The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 3, 1907, Page 7

Holiday % IN THE HISTORY F) SALE OF #. Until our entire stock “Come Early While we Have What You Want. The same low prices Misa ‘Emma Herring, 8 popular cher in our public schools, spent @ holidays with home folks at Cen- ww, Mo. he Bates County Medical Society hold its regular quarterly meet- gat the Fraternal Hotel, in this on January 10th. . and Mrs. Sam E. Heinlein were wo from Kansas City and spent pholiday with relatives and friends Butler. J. W. Choate and sun, Leslie, med the first of the week from Nf to her parents and other rela- ane Harrisonville. iss Johanna Best, who has ac- bed @ pusition in the Emery Bird- r store, at Kansas City, orders 1 Tames to her address. Eimer E. Simpson, of Charlotte Jessie Raines, of Pleasant were married last week‘at the KE. parsonage, by Rev. Barker. } r. and Mrs. Geo. Gilkerson and in, Grover, returned from Warrens- last of the week, where they the holidays with rela- M. .Tucker, who had been the Christmas holidays as of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. ii, returned to his home at!}Wal- , on Monday. old friend W. 8S. DeBolt, of Kas., is as prompt with all rat in liteas heis with rea he is certainly a model ‘and we believe he is. isler Elke and their ladies 1 session at the lodge Piday eveniog. Cards g were the amusements. ye were served. j Hodges, of Kansas wn the last of the week lives und friends in But- jan. Mre. Hedges was zt Lansdowne, of this orders his paper from to Zion, N.-Dak. He 4 in that WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR he Largest AND WISH YOU A PROSPEROUS HAPPY NEW YEAR. Now that the holiday rush is over it is a good time to buy your WINTER SUIT ANP OVERCOAT. We will continue the Big REMODELING ing the past few weeks still continue. This s the Chance of a Lite Time, went to Iola, Kan. on Monday to vistt his sister. His wife joined him on the first, and they returned home joy an extended visit. The pare food law went Into effect Tuesday, and it must be the real thing. One of our merchants show- ed usa can of molasses the other day which the firm formerly bought for pure country sorghum. The gov- ernment lable on the new goods showed the adulteration, part corn and part sorghum. Mrs. Ina Tiffany bas brought sult against the city of Butler for $4,000 personal damages, alleged in her petition to have been sustained by a fallon au old board sidewalk, infront of the Sisson property, north of the northwest corner of the public equre. The iojuries were sustained tn October, 1906. Weldon Yates, who has been with the Walton Trust Company as ab- etractor for many\years, resigned his position on January 1st and accept- ed elmilar employment with the Davall & Percival Company. Mr. Yates is very proficient in that bust- ness. He is conversant with tho rec- ord, having been deputy Recorder for several terms. Ex-Cireult Judge W. L. Jarrott, of Harrisonville, has located in Los Angeles, Cal., for the practice of law. Judge Jarrott has long been recog- nized as one of the strong lawyers of Southwest Missourl. His name has been prominently mentioned in con- nection with congressional honors. Hie course will be watched by bis many friends, who expect much of him in the far west. C. E. Ball, of Montgomery City, Mo., attorney for Wm. E. Church, sentenced to be hanged January 12 for the murder of his foster parents {n Warren county, visited Governor Folk Friday and a-ked the governor to stay the hauglng of Church and Trade OF OUR STORE CLOTHES. is turned into cash. we have been mak- order hi T CLOTHING HOUSE Good We Fit Your Head, Feet, Form and Purse. Shoe Store. Steve Shippley, living near Shel- don, Mo., had his lefs hand blown entirely off by the explosion of his shot gun while attempting to shoot a squirrel Friday. William Ktous says some one pur- loined @ new over coat from his bar- ber shop, one evening last week and @s aconsequence he has to make fast time these chilly mornings to end from his work. With the advent of the New Year, new resolutions are in order. If you are a delinquent subscriber let your first resolve be to pay up for 1907, and that will