The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 14, 1908, Page 1

VOL. XXX. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1908. You have a right to your Money’s Worth Have you been getting it? WOOLEN DRESS GOODS New Dependon Voile, rich brown, 44-inch wide, just the thing that is selling for summer at New Dependon Voile, the new shades of blue, 44-inch wide.. .$1.00 New Dependon Voile, good shade of black for New Dependon Novelty Jasper gray with stripe for New Dependon Novelty, fine shade of tan with stripe for WOMENS OXFORDS WASH GOODS Have just arrived. New fresh stock to select from. Malverin Batiste for Fairview Batiste New Dependon Batiste for Soisette, all colors Tinted Mercerized checks New white dotted Swiss ........ New Percales, all colors, Big line of Ginghams Patent Colt oxfords, the finest you ever bought for Black Vici Kid, the new last, Cu- ban heel, for. Black Vici Kid for. Black Vici Kid for. * Sewing Machines. Ruby Sewing Machine Honey Moon Sewing “ New Ideal Sewing Machine. .$25.00 New Home Sewing Machine.$35.00 8';, 10, 12', and 15c CHILDRENS OXFORDS Black Vici Kid oxfords for. Black Vici Kid oxfords for MENS OXFORDS Black Patent Colt with buckle fastening, Henely last for...$4.00 Patent Colt, Amherst last for ..$2.50 Black Vici, Stanford last for....$3.00 $1.00 $1.25 REMEMBER: o J We sell Groceries as cheap as anyone in Butler. We want your Pro- duce, and will give the market price, cash or trade. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Our Big May Sale WILL CONTINUE TO May 23. Owing to the bad weather keeping many away from our BIG MAY SALE, we will continue to Saturday, May 23. Many new bargains will be placed on sale. If you have not been here come now during the next week. It will save you money. Specials for Saturday, May. 16. 50c wool suitings at, yard 25e 15¢ Amoskeg dress ginghame at, yard Ladies 15c hose, “black only”’ at, pair 1 lot.of Men’s grey socks at... 1 lot of 10c embroideries yard Ladies Ready-to-Wear Gent’s Clothing Depart- Department. ment. 1 Yot of 75c waists 1 lot of $2.00 waists 1 lot of $2 00 petticoats 1 lot of $1 35 petticoats... | The best place to buy clothing in the city. De) A few of those $10 suits lefs that we are selling at.... | 1 lot of $15.00 sults goat 1 lot of $2.00 fur hats at. :| 50c dress shirts at.. Muslin Underwear. 1 lot of Tic skirts... 1 lot of $1 skirts... s8e 1 lot of 35¢ corset covers.. 1 lot of $1.25 gowns... 1 lot of men’s shoes, wo en sizes, your choice Sat :| $1 Sweet, Orr & Co overalls at. '| $1 cottonade pants 50e work gloves at... rth $1.75 to $3.00, brok- urday, May 16 at...$1.50 Lace Curtains. All $1.25 lace curtaine., All 1.75 lace curtatas.. All 250 lace curtatos............. 198 Carpets and Rugs. 5c Brussels carpet. $1 25 Axminstercarpet. 9x12 Brussels rouge ..$12 to $15 9x12 Axminster ruge....... 20to 30 Ingrain rugs all sizes and prices. Ladies and Gents Shoe Department. 100 paire Ladies Oxfords, worth $1 50, choice. ......ccccceeeee BL25 We also carry a complete line of ladies oxfords from......$1 50 to $4 “Childrens Shoes a Specialty.” Gents shoes and oxfords ‘ TOM svi cesssvsisinnnvscnnssvvveed $1.50 to $5 A few More Specials: $1 Foulords silks 50c fancy silks at.... Apron checks gingham . The best apron checks.. 8\c lawns oe 10¢ Val laces.. 75 gross pearl bottons, doz. $1 25 bed spreads... 35c bath towels... 15c huck towels... Remember this sale closes May 23. Now is your chance to save money on Spring and Summer needs. Every article ad Come vertised is here. and see, Samuel Levy Mercantile Co. Appleton City Academy Com- mencement. The closing exercises sf the twen- tieth year of Appleton Clty Academy will be held as follows: Annual ser- mon, Sunday, May 17; annual ath- letic contest, Monday, May 18; com- mencement exercises, Thursday, May 21; Literature Socteties’ reunion and banquet, Friday, May 22; \lumni business meeting, Saturday, May 23, followed by annual reunion and ban- quet. A number of the former atu- dents of this famous Academy are living in Bates county and many of them will doubtless attend the com- mencerent exercises, High Scoring Chickens. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Guyton, of Butler, were at Buena Vista stock farm on Saturday, May 2, expressly -|to see the RK. ©. Rhode Island Red chickens. While here they purchas- ed two high scoring pullets at $5.00 each, and four pullets with not such high scores, at $250 each. 8. G. Banks, proprietor of this farm, had Judge Emery, of Carthage, here fh February at which time the Reds were scored; and as & result, those buying eggs or chickens of him will know exactly what they are getting. Mr. Banks reserved the right to keep the birds until June 20th, so ag to get eggs for setting purposes.—El- Dorado Springs Sun. Among our Subscribers. The following subscribers have re- newed and new names added since our last issue: G. W. Sealey, Nyhart, new; Frank Holland, Butler; R. A. Atkison, Butler; Ema Smith, Amo- ret, new; I. M. Kretsinger, Montrose; C. L. Smith, Hume; Wm. Barnhart, Butler; Ed. Heaviin, Amsterdam; Ben Ireland, Montrose; W. A. Down- q Amoret; J. W. Miller, Altona; rs. R. W. Hall, Nevada; Henry Crawford, Speed, Mo.; Ira Ludwick, Estrancla, N. Mex.; W. D. Rogers, Jefferson City; Mrs. E. L Blaine, Heber, Ark. new; S C. Dobbins, Moundvalley, Kan., new. Circuit Court, The damage suit of the Hutchins & Hanks Coal Co. against the Wal- nut Land and Coal Company occn- pied the attention of court the first three days of the week A large num- ber of witnesses from Foster were here and testified. Col. 8. W. Dooley represented the plaiotiff Francisco phys ad ey Ms - Smith for pg At the time of going to press jury had not reported. <s 40 ACRES AT BARGAIN.- / It Hes four miles east of Butler, fine borhood, fine soil,, fenced h ‘t, terms to suit. 17- Biacuert & Kirp, Kansas City, Mo. Virginia. There will be a box supper at the McFadden hall Saturday night, May the 23rd, for the benefit of the band boys. We hear it talked shat the young ladies will furrieh the boxes well filled and take chances of get- ng some good looking young men to buy their boxes and eat with them and take them home to thelr par- ents, but should it happen that some married men should get their boxes, | we suppose their parents would take them home. They have a good tn- structor. We hear that he fs toplay Children’s Day at Church first Sabbash in June. Eighteen of the graduating class of Butler were entertained at Judge McFadden’s last Wednesday nights. Iv {es reported that they bad a good time, Lhe Judge and his wife know how to make the young folks to feel athome. They had plenty of music with them. They let the Park Town people know when they passed through the city after lunch, They leftfor Butler about 11 p m. with longings that they may again return to Virginta and enjoy themselves once more, We learn that RT. Judy arrived on time at his old home tn Kentucky, and that he was enjoying himeelf well. We expect he has seen many things that remind him of his young- er days. How the young men and women rode horseback over the hille and down the valley, not in the new way of riding, but the old way when you could tell a man from a woman a halt mile away. G. W. Park leté Tuesday noon for Lamar, Mo., and Wednesday morn {ng goes to Joplin to attend State Prohibition convention, shake hands with the big men and women that are earnestly workers in the Prohibt- tion cause. He expects to see Mr. Woolley, National Chairman Jones and many of: the leading workers among the women of Missour!, and when he returns, he will tell of the good times at Joplin, where women have the same privilege in a State Convention as men. Children’s Day at the Christiau Church first Sabbath in June: M. Eb jaecond Sabbath tn June. Charley Wirt {s adding new {m- provements to his farm tn the way of new fence. Jullus Heckadon went out to cut stalks, and by some weans the lever slipped out of the ratchet, hit him in the face and knocked him down. Clate Wolfe returned home from Kansas City Monday, after a little over a week’s visit with his son, Dow. (Quarterly meeting at’ the M. 1. Church the 5th Sabbath in May, Rev. Hunt, presiding elder. Come and hear him. Funny things happen nowa, days espectally when & preacher announces he will preach on temperance tn 6 local option