The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 20, 1907, Page 7

Well Dressed Young Men Find our Store the Most Satisfactory Place to Trade Our Soit Shirts For hot weather are the talk of the town, $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50. Panama and Braid Hats 50c TO $5.00. Fancy Hat Bands 25¢ and 50c. Union Suits $1.00 up. Two-Piece Underwear 25¢ up The Swellest ~ SHOES and OXFORDS For BOYS and MEN. THE GOOD CLOTHES STORE. CLOTHING HOUSE We Fit Your Head, Feet, Form and Purse. A telephone message from Merwin announced the birth of a fine girl baby to Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lewis, of West Poiat. Mrs. Lewis was for- motly Miss Mlanie McFarland, of Butler, Mother and baby!;reported dolng well The big Bates county sult of Wil- ame vs. Wi'liame war called for trial i: the circult court this morning, snd many resident; of Bates county wore here as witnesses, but the cage evaded suddenly when the court sus- vined a demurrer to the plaintifi’s p tition. The su't was over a valua- b's tract of land snd the t vo partles o the sult are brother and sister.— Nevada Mall. Miss Jessie Heiolein, daughter of 3 E Heinlein, was married to W. J. Ayres, @t th» bri Je’s parentsin Kan- vs Clty yesterday afvernoon at chree o'clock. Jessie was born, slved in Butler and revelved her {ueation tn our public schools. She +a bright, vivacious and charming young lady and has a host of friends : |} hers who wish her well. J.E. Leonard brought a load of sheep to town Monday for which he velved $3 50 per head. He bought he sheep two years ago from the amo party for $2.50 He has real- zd two crops of wool, which aver- sged 7 pounds per sheep at 25 cents, snd two crops of lambs, the lambs row selling at G4 cents per pound. Mr, Leonard is @ practical and suc vessful farmer of Charlotte township. MAKERS THE GOOD SHOE STORE. An old man and young girl dritted into Butler Saturday morning driv- {igan old crowbait badly diseased and emaciated attached to an apol- ogy of a vehicle. Mayor Owen gave the old man ten dollars and ordered Marshal Arrasmi‘h to take the old horse out and shoot {t, as an act of humanity and precaution against the spread of disease. The old man | Mr.andMrs Harry Hale, of Shel- | don, who attended the wedding of Harry Clark and Mise Datsy Walker last week, returned home Thursday. Major Geo. I. Lynch fivored us pleasantly on Saturday. Miss Clara Hill 1s spending a week visiting relatives in Kansas City. 85c white waistings on sale at 19¢ —"Valker-McKibben Mere. Co. George Herrell and wife, of Adrian, spent Sunday with ex-county Clerk John F. Herrell ana family. W. J. Bard orders Tue Times to the address of his daughter, Miss May Bard, at Republic, Mo. Ladies’ dress skirts—elegant Iine— 10 per cent. off this month.—Walker- McKibben Mer. Co. Mrs. W.G. Shafer snd daughters returned the last of the week from a visit to Odessa and Kansas City. Mrs. Thurber, of Warrensburg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. E. Shuté. Beautiful new parasols 50c up; childrens’ 20c up.—Walker-McKib- ben Mer. Co. Mrs, Nettle Ely and son Roger, went to Milesville, Wis. fora few weeks visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. E. 8. Wemott, of Denver, fs visiting the famity of her aon, Arthur W. Wemott, in Butler. Bate Batchelor and wife and pretty little daughter Nina were in Butler, Tuesday from their Deep Water home and complimented us plens- antly. Mrs. Gert-ude McClelland and son Jack, left Tuesday for an extended visit to friends in Parsons and Coffey- ville, Kan., and Joplin and Webb City, Mo. Ed. Childs came in Saturday after- noon to spend Sunday and get ac- quainted with his tamily.@uHe ts traveling forthe Kansas C'ty Oil Company. The one-horse lawn mower, recont- ly ordered by the county court for use on the court house lawn, arrived Thureday and was put to work by Janitor Pollock, with good results. J.F. Dillon, formerly a Batescoun- ty boy, writes us from Enid, Okla., renewing, and says: “There will be half a crop of wheat, but the bugs have taken the oats. Corn looks fine.” Leonard Miller, son of Judge G. C. Assorted lot boys’ and girls’ $1 50 and $1.75 shoes—for $1.00.