The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 27, 1908, Page 2

The Butler ‘Weekly Times , Printed on Thursday of each week. J.D. ALI LEY Bal Neor rand Prop _ Entered at the postoffice of Butler, Mo., as qwall matter. REPUBLICAN CONGRES- SIONAL CONVENTION. The Republican congressional con vention was held in Butler last Fri day at the cours house, and many prominent politiclans of that party q were gathered here, notably, Walter j S. Dickey and Jas. C. McCoy, chatr- 4 man and secretary of the State cen- tral committee, H. H. Hallett, of Ne- i vada, Jas B. Kgger, of Appleton i City, R. M. Robertson, of Johneon, } John Galbraith, of Hefiry and others of more or less prominence. Mayor Owen welcomed the guest to the clty H in an appropriate address. © G a Bolsseau as chairman and J. F. Rhodes, secretary were selected by the committee, It was evident from the start that a slate had been fixed, } and the Johnson and Henry county } boys were bending every energy to i break it. John B. Eggar appeared to be the rullng spirit in control of the ple counter fellows and the slate went through without a hitch in the election of Chas. A. Mitchell, of Oace- ola, and Phil L. Griffith, of Dade county as delegates to the National Hadley were endorsed as delegates at large. Strong resolutions were adopted endorsing the admintstra- tion of President Roosevelt, the Re- publican office holders of the State and instructing the delegates of the 6th district to vote for Taft introduced by Senator Tillmen, Sec- retary Cortelyou sent to the senate beaks were placed in the hands of) recelvera between January, 1893, and January 31, 1908. The aggre- ate capital of these banks was 48,736,520. BAe fee cameo We are proving to our window, that the not easily be detected welt and insole. part. Send for Style Book convention. Senator Willlam War. | ner and Attorney General Herbert S. | In response to & senate resolution | ort showing that 306 national Thetenl Buzz-Saw The Famous Regal Buzz-Saw is now on display at Hiram Nichols Shoe Co’s It will “cut up” Saturday, Feb. 29th, 5 to 10 p. m. A shoe is only as good as its worst part. by the use of the famous Regal Buzz-Saw in —parts which are very often the worst and weakest in other shoes—are honestly built for long wear and shape-retention. Some of the weak spots of shoes which are merely good-looking—weak spots which can- poor inner soles, which no consumer investi- gates;-poor outer soles, which are concealed beneath paint and varnish; poor lasting, which does not take the stretch out of leather; poor stitching, which cuts partially through both Such shoes are made to sell, not to wear. The Regal “ Window of the Sole” proves before you buy that the particular Regal shoe that you are trying on is built with genuine live Oak-Bark-tanned soles, The Regal Buzz-Saw opens up the whole shoe and shows you the make-up of every jress before the Missonri Soclety at Washington, urged that a move ment be started for the erection ofa statue of Senator George Graham Vest at Jefferson City. He said that _Yest—had—been—one—of Missour!’s greatess statesmen and {it was a re flection upon the state thata Vest statue had not already been provid ed. Hesaid that the work should be begun at once in order that those who knew Senator Vest personally may be given an opportunity to ald in the work. Eighty-Three Returned, ing Three Bankers, Two Tax Dodgers, and Large Number —of Whisky and Other Minor Cases. urday last and adjourned. “The State Democratic Committee! the most attention were the one re at Jeff-reon City, last week, selected | urned agatust Caps. F. J. Tygard, . * resident; and three each against J. Jeff-reon City as the place and May t Caeke cashier, and 8. F. Farncek, 20ih as the date of the state conven: tiva to send delegates to the nation- alconvention at Denver, A strong resolution prepared by Arthur Aull, of the Lamar Democrat, endorsing Bryan was adopted. The basis of representation to she state conven- tlon was fixed at one delegate for 300 and fraction of 150 voters cast for Parker, which gives Bates county 10 votes In the conventton, her vote for Parker