The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 17, 1913, Page 5

LS ES TN rere ae $7.50 Suits..... KLOSED Union Mrs. W. E. Black visited in Kan- sas City the last of the week. Cool underwear, Black-Arnold. Ed McGaughey of St. Louis is spending his vacation here with home- folks. Trunks, suit cases, | Black-Arnold. Jim Phelps has’ returned home from a visit with relatives in Prescott Kansas. Easy work shoes Black-Arnold. Misses Linda and Jessie Nix have returned home frome brief visit in Chicago. Full Blast Our Cleaning up Sale Note the Prices $22.50 Suits 20.00 Suits.... 18.00 Suits 15.00 Suits 10.00 Suits BOYS DEPARTMENT 6.00 Suits............ 4.50 13.50 5.00 Suits............ 3.50 4.00 Suits............ 3.00 3.00 Suits............ 2.25 PANTS DEPARTMENT $6.00 Pants...........$4.50 5.00 Pants......... .. 3.60 4.00 Pants........... 3.00 3.00 Pants........... 2.25 2.50 Pants............ 1.75 2.00 Pants............ 1.25 ONE LOT PANTS ‘Worth $2.50 to $4.00 * Choice .............-. +. $1.98 Straw Hats.....AT COST Underwear’.....AT COST ~~ DRESS. SHIRTS | AT cost _ We still have your size Suits America | business trip through southern Mis- “In Every Department is Attracting Much Attention, We still: have your size $1.00 Values on Sale........ KROTCH 69¢ Panama Hat JUST HALF PRICE We Have a Large Stock of Mens and Womens WHITE CANVAS OXFORDS On Sale at One Half to Two Thirds Price Ladies Summer Wearables All on Sale COME TO THE NEW DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT Boys 2 piece underwear 15c suit, 2 for 25c, Black-Arnold. “A. O. Yeoman has returned home from a several days’ visit at Eldora- do Springs. More 75c overalls, Black-Arnold. Albert Francisco of Dallas, Texas is the guest of his brother Judge J. S. Francisco of this city. Work gloves 50c, Black-Arnold. M. C. Wilcox left Saturday on a souri and Oklahoma. Men’s work shirts, Black-Arnold. A fine driving horse belonging to sult of an attack of colic. Boys’ khaki pants, Black-Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Heinlein of | Kansas City, are enjoying a visit here with relatives and friends. Men’s khaki pants, Black-Arnold. Joe B. Daniels left Sunday for Pullman, Washington, where he ex- pects to reside in the future. _.Special price on odd pants $1.95, Black-Arnold. as F. D. Snyder, operator at the Mis- souri Pacific Depot has returned from a two weeks’ vacation. Straw hats ‘‘cut’’ Black-Arnold. Wallace Moore has returned to Kansas City after a several days visit here with relatives and friends. Cut prices on light colored suits. Buy now, Black-Arnold. C. W. Allison of St. Louis is the guest of his brother, P. M. Allison, county superintendent of Schools. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Mrs. H. H, Guyant accompanied by her son, Leslie, and her mother, Mrs. Leslie, is visiting relatives in Sedalia. : Keep coming in, Black-Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kimble left Thursday. for Estancia, New- Mexico, | where they expect to enjoy an extend- | ed visit. . Delbert Morgan, Frank Tuttle and Buzz Ellis of The Times force are spending the hot nights in camp south of this city. Mrs. William Lewis of East Bakers- field,-Cal., accompanied by her son, William, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary Voris. S. Lowenstein, the well known St. Louis live stock buyer, spent Satur- day in the city, purchasing 29 head nClothin FAMILY OUTFITTERS Judge John Coleman. { Julius Levy has returned home from a several days’ visit to Excel- | sior Springs. Dr. J. G. McMurtry of Drury Col- lege filled the pulpit at the Presby- terian church Sunday night for Dr. Ticknor. | Mrs. D. C. Hartwell of St. Louis, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Merle, is enjoying a visit here with relatives. Miss Jennie Owen returned home| Wednesday from a ten days’ visit with Miss Eula Boggess in Excelsior | Springs, Mo. W. L. Cash of Johnstown has re- turned home after a several days’ stay_ g¢ House $5 Values on Sale... $2.50: We are in receipt of the catalog and premium list for the Thirteenth An- nual Missouri State Fair at Sedalia September 27 to October 3rd. Dr. S. W. Maxey of Johnstown who has been visiting Judge John Coleman and H. O. Maxey, left Monday for Rich Hill where he is spending sev- eral days with his son. Hon. T. W. Silvers, the well known Butler attorney, was in the city Mon- day in connection with the Grand River Drainage District argued be- fore Judge Calvird that day.