The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 16, 1904, Page 5

A local company embracing fifty! MeFarland Bros. have just com- names was organized at Clinton to pleted a fine modern 7-room cottage FR bore for oil. The-stock of the com- on Ft. Scott street, which will be oc- pany is $5,000 paid up. jeupied by Mr. Hill, of Hill’s Cash McKIBBENS Robert Poffenbarger, of West Vir- | Store. } ‘ * ginia, who has veen visiting his} W.E. D f inent bi A brother, J. W. Poffenbarger, tor som | nam man py raat - LOWEST PRICES FOR GOOD GOODS. + on z Well don’t fret and Zs stew and worry, our \ CLOTHING, SHIRTS and UNDERWEAR taken liberally with eral days, left for home Saturday. | pleasant caller on Monday and fa-| He was accompanied by Mr. Poffen-| vored us with renewal. Mr. Duncan! barger’s little daughter, Mildred, who | and his wife had been on a visit to} will spend the summer withher the family of Mrs. D’s brother, Hon. | * * Ah CHOICE ‘Styles and Qualities grandmother. Jas. N. Sharp, in Mound township. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenking, living | Mr. Duncan is proprietor of a butch- | north of the city, brought their little ¢T shop and grecery store in Apple-| daughter to town to test’the merits | to City. of the madstone in possession of the} H. E. Percival and his brother.in- | mayor, the child having been bitten|law, Mr. Spaulding, returned east by adog. The stone refused to ad-| after a ten days’ business and pleas- here to the wound. ure visit to ex-Mayor W. F. Duvall. Frank Allen, secretary of the Wal-|Thelr home is at Burlington, Vt. ton Trust Company, has let the con-|Mr. and Mrs. Percival have many tract for a handsome two story|strong friends among our people. dwelling in the north part of the| They were residents here for twenty city near the stand pipe, The ma-|Years and all regreted their depart- sons are putting in the foundation, |UTe and are always glad to greet and Alf\Wyer has the contract fordo-| them here. ing the carpenter work. Ed. Carnes, formerly station agent | i C. C. Poage orders his paper}at this place and well known to our changed from Butler to Marshall,| older citizens, was in the clty last : where he purchased property and|week. He is again connected with moved his family, Cummy Poage|the Mo. Pac. Ry., as an inspector was born and raised in this county|with headquarters at Kansas City and stands among our foremost|and was through here on business citizens, He sold his large landed|connected with his road. He was interests in Spruce township last|/looking remarkably well, and dame year, when prices were about right./rumor has it that he {s shortly to marry a worthy Springfield lady. — TX —— Wash Dress Goods From 5e to 35¢ yd. a pair of WALK-OVER OXFORDS or even with a pair of BAREFOOT SANDALS is a panacea for hot weather. We Show the Best Values —-[N—— B Oxfords and Shoes iG) In extreme cases we recommend a Thos. A. and Fred Scully, with $1.00 pair up. g that our patients use their civil engineer, L. J. Simme, of] G, W. Binnall, residing one mile . i . Lincoln, Ills., are in the county look-|south of town, had a fine young Each pair guaranteed. 3 ing over the Scully lands, with a view }mare stolen from his pasture on the| : : LACE HOSE of tiling where necessary. They have| night of the 13th inst. The animal A choice lot of ; tiled their lands in Illinols with great] {s described as a bright brown mare, e 2 th success, They are the guests of Ma |5 years old, 14% hands high, and| By B t f i R g Bi iF AND A jor F. H. Crowell, manager of the} has wire cut on inside of left fore- eau 1 U u S 5 +t Scully intereate in this county. i : : a ully intereats in county foot. Sheriff Smith offers a reward just placed in stock. ‘ of $50 for the capture of the thief | and return of the mare. As Mr. Bin-| i nall isa poor man, he feels the loss keenly and friends are assisting him | ii in catching the thief. Lieut. Ben R. Wade, who has been serving Uncle Sam in the Philippines for the past three years, arrived in Butler on @ visit to his mother and STRAW HAT. I {AMERICAN B CLOTHES CLOTHING HOUSE. ¢% sHoF a : Men and Boys Outfitters. : a prvat Sos Lass Fries to all. ature We sell ’ Carpets at Cut Prices. ibbens. Ble be THE other relatives and to join his wife, who has been here for two or three} Our esteemed old farmor friend W. GOOD weeks. From his appearance army|N. Hardinger, of north New Home, life certainly agrees with him, and he is enjoying his visit at home meeting old friends of his boyhood days. was @ pleasant caller on Tuesday and favored us with arenewal. Mr. Har- “ | dinger is among our old friends who began with the first issue of THE TIMES, more than twenty-five years ago and has renewed annually ever since. He is an old settler and influ ential citizen of our county. The advertising man of the Ameri- can Clothing House, gets quite poet {cal this