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caeae We notice “Aaron,” our able Vix oT a ginia correspondent, is able to be out again, after several days suffering with a spell of rheumatism. Aaron frets under restraint like a young colt harnessed for the first time. Mrs. Minnie Cowgill, formerly of this county, sends remittance from Creswell, Oregon, to renew her sub- scription to 1907, thus attesting her continued interest in the doings of our people. Judge Graves last week carried Vernon; Benton, Greene, Callaway counties and a large majority of the Ss. Louis vote. From a private a source we learn that he will not lose Spring Garment more than 12 out of the 169 votesin that city. So Circuit court convened Monday with Judge Denton on the bench, Clerk Barkley and Sheriff Morris at And we Show a Great their posts. No case of especial in- terest to the general public is docket Line for this term, although there will be $7.00 to $15.00 Mrs. Kate Quintin, danghter, Mies Bessie, and §wo «: Clarence and IF YOU WOULD | Coats Are a Very Popular Scott, of Philadelphia, Pa., are visit- ing the family of her brother, Major Ed. 8. Clark. Mrs. Quintin and fam- ily lived in Butler for a short time and will probably locate here. The papers indicate that Judge Graves carried a majority of the wardsin St. Loule at lastSaturday’s primary and will have a large ma- jority of the delegates from thatcity. The Globe-Democrat stated that both delegations were friendly to Graves. Mrs. Clark Wix left Friday for Paris, Texas, a delegate from the local society to the National Women’s Mission Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. She went in company with Mrs. D. T. Beatty, of Kansas City, and Mrs, Geo, Van Dyke, of Harrisonville. The Star reports that Fred Boxley and another lawyer had a scrap in court in Kansas City last week, and Dress Well at Small Expense We Can be of Service to you. Remember us when you © 7 want good FOOT-WEAR, WALK-OVERS $3.50 and $4.00 URFIT $5.00 “The The both, which fines were promptly the Judge assessed a fine against —=— - | Wondertu Opportunity To Buy | ' | White Parasols. 4 Before you put a White Parasol up, Down Come Their Prices--Here. Never, in any former years, have Parasols promised to be so greatly in favor, especially white ones. ‘‘Rightfully so.’’ you'll say when you see the beautiful lingerie and embroidery effects that the year has brought forth. Plenty of them at this store, for knowing what particular women will demand we have ordered and received more than’ ever before. And Here’s Pleasant News. A fortunate purchase has enabled us to obtain these at remarkably low prices, so that the lowness of the prices of even the most elaborate parasols will sur- prise you. We shall be glad to show them all to you—and respectfully suggest that your view of them be an early one, before the assortment is fae bay and the prettiest ones carried away by delighted customers. And just think !—you can save 25 to 35 per cent by buying a little in advance of the season, $1.25 qualities for 98c $3.00 qualities for $2.29 1.75 qualities for $1.29 4,00 qualities for 2.98 2.00 qualities for 1.49 5.00 qualities for 3.89 2,25 qualities for 1.79 7.00 qualities for 4.90 These Special Prices Good Only Until May 15. McKIBBENS. EGGS TAKEN SAME AS CASH. G CLOTHING HOUSE G d pald. Fred is a rising young lawyer od 00 in that city, and he wouldn’t be like SILASAASS AS gage, 0 his father if he failed to’ scrap if any (SL IS AISA SS A ’ one attempted to run a bluff on him. eg ee Shoe TER ORE HST: Clothes inp ra she Hume Bank closed | pen, W 50 and $1.00 shirts—Me-| Prof, L. B. Allison is taking the| A Jewish temple to cost $125,000 Store WE FiT YOUR po HEAD, FEET Stor ms phd posh pesca ayes Kibbens. enumeration for the Butler school | is to be built in Kansas City. AN URSE. . : : to the Commercial Bank. ‘This ac-| There wasa killing frost in parte a ay GaSe Gee eatec! A light frost in Bates county Sun- tion on the part of the Hume Bank was a great surprise to our people. It was organized in 1883, and was ever a strong, reliable banking insti- tution. The Commercial Bank was chartered three years ago, and has built up a good buslness.—Hume Telephone. POA GPP OLY POPPED OD VED 000 009 0OPOOPESESD | Public schools will close next week.