The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 10, 1910, Page 7

a: G. C. Fisher, of Mingo, orders The Times to his address at Urich. FOR RENT—80 acres of land 3 miles south east of Butler. N. M. Nestlerode, Butler, No. 5. ‘Mrs. J. C. Brown left to-day noon for an extended visit with relatives in lowa and Minnesota. ° Mr. and Mrs. James Baker, of Deep Water, were pleasant callers at The Times office while in Butler on Monday. Elizabeth Chapel Christian Church. —Sunday, Feb. 13. . Bible School, 10:30. Preaching at 3 p. m. by Wm. M. Mayfield. For Sale or Rent—Good 40, 80, 160, 240 and 320 acre farms on good terms. Also some work stock to sell. Its: J. B. Duvall, Butler, Mo. SALESMEN WANTED—to look after our interest in Bates; and ad- jacent counties. Salary or Commis- sion. Address The Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland, O. Eugene Franklin was excused from jury servicé because of the serions illness of his sister-in-law, Mrs, A. G. Franklin, of Kansas City, who is not expected to live. One lot boys storm collar over- coats cut to $1.50 for 15 days. Black & Arnold Clcthing Co. Little Nellie, the 12 months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. E. B, Borron, had her hand badly burned Monday night, by falling against the heating stove in the sitting room. Cards are out for the marriage of Blaine McCullough, of Cass county, and Mfss Ruby Owen, daughter of M. V. Owen, of Adrian, on next Wed- nesday, February 16th, 1910. - Childs knee pants suits worth up to $3 for 15 days $1. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Black & Arnold have finished in- voicing and report a very substantial gain in their year’s business. Hav- ing doubled their stock are ina bet- ter position than ever before to serve you. One lot mens overcoats cut to $2.50 to close out. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. W. H. Porter, of Great Falls, Mont., is visiting the family of Joe T. Smith. He is a brother of Mrs. Smith. This is his first trip to Butler and he expresses admiration for our town and county. : Boys $3 high cut shoes $2.50. Boys $2.50 high cuts $1.75. Clarence Howe, of Amsterdam, 2 Democrats. Americ MP i New Styles in QUALITY Mens wool underwear worth $2 cut to $1.25 per suit. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. The stork brought a little daughter | to W. ‘A. Baker’s home, in Pleasant Gap township, early Saturday morn- ing. This makes six children, equal- | ly divided as to sex, and William says he hasn’t any too many yet. Chas. Kinney, of the Butler Post: | \office, held a civil service examina- | \tion at the west school building last Saturday afternoon to select two enumerators to take the census of Mt. Pleasanttownship. Twenty-three ap- | plicants took the examination. Hugh Howe, of Grand River, and | Miss Alta Weir were united in mar- riage at the home of the bride’s par- ‘ents, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Weir, at Adrian on last Tuesday. These are very worthy and popular young peo* ple. A small house in the east part of town, occupied by Babe Card and owned by Ab. Cunningham, was burned at an early hour Tuesday morning. When Babe awoke his bed was on fire, and he had a: close call. The origin of the fire is not known. Six inches of snow fell here Tues- day night from 8 to 11 oclock. It was a great surprise to everyone as Tues- day was a perfect spring day. A tele- phone message on Wednesday morn- Ting from Kansas City to one of our business men said that snow was so heavy in Wisconsin that it was impos- sible to move trains and traffic was blockaded. For 15.days we will sell one lot corduroy pants $1, one lot corduroy coats $2. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. The following grand jury was sworn in and instructed by Judge Denton on Monday afternoon: Wilks Chapman, Buel Mudd, Wallace Lewis, John Speer, Charles Spillman, John Sellinger, E. E. Laughlin, T. Ed. Britt, Frank Strickland, I. M. Bolting- house, T. B. Fager and J. W.,Cham- bers. The last three names were substituted for William Durst, Dick Belt and Eugene Franklin, drawn by the county court and excused by Judge Denton. James B. Clay received his certifi- cate from the State Board of Pharm- acy on Wednesday making him a reg- | istered Pharmacist. James took the | “The Daylight Store.’