The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 17, 1915, Page 1

NUMBER 35 _W. G. Compton returned from} One of the moat pleasant "Kansas City Tuesday, where he functions of the past week was has been visiting relatives for a|the gathering of the Rural Home ~ fewdays : Makers Club of Pleasant Gap - A. d. Keen delivered: hogs in|and invited guests at the home County Copst. $500,000 Road Improvement Swamp land patent issued to Is Predicted for Missouri. W. J. Bard on the S. W. 1-4, N. Hannibal, Mo., June 10.—A W. 1-4 Sec. 26 and S. E. 1-4 of N.|half million dollars in highway E. 1-4 See. 27, Twp. 40, Range!improvement will be done June Sudden Death of Popular Coy ty Officiul Shocks Entire , struction of the big ditch in Community. | Drainage District No. 1. He was —_— 78 close student of public affairs Estes Smith, Judge of . the A 33. 5 * ii Mra broad minded, honorable and|°” 1b ad 16, the good roads days Butler Monday. : os woe in-|County Court, was found dead conscientious and in all his pub-| County clerk ordered to make designated by Gov. Major ac- Burt Radford of near Spruce, |; eatin * a tot es Beco: Wednesday morning a short dig-|lic or private career no. word|requisition on State Auditor for|cording to Col. Frank W. Buf- who has been ill with typhoid |(cres0ns an structive Pro ltance north of his home in Min-lof aught but praise could be $375.00 for Teacher’s Training|fum, State Highway Commis- go township, according to a telé-|said of Estes Smith and the man-|School of Butler. ; sioner, who addressed the Com- phone message received by. thé|ner in which he administered ‘FH, Steuck of Rich Hil |@ercial Club this afternoon. He coroner, R.. EB. Crabtree, at 1)the duties reposed upon him. granted renewal of dram shop |U%8ed the busiess men to look o'clock Wednesday afternoon.| - His widow and five sons sur-|fivense Plafter Marion County highways While the particulars are meag-|vive to mourn the loss of a lov- i a {on those two days. re, it was learned that Judgeling, thoughtful husband, and a John M. Heck of Rich Hill gram. ; fever died June 12. He _ leaves a to mourn his death a wife and eh vehi ala follows: two children and a host of rela- Song by club, tives and friends. Home Occupation for Littlc A, L. Gilmore was a Butler| Folks, Mrs. Bd Moore. visitor Tuesday. Instrumental music. Mrs. Lem|q’; Hiking 4 ranted dramshop license. J. D. Allen Again Elected Clerk : oP aoe faintake that Ate Sanne Smith left home horse back and|kind indulgent’ father, gra ramshop license of Supreme Court a short time later the animal re-} At. the time of our going to] Prosecuting Attorney ordered _ ‘ei turned home riderless, and mem-|press Wednesday evening, no ar-|to enter wponcanee BF epanty in|) Jee ge iy Mee i fed bers of the family. fearing an ae-|rangements had been made for|an action to be brought 4egainst |" staat a Cle k aE ih HOUny, ae cident started out in search of|the funeral. we county by drainage district No.|(,. ete - u Bawa PUDECMS Judge Smith, whose body was) A complete obituary will be!1 to determine whose duty it-is Hae 4 a fi Vie net AL found a short distance north of|published in our next issue. to repair bridges over the drain- fill was aes ive hie ago 1 his home. Heart failure is age canal and that the case be ‘A rere Wares jee thought to have been the cause Circuit Court ' speedily tried and the county’s|” berry. R He Oi annewen of his death. ‘ =y Thos. H MeChesney of Amo- rights and liberties determined, coupe rennheer tie TROT was eer ane pias Ruler ret wh was tauad guilty of at- se Weetete Dupe sae Co: noti-|eleeted tu that place. : empted rape and sentenced to|fied to present their bill for sup- SS See RUA A li Mal Brig « ga ae s the state peniten-|plies to the party ordering them. Shuster Gets Twelve Years court and was-apparently in the|tiary filed an affidavit in appeal |The court refuses to pay the bill. The jury in the case of the best of health and seemed par-|#d was released on $1500 bond.| County Highway Engineer in- State vs Frank Shuster, charged ticularly cheerful. State vs A. A, Seese, violation | structed’ to view site’ and make|Wwith the killing of Geo: W. Walter Gragg was to teach the| Rights of. Single Women un- Oak Grove school the coming|der Missouri Laws, Miss Cora term. No teacher has yet been| Wix and Dolla Rains. employed. : ; Quartette, Mrs. Will Leeper. €. E. Quick delivered a calf|@lenn Sargent, Miss Ada ~and in Butler Monday. Dolla Rains. Mra Glazk Batehelor and Reading, Miss Lulu Helwig. daughter,-Nena,_-were_Appleton PA co latte music, Mrs. Joe City visitors one day last week. Duet, Mrs. Henry Nafus Thelma Sargent and Nina/ Miss Cara Wix. : Keen called’ on Edna Gilmore) Instrumental music, Mrs. Saturday afternoon. - __ |@lenn Sargent, Mrs. Henry Na- Elizabeth Pheasant spent Fri-/|fus Miss Dolla Rains. day night with Thelma Sargent.