| Cannon-Welner Elevator Com: a“ , A bumper crop of all kinds of ber- . recstying corn: 52 Fries is promised. ‘Our old friend William McElroy A called and had Tue Times forwarded I is Ot and 10c shirtings—Me-| +, ii5 gon, C. J. McElroy, at Denver, | Colorado. F Squirrels can not be hunted until 5 P The beautiful new home of Charles the first of July. — top price paid. Mo- E. Scott, on High street, was the scone ofa gay and brilliant society gathering on Wednesday afternoon, it being the occasion of a reception to their lady friends by Mrs. Scott and Mrs. J. T. Hull. The decora- tions were beautiful and harmontous- ly blended, the refreshments were dainty and delicious and a splendid The county court {e in session this J.C. Vermillion. an early settler iweek, this being the regular spring and substantial citizen of Charlotte, aiegad wasin Butler Monday and favored » ‘The season {a closed on all kinds of | us pleasantly. ame now except rabbits and! Mre, B.C, Vandervoort, of Joplin, coons”. i was in-Butler last of the week visit’ {og friends and lookin ter her 4 ow thte Jace curtains 50¢ up— mnie hare, — # time was had by all. The case of Jos. Ghere vs. Charles baby girl came to bless thehome one on bain Bortnett, E. A. Bennett and Dr. EG. = Rev, J. W. Hudiburg. “This is the . Zey, taken to Harrisonville on a purth daughter. Home grown strawberries from the | change of venue, will be called before See McFarland & Sons add. Will | Catthage-Sarcoxte district appeared | Judge Bradley on May 19th. This ve you money. 974¢ |0D the market Saturday. Short! is a casein which Mr. Ghere sues for cake is in order now. damages for injuries received in a runaway, when his horse was fright ened by an automobile driven by Chas. Bennett, Mr. Bennett is made 8 party to the sult as owner of the machine, Dr. Zey ses Mr. Ghere’s broken leg, and plaintiff claims the operation was not skillfully peform- od. The Democratic county convention for the purpose of selecting delegates from Vernon county to the state and judicial conventionsf held at Nevada Friday, passed resolutions endorsing Wm. J. Bryan for pres!- dent in 1908, and also Judge W. W. Graves for the supreme court for the short term, and Judge A. M. Wood- son fomthe long term, Oglesby for railroad commissioner and Prof. Howard A. Gass for state superin- tendent of echools. Henry Stafford, who came to Pleas- wasin Butler tho last of the week|®®¢ Hill trom Warrensburg about and favored us pleasantly. See oe tras uimen aod custody’ y F W. D. Jackson and daughter, Miss} 44 with robbing the\ United Btates Nancy, who hare been spending 8| matis, Mail had been missing from season in California for health, pass-| ne pouches, says the Pleasant Hill ed through Butler Sunday on shelr| 7 o¢a), for some time and suspicion way to their home in Spruce town’! \4inted ‘to Stafford, when govern- Be ks * font detectives were put on his track , fine young orchard on Dr./abdhewas soon caught in the act. Uncle Bill Burrows, of near Rock- le, topped the market, $450 ona W.N. Porch, @ successful business ‘of fine mules in Butler Saturday. man, of Berlin, Okla., sends renewal for Tue Trwzs. He writes that they | It was shame the way the com-| are now having nice weather after a killed that Australian ballot | cold disagreeable spring. k d la- cua ee Buy Topsey hosiery, the best, 10c up.—McKibbens. stra ~ Po +8 Per cee Bates county is showing a fine ‘; The Judge ret to his prospect for a corn crop. The early ’ Silke meaog jerued planting {s all.up and ready for the 4 " cultivator and the stand was never Mens $2.00, $8.00, $3.50 trousers | better, every hill coming up, so the McKibbens. ; farmers say. Dick Howard, of the Amsterdam! or young friend H. L. Jenkins, a terprise, and D. H. Delmar, @| prominent Democratic farmer o inent. young druggist of that | Lone Oak, was a pleasant caller and mn, were in Butler Monday. favored us while in the city the laet Coroner Walsh is still of the opin- | of the week. that the bodies of hundreds of} W. J. McComb, one of Adrian’s parthquak victims lie under the | successful business men and formany of the burned district in San| years Democratic committeeman, made—McKibbens. -parente live in Wartens- nh : ae ay 1a Jeble cltisons for more than thirty| was are. IV's another vase of a boy! of Nebraska Saturday night, say day night. Early risers saw frost in the dispatches. The principal dam-| C. P. Catron, —Cantrelljand Sam | Butler. It did no damage. age will be to fruit. Walls prominent Democrats of Fred Hyatt, who has been in Se- Adrian were in Butler Mondoy mix- attle, Washington, for several years, | 7% "P with the polfticians. where he attended a business college | Charley Mills killed a large pelican and later engaged in business,}/ou the Rock Island reservoir last arrived in ButlerSaturday on a visit | Sunday. The bird measured eight} Frank Swearens, candidate for Re- to his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. T. | feet from tip to tip and hada beak |corder, from New Home township, Hyatt, of Summit township. 20 inches in length. It isa rare|was in Butler Monday and was @ specimen and Mr. Mills will have {t| pleasant caller. He said on return- mounted.