The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 3, 1911, Page 5

Joe Moye dressed men demand. | American Clothing House 1 CLOTHCRAFT shoulders and coat front have the fit and style that well Mens Ladies We will sell you “THE DAYLIGHT STORE” ABOUT ONE-THIRD OFF ool Clothes tr Chautauqua The Southern Route Delegation. W. F. Duvall, H. G. Cook, Major F. H. Crowell, A. H, Culver and R. D. Allen, the delegation selected to represent the Butler Commercial Club at the banquet given for the State Highway Commission at Pleasant Hill ‘last Thursday, drove overland to Pleasant Hill in Mr. Duvall’s touring car, arriving there in time to meet the commission at the lake. After a sumptuous banquet, the chairman of the meeting called upon the delega- tions present for expressions of views, and Major Crowell as spokesman for (Summer Weights) COME THIS WEEK Quality Corner Pants 20% Discount Black & Arnold Clothing Co. We divide profits withyou. Trade here Black-Arnold. oe J. A. Argenbright left Monday for | his farm near Gentry, Arkansas. John Stanley has returned home from a business visit to Chicago. | Shirts, Collars, Handkerchiefs, | Shoes, Suits for you Black-Arnold. | Mrs. S. A. Hall of Kansas City, vis-| ited the last of the week at the home| of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mooney. Buy your goods at our store during | Chautauqua Black-Arnold. | A. R. Arnold of Kansas City is visit- | ing at the home of his parents, Mr. | jand Mrs. J. E. Arnold, in this city. Capt; and Mrs. J. D. Allen and son, | Jake, of Jefferson City, are visiting H. O. Steele of Pleasanton, Kansas, | at the home of their son, R. D. Allen. favors us with an order for The! Times. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Elgin are visit- ing with the formers- brother at Se- dalia, Mo. More of those easy shoes for old men Black-Arnold. Miss Lee Ives, who has been visit- ing with friends at Adrian returned home Tuesday. F. G. Nolin of near Rockville fav- ored The Times most pleasantly the last of the week. J. M. Guyant returned home Tues- day from a visit with relatives and friends in Kansas City. STILL 0 The Big Cleaning Up Sale Mens, Boys and Childrens Suits $20.00 Suits now $14.50 $18.00 Suits now $12.50 $15.00 Suits now $10.50 $13.50 Suits now $9.50 $10:00 Suits now $7.00 Straw Hats” At Cost .| most delightful afternoon at the home ‘{cantile Co., of St. Louis. A. G. Deems of Route 8 was a But-| 'favored us with a most pleasant call. | Mrs. Susan Thrall of Joplin, Mo., arrived in this city Tuesday for a} visit with the family of Dennis Thrall. | Drink ice water at our store during | Chautauqua Black-Arnold. | Mrs. S. W. Gilliland and children | of Johnstown, visited here the last) of the week at the home of Mr. and} Mrs. H. O. Maxey. Miss Elizabeth Weeks returned home Tuesday from a week’s visit at | Jamison, at Rich Hill. A party of Butler ladies belonging to the Five Hundred Club spent a of Mrs. Sam Walls at Adrain Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Manon and daugh- | ter have returned to their home in! St. Joseph after a visit here with the families of J. K. Norfleet and F. C. ; Ream. Miss Leona Fleisher returned Tues- | day to her home in Lamar after a | several days visit with friends in this icity. Miss Susie Smith accompanied | | her home for a short visit. | Lawrence and Ivan Heinlein who | have been visiting with the family of Dr. A. E. Lyle returned to their home jin Kansas City Friday. Miss Thelma Hill accompanied them home for a visit. | J. W. Wheatley of near Rich Hill | was a business visitor to the county seat the last of the week and favored The Times with a most pleasant call. Mr. Wheatley formerly lived near this city. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Whitfield and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitfield, both of Montrose, spent Saturday and Sun- day in this city, the guests of Circuit Clerk and Mrs. H. O. Maxey. ‘ Mrs. Hill Orear was badly bruised j although not seriously injured Sun- | day as the result of her being thrown from a buggy when the horse she was driving became frightened near the Chas. Douglass place east of this city. John Krieger, who for some time has been employed by the American Clothing House, resigned his position August 1. Roy Rupard has been transferred from the Adrian branch of the company to fill the vacancy. A. W. Towers of near Amsterdam was a county seat visitor Saturday, and in company with his daughter, Miss