The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 5, 1905, Page 7

in our history. = See Our Good ‘Ladiesrubbers 25c. Hiil’s Cash = ns The Rates National bank will hold share holders meeting the 10th. Childrens rubbers 20c. Hill’s Cash tore. | A meeting of the stockholders of ‘the Missouri State bank will be held day lens felt boots $2 25. Hill’s Cash Ixty one divorce cases are on the idocket for the January term of the eircuit court at Joplia. Best high grade toilet soaps only ga box. Hills Cash Store. C, G. Hunt and wife spent several yein Busler. Mr. Hunt called and ‘vored us with a renewal. Good double blankets 67c per pair. ' Cash Store. ‘Mine. Ella Dugan has returned me from a six months visit with ves and friends in Ohio. vomforte worth $1.50 at $1. \‘nb. M. Pharis, a prominent citi. imittance for.renewal., ton, one of Butler’s popular shoe salesmen ‘American, favored us. ip collector. elles on Monday. eld, Mo., Friday, John [Bolivar shot and killed an Office- Monday by Suits, Shoes, Gloves and Footwear. before Invoicing and hope to have the LARGEST JANUARY TRADE te TE Will Pay You To CLOTHING HOUSE f Hadson township, remembers, you paid your taxes to the The penalty a ee ee LEARANG ALE UF Overcoats Underwear a general CLEAN UP , and Prices, o Our esteemed friend S. E. Jones, west of Butler, was a pleasant calkr and favored us with a renewal. Ladies 25¢ Windsor ties and stock collars for 10c. Hill’s Cash Store. Our Old faiend J. J. Cameron was @ pleasant caller and favored us with a renewal, as has been his custom for many years. Bargains in Kent skirts, hoods and fascinators at Hill’s Cash Store. Mrs. A. E. McKenna, widow of tle late C. MeKenna, living south of Butler, through her son, Allen Jones favored us with a renewal. Extra good values in ladies wool hose. Hiil’s Cash Store A. C. Burkhart, an influential citi zen and prominent farmer of Pleasant Gap township, favored us pleasantly and substantially the -last of the week, Boys 50¢ winter shirts for 25¢ at Hill’s Cash Store. The average price for teachers in tha Webster county public schools for the year 1904 was $34.26. A raise of several dollars over the previous year. Mens’ heavy weol sox 2c. Cash Store. The sale of Percheron stallions, horses and mares at J. W. Barn- hart’s, January 25th will afford our people-en excellent opportunity to buy good stock. Attend the eale. + Mens 50c mittens for 38c. Hill’s Cash Store. Attend the eale at J. W. Barnhart’s residence 2% miles northeast of But- ler, January 25th, if you want to buy thoroughbred stock. He will eell thirty head of Percheron horses, ‘mares and six stallions, Mens work gloves at factory prices Hill’s Cash Store. - “The statement from Col. Harry Hil's Be Mitehell, postmaster at Clinton, that ; BE. Owen left for he will ngt be a candidate to succeed . Nebr. yester- himeelf, has acted as a beverage to the numerous aspirants to redouble pe Boys 25c underwear at 15c. Hill’s Cash Store. Womens shoes at $1, $1 25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2 that beat anything on Ladies Shoes better than ever and still the best, Julia Marlows.—Hiram W. L. Powell, one of Summit °®*th a the price Remember we Nichols. townships early settlers and a wealthy farmer, favored us pleasant- ly and substantially the last of the! The township board last week ap-' to spend two weeks with her son G. | week. Bargains in mens fleece lined under-| Mt- Pleasant township to fill out friends. guarantee every pair we sell. Hill’s| Cash Store Mrs 8. A. Spicer, of Nashau, Clay county, arrived in Butler yesterday | HONOR JUDGE W. W. GRAVES The Bar of Bates And Henry pointed Otis Radford constable of H. Spicer, and other relatives and | This is Mrs. Splcer’s old Present Him With Testi- | monials of Esteem and wear 50c quality at. 35c. Hill’s | *be unexpired term of James Angle, home, she being a sister of ex-sheriff | Cash Store. Just received a new lot of mens shoes. Work shoes at $1.25 and $1.50, drees shoe $1.25, $150 and $2 that are simply fine for the money. Hill's Cash Store. Mens rubber and blanket lined Covert overcoats $3 worth $4. Hill’s Cash Store. Mrs. Ella Kennett remembered and loved by all of our old citizens