The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 25, 1909, Page 7

th m id rs ne n, re > he "hd sli ge ate ¥ 3 « j 4 ies ! Virginia. Mrs. Geo. Rubel went to Kansas ity and to Baldwin, Kansas, to see resister, Mra. W. T. Pyle. Geo. Rubel attended the St Louis $F, Conterence at Sedalia last week. =e phone meeting Saturday pass- f Off quietly. The proposition be- @ the Company was voted down. ®@ phone meetings are a good place | ‘Bet new ideas for the mind and fen to speech making, and if they on they will learn what the tim of Mo, say about corpora- pons and thelr powers under the law | ¥ Mo. he candidates next Sabbath will! ve the Temperance lesson tostudy | plore election day. But will they ed the lesson taught them in the ble or will they shut their eyes to! ; jons taught there and press on | the office, regardless of what they @ taught In the Bible about the) eat cure of the liquor habit. We otlce they are careful not to say tt fear of losing. Your scribe attended the Republt- township convention at Virginia turday. It looked like things had cut and dried the way they loved along. Judge Wolfe nomina- seconded the nomination, for the place, went through like a gshot, all voting except your @cribogpand William Porter. The fol- ring officers were nominated: 'rustee, W. W. Park; Collector, Wm. McKibben; Assessor, Charley Wert; Justices of the Peace, Clark Draper md Wm. Sullens; Constable, W. J. 3mith. Il, April 4th 1839, died March 17¢h 1909. Had he lived till April 4th he would have been 70 years old. His parents moved to Bates Co., when he wae 15 years old, 1854. His vote was the only one cast for Lincoln at ‘West Point under threats, but he was fearless, he thought it was his |Gertrude Draper’s little lady and | bachelor, Misses Pearl and Edith! pything against the liquor traffic! Niagara. Don’ts have been put on| W\ W. Park for Trustee, Col.| never a kid, didst never feel what tt | ; en some wild-eyed quadruped. John Z\on was born near Danville, } Be course did not get offended under the conditions. Walter shouted at the} top of his voice “It’s a girl.” His mother, Mrs. Satterlee of Ft. Svott, | is staying with her sonfor a few weeks. } Last Sabbath several of little Miss | gentlemen friends gathered at her| home to celebrate her eleventh birth- day. Miss Gertrade was in her high-| est glory in presiding over the crowd | of little folks. Miss Helen Wort had charge of the song department, Miss | Wilma Smith of tntroducing polite ness into the party, Misses Martha Park and Bessie Wolfe acted the part of old maids with not much to say at such gatherings, Joe Wollfe and Earl Draper the part of an old Walker tended to the eatables. AARON The “kids” of Butler are expertenc- | ing their “don'ts” as bad as Mark | Twain his “drys” from the signs at about all the exhbilerating nolsy! sports so necessary to healthy boys, and girls, and as a final climax has | been added the edict against roller skating on sidewalks. Say, you old chronic bundle of nerves, were you was to have to work off a super- abundance of energy and enthustasm or just “bust?” Or did you just hap- pen, and all your life been cheertsh- ing a grouch against these romping | youngsters. This plea against scare- ing horses {a getting so bad that we | may all be forced to tiptoe around | and speak in whispers lest we fright- Judge and Mrs. F. M. Steele receiv- ed word of the death of Isaac Snod- grass, which occurred at his home fn | Spokane, Wash., on March 12th of | diseases incident to extreme old age. | Mr. Snodgrass was a ploneer settler of Bates county. He married Miss Susan E., daughter of Judge JohnD. | Myer, and sister of Mrs. F, M. Steele. duty and he done 1%. He was mar. ied to Miss Lucinda Keton and to thie union were born five children, one having passed on before and 4 Uving, 2 girls and 2 boys, one son end daughter at Mendon, Mo., one daughter.at Pittsburg, Kansas, and Frank living on the farm. Two of his children were present at his ‘death. His firat wife died in Feb. 1874, He was married to Miss Mat- tie Wood in 1879, who with 4 chil- dren are left to mourn. He joined the Missionary Kaptist church at Mt. Vernon a few -years ago. John Jinn was a clever man, upright with his dealings with his fellow men. He lived part of his time in Kans., he belonged to the 9th Kans. When his ther died he bought the home farm bs miles north of Virginia and lived there for many years. Last summer he bought property in Virginia and moved there as his health had been {ling for years. He will be missed by his old neighbors and friends and -Indness of speech and ways will long be remembered. His body was laid in the Keton cemetery. O. M. Drysdale of Braymer, Mo., who spent a few days {n Virginia the firat oflast week, returned to his home Thursday. Some of our people have planted | potatoes and sowed oats and get- ting ready to plant corn. Col. Denning is busy flaishing husk- ing his last year’s big crop of corn. Truman Gilbert, the weather man, says we will have a bumper corn crop this year. Dr. Smith reports Mrs. Nicholas Adams as on the sick list. Mrs. John Zino left Saturday for Mendon, Mo., to make her home with her stepson. John Harper shipped hogs to Kan- sas City Tuesday. . Rev. Shelton and Dr. Smith were duck hunting Monday forenoon. Charley Wort’s mother-in-law and her eon are visiting him this week. ’ They are from Nebraska. The two great political partys beach placed a Parktown man ‘at the head of thelr township ticket. D C. Wolfe heads the Democratic and W. W. Park the Republican for the second term. The Parktown eltizens are rejoicing over being 80 highly favored as to have one of thelr citizens 60 highly honored eith- er way the election