The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 24, 1915, Page 1

. While the Work ‘on : Our Building is Going On. - During this time we offer many lots of extra bargains throughout out our entire. store. We cannet quote them all, but ask you to call and see for 4 Si yourself, a8 you know our policy— “Always Do as We Advertise,” New Voile Waists worth regular $1.75 > New Palm Beach Suits worth feulen d $12.50 at...... ee eee ee $8.00 New White Gaberdine Skirts worth regular $1.75 at..................... $1.35 New Eancy Parasols, worth regular Extra quality black Chiffon Taffeta.......98c Gingham Petticoats specia]................45¢ New fancy Crepes, worth 12¥ec yard | ~ at 2. SPECI PRICE BE. «0-5 .<5.,.---- BRE . 98e tt Lots of Ginghams Lots of Percale Lots of fancy Wash Goods Lots of White Goods Lots of Shoes Lots of Muslin Underwear Lots of Table Linen Lots of Muslins . are priced at a wonderful sav- ing. : Be Wise and Take Advantage of These Offerings ‘1 Money Saving Buying Opportunities for Men AS THE SEASON IS SO FAR ADVANCED OUR ~ | Special Prices on Men’s Suits WILL CONTINUE. A splendid time to select your Suit for _ the Fourth of July ee Ruppenhelmer Suits “$20, $22.50, | Bxere quality Men's. Blue’ Serge Suits “One tot $18.00. $15.06 Suits at........$11. 00 ——— and seameaars tpracticed dentistry in Butler for the last 17 years, last-week sold | President, Kansas City; Vice President, W. A: Hensley, Kansas City; Secre- BUTLER, MISSOURI, TI GENERAL SRAL NEWS. Arehie Hoaevolt was fined $25 for speeding in New York. Perry Million of Pocahontas, ‘from sting of’ a wasp on his throat. ~ Edward Trowbridge Dana, grandson of the poet, Longfel- low, said that his wife commit- ted suicide. It was supposed she was drowned by accident. The ‘‘grandfather clause’ of the Oklahoma constitution, signed to bar: illiterate negroes from the polls, Friday was de- clared by the United States Su- preme Court to be entirely void. Gen. Christian De Wet, one of] | the leaders of the South African rebellion against the British Government, who was found guilty of treason Tuesday was sentenced to six years imprison- ment and fined $10,000. One hundred and _ fifteen thousand barrels of oil went up in smoke in the Cushing, Okla., oil fields Saturday when two], tanks belonging to the Prairie Oil and Gas Company and one owned by the Producers’ Oil Company were Apalted by light- ning. : to-orchardists at least 50,000,000 bushels of El- berta peaches willbe gathered this spring in Oklahoma, exclus- ive of other early varieties and the later crops, which also prom- ise_record yields. Thousands of new orchards, some of vast pro- portions, will bear this year for the first time. One in the Kim- michi Mountains in . Southeast- ern Oklahoma contains 250,000 trees.. ; “(fhree men were killed and two injured, one, seriously, Wed- According nesday when an immense sla! of rock fell from the wall of a drift in the Little Martha Min- ing and Milling Company at Chitwood, a suburb of Joplin. The dead are: Ed Richardson, 32 years old, married; Will Pickering, 30, single. The in- jured are O. Mansil, probably fatally, and J. Garrison, slight bruises. W.S. Cowherd Dies in Pasadena, California. Los Angeles, Cal., June 20.— William S. Cowherd, for many years prominent in Missouri pol- ities, former member of Con- gress and high in Democratic national. councils, died at the Las Encinas Sanitarium in La- manda Park, near Pasadena, at 6p. m., today, as the result of a general breakdown. His wife and sister were at his bedside. The death certificate gives pernicious aenemia as the direct very bad physical condition. At first he showed signs of steady improvement, but, despite the best of medical attention, he suf- fered a relapse and for the last three weeks had been expected] ing in Butler Friday for the au- nual convention of tte Christian | Se#t to die at almost any time. Besides his service in Congress | j he served one term as Mayor of |; Kansas City. As the Democrat- ic nominee he was defeated for|, Governor by H. S. Hadley. Gov. E. W. Major defeated him in the v leontest for the gubernatorial x nomination. Prominent Dentist Retires from * Bifs Profession. Dr. H. M. Canaon, whe has his dental business to Dr. E. A. Bohner, of Jefferson City, who took charge at. once. 2 t Dr. Cannon, with his complete car Treasurer, Leo Jones, Buat-| home. ler, knowledge of his professi.n and his unfailing courtesy ~ has built gues tite business daring