The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 25, 1913, Page 5

a The Dayli ht Store? | reat Closing Out Sale OF WINTER GOODS Opens Saturday, Dec. 27 We will offer the greatest bargains ever before shown in the county on seasonable goods —goods you will get the full winter’s use of, yet you will buy at the usual end of season price or even much less. Here‘are a Few Bargains Offered for Cash in this Great Closing Out Sale $25.00 sets, closing out price $20.00 sets, closing out price $18.00 sets, closing out price.. All Other Furs Cut Half ‘Ladies Coats and Suits $20.00 to $30.00 values, closing price....$14.75 Price $15.00 to $18.00 values, closing price.... $10.00 to $12.50 values, closing price.... Blankets, Comforts CLOSING OUT PRICE Standard Prints, closing price .Standard Apron Check Gingham Regular 10c Outing Flannel Ladies Shoes Over 100 Pairs 2.50 to 3.50 values... All Sweaters, Space forbids further quotations but you will find many real values here, so bring your Men's, Women’s and Children’s Formerly sold at $15.00 to closing out sale price...... Over 50 Odd $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 closing out price............ 29% purse well filled. We satisfy or refund your money. . American Clothing House THE ORIGINAL ALL WOOL STORE Logan-Moore Lumber Co. presents the compliments of the season and wishes youa - v Merry Christmas and a’ 120 Pairs Forsheim 65 $5.00 Shoes, closing out price $3. Men’s Suits Any Cassimere or Cheviot Suit in our store, including our latest fall styles in Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Society Brand, closing out sale at discount of.................5. 2 0% Over 100 Men’s Heavy Odd Lot of Suits $20.00 nD CoO Overcoats values Dis- count | H.C. Grider is building on his | property in Appleton City. C. A. Bright has returned home | from a business trip to Oklahoma. | Henry Bern of Appleton City cele- | brated his 90th birthday last week. Ed T. Orr of Kansas City is spend- ing the holidays here with homefolks. i { | Winter underwear 38c—American | Clo. House. | W. H. Harris of near Merwin trans- acted business in the county seat Fri- i day. Uriah Ayer of Rich Hill was in the county seat Friday on a business mis- sion. W. W. Cannon made a business |trip to Kansas City the first of the week. Miss Virginia Lampton is the guest jof friends at Oklahoma City, Okla- Men’s heavy shoes, Black-Arnold. J. S. Newlon, M. D. Physician and | 2bout 1:30 o’clock, at the Goret mine Surgeon. Special attention to dis- eases and surgery of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Office Farmers Bank Bldg. 9-tf Miss Helen Chastain who has_ been attending the State University at Columbia, Mo., is spending the holi- days here with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Chastain. $1 wool shirts, Black-Arnold. Hon. T. E. Quisenberry of Moun- tain Grove, Mo., Secretary of the Missouri State Poultry Board spent the latter part of the week here at- tending the County Poultry show. The handsome residence of Jake Varnes, together with its contents, in Hudson township, was destroyed by fire Monday night. The loss of about $500 was partially covered with insurance. Rev. Claude S. Hanby visited in Rich Hill Thursday. Geo. Moore was down from Adrian the latter part of the week. Frank Curry of Kansas City spent the latter part of the week here. . Overcoats, $5 up, Black-Arnold. Dr. W. H. Allen of Rich Hill is vis- iting relatives in Southern Texas. Hon. W. 0. Jackson made a busi- ness trip to Rich Hill the latter part of the week. W. C. Smith has returned to his home in Carthage after a visit at the home of O. K. Davis. Lost: Mud chain for automobile between Butler and Virginia, two weeks since, leave at Henrys’ Garage for reward. New factory Rubber Goods, all new, Black-Arnold. her home in Warrensburg after a . visit here at the home of her father, J. E. Shutt. Warrensburg will hold a local op- tion election on January 20th. The city is now dry, local option having carried there in 1908 by a vote of 566 dry to 422 wet. