The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 29, 1904, Page 7

QA Be eBD ed abadad, dt LLL LL LLL | The Best and Most ROPE SSS Ed. Snyder spent last week {ber mother in Joplin. iB. Canterbury is spending the with his family in Butler. 8. Macdonald, the jeweler was d. by his parents on Christmas. rf. Geo. Ellis is epending the hol- with her parents ia Warrene- ¥ M. Catterlin and wife are few days in Kaneas City P. Catron and wife of visited relatives and friends r last week. Ww, Griggs has his paper changed Altona to Henryetta, I. T., Is now located. Nickell, son of Capt. Holly Bert Dickerson, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Dicker. M. Wells favored us with ‘on the streets his Footwear For Cold Feet! We Have the Best Makes in ~ Overshoes itBoots and German Socks MOBS FoR Men ano Boys Bates County, as well as The Best Stock of e HING HOUSE (bbe ell, of Lees Summit, is the , his brother, Parieh Nickell, | Jack Davidson were down from I. She fe with her daughter Dickerson in Vernon iy of this county, |, far. A snow fell ceveral inches ninent citizen of Sante | . nich was drifted by a strong north- Cal, sends us remmittance | 244 wind. on a visit to | sery Warm \ Desirable Stock of 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 © 2 2 2 2 2 we 2 2 eS > 3 2 2 ‘ \ a ey vercoats, = § | Sus | “> Underwear. Lowest Prices for Honest Values, The Good CLOT Store. The Good , Shoe Store. Mrs. Ed. 8. Austin, and sister, Miss Lillie Colyer, are visiting relatives in Butler. Misses Maggie, Josephine and Jessie Price of St Louis are visiting relatives in the city. A large number of “out of-town | folks” visited relatives and friends in Butler Christmas, Mies Naomi Smith returned the last of the week from @ visit to rela tives and friends in Sedalia. Mr. and Mrs Chas. Cameron spent Christmasin Kansas City with Mrs. Camerons mother, Mrs. Moore. Everett Ewing, now a traveling salesman, is home epending the holl- days-with-his parents, Mr.and-Mre, Chas. Ewin. Cy Walker and his brother in-law Kaneas City visiting relatives and living ‘near | fiends and enjoying a hunt. , Spent Chrietmas with his Adrian now boasts of an electric light plant ip good working order. That certainly shows anenterprising spirit in the citizens of that thriving town. Monday night and Tuesday exper- ienced the worst storm for thiseeason Mrs, John F, Herrell gave a fine christmas dinner to her two widower jen, of Kaueas City, | brothers, William and A. B, Burner, | decided to appoint U. Ayera, of Rich with hor sister, Mrs-| and their children. It was 6, happy | Hi), his stenographer, when hie firet family reunion. John Dunn has gone into the nur- business for bimeelf and will stock and guar- The Hume ‘Telephone announces N. B, McFarland went to Kaneas City on Tuesday on private business. Miss Myrtle Keridall, of Kaneas City is the guest of Miss Helen Arm- strong. ; Miss Hattie Lotterers, of Ft, Seott visited her uncle Jno. F. Herrell Christmas. Saunders P. Day and wife, of Kan- eas City are holiday guests of T. J. Day’stamily, _ Jas. W. Holloway and family went “}to Kaneas City Sunday to visit relatives and friends. We hope the old saying “a green Christmas a full grave yard” willnot come true. Sam E. Heinlein came down from Kansas City to enjoy a visit with| relatives and numerovs frien.s. County treasurer-elect W. R Bell: came over from Foster Sunday to attend the faneral of E P. Mills. "Mise Mabel Mize, of Foster, visited her many friends in Butler. She wae on her way to visit in Harrionville. Miss Jeeste Turner, of Sedalia, ie visiting Mayor and Mrs. A. B,Owen; she fs a firet cousin of the Mayor. Willis Powell and family, of Colo- rado, arein the city spending the holidays with the family of J. A. Cobb. Howard James and wife, of Rich Hill, spent Christmas day in Butler the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Cook. Jobn Hurt come in from Cripple Creek, Col. for a visit with his mother and brophers, after an absence of eighteen years, Mr.and Mrs. Geo. Gilkerson of Warrensburg, epent the holidays in ther city with ber parents, Dr. and Mre. J. M. Christy. Edward and C. E. Erickson, cf Topeka, Kan, father and brother, of Mrs. Eg. Clark, came over to spend the holidays. No one can complain of tad weather when we coneider the un- precedented fine fall and winter weather up to christmas. Public Administrator elect,Sam T. Braddus and daughtera, returned from several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson, in Kansas City Tom