The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 11, 1906, Page 6

“as in this enlightened 20th century. Thave now comfortably settled in| Blake, of F's. Scott, would not sell us} Hanlon had greeted Senator Stone my new office building one block] potatoes was because wefatled our bill | at Kahoka during the lastcampaign south of the court house on Ft./is a lie made out of whole cloth. We! with the announcement that he had Seott street, where I shall be glad to} do not owe Mr. Blake one cent, hay- the day before pitched hay to a see all who may discuss land or law | ing settled with him the firat of every wagon. He was then 101 years old, business. Our excursion date {s on} month since we have been buying of/ The story recently was printed {n We take eggs in iia tes “ y SSSLSS SL SOS SSS SS SA TADS SSSSSS goods, shoes and clothing. 44 tf. Sam’. Levy & Co. Wantep.—Bright, honest young msn from Butler. Mo , to prepare for aying position in Government Mail | warm Box One, Cedar Rapids, Ia. 8-8 Bring your ergs to us, we take tem in exchange for goods same as cash. 44¢f. Sam's Levy &Co. Art. L. Gilmore, Demoeratic com- mitteeman from Deep Water and a popular citizen of that eection,was a pleasant caller while tn the city Tues- day. W. 0. Atkeson has completed an Oftive building on his residence lot, ene block south of the square, cor- ner Delaware and F%. Scott streets, where he will transact his real estate business in the future. BW. Davidson, a prominent young Demoerratic farmer of Spruce and at presentcollector of that town- ship, was in Butler Tuesday settling with county treasurer Bell and favored us pleasantly To thoge carplog erlties, who so strenously objet to the hirsute) adornment of Alex. E Orr, of NY. Life, we would suggest that they eall his attention te the rently adver- tise’ “eapillacgous truncation” of Jeems Henry Sisson, Vrieh Ayers arrived home on the afternoon train from Lowa, where he went veo » of woeks ago to bury hisfarhor, Ho reports the weather in that state very severe, and says the ground was covered with more than a foots of snow —Keview The room adjoining the jury room | f ie 1 ie SLIPS A. SB ny onthesecond floor in the court house has been fitted up for the law library, which will be moved from the north- east basement room, where {t has been for several years, This makes the library much more conventent and accessable to the lawyers from the court room, The drillers, who have been work- ing on the John Hibbard place in the east side of town, struck gas Satur- day. The well was capped and a steam guage attached which showed the gas to register 12 pounds press- sure. The well will be “shot” when it is expected to get a much heavier flow.—Amsterdam Enterprise. John Burner, an old Butler boy, who has been working at the printer’s trade in St. Joseph, Mo., is at home ona visit. He is out with the union printers on the 8 houraday strike. He {s very confident that the union will win the fight and says they have already adjusted the matter in several hundred large towns. There are now about 35,000 unton printers out on 6 at: ike. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duvall enter. tained @ party of friends at a six o'clock dinner Saturday evening. Covers were laid for Mayor and Mrs. A. B. Owen, General and Mra. H.C, Clark, Major and Mrs. F. H. Crowe ll, Major and Mrs. Ed Clark, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Deacon, Mr. and Mrs. J, D. Allen. The tables wore artisti cal ly and beautifully decorated, the din . ner well appointed, deliciously pre. pared and served in courses. The evening was enjoyably spent with cards. W. C. Hedden was in Butler Mon- day shaking hands with the boys and incidentally mentioning the fact that he is a candidate for Recorder. We acknowledge 4 pleasant call. Mr. Hedden recalled the fact that thirty-one years ago Monday he started for Butler with Mr. March, father of Judge John March. It was & bright warm morning when they left home but after they had crossed the river a blizzard from the north etrock them, and he said they nearly froze to death before reaching Butler. The temperance Crusade then had poseession of this town, but he said they found a little room on what fs now North Main street where they were told to ask for clder and the genuine stuff was given them which saved their lives. It seeme the boys were unto trieks those days as well the 16th and we shall be glad to con- fer with you; but don’t talk home stead to us. We try to do our cus- tomers good, and we want to make @ little money for our selves. We know wecan'make you money, as we have others. PreInventory Sale DURING JANUARY. $7.00 and 7.50 Blankets for $5.00 6.50 Blankets for 4.75 5.00 Blankets for 4,00 4.00 Blankets for 3.00 3.75 and 3 50 Blankets for 2.75 2.00 and 1.75 Blankets for 1.35 1.50 Blankets for 1.20 LACE CURTAINS. $5.00 Lace Curtains for $3.75 4.00 Lace Curtains for 3.00 3.50 Lace Curtains for 2.75 3.00 Lace Curtains for 2.25 2.50 Lace Curtains for 1.75 2.00 Lace Curtains for 1.50 1.50. Lace Curtains for 1.15 1:25 Lace Curtains for 95 4,000 Yards of High Grade Embroidery on Sale. $ .25 Underwear at $ .15 -50 Underwear at 35 .60 Underwear at 45 .75 Underwear at 50 1.00 Underwear at 75 1.25 Underwear at 90 1.50 Underwear at 1.00 2.00 Underwear at 1.50 2.50 Underwear at 175 This includes all Union Suits and garments for Men, Women and Children in NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY Clocks on Sale at Half Price and Less ! Clear up our Stock before Invoicing, $20.00 Cloaks for $9.50 18.50 4 17.50 Ki 15.00 is 12.50 és 10.00 i" ALL CHILDREN'S CLOAKS AT HALF PRICE. ALL FURS AT HALF PRICE. Come and see them. COME AT ONCE AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION AS THEY WILL NOT LAST LONG. Underwear at less than wholesale. our large stock- Men’s and Boys’ 50c sweaters LOTS OF DRESS