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Roy Walker and Miss Vina Smith were married Wednesday afternoon at the residence of the brides’ par- ents on South Main street by B. F. Jeter, Justice of the Peace. W. D. Arnold, the son of Will Arn- old, is spending the Christmas holi- days here. Billie holds a responsible osition with the Daily Advocate at aris, Texas, and is making good in the newspaper game. ‘4 Suit cases and Trunks at Ameri- can. Jesse Burns sustained a fracture of the left arm at the Chas. Argen- bright place in the north part of this city. Mr. Burns was working about the stable when a mule squeezed him against the side of a stall. Pool Hall for Sale: Good paying business in good town. One billiard ‘and three pool tables; gasolene light- ‘ing system and electriclights. Reas- ‘on for selling, owner in bad health. | Address B. F. Johnson, Butler, Mo. | _H.G. Cook, T. J. Day and O. A. ‘Heinlein were appointed a committee ata meeting of the directors of the commercial club Wednesday night, to larrange for a banquet to the club /members at the Fraternal Inn on Jan- Mrs. E. L. Thurber has returned to} 4, About $15000 worth of live stock changed hands at the regular semi- monthly combination sale conducted by Messrs. Robbins & Argenbright, held here Wednesday afternoon. 110 head of horses and mules and 60 head of cattle were sold, one stock man alone purchasing to the amount of $7000. The’next sale will be held at the Argenbright Sale Pavillion Wednesday, December 31st. Boy’s overcoats $2.50 up, suits $2 up, Black-Arnold. George Bird, the widely known bridge contractor, and president of the Western Bridge Company of the city, was stricken with paralysis Tuesday morning at his home on West Wall street. The seizure came at 3:30 o’clock when he attempted to leave his bed for breakfast. He was not rendered unconscious by the at- tack, but fell back into the bed and was unable to move. His entire right side was affected, and he was bereft of speech.--Harrisonville Lead- Commenting upon the boycott on eggs by Kansas City women, the St. Clair County Democrat says: “Now if the Kansas and Missouri farmers would join in a boycott on something in Kansas City—her fool newspapers, for instance—it would not only even things up but teach a needed lesson. And we notice that the women folk of a certain catalogue house manager was the loudest in de- manding that they do without eggs until the supply exceeded the demand and the prices were reduced.’’ Men’s high cut boots, boy’s high cut boots $2.50 up, Black-Arnold. A family reunion in honor of the eightieth birthday of Judge F, M. Steele was held at his home in this city Sunday. The children present were Arthur, of Kearney, Nebraska; R. E. Steele, of Reno, Oklahoma; John Steele of Kansas City; Bruce Steele of Rocky Ford, Colo.; Emmet Steele of Parker, Kansas.. Judge F. M. Steele was one of the earlier resi- dents of the county having settled here in the early 'fifties, and during his residence here he has served in many positions of honor and trust. He served two terms as Judge of the County Court from the southern dis- trict. NOW ON uary 13th. e | fae ee le eUR nee sales look like Our Se I~ “bunk”? when you see American ‘prices, : Annual i ; with a very serious injury Thursday, |}south of town. A large rock, weigh- ling about a ton, fell on him, badly lcrushing his right leg and_ inflicting | other serious bruises.—Rich Hill Re- | view. | | Jody Walker arrived home from jSheridan, Wyo., Saturday, having covered the 950 miles in 204 days on ‘horseback, and will spend some time visiting his parerits and other relatives in this community. He is head fore- man of a stock ranch near Sheridan and expects to return to his work after | his visit.—Rockville Booster. | Ladies know we are the people ‘that put the ‘‘gain’” in bargain— i American Clo. House. | J. D. Todd, of Adrian, Mo., who has been visiting his brother-in-law, Ed Britt and family living near town, departed Tuesday morning for Pilot ‘Grove, Mo., where he will visit his ‘son, Dr. T. B. Todd. Mr. Todd stat- i W.