The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 26, 1906, Page 6

» anon ela IO eae » * 3 oH ee + es — EMPRESS FLOUR, Just received a car of Empress and Cream Loaf Flour, of which we are exclusive agents here. Will sell the Empress at - $1.15 And the Cream Loaf at - $1.10 Everybody knows the flour and it will need no avertising. We will also have 200 sacks of feed, which we bought before the raise and we will give the people advantage of. We wish every One to come and try asack. Every sack guaranted to give perfect satisfaction or your money will be refunded. This is the fifth car since January 1st. Thanking one and all, we remain yours for business. Norfleet & Ream, INDEPENDENT GROCERS. For SALE—Black Mammoth Jack, 154 hands high, welghs about 1000 pounds, guaranteed in every respect. L. L. Jupy, 17st Amoret, Mo. No, 1 Portland, Oregon, contributed one- fourth of a million dollars to San Francisco sufferers. Farmers are rushing their work this pretty weather and as @ conse- quence the town has had deserted appearance for the past week. Fifty-two horses perished {na fire in G. C. Coleman’s livery barn at Kansas City Saturday night. The fire started in a hay mow on the basement floor. J.P. Horr, of Hutchinson, Kan- gas, sends us remittance for renewal and says he watches the reports of the doings of thé people of Butler with great interest. Ex-County Treasurer Oscar Reeder, of Mound, was in Butler Saturday and favored us pleasantly. Mr. Reeder made a very popular and ef- ficlent officer. It has been about fif- teen years elnce he retired to private lite and has been very successful as & farmer since. Many of his friends throughout the county this time petitioned him to become a candi- date for Presiding Judge, but his in- clination was to remain a private citizen on his fine farm. George Pollock, janitor at the court house and “high-cockalorem” of all the grounds, had some fron posts made which he drove in the ground along the walks leading through the ground and strung wires thereon, Virtually fencing in thegrass plots. This is certainly hint enough to pedestrians not to walk on the grass, and we hope everyone will Observe it. A beautiful blue grass lawn can never be maintained ff peo- plepersist in making paths across it. Geo. Ellis was in Adrian Monday on business relative to the opening ofa branch store at that place for the Ellis & Gains Jewelry Co., and since his return we are informed that they have made arrangements with Dr. J. N. Bricker, druggist, at the above place to receive and deliver work and give any information de- sired concerning the business, until later when they will probably putin astock of goods. One of the firm will make regular trips up there to test eyes and fit glasses. Sam L. Coleman, one of the sub- stantial citizens, and leading Demo- cratic politicians of the county, wae a pleasant caller while in the city the last of the week. . He says the Demo- crate in the east part of the county. Sam Barr, manager of the Peoples Elevator Co.’s branch at Rich Hill, was in Butler Sunday visiting rela- tives and friends, That wealthy Kentucky ‘“gentle- man”, who has been working a con- fidence game on real estate men and farmers in this state and Kansas, buying farms and cashing worthless checks, was captured the other day at Mountain Grove, Mo. His cap- ture was effected by the Missour! bankers association, which got after him and sent out warning letters giving description of the imposltor. Col. Arthur Trader, the popular and succesaful cigar broker of Kan- sas City, wasin Butler Tuesday see- ing his trade and made us a pleasant call. He informed us that he had decided to handle exclusively clear Havana goods, and will carry the celebrated “Otto the Great” in ten different sizes. He will cut out all other brands and cater to the very best cigar trade. The Johnson County Star reports the suicide of a stranger, a man ap- parently fifty years of age, in a pas- ture, north of Warrensburg, a short distance. The body of the suicide was found by girls gathering flowers. He had shot himeelf in the head and also taken carbolic aciq. In his pockets was $10.96. He had been boarding in Warrensburg several days, but none knew his name or where he came from. A distressing accident happened at the Bancraft home, south of Monster- rat, Johnson county, Sunday. The two Bancrafé—boys, Clarence and Edgar, were in an old shop, and Clarence, the older of the two, was showing his brother the working ofa Smith & Wesson revolver, when the weapon was discharged, the bullet strking the boy in the breast passing through his body and lodging in the back. The wound is a dangerous one, and the physicians have serious doubt as to the boy’s recover Mrs. Martha Majors died in St. Louis Friday after a short illness at the home of her son-in law, A. F. Wyard. The remains were brought to Butler Saturday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wyard. Funeral ser- vices were conducted Sunday after- noon by Rev. W. J. Laster, from