The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 5, 1908, Page 7

3 Mia OATA CREAN YOUNG MEN WHO WANT THE “ LATEST STYLES AS WELL AS THE BEST QUALITY A i FOR THE MONEY MUST MAKE IT A POINT TO SEE THE NEW SPRING CLOTHES SHOWN IN OUR STORE FOR $10. $1252 $15. $18. and $20. WE TAKE CARE OF THE OLD GENTLEMEN AS WELL, STOUTS, SLIMS, SHORT OR LONG MEN. CLOTHING HOUSE ) ib Al. Blachert, of the real eata‘a firm of Kipp & Blachert, spent sever! days in Butler. Mrs. Louts P. Deffenbaugh, wlo has been suffering from the “grip” ts reported convalescent. J. A. Elgin has moved his family from hisfarm near Passatc, to his city residence, on Ohio atreet. March came fn like a gentle lamb, and, according to anclent tradition, she will go out like a roaring Hon. We are requested to announce that | there will be a pie social at the Black echool house on Saturday night, March 7th. C. L. Williams, of Raymond, Ills., | The Supreme court has decided | | that the ‘5 mile law” which prohib- {ted the issuance of a license to a sa- ‘loon within 5 miles of the state unl. versity, is unconstitutional. Circuls Cours met Wednesday morning pursuant to adj >urnment, | with Judge Denton on the bench and ;all the court officers present, The | petit jurymen were on hand. The| court will hold for three days and | adjourn to the 20th. Public Administrator John C. | Hayes is wearing a bran new set of shoes to which he points with great, pride and informs all who will lleten | that they area present from his old | |friend Bill Hannah, who fe in the} Mr. and Mra. Walter Henry are re- celving the congratulations of their friends over the arrival of a fine boy at thelr home Monday morning. We were favored by a pleasant call from Charlie Morrison, who te vistt- ing old friends in the Virginia nelgh- borhood. Charite says he has pre- empted land in New Mexico. Constable Dike McCann went to Loe’s Summit Saturday and arrested | Harve Miller, charged with throwing arock through the window of Mrs. Burnett’s house. Miller was arraign- ed before Squire Jeter, and released on bond to appear for trial on Fri- day. F. M. Crumley dropped in the last and Gertie M. Stover, of Altona, | shoe manufacturing business at Au- of the week to order Tae Times to were married by Squire B. F. Jeter on Wednesday, March 4th. Paul Levy, manager of the Sam Levy Mer. Co. and Mrs. Sam Levy | burn, N. Y. When a fellow comes around seek- | jing ages franchise from Butler it | | might be well to tell him to first get teté tor St. Loutson Monday Paul will spend afew days on the market. County court met on Monday with ‘evening. (his gas and the clty can alwaya be os cg at to do {ts part. The taking of‘eases is a step in the right direction, but it is not sufficient. all members present. Ittakesabout, GW. Park & Son, of Virginia ship- one week each month, of mighty | ped a fine gilt, from thelr Duroc herd, hard work for the court to keep up to Morcer county, Ills.,on Monday. with the docket. |Mr. Park was a pleasant caller on Bate Batchelor was in Butler Mon. | THE Times and sald they had a num day closing up the deal whereby he | ber of fine gilts and boars for sale. | became the owner of the Gwinn Van- | Sean requested to announce that | a bored a os DeeP | she Christian church, at Sprague ' wants a pastor who will reside at Married, at the office of Probate | that place. Employment is promis- Judge J. A. Silvers, on Tuesday |ed for half the time, and the other March 3, Albert Dantels, of Merwin, | churches not far away will give em- Mo., to Miss Myrtle Stephens, of | ployment to the right man. Address | Amsterdam, Mo. For Sae—R C. Rhode Island Red 8. Special price on incubator ots. Mrs. ALBERT GuyTom. 