The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 21, 1907, Page 5

Virginia tems. G. W.\Park @Sdu’s bale went off vecy well, considering all things. Near thirty head of males did not the sale, but every drop. was taken out; not a drop left for Aaron. Sure pointer, the county will go dry out- ide of the towns. It shows conditions of things are changing. , Meeting continued through last week. Closed Sabbath night. Preaching at M. E. church next ticket. ering at Mr. Nightwine’s last Thure- day night. A good time was report- ed by one and all. Geo. Maloney expecta to move his family to Texas ina few weeks to make that state hie future home. George was born and raised near Virginia Hisealeis on the 26th. About the Large Line of Holiday and Staple Goods at Panic Prices. Barton county. man. A doctor wassummoned from Kansas City to eee if an operation was necessary. It was decided to walt afew days. The pie supper at Hotwater last Friday night was not so largely at- tended on account 6f so many other things going on. They took ina little over $20. Mise Edna Jard the most popular lady, Mr. Bard the homeliest man. Mr. Coburn expects to move to Kansas Tuesday to make his future home. ing our reward. CUTLERY We handle the famous well known brands: “1847,” “Anvil Brand” and “Keen Cutter” Cutlery. ’ 30 carving sets from $1.25 up. Knives and forks from $1.00 set up. Spoons from 50c per set up. We would suggest a carving set for a Thanks- giving present. Our Novelty Line for Christmas is ‘-Open and on Display. We bought this line at from 25 to 50 per cent discount and we are able to save you money on this line, consisting of everything in Novelty Lines. We are closing out our Lamps, and Pressed Glass at 25 per cent discount for this month. A Word About Watches. The largest line ever shown in the town at prices lower than any mail order house on earth. Write or phone 64 for catalogue. G. W. Ellis Jewelry Company. BUTLER, MISSOURI. Harper place to the Will Rubel farm Monday. He will.work for My. Rubel the'coming year. Charley Herrell moved on the Har- per farm Monday and will work for John Harper. The ladies aid of the M. E. church are having a concert platform placed atthe church. Itis four feet wide and 18 feet long, the steps are two feet wide, which will make a pretty long step of three feet. Mr. Grimeley’e child, three months old, was buried Monday. Elder Sheldon preached the funeral. Elijah Ison was hauling his cousins round to see the country. They were from Butte, Mont. AARON, WOMEN WORK ally fine pianola. inonnenend Foster Items. program and everyone is invited to/Declare Mobile Schools Can’t} when she pointed the finger of ac- W.B, Bell, of Butler, visited his come and bring well filled baskets Run Without the Li- cusation at him he winked, and, al- parents Sunday. There will be all day services. cense Feee. though she let the charge stand, she Miss Graves, of Scammon, Kans. ey A little son came last week to bless fella-victim to his advances, and came Sunday to visit a week with her the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loren] Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 20.—The| they wore married. Bright. presence of women using thelr influ-| When the case was reached on the brother, Will Neice. Mrs. Clarance Swarens was in But- ler Saturday on business. Rev. Belcher, of Walker, Mo., form- er pastor of Foster Baptist church was in town Friday visiting old friends. Braxton Cox, who has been in the bo for some time is homeon a Miami R. A. Chai pter Clarence Swarens has moved hie Will hold a special convocation Fri- family to town to be close to his|day evening November 22nd, at 7 business. o’clock for work in the M. E. and R. Rev. Crawford will preach asermon | A, Deegrees. All Royal Arch Masons the 4th Sunday on Temperance. | are requested to attend. By order Each Sunday School is to have a/| of the E. H. P. Rev. Lint, of Hume, filled his regu- Thr appointment Sunday. The M. E. church will begin a series of meetings about Dec. 1st. Frank Goodenough and wife came down from Butler Sunday and visit ed with Less Thomas. Topsy, ence against the passage of a state prohibition bill was a novelty enjoy- ed by members