the Baptist church, largely attended by her old friends and neighbors. The body was taken to Ashley grave yard, four miles south of Butler, and laid by the eide of her husband, who was killed during the war. Her son, Flood Major, was also buried there. Mrs Major owned the farm on which the south part of Butler is built. Her husband, a stroog southern ‘sympathizer, wae killed @ fow miles outheass of the ‘present site of Bot- Oklahoma, came in last week to visit Butler relatives and friends. Abe Shetrone orders his paper changed from Weir to Columbus, Kan., wishes to be remembered to all his Bates county friends and ad- vises all to vote for W. R Bell for treasurer. J. Y. Whitsett wentto West Plains, Mo., Tuesday to attend a state counsel of the Knights and Ladies of Security. Mr. Whitsett is a can- didate for delegate to the national convention. 4 ball team for the season was or- ganized Monday night. I. H Blood, Manager of the Peoples Klevator Co., was elected manager and W. W. Cannon, Captain. A committee was selected to solicit the business men. The team will be selected with great care and they expect to have a “crackerjack” this year. Prof. C. A. Burke was re-elected Superintendant of our public schools for next year, at a meeting of the School Board last Saturday, and he was given a substantial tncrease tn salary. Superintendant Burke’scon- duct of the schools has been satis- factory to the Board and the pat- rons Mr. Roberts, who secured the con- tract to extend thesewer from septic tank to Mound branch south of But- ler, a distance of about a mile and three quarters, arrived in Butler Tuesday to begin work. He has had some trouble in securing tiling. Only one car load came last week and he is looking for three more cars this week, They will begin work at the lower end. Beverley Smith, John Schulen and son, Herman Schulen, were in Butler Tuesday giving bond to appear be- fore the circult court on a charge of assaulting Elder Lewis L. Wix. Elder Wix preached at Johnstown Sunday night and itis alleged that the three waited or him and assault- ed him as he came out of the church poor and gave him asever beating. Elder Wix was not seriously injured, but his face and head bore evidence of severe treatment. It is claimed that the trouble arose over the re- moval of a saw mill located on Elder Wix’s land. Judge Denton fixed their bonds at $50 each. bi NOT ALL IS GOLD rer "THAT GLITTERS YOU CAN HAVE THE® WITH OR WITHOUT ELASTIC INSTEP. Sss Neither are all shoes what they at first appear to be, but if ever a shoe was true to its name, 'in the sense of being worth “full face” value in any part of the world it is LS SD aS OUR JULIA MARLOWE LINE. Try a pair and you will be convinced. Hiram OSSORERISSSSSSEEEISOSSS Nichols, For Sale. Good work mare, buggy and har- ness for sale, separate or together, Zip WILLIAMS. Miss Mat Henderson, of Fulton, sent a couple of old spoons to Louis- ville, Kentucky, Friday, to be shown with the relics of Daniel Boone day at the home coming of Kentuckians. The spoons belonged to Daniel Boone and have been in the Hender- son family for nearly a century. They are made of silver and are very much worse for wear. The handles are worn thin and are al- most an inch longer than the handle of tablespoons nowdays.—Fulton Sun. The Files Reveal Our Record. A MATINEE AT 11 O'CLOCK. | About 1,300 Perspns Went to the Theatre in the Morning. K, C, Star, For the first time in the history of Kansas City there was a morging theater matinee to-day. The Willis Wood theater was the scene of the incident. . The play was ‘The Clans- nfin.” Thomas Dixon's melodrama has been playing to the largest houses ever known to the Willis Wood theater, “Ben Hur’ not ex- cepted. An extra matinee was given yester day afternoon and the experiment |. of amorning matinee wae decided uvon immediately afterwards. Con- sidering the very short public notice possible under the circumstances the success of the Innovation wae extra- SCEEEISSSSSSERMSSSSS Dr. Wm. 8t. John, of é Kanes City, will be 4 at the Cottage House - in Butler May 4 and 5th. Those living nearer to Adrian can consult Dr. St. John at the Lee Hotel May 3rd. If your eyes are giving you trouble, it. may be that you need glasses, or {f you are using glasses, they may not be right for you. Come in on the above date and have them examined. Dr. St. John hasbeen making regular month. ly visite to Butler for 5 years and give as reference al! of the leading citizens. Eyes examined free. John R. Eteler died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Green Walton, north- west part of the city, Sunday after- noon after a protracted {lines with Brights’ disease_and its attendant complications. