The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 28, 1909, Page 4

= 2 Sa a eae se WALKER R-MceKIBBEN’S iM te 4 rs if y | Dandy Lots of Fall and Winter Shoes on Sale Rell \tS) THAN MANUFACTURERS PRICES Fall and Winter Styles in the well known men’s $4 Ralston Health Shoes They are handsom Our January Clearing Sale has been a great success. on sale at $2.95. ‘ Men’s $3.50 Fellowcraft Shoes on sale at $2.45. C. P. Reed’s Ladies’ fine shoes, $3.50 qualities for $2.35. 2.50 qualities for 1.50. er than ever and extra good qualities for the prices. Big lot of ladies’ and children’s shoes which sell up to $2.25 for $1.00 pair. Come and see the NEW SPRING SHOES AND OXFORDS in black, tan and Oxblood. Bargains all over the house. Walker=-MicKibbens. ROCHESTER NL The Butler Weekly Times Printed onf Thursday of each week JODO ALLY, Editor and Prop, Katered at the postofice of Butler, Mo., as scond-class mall matter. ANNOUNCEMENT, We are authorized to annoance Porter M Allison, of Pleasant Gap township, acandidate or County Superintendent of School, of Bates county, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Call for Democratic Committee. The Bates County Democratic Cen- tral Committee {s hereby called to meet at the Court House in Butler on Saturday, Febraary 6th, 1909, at 2 o’clock p. m. tor the purpose of de- termining the time and manner of nominating a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools and for any other bvelresa. JE Winvtams, Chairman. ‘So well pleused was the county court with sais way of doing thinge He morried Miss Myrtlo McBride, a shat at the regular January term te ordered the County Eogineer to buy | snosher car load of the steel beams = John B. Adairis dead, While this aunouncement does not convey sur prise to his many friends in Butler and Bates county, it brings sorrow vo all, He had made a long and gal- lant tightagalinst that banefulenemy of tnankind, the Great White Plague, | bus when the inevitable timecame, he faced iv bravely and like a warrior who folds his cloak about him and lea down to pleasant slumber, he passed to his last long sleep. John Adatr came to Butler when a young man, trom ‘Lipton, Mo., where he was born and ratesed, of epod old pioneer stock, He clerked for Sam Levy for several years and then went banbiigeiclesthrovchousthe state New Lincoln Stamps Coming. churming Butler girl, and moved to; Otticial notice has been recelved by Kansas City — five he vik Missour! postmasters announcing and entered into partnership with | 5 an edislee—ol_two-cent stamps Mr, Blachert in the real estate bus!- ness, They have been very success Will be tssued in commemoration of the 100sh anniversary of Lincoln's ful, but this fe the largest singledeo) which has been credited so them birthday. The supply of these ‘ue Times wishes them continued | stamps will be sens to all postoffices | rene el prior to February 12, but shestamps | 1,100 Rabbits Make a Dinner, ®re 208 to be pus on sale until the} morntog of the 12th, when they will | Frank R Swarens made us apleas- be offered for sale simultaneously j aut call on Tuesday and informed us | «verywhere in the United States, thie ofa three days hunt by the men of | being the date of Lincoln's birthday | Virginia school district, tn New nome} The stamps will be red in colorand sownship. There were twelve hunt! uf the same alze as she present two. | ers in all, and they killed eleven hun | cent stampa. They will bear Lin- | dred rabbits in the three days These | coln’s picture. and b-low this will be | | were shipped and netted them 3) the worde and figures: ‘1809—Feb. | jeente apiece at the Foster depot.) 12-1909.” : | From the proceeds, $33.00, shey wilt! > | Farm For Sale. Getting After the Wolves. Rich Hill Review. : Henry Briscoe, of the Foster neigh- borhood, was in towa to-day on the [hans ofa tine Engitsh hound pup, |whieh beeame loss while on a wolf jhuot lass Tuesday on the Osage jilver south of Hume, Me Briscoe hasa pack of 28 hounds, atill he says he has none too many and will pay @ Hberal reward if the lost ant: mal fs returned to him, He and his doge ere making {6 hard living for tre coyotes tn western Butes have been captured thia winter, but the chase has only begun Fourteen You are invited t» hear the dis course on this subject’ et Christian Church next Sunday evening, J. B MAyFrecp, Preacher. Three . were captured and killed last winter | A Bargain 120 vores allin cultivation, three rocau bara, 3 wells, nev. ergo dry +s how pasture. yours % : orchard. Oa rural abd teephone lnes, sehool house joining farm, Will cell GO acres or 120 P SO per vere. Easy terms. Phils is a turgain ff taken soon, _ Travis Payne, 13.6" Montrose, Mo.,Route