The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 30, 1903, Page 5

$12.50 cut to 10.00 cut to 9.00 cut to 7.50 eut to 6.00 & $6.50 cut to 5,00 5.00 cut to Mens Canvas Shoes 25 per cent off by Mens Ftine Oxfords, =, | AMERICAN | =, CLOTHING HOUSE, Wan CLOTHES STORE. CLEAN 'EM OUT SALE. SKELETON SUITS | } Miles southwest of Adrian, was bit ten by a rattlesnake a few days ago, and was seriously ill for a time. We haven't heard anything further neeeeeeeeeand from the officers of the old settlers STRAW HATS organization. They should arrange . for an old settlers picnic in Butler _ this fall. $9.75 $3.00 cutto $2,00 3 - ; 9x - B. Fouts an employee of Swift 1.15 2.50 cut to 1.75 &Co. at St Joseph, was fatally in- 7.00 2.00 cut to 1.50 jured Saturday, by an electric fan 1.50 cut to 1 00 falling upon his head and crushing 6.00 ' 1.00 cut to his skull. 50 cut to The Ladies Aid Society will give 4.00 25 cut to an icecream supper at the M. E conccecoooee tececeseocee ae | church in Virginia, Thursday night, Aug. 6th, 1903. A cordial invitation Plain and Patent Leather. grades cut to grades cut to grades cut to grades cut to grades cut to L is extended to all. During the storm of Tuesday last week says the Adrain Journal, light- ning killed two head of cattle for Jobn Lotspeich and three for James Grag, near Passaic. Judge O M. Burkhart, one of the unterrified of Pleasant Gap, was a pleasant caller Mondayevening. He said so far the expressed sentiment in his township is for Folk for gov ernor. SSS Odds and Ends in Shirts and Underwear at Cut Prices. This is a splendid oppor- tunity for you to save some good hard cash and we can use the change. We acknowledge courtesies from the officers of the Rich Hill tair asso- ciation. The annual meet will be August 4, 5, 6 and 7, next week, Men and Boys Outfitters. One Low Price to all. Some splendid races are promised. Weexpect most of our people will attend some time during the week. + HE M. V. Carroll, versatile editor of the Ruralist, published at Sedalia and one of the best farm journals in the west, was in the county last week to visit his parents in eastern Bates. We acknowledge a fraternal call on Monday. SHOE STORE. We learn that the people of New Ties’ Telephone No. 37. Children’s shoes $1.25 worth $1.50, Hill’s Cash Store. Frank Oldaker called and favored jus substantially. Oc flour sifters in our Red Ticket \, ile only 5c. Hill’s Cash Store. Negro lynchings it appears have been changed from *‘Dixie” to “Yan- ee Doodle.” 25c granite wash paus only 19c in our Hed. Ticket Sale. Hill Store. Mrs. Nettie Ely, recovering from & vere spell of typhoid fever, is able ‘Ito sit up at intervals. } Straw hate at leas than cost in our Red Ticket Sale. Hill's Cash Store. Extreme hot, dry weather in por- ions of Nebraska and western Iowa ( pig telling on the corn crop. Silk lace 5 inches wide only 5e per din our Red Sale Ticket. Hil.’s h Store. Mrs. F. M. Mount andlittle daugh- er Beulah, of St. Louis, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. Ladies umbrellas regular price $1.00 in our Red Tfcket Sale only 75e. Hill’s Cash Store. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cowan and daughter Miss Ida, left last week for Moscow, Idaho, to visit a daughter. Mrs, Lyda Henry, hurt recently by being thrown from her buggy ina unaway accident, is getting along pigely. 5 lee our special bargain in Ladies Dongola Kid shoes at $1.43. Hill's b Store. 8 Cash‘ When other townships see Mt. asant’s big rock crusher at work, pking good roads they may get ous and buy one also. Ladies black ribbed hose regular ce 10c in our Red Ticket Sale only Hill’s Cash Store. ' he latest reports are that Rudolph, the escaped bank robber, has been geen in Sedalia. He was wearing falee hair and beard. Through the courtesy of Frank bh, Mies Susanna Robinson, our d lady eubecriber at Sprague, rs us with renewal. umbrellas worth 98c in our Ticket only 50c. Hill’s Cash on Phonograph and records. latest songs, band and orches- stions, fer sale by Henry Ful- at Gough & Hess. 89-4¢ waist ects at lees than half jour Red Ticket Sale. Hill’s 1,868.02 ie Bates county’s por- pol the state school fund appor- pent thie year. A pretty good from a “looted fund.” / 8’e father, H. P. Special drives in men’s working| Mens fur hats worth $1.25 at 98c shoes only $1.39. Hill's Cash Store. | in our Rod Ticket Sale. Mies Irene Mains left for Coldwater, sick aunt, her father’s sister. south as far as they want to go. At rock for the purpose close at hand. Remnants of white goods at bar- gain prices in our Red Ticket Sale. Hill’s Cash Store, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Logan, of Cairo, Ills., arrived the last of the week from an outing in Colorado, to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Arnold, and other relatives and friends. An assorted lot af mens negligee dress shirts worth 65c, T5cand $1 00 each. All goin our Red Ticket Sale at 50c, Hill’s Cash