The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 25, 1909, Page 5

Copyright t909 by Hart Baatmner ee Mara Black & Arnold Clothing Co. F. K. Wood, Home, Mo. tavore us | Week from a@ short visit with his! man for Lone Oak, favored us pleas- | school house Saturday night, March . . , , ’ | with remittance for renewal. Neff Blough and J E. Bartlett were business callers on Toesday. mother at Nassau, Mo. THE DAYLIGHT STORE OU LIKE TO WEAR UP-TO-DATE CLOTHES and look well dressed and we like to SELL SUCH CLOTHES, hence we show the celebrated Hart, Schaffner €» Marx Line There is absolutely no reason for having your clothes made—it matters not if you area LONG SLIM, STOUT, STUB, SHORT OR REGU- LAR MAN—WE FIT YOU. We also show the best line of Mens and Boys Foot Wear. American Clothing House ON THE CORNER CENTER OF TOWN. | ausly while in Butler Tuesday. | Jack Spicer returned the last ofthe) R.A. Belt, Democratic committee| There will be a ple supper at Black 27th. Proceeds to go to the Sunday Ben Johnson, who has been serl-| Deputy Sheriff A. M. Wallace and | School. Every body cordially tnvt- alescing. Mrs. A. E. Blacher’, of Kansas |S¥2day. J. H. McElroy orders his paper City, accompanied by Mrs. Robt | Manager W. F. Hill and Mrs. Coon changed from Amarillo, Texas, $0 | Brightwell, of Mendon, Mo., 1s vialé- Elkins, New Mexico. This year trade with us. 20-tf Black & Arnold Clothing Co. |{ng her sister, Mrs. Dan. K. Walker. | Bud Chambers is building a house | On the south half of the Haas farm, | J. Fleming, outon Butler route which he recently bought and will No. 6, called Monday and had his move to same.—Adrian Journal, name enrolled. | Best line of Easter greeting post cards and novelties at Smith’s Book & Stationery Store. ’ B.F. Shouse, on route No. 4, {a en- joying a visit trom his brother, Z. T. | Shouse, of Braymer, Mo. Roy Bartlett, Democratic nominee for Justice of Lone Oak, was 4 pleas- ant caller on Tuesday. W. M. Earsom called Monday and had his paper changed from Rich Hill, No.5 to Spruce, No. 2. His has moved back to his farm, Wweat of of Bates county’s succesefal teachers. With us the young man’s trade is no side issue-“we plan for it carefully. Some stores don’t cater to the because they say they are We like to get hold of those young fellows who demand a different and Smarter Style than worn by their GRANDFATHERS We sell the ALL WOOL “HIGH-ART” distinctive style to the young men. “HIGH-ART” label is to a suit of clothes what the name Elgin is to a watch. Remember “HIGH-ART” leads all others. We pride ourselves on our “HIGH-ART” models at $18.00 $20.00 $25.00 Young Men : Hard to Please. Mrs. W. W. Morton, writing from Modale, Iowa, to renew, kindly says: | Thursday of last week, by falling| “For many years my house has nev- | from a-load of hay, which he was un | er been complete without THe BuT- joading into his barn {n the north LER TIMES.” The Montrose Record reports that | Walter McCown, formerly known {n! home near Johnstown last Wednes- the east part of Bates 1s located at) day evening after a short {illness of Cordell, Okla., and doing well!n the pneumonia. She had been atck less real estate business. Mre. L. M. Anthony returned to| A horse attached to a light buggy, her home at ElDorado Springs, Mo.,, which had been driven to town by on Monday, after & pleasant visit} Mra E. E. Eggleson, of Charlotte school was outlast Friday and he/ with the family of her son, Al. Yeo- | wasfrightened and ran away near the mans. Mrs Anthony had been over | north achool building on Friday af Ploasant Gap. Mr. Earsom is one at Mound City, Kan., to visit her | ternoon, badly wrecking the buggy daughter, Mrs. William Heckadon. and harness. jer, Mra, A. J. Walter, at Adrian) rod left for St. Louis the first of the week to spend several days on the market buying for the Hill’s Cash! Store. McKinley edition of standard | musitc—10¢ at Smith’s—overa thoue- | | and pleces. George Jenkins was badly injured, | | west-part of the elty. i Mra. George Callahan dled at her | thap & week. ———— BLACK & ARNOLD CLOTHING COMPANY No other store in this town is showing such an assortment of Stylish Clothes for stylish young men. Black & Arnold Glothing Co \old and came to Bates connty in the ‘cal papers, pub on special sale about | ; twelve hundred yards of silks ata ‘reduced price, | Over 900 yards were sold the first | by the next day the los wassold out. | these ously ill at his home tn this city for | wife, accompanied by his niece, Miss we the past week or ten days with pneu Georgia Wallace, visited thelr daugh- | Easter Cards and Novelties @& mona, is reported conv NS ae Barred Plymouth rock eggs 50c per setting. Mrs. J. W. Harsuaw. 20-36 R. F, D. No. 1, Butler, Mo. Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Phillips and baby returned to their home fn Mem- phis, Tenn, on Monday, after a pleasant visit with Mrs, Phillips’ parents, Mr, and Mrs. F. ©. Smith. Miss Ida Vorle, accompanted by her sister, Mrs. Percy Meredith and son, called Monday and favored us with renewal. Mrs, Meredith will leave shortly to join her husband In the state of Washington, where he went the first of the year to accept a position on government works, C. F. Beard, auctioneer, has 12 years of experience in selling live stock and farm sales, solicits your business. Terms reasonable, ad dress, Butler, Mo. Phone5S3, 18-2m* Donald Vandervoort went to Osa watomle, Kan., last week to enter the machine shops. He was accom- panted by his father. Donald expects to follow in the footeteps of his fath- erin being a rail road man, and will learn the business thoroughly. Uncle Jimmie Woods, an early set- tler of Spruce township, died at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Pettus, where he was visiting, on saturday evening last. He was about 87 years early fifties. Funeral services were conducted from Bethel church Mon- day afternoon, The Walker-MeKibben Company, after extensive advertising In the lo Mr. Walker sald he expected tosell {tall inten days forenoon of the day of the sale, and Yet some people claim advertising doesn’t pay, but we are glad to say people are getting mighty scarce, For SaLe:—Two young Jacks, black with white points, coming 3 and 4 years old; also 3 mules, com- ing 3 years old. J. H. ALLISON, 21.2" Thomas McCann died at the home of his brother-in-law, John Wright, {o this city on last Thursday of con sumption. He wasa bachelor and abouts 39 years of age. He came to this county from Kentucky about 8 or 9 yearsago. He has a brother, Robt. McCann near Virginia, and sister, Mrs. Jno. Wright. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ish- mael, of Pleasanton, from the Wright home on Friday afternoon and inter- CORR ERT 99 STROUSESERCS ment {n Oak Hill cemetery. As I have just received 12 nice young Rose-comb Brown Leghorn roosters from Neb., will sell those I kept at $1 each or Gfor $5,_Also eggs 50c per 15. Mrs. H. H. Harsnaw, 20 36 R. F. D. No. 1, Butler, Mo. {hands with old friends, A horse owned by Mrs. Clarenc Webb, of Sprace, broke loos hitch rack in the northwest town on Friday and wrecked the buggy. White Wyandotte Chickens, Emb- den Geese, good ones, eggs for sale Address, M. R. Lyle, Route No. 7, Butler. Phone line 2, Peru and Pleasant Gap. 22,26 Mrs. Fred Fix, of Rockville, widow |of the late Judge Fix and mother of Frank and Charley Fix, is reported quite low with complication of dis- | eases Incident to old age. WANTE D:—Reliable, energetic man to sell lubricating olla, greases and paints in Bates and adjacent counties. Salary or Commission — Stetson Vil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 1%* Ex-Presiding Judge J. W. MeFad den, Virginfa’s prosperous merchant, was & business caller while in Butler Tuesday. He reports the farmers’! {n his nelghborhood busy ard well up with thelr spring work. L. C, Culbertson, a substantial young farmer of Summit, favored us pleasantly on Saturday. Mr. Cal bertson has been re-nominated con. | stable and collector of his township on the Democratic ticket, andshould be elected by an increased majority. Miss Lena Cole, stenographer tn the elty offices of the Kansas City Southern Ry. Co,., returned to her post of duty the first of the week af ter several days pleasantly spent with her parents, Judge and Mrs. W. T. Cole, John Selder was seriously but not fatally hurt In a runaway, as he came to town Friday.—Kockville Booster. Under the shaper ge of Prof. T J. Wheeler the following charming young ladies graced our sanctum on Saturday: Misses Dora Holloway, Ruby Isaacson, and Opal Lewis, allof West Point township The first three named had been chos- Jennie en to represent thelr township in the - county spelling match and had not recelved notice of the postponement of that evens, 4s a matter of economy the people thought the rallroad commission abould be abolished. Governor Had- ley thought+so too, and promptly recommended a substitute making five commisstoners instead of three, | to be appotnted by himeelfand draw- ing double pay. Ordinary common people would call this graft, bustin these latter days we believe {t ts des- ignated with the more respectable name of “reform,’’—Osecola Demo- erat. Charley Lucas, in his Osceola Dem- ocrat, saliloquies thusly: “Strange how they define things these days. The Katy railway put tn a rate from New York to Texas and Oklahoma points which didn’t please Kansas Clty. That was fnjustice. Kansas City merchants met and refused to ship any more goods over the Katy. That was retalization, The various business {nterests of the Oklahoma and Texas towns met and refused to buy any more goods in Kansas City. . That was a boycott. The next move Some thief visited the premises of John Colburn, in Warrensburg, and | stole a fine Jersey cow and two geese. Mr. Colburn advertises if they will bring back the geese, they may keep the cow, and no questions will be asked. Frank Holland was in Monday and lets an order for bills for his fine Arabian stallion, Prince, Mr. Hol- land ts Democratic committeeman | and trustee of his township and has been re-nominated for trustee. He {8 & strong man In his party councils in the county. Ita persons know that the law ts! being violated they should go to the proper offieer and make thcir com-| plains, and not sit around and howl about {t. Unless an officer sees the law violated he is powerless to do anything without a complaint.