The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 1, 1906, Page 7

esteemed citizen. Sam Starr was a pleasant caller on Saturday. He was suffering some- whatfrom the complaint of bachelor- ism. Said his wife and children are spending the winter in Rockville for school advantages. ‘ Prof. Beu E. Parker, President of the Warrensburg Commercial college, was in Butler on Saturday in the interest; of his school and meeting old friends. He eays his.school now has 125 pupils and is still growing. Mrs. Irvin’ Ingele, Tlls., formerly Miss Rose Garner, WEATHER Will surely be followed by REAL WINTER IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. WE ARE PREPARED TO FIT YOU OUT WITH WINTER SUITS OVERCOATS AT JUST ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF 1-3 CFF FROM OUR REGULAR PRICES. Nursery, @ very prosperous industry at that place. Luther Wilson, with Joe Harper & at the asylum while Mr. Harper was when the administration changed. said. he did not come that way, but by way of the public roads, and was four hours making the trip. Judge George H. Hackney, mem- ber of the legislature from Henry county, died at his home in Urich last week. He had been in failing health for some time. He was 64 years of age, had served on thecoun- ty court, and wasa strong man in Henry county. This means actual loss on many items, but we MUST CLEAN UP our heavy weights in their season and will do P K. Wilson writes us that THE Times wasin error when it etated that Judge Bradley instructed the jury to find for the defendant in the case of Wilson vs. the Farmers Bank. He writes that the judge took the case away from the jury and decided for the bank himeelf, aud that he, Wilson, will appeal. R. B. Speed, for many years editor of the Nevada Mail, is now living the lite of ease so well earned by years of hard work. He has identified him- self with some of the local corporate interests at Nevada, but about the only labor required of him is to at- tend board meetings end accept the dividends that arise from his inveat- it regardless of cost. The a Good CLOTHING HOUSE Clothes The Good | THE RIGHT WAY, Mare, Phaeton and harness for Born, to Mrs. George Gilkerson, a yp entiet Hie oflcn, son, on Saturday afternoon. Grand-| ments.—Jefferson City Tribune. ‘Cannon- Weiner Elevator Company | pa Christy ie doing fairly well under is receiving corn. 52-tf | the circumstances, Nevada Mail:—County Road & Bridge Commisetoner Jas. M. Clack to day filed his report of the cost ot three new county bridges. These bridges wera built by the county court buying the material and hiring the wor k done and saved the county $1,150 under the lowest estimate made by contractors who submitted bids for the contract. Mrs. Sam Walls and’ Mrs, C. P. Catron, of Adrian, were down to at- tend the ladies club meeting at the Elk rooms Friday afternoon. Thomas Jefferson Fry died at Bucklin, Kansas, January 20th. He Jeaves a wife and two children whose hom eis in Beaver county, Oklahoma. Cirevit court will convene next Monday. Uncle Jake Bracken and little grand daughter were pleasant callers. J. W. Foster and family, of Clin- ton, are guests of Dr, T. W. Foster. Miss Margaret Phelps, of Rich- mond, Kentucky, is visiting Miss Bit. Colyer. Harve Juhnson was up from the Mill seeing the boys about the next heriff. ; ~ Marion Woods was in from Adrian ; telling the boys who would make the beet recorder. D. P. Morrell, of Hancock county, Tlinoie, te visiting his sister, Mrs. G. B, Hickman. _W. H. Dunn, candidate for county clerk, was in Butler Tuesday and dropped in to shake hands, LL. L. Dickerson, a prominent farm- € out on No. 5, was a pleasant call- © while in the city on Saturday. ‘Uncle Lewis C. Eichler, of Mound wasin Butler on Monday and favored us pleasantly. Bean went to Merwin Tues- before starting authorized pe his name for sheriff. chairman of the Drain- r on, went home Satur- dy to spend Sunday with hisfemily. Waimpton Nickell, son of Capt. H. Nickell, of Lee’s Summit, was ing his brother, Parish Nickell; Hon. John H. Hinten, ex-school commieefoner and ex-Representative : ot Bates county, with the Interior of Harrisonville, were guests of Mr. Department at Washington, writes 006 Sirs, So. B. Calle tnet Guntag. us that he still regards Bates as his Lucien Baskervilleand Dewitt Chae-| home and is deeply interested’ in all tain are candidates for city attorney.