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Hudt- burg from the family residence Mon- day afternoon and interment was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr, Etzler was an early settler in Bates county and was well known as a farmer and stockmsn. He went to Colorado The fact that our files con- tain over 5,000 new prescrip- tions filled during the past sng strong evidence that we jave won the confidence of both physicians and public. Substitution, incompetence and carelessness are unknown here. We practice modern, ‘approved mathods and guar- antee absolute reliability in all our work. The service we pro- vide is high grade in every re- spect, but the large volume of business we do enable us to make the lowest possible prices The simplest prescription is im- portant enough to have us fill tt. CLAY’S ~ Prescription Drug Store. ordinary. The box office opened at 8 o’clock this morning. Before 8:30 6 line extending from the office to the door was necessary and before 11 o’clock, when the curtain rose, there were 1,300 persons, on a care ful count, in the house. The audience was of the usual matinee kind; women, high school girls and men employed on night work, The morning matinee ended at 1:30 p. m.and the house was cleared for the afternoon matinee, commenc- ing af, 2:15. That allowed three quarters of an hour between the closing of one performance and the opening of another. Three perfor. mances @ day {is avking a good deal of endurance. * “The Clansman” will be presented in this city at the Butler Opera House on Wednesday, May 16th. A great many Missourians are lo- cated in different portions of the ter. ritory smitten by the earthquakes in California, and among them arte & number irom Bates eounty, though the writer knows of only three from Rich Hill, viz:: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. The Republican county central committee met at the court houseon Saturday and selected Saturday, May 19th, as the date jor thecounty about fifteen years ago. He-return- ed to Bates county about a yearago in bad health and has been confined Jobnson and Dr. Harry Allen. Mrs. Johnson, who is a slater of Mre. H. conventinn. The township conven- tions will be held on Saturday, May 12th. So far only one candidate has G. Spraker, {8 located about five milesfrom San Francisco. Dr. Allen, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Allen, is aD army. “urgeon, and ,was located in San Francisco. No word has be-n received from either of the above, and it is inferred that all are safe.— Rich Hill Raview. announced for office, Charley Beard asks for the nomination of Sheriff, and we hope he will get it, thas fa, | the nomination! It fe evident that very few republicans have faith in de- feating the Democrata iu Bates this fall. . td the house since. John Etsler was & popular young man. in.the county, and his many friends of those days will be sorry to learn of his early taking off. ‘ There has been much coniplaint lately by the neighbors that Mack Manning was treating his wife ins shameful and brutal manner. On investigation by offivers 1t wasfound hard to make a case against him, as his wife to prosecute and in her. He was arrested on Thorsday by Sheriff Movris on the charge of fore Judge Boxley, and THE SHOE MAN. “Take Notice, : .To Agent J. F. Herrell, Butler, si Ne of the Home Insurance Company of New York: Of course you are informed as to the awful calamity which has occur- red this week at San Francisco, Cali- fornia. According to present esti- mates, and same are considered as substautially reliable,the Fire Insur- ance Companies will suffer an aggre- gate loss of not less than one hun- dred and fifty Million Dollars. The following telegram is just received from Mr. E.G. Snow, President of The Home Insurance Company, New York: “Our entire Hability under every policy in forte on property in the whole city of San Francisco, is Three and a half million dollars. It newe- paper reports are correct, “Home’s’”’ loss will not exceed two millions. Our net surplus is over nine millions, not including capital. Will com- mence adjusting and paying losses as soon as we get on the ground.” The “Home’s” surplus as to policy holders as per statement January 1st, amounted to over eleven Mil- lions of dollars. You may very safe- ly call the “Home’s” surplus today as to policy holders an amount ex- ceeding twelve millions. The Com- pany is thoroughly reliable and able not only to promptly meet the San Francisco claims butall other claims that are likely to arise. H. H. Waker Sec'y, Western farm Dept., Chicago, Ills. 26 26 ) Kansas City gave $43,170.51 in cash, and merchandise to the value of $3,020 to the San Francisco eut- ferers. C. T. Snow, who owns the old Casper Stammon property in south east part of town, is having the old stone ice house, which has long been an eyesore to the people of that part of town, torn down and removed, Flax Seed. Choice seed for spring seeding on terms to sult purchaser. Also a full line of grass and field seed. Call at our store up town or at Elevator. - 196f OPLES ELEVATOR Ce... .) Has Stood The Test 25 Years; 4 The old, original GROVE’S Taste» lees chill tonic, You know what you. are taking. It is ironand quinine in ‘ a tastelers form. Nocure, nopay. 500.