The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 24, 1914, Page 8

According to a press dispatch Post- master General Burleson has under consideration a project to cut Post- Office Department expenditures $20,- 000,000 a year by performing the - rural mail service by contract, as is| ers. now done on the so called star routes. | wired his consent. dollars later on. time to put it on. ger of a freeze. ground, no lump kind. CALL 17. Have you given your buildings a coat of Sherwin-Wil- liams Paint to protect them from.the ravages of winter. S-W.P. is better and costs no more. Have you patched up your sheds and barn to keep out the cold winds? Do it now. How are your roofs, are they ship shape? A few cents in repairs now will save May need a new roof—now is the Do your cement work NOW, before there is any dan- Our cement is always fresh, the fine “Did you know a cement hog trough will last a million years? We will tell you how. General News of the Week The Colorado coal operators’: Sept. | 18 asked President Wilson to relieve them next Wednesday to discuss the tentative basis for‘ settlement of the strike already accepted by the min- immediately The President Snowflakes will Soon be Falling Winter will be with us Are You Prepared? “It is always cheaper to buy the best.” We have the best building material, and the price is right.- H.C.WYATT & SON “The Yard with the Red Sheds" y FORESIGHT WILL SAVE YOUR EYESIGHT If Your Eyes Trouble You at All You Had Better ‘Consult ‘Us °° Our Mission is to Help You Save Your Sight Skill in the science of fitting and adjusting eyeglasses is only attained through careful study and experience.. We have both. We Have Hundreds of Satisfied Customers Why Not You? We have the best place and are better equipped ~ to do your work and it costs you no more to have it done right and backed by our guarantee than to have it done wrong. See us and if you need glasses, we will tell you; if not we will tell pea Come in and let us talk it over. Welton Jewelry Co., OPTOMETRISTS have new imported Boneless Herring ‘ Fancy Mackerel Tuna Fish Oil Sardines Huyler’ cones Mustard Sardines 's Crystallized Gin ilion ee sg Weare not so sure | about the Kaiser ~ Wilhelm Don’t know whether he ever packed any Dill Pickles or not. But if he did we we'd bet dollars to doughnuts that we have one of the casks that he packed—anyway we have one of the genuine imported, with Germany all over the top—we also t Our Punch Coftee is better 25¢ pound. fact our stock of |” is. The mother’ of Judge Alton: Parker, one time Democratic nominee for the presidency died “in_ Conné cut last week: * i! Summer came to an official close at the White House Sept. 17 when Pres: ident Wilson's, ‘office’ tent, on the lawn was taken down. A semi-offic‘al dispatch from Berlia says the British, French, Russian and German authorities have agreed to interchange prisoners of war. i An order issued in Orphans’ Court at Pittsburg, Pa., provides for. the payment to Harry K. Thaw of $42,- 124, due him from the Coke Trust William Thaw. According to the correspondent of The Messaggero at Trieste, where the great bulk of the population is Italian, has refused to permit a special church service imploring victory for Austrian arms, on the grounds that the war is contrary to the sentiment of the peo- ple of the city. A resolution introduced by Repre: passed by the House, asked the Sec- retary of Commerce to report all the facts in his possession concerning the prices paid for wheat to the producer in Kansas, the Prices-at which wheat is sold for export and how the prices are fixed. Action was urged on the ground that it was believed the anti-; trust laws were being violated. Some idea of the large amount of money sent out of the United States to foreign countries in normal times may be gained by the unprecedented increase in postal savings deposits during the month of August. For- mer Governor Dockery of Missouri Third Assistant Postmaster General, Sept. 17, announced that a prelimin- ary examination of the returns for August from the 6,653 post offices| gain for the months of approximately’ $4,200,000. The balances to the cred- it of depositors increased from $43,- 800,000 on July 31 to $48,800,000 on August 31. The gain for the month is the largest since the system began operation in January, 1911, and is at-| tributed chiefly to the disturbed con- ditions which now prevail in Europe. The invention by a Chinese chemist ofan ‘opium cigarette’ the. enact-|; ment ofa Federal law making its manufacture or sale a felony, secret raids on dens where the new cigar- ette was being made, the. indictment of seven Chinese and one white man summarizes a story: revealed in Chicago Sept. 18. The invention of the chemist was discovered several months ago and the law against ‘it was passed. The chemist escaped, and plans which.he had made lapsed until recently. The den where the indicted Chinese and the white man Emil Leham, worked was located in Chicago. The raid revealed prepara- tions to make the cigarette ona whole sale basis. There were several tins of pure opium and an assortment of created by the will of his father, sentative Doolittle of Kansas, and| designated as depositories indicates a) in désign; it emergencien & than any other car. ing. It is the real embodiment of efficiency and economy—the