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Soe Zt (artrig Ad Ato AND WE HAVE MADE WAY CL FOR HIM We will show you the largest assortment of Bracelets, Watches, Cuff Links, Scarf Pins, Silver Picture Frames, Toilet Sets and hundreds of other things that will help make your Christmas thoughts easy. Weare already laying away many things and if you will only come in and pick out your presents we will be glad to hold them for you until Christmas. That way you will have it off your mind and will be ready for Christmas, which is only 18 shopping days away. Please call and let us show you our line. WELTON JEWELRY Co BUTLER, MISSOURI Phone 64 Holiday Portraits AY WE be permitted to suggest that iVi good portraits are ‘most happy reminders to relatives and friends at Christmas time. A good portrait carries with it a world of good thoughts. It is the always welcome and highly prized gift. We want to assure you that we are prepared to give you the best work in the latest approved designs, and that your early order for protraits will insure you the perfection of careful attention to de- tails. Will you’kindly phone or write a time for a sitting? Frames Mauldings | Enlargemants Respectfully, STEWARD’S STUDIO North Side Square. (7-2t) BUTLER, MO. TAS HERE EAST SIDE SQUARE ; | rowne is the newly) congressman from the Eighth} ' of Wisconsin. His home is in naGa “A THIEVES TRUST, PROBLBLY | ARRESTS TO FCLLOW FINDING | OF STOLEN GOODS | Disclosures Involving Many in Other Cities Expected to Follow Ar i What Could be More Appropriate | f THAN A NICE Davenport, Lounge, Morris Chair Rocker, Kitchen Cabinet | Library Table, Etc. | FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT When you do your Christmas Shopping, don’t forget to look through our HARDWARE AND FURNITURE Stock. Useful Presents are the i) Kind that Please BUTLER, MISSOURI rest of Chicago Doctors. 5.—Indictments and > than a score of nd the Middle » to follow the : Kern, Dr. Pdw ith being bers} ban thieve or} | this section of the | | | railroad | victim trom | riment store in Chicago and smiler merch: and commission| men - to be drawn into} the s receivers or purchasers} of the stclen govds, imuocently or othery Twelve wen in Chicago are under; surveillance znd operatives in St.| Louis, East St. Louis. Cincinnati, De- troit, Sioux City, Ia., Memphis, Pitts- burgh and other cities have at least} fifty more persons under watch who may be arrested at any moment, ac-| cording to investigators for the rail: | roads. The thefts from the roads are} estimated to have reached more than} | % million dollars. Among the stolen articles 125,000! cigars are reported to have been sold! to one Chicago department store. De tectives have a statement aud leaf from the ledger of another merchant showing the purchase of 87,000 cigars from Doctor Kern. An alleged com- munication from Kern to another cus-! tomer, in which the doctor said he’ feared detectives had suspicions of their dealings, but “not to be alarmed,” also is in the investiga- tors’ hands. j | neutral BOOK FRAUD MADE FIVE MILLIONS Seven of Alleged Swindling Gang Now Under Arrest, GUVERNMENT WILL PROSECUTE Prominent People Financially and 90 cially Ruined Through Sperations of Gigantic Slackmail Conspiracy. * New York, Nov, 30.--Developments came fast throughout the day in the $5,000,000 book fraud case which the federal authorities have discovered, implicating James J. Farmer and others of the Anglo-American Authors’ association formerly the Keller-Farm- er company of 225 Fifth avenue, Seven of the 11 already indicted by the federal grand jury have been ar- rested. Those who were arres here are George M. Fisher and William ; Cooper of New York, agents of the Anglo-American concern, The third, arrested in Boston, is Norman Nathan, | also an agent Fisher and Cooper were released on James J, Parmer, head of the ation, went before Commission- hields and gave iner ed bail for 131,500, making $5,000 in all. | Woman Lost $131,000. An old woman of this city who paid 800 for books to the nN association, ne volume now so ill she has into the case The have been told by she would die if involved in women follow! pay for . and to 1 expasure of their behavior at “wine suppers.” Had Fictitious Letters. authorities h suit for non-) son paid the mon her involved in the yment r 1 rather than hav e ve pean agency, which a woman was the head. She collected stationery from fashionable foreign hotels. On these} itten the so-called “fictitious | m re” letters to be distributed | later among wealthy and gullible per- sons who were regarded as possible | customers, AN ALLEN JUROR DROPS DEAD, The First Day of the Second Trial of! the Virginia Outlaw Marked 4 by a Tragedy, Ms Ht selec | Wytheville, y Dee, 3.