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he Butler W VOL. XXXIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1911. FOSTER. - Mrs. A. G. Metzler is reported cn the sick list. A few more days like Sunday the corn will put on the golden slippers. Mrs. 'N. T. Badgett is reported on the puny list this hot weather. Joe Scholes came in from Peoria, Illinois Saturday. Aunt Sue Bartler, of Butler, is visit- ing Mrs. M. C. Miller and at the Col- lier home south of town. Ovid Plymell who has been absent a couple of weeks on a vacation, re- turued home Saturday. J. W. Darby returned from Butler Thursday. The ’Squire is quite popular at Butler. visitor a couple of days last week. Miss Pearl Badgett returned from her visit at Nevada Sunday. | Mike Haley, an old time Foster boy is here visiting his uncle, A. H. Loyd and family. Born, June 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Mullis a boy. Born June 27th to Mr. and Mrs. | Charley Ferrel a boy. G. B. Plymell and A..G. Metzler have their concrete walk in front of their place of business completed. Mrs. W. M. Lyle, who has been in| kansas City for a month receiving medical treatment, returned home Sunday on the west bound Mo. Pac. She was accompanied by her daugh- ter, Edythe, who holds a position as stenographer for the Independent Oil Co. in the city. A. G. Metzler has completed a con- crete walk around his beautiful city residence. Mr. Metzler does not only advocate keeping up his nome town, | but practices what he preaches. L. E. Deaton and family left Mon- day fora week’s stay at El Dorado jing monument to the memory of} ithe grave of Charley D. Havely. Windle McHenry was a Butler) Spring to drink from its health-giving | They were employed by Uucle Sam fountain. ‘Johny go oil the car” will hold down the section while Mr. Deaton is absent. T. J. Day, the Butler tombstone man, was down ‘last week superin- tending the erection of a fine monu- ment at the grave of Judge Sullens and wife. The monument is a nice one and will not only stand as a last- Judge Sullens, but will show the | splendid workmanship of the Day) iMarble Works of Butler. has done considerable work at the Salem cemetery and when this work is viewed by tne people, they will speak well for the Butler Marble Works. Healso put up a stone at as teachers. and reared at Foster and will be re- membered by many as Miss Tula: Davis. schoolmates are readers of The Times and will be delighted to know some- , thing of their trip and voyage which we expect to give later. Mrs. Murry was born Quite a number of her old DINAH. Mulberry and Western Bates. Dr. J. C. Sageser and Clark Taylor left Saturday for Elsworth county, Mr. Day | Kansas, where they were called to identify a team of mules that were stolen from Mr. Taylor in the fall of 1908. David R. Braden, who is spend- ing his summer vacation in Western Kansas located the team and wired | his find back home. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bohlken were D. H. Arbogast, J. W. Darby, W.' 'P. Cobb and son Herald drove to Rich Hill Saturday in their autos. Frank Heckadon and sister Ethel visited Sunday evening with their|_' aS |uncle, D. H. Arbogast and family. Hill, are visiting at Peter Morewoods. |They were accompanied by Miss Jes-| Ed. Bailey, the Elkhart stock buyer, sie Spurgon, a charming young lady | waf around getting up a load of cattle | of the Reavly country. | Friday. Deputy constable Reed on complaint) W. J.-Bard shipped out his fat cat- of Road Overseer Speaks, arrested | tle Tuesday night. |the proprietor of a thrashing outfit | |from Kansas, who was brought be-' machines in this neighborhood and |fore Justice Chamberlin for crossing news is very scarce. bridges without laying running plank, | Bert Bohlken, one of Homer's pro- which is in violation of the law. They | gressive young men, joins the great |pleaded guilty and were fined $5.00 jist of readers of The Times. jand the trimmings. 7 Mrs. Jennie Porter and son, Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kesling who| were ‘aie at Fred Ewbank’s Tues- visitors at John Dykman’s Saturday. Henry Paben and family of Nyhart, were guests at Fred Meints Sunday. John Stilwell and family of Rich have spent a month here visting her day. RAMBLER. people, departed on the noon train Sea | Sunday for Milwaukee, Wisconsin to, Ice Cream Supper. visit his people. Mr. Kesling while There will be an ice cream supper cannot be excelled in any city. | the benefit of the Sunday school. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murry were ar- | Sareea rivals on Thursday’s passenger from | Star Church. the Philippine Islands, where they | have been for the last three years. |p. m. by J. R. Lamb of Butler. VIRGINIA. John Sellon of Kansas City, visited his brother Will the first of last week. Mrs. Chess Howell of Nevada visit- ed last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fleming. John Lamb of Butler has been visiting at Mr. Hardinger’s. Clara Riley of Butler, has been} visiting her aunt, Mrs. Warderman. | Don’t forget the ice cream supper at Mt. Carmel Thursday night. We think some should read the} first part of the fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep | it holy.”” The Messrs Stroeber took hogs to ‘Butler, Monday. | ‘a nice driving horse. Our mail carrier got a vacation’ Tuesday. YOUNG AARON. North New Home. It is awful dry here in this neigh-; borhood and everyone is wishing it would rain. Thecorn crop is dam- aged till there isn’t much chance for' it if it don’t rain soon. Mrs. Ben Pickett is on the sick list this week. Brick McCoy has been helping his There are three three threshing brother put up hay. Look out girls, Eugene Sproul has Who is going _to be the lucky one to catch him for here done some concrete work which | ‘at Double Branch church July 12, for | a fellow? Mr. and Mrs. Perry Osburn’s liitle son and daughter, John Wesley and | Mary Ellen, who have been sick, are reported better at this writing. Willie Boehm, of Drexel, Mo., visit- ed in this neighborhood the first of last week. Harry Orr of Rich Hill visited at _Mr. Linendoll’s. Miss Bertha Davis of Butler who Sunday, July 9.