The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 22, 1906, Page 7

CLOTHES CHARACTER MEN AND YOUNG MEN SOLD AT ONE PRICE, The - The Good CLOTHING HOUSE_g|| Good Clothes Shoe Store. THE RIGHT WAY. | Store.; OS 0O04000000 000009600000 0000009000 IOOOPOORODOOS 000 900 000 Some competitors now claim when necessary to make a eale that they ARE STRICTLY ONE PRICE. This 1s highly complimentary to our method of doing bueiness and we appeciate it. POOP IMIOS OC DOS OOF OOOO>OROODOED SHOES Honestly made SOLD On a guarantee of honest value MENS BOYS BOYS. Not a Shoe tn our Store BUT SOLID LEATHER. No short vamps or scrap heels. Mare, Phaeton and harness for sale, call at this office. Gannon- Weiner Elevator Company is receiving corn, ‘ 52-tf Mattings and lace curtains, Knight, drian, 20 3 Mrs. J. D. Tathwell, of Passaic, fell on the ice Thursday and sustain- ed a fracture of one of her limbs. Shades and wall paper, Knight, Adrian. The damage to fruit in Northern Texas is estimated to be 50 per cent by the recent cold wave. ° Furniture and’ carpets, Knight, Adrian. 20 36 _ William Hutton, on route No, 5 out of Rich Hill, sends.us remittance for renewal. The dispatches say the apple crop in Arkansas is expected to bea big one, but the peach crop will beshort, Wagons and buggies, Knight, Adrian, 2036 Squire W. F. Hemetreet sold his home on Ohio street last week to Jesse Smith, the consideration being George Gilkerson went to Warrens- burg the first of the week to visit trie@is and attend. to eome private 4epeo Charley Graham has been appoint- _ od postmaster at Amsterdam to suc- ceed.A. G. Walley, who has held the 0 fiice for a number of years. ‘The home of Charles Thomison, to- destroyed by fire the other day. ‘The at Adrian. ; E.G. Dunn, station stor past rs e FD sl at Ad- agen years, has re- |: | He sald the roade are much better nd | than he expécted to find them. = “Carl Cultivators,try us, Knight, Adrian The Democratic city ticketas a whole fs a good one and is deserving of the full support of the party at the polls. Farming dri implements, Knight, jan. 20 36 Miss Rose Burk left last Saturday for Warrensburg, where she will en- ter the Business College at that place. Miss May Fix, who had been visit- ing Mrs. Endres for some time, re. turned home with her father, Frank Fix Wednesday. The Democrauic Central committee of Johnson county passed resolution endorsing Rube Oglesby fora renom- ination as Railroad commissioner. Harry Timmons, a prominent young attorney of Lamar, son of Judge Timmons, was in Butler on legal business Monday. Cadet John Boulware, attending Kem per Military Institute at Boon- ville, Mo., who has been home ona furlough for a few days’ visit,return- ed to his studies Tnesday morning. The grocery firme in Kansas City who had offered {mported game for sale, in violation of the game law, were fined $95 each by Justice Wi!- lam Hicks Saturday. County clerk John F. Herrell had the misfortune to slip and fall on the {ey pavement one evening last week. He was ableto get around with the use of a cane. Mra. Olive, attended by George C. Mack and wife, of Hume, were in Butler Thursday in attendance on Probate court in connection with the ‘| pro bating of the will of the late J. M. Olive. J. E. Snpdgraés was in Butler Tuesday and favored us pleasantly. He brought in a number of hogs, for which he received $5.75 per hundred: J. Henry fsa young ne} sehen ® Judge Sullens, Jim Thomas, Danl Cressup, Henry Tileon, were among the “‘old timers” in Butler Tuesday. They wereall interested in the Drain- age matter before the county court. Our old friend J. M. Green, of Min- @0, was @ pleasant caller while in Butler th@Jast of the week. Jake Green is anearly settlerand astrong man in northeast Bates. Col. Jas. N. Sharp was at pleasan caller the last of the week. He sold his bogs for $6 10 per hundred, the top notch up to date, five hogs brought him $180. Who says it doesn’t pay to raise hogs. Andrew Carnegie has given fifty thousand dollars to Drury College at Springfield, Mo. The gift goes to the endowment fund, and was made public Saturday by J. Edward Kir- by, president of the college. We are in receipt of a letter from Rolon Smith, at Makawell, Kanal, T. H. with remittance for renewal. He is a son of I. M. Smith, of Deep Water, and wae formerly a prom!