—Har- risonville Democrat. J. P. Edwards, anold resident of Bates county and one of the best here at the.home of H. O. Maxey and} Sheriff Harve Johnson left Tuesday for Marshall, Mo., where he will take charge of Isaac Stillwell who is want- ed here on a charge of desertion. ' T. A. Black and family have re- turned home, from Excelsior Springs where Mrs. Black has been for some | time on account of her health. | Mrs, W. F. Duvall, accompanied by her son, Leslie, left Friday for Colorado where they will enjoy a several weeks’ outing. J. D. Lentz, C. E. Hope and B. B. Lentz have filed articles of incorpor- ation of the Lentz Hardware Com- pany of Adrian, with a capital stock of $10,000. - Mr. and Mrs. Chas Wise of No- vinger, Mo. announces the birth of a daughter Helen Pauline born July 12. Mrs. Wise was formerly Miss Bery] Sells. J. W. Rook & Son, the well known cement and stone contractors, have a force of men at work refacing the concrete work at the high school building. Alex Snyder and Ofred Jackson were badly bruised Sunday morning when a buggy in which they were riding -was_turned_over,_both—y: men being thrown out. The buggy was considerably damaged. The Chicago Tribune remarks that Japan ought to be grateful because the United States opened her up to civilization. She is—and would like to return the compliment in kind.— known financiers in this section of the state is lying at the point of death at his home in this city. Mr. Ed- wards was one of the founders of the old Bates County National Bank. He has been in failing health for a num- ber of years. State Auditor John P. Gordon has made the apportionments to the-var- tion of $12,364,161.22. arising from the sale of option stamps has also been apportioned, Bates county’s apportionment amounting to $802.65. . Panama wants the first installment of the $250,000 annual rental the United States promised to pay for the Isthmian Canal zoné, and financial agents for the little Republic in their applications for the money virtually have suggested that the American Government has defaulted in its obli- gations. Secretary Bryan has held up the payment, which was due Feb- ruary 26, and for which Congress provided in the emergency deficiency bill. Miss Alberta Claire, ‘‘the Girl from Wyoming’”’ who is making a 1000 mile ride through Southern Missouri for the St. Louis Times, arrived in Fleet Thomas is again claiming the county’s championship in the quality of his potato crop. We haven’t seen any of Fleet's spuds this year but he always has been just'a little ahead’ of everyone else, and its a safe bet that he’s raised the prize tubers again this year. : Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown of Hammond, Oklahoma, who have been visiting at Cowgill, Mo., stopped in this city Thursday, while enroute home, and spent the day with Mrs. J. P. EDWARDS DEAD Well Known’ Bates County Financier Passes Away J. P. Edwards, one of the pioneer citizens of Butler, died at his homein this city Wednesday evening July 16th at 5:40 o’clock. Mr. Edwards had been in failing health for a num- ber of years and for several weeks he had been confined to his bed. J. P. Edwards» was born in Nash- Brown’s sister, Mrs. Ellis Tuttle. Mr. Brown is editor of the Ham- mond Advocate. The Butler Athletics took a slap at the ‘‘jinx”’ that has been camping on their trail for several weeks and fat- tened up their batting averages when they trimmed the Amoret ball team on home grounds by a score of 8 to 4 Fri- day. Batteries—Butler, Ellis and Mor- gan; Amoret, Beshore, Grimsley and Penny. The Board of Directors of the Bates County Fair Association has ordered the printing of the catalog and prem- ium list for the 1913 Fair meeting turned over to The Times job print- ing department and catalogs will be ready for distribution within a few days. Our good friend Lafe Cassidy was in Tuesday evening making prepara- tions to leave early Wednesday morn- ing for Cedar county. Mr. Cassidy has eighteen head of fine mules on pasture near El Dorado and has been notified that the grass is about gone. He expects to bring his mules back with him and put them on grass near home. The verdict of the circuit court a- warding the