The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 14, 1903, Page 5

Good AMERICAN Spring Suits, are well tailored and fit like made to measure. SHFFE RETAINIG FRONTS, ROAD SHOULDERS Dollars a Suit. Cheaper Clothes as well made as the market affords. -WALK-OVERS IN ABUNDANCE, AMERICAN Clothing House. THE G00 CLOTHES STORE. Are within the reach of all. may dress well on asmall income if you buy your CLOTHING, Hats and Shoes Clothes ———S—S— You of the Old Reliable THE GOOD SHOE STORE. ONE LOW PRICE TO ALL, GUES GOSHS SSS OO6S SHOTS OOEY Ties’ Telephone No. 37. George Parker, asubstantial farm- er living west of Butler, is a new sub- acriber. Married, May 10th, 1903, by the Rev. 8. D. Jewell, B. F. Walls and Miss Inis Johnson, both of Adrian. T.C. Greer, a prosperous young larmer of Shawnee, was a plessant caller and had his dates set ahead. Our esteemed lady friend Mrs. J. W. Ennis, of Summit township, called and favored us with a renewal. J. H. Albers, who recently moved to Filley, Nebr., from western Bates, sends us remittance for renewal. R. B. Hall, of ElDorado Springs, who was Visiting relatives and friends in the county called and renewed. A new bank has been organized at Hume, The Hume Commercial, with $10,000 capital, J. U. Biggs as cash- ier. You run no risk in buying your millinery at Argenbright Sisters’. You always get good goods for little money. Our esteemed fried W. D. Rodgers, who is holding a position under War- den Woolridge, sends us remittance for renewal. Elder Williamson’ will deliver a pone sermon to ows people at Christian church Sunday after- noon at 8 o’clock. Ernest 0. Talbot and Miss Kate Scudder, of Adrian, were united in m by Probate Judge Silvers of last week. James Smith left Butler for Indian- apolis, Ind.,where he will make his home for the present with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Gipson. Arch L. Stone, one of the influen- tial yo “‘unterrified” of Usage, was in the city on business Monday pleasan' 3 end favored us with a ¢ call. -Hon. T. W. Silvers orders THE Tame teswien chttenataand, wrence Pie! it, at Gran ’ Nebr., and Mra ( Gertrude McClelland, , Mo. ! Elder Lewis Wis, of 5 Pleasant caller and had , Was & dates set A. C. Burkhart of Pleasant Gap, is a new subscriber. According to the new directory of Nevada, Mo., just issued that town has a population of 7,850. _ Work on the coal shaft on the Wil- son farm near Foster, is being push- ed night and day by three shifts of men, working eight hours a shift. The shaft is down forty or fifty feet. Miss Louise Hadley, a chamber- maid at Hotel English, Indianapolis was discharged Friday for refusing to make up @ bed occupied by the negro Booker T. Washington. Mrs. G. 4. Hemstreet, of Appleton City, who has been spending several days in the cit; Harry | at the resi- dence of J. F. Ludwick, left Monday for Topeka, Kansas, to visit rela- tives. The town of Deepwater over in Henry county was visited by a wind storm & few days ago, which didjcon- siderable damuge to several dwell- ings.The storm lasted but a few rain- utes. A movement is on foot in Stock- ton, Mo., says the Journal, to or- ganize a law and order league to put an end to the wholesale violations of the liquor and gambling laws in Stockton. The board of Missions of the Southern Methodist church in ses- decided halt mil- the year to be sion in St. Louis last week to undertake the raising of lion dollars durin used for home and foreign missions. ed a fine farm in Mingo. county. DeVanhoy was infrom Deep Water the last of the week delivering hogs which Le had contracted at 6% cents. He had tw drive four horses and then came near not makingit. He renew- ed for his nephew, Claud Raybourn, at Oktuekee, Ind. Ter. lady, a sister of Rev. whose house he was a guest, Catholic church at Montrose. In company with J. M. Green and son, we had the pleasure of meeting W. H. Griffin, who recently purchas- Mr. Green informe us thathe has sold his farm but does not intend to leave the Rev. Fred Walser, the Catholic priest —_ eet at —, Ohio, on chi m @ youn, arge ng + < was | and was riding freight train. At Worland the train ith euch force as to several years ago pastor of the | -W. W. Ferguson, of Rich Hill, was! elected a delegat: by the head camp M. W. A., of Missouri, in session at Jackeon, Mo., last week, to the na- tional camp to be held in Indianap- olis, Ind., next month. Miss Cora Johnson, living three miles northwest of Butler, left Sun- day to visit her brothers, who are in business in St. Joseph. She will visit relatives at Stewarteville and Mays- ville. She expects to be gone about three months. H. Philbrick and his sons killed nine young wolves on his farm three and one-half miles southeast of Rich Hill, the other day, says the Review. The pups were about four weeks old. The mother was not captured. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alien went down to Oklahoma, Monday fora stay of a week or tenday. Mr. Allen ae no business connected with the alton Trust Co., while his wife went along for the pleasure of the trip and to see the country. Alderman St. John, president of the city council of Colorada Springs, has been indicted by the grand jury, now in session investigating city and county aifairs, on five different counts, charging him with being un- lawfully interested in public con- tracts. Henry Erdman, 30 years old, un- married and a hardware merchant at Alma, Lafayette county, Mo., was thrown from his horse while out horseback riding the other day and killed. The accident happened by the horse stumbling, and Mr. Erd- man fell forward on his head. The law against jumping on and off traiis and stealing a short ride at depots by thoughtless persons, mostly boys. is being vigorously en- forced at Rich Hill, says the Review. Several boys have been arrested and fined to the amount of $6 50 a piece. Some paid and the rest have been put on the rock pile, At the meeting of the State Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America held at Jackson last week, thefollew- ing delegates were elected from the Sixth Congressional district to the Head Camp, which meets at Indiana- polis June 15th: W. W. Ferguson, Bates; J. O. Wasson, Dade; J. E. Cahill, Johnsen, and I. L, Campbell, Cass. J. H. Trimble, of Eldora, Iowa, is visiting his nephew J. A. Trimble. He was formerly a citizen of Summit township and moved to Iowa for his wife’s health about fifteen years ago. He remarked on the wondefful changes which had taken place, both in the city and county. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Trimble accompanied him to Foster Sunday to visit his niece, Mrs Will M. Mills. Rev. Dr. Palmore, editor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate, delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture on Alaska at the opera house last Monday evening. Owing to the inclement weather but a small audi- ence heard him. It is hoped that Dr. Palmore will visit our city again in the near future, when he will begiven @ large audience. Frank James and Cole Younger appeared in Kansas City Saturday in the role of professional showmen ina “Wild West” exhibition. The tent was pitched at Fifteenth and Kansas avenue. Frank James is di- rector of the show, Younger takes tickets at the door. The show gave a street parade, and James and Younger headed the precession in @& carriage. The showhasalarge num- ber of indians, cow boys and three bands. Warren Guyant, the young man who met with the accident at the depot Wednesday morning of last week in which both his legs were crushed so bad by the car wheels that amputation was necessary, did not survive his injuries and died Thursday afternoon. After getting him home and making a more thor- ough examination of his injuries it was learned that he was also inter- nally hurt. The young man was hardly conscious at any time after Boulware local surgeon for the Mo. Pacific railway company. working the roads has h: l1from Montrose. Judge Wm. M. Wilson has been doing missionary it in good condition, the Montrose Recorder. for $1,000 di . He was on the morn! ing of May 6th at land, Mo, Mr.’ going over to Pleasanton, Kansas, the cars the tha! , their echools: The value of the drag system of ae another 75e Lace curtains for demonstration over in the Cam : Branch neighborhood on rural reo 89 Lace curtains for work with the road drag and one team of mules, in little over an hour he dragged one mile of road pa result of his work was much better than the Judge expected and he has become enthusiastic in advocating the drag- of the roads as soon as they to dry after heavy rains.