19 2¢* South Fulton St., Butler, Mo. H. H. Leckner, who recently pur- chased the old Harriman place, north- west of Butler, moved his family from Jones City, Okla., the last of the week, The body of Lee Hart, who shot his wite, killed his mother-tn-law, and | om Oakesdale, Wash., to renew her seriously wounded hie father-in-law, afterwards committing suicide, was | J. D. Bobbit, Clerk, Sprague, Mo. | SamuelJ. Elliotts, of Windsor, Mo, jand Miss Josephine Mitchell, of | Durant, Ind. Ter., were married in |St. Louls on, Monday, February 24th. The bride is the charming |daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. | Mitehell, formerly citizens of this county, where Miss Josephine was | born and raised. Mrs. Harriet L. Harvey, writing | paper, says: “I would love to see | thé old home. This {s a grand coun- his address at Johnstown, where he has located in the drag business. Dr. Crumley conducted a drug store in Butler for several years away back i . Hehe Kansas City for the past few years. Our old friend J. W. Silvers, at Cambridge, Kaneae, sends us remit- tance to set his dates ahead toSept., 1911, thus heading the roll of honor. Mr. Silvers began with Tae Times its firat fesue and has paid for thirty- three years. It ts impossible to ex- press our full appreciation of such faithfdl old friends. E. C. Vandervoort has resigned his position as station agent with the Missour! Pactfic, which he has held for a long time, barring a short time when he served in asimilar position \in Jasper county. Mr. Lazan, of Lamar, will take the place here. D. A Colyer and family left for Lisco, Nebr., she first of the week, where Mr.C. has preemptied a sec- sion of government land, and where they expect to make thelr future home. This excellent family leave |many friends in Butler and Bates |county, who regret thelr departure | and wish them well. We understand {¢ is the intention of the big dredge boat to cross the | railroad tracks, near Ovid, on next |Sunday. It is expected that traffic will be delayed about five hours. burled without services in the pot-| try, but I miss the birds and flowers | Che rails will be removed, the ditch " ter’s field at Lamar last week. Lieut. Ben R. Wade, who had been here for some time settling up his mother’s estate, left for Kansas City the last of the week. He 1s ordered to the Philippines with his regiment about the first of April. The following is the new definition of “homestead.” The government bets the citizen 160 acres that he can’t live on the land five years and pay $1.25 per acre for it. Mrs. Ina Tiffany returned from a visit to Iowa relatives and friends the last of the week, accompantfed by Miss Frances Newell, of Cedar Falle, Tuwa. The insurance company refused to pay the recent loss onthe Adrian school building on the ground that the policy did not mention loss by n. Theloss was about $1500 and will probably be settled by the _ courte. so much.” How many of Missour\’s children, who have wandered away hearte of the birds and flowers atthe | old homestead. Chas. Fisher, after several weeks visit with relatives and friende re- turas to Grainfield, Kan., this week, where he has located with his family. Mr. Fisher is a carpenter and says he has all the work he can do. He fs well pleased with that country. There area number of old Bates county people there and he says they are apparently well satisfied. A Rosendale girl recently sent te- photograph to her best fellow and wrapped it up in a newspaper in which was printed an advertisement ofa stove firm. A portion of the print adhered to the photograph and the young man was very much startled to see staring’ himin the face in bold pica type the following words: “See name on leg.” —Ex. | to other lands, think with longing | |dug anda bridge putin at that time. The big dredge is now work- | Ing away within a short distance of | the tracka. Charles Argenbright, a prominent |young farmer and stockman, of Grand River township, was thrown to the ground by a team Saturday and sbffered the fracture of his left eg, between the knee and thigh. He was at his brother’s, near Adrian, at the time. He was hitching up his team, and they became unruly and uttempted to ran away. Mr. Argen- bright will probably be laid up for some time. i ‘Farm For Sale. Eighty