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4 ‘Underwear at Black & Arnold. Clark Wix of -Hudson town- ship was a county seat visitor Friday. Get your fall suit Black &| Arnold. ar. and Mrs. U. G. Behrnes, of | Cheaper Suits all Wool.......... If you are not on the sunny side Pits eat aa Ae LEADERS FOR THIRTY Crea Grorvcht Hart Stations & Mara ; Fall caps 50c, Black & Arnold.| Mrs. R. A. Odenwaller, of Pleasanton, Kas., is visiting her Don’t forget the Bates county ‘ p © fair dates, September 7, 8,.9 and phueiiben Bes W. C. Travis. 10. William Welch of Summit a township lost a valuable horse . Reduced prices on fly nets and A fly covers “at; McFarland’s Har: last week by being stung by bees. ness Store. 46-1t dot Newberry, of Deepwater township, was a county seat visit- or Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fortune visited relatives and friends in Rich Hill Sunday. | Ed Armstrong left for Sheridan, Wyo., on 4 business and pleasure trip. Slicker $2.50, Black & Arnold. Mrs. Elizabeth Boxley of Jef- ferson City visited Butler friends the first of the week. Heavy overall 45e, Arnold. “Mr. and Mrs. (Carl Gordinier, of Rich Hill, visited Butler -rela- tives the fiyst of ‘tiie week. John Coleman, of the Denton- Coleman Title.Co., made a busi- ness trip to Amsterdam Tuesday. “Balmacaan hats, Black & Arnold. |. Mrs. Nellie Bennett of Spring- \field visited her neice Mrs. For- Tuesday |rest Kerrens, the last of the week.. ; Why not do all your fall trad- ing with us, Black & Arnold. is spending a few days with friends and relatives in this city. Fresh batteries and fine line Herbert Requa and J. P. Her-|of Flash-Lights jnst- received. man are each putting up 100° ton | 46-1t N. B.’MeFarland. silos to take care of their corn ls erop. | Mr. and Mrs. Levy Covey re- ‘turned Saturday from a visit —to |R. K. Godwin and wife near Urich. i; : Lyle Argenbright left Sunday | for Kansas City where he will at- tend a business college. $440 Thad Harper and C. E. Rob- i bins went to Nevada Wednesday to advertise the Bates County Fair. FORA 5 sete FORD fly covers at McFarland’s Har- ness Store. 46-1t Miss Alice Miller, of Rich Hill, spent Tuesday in Butler: as the guest of her cousin, Mrs. A. C. fo. b. Detroit Moreland. i Mis Katie Endres rrived Just think of it cheaper than a good horse and Se anc ouy aie cea buggy. We will have 3 carloads of NEW FORDS [will spend some. time visiting Butler relatives. The Loyal Sons bible class will have a free checking stand at the fair grounds for the checking of parcels and wraps. Mrs. Will Rae and son, who. have been visiting her father, J. A. Cobb, have returned to their home in Denver, Colo. this month and 4 carloads next month—8 to the carload. Will have a carload new Fords next week. Premiums for Prettiest Decorated Ford "to be given at the Bates County Fair on ’. September 9, Thursday Free Admission for Every FORD car Entered for above Premiums. Every FORD car in Bates County invited to enter. Everybody come—we want to see all the FORDS in one bunch: We will offer for the BEST DECO- --RATED FORD on the stove date— AIAN Sern ts oi «s.One 5000 Mile Casing 2nd promium. One Stewart Hand Horn Srd premium.. ++se3.---One Red.Inner Tube Entries must be. ‘made ‘at “the PUBLIC GARAGE opposite ‘Fraternal Inn, Butier, Missouri not later than 11 o'clock, THURS-- DAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1915—We want you in the parade ifyou do not enter—BE SURE TO: COME, * ; Grocery Department Can Goods, cheapest in the history of our bina Just think— Fresh batteries and fine line of Flash-Lights just received. 46-1t N. B, MeFarland. Mrs. J. R. Hulse and daughter, Mildred, of Kansas City, are vis- iting at the home of J. K. Hulse and family. Mrs. J. A. Cobb will leave Thursday: for Los Vagas, N. M., where she will teach school the coming winter. Mr. and Mrs. Sam’l Coleman of Spruce were the guests of John Coleman and wife Tuesday. 1st premium: pa re! te Mr. Coleman made ths office a "3 for-26c || Pleasant call. .3 for 25c Mrs. Walter Barron and son, : who have been . visiting - relatives in Oklahoma, returned home Tuesday. They were met in Kan- sas City by. Mr. Barron who ac- companied thém home. Prof. W. L. Coonrod, superin- tendent of the Butler High school, who has: been. spending the summer at the University of Missouri, has returned and is getting ready for the opening of the school. 