The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 31, 1907, Page 6

We have received a few of the .greatest bargains ever advertised in Butler. Read the following : Regular 10c mackerel (see for yourself) only 5c each. Regular 10¢c white fish 5e. Mackerel by the kits, new catch, 15 fat mackerel, only 80c. Coal ofl, Independent as good as Standard, 10c gal or 5 gallons 45c. Did you ever atop to think who is responsible for the low prices you are getting or what would you be paylogfor your stuff If we were not nere to keep the price down? Old Glory Flour only $1.00 per sack. Will have onother car this week. FLOUR, FEED; will save you money on both, (ILS ASISISDIALASLSADAS AD ASDA AS A Don’t foiget we sell butter beans 4 Ib for 25c. If you are not trading with us you are pay- 25 to 33} per cen} too high for your groceries, Norfleet & Ream,-"soay" West Side Square, Butler, Mo, hone 144. (SSDLNSA LSP ASAS SA AA SA SA Weare authorized to announce the name or| C. M. Leedy, of Osage township, as candidate for Superintendent of Schools of Bates county, aubject to the action of the Democratic party. We are authorized to announce the name of A. L. Lyes, of Mt. Pleasaut township, 48 @ can- didate of Superintendent of Schools of Bates County subject to the action of the Democratic party e We are auth died Dec, 27, 1906. nee she name of for assessor of {to the action of primary, February 16th 1907, the name of . andidate for assessor ant towuship, subject to the Dem- ary, February 16th 107- ounce Bargains by the Score. 4 | Call and see them for youreeli. Compare them with others. We have just recetved 500 Ibs of good coffee; we will sell while {t lasts at 1242 1b. Come and see the sample. 8 Geo. F. Alabach hands us a clip- ping from a Walout, Kansas, paper announcing the death of Albert Weiner, son of Jake and Mary Wein- er, which occurred in that town of heart disease. Alberts was born at Corning, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1880, and The clipping sald “he had lived in this community for almost four years, and no one] had ever had occasion to utter a word to his disadvantage.” Albert Wetner was well known in this coun ty, having lived here with his parents jor many years, and his friends will CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC will hold a delegate convention a County School Saperinteadent. Township conventions will be held in the various townships on Satur- day, February 16th, 1907, at 2 o’clock p, m. for the purpose of elect- ing delegates to sald convention and the various townships will be allow- ed the following number of delegater: Mingo. ; Grand i Deer Creek. East Boone. West Boone.. Elkhar Mound Shawnee, Spruce. Deepwater. Lone Oak.. Pleasent Gap Hudson. Rockville Woare authorized to announce J, W, Hole | PeRresto learn of his early taking cff. ‘* loway a candidate for assestor of Mt. Pleasant | a“ township, subject to the Democratic primary, $ February Wh 17. See the large line of We are ¢ 1 toannounce W. J. Mee Aninch, can ollector of Mt. Pleas- Second Hand Dressers ant townsh)y; t to Democratic primary February With 107 = We are aut orized to announce the name of oe AND ee Hamilton tferrellas a for collector : of Mt, Please ship, au e F Id B d of the Dem mary, February 16, 1007. 0 ing e S + -nanneenennepeeomnermmene Peru liems. Weave been having a hard time with the bad roads, but we are hop- B. F. RICHARDS, fog that the [recze and travel will make thers good again. 14-lm South Side Square. Rev, Dunesa filled his regular ap- = poiutinent at this place last Sunday, morning and night. He preached a very interesting sermon. At night the subject was “Lost Opportunity.” The Hpworth League was well at- tended last Sunday ulght. Leader for uexs Sunday olght is George Padley. Title, “Wise and Foolish Building.” We would like to have every one, who can to attend the League. There will be a ple supper at this place in the hall given by the school Saturday night, Feb. 2. We will be entertained by excellent phonograph music. Everyone on the‘ eitk Hat are re- ported better at this writing. P. H. McKenna has rented the John Gough place this vear at $275. Uncie ABB, satisfactory. Butler, Missouri. Don’t get Sidetracked. Rove Think before you do, but don’t forget to do