The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 28, 1903, Page 1

Che Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXV. * + «© « 4 « » 4 4 @ 2» @ 2 @ » 2 2 2 Ae Mosier's + CASH GROCERY. That’s where you get the beet groceries at the ' lowest prices, and they are delivered at your door in ' any part of the city right on time. Their stock is ' fresh and up-to-date because their large trade en- ables them to sell the goods almost as fast as they get them in, It isa great thing to get your goods fresh, no one likes to use stale groceries. Take a look at our dried fruita, they are the best that money can ’ buy. We have everything you want in this line and and the prices are right. ' Our white loaf flour makes the best bread. If you have not used it come in and get a sack and try it. We know it will please you and that is the reaton we keep telling youaboutit. Our cakes and candies are as good as you.can buy anywhere, if not a little better. We sell a lot of them and they always please ous patrons Potato chips are always a wholesome food, we have them fresh and criap just to your taste, Machine oil and Nails are two things every farmer needs at this season and we have them for sale every day in the year, The Very best Coffee onthe market at the lowest prices at our store, Tobacco and cirgars for all who use them. CORN HAY AND GROUND FEED always on hand at the lowest prices. Bring Us Your Produce 2 - 2 & + - 2» © 2 + « and we will pay you the highest market price for It. a ie a Oe ee JIM’S OLD a LT] i) STAND Oe A Ad 44.4 4,44 FM add ee A gr $300,000 was done in the Enid bot- toms by acloudburst that struck west of this city at midnight last night. The aggregate damage will probably be raised much higher by Loops FOLLOW TORNADOES Water 3 Feet Deep in Many of the Houses in Oklahoma City. Boats on the Streets to Carry Women aod Children to Dry Ground--- Bridges Are in Danger---Tor- rents in Several Kansas Towns. Oklahoma City, Ok., May 24.—Ok- City was visited Saturday nightand Sunday morning by the heaviest rainfall ever known in this region. Some feared a cyclone and spent the night in storm caves All day to-day and to-night more than half the city has been under “water and in some instances water was three feet deep im houses. It re quired boats to transport the wemen | and children through the streets to sher und dryer land. The base- vate under many of the big whole- houses were flooded, the water fp some cases being over ten feet epee Dewees Grocery com- a a damage toitastock ted at $20,000. The damage Alexander Drug Cu.’s stock is ted at $10,000. The Okla- » City mill andelevator lost 10, 0 bushels of wheat and sustained wy damage to the building. mople cases stored in the basement he hotel Lee were damaged to the tt of several thousand dollare. timated that the total loes ch $100,000. Canadian river at this point is an a quarter ofa mile wide, ‘four-foot rise in sight. 1 on bridges over the river ‘water and the railroads forces at work to-night i their bridges. NY HOMELESS NEAR ENID, tla., May 24.—Hundreds of p rendered homeless and ’ eee: at losses sustained between Enid and the seat of the storm. At 12 0’clock a bank of water 3 feet high and 200 feet wide swept down through the bottoms, carrying houses and every- thing before it. Itcame upon Enid withont warning when most of its BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1903. situation in this vicinity has been | growing worse since yesterday and, to-night the rivers are almost as bad as they were last June, when the Cot- tonwood and the Neosho were higher | than ever known before. ‘To-night the Cottonwood is 24 feet above low water mark aud shows no signs of dropping. The farmers feel very much discouraged. Many have had to leave their homes and drive their live stock to the uplands. Anadarko, Ok., May 24.—Anadar- ko suffered a severe wind and rain storm Saturday night. Four or five residence and other buildings were completely demolished. TORNADO IN NEBRANKA, Hastings, Neb, May 25.—\ series of heavy atorme, two of which devel- oped into the worat tornadoes that have visited southern Nebraska for years, pased over portions of Clay, Franklin and Kearney counties lust bight. Sixteen personsare known to have lost their lives, twenty odd were more or less seriously injured anda number of others received minor in- juries. Every dwelling and outbuild- ing in the path of the tornado was blown to pieces, and the financial loss thus far accounted will reach about $60,000, Near the home of Daniel MeCurdy, a number of rela tives and frienda were spending the day and not anuinmateescaped death or serious injury. Two miles south of Upland German Lutheran services were being held in a school house when the storm struck and