plaintiff a judgement of $808.52 in the case of S. W. Dooley vs. Daisy Stanley and Nellie Welch administratricies of the estate of J. J. Ryan, has been affirmed by the Su- preme Court. Together with inter- amount to practically $988. | Hereafter Uncle Sam will have green postal cards, Postmaster Gen- eral Albert S. Burleson having so ordered. The domestic library size one-cent postal card will be printed pale green to conform to the idea of the International Postal Union. Foreign countries print cards of the Exchange. Gov. Foss of Massachusetts is so disgusted with the Underwood tariff bill that he is going to move his busi- ness to Canada. We don’t know into a Democrat, but Foss’s case shows that an election to Congress and two elections to the governor- ship of Massachusetts won’t turn the trick. —Republic. The Pleasant Gap Township Sun- day School Convention held at Hap- py Hill school house Sunday, elected the following officers: President, Will Nuckles; secretary and treasur- er, I. N. Earsom; home department, W. G. Douglas; elementary, Miss Mary Pontius; missionary, John Kipf; temperance, Mrs. Requa; teachers training, Will Earsom. _A_ basket. ests _and costs the judgement will | gay what it takes to convert a Republican. ville, Tennessee in 1838 and removed with his parents to Missouri in 1844, locating in St. Charles county where he was reared to young manhood and received his earlier education. In: the early 60’s he went west, spending several years in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and southern California. On January 14, 1869 he was united in marriage to Miss Lean- na Hines near Brunswick, Chariton county, Mo., and to this union, were born six children, five of whom, Mrs. Miles Horn, Mrs. A. Conger, Lon L., Claude and Elliott, survive. In 1871 he located in Bates county where he has since resided. J. P. Edwards was a self made man in every sense of the word. Starting in life practically penniless, by shrewd business management and the exercise of sound judgment he amassed a fortune. Since his loca- tion in this county he has been iden- tified with the management of some of the most important local business enterprises. He was one of the founders of the old Bates County National Bank whose doors he op- ened in 1872, and for several years he served as president of the Butler Water Co. At the time of his death he owned several of the choice busi- ness lots on and near the square and had considerable farm property. Both Mr. Edwards and his wife were staunch, consistent members of the Christian church. Funeral services will be held Fri- County Court Quarterly statements of County Clerk Weeks, Circuit Clerk Maxey, and Sheriff Johnson presented and ap- proved. is Ordered that Highway Engineer build concrete bridge over Shaw Branch, provided that $100 be donat- ious counties from the general State | lowest denominations in green. Mr. | ed and all hauling of material be done. road fund. Bates county will receive | Burleson ordered a similar color to $1,507.75 upon a total assessed valua-|help foreign-born Americans who Christman at Rich Hill. The fund |are familiar with the green cards,— Dramsfiop license granted Henry County Treasurer Stone presented the following warrants for cancella- tion: E. and J. fund, $742.50. Pauper, $474.69. Contingent, $2.20. Salary, $78.38. Mt. Pleasant Railroad, $31.68. River Drainage, No. 1, $12.17. River Drainage, No. 2, $6180.94. County treasurer ordered to trans- fer $13,660.09 from the drainage im- provement fund to the drainage con- struction fund No. 1. Highway Engineer ordered to make estimate for bridge over Possum Branch between Sections 21 of Sum- mit township and Section 1 of Lone Oak township. Treasurer Stone ordered to turn over the sum of $40,135.05 from any | river drainage funds in his hands to J. F. Kern, secretary and treasurer ‘“Remeo’—at ‘o’clock Wednesday evening. She was met some distance south of this city by a large reception committee of ladies and gentlemen on horse’ back who escorted her to the Fraternal Inn according to schedule. The woolen industry is quiet just Louisville Times. j _H.L.. Allen, an old Bates county boy, now dean of the Collegiate In- stitute at Ft. Scott, Kansas, is enjoy- ing a visit with relatives and friends in the county. of horses: while here. Migs Anna Shelton has