The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 17, 1903, Page 3

- Closing Du Sale WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEW- ELRY, CHINAWARE, AND CUT GLASS AT 32 2 2 Sacrifice Prices. My entire stock must be sold as soon as possible, Yes, Iam going to quit! FRANK BERNHARDT, THE JEWELER. J. EK. Williams GROCERY Candies, Nuts and Fruit. Come to Ed Williams store to buy your candies, nute, oranges and all the fruite of the season. We have just received the lar- gest assortment ever handled in the city and have enough to GIGIGIGIGY’ -.«. «2 « « « «= a, Sel 6. te supply the whole county. They are just what you want, fine In quality and low in price. You can’t get a better quality e'se- where for the money. Imported China. We want again to call your attention to our large line and fine assortment of Imported China and decorated ware. We have not space to tell you here of all the nice and pretty patterns we have in this line of goods. You will just have to come and xe them. Come soon before the assortment is broken. 10 per cent discount on all Chinaware and Lampe to Jan. let, 1904. Lamps! Lamps! Lamps! Oar lamps are going fast but we havea large stock on hand. Take a look at them as you pass our show window. They are the nicest patterns we ever sold. We bought them right and are selling them right, which means lower prices than we ever could sell them before. One of our fine lampe will make a mighty nice Christmas present. Our Water Power Flour. We have just received another car load and it seems as though the last one is better than any we have had before. Just try « sack from this lot. Our Coffee. We are headquarters for the best coffee. You have heard us say that before and we are going to keep saying it to you ud to everybedy right along, because we know that we have ab- solutely the best coffee for the price that can be bought any- where. {te good enough for the President, or the Governor and we sell it for 12\c, 15c and 20c per pound. You May Not Know it, , but have & large line of fine cutlery, silverware, etec., and if you want something nice just come in and we will show you. Remember ——- this is our clearing up month, as we always clean up our large stock as close as we can before the first of the year 0 as tosave time and labor in invoicing. To do this we make the lowest possible prices and you should take advantage of them. Bring us Your Produce, butter, eggs, chickens, turkeys and anything you have to eell in exehange for what you need in groceries or h« liday goods. We WOT A DESRABLE” Socretary of the Board of Lady Managers of the World’s Fair Wants to Quit. Meund Items. Christmas is approaching here scon. Thelittle boys and girls will be enjoy ' getting some candies, a nice doll or « little wagon. Old Santa will! bringeach man and woman some-’ thing what they want. Everything is all right in Mound. MRS. MANNING TO BE PRESIDENT, Everybody is getting ready for win- Widow of President Cleveland's Late See retary of the Treasury Will Succeed Mrs. James L. Blair, Whe Was Com- pelled to Resign After Recent Revela- tiens Regarding Her Husband. Bt. Louis, Dec. 18.—It is the con- census of opinion that Mrs. Daniel Manning, of Albany, N. Y., will be) elected president of the board of lady | managers of the Louisiana Purchase exposition to succeed Mrs. James L. Blair, although the movement in be- half of Mrs. John T. Davis, of St Louis, has not been abandoned. Mrs. Frederick Hanger, of Little Rock, Ark., secretary of the board, cannot continue im that work, and it is probable that successor will also be elected to that position. The meeting of the board which convened to-day was held at the Southern hotel in order that its mem- bers might keep in touch with the na- tional