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ep a \LISLLSS ALLS SSLSSLALALAS SSS SSSSLSSSSSLSS ALAA: traw Hats Half Price Every Straw Hat in our line formerly sold for 50c, $1, $1:50, $2 or $2.50 NOW ON SALE AT a Just One Half Price 8 OVER 300 SHIRTS Cut from 50c to 33%c ] With collars and without Cut from $ 1.00 to 75c With Separate cuffs and with cuffs attached Cut from g 1 50 to $ 1 15 Come and get bargains in our Semi-Annual Clean-Up-Sale. AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSES AMERICAN BUILDING—THE CENTER OF TOWN. CLASSIS AAALALSS SL ALS ASAD Black & Arnold Clothing Co. | Green Walton returned toSt. Louls| Mrs. J.D Allen and youngest son’ Mr. and Mre. John Ray have re- | Sunday night, after spending ashort Jacob W., lett for ElDorado Springs | turned from a vistt to Archie, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. James Nuckols are| vacation {p this clty with his par-| Weduesday for a few days recrea- the proud parents of a fine girl baby | ents, Mr, and Mrs. G. W, Walton, tion. i of the week from a trip to Eldorado W. A. Dunn was tn Butler on bust-| Mrs, AB, Owen and daughter,! Mrs. Johnnie Thurber, of Warrens Springs, Mo, ness Monday and made us @ pleas-| Miss Jeun'e, are spending a tew weeks burg, came down the last cf the week | ant call, | drinking the health-giving waters of to vielt her parents, Mr. and Mre Mise Hazel Orrie, of Rich Hill, fe ElDorado and visiting friends, Jno. E. Shutt. the first week in September, the guest of Miss Pauline Cook, of! E. B Borron, County Highway The work on the frame work on ; ‘ this city, | Engineer, wasin northern Bates the | the People’s Elevator butlding at — Mies Eula Lesson, of Walker, Mo., ' . 7 tog | Atsé of the week, superintending the Rteh Hill, whieh {s now betng con Was the quest of Mr. and Mra, Hed- nina caer jronstruction of bri'ge work du shat: structed, le progreseing rapidly. )Pck Letton fn thts elty Sunday of the week, eaten Will Cochrane, cf Burtleaville, Ok PP make oi nn MER Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd McKibben ‘lahcma, who fa spending a short; “ore spent a few days the first o| PR Bo Rigen po ge | Who have been visiting at the Cowlee | vacation with hia parents at Nevada, *he week with relatives at Hume Merwin with frionde ‘ranch, near Enterprise, Kan., and) Mo, was the guest of friends in this - ‘Telativesin Kangas City, have return- city Sunday, Mra. J. P. Hart and daughter, of ed to their home in Rich Hill, Pleasanton, Kansas, are the guests of relatives in this ctty, ’ SSLIASAADAPAASAL SAL ADA SADA. Miss Nelle Evans returned the first Schell City has dectded to hold a Street Fatr and Horse Show about J. W. Speers, a merchant of Johns town, Mo, was a business visitor to U you expect to attend the Boya the county seas the first of the week. Sam Gordon, formerly a clothing Ere.mpment given by the Farmers merchant of this city, who fe making Bank you should send your name to | »,) ‘Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lewis, of Butts, | 8trangements to Open up an estab | them as {t will bo necessary to know a Montana, are visiting the parents of | lishment at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, | the number they are to prepare for Mr. Lewls at Rich Hill. | was in she city the firat of the week. | 5 a | The six Rhode Island Reds. hens Ea Crabb, accompanted by his H. G. Cook, of the American Cloth | Mrs. W. F. Hemstreet was badly ang one cockerell which were recent | wife departed Thureday morning for {ng Co, and family visited in Rich bruised tho’ nos seriously injured by ly purchased by Mrs. A R uyton, | an extended trip through Iowa and Hill the first of the week, & fall at her home a short aistance arrived last week from Eldorado | Wisconsin. south of this city. Mra Hemstreet | Springs and are exciting much Inter D. D Peeler was in from Deepwater | was in the loft of the hennery, when M m township on business in the county she sipped and fell thro’ a window aaa Poultry fanctera of thie i her home in Madelia, Minnesota, af- seat the first oi the week, to the ground. ter a visit with the family of George A freight train on the matn Iine of | Church near Passaic. Get our prices before you buy— Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clark, Mr. and itn KR ri Black & Arnold Clothing Co, | Mra, CC. Day, Mra. J. H.Smith, Mise {@ Missour! Pacitic ws aderatled ri |day afternoon at 2 o’clock north of J.B: Walton, cashisr of the Mie | [tene Mats, Miss