The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 7, 1905, Page 3

Anniversary All Week From December 5th to 12th. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1905. You Knew our ee in the lo so in the papers is our have bought Goods for this Holiday Season, in large lots and we have Bargains to offer that are unprecedented. Select your Christmas Presents Mra. Joo Whinery went to Lamar Virginia tems. Inet Wednesday to spend Thankegtv- ‘Thvee of the oldest women in the | ing with the family of Mr. Joice that puschip met at Jack Berry's 0D | used to live near the Iron Bridge. of last week. Mre. Wash-| yrs H.H. Fiesher, of Lamar, spent Park was born in Old Vir- | geturdayand Sunday with her broth- and ioin her 68th year. Mre./., GW. Park, in Park Town; aleo Bestlorode was born in Penn: | ner daughter, Mrs. Ed, Ray, of But- Craig was born in Kentucky, | ginner Sunday. fe ia her 88rd year. Thiswas| arg, Ben. Parker, of Warrensburg, iret meeting aud perhape their | 16 “heme ‘Wednesday before ae Thankegiving to spend a few days Rich Hill Wednesday night of last | Mrs. James Curick. week, Wis body was shipped toBut-| Miss Zyx Harper, who Is teaching rand taken to the Melberry grave | school in Virginie, had a bex supper aed for burial. He had- been mar- | Thanksgiving night. Shegot$11.00 fed three times—twiee at Rich Hill. | ¢o start a library. le was about seventy-seven years} W.F.Smith has rented the Isaac ad. Ho settled southwest of Vir-| Park farm for the coming year. about 1872 He has been liv-} Ajbers Pilgrim is not as well the fa Rich Hill about six years. His| ast week as he has been. are in the weet exeept Henry} John Nix returned home lass week Eeama. Henry lives near the} from South Dakota. home, and Emma ie living in| Geo; Jenkins made a flying visit Hil. She has been married the|jaet week. He spent one night with ‘time. his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. fonder if some of ourschool pupils | Frank Jenkins. Aboutelx years since fato trouble last week. We eaw | he had been here. eonstable bring one home on] Mrs. John McFadden, who has time. been visiting her slater, Mrs. Dr. and is in her 89th year. lier, and Eddie got out in timefor| Corn husking ts going at a lively Charley Gardner died at his home | with her father and mother, Mr. and | The question for next meeting: GENUINE them and save money. e 4 t A& ek. now. We Guarantee Everything we sell. KNIVES & FORKS. 1847 Rogers........ $3.40 a set Teaspoons 50c to $2 a set Sugar shells at 75c each cs A thousand and one other things suitable for X mas gifts, Lamb, in Iowa andeMr, McFadden’s| Thoes present were: Grandpa and brother, Dr. McFadden, at Peoria,| Grandma Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Re- Il, returned home Sunday. qua, Tom Griffin and family, Jim The ladies of the M. E. Church are| Griffin and family, John Ferrell and busy fixing for Christmas. family, John and Jim Baker with The ladies of the M. E. Church will|their families, Charley Beard and givea supper at the M. E. Church, |famtly, John Dillon, George Brum- Deo. 26th. All invited. son, H. Requa, Mr. Bottoms, P. H, H. McKenna, George bo — . |Thomas with their families, C. M. _— SS.” — Thomas wile and daughter Mrs Lucy Peru Items. =| Wisherd, ot Arkalon, Ken, 8. too, erary was a success, | Chas Baker, Ethel Belt, Nelile Wal- : rere ‘ Re-| ters, making {n all 85. solved, that all saloons should be| Widow cg von serge ge i rogram arrang | from Kansas have moved on the Saw , ua Watson place, which they bought. Elmer Jenkins {s back from Kan-| Lucy Ison and daughter spent eas on a visit to his father, M.S. Jen-| Thankegiving with Mr. Ison’s father, kins, west of Butler. Mr. and Mre. L.G Thomas and| Frank Blankenbaker’s sale was family, @. W. Chainey and family, | Well attended and things sold well Mrs, Jennie Booth and son were the| 0 oyster supper at Peru the 16th guests of C. M. Thomas last Sunday. | of Sage to buy an organ for the Ed. Hall was the guest of M. M. “Tien tree and entertain- Carroll Sunday. ment at Peru Dec. 25th. John Carroll is reported not so} Mrs, Ruth Thomas’ horse became well, Will Carroll left for Oklahoma| frightened at the band jn Butler on Monday and broke the buggy. tome. L. Smith {s having 40 acres ofcorn Neighbors gathered at the home of! ,) -sqded this week. W.B. Griffin on Thankegiving in| George Daniel and wife visited at honor of Mrs. Griffin’s birthday. | Mr. Gough’s Sunday. Uncle Abb. _McKIBBENS. We are making a tremendous success of our BARGAIN SALE. Because we are selling BARGAINS. Corne and see . Sale Ends Saturday, Dec. 9th. Eggs Taken Same as Cash. McKIBBENS. CLOCKS. We have another big lot of theS.T. 8 day oak case at $8.00 County Court Proceedings. Monday and Tuesday’s proceedings of the County Court. Estes Smith, Tressurer River Drainage Commission, expenses and supplies $400. Other warrants, miscellaneous, $266.87. A