Lillian Towers, made The Times a most pleasant call. Miss Towers is in the employ of the Blackstead Mer- Prof. J. V. Bell of Foster, and Miss Flossie Shaw of Warrensburg were united in Sunday morning $10 Wool Suits Black-Arnold. Mrs. George Smith visited in Rich Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayes visited in Kansas City the first of the week. Cut prices at Black-Arnold. Gus Seelinger of Rockville, visited in Butler the last of the week. Miss Nina Deffenbaugh is visiting with relatives and friends at Greely, Colorado. business at the county seat the first of the-week. Mrs. Dr. J. Everingham is visiting at the home of Rev. S. M. Brown in Kansas City. Mrs. F. H. Crowell, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Gertrude, spent Monday in Kansas City. i Judge J. F. Smith returned home Sunday after a several days visit with relatives and friends in St. Louis. F. C. Ream of the Norfleet & Ream the home of her sister, Mrs. W. W. |Co., together with his wife visited in ‘Kansas City the first of the week. The Spruce ball team defeated the Lone Oak team on the latter’s dia- monds Saturday by a score of 1 to 0. nesday and made us a most pleasant call. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duvall and son, eral weeks outing in Colorado Springs, | Colo. M. B. Price and family of Bartles- ville, Oklahoma, arrived Saturday for Mrs. Geo. Price. Miss Cecil Mosher who has been visiting at the home of W. J. Crews, left Saturday for Chanute, Kas. She was accompanied home by Miss Liz- zie Crews, who will visit there. Kas., accompanied by her little daughter, Maurine, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. M. A Carroll on route eight. Miss Maud Steele and Miss Maud Donohue, both of Kansas City, re- turned home Sunday after a visit at the home of Lafe Cassity southeast of this city. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Reed and two children of Nebraska, who have been spending a few weeks with her moth- er, Mrs. Geo. Bartley and other rela- tives and friends, left for their home Monday. T. C. Whistler returned Sunday from Ainsworth, Nebraska, after a several weeks visit there. Mr. Whist- ler states that Philip Mensinger, formerly of this city, is conducting the hotel which he says is a most -ex- cellent house. Mrs. Mina Hanna, aged 64 years, her daughter, Mrs. F. Young in the west part of the city, after a several months illness. Funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday afternoon and interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery. W. O. Atkeson, who recently ac- cepted a position as Deputy State La- July 30, 1911, at the home of the _ ..... CLOTHIER. bride. Mr. Bell is a Bates county bor Commissioner, tendered his res- Mrs. O. K. Thompson, of Bucklin, | John Davis of Kansas City is visit- ing with friends in this city. | Mrs. W. H. Eyeman of Kansas City lis visiting relatives and friends in this | | | D. B. Morgan of Springfield, .Mo., ‘is here on a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Morgan. | C. A. Denton, State Pardon Attor- ‘ney arrived in this city Friday night ‘for a brief visit with home folks. ° | + * | ler visitor the last of the week and) Chas. Graham of Urich transacted _ Miss Hazel Ludwick returned home | Saturday from a visit with the family | of Frank McConnell of near Sprague. | The residence of Wm. Fitzpatrick | one-half mile south of Rich Hill was | destroyed by fire Saturday morning. | §. G. Bevington of Kansas City drove to this city Sunday in his car fora visit with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Clay. Mrs. J. B. Daniels left Saturday for jher home in Brooklyn, New York, after a visit here with the family of N. M, Lester. J. T. Johson and family of Pierce |City, Mo., arrived Friday for a visit ‘with the family of his brother, Capt. | V. L. Johnson. | Mrs. Fred Hartwell and little daugh- R. G. Hartwell. __ Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Mayfield, and daughter are enjoying a several Allen at Cricleville, Kansas. Lucien B. Baskerville, formerly of this city was in town from Deepwater township Saturday, where he is visit- \a visit here with his parents, Mr. and ‘ing at the home of his father. | Miss Virgie McConnell of near Sprague who has been visiting here ,at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. | Ludwick, left Monday for a visit with |Telatives and friends in Kansas City. | Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Maupin