The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 16, 1906, Page 7

Mrs. Knight, of Commerce, Texas,| is here on a visit to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Lampton. Dave Wilson and wile have moved their household goods to Nevada, where they expect to reside. A vein of peacock coal 17-feet thick has been discovered four miles south- west of Knob Noster, Johnson coun: ty. The coal was found 74 feet un- der the ground and a shaft has been sunk, Ed. A. Steffin, J. c. Williams pan C. Turpin, farmers iving south aud east of Butler, left Saturday night for Colorado. Misses Mary and Lulu Ford are visiting friends at Lucas, Mo. They will attend a home party at Mre. Grady’s at Urich before returning home. ISPECIAL § THIS WEEK OF AL Opps And Enps |N ‘T5 "50ers ON SALE AT 30¢, 3 for $1.00 We need the Space for the Largest Stock of FALL and WINTER MENS WEAR Ever Shown in Butler. Simon Gordon, of Washington City, bas leased the big Catterlin room on the south side of the square and will occupy {t-about September 15th with a line of dry goods and gentsfurnishings. Mr.Gordoncomes highly recommended as a business man. Saloon license at Excelsior Springs has been raised from $550 to $750. The county license is $600 a year, which with the government license of $25 makes @ total license of $1,375 @ year. One of the problems of the general assembly {n this state will be to en- act a better road law Geo. Church, Republican candidate for Representa. tive, has given that question a good deal of study and will be prepared to act wisely if reelected. — hoped! ican- Press. Let's see? What did George dotor the roads when he was in the Legisla- ture? He probably hadn’t passed the “study” stage. Bruce Campbell, Pleasant Gap’s popular merchant, was in Butler Monday on business. He left that evening for Amsterdam to demone- trate the workin the 8rd degree, A. A. and A. M. Maurice Burner, an incorrigible son of A, .B. Burner, was sentenced to the Sta orm echool by thecoun- ty court lest week, and Sheriff Morris took him to that institution at Boonville the last of the week. The following old ex-confederates were in Butler Saturday to attend the meeting of the Marmadukecamp: Major J. N. Bradley, Judge Wm. T, Kemper, Ex-Sheriff J. R. Simpson, Judge G. W. Stith, J. G. Walker and others. W.H. Dunn, a prominent farmer of Grand River township, gave $5 cash to the street fair fund, a liberal offering. You can see that they are all interested actively in the success of the fair and that will make ita success.—Adrian Journal. Sam E. Heinlein, manager of the Midland Manufacturing Compuny’s plant in Kansas City, accompanied by his wife and daughter, was in But- ler the first of the week looking af- ter business affairs and visiting friends. Chas. LaFollett left Saturday for Baxter Springs, Kansas, on receipt of notice from Cal. B. Robinson to report there Monday to go to work as an engineer for a big mining com- pany. Charley ts a good engineer. Hesald he didn’t know how he would ike working for somebody else, as he had | * his own boes all his life. He left his farm in charge of hia wife, and If he don’t like {t, hecan return, OUR FALL LINE CF | Walk-Over ‘3 SHOES ARE READY FOR.YOU. — W.F. Keyser, secretary Missour! Bankers Association, with headquar- ters at Sedalla, remembers us in a business way. Mr. Keyser made many substantial and lasting friends while located here, who will always rejoice to learn of his prosperity and happiness. Deputy sheriff Joe 8. Franklin brought Peter Knelsbeck over from Worland Thursday evening and landed him in jail. He was charged with assaulting his wife. He is a miner, and when he gets his hide fill- ed with fighting booze, he is a bad man. Mrs. Jacob Burda and little daugh- ter returned to their home in Oxford Junction, Iowa, the last of the week. Taking advantage of the cheap rates offered for the G. A. R. Nation- al Encampment at Minneapolis, Minn., the following Butler people left Monday to spend a month’s out- ing at the northern summer resorts: Mrs. Joe Meyer, Mrs. Alice Allen, Mrs. J. M. Christy, Mrs. D. N. Thompson and Miss Ora Thompson; Messrs, H. C. Wyatt, Charles Rogers and Harley Drysdale Will Morris, of lola, Kansas, who had been spending a few days visit- ing relatives and friends west of town, returned home Tuesday. He is the son of John C, Morris and is engineer for the United Zinc and Chemical Company. He called at Tne Times office and renewed and eo The Good Shoe Clothes Store Store OPRPPRSIRSS 09 OCP IFOT COCR OO ODIO DODD VH60-0 OO PSESOP ESOL 20000 009 | The CLOTHING HOUSE Good THE RIGHT Way, WE FIT YOUR FORM, BEAD, FEET AND PURSE. Seed rye at the Peoples Elevator Men’s full seamless ribbed top P| Mr. and Mra, Burda own a farm near also renewed for Emery Cox, former- ompany. 