The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 9, 1915, Page 4

Here you will find the most complete showing of the various approvéd styles and materials in the used colors—blue, black, brown, green ‘ a FFOR travel, for roughing, for mat- The Suits are priced from $15.00 to $35,000 : inees‘or other occasions that . require a dressy suit — the style most _ The Coats are priced from $5.00 to $40.00 appropriate for it is here. . Childrens Coats are priced from $1.48 to $12.50 cre iol age Skirts are priced from - - = $5.00 to $12.00 rtade, thal you con bi)’ and waat-thetn’ tow, the end of the season, they will still be in the ‘lead of the mode— still fresh - looking and We wish to say that we employ purchasing agents in New York, Cleve- : land and Chicago, the three largest ready to wearcities:in.the country... You,can.. 4 in: ‘ buy with the positive knowledge that what we offer are the very best and latest ates — Styles. We pay spot cash for all our garments and price them: so that for the erhaps you on same qualities we guarantee each one as cheap or cheaper than any mail order Fal? i seve house—with the added advantage_that we fit and alter each garment in our own dress making department free of charge. : WE WANT YOU TO COME AND SEE THEM. new suit will Ladies Waiker’s Special Shoes if you plan to stay Visit Our Misses Walker's Special Shoes at home, you will Men's Packard Shoes - ail be jodged. by Shoe Department your appearance, Children’s School Shoes as you uncon- sciously judge others, a new suit — such ag these juston display. | Walker-McKibben’s ‘Walker-McKibben’s ker Mek i i The Butler Weekly Times Friday afternoon when his motor ADRIAN STREET FAIR. FLOOD AT FT. ; car skidded and eee Bas ees SCOTT, KANSAS. - = Printed on, Thursday of each week./ miles east of Maryville. iss | Fine Exhibit Crowds, .De- 7 : ? yh : Helen Hunt,-of St. Joseph, his . ppeceemae: Mise Hundreds Rendered Homeless and The Pleasant Gap Township Fair. MOBT, D. ALLEN, Editer and Mgr./ niece, who was with him, was ’ Many were Rescued From thrown clear of the wreckage| The ninth annual meeting of Tree Tops. and escaped -dangerous injury.|the Adrian Street Fair Associa-| Ft, Scott, Kas., Sept. 7.—With Wright was 32 years old and had |tion was held in that city Wed-|the waters of the Marmaton rag- been treasurer of Worth county/nesday, Thursday and Friday,|ing on one side while on the other two years. and all nature joined forces with | side is the swirling current_of the _ See EER ._, |the exhibitors and promoters of) Mill Creek, Ft. Seott is today an Entered at the Post Ottice of But-/ Gov. Major Friday reappoint-|the fair, to make the three days | island. Set eon Oa Ore Ont jneee -jed Speed Mosby State Beer In-|meeting better, if possible, than] ‘The railroad yards are’ filled PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR spector for a term of. four years| ever before. 3 ————______________—— | from Re La | Aaah Mosby Exhibits in all departments was appointed at the beginning|were exceptionally fine, were ‘WILL BECOME AN INSTITUTION. of Major’s administration to] well avenue’ and most attract: The success of the Pleasant/serve out the unexpired term of|ively displayed... Nearly every Gap township fair last Saturday |W. W. Wilder, a Republican. section of the county was repre- will, in all probability, result in Saeosenreneoumannan ‘ sented in the displays. township fairs becoming an in-| Miss Loula Long and thirty-|- The live stock exhibit was stitution. At any rate it is to be|two saddle and harness _ horses| large and stock was well shown, hoped that such will be the re-| were the center of attraction last | some excellent animals being ex- sult. The benefits of such gath-/week at the Shelbina fair and|hibited. Great interest was tak- erings are far reaching,not alone|night horse shows. Her fine|en the poultry exhibit and some in improvement of live stock and|mare, Maurine Fisher, won. the| fine birds were shown. - farm products, but in infusing in-| $2,000 grand prize for best sad-| Grain of all kinds was shown in to the people of a community the} dle horse, mare or gelding. -| great profusion and all displays public spiritedness and‘ mutual a in this department were very interest so necessary to progress. ‘ The people of southeastern Bates county ae always been gressive and the community Spirit has always been marked. Some years ago Hudson town- : ship folks conceived the idea of é a-local organization, which is now known as the Home Im- provement Club, and so great haye been its benefits that