staré you off right and make us feel good. John B. Stone, Major General commanding Missourl Division Uni- ted Confederate Vetrans has ap- pointed as & member on his staff Dr. John H. Britts, of Clinton, Mo., with the rank of Assistant Surgeon Gen- eral. Adolphus Bush, millionaire brewer of 8+. Louis, is seriously ill at his home with pneumonia. He was tak- en suddenly sick Wednesday of last week athis home while playing a game of cards with friends and grew worse rapidly. Butler Eagles held their annual banquet at an open session at lodge rooms on North Main street Wed- nesday evening of last week. A sumptuous feast was spread which was enjoyed by the members and their ladies. Jeflerson City wante five million and Columbia feels. that five million well being of the State University. They think in large figures et Colum- bia and Jefferson City.—Warrens- burg Star. H, D. Chambers, wife and little daughter Ruth, passed through But- ler Monday on thelr way home from Hepler, Kas., where they had been to visit Jap. Chambers. Little Ruth is the daughter of Jap, but on the baby, and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Cham- and they could not love her more if death of his wife she wasa little bers took her to raise and adopt! “. | she was their own daughter. She is t { @ beight eweet little girl. - sent to the asylum for the Insane at Fulton. The governor stated that he would consider the matter without delay. The new riot gun purchased by our local banks for Nightwatch Rich arrived the last of the week, and {s ow in his possession. I¢ is no more nor less than a short barrel No. 12 shot gun, especially constructed to handle buch and BB shot. It{is an automatic repeater, shooting six times without reloading, and it is elaimed for the weapon that it will kill at350 yards as quick an an ordinary gun will at 25.—Harrison- ville Leader. F. M. Skaggs and bride spent yes- terday in the city, guests at the Talmage House. They were married et Sedalia, Mo., on the 27th. Mr. Skaggs is a well known piano tuner. Mrs. Skagge fs a teacher of piano music. She was until last Thursday Miss Clara Hensley, daughter of John Hensley, of Amoret, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Skaggs will make their home at Nevada for the present, but later on may locate in Rich Hill.— Rich Hill Review. The Good Roads convention, in session at Sedalia, adopted resolu- tions on Friday favoring an amend- ment to the ,constitution which will permit county courts to levy a road and bridge tax not to exceed thirty cents on the $100 valuation. The establishment of a highway engt- neering department under the super- vision of the state board of agricul- ture and the establishment of a permanent fund by the state for building and maintaining permanent highways also were favored. L. B. Hicks, the miner who for fifteen days wag buried alive under tons of stone and dirt in @ collapsed tunnel, at Bakersfield, California, and reecued Saturday a week ago, ‘a to take the lecture field under con- tract of $500 a week lor one year. dollars for a new capitol building | Hicks was nearly crazed with joy when his reecuers drew his weakned dollars is absolutely essential to the body from beneath the tram car un- der which he had been pinned since the tunnel caved in. C M. Walker, for the past ten years the popular’ traveling repre- sentative of Ely-Walker Company of 8s. Loula, has resigned that position and become associated with the Walker-McKibben Mercantile Com- pany of this city. Mr. Walker start- ed in lifeasa clerk inthe old Mc- Kibben Company and is well known toall our old settlers asa most and efficlent salesman. His : old friends will welcome him back jndhe will prove a strength to thas splendid and rellable firm. H.G. Cook, proprietor of the Amer-| Judge A. D. Hyde was up Thurs- fean Clothing House, and his mother day of last week attending the last meeting of the old court and taking notes. together. leaving his mother sou! F. H. Glenn, of the Goss & Glenn Clothing Co., Nevada, Mo., after twenty years of active business life, | retires from the firm and will take life easy. While cleaning a rifls, Lee B.Saper, | clerk of the Clay county court, acci-| dentally shot and killed himeelt Fri-| day at his home in Liberty, Mo. He had served as county clerk eight years and his second termended with this year. O. L. Morris, one of Tae Times’ printers, who had been spending the holidays with ht» pareats, Mr. and Mrs. W. H Morris, at Monett, Mo..