The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 2, 1905, Page 7

“eppin RIN UITS! NEW NOBBY CLOTHES STYLISH AND WELL MADE FOR VERY REASONABLE PRICES ARE ARRIVING AL- MOST EVERY DAY It certainly will pay you to visit this Complete Mens Store before you buy your Spring - SUIT, HAT, SHOES OR FURNISHING GOODS, OUR NEW SPRING WALK-OVERS ARE FAR AHEAD OF PAST SEASONS | READTHIS! f ® We give coupons with CASH SALES and when you have bought $20.00 we give you A Graphophone and One Record FREE, With each $5.00 purchase thereafter we give you a record for this graphophone or will sell records, The W The Good: CLOTHING HOUSE | Sood Clothes Shoe Store. | Store. Chas. Douglass {s reported to be’ The robbin is here and the maple quite sick. tree-are budding out. \ N. B. McFarland spent Tuesday in Kansas City on business. Mrs. Joe Hutchinson orders Tur Times to her address at Chanute, Kas, J. J. Conklin has moved to his residence recently purchased on Ohio street. Jacob K. Deffenbaugh and Chas, Davideon, were taken to the asylum at Nevada in charge of deputy sheriff Angle Monday. W.C. Walden is home from Los Angels, Cal., on a visit to relatives Walter and Nellie Delancey of Kan- sas City, spent Sunday with Butler friends. The farmers will soon be plowing and sowing oate if the weather will continue good. The Bates county Medical Societ + will hold its annual meeting in this city March 10th, D. A. Colyer has returned from Florida where he has been several weeks with relatives. Quarterly meeting at the Ohio M. E. church next Sunday morning. Presiding Elder Rev. Eli P. Anderson will preach at 11 o'clock a. m. Willis I. Yeates, an old andhighly respected citizen of Mingo, was a pleasant caller while in the city on Saturday and favored us with a renewal, Mrs. Endres is fitting rooms over Poffenbarger & Edwards store for the accommodation of roomers. ! W. A. Ephland,the popular cashier of the Farmers Bank at Foster, was iu the clty the last of the week. Mf. and Mrs. C. D. Farr returned | to their home in ElDorado Springs, ‘. after a visit with relatives and friends in Butler. j ! Col. Mathew Kiley, has been re- f appointed chief of police of St. Louis the board also reappointed C. G. Gillaspy, assistant chief. y Sam Helulein came down from } eas City Sunday.and was kept usy shaking hands with his many friends. : Miss Gertrude Bailey, of this city, left Saturday for Jeplin where she ‘will spend several weeks visiting relatives and friends. Urs. Robert McDonald and little daughter have joined Mr. McDonald in Sedalia, where he has a position with the Ruralist. An exchange says, the machinery r. of the Kansas legislature worked > Mike a charm as soonas Standard Oil introduced. ©” Most of the legislators at Jefferson ‘City will serve the state better at the -plow handles and they had better our public echoola, went: to Webb City Tuesday, to act as Judge in a literary contest between the high schools of Carthage and Joplin. W. R. Adolph, at Nevada has $3,000 damages. The plaintiff alleges that the defendent alienated the affections of his wife. Uncle Fred Cobb underwent a pain- ful operation for abscess in the jaw, near the parotidgland. Dra. Christy and Foster successfully, performed theoperation. Dr. Boulware was called to Foster Tuesday morning to perform an op- eration ona boy. Tux Trims failed to learn the name of the person or the nature of the operation. We long for the good old summer days, the hammock, the shade and the blue grass, the waving of the golden grain, the chirp of the blue bird, the cackle of the hen and the noise of the reaper. The infant daughter of Mr. and south of town, who has been danger- ously ill with pneumonia, is reported convalescent by Dr. Christy. Prof. Richmond, Superintendent of | Christie Gentry, wore it during the brought suit against W. C. Snell for |$°0d time keeper yet. Mrs. Wm. Nearfus, living four miles|a@ resident of the county ten years | pected young men of the neighbor. | hood in which he resided. | Moses J. Martin, a substantial A. J. Bright has his paper changed young business man of Joplin, sends to Lamar, to which place he moved us remittance to have his dates set his family this week. ahead H. L. Cook, of Bushnell, Illinois, ‘s R. D. Buck with Poffenbarger & in the city spending a few days with Edwards, attended the marriage of his brother H. G. Cook of the Ameri- bis brother, L. D. Buck, to Miss'ein Clothing House. Clementine Hill at Ballard Monday. Leslie Duvall, eight year old son of The Modern Woodmen of America! W, F. Duvall, fell on the concrete have decided to hold their big meet- walks, while at play Thursday and ing, which had been well advertised, | his tongue was severely cut by his on Friday evening, March 24th. teeth, necessitating the doctor taking They expect a big and profitable! several stitches. The little fellow meeting. stood the operation like a soldier. A member of the Krats jury with whom we talked said that it was the sentiment of ail the jurors that they wouldn’t convies a man on the unsupported testimony of confessed boodlers and perjurors. That the evidence showed and that the cir- cuit attorney admitted in his speech that the principal witness for the state ought to be inthe penitentiary. That while Kratz might fe guilty, the evidence presented to the jury was not conclusive. The jurors are the sole judges of the evidence and the creditabillty of the witnesses, John W. Kester, a retired farmer of Livingston county, recently re leased from the insane asylum at St. Joseph, committed