returned to her home in Macon, Mo., after an en- visit here at the home of Mr. | county the first uf the week. Dr. W. resided in Pleasant Gap township. Dr. H. E. Tralle of Mexico, Mo., who has been a guest at the home of Elliott has re- Tralle delivered an interesting and instructive sermon at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Col. C. E. Robbins piloted the now. Itis marking time while the tariff bill is pending. As soon asthe Underwood bill becomes law the woolen industry will jump back into its stride. Those are the conclusions Mr. Allen formerly |‘of a writer in a ‘News Letter” pub- lished by a well-known financial house. In support of his conclusions the writer refers to the situation of a year ago when a woolen tariff bill ‘was under consideration. Then, as now, the woolen business was dull, but as soon as the tariff question was settled the mills resumed full opera- tion and a record season followed. dinner was held on the grounds. Several from Butler were present. Former State Resresentative H. J. Simmons, chairman of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration and editor of The Kirksville Demo- crat and The Kirksville Morning News, killed himself in the Pool Hotel at Kirksville Friday by taking carbolic acid. He lefta note to his wife, who resides at Clarence, mere- ly stating his act was for the best, and that he would meet her in heaven. Simmons served six years as Democratic Representative from Shelby County in the State Legisla- ture and was floor leader of the ma- jority in the House. of drainage commission of river drain- age district No. 1, Bates county, Mo., and retain the amount of $29,000 of any such funds in his hands belonging toconstruction orimprovement funds. Said money to be retained by said | treasurer to indemnify Bates County \in case Wills & Sons recover a judge- ment and cost when finally acjudicat- ed. It is further ordered and agreed that when said commission is substi- tuted as defendants in said suit, Wills &Sons, vs Bates County, that the said $29,000 be turned over to said J. F. Kern, secretary and treasurer of drainage commission. Court adjourned to next regular meeting. Saturday evening we enjoyed a sev- Judge C. A. Calvird, of Clinton, | eral mile spin through the coun was in the city Monday to hold a| west of the city in Dr. T. C. ree special session of the Cass Circuit | ware’s car. Corn is looking fine Court to take action on the Grand| where it has been constantly worked, County Highway Commission ovett¢ig doubtless fair to présume that| River Drainage Districtcases. Judge | and is generally in excellent condition the roads in the southwest part of theli.4 attitude of business generally |'Whiteett had disqualified himself for/except in spots where the chinch A. Williams of Hume and A. H. Cul ver and Jos. Flammang of this city constitute the commission. Deputy. Sheriff D. D, McCann ar-| which rived home Saturday from Mound; his prisoner, Robert to which it must adjust itself that re-| the petitioners, and J..S. Bryerly, of | bumper corn crop for Bates county. ‘toward the Underwood bill is like that serving in the cases on account of the | bugs have taken it. Nearly all the of the woolen industry. There is, no| fact that he is a land owner in the! wheat in that section has been cut fear of the new tariff law. It is the| drainage district. When court met|and the most of it threshed. The in- delay in enacting the bill into law | Judge Allen Glenn & Son of Harri-| dications are that a greater part of to know positively the conditions fds enterprise. And for that delay tis otill an makes it impossible for busi-|sonville, and Hon. James W. Sud-| the wheat has made good. A dath of Warrensburg, appeared for Harrisonville, and Hon. Peyton A. Democrat. good soaking general rain would insure a assail=|the Republican minority in Congress, | Parks, of Clinton, for the remonstrat- Heavy winds storm, accompanied ith its stupid filibustering plansjors. A number of motions were by light showers swept our part! of bh have been disclosed, is respon- made in the cases and argued by the Bates County Friday afternoon. Al- The Republican party has been | attorneys, but judge Calvird reserved | though a number'of trees and. tele- expensive liability.—|der advisement until August Sth.— | damage to buildings and live stock was: