The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 26, 1904, Page 1

Ghe Duiler n VOL. XXVI. . BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1904. His X Mark. | Aman’s mark is his honor. Is stands for him ané he fj standsforit. It’s the oldSax- on way of signifying good in- tentions. The right to be protected in the exclusive use of a trade mark has been long recognized by the common law and en- forced by the chancery courts ! | | Lee Culver will take your heater for | the summer. Don’t lift yourself to death, when Pious Mills, a stockman, attempt- ed suicide by taking laudanum at Harwood, Mo., Friday. The old porch in front of the La- clede hotel, condemned by the city authorities, was taken down Monday morning. The Rich Hill and Butler ball teams met at the lake park grounds Sun- day afternoon in a game of ball Virginia Kes. Wo heard {t ond jotted it down, rey 5 _ | What happened in and out of town. The city authorities are getting) Mrs, Win. ones, of Coalgate, L'?, alter the old dilapidated walks in! jg visiting her parenta, Mr, aad Mrs. dead earnest. Onsomeci the streets| phillip Heckedon, this week. Mrs. the board walks certainly need re") Heckedon hada very sore hand for pairing or & new one the last two weeks. De Brooks was The Band, with the consent of the| called to see her. vontributore, will bold the weekly] There isa talk of extending Park- concerts, during the continuance of|/town grade through Virginia to the mneetings, in front of the big gos-| Rubleville. pel tent on High street, beginning] The farmers are busy planting and to morrow evening. The band boys|'e-planting corn, Preparatio.> ace@ixiag made tor| memorial services Sunday and deco- ratiun day Mou lay. - If a coroner’s inquest is held, let it be of England and this country. The Government put ite mark on a bond to give it value. We put our name on each package we send out to distin- guish those goods from others and to guarantee the quality, and IT Dogs, Tomore clearly comprehend the real value of this, let us be- come your drugyists and note resulta. FRANK T. CLAY, PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. North Side Square, Tucker's Old Stand, Butler, Mo, Calvin Moad, a Mexican war veter- an, died near California, Mo., Friday at the age of 89 years. Jobn Daniel has his dates set ahead as has been his annual custom for a quarter of a century. He is a ptoneer of Bates connty and one of our best citizons. Major Cox, one of the fine stallions at the Lake Park stables, this city, has been sold at a fancy price to Col. Beard, president of Union National bank of Kansas City. The safain Frank Whitaker's sa- loon, St. Joseph, was blown by burg- lars Monday and $1,100 was car- ried away. The safe was demolished by the explosion and the entire front of the building was wrecked and blown into the street. The Clipper, a new paper started at Merwin, edited by J. E. Deffen- baugh and G. N. Hoff, was received at this office. It is neatly printed and chuck ful! of local news and well patronized by the merchants of the little burg. Snecese to yon, Clipper. For piano tuning and musical in. strument repairing, address F. M- Skaggs throush the postoffice or leave orders at the Endres restav- rant. 46-tf W. P. Cruce, president of the Cruce Banking Co., was taken seriously sick with stomach and bowel trouble —a malady that has been quite prev- alent in this place and vicinity for the past two weeks—and at this writ- ing his condition while perhaps not dangerous, is so critical ss to cause much uneasiness among his friends. —ElDorado Sun. All the newest shapes and latest trimmings will be found in our spe- cial bargain hate. 28-tf ARGENBRIGHT SisTERS. When a man playfully points a pis- tol or gun at you, knock him down; don’t stop to inquire whether it is loaded. or not, knock him down. Don’t be particular what you hithim with, only see that it is properly done. on the other.fellow—he won’t be missed.