- nen ¢ teacher in Bates. He has been in Honolula about eight years. J. R. Cobb, who was undergoing treatment at Hot Springe for rheu- matiem, returned home the last of the week, owing to the serious illness of his father, Fred Cobb. Doley had improved 8o as to be able to discard hia crutches, but was compelled to use @ cane, From Elder Wix, who wasin But- ler .on Monday, we learned of the death of Mrs. Dora Bohannon, wife of E. M. Bohannon, which occurred at their homein Deep Water town- ship on Sunday last of pneumonia. She was twenty-seven years vld, 4 good woman and popular in that community. Andy B. Owen, present mayor of Butler, was renominated at that elty’s Democratic primary, Mr. Owen bas made a good, progressive Mayor. He is asafe and conserva- tive man, and the people of our ets- ter city can do no better than to re- elect him.—Rich Hill Review. The heaviest snow of all the past winter fell here Sunday afternoon and night. We haven’t heard from the cld settler yet, but expect he will have to go back into the sixties to beat it. Think ofenow nearly 8inches on the level the 19th of March, in the year of our Lord 1906, Joe S. Franklin, the Worland coal and grain shipper, wae in Butler Thursday on his way te Kansas City, to answer a subpoena to give depo- altion ina law sult. He said he had contracted his entire spring and summer output of coal at satiefac- tory prices to rail roads preparing for the contingency of a general strike among coal miners. The merchants of Butler are now writing editorials for the local press | deecribing the great bargain rushes in their stores, in language graphic} enough to employ in writing up an eruption of Vesuvius. They use as strong language in condemning the shoddy stuff offered by their com- petitors as rival politicans use when discussing the demerits of each oth- er. —Jefferson City Tribune. Butler Lodge No. 958 B. P. O Elks at lagt meeting granted demits to eighteen members from Rich Hill. About twice that number secured demits from Nevada lodge. It is the intention of the Rich Hill Elks to form a lodge in that city and apply fora charter at the Grand Lodge, which meets in Denver this summer. Butler Elks will grant them all the assistance possible in the undertak- ing. Mrs. T. E. Grider died at her home northeast of Amsterdam, on Thurs- day morning last, of pneumonia. Mr. Grider at the time was ill with the same disease. This makes sever- al deaths which have occured in that neighborhood of pneumonia in the last fow weeks. Mrs. Grider was a most excellentlady and wielded much influence for good in that neighbor- hood. Besides a husband she leaves age in the accounts of the bank fs $2,800. Mr, Delaney was an old $80,000 to re will lose, Bs i oat adi re aR ia UR Nic ranging from 98c up. You should come and see them. Our showing of RUGS this spring is far handsomer than ever. We show more styles and the de- are here and are more beautilul than ever. ruffled swiss and ruffled net curtains are dainty and The Nottingham and cable net curtains come in ennirely new design in white ecru and expensive. and Arabian colors and are signs are new and attractive and we wake in- teresting prices on them, NEW MATTINGS. NEW LINOLEUMS. COME IN AND SEE US. KIBBENS | The Spring | Lace Curtains The very reasonable in price. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. EGGS TAKEN SAME AS CASH. RM Bi lh For SaLe:—A three and afour year old horse. J. F. Kery, For SaLE:—2 or 3 good farm horses, Inquire of J. B. Duvaun, Butler, Mo. Mrs. Coonrod and Miss Clara Hill left Tuesday for Oklamoma City, to visit relatives and friends. Wanvrep:—Lady representative in Butler. $9 per week and commis- | sions. A gold mine for a hustler. Address ‘Room 504, Panama Bldg. St. Louis.” 211°. Mrs. J. C. Hayes, Mra. V. L. John- son and Miss Colyer will serve a ten cent lunch at Mrs. Hayes home this afternoon, for benefit of the M. E. church South. Everybody invited. The divorce of Dixon ve. Dixon carried from this county to Cass on @ change of venue, and which was to have come to trial last Saturday, was postponed until the May term of that court and all the witnesses here | were so notified. A meeting of the Stockholders ot | the Bates County Fair Association | was held at the court houve Satur- | day. A number were prerent and | much business was transacted be sides talking over methods -of con- ducting the Fair next tall. | Hon. J. M. Seibert came downfrom St. Louis last week and remained a day or two. Mr. Seibert ts looking well, and seems to have recovered his health entirely. He bas been offered the position of tax commissioner for the Missouri Pacific Ry. Co., and will probably accept the place.