No. 35 Notice to Tax Payers, The time ts drawing near for me to make my final settlement. Those who have nos patd will dogo at once, or I willbe compelled to resort to extremities of the law. This is the last call J W. McAnincu lv Collector Mt Pleasants Twp. jzive an oyster dinner at the echool {nto businees for himeelf, and has for’ houge on next Saturday, January I will eell at public eaction on the several years boon the head of the 3yth. The members of tho hunters | Jobu B. Adatr Dey Goods Company. | During bis long business career In| ¢) 9 feast have been ordered ten ga’-| 150 acre farm located tn Rockville families number 122 persons. For premises Jan. 30 at 1:30p.m. my Arcu L. Stone, Sec’y. | Butler he established an enviable jong of oysters, five gallons of pick | Twp., Bates Co. Mo, 1% milo north We ask {n all humility and without malice, if the following notice taken from the Bates County Democrat, a Democratic paper commenting upon arecently elected United States Sena- tor by the Democratle party, ls con duelve of that harmony, which all Democrasle papera should urge. ly amacks to us @ good deal of the so imus and chagrin of the Post Dis- pateh aod other enemies of the Dem- oeratic party in their disappoint mcnv over Senator Stune’s success Here {ft fe: “The agony of re-electlon belong over Mr. Stone cam now return to Washington City and make an efforts to earn the salary which the people of Missouri pay him for looking af ter thelr interests fn the national capital ’’—Democrat sve About Getting Bridges Cheap. Journsl-Democrat lu has been an established fact for years that Johusun county bas been getting her gtce! bridges at much jess cost than neighbor counties, be cause our Cours has gove at bridge business in @& way which euables bridge companies to make close! prices. In place of contracting for) one or two bridges at time, John: | fon county has been contracting for, seouple doz n at a clip, ao bridge, men could afford to put ina force of construction men and handle the, work economica'ly. Just now Henry county thinks she has struck # new scheme, which is no doubs better than her old way, but yet notin a class with Johnson) eounty, The Clinton Democrat says: “While Johnson county is using concrete in the construction of bridges, Henry county has found it wore economical to buy structural steel by she car load for theconstruc- | tion of county bridges. “Some months ago the county boughs a car load of structural steel bewms and this sufficed for seven bridges, which were erected by Coun- ty Engineer Allen and bis agsistante at ajsaving for the county of about reputation for honorable and fair dealing, and won the contidencs and | bigh regard of all people. No man! could trathfully say that John Adatr | ever claimed a penny that he did not} beheve honestiy belonged to olm. He married Mies Helen Childs, a} charming Butler girl, and three’ bright children came to bless this, union—He'len, Barnett and Marga | reste, the last belong aninfant. He| was about fifty-two years of age and had he been blessed with good health | ‘ee, bealdes other ‘‘fixine.” The buster, cream, etc., will be furnished by the good wives. They expect to have music, indulge in games and haveageneralgood time. The1,100 rabbits went into the dinner, and they could not have been used to} bettor purpose. Some Drainage Ditch Corn. Mr. J. F. Kern owns considerable bottom land slong the big ditch and So.say we all. | west of Rockville in sec 10-11, twp, 38, range29. Thisisagoodfarm with fairimprovemente. Presentoccupant | Albert Warden. | 182° | 14 W. 1. Browne. | The Carthage Democrat, Secretary jof State Con Roach’s paper, 1s a-lit jtle ekeptical about tuat promf-ed | Republican proeperity. Is cays: | “The great wave of prosperity that | a HOWARD was to sweep theentire country upon watch you get some- would have bc n In the prime of Jite, | last year put in & large quantity of| theelection of Taft, and was so push: | Funeral services were held by tiling on one of his places near Ny-| ed to the front by republican leaders, | thing.” _ deep sympathy for all erring humac-' lands and next season will have out Rector Barker, of Kansas Clty, Tues-| hart, which had been under water day aftoraoon at 2:30 o'clock, under | moss of the time, espectally during a she auspices of the Elke, assisted by wet season. Last spring he rented | the Woodmen, both of which socie-\ ten acres to a Mr. Thomas, after | ties he was.a member {fn good stand- much persuasion, bus this small ing. The remains were interred in’ amount was all that he would rent. | Oak Hill cemetery. | Well, Mr. Thomas, planted corn and | John B. Adair was our boyhood | culsivated 16 well and recently