The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 23, 1911, Page 5

So | } codes Har Schaffoer & Marz Quality Corner J. L. Bennett of Adrian, visited in| this city, Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Smith visited in Nevada | the first of the week. Mrs. E. C. Mudd, of Adrian, visited | here the last of the week. | Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walls visited in this city the first of the week. Claude Majors returned home Tues- day from a visit to. Kansas City. Chester Atkinson and sister, Miss Pearl spent Sunday at Adrian. Mr. and Mrs, Frank McKibben vis- ited friends in Rich Hill Sunday. W. I. Reece of Amsterdam trans-| acted business in this city the first of the week. ~ Mrs? H:'L, Tucker of Kansas City, is the guest of the family of Ed. Sni-| der of this city. Mrs.-John Ray was called to Urich Tuesday on account of the illness of Mrs. Price Ray. Mrs. I. M. Boltinghouse visited the first of the week at the home of Robt. Atchison at Archie. Frank House, of White City, Kan., is visiting at the home of C. H. Wal- lace, west of this city. S. W. Barr of the Peoples Elevator Co., transacted business in Harrison- ville the first of the week. Mrs. Nat Whipple and baby of Kan- sas City arrived Sunday for a visit with relatives and friends. - Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Baker, of Rich Hill, route 5, are the proud parents of a fine boy, born Snnday, Nov. 19. W. F. Jackson has removed from the J. S. Pierce property on Ohio street to one of the Shafer properties. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Shelton of east of the city, are rejoicing over the birth of a fine girl, Tuesday, Novem- ber 21, 1911. Mrs. J. S. Blizzard and daughter, Mrs. Guy Wilhite returned home Monday from an extended stay at Denver, Colorado. M. C. Burns, who recently came here from ‘Montana hunting a loca- tion, favored us with a most pleasant ‘| on account of a badly mashed hand. _ | Thursday, November 9th, of diptheria. call the last of the week. The Most LAMBERTVILLE Sold as low as others Bob Brannock, who has been one | of The Times’ faithful friends for the |past thirty years, favored us witha pleasant call Wednesday. Mrs. Elizabeth Garrison, of Keifer, Okla., and Mrs. Mary E. Spencer, of Hales, Kan., are guests of the fam- ilies of H. P: and Peter Sharp. J. Y. Whitsett of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, accompanied by his daugh- ter, Miss Cora, is the guest of the family of B. G. Culver of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Shay and Emmet Shay, who’ were called here last week on account of the death of Charles Shay, have returned to Gar- den City. Earl Miriam, of Spruce, who has been working at the Nevada round house, is laying off from work and spending a few days with home folks For Sale—66 2-3 acres of land 5 1-2 miles northeast of Butler, Mo. No improvements. Want to sell Nov. Ist. Title guaranteed. Write Geo. G. Wells, Garber, Okla.-:- ~ 5l-4t. Herbert Wardin, who is employed as bill clerk at the Mo. Pacific depot | in this city, is nursing a badly sprained | ankle, sustained in falling from the | tender of an engine in the yards last Monday night. Hoyland, the 3-year old son of Mr. arid Mrs. Walter Greer, died at the family home in Shawnee township, Burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery.— Adrian Journal. Dr. Norris, eye, ear and throat specialist, catarrh and its effects upon the ears, throat and lungs given‘ special attention. Office on the south side over the Star Bakery. Eyes tested free and glasses properly fit- ted. + 51-tf J. S. Connelly, president of the Bates County Natural Gas Co., was in town this morning and made a survey of the gas field and the work so far done in his absence, He ex- pressed himself as thoroughly pleased with the result so far achieved. The company will prospect as conditions permit till the field is fully developed. —Review. Up-to-Date Overwnte one In Convertable Collars—Rain-Proot We have many styles and patterns Ranging in price from $10 to $25.00 ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF ' Closed Crotch Unionsuits $1.25, $1.50 and $2.50 Mens and Boys Sweaters Flannel Shirts—great variety Ladies and Gents Shoes TAN AND GUNMETAL JUST RECEIVED $3.50 and $4.00 and BALL BAND Rubber Footwear get for inferior grades AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE The Home of Hart, Shaffner & Marx Clothes Fred Simpson arrived Thursday from