The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 26, 1908, Page 7

CLEAN-UP SALE OF ODD ENDS uits and Qvercoats \ , Mrs. J. S. Pierce and daughter, | Hiram Wilson of Amoret had the | Miss Trixte, are visiting relativesand misfortune to break arib one day | triende in Kansas City this week. \last week while working {n the tim- ber near that city. It 1s hoped that uest no eerlous complications will result os z rr, & > a 3 S. = 2 3 = = S R =) Get our prices before you buy— » Black & Arnold Clothing Co. J. F. Cravens orders bis paper, J.B. Boltsle, of Clinton, 1s theg ‘of the family of his nephew, County | changed trom Cieco to Santa Rosa, Cal. Treasurer W. R Bell, of thiscity. | Rk. H. Conard was a pleasant caller | | Will Baker was up from Pleasant’ Emery Cox has his paper changed | ' Ji, Gap on Monday and was rained {n to Oskaloosa, Kansas, and has the, the establishment of Tux Times aH) for the night. dates set ahead for another year. i J} Born, to Mr. and Mra, Stett of Mr, and Mra, C. A. Wallace, of } ql) Merwin, Mo.,a daughter, on Satur- | Amorets, were over transacting busl- ii) day, November 14, 1008. | ness at the courity seat on Saturday. Oscar Caton who is farming at! Mise Irene Shafer‘came down from | , Everets, Canada, sends usrem{ttance | Columbia to spend the week athome, , tor renewal of Tar Times. |She ta attending the State Untver- = i Mrs. George Laweon of Adrian who | sity. AY \\ has been eerlously {ll for the past few) Born, to Mr. and Mrs, Nathan ) weeke is reported as improving. |Conard and his sons have been our loyal triends and patrons. The cornerstone of the new Apple- ton City Academy building was laid with befitting ceremonies Friday, November 20, 1908. Thededication address was delivered by Rev. Paul E, Wright of Columbia, Mo. Aga Ogle orders his. paper changed to Pocatello, Idaho, where he has accepted a position in the railroad shops. He writes that he likes 1¢ well there. The weather {s fine, with | snow in the mountains and cold nights. Clause, eldest son of J. C. Hage- dorn, of Independence, Kaneas, {8 visiting relatives and friends in But- ler and vicinity. Clause received an | Shockey of near Pappinville, a fine |boy, on Thureday, November 12, | 1908. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Tyson of Kan- |sas City were guests of Mesdames| | Barnes and Rogers at Amoret last) week, Mrs. E. L. Blaine orders her paper |changed trom Heber, Ark., to Car- |thage, Mo., and has the dates set John S. Smith, editor of the EL | Dorado Sun, is reported seriously tl | at the time the Sun went to press of stomach troubles. Our old friend Amos Lloyd of Foster tavored us with renewal. Mr. Lloyd is in the coal business and se- Mr. Smith {san cured the contract to furnish the influential citizen of that town and | county with coal this time and he is| and had his dates set ahead. From! | more than thirty years ago, Judge, 4 live wire in the newspaper business. putting in a mighty good quality, We trust that he has fully recovered to which we can testify, as we are before this gets {n print. using the same coal, Myr, Lloyd ex: Anumber of cases against the Kan- | pecte to ship coal to this local mar- | sus City Southern Ratlway were dis: | ket during the season from the Foat- | | posed of tn the circuit court on Mon. | or mines, |day, being dismissed “without pre-| Nathan W. Hale, 75 years of age, judice,” the costs belng assessed|® direct descendant of the famous against the defendant, pending the| Hale famtly of which Nathan Hale, | \gettlement of a number of similar! Who was executed by the British dur cases in Kansas by referee. ing the Revolutionary War as an! | Ex-Shertff J. R, Simpson has ad- | American epy, was a member, died| Odd suits, regular price $18.00 and $20.00; now... $14.00 | Odd overcoats, regular price $18.00; now......... $13.75 | Odd suits, regular price $15.00; now............. $11.00 | Odd overcoats, regular price $15.00; now......... $12.00 Odd suits, regular price $12 50; now....... vaaeae $ 9.00 | | Odd overcoats, regular price $12.50; now......... $ 9.00 | Odd suits, regular price $10.00; now............-$ 7.50 | ; Odd overcoats, regular price $10.00; now......... $ 1.50 | Odd suits, boys’ veeeeeee dg Off regular prices. | Odd overcoats for boys...... Peat ea cea wien 1; off | \ Remember our regular prices are from $1.50 to $3.00 below the two or three priced merchants as you know we do a Strictly one-price plain figure business. WE SHOW THE LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF WINTER CLOTHES WORK SHOES AND DRESS SHOES In Bates county and guarantee satisfaction in every purchase. AMERICAN CLOTHING House HIGH GRADE CLOTHES AT POPULAR PRICES—SOLD TO EVERYBODY ALIKE—AT ONE PRICE. The case of Arthur Whitaker against Alonzo Dixon for allenation of wife's affections, that has been pending {n our elrcuit court fo? year has been dismissed by the Court because the plaintiff failed to comply with the rule of the court to give security for costs. From what we can learn there was never any real grounds for bringtng this action, John Breckenridge, & young Mls- sourt mining