dramshof license was granted to 8. P. Midkiff at Rockville, no one opposing the petition. Also a license to F.H. Steuck at Rich Hill, The court ordered the assesement of J, E. Leonard reduced from $160 to $60, the same being erroneously aeseseed. The property {e located in the city of Butler. The court appropriated $60 to Deer Creek Township for repairs on Line road between Deer Creek and Mound Township from Adrian to Altona. Ordered by the court that the mer- chaut’s assessment of J. D. Ricke, Worland, be reduced from $1800 to $700 same being erroneously assess- ed. Ordered by the court as per peti- tion and guarantee agreement on file in the county clerk’s office filed April 4,1904, that J. W. Robards and L,I. Rubards are directed to complete road work in East Boone township, aad report in full with itemized statement atthe January term of the court; and that the trus- tee of the township turn over to them all the unexpended balance of appro- priation made for that purpose. A warrant to the Kansas City Bridge Co., for additional work on Marvel bridge was issued to the amount of $172 40. Deep Water Items. We had some very cold weather the past week. Mr. Alfonzo Kash was breaking his buggy team to drive Saturday. Mr. Hurt, an old and respected citizon, died at his daughter's, Mre Spryes, near Maysburg, last Sunday eveniug. The remaine were laid to rest in the Johnetown cemetery. He leaves a number of children and a host of friends to mourn his loss. 8 L. Coleman and son; John, Monday for Colorado. lam sorry tosay Ed Press has a new wagon and not a wile, as wae printed last week. Thureday was Thankegiving aleo the ldst day of November. It makee us think Xmas. is not far off. News is scarce in thie neck of the woods but will write again next week. Litty left Public Sele Notice. Hurt & Moore and Geo, Stuffing have advertised a public sale, on the Bob Hurt farm. 3 miles south- west of Butler, on Tuesday, Decem- ber12th, 1905. They will sell Shead of horees and mules, 21 head of eat- tle, few hogs, farm implements anc some household goods. Mesers. Hurt and Moore have leased the Hancock feed yard, east of the square, which Beautiful patterns, round burners, hand painted, globe and bowls, $1.00 to $1200 + + ELLIS & GAINES JEWELRY COMPANY. Sharp Williams For Leader. Washington, Dec. 4.—The Demo-~ crate of the House unanimously nominated John Sharp Williams, of Miesies{ppi, for Speaker of the Houee.. In his speech Mr. Williams outlined: the Democratic policy, especially aw being opposed to any ship subsidy and in favor of strong anti-trust leg-- felation and railway rate legislation. Hesald that he and other Democrats had been accused of following a Re- publican President in the matter of railway rate legislation, but declared! that ifa Republican President took Democratic principles that wae no reason why Democrats should aban- don them. A Dog Found $10,000 in Gold. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 4—The in- stinct of a Chesapeake bay dog Sht- urday resulted in the discovery of gold dust worth $10,000 hidden in the home of George FE. Adame, the self-confessed defaulting cashier of the United States assay office in thiscity. When the secret service operatives entered the Adams home to make a eeareh they ‘cultivated the acqnnint- ance of the dog, which is a trained retriever. A f+w minutes later he came walking up to the operatives: with @ package containing gold dust in his mouth. With this incentive the searchers set to work with a wil} and underneath the tons of coat stored in the hasement they found several more packages containing, dust. Medical Society Meeting. The regular annual meeting of the Bates County Medical Society will be held in the city on Saturday, Dec. 14th. The following program has been arranged: Paper. Dr. T. W. Foster. Paper, The Reorganization of the Medical Profession, Dr. R. F. Hulett. Discussion opened by Dr, E. E. Gil- more. Paper, Dr. H. A. Rhodes. Address by the retiring president, Dr. A. E. Lyle. Volunteer paper. Election of officers for ensuing year. Thé ladies of the Cemetery Aesocia- tion have done much the past year to beautify Oak Hill ( and until we have one of the most bean- tiful cemeteries in this section of the state. Money fs needed to continue the work, and the aulf-sacrificing ladies bisve decided to give an enter- tainment for the pur at the opera house tonight, T' ureday Dec. The following {s the programe: ParT 1, Overture—Allea Orchestra. Quartette—Misses Goldie and Sueie- om Mesere. Campbell and ‘ox. Recitation—Mise Francis Catron. Solo—Mr. Gtlkerson. Piano Solo--Miss King. Selo—Mrs, Wm. E. Walton. Five minute intermission—Music by Allen Orchestra. PART 2. Storiette—Misees Lula Ray, Naoma Bmith; Messrs. Wesley Denton, Robeft Allen. ee PaRT 3. they will conduct in the future, 6-1t" | Musio—Chae, Fisk, Chas, McFarland. pon to continue the good work ° “ LEW ALTE. +