The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 17, 1908, Page 1

sant > will ance had 2ople . He m of opin- duty is he had e of- and ) con- rmed » has } peo- ou at- nt ve 1e : ; igections of the fence. trie ieee From the Enterprise, A. T. McMillen, of Conterview, Mo., | more. She claims that she has pretty | hased the Smith grocery store good evidence to establish the téen-| Iso make substantia! repairs on she, Wayts andle his perishable goods to better advantage to himself and his cus- | tomers. The cave is concrete top _ sides and buttom and Is 12x30 with bout a 9 foot center. A team belonging to J. A. Rhodes | Setarted from in front of the Smith \AGrocery etore Tuesday morning and | ‘an east on Main street crashing hrough the board fence tn front of | he McBurney residence and came to | “VOL. XXXII. Amsterdam. jparsies broke {nso her home sand \stole silverware valued at $10 or ednesday and took immediate tity of the thieves, and unless the arge. We extend a hearty welcome | property is restored to her, she will Mr. McMillen and family and wich | have them arrested. success. | ‘alter Moore came down from the |the J J Messinser property, ease of Friday night. He will move S.R Hnompbrey, to Mr. 0. 8. O8-ll h his father and sisters to Tici- of the Amos neighborhood. Mr , Wednesday, where they will join Odell will build an addision and oth . Moore, who has been there vi-is erwise improve same and move to 3 | sown and make this his home he employees of The Blaker Lum Mr. W. B. Wayts received wor! the north sheds preparsory vo A Wilkinson, of Kansas City, wel fiding a 5,000 bushel corn shed on | known to Hume people, had cted we back end of the yards. They will| very suddenly of hears failure Mr and family attended the § sheds. funeral at Kansas City, Tuesday While on a trip to Kansas City, RA Jones and family have arriv- t week Theo. Green ran out toed from Vermont, Iilinols, and mov- ’s Summit, Missouri, to spend ed on the Chastain farm, southeast ne evening with Capt. Holly Nickel, | ot town, which he prrchased some le reports the Capt., who recently |time ago. We j sin our people tn ex uffered a stroke of paralysik, as be | sending Ing in a bad condition. In company with the boss the riter inspected the large concrete ve just completed for A. H. Hall | BARNEY & BERRY he cave fs @ substantial improve- @ hearty welcome and | hope they like Missouri, nt and will enable Mr. Hall to _GARNEY. Tee ¥ LADIES’ standetill when confronted by « | we tree. No damage was dou! cod at ta aN her than tearing out @ couple of TONOLEEY meen | | GENTLEMEN’S Mew York Club Skates Always reliable, no trouble, no repairs, easiest to adjust. All sizes at Hume Happenings. om the Telephone, Miss Bertha Smith, aged 18 years, jaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L Smith, as taken to Kansas City Thureday o undergo a surgical operation for ppendicitis. It is hoped that she psrean | DEACON’S. Mrs. Morrell reports that while she | South Side Square. | | | was away from home a few days ago Wayts & Beadles report the sal. of | r Co. are moving the lumber wus Monday. that his brother-in-law, i | Foster Notes. N. T. Badgett is very poorly at this writing. John Baggs, of Seammon, Kansas, was & business visitor at Foster last week The protracted meeting at Salem closed Sunday. Rev. MeDonell left ou the eass bound train for bls home fat Urich, Mo W. B. Arbogast, of Kuob Noster, Mto., Is vietting bis brother, D. H Arbogass, of this place ! Lonzo Bright, who has been very poorly tor the last week, is no beeter wt this writing. Bert Hartehorn committed suicide at his home in Madison, Kan, Wed- neaday. The cause of the rash set AS near AR we were able to learn was , tinanctal affairs, as he had lost con siderable oa cattle, it was supposed He became despondent and shot him self. Mr. Hartshorn formerly lived at Foater, where he lived for several years, His rematos were shipped to this place Friday, and were buried tn Woodfin cemetery, Mr, Hartshorn leaves a wife and four children, who have the sympathy of this commu ulty in their sad bereavement. Dinan Southwest Summit. The fine weather has dried up the wud, but the roads need to be drag- wed. Better get at it before the mail | route fe taken off George Palm {8 building a new shed. School opened again after a two | weeks vacution caused by sickness of ‘ our teacher, Misa Anna Bard. Weddings seem to be very fashion- able. From the sound one would /not think there could be any more ' powder and dynamite lett in Butler. Every one seems busy getting ready for Christmas which will soon he | here, Mr. Happy Hoots and Misa Bertha Wiser formed a life partnership laat Monday morning. We extend con- gratulations. Carrie Palm has returned from a two years sojourn in Texas. Her many friends will be glaa to see a Christmas Greetings From our Ladies’ Suit and Cloak Department Nothing would please mother or sister more than a nice, new, up-to- date SUIT, CLOAK, SKIRT, WAIST or FURS, for her Christmas Present. Special for Christmas Ladies’ $15.00 Cloaks, Ladies’ 12.50 Cloaks, Ladies’ 10.00 Cloaks, Ladies’ 8.00 Cloaks, Ladies’ very special at very special at very special at very special at 6.50 Cloaks, very special at $9.50 8.00 6.00 4.50 4.00 50 Tailored Suits ranging in price from $10 to $30.00 to close out at HALF PRICE. Children’s Department All $2.50 Bear Skin Coats, your choice $1.50 All 3.50 Bear Skin Coats, your choice 2.00 All 6.50 Bear Skin Coats, your choice 3.75 . Tailored Waists Tailored Skirts \ Nal Levy Mere, NEW Scarfs in Silk or Furs East Lone Oak. Quite a number from this neigh- borhood attended the meetings at the tabernacle in Butler last Sunday eventing and night. Rev. Duncan filled his regular ap pointment at the church fn Peru last Sunday, both morning and nicht Preaching next Sunday night by Rev, Sutor. Mise Loy Ballfinch took dinner last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Ross Willlams Mark Cunfield, of near Paola, K sn- sas, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Ella Thom is for a few days. He cam: to BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. | Going After the Peddlers. In an interview the first of this week, Prosecuting Attorney Wate 1 Dawson informed w Times reporter | shat preparaiions were belng made j tu his office so enforce vigorously she lnw governing peddlers licenses, wad {that after allowing them a reasou jable time to comply with the require- ments of the law, prosecutlous wil be commenced. There are about twenty peddlers operating tn this jeounty and but few of them have | patd thelr license tax as required } Ovaccouns of a desire not to pile }up costs on the county, in attemps attend the funeral of A, M. Thomae lug to enforce untested legislation, but-arrived too late. Mrs. M. A. Carroll spent a fewdays elaiting friends and attending ser- vices at the tabernacle fn Butler. Miss Loy Balltiuch, the Pleasant Valley school teacher, will dismiss her school for a couple of weeks next Friday. We hear that Charley Ear- kom, the Poru echoo! teacher, will not dismiss for the holidays, KB. 8. Requa, who has purchased Geo, Baker's place, bas turn down the old blacksmith shop in Peru, so {t would be out of the way of bis plowing. A. M Thomas died last Friday morning of pneumonia, He has been in falling health for several months, but coutracted the dread disease pneumonia Sunday, from which he died Friday. The funeral was held at the church Saturday by Rev Sutor, after which the remains were latd to rest {n the Fairview cemotery The family have the heartfelt sym- pathy of thelr many neighbors and friends. Pussy WinLow. Peru Items, The beautiful weather fs enjoyed by all in the nelghborhood. Rev Duncan filled his regular. ap- pointment at thie place last Sunday, morning and night. There was a fatrly good crowd in the morning but owing to so many attending preaching at the tabernacle at But- ler there were not many out to hear him at night, Mr. and Mre M.R Lyle and little grandaughter Lida spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Tom Harper. Miss Loy Ballfinth was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rose Williams last Sunday. Quite a number from this nefgh- borhood attended the lecture at Bus- ler Monday night given by Rev. McConnell the evangellst. Notice: The death angel has again visited our nelghborhood and has taken one of Bates county’s best citizens. Mr G. M. Thomas died Dee. 11, 1908 at his home and was burfed Dec. 12 in the Fairview cem- etery. The particulars will be ti next weeks paper. Mr. Mark Canfield, Mrs. A. M. Thomas’ brother is here for a few days visit. Hecame to attend tle funeral of her husband, but arrived too Jate. Unc ABB, His Partner Absconded. The usual smiling countenance of Arthur Oaks, prominent in “cull d” social circles of this city, is « ver- clouded, and he is making peri ocal trips to Kansas Clty with sorr win his heart, blood in his eye and a razor in his sleeve. Thereby hangs a tale. For some time Oaks has been col lecting poultry, game and produce, taking them to that city and with the assistance of a partner of dusky shade, disposing of them at a sub stantial profit. Last week, golng to much