—Walker- McKibben Mer. Co. Mrs. J. S. Pierce and daughter Trixie are visiting the family of her Sister, Mrs. Sherwood, in Kans.s {) City. Miller, accompanted by his mother went to Kansas City Sunday. Mr. Miller will accept position in that city. Mrs. Miller will visit relatives for a few days. It would be a big thing for Bates county to have a governor chosen from her borders, and there is no question about the right lead hav- ing been touched in the mention of Judg Graves’ name. Mrs. C. V. Criss and daughtercame in from Springfield Saturday to join the husband and father, Rev. Criss. They had remained in Springfield, so that the daughter could finish the term in Drury College. Prof. Burr Raybourn, superintend- ent of schools at Littleton, Col., with his family, arrived the first of the week to spend the summer |with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Ray- bourn, in Deep Water. Miss Nellie Douglass, daughter of J. RB. Douglass, leftearly Monday morning for Newton, Kan., to visit her aunt, Mrs. Don Kinney. She was joined in Kansas City by Miss Pearl Orear, who accompanied her. Oscar Heinlein, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Culver, Misses Nina Culver, Pearl Smith, Maggie Robards, Almeta Baldwin and Helen Baldwin went to }} Rey. Arthur Heinlein, of Blooming- ton, Ills.,came in the last of the week to visit his nephew, Oscar Hein- lein. ; New trunks and sult caees which \} wear—at very low prices.—Walker- McKibben Mer. Co. Dr. J. W. Lowery left Saturday morning for Santa Rosa, Cal., where he expects to spend the summer months. R. L. Liddill is attending the an- nual meeting of ehe State Photog- raphers Association at Excelsior ig Springs. $2.00 long silk gloves on sale Fri- day and Saturday at $1.25.—Walk- 8 er-McKibben Mero. Co. i@ ©. Miss Sadie Arbogast, @ popular '™ school teacher of Foster, graced our im sanctum while in Butler Wednesday morning. Mrs. Jack McClure and children left the first of the week to spend a vaca- tion with home folks at Conway ©. L. Morris, of Tae Tres office 4B spent Sunday in Kansas City and took dinner with his old foreman, J. # &. Davis and family. Sqaire Burkhart was a pleasant caller on Monday. Said he has bis _coat off for Judge Graves for Gov- of Mise Jessie Heinlein and W. J. Ayers, celebrated yesterday. The Rich Hill White Sox played Kansas City to attend the wedding the local team here Sunday after- noon to 6 fair sis.d crowd of specta- tors. Th® result was disastrous to the visitors in a score of 7 to 2. The Rich Hill boys claimed that thelr league catcher whom they had se- cured atextra trouble and expense “fel down” on them. Neither team and girl returned to Kansas City on the train. Arville Bradley, a sturdy Bates county boy, son of Henry Bradley, of Howard township, passed through Butler Saturday on his way to the harvest fields of Kansas. He said he would probably go farther west and get hold of some cheap land and fol- low Horace Greeley’s advice, grow up with the country. He {sa young man of good habits, industrious and with a determination to win, and there need be no fear for those kind of boys. 8. C. Marshall, an old eettler of East Boone township, died suddenly at his hogje Saturday morning. He Minnie Majors, daughter of Mr and Mrs, Jerry Majora, colored, died Saturday morning at their home {tn east Butler. This makes six of the Majors girls who have died within two years, of consumption, only one remains, Mre. Arshur Oaks, That “Stono or brick” depot seems to be about as far ‘nu the distance as that “towa clock,” and efforts and prophestés were bagun on both about tho same tims, We would be willing to wager !f a betting man, that the former would be first realized. The mere mention of Judge Graves’ name in connection with the gover- norship has created a ripple over the state that threatens to break into a torrent and sweep him to the gov- ernor’s chair. It has also setthedry bones to rattling in some quarters. came fn from work late in the even- ing He complained of feeling bad, and later grew worse and a physician was summoned. He died at an early hour Saturday morning. Mr. Mar- shall was about 55 years old and h.d spent the greater part of his Iife in that locality. His remains were {uterred Sunday in the Burdette cemetery. Circuit court convened on Tuesday with Judge Martin, of Boonville, on the bench. The day was consumed with sults growing out of the Bank failure. Wednesday morning the case of the state vs. Skillman was called and tho jury was being select- ; @' when we go to press. Benjamin Morgan and Miss Ger- trude Culbertson were married at Springfield, on Monday, June 10th, 1907. Both the young people were formerly citizens of Bates county, the groom being the son of Asa Morgan, of Butler, and the bride the sister of L C.