The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 9, 1915, Page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dénton and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis mio- tored to Kansas City Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Davis returned by | train Sunday night and Mr. Mrs. Denton rebained to _ visit and | ' BATES COUNTY PAIR. | Opened Weidnesday. Fine Ex- hibits on Grounds. At tendance From. the Bast Manutastivers in America At Strictly One Low Price to All Dress Goods 50c to $2.00 All wool, new. up-to-date fabrics SHOES FOR THE FAMILY If you are on the sunny side ‘WALK-OVER | American Clothing House LEADERS FOR THIRTY YEARS. The interior of the postoffice is being treated to a coat of ‘ “ aint which improves its appear- New Bradley sweaters, -Walk- aude pes ei PP er-McKibben Mere. Co. K ; Judge LS. Paddock, of Amo-} ()q. eep coming in, Black & Arn. ret, was.a county seat visitor Sat- urday. Best school shoes, Walker-Mc- John Heinz returned cmegieh : Kibben Merc. Co. from Eagle Grove, Iowa. ' Great values in ladies suits, Walker-McKibben Mere. Co. - Rich Hill is to have a big stock show, September 21 and 22. Ladies new fall waists, Walk- er-McKibben Merce, Co. Dr. C. A. Lusk’ of Charlotte township was a county. seat visit- esday. New neckties for men, Walk- er-McKibben Merc. Co. ; 4 Miss Nannie Huckeby of Wich- ita, Kas., is the guest of her sis- ter, Mrs. Sam Gosnell. Best school hosiery, 10c to 25c, Walker-McKibben Mere. Co. _ Gus Keinberger, cashier of the Commercial Bank of “Rich Hill, was a Butler visitor Monday. New style middies for school, Walker-McKibben Mere. Co. S. G. Adams of Virginia made this office a pleasant call. nitile Lovie the: eity sree: . “MEN’S / jar. of the best games of the seaso last Sunday and this should be fast game. y Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bottoms of Kansas City are spending a few days in the city and attend- ing the fair. day and dropped into this offic and had his name enrolled fo the best paper in Bates county. New corduroy tan caps, Walk- er-McKibben Mere. Co. Mrs. Chris Black visited rela- tives in Rich Hill the last of. the week. Boarders and roomers wanted at 310 West Ft. Scott street. Fur- nished rooms, 47-1t * Mrs. -W. Y. Osborne. Taylor Hardin of Taylorville, Ills., is visiting his brother, Jas. Hardin, W. A. “Wise and wife of north- east Bates are the guests of Ben Canterbury and family. — , When attending the fair keep in mind to trade at Black & Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Grimsley : of Decatur, Ills,, are visiting Mrs. fas. Hardin: Gus Bennert and Homer Cam- eron of Springfield, came in Tues- day to spend the week visiting relatives and taking in the fair. Mrs. J. B. Batchelor, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. V. L. Johnson, returned to her home in Appleton-City Monday. Mrs. A. L. White of Rich Hill came up the first of the week to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Dawson. Mrs. Ed Culver and - little daughter, who have been visiting Kansas City relatives returned home the last of the week. Chas. H. Burgess returned the latter part. of the week from i textended~trip through: the..nort! ‘Western states. g Ellis Tuttle. E. T, Hirni cashier of the Na-| Ike Fowler, of Matheson, Col., tional Bank of Appleton City,|arrived in the city the first o Ills., tives and friends in returned home the last week, _ this of th returned the ast of the been visiting her parents, and Mrs. Hoagland. visiting relatives and taking the fair. ing school in Ft.’ Scott, ‘When attending the fair keep in mind to trade at Black & Arnold. ; Miss Nancy January of Neva- da is the guest of Mrs. H. H. Holloway. SUITS and OVERCOATS When attending the fair keep in mind to trade at Black & $10.00 to $25.00 Friday evening. ged. Jimmie Graves, ‘of Kansas City PU MrOILVg eariyg ¢U) care ine0: came down Saturday night to Mr. and Mrs. Newton Miller o! Arnold. Mrs. Sam Barr visited rela- tives in Metz and Rich Hill last week. Trade at Black & Arnold dur- Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Holloway’ visited their sons in Kansas City Sunday. Both boys have good C. Miller. Youth's Suits Star. ter part of the week. Elmer: Campbell and Ira Rock- hold and their wives. motored to Kansas City Sunday an turned Monday. They say t Toada are almost impassible. Richard Etzler of, Kansas City is visiting friends in. this city.’ Mr. Etzler was formerly connect- ed with the Western Union Co. at this place. E Mrs, H. H. Holoway. . Trade at Black & Arnold dur- ing the fair week, Black & Arn- old. B. F. Lamme and Laura Lamme, of Minier, Ills., were bus- iness visitors in Butler Wednes- day. Trade at Black & Arnold dur- ing the fair week, Black & Arn- old. > Mrs. Monday for Coldwater, Mich., where she will make an extend- ed visit. Fair week, do - your trading at Black & Arno! first of the week from Independ Boys’ Suits and Overcoats $5.00 to $12.00 Children’s Suits and Overcoats $2.50 to $7.50 he | and take in the fair. Four negroes were killed a storm in Georgia killed in storms. Aliee Mains departed] Wesleyian hospital City two weeks ago, home Saturday and along first class. ton left Sunday for Kress, Tex., where they expect to remain uD. til about Christmas. Judge W. H. Lowder was up from Rich Hill the first of the week. The. Judge is gett ing around on crutches. as the res ee ma le Kansas City y in the city wining Cloth Hats ener tion Agent at Rich Hill has been transferred to the Webb City ban — his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C./ 08 an atteck of xbiumatien. “office, says the Rich Hill Review. $1.50 Vantrees. Misses Mary Braden and Ora|He will be succeeded in Rich cores 209 for Kansas re Hill by Clyde Rupard. urday oy- : pe ‘as ‘Biot Bead She “pul Dave Evilsizer and family mo- schools of that city: tored down from Kansas City lies week to visit his parents, Crawford's Comedians are en- Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Evilsizer, tertaining large-audiences night-|south of the city.. Mr.. Evilsizer ly_at their tent on East. Dakota|is employed. by the Kansas City bee: carry a good band/water works company. , Mrs. George Carruthers return- ) Mra. Trimble and, dauglt|ed Sunday from Ft. Scott, Kas, ma Us ter, Hortense, returned Monday|where she had been visiting her ing Mrs. Reeder’s parenta, Mr. | from Birming! m, Ala., whem sister, Mrs, Ira Harden. Mrs. ae wg do all yor siding : eC W. neo a 6 tee ue old and was in itenday a = ae for "tay Work Shirts. den’s friends will be glad to The attraction at the Ball Park Sunday will be Butler vs., Pecul- The home team played one J. W. Terry of Route 5,.. Rich Hill, was a Butler visitor Satur- H. W. Neuschaffer, of Decatur, who has been visiting rela- city, Mrs. C. C. Woods and children week from Kansas City, where she had Mr. Victor Souders, the sign paint- er, came in from Emporia, Kas. Sunday and will spend the week in Frank Tuttle, who is attend- Kans. came in Sunday. to spend a week visiting his. parents, Mr. and Mrs. was over to the, band concert: the week. “Mr. Fowler was. en- gaged in-the grocery business in visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.} Kansas City are expected to ar- J. Graves, and to take in the fair.| rive Thursday to visit Mr. Mill- er’s parents, Judge and Mrs. G. Mrs. Sam’! Levy, who is vis- positions with the Kansas City |iting Paul and Julius Levy, will leave Thursday for Pleasant Hill, Jean and Charles former Bates county residents came in’ the id re-| ence, Kas., to. visit old friends in last week. Georgia doesn’t seem to be a healthy place for negroes nohow. If they escape lynching they get Mr. and Mrs. C. B. MeFarland| W. J. Nix who underwent a Mrs. Norton and Miss Lillie Nor-|8evere surgical operation at the in Kansas returned is. getting ~ R.. A. Bailey, for the last fif- teen years Missouri Pacific Sta- riends. Pete Denning of Charlotte township returned last week from an extended trip through the west. During which he at- tended the big fair at San Fran- cisco and made a visit to his son, R. W. Denning, at Hardin, Mont. K. and. L. of Security meeting for the election of officers will be held on Thursday evening Sept. 16, at 8 o’clock. <All members are earnestly requested to be present. — L. O. Barnes, President. The Gertrude Ewing Company which is playing at Fisk’s Opera House this week is being: greeted by large audiences each night. They have a good company — of capable artists and are putting on good, clean plays and_° first elass vaudeville each night. Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and son, Billie, who have been visit- ing relatives in this city, re- turned to their home in Coffey- ville, Kas., Sunday. They were accompanied home by — Mr. Smith’s brother, Frank, and sis- ter, Miss Pearl, who returned home Monday. \ Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Blachert, Mrs. Blachert, mother of Mr. Blachert, Mr. and-Mrs. A. J. Cal- lahan motored down from Kan- sas City Sunday and spent the afternoon visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Blachert was for- merly in the clothing business in this city. - e r ? e Lieut. and Mrs. George DeAr- mond, who have been visiting his mother, Mrs. Alice- DeArmond, and brother, J. A. -DeArmond, stead_of Tuesday, as advertised, having been postponed ‘ffpn ac- count of the severe storm Mon- day night, which delayed open- ing preparations and’. made the track impossible to use, Entries in all departments are many and good and from the standpoint of exploiting the county’s resources, the fair promises to be a decided success. High class free attractions are on the ground and amusements are plentiful. Many fine racing horses pre here. and the public is promised some excellent racing. With favorable weather for the remainder of the week it is believed that the attendance will break all records. A