for her many excellent qualities, keeps up her interest in our people and never fails to remember us once a year. Misses and childrens heavy wool hose our 23c and 25c eells at 18c, 2 paire for 3c at Hill’s Cash Store, Col. John H. Carroll, general at- torney for the Burlington railway, made a Chriatmas donation of $1000 to an Orphante Home in Cincinnatt, of which be was an inmate when only one year old on the death cf his parents in 1861. Charles W. Fulkerson left Monday night for Jefferson City on business. Charlie would make Governor Folk @ most excellent and competent private secretary. He served as court stenographer under Judge Lay and Judge Graves, and his work was satisfactorily done. T. C. Robinson was in the county the last of the week and favored us pleasantly. He is still with thecoun- ty map com,any, with head quart- era at Kansas City, but his work is now in Nebraeks. But wherever he goes he always has @ pleasant word and 4 kind teeling for the people of Ba‘es county. Mies Laura Jones and Elmer Jones ot Elk county, Kansas, sister and nephew of 8. KE. Jones, apent their vacation with the latter west of town. The young people are teach- ing school iu Elk county, and expect to go to Manhattan, Kan., at the expiration of theirschool tocomplete their education. The people of Butler will be glad to learn that ata board meeting of the officers of the Christian church the other day, the services of Elder H. J. Crockett, pastor for the pust year of the church were 80 highly appreciated the board asked him to remain in charge of the church for an indefivite period, which he accepted. A. F. Fox lost his residence on West Dakota street, by fire early Monday morning; also most of the eontents. It was supposed the fire originated from # defective flue. The house was insured for $450 and con tents for $150. The loss is a severe one to Mr. Fox, whois an industri ous but poor man. !imer L. Craig, who enlisted from Rockville in Company B. at the out- break of the Spanish-American war, and who since has continued to serve Uncle Sam, spending two years time in the Phillippines, is home on a visit. He is now stationed at Fort MecKinzie Wyoming, and wears sergeant stripes. Three little girls, Nancy Lucas, 10 years old; Haz! Rollins, 12 years old and Myrtle Rollins, 14 years old, daughters of Robert J. Lucas and William W. Rollins, were drowned in pond near Normandy, Mo., Sun- day. They were sliding and ventur- ed upon the ice of a small deep pond when the ice broke suddenly and they went under. 8.8. Sarver, living on Ash street at Nevada, killed a hoop snake, in the street near bis home Christmas day. The snake was about 18 inches long. Some women were looking at it when Mr. Sarver came up. How the snake happened to be in the street or where it came from is not known. We do not vouch for this “Hoop Snake” story, but credit it to the Post, which is noted for ite veracity in enake and fish stories. After a hard fight by the grocery merchants of St. Louis to prevent farmers and trucksters from selling their producte to consumers the mer- chants have lost. The supreme court having rendered a decision that by section 6146 of Missouri thelr efforts to get next to that piece statutes the farmers may treely ‘sell their products from house to houee in any town or city. It further de- ‘Ghd $1 25; the kind that i¢ pays: to | claree n0 town has power to levy or collect a tax for such sales. Mr. Radford is a worthy and compe ent young man and no bet er selection could have been made. I. M. Smith, the old Democratic patriot of Deep Water, called and renewed his allegiance for another year. He sends one copy to his brother in Georgia and another to his eon Roland, in Hawaii, and says that he wante a good thing distrib- uted over as much territory as pos- sible. About the firet judicial act of Cir-! cult Judge Denton was to continue, by agreement of attorneys on both slides, the Kratz care to February 20th, during the regular term of cirevit court. It is eald that Mr. Krats fs etill confined to his home in St. Louls as the result of the operation for appendicitis performed last September. Edgar I. Williams, who has been spending the week with relatives