| that concerns our county and the They are both talented young law-|people. Mr. Hinton was one of our yers, graduates from the State Uni-|most popular public men. He ac- verelty law department. cepted an appointment under Mr. W. J. Graves was in Butler Mon- Cleveland’s first administration and day with @ long petition, asking — with the Department ever Eugene Bradley, of Prairietownship, F to become a candidate for Presiding Judge of the county cours. George W. Daniel is another faith- fal old friend of Taz Tacxsto renew his allegiance this week. Ho is a son of the late unele John Daniel, one of the pioneer settlers of Bates county. At the stateexamination for teach- ere certificates last week by State Superintendent Carrington, Prof..C. M. Leedy, Principal ‘of the Hume schools, wus awarded @ ‘life certifi. cate. ‘e Mr. and Mre. Wm. Deweese, of Drexel, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stair, The Henry County Democrat says that in the trial of Jesse Oakes, for eloping with his girl pupil, Judge Graves came near saving bis client ona technical point. His plea in bar was based on the verdict of the for- mer jory, having acquitted him on one count, owing to the nature of bis alleged offense this should bar his foture prosecution as putting him in jeopardy for a:crime after his acquit- tal of the charge. Judge Bradley finally sustained the stute’s demur- rer to the pleg im bar. A motion for 8 new trial has been made, and Judge Graves feels confident of reversing the case, Afew days ago. J. P. McCuan, of this city, recelved a letter from St. * | Lovis,enclosing a $200 note and one » [for M.'T. Duncan for $8.50, with the NaWlexplanation that they had been a found by au employee whilesweeping ‘outa coach. These notes were loat Rt Our friend J. R. Marshall, living| Ed. Fox who was forced to give up | southeast of Butler, called and/his position in Kansas City owing to ||| favored us with renewal. Mr. Mar-|anafiliction of the ayes, and bas ben shall is an early settler and highly|staying with his father, G. E. Fox, | of La Fayette, | inadequate to express our apprecia- §/ tion of such friends, aad we are high- popular young lady of the Virginia} iy gratified and complimented at the neighborhood, sends remittance fur! iong list of these faithful old fellows renewal. Mr. Ingela owns the Home| oye po- Son real estate men of Nevada, was|(ecar county, near ElDorado fn Butler on business Saturday and Springs, last week, by shooting him- favored us. Luther held @ position | git with a ehotgan loaded with buck steward and they went out together | tor some time, Ex-Senator John B. Newberry was] eleven distinct eeare could be found in from his farm in Deep Water on| upon his body, reminders of wounds Monday. When it was suggested to|recelved in the war. He was eixty- him that it was ‘fine overhead,” he] five years old, and leaves a wife, five returned to Kansas City the first of | | the week to have an operation per- formed, which is hoped will restore his sight. He was accompanied by Prof. L. B. Allison. Carter Wallace, of Amoret, was a pleasant caller on Saturday and had his dates set ahead, as has been his custom for the past twenty-eight years. Mr Wallace began with Tae Tres from ite first issue away back in 1878 and has been our faithful friend through sunshine and shadow during all these years. Words are ks contain. Frank Thompson, an ‘ex enufed- erate veteran, one of Morgan’s men, conrmitted suicide at his home in shot. He had been in failing health and his mind was ef fected. It fe said that ne many as of MEN’S WORKING CLOTHING is the per- | fect brand. This iswhy | we are exclusive agents | in Butler. Oure is a perfect store. You are Our | callers become satisfied | invited to call. | customer, McKIBBENS, A Carhartt Souvenir to all callers who ask for the same. daughters and two sons, all grown. He had been a very prominent man Rich Hill Thursday night to witness in that section. the home talent minstrels given by the Elks of that city. They report a good entertainment and a jolly good time. The Review says: “The Elks are noted for their char- ity, and are a good organization for any community to porsess. They are deserving of patronage, and the public can well afford to tolerateand $o encourage such a frolic as that of last evening once a year.” BIG FIRE AT RICH HILL, Flannagan Flouring Mills and Elevator Dastroyed--- Loss $250,000, We were eomplimented pleasantly by J. G. Walker, of Lone Oak. Mr. Walker has been an extensive stock buyer and prominent citizen of our county for a quarter of a century, and there are few better known men or more worthy gentlemen in the county. Just now he is paying the price of his big acquaintance and popularity by being “mentioned” for office. He has always resisted the siren song, never having been a can- didate for any office, but always ac- tivein hie party’s behalf. Headmits the soft impeachment that he has been “approached” by friends who wish to see him do a stunt in the Recorder’s race. So far he has put the temptation behind him. The name of D. D ‘Peeler can be found {fn our announcement columns asa candidate for sheriff. Mr. Peeler isso well and favorably known to the people of ‘Bates county that he needs no especial