belug 2,967 Many Missouri Candidates. Jefferson City, Feb. 24 —A revised fies of candidates for state offices with the number of signatures on file for each as compiled by the sec retary of atate this afternoon shows she following: Governor—Hadley 9,546 signa- sures, Cowherd 13,025, Stapel 5,100 Fort 34, Ball 5,534, Whitecotton 2,818. Lieutenant governor—Simmons 8,802, Leaxenby 1,104, Walter A. Kelly, St. Louis clty 606 State Auditor—Wilder 3,455, Gor- 1,485, Deirkes after they knew the bank was ina tulling condition Prosecuting attor- ney Dawson, we understand, express- the convictions stand, similar case which went u and was reversed on the that the state courts had no jaris- of the two courts would conflict, and court might want @ bank to con- it up the study {ts importance merits, and in the prosecution. Messrs. Clark appearance at the next term of the elreult court. {ng created considerable comment. One was against Herman Loeb, who promptly gave bond for his appear- ance and the other against J. H. Williams, superintendent for the Central Coal and Coke Company, who has not yet been apprehended. The other indictments were for sell- ing whisky illegally, shooting craps and other lighter crimes. O! those indicted for whisky selling Dr. GW. Bradford of Amaterdam got the worst don 4,935, Bradley 5,279 State treasurer—Maring 4,099, Cowgill 2,393. Attorney General—Major 20,528, Gentry 4.685, Kenntsh 416. Railroad Commissioner—Knott 12,448, Hall 2,214, Bronaugh 2,603 | Judge Supreme Court—Graves 5,886, Shelton 3,538, Higbee 2,511. Judge St. Louls Court Appeale— Bland 2,863, Bryan 94, Mosely 199. | Judge Kansas City Court Appeal— | Ellison 1,460. as a druggist and he ts charged with tions for whisky and then selling {t. $1,800 Saved in Salaries. last meeting passed an ordinance re- ducing clty ofticers’ salaries as fol lows: Mayor to $1.00 per year; coun- cilmen, $1.00 per year each; marshal, $15 00 per month; street commis- mission to be fixed by resolution, will probabiy be $1.00 per day, making the combined offices of mar- shall and streescommissioner $45 QO per month; pound master, fees; col- lector, 1 per cent. commission; asses- or, $100 per year; treasurer, $5.00 per_year; city clerk 50 cents per Beenie Russell, in an ad- BIG BATCH OF INDICTMENTS. Includ- The grand jury for the Februrary term, after avout three weeks inter- missens sessions, returned @ batch of elghty-shree indictments on Sat- The indictments, which attracted avsistunt cashier and director of the late Bates National Bank, on the grounde of having recelved depostts ed to the jury a doubs about making in view of a from Iowa grounds diction in the matter. The Federal judge argulng that ifthestate courts had euch authority, the jurisdiction while the comptroller or federal tinue, the state might want to close Mr. Dawson admitted, how- ever, that he had not given the case wi'ldo so before {ncurring expense and Warnock gave bond for their The two indictments for tax dodg- of it, having 29 indictments. Brad- ford {s # practicing physician as well evading the law by writing prescrip- The efty council, of Butler, at its | usual. | | : | 2 | 0990090 00300000000 00000000 ~~ SAL ane wants black | Minorca pullete — cockerel tor sale, . H. Hepp, 1" Butler, Mo. The Commercial Club of Harrlson- ville, 's planning to have an old fid- dlers reunton. Prizes to be given all kinds of fiddlers, from the best to the worst and from the handaomest to | homeliest. Sam L Coleman came fn from Rich Hill on Tuesday, where he had been driving some pegs for the democratic nomination for treasurer. Sam says he {s a full fledged candidate and ex- pects to be in the race at the finish, Mrs. H. G. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. B F. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crowell went to Rich Hill Monday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mra. N. H Cook, Mr. Cook’s mother, who died in Centerville, lowa, on Saturday. Waytep—A girl for general house- work, Mrs Jog Meyer 1+ 404 North Delaware St. Col. Dick Speed was up from Ne vada on @ business trip Tuesday and favored us pleasantly. Col. Speed is one ofthe best country newspaper men in the state, although be {is nots now actively engaged in that busl- | ness. Lee Hart, of Lamar, in attempting tokill his wife with whom he had had and mother and then committed suicide by throwing himeelf in front 920000000 000090009000000000009000 9008: e The Spring Shoes are Here And they are more attrgctive than ever. * The variety is greater. In the finer goods a good many tans will be worn and you will find them here. Splendid values in ladies oxfords and high cuts in Kid and Patent Leather at $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50. They are WALKER’S SPECIALS and we guarantee each pair to give satisfaction. In Men’s Fine Shoes we show the best $3.50 shoe in the market “The Fellowcraft,” and at $4.00 the celebrated “Ralston Health.” If you are not already using them, try a pair. In School shoes, heavy or medium weight, we sell the kind that hold their own and at the very lowest prices for good goods. WALKER - McKIBBENS. At @ quarrel Monday, shot her father} meeting and fees cut in half; judges and clerks ofelection, $1 00 per year; fire department, $65 00 per year, fix- ed by resolution. This reduction and that of the previous meeting when the night watch was cut down, means @ saving to the clty of about $1,800 per year. This axtion of the elty council con- forms to the pledges made by the local optionists that patriotic citi- zens would serve in the city offices withoutcompensation. According to law an officer's salary cannot be tn- terferred with during the term for which he was elected, it was bounden on this council to make these reduc- tions and the action is heartily ap- proved of by our people “Grandma” Cook’s Funeral. Rich Aili 24th, Mrs. N. H. Cook, mother of H. G. Cook, of Butler, and Mrs. W. R Heylmun, of Iola, for many years residents of this city, died at Center- ville, lowa, Saturday and was buried beside the remains of her husband in Green Lawn cemetery, near this elty, this afternoon A funeral service was conducted by Rev. A G Keast at the Walnut St. Methodist church. Jesse Steele, 8. B. Cole, Geo. E. Logan, S. F. Le: Mar, J. D. Moore and Wilson Orris, a good many people, hidden parts of Regals before purchase — are pall-bearers. Mrs. Cook was born in Washi ton county, Ind.,and wasin the 80 year of her age. Marriage Licenses. Clarence Hardy, Lincoln, Ill. May Armetrofg, Rich Hill, Mo. H. Case Mills, Adrian, Mo. Mrs. Hulda Hunt, Elm Creek, Mo, Antone Deprete, Panama, Mo. a _ Panama, Mo, on E Gage, Lal: Kan, Myrtle E. Massey, Ams tar Mo ‘Passaic, Mo. Rich Hill, Mo, Rich Hilt, Mo. |share old neighhors and friends, were the re » Mo.| hts Butler, Mo. of a Frisco train. Sheriff Beard took Richard Roe to | the penitentiary on Tuesday, to ser- ve @ three years sentence for robbing | the home of Editor Dick Howard. | plead guilty to robbing Beasley’ 8 store, at Rich Hill, was sentenced to four yearsin the reform school, owing to his age, he proving to the satis | faction of the court that he was un- | der 17 years of age. +: The second quarterly meeting on} Passaic circult will be held at Pas- saic the 7th and 8th of March 1908. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. on Satur- day and quarterly conference after | ‘|the preaching. Also preaching on | Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m. and as | Te night. Allare cordially invited to attend these services. Our presiding | 8 | elder W. G. Beasly will be with us. Come and hee him. A. C. CLEND Walter Crabtree, who suffered . stroke of paralysis about a week tree, at the fair grounds Saturday | | night. Funerl services were held at. the reaidence Monday afternoon and interment made in Oak Hillcemetery. Walter should have been in the very | zenith of a glorious sotlalte beighs bors 6 “ee le was an especially | a6 one time was one of the best bank book keepers everin the! county. He léd a wild turbulent Iife and his health gave way several —_ ago, since which time he has @ physical and mental wreck. | Ex-Sheriff D. A. , ew came In the last of the week Ne bras been engaged in the horse and mule business for some G, pastor. | ge time. He