The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 3, 1912, Page 7

“THE DAYLIGHT STORE.”’ LADIES— We show the best line of NEMO hie HIGH CLASS SUITS and COATS as well as the best line of ladies furnishings $3.00 and $3.50 — Corsets and Brassiers 1.00 and (-B § to $2.50 THOPIPSONS $1.00 UP BEST LINE OF WOOL DRESS GOODS AND OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT IS CHOCK FULL OF GOOD ONES AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE. FAMILY OUTFITTERS. - Joe Groves of Adrian visited in this city Friday. Ray Griffits spent Sunday visiting near Ballard. Mrs. G. S. Carnie of Athol visited the county seat Thursday. H. T. Carr of Adrian transacted business in this city Saturday. John Yaple came up from Joplin Monday on a business mission. William Steffin of Lone Oak town- ship is visiting relatives in Colorado. Watt B. Dawson transacted legal business in Rich Hill the last of the week. John Holland of Hume was in the county seat Thursday on a business mission. J. C. Hayes, of Independence, was \in the city the first of the week trans- ' acting legal business. | Mr. and Mrs. C. Berry of south- | west of this city, are rejoicing over | the birth of a fine boy. Mrs. W. F. Duvall and sister, Miss | Ruby Rosser, visited in Kansas City the last of the week. | E. L. Thomas of New Home town- | ship was a business visitor to the | county seat Saturday. Chas. L. Fisk, manager of the Fisk Opera House, transacted business in | Nevada Saturday afternoon. | Judge W. W. Ross returned home ' Friday from a meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge in St. Louis. Mrs, J. D. Allen returned Sunday sive nominee for Judge Southern | District, transacted business in this | city Monday. | Mrs. T. W. Foster, accompanied by her daughter, is enjoying a visit | with relatives and friends near Ap-| pleton City. | Mrs, E. L. Thurber has returned | to her home in Warrensburg after a visit here at the home of her father, | J. E. Shutt. | The Com’! State Bank has its big new Corliss safe in permanent place | now. It is safe. No one can carry | it off.—Review. i Judge Clark Wix, of near Appleton | City, was in the county seat the first of the week stirring up Bull Moose enthusiasm. H. H. Havely of Foster, progres- | Miss Viola G. Coleman and Mr. ‘agitators one cent if Single Tax bank- | Copyright 1912. The H. Black Co. ‘Makers of Wooltex Garments Walton Kretsinger, both of this city, were united in marriage Tuesday evening, October 1, 1912, at the resi- dence of the officiating minister, Rev. Shelton. W.S. James, formerly banker at Foster, came all the way trom Archie, where he now has a bank, to see our show. He got the “‘habit’’ while at Foster, and can’t get over it—Hume Telephone. Why are those Fels Fund Fellows (all of whom seem to be working on} full pay) just now so much interested in Missouri? Would it cost the Ohio rupts the farmers of this County? Carl Gench and wife departed for | Sedalia by automobile Monday to at- What is Constitutional Amendment No. 6? And what is No. 7? If you want to keep your taxes down, keep that Major majority up. The ‘‘soft soap’’ of the Fels Fund will hardly be able to fool a majority of Missourians—so let us fondly hope and so let us earnestly work. Hon. W. O. Jacksoii attended the big Democratic meeting in Nevada Saturday night and heard General E. W. Major address a large enthusias- tic audience of voters. Cut price on barber work, shave 10c, no extra charge for neck shave. Hot and cold bath sanitary through- out. Jay Gordiniers, south side square, Butler, Mo. A'physician of North Missouri who has studied Amendment No. 6 care- fully says:—“'This Single Tax Idea was begotten of jealousy, conceived by cowardly parentage and born of criminal covetousness.”’ F. F. Thurman, one of The Times’ very good friends of the Amsterdam jneighborhood, was in Wednesday and made usa pleasant call. Mr. Thurman informs us that he is mak- western Arkansas in the near future. | Kittie, the ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | | this city, early Saturday morning af- ter a several day’s illness. Funeral ‘services were held and interment ing preparations to remove to north- | Boone Brandon, of | | Mound township, died at the home of | |her parents, six miles northeast of | be had at each meeting. Democratic Club Organized The Mt. Pleasant Democratic Club met in the circuit court rooms Tues- day evening in accordance with call for meeting and after the report of the Committee on organization, the temporary crganization was made permanent and