acres improved, west half north east quarter, section eight, Summit township. Fitty dollars per acre, terme almost like rent. take team as part of lst payment. . G. KENDALL, 603 Merchants-Laclede be 3 +” St. Louis, Mo. 16-4 Prairie, wasin Butler on business the last of the week and compliment-| ed us pleasantly. Mre. W H. Warford, of Warrens- burg, who hae been visiting in Adrian and Butler, occompanied by Mre. Allen, of Adrian, favored Tae Times with a very pleasant call the last o! last week. The county court on Tuesday ap- pointed Dr.C A. Lusk coroner of Bates county to fill the vacancy caused by the deathof Dr. O F. Renick. Dr. Lusk immediately gave bond and fs ready to “set upon the victim.” Prosecuting Attorney Dawson was in Nevada Monday and Tuesday as- slating Prosecuting Attorney Coll in the trial of Harlow Humble for kill- ing Frauk W. Whipple, at Horton January 24:h 1907 The case was given to the jurylate Tuesday ever- fox. Attime of going to press we had not heard the result. Jacob R gers died at his home in Homer township on lsat Thursday in his 75th year. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon and in- terre t was made in Richland cem etery. Jacob Rogers was born fn Warren county, N. J , Sept. 10 1836, He moved to Bates county in 1872. He leaves widow, one daughter and two sons, Superintendent of publie schools C. A. Burke {sin recetpt of a letter from State Superintendent Howard A Gass, respecting the examination of our pudlie schools, recently made by his assistant, Mr. Lamkin. He offers some criticlsms and sugges- tons but as a whole says: “I want to congratulate you on the strong showing your school makes in most partéculars.”” We will publish Mr. Gags’ letter in full next week. G. W. Dudley, of Butler, Mo., who for several years has been making regular visits to Pleasanton to buy horses, purchased Harry Kennedy's interest in the north end livery barn Wednesday. Mr. Dudley will move his family to this place as soon as the Butler schools close, some time in May. He expects to continue bay- {og and shipping horses, and will make this his headquarters.—Pleas- anton (Kas.) Herald. There has been things doing down at Rockville in the mail carrler’s line. Jobn Preston and Jno. L. Ooley took the civil service examination for Rural Route carriers, Preaton out- ranked Ooley and got the firet ap- pointment at Rockville. He recently his_property and was making preparations to move out west. Ooley was next in line for the job and becoming impatient at Pres- tons delay in resigning, wrote out the resignation himself and signed Preston’s name. Uoley got the job end then a deputy marshal dropped {n and got Ooley. Locating Rich Hill. Motz Times, The newspapers for the past two weeks have been telling of a bank robbery {n Rich Hill, but they have failed to enlighten their readers as toits exact location on the map. Rich Hill {a & town in Bates county, Missourl, eight and one-third miles northeast of Metz, on the Missouri Fraak Fix, a prominent farmer ot | F iiniinaianaiiinemel OUR ADVANCED SALES Spring Suits Has far exceeded our expectations. Never have the people of Butler and Bates county had the pleasure of seeing novelties in stylish, well-made clothes we are showing this season. Suits $12.00 and Finer. Guaranteed to retain their shape. For the little fellows we have the new designs in Saflor and Russian Blouses, Norfolk and D.