Hough, of Shreve- Pleasant Hill. Eleven box cars were port, Loutslana; Miss Howard, of ptieq in th , d f a busines ‘rip tn Oblabome, "0" Greendeld, Mo, and. Marion Day, a Shem ‘were so. baaly, golintered ths ,Kaneas City, composed a week en ht-of- way. M. V. Owen, president of the Adrian | party at the Athol Club House last | ng prego idk j ee ey: Banking Co., came down to the| week. | county seat the last of the week Recorder I. M. Smith and wife re. 3. F. Richards lets the first of she k for Columbus, Ohio, as a dele- Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Culver have re. turned home Thursday after several | ¥° ae Q turned from a brief visit with rela. | weeks visit to his old home In Ala- fume po Nations! Peekittan. tives and friends in Kansas City. bama. Mr. Smith sald he passed | /”® ‘ through eleven states during hig CO®Vention, which is betng held in Mrs. Joe Meyer and Miss Claste are absence, He reports a delightful vie, hat clty this week. nae Te- at ElDorado Springs enjoying the it with relatives, old friends and ‘Ura home he will visit \with Illinols \ waters of that famous health resort neighbors, but ts glad to get back so Tlattves for a few days. } E. Hirni, of the First Natlonal, Bates county and be at his post of Bank of Appleton City, was in this. city the first of the week on business _ is, arrived {n this city Monday for short visit with friends and rela- tives. Miss Clara Church has returned to Miss Lois Tygard, of Mangum, Oklahoma, arrived in Rich Hill Thursday noon, the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Winchell Jamison. Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Hurt have re- turned from (irainfield, Kaneas, where they were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Addie Seelinger. Mra Rich Wells accompanied by her daughter, Miss Louise, returned home Sunday from an extended visit with relatives at Columbus, Kangas. lve cream supper at the OC. P. church, at Spruce, Mo., on Saturday Elder Lawls Wix was in to see us| night, July 18th, for benefit of on Monday. Elder Wix sald there] church. Every body cordially in- The entertainment given by the seemed to be some question about | vited. Ladies Cemetery Association at the his political affiliations He wants! 4, Walker, of the Walker-Me- C.F. Jackson and family left the | Opera House Monday night, wasa/!t distinctly understood that when Kibben Mercantile Company, {s first of the week for Eldorado | complete success, artistically and he left the Republican party, he did spending a short vacation. with the Springs, where they will spend a few financlally. An appreciative audi. |!t for principle, and that he expects family of R. D. Buck, at Lone Elm, days. ence showed evidence of thoroughly | to vote in the Democratic primaries Kataas. W. E. Evans was in Kansas City |goloytog each ee Rage pee ged of ,@ndsupport loyally the whole ticket. |the most excellent repared pro- “ Monday to attend the funeral ot ee |gutah af Wha sack Gemher war cn| Andeow Ping, colored, ecemolares elty with her husband, who {s man- tas Benes clsy | artistic triumph. The assoctation | of the Penuell Hotel, was accidently | aging the big aale at the Hill’s Cash aantay. cleaned about $118 00. shot last Thursday night by Laonard| Store, departed Sunday for her home Mesdames C. 8. Beasley and D. B.| Joke © . o ; | Gordan peng The ome ho in Higginsvitle. oon W. Kern, the Democratic playing with a toy pistol and loade ta ee In'thie isy | DOMataee for Vieo President, lerelated Ih alth a 22. ees Rell cae” | Don's buy a plano or organ, until Monday. to J. F. Kern, a prominent real | which was discharged. The bullet | Saunders Muste Co. open their perma- ‘state dealer of this city, beingacous-|atruck young Pigg in the left slde|nent music house here J uly 18th,and Mesdames J. W. Jamison, W. W.|in, three or four times removed. Mr.| and lodged in the liver. It {s thought | get thelr prices. 37 if Jamison, of Rich Hill, and Miss Lois| Kern has not eaid that he will vote | he will recover. Gordan was @rrest- The officers of the Farmers Bank Tygard, of Mangum, Oklahoma, |the Democratic ticket thie year, but|ed and releasad on bond to appear state that while they will be unable were guests of the family of County | when interviewed along that line re- | before Judge Jeter Wednesday morn. to prepare for the pe feel dicks of Clerk C. G. Weeke Monday and Tues-| sponded only with his well-known, ling, at which time the cage was dis- abe Bante of the boys attending day. expanetve and good humored grin. | missed. the hesnpons yet any one engag. ed in farming will be welcome to at- tend the lectures. 