The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 4, 1907, Page 3

butler \ VOL. XXIX. To Reduce Stock A UR stock is too’ heavy for the season of the year. Must re- duce it if prices will do it. Read and compare the prices before buy- ing. You can see where you can save money. Don’t hesitate to look through our stock. No trouble to show you. All 35c check and platd skirt goods All 50e woolen drees goods.. All 65c woolen dress goods... All 75c woolen dress goods.. All $1 00 woolen dress goods... All $1 19 woolen dress goods... ad Buy a Sewing Machine, all Attachments and Guaranteed, $13.00. 86 in. buck skin taff-ta, guaranteed.. 27 in. black taffeta, fine quality ven G1.25 ve 1.00 36 In. black peau de soie allk... woe 1,25 36 in. best black taff-ta silk.... 1.50 fo 36 in, white Jap stlk, best quality 75¢ 27 in, Jap silk, black or White... 65e Buy a Sewing Machine, Golden Oak Finieh; Fully Guaranteed, $15.00. White table Nnen . 250 Mercer!zed table Damask..... B5c All linen damask, 65c quality at. 50e 60 in, linen damask, 75c quality at... 65c 62 in. linen damask, $1 00 quality at... 72 in. linen, satin finieh, $1.19 qualisy at. 84 in. 7 foot wide, all linen, $1 50 quality a Buy a New Home Machine at $19.00, Fully Guaranteed. Mens knit drawers Mens knit undershirts Ladies vests 10c, 15e, 20¢ and 252 Black Cat hoisery is the best hoseoa the market. Try them. Misses fine guage ribbed hose. Misses ribbed hose 15c, 2 pairs.. Ladies Black Cat hose, platn.. caine Ladies Black Cat hove fine 20 .........ceecrceseeseeseestetstesseesnsees 25c Ladies Black Cat Lisle lace effec Ladies hose, white foot.... i Long white silk glovet......cssecsecssseesseseesssneesersseessessneensarensanee $1.25 Long white silk Lisle gloves Buy an Automatic Lift New Home Sewing Machine at $20.00. SHOES. A tew misses odd sizes, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 1 at $1 00 to $1.25 while they last. Ladies shoes, fine kid, at Ladies heavy shoes.......... Ladies fine dress shoes.... : Ladies patent Colt never crack. . 850 MENS —Try our mens shoes. The Selz line $1.50 to $4.00. We will save you money on shoes. GROCERIES. ° We handle the best and sell as cheap as anyone. We want your Buttter, Eggs and Chickens at the market price. They will buy goods in any part of our house the same as cash. We want some nice country bacon. Come in and bring your produce. July Clearing Sale on RUGS fall stock arrives. and remnants of Carpets at HALF PRICE. A. Hi. We will make a big discount on what Rugs we have teft from the spring stock in order to get them out of the way before the All short ends of Mattings CULVER FURNITURE CO. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907. Foster Items. Mrs. James and daughter, Eula, were in Rich Hill trading Thursday. There is some talk uf Mr. Marshall, « former resident of Foster, coming b.ck I suppose Foster will have an- other drug store. A number of people from Indepen- dence attended services at the M. E church Sunday W. H_ Clouse and his estimable wife ft Friday for their new home in Shawnee, Okla. Mr. Clouse fs an ids tiler and they will be missed in yur commutity. Tom Bagett and wife of New Home visived home folks Sunday. At 2 o’clock on last Tuesday morn- ing Mr. Elmer Laughiin’s barn was struck by lichting and burned, with about 12 suns of hay and three sets of harness. Insurance $300. Mother Greene, of Blue Mound, Kansas, {8 visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Laughlin. The residence of grandpa Scrivner on 8th street was struck by light- ning Saturday night. Considerable damage being done Those who are interested fa the improvements of the Foster cemetery please meet with the Cemetery As- sociation July 6th at Salem at 2 30. Miss Lizzie Roee, of Clinton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lewls Jones Mra. Jno. Boatright and Beaste Deaton are still on the sick list and Frank Scots says he {s feeling real bad. Mrs, Aldrich and daughter, from Iowa, are visiting the former's daugh- ter, Mrs, Store. Bob Cather left Friday with his mother, sister and head clerk, Fred Bell, for Shawnee, Okla, where he will go into the grocery business Clo Boatright came down from Drexel to visit her sick mother last week, Mr. James, wife and daughters, Eula and Virgi», Hazel Bowman, Nora Millis and E ite Lyle called on Topsy Friday evening and exjoyed some phonograph music. Dr. Lyle and wite were called to], Amoreté on account of the sickness of grandma Lyle. Alva Courtin and family, of Old Walnut, visited at Berton Webb's * | Sunday. A