of Ap- ; Pleton City visited here Sunday at | the home of their son, A. T. Maupin. | The latter left Monday for Ft. Scott, * | Kansas, where he will-open a black- smith shop. {| Misses Lorena and Cora Allen de- |lightfully entertained a number of i their friends at their home on West | Mill Street Friday afternoon in honor of their guests, Misses Mabel and Ira |Rockhold of near Adrian. Delicious | refreshments were served. | A picked up team of local ball ' players defeated the Foster ball team | on the latter’s diamonds Sunday by a |score of 8to2. The game was won | by the stitk work of the Butler ag- igregation. Batteries, Butler, Hupp {and Bishop; Foster, Scroggins and Bowers. E. H. Moore of Shawnee township |has filed suit in the circuit court against Walter Henry in the sum of $500 actual and $500 punative for died Monday morning at the home of | damages alleged to have been received by him in a runaway caused by Mr. Henry’s automobile. The runaway occurred July 15th near the Patty school house. Col. I. M. Smith of near Spruce, ar- | rived in this city Wednesday morning | enroute home from Emporia, Kas., | where he was called last Thursday | by the illness of his sister, Mrs. F. A. | |the Butler delegation, expressed the | desires of the Southern Route boost- jand the inspectors continued on their city this week. Ba ers in a few well chosen words. Governor Hadley then talked upon the general subject of good roads after which the meeting adjourned way. ; At a meeting of the delegation held in Mr. Culver’s offices Monday after- noon it was decided that in view of the fact that adjoining counties were not making an active fight for the’ proposition, that it would be useless for Bates county, not being on the line of the proposed route, to send a delegation before the locating board. However, a number of old Bates county residents now living in Jeffer- |son City were communicated with and | requested to bring to bear such in- fluence as they might be able to wield in behalf of the southern route. | Miss Classie Meyer returned home | Friday morning froma several weeks ' visit with relatives and friends at De- jcatur, Illinois. She was accompanied ‘home by Miss Cussins. | <A. P. Dawson, aged 54 years, died Friday, July 28, 1911, at his home in Pleasanton, Kansas, after only a short ‘illness. Deceased was a brother of } Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Dawson. | Little Walker McCombs, the two weeks old son Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCombs, died Friday, July 28, 1911, after only a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at the resi- dence and interment was made at Bethel cemetery. T. C. Smith and R. S. Catron were |chosen delegates and Miss Fannie |Catron matron of honor to represent | Marmaduke Camp No. 615 U. C. V. jat the state reunion to be held at Lexington, Mo., September 5, 6 and |7, ata meeting of the camp held at the court house in this city Saturday afternoon. E.N. Jones and W. B. M. A. Carroll of Lone Oak town- 'ter returned Sunday to Kansas City | Tyler were selected as alternates. ship, was a county seat visitor Wed- after a visit here at the home of Mrs. | James F, Simrall- and Miss Ruby |Bell, both of Liberty, Mo., were united in marriage at Liberty, Mo., Tuesday evening, July 25, 1911. Mr. | of “Hill Crest,”’ are enjoying a sev- | weeks visit with the family of Geo. |Simrall isa prominent young attov- | ney and is now serving as prosecut- jing attorney of Clay county. His bride is the daughter of David E. Bell of Liberty and a sister of Mrs. Jas. A. DeArmond, formerly of this city, and is well known here, having visited in this city a number of times. A. C. Brewington died at his home in Trenton, Mo., last Sunday. The remains were brought to this city on Tuesday and interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery, where his wife and daughter, Mrs. Ed Karnes, were buried. A. C. Brewington at one time was a prominent citizen of But- ler, a member of the firm of Brough & Brewington, known as the ‘Two Bees.’’ After leaving here in the eighties he entered the service of the express company and remained with them in different capacities to the time of his death. Mr. Brewington was a jovial, wholesome, clever gentleman and always made friends. All the older citizens of Butler re- member him very kindly. We the undersigned merchants of Butler, Mo., agree to close our places of business on August 7-8-9-10-11,. from 2:15 to 5:00 p. m., in order to give our employees and ourselves an_ opportunity to get the benefit of the ; Butler Chautauqua and to help the Commercial club make a success of the same: American Clothing House, Walker-McKibben’s, A. H.