church. Temperance means the moderate use of anything. Local option means Local Prohtbt- tlop: musé not sell or drink spiritous Hquors. ‘ Weexpect to send in next week a letter from Idaho giving a fight be- , tween a inan anda bear, prepared for Tue Times There {s @ little stream north of the Hackett farm. When the young men pass through Sabbat night, the owls say, who, who. AAnon Urieh Herald B. F, Gregory had the misfortune | to getacols badly cut onthe wire last week. Frank McManamaand wife have returned home after spending several months {n Colorado Springs. Kt. 8. Snow and family had quite a tussle with the gripp last week. Mrs. Snow {s reported quite poorly. Jim Harrison and wife ure the proud parents of a fine baby boy. Rev. Maxey preached at the Chris- tlan church Sunday morning, but called inthe appolntment at night on account of his sick patients In his home neighborhood. Most of the new farmers got some of their corn planted last week, while others were busy sewing flax. Mrs. Welby Stayton and babies ‘spent last week with her parents, John Spry and wife in Urich. W. J. Bullock of Deer Creek town- ship candidate for the democratic nomination for Sheriff of Bates Co., canvassed Mingo last week. Cecil Page run anail in his foot about three weeks ago and for the past week he has suffered great pain, but we learn that he fs betser at this writing. Don’t Know Snipe. Belton Herald. John Harrelson witnessed a very peculiar incident Saturday. While plowing in the field Mr. Harreleon noti some half dozen peculiar Jooking birds alight near him on the freshly plowed ground. had long slim bills and web feet. \Upon closer inspection they proved to be sea gulls which gay oy! had been driven inland by the furiops storms which have recently been rag- ing along the coast. p the Christian | | ; Foster Notes. John Wirt has returned from Tacoma, Washington. He fs visit ing his father and mother. Jelmer Webb and mother were shopping {n Rich Hill last week, | Harry Rotb and wife are the proud | parents of & new boy. Tom Mullis has moved his family {nto his new residence in southeast | part of town. | Vintle Davis has returned from [i- Dorado Springs, where he visited a | week with his father, Geo, Davis. Rev. Foster tilled his regular ap | polatment last Sunday. | A number of Foster people are at- }vending the Hutehson and Hanks trial in Butler this week, Rev. Barker, of Butler, preached at the M. E. Church Sunday. | Grandma Briscoe ts able to go vis {bing with her children near Inde. | pendence neighborhood, Mrs. Bassess and son, Rollfe, were {n Rich Hill Saturday shopping. | Mr, Stephens and wife, of Okla- homa, have returned to thelr home after a several days’ visit with his sister, Mra, DE. Webb. Mrs, Shelton, of Kansas City, come }Sunday to vislt with her sons, L.- }and Ed. Shelton. Mrs. Shanks, of Pittsburg, Kan | sas, is visiting her mother, Mra, Kell Irvie Hamilton and wite, Will Stofer and wife were in Pleasanton Saturday trading Harry Davis has gone to Washing ton, where he will spend the summer with his brother, John. Mr. Prast and tamily, of Neodesha Kaneas, have been visiting with nis mother, Mrs. Smalley. Will Niece and wiie returned so their home in Scammon, Kansas, a! tera several weeks’ viele with Mrs Niece’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Me Henry. Jno. Burns and wife visited Sasur- day and Sunday with Mrs. Deaton, her sister, * Mr. Badgest and wife visited last week at New Home with thelr son Tom Topsy, | Adrian. 1S. Lucas and Miss Hattle Strange were united in marriage at the home of she bride’s mother Sunday eve ning. M. V. Owen and J Gundy left last week for & trip to Oklahoma. Atine young mule belonging to Horace Edwards, became fastened tn the roots of @ tree last week and war so serfously {injured thas !t had to be Killed. Mrs. Rena Forman who sustained severe burns & few weeks ago ts tapidiy recovering. The following city officers have heen appointed: D. L. Twyman, | street commissioner: Burley Lentz jetty clerk; Dr. Bates, city phystcian | The remainder of the appointive of | ticers are yet to be filled. Chas. N. Rodman and Miss Flor- ence Paxton were united in