3 The Cannon Elevator, Peoples}: Elevator and the Powers Mill will be closed Wednesday and Thursday oe _Fair week. = W. Cannon, = e I. Lynch, S. F. Warnock. i Mies Annabelle Thompson en- Altertained the “following guests, a six o'clock dinner Tuesd day ‘Misses Lorene_ ‘Apples No. 10 size. ‘Cherries No. 10 size. bee Black & Miss Lillie Brown of Creighton | WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH OUR ‘New Varsity: Fifty Five - Made by Hart, Schaffner & Marx $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00 Clotheraft and Michaels, Stern handmade Suits............$15.00 ....+..,$10.00 up ..WALK-OVER A American Clothing House be published as they were un- | signed. . |days the latter part of the week | |with friends and - Rich Hill. Miss Augusta Shimfessel, has returned to her home at In- dependence, Mo. John and Henry Newberry, sons of George Newberry of Chi- cago, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Chas. S. Ewin and family. James, Wells received the an- nouncement last week that he was a granddad, a daughter having been born to Mt. and Mrs. | Leroy Chambers at Gillette, Wyo., Friday, August 27. Prof. L. B. Texas, are visiting Mrs. Burk’s brother, J. E. Harper and family. Prof. Burk is connected with the animal husbandry department of ! the University of Texas and is secretary and treasurer of the jTexas State Swine Breeders <As- | sociation. T. W. Fisk Bobby Paul, that agent informs us the advance received word from his mother, in Kenora, Ont., who was a member of Princess Patrica’s Canadian regiment had | been killed in the fighting in the} northern part of France. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Warford will leave Saturday on an_ extended western trip. They will take the) TsOuthern route to southern Cali-| fornia and then to the Panama- Pacific Exposition and return by the central route. They | expect to be gone about two months. Everett Bishop, who is under parole from the Cass county cir- cuit court, was arrested Tuesday by Constable Stetts on a warrant charging him with assault and battery on one Frank Badgett. He was taken before Squire Hem- pearance for trial at a later date. Tuésday evening the Knights; jand Ladies of Security held a so- south side of the square in honor |. of several former members of the order who are visiting friends in the city. A fine program of vo- cal and instrumental music was rendered and a delicious lunch was served. The preliminary trial of Wm. Reed charged with forgery was held before Squire Hemstreet Tuesday and in default of $300 bail he was remanded to the ‘county jail to await the action of the circuit court. -Reed is charg- led with having forged an en- dorsement on a draft which he attempted to- cagh at. Missouri State Bank. ~ Judges Campbell, Lowder and Owen of the Bates county court met the Cass county, court at Creighton last week to Jospect the old bridge over Grand river -Inear the corner of the county {The new Bates-Casa county drainage ge be Se perveae moving the hridge about Sait a, mile and the ge of, two countys met to deter- ore ¢ the Miss Emma Fry spent a few| relatives in | who | has been visiting Butler friends, | Burk and wife, of of the Gertrude Ewing company, | that his uncle, | Mr, and Mrs. Levi Covey and/ street and gave bond for his ap-| cial session at their hall on thet,ieq in Carthage, Mo., \ a Dahurday. 3 Suif cases and trunks for your | trip Black & Arnold. ! Miss Reva Thomas of Moline, Ills., is visiting her unele, Jos. | Thomas and other relatives, For rent-—-Furnished rooms, | hath, electrie lights, phone 399. Robert Shelton who has been) on the road with the Kilties band ‘eame in the last of the week to! ‘visit home folks . j | Paul Levy who has been in the | ‘east buying fall and winter goods |for the Sam’l Levy Mercantile | Co. ., returned Friday. | Ruther Tire -Sole’’’ Black -& | Arnold. T. J. Smith has returned from | IK visit to his mother in Kentuc ky | and repoits crop conditions fin | that state as being about as they | | if Rubber boots with the * ‘Auto | | | We received some good news| are here. items this week which could not | School = 2 = Fer = ‘ Now ready at Smiths Book Store--Tablets, Pencils and every- thing needed f r the School on hand. COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH. | i | Smith's Book and Stationery Store Fraterifal Inn Building “Just around the corner’’ Prof. W. L. Skaggs, superin- ( ltendent of the Reetor, Ark., pub- Reduced prices on fly nets and / lic schools, was in the city last fly covers.at MeFarland’s Har-} week. Prof. Skaggs is writing a |ness Store. 