the right thing and call at the Shoe Store where they carry the most up-to-date line of shoes that can be found this side of an eastern city where we get our stock. = We make a study of what the public calls for, and we find that they demand a better grade of shoes than in former years. , HIRAM. NICHOLS, The Shoe Mie y NICHOLS SHOES ARE BETTER.: Also sume bargains in Cook Stoves. New and Second Hand. Everything as represented or money returned. Don’t be discouraged if you have not had the best results from your hot water bottles. Maybe you have not bought one of our guaranteed bottles, Our guerantee means that you get a new Fountain Syringe or Hot Water Bottle if they donot prove C. W. HESS, THE DRUGGIST, Prairie Osage. Howard. By Order ot Committee: J. E Hook, Chairman, B. F, Jere, Secretary. Receiver of Bates National Ban holders to the Limit. ruary, March, April and May. the public. they were sufficient to P positors in full and pose! stockholders. Many rumors cents, Now the announcement that the stockholders have been assessed to the full capitalization of the bank, dividetids what ever are paid would indicate thatthe condition $50,000, before an bank was in 4 very COUNTY CONVENTION, The Democrats of Bates county the Court House in Butler. Mo., Sat- urday, February 23, 1907, at 2 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of noml- nating a candidate for the office of CORSE ROCIR SR ORAS ana 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. Makes Assessment on Stock- Stockholders of the defunct Bates National Bank have received notice from Receiver Butler of an assess ment of $100 on each share. This assessment can be paid {n four equal installments, on the 8th day of F'eb- This bank closed {ts doors on the 20th of September, 1906, more than four months ago. This is the first official {pformation that has come to The depositors and stockholdere were led to believe by statements from the officlals of that institution and others who had been permitted toexamine the assets, that jay the de- ly some to since have prevalled that the recelver was about ready to pay dividends, some having the fires payment as high as 75 cents and some as low as 25 LADIES FANCY CLOAKS HALF PRICE FURS HALF PRICE NOT VERY MANY LEFT BUT THEY ARE ges, Tet MIGHTY GOOD. A Sound Institution. On January 3rd, 1907, the forty- two stockholders and officers of The Walton Trust Co., of Butler, held their regular annual meetings and elected directors and officers for the ensuing year The following named well-known gentlemen wil] serve as directors dur- ing the year 1907; Frank Allen, Dr. T. C. Boulware, John Deerwester, C. H. Dutcher, Dr. J. Everingham, J. R. Jenkins, C. R. Radford, John E. Shutt, Wm. W. Trigg, Frank M. Voris, Max Weiner and Wm. E. Wal- ton. It was found that during the year 1905 earnings and expenses of The Walton Trust Co. were as follows: Gross earnings, $36,205 01 Salaries, taxes and other expenses paid, $17,018 04 Leaving as net earnings, $19,186.97 The directors then fixed the sala- ries and elected the following officers andemployees for the year 1.907, viz: Wm. E. Walton, President. Frank M. Voris, Vice-President. Frank Allen, Secretary. ©. A. Allen, Assietant Secretary. A. H. Peach, Bookkeeper and Clerk. Wm. J. Nix, Abstractor. R. E Mooney, Clerk. Linda Nix, Stenographer and Clerk. The Walton Trust Company was found to be doing a safe buatness fa loaning on farma fn Bates, Vernon, Barton, Cedar, Dade and Polk coun- ties in Missouri and also on lands in he Indian Territory and Oklahoma and afterwards selling the notes and mortgages regularly to some two hundred Savings Banks, Trust Com. pantes and Individual money lenders, who have been buying mortgages of The Walton Trust Company for twenty or thirty years without los- ing any portion of the principal or {nterest or having to buy land at foreclosure sales to save the money loaned. Going back over the business for ten yearsit shows that from January 1st, 1897, to January 1st, 1907, the gross earnings were $241,602.28 Expenses paid including salaries and taxes were 108.455 48 Paid stockholders in cash dividends an average of ten per cent & year 55; 000.00 Placed in the permanent surplne fund and profit account $49,514 75 The stockholders were well pleased with the good earnings of the Insti- tution and its conservative and suc- cessful management. HURT IN RUNAWAY. t k The “Old Family Horse” Comes Near Killing Mrs. Henry. as Mrs. Gertrade Eggs and fresh feathers taken{same as cash. WALKER-McKIBBEN MERCANTILE CO. Acents Wantep:—A Winner for Agente—Popular do1lara-month health and accident policies. Big commissions to live agents. Con- tinental Casualty Co., 1208 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 13 64* Farms to Rent. Three good farms to rent near Bal- lard, Mo., as follows: One of 120 acres, one of 145 acres and one of 190 acres, Address, A. H. BEL, Agt., 12-+f Ballard, Mo. 20 Head of Mules For Sale. I will sell at public auction at the Cannon Feed Yard, in Butler, Mo., on SATURDAY, FEB. 2nd, 1907, the above mentioned stock, These animals are from 3 to 6 years old, of fine quality and in good flesh Termsof Sale: Nine months credit will be given for bankable note bear- {ug 6 per cent, interest from date. Two per cent. discount will be allow- ed for cash. Sale begins at 1 o'clock, p. m., sharp. CHARLEY BurGeE. C. E. Ropniys, Auctioneer, 4 How's This? We offer one hundred dollars Re- ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cupxey « Co, Toledo,.0. We the undersigued, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe ulm perfecély honorable in all busloess transwctioas and finarctally able to carry out any ob- ligations made by his firm. Wacpine. Kinnan & MARVIN, Wholesfle Druggist, Toledo, 0. Hall’s Catarrh Cure {s taken Inter- nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all drug: Jats. Take Hall’s Family Pills for con- stipation. Sale Notice. T will sell at public outcry at my place 4% miles southwest of Adrian, Mo., on Thursday, February 14th, 1907. Ninety-five head of stock, consisting of 6 horses, 18 cattle, 32 hogs, 38 sheep, farm implements, grain etc., household and kitchen furniture. See bills for terms. 14 1* Jos. Baum. Monday evan! and in turning in at the home gate, the wheel of the buggy strack a post, when ite doors were closed. It is use- less to further disgulee that fact. It was very fortunate for the depositors see unsionat banking falls hard upon who not only have 0 lose the nal investments, bat must BN, additional amount equal to of their atook. laws, but The College Boy. organized under the stockholders, Budd Riggs are 4 patr of comediane equally as good in dancing and sing- ing, iny . something seldom seen in music- al comedy. In the “College Boy” they have parts that suit them, and their clever dancing and topical énge go along Way towards making a great success of an excruciatingly '| “The College: Boy” is ‘sald to. bea | Henry was returning to hersuburban home, northeast of Butler, the noisy actions ofa drunken man, horseback, frightened her horse, which ran away and Mrs. Henry was thrown to the ground sustaining the fracture of her collar bone and rendering her uncon- eclous for some time. The negro 2.00 2.25 3.00 2.25 cers ee ee oe ee 2 ee 2 0 8 Oe 2 2 2 Oe Oe OO Big Reduction — J N—— $1.75 Comforts $1.25 3.75 Bed Spreads Public Sale. Having determined to quit the horse and Jack businesa, we will sell at public sale at what is known as the Cannon Feed Yard in Butler, Mo., on Monday, February 4tb, 1907, the following stock: “Souvenir,” a fine imported black percheron stallion, No 5978 (119) | This is one of the best stalligf “° the state, good style and acti a sure foal getter. Will welz pounds. Will show some of his day ofsale. Two of the best jacke and a number of others. Four good brood mares and two other horses. 1Jennetand 1 jennet colt, 1 two year old mule, Terms will be cash or bankable note 12-36 Jones Bros. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Marshall A, Seymour, deceased, that I, Clara I.. Seymour, executrix of said estate, intend to make final settlement thereof, at the next term of the Bates County Probate Court, in Bates county, State of Missouri, to be held at Butler, Missouri, oa the 25th serge Hath 1907, 144 CLARA L, SEYMOUR, t Executrix. HERE are advantages T in having prescriptions put up at our store besides reasonable prices. CLAYS | PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. What you buy we stand by. 1.60 1.65 2.25 3.00 . i“ 1 50 os