— the and home Dr. Ren- 6 had From deputy county clerk Ives, we learn that the board of education at Adrian at their meeting Friday nignt elected the following teachers for Miss Fannie Woolrey, first assistant, Miss Tetia Payne, Miss Dickinson and Miss Ethel Lef- fler. The election of a principal was deferred for two weeks. There are five applicants for the principalship. , Among the number are Profs. Harper and Etter, of Butler. Only two of | the old corps of teachers were re- tained. Clay Lewis, a barber of Eureka, Kansas, shot his wife and a man named Sam Spell in a boarding house atJoplin last week. The man issup- to be fatally wounded, the wo- man was shot in the back of the; head, but the bullet glanced on the skull A Clay Lewis used to live in this county. He went to Kansas City and became a barber. He was a hard drinker and was continually getting into trouble. This may be our Clay Lewis. H. L. Curtis, assistant cashier of the Hume Commercial Bank, was in Butler on Monday on Probate busi- ness and favored us pleasantly. Mr. Curtis met with a sad bereavement in the death of his wife, which oceur cured at their home in Hume last week, after an illness of only three days of peritonitis. They were mar- ried in Cedarvale, Kansas, in 1894 by Rev. Stanley D. Jewell, who has been pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city for a long term of years. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have lived in Hume about three years, Judge McFadden attended the Na- tional Good Roads Convention at St. Louis last week as a delegate from Bates county also witnessed the dedication ceremonies and heard the President and other big men speak. He also visited Clayton, the county seat of St. Louis county, and examined their sewerage system, finding it all it is claimed to be. It works satisfactorily there and is highly recommended by the County Judges. Its cost is not over one- fourth of the old system, and could be adopted by our city and county at an expense which would not op- press anyone. We learn that the court will further subject.— Record. investigate the The statesuperintendent of schools will hold examinations for state cer- tificates in Albany and Joplin, on Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26; in Clinton and Moberly, on Wed- nesday and Thursday May 27 and 28; in St. Louis and Jefferson City Friday and Saturday May 29 and 30. No other state examination will be held until August, none being held at close of summer schools. Those who expect to get’ state certificates at the close of any summer school should take examinations in May in all branches except those in which they expect to make grades in an ap- proved summer school. The petit jurors for June term of circuit court. Peter Ewing, Mingo; J WCole, Shawnee; J P Thomas, New Home; Jas Murphy, Grand River; Aaron Bell, Spruce; D L Frazee, Lone Oak; Wm Neisweinder, Deer Creek; Wm Atcheson, Deepwater; GG Henry, Pleasant Gap; J W Hawkins, East Boone; P J Jewett, Summit; WM Pryor, Hudson; M P Todd, West Boone; Lee Johnson, Mt Pleasant; Sam H Bothwell, Rockville; J T Armentrout, West Point; Sam Dob- bins, Charlotte; Wm Woods, Prairie; Isaac Lockridge, Elkhart; C R Joyce, Homer; L H Bird, Osage; J 8 Krinn, Mound; JS Franklin, Walnut; Bert McConnell, Howard. Jones Bros., 3 miles south of But- ler, bought of Arfman & Colyer one jack $1,200. 27-2t* Hil's Cash Store SALE OF Lace Curtains Are you going to buy lace curtains this epring? Better buy them in this amputation of his limbs by Dr.| sale if your are. 50c Lace curtains for T2e $1.50 lace curtains for $1.19 $3.25 lace curtains for $2.65 A big line of Ruffled mus- lin, Swiss and Bobinet cur- tains goin this sale at the same cut prices good only J.C. Reavis, of this city,, has filed} While the sale last. suit in the circuit court against the Missouri Pacific railway company hurt Wor- vis says he was Also a very large line of ‘Sample Lace Curtain Corners. 