— Adrian Journal. Prof. Stephen Smith and young Mr. Snow, of Mingo township, were! in Saturday and favored us pleas antly. They came to Butler to at- tend the county spelling contest hav- ing failed to recelve the notice of postponement. Mrs, Lizzle Ash left the first of the week for Fredonia, Kansas, near which place she recently purchased # ranch, on which she and her two boys will live, Mrs. Ash is the daugh- ter of the late J. K. Roster, has lived many years in Butler, where she ha- strong friends who will rejoice tn her happiness and prosperity. 0. P. Wilson, who was one of the organizers of the Montrose Saving Bank and for several years cashier but who resigned about 12 years ago, was in town Tuesday, shaking Mr. Wilsoi fs now in the stuck business, with |headquarters {n Butler, Mo.—Mons, rose Record. The Liberty Advance publishes th: 3 miles southwest of Butler: | names of those who entered the Con federate army from Clay county and were elther killed or died from wounds and disease. The list em- braced 217 names and of those 136 were killed outright in action. That {sa big casualty list for one county that was sparsely settled when the | war of sixties began. Charles J. Keil, a bustness man of! Clinton, offers to be one of 100 bust ness men to give $25 each annually | to a fund for the building of rock | roads. This would give us $2,500 4} year, which will build a mileof rock roads, When we get a mile of rock roads in each direction out of town | we can keep on extending them with | the aid of farmers who will by that | time fully realize their benefits.” | The Democrats of the various townships throughout the county have exercised wisdom in the selec- tion of their very best men for nom- {nees for their township officers and are making a fight for the election of straight tickets. Party organiza- tion should begin in the township and THE Times commends the mill- tant Democrats in this matter, We expect to hear good reports from all | the townships on the 30th of March, | that,a very large majority of the| Democrats have been elected. The annual Inspection of Co. “B”’ | 2nd Reg’t Inf’y National Guard. Mie- | sourt, will be held “at the Company’s Armory on Saturday evening, April 10th, 1909, by Major Wm. H. John. | sun, U. 8S. Army, as inspecting officer. All members of the company are re- quired to reports at the Armory promptly at seven (7) o’clock on that evening, in the service uniforms | (Khaki), with gun, belt, side arms and all equipment. By order of - Capt. Arraur Duvau. Jou C. Frazier, Acting 1st Serg’s. upon the checker board will be watched with Interest." Every good cltizen 1s vitally inter- ested In having good echouls and to secure them, all should attend the school meetings on Tuesday, April 6th, and enter {nto the dlecusstons of the best methods to be employed to accomplish that end. At thesame time a County Superintencent is to be elected. The Democratte party fs fortunate fn having o candidate for this office preeminently (qualified, | possessed of indomitable energy and ‘whose heart {sin the work. There fa no party discenstons whatever and Porter M. Allison {8 strong nos only with Democrats, but with the teach- ers and school men. Do not neglect to attend your schoo! meetings and vote for Mr. Allison. D. O. Bradley has been elected prea- ident of the Commercial Bank at Rich Hill, The Review pays him the following deserved compliment: ‘The new President, D., O. Bradley, 1s one of the best men tht could have been selected for that otlice. He is known by every manin Bates county as an honorable, upright gentleman. He Isa large land owner and has been {dentified with the people of thie sounty for nearly & Iifevime and will undoubtedly add strength and busi- ness 60 this already growing institu- tion. Rich Hill should be proud to own Mir. Bradley aso resident and to welcome him among Its Hist of /good business men.” Prot. C. H. Dutcher, of Warrens- burg, well-known {n Butler and recognized a8 authority on local fratt conditions, sald to the Journal Dem- ocrat that up-to-date, the peach crop isthe only thing in the fruit line tn Johnson county that fs ragged. Un- less something further develops to kill peaches, there will be pars of & crop. Some vartetles are killed in many localities, while in osher places in the county the buds appear to be in good shape. The peach crop will be spotted, but there will be peaches, The apples, plums, pears nnd berries arein fine condition. Dutcher says thitunless something yet int rvenes, there will be a bumper crop of al fruits excep’ peaches. ReBrawe Troe BUSTER BROWN BLUE RIBBON SHOES For Misses 4 5. Gin eyildre an NEW Buster Brown Shoes Justin. They are fine. We want every boy and girl to come and get: a BUSTER BROWN BANK—FREE. ask for one, WALKER-McKIBBENS