The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 10, 1907, Page 2

Semi-Annual wow on, We will make exceedingly low prices considering the quality offered and the state of the market. Cloaks Reduced, Furs Reduced, Blankets Reduced, Carpets Reduced, SATURDAY JANUARY 124° WE BEGIN OUR Clearing Up Sale Previous to ; Invoicing February the ‘1st. We will offer all broken lines of Winter Goods 1 and lots we want closed out for the Season. EVERY THING MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES Lace Curtains Reduced, Portiers Reduced, Comforts Reduced, Broken Lots Underwear Reduced, Sweaters Reduced, Boys Pants Reduced, Broken Lots Outings Reduced, Broken lots Dress Goods Reduced, Come and see us and save money. Rugs Reduced, Broken lots Skirts Reduced, Wool Underskirts Reduced, Broken lots Shoes Reduced, A YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE, What Has Been Accomplished By the Independent Grocery in a Twelvemonth. Combine” and determined to run our business on strictly independent lines : | without dictation from others {n the same business. When we did this the * : prediction was freely made that we would fall, that we would soon go to 4 the wall and that our creditors would be left with the bag to hold. Some people who took a deeper interest in our business than they did i in their own allowed us less than three months of life under our new plan. All kinds of obstacles were thrown in our way—wholesale houses were threatened with boycotts if they sold us goods, salesmen were warned not : to take orders from us, our customers were intimidated and were told that ¥ 4 our goods were trashy and not worth the money asked for them, and ev- erything was done to bring about onr failure, but we are still here. During the year we have made no special cut in prices, but have sold the best goods to be found in the markete, charging only a fair and rea- sonable profit. Our trade has grown with each passing day and our list of patrons and friends has increased far beyond our most sanguine expecta- tions. One year ago six people were able to walt on our trade and one wagon was sufficient for our elty delivery. To-day we require from 12 to -4 165 people in the store and three wagons have all they can do to care for hs city orders, This great improvement has been brought about because we é have treated the people right at all times—we have given them the highest pricesfor their produce and sold them goods in exchange, at the lowest prices consistent with good business. The illustration shown is from a photograph taken on Satarday morn- Ing, Dec. 22nd, as our wagons were starting on the morning delivery. For the new year we have no glowing promises to make, except that we are grateful for the past year’s magnificent showing, and that we hope, by fair, honest and conscientious dealings with our friends and patrons to make a better showing for 1907. Do not be worried about any stories you may hear as to our “shak” condition, We own our goods, have money in the bank and ourcredit with the wholesale houses is gilt edge. We shall continue business at the old stand on the west aide of the square, and the same as during the past year will be the only real, traly independent grocery tore in Bates county. You are invited to call and seo us. Reepesttally, ‘g:, NORFLEET & REAM. One year ago we withdrew from what 1s known as the “Local Grocery Eggs and Fresh Feathers Taken Same as Cash. Walker-McKibben Mercantile Company. Bank Meeting. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Missour! State Bank was held on January 3rd, 1907, when the following named directors year: Dr. T. C. Boulware, John Deerwes- ter, Dr. J. M. Christy, C. H. Dutcher, J.R. Jenkine, N. B. McFarland, A.B. Owen, B. P.- Powell, C. R. Radford, Wm. B. Tyler, Frank M. Voris, Dr. N. L. Whipple, Wm. E. Walton. For the year 1906 the gross earnings of the Missouri! State Bank were $15,768.80 Less expenses and taxes paid ’ 8,183.92 Net earnings $7,634 88 A cash dividend of six per cent was pald to the stockholders out of the earnings for the last- seven months, amounting to $3,300.00, which udd- ed to the four per cent dividend of | $2,200.00 that was paid stockhold- ers last June out of the earnings for the first five months, making $5,500 cash dividend pald the stockholders during the year, which {s ten percent onthecapital of the Bank. This was very satisfactory to the stockhold- ers. The Bank was found to be in first class condition, doing a safe and profitable business with scarcely any losses on account of bad loans. It had cash on hand and in other Banks subject to ite order $146,092.13 Held loans amounting to 197,069 69 Capital 55,000.00 Surplus fund 11,000.00 Due Depositors 288,375.45 At the directors’ meeting Wm. E. Walton was elected President; Dr. T. C. Boulware, Vice-President; J. RB. Jenkins, Cashier; Wesley Denton, Assistant Cashier; Corbley Garard, Clerk and Bookkeeper. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. A Rich Hill Young Man Crushed Beneath a Water Tank. William Maurer wae accidentally onhim, at the old 15 mine, which land was recently purchased of the Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. by the Maurer Bros. Will went out to the farm that morn- ing to assist in taking down some water tanks left by the mining com- pany. He was knocking loose some braces when the structure gave way without warning, and he was caught beneath the heavy tank, which was filled with water, and in- stantly killed, being crashed almost beyond recognition. Coroner Renick was notified, but after getting the tall particulars, decided that an {n- soem . ee killed by a heavy water tank falling | BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED. Lyons Estate Will Sue Central Coal & Coke Co. for $57,000. were elected to serve the ensuing iuitins Suit has been filedin the Bates County Circuit Court for $57,000 damages. The suit is brought by the Lyons Estate against the Central Coal and Coke Co.,and J.H. Williams, the superintendent of that company. The plaintiff alleges that-the de- fendant mined a 6-foot vein of coal from 20 acres of plaintiff's land, ly- {ng six miles south of Rich Hill, with- out theconsent or knowledge of plaintiff, until recently. The coal it is further alleged, was removed through what is known as No. 14 shaft, which while on the coal com- pany’s land was adjacent to the Lyons land from which it is claimed | the coal was taken. The coal company’s shaft was abandoned in 1904, and the loss of the coal from the Lyons laud was not discovered till the land began to cave, when, it is stated, prospectors were set to work and the fucts above claimed revealed thereby. Silvers & Dawson are attorneys for plaintiff. St. Joeeph, Mo., Jan. 7.—The life pass of W.T. Shackleford of this place was discontinued last Friday by the Burlington in compliance with the new interstate commerce law. Shackleford, while living in Quincy, Iil., in 1877, flagged a train which was approaching a land slide. Hesaved many livesand was reward- ed by a life pass. Real Estate Transfers For Week Ending Jan. 8th. C L Mills to John W Allen lots 19 to 25 Hills ad Adrian $500. Jennie Lipe to C 8 Beasley 53 a sec 34 Osage $1200. Sarah ESampson to HC Bulger lote 7 and 8 bik 108 Rich Hill $850. Anna E Wilkerson toG W Fitz patrick tract sec 17 Osage $825. Stephen Gillam to WE Williams tract sec 38 Deer Creek $400. Chas E Huaron to Charles M Cruse pt blk 2 Coleville $200. T J Cameron to R M Wilcox pt bik 57 Butler $650. H W Tucker to Henry Cameron 80 asec 30 and 831 West Boone $1600. H W Tucker toRG Tucker 80a sec 30 and 81 West Boone $1600. L MDecker to W A Decker 65 a sec 27 Shawnee $1,950. 8 E Beasley to C 8 Beasley undy int pt lot 1 blk 75 lote5 and 6 blk 82 Rich Gill $1. Joseph Blocher to A J Erhart 1a acc 88 Deer Creek $325, ‘ M8 Horn to E J Barton lot7 bik Richard Pierson Hobson, of Mer- {mac and kissing fame, who has re- cently been elected to Congress from his home district in Alabama, ap- pears to be very much agitated over the Japaneee situation and declares that the Japs will force a war with the United States in less than five years and expresses the opinion that the little yellow man will run Uncle Sam from the Orient. Possibly he may, but more peuple than live in Missourt will have to be shown. The report further shows that Congress- man Hobson will devote his enegries in Congress to increasing the navy. Trustee’s Sale, Whereas, G. C. Turner and Sarah F. Turner, his wife, by their deed of trast dated December Bi, 1904, and reco: in the recorder’s office within and for Bates bea Missouri, in book 79, pase 134 conveyed to the undersigned the following described real estate lying and being situate in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: - Lot number fourteen (14) in block number twenty-two (22) in the city of Rockville, Mo., which conveyance was made in trust to secure the payment of one certain note fully de- scribed in eaid deed of trust; and whereas, default has been made in the payment of both principal and interest now past due and Cogent Now, therefore, at the request of the legal holder of said note and pursuant to the condi- tions of said deed of trust, I will proceed to sell the above described premises at public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, {at the east front door of the court house, in the city of Butler, county of Bates and state of Missouri on Thursday, February 7, 1907, between the hours of nine o’clock in the fore- noon and five o’clock in the aftern2on of that day, for the purpose of satisfying said debt, or and cost. J.8. reo 4 etee. The apple crop in the United States has just been estimated at 56,120,- 000 barrels, This is 12,625,000 bar. rels more than the 1905 crop. New York produced the largest crop of any state, 4,900,000 barrels. Little Savings Count Up The small saving on little! do not seem to amount to much, but in the aggregate they amount to quite a aum, say on a year’s urchases, even if each purchase ia not over five or ten cents. Our prices on all the minor drug store goods like Epson Salte, Sweet Tinct. Rhubard, Pa: ric, Ess. Anise, Ess. Lemon, Sweet Spts. Nitre, Ext. Jamaica Ginger, Licorice Powder, Powd. Pumice, etc.—things you are constantly using, but in such small quantiles that you seldon give a thought to what they cost you—are about one-half what you would half to pay at other stores. A year’s trading with us will mean dollars saved. Try it. CLAYS’ PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST.. { WE HAVE TOO MUCH Pale Paria an Co _ We want to sell them. We will give ; a big discount on them this month. Af CULVER FURNITURE CO,