Store. Robert Fitzsimmons, ex-champion heavy weight pugilist of the world, and Miss Julian May Gifford were married in San Francisco Friday. The ceremony wus performed by a justice of the peace. Lace.curtain sample corners worth 35c in our Red Ticket Sale only 15c. Hill’s Cash Store. Clark. A. Hays. holding a position with the Alabama & Vicksburg Rail- way Co., at Vicksburg, Miss., sends us remittance for renewal. Mr. Hays {s an.old Butler boy and has many friends here who will always be glad to learn of his success. Table oil cloth worth 20c only 17¢ in our Red Ticket Sale. Hill’s Cash Store. Dr. Renick reports Mrs. T. C. Ison, residing on the Appleton City road, six or seven miles east of this city dangerously sick with impaction of the bowels. The doctor spent Mon- day night with her and thought her better Tuesday morning. Bargains in china and glassware never heard of before in Butler in our Red Ticket Sale. Hill’s Cash Store. B. F. Richards has purchased an intrest in Lee Culver’s second hand store on the west side of the square. Mr. Richards is a rustler and the two gentlemen ought to make a store of this kind go. He said the firm would add sewing machines and fixtures. The next regular examination of teachers will be held in each county on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 & 22. Teachers should note the dates. The law says, “on the fourth Sat- urday and preceding Friday”, and that brings the examination a lit- tle earlier in August this year. Our esteemed friend, W. W. Lamar, a prominent farmer of Wespoint township was a pleasant caller while in the city on Tuesday and favored us with a renewal. Mr. Lamar sald the choice of gubernatorial candi- dates as announced is between Reed and Folk, with Folk, in his judgment, in the lead. P. H. Holcomb, one of Butler’s old- Michigan, on Tuesday, to attend 4! est and best known attorneys, and a clever, courteous, agreeable gentle- Dr. Christy will furnish rock free to | man at all times, favored us pleas- the chrusher to macadamiz» the road | antly and renewed. Mrs. N. J. Gray and daughter, Miss least he says he will, and he has fine] Hattie, of St. Louis, are visiting the family of J W. Ennis in Summit towmship. Mrs. Gray is the young- est sister of Mr. Ennis. probably remain for several weeks. In a street fight at Arlington, Mo., asmall town twelve miles south of Rolla, Mo., Monday four men were shot, and two of them will probably die. The wounded are Perry Andres, J. W. McDowell, his son, Edward, and Gus Todd. A remark alleged to have been made by Andres about one of the McDowells precipitated the fight, Judge Sam Levy was called to St. Louis Saturday by the death of his sister, who died from the effects of an Home, Walnut and Howard town- ships had a big time at the picnic celebrating the opening of the shaft on the Wilson farm, last week. It means the development of the coal fields around New Home. There is hot a prisoner in the Ver- non county jail, says the Mail, and Sheriff Harkreader says that for at least half the time since January last there has been no prisoners in the jail. We will just add they are get- ting to be a scarce article in the Bates county jaii also. They will Hon John B. Newberry observes his custom of many years by sending: remittance for renewal. Senator Newberry has been one of Bates county’s most prominent and pro- gressive citizens. He was sher ff and served his county in the legislature, and the district in the senate. He has for a number of years been en- joying life on his fine farm in Deep- water township. The three year-old son of Conduc tor Sam McGowan, of the Missouri operation for appendicitis. This'| Pacific, residing on North Commer was the Judge’s only sister, another having died suddenly about a year ago. Judge Levy has the sympathy of his many friends bere in his sad bereavement. James Richards, 12 years old, and ason of a substantial farmer near Guthrie, Ok., was killed the other day. The boy was assisting his father feed a threshing machine and in some way slipped and fell head first onto the cylinder of the machine and before it could be stopped the body was torn intoshreds. cial street, swallowed a brass bread been unable to eat and has taken buta@ small quantity of milk. Mr. McGowan is making every effort to have the brass piece removed from Post. here will be sorry to learn of his lit- tle son’s trouble. Oscar Kroff, Dr. T. W. Arnold and | fr*ee*errereveereerereeweweots — Claib Stuckey, with their wives re- A turned from ElDorado Springs Sun day. They went down to the Springs to remain two weeks, but the heat was too severe and they concluded to return home. Mr. Kroffsaid he heard nothing of Rockefeller’s visit to the Springs down there and was only ap- prised of the fact when he returned home. The colored people of Butler, will hold a picnic and barbacue at White’s Grove, 4th, and celebrate in commemora tion of the liberation of the West India Island slaves. W. 0. Atkeson and Mayor G. B. Hickman are billed for addresses. wilt head the procession to the grounds. Theday will be spent in dancing and other amusements, I. L. Handy isdirectorand Jerry Major marshal of the day. Capt. J. W. Cochrane is now in ne of the Missouri Pacific tele- graphicwork at Butler. The Nevada willfeel lonesome withouthim, everyone of them will wish, in casehe cannot come back to Nevada, that he mood appointment company. Heis an old em , in the of his service, and tho hie. never & man who was more loyal to its interest than Capt. Cochrane.