and friende in this city and county, re- turned to his home at Rush Springs, Okla., near which town he owns a fine farm well stocked, and is doing well. We acknowledge a pleasant call and renewal. Mr. Williams says there are a number of Bates county people located near him. Our old friend W. 8. DeBolt, of Altoona Kan.,is as prompt as death and taxes. His remittance for re- newal vever fails to arrive before or on the let of the year. He was for- tunate enough to buy a good farm near Altuona, when land was low, which has increased many times in value owing to oil developments in that section. John Ray who has been head p!um- ber for Bennett Wheeler company for many years, eevered his con- nection with that fi mon January 1, embarking in business for himself, He purchased the business of J. E. Harper on North Maia street. Where he will, in connection with his tin ehop, furnish all kinds of furnaces and heating plants and do a general plumbing business. =“ George Gleason, 28 years old, quar- reled with his wiie, Mrs. Lizzie Glea- son, 19 years old, in Kansas City, Sunday afternoon and slashed her throat and face, hands and arms with arazor. He then cut his own throat, inflicting a wound from which he died a half hour later. yblis wifs’s wounds are dangerous but the doctors say sne has achance for recovery. Mra, Mary Nuckols. wife of Wm Nack- ols, living sontheast of Butler, died 4t their home Monday evening: after 4 shortillness with pneumonia, Mre Nuckols was the danghter of C J. Requa, of Pleasant Gap. She was educated at the Butler High Schools and at the Butler Academy She was a very bright girl, popular with all who knew herand her many frienda here-regret her untimely death and extend sympathy to her bereaved |§ husband The scramble for the Butl-r post office, notwithstanding our excellent | and accomodating post master A O. Weiton, has a good long while yet to serve, is ou, and a hot time is an ticipated. There sre now three avowed candidates in the fiel’: Mr Welton, A. L. Fox, chairman of the ra county Republican ‘committer and Clark Wix. Just how these gent- lemen stand on the Senatorial race | which willin all probathility play an e important partin the appointment |S of postmasters in the state is «secret, which, we doubt either of the men who are candidates would divulge un- til after the eenatorial fight is set tled. H. H. Nichols, who has been spend ing the holidays with his son John at Kiows, Kansas, who {s post mas- ter of that little city, has returned home. He reports having had a pleasant time and lots of fun killing jack rabbite. He was near his old stamping ground where his father settled in 1854, moving to Kansas from Iowa. When Mr. Nichols lived in Kansas the Indians were there and the buffalo and deer roamed the prairies and the country was but thinly settled, and now but few of tell of the trials and -hardehips they endured to make Kansas what it is to-day. ONE ct et A a RE lh tt nA Et i cE A Joe T. Smith, The place to get first class shoe re- | pairing is at Nichols. Mr. C. Whitsitt and son, Mrs. Hir- lin, of Lathrop, Mo., and Mrs. Al- bright and son, of Hutchinson, Kan., brother, sisters and nephews of J. Y. Whiteitt, have returned to their homes after a pleasant visit with Mr. Whiteitt and family. Look at our complete line of Ladies Warm Shoes. You won't suffer with cold feet if you buy them.—Hiram Nichole, Just as we go to press we learn that Reuben Carver was found dead in a piece of woods on Senator Jobn B. Newberry’s place in Deep Water township. He had been cutting tim- ber for the Senator and itis supposed he was killed by a falling tree. Mra, J, A. Trimble delightfully entertained a large number of her lady friends at a 1 o’clock luncheon on Monday, New Years. Those present report a good time and delicious dinner, as they always have when Mrs. Trimble is the gracious hostess. Miss Lena Cole, who is atenographer at the K.C.Southern Ry.Co. offices in Kansas City,spent several days with her parents, Judge and Mre. Wm. Cole, during the holidays. Miss Lena {a @ good stenographer and a bright and attractive young lady who has friends wherever she ig. County court |s in session this week and Judge