The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 12, 1910, Page 1

— wy pong | Che Butler Weekly Cimes. VOL. XXXII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1910. FOSTER. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harvey, of St. Louis, were here last week attending the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Steele. Ed. Lewis, an old-time Foster boy, is visiting friends at this place. Dr. Rhoades reports a boy May 7th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gleason near Independence. On account of the heavy rain Fri- day the Inter-State trains failed to ar- rive from the east Saturday, but Sun- day morning they came west in bunches. The heavy rain of last week made people rush their stock out of the river pastures. Will Hargrove and wife, of Fort Scott, Kansas, came in on the Missou- ri Pacific Thursday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin. Mrs. Nellie Armstrong, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frankenfield, south of town, de- parted for Prescott, Kansas, Thurs- day. She was accompanied by her brother, John Frankenfield, as far as Pleasanton. . D. H. Arbogast and daughter, Ada, were passenger's to Pleasanton Thurs- day for Rich Hill, after a week’s visit in Foster. Mrs. Harry Robb and family, who had been spending the winter with her parents at this place and Mrs. Ramsey, departed Sunday for Thomas Marshal, A. H. Loyd; Assessor, Law- rence Scott; Collector, W. J. Parlier; Aldermen South Ward, D. H. Arbo- gast and H. H. Havely; North Ward, Dr. A. H. Rhodes and C. B. Cullison. The new officers were sworn in Tuesday. Miss Minnie Shofner left Friday for North Missouri to visit her sister. Grandpa Goodenough mourns the death of the old family mare, which occurrred last week. She was raised by Mr. Goodenough, sixteen miles west of Bloomington, McLean coun- ty, Illinois, and was 34 years old at the time of her death. J. L. Morehouse was a business visitor to Pleasanton Thursday. Paul Laughlin was a passenger on the Inter-State Thursday morning for Blue Mound, Kansas, where he went to attend the graduating exercises at that place. Rev. Whitsett, of Butler, preached at Salem Sunday at 11 a. m. and at night. George Selders and Mr. Metzner left for Kansas City Sunday over the Kansas City Southern. Mrs. Franklin and daughter, Una, attended church Sunday at Salem and spent the day with Mrs. Henderson Miller, Arthur Cobb left the first of the week for Spokane, Washington. DINAH. | Wallie has been_on_the complaining James Saecre-passedthrough Park VIRGINIA. Geo. Ruble visited his stepmother and his brother, John, at Rockville, Mo. Mrs. O. M. Drysdale and Mrs. Jim Strain, of Amoret, were the guests of Mrs. Drysdale’s mother, Mrs. G. W. Park, Tuesday of last week. Frank Porter was, attacked by wolves in his hog lot a few nights ago. Tink Hedger was doing carpenter work for Miss Rachel Park last week, and John Beckett, of Adrian, came Saturday to plaster a couple of rooms for her. She is getting her, house fixed up in modern style, and no doubt, some of the old bachelors are already thinking it would be a good place to board. Grandma Minton was on the sick list last week. Fred Simpson, census enumerator of Charlotte township, was in Park- town last week. The school teachers are calling on the directors now-a-days and giving them their sweetest smiles. Mr. and Mrs. Sims, who moved on the Towers farm this spring, attended preaching at the M. E. Church Sab- bath. Na Mike Wallie’s sister, of Oklahoma, came Saturday to see him. Mr. county, Kansas. They were accom- panied by Mrs. Robb’s father, A. H. Loyd, as far as Kansas City. The city election passed off quietly Saturday. The following officers wereelected: Mayor, C.C. Swarens; SSS eerste EE Eee (See page three for obituary of Mre D, W. Steele.) Ihave a number of inquiries for farms. If you wish to sell, list with me. C. W. HESS. 28tf Butler, Mo. Great . Bargains in Shirt Waists, Wash Suits, Skirts, Trimmed Hats, Muslin Underwear, Hosiery, Shoes, Etc., Etc. ~.this Sale. list for sometime. Miss Elsie Williams, of Merwin, is visiting her brother, Jessie. The Mulberry Band will give an ice cream supper at Virginia Wednesday night, May 25th. Everybody come Counters Piled High With Merchandise | The MAY SALE Rolls On! ; | ‘ InAll Sale History At This Season NoGreater Values Were Ever Known Selling grows brisker as this Sale moves onward. Every Depart- ment presents its quota of low price quotations. ables of all kinds, Spring’s and Summer’s finest fashions, accessor- ies of dress, fabrics and yard goods of all kinds, home needfuls and staple lines price-dropped toa degree disastrous to many other stores. That Now Is The Time For Liberal Purchasing Because Of Large Savings Is Apparent to All Who Peruse These Items. We are getting in constantly lots of New Goods Especially for 3 For this week we will offer as Specials on -'THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, MAY 12, 13.and 14 One lot of high grade Brooches, new, just in. Worth upto$1,00each_ - Special for three days only 25 Cents Alot our quotations for last week 4 Here are wear- good for this week and help the boys buy their new uni- forms and get in shape -to furnish popular music for public occasions. Remember, we are at your service at any and all times. Don’t forget the date, May 25th, 1910. The big rain Friday caught some. of our people in Butler, and they could not get home on account of the roar- ing Miami. James Cuzick has returned from Kentucky, where he went to see his brother. Young Aaron attended Sunday School Sabbath. The lesson was on strong drink. From the way the christian voters handled the lesson and told how strong drink poisoned the body and soul and finally destroy- ed both, Young Aaron can’t help but think that the christian voters will vote for Statewide Prohibition in Missouri this fall. Of course, the christian voter will not vote for any- thing that destroys his fellowman in Missouri or anywhere else. Miss Georgia Smith is still on the | sick list, Mrs. John Hedger reports every- | thing quiet in her neighborhood. | Vane Walker brought home a new riding cultivator Mondry. ©. W. Wolfe gave his granddaugh- ter, Miss Josephine Simpson, a riding | pony. town Monday in his two-horse buzz wagon, Some think that the corn that.was planted before the rain, will have to be planted over. Some fields are | badly washed out. If you want Good Shoes buy ‘Peters’ Diamond Brand Shoes.” They are absolutely the Best. We sell them. Y terrae night. ¢ a Mrs. Clark Draper is reported | slowly improving. A number of our pretty school marms are getting ready to attend the Summer Normal at Warrensburg. Game Warden John Harper came home Monday. Ike Dawson has bought a new farm, Miss Mary Ethel Harper spent last week with her grandma, Mrs. Dave Bean, living on the poor farm. Mrs. Robert McCann fell out of the door and sprained her elbow. It is very painful. Monday Mike Wallie was not so well. Tuesday morning Grandma Crooks reported no better. Ben Cumifort, of Amsterdam, pass- ed through Parktown Tuesday. Happy is the young man that when a long way from home hunting a school finds his sweetheart in time for supper. Everett Drysdale and Emmett Burk spent Monday of last week at Hard- inger’s picking-out seed corn. W.-M. Hardinger and wife, J. C. Crosswhite and wife, Perry and Edna Burk, Charley Crosswhite and Lee} Hardinger, of Mt. Carmel, attended the graduating exercises at Butler| NUMBER 29 Mulberry and Western Bates. Miss Ola Nichols was visiting at her sister's, Mrs. Clara Good, near Ams- terdam, last week. Miss Bonnie Wolf is to be the teacher at Hot Water the fall term. Chas. R. Bowman and family were callers at Harland Porter's Sunday afternoon. Miss Edna Blaylock of Amoret was visiting her friend, Miss Elva Beall, this week. Mr. and Mrs, Pete Morwood gave a party Wednesday night in honor of Stanley's fifteenth birthday, a very pleasant evening was spent, a nice supper of ice cream and cake was served. The young folks departed for home ata late hour. The follow- ing were there: Misses Elva and Grace Beall, Stella Nichols, Faye Stillwell, Marie Williams, Laura Hedrick, Edna Blaylock, Bessie Wil- son, Orla Sargent, Laura Roberts. Messrs. Harlo Gardener, Prof. Wil- son, Clarence Nichols, Charlie Rob erts, Cecil Porter, Jake Mitts and Fred Roberts. Misses Maud, Irene.and Hazel Ew- bank visited with their aunt, Mrs. Jennie Porter, Wednesday, W. J. Bard was a caller at Harland Porter's Tuesday. He informed us {that his new house would soon be Unaand Olive Judy, Ivali | twp. were: | Ayers, Landon Wheeler, Edna Burk, May and Lois Clark, Carmine Lusk, | Charley Crosswhite, Lee Hardinger, Marie Jenson, Maud Martin, Beatrice Silvers, Glenn Pahlmann and Ruby Albin. Miss Una Judy won the flag and the scholarship for girls in the Butler High School. Charley Cross- white won the scholarship for boys in the Butler High School. Charlotte has a right to feel proud over getting two scholarships out of six in the county. J. C. Crosswhite and wife visited last week. ready for them, Kingsley Gardener of Amoret made a business trip to Omaha, Nebraska, last week. T. A. Oline sold the seven lots east of the Christian church in Amoret, to J. W. Payton last week, deal made by the hustling real estate men, Bow- man & Detwiler. John Dykman and family visited at R. Bohlken'’s Thursday and Friday. Harland Porter received the sad news last Wednesday that his mother was not expected to live. He left Amoret Thursday morning, would relatives in Rich’ Hill Wednesday of |#"tive at Clarinda, Towa, that same evening. His mother’s home is in Mr. Fleming is still bothered with pleurisy. | The telephone wire was struck by| lightning near Mt. Carmel church | Friday during the storm and burned | Gravity, Iowa, but she had been taken to Killingsworth Hospital in Clarinda for treatment. Weller & Smalley of Mulberry are drilling a well for R. N. Word in Amoret. in two. Mrs. McCann had the misfortune to fall Friday, while looking after her chickens, and severely sprained her | arm. We hear of another wedding to be in about two months or until this fall. The bride is a most charming young lady. The groom is a very success-| ful young farmer. | Miss Hawkins visited friends at | drian over Sunday. There will be Children's Day exer- cises at Mt. Carmel church the last | Sunday in May. Everybody invited to attend. | Shearing sheep time is here. * Rev. Stille filled his appointment at} Mt. Carmel Sunday at 3 p. m. YOUNG AARON. Mens’, Women’s and Children’s, Ox- fords, Slippers and Shoes. ¢ ¢ ’ Real Estate Transfers. Warranty Deeds. Chas Price to Jos Blocher et al 40 a sec 22 Deer Creek $1,800. Gus Keinberger to U. G. Ayres lot 3 blk 15 W Side Add Butler $610. U. G. Ayres to B. F. Ayres same property $610. Lee M Sims to Reec Geer 80a sec 19 Mt. Pleasant $7,200. F F Hatton to J W Rissler pt lots 5 and 6 blk 85 Rich Hill $7,000. J A Campbell to H M Steecker lot 18 blk 23 Amoret $250. Robt Carr to AH Carr 1a sec 17 Osage $100. Notice to Candidates. A. B. Stone, Secretary and Treas- urer of the Bates County Democratic Central Committee, will be at the County Clerk’s office in Butler, Sat- urday, May 14, 1910, for the benefit of Democratic candidates, who desire to make deposit as required by Sec. 6 | Wilson ja visit from his niece, Robert Braden of Butler visited with his daughter, Mrs. Clyde Moore, near Amoret last week. The following people visited at the David Clark home Sunday: Mr, and Mrs. A. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. F. Stilwell and daughter, Faye, H. R. and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Morwood. Henry Dykman and family and John Dykman and family visited at J. H. Leiner’s Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner and Mr. and Mrs. John Taute visited at E. Taute’s Sunday. Henry Gardener has been enjoying Miss Irene Izatt, of Worland. The following were visitors at J. . H. Leiner’s Tuesday: Miss Sena Bohl- ken, Mrs. Ekke Taute, Mrs. John Dykman and two children, Maggie and Willie, and Mrs. R. Bohlken. E. C. Longwell, the hustling man- ager of the lumber yard at Amoret, took a day off Thursday and went to Kansas City to attend the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Knights of Pythias. L. C. Wilson & Son sold the E. S. Purdy stock of goods Wednesday to D. A. Beck. The Amsterdam Knights of Pythias sent a large delegation to Kansas City Thursday under the captainship of that jolly young business man, Will Dye. RAMBLER. Your next suit at Black & Arnold. Dickinson Will Run Again. Jefferson City, May 9.—The fol- lowing candidates for office filed their declarations with the secretary of state today: C.C. Dickinson of Primary Election Law of 1910. td Bethel'M. E. Church, South, Con- ference. The Bethel M. E. Church, South, will hold the third quarterly confer- ence the first Saturday and Sunday in June. Rev. Beasley will preach Clinton for the Democratic nomi- nation for Congress in the Sixth Dis- trict, A. A. Whitsett, of Harrison- ville, for the Democratic nomination for circuit judge in the Seventh Dis- trict, John A. Gilliam, of St. Louis, for the Republican nomination for circuit judge in the Eighth District. Spring wool suits Black & Arnold.