The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 9, 1903, Page 8

a eae i | Attorney at Law er H. H. Nich and East side square, Butler, CHAMPION SELF Bixper For Save, | —New last year ard in first-class | condition. Save money. Apply at this office. 33-1m Farmers. Insure your property with the Prairie Farmers Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co C. Hurnt, See’y, 27-3m Papinville, Mo. 2 cars of the Celebrated Columbia | You will miss a feast of good things, Christian Education. , dean of Bible an Church at the Missouri, is to} ian Church next at the Cl }Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock} and in the evening at 8:00 o'clock in| e interest of Christian Education. | if you fail to hear him. Judge P. A. Bruce favored us with a pleasant call on Tuesday. Attorneys T. W. Silvers and S. W. Dooley spent Monday and Tuesday in Kansas City on legal business. James Shubert, who bought a fine farm near Belton, Mo., was in the buggies and 118 sets home made harness. Will make very low price for 30 days. McFartanp Bros. 35.2t Dr. Delameter, of Rich Hill was in the city Tuesday. Misses Susie and Seleter Cowley have sold the Cowley House at the depot to Mrs, Foster. 160 acres of timothy meadow for sale, Will sell entire meadow or any part of it by acre or ton, Mead- ow half mile east of Passaic, Bates county, Mo. Call on or address, A. B. Owen, Butler, Mo, Milton Flesher and wife, who were in the city last week visiting relati es and friends, had his paper changed from Great Bend Kan, to Lamar, Mo.,, where Mr, Flesher will engage in business, Our old friend W. A. Downey, of Homer, with his wife and daughter, Miss Kittie, were pleasant callers the last of the week, Miss kittie but re- cently returned from an extended trip to a sister and brotherin Idaho, Bares County FarMers:—When you sell your farm, reinvest the money in the cheaper and better land in the Kansas Oil and Gas Belt. For particulars address, Tue Ow Bev Lanp Co, c 36-46 Coffey ville, Kan. By appointment of the county court, T. H. Bell succeeds D. V Brown, deceased, justice of the peace for Mt. Pleasant township, Mr. Bell is a prominent farmer residing about two miles southwest of town. The appointment is a good one. After a long tussle with the rheu- matisin, we are able to work again. We have our cold tire setter, it doer fine work. Come and see it. Wedo everything on buggies, carriages and wagons. Lead Carriage Sxor, 36-16 Southeast Corner Square. We were complimented on Tuesday by a pleasant call from Mrs. M. V Carroll, of Sedalia, who with her two boys is enjoying a vacation in this county. They went out to Mr. Car- roll’s father’s, in the east part of the county, for a protracted visit and recreation. Sedalia Democrat: The crying need of Missouri is good roads, The peo- ple build homes, fence farms and erect barns, but when it comes to making highways, a strange apathy seizes them. We must get out of this rut and bring ourselves to consider the fearful cost of maintaining bad roads. The Vincennes, Indiana, Capital sued Henry G. Mooney for fifty cents, due the paper on subscription ac- count, Mooney fought the case, but | ~ pay the fifty cents due on subscrip- tion and $92 in costs besides.—Neva- da Mail. Oar esteemed friend, F. Hackler was 11 pleasant caller Friday and had his dates set ahead. He brought in a load of old wheat to deposit’ with Power Bros. in exchange for flour. He said that before the dry season of 1901 he had deposited wheat with that mill and that he had no worry about how he was to get his bread during the drouth. Our old friend J. W. Darby was over from Foster on Monday and made us @ pleasant call. He had in charge Mrs. Henry Peigh, on an in- sanity charge. She was tried before the county court, adjudged insane and the sheriff was ordered to take her to the asylum at Nevada. Mrs. Peigh has been ailing for some time, but became violent only recently when it was feared she would doharm | to herself or some one else. Senator Francis Marion Cockrell, of Missouri, was in the city Monday, the guest of Major and Mrs. T.0. Towels. A delegation of Jefferson City citizens, headed by Mr. Fred H. Binder, accompanied ator Cock- tell up their river to view the condi- tion of the government work in Mur ry Bend and the cutting which has been done by