42 46 em 5e per pair at Hill’s Butler. We hope they will conclude ly afarmer near Nyhart, who is working forthe same company as Mr. Morris. The Baptist Sunday School is hav- bg & picnic at Welton lake to-day. Mies Sadie Brown left Tuesday for visit with relatives and friends in linton, Mo. to mak this their permanet home at Mrs. Ed. Snider and children re-} no distant day. turned the last of the week from an extended vialt to relatives and friends at Boonville. A spectal letter from Butler, lauda- tor of Col. Atkeson, together with hie picture, whiskers and all, was pub- Rev. J. H. Jones, formerly pastor of the Christian church at Hume, was nominated for Representative The annual reunion of the Grand ‘ by the Democrats of Polk count lished in the Globe-Democrat, and Men’s good plow shoes from $1.00 ' Army of the Republic {s being held at ae week. He is reported to be - reproduced in the Republican Press, p at Hill’s Cash Store. Lake Park Springs, Nevada, this sans whiskers. We have been won- popular in that county and his chances of election are considered good. Al. Lindsey has moved his family from Ft. Scott and are now located in the Wyatt home, on Ft. Scott et. F, M. Wyatt, who has been paralized for some time, was delighted to get back to his old home. He is unable to talk, but is greatly pleased to have PI bee ang es is pis 1 orm his old neighbors and friends drop in “| to eee him, Prof. C. A. Chambers has pur- chased the J. R. Cobb residenceprop | The following Butler young people erty on North Main street, which he|are spending a term at the noted will occupy at once. Monegaw Springs, in the hills of St. Clair: Misees Maggie Smith, Pet Dan. K. Walker and wife will leave 4 Broaddus, Anna and Naomi Smith; the fi ° ’ he firet of the week for an outing in M Carl Henry, DeWistChastain, the mountains of Colorado. They George and Zack Paster think Caruthers r nk of going as far up as Glenwood son. ‘Theyoung ladies arechaperon- Springs. . ed by Mrs, Will Stanley. Do you wear Peter’s diamond brand shoes? They are the beet made, We| The lighting problem, which eon- fronts the new hotel company, prom- sell them at ill’s Cash Store. nas 6h hs tite The ef ts ees 08. ty plant Be eb h $0 tie recently ! 1s unable to supply the local demand. sa — st ee ee “2 street! The hotel will require from 850 to and fitted i$ up in fin Cae 400 lights. Requisitions are now on P ome file for many more than that by pri- M. A. Carroll returned from Liv-| vate parties. At the time the coun- ce, Mont., the last of the week. |cil installed the present plant, it was went theréin the early spring to | thought to be large enough for all try that climate for afew months. | demand on!t. The only solution of the problem {s to enlarge and im- PBs ~—_ —s vind ba prove this plant. The councilshould sult of the int heat and hamidity, take steps to do this at once. which prevailed the latter part of] MarmadukeCamp No. 616, C.V. A. last week. f héld @ meeting at the cours house R, J. and C. W. Holloway and Mra, aiterocon. The meeting MJ. Cook, brothers and. alder, of | 788 0ot as well attended as itshould Neal Holloway, came down from have been, considering the numberof their home in Jackson county, oli old Confederate Veterans in thecoun- and Mrs. Mary | Fey, to attend the funeral: ~|47. Major Bradley said the camp The excavation for the foundation | wees. the new court house at Nevada 8 been completed. John B. Hays and wife, of the Bal- td neighborhood, were trading in Butler on Monday. Mrs. E. B. Chandler and daughter, ee Martha, of Columbia, Mo., are iting Mre. H. G. Cook. Closing out men’s pants from 75c p at Hill’s Cash Store. Mre. Charles Hulse, of Pullam, ash., is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. Hulee and other relatives. Prof. Ed. Crowder, one of Bates unty’s popular teachers, was in utler on business Tuesday. Best work shirte in town for the oney.—Hill’a Cash Store. Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Warnock went p Bt. Louis Saturday to visit rela- ves and friends for a few days. Mrs, Y. C. Combs has returned om a protracted visit to relatives 4 friends at her old home in Ken- c dering ever since Atkeson was nom!- nated on the Republican ticket for Congress, what that party would do with the whiskers, but since the Globe-Democrat has acvepted them as orthodox, we suppose we may consider that problem settled. If Atkeson should be elected, what will become of the Republican wits who always had fun with Peffer’s whiskers? Our new dress goods are in double fold dress goods for school dresses from 10c up.