week in his -ad. Take Mr. Cook up one side and down the other he is not only a first class business man, an ad writer, but he has the goods to back every word he says, and in buying a suit of clothes no Times’ Telephone No. 37. All kinds of sewing machine needles - at Le Culver’s. The best refrigerators onearthat| Harry McCants and sister came A.B. Crow, Tne Times’ excellent correspondent from Bailard, gave us & pleasant call [uesday. Mr. Crow Children’s Lee Culver’s. down from Kansas City and spent] ore reliable business house can be] sends in his items in splendid shape Department The farmer the past week has done Sunday with relatives. found in the state. Great is the}and THe Ties is proud to own him no loafing in Butler. . A. W. Thierbach, a substantial| American and greater is the superb} 48 one of ite most intelligent and : ; Rich Hill will celebrate the 4th of | Bates county farmer, was a pleasant | stock of goods carried. newsy contributors, and we hope the Is overflowing with x good people of that neighborhood will encourage him by helping him gather the news of that section Give him the {tems of news and let him put them in shape for the paper. July this year, says the Review. caller and renewed. Dr. J. T. Allen, 27 years of age, nuweltea: —Mrs. Silas Levy went to St.Louis} fra, McIlvaine, of Kansas City, born and reared near Lamonte, Tuesday to see the sights at the| who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, | Pettis county, Mo., was arrested and World’s Fair. N. A. Wade, has returned home. jailed at Sedalia the other day on ‘ charge of burglary and threatening Nine persons in the Indian Terri-) Work on the new iron bridge over] the jlives of others. He wanted to tory lost their lives by the high) Mound branch, east of the city ceme- marry the 16-year-old daughter of J. water Friday last. tery has been hindered by the high] 4. Baker. She refused his offer; and Uncle Laben Warren, living near | Water. he threatened the lite of the girl and Cornland, has @ No. 2 Victory cane} y saupin, the fireman killed at| ber father. Then he broke into the mill, which he is offering for sale}, depot Thuraday night of last house and was found with a murder. | purchased a nice home, conveniently $5.00 to $12.00. cheap. week, was a cousin of Claude Major, | US dirk knife in his hand. The doc-|located to his work, but he does not For Good Tailored Clothes go to J. R. Hall, a pioneer citizen of| of this city. tor had gone to the depths of the| forget his old friends in Bates and § Clothier. i Nev ada, died Saturday last. Hehad morphine and cocaine habit. sends them greeting. Says he is too Our esteemed friend Lewis Defien- ‘ ‘f far away to help swell the Democratic | | been @ resident of Nevoda thirty-six baugh favored us with renewal. Lewis A. J. Wright sends remittance | Lahr] | Wash Suits, 50, 75, $1. A Z K Buster Brown styles, 2.50 to $5. from Chicago for renewal, and adds | * , ier a smoke for the editor for “auld lang Stylish Norforks and Blouse Suits syne.” Mr. Wright has prospered in $1.50 to $5.00. the city on the lakes and recently Men’s Hot Weather Suits, Elder W. B. Miller was a pleasant caller on Monday and favored us with renewal for himeelf and his son, W. H. P. Miller, at Ellsworth, Kan- sas. Elder Miller came of sturdy pioneer stock, and all his life has been spent in New Home townchip. He is one of the county's most honorable, upright citizens, has been a power for good in the ministry, but has devot- ed the greater part of the past few years to farming. He has raised an interesting family of six daughters and two sons. majority in old Bates, but does his apeee. is an enterprising and popular young best in Chicago. W. A. Ephland’s family have} business man of our city. moved back to Foster, where he 18] st45 G. W. Park and doughter, er cashier of the Farmers’) yy. (mer Drysdale, of Virginia, two : of Tue Times’ best lady friends, gave The-damage to the M., K. &T./usapleasant call Tuesday. - track at Schell City by the high wa- Conde » y Clerk Jno. F. Herrell de ter has been repaired eufiicient to sires us to state that he has a num- allow trains to pace. ber of catalogues of the Missouri Lee Culver has just received one| State Fair at Sedalia, for free dis- dozan more of thove safety gasoline) tribution. Those interested will call Hore, and they are safe. at the county clerk’s office. . ee ere ana a eartnrat| , The Osage river fe returning to ta] Welter Sumner, employed as _ lows, Daeg cab oan ssurdoY ©" panks; but will several days before) flagmadl qn the grade of the Mo. Pa- last ¥ bth *| the water {fe off the bottoms and the|cific railroad over the bottoms just Mra. J. A. Padley. ground dry enough to plant, and it| north of Rich Hill, damaged by the Don’tforget those fine large frames | isteared many of the farmers willnot floods, fell asleep on the track from : : ab Culver’s. Only $1.00 com-| be able to get a crop in their bottom exhaustion Wednesday of last week habits and was held in the highest plete. farms this season and received dangerous, if not fatal om by a whee Saee bies: © Oar former excellent citizen, A.L.