the river. Senator Cockrell will be asked to work fora Missouri river appropriation at the next term of Congress. —State Trib- une. R. G Trickett, of Nevada, spent several days in the city with relatives and js, returning home Tues- day. Mr. Trickett is president ofthe board of education at Nevada, and for a number of years has been a rominent Mo. Pacific gy con- the summer. the final result is a judgment for the} with the work of its members amount, and Mooney finds he has to}Joe Morrison won 1st honors by city on business’ Monday and favor- ed us pleasantly. He said his family are enjoying good health and well satisfied with their new home He says the corn is looking better up there than in Bates county. Our handsome young friend J. k. Revis, of Severy, Greenwood county, Kan,, spent the 4th with Butler rela- tives and friends. He made us a pleasant call on Monday and renew- ed, He says crops are looking better in that section than in Bates, they not having had as much rain this spring. Our genial, whole-souled farmer friend J. A. Maddy, of Eikhart town- ship wasa pleasant calleron Monday, He owns a fine farm of 240 acres and has most of it down to grass and is consequently living on easy street. He observed his annual custom of many years by renewing. Elder W. W. Gwinn favored us with a renewal through the courtesy of Judge Bruce. Beside being a good preacher, Elder Gwinn is a practical farmer and owns one of the largest aud best improved farms in West Point township. He has been afriend and patron of Tue Times for over twenty years. Nevada Post: The officers of the Inter-State Grand Army association have begun making extensive prep arationsfortheir reunion tobe held at Lake Park Springs, commencing August 10th and continuing until the 16th, It is believed this will be the largest meeting of its kind ever held in Southwest Missouri. A num- ber of noted speakers will be here from different parts of Missouri and Kansas. By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, approved March 23, 1903, providing for the appointment of a County Board of Visitors, to be made by the Judge of the circuit court in each county of the State. The following named per- sons were appointed on said board for Bates county by Judge Graves on Tuesday: Mrs. Julia A. Culver, Sam’l Levy, Mrs. J. L. Holeomb, Mrs. Belle Clark Day, C. A. Allen and J. R. Davis. The gun club shoot was one of the principalfeatures of the 4th. About 35 members from Pleasanton and Mound City, Kan. Rich Hill, Pana- ma, Adrian and Harrisonville clubs were present and participated. The shoot was governed by the Rose Sys- tem American rules, over expert traps. The home club is well satisii- breaking 58 out of 60 birds. Hage- dorn, Patterson, Crowell and others made good records. Many of the visiting members also made good scores, It was considered a very suc- cessful shoot. The remains of Mrs. 8 J. Babcock, arrived from Kansas City Friday night and were interred in Oak Hill cemetery Sunday afternoon. The deceased was 57 yearsofageand was an old resident of Butler, living on North Main street. For several months she had been living in Kan- sas City, acting as housekeeper for an aged man and his wife. Tuesday of last week she planned to come home and spend the 4th with her children living here and wrote them to that effect. Thursday she was taken suddenly ill and died Friday. She was the mother of J. B. Dunlap, who holds a position in the cream- ery, and was @ member of the order of Knights and Ladies of Security, in which order she carried $2,0 insurance. Thefuneral was conduct- ed by the above order. Gen. H: C. Clark, commander of the Missouri State troop, has issued a announcing that orders will soon be issued mobilizing the —. in camp of instruction at Contrary, near St Joseph, July 19 to 26. In routing troops efforts evening of the 18th. The circular also states that the expense of the camp will be paid out of the allow- ance made the state under the pro- vision of the Dick bill. Officers and World Fair Commission of Bates | lowing splendid gentlemen: DON’T FORGET BRYAN. County. irton Tuesday ap- Hear Him at Opera House Next pointed a World's Fair Commis Saturday Afternoon. Hon. William Jennings Bryan will for Bates county composed of the f Mingo, Estes Smith; Grand River, jecture at the Opera House Saturday Geroge Argenbright; Deer Creek, | atternoon, July 11th, under the Au- Andrew Earhart; East Boone, Dr. 8. : ‘ oh tk | B. Kash: West Boone, Clarence Cat- spices of the Ladies Aid Soc iety of | This is the} ron; West Point, George Boswell; | Elkhart, W. P Black; Mound, John) first time Bates county has-been | Krinn; Shawnee, John Deerwester;| honored with a visit from this dis- | Spruce, Aaron Bell; Deepwater, T. D.