} returned Monday. He reports hav- ing had a ‘bumeomb’ Christmas din- nev and a general good time. Butler Camp No, 2458 Modern Woodmen of America will hold their annual open session at the court house Thursday, January 17, 1907, at 7:30p. m. All Woodmen and their familles are invited to attend this meeting. Program will appeer later. Ata late meeting of the city coun- cll Alderman Hupp was appointed a committee to have charge of measur- ing the lots and numbering the houses, preparatory to establishing free delivery. The council paid for the aligns designating the streets, but the property owners will have to pay for numbering their houses. Mrs. Emily Compton died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Frank, on East Dakota street Sun- day. She sustained a paralytic stroke some time ago from which she never recovered. She is anagedlady and an old resident of Butler. Fun- eral services were conducted by Rev. Barker on Monday, and the remains were interred in Oak Hill. The request of the State Board of Railway and Warehouse Commis- sioners that the Legislature pass a law making their orders effective pending final decision after appeal, is just and reasonable. As {t 1s now, every order by the Commisstoners objected to by railroads, is at once carried to the courts and {ts action suspended as long as railway attor- neys can stave cff a final deci-fon.— Clinton Democrat. War enemies will direct the Macon, Mo., church union of the Presbyte- rian churches in thatclty. A soldier under Gen. Sherman and a soldier under Gen. Price, as representatives of the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches respectively, will recelve the First Presbyterlan church into organic union with the McGee Presbytery, which was for- merly an organization of the Cum- berland Presbyterian church. Charles H. Moore, assistant carh- fer of the National Bank of Com- merce, of Kansas City, and J. H Jones, of that city, came down Fri- day and in company with W. F. Du- vall and R. R Deacon went out !n the country to meet “Bob White.” They had two well trained dogs and fine guns and enjoyed a good day’s shooting. That evening the visiting gentlemen went to the club house at Athol, to try their luck at duck shooting on Saturday. According to the Kansas City Journal Hiawatha, Kansas, has a landlady that {sa wonder. She has seventeen boarders and each and every one praise her table. She does all the cooking by herself—washes the dishes—does all the work—hires no help. And she finde time to at- tend church regularly and enjoys lecture course entertsinments and all the other events of worth and in- terest. We are not publishing this article with the view of adding any more burdens to the already over- worked h:usekeeper and any wife has our sanction to paste the no- account reprobate of a husband who dares to read this tn her pree- ence. John Coats, residing near Monte- valla, Vernon county, who has been spending & couple of weeks in the city, returned home Monday. Mr. Coate_has not been enjoying good health and was here being treated by Dr. Boulware’s electr'esl machin: and said he had been tly ¢wnefir- ted. He fe an ex-confederate soldier, and ashort time ago was presented | Visit Our Shoe Department We are showing the newest shapes, the very best leathers. We guarantee every shoe to _ give good satisfaction for the price. We carry a large assortment of Felts, Overshoes, ; Rubber Boots, ete at the very lowest prices. The Fellowcraft at $3.50 and Ralston Health shoe at $4 00 are without question the finest dress shoes for men. Our Ladies’ shoes at $2.50, 3.00, 3.50 are beauties. New styles just received. Come in and see us, we want your trade. Fresh feathers and eggs taken same as cash. i WALKER-McKIBBEN MERC, CO, No Let Up The Great Clothing Sale at JOE MEYER’S is still going. Every- body needing Clothes are taking