GOODS ON SALE. §<«Eggs Takdn Same as Cash. McKkibbens. The grand jury of Cole county last week called to investigate the at- tempted escape at the penitentiary on Nov. 24th when guards Allison and Clay were killed, returned indict ments against Ryan, Vaughan and Raymond, escaping convicts charg- {ng with first degree murder and against H. E. Spencer for furnishing the explosives and revolvers to the convicts, The citizens of El Dorado Springs in recognition and appreciation of services rendered the town and com- munity by Charles Hilton while editor | of the News, which he recently sold, gave him a big banquet at the Com- mercial Hotel, in that tewn in which the principal business men participa- ted. Speeches were made, toasts were drunk and Mr. Hilton was over- whelmed with good wishes and ex- pressions of confidence and good will, Such tokens of esteem and ap- preciation from members of a com- monity in which a newspaper man has devoted his best efforts to the up- building, are not only appreciated ' Death of Former Bates Co. Cit zen. J. H. Crawtord died at the home of | his son, T. P. Crawford, with whom he was making his home, in Good- land, Kansas, on Saturday, of old age. The remains were taken to Amsterdam, where foneral services were held in the Baptist church on Monday afternoon and interment was made in West Point cometery. Mr. Crawford moved his family to Bates county from Kentucky in the early eighties. The three sons, Jas. H, William M. and T. P., wereactive young Democrats and soon became promlnent in county affairs. William was elected county clerk {n 1894 and served four years, with his brother, Thos. P., and sister, Miss May, bd talented and popular young lady, as | his efficent deputies. The family shortly afterwards moved to Good- land, Kansas, where Tom Crawford purchased large farm. and has prospered. James Crawford went to the ofl fields of Kansas and report 9.00 8.50 7.50 5.00 5.00 seperate 35¢ John Smith’s Rabbit Story. Judge Boxley received the follow- ing characterletic letter from John T. Smith, which will be appreciated by the old timers who knew and ap- preciated John in those early days when he was a rising youug lawyer at this bar: Livinesron, Mont., Dec. 80, 05. Dear JupGE:—I enclose you a rab- bitfoot. It is time that you were doing something in the way of entic- ing good luck as you and I are get- ting too-old-to-rustle like we used to. My old friend John T. Lilley, once of Alenry county, Mo., and a brother-in- law of Bill severe, gave me thefollow- {ng colloquy between him and a colored deck hand on a Mississippi steamboat, who carried a rabbit foot. “Mose, will a common rabbit foot do?” “Lawd brees you, no. Why, he has to be killed in de full ob demoon, and de win’ blowin’ from de east, and must be killed wid a stick adead man but encourages him.to continued ef-|has it, has grown rich. William {s| hae carried, and he must be lookin’ fortin the same direction wherever | now banking inthe Indian Territory. ' for Jim Weed to cure @ cataract in his lot is cast. A MALICIOUS, LIE. A Report Put in Circulation to Injure the Independent Grocery. The report that the reason Mr, him. The reason he refused us was peenees Be pene Geoemee 6) cott him. wo will get po wil sel toes as we did , and we them at lower prise than the bine ean bay The with us ’ Senator Stone’s Hero Dead. Washington, Jan. 8. —Senator Stone’s hero at Kahoka, Clark coun- ty—Joseph Hanlon—is dead. It was this aged Missourian who was refer- red to eome weeks ago as entitled to be ina class with Phillip Carman aged 89, who wanted an increase in n. The Republic, and this morning the! “It may be of interest to y de let’ eye. De common rabbit foot wouldn’t keep de cars on de track from here to Decatur. Dis once goes down to Mobile to work in de Pore house and de small along. Did is kill die ? And when de ghost of old Uncle Joe come around did it knock at dis ed ; ¥6,5000 year, and you knowit caing; begs Ye do eae one man work The Block System. F.8. Hemphill, of St. Louts, the signal inspector for the Missour! Pa- cific, is here to put in the block eys tem for the Missouri Pacificat Nassau Junction, tor the purpose of running the trains {nto Nevada without any chance of accident. The block system will be operated from the dispatcher’s office by means ofan electrical button. The signals upon the block close and open the switch for the trains to enter, when thetracks are clear. Thelightsupon the blocks show, when the tracks are clear and open, where there is @ train between here and Nassau. This will be a great improvement for the road. It will also be insti tuted at Carthage, Butler and Rich Hill later, where branch roads are running out from these places.— Nevada Post. Mrs. Jap. Chambers Dead. H. D. Chambers was in Butler Tuesday, making his settlement with the county court as township collec- brought the little girl home with him. Mr. and Mre. Chambers have no children of their own and were de- Men and Team Are in Demand. Rich Mill Review. The shutting down of the railroad work has thrown perhaps fifty men and teams out of employmeut, but they find no trouble in securing work at this season of the year. Almost all the small coal dealers are strip. ping pits for soal, and therefore men with teams are at a premium. The Fleming Coal Co. ts wor! 20 teams, Uriah Ayers 15, the Coal Co., Barger Co., Spencer Bros.: McComb & Son and numerouso' haveall the t-ams they canget work! ing, and Pearson Bros. were in towr Saturday, looking for enough team! to begin scraping. ‘ F Anyone who has a team and want: work can find it without trouble. Death in a Missouri Fire. Orrick, Mo., Jan. 9.—Mre. Saral Roberts, a widow, was burned ti death ina fire which destroyed he home here last night. Mrs. Roberté who was ill, was unable to eecap from the burning dwelling. pabcannedletmeinecm Sovlswnies EY AE Our Growth