1t. J T. Franklin, better known to our older citizens as “Jim”, in writ- ing from Anadarko, Okla , about his paper says: “Ihave been reading the obituaries of some Bates county citizens in Tae Trwes for the past twenty-five years, but as there are others in whose deathe I am greatly interested whose obituaries have not yet appeared I do not want to mise @ copy.” Street Commissioner Wyatt fs su- Mra. E. F. Hawk, who was in thie Every Body Talking About the Low Prices Joe Meyer is making on all Light Weight Clothing _ All Summer Suits and Odd Pants macadamised streets and the equare of thie city. Mr. Wyatt estimates that it will cost not less than $500.00 to reconstruct these streets in acom- plete and practical manner. He etates that in the future. these streets will be kept in constant r, thus eliminating the rt of expend. ing considerable sume for this pur- pose at longer intervals. A Mrs. Gragg, of Drexel, Mo., was the victim of a a! conflagration one day last week, when her residence {o that city took fire from some un- known cause, and only the prompt and eclentific use of chemical fire ex- ‘inguiehers gaved the building from being totally destroyed. fire seemed to leap allover the house from the first and alth | Sold Regardless of Profit Step in and see how low you can buy Reliable Clothes for Men’s Boys’ and Children’s wear. _ JOE MEYER, ®x.. ‘ x John Powell, of River Fort, Lllt-! perlotending she re-metaling of the D.C. Miss Afleen Arnold and Eugene! Ex Mayor A, B Owen and Joe Arnold are guests of relatives in| Meyer went t© ElDorado Springs ou Kansas City. Wednesday to join their familtes. : - p | Mr and Mrs Owen expect to return Mise Clara Hill, daughter of W. F.| "8nd Mrs g | Hill has returned from a weeks visis | $0 Kansas City friends. " humanity and the encouragement of 1 | ( 0 ii 6 all that is good and beautiful. The paper ts printed in Chicago. anikanin Mise Nelle Austin has resurned | $o her home in this clty from an ex- tended visit with relatives in Chicago. | Warren Ayers one of the rustling Democrats of Bates counts who ac- | cepted @ position as Assistant Ser-| gent as Arms atthe National Con-) vention at Denver returned home, Saturday. We are in receipt of the “Buttertly”’! a syrightly little Mterary journal, with the compliments of the editor, Sidney A. Teller, Director of Play- ground, Butler The paper is tue of- ficlal organ of the Butteifly assocta- tlon formed for the betterment of Dr. Robt. T. Thornton, a promt- d ist of K City, plsgsany cal ou ‘uonday. He wae t HE . as “dd - i 4 Bates county looking atver the D 0 C TO R candidacy for governor of Hon. W. S.Cowherd. So far as he wae able to Investigate he found the condl- tlona very satisfactory. Dr. Thoru- heeonguctslw drag store. His wie emmense Throng Attends First Performance was Miss Jennie Harrte, daughter of Dr. Harris, The Bates county Sunday School Association will hold its twentieth | Of. the greas Indian Doctor. He uonual convention at the Christian lies 0 big, Free Show on a Big Elee- church in Butler on Tuesday and $rie-lighted Stage, on the lot, on the Wednesday, August 11th and 12sh, ve ‘ : ' ; . Workers of state prominence will be |S0U'" mes Orner of the square, The jpresent. A splendid program ts be-| Great Indian Doctor invites views jing prepared. This assoctaston is! of Doatness and Paralysis to come doing & great work for the cause of christianity and is deserving of the Hberal support of our people, lupon the stage nightly and he will demonstrate it to you that he can cure Deafuess. Paraly-ts aud Diseas- Fred A. Morgan, advance agent ea of Blood ‘for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows! : }comt ined was tn the clty the first of | a j thie week making arrangements tor! matlem, aud Disenses of Women aud the appearance of these shows in, Men The Cireat Indian Boetor will this clty on August 3rd next. Mr-! treas you snd examine you free of Morgan {s an old Butler boy and his | many frlends tn this city will rejotee ! sklu, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach, Bowel troubles, and Rheu charge, ouly for medteine used- Dow's Y edi “ {a bo learn shat he holds @ responstble | fail +0 RO and eee the doctor, who t position with one of the largest ctr.{& balfblood Indian, and he sreass cuses On the road, fyou with the Indlan method; you Mra. Harry Jenkins, of Shawnee, | \20¥ shat this is the only method wite of Harry Jenkins who fe a can-| Bg crowds go bo see the Lndtan Doe. didate for the nomination of Treas-| tor. His ottice is as the Hotel Pen- urer on the Democratle ticket, was} nel, Room 18 successfully operated upon for a Mr. J. J. Shuey tumor !n her breast, Sunday morn- Ing at the home of J. &. Jenkins, + president of the Peoples Bank of this | 8% deaf, and he went to the Indian city. The operation was performed | Doctor; now he can here you whis by Dr. E. C. Chastain of this city as- Per. So don’t fall to yo and see the sisted by Drs. J. D. Grittith, W.C. Indian Doctor at the Hotel Pennel Kline and NC. Griffith, of Kansas} i Clty. No further trouble from that source is expected. Bates Lodge I. 0. O. F. held {ts widely advertised benefit entertain- ment at the Butler Opera House Fri- day night with an extraordinarily good crowd In attendance. A pro gram of superlor merit besides the large list of selected moving pictures, was arranged and carries out ina bighly successful and entertaining manner, Financially, the entertain- ment exceeded expectation and the members of the lodge are thoroughly appreciative of the part taken by the performers and the interest taken by the public. W. F Duvall and family moved into their new home at the corner of Fort Scottand High streets the last of the week. With the ex ception of the interlor decorations, the residence is ge png and al- though this work will-be done by Section of the highest class, Mr. LAWN SWING and Mrs. Duvall wish to be on the it-tsmade-ol the be Wie ol ground to superintend the work an nee ot ENG (BOSC grade Ol This house {8 constructed entirely of angle and channel steel, thorough- the beautiful white Carthage stone, |!¥ galvanized after all cutting and roofed with a red tiling and we May }|Ppunching is done, and with ordi- safely say {eas beautiful and costly | nary use will last a lifetime. The & mansion as may be found outside|seats are three feet wide and will a large city. accommodate four adults or six We are in receipt of the Democratle | Children comfortably. They are at- campaign hand-book, prepared and | tached to heavy channel steel hang- compiled from the congreestonal|ers, eight feet long, which are fit- records by Hon. James T. Lloyd |ted at the top with a roller-bearing, pen oe a making it perfectly noiseless and committee. It 1s a valuable cam | the lightest-running swin on the palga hyn gue — ber the Hacker. " . nancial and industrial conditions, the tariff and trusts, Federal usur- ; head : pation, Currency reform, Philippine|2%4 Will not injure the ecaune: Policy, tyranny of she speaker and Furnishes amusment for the chil- rules committee, Republican respon- dren and a reservoir of comfort for sibility, labor, Merchant Marine, |the old folks. Kept in motion by a election of U. S. Senators by the peo:| gentle pressure of the feet on the ple, Republican extravagance, etc platform. Can be furnished with To ald in defraying the cost of iseu-| or without awning. Always ship- {ng the book, {t will be eold at 25 | ped without awning unless other- T Liged pg enh ape wise specified. Occupies space on 2 9 “|the ground six by eight feet; height, greesiousl committees, Washington, eight feet six inches; weight, pack- , | ed for shipment, 195 pounds. PR Meacng naw re We have sold this swing this is ty Conteal Comsmaltten” The efSelenny, the third year, and we do not hesi- of that committee depends upon the tate to say that it is by far the best committeeman each township selects. swing on the market. Our sales to It you want a bold, aggressive, work- | date is 50, and every one of the ing committee work for the men in fifty will gladly testify to its merits. the township that will insure such a COME IN AND SEE THEM commiting No sane or comnlt bee Be Our Cut-Price FURNITURE and CARPET SALE be, for his ward or township com tstavuaiycomaiteraes soud/A, H, CULVER FUR, CO. the tickets. law provides that IS IN FULL SWING * mitteemen and the one having the The above cut will give a good , idea of the construction of the SNOW GALVANIZED STEEL The awning is made of the best canvas. Always clean left on his ticketfor that purpose, the name of a qualified elector of his ward, or township, as the case may ward and townshipshall be themem-} Sh#re it will be your own committee ofsuch| fault. very important that “each voter may write, in the space highest number of votes in such If you do not get your full we