—Preaching at 3: 00! came out to Mrs. Henry Herman’s ; last Monday returned home Thursday. | ficens Soro! went fo Drexel ‘Mo. i \last Wednesday to visit a few days, with friends, Mr. Linendoll’s threshed their| wheat last Saturday. They had fairly | good wheat. Mrs. Henry Ehart helped Mrs. | Linendoll cook for the threshers. Mrs. Frank Miller and children | ' went to Butler Saturday. Mrs. Skaggs and children visited at | | Mrs, Linendoll’s Saturday afternoon. | Miss Ida Shelton visited over Sun- day at Mr. George Kersey’s. Miss | Shelton is a cousin of Mr. Kersey. Rev. Keele preached at New Hope Sunday morning and Sunday evening. There wasa good crowd. Remem- _ber preaching every first and third ‘Sunday. Sunday school and B. Y. ; | Alig the Miami. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Watson and | their daughters, Anna Maud and Ruth j visited with R. D. Bond and wife | Sunday. H. M. Meinen, wife and daughters, |Lena and Elsie spent Sunday with friends near Amoret. J. L. Fisher and family spent a ' pleasant evening at the home of A G. Hoyt and family, Tuesday evening. | Mrs. Hoyt served refreshments and all enjoyed setting off some fireworks to celebrate the Fourth. Frank Nance and family celebrated the Fourth with H. J. Martin and | family. A large crowd attended the ice ,cream supper at the Tygard school | house Saturday evening. Everyone 'P. U. every Sunday. Everybody in-| seemed to have a fine time. The vited to attend. |proceeds were something over $25. Mrs. McCormic is just about the; Thers were 48 present at Sunday same. Her daughter, Mrs. Ezra) McCormic stayed with her last week. | Miss Clara Chandler spent Sunday ' with home folks. Mrs. Mattie Richman was at home} Sunday. Mrs. Lon Smith spent Suey at Mr. Kelley’s. John Ehart says he is happy now, he don’t have to chop wood to cook with as his wife went to Butler and got a new oil stove. Mr. McDaniel had a new roof put on his house. Wonder if he thinks it will rain. Bud Berry was looking for his hogs that got out Friday. He found them at Henry Eharts. Mr. Davis’ little boy is visiting with his uncle, Mr. Barr, in Butler. COR. Elizabeth Chapel. Paeaching Sunday night, July 9, by Wm. Mayfield. afternoon. George Herring resighed ‘his position as secretary. Miss Lela Cain was elected to take his place. George Hoyt and sister Maude, Earl Linard and sister Hazel, and Charlie Echart spent Sundao evening with Miss May Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. James Allen and daughter of Kansas City are visiting their aunt, Mrs. John Allison and family. Miss Alma Eiler spent two days in Adrian last week. Mrs. Frazer celebrated the Fourth with her sister, Mrs. John Allison. Messrs Edwin Allison, Roy Burke, |Frank and Tom Vance and Misses Louise Allison, Cloe and Ira Berry- hill, Irene Wilcox and Margaret Meinen celebrated the Fourth in Peru. é Joe Herman and family, Dick Mar- tin spent the Fourth at the home of their parents, H. J. Martin. MIAMI. Thousands of Dollars Worth of fine stylish Garments, Fabrics, Requisites and General Dry Goods ruthlessly saerificed during our Annual Clearing Sale A genuine reduction sale on the class of goods we sell is of great importance to those who buy, for it means high-class merchandise of the highest character at prices far below ordinary. At the extremely low prices that we quote below the good things won't last long. DON’T DELAY—BE SURE TO COME. We are putting our great effort into this great sale, and likewise our great values. All colored Batistes up PGP Vardi isiscssss Per yard............ Per yard............ All 12% and 10c Dress Wash Goods Exceptional varieties embracing a magnificent range of beautiful weaves—prices lower than they can he bought at wholesale to-day. All Lawns up to 12%c at _ Bel yards... 35. i655 sees se tsee sees eens Tie One lot 50c 42-inch Batiste at 25c Nainsook, as s long @ as it lasts at One assorted lot of White goods worth up to 35c. Per yard. per yard............. to 15c at 25c 18c $1.25 Curtains at......... 10.0... eee eee ees 90c Ginghams at SIOOICUTAINS AC... 65. ee sees ctnsescedeee $1.48 8c | ssocurtainsat....... a einer $2.25 There are many unadvertised items that are Equally as Good as those mentioned here Clearing of Lace Curtains ¥, Off on all Skirts $4.95 Skirts now.. 7.50 Skirts now.. 10.00 Skirts now.. 12.00 Skirts now............ up to $2.98 at........... _ ' $2.00 Royal Waists 3.00 Royal Waists Remember our motto of forty years merchandising—‘‘Always do as we Advertise.” Come now, our Clearing Sale is in full blast. Sam'1 Levy Mercantile Co. One assorted lot of Fancy Waists worth COVERT COATS AT ¥% PRICE Undermuslins All $1 .48 Undermuslins at 98c All $2.48 Undermuslins at $1.75 All $3.00 Undermuslins at $2.25 now... now....