number are gotng to attend the 4th of July celebration st Rich Hill. Ed. Doke and wife will spend the summer in Kansas City. Mrs. Zoe Davie, of Kansas City, {8 visiting her sister, Mrs. Joc Bowman The ladies of the Foster Baptist church will give an {ce cream supper July 13th. Mr. Roberts, the real estate man ot Hume, was in Foster Monday on business. Ina Waller’s little store dog while chasing # rat got fastened under the barn and was compelled to stay there most all day. The energetic little fellow finally dug his way out, and no doubs ff he could talk he would say, “I would rather be on the outside locking in than on the inside looking out” The M. E church observed Flag Day, June 30th. Rev. Gitty, a form- er pastor of the Foster M. E. church, filled the Presiding Elder’s place. He reached an able sermon on “What an Loves,” which the good people of Foster always appreciate. After the sermon ‘- partook of the Lord’s Supper. He was assisted by Revs. Lint, of Hume, Moore, of Hold- en, and Baldwin, of Foster Topsy Virginia Notes. Dr. Smith returned from Orlie, Mo., last week, where he had been visiting his parents. His aister, Miss Lizzle, cameback with him. She has admir- ed this place since her visit here last year. She will remain sometime. The supper last Tuesday night was well attended, considering the weath- er. They took in $50.00. Large crowd out to hear Rev. Sheldon preach Sunday. He gave them a good talk, and many were pleased with him. He told Aaron he ought to live long to work in the Prohibition cause. We believe the good people of Virginia will hirehim The farmers commenced cutting so ies en — = weath- er lair by the 4th, the larger athe wheat will be in theshock. James Park is put nding over his corn field on a brand new oo | cultivator. We Miss Topsy in Butler a short time ago, co ‘¢ from ¢ that when she was 6 little girl, a hi . Bel pes look- our opin- fon. Wethiokall ae green newspay ought to get together this fall, ond have @ good time telling their experiences in gath- ering news for the dear people. There is an automatic machine at the church door Sunday nights in shape like a man’s arm. The little girls pass under the machine; it only catches them of a certain height. Mrs. Peter Jundy is vist her father at St. Charles, Mo. ‘ Willie Rubel ie having his barn John Barton and wife, of Amorett, attended church at Virginia Sunday ’ it. “aioe Heckadon, wife and son vis- ited kinfolke at New Home last week B. F. Jenkins’ health is very poor. | He ts failing fast; not able to do any work. The Fourth will be gone before the japer gets to many of the readers. ok for a good report from Vir- ginia. AARON, Adrian Notes. Journal, Dr. Bricker is keeping a scrap book which contains a record of the differ- ent ways people spell hisname. He has added 18 different samples of spelling in tue laet few weeks. A concrete floor 1s being laid in the postoffice building. For some time the office will be torn up for several days, but when the work {s complet- ed, the building will be better equip- ped for the service. * John McRoberts enjoyed the pleas- ure of having all his children and grandchildren with him one day last week. The reunion was a most en- joyable one, and the Journal con- gratulates them on their good for- tune in thus being permitted to as semble, and wishes them many more such pleasant gatherings, Peter Feraris, a prominent farmer of Mound township, {s building a barn on his farm and has {t nearly completed He dedicated the struc- ture Saturday night by inviting fn the young people for a dance. A large number accepted the invitation and spent the evening in dancing to the beautiful strains of musie played by Askew & Sells’ orchestra of four pieces, [4 was a most enjoyable ov | caston and all present enjoyed it to} the lint. First Allowance For Work on Big Ditch. ‘The county courton Monday uiade the first settlement with the con- tractors, ats work digging the big river Drainage D.tch. By the esti- mate ofthe engineer the following allowances were made: To R H MeWilliams, latteral Ne. , $625 24 | Timothy Toohey & Sons, who are the principal contracsors and eub let part of the work, but to whom | the warannts are Issued, $9,000 33, | The total pay is based on about 125,000 enble yards of dirt. The main ditch is dug 3,400 feet. The latserals, 2,675 fees, or a total com- pleted ditch dug of 6 075 feet. The court also pafd out of the Dratnage bridge fund, to the Kansas (ity Bridge Compny, for partial payment on material furnished for bridges for the District, $13,836 29, The