The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 18, 1915, Page 4

: Printed.on Thursday of eaci! week Y Ti system should be established in the| WALTON TRUST COMPANY |the company's books amount to $7,- The Butler Weekly Times United States.” Forty acres of land were added to ROBT, D, ALLEN, Editor and Manager the public domain of Missouri Satur- Entered'at the Post Office of Butler, Mo., as second-class mail matter. day when John H. Bowen, Register | .|ofthe United States Land Office at Springfield cancelled a tract of land | \ city, which for many years has been in Camden County. The land is sub- ject to cash or homestead entry, the homesteader: having failed to make final proof under the land laws. PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR Taney county went “dry’’ Friday by a majority of approximately seven _ DEMOCRAT TICKET. hundred votes. Branson was the only town in the county in which the ‘wets’ predominated. The vote For County Superintendent of.Schools| there was 130 to 110. The drys car- A.C. MORELAND. TOWNSHIP TICKET TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE. J.8. BROWN, MEMBERS TOWNSHIP BOARD T. C, JONES T. J, BERRYHILL ANDREW RAY ASSESSOR JOHN WRIGHT COLLECTOR Cc. C. WooDs. CONSTABLE. JOHNSON STOTT, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE J.R, RAY W. F HEMSTREET R. 5. CATRON MISSOURI NEWS. ; The Forty-eighth General Assem- bly of Missouri will adjourn on Sat- urday, March 22, at 6 p. m.. William Nichols, 87 years of age, died last week at his home near Col- umbia, Hg had lived in Boone coun- ty all hig life, “In the Miller county local option election held Saturday the drys won by about 1,486 majority. The county John Wellman, aged 85, testified that he never rode ona street car in his life, altho he has been a resident of St. Louis for the last 53 years. The Missouri Legislature appro- priated $7,000 as a fund to buy seed corn for the counties in the Ozark that have suffered from drouth for three years in succession. E. T. Hodges, who recently sold the Cole Camp Courier, Benton county, has purchased of Houston Harte, the Knobnoster Gem, Johnson county, and is now in charge. The Senate Friday passed the Kin- ney bill, giving St. Louis the authori- ty to create a pension fund for desti- tute and deserving widows. A simi- lar law exists for Kansas City. Arthur Hawk, engineer on the Cassville & Western Railroad, . shot and killed his wife and then killed himself in Cassville last week. The couple had been separated about 10 days. Fred Wilkins of Louisiana, Mo., was arrested last week charged with slaying Col. Alten M. Walker, former mayor of Louisiana and member of Gov. Major’s staff, -He was released | _ ~ on $3000 bail “How's Hobos’’ are having many meetings planning bow they will spend the $125,000 that came to their leader by the death of his mother, and which he has announced will be placed at their disposal. Charles Friend of Carthage, has been appointed deputy collector of internal revenue for the Sixth dis- trict of Missouri. Friend will suc- ried Hollister, pleasure resort of the | “Shepherd of the Hills” country by a vote of 117 to 12, and Forsyth by a | | with: the Trust Companies of St. | | Louis, Ki Cit: id St. Joseph, real ae A . | accindineie he pric tert issued a their show window an interesting; The Bates County Poultry Associ-| Morris cemetery Friday, March 26, | March 4th, |shows the surplus and undivided;members:; W. H. Hupp, Irwin|and L. C. Culbertson were elected List of Letters. Sudden Death of Allen Blount. | RANKS HIGH. 500,000 and we are informed that remaining uncalled for in the post| Allen Blount, 77.years old, dropped NS this is the largest aggregate of farm | (eros at Butler, Mo., for the week|dead of heart failure in his home | Butler Institution Surpasses Many | loans carried by any one institution ending March 16, 1915; near Adrian, Monday morning. He Large City Companies in Vol. _| in the state with the exception of cer-|/ 4, Charley Jones, Mr. Roy Thomp- | was an old settler of Bates county. . ume of