-—During we | trial here of dna Alien, Te ft the Hills Funmen, W, C i of I who had been j i Jed as ¢ but reexcused be. eause of illn dropped dead at the { depot from 1 i about to ho; i When con jonrned for the | the jury box had been filled, the open 1 ing st ts of counsel been | made all is in readiness tor tie |f evidence for the state . This time he is charged with the murder of Com- monwealth’s Attorney Foster, His} f for the murder of Judge verdict of mur-| d degree, and a sen-} tence of fifteen 5. Motions to} quash the indietments against him| were denied, GERMANY 70 HAVE AERIAL NAVY} Twenty Zeppelin Airships Planned, Able to Carry a Ton of Explosives. Rerlin, Dec the Icbbics of t on what is rega ‘ pearance of Germany's havy law. The recommendations of the war fice and admiralty include the cr as the beginning of a fleet of 20 Zep- pelin airships of about 920,000 cubic feet ca ple of traveling 51 miles an hour and remaining aloft for four days and nights without an in- termed lanai They to be capable of carrying} and dis ed one ten of explosives. | To Neutralize Philippines. Washington, ec. 3—Representative Burgess of Texas has introduced a joint resolution authorizing the pres- ident to consider the expediency of effecting 2 treaty with Europe for the) ation of the Philippine Is!- ands«anc to protect an independent government there when establisned. Farmer Tired of Life. Horton, Kan, Ne “red Welfe, years old, liv- ing near t, miles west of here, committed suicide by taking strychnine. He leaves a widow and two small sons, DEACONS’ Shop Early While Stocks are Complete Pocket Knives, Razors, Butcher Knives, Razor Strops, Kitchen Knives, Safety Razors, etc. Razor Hones, Clauss fine Shears and Scissors. Carpenters’ Tools. Winchester and Stevens Rifles, Ammunition. Barney & Berry New York Club Skates cp (Best Made) B. & B. Ladies’ ve Skates $1.25 pair B. & B. Men's 65c pair Universal Food Choppers All sizes. Look for the curved knife. Try this Test Place an aluminum utensil, empty, over afire and when utensil has become heated throughout, throw into it a pint of ice- water. Youwillfindtheutensilunaffected. HAT’S one reason why ‘‘Wear-Ever’’ ware Jasts 2 genera tion, And there are other reasons. - “Wear-Ever” Aluminum Utensils ~ Are made froin thick, hard sheet aluminum, 99 per cent. pure, eae : Rit without joinis, sea erack or blister. ¢ pounds with fruit acids or foods. WEAR-EVER fal >| ‘‘Wear-Ever’’ ware saves you food too. (aE Aluminum utensils are less liable to seorch ALUMINUM food than others. And even if you let them S| boil dry ‘‘Wear-Ever’’ utensils can be cleaned lo without difficulty and will be found uninjured. TRADE MARK Replace utensils that wear out with utensils that “Wear-Ever” Taking into consideration the fact that ‘Wear- Ever” utensils will last a lifetime, they are NOT SO EXPENSIVE PiOUMAtOS es occ iccuea tan as 15¢, 20c, 25c, 30, 35c Lipped Sauce s..Qts..1'; (24 2! 3 4 5 RRICSSe ee 53c 70c 80ce 90c $1.10 $120 Covered Berlin kettles qts 2 3 4 6 8 10 BiiGhSi oo.) 90c $1.05 $1 30 $1.60 $1.85 $2.25 Preserving kettles..Qts.........4 6 8 10 12 Riicts 2 eee 98c $1.20 $1.40 $1.75 $2.00 Large preserving kettles.......................14 17 24 Prices....... [a cero .. $2.45 $290 $4.25 Double boilers, 1, 2 and 3-qua ..$1.40, $1.85, $2.10 Tea kettles, 5,6'; and 7'2-quurt....$3, $3.25, $3.50 PRYING DANS 3.6666 c sec ck cee esos 60c, 80c, $1, $1.10 Heavy househould skillet, 11'.-inch........... $i.60 Coffee pots, 1, 2 and 3-quart.....$1.70, $1.95, $2.15 WATT DANG. cede sree es S5c, 65c, 85c, 95c, $1.25 Pudding pans, 1, 1'3, 2, 3-qt...40c, 45c, 60c 75c, 80c ee a re $3.50, $4.25 Ladies! [ will make up any combination of “Wear-Ever” utensils that you see advertised in the city papers, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies’ Home Journal, etc., and save you express. ‘ “Wear-Ever” Specials or Introducers __ Again we have received a large supply of these little favor- ee _Some of the ladies say they have them on the stove all the time. 2'3-qt. preserving Kettle, regular 80c value for. .49c 1},-qt. shallow stew pan, regular 65c value for..35c 1-qt. lipped sauce pan, regular 40cvalue for....30c South DEACONS:? — Side Sqr CHRISTMAS veacons’ CATTARAUGUS s or soldered parts. No coating to peel, annot rust, cannot form poisonous com-