Pleasant Surprise Party. Friday evening when Mrs. Alice Mains and Miss Irene Mains returned from the _ street fair at Adrian they found their neighbors had arranged a_ sur- prise in their honor. When they entered the house they found it filled with friends and they were greeted by the strains of Lohen- grin’s wedding march in honor of Miss Irene’s approaching marriage to Mr. H. F. Gardner of San Francisco, Cal. The bridé to be was ushered to a chair which had been taste- fully decorated in white and pre- sented with many useful gifts from her friends and neighbors. Mrs. Mains, who was to leave ~ soon for Coldwater, -Mich., was presented with a beautiful wish left the last of . the week for Sioux City, Iowa, where they will visit relatives before going to the Phillipines where he will join his regiment. . Mrs. G. P. Wyatt .and daugh- ters, Doris, Ruth and Esther re- turned Saturday froma western trip during. we er attended the fairs at San“Diego and San Francisco. Mr. Wyatt stopped in Colorado, where he will spend afew. weeks before returning home. . A. F. Fox, the carpenter, had a narrow escape from death or serious injury Wednesday. He was shingling a house when the seaffolding on which he was standing slipped throwing him to the ground 20 feet below. He suffered a severely wrenched back and was badly bruised but is able to be up and around, P. G. Buekles, superintendent of the Osceola public schools at- tended the teacher’s meeting f f last week and he surprised many |. bone pin. After the gifts had been duly admired there ‘was another sur- prise when supper was an- nounced. After supper an_ enjoyable hour was spent in conversation and listening to musie. Two Bates County Boys to State Some time ago the board of directors of the state fair an- nouneed that they would hold an agricultural’ school at the fair this year and that they would pay the expenses of two boys from each county-in the state for one week at Sedalia. Last week. A. C. Moreland, County Superin- tendent of Schools, conducted an examination to determine who would go. There were seven ap- plicants and Eugene Hartrich, who lives southwest of town and Francis Godwin of near Urich, were declared the winners. The Butler Commercial Club pays their expenses to and from Sedal- 1a. - C. C. Wood arrived in the city : ing the fair week, Black & Arn- hag | Where she will visit. a few days be. : ene rep } and Overcoats old. — Soh ba | peck Ok. fore returning to her home in pga man rr bs Bike fant Mrs, P._R. King of Medford, |lahoma City visiting her brother, St. Louis. ried to Miss Eva Wheeler $7.50 to $15.00 .. | Mo., is-visiting her daughter, C. C. Day, returned home the lat-}_ The Shroeder boys, Gus, John, Wednesday, August 1. He was for a number of years principal of the North School of this city. Responding to the recent re- quest of the Rich Hill commer- cial club, county Engineer Flam- mang came down from. Butler and was engaged at work Satur- day making surveys along the East road in order to determine the most practical route to be improved. This ca:+ road is one of the most impotent in South ern Bates conniy.---Rich IIill Re- view. The University of Missouri College of Agriculture will co-op- erate with the Missouri Banker’s Association, the various railroads. of the state, and the State Board of Agriculture in organizing the farmers of Missouri into com- munity clubs. Extension activi- ties of the Agricultural Exten- sion Service of the University will be carried on through these clubs. A reception to the students to the high school, conducted by the various Sunday schools of the city was held at the Presbyterian church Monday night. Rev. Tal- bert of the Christian church de- livered an address of welcome and a program consisting of readings, tableaux ete, was ren- dered. After the program a lunch of ice cream and wafers sing game fhe first and Friday from Independence, Mo., where he had been driving some harness horses/in the races at the fair at that place. Out of four starts his horses were in the mon- ey three times. He shipped Den- nis Thrall’s horse, Silver Har- wood, who as entered in the race at the Bates County Fair, to But- ler. He left Monday for Smith- ville, Clay county, where his horses were entered this week. He reports big crowds at the fairs He has attended this year. Mrs. W. Cannon and Mrs. R. U. Sentech entertained Sat- urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cannon on High Street in honor of their sister, Miss Helen Hulse and cousin, Miss Mildred Hulse of Kansas City. In a gues- second prizes were won by ‘Misses Mau- rine Chambers, and Helen Max- ey. The guests wrote and acted a very clever little comedy en. titled, ‘‘The Girl With a Broken Heart’’ amusement and showed that the egup girls could beat a whole lot . of real sure enough actresses at their own game. which afforded much ~ Sheriff’s Sale in Partition. . G. Park, Plaintiff, Rath Saree Orearand Ruby gro, F. Y. Orear,