| Miss Ida Whitsitt, who has been| ipjuries by the paseenger engine the The electric fans have been started McBride, now. telling is Kenaas teaching fn the ‘ablic pants ‘ad first train to pass over the track ina|ip the McKibben Mercantile store, Pi F kk. The point of one of hiselbows} and their lady customers can enter City, spent Tuesday in Butler, meet- | Colorado Springs, arrived home Sun- | "°° 4 ing with old friends. : day to spend the eummer. Mies Ida| %9* cut off by the wheel and hisskull|this establishment, take a seat, do ag ‘ f was glad to get home again, and see fractured by the pilot of the engine. their shopping and imagine they are ‘The packers are springing the price the aa folks; widens she had been | The young man’s home is in Eldora-| off visiting some seaside resort. Mr. h meat in Kansas City, and sesame chong do Springs. He bad been on duty | Walker, the business, manager of this : is making the customer | °)0ying for several days without rest. firm,*is one of the most energetic ‘the advance. _We will wager our reputation as a tag, wont. below the| Political prophet that the following| _ Ge. H. ©. ‘Clark, Col, MeCord, ot ™arcbante in thie city, and allows A telegram was received on Sunday by Mrs. Mary Ludwick, of the serious illness of her brother, James H. Fletcher, at Cobb, St. Clair county. ‘Mrs. W. W. Graves left Sunday noon for that place. She was accompanied to Qgceola by Judge Graves who holds court this week. A telephone messagefrom Judge Graves announc- ed Mr. Fletcher’s death on Tuesday. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday. James M. Fletcher was an old citizen of Bates county. He moved to St. Clair county twelve or fifteen years ago. He was a good manaud citizen, possessed exemplary Mr. and Mrs. Will Hartwell, of St.| I. N. Mains is having concrete Louis, are visiting his parents, Mr. | walks laid on both sides of his fine and Mrs. R. G. Hartwell and other | psidence property, corner of Ft. rlavives: Scott and High streets, ‘his yard fill- The trial of the two Tarwaters,|ed in and graded up and adding father and son, at Harrisonville, for | substantial improvements. the murder of Wm. Stalmaker, near Pleasant Hill, Feb. 27th, last, has} Mrs. Mary E, wife of J. W. Guy- been continued until the September | ant, died at their home on east Pine term of court. , st., Sunday morning. Funeral serv- The Hebrew prophet, Simon B. ices were conducted on Monday after- Needham, gospel preacher, will be at noon; and interment was made in Butler, Mo., Saturday June 18th, oe yaad : = leaves @ and will give an open air talk at3 p. a nd, two eons, Herman and m, and willalso preach atthe Tygard ill, and ayoung daughter to mourn school house, west of town Saturday their loss. night at 7 o’clock and Sunday at 11 a, m. and 7 p.m, if the weather per- Over in Johnson county the other day a cow was killed by lightniug. mits, Allare invited to come and After the storm a farmer came along : b : nothing to stand in his way in mak- hear the wonderful words of life. and seeing the dead cow, went tothe point in Vermont the other will constitute pare edo ree tip sated Letty eh ing this store comfortable, pleasant ‘A mass meeting was held at the | house of her owner and said: “Jim, frost did great | thenational convention at Bt. Loule: to make plots of Vernon county for and inviting to customers. His! -istian church in Belton Tuesday | your black cow’s been struck and d . Wed. Stone, A. M. Dockery, D. A. the ot for assistants are painstaking, polite {ng for the purpose of crystaliz: | killed.” “Is that so?” answered the g theground DeArmond and Champ Clark. Do rant eos forthe N..G. M. at that place antlad their best judgment inaseist-|1. public sentiment against the|cow’s owner. “That was the best fons we hear any takers? Joly 17¢h and to continue ten days. ing the customer in making their|jqyor traffic, and to take counsel as |cow I had. She was worth $250 at , Mr. H. H. Harshaw called and re-|', territory covering ten ot |? gene ab cha to the best method of combating the| least. What train struck her?” f ©. B.| niles in every direction from Nevada |" veered diferent |gy1, Belton has n0 saloon and ita| “She waen's hit by a tratn,” sald ial will be. utilised in these. marches.} "200 °°! Wee hs every do not cater to the bibu-| the first farmer. Lightning strack all Mr. 4s alibera!| ious, but the jag trade is growing | her.” “Ob, bell,” anid the owner of way bee |. has already assumed formidable | the cow, “I thought it wae a train, ao paces ampomentnd Demo- | well, Idon’t care much. That cow wasn’t worth over $10 an yhow.” 3 rae wees ay add