1-2 Curtain length fine for in the caboose of a|small windows and half doors your choice of the lot for. 25¢ Sale commences Thursday Morning, May 14th, ‘il's Cash Soe, ae Prat Special Bargains — | MecKibbens. One lot of Ladies Lisle Thread Gauze Underwear Redoced from 25c to price T5c to $1.00 We want your trade. SSLSSAASASASAASASALSAASAGSSAALSAASL SSAA ASSL SAS. (IA I5C. A large sample line of Ladies Gauze Underwear WHOLESALE PRICES. One Lot of Embroidery, Insertions, Regular AT 5 OC PIECE. One Lot black underskirte, Special Price 89oc. One Lot of Quilts, Regular price $1.25 98c. Another Lot of all linen napkins $1.25 quality AT $1.00 Dozen. A Lot of $1.25 and $1 50 Lace Curtains At QS8C a Pair A Lot of Mens 15e Linen Handkerchiefs, Come and see us at 10¢, 3 for 25c. MeKibbens. 3 ‘SILAS LILA A S : , | NATURAL GAS IN BUTLER. The Big Drill at the Ice Plant Strikes a Strong Vein at 300 Feet. The people of Butler rejoiced with | Carpenter & Shafer Tuesday evening over the fact that the big drill being sent down at the ice plant hed struck @ strong flow of natural gas ata depth of 300 feet. The drill had just | passed through a vein of coal 5 feet thick when the gas was struck. A torch was applied and a stream of tire shot up fifteen fees high and cor- tinued to burn with force until smothered out. Two shifts of men operate the drill and work goes on night and day. Ephriam Barber, 69 years of age, an old soldier, residing at Greenfield, Dade county, Mo., was killed by a | vicious bull, which he attempted to lead to pasture, a few days ago. J. E. Kretzinger, writing from El- Dorado Springs, says: “Farmers are backward with their crops. The big frost last of April did not do as much damage as was at first thought. | Strawberry crop is geod and prices | high. The town is improving, sever- al new houses under construction.” | Mr. Kretzinger remembered us with | @ renewal. William Yancey, one of Bates coun- | ty’s most honorable and esteemed | citizens, died at his home in Altona after a lingering illness the 6th inst. Mr. Yancey was born in Kentucky January loth, 1536. He moved to Missouri when a young man and lo- cated in Bates in 1876. June 26th, | 1860, he was married to Miss Mary Shobe, and to this union three chil- | dren were born, a boy and two girls, the son was killed by lightning near Altona a few years ago. The wife and two daughters survive. The de- ceased was a member of the Christian 68¢ church, and the funeral services were conducted by Elder Williamson, of this city. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Altona. Mr. $1.25 Lace curtains for 986] Yancey was among Tae Tres’ hest friends and patrons and with the community in which he resided and Close of Our Public Schools. This week our public schools close for vacation. The past year has been very successful in school work and we feel like complimenting the board of directors as well as teachers for the splendid results accomplished. They have certainly kept up the reputation Butler has enjoyed as having good schools. The attend- ance this year has been 20 per cent better than during the last four years. From 45 to 50 pupils from the com- mon school will enter the high school next year from the ward schools. A very small per cent of failures is the result where teachers carefully grade and classify from one year to the other. Superintendent Taylor has been re-employed for another year. The full corps ofteachers have not yet been selected, but will be soon. A nominal charge of 10 cents will be made for the commencement exer- cises at the opera house Friday night. ) was 80 highly respected, we offer our sympathy to the bereaved family and relatives. “There is one way,” says Judge Hazell, judge of the Jefferson City circuit court “by which the next legislature can make it possible for prosecu! officers to get at the boodlers. every county in the state next year candidates for the legislature should be required to pledge themselves to vote for certain amendments to the bribery laws. These should include a law giving the circuit judge the right to select in cases of boodle i person who shail be required to tell what he knows, but be immune from punishment for any offence his state- ments bap Mee ver. Pg — = a strong way of pu! it, but in this sort of cases the Loollers will never be found unless one who can tell the After expenses are paid the residue, ifany, will go to the library fund. Seats can be reserved without extra charge. STYLISH SUITS FOR MEN $6, $8, 10, $12. STYLISH SUITS FOR BOYS $5, $6, $7, $10. STYLISH SUITS For Children $1, $1.50, $2, $3. Largest Stock —AND— _ Lowest Prices. Joe Moyer, THE CLOTHIER.