—Jackson Cash Book. The Cass County Democrat has tle following to say of J. R. Angle, can- didate for sheriff: “Mr. Angle {se well known in Cass county and has here @ large circle of friends who wish him success in his race. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Angle,.of thiscity, anothing but democracy.” interests than Mayor Owen. It is mixes All members and friends are urged to be present at the annual meeting of the cemetery association, to be held at the Ohio street M. E. church on Saturday, April 7th. Come and bring your dues. Frank Fix, one of the strong Ger- man citizens of south east Bates, | was & pleasant caller on Tuesday, He {a interested in the river drainage project and came up tointerview the county court. Mr. Fix’s name had | been mentioned for county Judge and he had been frequently solicited to make the race, but he said, that owing to private interests, he had about concluded not to run. He is well qualified and would make a strong member of the’county court. Daniel Snyder, a farmer living southeast of here, ran up against the arm of the law last Saturday in try- ing to move some mortgaged goods out of the state. Bennett & Wheeler and the Adair Dry ‘toods Co., of But- ler, both held mortgages. The goods were held and when J. H. Owens, con- stable of Mt. Pleasant township, a:-| rived, Snyder settled to save trouble, Snyder with his family left for Mar- shalltown, lowa —Amsterdam Eater- prise. At the burial of Miss Laura Kirk- patrick last Wednesday. the burial canvas, contracted by the Ladies Cemetery Association, was used for the first time. It was a raw day, and the canvas completely protected the mourners and friends from the incle- ment weather. It {s a well known fact that exposure at burials, where gentlemen remove their hates and la- dies leave their conveyances and gather around the grave, are the cause of many severe colds and fre- quently result fatally. This method and was raleed from childhood to |! protecting the mourners is most manhood in this county. He is a| laudatory and adds one more to the man whose democracy stands un-|™many excellent innovations of’ the questioned. He comes of good old Ladies Association since {it took democratic stock which never knew | charge of the cemetery. Lieut. D. Jewett, of the 6th Mass., Andrew B. Owen, alter serving two |Co. H., dropped in unexpectedly up- years as Mayor of Butler, was re- | 00 his cousin, P. J. Jewett, of Sum- nominated without opposition and|mit township, on Sunday. The will be re-elected by a bigger major- | cousins had never met, and the Lieut., ity than he was before. We say thie | who was traveling in the suuthwest, for the very good and sufficient rea. | only learned of Mr. Jewett’s address gon that the people of Butler, like all | by accident. Lieutenant Jewett was : _|fair-minded Americans, delight to with his company at Santiago, and | “W, RB. Delaney, cashier of the bank | honor and reward a faithful and effi- followed Lieut. Colonel Roosevelt up Conterview, Johnson county, has| cient public servant. It can betruth- | San Juan Hill. His company bore ‘and the bank has been | fully said, without fear of contradic- [the braut of battle in being ordered | The capital stock of the] tion, that Butler never hada better |forward to cut the barbed wire bank was $15,000. So fara short-| mayor, one who devoted more time | obstructions, which they did under a orintelligent application tothe city’s | galling fire from tlie enemy. Part of the Lieutenant’s hand wasshotaway resident of| not always that a good man for thie and he lost three toes by # bursting office can be found who can or will | shell. He has since been invalided at D,-| devote sutficient time to the city’s | home on full pay, under the McKin- bth-| neede‘and when one {sfound who has | ley act. Lieutenant Jewett served e tiring in his zeal for thé city’s | twenty-six years in, the regular army fare i eaudap nn ves tes and saw much active service, nnd ‘ple should n will not turn him | chafis under the inactivity he is | C. A. Chambers wasselected by the | sch ool board to fill out the unexpir- \e@ term of Prof. Thornbrough, de- ceased. Prof. Chambers recently sold his place {n Deep Water town- | hip and moved to Butler. | | queen: \ | SPRING SUITS In all the new weaves and made in the Latest Style, Prices to please everyone who wants good clothes ata LOW PRICE. JOE MEYER, The Clothier, steele TIN pats Pe