—Clinton Eye. Argenbright Sisters are making lp on hata, ribbons, Come 19, and at once before stock is picked over. ARGENBRIGHT Sisters tf. “The Rich Hill Review reports the death of Wm Maine, at the bonte of hiedaughter Mrs. J. D. Warner, of was aged 96 years, and in his day was 8 very prominent man. He was born Oct. 22, 1808, at Somerset, Perry county, Ohio, and at the age of 17 was made tax collector. In 131 he rode on the first railroad in ca on ite first trip to Albany, which ended 12 to 10 in favor of the Rich Hill team. There will be little chance for the bottom farmers to raise a crop thie year. The bottom land along the Marias dos Cygne river is still under water, and it will be at least amonth yet before the land can beculttvated. will also ass'et in the choir. This will bea very pleasing feature in t's good enuse. Every | interest of tle nd ener agement to t tr w se© tie ng Caleb Powers, the formers: of State of Kentucky, now ly recently publisued in MeMlure’s Mag: azine, by Sanuel Hopkins Adams, aroused much public interest fn his case. Pour shooting sefapee took place in Kansas City Sunday evening. One was in the Co'orado hotel, where an Italian was shot thronch the head, the secoad was at Troost avenue, where a negro was shot twice in the back after a quarrel over @ crap game, the third was in an Italian sa- loon on Grand avenue where an ex-convict tried to hold up the bar- tender, and the fourth a few mo- ments later when an officer shot at and stopped the highwayman as he was running uway. tearing away the flesh to the bone, Louisville | odemued t H.C. Bates, a young man, living |for the marc { Gove: bol, | near the lake at Nevada, in putting | is writing « k, to be} ty |a shotgun intoa wagon Friday even-| McClure, Pit ‘ps & ling with the muzzle toward him, | personales; $ Ing the trou struck thehammer of thegun agalnat | blous days of Kents + the bed, and the charge of shot pass- | tisan war for ‘he ed through his arm above the elbow |The story of | is trial and ‘ection, | Arthur I. McIntyre, president of the defunct Merchants: Brokerage & Commission Co., one of the “get-rich- quick’ concerns, brought tito promi: nence by the downfall of E. J. Arnold and John J, Ryan, was fouad guilty in the U. S. court at St. Louls-Satur- day of using the mails to defraud for a term of eighteen months. The funeral of Raymond, the 13- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. L. Harper, who died Sunday evening at the home of his parents {n Lone Oak township, after suffering great agony, caused by rising in his head, took place Monday afternoon, ser- vices being conducted by Rev. Cham- bliss, of the Baptist church. Inter- ment was made in the Morris cemetery. With other friends of the family Tue Times extendssympathy. A Texas young on- fidenced, on the Katy Flyer, near Fort Scott, a few d: He loan ed a young mse $18 whe was shor wan Was ting off his Tv The revival meeting at the tent pitched on the West sthool grounds and conducted by evangelist Brown was well attended Monday night and the trainmen from ; u baggage at Fort = bit at the game ar- oney A like game was pos ha young the audience was treated toa mag-|farmer at the Frits t in Fort nificent revival sermon from the] Scott and be is tie ° y $4.50 young preacher, With the aid of the |The World's Fair . sill doabt- Butler miuisters, an excellent choir, |less result in mar idenee men and the help of the christian people| plying their profess.cu the iralua into St. Lou's will refuse to gers—Nevada Post in general the reenli of the meeting Up-to daie people ought to, and will be a glorious vic- tory for the cause of religion and the upbuilding of the churches. Stian- Tuake wens t We had labored onder the inipres- A page advertisement in this issue | sion that the frequent « from Hill’s Cash Store, not only il lustrates the article offered for sale, |ers, but “Aar n™ hut also the bargain figures at which | the week and ¢ i our fears on they may be bought. W. F. Hill, man-|that score. [le sat? the condition of ager of this store, is an up-todate;the ground requires a good rain business inin and a successful merch-! every two or thre That we ant, he is a stickler for low prices, a} are having a splendid corn season, liberal advertiser and @ plunger for|and that corn is getting 8 good trade, and his liberal use of printer’s | start and he prophesies a big corn ink, integrity in dealing with his cus-|crop for Bates county ti's year. tomers, and pleasing address has} Aaron has been here since the sixties won for him first rank among our|is a close observer and certainly business men, and the highest esteem | ought to know the conditions. We of our people. ; are disposed to be optismistic and Our old friend J. P. Edwards was|°"° rng to beteve San’ “Asron’ & pleasant caller and had Tue Tues |® 0° prophet until the opposite 1s continued to his daughter, Mre. C, | Prove. H. Conger, who recently moved from “ager ar aaa Columbian, Mo., to Washington, D. Butler Teachers, C., where Mr. Conger is in business.