The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 4, 1909, Page 5

wea aS Esl Boys — You will find our store this spring, as usual, of good clothes for you and for your father and brother. WE ARE NOW SHOWING New Stetson Hats AND New Spring Shirts OUR SOLID Leather Shoes FOR 98c the home ARE STILL ON SALE, The YALE | American Clothing House ON THE CORNER--CENTER OF TOWN. Black & Arnold Clothing Co, S E Heinleia was down from Kan sas City Sunday. Post card valentines at Smith's County court is fn session this week with all the Judges present. The most valentines at Smith's. Wesley Reece is here visiting his uncle, Judge Sam West. The ugliest valentines at Smith's. George W. Daniels and his charm- ing daughter Mies May were pleas- ant callers on Monday. The prettiest valentines at Smith’s Alva O. Brown orders his paper chanzed from Los Angelas, Val , to Colson, Cal. J. W. Porter, of Charlotte, was a pleasant calier on Tuesday and fa- vored us substantially, Stephen Hart left for San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday, to make his home. Get our prices before you buy — Black & Arnold Clothing Co. The county court appointed J. B. Durand trustee of Prairle towaship, vice Charles Lune, resigned. J. F. Lankford, a prominent and substantial young farmer of Elkhart | township, was a pleasant caller and ordered Tue TIMES to his address Judge John H, Sullens was over from hie fine farm in New Home the first of the week transacting business at the county seat. Wesley Black has accepted the osition with the Missouri State jank made vacant by the resigna- tion of Corbley Girard. P. V. Rogers writes us that he has sold his place near Downey, Cal ,aud has moved to Tulare, Cal, to which place he orders his paper changed. The county court on Tuesday ap- pointed D A Bean Superintendent of the County Infirmary. the ap- pointment to dase from March lst, 1909, for one year. LOTS OF SHOES $2.25 Come and, -WALKER-McKIBBENS, Corn vor SaALE—About 1,000 bushels fine corn on the Combs farm 10 wiles north east of Butler. 60 e-nts per bushel, Y. 0, & H. Comps ; Mrs.O P. Wilson, of Pleasant Gap, | bas accepted @ position in the Mis: sour! Stave snk, and began work on the first of the month. Wiley Woods, collector of New Home, was in Butler Wednesday and telling his friends of what a fine little <irl that the stork lefs at his home | Monday morning. FOR SALE or will exchange for | farm of like value, The Harris & Son | Book, Wall Paper and Stationery | Stock Write us for particulare.— | J. B. Harris & Son, Nevada, Mo. | Encourage the gentlemen tncharge| of the lecture course, andat thesam> {time ges your money’s worth by | hearing Ralph Bingham, next Wed: | | nesday evening, Feby. 10th 1909 _ Judge LS Paddock was a pleas-| antcaller op Tuesday and had his) paper changed from Amsterdam to | Amoret rout. He has moved back | vo bis farm in Charlotte township. | DeWitt C. Chastain has moved his law offices from the west side of the square to the offices formerly occu- pled by General Clark, over the Mis-| souri State Bank. Our old friend Henry Mudd, who had business before our circult court on Tuesday, favored up pleasantly | | The Mudds are anold and prominent | family whose names are ind{asolubly | Hnoked with she history of Bates) county. | The School Board at {ts meeting on last Friday evening unanimously elected Ex-Mayor Andy B. Owen a member of the board, vice B. F. |Moore resigned. This was an ad ; mirable selection as Andy Owen al ways makes good in every position | he oc -upies. A. ¥. Fox has moved his family to | Springfield, Mo. Mr. Fox has brena| | eftizen of Butler for many years, was | | carpenter, a good workman and | | an honest consclentious man. THE | Tres wishes him and his estimable family success. i Wesley E. Black, who has held a position with the Farmers Bank for toe pst two years, has tendered his resignation to accept the bookkeep- {ig work of the Missourl! State Bank, De C. Mize, trustee of New Home, V. L. Garrison, trastes of Mound, ond WH. Gerken, trustee of Lone Oak, all made settlements with the county court for school monies held by the. W. Miller, living southwest of But- ler, lefs for Mattison, Col, last week with a car load of personal effects. Mra. Miller will loave for that place tile week, They expect to make ‘heir permanent home there. De. C_Mizo, treasurer of New Home township, wasin Butler Tuesday, settling with county treasurer Bell. We acknowledge a pleasant call. De {sa popular, genial gentleman and is telling his friends on the q t. that he will be a candidate for Recorder. N. Groves, C O Licklider, G. L. Desn and E. M. Honztker, a commit tee of yg ily tuxpaylog citiz ens of West Boone, were before the county court on Tuesday in the in- terest of @ bridge across East Mor- mon Fork between sections one and wwelve, in that township. Our old friend J.’ W. Ashbaugb, of East Boone, remembers us with re- mittance for renewal. Rain or shine for the past thirty years, he has faithfully observed this obligation, and Tae Times holds him in the highest esteem »a one of {ts oldest aad most punctual subscribers, Don’s forget Ralph Bingham the next number on the lecture couree, and you will not be lectured, just ‘urcished @ pleasant evenings enter- taloment, full of splee, both joyful and pathetic. He will be here on Pon Wednesday evening, February Osh, L A Faller was kicked and sert- ously hurt by a horse Thursday even- olog. Mr. Faller drives a medicine wagon and stopped for the night at Adam Herman’s north east of Bus- ler. He had turned the horses in the stable lot and in trying to catch them one horse turned and gave him @ vicious kick J. W. Wheatley, who recently sold his farm west of Butler for seventy dollars per acre, was in Tuesday to have bills printed for @ public sale at hie place next Wednesday, Feby. 10th. Mr. Wheatley came to Bates county inthe spring of 1875, and has prospered as the county grew in wealth. He sald he has not fally de- termined where he will locate. The following {8 the grand jury panelfor this term, now lerreting out law violators: Walter Staley, Mingo; John Stone, Deer Creek; E See Them. Ward, West Boone; Ed, Wyatt, Bik be | M. Green, a Davis lord, Deepwater; R. Piggott, Ms. Pleasant; Frank Stilwell, Homer; = i New — , t.. weezy, foreman, Pleasant P; Charley Perry, Osage. Circujt court got under get head- way on Monday, with his honor, Judge Chas A. Denton on the bench, circuit clerk T. Dan Embree and sheriff W. J. Bullock at their stations with their respective deputies and assistants on the jump. The first day, ae, usual was spent in reading the docket, filing orders of publica- sion and the work general: ly to be fine he Bod — grand jury wae an Judge Denton delivered them a: strong charge, covering about all erlmes of the calander Ilable to be enacted in Bates county. D. B. Sweezy, of Pleasant Gap township wae appointed foreman. j | | | Z | Z J.G. Holland and Henry Tilson were excused from jury service this term vy Judge Denton, on Wedues-} dny. We ackaowledge a pleasant} call from these geotl men | * Gabe time” as | | j Hedden, who is 1 Red | a eUS juror, called Wed avsday id be could prove an sitbi by Judge Cole that te didn’s ‘ring enough liquid refreshments to as’, 48 Charged by the Review. A Sbelbiua woman who runs her poultry yard on business principles, keeps books, She began last year vith 130 tiack Lanysuane. “She vuthered 11,990 eggs, sola $147 30 worth of chickens and has 124 left. She sold $26.80 worth of butter, Total, $259 05 Last year the peach crop was kill- €d about sixter: times curing the Wi.ter ate spring and still it was a < od pescn year. So don’t be alarm- ed every ‘ime you hear that the venen crop has been ruined—there’ll probably be plenty of peaches.—Car- thege P.ess, For Save:—520-acre farm, four miles ebation this county, 200 cult Fativn, balance meadow snd pas- tus yall oud land, 5-room house, oa, orchard, wellfenced and wa: tered Matland phone Ine, $27 per icre. Liberal terms. Many others, Wy ite for our Ilste —F. H, Humphrey, Fort Scott, Kan, py Headquarters of the sean OY Guard of Missouri was moved from Buslor, Mo, where it has been ever since the sppotntment of H. C. Clark as Brigadter General, by Governor Stephene, foll owing the Spanish war, to Novada, Mo., where General Clark has located In she practice of law. Soveral loads of equipment was ship- ped from Butler the last of the week J. Longabaugh, of the Metz nelgh- borhood, reported that a swo-story residence building under process of completion on the farm of Tobe ed, about five miles weat of Metz, was blown down by Friday’s storm, The butiding was ulmost ready for the shingles when destroyed. It was a complete wreck after the storm.