|tinguished statesman and orator, Day; Summit, W. B. Tyler; Mt. and we have no doubt that the Pleasant, Frank H. Crowell; Char- lotte, W. A. Simpson; Homer, T. C. Munford; Walnut, J. W. Bailey; New Home, Sam R. McCowan; Lone Oak, T. L. Harper; Pleasant Gap, Cyrus Requa; Hudson, Charles Hunt; Rock- ville, W. E. Heyle; Prairie, Chris Hirni; Osage, H. Philbrick; Howard, Dr. W. A. Williams, The court ordered that members meet in the circuit court room in Butler on Saturday July 18th for the purpose of organizing and devising the best method of having the pro- ducts of Bates county suitably dis- played at the World's Fair in 1904- 0SAASSSASSSSASASASASDSSAS SS ASASAA SAAS SLASASSASASASAS AAAS SS ADSSAS ASA SA SSSA SAS), the Christian Church. capacity of the house will be tested to hold all who will wish to see and hear him. A rate of 14 fare is offered by the railroads within a distance of fifty miles of Butler. DROPPED DEAD. Dr. J. W. Morris, Druggist at Foster, Succumbs to Heart Disease in His Store. Dr. J. W. Morris, an early cettler of Butler and for many years a prominent druggist and business man of this city, dropped dead from heart disease in his tines of business at Foster Saturday evening, The re- ceipt of the news by telephone of his sudden death was a great shock to his numerous friends here, and 8. F, Warnock, Mrs. Power, Mra. J. A. Trimble and Mrs. Robt Deacon went over to Foster on the 6 o'clock local. A few minutes before he was strick- en the doctor was sitting out infront of his store talking to a couple of friends. A lady called at the store and he went in to wait on her. Ina few minutes after she left the parties onthe outside, heard him fall andim- mediately went to his rescue. He only gasped a time or two after they reached him and all was over. The doctor had not been a well man for several months snd to friends had often spoken of his ail mentand predicted the sudden end- ing of his life, About ten years ago the deceased sold out his business in this place and paid his old home in Canada a visit Returning he located in Chicago, and engaged in. business, later he went to Indiana and for a couple of years was in the drug business there. Dispos- ing of his business in Indiana, he re- turned to Butler, and about two years ago he went over to Foster and purchased a drug store. Dr. Morris was about 72 years of age. A man of positive character, upright and honorable in his deal- ings, an excelent citizen and a true friend. He leaves a wife and son, Arthur, who resides in New York, and pend- ing his arrival, the funeral wasdelay- ed until to-day, interment being mate in Oak Hill cemetery, this city. The funeral services conducted trom the Ohio Street M. E. church at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, County court in session this week with Presiding Judge McFadden and Associate Judges March and Bruce, Clerk Herre) and Sheriff Smith. Among other things they appoint- ed the following River Drainage Board for the Marias Des Cygnes River, as provided in session acts of 1908: W. J. Bard, Homer; Lewis Staker, Walnut; R. F, Hayes, Char. lotte; Jno, L. Stanley, New Home; M. F. Smith, Lone Oak; H. Loeb, Osage; J. N. Bradley, Prairie; Wesley Robinson, Rockville. The members are ordered to meet at the Court House, Saturday, July 18th for the purpose of organizing. The Fourth at Butler. The celebration-at- Butler the 4th was a great success in point of a big crowd, notwithstanding a hard rain fell the night before. By ten o’clock the streets were thronged with people and the din of crackers, torpedo canes, toys and pistols made every- body know a 4th of July celebration was on in full force, The trains brought in large delega- tions from the south, from the north and from the west, The picnic was held at the beauti- ful grove by the lake east of town where amusements of all kinds assist: ed in making the day