The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 26, 1905, Page 7

a a 7 oe " Beteteet 8 Habe VIESN Tet yl owrv re Childs _ First class shoe repairing done at Nichols. , Elmer Voris has accepted a posit- n with Nichols. If you don't want a cold to catch you, buy a pair of rubbers at Nichols. ur young friend Charles H. Rad- d, of Spruce, was Pigasent caller favored ussubstantially. On account of small pox it is re- borted eighty-one families are uarantined at Paola, Kansas. If you want a good fit go to Nich- 1s and have one in a pair of Douglas shoes. | P. O. Carpenter, of Chetopa, Kan., other-in- law of Fred \arley, has Mrchased a half interest in the ptten cab line. We are getting what we exected @ the legivlature. A row and fight @er spoils. The pie counter first, ihe people be d—n. Mr. Elmer Voris one of Bates bunties enterprising young men puld be pleased to meet and wait his friends at Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Max Weiner have is- Med unique invitations, in the form fmasks to a masque party at their ime, on North Main, Jan. 28th. rs. Ed Austin left for Jefferson y last week to join her husband, p is a staff correspondent of the be Democrat at the State capital. | A. DeArmond resigned as city Harney and clerk at the last council ing) Thureday night, and J. F. h was appointed to fill the firs. Paul Walton exhibited some ry fine black Langshans, atCable’s ore last week. They were less than year old and looked as big as as ordinary tu: keys. be Butler Band will give aconcert he Opera House on Feb. 10th. are always epjoyable musical iets to our people and are always rally patronized. ur former neighbor and life-long ind, J. A. Wright, who is @ pros- fous business man:in Chicago, de us a remittance for a renewal, ch has been his custom for more R. B. Heddleson, of Elkhart town- jship, son of the late Major Jno. B. Heddleson, veteran of the Mexican | War, was « pleasent caller and favor- jedus. Mr. Heddleson is a prosper. ious farmer and influential citizen i“ that section. Mrs. Jacob Baum, whose home wag | near Passaic, died at the asylum at Nevada last week. The remains were brought to Butler and services were conducted from the Presbyte- rian chureh by Rev. Jewell, and in- terment was made in Oak Hill ceme- tery. Booker T. Washington, the negro educator, was turned down by the hotels at Wichita, hotels refused to entertain him on Yet the line is not drawn socially in the Schools of Kansaa. account of his eolor, Kansas, The — <4 WantTep—An experien girl for| Mrs. Hamilton, of Kansas City, is | general house work, inquire of Mrs. W. F. Diva. A young girl. from Farmir gton, in St. Louis drank, carbolic acid in an attempt to commit suicide because a rival for the affections of a young man threatened to kill her, unless she gave up the object of her affec- tion. Charley Radford’s barn, in the rear of his residence on Ohio street, was consumed by fire early Sunday morn- ing. The barn was valued at $150 and insured for $75. Mr Hancock had 150 bales of hay stored in the baro, which was a total loss, Cal B. Robinson has accepted a po- sition with a mining company at Baxter Springs, Kas, and left: the tirst of the week for that place, Mr, | Robinson is a splenhid blacksmith, All Winter Suits and Overcoats AT VERY LOW PRICES. _ CLOTHING HOUSE_@]/. SAWN eres. f je aro Soran, MOTHER! Has Your Small Son Been Neglected This Winter? WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF which we will sell very cheap. It will pay you to buy for next winter. Overcoats | e | The} Good Shoe Store. Mies Lola Smith, of KansasCity, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Naomi Smith. Attorney J. F, Smith has moved his office over Brown Sisters’ millin- ery store, on the west side of the square. In the way of earning their salary will eome good “epublican paper please infirm us what the Republi- can legislature is doing in the interests of the people and the state: “in llbox is raging in LaCygne, Kansas. Butler officials has better begin to throw out safe gifards for this city, and have the tramps move on before they get over the corpora tion line. Mr. and Mrs. John Catterlin, of Wintereett, Iowa, after a week’s visit with John M. Catterlin and wife, re- turned home the first of the week. The gentlemen are cousins and had not met since 1861. The Cotten stock has been thrown into the hands of a reclever appoint- ;ed by the federal court at Kansas City. Sheriff Morris was served with restraining papers by Deputy U. 5. Marshal Kirk on Friday. Will Smith, who is holding and important position with the M. K. & T. Ry. Company, at Coffeyville, Kansas, spent Sunday at home with his family. He hopes to have his wife and baby join him in a short time. Lewis W. Jones, one of Fosters old and prominent citizens, was in the city the last of the week and favored us pleasently. Uncle Lewis came to this county in the early seventies and located in New Home township, where he prospered. 