The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 7, 1904, Page 1

. Che Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXVI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904. NO. 36 George Smith, store keeper at Hackner, Benton county, was ar rested the other day by a U.S. mar shal, for selling booze labeled “lemon extract.” “I did a big business when the boys found out about my lemon extract,” said Smith, ‘ but I knew I would be found out sooner or later.” Recently the Missouri Pacific Rail- way Company reduced the force of men at the round house by cutting thirteen men off of the pay roll. - To- day another cut was made, the pres- ent being cut down to nine hours per day and ordered to lay off on Satur- daysand Sundays. The men usually work 85 hours per week but now ex- pect to work only 45 hours.—Nevada Mail. Portland, Ore., July 2.—‘There will never be another silver dollar coined in the United States,” said George E. Roberts, director of the United States mint here, yesterday. Mr. Roberts is on the way to Alaska, “There will be no more new silver , dollars turned out by the govern- ment mint unless by some chance a 16 to 1 Congress should be elected, for the supply of silver bullion pur- chased under the Sherman act is ex- hausted.”” Admitted by all to be the best Shoe for the money. Do you know a perfect fit is above all most important. Come, let us fit you properly. *fequires no ssreaking in’ The only shoe “as casy as an old shoe” when first put on, is The “Florsheim” Shoe vA Man Is Found Murdered. Pleasant Hill, Mo., July 3—A man, sorenaty about 35 years old, dreas- 8 dark suit of clothes and strip- ed hickory shirt, with blue eyes, dark curley and im 185 a was found murdered by two k Island coal chutes at 11 o'clock last night. The body was lying on the ground in a great pool of blood. Blood was spatted over the car. Officer Bailey ordered the body taken to undertak- ing rooms. Inquest was held and postponed until next Friday. None of the Rock Island section men or other employes know any- thing of the man. The wounds on his body show that he had been kill- ed with a 38-caliber revolver, the shots entering his head and body. One shot passed through bia head and near the left ear, another through the abdomen and another grazed the right side of his neck. Many Drown at Sea. London, July 3.—More than 700 Danish and Norwegian emigrants, bound for New York, were undoubt- edly drowned on the North Atlantic Tuesday. Out of nearly 800 pas sengers on board the Danish steamer Norge, which left Copenhagen June 22, only twenty-seven are known to be alive, and for the rest no hope is held out. When last seen the Norge wassink- ing, where it struck on the islet of Rockall, whose isolated peak raises froma deadly Atlantic reef, some fed tiles off the west coast of Scot- and, Warrenton, Mo., June 80.—The jury in the case of William E. Church, charged with the murder of his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. on August 31, 1908, brought in a verdict to-day of murder in the firat , a8 the information charged, Church's attorney_has filed a motion for a new trial, which will be argued before Judge Shelton on July 23. Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, What happened in and out of town. Mrs. W. J. Bard left for St. Louis last week to visit her sister and at- tend the Fair. bry oop says that 5. M. Coulter has sold his farm. W. W. Park was at Warrensburg last week. The wheat and oats are ready to harvest but moat of the fields ure 80 wet that a binder mires down. It is a hard time to take care of thecrops. Virginia was very quiet the Fourth. The boys had some fire-crackers and kept them popping occasionally dur- ing the day. tis reported that Mrs. Harry Simp- son, who has been in the hospital at Kansas City for some time, will be able to return home soon. N. M. Nestlerode moved to near Amoret three weeks ago and Aaron did not find it out until the other day when Mr. N. informed him. Frank McElroy looks natural driv- ing the binder. Walter and Dow Wolfe are coming to the front as hay pitchers. _ a Unele Phillip Heckadone was in Virginia the morning of the Fourth. He looked like a ney Mating out to have a glourious 4th. Judge Wolfe was around Monday, hunting up the Republican Delegates as they have not been seen since the convention. The Judge thinks they at “tang . r ie getting ready by a new house. Balley Becket is ter. Rev. will preach at M. E. church Bu atlla.m. the Christian church tes. “Credite made in this school will be accepted in lieu of examination in two subjects at the August examina- tion. ~ O Maxey, _ 85-26 Co. Supt. of Schools. DAM LEVYS 0, Great Clearing Sale Began Friday, July 1st, 1904, and will continue until the stock is reduced in every department. We are overloaded with the best and most desirable merchan- dise, and are forced to cut off our profits