pleasant. Bruce Barnett, a young attorney of Sedalia, Mo., who recently located in Butler and opened a law office, was the principal orator of the day, and was complimented on all sides as delivering one of the best 4th of July orations ever heard in this locality. We regret to suy the public were disappointed in the fireworks display at night. Thomas Gault Dead. The Rich Hill Review reports the death of Thomas Gault. He died at LaPorte, Texas, Thursday, June 25th, from stomach trouble. Mr. Gault’s home was at Genoa, Harris county, Texas, about eight miles from the scene of his death. The de- ceased was born in Marion county, Kentucky, on the 28th day of May, 1845. Hecame to Bates county in 1877, locating near the present site of Rich Hill, where he engayed in farming and cattle feeding. He was elected tonwship trustee of Osage township in the early days of Rich Hill, was afterwards elected township assessoran Office he held many terms in succession. He was a leading democrat of Osage township and took an active part in polities. He was married in Rich Hill to Miss Hattie Haywood 20 years ago and leavesa wife and children Mr. Gault went to Texas about nine years ago and engaged in fruit farming, and at his death owned several hundred acres of good land, leaving his fam- ily well provided for. His brother, W. B.S. Gault resides near Sprague, this county. Corn Exhibit. Special to Tur Times, St. Louis, July 6, 1903. The Missouri World’s Fair Com- mission will demonstrate the great- ness of Missouri as a Commonwealth where corn is king. To this end it is proposed to organize a preliminary corn show in every county in the State at which cash prizes for corn will be offered und a final State Show at some central point where state prizes upon all counties will be awarded. In the county shows the sum of $50 is set aside for prizes. Mr. J. O. Allison is Chairman of the Commission’s Committee on Agricul- ture, and H. J. Waters is Superin- tendent. County prizes will beaward- ed as follows: Class A, white corn, first prize $10; second prize $5; third prize $3 Class B, yellow corn, first prize $10; seeond prize $5; third prize $3. Class C, mixed corn, first prize $5; second prize $3; third prize $2. For the collection of ten largest ears, the sum of $2. For the collection of the ten long- est ears, the sum of $2. The sum of $1,000 will be offered by the Commiasion in State prizes, Details of the show will be announc- ed later. Water WILLIAMS. Death of Mrs, Mills, In the death of Mrs. John H. Mills, another of Butler’s earliest citizens, has crossed the river. She had been sick for several mnths with a com- plication of diseases, and a few weeks ago went to her daughter’s, Mre. J. M Tucker, near Wolcott, Colorado, in hopes that the change would be beneficial. Death occurred Thurs- day night of last week, and ber re mains were ehipped to Butler for in- terment arriving Sunday at noonac- companied by her daughter. Mre. Enoch Arden Romance Upset, Tucker, and son, Will, who resides in ; Kentucky. Mount Vernon, N.Y‘, July 6.—Peter oat was the widow of the late + sy who returned like Euoch Arden| John H. Mills, and was one of But- three months from England, |ler’s most esteemed citizens. The where he made $75,000 on an elec-| funeral took place from her late resi- tric light eg was arrested here| dence, this city, Monday afternoon, twice, to-day. The first arrest was and the remains were followed to on the charge ofabandonment which | Oak Hill cemetery by a large con- SISSSSSSSSSSSASSS ASS SSA Se ac The big annual celebration at El- Dorado Springs, Mo., will be held thisyear on July 20 and21. Special | arrangements are being made for the | accommodation of all visitors, end | the program will be the best in the | history of the town. Don’t miss this event—the greatest of the season. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King s New Life Pills. change weakness into strength, list lessness into energy, brain-fag inte mental power. They’re wonderful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by H. L. Tucker, drug- gist. From July 1 to7 inclusive. Elizabeth Brown to H C Brown pt lot 7 bik «4, Bch Hill $1 0, W D Corbin to 8 A Crawford und 1-2 int tract sec 82, W Boone, $3,500. BC Powers to B B Wort et al lote 9 an 110bik 82, Foster, $30. Emma 8 Page toH E Hurs lot 9 bik 56, Rich Hill, $860. EJ Feeback toR H Conrad 120 A sec 25 and 26, Elkhart, 4,000. J W Baker toC H Bryant 5 A sec 5, Pleasant Gap, 875. ‘W M Crawford to G W Witter lots 1 and 3 bik 4 and lots 1¢ and 3 bik 7, Merwin, $700. Anna Funk toD W Grimm 40 A sec 23, Deer Creek, 81,100, Loniva L Talbot to D W Grimm 9 A sec 23, Deer Creek, $2,125. Louisa L Talbot to D W Grimm 70 A sec 23, Deer Creek, $2,170. J F Ellington to E C Beach tract sec 3, Pleas} ant Gap, 61,200 * ' | ‘an Hill’s Cash Store 8° SPECIALS =: ( 8 + "4 ust, Fay ad Saluday, If you’re looking for bargains in kitchen f needs here is the best opportunity offered in years. NY H 18 inch wood chopping bowls always sold TH . for 10c. OUR SPECIAL PRICE............c.cccccsssseeeseeeee I 15 inch wood chopping bowls the 20c size 10c 8 s CUR RP RIEA Ts PR ROD ccssesccccsncvectsscrvasvannatavcessseasssvacas NY Heavy six quart covered tin bucket enameled wood 10¢ S bail the 20c aize. OUR SPECIAL PRICE... NY . Six quart heavy block tin well milk cans or coolers NY with screw top and loop bail. OUR 23 SPECIAL PRICE... enianannaisisinenmmeningiaalal NY 3 quart enamel pails for hanging milk and but- 25 ter in the well 35 e size OUR SPECIAL PRICE......... NY Largest size tin wash pans 13 inch across top ie always sold for 10e, OUR SPECIAL PRICE os 10 quart heavy I. XX. block tin dairy pails the i old fashioned last a life time kind ani sold regu- 15¢ | larly for 25 to 39e «= SPECIAL FOR 3 DAYS... 4 Towel rollers stained and varnished nice enough NY : to hangin any room 5c quality 5e 4+ OUR SPECIAL, PRICE......ccccscscocsecsrrsccssseerreseses NY large size 17 inch just the time you Slaw Cutters need them ‘SPECIAL FOR 3DAYS...... 1c 8 \ heavy first quality worth 50c. 8 Glass Wash Boards win” spectkn "viac: "9p N BORE BATS siiossssssoiiues C 8 a small lot at a small price there is i House Brooms buta few of them but they are worth double the money SPECIAL 10¢ WHILE THEY LAST... * S Armours famous Peacock brand, one Laundry Soap of the best soaps made regular price ’ Teperéake. OUR SPECTAL PRICE 25¢ 8 DAYS 8 BARS fot............scccscssrsdseee just one team left they are a No. 1 { Clothes Horses but we want to close them out ‘ worth a dollar but to close them 69¢ in this sale EACH............cccseseseeseeneeee n connection with this sale we will placeon our Bargain Counter a Sample line of MUSLIN UNDERWEAR That will be sold at Jess than Manufacturs cost } The line consists of GOWNS, CORSET COVERS, CHEMESE, DRAWERS and SKIRTS. This will probably be the last chance you have this é season to buy such goods at about S ONE HALF their real value. This sale is a fore-runner of our © t SEMI ANNUAL RED TICKET SALE which com- S ; mences one week from to-day. There will S be Bargains that you do not find anywhere NY except at 8 , TORE. 9 HILL’S CASH STORE. SSSSSLSSSLAL AS ASSIS ADSAS SAD Buried For Five| Hours and Alive. Grand Celebration. Leavenworth,’ Kan., July 5.—Joe Voight, livia at 720 Miami street, | was buried in a well for five hours to- day and was rescued alive. He was down in the well twenty-seven feet when it caved in on him. The city | firemen finally reached Voight, who waa alive, but unconscious. Hesays his life was saved by a big rock fall- ing so that it prevented dirt from falling around his face. CW. Ciasry, Ch’m Publicity Com. | Working Night and Day. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. These pills Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis- courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid- neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. By Wanranty Dawps. a which was protared eee him by! course of friends of the family, oo A Deanetar bo Aten K Bett wt 76 ant | A me ; ; sizes. Y. cura Foe him} Leadville, Col., July 5.—Four men| gags nese sees ny A See peered The with ang, ed eight | valk rs ; walking from Alma to Leadville yes- es rg Lv terday were caught in a blizzard on band for a divorce. She al other woman. was frozen. WJ MeAninch to WE Thorebrngh pt iot1 | free, also pamy bik $C &C Ad, Butler, $1 000, 8 A Akins to Wm Bennington 2-3 lot s bik 7 ; t them ' Merwin, $200, 4 her hueband has been living with an- the range and the faceof one of them ' Merwin, $20, 13 lot 8bik, & Co., ing all about it, including ‘thousands of testimonial letters