Vinita, Okla. Julius Levy, of the Sam Levy Merc. Co., spent Sunday in Kansas City. Wesley Denton, cashier of the Peo- ple’s Bank, spent Sunday in Kansas City. J. W. Jamison of Rich Hill, tran- sacted business in the county seat Monday. Mrs. W. E. Guyant visited relatives and friends in Kansas City the first of the week. Mrs. Chas. Butler of Oklahoma, is the guest of Mrs. J. E. Hines, of east of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walden are the proud parents of a son, born Bune day, Nov. 19. Otis Berryhill and family, of Tope ka, are visiting relatives and friends west of this city. Mrs. Luther Everett and baby of Joplin are guests at the home of | Hamilton Herrell. Neb Shobe came in from Warrens- burg the last of the week to visit rel- atives and friends. C. N. Steward of Carthage, spent the first of the week in this city the guest of his brother Earl. Mrs, W. B. Tyler enjoyed a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Hall at Nevada the first of the week, Mrs. L. S. Monroe has returned to Heavener, Okla., after a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Nor- fleet. Henry A. Dickinson and Mary A. Norman, both of Harrisonville, were united in Marriage in this city Mon- day morning, Rev. Mayfield officiat- ing. The directors of the Adrian Light & Power Company have sold the plant to Mr. Steele who took charge of the business Wednesday of this week. Mr. Steele is a graduate elec- trician and has a thorough and practi- cal knowledge of the business. The plant will continue to be operated in a satisfactory manner to the custom- ers.—Adrian Journal. If You are going to Purchase an OVERCOAT See the Styles and Quality we are Showing at $10, $12, $15, $18, $22 YOUTHS OVERCOATS $7.50 $10, $12.50, $15 BOYS OVERCOATS, Sizes 4 to 15 $2.50, $3.50, $5, $7.50, $10 Lah, Boley. buyers Should see the lany Useful Gifts we Show , JOE MEYER, ctotHier Get our Prices on Trunks, Grips and Suit Cases" Nels Allman, of Amoret, was in Saturday meeting the boys. in Rich Hill the last of the week. Judge P. A. Bruce was down from Adrian Saturday meeting old friends. Hon. John Deefwester transacted business at the county seat Saturday. Mrs. Mary Wright of Kansas City, is the guest of her son Pudonis in this city. George Bourquin returned home Sunday from an extended trip to California. Mrs. R. D. Stanley has returned home from a several days’ stay at Webb City. W. H. Motts of Herrington, Kansas City, is the guest of C. H. Wallace west of this city. Mrs. C. H. Burgess is enjoying a visit with relatives and friends in Ohio and Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Price have re- turned home from an extended visit in Illinois and Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allen came down from Jefferson City for a visit with home folks Wednesday. Mrs. John Harper and son Ted have returned home from a visit with relatives at Trinidad, Colorado. Mrs, A. F. Fox and son, Earl, left for Excelsior Springs Saturday for a’ visit at the home of Arthur Fox and wife. Walker T. Smith returned Saturday to Livingston, Montana, after a brief visit here with the family of Wm. Arnold. John T. Baker of Pleasant Gap, one of The Times’ many friends of south- eastern Bates, made us a most pleas- ant call. - Bates county’s share of the foreign insurance money, amounting to $2231.17 has been received by Treas- urer Coleman. Harry Lindsay of Centralpoint, Oregon, arrived Sunday for a visit at A. L. Lindsay. Frank Anderson returned Sunday to his home in Conway, Mo., after a brief visit here with the family of Dr. T. L. Lockwood. f Miss Bessie Jackson returned Mon- day to Kansas City aftera brief visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Jackson. Mrs. D. C. Chastain delightfully entertained at one o'clock dinner Thursday afternoon in honor of her guest, Miss Anna Shelton, of Macon, Mo. N. W. Murphy, one of the Times’ old time friends of the Spruce neigh- borhood, was in Tuesday and favored us with a most pleasant call. Jas. Fitch, of Rich Hill, was a coun- ty seat visitor Tuesday and favored us with a most pleasant call. Mr. Fitch is one of Bates county’s oldest residents. Mrs. Oles Stofer, of Snider, Okla- homa, accompanied by her handsome iittle daughter, Aileene, is visiting rel- atives and friends in this city. We acknowledge a most pleasant call. Messrs. Owen and Walbaum, rep- resenting Walbaum, Leslie & Owen, were in the city the first of the week endeavoring to interest the Commer- cial