} The school board at its regular Mr. Edwards was well pleased with| meeting on Tuesday eveuing, elected his trip to Texas and the Pacific) the following teachers for the next coast the past winter. ‘This is the! school year: R.C. Richmond, Super- second trip over practically thesame|intendent; Miss Emma Depee, F. L. territory that he and his wife have| Davis, L. B. Allison, J. 0. Hender- taken. They wore especially pleased}son, Misses Emma Cassity, Jessie with the beauty and advantages of-/Ray, Ora Newsom, Anna Moore, fered by California asawinter resort. Anna Shane, Mre. Anna L. Hill, Don’t worry! Don’t fret! Don’t Misees Elisa Meglasson, Anna Whit- bea knocker. Get in the procession | #itt, Jessie Cassity, Mrs. Nettie Ely, of progress and march.to the better-| Mises Gussie Moore, Mary Ford, ment of conditions socially and com-| Cosby Brown. The last three named mercially: Don’t magnify emall ills | Were elected to take the place of Misses intolargeones. Correct themas best | Nellie Walker,- Rosale Fisher and you can, and go straight ah ad.|Mabel Reavis, resigned. Teachers Don’t waste your time croaking for the colored school are W. W. Ken- about things that can’t be helped. | Oly and Arthur Wright. Balance yourself evenly and take a Two Girls Drowned. sin the frag of “‘Jond birthday id excessive rains were 6 Crawback to our farm-| Mr. Nelson, who bought the north nd drawing | halt of the Nickels farm, died last Wodiesday. He had been sick for aout The remains were ship ad to the deceased's former home ta Wi. Mar whose wife is living beat} ithe 40-nere farm that they boug) ! ‘oll Mir. Marlfus is working iv Ue was called home to a 'e of his wife, who was rt week. Ranens yery sic) I \onded 8 sIXby-BeC- Inst Saturday, May 2ist. About fifty-six of her neigh- bors and children were guthered ot her bome. Delicious dinner wre served. Prof. Paddy presided. Mies M. Cuzick played the organ, Aaou was not permitted to cat the good hinge —Netswas” present and hed the people's picture tuken, Do not forget the illren’s Day at the Christian Chureh the first Sur- day in June. AARON, Ballard Items. Mr. and Mrs. Fox are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine boy at their home the 17th. Geo, Keirsey, Robert Bradley and Geo. Green returned last week from Warrensburg, where they have beeu attending the Normal Edwards school closes Friday. They will give a supper and onter- tainment at night. J. . Richardson has bought a will move there the firet of Sept. Walter Arluckle “saw St, Louis” and returned | T. D. Embree purchased a horse from Mir iehardsen. W. W. Crow left Wednesday for Warrensburg where he will otte leh summer school. a l#he HuaBVe SuHany eene at 4o'e) a. the next two Sun days on account’ of Childrens Da at bethel aud Walnut wk p exercises Grove. Byron Teeter bas some tinothy and prairie hay for gale. Phe boye who took Fayette Suow s mules from the hiteh post and drove them to Maysburg Saturday night, thought it rather anexpenstve driv: Summer School. All teachers who desire to attend sejool during the summer, should attend the Samimer Normal at Ad- rian, Mo. Supt. Maxey will have f the review work, Supt. Principal Hoover, Mathea Science. Terme, $8.50. ue, May 81 to June 14. For information address, W. T. Hoover, Adrian, Mo. Missouri Day in St. Louis. Coach Excursion.—Tickets on sale June 2; good returning seven (7) days from date of sale. trip. Missouri State Fair.—Sedalia, Mo., and return. On sale Aug. 13th to 16; good to return Aug. 20. $2.70 for round trip. E. C. VanpeRvoort, Agt. Call for Twp. Convention. ship are notified to meet at regular June 4th, 1904, and hold a mass convention to send delegates to cour- W. M. Harpineer, Committeeman. Quick Arrest. J. A. G the hognite? $5.85 round | Papers toohdleg voting precinct at 2 o’clock Saturday, | form of kidney trouble. , of Verbena, .Al~~ ARE YOU LUCKY? YOU MAY BE, Vi E want yeu to call at our store and make a guess on the No. of pairs of SHOES we bought for the spring and summer trade. It will not cost 5 ne cent to make a guess, Prizes offered for the first four best 2 gr Ist Prize Round {rip Ticket fo the Warld’s