* DON’T IT MAKE A FELLER THINK SOME— This Clothes Business? Style, Fit, Quality «— Combined with workmanship makes real value. The place to get a square deal is here. We are showing. SPRING 1910 We Invite YOU—Come! an Clo. House CORNER Hats Shirts Shoes Mra H. L. Johnson} of this city, favors us with renewal. Q. 0. Roberts, of Adrian No. 4, | Monday and boosted his dates ahead, | the spelling contest. We expect to sends remittance for renewal. “S)eeth” the Insurance Man, 13tf|Mr. Wyse and his good wife expect more work. Prof. Geo. H. Pahlman | Uncle Jake Bracken called and re- newed for his good wife, Aunt Ellen. E. N. McCormack, a substantial | farmer on Butler route one, called | and enrolled for The Times. Some good bargains in second hand | wheels, T. W. Legg. 16-2t Col. James N. Sharp called Satur- throughout the country to instruct here is exceptionally good. Irene day evening and expressed his appre- their mail carriers that they are not to Eubanks, Maude Eubanks, Mona ciation over Dickinson's election. Jas. Sacre and wife, of Charlotte, were in Butler Saturday, and Jim fa- vored us with a call and renewal. One lot mens suits worth $10 to| $15 for $7.50. 15 days only. 7 Black & Arnold Clothing Co. * Ex-Sheriff J. R. Simpson was a pleasant caller while in Butler Mon- day and favored us with renewal. | | County court met in regular session in the county clerk’s office on Mon- day, with all members present. The court will probably be in session the most of the week. Ihave a number of inquiries for farms. If you wish to sell, list with me. C. W. HESS. 28tf Butler, Mo. Prof. Ira L. Ludwick writes us from Duran, New Mexico, felicitating us over Dickinson’s big majority. He reports his school at that place as progressing nicely. | Herman Crow, a successful young | teacher of Adrian, and his sister, Miss Effie Crow, were in Butler Saturday and made us a pleasant call, and re- newed for their mother, Mrs. M. J. Crow. Native lumber $1.50 at Ed. Daniels saw mill on Miami at Fort Scott cross- ing. Walnut framing timber $3.00. 15-2t :-: Frank Tyler. W. C. Self, missionary Baptist as- ;meant for such purpose, in a sealed |and jewelry. One man held the pas- | iy | Black & Arnold Clothing Co. H. H. Wyse called while in Butler | a habit of about thirty years standing. to spend the summer at ElDorado Springs. He thinks the harmony | meeting at ‘Kansas City, contributed | materially to Dickinson's success, and we confess that we think that it had its weight. | The postoffice department at Wash- ington has notified postmasters | bother with loose coins put in boxes | to pay postage on mail matter. Pa- trons are required to put their money envelope, or a piece of wrapping pa- per, tied with a string, so that it can | be easily taken from the box by the carrier. The redoubtable Col. Bill Doan was before our city council at its last meeting, asking for a franchise through the city of Butler for an elec- tric street.line. He explained that the line was. to run from Butler to Rockville, tapping the coal fields in Lone Oak and Pleasant Gap town- ships. The Colonel claims to repre-| sent a company of Chicago capitalists who are very anxious to build this road after he has promoted it. The council took the Colonel’s proposition | under advisement and asked for addi- | tional data. Three masked robbers held up the | passengers of a chair car, on a Mis- souri Pacific train out of Pittsburg, Kansas, Saturday night. About twen- ty persons were in the car, several of | them women, and all were searched | and their valuables taken. It is} thought the robbers realized about | $400.00 in cash, besides watches) sengers covered with two revolvers, while his two companions did the | searching act. They left. the car at| Cornell, and it is thought made their | sociation, will begin a meeting at New Hope Baptist Church Wednesday night, six miles southwest of Butler, abandoned mine, of which that sec-| township, and Foster schools are and will continue as long as interest is good. Rev. A. S. Gwinn, of the Baptist church, was called to Earlsboro, Okla., on Monday by the death of his sister, Mrs. Anna Bryant. Deceased was about 50 years old and was born in Saline county, this state. examination before the Board at Jef- ferson City on January 10th and pass- Feed McCofnon’s Poultry Com- pound to your chickens, and