officers elected as fol- lows: President, C. J. Henry; Vice- president, T. L. Harper; Secretary, W. R. Bell; Treasurer, G. C. Duke;_ Sg’t. at Arms, Fleetwood Thomas. Stirring resolutions were offered by the Resolutions Committee, making permanent the name The Mt. Pleas- ant Democratic Club, declaring for a downward revision of the tariff, de- manding the retention of state control of trusts and monopolies, and endors- ing fully the record of the Democratic party nationally and in the - state. These resolutions were adopted. Committees were appointed as fol- lows: Speakers, H. O. Maxey, Dr. T. W. Foster, J. A. DeArmond, J. E. Williams, ex officio. Finance: A. B. Owen, Dr. J. T. Hull, W. B. Weeks, J. E. Williams, ex officio. Member- ship: Dr. J. M. Christy, C. W. Ward, V. L. Johnson, J. W. Holloway, J. Stotts. A partial report was heard from the jcommittee on membership showing a | membership of the club of about ¢ 0. A meeting will be held hereafter every Tuesday night and it was the sense of the meeting that a speaking Rally Day made at Mt. Olivet Church Sunday morning. A combination saddle and driving j mare belonging to John Walker was | badly cut last week as the result of running into a barb wire fence on the Allison farm west of this city. She was loaded into a wagon, brought to this city and put in the care of a vet- erinary surgeon Sunday and is rapid- ly recovering from her wounds. The Times reminds youthat Amend- ment No. 7, to be voted on at our Will be observed at the Baptist ; church Sunday, October 6, beginning at 9:30.a, m. The special exercises showing what the c »s have been doing will interest you, The annual promotions and public awards will be another feature. An illustrated ob- ject le$son talk is also a part of the program, besides other features. Al- most everybody will have a part in it. You come and see what your grown up friends and little friends ate do- ing in Bible study. A helpful subject is on hand for B. November election, was promoted by | of Sprague started from Sprague by | the Single Taxers—it is the Tax Com- | Wheeler Mere. Co., has. returned the same mode of travel Tuesday and | mission Amendment and is the tail of | home from a“ business visit through |H. M. Booth and wife will go tomor-| the Single Tax dog. If youare strong: | the southwest. | row.—Review. lly against the Single Tax you will | doubtless feel safe in opposing both tend the State Fair. Newt, Conyer Y.P.U.at7 p.m. Theevening ser- mon is ‘God’s Light and = Man’s Secrets.” 7:30 is the hour for the Wednesday evening Bible study and prayer ser- Miss Virginia Lampton returned to Jefferson City after a brief visit home Friday from a visit to Kirks- here with home folks. ville, | Miss Cora Smith of Hamilton, Illi- M. H. Price of east of this city sold! nojs, is enjoying a visit with her a sucking Percheron colt last week | sister, Mrs. C. W. Baldwin. O. A. Heinlein, of the Bennett-j for $200. Miss Lela Hulse of Kansas City is enjoying a visit here with relatives and friends. Pierce Hacket and R. R. Hamilton | of Amoret transacted business in this city Monday. Hon. L. M. Griffith of Rich Hill! _ was in the county seat Monday on aj home Sunday from Lamar where he! business mission. Mrs. I. M. Boltinghouse left Satur- day for a visit with relatives and friends in Archie. The shortest answer to the question of ‘‘what does single tax really mean?”’ is “Confiscation.” Geo. Palm, of four miles southeast of this city, has purchased a farm near Adair, Oklahoma. E. E. Morilla has returned home froma visit with his brother, Clar- ence, at Pueblo, Colorado. The consumer will keep on paying the tariff tax until he learns it will cost him a thousand times less to con- tribute to the Democratic campaign fund. All the New Colors... All Wool Serges | Judge R. B. Campbell has returned |home from a meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge in St. Louis. Miss Jessie Ray entertained Satur- jday afternoon at a handkerchief | shower for Miss Naomi T. Smith. Mayor C. N. McFarlaid returned j attended the Barton county fair. Mrs. C. R. Home, who has been | visiting relatives and friends here, returned to Kansas City Saturday. Mrs. S. N. Wood has_ returned to her home in Denver, Colorado, after lenjoying a visit here with relatives jand friends. | Miss Nelle Smith and Mrs. Maggie Phillips entertained Thursday after- noon in honor of Miss Naomi T. Smith. : Sixty days ago the Single Taxers were “‘a-spile-in’’ for “‘joint debates”’ with the Missouri Anti-Single Tax League—they got ‘‘joint debates”’ at Richmond, Maysville and St. Louis; result, the Single Taxers have seem- ingly lost interest in ‘‘joint debates.” OFA SUIT IS OF Importance to You. It is to Most People .