Business. tain St. Louis companies and one at son, Mrs. W. H. White. and leaves a large circle of friends to: _ The Walton Trust Company of this | 5t- Joseph. ii These letters will be sent to the|mourn his loss, He is survived by The Walton Trust Company has 8) qeaq jeter: office March 30, 1915,|three sons and one daughter. Fu- generally recognized as one of the|‘ecord of forty years successful busi- /i¢ 154 delivered before. In call- | neral Tuesday and interment in Cres- leading financial institutions in South- | "SS without loss to investors. ling for the above, please say “‘Adver- | cent Hill cemetery. west Missouri, is now ranking along | An Old Picture. | tised,”” giving date of list. Cemetery Meeting. | J. E. Williams, Postmaster. : McFarland Bros. have on display | There will bea meeting at the k showi iti old picture. It is a picture of the | ation held a meeting Saturday to ob-!at2p.m., for the purpose of. elect- . week showing the condition ei Silver Cornet Band taken in|serve Hen Day.- Owing to the con-|ing a board of directors, secretary The Walton Trust Company is cap- | 1882. C. B. McFarland was leader jdition of the country roads the at-/and treasurer of cemetery associa- italized at $250,000 and the statement | and the following were among the|tendance was small. Edson Snyder | tion, N i Ne Christian Science Services profits to be $129,286.51 and deposits | Sprague, Dick Sims, Henry Day, N. | delegates, and Mrs. A. R. Guyton Wilt-be held in the court house in vote of 128 to 29. The county has been ‘‘dry”’ the last six years. GENERAL NEWS. Secretary of the Treasur ‘Adoo who was operated on lasfweek for | appendicitis is recovering. Arrangements are said to have | beén completed between Russia and | Germany for the exchange of 200,000 | war prisoners. j 10,000 unskilled laborers will be) put to work on railroads west of | Chicago as soon as the frost is out of | the ground. The roads plan ex-| tensive improvements and additions | to their lines. | The Brazilian government, news- | paper reports declare, is arranging to | float in New York a loan of 15 mil- lion dollars, offering as guarantee. custom house returns on American’ importations, | A party of six American ‘army of- ficers left Berlin Monday for the! eastern battle front under the guid-/ ance of Capt. Malzahn. They re- cently returned from a tour of in-, spection of the western line. By the time peace comes to Europe | there will be 24 million widows, | 6,700,000 fatherless children and 23/ ‘million women forced to marry ‘‘ii ferior men,” according to Hamilton | Holt, editor of the Independent. He | gave the figures at a peace meeting | at the University of Chicago. | Presbyterian Church.. Bible School 9:45. Public worship 11. i Young People’s Talk, “Example.”’ | Sermon, ‘Christ Incarnated in| Christian Lives.” Junior C. E. 3 p. m. Senior C. E. 6:30 p. m. Public worship 7:30. At this service the minister will speak on Billy Sunday, ashe knew} him. Asa fraud, He will also de-| liver Billy Sunday’s great sermon on | “Booze”, or ‘Get on the Water: Wagon.” Billy Sunday is the most; noted preacher in our country today. This sermon on Booze is the best known. Choir meeting Tuesday evening. Mid-week service Wednesday even- | ing. This is the Christian Workers’ | evening. ' Everybody cordially invited. -C. H. Ticknor, Minister. |]- | $329,757.75. The Trust Company has |B. McFarland, Saunders Day, Thos. |and J. W. Poffenbarger alternates to the Probate Court room every Sus money loaned $662,970.36 and cash | McFarland, Sam Peach, Chas John- | the district meeting in Kansas City. day morning at 11-o'clock. “i ae due from banks $120,934.56 ;son, Clyde McFarland and Arthur | The next meeting of the Association cordially invited. Subject Farm mortgages now in force on, Henry. | will be held Saturday, April 19. ‘Matter. a a 1 Faster Display) Suits, Coats, Skirts, Silks a < $ 4 : Ses = ss foie ft 3 \ — noo Suits from............... $15.00 to $25.00 Coats from........ ....... 