46-1t | confederate history of the civil | John Jobman, a prominent | War and interviewed a mea he neighborhood,. was in the city} ' Saturday and was a pleasant cal- | ler at this office. Mr. and Mrs. M. Le Price anc | daughter, of Fayetteville, Ark, ‘arrived inthe city last week to visit Mr. Price’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Price. ‘young farmer of the Rockville [Of the old boys who wore jgray, while in the eity. Cireuit Clerk H. O. Maxey last ‘week attended the annual meet- j|ing of the Cireuit Clerks and Re- corders Mo. At the election of officers Mr. Maxey was elected third vice president. Association at’ Galena, The association will meet in Galena again in 1916. Mrs. J. oR. Morrison and daughter, Eleanor, who have| heen visiting Mrs. Caroline Mor- rison, returned to their home in Kansas City Saturday. E. S. thresher some time ago -returned — last week. Tle says it is too wet for threshing out there. Daniels, who took Lewis Deffenbaugh, the north Main street harness man, attend- } tion at the Hotel Kansas City: last week. Mrs. Irene Aycock City arrived in the city last week | to visit Dr. T. W. Arnold family. Mrs, Ayeock was ;merly Mrs. Irene Shafer. of Kansas and Mrs. Anna Lyle Hill, one of the | | High school teachers, and daugh- | ter, Miss Thelma, who have been visiting relatives in Kansas City, | _returned home Thursday. H. Philbrick, of Osage town- ship, was a Butler visitor Sat- urday. He reports that he is be-| ing bothered ‘a great deal with jthe rheumatism this summe |tips of toes to first joint. Owner ' daughter, city jand will make this place their fu- iture home, Mr. his! accepted a position with the Her-> out to Western Kansas | ald.—-Sidney Mrs. R. L. MeDonald and her Eleanor, arrived in the Wednesday from the east, MeDonald having (Mont.) Herald. Misses Lorene and Cora Allen gave a delightful six o'clock din- ner Monday evening in honor of Misses | Mildred Bry: ed the Harness Dealers Conven-! Mo, Baltimore in’ was. Augusta Shimfessel and t of Independence, A most pleasant evening ek with musie and ecards. “DRESS UP ‘for the Fair in one of our r. i i} I have in my possession a ~ NOBBY SUITS hound dog, four white feet from} | ; | jean have same by addressing J. B. Shippley, Adrian, Mo. it * Frank Tuttle, who has been! spending his vacation With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Tut- | tle, in this city returned to Ft. Seott, Kas., Friday where he will} enter school. | Arthur Shinn and Miss Opal Hereford of Rich Hill last Thurs- | day surprised their friends by announcing that they were mar- Aug.. 3. ‘Shinn is the piteher in the Rich | Hill ball team. | _ Miss Mayme Campbell, the! American Clothing House | book- keeper, is taking her annual va-} cation. She left the last of the week for Nevada and later she | expects to go to Colorado Springs, Colo. W. E. Walton came in the last | of the week from Denver, Colo., | and his many friends will be glad to know that he has entirely re- covered his health. Mrs. Walton and her sister, Mrs. Bennett, are visiting in California. Mr. and-Mrs. W. N. Mills of Kansas City, who have been vis- iting Mrs. Mills’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Arnold, and other rel- atives,. returned home Thursday. Mr. Mills father, W. M. Mills, of Foster, accompanied them home. J. W. Harshaw of near Spruce was in the city Saturday and ob- served his annual custom of over twenty years by dropping in the Times office and having his date At Prices to Please Your Purse. Special Prices on Boys’ School Suits See our Window Display Boys’ Wash Suits Choice. 50c Make our store your headquarters during the Fair NEXT WEEK