—R H. Review Mra, Lydia Schapelar died at her home 6ix miles north of town, Fri- day bight. Funeral services were conducted at the German Reformed chureh at Prairie City and {nterment | made iu the cemetery at that place. This death ts an espectally sad: inel- dent from the fact thas they had been married ouly about a year. The husband has many friends who sin- cerely sympathize with him {in his bereavement —Rockville Booster. Some of our exchanges are quarrel- ing over which one originated the Phrase “Fine Italian Clime” in de- scribing the beautiful winter weather of old Missouri. This was a favorite expression of that old veteran news- paper man, Col. N. A. Wade, while the present disputants were still in thelr swadling clothes. No one in those days ever thought of Infring- ing on Col. Wade’s patent and those = now use it should credit 1t to m. A. Zwablen, who is serving his counsry as petit juryman, was a pleasant caller on Tuesday. He in formed us of the death of Albert Scheliman, at his home in Pratrle city, on Monday. Deceased was about 45 years of age and 4 promi nent citizen of that commuity. He had been aick’only a short time. Mr. Zwablen also reported the death of Mrs. Spurgeon, an old settler and popular eftizen of Rockville, which occurred the last of the week. The fire alarm was turned in from Joe Meyer’s house about 9 o’clock Sunday evening. The response by the fire laddies was prompt anda good fun made, but their services were not needed. The fire was caus- ed by @ lighted candle which Mr Meyer had been using in the coal bin in the cellar and which he had for- gotten to extinguish. The candle set fire to some kindling and consid- erable smoke was made which filled the entire house, which very fortu- nately was the only damage done. A letter to us from Mrs. 8. A. Smading conveys the intelligence of the death of Charley W. Smading, at his home in Puyalleys, Washington, to which place he moved a few years ago. He died on January 24th, 1909, aged 78 years and 10 months. Mr. te for many years @ citizen of Walnut township, this county, fa which section he {s well known and has many staunch friends. He was born in Germany, moved to Tiinois when 17 years of age and moved to Bates county about twen- ty-five years ago. He leaves a wife end nine children. He was a veteran of the civil war; was a good citizen, an honest man and lived to a ripe old age. Clyde Taylor, a prominent Jack- san county Republican, was recently a visitor at the estate capital, and while there had occasion to use the long distance telephone. On finish- ing his conversation he found that he was unable to open the sound roof door of the booth in which he bea shut himself. Cabinet makers pene fed called to take pe oe en chrpenters were accompan! ed by a mob of legislators to enjoy the Kaneas City man’s dilemma. Taylor {ea personal friend and was at one time a legal associate of Gov- ernor Hadley and to run the situa- tion to the limit a delegation ap- Selly applied for £ pardon. for te mally ap lor a lon for map in the telephone booth.—Cass Co. Democrat. | ! to Buy Suits and | ' Overcoats. Absolutely JOE MEYER, TAKE NOTICE! Only a Short Time Left Heavy AT COST. THE CLOTHIER. A Bargain 120 acres all in cultivation, three room house, good barn, 3 wells, nev- er go dry, 20) acres hog pasture, young bearing orchard, On rorsl nod telephone Sines, school house joining farm, Will sell 60 acres or 120. Price $35 00 per acre. Easy terms, This is a bargain if taken soon, Travis Payse 18 6s" Montrose, Mo.,Rouse No. 35 Coach Stailion and Jack. A fine young Coach Stallion, regts- tered, 4 years ol) past, also a black Jack with light potnts, registered, S years old past, will be sold at the public sate of J. W. Wheatley, 3 miles due west of Butler, Mo., on Wednes- a A a $8090 00 FOO COON LEDSOC0B000 We have taken the agency for the ys 5 < Sewing Machine, and have a good han $20, $25, $35 and $40 Letus S A. H. CULVER FURNITURE CO. Headquarters for Good Furniture ‘ i We have needles for 3 90000000 2000e0G0CD0000000 don’t have your c properly We repair Everyth 6. W. 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