The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 1, 1915, Page 5

M. E. Church, South. x Sabbath School at 9:30. The past month has made the best average of any for the year. Let every one do their best to make this ‘month better than the past. Preaching morning and evening. * Subject of sermon at 11a. m., The Resurrection. Epworth League at 7 p. m. - Busi- ness meeting of the League on . Tues- day evening at 7:30 p. m. “Subject of sermon at 8 p. m., The Transforming Power of the Gospel. Midweek seryice at 8 p. m.. This service will be in charge of the Mie- To Buy Your Spring Suit, Hat, Shirts, - And Underwear during Our Big Sale fie Baten 5 ‘BOYS GET BUSY THIS AUTO FREE The dies Showing of fal ie All. Wool : UES Blue Serge Suits $15.00 Nothing like this value shown in any other store in Bates County. under $20.00. WE FIT YOU TOO WITH A WALK-OVER SHOE $4,00 & $4.50 The Home of Good Clothes for the Family sionary society. _ At the conclusion of the morning meeting we will attend to the formal reception of members, You are cordially invited to attend these services; - W. J..Snow, Minister. Dr. J. S. Newlon. Physician and surgeon. Special ate| tention to diseases and surgery, of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Farmers Bank Building. 12-3m One pound can of talcum 8c, special Saturday, April 3d at. Hilt’s Variety Store. Cotton Crop of 1914 Washington, March 20.—The cot- ton crop of 1914 was the largest ever produced in this country, the census bureau today announced, exceeding \the next largest production, that of ‘1911, by nearly 300,000 bales. The 1914 crop, excluding linters, was 15,873,002 bales, and that of 1911 was 15,573,073 bales. It was nearly ‘two million of bales more than” the |1913 production, according to today’s report. Notable increases were shown in Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia and Alabama. ; Now is Your Time NOTICE:— Below is a letter received to-day. MR. JOE MEYER, Butler, Mo. - Dear Sir:— THE MOTOR-BOB Buffalo, N. Y. March, 24, 1915 Repying to your wire received 2:30 a. m. Will ship __ Prices "very reasonable, ‘Mrs. Robinson and daughter. M. L. Beadlés of Hume wasa But-| All kinds of fancy work supplies | Rev. I. A. Gaither of the. Presby- ~~ AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE LEADERS FOR 30 YEARS. Largest Ever in U. S. | Saturday. ; F C. A. Hess was a Kansas City visit- or Monday. Get your Easter novelties at Hilt’s Variety Store. Mrs. H, E. Collins is visiting friends in Nevada. M. L. Green made a trip to Adrian ‘prominent citizen of Drexel, died at} Ex-County Recorder I. M. Smith of the Spruce neighborhood .made a pleasant call at this office Monday. Black and white effects are very new and stylish, come. here to see them, Mrs. T. Robinson and daugh- iter... Mrs, M: J. Caldwell of Adrian who ‘has been visiting her son- William | Caldwell has returned to her home. ° | According to the Reflector Merwin will have a band this summer. A jmeeting has been called to organize. Get your notions at Store. A little son arrived at the home of Mr..and Mrs. Ernest Gough. in Pleas- ant Gap.township Sunday morning, |March 28, . Mrs. T. J. Coonrod of Urich spent a few days in Butler_with her son, Prof. Coonrod, principal of the High School. ; | Easter hats at reasonable prices, Sleeth & Ogg. . | Milford Richardson was called to | | | | California Wednesday by a telegram announcing the serious illness of his mother. . Harvey Reed, aged 43 years, a | his home in that city Wednesday, March 24. Spring line of pants are here. prices Black & Arnold. Frank Pattee has sold the Merwin Reflector to Charles Monroe of Kan- |sas City, who takes up the editorial Hume has organized an anti cigar- | Job this week. ette league. The very newest things for Easter. Ts “| ler visitor Monday. ! Misses Velva Richardson, Arlie Bai- |ley, Maude Rubel add Bessie Wilker- 'son of Rich Hill were shopping in Butler Monday: at Hilt’s Variety Store. Mrs. H. G. Cook was a visitor to! Dr. and Mrs. Richardson of Adrian Kansas City Tuesday. ‘visited the parents of Mrs. Richard- son, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Woods, the Hilt’s