The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 22, 1907, Page 6

Butler, Mo. The eminent physician on chronic diseases will visit our city Friday, August 30. And will be at the Pennell Hotel until 5 p. m., one day ONLY. Dr. Potterf, president of the stuff of she Boston Electro Medical Inssi- tute, is making a tour of the state. Be will wive consultation, examin- ation, and all tbe medicines necessary to compieteacure FREE All pars fes taking advantage of thi««ffer are requested to state to their friends the result of their treatment. Cures DEAFNESS by an entirely new process Treats all curable cases of catarrh, throat and lung diseases, eye and ear, stomach, liver and kidneys, gravel, rheumatism. paralysis, neu- ralgia, nervous and heart disease, epilepsy, Bright's disease, and die- eases of the bladder; blood and skin iseases. Liquor and tobacco habit, big neck, stammering cured. Piles, fistula and rupture cured without detention from business Eyes, nose and throat, Glasses fitted, granulated lids, cat- arace, crosr-eyes atraihtened with- out pain. It you are improving under your family physician do not take up our valuable time. The rich and the poor are treated alike Idlers and curlos- {ty seekers will please stay away. Onr time is valuable Remember, NOT A PENNY will be charged for the medicine rquired to make a cure of all those taking treat- ment this trip. Office hour 9a m. Positively married ladies must be accompanied by thelr husbands. Re- member the date, Fridav, Aug. 30 at Pennell Hotel, Butler, Mo. COMING , A HOT COMMUNICATION. Trouble in the Alleged Daniels Hanging. It will be remembered that the last grand jury indicted Louis Phillips and C k. Leneve, of Howard town- ship, for felonious assault on W. G. Daniels, in an alleged attempt to force him to admit the authorship of an anonymous threatening letter. When brought to trial Prosecuting “Attorney Dawson took « nolle and swore out information against the parties and had them rearrested. The trial will take place today before Justice Sheppard at Rich Hill. The Review publishes the following letter which was the cause of all the trou- ble: & LETTER FROM HELL. “HELL, Aug., 11, 1905. Mr. Bob Robertson, You ornery devil you see that I mean business you have hurt my name to the extent of $500 five hun- dred dollars and now if you don’t go and get five hundred dollars in five, ten and twenty dollar bills, and put isin asack and put it under that culbert at the corner at old priears t will puta hole through your head now I mean business and if that money fiesent where | told you to put it by sunday august the 13 your head will be shot off now go to Rich Hill tomorrow saturday august 12 and get it and { will go to too see ff you tell she police and if you do { will kill you by heel {am going to watch you to night and tomorrow until the sunday and you do as! say or die now ff you say a word to any body about this remember i or we will kill you and your cattle and your horses now if you dont want to die you do asisay ” All Lawn and Porch Furniture at Cost. A. H.C ULVER Furniture Company. Headquarters for Good Furniture. et Letter Which Caused All the} waseold last week for $120 an acre. ‘| been one of the active workers and Died: At his home in Clinton, Mo., Jus. H. Calloway, sged 72 years. A148 acre farm in Platte county The G. A. R. reunion at Nevada closed last Saturday. Is was the largest ever held in that city. Miss Vergie McConnell, who had been visiting Miss Hazel Ludwick, returned to her home at Hume Tues- day. Nevada was without water again one day last week, owing to the breaking of both alr compreseers in the power house. Miss Louise Dooley gave a shower party for Mrs Carrol Day, nee Miss Helen Armstrong, on last Friday evening. Many useful and beautiful presents were showered on the bride Petitions are being circulated in Vernon county asking Gov. Folk to pardon Dr. Todd, of Richards, who was sent to the penitentiary for twelve years for killing Robert Wall, at Richards. Mrs. Jno. M. Allison, of, Glenn El-} | len, Cal , has been vielting her father John Bowden’s family and other rel atives and friends in Bates county, fs now in Appleton City with her brother, Dr. Bowden. Dr. Frank Deerwester, late pres!