the ‘that ke has practiced in Ark., 5 years old, died Saturday | ~de- {and Capt. J. E. Thompson and was well er of well filled dinner to which all did justice. Cann, W. and evening until. Sunday even- ing when the meeting closed at 8:30 o’clock to a those go ing north to catch the train,- to 1 their children which they were taken in auto- an ie Berea mobiles Saturday afternoon the following officers were elected:/Bowman’s Hall. - RSDAY, JUNE 24, 1915. NUMBER 36 week, Mr. Piggitt Tuesday. vaccinated a new writer. . Mr. Henry Martin has_ re- furned home from California. The siek folks at Carl Schwan- der’s are improving rapidly. r Frank Walker and family Spent Friday with Ed Corlett’s folks. y Mr. John Walker of Kansas ity, is visiting his brother, F. Valker. | Miss Ruth Smith of Stewarts- ille, Mo., is visiting her sister, Mr s: Chappel. Some farmers around here are planning on planting 90 day corn late as it is. There are several fine fields df clover around here _ waiting jon the weather man. We don’t see many fiding on the water wagon this year—who said Bates county was dry? Mrs. John Huffman is suffer- ing from the effects of poison ivy. We wish her a speedy re- covery. ' Mrs. Odell and family of But- Ier_were visitors at her daugh- fer’s, Mrs. F.-E. Walker Satur- day and Sunday. Rev. Talbert and -family of Butler and W. D. Stipe and wife took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Chappel Sunday. The electric and wind storm of Thursday night did little damage here, a few phones were put out of order. Mr, Schwander and Ray New- ell drove-to Mr. Schwander’s former home near Adrian Fri- day evening after some imple- ments and returned Saturday. John H, Stone, W. G. Reed left for Jefferson City Wednesday to take in the corner stone lay- ing ceremonies, Wolves have been bothering around § here lately, having killed a few of Mrs. Bird’s chiek- ens, and it is reported three wolves were killed last week in Mr. Jackson’s pasture. The Charlotte township Sun- : ——_——— day school convention was held at-Mt. Carmel Sunday, June 20, attended. - After Sunday school was_ dismissed Rey. Pfost of Adrian talked on followed by a show- baskets At 2 the meeting was called to temperance, p. m., order by Frank Oldham ami HT. 0. Maxey gave an address on ¢.Mr. Bond.is cutting clover this hogs This neighborhood is sporting SHORT STORIES. Our Exchanges. last week Albert MeLay Miss Ina Cecil Owen, daughter of Ed Owen,: of Altona, married in Butler Wednesday. They left at once for Topeka, Kansas,’ for a brief visit. will make their home with Mr. Owen in Altona. S. W. Barr of Butler, general manager of the Peoples Elevator companied by his wife and little son, who are visiting the family of W. WW. VanDyke.—Metz Times. Mrs. Susan A. Bankston, 79 years old, died at her residence on the Hall ranch, 3 miles east of this city Tuesday evening, June 15, 1915. She is survived by two daughters and three sons. The remains of the de- ceased will be ‘shipped to Clin- ton, Mo., Thursday for burial.— Rich Hill Review. Prof. L. S. Wright, at one time principal of the Garden City school, now engaged — simi- larly in one of the ward schools of Butler was in Harrisonville last Saturday on a short visit with relatives and friends, a guest of his mother, Mrs. Eliza- beth Wright, at the A, J. Sharp We have found one business the rains were good: for—that’s the canning factory—the rains are making the tomatoes, just what the factory wants, to put some money in the pockets of the farmers. David Braden came home from the, Parkville sehvol Fri- day and visited his mother and brother, J. H., until Monday, then returning, to go as a dele- gate from the Y. M. C. A. to Lake Geneva,. Wis.—Amsterdam Lotal. At Jefferson City recently J. D.. Allen of Butler was re-elected Clerk of the Supreme Court for a term of six years. Mr. Allen was elected four years ago to fill out the unexpired term of the: late John R. Green, The ae- tion of the court is to be hearti- lv commended, for ‘‘Jake’’ Al- len has proven his ability and thorough efficiency. He was for many years editor of the Butler Times, and has many friends here and throughout the state.