in almost every line and in some lines; part of the original cost in order to reduce our stock. We purchased very largely and the backward season has left us overloaded. ' This Sale is No Humbug and every article in our house will be sold regardless to profit. Come to us before you make any purchases, as it will be to your interest as well as to ours. All standard prints at 4c per yd. Light colored percale regular 10 per yd ati6¥ec. 36 inch L. L. sheeting, regular Te goods at 5c per yd. 50 pieces of colored dimity regular 10c goods at 6c per yd. 20 pieces dress ginghams regular 10c goods at 7\e per yd. 25 pieces of batiste regular 124 and 15¢c goods at 7c per yd. Fine madras shirting, 124 and 15¢ ‘Ske per yd- 20 pleces dress voiles regular 35¢ goods at 20c per yd. 5 pleces fine crepe waistings 75c goods at 50c per yd. 20 pieces dress lawns regular 7c at 3e. Colored linen suitings 50c goods at 25¢c der yd. Colored heavy skirting crash, reg- ular 15c at 10c. 5 dos washable underskirte, regu- lar 75c;at40c. 10 pieces World’s Fair suiting, regular 20c goods at 12% per yd. Big reduction in curtvin swisees. Lace curtains at one-half price. 86 inch wide silkoline in all colors at 10c per yd. Linen colored suiting crashes 12Kec worth 65c and 75c per yd at 45c. 42 ineh wide silk crepes in allcolors regular price $1.25, sale price 85. 36 inch wide black taffate silk | $1.25 at 95 per yd. | A fall lic | » of colored all wool dress | S0uds for fall wear, 42, 46 inch wide, | Fegular 65 and 75e goods, sale price 5c per yd. A full aud complete line of lace hosiery for children, misses and Jadies, prices almost cut in two. Lace edges at one-half price. Our entire stock of embroideries at prices to suit the times. 27 inch china silks in black and all colors at 45c per yd. 36 inch black china silk, best quali- ty, regular price $1.00, sale price 85c Best R. & G. corsets, regular $1.00 at T5c. We show a complete line of table linons, towels and crashes at a 25c reduction of regular prices. 150 ladies waists made of fancy percales goods that were sold at 75c, to $1.25 each will be cleaned out during this sale at 30c. We are showing 8 complete line of footwear and handle the best makes of all lines of shoes for men, women and children. | guarantead stamped edge, regular | Mens calf shoes, coin and plain toe solid throughout, @ $1.25, Mens calfshoes, hand sewed @ $2.50 Ladies vici kid patent or stock tip $1.50, We have placed on our job counter about 100 pairs ladies and misses shoes—broken lots—to be sold @ 7c per pair. Boys colored unlaundried waists, jsizes 10 to 14, regular price sic to 50c to close them @ 20c. “Boys white Taundried waists were 50c to 75c to clean them out 25c. Boys summer underwear were 50c per suit; now 40c. Boys work gloves 25c kind; 20c per pair. Boys two piece suite were $1.00 and 1.50 at 95c per suit, Boys two piece suits worth $2 00 and 3.00 now $1.50. Boys two piece suits in fancy cash- mers all wool worth $3.50 to 5.00 now $3.25. Boysfancy shirts were 50c now 35c. 5 dozens mens atiff bosom shirts, excellent patterns, were 75c to $1.00 now 65c. 5 dozens mene stiff bosom shirts were 50c to 75c now 35c. 50 dozens mens negligee shirts, Mens summer underwear, the kind thatsells for 50c per suft to close 35e per suit, 36 mens union suits, medius veight regular $1.00 suit @ The, Mens summer underwear worth $1.00 per suit go @ 75 Mens brown drill drawers «7 200, Mens brown drill 35 and {0c draw- | ers (Y 25e, | Mens bleached drill drawers, regu: | lar 50e @ 400. | Mens, Boys and Childrens Hats. 40c to 50c wool hat | 2he. 75e to $1.00 wool hats @ 55c. $1.00 to 1.25 wool hat w 85. All up-to-date mens hats prices {n proportion. All straw hats, clean new and this season’s goods @ actual cost toclose them. Caps for children, boys any men. Come and hear the price, and you will buy them. Mens and youths suite, regular $5.00 and 6.00 suite now $4.00. Mens suite, cheviote and worsted, plain and fancies regular $10.00 suits now $7.00. Mens imported cheviot suite, tailor made $12.50 goods @ $9.00. Mens fanep cheviot, fine Aan per yd. Mena] heavy Kipp shoes, solid fancy pattern all sizes, were 50e and | *allor made, hand made buttonhole the World's Fair on his way here.| A full line in colors im mohairs, | throughout usually, sell for $1.50 75e; while they last, they go @ 35c. AARON | brillianteen both plain. and figures per pair to close them. We offer them for $1.00. 50 dozens mens negligee shirts, up- to-date styles, were $1.00 go @ 85c, — $15.00 suite @ $9.50. lene all wool clay worsted black and navy regular $10.00 to 12.50 suits. Sale price $7.50. Never before have we offered better first-class and reliable merchandise as we shall offer duringsthis sale. All bright new and up-to-date. DO NOT DEL first. Sam'lLevy &C AY your visit as the choicest stuff always sell 2 POF nn SaaS Pere i 4 ‘ i ' ) { i ‘ ‘ ' ae ~ = he