The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 18, 1909, Page 1

— | | | } | best men for office, That is the lead- oe Mrs. Glibers received a letter from | er will tell the dear people who the Mrs. B. F. Jenkins in. West Virginia) beat men are. Aaron thinks each ford March 9th a girl. be voted on at the township election last Friday. She says she ts doing | candidate should be asked the ques-| (, (, Swarens was called home by | March 30th 1909. Convention call- welland thinks she will be able to) gion, how he stands on the whisky ‘phone Thursday on account of the ed to order by township committee > ea hie VCL. XXXI, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 19(9, | tion Saturday afternoon to pick the | ship met Subavew, March 13th, 2:30 Foster Notes. W. M. Campbell fe on the sick Itt. | P- ™. for the purpose of nominating Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Here- |C@2didates for township otticers to | Virginia. come home by she first of April | question. According to the rules of | sudden {lIness of his ttle son. man, J. F. Cecil, and organized by Do not forget the phone meeting | some of the churches it makes 1t®) HH, Havely went to Butler Mon- electing J.P. Cecil chairman and W.! the 20th to consider ihe question of | duty not to vote for any peraon for day on business. having ageneral manager td look | office unless he is pronounced againss after the phone line and tend the| the whiskey trathy ewitch board. The question would! The Charlotte. township spelling | assisted it be better for the Co., would theCo | contess was held lass Saturday atter- get any better service under ageneral| noon at she Virginta M. E.church,| dirs J. HL SMALLEY AND Fawiny Peace, (Worland Pree ); M. A. Ham- manager? Do banks have directors; The three successful contestants Esq. JW. Darby retires this spring {léon, member township board; Lewis and @ manager to see the work ts| were, Edna Burke,trom Belmont die- | from she otfice of Justice ofthe Peace | Steker, Township Trustee; J. R done? Do railroads have directors | ¢rict, Ivah Ayere, from Grancview and member of township board, re Woodfin, Assessor; P. 8. Shelton, and manogers to see their work 48 | dtatric done? Study the matter over care- fully before you vote. S. James secretary, The convention | The family of J H Smalley wishes | then placed in nomination the fol- to thank their friends who so kindly lowing candidates: W. A. Chamber- death wf hueband and father. ship board; Wm. Lighttoot, Justice t, Josephine Simpson, from fustag to accept the office any more, | Collector. Mr. and Mrs. Joe. Lewis returned Virginia. There was a large attend | as he has held tt for 10 years and be- ance and aside trom sho spelling a lieves in passing a good thing Friday morning from Lee's Summit, Rev. Suiter preached his farewell! shoré program was given aud ® around, He retires with the good Where they had been to attend the sermon Sabbath night for this con. | pleasant time was reported by all | will of all. funeral of Caps. Holly P. Nickell. Mr. ference year. He took into the| who were present. We are glad wo | Grandma Goodenough, who has | Lewls and the Caps. were soldier church Mrs. John Huffman, Mrs. | see such enthastasm in the spelling | been critically {ll at her home ou 8éh boys together during the war of the |strees with neuralgia of the hears, Tebelllon. Mr. Lewis epeaks highly of Captian Nickell, Frod Bel! has resurned home from | Kansas City where he has been at- Thomas Huffman, Mrs, W. J. Bard, | and we hope shat it may continue, Misses Mamie McKibben and Jost impson and baptized them. He ex. pects to be returned another year. O.M. Drysdale came to Virginfa | with home folks Monday night. Friday night to attend the funeral) and Mrs. Constable and daughter of his brother, James Drysdale, Sat- are also visiting at the home of their came home on the morning train with the mMampe, urday. parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Park | Friday from their visit to relatives Rey. Shelton will preach at the Maxwell brought his kodak with In Rich Hill. | Christian church next Sunday morn- bim and we nosiced he took