P. Baldwin has accepted a position in a hardware and imple- ment house in Parsovs, Kansas, and will leave for that place the middle of January. J. M. Carpenter was over from Colby, Kan., to spend the holidays with his brother, Friend D. Carpen ter. He is manager of a big ranch near that town owend by the brotk- ere. Our sanctum was graced on Mors day morning by @ cull trom James A. Dooley, of Omaha, accompaned by his sisters, Mrs. R. A. Hallenback of Kansas City and Mrs. Germaine Dooley. E. R. Johnson, gon-in-law of R. T. Wall who was murdered by Dr. Tudd and who was back from Texas to testify in the case, visited relatives and friends tn-this “end county last week, Mrs. Rebecca P. Argenbright bas issued invitation cards to the mar rage of her daughter, Miss Daisy, to Mr. J. F. Geiger, at the family home in Butler, on Wednesday January 4th 1905, 12 o’clock M. ' Mrs, Nollie Fearris,,of Cripple Creek Colorado, ‘ia visiting the family of her uncle, county clerk John F. Herrell, during the holidays Mrs. Fearris is the daughter of Jas. B. Howell, formerly a»printer in. this office, now in business in Cripple Creek. - ‘Ths Republican-Press says tbat|E Cireuit Judge elect, C. A. Denton, has term of court convenes. Mr. Ayers has bad considerable experience at the work. Col. J. A. Trader, cigar broker, ‘of City, remembered ue on Christmas with a bor of very fine ’ cigars. It they are fair samples of | stock, it is no wonder Art enjoys big tradb throughout this ofthe state, Next Sunday is the day to swear’ off. The ground covered with snow, and but little feed in the fields this weath- er will be rather severe on the quail and other birds. Jobn Smith, of LaHarpe, Kansas, and James Smith, of Nevada, came bome and took Christmas dianer with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Beverly and Courtney Vaughn, are home epending the holidays with their parents Mr, and Mrs. J. M Vangho. Beverly has a dental office jo Chicago and is doing well, while Coartney resides in St. Louis and is engaged in civil engineering. Our esteemed young friend Walton W, Steele, with the allestesippi Valley Trust Co. favors us with a renewal. Walton was a great favorite in Butler among both young and old. He is a staunch Democrat and takes us to account for the action of Bates county in the last election. The Adrian Journal says that Irv- {og Deffenbacgb, near Adrian, won first place in the Warrensburg State Normal oratorical contest last week: Prof. Kerlig, the well known English teacher, eaid young Mr. Deffenbaugh made the best spech that had bean made in the Normal for a long time. Mre. J. N. Kerens, with her two brothers Charley and George Spears, came in to spend the holidays with their father James Spears, of Butler, and relatives and friends in the east part of thecounty. Weacknowledge 4 pleasant call from Mrs. Kerens on Tuesday and renewal of their sub- scription. home Saturday, Sunday and Mon- day suffering a severe pain in his back. Mr. and Mrs. Van Vanalatine after @ few days visit with the family of sheriff elect Mooris have returned to their home in Independence. This cold spell is pretty severe on the Farmers Bank force, as the building is undergoing repairs and the northwest winds fairly whistled through the temporary front on Monday and Tuesday. Wm. Rayboarn, of Okfuskee, I. T., Burr Raybourn, of Colorado and Mrs. H. P. Smiser of Shawnee, Okla., are backin Bates county on a visit and to attenda family reunion at James Raybourns, in Deepwater township. ‘ The Review reports that W. C. Hedden is still confined to his home with sickness but his condition ts somewhat improved. His many friends throughout the county will be glad to hear of “Gabes” speedy recovery, and none more so than THE TIMES. R. C. Coulter, formerly of this county, now living with his parente at Pleasanton, Kansas, passed through Butler on his way to Quincy, Ills., to attend the Gem City business college. He called at Tue Times sanctum and renewed for his brother, Rev. W. G. Coulter, of Pleasanton. M. B. Morris will assume the duties of his office next Monday or Tuesday and there is no doubt but that he will make an efficient and capable Judge Levy was confined to his Ip nine cases out of ten a blizzard officer, doing his duty at all times catches many people totally unpre- ; fearlessly and without favor, there- pared to receive it, and nodoubt ovr; bygiving the party and his many charitable societies can find many | friends who voted for him and asaist- |ot the holiday trade it had