- dent of the Maryville Normal, with hie wite and daughter, who had been visiting his father John Deerwester, left this week for Maryville to pack their goods and ship them to Wash ington, where Dr. Deerwester has & chair in the faculty of the state nor- mal County treasurer W. R. Bell was stricken Monday nigh! and for a time his condition was critical Dr. Lusk, of Nyhart, was fortunately at his home and Dre. Chastain and Zoey were eummoned {n consultation. He was effected by acute indigestion. D. Vanhoy was infrom Deep Water on Friday and favored us pleasantly. He told us ofa fishing outing they had on Deep Water last week, with Supreme Judge Graves and Bruce Ludwick as the guests of honor. They caught about 75 pounds of black bass and channel cat, They had a fish fry in camp and a jolly good time. The seventy-fivesurvivors of Quan- trell’s band of 150 guerillas will hold @ reunion at Beaumont Station near Independence on August 23 and 24. It that fellow up in Canada who claims to be Quantrell wants to set- tle his identity, this is his chance to rub up against the old boys who will sure be glad to ‘see hfm.—Henry Co. Democrat. The board of viewers of Grand Riv- er Drainage District, met and organ- ized last week and elected A. H. Bell as the engineer. Mr. Bell will go over the proposed route with the board. He fs the engineer that has seucceas- fally carried through Drainage No. 1 on the Marias Des Cygnes river, and thoroughly understands his busi- ness. Sam L. Coleman was in from Deep water on Monday and favored us pleasantly. Mr. Coleman has long strong men in the Democratic party. Some of his friends are urging his name for county treasurer, but Mr. Coleman says he hasn’t decided to be # candidate for any office, as he trade. The water of the mineral well at Higginsville is being subjected to an analysis The Chicago & Alton ra‘l- road officials have promised the Commercial Club of that place that if the waters have the properties claimed, all trains will be stopped for five minutes to allow passen- gers to rink the water. There {s also some talk of building summer resort hotels there. Schell City 1s troubled with night prowlers. Citizens are awakened in the night by some one trying to en- ter the house or by hearing some one inthehouse Several residences have been entered, but the Inmates have been awakened in time to frighten off the prowler before anything could be stolea, if such was the intent. No one has, so far, taken 4 shot at this mysterious housebreaker, but the Schell City News intimates that the pleasure of his nexs excursion will be marred by shotguns, butcher knives, etc. One of the finest rains of the sum. mer visited this section on Monday night, none toosoon, as thecorn and meadows were needing it badly. It rained steadily for about five hours and about two inches on the level fell, most of which soaked into the ground. We are now nearly ready to boast of the bumper corn crop, If that frost will just hold off long enough, as most of our corn is late owing to the unfavorable spring. Our Shoe Business has grown and this department, besides eras the more rapid handling of goods an Walker-Mc.’ Eggs Taken Same as Cash. A party of forty-one tourists, among them, two from Nevada, Mo., M. C Sterrett and Miss Abbie McNeil were caught in @ severe snowstorm on Pike’s} Peake and from 5 o’clock in the afternoon until 4 o’clock the AT Walker- Buster Brown School Shoes, Budd’s Baby Shoes, Reed’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes, Giesecke’s Heavy Shoes, Ralston Health Men’s Shoes, Fellow Craft Men’s Shoes. Satistaction Guaranteed. Special lot of Trunks, this month, $5.00. See other ad. for more items. ibbens 7 they like quite so well. Bates county will be the winner thereby, as she never had better citizens than the three Ewin boys, Charley, Bob and Bill. He sald wheat in the section of Kansas he was {nis practically a fail- ure this year, as the late freezss this spring killed {t out. He had in nearly three hundred acres and got about that many bushels. J. Thomas seems to be getting all that’s coming to him from the ten- derloin in Butler. He lives in the country, and when he cumes to town and goes on a spree, he delights in the strenuous life. Two weeks ago he was badly used up fn a drunken scrap. Last Saturday night officer Duncan arrested him for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was released on a promise to go home and return on Monday tostand trial. Later in the night one of the soiled doves of east end summoned the offi- cers, and when Sheriff Beard and Policeman Duncan showed up, they Pigg was arrested for the assault, but protested his innocence. McKibben’s Alteration Sale This Month we are enlarging other shelving for : convenience of our found Thomas {fn an unconeclous condition trom the loge of blood from cuts across one of hiswriate. George _Everybody’s Store. The Geo. W. Ellis Jewelry Co. The George W. Ellis Jewelry Com- pany have been making some exten- sive repairs, re-arranging the room, papering and painting. New appa- ratus have been installed and Otto Blerkamp, an experienced jeweler from St. Lous, has been employed. This company {s now better prepar- ed to meet the wants of its custom- ers. Oklahoma Wife Beater Killed. Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 20.—C. A. Warren, @ prosperous farmer, was shot and killed near Wynnewood yee- terday afternoon by his brother-in- law, Gus Graves. The shots were fired from a Winchester rifle. The fires broke Warren’sneck, the second entered the back and the third plerced his heart. Warren was beating his wife with @ revolver when Samuel Wilson and Gu Graves, her brother and half brother, aovearad. Wilson fired two sh ts at Warren with ashotgun and missed Warren fired twice at Wil- son with a likeresult Gravessecured the rifle from the house and killed Warren Graves and Wilson surren- dered > the authorities. & SPRERSRSRESR ERAN SERRE S ee Business is Business. 4 4 4 ” ~~ Harness, Buggies, Farm Wagons, As we carry the largest.and best stock of Harness, Saddlery and Vehicles in the county, you cannot afford to buy without seeing us and getting our prices. Our Harness are all made at home from first-class stock and are sure to please you. The Sayers & Scovill and Columbia Vehic- les are the best sold. They have Quality, Style and Finish combined, or if you want a strictly class vehicle at a medium price, be sure and buy a Sayers & Scovill or Columbia. We also carry a full stock of good buggies for less money. We also have acar of Milburn Farm Wagons used and recommended by the U. S. Government. Be sure and examine these wagons before buying. We also sell Red Rope and Rubber Roofing, Axle Grease, Harness Oil, etc. ; Tents for Sale or Rert. A number of second-hand vehicles and har- for sale at all times. Come and see us, we appreciate your trade and will treat you right. , of actual next morning fought a desperate battle for their lives in a storm of blinding sleet and snow with the thermometer at 33 degrees below big Corbin ranch just south of town, | ero, when they reached the summit {s having another large pond built and shelter. The authorities of the on his place. This new pond will Cog Railway were notified of the state cover at least four acres and will| Of affairs, and sent out a rellef train. have a concrete bottom. There are| All have recovered but grave doubts eight teams and twelve men at work | Were felt for a number of the party. on itnow. When completed it will be stocked with fish. ‘This new pond| Jy. t, Wucke e setsndes rosea is being made just below the ore fevently sold hie farm in Mound made last year.—Merwin.Clipper. | sownship and is now running a meat County assessor elect, Art. L. Gil-| marketin Adrian. Mr. Bullock is more, of Deepwater, was in’ Batler| an old resident of that section of the Saturday and went out to see ex-| county, coming here over 30 years county assessor Will Hardinger, who|ago. His parents came to this state | ine been confined to his bed with «| from Kentucky in early life and Will |fever, complicated by erysipelas, for | prides himeelf‘on being a native alis- several weeks. He reports Mr. Har-|sourlan. He has always taken an dinger as much improved, . batstill| active intertest in the success of the confined to his bed, being able to sit | Democratic party, but has never up only a short timeand being much | been a candidate, though his friends emaciated. . ) > Jere now mentioning bie name for good time, with plenty of } thoroughly enjoys the free life of an independent American citizen. Col. Dan Corbin, proprietor of the forten] W.H. Ewinhes sold his farm in| LLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLL LLL LL LPP PLL LLP? Fair treatment and Fair Price is the way we are building our trade. We had better sell at a small profit and sell lots than at a large profit and sell a little; that is our motto.. Small profits and big sales! If you have never visited our store, come around and see what we have. We have the best grocery stock outside of Kansas City in the retail business. ‘You can get flour, feed, hardware, tinware, groceries and all kind of bakery goods at our store, and it makes it very convenient not to have to run allover town for what you want. If you have never tried us, give us a call and be.convinced. We are here to do business. Give us a trial. 5 a SESSSSSSESSESESSESESESSE Yours, Norfleet