-M. Horn of the South Side met SALE ‘Mens Suits and Overcoats Boys’ Suits and | Overcoats Childrens Suits Overcoats Telephone 18 Merry Christmas AND A Happy New Year Happy New Year Butler, Missouri The Only Real Meat Market in Butler | Overcoats and winter suits slaught- ‘ered for cash—American. | Mr. and Mrs. John Speer of Adrian, were in on business the latter part of \ the week. | Hidley Fisher of Rich Hill was a | business visitor to the county seat the | latter part of the week. Misses Anna and Gertrude Silvers | spent the first of the week with their | sister, Miss Elsie, at Merwin, Mo. {Ben and Charley Vermillion . of | Charlotte township were in doing ;some Christmas spopping Saturday. Miss: Eula Weeks arrived Friday from Columbia, Mo., to-spend the Christmas holidays here with her parents. Warm underwear, Black-Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Arrasmith were called to Kansas City Thursday on account of the serious illness of their’ daughter Mrs. Elois Keiser. Plush and wool robes for buggy, . carriage and automobile. Also foot, warmers, a fine line both in quality | and design. N. B. McFarland. | Floyd Atkeson, Alex Snyder and, Robert Shelton came in from Colum-; bia, Mo., the latter part of the week to spend the holidays with home- - $10 wool suits, Black-Arnold. > Plush and’ wool robes for bi automobile. Also _ The Bates Count! ;overcoats,_BlackeAre nold. : J. Henry Luhens, an old soldier, aged 73 years, died at his home in Rich Hill Thursday, December 18th. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. G. P. Krebs were held at the Zinn Lutheran church Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mary C. Brown, an aged lady pioneer citizen of this city, died Tues- day afternoon after a long sickness. The ‘funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon at three o’clock at the M. E. Church.—Appleton : City Journal. Rubber boots $3, Black-Arnold. Frank Holland, a popular and well known farmer of Summit township, was in town Saturday, making ac- quaintances. Mr’ Holland expects to make the race for the county clerk- | {to the Fayette; Mo., Democrat Lead- ‘er, Ralph Stewart of Washington, : D. ;C., was in that city Thursday for that According to statistics deposits in| purpose, and stated his intention of Missouri banks are 14 million dollars} ship nomination. He is a very pleas- ant gentleman. —Rich Hill Review. more than they were a yearago. This is a great increase for one year and shows that Missouri is ina prosperous condition, and should put to shame some of the calamity howlers who stated that there would be a “‘panic’”’ ifthe. Democrats got in power.— Memphis Democrat. . Boy’s and men’s caps, Black-Ar- | missing money from his cash register nold. Medical Society officers as follows at a meet- in the court house in = hursday afternoon: Presiden Boul: Pi resident, |morning, before | return to Washington. ; | under arrest Friday morning by Mar- ; shal R. L. Braden, while in the .act jed that he had- sold “his property at Adrian and was undecided as yet where they would locate. —Appleton {City Journal. | Officers of Presbyterian S. S. elect- ‘ed last Sunday: Supt. Jochin Har- per, Asst. Pratt Wyatt, Supt. Primary Dept. and Cradle Roll Mrs. A. H. ‘Culver, Asst. Mrs. Will Arnold, Supt. of Home Dept. Mrs. A.K. Thompson, | Secretary and Treasurer O. A. Hein- jlein, Organist Miss Thersa Mead, | Asst. Miss Elizabeth Ewing, Librarian | Miss Hattie Deacon. Dress goods at cut prices in the big sale—American. It is possible that a government agent will be in the city in the near | future for the purpose of viewing the icites offered for the proposed new post office building here. Accordin visiting other Missouri cities where post offices are to be built, before hi: Bertie White, colored, was placed of robbing the cash ister in Vic Riley’s lunch room on the south side of the square. Mr. Riley has been for several months, the loss appar- ently occurring in the morning, and marked money A haf age a placed in the register in the hope o' obtaining a clew to the but t result. Late buyers should take advantage of the BIG CUT we are making on all WINTER GARMENTS On all CAPS | y, | off | on Sweater Coats We thank the people of Bates and adjoining coun- ties for their. very liberal patronage the past year. Wishing all a very Happy New Year