they will way across the state line into Missou- | riand are probably hiding in some | tion abounds. | Kerr A. Tyler, of Kansas City, died | at the home of ‘his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Tyler, in Butler, Monday morning. He was taken sick with a throat trouble and ,came to Butler about six weeks ago. Deceased was about 38 years of age. He was born and raised in this county. He went to Kansas City in 1900 to accept a ed with a high grade. Fifty-three) 4, the rest—L. A. Fuller, Butler, | Position with the Frisco road. Last other students took the examinatiofi at that time. Cedar precinct, in Dade county, failed to hold an election an February eee Se Mo. 14-5t:-: Our old friend Ove Harris, clerk of July Mr. Tyler was unfortunate in losing his left foot by the accidental of a shotgun. He was on Bates county and has, made good in|andtake a hunt, when he met with the new country. He sends remit-| the ag|tance to put his subscription ahead little daughter. into 1913. _ J. W. Blount and_ wife, of Coffey u., Were visiting relatives in accident. He leaves a wife and - We have 600 bushels of 1. Monday. ‘They had been| for ale inaure of Ganz ‘ship. Miss Christie is teacher and is | wees | BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS | This is another well kept school room. AND TEACHERS. | The attendance is very good and all | the patrons are taking a good interest By County Superintendent P. M. Allison ry : jin the work as well as the pupils. Fie ect cokeel wiated Bip week! | 1... pavein Scheel hes thilen effin was Woodland, in West Boone town- | : ss : the enrollment considerably, due to ithe burning of the New Home mine. Those in attendance are doing good work with Prof. Lacey Eastburn as startiug in on her first school. She had made a very careful study of the | work and found no difficulty in or-| , ganizing her school. Tlie pupils snc teacher. The pupils took hold of all up the work with a determination to | Sts given them very willingly and succeed and we are quite sure if they made a good showing. We left some do their part well the school will be 4 special work for them to do on a few very successful one | special subjects and we have no ts oan : | doubts as to the results. Prof. East- Over at Bethel, in Charlotte town-| burn js satisfying his patrons. ship, they are doing their best on all| lig gem things. Here we found one of the Down on Happy Hill, in Pleasant neatest, cleanest and best kept rooms | 78? township, every thing is moving we ne visited and best ofall the|"°'?, nicely with Miss Laura Bolin as teacher, Miss Mayme McKibben, is|‘®@her. The pupils are good work- the one that looks after this. The|°"S and take a good interest in all ventilation and lighting of the room BcHOO! werk. This school house has axe looked after with equal care,|°ce? built for more than twenty They havea “Polite Club” in ‘this YOU'S and the desks that are in the school that is worth while and is do. | wom eee “DY in when the ing much’ good, The house has just building was first used for school. been painted and looks much better | They are as good as new yet and no room in the county can equal them asaresult. This is one of the best on this one: Darieulan coin Tt school yards in the county if they I adage se “\has never been adesk broken nor only had a few trees. : carved with a knife in the hands of The Virginia school is composed of | some thoughtless boy, in fact such bright boys and girls who are Willing hoys are not known down there. to work. They took up all work giv-| phe people of this district take a good en them with a good will and made a} interest in school work and will re- very creditable showing. Martha} syond to anything along this line with Park spelled all the words used in| 9 good will, I may be a little partial to this school and patrons, having taught here several years, but I must say that better people would be hard to find. visit this school again soon and give | is teacher and takes a good interest in all work pretaining to the profession, Pleasant Valley, in Lone Oak town- Eldorado school, in Homer town-| ship, is doing well with Miss Winnie ship, is moving nicely under the di-| Sheppard as teacher. The pupils took rection of Miss Grace Darr as teacher. | up the test with a good will and made They are doing some of