engineers salary and ¢xpenses to date was $343.75. Total amt pald out at first settle- ment $23,805 61. Signal Corps Service. Major Ed. E Clark has enlisted the following young men from Butler fn the signal corps service, N. G. M: Charley Mains, Claud Keel, Rolla Brooks, Jas. Clay, J. A. Rogers, Charley Stanley, Walter Lynch, Nat. L. Whipple and William H. Allen The headquarters of the signal corps is in St. Louis, where the principal number of enlistments are from. They expect to be up in their parts so a8 togo into camp with the guards at St. Joseph in August. The duty of the corps is to keep up communi- cation with the different bodies of troops and the commanding officer. This is aone by telephone and flash light apparatue, which the boys are expected to be up tn. Major Clark expects the equipment for the boys this week, when thefr drill will be strenuous until August Negro Knights of Pythias. Active preparation is being made by the negro citizens of Butler to re- celve and entertain the delegates to the Grand Lodge K. of P. Jurisdic- tion of Missouri, Kansas and Okla- homa, which will be held in this city July 9th to 12th inclusive. A large number of delegates .r. expected be- sides a number of visitors from out of town points. Competition drills in the uniform degree by teams from Kansas City, Lexington and other joints are expected to bea feature. ‘he grand |. sessions are to be held in the 1 lodge rooms, but all entertainments of a public nature will be held at the grove sovth of the Welton Lake. Chicken Thieves Captured. People on North Main street and the northeast end of town have been bothered by chicken thieves. Satur- day night Dean, son of Ben. B Can terbury, discovered some among their chickens. He sammon- ed Constable McCann and after a chase which extended out to Mrs. Henry’s pasture, Clarence and Floyd Hawkins and Weele Oaks, negro boys, were captured. They were arraigned before — Nerd —_ day morning, and sll plead guilty. Hawkins Bros were given 60 days in jal. O ) stable McCann tooks shot at him was q jbed a sack fall of chickens and Con- before he would stop running. ' specting the tracks of the L. & S | tors, b WHY Business of any one in the Country. FIRST.—We make a specialty of fitting glasses. We fit all eyes, Myopia, Hypermetropia, Estigmatism, Cross Eyes, also fit Glass Eyes to match on short notice. We fit any kind of eyes with all kinds of spectacles under a positive guarantee or money refunded. Ask your ‘would if he could be optician” or your ‘traveling spectacle peddler”’ if they do this, and who re- funds the money when they are gone Keep this in your mind if you have one, if not keep this ad on file before you. See G. W. Ellis Jewelry Co. do everything, and do it right. We ages ee | Beera liad charge of their train, which " wae being rua backward, and made on Tour of Inspection. frequent ssop $lie Commi: sioners The State Rail Road and Ware-} to get out aud inspect the tracks. house Comumisatoners, RH. Oglesby, | Metibers of the trackmen’s union, John A. Knots and F. A. Wightman, , who accompanied the party, took @ accompanied by tie secresary, Tom | numbtr of Koilsk pictures, subtler M. Bradbury, passed through Butler | would have been very glad to have Monday afternoon. They were in | entertaiued te distinguished visi- nay were evidently out for sod hardly va us 9 pleas- Division. Superintendent cf main | busine tenance and way d:partment, M L j ant look ee POC VOEIONO 00) PODPOHROOSS OUD “CVT ROPRGS F< C0 DOOOSSEDIOOD THE BIG RACKET Well, as this is the dull season of the year and money is scarce, it makes it more necessary to hunt the place where you can get most for your money, and our store is just the place you are looking for. We are second to none when it comes to prices and quality. Come in and look us over whether you buy or not. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PRICES: 12 quart 1xx tin miik pail 25¢. 10 quart galvanized pail 18c. No. 1 galvanized tub 55c. No. 2 galvanized tub 65c. No. 3 galvanized tub 73c. Large size galvanized wash boiler 89c. 14 quart granite dish pan 48c. 10 quart dish pan 10c. ? 3 pint tin cups 5c. 2 quart coffee pot 10c. Japaned bread boxes 45c to 95c. Semi-porcelaine dinner plates, plain white, 45c set. Cups and saucers, plain white, 50c set. Beautiful salad bowls 25c. Plain crystal watet glasses 20c set. Wash boards 25c, 30c and 35c. Men’s and boys’ work shirts 25 and 48c. Overalls 50c. EGGS TAKEN SAME AS CASH. THE BiG RACKET, O. W. JENKINS, Prop. : The Only Place for Big Bargains. | ae ee rs