of the legislature yes- terday. ‘lhe bill has already passed the house. The women appealed to the senators to kill the measure, or amend it to make it effective not earlier than 1910. The first on the ground were Mrs. E. Semmes Colton, daughter of the Codfederate admiral, Raphael Semms and Miss Kirkland, who as officers of the Mobile schools say the loss of the saloon taxes will make {t impos- elble to carry on the schools. {Missouri Express Rates Cut. At a meeting held in St. Louis Sat- urday the Missouri board of rail- road and warehouse commisstoners issued an order for a general reduc- tion of 20 per cent in Missouri ex- preas rates The exprese companies had request- ed the board not to fix a new eched- ule. They asserted that reductions would make the rates confiscatory. The chairman, Mr. Knott, and one commissioner, Mr, Oglesby fixed the schedule, Mr. Wightman, Republi- can'iember wae not present. One Lawyer Kills Another. London, Ky., Nov. 18—Robert Boyd; Jr., of Laurel county, a well known attorney, shot and instantly husband. has just been taken. term delegate. i TAs We. dvertise | We sell the goods we advertise at the prices we, advertise them. Here is the'list. Make your selections. Northern potatoes, per bu......... 6 gal. Standard coal oil...... 5 gal. National light coal oll.. An Incendiary. «$85 40 Premfum floor, per 100 Ibe. 19 Ibe. beet ranulated sugar. Ambushed. Clinton Democrat, where he bought land. \ PETITIONS FAST POURING IN. Many Missouri Counties Signify } |eell.. Onty'ons bottle was found after} Their Choice of Candidates. Jefferson City, Nov. 20.—A basket- fal of petitions reached the secretary that |! state for filing to-day. With the exception of one for Hadley for gov- ernor, ali of them were for candidates on the Democratic state primary Two were from Bates county, ask- ing that the name of Judge W. W. Graves be placed on the ticket to succeed himeelf us judge of the eu- preme court; two from St. Francois county, asking that the name of Senator John L. Bradley of that county be placed on the ticket for state auditor, nine were for Cowherd for next governor, one from Cald- well county, three from Adair, one a por re of Keneas, |°%) trom Gentry, Bates and Ciin- We have loaded for the largest fall and holi- $ |came Saturday to their brother-in-| *°o 42d two from Randolph. day business we have ever enjoyed and are reap- § |law, John Woody, who tea very sick| he Hadley petition came from Successful Mum Show. The Chrysanthemum Show given by the ladies of the Wednesday Coterte Club, last Friday and Satur- day, was a decided success, both in the display of the beautiful Autumn flower, and the large attendance, The flowers were exceptionally fine and arranged for the very best effect and were greatly enjoyed by the visitors. Music was furnished for the show by the Allen orchestra, Mr. Robinson moved from the} Miss Nellie Douglass on the piano and Pratt Wyatt with his exception. One surprising feature was that all the exhibits were from the fourth ward and all the flowers were grown in that ward. We understand the net proceeds of the show was some- thing over $70.00 which goes to the Ladies Cemetery Association. The Chrysanthemum show has be- come an established fall institution {n Butler, and {s greatly enjoyed by our flower loving community. Weds the Only Witness. Ida Groves, Ia, Nov. 20.—Nick Davis married the only witness against him and has put the Ida county grand jury in a quandary. Nick lives in Battle Creek, and was - FOR SALOONS. arrested there some time ago ona charge of stealing turkeys, preferred by a comely young Miss Horton. grand jury docket, {¢ was found that a wife could not testify against her Blow to Third Term Talk. Washington, Nov. 19.—A decisive step on the part of President Roose- velt to put & perfod to the third term activity of certain federal offictals The Presidént has informed these officials that it is his wish that no office holder go to the next Republl- can national convention asa third I¢{s understood also that orders have been issued by the heads of gov- ernment departments to certain of their subordinates instructing them to cease their favorable Roosevelt activities in certain states, Murder Verdict For Boulder, Col., Nov. 18.