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(doa. Mee, J as $5.00 values........... 4.00 values.... “THE DAYLIGHT STORE” Gentlemen Our Summer Clearance Sale of ‘Oxfords should interest you. Panama Hats 25% Discount Dr. H. M. Cannon came in Sunday with his new Mitchell ‘‘Baby Six’’ touring car purchased through H. H. Harshaw, district representative of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. If you want to brighten your furni- ture so it will look like new or renew the luster on your floor and the wood work in your house just apply Chi- Namel. You will be surprised when you see how much better things will look for the small amount expended. —C. W. Hess, “The Druggist.”’ 36-tf There will be preaching at Salem church Saturday evening, July 13, at 8p. m. Subject, ‘The Great Teach- Ladies Our Summer Clearance Sale of Thin Dress Fabrics and Lingerie Dresses Should be of interest to you. - $10.00 dresses..........$5,00 ‘8.50 dresses.......... 4,25 25 98 day School. 6.50 dresses. . 2.00 dresses.... Race. B. Y. P. U. at 7:30 p. m., subject, “‘God.’’ Sermon at 8:15, subject, ‘‘The Great Convention,” or “The Books Were Opened.’’ All cordially-invited. L. W. KEELE, Pastor. Nemo and Thompson Corsets H. & W. Waists for Girls Klosed Krotch Union Suits §] The Up-to-Date Store American Clothing House W. W. Henry made a business trip to Kansas City Tuesday. Pierce Hackett was over from Am- oret on pusiness Saturday. Mrs. Willard Tall, of Chicago, is the guest of Mrs. M. V. Nix. G. E. Cantrell of Adrian transacted business in the county seat Monday. Miss Hazel Ludwick went to Hume Thursday to visit relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walls of Adrian visited here with relatives and frienes Tuesday. Miss Irene Welch of Independence, came in Friday for a visit here ‘with relatives. Dr. N. L. Whipple has returned home from a several months visit | home from visiting relatives in Kan- with relatives in Bellingham Wash- home after atwo weeks’ stay with which he lived an earnest christian sas City. Mrs. J. E. Williams and daughter have returned home from a visit to Kansas City. Miss Pearl Shutt is enjoying a visit with hef sister, Mrs. E. L. Thurber, at Warrensburg. Joe Groves, of Adrian, was a busi- ness visitor to the county seat the first of the week. A good leather purse, bill book, card case or bill folder can be found at Hess Drug Store. 36-tf. Wesley White is enjoying a visit here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry White. Lewis Radford left the last of the for week for camp Rumbold at Nevada where he has the contract furnishing the horses for the National Guard Encampment. een Gu STRAW HATS $3.50 Panama Hats $2.50 All the Nobby $1.50 shapes $1 Wash Suits, fast color 39c BIG BARGAINS IN PANTS Nobby Peg Trousers $2 STEP IN AND SEE what _we are showing The Clothier Miss Florence Hart of Kansas City | is enjoying a visit here with her par- ;ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hart. The residence of Will Medley in the south part of the city was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. Dr. H. M. Cannon, B. F. Jeter and A. L. Cameron and family made a motor trip to Independence Thursday. W. N. Hardinger, of Charlotte township, has returned home from| something about Congress not mak-' He was the oldest son of Homer and U. S. 20 Points in Lead. Stockholm, July 9.—George V. Bonhag, of the Irish-American Ath- letic Club, New York, won the heat of the 5000-meter run in to-day’s first Olympic games event, and H. Louis Scott, of the South Paterson, N. J., Y. M. C. A., won the second At the Center of Town Mrs. Silvers and three children, of Springfield, are visiting her sister, Along the Miami. | Tuesday of last week the show er.’’ Sunday, July 14, 10a. m., Sun- }f 11 a. m., sermon, :sub- jf ject, ‘Stumbling Blocks in the Great passed along our route. They stopped , near the Miami bridge to water the) stock and let the elephant graze. | Business was suspended in that vicin- , \ity for some time. Our postman did | ‘not put in appearance at the usual; |time. Late in the afternoon we be-| gan to think the government must be! at fault some way. We had heard Mrs. John Huffman and family. Harry Eiler has recovered from his recent severe illness. His _friends are glad to have him with them again. MIAMI. heat. When the games were resumed to-day America was leading with 26 points, Finland being second with 6. Americans had won four firsts ef a possible eight and hada clean one, two, three record in the two big rac- es, the 100-meter run and the 800- meter run. It was believed the Amer- icans could not be headed. Obituary. On Tuesday morning, July 2, 1912, Taylor Linendoll departed this life. an extended stay at El DoradoSprings. | ing appropriations for the mail ser- Fannie Linendoll of Butler, Mo. He Noel Mills, of Kansas City, enjoyed |a visit with relatives and friends in | Butler and Foster- the last of the | week, Mrs. Frank T. Clay has returned |ington. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. James of , Cin- cinnati arrived the last of the week ‘for a visit here with relatives and | friends. DeWitt C. Chastain has returned ‘home from Baltimore, where he at- ‘tended the Democratic National Con- ' vention. Judge R. B. Campbell spent three | days the first of the week in Amster- {dam holding Masonic lodge of in- | structions. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Moore of Kan- sas City, enjoyed a visit here with |relatives and friends the latter part of | the week. | The families of Dr. T. W. Arnold, | Rev. Prewitt and A. C. Stuckey are | enjoying a two weeks’ camping trip |on the Miami. | | Chas. Radford, accompanied by his | ‘daughter Mrs. J. L. Snodgrass, is en- joying an extensive trip through the | western state. ’ | Mr.and Mrs. Afton Edrington of Kansas City, visited here the latter part of the week at the home of Mrs. | D. L. Edrington. ‘and children, of Webb City, are en- | joying a visit in St. Louis. Services will be held at the Catholic |Church in Butler Sunday morning at | 10:30 o’clock by the Father Murphy. | Sunday School at 10 o’clock. Premium lists for the Missouri ;County Clerk Weeks, who has on | hand a supply for distribution. ‘by Mrs. Arthur Harding, of Los An-| 'geles, Cal., are visiting at the home | of Arthur Fox at Lawrence, Kan. W. B. Welch and wife left'for Jeri- cho Springs, where they attended the wedding of their niece, Miss Maggie | Black to Harper Bydler, Wednesday the 10th. H. H. Harshaw, district representa- tive of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., came in from Kansas City Tuesday with a ‘‘Baby Six” touring car for J. W. Gilbreath, of Appleton City. Henry Thomas, of southeast of this city, marketed the first new wheat of the season with Power & Bro. Mon- day, bringing in 300 bushels, which averaged 30 cents above the test for No. 2 wheat, bringing a price of 90 cents per bushel. ; Hon. D. A. Ball candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination was in the city Thursday evening in consultation with friends and support- ers. He failed to speak as advertised because of the celebration at places took many out of the city. Mrs. W. M. Arnold and children, | accompanied by Mrs. M. G. Martin, | State Fair may be had by applying to, | A. F. Fox and wife, accompanied | Real Estate Transfers. AE Perkins to Ray McConnell lot 2 blk 5 Littles add Hume. $100. AE Perkins to Ray McConnell 1-2 int 40 a sec 22 Walnut. $1000. JB Neptune toJ M Guyant lot 8 blk 6 Ist add Rich Hill. $50. vice etc. Later we received the mail. | ya; born in Platt county, Mo., Feb. | The postman’s horse did not like the 94 1885, leaving Platt at the age of ‘elephant and the mail was delivered 15, then moving to Douglas county, the other way first. and from there to Rich Hill, Mo., then J. H. Allison and family were to his present home near Butler, Mo. guests of Mrs. Shay Sunday. He was converted and united with Miss May Morgan has returned the New Hope Baptist church in Mrs. Cummings’, north of town. life for five years, never shirking the Miss Maude Hoyt is visiting rela- bard task in his Master’s work. He ‘tives near Johnstown this week. leaves a father, mother, sister, bro- | Jim McCann, of Kansas City, visit ther, relatives and a host of friends i} y a iS ’ al ied relatives and friends in this vicini- iM Rue Sos eae ae es ‘ty the first of the week. ONTRReN G y has sus | Lee C d family visited tained a great loss; the mother and ee Compton and family visited 5. ther a“devoted son the brother and the family of W. M. Gragg Sunday. sister a loving brother and the com- | No, Pussy Willow, we are not ask- munity a true friend. : ing for the girl’s history. We just The funeral was preached at the ;wanted to commend you for your home at 8 o'clock by Rev. Elliott of ;good judgment in wording the first Butler, and the family left with the | item referred to. remains for Platt county, where he Sunday School was well attended was laid to rest in the Fox cemetery, jlast Sunday at Tygard. Every one July the 4th. ‘interested please come next Sunday, We extend to the bereaved family as election of officers will take place our heart-felt sympathy but the home | at that time. circle is broken; there is the aching Rey. Vaughn is visiting afew days Void within the hearts of those who with Wm. Critchfield. Rev. Vaughn loved him, and will ever cherish his lgave a talk at the close of Sunday memory dead at eventide. There is | School Sunday. the vacant chair around the once hap- py fireside, the place no one else can fill. Dear is the spot where Taylor sleeps and sweet the strain the angels | pour; Oh, why should we in anguish ; weep, when he is not lost but gone] before. A FRIEND. 19 1st add Rich Hill. $1500. Louise Hyde to Alice Varney lot 1 blk 5 W side add Butler. $700. Orlando Hanes to Wm Causlind tract sec 25 and 36 Deer Creek. $1. Claude S Peck to I 0 O F Lodge lot 11 block 24 Amoret $70. L A Abbott toC A Lane 160 a see 22 New Home $5000. sec 32 Charlotte $4000. Look! Listen! Do you now wish those pictures of your home, family, stock or anything else? If so, call Talbott’s studio. They have succeeded in securing the services of a commercial photogra- pher of high repute, one who can put out first class goods at normal prices. Home ’phone No. 93. 