$15.00. $18.00, $20.00 ...- $10.00, $15.00, $18.00 Medium Weight Overcoats $10.00, $15.00, $18.00 “NEW LOT Trunks, Grips E MEYER, the-sethier and Suit Cases tion with the Wells Fargo Express Co. here to accept a run as express messenger out of Kansas City. Dr. Jonas Knight of McKinney, Texas, arrived in this city Friday from Kirksville for a visit with rela- tives and friends. Circuit Clerk H. O. Maxey deliv- ered an address on ‘Keeping the Faith” to the high school students in chapel Thursday morning. The St. Louis registration is almost as large as it was in 1910, but there will be a decided slump in the St., Louis Republican majority. © James T. Ackerman, says the Hume Telephone, reports that he has 100 acres of corn that will make 4,000 bushels or more, which is not so bad. Miss M. E. Meares and F. L. Bain, both of Amoret, were united in mar- riage in this city Monday, September 30, 1912, Judge C. J. Henry officiat- ing. Cut price on barber work, shave 10c, no extra charge for neck shave. Hot and cold bath sanitary through- out. Jay Gordinier’s, south side will hold a bake sale Saturday after- noon, October 5, in the building lately occupied by Tackett’s Racket. | J. R. Simpson, of Deepwater town- ship, passed through this city Satur- day morning en route to Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, where he will; spend two or three weeks visiting. Democrats will not forget this year that they are again to cope with the cunning of ‘Gov. Wobbly” backed by all the power of his metropolitan police machines. Hume’s Annual Live Stock Show and Agricultural Exhibit held last week was highly successful, both in| points of attendance and exhibits. Next year’s show will be held Sep- tember 18th. Hon. W. R. Painter was elected | Lieutenant Governor in 1908, and he | Watt Gilham has resigned his posi- |’ | George” in the order mamed. “Grandma” Sankpiel, a long time resident of our city, says the Review, aged 85 years. Funeral will be held from Zion Lutheran Church, thiscity, at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday. Hon. Edwin P. Deal of Charleston was Chairman of the House Appro- priations Committee in the last Gen- eral Assembly. In this and other order of financial ability and has shown himself to be the ideal man for State Treasurer. There will be an anti-Single Tax meeting in the court room in Butler Saturday at 3 o’clock p. m. Good speaker. The Executive Committee- man from each township is earnestly requested to be present. C. E. Robbins, President. Hon. John T. Barker, the Demo- cratic nominee for Attorney-General, is a brilliant lawyer and has rendered conspicuous service to the people in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives and in other posi- tions of public trust. He will be a worthy successor to Attorney-Gener- nelius Roach: His vote with Major and Gordon to block the Hadley scheme to raise the taxes should re- elect him, without recourse to the ible and so popular. The Equitable Taxation League of Kansas City has printed a new letter- head for its Speakers’ Bureau. It displays three quoted authorities— ‘Jesus, Joseph Fels and Henry What blasphemic career?. chased the lease and equipment of theFraternal Inn, assumed possession | Tuesday morning, October 1st. The | Green brothers are Bates county boys and excellent business men and are very popular. They will undoubted- ly be successful in their new business didn’t get the office. But Missouri-/ ans love a square deal, and this time | his majority will be so big that he| can’t be counted out. 1 D. K. Walker, manager of the | Walker-McKibben Mercantile Co., in-| forms us that the books of that insti- | tution show the month just past to; have been the best September with/ them in the past ten years, Septem- ber 1902, having exceeded their last month’s business a few dollars. venture. | The Republican program in Missou- ri this year is to quibble over State matters of minor importance, misrep- resent the facts, attempt to stir up old and forgotten Democfatic faction- al strife, through dust in the peoples’ eyes, keep away from the tariff, and to completely forget that there ever was such a word as “‘progressive’’ in the dictionary. but of Nevada of late, died at the! "\home of her daughter at Nevada, public stations he has shown a high | other ‘‘reasons’’ which are so plaus-| will the Single Taxers do next in their | Green