commission, which is also in session there, with President Carter in the chair. Mrs, Edward Buchwalter, first vice-president, presided in the ab- sence of Mrs. Blair. On account of the prospective elec- tion of a president it was expected that all of the members of the board would | © be present. When the session began, however, only 15 were there. The ab- sentees are: Mrs, M. H. DeYoung, of San Francisco; Mrs. Margaret P. Dai- ly, of Anaconda, Mont.; Mrs. Louis D. Frost, of Wyoming; Mrs. Belle} [ Everest, of Atchison, Kan.; Mrs, James | = D. Sullivan, of Providence, R. L, and Mrs, Blair, of St, Louis, LESS FOR THIRTY THOUSAND, In the Connellsville Coke Region Labor- ere Must Accept a 17 Per Cent. Reduction or Strike. Connellsville, Pa., Dec. 15,—A reduc- tion in wages averaging 17 per cent. ter. The bog-killing time comes up. | Tom Odea talks of making a trip to St. Joseph to visit relatives and friends. George Walls says he wants to buy a few good steer calves, if the prices are not too high. Mrs. J. B. Rice contemplates of gotng to Fort Smith, Ark., to see a sister that she has not seen for two or three years. Passaic is going to havea Chriat~ mas tree on the eve of December 24. Everybody come and let us havea good time. Born, to the wife of Riv Steward, a little pirl. R. W Mother and | baby are doing well. SAREE Sepeees. A little lady blessed 'the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Wilson. All are doing nicely. J. W. Packer has secured the ser- vices of Geo. R. Crews as head sales- man. Heis a courteous gentleman and treats everybody right. Give him a call. J. R. Williams has decided to quit farming and expects to go railroad- ing in Kansaa City. Mre. M. A. Harlow, who has been confined to her bed for several weeks, is able to be out again. She went to Adrian to visit Mra, Daniel Price and sister Mra. A.A Conrad, Unele Jack Elgin fs roughing fity head of cattle. He says they are do- ing as well as could be expected. John Lotapeich shipped his cattle last week that, he says, are lower. Before long we expect to see the prices of mules aud horses yo down, LCE /_e City, Dec. 16.—Cattle—Receipts, 13,2w; caives, 0. The market was steady io unevenly lower. Representauve sales: SHIPFING AND DkKbSsnL BEEP STEERS. No. Wet. PricejNo. ygt. Price 1s 8 Ht a 43280 | 3 wu TEXAS AND INDIAN STEERS. (Quarantine Division.» us & this line of goods, and once. and affecting 30,000 men in the Con- | f= nelisville coke regions is announced. 78 in Cc. Frick Coke somney takes rr the great “strike of the early 90s. The new rate is somewhat above the basis of the former $2 coke scale and indicates that the Frick company intends to make a stand for something like a $2 minimum price for furnace coke, notwithstanding the fact that many sales have been reported below that figure. Bonaparte Will Begin Probing. Oklahoma City, Ok. Dec. 15.— Charles J. Bonaparte and Clinton R. Woodruff, specially appointed by the president to conduct an iuvestigation of affairs in the Indian territory for the interior department, have notified complainants that they will hear evi- dence at Muskogee, December 18. The charges involve a number of federal of- ficials and the Dawes commission. Road Mortgaged for $5,000,000, Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 15.—Papers were filed with the secretary of Oklahoma yesterday of a mortgage of $5,000,000, made by the Muskogee Southern rail- way, which is incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma from the Kansas boundary line through the Osage na- tion and the Indian territory to the Canadian river on the south. Homesteaders Demolish a Camp. Lawton, Ok., Dec, 15.