suicide at his home near Chillicothe, by taking carbolic acid. Dr. J. W. Angle, of Nevada, spent the afternoon of Tuesday in the city visiting his brother, Deputy Sheriff James Angle. Tur Times acknow- ledges a pleasant call from the two gentlemen Our old friend, J. A. Warford, «¢ Shawnee, was a pleasant caller on Saturday and favored us with re- newal. Mr, and Mrs. Warford visit- ed his sister, Mrs, George Price and her sister, Mrs. Dug Walden, Clark Wix has accepted temprrary service in the Internal Revenue De- partment. He is detailed to inspect the tobacco and liquor licenses and bonds in this district, which will re- quire his services for several months. Benjamin Franklin Jeter announces for renomination as Justice of the Peace for Mt. Pleasant township. Mr. Jeter has held that office tor the past six years, with the very beat of satisfaction to the people, and poluts with pride to the fact that no appeal has ever been taken from one of his decisions. He is a Butler boy, to the manner born, and has passed his whole lite among our people. His party record has been kept straight, and he {s counted one of the best and moat effective Democratic workers, In the shadow of the Joplin police station Arch Macklin, a negro, drove a miner's pick into the skull of Frank Emons, an aged white man. The wounded man died during the night che and the negro was arrested. The|: Our old friend De. C. Mise, owner of i iy Sunny Slope place, in New Home killing was without apparent couse, township, was : pleasant caller while in the city. Atthe recent Democratic convention held in that township Mr. Mize was nominated for trustee and we will add that no better or more competent mau could have been found. Mr. Mize has beena res- {dent of Bates county for twenty-five years, twenty of which he spent in Butler and the, most of that time with Sam Levy & Co. He says he likes farm life and isenjoying better health and doing well from a pecuniary standpoint. Jesse A.’ Taylor, former deputy circuit clerk, now traveling represen- tative of Geo, D, Barnard & Co, with his territory in Texas, spent several days vacation with his family here last week. We acknowledge a very pleasant call and favors. Mrs. J. C. Hayes, Mre. V. L. Jobn- son and Miss Colyer will give an “At Home,” at Mrs, Hayes’ residence, on east Dakota atreet, this afternoon Thursday, from 2:30 to 6:30 o'clock, for the benefit of the M. E. Church, south. Refreshments 10 cents. All are cordially invited. Called session of the county court last Friday to inquire into the sanity of Jacob Deffenbaugh, of Butler and Charles Davidson of Hume. Both were ordered sent to the asylum at Nevada. Davis was a former inmate of the asylum, and was discharged by Superintendent Robinson on a promise that he would not return to his home near Hume. He broke his parole, showed up and caused trouble, which result- ed in his being returned to the asylum. Mr. Deffenbaugh is an old gentleman and has been in bad health. His mind has been affected for some time, but only recentiy he showed violent. Complaint has been made to the mayor by faterested persons that flowers and decorations placed upon the graves of relatives at the ceme- tery had been carried away by mall- clous or unthoughted persons. This is wrong and if the pereon or persons doing this are caught they will be prosecuted. Carpenter & Shafer are connecting their ice plant and creamery to the city sewer, and Tuesday morning a blast threw a rock about the size of an egg through a large window pane in the third story of the Ross Hotel, a distance of 200 feet or over. In the crowd at the depot says the Kansas City World, was one head that stood considerably above all the rest. It was that of a Ken- tuckian, who was going from his Indiana home to visit his children out west. He was over 84 years old and stood 6 feet 8 inches. ing for B. P. Powell in Summit town- ship, was badly hurt Tuesday morn- ing at the home of Mr. Powell. He was driving a pair of young mules toa wagon loaded with corn. He had gotten off and opened a gate when the mules started up. Hestep- ped in front of them and attemp'ed to stop them by catching the bridle bite. This scared the mules and they lunged forward knocking him down and both the front and hind wheels of the wagon passed over his stom- ach. Dr. Foster was called by tele- phone and went out and made an examination. No bones were broken but the physician was unable to te!l at the time whether he wasinternally injured or not. J. H. Gentry, of Nevada, Mo., is the owner of a watch which was worn at Braddock’s defeat, says the Post. The present owner of the watch is now 73 years old. His father Rev. greater part of his life and died at the age of 85. The key to the watch bears the English seal. The watch was made at Liverpool and the maker was Joseph Russell. It is a The McKibben Mercantile €om- pany, leaders in beautiful dress goods, are displaying their new spring stock. Mr. D. K. Walker the busi- ness head and manager of this store fs one of the fivilest merchants in this section of the state, and is al- ways up to-date with the styles. He knows what the ladies want in dress goods, trimmings etc., and leads in early shipments for their inspection, J. M. Moore, a farmer living south- ‘west of Butler, announces as a candi- date for township: asgessor. Mr. Moore has been a resident of Bates county for twenty. five years and has always been an active worker in the Democratic cause. He served the people of Shawnee township as assessor for two