8. P. Herron and wife of Chicago are visiting the family of Joe Meyer. Mr. Herron is a cousin of Mrs. Meyer. They are on their way to California to spend the winter. Mr. Heron is an old Missourian and formerly lived in Saline county. The Modern Woodmen of America have set Tucsday Feb. 28th as the day for their big meeting in Butler. Every camp in the county will be represented and will furnish candid- ates. present and a big time is anticipated by the Woodmen. ty. larhe revival meetjngs, which has | Mo day night, The accident occur Polk Fulkerson a promtnent farm-' had-the confidence of our people and erand lawyer of Holden was acci- | was doing well, but the offer he re- + dently killed last Friday at his farm, ceived was so flattering that he fifteen miles north of Holden by a! deemed it to his interest to accept it, tree falling upon him = He was Aty-| Fraak Croker, won “a tive years of age aud a member of a! GO, Kop ; prominent family of Johnson Coun-! ‘ Richard the ex-Tammany chief, was {injured ia an auto accident at Or- mond, Fla., Saturday, and died been in progress at tho Christian red on the racing track at Daytonia, Church for the past 18 days, closed jand at the time it is said he was last Thursday evening. There were | going at the rate of a mile in 40 24 additions to the church, Elder | seconds, He tried to avoid running J.T. Ogle, who conducted the meet- | down a motor cycle in front of him. ings, left for his home {fn Paris With two United States senators, Texas, Burton of Kansas, and Mitchell of Our old friend R. R Earsom, one of; Oregon, under indictment, and the Pleasaut Gap townships old and in. | investigation of Senatur Smoot, with fluential citizens, was a@ pleasant) the scandal raised at Jefierson City caller while in the city on Saturday over the nomination of Niedring- Prominent speakers will be| | dren, and favored us substantially, Mr. Earsom is an old line Democrat who believes strict party organization, that will stir up interest among the voters and get them out to the polls. Democrats of New Home township are hereby notified to meet at New Home schoo! House at 2 o'clock on Saturday, February I1th, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention, also tonominate a township ticket, C. C. SWEARENS, Township Committeeman, B. G, Mains and Mies Lou Requa, of Butler, C. L. Plerce and C, E. Me- Kibben, of Rich Hill, each won five dollars in the presidential vote con- test inaugurated by the Woolsen Spice Co, manufactures of Lioa Coffee. The $5,000 prize was won by Nelson Gazaway, of Chillicothe, Ohio, the $2,500 prize by Mrs. Chand. ler, of Kansas City, Kansas. County School Supertendent Maxey has received @ number of copies of the “Missouri Book” compiled by Walter Williams for the World’s Fair Commission. Prof. Maxey expects to furnish a copy to each school dis- trict in thecounty for Hbrary purpose which must be carefully preserved as other school property. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walton, left yesterday to join a party of seventy- five excursionists, at Carbondale, Ills. The party will go by special pullman train to New Orleans, thence by steamer to Cuba and other is- lands of the Weat Indies. They ex- pect to go by easy stages and the blue birds will be here before they return. Martin Paulsgrove, musderer of Miss Mary Newman, a schoolteacher at the home of his parents about 7 miles southeast of Savannah, Mo., the first of last week, and made his escape, was captured, at Savannah, Friday. Whenasked why he shot the young lady, he said: “I did it because I wantéd to, andI am glad she is dead.” The council of Administration of the Missouri Bankers Association,at a meeting last week at the Secre- tary’s headquarters, at Sedalia, de cided to hold the next annual con- vention in Kansas City on May 23rd and 24th, 1905. Much important business was transacted, not the least of which was to give the pro- ficient secretary W. F. Keyser a subatantial increase in salary, the third increase ina year. The council was given an elaborate luncheon by the Sedalia bankers. Thomas Walls died at his home in Kansas City