The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 22, 1915, Page 4

Ang and spectacular Printed on Thursday of each week ROBT, Q. ALLEN, Editor and Manager Butered at the Post Office of Butler, Mo., as eecond-class tter. mall mat PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR The suggestion of Lewis Moore of the Hume Telephone that a Bates County Press As- sociation be organized is indeed a good one, and one which we believe will meet with the unani- mous approval of. the county press. [Intelligent co-operation among newspapers always re- sults in more aggressive demand for public improvement with re- sulting benefit to the county. THE CIRCUS IS COMING The Big Show at Butler Tuesday, we August 10th, The Big Show is Comng. 100 performers in costume, acrobats, equestrians, wire walik- ; ers, clowns and jugglers, 100. Count ’em. Wild animals, rained and untrained; Lulu. the “Wat. 1e45 and Jo Jo, the dog faced boy, red lemonade, pop corn, peanuts and red hots, the entire conglomeration, but more thrill- | than ever before will positively show in Butler on Tuesday, August 10th. G. R. Lowe, representing the Humbug Cireus Co., met with the directors of the Butler Com- mercial Club and a contract was made to hold a Humbug Cireus in this city August 10th. According to the contract, the Humbug Cireus Company — will furnish a tent with seating ca- pacity of 2,000, complete side show equipment, all uniforms, 2} band wagons, wild animal cages, | clown wagon, Oriental dancer wagon, calliope, comedy rural wagon, Roman chariots, _har- ness, plumes, ornaments, —hori- zontal bars, rings, traps, jug- gling equipment and mechani- cal act devices. Members of the Butler Com- mercial Club will serve as per- formers. The Club will furnish hesides the performers, 35 hor- ses, canvasmen, drayage. Re- ceipts from concessions all go to the Commercial Club. A Committee composed of the following gentlemen will have charge of the affair: TT. J. Day, H. H. Holloway, Dr. T. F. Lock- wood, Chas. L, Fiske, D. K. Walker, A. H. Culver. The Butler Band has volun- teered its services, Odd Fellows Install. Bates Lodge No. 180 I. 0. 0. F. at their meeting Monday evening installed the following officers fo he ensuing term. District Deputy H. M. was the installing officer: Noble Grand, J. A. DeAr- mond; Vice-grand, W. L. Coon- rod; Secretary, W. S. Arnold; Treasirer, J. S..Krinn; Warden, Frank Adams; Conductor, 0. B. Ray; I. G., C. H. Grube; 0. G., H. H. Council; R. 8. N. G., C. A. rod, R. S. V. G., Frank Keith; L. 8S. V-G.; W. D. Stine; R. S. 8., J. E. Harper; L. 8. S., W. G. Dil- jon ; Chaplain, E. R. Richards. .- rad- car jduly 15,_ 1915. |the Duvall ranch, _fof incest. ers swept suddenly from their feet as though seized by the un- dertow and carried to-where the water is 15 feet deep. Rescuers started to their aid but the five did not reappear. Death of R. T. Victor. Robert T. Victor died at his ome on West Dakota street Thursday evening, July 16, of paralysis. Mr. Victor suffered a stroke two years ago and about ten days ago he had a_ second stroke which resulted in _ his death, The funeral services, conduct- ed by Rev. R. M. Webdell, were held frém the residence of Wm. Debow Saturday mornng at 9 o'clock. The services were con- ducted. by the Odd Fellows, of which .order the deceased had long been a member, Obituary. Robert Thomas Victor was born at Shelbyville, Mo., June 16, 1850, and died in this city Upon his list of} friends are a large number of the people of Bates, Henry and Cass | counties, but he was most widely known in Henry couaty, where he held an officia) position which brought him in touch with all the people and he was a man who won the respect and friend- ship of all who knew him, In 1879 h was married to Miss Isabella Cornett. To this union two children were born, ,one of whom, O. B. Victor survive and is living at Salina, Kas. In 1876 he was wedded to Miss Blizabeth Brown. Five children bless this union, One died in in- fancy, those remaining are Mrs. Eva Sisson of Dillon, Mont., J. T. Victor of Los Angeles, and B. P.| Victor of Colorado Springs. Mr. Victor was a member of the W. O. W. Camp at Clinton, and has been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Butler for thirty-five years, retaining his membership here when he moved to Colorado Springs in 1904. Two years ago when he visited his daughter here he was appar- ently in the best. of ‘health, a well preserved and portly man. Soon afterward his strength gave way and last October he came -to this city with his good wife to be near Mrs. DeBow, hoping the change would prove bile and as the sun was setting | the Butler Weekly Times all five entered*the water, Per-| sons on the shore saw the bath- ; Delta DeBow of this city, Mrs./students expended for-any edu- 1856, died near Waverly, ‘June 13, after an illness of ‘t weeks. ‘ He became a christian in boy- ‘church at Elinwood, Mo., and ter marriage to Janie M. Kyl | 1893, united with the Presb: ian church. ; He leaves a wife, three broth- ers, George, Willie and James, who live six miles southeast of Butler, ran He was a kind and loving husband, lived an honest, indus.’ trious christian life, having @ host of friends and quite well known in this county. A Friend. $250,000 | Panama Canal Earns . Net in Year. Panama, July 2.—Figures com- piled by H. A. Smith, canal audi- tor, indicate that the Panama Canal will show an excess in earnings over expenditures for the first year of operation ending June 30 of; approximately $250,- Earnings for June were $541,- 231. From July 1 last year to July 1-this year the total earn. ings were $4,424,306, while the expenditures were approximate. | ly #4.200,000, | Here’s an Example of War Cost. A peaceable; albeit vociferous |. army of two hundred thousand young men and young: women, is trooping home from American colleges to enjoy a vacation. Dur- ing the last college year that army paid in tuition fees for its} education about 21 million dol- lars. That ineludes all that the | cational service. | In one day and a half the Brit- | ish government spends more than that much to fight its share of this war.—Philadelphia Ledger. Sunday afternoon while sev- eral young folks were enjoying boating at the pumping station, Paul Levy conceived the idea of putting on a submarine exhibi- |- tion. As the party was ‘getting out of. the boat, Paul placed one | . foot on the landing and forgot to take the other foot from the boat with the result that the boat started across of muddy water. The boys say beneficial, and here he passed away so peacefully at eventide, July 15, ‘Death the consoler laying his hand upon the heart, ‘hushed it forever.’’ -B. V. EF. Makes Million in Month in Stock Market Deal. the exhibition was an entire suc- cess. R. ©. Burris, of Vinita, Ok! was in the city Tuesday on bu: resentative of that company Vineta. New. York, July 13.—A _for- tune of more than a million dol- lars is reported to have been made in Wall street in’ the last month by Isaac L. Rice of New 000 shares of Electric Boat Com- pany stock, which has made a sensational rise in the exchanze. It was announce! todsy what he had disposed of al! his holdings during the recent rise sd that the banking firm of H. P. Gold- schmidt & Co. had taken 16,000 than 100 points. ; were responsible for the rise. Joe Lovering, a workman on was’ Sunday by Constable Bolen, of Lone Oak township,.on a charge | | “He ‘was brou| ht Farms Wanted. farms, also’ two for large in Bates and Vernon counties. you _want to sell or exchange your farms send description and IT will find the customers. jhood, uniting with the Baptist Pakn Beach Skirts ‘af, Organdie coller and cuff sets White Corduroy Tams '|Forget Me Not Waist Pins. Misses black Silk Hose, 50¢ Ladies White Silk Hose, 50c Ladies, Special $1.98 Waists Ladies Black Silk Dress Skirts Fancy Tickings, 12 1-2¢ and 25¢ 10¢ Shirtings ‘ More Men’s Drop Seat Munsing Union Suits, $1.00 and $1.50 Mary Jane Patent Pumps $2.50 More “Men?s $3.00 and $3.50 Work Shoes MuNsiNnG Paul dropped into ava ee Walker-McKibben’s 4 ness connected with The Walton | Was right when he Trust Co. Mr. Burris is the rep-|8inee the Parisienne had been de- in| prived of her motor car and was forced to walk, the wide would become a necessity. To- day all Paris seems this, or rather those of the fash- I have several calls for small}jonable set who elect to walk in FMS ithe mornings on the Avenue des Acacias, si é summer weather, grown two inches Walker-McKibben’s A new one from Warners | Just Like The Fashion Maga- zine Show. A pink corset—Rust proof, Tear proof $1.50 Ask for ‘ You will find the kinds they. talk about on our counters and _AT SPECIAL LOW PRICES WEAR 50c to $2.50 Organdies, Lace Cloth, Dainty White Goods, White Skirtings—Plain—Striped—Brocaded—., White Organdies, Voiles, Stripes etc. - The Quality Store 10e, 12%c, 15c, 19¢, 25¢ Fashion Notes. vine é Monsieur Mathoux, of Paris Lace and Embroidery Trimmings said that Black Velvet Ribbon in all the used widths skirt Summer Costumes are Not Complete with out a Pretty Parasol © ONLY HALF PRICE — to realize i 0 t en 0 skirts longer, Beautiful Floral and Striped ‘Voiles Batistes, shares. The stock within the) wolf, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, block|daily, and’ the: couturiers are last two months has risen more/2 and lots 1, 2, 3, 4, block 3,|buay devising all sorts of ways War orders Pleasant Gap, $1.00. pard, 40 acres section 3, Howard, jideas was seen on the Avenue JOHN W. LUTTRELL, 802-3 Commerce Blig., Kansas City, Missouri: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS R. 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