—An armed mob of 25 homesteaders, headed by Capt. C. A. Morris; of Hobart, at- tacked the mining camp of Wildman, in the Wichita mountains, and demol- ished the buildings of the citizens. One building was moved off the town- site and others were destroyed. The town ig located on Morris’ claim. Navigation at Cincinnati Suspended. Cincinnati, Dec. 15.—Navigation on the Ohio river from this port is sus- pended. No boats left Cincinnati yes- terday. River men say that with the present temperature and the low stage of the river it will be frozen over with- im 36 hours. Root Is Wood's Defender. Washington, Dec. 15.—In a letter to Senator Proctor, chairman of the com- mittee on military affairs, Secretary »f War Root vigorously defends Gen. Leonard Wood from the attacks made m him. Root declares the evidence against Wood is “doctored.” Topeka May Have Female Council. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 15.—To give To- peka a clean administration there is 4 movement on foot to run women for che council in the different wards at che coming municipal elections, Wom- im interested in politics are behind the scheme. Iteh im a Kansas School. as spread to nearly all of the children. A Century and Five. Wakefield, R. 1., Dec. 15.—Viola 3ands Hazard, thought to be the oldest woman in Rhode Island, is dead at her need a large amount of farm produce to supply our city trade 1ome came tae at the age of 105 years. every week and we always pay the highest market price for it. Gl ‘SPECIALS AT Norfleet & Reams FOR CHRISTMAS 1,500 Pounds of Fine Candy Leave your orders for Christmas Cakes, Our entire line of Queensware and Glassware at actual cost, as we intend to quit handling A Gar Load of Soft Wheat Flour Just received from Nevada Mills, Every sack see 22 28% Bug es “ 2 25f Ra BRE s Pao z - we 2 Hogs— eceipts, 8,500. The market was 5 to 10 cents lower, closing dull and weak, Representative sales; No, Wt. Price|No, Wt, Price| No, Wt. Price | 18.216 $447 64, .163 £474! @. 106 40 | 3.. $1..165 4.45 | 2.. 92 490 | 66.111 4.35 Rirrochoenen’ $000, ‘The murket was Atm, Lambs range from $4.40@6.0; sheep, $3.40G4.40; culls, §3.50G4.15; goats, $3.00, Chivage Live Steen. Chicago, Dec, 15.—Cattle—Receipts, 8- 000. Good to prime steers, $4.90476.00; stockers and feeders, $1.75@4.00); calves, $2,006, 35. Hogs—Recetpts, 35,000, Mixed and butchers, $4 40@4.65; good to choice heavy, $4,254.00; light, $4.25G4.65; bulk of sales, $4.45@4.56, Sheep—Receipts, 14,000. Good to choice wethers, $3,50@4.00; fuir to choice, mixed, $2.7503.40; western sheep, $2,753.90; native | desire to close it outat 7 5 c better flour made, try ra} = Norfleet P West Side Square, National Bank. AZAALDUAG AAPVEUEA AEA guaranteed to be as good as the beat, No lamba, $4.00G5.755 St. Lewis Live Stoek. St. Louts, Dee. 15.—Cattle—Recelpts, 5,- S00. Beef steers, $3.50@6.45; stockers and feeders, $2.0003.40; cows and heifers, $2.25@ 4.25; Texas steers, $2..5@3.50; cows and heifers, $2.00@2.55. Hogs—Recetpts, 6,000, Pigs and lights, - pial butchers and best heavy, $4.55@ @ sack, & Ream, four doors from Bates *Bheep—Recels, Natives, $3.00@ 3.60; lambs, $4. Omaha Live Stook. Omaha, Dec, 15.—Cattle—Receipts, 4,500, Native steers, $3.00@6.25; cows and helf- ers, $2.50@3.50; western steers, $2.76@3.76; Texas steers, $2.50@3.60; fe cows and ” & sreseesssrersesesssesese" We Are For Folks! Why shouldn’t we be? It was the folks that . made us what we are. The good country folks, the good town folks, in facts all of the folks, and to show you, one and all Big Folks, Little Folks, in fact all of the folks, we are going to have the largest stock of Canties, Nuts, Fruits, Special Prices to Schools we are head quarters. in price, and we still stock of lap robes and Folks. LLRLLMLLLLLLLLLLL LPL LL LE L LLL PPP LLLP LL PPP PLP LL LL POL LPP LLY for Christmas you ever saw, and the