Sunday ofdropsy. The remains were brought to Butler on Monday; funeral services were held from the home of his son-in-law, | 'haus, who is under suspicion of being too friendly to the. brewers’ inter- ests, the God and Morality party ts ‘having wore than its share © trouble. The remains of J, E. Keller, who died at Tulsa, I.T., were brought to Bu ler on Saturday, and taken to the home of Col. A. M. Wilson. Funeral services were conducted from the Ohio Street M. E. Church on Sunday afternoon and interment was had in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr. Keller was in the harness business in Butler a number of years ago and was liked and highly respected by our people, The night watchman of Harrison- ville William Williams, was found in an alley in that city the last of the ‘week, unconscious from a severe wound in the back of the head, made by some blunt instrument. He held his revolver tightly clutched in one hand, from which a shot had been fired. It is thought he was assulted from behind and drew his pistol and fired as he fell. Revival meetings will begin Satur- day evening, January 28rh at the Holiness Chapel on Mechanic street. These services will b+ coudacted by Bro, A. L. Pipes of Browning, Mo., (the singing evarigelist) welcome. urday evening, Let everyone of God's people pray fur the Salvation of lost suuls and let every christian take part agaiust sin. Lvery body Se vices 7:50 o'clock Sat- Two men were arrested Thursday for stealing shoes from in front of the American Clothing House, and were given a heariug betore Judge Hemstreet and were given thirty days in jail. An old trick of tramps and hobos is to commit petit larceny in order to get ajailsentence through the winter months. A whipping post would be about the right ching for such gentry, in the absence of which # rock pile is the next remedy aud they should ve made to work for their board. Jobn Martin Speyer, tried in Kan- sas City for murdering his little boy, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by the jury. Two yeura ago Sveyer was found guilty of mur- der iu the second degree and senteuc- ary. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and sent back, the court holding that there was nu mid die ground, that Speyer was either guilty of murder in the first degree or innocent. The defense plead in- sanity. Ben Johnson now has his neck in heavy bandages as a result of a high dive from the topmost peak of an immense load of hay. Bea woulda’t feel just right if he didn’t have some part of his anatomy tied up as a George Dudley, conducted by Elder | result of an accident, but he’s been Crockett, and the remains were in-| thinking that his evil star would! Rugers of Denver, came to their tered in Oak Hill cemstery. All old! surely wane and he says he sure ed to twenty years in the penitenti- | the guest of Mrs. H. C. Clark. ee ee Shot Her Own Father. Trenton, Mo. Jan 23.—With a Misses Mabel and Hezel Haire, of | shotgun Mrs. George Walte, living N vada, are visiting the Holloway, in this city. Misses Ed. Holt went to Springfield Tues- day to assume his dutles as gauger, to which position he wae recently appointed. John M. Graham, who has been here with a load of western horses, left for his home {n Sheridan, Wyo. the first of the week. Vaise Price, son of George Price, left Wednesday morning for Siloam Springs to accept a position in the grocery store of his brother, Burge. A.C, Peea sold his farm adjoining Merwin, to G. M. Stlpp for 2,000 The parties were in Butler Monday closing up the deal. Charles Card was appointed special policeman at the depot, for the pur- pose of preventing trampsand hobos from stopping over in Butler. Miss Pauline Dorman, a talented young lady of Joplin will give aread- ing at the Baptist Church tomorrow, Friday evening. While in the city she will be the guest of Mra, Ed. Snider. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs J.C. Biggs has been quite ill with pneumonia, but is recovering at present. ~ Elder Rogers’ little girl has been sick with the same malady but has passed the danger point.