trouble and expense, he managed to secure 4 tine coop of the festive Opossum, about twenty in all, and shipping them to his partner in the city, re- tired for the time being in anticipa- tion of the fortune the sale of this shipment was to bring him. But he waited in vain. At last hearing nothing from his unpunctual business associate, Oaks hied him to the city, but his partner could not be found, nor has he been located up to date. When Oaks does find the gentleman, —But that will be another story. In Times of Peace. Con. Roach, in his paper, The Car- thage Democrat, enters thefollowlog protest against the proposed revenue stamp in times of peace: “Every business man remembers that revenue abomination of the Spanish-American war, the revenue stamp, but it was born with a cer- tain degree of equanimity as the war was felt to be in a righteous cause and grumblings were forgotten when reading of Dewey’s victory and Hob- son’s herolem. But stamps on checks and legal documents now In time of peace simply as @ revenue measure toget money direct from theaverage citizen to meet the extravagant ex- penditures of the profigate two bil- lion dollar Congresses the Republi- can party has been giving us is an other matter. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Everyday Citizen will accept the nulsanceand burden with- out protest.” © "| Mr. Dawson has been deferring prose cution tn these cases, pending the settlement in the supreme court ota case siiflar to these, and known as the case of the State ve. Weber, This case Was tried in the Vernon county elreuit court and resulted ina con vietton, Ib was then appealed i the Supreme Court and Mr. Dawson has been notified that the convietion fe sustained and this law adjudged constitutional, The penalty for a violation of this abatute may bea fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100 00, Canning Factory. Mr. T. W. Wade, of the Wade Vian- ufucsuring Co., will be in Butler Mon day, Dee 215% and would like wo meet as many of the eftizens of But ler, and farmers of bhe country srib utary tothe town who believe {t would be a good thing for Butler and community ifa canning tactory were located here. All such who can do so should be at the Clreait Court room at 1:30 p m.. where Mr. Wade will give facts and figures to show that acanning factory {s profitable as an fovestinent and likewise & wood thing for those who ralse such products as would be needed for can ning purposes. Royal Arch Officers. Miami Royal Arch Chapter has elected the followtnge named officera for the eusuing term: Prof. C A Chambers, High Priest; Wm, Rosa, King; Geo. Roswell, Sertbe; John M Catterlin, Treasurer; F.C. Smith, Secretary; O. D. Austin, Captatn of the Host; Richard Lisle, P. 8; Frank Clay, R A Captain; W. R Bell, Mas terofthe Third Veil; © ©. Duke, Mas. te of the Second Veil; Henry Denno van, Master of the Fires Veil; B. F Rosemond, Sentinel Parents Meeting. The Parents meeting at Harmony school last Friday afternoon was well attended and « very enjoyable and pre time spent The teacher, Gieorge Green, had prepared up excellent program, and much tn- beress was taken in the discussions, These meetings, which are a new teaturein country school work, bring the patrons of the ] boyesher vad wets them more interested in the progress of the sehoo! and better a ted with the tencher Another wetlog at this achool house will be held in February, L909, and {tt fs hoped the parents of every pupll wil attend = Printed programe will be distributed, wod every parent is invited to parsictpate tn the gener diseusston Odd Fellows’ Big Day. Vhe Grand Master 10 0) Fo of Missourt, in pursuance of a long es vablighed custom, hus designated the Zlss day of December, L908, ne the Big Day of Odd Fellowship in) Mis sourl, On that day every lodge mm the state fs to meet and have atleast one candidate th each degree and ae many more as possible, Bates Lodwe 180, has already three cand{da tes and express more before that even- ing Every member of the Lodge is expe 1 to be present at that meeting and answer to roll call Aside from the business meeting and degree work, there will be a social gothering and refreshments will be served. All visiting brothers will be made weleome table Special! 25 DOZEN Ladies’ Hemstitched Handkerchieis Regular 10c value 5c JOE MEYER SEE OUR LARGE LINE OF )Christmas Presents Rocking Chairs, Morris Chairs, , Office Chairs, Childrens Chairs, Music Cabinets, Writing Desks, Book Cases, Carpet Sweepers, AND MANY OTHER THINGS. Come and See A. H. Culver FURNITURE CO. Headquarters for Good Furniture. is