Tali, H 2nd Prize Fine Silk Shawl, ws 3rd Prize She Par of $5.00 Shoes, i Ath Prize One Pair of $3,00 $!2as, 4 J J «MRNA A&G ae GUODDATSET W udWarls. EUG Pe TINE CSE, Worland Notes. J. 8. Franklin was a Hume visitor Monday. Mrs. A. G. Clorr visited Mrs. Bark- ley Saturday. Mrs. Reese was shopping in Pleas- anton, Monday. Mrs. J. W. Barton of Amoret, vis- ited friends here Sunday. Mr. Smiley was down from Sioux City, Ia., the last of the week utiend- ing business. John Davis’ closed Lis school at Mt. Zion, Friday of tern Mrs. Otto Bendure, of Burlington, | of money and needs isi santo prevent | farm three miles east of Butler and | Click. Kan., is the guest ofhermo® her Mrs Mrs. A. J. Clorr wes tradipuy { Pleasanton, Thursday Jas. Browning of P! on, Kas. was 9 pleasant caller in our litile burg Monday. We are glad to Mra Duffy is recovering fr late illness. Wun. Lightfoot jerection of w dwelling Nn, which « fone of the hands the county. Bro. Ricé, our is aptis from Foster, filled his pointment ab this piace mornig ald evenly $S.S. Sommers’ new story anda half building w yon be completed It is now being ¢ d Prot. J.D. Kicks will soon be pre- pared to suppiy alidemands for luis Sulit ste DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost every! who reads the news- jow of the wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, | the cs ey, liver and bladder remedy. It isthe great medi- ““; cal triumph of the nine- pteenth century; dis- covered after years of scientific research Dr. Kilmer, the emi- nent kidney and blad- der specialist, and is tI = The Democrats of Charlotte town-| wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, biadder, uric acid trou- bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Rdot is not rec- ommended for everything but if you have bid- ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found ty convention on Monday, June 6t/. | just the remedy youneed. It has been tested inso many ways, in hospital work, in private among the helpless too poor to pur- has proved so successful in arrangement has all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a ee sent free by mail, also a book } | Short-horu bull | 8, locat 14, FO milo. Orange and Lemon gros in center of the orange east of Los Angeles, Cal., in River side county, near the city of Coron) will exchange for Bates county farnie or first class Butler property. For particulars address, COE. Linninrmar & Co , 28-2t* Corona, Cal. For Sacre —2 farms tn Pleasant Gap Twp., Bates Co: One of 130 acres. One of 160 acres. Very low price and easy terms, Address, 5.8. McInvine, 22.3 Excelsior Springs, Mo Our Goods Must Go. On Saturday May 14, you can get anyths 1our store for 4 ps Como « ind avoid the rus! 28. tf AGES Sisrens, der to close out our entire line of puInmer ¢ ‘i have devi For Texag o: Save fs, and ( ree og Todd Charged With iiued ber. Nevada, Mo., May i Mesdames James Tillery and Will) cuting > rney, M Thompson were Pleasanton visitors | {nformat! in tl Saturday. | whitch ts a pints Miss Della Wicks visited Miss Lue | 7, r - . ai Franklin, Sunday. dat dicen » W. B. Lightfoot and S. 8. Snm-) chore t id, Literature and History;|mers attended business at Butler | degr: ‘ Yr t ‘| the last of the week. iyned this es and | ""° Worasp Rose Ege : t R. T. Walls y of bond will be taken up and passed upon by Judge Timmonds. There {s considerable difference of opinion as to the bond question. Some say that Todd will be unable to give bond, while others hold that he will be allowed to du so by the court. If the court holds that Todd can be re- leased on bond there will be no ques- tion but that he will be able to give bond. Mr. Wall's estate is valued at nearly ¥ million dollars. It is report- ed that the Wall family will ask United States Senator Stone to as- sistin the prosecution, Stone and Wall being ivtimate frieuds during the life of the deceased. A Sure Thing. It is said that nothing is sure ex- cept death and taxes, but that ie not altogether true. Dr. King’s New Dia- covery for consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles, Thousandscan testify to that. Mra, C. B. VanMetre, of Shepherdtown, W. Va., says: “I had a severe cuse of bronchitis and for a year tried ev- erytbing I heard of, but got no relief, One boitle of Dr. King’s New Discov- then cored me absolutely.” It’ infalijble fon‘en sh tely. 8