Bros., who last month pur-| \the real reason why. | Amendments No. 6 and No. 7. Circuit Judge C. A. Calvird has | notified Clerk H. O. Maxey that only | exparte cases or cases wherein there is no contest or will be no trial will be heard at the October term of the Circuit caurt. This ruling was made by Judge Calvird in order that at- torneys might devote their time to the approaching campaign. When it is remembered that the State of Missouri expends $7,500,000 annually, it will be easy for the Mis- souri tax-payer to see the need of a man like John P. Gordon in the af- \fice of State Auditor. Under his ad- ministration the padded and illegal expense account has become a strang- er in the financial affairs of the State. Mrs. Isaac Wier was thrown from a buggy near the old waterworks pumping station about 8 0’clock last evening and sustained serious inju- both broken. She was brought to the home of Mr. Thos. Crow in the west ipart of town, where Dr. W. H. Allen was summoned and attended to her injuries.—Review. went to Archie Tuesday to hear Gen- eral Major speak. An excellent crowd was in attendance and the boys who heard the next governor of Missouri }are unanimous in their opinion that Major made the best Democratic | speach they had ever heard. The Bates County Medical Society held an interesting meeting in this jcity Thursday afternoon. Those in {attendance were Drs. H. A. Rhodes, \of Foster; V. J. Cumpton of Pleas- lant Gap; T. C. Boulware, J. W. Crabtree. R. E. Crabtree, E. N. Chastain, T. W. Foster, T. F. Lock- wood, A. E. Lyle and N. L. Whipple, | of Butler. Certain of the officers of the Equit- able Taxation League at Kansas City say that if they are defeated this year they will go right ahead proselyting for 1914—and then on to 1916 if nec- essary. Joseph Fels has made his subscription for five years—that’s The Single Taxers have the money—and the Equitable Taxation League will suck until the cow goes dry as a bone. Herein rests the chief dangers of Sin- gold of its promoters. Let no farmer fold their tents and leave for good. ries. Her left arm and shoulder were throw away his gun until after the! Lee, left for Kansas City last Thurs- Joseph Fels fellows pull up stakes, | day for several days visit. | Ohio St. M. E. chureh. vice. Bring your Bible! The Church With a Welcome Last Sunday was a good day at the The Sunday morning service was blessed by a young man giving his soul to God. The evenidg service was well attend- ed, and an able, practical sermon on “Prepare to Meet Thy God’? was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Bro. Hanby is out of town for the week, but will return home in time to hold his usual splendid services Sunday. The morning subject: Ad- monitions of Autumn,”’ the evening subject: ‘Heights of Honor.’ Cc. Ss. Mrs. Wesley Badgett of Rich Hill is visiting relatives and friends in Burlington, Iowa. Dr. Joe Knight has returned to his home in McKinney, Texas, after en- joying a visit here with the family of Dr. W. E. Lampton. Uncle John Hedger, one of The Times’ staunch Charlotte township friends, was in the city Wednesday and made us a pleasant call. frightened at an automobile and turn- ed his buggy over badly bruising his right hand. T. B. Fager of this city broke his right leg just above his ankle Satur- day evening about 8 o’clock while on his way to his ranch near’ Halley’s bluff. While walking along the bank waiting for a boat to ferry him acress, the bank caved with him allowing him to fall a distance of about six feet. Unable to crawl out he lay where he fell calling for help, but was not found until two hours later. When found he was taken to his ranch and a physician called who set his leg. He was brought home Sun- day. Along the Miami. J. W. Eggleson and wife, J. L. Fisher and wife and H. M. Meinen and family enjoyed the entertainment and delicious refreshments served by the Woodmen Thursday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hoyt spent a few days at the Sedalia Fair this gle Tax—the gall, the grit and the week. Mrs. Gragg and sons, George and square, Butler, Mo. 50-It. | oy Major County Chairman J. E. Williams | Arthur Westover of Elkhart town- $ : ° ‘ rey 4 x i fi hip was painfully though not seri- 1 \ The ladies of the Christian church Sheriff W. J. Bullock, T. W. Silvers, |5™P paintully gh no get Ratna f There never was a more capable mr : ously injured Wednesday when, on fa Perhaps the Price living in the third and fourth wards} jeroia1 than Secretary of State Cor-|": B. Dawson and H. 0. Maxey re ee oe abel a ee