apicture | ing and night. of tho littlegrand children yesterday improvements on his residence on. lister, secretary to Senator Stone, i The good of all sociesies {s the John Zinn has been very low since Sth streets which adds greatly to the superlntended the moving of Senator } faithful adherence to the rules of the Saturday. His daughter Sadie from looks as well as convenience. society to which the men and women | Meridan, Kansas, is here with him belong. A violation of the require. H» is no better at thls writing. from Afton, lows, where she had | rooms {fn the new Senate offica bulld- ments of the soctety destroys tts ine) Dr. Stntth reported Mra. Wisdom’s been to visit her sons, Harry and ; ing. H fluence. Be thou fafthful sill the end | child as being very sick. Misees Elsie and Helen, and Max | had # sink!ng spell Mondoyand they | | well Park came down from Warrens- jthought she was dying bus she re | burg last Friday to spend a few days | vived and > reported improving. Mra, J. Guy Park| Mrs. W.S. James who has been | sending school. He came to Passaic and little daughter, of Quincy, Ill, | sick with mal tiumps fs improving. Dr. Rhodes was called to see Mark Misses Minnfe and Loutse Hughes Shannon Friday, He ts very poorly Dinan Stone in Elegant Rooms. We notice Ed. Dokets makingsome| Washington, March.—W. R. Hol- Stone’s office from his former quar- Mra, Mat Gray returned Saturday ters in the Maltby building to his Art, and her daugtter, Mrs. Church, Senator Stone gets two large rooms is the promisa. Don’t forges ourhog sale at Me. Wort. she reported 18 {juches of in the hew structure facing the Cap- For Sale—The property of Mrs, B Mullen feed yard in Butler on Sav | snow when she left. {tol, which is direetly across the Cap F, Jenkins io Virginia, Mo. For fur ‘urday, March 27th. Wearemaking, W. T. McConnell and son Claude isol, plaza. Like all the other sults ther information and terme of sale some exceptional offerings in regis- leave this week for Freeyo county | provided for the Senators, that of address Miss Icy M. Jenkins, 44th tered Duroce, Our catalogs are ous Kansas where Mr. McConnell expects | Seaator Stone fs elegantly furnished. St. and Warwick, Kansas City, M> | send and get one if you are at all in to farm this summer. Senator Warner plans to remain The Republicans hold theirconven | terested. AARON The Democrats of Walout town | in the Capitol proper, SHE THE BIG SHOW OUR LINE OF NEW Spring Styles of Men’s, Young Men’s and Children’s Clothing is Now on Display Hundreds of new and popular patterns and the very latest styles. ne ea nt en a A tt ( The Style to be Correct WE GUARANTEE; The Fit to be Perfect | The Price the Lowest Be sure to come, we'll be glad to show you whether you buy or not 7 seeaaeae: EE Children's Suits $1.75 to $6.50]-= =) SS ae i|New Hats, Shirts, Ties, Belts, Gloves and Latest Styles ial —in Oxfordsand Shoes| °° Sam’ Levy Mercantile Co . . them in the sickness and lin, Justice Peace and member town- IN PEOPLES BANK. 3S PER CENT Farm Loans. | C.R. HOME, BUTLER, MO. | Mulberry and Western Bates. Thomas Knox, of College Springs, lowa. who aceompanied the wives andechildren of the Caldwelland Jolin R. Kuox families from Clarinds, lowa, returned home Saturday. John Lawson, of the firm of Hom & Lawson at Butler, was a business caller {n this vieintty Tuesday. J.H. Burnham had a public sak Wednesday. Having sold his farm they will move to Kansas Clty. Mr Burnham was an old settler, snd will, no doubt, wish, himself to be back In Bates county awalii. James Swith, who has been stop- ping at the Dr, Sageser home, left for his home near Rich Hill Saturday morning to look after his farming {nterest {n Southern Bates. A. Jones traded his stock of gen: eral merchandise to M. G, Schauer for his farm northeast of Amoret Land {n this section {8 changing hands quite frequently. Harlan Porter fs busy these days wetting his hot bed {n readiness for spring trade, He will have cabbage, bomato and sweet potato plants Harlan was head garduer in an lows {netitution for seven years, and only uses the best seed to be obtalfned. Those in need of plants will get» square