Armstrong, the new mem- | ber, ts being initlated by Judges Me- Fadden and Bruce, in the mysteries of county affairs. Judge Armstrong is one of the results of the late ‘‘over- confidence” in Missouri, a republican judge for Bates county. He isanold settler of that section and stands high among his neighbors as an hon- orab!e gentleman and a good fellow. C. C. Poage, of Marshall, Mo., vice- president for Southwe t, of the Mis souri Corn Growers Association, Tequesta us to announce a meeting of that Association for the second week in January, 1905, During the week there will ve acorn exhibit, open to the farmers of Missouri. Liberal prizes are offered of $25, $20, $15, $10 and $5, in each of the three classes, white yellow and mixed. This association is doing much to improve the corn grown in Missouri both in quality and yiel!, and is de serving of the patronage of the farm- ers. We hope some of our farmers exn make it convenient to attend this meeting at Columbta next week, and if possible take a sample ofcorn, which may enable them to pay all expenses by capturing a substan tial pr:za. Mr. Poage was formerly & wealuhy farmer of. Bates county and has many friends here. Appreciation. Satarday evening last the bar and court officers of Bates county ban- queted Judge Graves at the Endres restaurant. Hon. Thos, W. Silvers, on behal! of the bar and court officers, in appropriate and+loquentaddress, presented Judge Graves with a gold wat.b and chain as a special mark of high esteem and friendship of those gentlemen, and for the avility, uniform courtesy, fairness aud im- partality be had shown during his six years service on the beach of this district. Judge Graves tuuuked the gentleman for their kindness, and expressions of friendship which he reciprocated, and for their forebear- ance and asslstauce in the discharge of his duties, Judge C. A. Denton on behalf of the barand officers presented Charles Fulkerson, court stenographer, with @ gold watch fob, in appreciation of his faithfal service and uniform courtesy and kindness he had shown all in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Fulkerson responded iu brief and well chosen words of thauks and ap- preclation. Judge DeArmond and P, H. Holcomb made brief and feel- ing tulks. a CLINTON BAR GIVES SILVER BERVICE Clinton, Mo, Dee, 29.—Circuit Judge W. W. Graves to-day closed his judicial relations with the Heary cvunty circuit court and received a silver service as a gift from the members of the Clinton bar, together with a formal address setting forth their appreciation of his judicial career, Which was, in part, as fol- lows: “We have noted with pleasure that the abilities of Judge Graves have received @ general and emphatic recognition among lawyers all over the State, and that he has attained distinction among the Circuit Judges of Missouri. “We have congratulated ourselves that we have had the service of u Judge so eminent in judicial char- acter und reputation, and that in him the seat honored and adorued by DeArmond, Gantt, Wright and others of aw line of distinguished Judges hascontinued to be # place deserving of ite chief honor and dig- nity,not so much from the power vest- ed in itby Constitution and State as from the ability aud character of its occupant.” : Judge Graves replied brie tly to the address. Stenographer ©. W, Faikersou was also the recipient ofa testimonial of solid silver Brimg in yourfeet, lets make ‘em vlad, iets make Tem fecl good and and easy, lety make ‘em look niee in a pair of Douglas Snoes —Hiram Nichols. LS is the time of year when many T econom 2+ On shoes, try to wear the settlers of those days are left to|f the old oues a little toner, undergo the discomfort of damp feet and end up with a cold, spend a couple of dollars with the doctor, a couple more with the druggist—and fioaily do what tiey should have done at first—buy a pair of Goodyear Welt Shoes Don’t Do it—Buy the Shoes first and save the balance. Our DIAMOND SPECIAL Goodyear Welt Shoes are built for just this kind of weather. Men’s $3.50 Women’s $3.00 Special Values a $1.00, $1.25 and $2.00 Hill’s Cash Store. Diamond Special Shoes won the Grand Prize— Highest award at the World’s Fair.