- Culver, Black & Arnold, Joe Meyer, Sam Levy Merc. Co., G. W. Ellis, J. R. Tackett & Son, Gench Bros., Hayden Ray, Deacon Bros., McFarland & Sons, Morris & Gordinier, T. L. Pettys, Elmer Dixon, Kate Graves, N. B. Jeter, A. L. Cameron, Mrs. Allison, Fuhrman & Tingle, L. P. Simpson, W. J. Bullock, T. W. Fisk, Peoples Bank, Missouri State Bank, Walton Trust Co., H. H. Holloway, Norfleet and is a young gentleman ofjignation asa member of the school | Sparks, whose condition made an op-' & Ream, Cole Bros., Johnson & Igou, boy honor and ability. He has made a| board at a meeting of the board held eration necessary. Col. Smith favor-| Wm. Kious, A. L. Fox, John Ray, most excellent record teaching in this | Friday evening, and F. L. Gench was|ed The Times with a brief call while | Ray Tyler, G. W. Dixon, J. E. Wil- - |county. . The bride is a handsome | appointed to succeed him as a mem-|in the city. and informed us that she jliams, Bennett-Wheeler, Conklin & young lady talentedandamiable. The|ber of the board. J. E. Harper was/stood the operition very well and|Ely, W. I. Cooper, Farmers Bank, Times extends heartiest congratula-|elected secretary to fill the vacancy |that her condition was considerably | Duvall & Percival Trust Co., W. I. tions. é caused by Mr. Atkeson’s resignation. improved. i Rice, Orear & Vance, Mrs. Hawkins. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM. Saturday, Aug. 5. 2:30 p. m.—Honolulu Students Grand Concert. m.—Honolulu Students m.—Capt. P. R. Hobson. Sunday, Aug. 6,, 2:30 p. m.—Honolulu Students 3:30 p. m.—Ralph Parlette 7:30 p. m.--Honolulu Students Grand Concert Monday, Aug. 7. m.—Orphean Musical Club Grand Concert m.—Orphean Musical Club m.—James S. Meyers Tuesday, Aug. 8. m.—Emerson Winters Co. Grand Concert m.—Emerson Winters Co. m.—The Floyds, Magicians Wednesday, Aug. 9. :30 p. m.—Emerson Winters Co. 3:00 p. m.—Dr. Homer:T. Wilson 7:30 p. m.—Emerson Winters Co. 8:00 p. m.—Ralph Bingham Thursday, Aug. 10. p. m.—Emerson Winters Co. Grand Concert - DeWitt Miller m.—Emerson Winters Co. m.—DeWitt Miller Managing Committee. 7:30 p. 8:00 p. 2:30 p. 7:30 p. 8:00 p. 2:30 p. 7:30 p. 8:00 p. 2:30 7:30 p. 8:00 p. In any matters pertaining to the chautauqua call up T. J. Day, Secre- tary, or H. M. Cannon, D. K. Walker and C. H. Burgess, managing com- mittee. Where Season Chautauqua Tickets May be Secured. If one attends the Chautauqua only half the time it will be cheaper to purchase a season ticket. Season tickets may be procured at $2.00 each from any of the—following— named business men. American Clothing House. J. E. Williams. Mrs. N. E. Hawkins. Cole Bros. Earl Steward. Black & Arnold. Walker-McKibben. Frank Clay. Harry Holloway. C. W. Hess. Missouri State Bank. Walton Trust Co. Fraternal Inn. People’s Bank. ie T. W. Fisk. Norfleet & Reain. West Side Meat Market. Conklin & Ely. McFarland & Sons. Power & Bros. W. J. Bullock. H. O. Maxey. P. M. Allison. W. B. Weeks. Marion Woods. Carl Henry. Gench Bros. Geo. Ellis. Tackett’s Racket. United Drug Co. H. M. Cannon. Walker Cannon. Sam Levy Mere. Co. Joe Meyer. Farmers Bank. Duvall-Percival Trust Co. Logan-Moore Lumber Co. Bennett-Wheeler. A. H. Culver. Geo. Dixon. People’s Elevator. Jas. Warnock. Prof. Henderson. Plenty of good coal at John Ran- dall’s coal bank, 1 1-2 miles east 1-2 mile north of Esenborth or 5 miles northeast of Spruce, Mo., open now. Call over Bell line. Address Martin Esenborth, No. 35, Montrose, Mo. 35-8t “Twin Sullivan,”’ a fine jack owned by Oscar Reavis, and valued at $350 was drowned in a well upon Mr. Reavis’ place south of this city, last Wednesday morning. The animalat- tempted to walk upon the platform of the well which gave way letting him fall. W. F. Ferguson and S. V. Nelson were arrested Saturday charged with violating the local option laws, the specific violation being cited as the sale of a quart of whiskey and black- berry, which it is alleged was sold to Elmo Crouch during the month of June for the sum ofonedollar. They were arraigned before Judge Hem- street Tuesday afternoon and entered pleas of not guilty. Their trial was set for hearing Wednesday morning. The two men have been serving a jail sentence for the theft of clothing from the Crouch Bros. cleaning establish- ment.