Club in a proposition to hold a monthly sale day in this city. Our old friend J. C. Vermillion of Charlotte township who knows that the “newspaper boys’”’ have to eat just the same as other folks, sent us in.a large sack of mighty fine Ben Davis apples the last of the week. S. S. Travers, aged 59 years died Monday morning at his home six miles southeast of this city after only a short illness. After services by Rev. McGlumphrey of this city the remains were shipped to Illinois for interment. H. H. Harshaw, district agent for the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., reports the sale of three Mitchell cars at Ap- pleton City Tuesday. The purchas- ers were Robt. Burns, James Burns and Mr. Vogle. The following Sunday school work- ers of this city attended the State Sunday School Convention at Sedalia last week: Mrs. J. A. Jared, Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Poffenbarger, Mrs. W. E. Walton, Harve Johnson transacted business | Amoret. © Porter Bros., the R. R. Contractors have just received two new steam shovels and will be ready in a few days to make a deep cut through the Darby farm. S. H. Sailors has been under the doctors care a few days but is up again. Wn. Ayers and family were over and visited a few days with Mrs. Joe T. Whinnery and family before start- ing to Harden, Mont., for Mrs. Ayers health. Mrs. Laura Braden has been sick a few days but is better now. Dr. Pecks’ son and son-in-law, Mr. Sam Woodson, in company with Mr. Park and Lingall, all of Kansas City, came down to Amoret the other day fora hunt. They succeeded in bag- rabbits and returned home quite well satisfied with their success. The Township Board met Monday and transacted their business in back room of the Bank. Miss Annie Bard who is teaching in the Amsterdam school was in town Saturday. ; Lee Hicks and family returned Tuesday from Los Angeles, Cal., where he had been working on a street car as motorman. J. W. Rodgers completed his con- crete walk in front of his residence last week. Now is the time to make your concrete walks while cement is cheap. James Gray left last week for Heavner, Ark., where he will work on the telegraph line. Mr. James Strait is on the sick list. Miss Cora Drysdale of Kansas City visited her uncle, 0. M. Drysdale and family a few days last week. Bowman & Williams the real estate firm sold the seventy acre tract of land for Mr. Benjamin to T. C. Whisler last week. N. G. Rowe, who has been down with typhoid fever was able to sit up some and went out to the table Mon. the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | day andiateainnen Mrs, Isaacs from Worland moved jin one of Mrs. Belle Dudley’s houses Monday in Amoret. Mrs. Lee Briggs went over to But- ler last Friday with her sister-in-law, Mrs. C. E. Robbins. ~ The carpenters have completed the roof on A. M. Davidsons new barn. T. C. Whisler transacted business in Butler last Thursday. REPORTER. Stores to Close Thanksgiving Day In order to properly observe Thanksgiving Day which has been set for Thursday, November 30, the fol- lowing business houses will remain | closed throughout the day: Sam Levy Mere. Co. Joe Meyer. American Clothing House. Walker-McKibben Merc. Co. T. W. Fisk. Black & Arnold. All grocery stores will remain open until 10 o’clock a. m., after which they will close for the remainder of the day. Loyal Sons Defeat High School. The Loyal Sons basket ball team defeated the high school team to the tune of 29 to 17 in an exciting game at the Loyal Sons’ hall Friday even- ing. Prof. Bradshaw, umpire; Wil- bur Welton, referee. The many friends in this city of F. M. Koontz and family, will be grieved to learn that Miss Dorothy Koontz is lying critically ill at her home in Kan- sas City, and very little hope is enter- tained for her recovery.—Review. Rube Oglesby, State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner,, came down from Jefferson City Tuesday to attend the opening of the new Mo. Pacific depot. In company with Dr. J. T. Hull, Mr. Oglesby made us a most pleasant call. R.‘T. G. Matthews of Kansas City, Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Mo. .Pacific; D. E. King of St. Louis, Industral Commissioner of the Mo. Pacific; Frank P. Prosser of Joplin, District Passenger Agent, and local agent E. C. Vandervoort fayored The Times with a most pleasant call Tuesday evening. ging a nice lot of quails, squirrels and |- East Lone Oak. Rev. McGlumphrey filled his regu- lar appointment at Peru last Sunday night.’ Rev. Whitsitt will preach at Peru next Sunday morning and night. Elmer Requa, of the Double Branch neighborhood, has a new house and smoke house completed. Grandpa Gough, of the Brackney neighborhood, is on the sick list at this writing. They have been sitting up with him for several nights. The township board met at Peru last Monday. All members were present. They are L. W. Smith, trustee; T. J. Morgan and J. A. Mar- stellar, members of township board and Roy Latham, clerk. Mr. Brown, who has been on the sick list for some time, is now able to be up and around some. F. L. Blankenbaker, who has been shredding fodder in this vicinity, is now in the Brackney neighborhood. We notice sale bills for W. H. Gherkin’s big thoroughbred stock sale. If anybody is hunting some- thing good in the way of stock, espe- cially sheep. We think it would be hard to get a better place to find what you want than at this sale. Last Sunday was Rally Day at the Peru Sunday School. Everybody came and enjoyed a good dinner, such as only the ladies of this vicinity can cook, then listened to the nice programme given by the little folks. We would like to see as many there every Sunday morning. We hear that Mr. and Mrs. Dave Evilsizer, of Kansas City, are the proud parents of a fine, new girl. E. E. Eckles contemplates building a cattle barn in the near future if he can get a saw mill to come and saw the lumber. We hope he can, for we are of the opinion he will need it before long. Mrs. Andrews, who has been very sick lately, is getting along nicely at this writing. PUSSY WILLOW. West Star Thaw Wheat is looking rather thin since it turned cold. Everyone is through shredding in this neck of the woods. Mrs. Marstellar of Butler, has been awfully sick the past week, but is better at this writing. Her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Daniels, has been staying with her. Quite a number from this part of the country went to Pearson’s coal bank last week. Charley Stewart is getting along fine on his new house. Well, we had better all get our jackets on and hustle out and see what we’re going to do Thanksgiving. Mrs. Lucy Wishart came down to home of C. M. Thomas to attend the Rally Day at Peru. Her sister, Mrs. Ross Williams, accompanied her home for a week’s visit. A delightful time was had by all who attended the Rally Day at Peru. A fine dinner was served. In the afternoon a fine program was render- ed. Mr. Nuckle, who came down from Sedalia to attend the county convention, gave us a fine talk. G. W. Daniels visited Neff Blough Sunday. Maude Estes is doing some im- proving the first of the week. The teachers training class met for the first time last Sunday after Sunday school. Several from this part of the coun- try delivered hogs and cattle Monday. Mary Daniels visited Mrs. Lute Thomas icisiaa AUNT SALLY. Rally Day at Peru. Last Sunday was a big day at the church in Peru. Sunday school opened at 10:30 a. m. andclosed about noon. Thena fine dinner that was prepared by the ladies was spread on the tables in the hall and everybody was invited to help themselves. At about 1:30 p. m. the house was called to order and the Rally Day pro- gram was rendered. It consisted of recitations, songs and exercises by the little folks and.a quartette by the older people, besides some congrega- tional songs and a report from the State Sunday School Convention which was given by Wm. Nuckols who was a delegate to that gathering. Mrs. W. C. Hawkins,| P. W. Lynch of Peace Valley, How-| The little folks did real well consid- Dr. J. W. Lowery, Rev. J. R. Lamb, | ell county, has brought another bunch | ering the amount of time they had for . Rev. W. M. Mayfield, Misses Ora| of cattle, consisting of 152 head of | preparation. Thompson, Nina Culver and Myrtle|south Missouri: steers. They were} Much credit is due Mrs. Visa Eckles Blount, J. W. Holloway, Mrs. Julia|secured by Uriah Ayer, who got a/and Miss Ethel Belt for the prepara- Gains, Mrs. Cora Wright and Prof.|former bunch from Mr. Lynch a/tion of the program and the splendid H. O. Maxey. All report a most ex-|short time ago. Mr. L. has run over | management in its duration. cellent meeting and enjoyable time. | $40,000 worth of cattle into this} We would invite every one who at- The next convention will be held at| market recently and started back af-| tended to be with us every Sunday Kansas City. ter more recently.—Review. and bring your friends with you. X