Variety | All} The church services in the ig for the summer months will ‘chnvén e at 8:00 o’clock beginning with next Sunday evening at the various churches of the city: — Special sale Saturday, April 3d, on China plates at Hilt’s Variety Stork. | The Ministerial Alliance held | its weekly meeting Monday with Rev. Talbert, who, we are glad to say is convalescing from his recent attack of pneumonia and hopes to be out Hosiery and underwear aé. Hilt’s Variety Store. | Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips and children of Wichita, Kas., arrived the last of the week to visit Mrs. ! Phillips’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cole- man Smith. Mr. Phillips left Tues- day morning for Kansas City. I gallon Sewall Paint will cover 300 square feet, two coats, Logan- | Moore Lumber Co. | During the past few days Frank Witter met with a painful and serious jaccident. In attempting to throw the | belt from a gasoline engine one of his arms was fractured in two places. It | will be some little time before he ful- i . | ly recovers. —Merwin Reflector. | -For Sale:—One acetylene ‘lighting | plant and fixtures for 9 room house, |as good as new, now working. Will demonstrate. Ata bargain if taken at once. Clyde Rook. 24-tf Vernie Clarence, the two-year-old |son of Mr. and and Mrs. C. E. Vog- |ler, died at the home of his parents | in Elkhart township Sunday afternoon March 21. Interment was made in | Crescent Hill cemetery Monday after- ‘noon. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. terian chyrch of Spruce will leave the first of next week for a trip through Arkansas and the south and | finally to Blackwell, Okla., where he | will make his future home. Easter hats sold by, Sleeth & Ogg. | rinct of the week. ‘Ladies neckwear new and up to date. Store. { |in Rich Hill the last of the week. Mrs. A. C. Angle is visiting her son | es Arigle and family. | d Snider is visiting her moth- | Stetson Hats Black & Arnold: C. C. Crosswhite of Rich Hill made | a brief visit to Butler Saturday. D. D. McCann made a business trip | Rich Hill the last of the week. . | Buy now at Hilt’s Variety | : | J. W. Cole of Ballard is visiting his Miss Ethel Coonrod visited friends | Be ready for Easter, buy your hat now, Sleeth & Ogg. Dr. Choate made a business trip to} Harrisonville the first of the week. Wm. Ruble, cashier of the Bank of Amsterdam, was in the city Tuesday. | | Waneta Rankin of Athol were married | they were entertained by Mrs. Sam jin Nevada Sunday evening. Their | navis a member of the club. Deli- Best Overalls Black & Arnold. Dr. J. H. Williams of Hume made | land holds two. tons of ice. Miss Daisy Stanley of Kansas City | arrived in Butler Tuesday being call- | ed here by the serious illness of her | cousin, W. R. Morrison. | New stock of Slickers and Rubber} Boots Black & Arnold. | A. A. Seese has installed a new up | | to the minute refrigerator in his meat It is a handsome oak finish | market. ie | Mrs. I. M. Satterly, aged 81 years, | died at Arcadia, Kas., Monday night. | Deceased was for many years a resi- | | dent of Rich Hill, wh he i HH | A brother, W. T. Cole of this city. lent of Rich Hill, where she 18 well! us that when he left Joplin Tuesday known. Work Shirts that do not fade. Try) a few Black & Arnold. | David Braden of Kansas City visit- | ed his uncle, Robert Braden and} family, last week. Mr. Braden was formerly superintendent of the Butler light plant. Wash Ramsey of Butler and Miss | many friends in this city wish them | 200 Pair Queen Quality Shoes $3.00 shoes for $2.00 $3.50 shoes for $2.50 Cash only We sell what we advertise For thirty days only T. W. Fisk. Col. C. E. Robbins returned Tues- day from Joplin where he had been to cry a big horse and mule sale for Wendell Bros. 270 horses and and mules were sold and brought good prices. Col. Robbins informs afternoon a heavy snow was falling. Hog oil 10c gallon, Logan-Moore. The. following members of the Wednesday Coterie Club, Mesdames J. F. Smith, Ed Snider, J. T. Hull, G. P. Wyatt, W. E. Walton, T. J. Day, Wesley Denton, EN. Chastain, J. E. Williams and Miss Mattie Boulware went to Harrisonville Friday where cious refreshments were served and aot a short visit to Butler the first of the | every happiness. | week. . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deacon spent | Variety Store. All kinds of toilet articles at Hilt’s | a few days in Kansas. City the first of | Motor-Bob to Butler, Missouri, April 5th, no sooner as am buried in orders and sold out of Motors. in a few days. Take Advantage of this Sale if You Want Real Bargains Easter H | $3.00 cut to....... $2.50 cut to...... $2.00 cut to.. ao “4 $2.45 Y DON'T DOUBT US. Sults Every Suit in the House at reduced prices See Tags for Bargains _ FURNISHING GOODS -Colors Lot coming through Down - | {the week. Frank—Oldham_and_ Miss Georgia |a general good time was had. ; FOR SALE—One saw mill com- | plete, undermounted double star en- igine,_Reeves—_No,_O—saw_rig._with- ‘Smith of Virginia were married in Ladies—its transplanting time, get| Butler Monday afternoon. Miss Old-. sil flower pots at Hilt’s Variety ham was the popular telephone cent-/hart, Bates county, Mo., about two ore. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis of Harri-| Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, | West of Butler. Inquire at 812 West sonville spent Sunday in Butler visit-|representing the President of the|Pine Street, Butler, Mo. ing friends. i ' f F. R, Allen, the land man, made a|Panama-Pacific International Exposi-| Democrat, Everett and John Bishop ral girl at Virginia. | United States, formally dedicated the jendless drive belt; cut off saw; jet pump; located 14 miles west of Ny- | years sawing at place, 11 miles south- 21-tf. According to the Cass County q business trip to Kansas City the first | tion March 24. of the week. they Tell Shirts 1.50 cut to a... $1.25 1.00 cut to. : : Best lit: OF WORK SHIRTS..42c COME AND SEE. the Story We can save you money on laces, for use if homes, churches, schools, ‘and exhibiting a deadly weapon re- embroideries and ribbons at Hilt’s | Variety Store. C. E. Robbins has traded his‘ But- ler property for the J. W. Greenup | farm west of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clark visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith of Foster the | latter part of the week. . For Sale—Bay horse, six years old, broke single 1250. and double, - weight A. M. Earsom. 24-1t* Mrs. W.. W. Ross is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lete Sackett and family in Kansas City. ‘Mrs. Ida Shook arrived Wednesday from Fairbury, Ill., on account ef the death of her father, A. Stuckey. Afew Duck Coats and Corduroy Pants to close out Black & Arnold. At an election held -in Nevada to build a y the proposition Dublic brary carried 15 to 1. Alabastine, the beautiful wall tint, opera houses and.all public and pri- ; vate buildings. Logan-Moore Lum- ‘ber Co. | L | David Snow, assistant instructor in the manuel training department, ‘Scarrett College at Morrisville, is | spending.a few days with his parents | Rev. and Mrs. Snow. Rev. Wm. Stephens. who died in Sedalia Friday was formerly pastor of |the Ohio Street M. E. Church of this city, and will be remembered by many | of the older residents. i | Come to Hilt’s Variéty Store, we | want to get acquainted with you. | Geo. W. Keener, aged 90 years, an jold resident of Rich Hill, died at his | home in that city Wednesday March 24. Heis survived by a wife and several grown children. president of the V . | were arrested last week in. Harrison- | ville charged with feloneous assault |spectively. Both entered pleas of | guilty and were sentenced to six i é ‘months in jail and paroled pending “ ;good behavior. Everett was good two hours when he attempted to make an appointment with a young © lady of Harrisonville and his parole was revoked. The Bishops are well | known in Butler. | ,Ohio Street M. E. Church. The Passion Week Services have 4 been extremely helpful. Dr. Jones a on Sunday night preached to a capa- city house. On Monday night Mrs. Nunn sang‘a solo with commanding grace and her Choral Club sang ‘“‘The Lost Chord.” Rev. Mallory of Hume preached effectively. On Tuesday night the Loyal Son’s Orchestra play-