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The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week. ROBT. U. ALLEN, Editor and Mer. ee eterna Entered at the Post Office of But- ler, Mo., as second-class mail matter, ~ ee PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR AMUSEMENTS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. H. O. Maxey, who filled pulpit at the Christian Church Sunday, forcibly called the at- tention of the congregation - to one of Butler’s most glaring the]. Sharpnel, so called after their inventor, the British General Sharpnel, are thin cases of tough steel containing a large number of bullets—in the British artil- lery 268, and in the French and German. 300. ae : . i ; Walker-MeKibben's 36-inch Black Tatfeta Sill, Four men who were supposed to be beating their way to Cleve- 98c y d. land were burned to death ‘Sat- a urday when a Big Four freight 4 train ‘jumped the track near the| New, ee Laces andiery depot at Grafton, 0., and caught fire. A fifth man _ escaped. Eighteen cars were burned. New Palm Beach Skirts Lightning killed two men and New Shirt Waists injured two others working ina wheat field near Malvern, Kas., New E & W Shirts The needs, a place of amusement for the young people, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Maxey’s sugges- tions will be heeded and acted upon. Butler undoubtedly needs a place of recreation for young folks and Mr. Maxey’s idea of a building similar to a Y. M..C. A. building is a most excellent one. A building could be construct- ed here fully equipped with _ gymnastic apparatus, indoor games and a natatorium at. a|few takers for either. cost which would be _ insignifi- > Warner's Rust Proof cant when compared with thef Kansas farmers will harvest Cc t benefits which would. acerue| 115,700,000 bushels of winter orsets from taking the youth of the|wheat this year, according to the New Models city from_the influences ‘which|estimate, based on conditions $1.00 to $3.00 i them in many of their amuse-|July 24, in the July report of - ments. The idea is worth advancing and no doubt with the proper encouragement can be realiged. Rev. Earle D. Sims Here. Rev. Earle D. Sims, an old Butler boy, who is now the Ne- braska Baptist State Evangelist, _is_in_this_city i in Osage’ county Friday. dead are Robert Sturgeon, 75 $1.00 and $1.50 years old, and William Bair, 33 : years old. John McAfee and a Big Buck Work Shirts boy, a grandson of Sturgeon, 80c were thrown about fifteen feet by the shock. Carranza and Villa paper money is down to a record low level. In Wall Street Saturday Carranza dollars were quoted at five cents each and Villa dollars at one cent each, and there were Men's Munsing Union Suits $1,00, $1.50 Ladies’ Munsing Union Suits : % 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00 the state board of agriculture is- Baad “WME AeGBK. Redfern Corsets $3.50 to $6.00 J. W. Huger, late millionaire fertilizér manufacturer, in a will Royal Society Crochet filed for probate at Montgomery, Cotton Ala., leaves property valued at : 1 million dollars to his widow All Sizes, White and colors 10c ball children _ providing the and three they continue to reside in each night at the Baptist church. Rev. Sims, who spent his boy- hood here, has traveled over the greater part of. the world since leaving Butler at the youthful age of sixteen. Upon leaving here he accepted the position of private secretary ti) Admiral C. C. Carpenter and in this ca- pacity traveled extensively and was in the Brazilian and Chilian wars and saw much of the Chinese-Japanese war. Follow- his naval experiences he went in- to China as a missionary and barely escaped with his life dur- ing the Boxer uprising. Returning to this country © he attended the Southern Baptist Theology Seminary at Louisville Ky., for two years, going from there to Nashville, Tenn., where he served four years as Tennes- see Baptist State Evangelist, and later spent three years as State Evangelist of Florida, and four as State Evangelist of Cal- ifornia. holding meetings | South. Change of location for- tract was not learned, but a for- $27.50 per rifle. New Silk Sweaters _ Walker-McKibben’s feits their claim to the money. Huger died at Skyville, N. C., several days ago. Rev. W. M. McCart, 61 years old, Was acquitted by a jury at 4 Covington, Ga., of the murder of The Quality Store Montrose Smith, a neighbor, a on July 3, 1870. ‘*My con- MISSOURI NOTES. science is free at last,’’ he cried. ‘*T can now preach with power.”’ McCart said he felt he done right in slaying Smith. N. B. Conrad, last week, sold the Henry County Republican to O. B. and Frank Davis of Ava ine .,| Mo. The new proprietors ; will The Westinghouse — Electric]. oar gt and Manufacttring company has et first paper isanly. my closed a contract for 800,000. ad- ditional rifles for foreign 80¥-1 Phil By > Marshal, the / oldest Thursday. The Conran. algo rural route earrier in point of service for the ,government in the country, died last week at his home in Lexington, aged fif- ty years. He was the second rural carrier appointed in the United States, which -was 16 years ago. has an option of 200,000 more rifles. The amount of the con- mer order called for a price of New York suffered Saturday from a heat wave that scorched Mrs. George Rubison of Seat- ' ee the streets and caused many}i), Wash. was: struck and Walked Into Jail. prostrations and deaths. Thelnuned twenty feet by a bolt of mereury rose steadily after ightning at the home of a rel- Gus Herby, who arrested