5 5.00 to $20.00 Skirts from............... $ 5.00 to $12.00 Fy, In Suits the different shades of blue are the most used followed by Sand color and black and white checks. = As in Suits, also in Coats the blue shades lead, then tan covert cloths, black and white fancy checks. - Black is of course, the big seller in Skirts, with a showing of navy blue, tan, coverts, black and white checks and neat stripes. This season no one kind of Silk is best. You can choose from Poplins, Taffetas, Crepes, Messalines ‘Ohio Street M. E. Church. Regular services at stated periods | except as otherwise announced. if We are announcing special services | for the week preceding Easter. | Watch for our cards giving particulars | of Passion Week Festival. Former | pastors, including Dr. Jones and Dr.“ Criss, will be among the speakers. Special music at all services. These meetings will reach a climax~in the ceed Andrew Naylor and will make his headquarters at Joplin. George W. Evans, president of the Evans-Smith Drug Co., of Kansas Sunday evening. Brother Talbert | City, died early Saturday morning in San Antonio, Tex., where he had gone the middle of January because of failing health. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. George W. Ward, farmer, was placed ‘under arrest Saturday on a charge of murdering his wife, whose|City Monday concluded a contract body was found in the ruins of their|With the French government to home, which burned Friday. The | furnish it 26,000 artillery and cavalry Ward home is eight miles east of|horses. The same firm has prat- Willow Springs in Howell county. Miss Bettie Huston, 52 years old, sister of J. P. Huston, president of the Wood & Huston Bank at Marshall, Mo., was found dead in a bath.tub at her brother’s home Monday morning. Miss Huston had been an invalid and epileptic since she was a girl. the district championship inthe final eliminating debate held in Clinton be- government for 20,000. buyers on foreign army contracts be- gan in Kansas City, 72,316 horses and mules have been received and pursscitintrsate Moca valued at approximately 12 million Pierce City's debating team won| dollars. i services of Easter day. Plan to be with us as much as possible. H Our congregation is expected to | orship at the Christian church next wi being sick the- Methodist minister will preach for him. Claude S. Hanby, Minister. | Missouri Horses to the War. © A firm of horse buyers in Kansas tically closed a deal with the Belgian Since September 1, when the first Have some choice, early, medium or stripes and checks in the fancy Silks. The extra wide silks are priced at $1 and $1.50 yard. If you are making a Coat or Suit and want the best lining ask us for SKINNERS SATIN itis a yard wide and guaranteed for two seasons wear. The price is $1.50. * Big line of, black and white checked Wool Goods on display for 50c to $1.50. These are popular for . Suits, Skirts, Coats and Misses Dresses. : New Gloves, Neckwear, Laces, Embroideriés, Hosiery, Warner's Corsets. Extra Good Items on Which We are Doing a Good Business Now 2500 yards, fast color Ginghams 80 styles. and solid colors....................0..4. 10c yard Moabecttetinencn 81.89. pair Choice lot Ladies House Dresses. plain and and fancy, fast colors. No. 102 Ladies Topsy Hose extra spliced heels and toes mercerized wae ie cog eee $1 and $1.50 Royal Society Mercerized Crochet Cotton best 1 O Cc ball New Spring Shoes, Pumps quality—ALL sizes, No 1 to No.’ 100..... " Walker's Specials _ : : bad cia Spring reckte : $2.50 - to $4.50 Ladies Munsing Union Suits..... 6... ee... ........500 to $1.00 Are_ here $3.50 to $5 We sell Mens Munsing Union Suits......... +++++6$1,00 to $1.50 We sell only absolutely The height of style combined Solid Leather School Shoes with wear. Resisting qualities are obtained in the Packards. Carhartt Overalls... 2.0.0.0... oe cece cece cscs cece Spring lines Rugs, Linoleum, Window Shades Curtain Rods, Rug Borders, Wizard Floor Mops, Vacuum Sweepers, etc. BRING IN YOUR MAIL ORDER CATALOGUES_WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT IT ; 2 ~. OF YOUR-POCKET-BOOK TO BUY HERE, ~