—Murder in the second degree with recommenda- tion for the minimum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment was the sen- tence returned today by the jury in the case of J. W. Reeves, railroad brakeman, who confessed that he and another railroad man see fire to the Colorado Southern yards here on the night of August 10 last, which caused the explosion of a car load of dynamite, killing three men, and de. stroying several handred thousand dollars worth of property. On account of trouble with his neighbor, Amos Cook, of Edwards in Benton county, sold hisfarm and prepared ‘to leave for Bates county, While out io his yard at 9:00 o’clock at night, he was shot, the share for 100iba|paie wnt formal charges have been made and he is arrested. PFPBAFtFQeQoerQoereew ae me s We Have Received From Germany : A Shipment of Magic Fountain Pens One to be given away with every pair of Men’s Shoes sold by ‘Hiram Nichols, NICHOLS’ SH { ARE BETTER Your Shoe Man. PF PBS VB SSN SBSBSOSABSBABABOAS LAU SBA BB RE ER RE SS DSS Bee Oe NOTHING CAN STOP BRYAN./ Shot Wrong Man. ee The Carthage Democrat gives the following account of a sensational Leaders in Capital Believe He shooting: A sensational shooting Will be In affray and murder took place in Mdorsed in West Webb City Thursday night, and asa and South. result, W. W. Parker was killed and Washington, Nov. 18.—National Henry Lacey fs in jail. It bappned ati that Lacey killed the wrong man. politicians at the capital are a unit For some time, it {8 claimed, Lacey in the bellef that thestatement made | was jealous of his wife, and suspect by William Jennings Bryan an-|ed Claude Wiusett of being herlover. nouncing his receptive candidacy | Thureday night he was laying for his supposed rival, whom he expect- ed to find with his wife. He entered for the Democratic nomination, es- t tablishes the fact that he will head the house without any undue nolse the Democratic ticket. and-as he was passing along the hall, Although some of the Democratic | he saw the form of a man in thest!m!- politicians here are against Bryan, | darkness. Thinking {t was Winsett, they are free to say that they believe | he fired five shots at him with deadly that It 1s “all off” so far as beating | effect. him for the nomination is concerned.| When Lacey discovered that he They express the hopelessness of such | had killed the wrong man he wept a task by referring to Senator| bitterly, declaring that Parker was Stone’s description of the strength | the best friend he had on earth. He Bryan possesses with the rank and | was taken to the Webb (ity jail and file of the Missourl Democracy, Sena-| Will be brought to Carthage. tor Stone said: ‘as ol Mindke aed “Jf all the Democratic leaders in | Reunion of Sister and Brothers, Missouri should get together and| Grandma Landisenjoyed the pleas- agree to send a delegation against | ure of a vielt from her brothers, J. F. Bryan to the convention and Bryan | Myers, of Blue Springs, Mo., and: should let {¢ be known in a letter to | Benjamin Myers, of Dallas, Texas, someone nobody ever hears of be-;last week. She had not seen her fore, that he wanted the nomination, | brother Benjamin for thirty-two the Democrats would come out of| years and the reunfon was an agree- the brush and wipe the whole bunch} able one. While her brothers were of leaders into the Mississipp! river. | her guests, her son, John Landis, As the politicians see {t, the same | came over from Leeton, so that the {a true throughout the middle west | week has been one of much pleasure and south. for the aged lady.—Adrian Journal. AN OPPORTUNITY SALE. Our $1.50 Trimmed Hats are now $1.00 Our $2.00 Trimmed Hats are now ‘ $1.50 Our $2.50 Trimmed Hats are now $2.00 Our $3.00 Trimmed Hats are now $2.50 Our $3.50 Trimmed Hats are now $3.00 Our $4 to $5 Trimmed Hats are now $3.50 For‘this season of the year we find we have too large a stock, hence these reduc- tions. Be among the first to reap the benefit of this sale. We also carry Ladies Misses and Childrens UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY, GLOVES, CORSETS AND NOTIONS. Silas W. Levy, | * Nosth Side. Square.