—Pleasant Hill Local. ing homeon Friday from a two “ vil ei senicpae a : os week’s canvas, he found one of his 27-46 Bey B. Canrersury, Mgr. Judge Willlam Laney, of Hudson finest yearling colts witha broken township, was in Butler Monday ©" leg. It was out in the pasture with business and shaking hands with bis | other colts and he thinksreceived its many friends. Judge Laney 1880) injury trom a kick. After working old Ine Democrat and is always 8c) with it until Sunday, he had it shot. tive in his party’s interests. We acknowledge a pleasant call. Eighty-three persons have been declared insanein San Francisco since the great disaster by earth- quake. Our rates on farm loans will justify youin seeing us.—IIlinois Land Co, The Clinton Democrat reports the bold robbery of feeble old man 87 years old in that place Thursday evening. The robbery occurred within a half block of the public square, just at dusk. The robbers got $41 from the old man, who had =, D Hyde, whose name can be come to Clinton from Joplin to | found in our announcement columne search for his daughter, who had/ag a candidate for Judge of the fe Peevta Fenn aoe HM TGOY at married a man named Allison. South District, is well and favorably a i ae ; ; fi : : uiler, aod the church was crowded The meeting of county Judges of known to the people of that sectlon. by their friends. They went to Ap- the etateto have been heldat Colum- | He has been a citizen of Prairie town- pleton City in 6 carriage to take a bla May 5th, has been postponed to | ship for many years and wou the) rain for the east on their wedding May 15th. The meeting is called to | highest respect and esteem of the/ si, Time has wrought many discuss the best manner of raising | people in that locality, by hiscourte- | jhanges since that bright and happy funds fur public highways of Mis- | ous bearing, fair and honorable deal- day in the lives this excellent couple, Thirty five years ago last Thurs- day the nuptials of Mr. and Mrs. O. D Austia were celebrated atthe Firet Presbyterian church in Butler I s constitutional amendment by the has been # farmer ail bie life and ts tion, but their hearts have remained people of the ate, hus been nullified conversant with the general trend of as steadfast, as happy and young as by a decision of the supreme court. county affairs. He has at all times in those halcion days of old, and been a loyal faithful ry ; Mrs. Peter Lane, of Sedalia, is vistt- | ry yale pv? y Papers they wili so continue to the end. ing Mrs. Will Keasling and other hands. If nominated and elected be | meee Butler friends. Mr and Mre Lane would look well to the interests of the formerly resided in Butler and were people of that district and of the enguged inthe mercantile business. | whole county. They left here about seven years ago and located in Sedalia, where Mr. Lane engaged in the shve business We take pleasure in calling special attention to the announcement of C. 4 G. Weeks, of Osage township, as a va ~", Butler friende will be glad candidate for County poser betore 90: Regn) 8 prospering. the Democratle primaries May 26th. W.H. Marsh, long a prominent| Mr. Weeks is a native of Georgia, business mau of Montrose, died a] buat has been a citizen of this county few days ago under circumstances |for nearly a quarter of & century, that would Indicate suicide says the | has held numerous positions of trust Clinton Democrat. He complained | and responsipility, in all of which he to his wife that h- bad not slept well | has acquitted himeelf with credit and, and asked to be allowed to remain | to the satisfaction of his employers. fn bed. About 12 o'clock his wife{Heis an expert bookkeeper and is went’ $0 his .rbom and found him | well qualified to perform. the duties awake and he complained ofsickness | of County Clerk. He isa clever, af- at the stomach. Shortly after 2/fable gentleman, courteous to all o’olock his loud breathing alarmed | and popular with his people. Where bis wife who summoned neighbors | he is beet known he is the strongest. Consider the Skin as @ Porous Fabric. Do you Cleanse it as a Fabric or Mere. by Wash it Off as you would a China Plate Pompeian Massage Cream cleanses by loosening and taking out the dirt imbedded in the pores. It removes pore obstructions, black-heads, skin pimples; removes the cause for sallow lifeless complexions; restores and a physician. He refused to take | He fe an old line Democrat and al- For gentlewomen and gentlemen. any @ oF antidote and at 2 | ways responded to his party’s call. Price soc and $1.00 per jar. ek! mp roy died. He | He comes the section of county Cali at store for sample. | sand stood : rolls Dem high as) shas rolle up the big Democratic ms |} Ja TRIMALE, Druggist sh and business man. He left |{orities and his name would add children, | ’| strength to the tleket. % PRE OORT EET Se A rae ee nonri, since the 15v tax adopted as |ing and gentlemanly conduct. He ,, well as in the city and its popula--