prices the lowest, quality considered. We also have a large stock of Glass and Chi- naware as well as Silver and Hollow-ware, all are suitable for Christmas presents. We also have a good assortment of heating stoves that must go regardless of price. How about that furnace, you had better put it in this winter and be comfortable. get us when in need of Hardware or Tinware, Buggy or Surry Promised your wife. Come in we will give you~something special choose from. Come in boys and girls and look at our skates, we have the kind you want and as the winter blasts sweeps down from the north pole don’t forget that we have a large prices are low. In fact when you are in town drop in and see us whether you want anything or not, we like to visit with our frends and customers, in fact all of the folks. Wishing all ‘‘you Folks’? a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, we are your kind of Bennelt-Wheeler Merc,, Co, SEESESESEEESESESESESESESSESESESE helfers, $2,253.26; stockers and feeders, $2.50003.25. Hogs—Receipts, 11,500, Heavy, $4.30@4.40; light, $4.40@4.45; bulk of sales, $4.35@4.40, Sheep—Receipts, 6,000. Western years lings, $3.6004.00; wethers, $3.40@3.65; ewes, $2.75@3.25; common and stockers, §$2.5@ 3.50; lambs, $4.50@6.50. Kansas City, Dec. 15.-Wheat—No. % hard, 71@73c; No. 3, nee No. 4, 61@660; No, 2 red, 88@83\ 3, S@8c, Corn— No. 2 mixed, 9@ rr No. 2 white, 9@ B9'~c; No. 3, 39. Outs--No. 2 white, %@ 38e; No. 2 mixed, 4@35c. Rye—4#%jc. Hay ~—Choice timothy, $9.60; choice prairie, $8.00. Chicage Cast Gratn. Chicago, Dec. 15.—Wheat-- 2 red, S8¥ec; No. 3, 87c; No, 2 hard, Sle; No, % WaTic; No. 1 northern spring, sée; No, 2, Corn—No. & @4@ Oats—No, 2, Ye; Wheat—December, 78%c; old, W%G8Ic; July, 7%e. Corn— December, 41%@41\%c; January, 41%c; May BUGR%C; July, 4@43%c; September, 424c. Outs—December, 344%@3i%c; May, BSc; July, We. St. Louls Cash Grain. St. Louis, Dec. 15.—-Wheat—No. 8 red, tash, elevator. nominal; track, 91%@92c; No. 2 hard, T1@79. Corn—No. 2 cash, 2c; track, 42%c. Oats—No. 2 cash, 37e; track, 37%c; No. 2 white, 39c. S1@83ec; No. 3, Wai8e. Be; No. 3, 2yq@dttec. No. 3, 35c. Futures: 18%c; May, Bonbons, Etc., and Sunday Schools. Kansas City Produce, Kansas City, Dec. 15 —Egge—Fresh, Be per doz. Butter—Creamery, extra 2c; dairy, fancy, 2c; packing stock, 13c; cheese, northern full cream, 11%. Poultry—Springs, 7%@9c per Ib.; hens, ic xr pound; ducks, 8c per pound; geese, ouSe per Ib.; turkey hens, 13%c Ib.; young gobblers, 13\4c; pigeons, 7c per doz squabs, $1.00711.%) dos. Choice, scalded, dressed poultry lv above these prices, Game—per dozen—Rabbits, $1.00; snipe, GcG@$1.00; ducks, mallard and redh $2.0003.00; mixed, $1.75; squirrels, 6c. Potatoes—Per bushel, Fruit—Apples, $4.00@4.50 per barrel; oranges, $2.75@8.%5 per box; lemons, $3.95 per box; grapes, 2c per basket; cran- berries, per box, $2.10@2.25, Vegetables—Cabbage, $1.50@2.00 per cwt; Do not for- How about that new have a nice variety to Me per bushel; tomatoes, per crate, G2.60. Preacher Whipped Two Footpeds, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15.—Rev. Edward Matthews, a Methodist minister, once & missionary in South America, was accosted by two footpads late last night. Mr. Matthews is a large, pow- erful man. He had knocked his as- sailants down and was proceeding to administer to them a thorough drub- bing when a detective arrived on the scene. « horse blankets and the SEBSEESESEBEESEEEEESESEEE ESEEESSELEGESEESEESESESESSEESS Says “Eden” Is a Myth. New York, Dec, 15.—In a sermon on Horse association have issued a iiblacewn in regular and special prises for aibits in that claus at the woste’s fades _Western lambs, BBE onions, 80@70c per bushel; turnips, Me | i cir cular calling attention to the 97,206)