introduction orrec- ommendation at our hands. He is an old resident of the southeast part} CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. of the county, coming here directly Rim Hild Review, avn. after the war, in which he served as @ The big milling and elevator plant gellant ¥x-confederate soldiee, By of the Flannagan Mill and Elevator tils honorable, upright life he won Company, one of the most imposing the: reepect end conrdence Of the inetitutions in Rich Hill on yester- people, and it is said that he i- personally acquainted with as many voters as any man in the county. He has devoted the best years of his life to the cause of the Democratic party. Beis thoroughly competent ¢o fill the office to which he aspires and would make a strong man on the ticket. today. Scarcely a vestige of that erstwhile busy institution but aheap of emoking cinders, twisted iron or steel, and a few piles of brick remain to mark the site of one of the biggest flouring mills in the soutaweat Tae fire which caused this devasta- tion broke out in the big mill about 11:30 0’elock last night and was first discovered by the nightwatchman, who claims he made his usual tourof the premises at 11 p. m. and found everything in order. The alarm was sounded shortly thereafter ani a prompt response was given by the departinent, but t+ little avail All sorts of conjecture are usually indulged in on occasions of a big catastrophe like that of last night, and as the real knowledge of the pub- Ed. Crabb came to Bates county from Cass in 1870. His early home was Central Illinois. He located tn New Home township, where he lived for five years and in 1876 bought a farm in Osage township, where he hae since resided. He has always been » prominent man in his com- munity and commanded the respect of all. He has been an active, hard- working Democrat all his life, and this is the first time he ever asked the party for office. For years it wasa| lic is limited, the Review besought rare thing for a delegation to besent| Mr. Louis Flannagan, the localmem- from that big Democratic township| ber of the firm in regard to the main without it contained the name of Ed. | fa:te in the matter Crabb. He fe a courteoys gentk-| The property which 1s entirély de- man, affableand kind, is well quali-|stroyed, Mr. F. said, includes the fied for the, office. he seeks and if} mill, mill elevator, chop mill, ware nominated would make a popolar| house, cooper shop and the grain candidate and be elected by the oldjelevator “A.” The loss approxi- time Democratic majority. mates $250,000. The amount of ia- W. H. Liteon writing for the Ne surance is unknown at this time, as vada Post, protests against what he| is placed through the office in Kan- terme “‘siorticultural Batchering” of | ®8 City. big shade trees by trimming’off the The capacity of the combined mill tops. He gaye: “After the top of was 8,000 bushela of finished prod- the tree is cutaway, the roots fur | 2°t# per day and the trade of the in- nish sap for the full top, and there is stitution extended over the entire country. teen Sahai pera Mr. Flannagan also stated that sep sours and the bark burst from|*hecompany would erect a new plant the trunk and the ‘trees.econ dics.” | 98 28000 as the plans can be drawn Whether Mr. Liteon. states the case and contracts entered into. In the ctly or not, evidence ie farsieh-| Meantime the Flannagan Mill and d allover Butler of the supreme Elevator Company hope to protect tcf of cuti off the tops of their trade by purchasing the output hade trees. "Wherever the big limb | f other mills. — | They Are In A number of Butler Elke went to Two Hundred Bruised in a Wreck. Jefferaon City, Jan. 27 —The Mie souri Pacific express train, west- bound, crashed into a freight train standing on the main track, and nearly 200 passengers were brulsed, but none were seriously hurt. The freight train caught fire and ten de railed cars were burned. The express, running at full Speed, rounded a curve and plowed through ten of the fifteen cars composing the freight train. Only one truck ofa car of the passenger train left the pine and only the engine was dam- aged. Responstbility for the wreck has not yet been officially placed. Toilet Soaps of Worth In buying toilet soaps we use the same care we exercise in buying all other goods. day, is a charred and blackened rutn | The result is that our soap stock {8 an unusually high grade one. It contains every- thing ever needed in | Toilet, Nursery, Bath or | Shaving Soaps and you can be sure the qual- ity is right We never cut quality in order to cut prices, but, quality considered, our prices are always as low as can be had. C LAY’S PRESCRIPTION § DRUG sToRe | You 7 Have To Hurry Only @ Short Time Left to TO BUY ANY HEAVE WEIGHT SUIT OR OVERCOAT .. Wewill put them gaa trans p eee ®