— Hume Telephone. Charley M. Board will have a sale at his place in Deep Water on Jan, 80th and will shortly thereafter move to the Indian Territory, Mr. Board is one of the successful young teachers of our county and very popular where known, An effort is being made by the Elks {n Butler to establish a lodge of that order in this city. They have secur- ed the required number of applicants for membership and only await the proper dispensation from the grand lodge. There will be a wholesale in- itiation and a hot time in the old town that night. The local Kiks al- ready have a fine club room here. Peru Camp No, 8860, M. W. of A, have arranged to give an oystersup- per and entertainment at Peru on Saturday night, Jan, 28,'05, Rev. Joel Barker, of Butler, willdeliver an address ‘The Misses Moore of Sprague will render instrumental music. ‘Ihe entertainment will be tree, Every- body invited to attend. Com. The Southern Methodist ministers of St. Louis adopted @ resolution directing the secretary of their organ- ization to send a letter to Gov, Folk congrabulating him upon his stand in putting down vice and corruption. It was suggested at the meeting that evil foreesin the city might do all pussibls ia tae way of opposing the governor, and that he would need sYinpathy fromatl those wioapproy- ed bis actions A young German named Henrick was found lying unconscious on the Missouri Pacitic right of way, four miles ucrth of Nevada on Monday morning. He had letters on his per- son which showed he was on his way from Kansas City to Oklahoma, His satchel was found near the body avd he bad several do.lars in silver in his pockets. [tis believed he fell off tne blind Dagwage, oo Which be Wee stealing a ride. He Was taken to Nevada and medical aesistance ren dered. The wouad in the bead was fserious und recovery extreiely doubitul, A farmer near Union City, Mich., aluazes bis ueighbors by keeping ap- ples, peaches, grapes, etc., In their natural state tur years. He now has apples and grapes growo sin 1891 which can hardly be distinguished from this year’s products, He now gives out his method of preservation, | which is very simple, as he merely selects weil develuped fruit with good stems, picks it carefully aud sears the stem with a lighted match. ‘Then he wipes the fruit perfectly dry, places it in a piece of dry wrapping | paper and Jays it away in & moder- ately dry and cool cellar.—Farmer and Stockmam. The “Fatal Star’ Dramatic Con.” pany, with Frank James, ex bandit, as its star actor, was stranded in Pueblo the first of the week. The “angel of the company, Miss Ethel | assistance by contributing her say- near Trenton, shot and probably fatally injured her father, William Beishe, a prominent and wealthy farmer. Mrs. Waite claims she shot her father in self-defense. She has not been arrested. Farm for Rent. 120 acres, 65 acres pasture and timothy, balance corn land, small house, large barn, well watered, fruit for family use. Terms $2.00 per acre, cash or good note. For par- tleulars inquire of J. R. Angle, Butler, Mo. e a In Our JANUARY CLEARING UP SALE, DRESS GOODS $ 1.50 Dress Goods for 98e 1.00 — Dress Goods for We 65 Dress Goods for 89e 0 Dress Goods for 29¢ 0 Silk Muslin for 25e 50 Waistings for dhe 45 Waistings for 25e Remnants of Woolen Dress Goods at half price. +15 Printed Outings for — 8'ye Remnants Outing = 44 and The 65 Table Linen for ve .89 Table Linen for The 0 Golf Gloves for 35e 35 Golf Gloves for de -25 Lace Stocks for lie FASCINATORS 2.50 — Fascinators for $2.00 2.00 Faselnators for 1.50 1.50 — Fascinators for 1.00 1.00 Fascinators for T5e .75 ~~ Fascinators for 50e 50 Fascinators for oe 5 Pascinators for lie 1250 — Cloaks for 7.50 10.00 6.50 7.50 “ ‘ 1-50 5.00 3.00 25.00) Furs for 1750 POO ‘ did 13.50 18.00 12.50 12 50 9.50 10.00 6.50% 750 Skirts for 475 500 a 3.50 3.50 s id 2.50 Sample underwear for half price. 3.00 men’s pants for 1.95 2.50 1.60 200 1 145 75) ingrain carpets 5 a AS or) at) -15 Sultana * ro i) Carpet Remnants at great reductions. ROOM SIZED RUGS 25.00 Rugs for {$22.00 17.50 a. 14.00 12.50 ea 9.00 8.50 se 7.50 Lace Curtains Reduced $7.50 Lace Curtains, pair $5.50 400 s * “3.00 3.50 “ ” “ €f 250 * ” * i 2.25 ss * « i 1.90 “is ba bad 1.25 1.40 * " “1.00 A lot of half pairs at | one half price. settlers remember Uncle Tom Walls, | thought the last had come when his! ings to alleviate the distress of the Come and see us, we want your trade, who lived-here twenty-five years. For! neck doubled up like a rubber tube/ performers, and furnished transpor- | the past five years he has been in| and shut off his breathing apparatus. But thanks to his lucky star he is Kansas City. He was 74 years old, stij! able to limp and wheeze around and leaves a widow and eight child-' ard will soon be in prime condition | for another accident. tation to Kansas City. Frank James 'has become rather a tame bandit |‘ gince he became civilized and joined jtne Republican party. McKIBBENS | pete se nencannis ~~, Sas) LES ae * |