—Hill’s Cash Store. The Republican superintendent of schools of Kansas has come out fn @ report favoring separate schouls for whites and blacks. Wonder what kind of a bird it is that hold a “teat in {ts bill” Now there must be some kind of animalor bird of that kind, because an esteem- ed contemporary speaks of “hoding a teat in its bill,” and we know its editor couldn’t be wrong on any proposition. Posstbly it is thegreat “Dodo” bird of which sclentists dis- pute, or may be it {s an unfeathered biped. It must be something awful, and as it was compared to us, weare trying to find out what {t looks like before getting mad. Judge William T. Kemper, accom- panied by his fourteen year’old son, Lawrence, was @ pleasant caller, while in Butler Saturday. Judge Kemper served the people of the south district for two terms on the county court. He ts one of Bates county’s earliest settlers, coming here with his parents before the war. He was a confederate soldier, was captured and served in a Federal prison in St. Louts for many months and was finally taken to Richmond and exchanged. He sald they tried him by court material on the charge of being a “bushwacker,” for which the death penalty went with a con- viction. He gave the names of loyal Beat shirtings on earth at 6%, 8% 10c.—Hill’s Cash Store. Mrs. 0. F. Renick is at home from | visit of several weeks to relatives nd friends in Lexington and Kan- goes at this time with the hope of escaping the yearly attack of hay- was 6 pleasant caller while in thecity ing effect in his back. His wound fs painful but not dangerous. Mr. Gardner did not see the person who fired the shot. His son, 18 or 19 years of age, has been arrested as & suspect. The son told the officers that two strangers sales Officially recognised at the| men like Capt. Jno. B, Newberry and| and one with long Jey, '@/ late National Confederates reunion,| John Durand ae witnesses, but they | took his gun jit had defanited in dues. The| refused to send for them. He didn’t] ing to shoot his! ay selected ¢ iollow- know for eeveral daye if he was to be made him ride Preparing fr Sebeo We are doing our part preparing the chil- dren for school New school shoes, New ribbons, 5 to 25c, New yard-wide cambrics, New percales, 10 to 12lc New ginghams for school 10¢ to 20¢ Come and see us we New woolen dress goods 25c up. New hose supporters, 10 to 25, New underwaists, cambrie or knit, 25¢, New Topsy school hose, 10 to 25c, New cotton dress goods, plaids and mixed effects McKIBBENS, dresses, waists and shirts, want your trade, The circus season has arrived, but the big shows seem to be dodging Butler. Mrs. O W. Spencer, of Omaha, Nebraska, {a visiting her sister, Mrs Ed. Childs ‘Mrs. Will Smith, of Coffeyville, Kan., {s here on a visit to her moth- | er, Mrs. John Eadres. | h Hill Route No, 1, favors Tuk Trates | with a renewal. ld Sid C. Alexander was up from Eb Dorado the firet of the week looking | afser business matters in Elkhart, | where he formerly conducted a store. William ». Stone will succeed him- self in the United Stateg senate. We do not believe fie can be defeated ifhe lves.—Higginsville Jeffersonian. John Broad, aged 66, and Miss Nancy E. Peterson, aged 58, respect- ed citizens ¢ of Vernon county, slipped were married. The next big event for this nation is homecoming of Mr. Bryan the last of this month. It will almost equal in importance his election to the presidency in 1908. Mrs. Jas. R. Crooks leaves this week for Salmon Falis, California, where she will visit relatives. She ever. Sam L. Coleman, of Deep Water, on Mondey. Mr. Coleman 1s one of Bates county’s substantial citizens and influential Democrats. He says party conditions in his section are good, and the old tlme majorities will be rolled up this fall. Jesse Smith came in from Dawson, Ind. Ter., Tuesday evening. He came back to Bates county to get four dairy hands. He has been ap- pointed foreman of a dairy farm at $175.00 per month, to’begin Sept. 1st. Jesse {sa son of Doc Smith, of Pleasant Gap. He went to that country seven months ago and fe delighted with it. He said the sea- sons have been good and crop pros- pects ure fine, He said Squire John Hall, who went there last spring with his family, {es prospering and likes the country. The county officers are investigat ing @ shooting affray in Barton county. Mr. Gardner, a well-to-do farmer, was shot from ambush the other day. The charge of shot tak- or not Judge Kemper erred ern Bird Dog Saves | His Master's Life, | Bowers, proprietor of a lurge datry | farm near this city, was attacked by @ bull this morning and nearly lost broken, his chest crushed, his back Miss Susanna Robinson, of Rich’ wrenched and the tlesh badly torn, drove him off. may not recover, ee Holden, Mo., Aug. 15.—Alonzo is life. Both shoulder blades were His life was saved by his large bird og, which attacked the animal and Bowers is seriouely itjured and ONLY A short time left to buy MENS, BOYS AND CHILDRENS LIGHT WEIGHT SUITS AND ODD PANTS Regardless of Profit MENS SUITS Low as $3.00 BOYS SUITS Low as $2.00 CHILDRENS SUITS Low as 50c.