expert, who was mining {n Mexico, was treacherously shot by a Spaniard, near Guadalajara last week, and died shortly atter- wards from the wound, Ina dying statement Breckenridge said he and the Spantard were on the way toa ahead. Elmer Boring of Rockville depart- ‘ed last week for Pueblo, Colorado, | where he goes to accept & position as : ' | express messenger. ii 4 William Mills, of Owensboro, Ken tucky, came in the first of the week d | | to attend the funeral of his brother- vd |in-law, J. M. Tucker. : 0. Miss Agnes Lee, who had bee! ae MENS, visiting her uncle Judge Sam West, ~ returned to her home in Kansas City id * BOYS the first of the week. d AND A good réinon Monday broke a CHILDRENS drouth in these parts of many weeks. It was getting distressingly dry, but nothing was suffering. | Claud Clark came in from St. Louls | the first of the week to visit his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Clark and | other relatives and friends. | An adjourned term of circuit court {gin session this week and a large amount of unfinished business from the October docket {8 being closed | up. W. E. Heyle cashier of the Bank of Rockville was calledto Hatfield, Mo., last week on account of the serlous illness of his father, Jacob Heyle, of that place. Mrs. Kate Rosier of Merwin, Mo., has sold her hotel at that place to R. H. Morey of Almeno, Kansas. Mr. Morey’s recommendations are of the highest. Will G. Reed has sold his elevator business, which he built up and run |euccesefully at Amoret for several years, to Frank Oline, who will con- | tinue the busineas. Mra. Adaline Smith, of Kaneas City, sends us remittance for renewal and expresses her continued interest in our people, among whom she made her home for many years. M. G. Kendall came down from St. Louis Saturday night to spend a few days with home folks. Hismoth- er was reported quite sick with malaria, but {s much improved. ”— Lower Price Than Any | House in ee oe Oe ere ows lS Aen . Injury to his hip in a game of base ball about a year ago, and is com-| vertised a sale of his personal prop pe? et paw Morapieo om of @ chronic disease he contracted during that war. erty on December 2nd. Mr. Simpson has not been enjoying the best of health lately, and he has concluded to spend the winter fn the south and will probably travel for a year before again returning to his farm. Max Welner has sold his Summit township farm of about 400 acres to @ Mr. Miricle, of Arkansas for $21,000. The purchaser, who fs an old rallroad contractor, aotified Mr. Weiner that he was prepared so pay the full amoantin cash as soon as pelled to walk with a cane. Sanford Rook returned home the last of the week from California, the deeds are made out-and deliver- {ed. Miss Mabel Black, a daughter of | where he had been for the pasteleven | Americus Black of near Adrian, was months. He was accompanied home by Miss Hallle Hardester, of Oathill, Cal., who will visit the family of her uncle, John Rook. Fire destroyed the Montrose Roller Mills, The fire was discovered early Friday morning, but had gained such headway that 1% could not be controlled. Large quantities of wheat and flour were destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. his paper changed from Catalina, Islands, to Los Angeles, Cal. He ex- dresses great surprise at Missourl’s action in the late election and wants us to tell him what was the matter. {e all right. Judge Boxley is taking » vacation and left Wednesday for Kansas City, where he willeat Thanksgiving din- ner with his son Fred and afters week he willgo to Paola, Kansas, to visit his other son Clark Boxley, who isin the grocery business at that place. Our old friend W. N. Hardinger dropped in Saturday for a chat and to set his dates ahead, as has been his annual custom for more than a quarter of a century. He recently returned from ElDorado, where he spent the heated term, muchimprov- ed in health. Andrew, the efx year old son of George Bourquin, living in the east part of town, hada narrow call for his life Saturday afternoon. He at tempted to climb upon @ wagon loaded with corn, which wae in mo- tion. His fees slipped from the brake beam and the hind wheel passed over his body. Strange to say no bones were broken and he escaped without serious {njury. Sam B. McFarland writes to have | All we can say !s that Bates county 1 | united in marriage to William Obler, ‘formerly of Adrian, on November 11, |1908. The ceremony took place at | the residence of I’. M. Estep at Kan- {sas City. The happy young couple will move in the spring to Alberta, | Canada. | The Nevada Good Roads Club fs |getting results in its line, having ‘completed seven miles of the road west of Nevada to Fort Scott. Two }men with teams are hired to drag ithe road daily. kt 1s understood that Fort Scott will co-operate with | Nevada in this project, and build a road from that city, to meet the Nevada road. A pike road between | these two points !s being discussed. John Siuith has been sued for slan- der by Dave Smith. This {s not the elusive or mythical John Smith of everywhere, and nowhere, but the live, wide-awake