—Nevada Post. Tur Times extends to Capt. Coch- rane a hearty welcome to Butler. souri Special Invitation Is extended to all to calland inspect our new line of SHOES. We have added a full | line of the best wes- tern made goods in Tuesday, August Men’s, Boys, womens and childrens Shoes. We have followed the policy we have adopt- ed throughout our business To Buy Only the Best. To buy so that we know wecaneell right and we stand back of (every pair we sell. Two brass bands On these grounds we ask you to try our line of shoes. We will save you money. HILL’S CASH STORE. ven the best the gift “ot the Jake Epley, a farmer living seven ticket Sunday. The little fellow has] Ballard promises to be a large and) the little fellow’s throat.—Nevada | gifted orators promises to furnish the Everybody in Butler knows jolly,| yerbial “bursting biskets” and | noisy Sam who twisted breaks on the “groaning tables” will bein evidence. | Emporia and was a resident of our] The people in that vicinity are prom- city for several years, and his friends | iged an enjoyable treat. _|who has been spending the summer meena, sean McKibbens. ‘ NEW _ : Black Dress Goods ‘ AND Black Silks. Choice new weaves and splendid qualities. NEW Lace Gloves AND Lace Mitts. Come and see them. McKIBBENS. 3<=> Grocery Orders Same as Cash. (S-SSAASAMADODEISSSAA SA ASA. Dn UAELSSSSL Anumber of fast horses arebooked | TheSanta Fe east bound train and to go at the Rich Hill fair this year, / the Mo. Pacific north bound train which begins next Tuesday, August | came together at the junction just 4th, and continues the rest of the | west of Hutchison, Kansas, Friday, week. The purses are good, and | and twelve persons were injured, two there is certain to be some hot rac-' fatally, Both trains were running ing. behind time and neither knew of the approach of the other. The Missouri Pacific train was crossing the Santa Fe tracks, when the Santa Fe train came around the bend at a tremen- dous speed, crashing into it. All those injured were on the Mo, Pacitic train. The county court took up the mat- ter of appropriation for county ex- hibit at the. World’s Fair, with the executive committee of the county commission last week, and gave fifty dollars to start the work. The court will make additional appropriation as it is needed. Rich Hill folks came up to see uson the 4th, and Butler folks ought to yo down and patronize the fair. That's the way to be neighborly. Then we will be well paid for going us the racing is going to be fine this year. Now about two days of the fair, Thursday and Friday, lets say all aboard for Rich Hill, and all go down and take the town and whoop up the fair. SEMI-ANNUAL CLEANING UP SALE. The moonlight M. W. A. picnic at pleasurable gathering. B. F. Jeter, Bruce Barnett and JudgeJ. F. Smith, | three of Butler’s legal lights and Aut Ligut Werautr “talk” for the occasion, The pro- MENS, BOYS AND CHILDRENS SUITS Ed. Culver, son of A. H. Culver, in the west for health, arrived home ND Monday night, and will accept a A position in the furniture department ODD TROUSERS, and undertaking rooms of the Butler | Cash Department Store. THE Times We be Sold Regardless welcomes Edward back and is glad to know he has been greatly benefit- ted in health by the mountain air of Colorado. OF PROFIT. If You Need Hot Weather CLOTHES, Take Advantage of THIS SALE And Save Some MONEY. JOE MEYER, The Clothier. T. C. Robinson writes us from Rock Port, Mo., in defense of the soldier boys charged with rioting at the St. Joseph encampment Mr. Robinson says he spent two days in camp and never witnessed a more or- derly set of men together. He said it the hoodlum conduct, reported in the metropolitan papers, actually occurred, iv was before he visited the camp. He said the camp was order- ly, the sanitary conditions good, the soldiers gentlemanly and the officers very courteous to all visitors. George A. Curtis, a prominent far- mer, living 7% miles west of Adrian, died at hishome on July 24th, of con- gestion of the stomach. He was sick only one day, and suffered greatly before death relieved him. He wasa native of Pennsylvania, and was 53 years of age. He was married to Margaret Rezner, in lowa in 1874. \ Twelve children blessed this union, 10 of whom survive. Eight daugh- ters were present at his death. Fo- nral seervices were conducted by Rev. Neleon, and interment was made in Burdett cemevery. og ec a ag