| Those present were: Olen Sargent is visiting Mis} Mrs. Milburn Tharp, Mrs. The news of his sudden death|0f local option laws. Defendant] estimate of cost of bridge across Booth, returned a verdict of grandfather, Geo. Sargent, near Glenn Sargent, Mrs. Joe Knoll, | ane as a severe shock to hig/acquitted. creek between sections 31 in|suilty Thursday morning and Spruce. Miss Ada and Dolla Rains, Mrs. many friends here and the entire} Parig Woodall ys Chas, Wool-|Hudson township and section 6|assessed his punishment ‘at 12 Mrs. : shi Henry Nafus, Mrs. Mehaffy, ping ia Sheneg Seturdey after |Mre. Bea Wiz, Mra Seta’ Wie’ noon. "PANSY, | Miss Cara Wix, Masters Olen court house is in mourning. sey, damage, verdict for plain-|in Rockville township. yea Estes Smith, who at the time|tiff in the sum of $80. of his death was about 56 years} Anna Rhody vs Atlas Coal of age was a native Missourian! Mining and Mercantile Co., dam- mang on the bridge fund for de- pate and came to-Bates county when} ave for death of husband, ver- posit, to be used asa checking; Capt. E. H. DeArmond of the but ARLE eine ted pre dict for plaintiff in the sum of! account for labor and material. | United States Army is visiting . township where he resided at the| 43000. , County Court went to Rich his mother, Mrs. Alice DeAr- tin f his death. =e ae ‘ : af andae Smith was -always act-| ‘Tuesday a team of horses be-|Hill Monday to meet with’ the |@™0nd, and brother, J. A, DeAr- ive in party affairs and was ajing driven by Jas, Angle, be-|Vernon county. court . regarding |mond and family. onan a life long Democrat, His friends|came frightened at an automo-|the condition of a bridge Ce bra at Ft. Sill, Okla. and were fond of boasting that since|bile near the American Clothing Howard township and Vernon aeaBern ordéied AG ae "Phill. reaching his majority he had}House and ran down Ohio street, | county line. pine Islands for duty. He will never missed,an election. . Be-|When near the Baptist chureh sae ige depart for that place ‘about July sides holding several township|they collided with a transfer! Rev. R. M. Webdell, pastor of 5 offices Judge Smith was twice a|wagon and Mr. Angle — was|the Baptist chureh attended |“" jet eerene ene member of the county court}thrown out and severely bruised. |commencement exercises at the Judge -C. A. Denton made a from the North Dstrict, being, The buggy was badly wrecked, | William Jewel College, of which ‘business trip to Springfield, Mo., first elected in 1906: anid again: in'}and.the harness ‘torn to pieces. [he is%a graduate, last. week. the last of the week. 2 in the penitentiary. Shus- : | aq |ter’s attorneys filed motion for Warrant for $1000 ordered new trial which the court is now ‘| considering. Fe OE Sargent, Miss Helen Knoll, Miss drawn in favor of Jos. A. Flam- well,|Marie Smith, Master Warden noe WF Buseell Sere Wix, Misses Evelyn and Mary the home of J. W. Smith- and | Brooks. : family left for Rich Hill the last| At a late hour they all depart- of the week where she will visit|¢d for their homes and the hos- her parents, W. R. James’ and pitality of the Brooks family wife is were again expressed in a very. : effective manher. J. A. Trimble, the Fraternal. Club Cor. Inn druggist, has installed a re- ——- frigerator for candy. It. is a] W. S. Steele expects to leave handsome piece of furniture of|the latter part of the week for white enamel and will keep can-|Ithica, N. 'Y. where he will dy fresh during the hot summer/|spend the summer visiting his monthe; <r daughter, Mrs. Carry Candler. » RONOUNCED SUCCE ‘UR GREAT SALE:—Which has been the means of distributing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at ridicu- _ lously low prices; will positively CLOSE MONDAY, JUNE 21. The Public has appreciated our values; as our 5 Store has been crowed to it’s full capacity. We again repeat, as in our previous announcement, this sale is not a matter : _of choice; We are forced to sacrifice-the prices on our merchandise, before builders and workmen begin the attack. Ex- : i amine our items carefully and you will be convinced that such prices can prevail, only, under such extraordinary : conditions. ; : 5 . : ee COME BEFORE THE GREAT SALE CLOSES | Silk Poplins Print — i ; i. : s. i The best quality per yard. eng Pa Beech eet RS $8.00 26 inches wide worth 50c yard, at. _38e stoppenbetnar Sy has, at $1 7.00 Dern ON Yall Snes es eseseessvossien MEP] UMASS. Palm Beach Costs, $7 SO Lh. a ae 35c¢ | | P*sr2,Ouality Men's Blue $8.50 Percalog dark and light colors G 34 @ Peiercuini pera oA ee 15¢ tagieciaen Skirts "$2.60 to $4 | Fancy, Vsiles, 25¢ | ee $3.85 Men's Heavy Work Socks 5e MODERC Sg cveiv ec secok ese sebseh Wek Muslin L L. Ladies’ Waists | 98c preter iincO|| BOS Wada eS ne Sie |Our 15¢ ees | a OSc|| Cambri Rougcins De] | Kenwood Work shins a od 15¢]|MasX-Kires 8O¢ Mein Grae, BSc | Pprdtne 15 Discount on all worth 8c yard, eo ee ener ed Trunks and Suit Cases