terms with the best of satisfaction. Heis in every way worthy of the office and well qualified duties. The spring stock now on sale {s wis ccsiinceteate superb in every detail. Mr. Walker Tue Times regrets to report the|is an energetic advertiser and for death of Orville Gray, aged 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gray, re- siding -near Mulberry. Death was due to an attack of typhoid fever. The deceased was employed in Kan- sas City and was brought to his fa- ther’s home from that city eleven days before his death. He had been years each iasue of Taz Times has contained attractive advertisements of his business, calling the attention of the public to this firm, the new goods to be seen and the bargains to behad. By honest dealing with patrons the McKibbens store has enjoyed an excellent and increasing and was one of the most highly re- public. symptoms of becoming FE Claud Green, a young man work-; continued by Judge Cox, until March in the fields and meadows and in the ly this detachment of ducks don’t pondent from Virginia. candidate for the office of township assessor of Mt. Pleasant. demonstrated his popularity two years ago when he was nominated office he filled to the satisfaction of party’s call. He is clever and ac- trade each year, and the firm justly |commodating in his intercoure with deserves the high standing it has’ his fellow man and if nominated will ‘attained in the estimation of the’ get the fall support of his party at penecenee sil 0 LEE BALE fom a Te Now Spring Goods «MicKibbens. You all know the best policy is to buy GOOD GOODS and as new as you can get them. We strive to furnish that kind at the lowest prices, New dress goods 25c up New rain cloths 50¢ up News waistings 10c up New black silks 50¢ up New dreesjtrimmings 10¢ up New wash dress goods 10¢ up New white dreas goods Se up New ginghams 5e up New chambrays 10c¢ up New satines 15c New cheviots 10c New st irtings Se up New shirtings 20c up New muelin 5c up New quilts $1.00 up New table linens 25c up New napkins $1.25 up New Topsy hoslery 84¢ pair up New spring underwear Se up New muslin underwear 5c up New neckwear 15¢ up New pillow taps 25¢ up New kid gloves $1.00 and $1.50 palr New embroideries 5e up New laces Se up New flouncings $1.50 up New corsets 48c up New hose supporters 10c up New ribbons 10c up New shoes 50c up New shirts 50c up New Topsy socks 8c pair up New pante $2.00 up New carpets 252 up New mattings, 10c up New room rugs $8.50 up New linoleume and oil cloth 25c up - New lace curtains 75c pair up New portiers $2.00 pair up New linen handkerchiefs 5c up y Balance of Cloaks and Furs at about half price. Good goods at the lowest prices. Come and see us. McKibbens. ®OOODFAEETOSOOZEFBATeSe@O " Posponed to March 28th, Unprovoked Assault. The case of the state against Robt. | Walter and Tom Leonard assnult- eeley, was called for trial Tuesday, | ed George Pi Saturday night and before special Judge Cox, of Bollivar, | near besting him to death. and owing to the inability of Mr.| The three negroes left the squire Feeley’s attorneys from Nevada, to| together for their homes in 7 be present on account of sickuess in| town. There had been no quarret his family, and the unavoidable | between them and Pigg, unsuspect- absence of several important wit-| ing trouble, walked inadvance of the nesses for the defenee, the cnse was| two Leonards. At the corner of Broadway street where they were to separate the Loonards strack Ping in the back of the head with a club or kuucks and felled to the ground. The lick rendered him unconscious and while in this condition the Leon- ards beat and kicked him nearly to death, cutting several gashes in his head to the bone. The Leonards would probably tave killed Pigg outright had it not been for the in- terference of another colored man who appeared on the scene just in time. Pigg was taken home and his wounds were dressed by a physician. Sunday morning Pigg armed himself and went gunning for the Leonarde, but the two left town and have not returned. Pigg is an industrious negro,*quiet aud peaceable until im. posed upon or riled, then he ig con- sidered dangerous and it is well to let him alone and keep out of his way. The colored population almost to & man give the Leonard boysa bad name.and say they are lazy, worth- less and bad citizens. One of them has done time in jail. The town will be better off and perhaps they will, if they never return. | ecie 28th. A movement is being agituted at Sedalia, to build a new modern theater and convention hall. Ducks are going north and it is sald there is good shooting on the bottoms south of town, Reports from Kansas show excel- lent wheat conditions and the prophesy is for an enormous yield. Now if Kansas on top of this can whip the Standard Oil trust into commom decency she has a future before her worth mentioning. —Ex- Several local hunters returned from the bottoms the first of the week well loaded down with big mallards. They report the ducks are lighting high grass on thebottoms. Evident- think as much of water as our corres- Henry Fulkerson announces as a Henry d elected city assessor, which| Wild Bill Stirring ’em Up. Spruce Mo., Feb. 26, our people. He isardck-ribbeddem-| pean gin: The meetin here under ocrat and always responds to his| the leader-ship of Rev. W. H. Evans (Wild Bill) progressing nicely, Just one week now in progress and increasing interest from the first, Hope to re good results thi week, We psy rnne night. : |‘ polls, J. Locke Stamper, er