advantage of the low prices and buying SUITS, OVERCOATS AND PANTS, Now is the time togpurchase. We are ———— rst er giving you our profit. Be sure and see us its money saved. : JOE MEYER, The ciothier. Mrs. J. E. Arnold ts visiting her daughter, Mrs, George Logan at Cairo, Ls. W. B. Herrell, of Tribune, Kansas, ! came in the last of the week to visit | relatives and old friends. During the year 1906 over 300 marriage licenses were issued by the recorder of V-rnon county, says the Mall. Mrs. De.U. Mize and daughter, Miss Mabel, of New tiome township, | were in Butler the last of the week trading and meeting old friends. The newly elected officers for Bates | Lodge 1801 0. O. F. will be instal!- ed at the regular lodge next Monday | night. All members urged to be prosent. Mrs. E. P. Power and Mrs. 8. F. Warnock have out {nvitations for & 2:30 o’clock Tea, atthe beautiful Power home on Svuth Delaware street this afternoon, Jan. 3, 1907. Thirty-five persons were killed and more than sixty persons injured ina Baltimore & Ohio train wreck near Terra Cotta Monday. The trains came together {n @ dense fog. Alex. L. Cameron, who has been proving up a clatm in Western Kan- sas, came in to spend the holidays with his family and friends. Alex fs a firey class barber and is very pop- ular with our people, among whom he has spent the greater part of his iffe. He thinks he will get “proved up” aboat June. Dr. J. M. Christy accompanted a couple of his patients, Mre, Ellis, of Webb City and Chas. Wallace, of Bates county, to the University Hospital at Kansas City on Monday for treatment. Dr. Christy says that C. Vantrees, who has been in the hospital for some time, has about recovered from the effects of a sur- gical operation and will return home -horely. Levi Bester, said to be the oldest Among Our Subscribers. Ernest B, Bean orders Tur: Times to his address at Prosser, Wash. Mies Miriam McClement, a popular teacher of Denver, favors us witt re- newal. Our old friend B. W. Davidson, of Spruce township, favored us with a pleasant call and renewal, George G. Henry called and had his dates ses ahead. Mr, Henry is one of Bates county's prominent farmers and old settlers. Ex-County Clerk Jno. F. Herrell called and had his dates set ahead. He will cevote his full time to the in- surance business. Mrs. J. W. McGhee, of Kansas City, sends remittance for renewal. Mrs. G. B. Herrell, of Spruce town- ship, sends renewal for Mrs. Margery H. Helstand, at Hillsboro, Obio. Peter Ewing, an old settler aud substantial citizen of Mingo, sends remittance for renewal for himeelf and for his son, Lewis Ewing, at Ballard. M. A. Carroll called and had Tag TIMEs sent out on route No. 8. William M. Steffin, on route 8, fa- vored us pleasantly and had his dates set ahend to 1908, H. 1D, Chambers, Democratic com. mitteeman for East Boone, called ; and had his dates set ahead. Hon. Lawrence M. Griffith has his paper changed from Rich Hill to Jef- ferson City. J.A. Wear, one of our long time friends aud patrons of Butler, called and had his dates set ahead {nto 1908. C. F. Lent orders hie paper chang- ed from Arkansas City to Zion, N Dak. We extend the dates on the margin of J. A. Trader, Kansas City, for another year. W. 8. DeBolt, of Altoona, Kansas, renews for another year. Mies Johanna I. Best orders T> Times to her address at Kaneas \'.:y, man in Missouri, is dead at his home } Texas county, aged 116 with a medal from the daughters of | 4#at here in 7 the confederacy for valiant service in| ears. Bester was born in Virginia the ranks from 1861 to 1865, The|Juae13, 1790, and came to Missouri medal fe made from a confederate |!n 1845. He voted for Andrew Jack- cannon and is greatly prized by Mr. son, and every Democratic candidate H. 8. Williams, a prosperous farm- er, southwest of Butler, favored ug pleasantly and had his dates ex- tended. Mrs. Alex M. Cameron, of Butler, is & new subscriber, : ‘for president since. He fa survived | DeWitt’s Little Early Rise " Coats. DyrBoulware and Mr. Coate | by bee sons, one who is 75 and the | liable little pills. Fe, Mercer we bp were mesemates during the war. | other 61 years old, Clay’s drug store north side square,