goes. These gen- tlemen are nominated for the high- est office of trust their party can give and now the Parktown people will have to walt patiently to see which trust busts the other trust The program of the inaugurat balt will be announced later. James Cuzick was showing some fine ears of corn in Virginia Satur- | day that he rateed last year. He leaves a widow and five sons and | one daughter, Mrs. Judge Lane, of | Spokane; two brothere, J. E. and William Snodgrass, of this county. Mr. Snodgrass left Bates county 24 | years ago to settle in the west. He has prospered to a marked degree, | and is rated high financially. He owns large tracts of land in Wash- | ington, besides city property in| Spokane. He visited here during the World’s Fair and met many of hie! old acquatntances, besides making | new ones. | Ata meeting of Marmaduke Camp | No, 615, U. C. V. held at the court! house on Saturday, March 20th, considerable business was transact- | ed of interest to the camp. Miss) Nellle T. Smith was unanimously elected sponsor to the national en- campment to be held in Memphis in May, 1909. All members present | patd their annual dues and the ad- | jutant was instructed to notify all) other members to pay promptly in| order that she camp may be able to | pay its annual dues and get recogn!- | tion in the national encampment. | I. M. Smith authorized to collect | dues and report at the next regular | meeting, April 17sh, 1909. | Rev. C. V. Criss was returned to Butler by the M. E. Conference held at Sedalia last week. Rev. Criss is quite popular not only with his own | congregation, but all the people of | Butler and his re-appointment here give general satisfaction. Mona, the fourteen year old dabgh- serof Mr. and Mrs. Claud B. Strange, died at the family home in Summit township on Tuesday, of pneumonia, after a short illness. The remains were taken to Cass county lor inter- ment. Walter Satterlee ran against an apple tree the other day and of SPRING SHOE SALE After consolidating our two shoe stocks we find that we have many lines on hand that conflict with others and we are going to close out these at unheard of prices. These shoes are all good solid, sensible up-to-date goods— Many styles of High Grade Shoes that are snappy and stylish—But they must go with the rest. Mens Work Shoes Worth up to $5 Former Prices $2.50, $3, $3.50 NOW $3.65 |“ $2.25 One lot of Men’s Congress Shoes—Good Ones Worth up to $2.50. Sale Price $1.00 Ladies’ Shoes $2.50 Shoes........ $1.75 $2.25 Shoes......... 1 50 $1.50 Shoes......... 1.50 Men’s Shoes Ladies’ Fine Shoes $4.00 Shoes......... $3.1 5 $3.50 Shoes......... $3.50 Shoes......... 2.25 Children’s Shoes One tet of BRE ices crcseeenavendcreres $1.50 RUBBER BOOTS No dai cyiciarseveses 1.15 . —. 95 Worth $3.50 and $4 ay Now $2.75 There are many, many good staple Shoes here at genuine bargain prices. WE MUST SELL THEM.—We have more goods than we can use and we are taking this method of disposing of them.—YOU REAP THE BENEFIT. This is a straight, legitimate sale, Comein and look at these bargains. spring shoes now. You can save money. REMEMBER THE PLACE. Hiram Nichols Shoe Co “The Big Shoe Store ” ww’ En E_E te = o MDE B@=pGeapu HE Be Buy your J.8. Taylor, Democratic commit | © P. Wilson had teams hauling his Tom Walowrlght, the popular car- Caroline Clara Hessing died at the pop teeman from Shawnee township, Was | tobacco crop to Butler on Monday, rier on No 6, is in receipts of a lester home of her mother, Mrs. Jacob — visttor at THe Times office | for shipment to Louteville, Ky. He from his brother, J. W. Watnwright, ey 3}, miles west of Butler, on uesday. raised six acres of tobacco on the who has been for several months at ’ ngs “ - pee tne r wn! There are no races In Missourt, and | Dr. Whipple place, a8 Pleasant Gap, Presido Monterey, Cal., attending hes ite i aps vias Laie veg oe } fnees church fr > so far as we know, none in the gener |and realized something over efx the government sehooi of musketry. sea rah RaW A wane % 3 ras hi $ this | thousand pounds of choice tobacco. | Only the erack shots are chosen to ere Se EO Ses ieee al neighborhood of this state at this | thc ad p obacec y crac ota are chose fins th ORK HU commen: ALE time, yet we find that @ bank clerk | He sald he used the yasoline torch | avtend this school and are then made is under arrest charged with stealing | system to get rid of the moths that | sharp shooters. Will writes thas he in order to “play the races.” Law, | produce the tobacco worm. Hehad expects to work to gos on theeompe after all, does not make good men | 6 dozen gasoline torches end titlon team thas goes. to Chicago eat fee Ventas ulis, Raelaesleah Hie and women; good men and women would ses the r ous around thepatch this summer, and we belleve he will | ushand, tather, sister and five chile make a law for themselves.—Ss,/| 80 that the moths would be attract. make 1. If he does, he will come dren in that time. The grandfather Louis Times. ed to the flames. home on # furlongh. was buried a week so last Monday. DRESS-UP FOR EASTER. Culver {nforms us that this fe the elghth time he has officiated as un- dertaker for Mrs. Hessing within the Bloomer Suits For Little Tommie.................. $1.50 to 5.00 Knickerbocker Suits For George.................5: $3.00 to 7.50 Stylish Suits---Long Pants---age 12 to 15........... $5.00 to 9.00 Swell Suits For Youths---age 16 to21............ $7.50 to 15.00 Nobby Suits For Young Men...................5. $10.00 to 20,00 The Celebrated K N & F Suits Wor nBy the Best Dressers in America...............0seeeees $15.00 to 25.00 FOR RELIABLE CLOTHES. = EASTER HATS GO TO J O EF MEY E. R THE CLOTHIER. DRESS el 4 VESTS