been hav- who would be delighted to receive a visit from them. No worthy person should be allowed to suffer in Butler for the necessaries of life, J. H. Schleuter, formerly a res- taurant keeper and baker in this jcity, lost bis restaurant in Marshall, Mo., by fireon Satu:day last. The loss was estimated at $3 000, only Dartiully covered by insurance. While here a negro boy had his hand crushed in his meat grinder and got a substantial verdict tor damages in the courte aguinst Schleuter, which is now pending in the supreme court. We acknowledge receipt of a hand- ed in his ¢l ction no cause to regret their action. James Angle, who has had years of experience as an officer and is an excellent bookkeeper, will be Mr. Morris’ chief deputy. Almost the first reminder of real winter weather struck Butler Mon- day evening in the shape of a genu- ine western blizzard. The sleet and snow storm which arrived just after dark, driven by a wind at the rate of forty miles an hour was preceeded by a fine rain. It was the first water of any consequence that had fallen in the past two or three months and the ground had become very dry and stock water was getting scarce. some aud serviceable pocket book with the comple:nents of the season from that big and reliable firm the J. W. Butler Paper company, of Chicago. Wesay serviciabk —!t would be fur anybody tliat had any use for it; as for us, well we can’t neither eat nor drink it. But then we ean carry it fora bluff. ' Hill’s Cash Store chowed thecffects ing “londay worning. Ihe two big rooms, which only a short time be- | tore had been trimnied in holiday | atcire and filled from floor to ceiling with one of the largest and most complete lines of holiday goods ever exhibited in Butler, was a total wreck and all hands were hept’ busy in an attempt to put the store in order While the fall and winter weather has been almost perfect, the drouth has been a decided disidvantage to the farmer who desired to do fall and winter plowing, and on this account little work in that line has been done by the farmers, For want of rain the wheat crop and the plant has made slow growth, Hon. George B, Ellis,SSecretary of the State Board of Agricuiture, at Columbia, Mo, stopped over in the city the last of the week, on his way to his fine farm in Deep Water town- ship. Weacknowledgea pleasant call. Mr Ellis represented Bates ¢ unty in the legislsture for two years with distinguished «bility, aud wielded much ivfluence with bis conferrees in that body. He has served his state again. The body of Joel Clardy, 5 uel od, son of Mr.and M a G. W. Clurdy, who died at their home in K insas City of diphtheria, was brought to Butler yesterday for burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Joel was a bright, manly little fellow, and spent most of bia short life in Butler, where he was much loved by all who knew him.‘ The fond parents hev- the sympathy of our. people in their} great affliction. We thank t ties for their li ing alla happy and pros- perous New Year. Very Respectfully, JOE’ MEYER, The Clothier. faithfully aud weil in his present position-forseveral-years, His pu - lished reports during that time show much study and research and have been of deep interest and benefit to the farmers and ajl others interested inthe advancement of agricnl ura} interestrinthestate. Mr Bilis thinks of retiring ot the end cf his present term and returning to his f rm While we would welcome him back to Batescoun y, we beiieve his retirment would be a severe lose to the agri- cu'tural department of the stat. he people of Bates and adjoining coun- beral patron- age the past year and wish- Worn by Over Two Million. Women! Much the Largest Sale in the World, AN EXPLANATION, “Queen Quality” is not a It should not be classed with three-dol- three dollar shoe. lar shoes. Most Quality’? are sold for three styles of ‘*Queen dillurs, yet it is worth-equal, the sty -2qual, the,fit-equal of a custom shoe. Now how isit possible to sell ‘*Queen Quals ity’? shoes for three dollars? Simply and only because of the money saved by whole- sale handling. The quantity of these shoes made and sold is enormous—very much the largest in the world. Note that there is only one Quality” Many a dealer priee—on ‘(Queen everywhere. could ask and obtain more for hem, but the price is lixed by the fuctory and must not be vuried. The woman who once tries “Queen Quality”’ shoes will rarely accept any other shve afterwards. They spell in the every letter word SATISFACTION.