— Rich Hill Review. Butler bids fair to come to her the “Upbuilding of Chiracter which everyone enjoyed. Ad- dresses were also made by W. W. Park Rev. Pfost, Miss Me- Hardingery, James Pard and closed by Frank. Old-|° cause of death. . ham. Cowherd came to Pasadena|\f, §. about three months ago in a|vyear, MIAMT. Delegates commensed “arriv- Kndeavor, held at tne Presbyter- an and Christian churches. The third district is composed f Platte, Clay, Cass, Jackson and Bates countics and they vere all well repres:nted. Ser- ices were held each afternoon Miss Cora Wells, ary, Miss Mae Juhnson, Kansas senses at Tast. A movement has been started to give a four day ehautauqua with home . talent. The average chautauqua . these days is no more or less than a “squeeze play’’ on the communi- Convention will be held atjtY that tries to pull one off. No church in Virginia next|matter how large or small the town, the promoters get it all— and then some. Butler has more talent laying around loose than is exhibited in the average chau- Christian Endeavor Convention. tauqua and could furnish an en- tertainment worth attending. Reserve the Hume editor a front every time—Hume Tele- phone. 1. H. Rockhold and family, of Butler, and Miss Sells, a_ sister of Mrs. Rockhold, are stopping with their parents. Ira is tak- ing his postal vacation and _ is thinking of spending a part of it in the Ozarks hunting buffaloes. Once every year Uncle John Bowman and wife and John Bell and grandchildren come home and they’ have a big dinner in The annual dinner was given last Sunday with all the children and grand- children present except Edgar Bell, who was unable to come Twenty persons were present and all report a most. en- jJoyable reunion—Adrian Jour- nal, Of Local Interest—Clipped from xls announced in The Journal and were They home.—€'ass County Democrat. - Virginia-Grand View Pickups A severe storm visited this vi- cinity Thursday night of last week. The wind did consider- rable damage in this section of the county. Mr. Geo. Rubel’s and L. 8. Paddock’s silos- were blown down, «most of Vane Walker’s outbuildings blown down, Mr. Albin’s auto shed was blown down, and groves were badly damaged. The heavy rain brought the creeks out again. Mrs. Jesse Flemming has been very sick with tonsilitis. Miss Bertha Short visited a few days last week with rela- Company, has been here this}tives in Amoret. week superintending the work J. G. Cuzick lost a valuable on-the new building. He is ac-| mule last week. Mrs. Geo. H. Thompson has been on the sick list. J. W. Greenup and _ family moved to Virginia last week in- to D. C. Wolf’s house, — recently vacated by W. T. Izatt. Mrs. Herbert. Steele and chil- dren of Adrian came Saturday evening for a visit with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Burk, and other relatives. The Sunday ~ school : conven- tion at Mt. Carmel last. Sunday ,| was well attended in spite of the had weather. Mr. Jas. Strein of near Butler died Saturday night. Several young chickens turkeys were drowned in heavy downpour Thurs night. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Parker of Adrian came down Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cuziek. and the day 0. Oak Grove Items. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sargent and daughter, Thelma, called on Mrs: Clara Batchelor Monday afternoon. two Sun- Wigger had by » lightning Charley mules killed day night. Geo. Sargent Thelma, were Tuesday. Jot Newberry was a visitor Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wigger of Virginia are visiting relatives in this neighborhood. and Butler daughter, visitors Butler , neighborhood But- Several of this attended the ball game at ler Sunday. ; Mr. ‘and. Mrs. John McCook spent Saturday night with Mrs. McCook’s mother, Mrs. Keen. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Sargent called on Geo. Sargent Monday evening. - Dr. Bowden of Appleton City was called to see Olaf Chambers who had the misfortune. to get hurt by a base ball while play- ing Saturday evening. : A. Gilmore was an City visitor Saturday. Appleton Geo. Wigger autoed to Johns- town Sunday afternoon. attended the Spruce pro- A large crowd children’s . exercises at. Sunday night and-a_ fine gram was rendered. PANSY. Ohio Street M. E. Church. Our last Sunday night — ser- vices were dismissed in defer- ence to the Christian Endeavor Convention in session here. The regular services of the chureh will prevail next Lord’s Day. The new Epworth League male quartette will make its ap- pearance at the’ Epworth League service. A very large crowd attended the Wesleyan Guild social at the Sturgeon home on _ Tuesday night. : The’ young people’s chorus will sing at the Sunday night service. A real welcome to all. Claude S. Hanby.