the best|a very creditable showing. They work on Nature Study in this school] have put in a good set of maps and of any in the county. The attendance | find use for them every day. The at- tendance is good and the work in every particular is very sati Marie Gough of Peru was visiting, her school being closed on that day. The reading circle was very well attended in Deep Water township Saturday considering the day and roads. All the members but one responded and took an active part in the work. Miss Stella Dale, the chairman of the Summit circle, was present and assisted in the work. Miss Dale has one of the best circles in the county. The next meeting of the Deep Water circle will be held in Johnstown, March 5th, when we ex- pect to have a joint meeting of Deep Water, Spruce and Mingo circles. The meeting will begin at 9:00 o'clock a. m. in order to get through in time for the Teachers and Patrons meet- ing in the afternoon. Bowan, Bennett Gardener and Ruby Albin have neither been tardy or ab- sent during this term and Ruby Al- in has been tardy but once in the last six years and she lives one and one-half miles from school. Teachers some times say that they can not do anything to secure prompt and regu- lar attendance but Miss Darr has a different opinion on this. However, parents should look after this much more than they do. Just one word in spelling was missed by the entire school in a week. Over at Green View, in Walnut township, they are doing good work with Miss Willia Darr as teacher. This school is doing good work on Nature study also. The pupils are very willing workers and are just about in the notion to take the dia- graming of sentences for me. These pupils made a good showing on all work given them. Miss Darr is one of our best teachers and is satisfying | all concerned. D. C. Mize. The above name appears in our an- nouncement column as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Up at Mt. Zion the work is moving Recorder of Bates county. Mr. Mize well and the pupils are always ready | was born in Clark county, Kentucky, for atest and make good showings in 1848. He came to Missouri in 1858 on them. Miss Emily Woodfin is} nd Jecated in Johnson county. Dur- teacher and is doing yood work. The | jng the Civil War enlisted in the Con- teacher and pupils of this school have | federate Army at the age of 15 years bought several new library books, | and served till the close of struggle. wire to put a new fence around the|}{e was educated in the common yard and have fifteen dollars left for | schools and Westminster College. more books. | Taught school in Bates county in Down at Old Walnut the attendance | 1874-75. Sept. 26th of the later year is not very good due to sickness and | married a Bates county girl, Miss diphtheria which is in joining dis-|Clara J. Jennings. Came to Butler tricts. Virginia school, in New Home |in 1882 as manager of-a store for J. H. Christopher, of Warrensburg. Af- ter two years severed connection there from and entered the employ of Sam Levy & Co. with whom continued for eighteen years, retiring therefrom July ist, 1908, since which time has been engaged in farming. . Mr. Mize closed orf the account of it. Miss Nel- lie Lee is teacher and is doing good work and has her pupils taking good interest. The board here contem- plates putting in a new black-board soon. This is the only school that has the room fumigated asa preven-|is an elder of the Christian Church. tative against disease. Was for years an active member of Standish school is doing good work | the K. of P. and Odd Fellows, and under Miss Edith Ward as teacher. | has attained to the degree of Knight This is nota very large school but|Templar in Masonry. For the past at a special time of day. It is useless | by Judge Ellison, on Monday handed to say that I shall accept. down an opinion reversing the lower Over at Independence school the} court in the case of Henry vs. Mis- teacher Miss Mattie Charles is sick souri Pacific Ry. Company from Bates and Miss Maude Briscoe is substitu-|county. Young Henry lost his leg in ing for her. Miss Briscoe is doing] an accident at the turnstile at the Mo. good work and handles a school as] Pac. depot, while assisting the men though she has been in the work be-|in charge to turn the E branch fore. The pupils are very quiet and — ae