demolish. ed it, killing four of the occupants, including the minister, and injured a number of others. The storm was equally destructive at Fairfield but the people were warn- ed of its coming and svught cellars for safety. Six dwellings were blown down at that place but their occu- pants escaped injury with a few ex- ceptions. A Startling Test. To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt, of No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a start ling test resulting in a wonderful cure He writes ‘‘a patient was attacked with violent hemorrhages, caused by ulceration of the stomach. I had often found Electric Bitters excellent for acute stomach and liver troubles sol prescribed them. The patient gained from the first, and has not had an attack in 14 months.” Elec- tric Bitters are positively guaranteed for Layers , indigestion, constipa- tion and kidney troubles. Try them. Only 50c at H. L. Tucker's drugstore- GUTICURA OINTMENT citizens were asleep. Within a few minutes a hundred houses were part- ly or completely submerged. Res cuers went to work immediately and all last night labored industriously ; saving persons from perilous posi tions and aiding those driven from theirhomes To-day it was found that several hundred were homelese. Many pitiable scenes were witnessed as the people stood around waiting for the water to subside. Many had lost everything they possessed. The citizens are busily engaged relieving the distress but the means at hand are inadequate. The rainfa:l the past ten days has been the heaviest in the history of Oklahoma, and indi- cations are that more will follow. TRAIN IN THE RIVER AT CHICKASHA. Chickasha, I. T., May 24.—This section was visited by another terri- ble rain, hail and wind ‘storm last night and much damage was done. ‘Rock Island passenger train No. 35, south bound, due here at 10:30 p. m left the track at the bridge over the South Canadian river and the engine and baggage car went into the river. No lives were lost. The entire train was derailed, the weight of the cars causing the track toslide from under it down theembankment. - The South Canadian river is out of its banks and the approaches on the bridge are swept away by the cur- rent. At Hobart the hailstones measuged seven inches in circumfer- ence. CLOUDBURST AT FLORENCE, KAN, Florence, Kan., May 24.—Reports of considerable damage from the storm that swept through this coun- ty Friday night are coming in. epee. tent Purest of Emollients and Greatest of Skin Cures, The Most Wonderful Curative of All Time For Torturing, Disfiguring Humours. Cuticura Ointment is beyond question the most successful curative for tortur- ing, disfiguring humours of the skin and scalp, ng caged loss of hair, ever com- pounded, a root of which a single anointing with it, | pages by a hot bath with Cuticura Soap, and followed in the severer cases by a dose of Cuti- cars Mesviveut Mus, is Olen sulheient to afford immediate relief in the most pow gm | forms of itching, ie | bi ref iE a permits rest “i ryt and points eee eaeeDeeny cure Ww en remedies-fait;—It 80 st see the treatment of infants and chii- n, Cleansing, Let and healing Aorage Bry tod oe te bear reserving, if, e skin, port + hair. betting Ointment possesses, at the same time, the charm of satisfying the eimple wants of the toilet, in caring for the skin, ny geal, hair and hands from in- fancy to age, far more effectually, agreeably and economically than tl 3 yg: expensive of toilet emollients. Its “Instant relief for skin-tortu babies,” or **Sanative, antiseptic cleans- ing,” or **One-night treatment of the hands,” or ‘Single treatment of the hair,” or ‘* Use after athletics,” cycling, golf, teanks, riding, sparring, or any sport, cach in connection with the use o ae Soap, is sutticient evidence s. Milllons now rely on Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre- ouving, Partly ying and besutiying om pine moe eer crusts, sea atte whiten! - Steeda — Seeusts consumer. Sale commences GOWNS. Any Style—Any Price—trimmed in an immense variety of ways “AND THE PRICE” You Will Simply be Astonished. When you see how cheaply you can buy them, Gowns worth 65c go in this sale at 38e Gowns worth 85c go fn this sale at 50e Gowns worth $1.00 go in this sale at OTKe Gowns worth $1 25 go in this sale at T5e Gowns worth $1.50 go in this sale at STK Gowns worth 1.75 go in this sale at $1.00 Gowns worth 2.00 go in this sale at 125 Gowns worth 2.25 go in this sale at 1.50 Gowns worth 3.00 go in this sale at 200 SKIRTS. A grand assortment, nothing like it ever shown here. In this line will be shown the new popular short length skirt. Every held in Butler. A BIG SCOOP for HILL’S CASH STORE. An entire line of Manufacturers Samples. The highest art in ready to wear MUSLIN UNDERGARMENTS will be found in this beautiful line, and the beauty of it is we can sel! the highest grades FOR LESS than you pay for ordinary garments. You will positively miss it if you do not attend this sale Nothing every held in Butler can approach it in Money Saving Power to the Thursday Morning. an Positively Closes Saturday Night A Great 3 Days’ Feast of Bargains. 