deal, {f they call at his farm, one mile eas of Mulberry. Mulberry is going to havea band this summer, as the boys met at the school house Saturday night and or- weanized. The following are thechar- ter members: David Braden, Osear Harris and Ira Beall, cornets; Mac Braden, alto; Ora Beall and Cecil Porter, trombones; Geo. Pahiman, baratone; Grant Garner, bass: Harlan Porter, double bass; Edgar Smiser and Harry Porter, drums How is that for starter? Aug. Holston, of Metz, Mo, visit- ed at Dr. Sageser’s home Saturday and Sunday. The nelghbors and friends had a surprise on Henry Dykman Thure- day evening in honor of his birth day. The decision handed down by Judge Smith McPherson knocking the two-cent rate In the soup, Ram bler will have to count the tles, when he goes to Kansas City or stays at home. Mrs. John Morwood died at her home southeast of Amsterdam Sat urday evening, March 13. She fs survived by her husband, also a brother, John McKee, and two ais- ters, Mrs. Anderson and Miss Mary McKee. She{was born in 1849 near Dublin, Ireland, and came to this | | lies the first of the week. vicinity when a young woman, The deceased was 8 woman of fine char- acter; she was a member of the Mul- berry United Presbyterian Church. Rev. L. W. Williamson, of Topeka, Kansas, her former pastor, conduct- ed the funeral service. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Bool gave a sur- prise party Tuesday evening !n honor of their nleces, who have been visit ing them from Illinois. There was quite an excitement Fri- day morning, after our jolly mail carrier had left. Tue Ties to see the | Mulberry news. them. The farmers are getting busy again | after last week's vacation, caused by 80 much dampness. J. H, Leiner ts busy cleaning out} Wonder, who wrote | the fence rows, which adds greavly ft his farm RAMBLE West Star Items. They are working the roads now between G, W. Daniela and McKean nie. Doing & tine job bo the appearanee The weather ts still cold Pom Simmons died last Sunde morning of & paralytic stroke, He was living with bis brother, Charley Simmons Mrs. J. J. Cameron was very pe ly last week of the rheumatism Miss Mae Dantel, Alee Cameron aud Gladys, Geneva spent # pleasant day last Sunday with Bers Blough Rome, Daniels and Ladean Harper called to see Mae Dantels last Sun day. She was not at home Rulalia Daniels was on the sick lis last Sunday L, G, Thomas and day lass iels, family spent she Sunday with Charley Dan- G. W. Daniels visited Groudpa Warnick last Tuesday. He was 92 years old The Star school had their pictures taken a while back.g. They are tintsh: ed now. They were fine. The ple supper of Miller proved a success. Mrs. L. G. Thomas and family vis- ited her;mother, Mrs. Geo. Dantels last Saturday Arthur Whittaker {8 no betser it this writing. Miss Williams walked four. her uncle's, David Thomas, She is working for Mrs. Searfus Mr. Farts loss three cows lust Sas urday night. Mr. and Mrs. Blough are talking going{ito visit thelr son, Fr Blough. Mrs. Allman Dantels spent a ple ant day visiting with Mrs. Ceo W Daniels last T oaday. X East Lone Oak. There was preaching at the churc! last Sunday, both morning and night, by Rev, Whitsets. George Booth, of near Happy Hill, had a surgieal operation performed for appendicit!s Wednesday of last week by @ surgeon of Kansas (ity. He is not!getting along very well at present. We hear that Harry Padley and Miss Grace Wiz, of Pleasant Gap township, were married last Sunday. Congratulations. E. E. Eckles ts having his house moved back a emall distance, and he ie fixing up In general. Mrs. Jeff Morgan was on the sick Tom Binns ts doing some plaster- ing for George Thomas. Rey. Suter was in the nelghbor- hood the firat of the week. Roy Thomas sold hay the first of | the week. There will be no preaching next Sunday, as Rev. Suter will be at con- ference over Sunday. The spelling match and ple supper at Miller were well attended. Wedid not learn how much the proceeds were. Ira Hart was at Butler last Mon- |day on business as agent for the Page Fence Company. Well, news {s scarce this week. | Nobody has done anything at all. Pussy WiLiow. SAB Law hd