here|dropping to 75 at 5 a. m., and Monday morning, charged with|the weather bureau said that it “the theft of a horse at Franklin,|might go to 90. Up to mid-fore- Kansas, proved to be about the}noon six deaths had been report- easiest bird Sheriff Johnson has|ed. 4 encountered in his continuous quest of criminals so far. Sunday night Sheriff—to was notified Of the theft horse at Franklin, Kansas, description of the man wanted was given him. Early Monday morning Herby showed up at the jail here and requested per- mission to speak to Joe Loverix and after a short conversa with the latter, up town with the sheriff. the-way up town the sheriff found that Herby talliéd with the description of the horse thief wanted in Kansas and of a for further ‘conversation with Loverix, it was granted . with alacrity and he was backed up before he had an i of the sheriff’s intention, Sheriff John- son says Herby admitted he took the horse ‘These Jey Friday began serving notices and ajof foreclosure upon 166 persons named as defendants “‘Danbury hatters’’ case at -Dan- bury, Conn. The marshals said they were greatly pleased with the reception given them at..the fion |homes of the hatters, in every started to walk|imstance the documents being ac- On|cepted as a matter of course. Turkish shipping in the Sea was Psa ps ey a hen Herb; ressed a desire|Urday. Russian 1 mo ernie eRe or © 2 shelled Shile, near the Bosporus, Constantin: collier a ships. ative in Hanibal Saturday. The fact that the handle of an eleéc- tric iron shé was using was made of wood saved her life. She was unconscious for two hours, but will recover. United States marshal Middle- and dep ‘marshal Maw- -old whe rom shipped there daily and it is said five million dollars worth of walnut lumber will be used. night witnessed a great bolt’ of brilliancy fall from a clouded sky and explode with a deafen- Ist. Get Eagle Stamps THIS ‘month we give no more after September ey Batistes, Crepes, Figures, Etc. . _ON SALE FOR ~10c Yard — . Lot 25c Laces for ....:...s:secesserseccessscresecrecereeees +s AC yard Children’s Gingham Dresses on sale........... .........48cand 75c__. One lot Ladies’ Gingham Dresses $1.50 and $2 grades for.......98c . All Parasols at Half Price Warner's Brassieres two specials at.....................29¢ and 69c . Extra good Petticoats................0...0065 $1,00° Special Embroidered and Lace Trimmed Voile Waists........$1,98 Ginghams for School Dresses Lots of Stylish Plaids 10c, 12%c, and 15¢ fast colors Br Visit Our Shoe Department Special lot Ladies $2.50 Pumps....... fae Ce eee Seri: <1. 0,0 Bs The Nu Shu everyday Work Shoe.......... jigee era hee .$2.25 iit slate MONEY Pec lin wees jeie POM a Solid Leather Work Shoes More New Carhart Overalls $1.00 © 6 LOTS OF NEW ROOM RUGS QUAKER LACE CURTAINS AND CURTAIN NETS ‘Walker-McKibben’s, The Quality Store. the zarks are being Mrs. Willa Barr, aged 30 years and 8 months, died-at her home in Topeka, Kas., Tuesday forenoon, following a_ surgical operation. . Mrs.': Barr, who was the daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hens Fed Beef Scraps Lay Many That it is a poor : policy for farmers not to feed some kind of food to their chickens Which is high in protein value—such as beef scraps or sour milk—is the opinion of H.-L. Kempster, asso- Residents of St. Louis Monday -nearby _ suburb. An = a 6 St he is Charles Chaney came into Bland Monday and told a story of an escape from a gypsy camp near Owensville, 10 miles from that place where he was taken, after being kidnaped by the band two months ago while pick- ing berries near -Springfield, Mo., his home. ; in the Monday, Sept. 27, has been designated as good roads day at the Missouri State Fair. -Col. M. V. Carroll, secretary of the Se. dalia Boosters’ Club, will be inj charge. Lecturers of national: pemnenee in good roads work Another Russian - raid on thirty-four miles northeast of . and sank a large orty-seven sailing eitiott W.—Major and former governors, é About: 5 corporations have 1 ng crash in a Dr. I. R. Hicks, tronomer, who saw the spectacle, said the appearance of a_bolide | 80 had not been reported section in a quarter of a century. The bolt was like a comet in ap- pearance and sent forth a show- Ler of sparks as it exploded. capitalist, who recently donated the site-for the new Mercy hos- pital, died at his home in Kan- = City Monday after an illness was 86 years old and his death though \unexpected, was brought there as will also Gov. {08 jadv: ‘was Dro ciate esaor Of poultry hus- bandry at the University of Mis-| meteorologist-as- and ‘thoved with her parents” to uri. ‘ in this] Mr. Kempster has recently con- ducted an experiment which. he believes proves conclusively that protein food produces greater re- sults at lower costs, - ‘ In three separate pens the same number of chickens were kept. All were fed corn all of the time, wheat part of the time, and in ad- dition ground grain rations of bran, middlings;and_corn meal. old. She was married to : Bird Barr October 31,- 1906; to - this union was born one son, “now four. years -old. ‘ She is survived by her hus- band, son, father, and mother, a sister, Mra. Pearl Porter, three brothers, Orlando, Bert oe ; weies this. city. ‘The were brought to Butler Tuesday and taken — di- ‘|rect to the Presbyterian church 2|where funeral services conduct- ~\ed by H. Q. Maxey were held Jemuel C.. Gates, . millionaire only three weeks. Mr. Gates one of Kansas City’ ' Yn ‘ernon County, Nov. 18, 885, this ‘county when five years - and © ~