marrage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall, Tuesday evening, Rev. Wetr officlating. Three Adrian boys, Carl Bates, Lester Lentz and Roy Mudd, gradu- late with the 1908 class of the Uni- iversity Medical College of Kar | City. At the invitation of the Board of Ejueation a committee of business {menand citizens inspected the Adrian }school building Monday and pro- ' nounced it safe in every way. | Adrian’s fine new $6,000 Metho diss church building was dedicated }Sunday of lass week with fitting jceremontes. Rev. Fred Simpson, of |Kansas City; Kev. Dr. Martin, of | Lamar; Dr. Campbell and Rev. Glens andevening The building fs of brick with aseating capacity of abous40, and {sadorned onthe outelde by two large art windows presented bv classes 6 and 7. The new church is sald to be the largest structure of ‘te kind between Adrian and Kansas City. Southwest Summit. This week will be a very busy one forthe farmere. The time for put- ting in corn fs here, While some are done, there are others who still have plowing to do, Crass fs doing tine, and stock seem to enjoy the fiue pastures It looks @s though Unele Sam was wolng to oversee the road dragging, and we wish he might. If we lose our reute on account of bad roads, it mivh’ be @ lesson to some wh take no foterest in such work, ler- haps more would turn out and belp Quite @ number are expecting bo attend the graduating exercises of she Busler High School next Friday evening Heoging “May baskets” fs the nly exclting thing wolng on just now, Beready, You may ges one, Gardens are making slow progress too cool weather and too many Vistts from “Jack frost.’ We are io’ very fond of winter {n eunmmer, cub summer fn winter {s fine Ballard Notes. (ta epectal meeting of the patrons of Patrview school, Tuesday, May 5, a tax levy of 30 cents on the $10 property valuation was voted for the purpose of erecting a new echool house on the present site Miss Bessie Douglas, of Warrens- burg, is visiting relatives and friends fn Bases county. Mr. and Mre. Jeff MeCombe, of Ad- rian, were the guests of W. D, Kelr- sey and wife Sunday, Mrs. Harness and son, Glen, of EiDorado Springs, visited her sister, Mrs. M. W. Anderson, last week J. Kedigh and Mise Edna Ens were married at the home of the brie in Appleton Clyy Wednesday of last week, The young couple are house- keeplog in Ballard, where the grocns is engaged {n business Beni Civil Service Examination for Clerk and Carrier. An exam!nation for clerk and car: rier will be held at the school build- ing iv this cley on June &, 1908 Age limite, 18 to 45 years, on the date of the examination. Marrled women will not be adints- ted to the examination. Unmarried wonien will be admitted to the ex- amination, but are ellgible for ap- poinsment only as clerk. Applicants must be physically sound, and rotle sprlicants musk be not Jess than 5 without boots or shoes nob less than 125 pounds witucut overcoat or hat. For application blanks and for fall {nformation relative to the examina. tion, ete , address !mmedtately Caartes E KENNEY Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Postotlice High Schoo! Commencement. The commencement exercises of the Butler High School will be Geld inthe butler, Mo Opera House Friday ening, May 16sh, beginning prompsly at o'slock. There are seventeen erad uates, all of © pro yramme. somewha’ long, {% will y bright and enterta ‘ imis- sion fee of 10) « reed istomary. [lead the services, morning, afternoon as has been c | Public Sale OF BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS H.H.HARSHAW At Butler, Mo., Saturday May 30,08 H. H. Harshaw will sell 40 head of big, smooth sows and 12 fall boars on Saturday, May 30, ’08. They are the big, prolific kind with easy feeding qualities. Sows are bred for early summer lit- ters. There will be 15 head of fall gilts bred in May. They are of Sept farrow and will way 300 pounds sale day. With show quality they are the kind for the farmer. : Don’t neglect to raise hogs this summer be- cause the other fellow laid down. It’s an oppor- bry Write for Herd Descriptive Catalogue and Sale Catalogue. Both now ready. 1 POs . ASBEB Ai CB Ta MLE MLTELES 78 % we