-Culbertson, of Summit town- ship. The groom {s a good printer, and served his country in the late Our office was graced on Tuesday by a call from Misses Pearl and K «therine Lewis, daughters of J. W. L.wis, of West Point, and thelr cous- in, Miss Irene Chandler, of Nyhart. The young ladies renewed for their grand father, Rev. A. H. Lewis. Fred Boehm, head cook at the h «4 plowsd corn all Frday jiday and | You want light on the inside of the mattress—when you buy it. More important than sunlight—in having a sanitary mattress is to know it is pure, sweet and clean inside, when you buy it. We have eold this kind years. We have put them sold on 60 days’ trial. the market—— Headquarters for Good Furniture. You do know for you see the inside of THe STEARNS & FOSTER MATTRESS (Our name proves it's genuine, Look for it.) You are sure it's not filled with oily mill waste, foul “shoddy” or any other impure adiuixt self the beautiful snow-white cotton of whic No handsomer mattresses are made. Come to our store and see ‘The St y Foster line, Sold on sixty nights trial—money back if not ied. Not a luxury, but a necessity in all households, We have never had a complaint. They are Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded, They are the equal to any $15.00 mattress on OUR PRICE $10. Try one and be convinced. A. H. CULVER Furniture Company. -vou see for youre hit is built. of a mattress for seven in more than 300 homes. Butler, Mo, A.L Livingston, of Foster, brought his 12 year-old son, Lowell, to But- ler last week to try the efficacy of the madstone, now in possession of Mayor Owen. The boy was bitten on the hand about @ week ago. The stone did not adhere, but the father was advised by a local physician to take the boy to the Pasteur-Institute at Chicago or New York for treat- ment as a matter of precaution. It was not fully developed that the dog had hydrophobia. Capt. Tom O'Neill, who attended the Richmond reunion of ex-confed- erates, is still telling of the good time he enjoyed. He says he never had a better, but thinks Jim Boughan and his twin daughters who attended from here, had the time of their lives Parsons state asylum, came in Mon- day to spend a two weeks vacation his farm at Lone Oak. Fred {s a professional cook, war with Spafn, and later served o term in the Phillppines. The brideis attractive and worthy youn, lady. —especially the young ladies. Next to them Moj. Ingram “and Col. Jim “Walton, of Nevada, perhapsgot more joy out of the occasion than any others he knew. He feared at one time they would be obliged to bring these Nevada people back onstretch- ers—but they got through safely without —Rich Hill Review. Theodore Green, of Weet Point township, perhaps the youngest old man in Bates county, was in Butler trading and favored us pleasantly thelast of the week. Mr. Greencame to Bates in 1830, and traded with Indians on thelr reservation. He is chuck full of reminiscences of the olden days, when white men were few andfar between, and It was 4 rare treat to meet a neighbor. He has seen the county grow from « wilder- ness to its present advanced condi- tion, and the years have set lightly upon his shoulders. His content- ment and prosperity is mirrored in his-happy face-————_— one of tho beatin the state and al- ways commands the highest prices for his service. Col. W. F. Tygard and son, Flavy Tygard, will move thelr household goods to Mangum, Okla., within the next few days, where Flavy has be- come established in the insurance business. Col. Tygard will likely re- turn after a few weeks, and all will come back occasionally to see old friends.—Rich Hill Review. Ben. B. Canterbury returned from the north part of Texas the last of the week. He is employed in the land department of the Orient Rail- road, and says things look bright down in that country. Ben fs a hus- tler and thinks there is great pros- pects for investment in the cheap lands of that state. The new time card of the Missour! Pacific effecting Butler, made last Sunday is as follows: North bound, 5:25 a. m., 1:15 p. m., and 10:20 p. m. South bound: 5:05 a. m., 12:36 p. m., 9:30 p. m. The only change of importance effecting Butler is the night south bound train, which was made one hour earlier. In the case of the State vs. Saint Clair Powell, charged with stealing | cornfrom W. J. Park, called in Judge Jeter’s court on Tuesday, Powell plead guilty and was fined $5.00 and costs, amounting in all to $15.00. Children’s Suits 50c to $6. Nobby Pants Swagger Style $2 to $5. Cool Underwear all styles 50c to $2 per suit. $6.00 Men’s Suits for” $10.00 Serge Suits for $9.00 Nobby Suits for It's Money Saved to Buy Here Special $5.00 Two-Piece Suits $3,175 $7.00 Two-Piece Suits $5.00 $10.00 Two-Piece Suits $7.50 Special Take a Look at our K. N. & F. SUITS $12 to $22. Nothing Better in Fit, Style and Quality Shape Guaranteed. For the Best Clothes gota Joe Meyer TheCiothier, $4.00 $8.00 $6.50 Boys’ Suits $3 to $12. Soft Dress Shirts Latest Styles 50c to $2. Straw Hats All Shapes 10c to $7.