38-:- E. N. ROUPE, Solicitor. $10 Suits $6.75 The Church With a Welcome | The Ohio St. M. E. Church will conduct its own services every Sun- THE BIG day night this summer. _The—board feels, and rightly so, that this friend-| ly church has a duty to the commun- ity to which cannot properly be dis- 5 charged by the “igghe : iy ie on $15 Suits Sunday evening. Last Sunday night the pastor began | $9.50 a series of sermons on ‘‘The Prodigal | Son’. Given herewith are ‘the four! subjects: ‘The Home-life of the! Prodigal’? presented last Sunday | night. ‘The Prodigal and his elder! Brother’ and to be discussed next Sunday night ‘The Prodigal in} Prosperity and Poverty”, and “the | Resurection of the Prodigal and His| $7.50 Youth’s Suits Father’’ are the two remaining sub- | . jects of the series. | $ 5 The Butler Mandolin Club will play | . for us every Sunday night in July, and the male quartet is available every | Sunday night. Moreover, the music| ,of our five electric fans is indeed pleasing during this sultry weather. | If its as hot next Sunday night as it, was last Sunday night, we will prob-| ably not admit any man wearing! coats. We invite men to leave their) $10 Youth’s Suits coats at home, and come to the church | thats cooler than your own home, | $6. 75 $13.50 Suits |Cleaning Up | Sale $18 and $20 Suits Men’s, Boys’ $12.75 | and Children’s SUITS All light colored suits in the house included in this Big REDUCTION SALE $9 Youth’s Suits $6.25 25% and 334% OFF ON SUITS | Kimbrough Stone for Judge. Columbia, Mo., July 8—Kimbrough | |Stone, son of United States Senator | William J. Stone and a graduate of , the University of Missouri in the class | Of 1895, has filed as a candidate for | Circuit Judge in Jackson County on | Democratic ticket. ,and be made-comfortable, physically, | and be helped spiritually. | The Clothier doe Meyer, The Clothier Dora Smith to W R Lewis lot 1 bik C A Lane to Carrie M Abbott 80a St j HON. J. T. BRADSHAW Candidate for the Democratic nomi- nation for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner, BUTLER PHYSICIAN CHARGED WITH RAPE Dr. J. W. Helton, Formerly of Sedalia, In Jail Charged With Assaulting Daughter of A. A. Seese Dr. Jas. W. Helton of this city was placed under arrest and lodged in jail early Wednesday morning, by Sheriff W. J. Bullock, charged with criminal- ly assaulting Miss Ruby Seese, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Seese. It is charged that the alleged crime was committed during the latter part of June, while they were out walk- ing, according to Miss Seese’s story. Dr. Helton’s preliminary hearing will be held before Judge B. F. Jeter iday morning at 10 o'clock. Up to the hour of going to press Dr. Helton had made no application for bond. Dr. Helton came to this city from Sedalia last March and opened ele- ly equipped offices in the Mis- iState Bank building. He is a member of a number of secret orders and since his arrival here has taken considerable interst in religious work. Judge J. F. Smith has been em- ployed for the defense. The Fourth at Spruce. fhe Fourth was celebrated at ce with a good old fashion picnic with a large crowd inattendance. In- teresting talks were made by well known speakers, the usual contests and games were thoroughly enjoyed. The Montrose band furnished the music. ~ Tornado and Fire Insurance. For reiiable tornado and fire insur- rance see J. F. SMITH, Butler, Mo. Room 10 Mo. State Bank Bldg. Conrad Dixon has returned to Kan- sas City, after a three weeks’ busi- ness Visit here. The new seales have been installed - at the city weighing station at the southeast corner of the square. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cobb, formerly of this city, now residing at Lucia, New Mexico, are the proud parents ofa fine boy. rensburg, came in Sunday in their ear to visit the family of Dr. J. M. Christy. Clyde Sells, in command of a de- tachment of ten men, left Sunday for provost duty in Nevada during the encampment. The district grand lodge of the col- ored Knight of Pythias is meeting in this city this week. About 200 dele- gates representing Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma lodges are in atten- dance. Butler truly spent a safe and sane 4th of July. With the exception of the shooting of a few firecrackers and a number of private displays of fire- works at night, there was no celebra- tion held here. A ball game in the afternoon entertained the few who had elected to remain in town for the day. | Hon. Frank W. McAllister, of Par- lis, Mo., candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General, was in the city Wednesday, the guest of friends, and made us a pleasant visit. Mr. McAllister is a life-long Demo- (erat, is honorable, able and learned in the law. He has served with dis- |tinction two terms in the legislature Jas senator from the Thirteenth Dis- jtrict and in that capacity served on ithe more important committees. He was president pro tem of the Senate jin the 46th General Assembly. He has an extensive acquaintance throughout the state and will make a strong candidate. _G. 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