0006 OSS S5S50SSS585 50006 lass” THE GREATEST “Sag ena ») eee ‘Muslin Underwear m4 wing — ~ 4 “The MUSLIN DRAWERS. In this line you will tind everything desirable trimmed in datnty laces, fine embroide bedutiful hemstitehing. ries and Drawers worth 25e go in this sale « 19¢ Drawers worth 3$5¢ go in this sale at Drawers worth 50e go in this sale at Drawers worth 65¢ go in this sale at Drawers worth 75e go in this sale at . Drawers worth $1.00 go in this sae at Ts Drawers worth $1 25 go in this sale at T5e CORSET COVERS. We truly think it would be impossible to get together better values than we are showing in this line. By red | bor Camp which closed there last the |lated. Nomen, however, can be re- | : : TO ADMIT ALL WOMEN. Royal Nelghbor Camps Are Not Con- fined to Women Related to M. W. A. Members. Jefferson City Tribune. Mrs. M. V. Carroll has returned from Indianapolis, where she was a delegate to the Head Royal Neigh- week. She reports encouraging re- sults for that organization for the | past two, years, and that the nead camp voted a change in the by laws | to admit to membership women who are not related to members of the M. W. A. camp as well as those so re- ceived w stand are not members in good ofa M. W. A.camp. Mre. was appointed a deputy or- of Royal Neighbor camps for “¥ Skirts worth 50c go in this sale at 35e Corset covers worth 25¢ go in thissaleat 16e Skirts worth 65c go in this sale at 38e Corset covers worth 35c go in this sale at —19¢ Skirts worth 75c go fn this sale at 50e Corset covers worth 49¢ go in thissaleat 25¢ Skirts worth 85c go in this sale at 624ye Corset covers worth 65¢ go in this saleat 35 Skirts worth $1.00 go in this sale at OT ke Corset covers worth 75¢ go in this saleat — 50¢ Skirts worth 1.25 go in this sale at ST ke Corset covers worth S5e go in this sale at 6 2ke Skirts worth 1.50 go in this sale at $1.00 Corset covers worth $1.00 go in thissaleat 674 Skirts worth 1.75 go in this sale at 1.25 Corset covers worth 1.25 go iu thissaleat T5e Skirts worth 2.25 go in this sale at 1.50 We have them up to $2.00 each thatare regular ses iad worth 3.50 go in this sale at 2.00 dreams of beauty. Muslin Chemise, any kind, any price, all bargains. It will be many a day before you will have a chance to buy such goods at these prices agai: i the people fully realized the prices we are making they would all go in a day. ants sell goods right in the best part of the season at ¥ price, butwhen we get A SNAP We Give it to our Customers. Fiill’s Cash ore. tion with ability. She reports a trolley car accident while there in which several of the members of the ‘head camp were injured, including Supreme Recorder Mrs. Winnie Field- er, who was seriously, if not danger- ously, injured. Our merchants’ teamsters were busy last week. Several church goers were disap- pointed last Sunday night, as there |. was no preaching at either Oak Hill or Fairview. F.M. Fort has returned from a visit to his old home in Ills. The ladies of Fairview went to Butler and pa | Mrs. Claybourn Stuckey of Butler, visited her parente, Mr. and Mrs. Gartin, last week. Miss Magyie ac- companied her sister home. Miss Fannie Wilds formerly of this neighborhood, was married at her father’s home in Clinton Wednesday of last week, to a gentleman from Kansas City. Charlie Vest and hisfriend Mr. Rich Missouri, and she will fill Calpenk ees Rema coer in It is not often that merch. We Cut the Price on Everything, | | i | = 4 " of Friday evening. Newt Choate went northwest Sua- dav and Jim Crow south, hunting different climates, no doubt. Mrs. Schuyler who has been visit- ingin Kansas City, bas returned home. Mrs. D. Frank Crow visited rele tives north Monday. Dan Embree is nursing asore hand Pansy Ballard Breezes. Made Young Again. “One of Dr: King’s New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in wy ‘teens’ again” writes [) “! Turner of Dem pseytown, Pa, They re the best in the world for liver, stom ach and bowels. Purely vegets lie, urchased a new carpet. | Never gripe. Only 25¢ at H. ik Tucker’s drugstore. mea ixG Mane —Offered for sale by N. M. Lester, 14 miles of Stand Pigs. This mare is a dark gray, 7 yean old, sound, well-broken, safe for we men and children, will single foot am der saddle. She carries the blood & Electioneer, Mambrino Patchea Montgomery, Greens Bashaw and Morgan. Price $100.00. 29-2¢" our village ay Sn