said he had shi; 8 reas | sind number of western horses pong Ken- | 3 and realized well on most of jpments. He expects to short- ao hie Sweeny to western Ne- mans are Colfer ae will ne ee cairo EE Wes Burgess, the young fellow, who | OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE Finan CIAL CONDITION | No. 363. Farmers | | At Foster, State of Missourt, at the close of business on the 14th day of February, 1908, published in the BuTLer WEEKLY TIMES, & newspa- r printed and published at But- } State of Missouri, Tr, 27th day of RESOURCKS. inset and beans siain hits or col- Fal $ 29,773 42| Barnett F. Childers and Ed'th May Childers, | overdra tB... = 21 47 | by thelr curator, John C. Hayes, Fiaist ffs, vs. Beal al estate (benki ie bs Ailey W Vainesots, Vina Ray, Rebecca Ray. other bens a baker, Wainscott, James Walngcott and Alice ler, Due from subject tems boon Specie... Total 960, died at the home of E4. Crab- | caring atock yeidio oa lus fund........ ndivided Indi | STATE OF MISSOURI, ‘ County of Bi M. Carapbell, as president, and W. s "Teiace, as cashier of said bank, do folemaly swear that the above atatement is it of our CASE and bell ¥ M. LL, true to the W.S. J. jer. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this ba] da: Rd February A. D., Howe Fee Be hand on the wnt Inet sored. John H. L. Wed J. O. Shomer, Trustee’s Sale. New Goods for New wool dress goods 25c yard up. New silk dress goods 50c yard up. New wash dress goods 8c New white Persian lawns 1 New fancy white dress goods 10c up. New. ginghams 10c yard up. New modern cloths 15c yard up. New percales 10c yard up. New embroideries and laces 5c yard up. New Topsy veg Sg pair up. New underwear 1 New muslin underwear 25c up. New belts 25c up. New combs 10c up. New white shirt-waists 89c up. New rugs, linoleums, matting, window shades New muslins and sheetings. New shirts for men 50c up. New gloves for men 50c up.. New Topsy socks 10c up. New spring jackets, ladies and misses s $5 up. Come and take a look at the new Spring eotits vidaal leposlts jpubject to check, cin adie 3 The styles are snappier than Come and see us. We want your trade. Spring Walker-McKibben’s. ard up. 4c up. We take pleasure in goods. showing you. Eggs and Checks Same as Cash. Ly pen to act in the place and stead of truste Now therefore, ied is hereby given that the undersigned will | Friday the 20th diy 7 March A. D,, 1908, at the east front coor ofthe Aapein court house in Butler, Bates Co., bile 2 vandne, <0 the hi, ae bidder Seesal and for the pu: in eat ed set out, sell the real estate in anid deed fsa ay as follows to-wit: Allof the north half of lot! No. one (1) and seventeen acres off of the west side of the bar half of lot No. one (1) and the south half of lot No, two (2) allin the southwest quarter of cece: tion thirty “in townshi; one in } aia county, OF THE Bank of Walnut. forty-two range thirty- ee ck ¥ BEARD, Trustee: on the February, 1908 iy Sheriti’s Sale in Partition. formerly Wainscott, Defendants. In ‘he Circuit Court of Bates Co., Missouri. By virtue and authority of a decree and order of sale made by the said court, in the above entitled cause, ‘and of a certified copy thereof, dated Feb’y 25, 1908 I willon = Satarday, March 2let, 190s, between the hours of nine o’clock in the fore- rea and five o’clock in the afternoon of thas re of Butler in Bates coun! jiseouri, sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, ‘he following described real es! 80 acres, the west half of the northwest: ter of section 23, township 41, range 30 to the homestead right ef” iisy Wainscott yi , being the north half of the alt ofthe ena tltlot weil, town- 41, ¢ 80, said count: rms of sale, ae volows, if) Cash Cash. EARD, Sheriff 18-4t of aon County, Missonri. each of us, lef. it. nineteen hundred and Sheriff’s Sale in Partition. “ay E, Ashby, Mollie P. Ashb; iets “andy and arth JW Runa jones, ARBY, J.P oestrn | Ww. A by Tella Aino, Sena Sena E. edi John D, Ash- by and nae is ae e given that, whereas on ae Ke inafter carered anes. the for By /* Tchad the real estate here in trust to secure toD. L. , of sald date 5 | thelr