-B. Suits. Nobby Shirts, Hats and Neck- wear. A call would convince you we advertise facts, JoeMeyer The Clothier. Ballard Notes. nbout two o'clock, Whoever did tt, wasn't satistied with destroying one T.D. Embree and wife, of Butler, building; but attempted to destroy spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of her father, D Teeter, his residence. In order to save the J. A. Warford, who has been quite house, they had to let the shop be sick, fs better wo s!ds writing. burned. Mra. W. H Warford, of Warrens Jim Vaughn's daughter and two burg, spent a few days with relatives sons werein a runaway Friday night, in Bates county the last of the week. on thelr return home from the Ifter- Hubert Mitcuell, of Tennessee, is) ary Tho children were thrown ous, visiting his sister, Mrs. George Jobn- but escaped being hurt very badly, son The buggy was pretty well torn up. The twin bables of Mr and Mrs. Miss Ethel Holland entertained a Will Howard were buried at Walnut number of her Foster and Independ- Grove Saturday afternoon. ence friends Feb, 29. It being a leap Mrs. Maud Teeter, her mother and year party the girls were to ask the brother moved on her farm last week boys, 8othose who were turned down, The Jas. Harrison farm, which they will know how to sympathize with moved from, will be run by Oliver the boy, who gets the mitten. Thomas. Topsy. Ora Miller and wife moved on Mr. Clark's place opposite Fairview church. ~ | Mr. Kedigh, of Urich, purchased McFarland & Sons the Greer store and residence, and took possession the first of the week. Mr. K. was formerly {n business with W. B. Morlan in Urich. We wish Team Harness, him a successful career in Ballard. Chain harness, BELLE, San Buggy harness, Foster Notes. Steel fork saddles, Mies Willia Darr visited homefolks Ladies’ astride saddles, Saturday and Sunday. Kentucky spring seat sad- Rey. Lint preached his last sermon dles, Sunday until after conference. We ; hope Bro. Lint will return, as our Boy's saddles, people are very much pleased with Leather collars, him. Canvas collars, Aire, Barton—Briseoo-gave-an-oy*—T A netord cotton collars [for ter supper last Wednesday, Feb. 26, sore neckel {n honor of Miss Tressia Lake, {t be . ingher 19th birthday. Quite anum- Deer skin pads, ber were present, and the old as well Collar pads, as the young had a jolly goud time Bridles, halters, etc. Miss Eula Steele, a former Foster girl,and Mr. Meltzner, of Rosedale, Kaneas, were united in marriage at the home of Rev. Duncan, who offi ciated. Mr. Meftzner fs a prosperous business man of Rosedale, and Miss Eula {s one of Foster's most amlabl- young ladies. They will make their future home in Rosedale. Topsy Sayers & Scovill and Columbia Buggies, Carriages, Runabouts, Road wagons, Spring wagons, etc., Axle grease, harness oil, etc. COME AND SEE US, with Eula’s many friends wish them « long and happy wedded life. Misses Maud Briecoe and Tressia Lake spent Sunday with home folks Mr. Scrivenor’s meat shop was de- iGrainfield, Kan; E. A. Kimble, el ruce; F. M. Kennedy, ‘Trowbridge, ' Il ' i Henry Ison, new, Butler No. 5; B. W. McFarland & Sons, Pacific railway. The chief industry is farming and coal mining, and they also have five saloons. Road Meeting. The road meeting advertised by County Road Engineer Borron, held atthe court house on Tuesday af- ‘ternoon, was attended by about filty road overseers and a number of members of township boards. State Road Engineer, Curtis Hill delivered a very interesting talk on Road con- struction and improvement, and in- vited questions in the different points made ashe proceeded. THe Ties will publish a digest of Mr, Hill’s ad- dress next week. Our Subscribers. Along list of good friends who have had their dates set ahead since our last issue. We acknowledge a pleasant call from most of them, while those from a distance remitted by mall: Ove Harris, Lawton, Okla ; G. M. Crow, Red Rock, Okla; F. M. Crumley, new, Johnstown; E. L Thomas, Foster; L. E. Fuller, Boze- man, Mont.; W. H Warford, War- rensburg; Mrs. C. I. Robards, Butler; D. A. Colyer, Lisco, Nebr.; Enos Vaughn, Griggs, Okla.; Mrs. H. L, Harvey, Oukesdale, Wash.; W. J. Atchison, Montrose 31; W. A. Duret, Butler, No 5; A B. Crow, Okarche, | Okla.; J. W.Silvers, Cambridge, Kas ; C. F. Lent, Cando, N. Dak ; Judge | Wm Denny, Thayer, Mo.; 8. D. Wal- den, new, Butler, Mo.; Chas, Fisher, stroyed by fire Saturday morning | Patents and Tans FOR SWELL DRESSERS Now Ready. Come in. Poffenbarger & Douglass. is; W..A. Cope, Palisade, Col.‘ Davidson, Spruce, No. 1; E, E. Eckles, Peru. ‘