the movement has spread over the entire country and will always Rural Home Makers Club of| The First Annual Pleasant Gap Pleasant Gap met at the bean-|Township Fair which was held tiful home of Mra. W. A. Leeper) Saturday, September 4th, was Wednesday, September 1, and &/one of the most successful insti- good time was reported by all/tutions of its kind ever held in those who ere present. the county. The following program was/ , The-Fair, which as originated carried out with great interest:)/and directed by the Pleasant Gap Roll call. Quotations from|Township Boosters Association, with stalled trains and Ft. Scott | Longfellow. was given the liberal support of is experiencing the worst flood in} Song by club. the entire southeastern ‘part of the history of the city and the| Debate, Resolved, that. More|the county ‘and citizens of that. city is in tlie direct center ‘of the | Knowledge is to be Gained from | section apparently combined to ‘twisting currents: 1) Travel than Works: Affirmative, show southeast Bates as one of The water in Bell Town, a sub-}Mrs. Ben Wix and Mrs. Jessie] the ‘most enterprising communi- urb, rose nearly twenty feet with|Brooks. Negative, Mrs. Seth| ties in the state. the consequence that the lower|Wix and Mrs. Ed Moore. The| Exhibits in all departments ri- half of Ft..Scott is flooded and | judge decided in favor of the|valed those ordinarily shown at other parts of the city are threat- | negative. , ; the county fair and the ‘stock ened. ee Be «ie + Instrumental music, Mrs. Lem| show and corn exhibits were par- All railroad bridges are loaded | Sargent. ‘ticularly attractive. .A large with heavy cars to hold them in| Reading, Mrs: James. Steele. "| and well selected exhibit of need- place against the poundings of| ‘‘Compare the amount of mon-/Je-work and-a toothsome ‘array: ~ the swift waters. ; ey spent on labor saving de-|of culinary confections topped Five hundred people were ma-| vices’ in: one’ ‘year with: the} off with a’ béautiful. display of rooned in passenger. coaches of |amount spent on’ luxuries,’’ Mrs: | flowers made a “handsome ‘:dis- trains which fought their way to| Milburn Tharp... ~ <1 play-while the grain and: garde i this city and are now halted by} Vocal duet, Mra, E. T. Morilla| exhibits were extraordinarily Animal Industry at Chicago. Don| tracted a great deal of attention | the high water. It is predicted Wi. . 1 fine, display, while G. Magruder of Boone County,|One of the features of this dis- il yi Instram ‘ i; ‘ Missouri, has been appointed to| play was the “‘blie ribbon com- A. Leeper... .- Banal a similar place in the field ser-|bination” shown by J. E. Dow-|is also expected to go higher- Those present were: ful Henry grove south of Pleas- vice. ..Other inspectors are: W./ell, although Mr. Dowell main- The streams are carrying two i ant Gap and with.th A. Craft of St. Louis; A. Tad-| tains that some one put up a job|story houses and crushing them | M Glenn Sar-| of . Pl Gap....hi lock of Easton, Mo., and O.|on him. His display, however, against the bridges; The watch-}g e ‘Her 1 i Dagers of St. Joseph. conclusively demonstrates that/man at the Missouri Pacific}! Un to September 1 287 au yea fac cen bea ap, ta she s , ‘ ip to September 1, 7 au-| rely on iends for his garden | bodies of five ss pnder | Milbur ot be a monument to its far sighted tonobiley me been registered by ‘truck and fruit. the bridge, Ai pase pad Rains, organizers. - Breas the Automobile Departnient The pantry and store and art herd of fifty cattle dropped Any movement which tends to/the office of Seeretary of State} exhibits were good and were well i, by one from a railroad unite Bn act untille a douke Roach. The hotel paabes regis-|handled, __ ; | bridge all ed, progressiv i ie eany [tered in Missouri last year was a) One of the features of the fair |The passengers on the M. K. for mutual improvement is good,/few hundred fewer than 55,000.| was the trades parade which was| Flyer were. pill a4 and other communities would do| The current registration year ureday.. afternoon -andjof water and were rescued . well to profit by the example set. | vet five. months to ran, until Fel rticipated in by a Ey bonte: <a ee eee eeeemeeed ruary 1, 1916. At the titeen of the - busines}. é rate the total registration for the| houses of the city. year will be in exeess of 80,000. . | in the parade ' Geo. E. Ellis of St. Joseph, Mo., has been appointed veterinary; A large garden and _horticul- inspector in the U. 8. Bureau of|tural display was shown and at- e E was held in the beauti-