sold | frlend and the bond grew strongeras off elght hundred bushels for 55) we grew older. We were fortunate centsa bushel, or $440. This was| io bolding bis confidences to # mark- | $44 an acre for the one crop This} ed degree, knew much of bis high js the first result of the ,big ditch tn} aims, ambitions and great desire to | the Nyhart nelghborhood. Next sea- accomplish good in the world. I¢ fe) sou Mr. Kern will be able to lease all with tneffable, sadness that we pay is tiled laud without forcing 1% on! this last ead tribute to his sterling the renter. Osher land owners are integrity, hie splendid manhood, his | yetting buey tiling their bottom |of the large stores in St. Louis are seems to have died a borning Many! You get the finest practical discharging numbers of their clerks, | watch in the world—standing the because there is nothing to do, anu | heat, cold, vibration, change of there are 200,000 idle freight cars in| position, of daily use. the country, the cars standing op | You get the watch that has been the com- side tracks. Thousands of poor are panion of more prominent Americans than in the cities unable to get work and} *Y other. ' the snow fs a God-send to them, be You get the only American watch certified cauee {t furnishes work, the city be- | “e eae “— bicrairnt a cenave. ou get e only wat is never cut 10 Hi a # pert ae = price—printed price ticket attached at the fac tory—from $35.00 to $150.00. ttonexteted, what a how! would have We are distributors for this” distinctive g.0 p” gone up from the followers of oat watch. i $1,200. “As an instance, two bridges with ina mile of each other were put in, one by the county and the other by # private bidder. The county bridge used 12 inch steel “I” beams, the eootract bridge ten inch. The coun ty butlt bridge cost just $135 less than the one bullt by the lowest bid- der whose bid was admittedly a low one, {ty and the great charity that would cover it all. The great shadow which darkened the last years of hie life could not dim his soul. Péace to his ashes, and comfort to the widow and fatherless children. Big Deal By Former Butler Boys The biggest real estate deal which | has taken place in Kansas City for a long time was put through by Kipp & Biachert last week tor the John Taylor Dry Goods Company. It was the buying of Pring A on Grand Avenue and McGee streets and was purchased for a alte for a new buei ness Luge for that company. The site will cost about one million one hundred thousand doll srs, and means adecldedly handsomecommiselonfor those enterprising real estate men Mesers. Kipp and Blacheré were fur mer Butler boys and later prosper- ous business men of our little city Mr. Blachert was engaged in the clothing business here, married Mise | Nannie Pyle, a pretty and talented Butler girl, and moved to Kansas City about twenty years ago and en- | gaged in the real estate business. Mr. Kipp was one of the founders of the Farmers Bank, was {te first cashier, held that position for many years and placed that Institution on 4 firm tiuancial footing. He was secretary ofthe Mjesour! Bankers As- soclation and was very prominentin Jose of corn —Record. | | Knife Used in Fight at Hume. | Things were lively for awhileabout | Hume Saturday afternoon, if all re |ports are true, Two Masterson | brothers from Vernon county werein Hume that day and became favolv- ed ina difficulty at the depot with young Cox, of that town. A regular knock down and drag-out prevailed bsfore they were finally separated. | Later the parties involved met on | the tennis court, north of the depot, end the quarrel was renewed, and one of the Masterson’ used a pocket knife. Young Cox was repeatedly «lashed with the knife, one cut enter- {og the lungs. On Monday Cox was reported in bed and suffering great \ly Prosecuting Attorney Dawson | nad warrants issued for the Master- sons and their preliminary trial set | for next Saturday. January 30th, at which time it was thought Cox would | be able to attend and teatify. - Notice, | A meeting will be held at the Star | school hause Friday night, Jan. 29, jfor the purpose of discuesing the | question of consolidating schools of | Lone Oak township. All persone in terested are urged to be present. Sam’! Ur o0E VED Contributes its share to the BIG SALE NOW ON. Not all, but ur Shoe Department a great assortment of Shoes and Overshoes at a Great Reduction Have Your Eyes Tested Free © While you Wait G.W. Ellis Jewelry Co. Butler, Mo. Compare our prices and come and see the quality. New epring styles in Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Shoes arriving daily, + GOME TO US FOR LOW PRICES . | Levy Merc. Co. 0000 0000e is: CNOeTEO8S2°7 ENe8 ca