business. It'has style, i better ‘loo! ne than any other low nge se Pleasant Gap Items. We were visited Monday. night by | a heavy rain, also quite a bit of light- ‘Best: Two-Bassenger Automobile in the World at - Anywhere Near Its Price e Saxon has more'room than any other; it is more comfortable to ride in it ist ees footing: i it has better pan ane in it; it is lighter; it is more up-to-date The Saxon is an advanced example of the type of car-toward which public demand is seni: words of the present day in all lines of life and Mt us it i Se ah us itis aed body are many cars costing five times as lace W. W. HENRY, ge and Machine Shop. ning. Arthur Burkhart’s house was struck but no damage done. Mr. Greene lost an $80 cow. We also heard that B, M. Wix’s store got a little shock but no severe damage done. Joe-Wix, who was hurt here awhile back, is able to be up.: Miss Myrtle Stubbs visited Monday evening with Miss Mary Kauffman. The aluminum set drawing cameoff at B. M. Wix’s store Saturday at 3 p. m. with Mrs. Will Conner as winner. Carl Wittie threshed Saturday. John Diehl threshed Saturday. her daughter, writing. Geo. Rains was hurt one evening last week. His horses ran away with him while returning home from town about dark. ‘He never regained con- sciqusness until about i swalked to Mr. Bearce’s, who took im home. along alright. ‘Little Theo Burkhart went to her on her bicycle. The party at John Finewold’s Fri- day night was enjoyed by all. Quite a few were present. Ice cream was served. Miss Nellie Baugher called on Mrs. Ewing Bassett. Clee Baugher called on his parents Sunday. Dan Stubbs, wife and daughter, Miss Elsie, called on Mrs. Bassett Sunday evening. Presbyterian Church. herbs which were to be used in giv- ing the cigarette the appearance of tobacco. Addresses of agents all over the country were found, and circulars instructing agents how the habit could be spread. Conference Appointments— Nevada District The M. E. Church, South, confer- ence which had been ih session at Clinton adjourned Monday. Follow- ing are the appointments for the Ne- vada District: Appleton City Ct., T. C; Puckett. - Archie Ct., G. B. Snopp. Bronaugh Ct., L. J. Hargrave. Butler, W. J. Snow. Bronson, to be supplied. Calhoun, W..B. Kelley. J. E. Alexander, Presiding Elder. |. Bible School 9:45. Public Service 11:00. 4 : Young Peoples Talk, “God Wants the Gir' Junior Christian Endeavor 3:00 Senior Christion Endeavor 7:00. Public Worship 8 o’clock. Sermon “A ‘World Without Pain.” This discourse is for thoughtful people. Midweek service Wednesday even- ing. “Everybody cordially invited. ’. C..H. Ticknor, Minister. Mrs. Sears is now at the home of! Mrs. Kauffman. jf Grandma is not very well at this | We hope he will get} aunt’s, Mrs. Jim Hancock, Saturday’ | te, is more distinctive; it has plenty of power for all “conditions; it can be kept running for less cost per mile i 4 > Ithas ‘more power in proportion to its size; and will develop more speed with-less effort. The motor keeps cool under all conditions. Ty Cig S. amen 0 i aeren | pe en 18 baby tS to’ steer. Jt is nimbie- fected. Qui and out of traffic. Ic tufns short. rr taken up litte room. It is far easier to drive than any larger car. With gasoline filler cap extending up through the cowl; with switch key, carburetor adjustment and saroris in the cowl. board, with left pate . two and center control the Saxon is the most Contention ofthe low priced cars and the easiest to handle, We.give every buyer of a Saxon car more than he can get in any other car in the world at anywhere the price. $200 State Reward for Slayer “Comling Events. Bates County Fair—Sept. 8-11. Jefferson City, Mo., Sent. as —~ Pleasanton Stock Show—Septem-| Acting Uoy,. Painter foday ber 23-24. | oe Charlee Dobe aprobennon State Fair—Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. in Batea coudty for murda: Bune General Election—Nov. 3. field stabbed and. kilhed Fite es To the Patrons of the Water Co, /Gon-at Hume, Bates County, Septem- hay Shes, pete wre Apples, Apples, Big Red Apples, My . Please call at the Fraternat-Inn| 1 sm still representing the old re- and get your receipts before the 15th: | liable Stark | Bros. urseries -and All leaks and complaints of the| Orchards Co. of Louisiana, Mo., and water service should be reported to| sell all high grade fruit trees... Your Mrs. Emerson at the Water PCo's. of-/ orders are respectfully solicited. If fice, Phone 44, to receive ve Pinar at-|I don’t see you, you see me. tention. merson, E. M. Bice, 2t supatitnt 48-4t. R.R. 3. Butler, Mo. ‘Victor Talki ig Machines SOLD ON-EASY PAYMENTS — $75.00 Machines { $60.00 Machines $25.00 Machines . $15.00 Machines $15.00 down’ $5.00 month © $10.00 down $4.00 mogth $ 5.00 déwn $2.50 mouth $ 3.00 down $2.00 month { ' Victor Machines sell at the same price the world over. We.Carry a Large Stock of Records Music All the Time United Drug Company 13 East Side’ ae Say 15—Butier, mamousl New Biusegrase Sead, Seed, Kentucky Fancy 1914 Tettuce " spinach, winter radieh, winter onion sete, Good handied first quatity hammer and hptchet handles each Sc, best makes handied axes $1.00. : Just got in by chance, a lot of genuine French imported 8 pcp stealer pr terchtegs all are Spality, bold 14 me “SABATIER. 8 in. gee 12 in. Regaine scloe 750 ‘$1.00 $1.50 $2.00 J