rustling editor of the EiDorado Sun, and Dave, the plaintiff, has his shingle hung out as a lawyer of that town. Now, John doesn’t object to being sued for the paltry sum of $5,000, a mere baga- tel to a country newspaper, but he registers a mighty kick at having the papers served on him while he is sick, under the care of two physi- clans. | Hatry Howell and Lenn Gillwater were arrested in Fort Scott, Kangas, Sunday and taken to Nevada, Mo., Monday, charged with shooting Of ticer Webb, of the Kansas City South- ern, at Stotesbury November 10. Both men have been identified by the train porter, as they did the shoot- ing. Harry Howell was formerly a | Butler boy. Tiey were arraigned \oa Tuesday, plead not guilty and on default of bond was sent to await their trial at the December term of court. The transfer and bus business seems to be picking up in Butler. The Norris Company has opened up at Johnson’s livery stable and Har- ley Smith and Lewis Radford the other two Iiverymen both announce their intention of carrying passen- gers to and from the depot. Mr. Carpenter has had something of 4 monopoly for several years in this business, having had nocompetition. John W. Chaney, aged 58 years, a ploneer eftizen of Butler, Mo., was fatally injured {n a runaway at Sap- ulpa, Oklahoma, November 20. He died the following day. He left But- ler in 1882, moving to Rich Hill. About 14 years ago he left that place, going to the Indian territory anden- gaging {in the oil business. The body was {Interred {n the Green Lawn cemetery at Rich Hill, where the fam- fly has always resided. Miss Effie, daughter of Mra, L. E Duncan departed this life at the home of her mother in this city, last Thursday evening of consumption. She was & charming young girl, just in the bloom of womanhood, and her early taking off is a great sorrow to her mother and relatives. Funeral services were from the home by Rev. Vivion Friday afternoon and inter- ment {n Oak Hill cemetery. P. J. Jewets returned the last of the week from atour through the north part of the state, made for the purpose of advertising his new model road grader. much encouragement and many com- pliments on his machine by practical road makers and engineers. He says the factory has been delayed in ee- curing material for {ts [construction, but he will shortly have a supply to fill all orders. © The protracted meetings in the big tabernacle continue to grow in inter- estand numbers and each night finds the big tent full of interested lsten- ers. Mr. McConnell is a forceful speaker, and those who hear him once are always attracted again. He de- Iivered his lecture, “Down Hill,” to a full house of men Sunday afternoon and gave all who heard him much food for thought on how to so shape their lives as to get the best out of living. The people from the country are taking great Interest and many come for miles each night to attend these meetings. He said he received secluded spot agreed on to settle their differences by a duel, when he was shot by the Spaniard twice, who then took to his heels. Brecken- ridge’s mother Iives at Farmington, Mo. He was a student at the Mis sour! University in 1906. The Kansas City Star wants the news to go out to the world that “hereafter, in order that a man may be elected Governor of Missouri, he must procure his nomination with- out fraud” That lie, originating with disgruntled and disappointed Democrats, and painstakingly spread abroad by Republicans, coat W. Ss. Cowherd the election. The so-called Democrats who thus brought about party defeat, will be remembered for all timeto come, and will never again get recognition at the hands of the Missourt Democrats. Treachery In the party ranks fs the blackest sin fn she political calendar.—Glasgow Mis- souri. Twenty thousand voters signed the petitons fora Hears’ ticket in Kaneas. The election returns show lesa than 100 votes cast for the Hearst candidate in the entire state. In Kansas City and Jackson county the ticket recefved 32 out of 58,000, What more is needed to demonstrate the fact that the whole Hearst force over the entire country was buta side show to attract voters away from Mr. Bryan. The same may be sald very largely of the prohibition party, the socialist party and the consolidated interests of the whisky element, nearly all of whom cast {ts vote for Wm. H. Taft —Belton Her- ald. A. man who was identified as Thomas L. Nelson, of Muskogee, Okla., was drowned in Grove Creek, in Jasper county, near Porto Rico, last week. This fs thought to bea lawyer who formerly lived at Stock- ton, Cedar county, this state, and moved to the Indian territory sev- eral years ago. Mr. Nelaon was 6 prominent young attorney and was a candidate for the Democratic nom- ination.for State Senator of this dis- trict at the time Dr. Whaley was nominated at ElDorado Springs. A deposit check for $1,500 on & Mus- kogee bank was found in his pocket, and 4 dispatch from that town says he recently fell heir to $6,000 from his father’s estate. He lost his wife three years ago, and the recent death of his father is thought to have un- balanced bis mind.