The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 21, 1916, Page 5

“THE DAYLIGHT STORE” The Greatest Bargains in | Ladies Suits are to be found at this store this season ‘\ - See our Blue We show Broadcloth Suits at - : City stores price at $45.00 to $49.00 962L Serge - | $10.75 | $35.00 | water's sQbstantial ‘citizens | good Democrats, was-in the city : Mens and Womens Shoes $2.50 to $6.00 **The Good Clothes Store” American Clothing House Black & Arnold Clothing Co. T. G. Pritehford, of Rich spent Sunday in this city visiting friends. d Mrs. J. L. Ludwick visited rela- tives in Ilume one day the last of . the week. O. J. Scribner is attending the big dairy show in Kansas City this week. Mr. and Mrs. Osear Reeder, of near Adrian, were shopping in Butler Monday. Ofred Jackson came down from Kansas City and spent Sunday Hill, | With home folks. Work on the new cheese factory | in Adrian was commenced last week, says the Journal. Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold. Richard Vail, of the Welton Jewelry Company, spent Sunday in Kansas City, visiting his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ora McCann left Sunday for Hollister, where they will spend a week camping on White River. MUNSING UNION SUITS “for Fall and Winter is here This remarkable underwear is moderate in yet gives the best of satisfaction in wear, New Fall Novelties in Warner's Rust Proof Corsets $1.00 up Every one guaranteed not to break or rust ‘ Walker-McKibben’s TO LAY CORNER STONE TUESDAY Baptist Church to be Laid By Masons. . The corner stone of the Tuesday, September 26, of that order. Following is a history of the} for nearly four years. Baptist church of this city as fur-| this time the church was in a pros-| tions in the business world. Many | Friday and Saturday in this city | perous condition. nished The Times by members: The First Baptist Chureh of Butler, Mo., w&s organized some time between 1865 and 1867, the exact date cannot be given as the been burned Ever- down. | early records have many years ago when Dr. ingham’s office burned ‘}man and a, good pastor. Corner Stone of Handsome New! had just graduated from William! boy and at one time a leading | He was a good The fol- Jowing autumn S. M. Brown and J. M. Hunt came to assist in a Jewell College. series of meetings. A large num- Kyman, who grew to manhood City Monday to take in the | ber professed conversion and unit-| here in Butler and here dedicated | sights. ; hand- some new Baptist church building | in this city will be laid by Butler Lodge No. 254 A. F. & A. M. on 1916, with the ceremonies and rituals | ed with the ehurch, The members were quickened to renewed zeal and Kingdom interests took on new life. In 1881.8. M. Brown was called to the pastorate of the chureh which relationship was sustained During Large congre- gations at each service, with eon- tinued additions to the ehureh, splendid prayer meetings. A young peoples meeting- was start- ed whieh has been maintained ever since. Some time after S. M. Brown Mrs. W. KE. ‘Welton spent a couple of days the last of the week in Adrian with her mother, Mrs. Krank Reeder. Mrs. Victor Riley eame down fron# Kansas City the last of the week on a business trip and to meet old friends. For sale—Good three room house close in, Large lot, conerett walks, good cistern, barn. — In- quire at this office. 48-1t* Elliott Walker left last week for Campaign, Illinois, where he will enter the University of IIli- nois as a sophmore, of Deep- and A. LL. Gilmore, one Friday of last week, B. F. Johnson came down from Kansas City Saturday and will spend a couple of weeks in this i¢ity with home folks. { Mrs, Edward Morgan arrived ifrom Jefferson City Saturday on la visit to Mr. Morgan's parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs, Asa Morgan, | Mrs. Rich Wells and two ehil- dren of Carthage, are in the city i visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary | Wells, on Mechanie street. Mrs. J. W. Darby left the first of the week for Ponca, Oklahoma, being called there by the illness of her sister, Mrs. H. IT. Gardener. Stetson hats, Black & Arnold. Howell Hf. Heek, | Hermann Hoover and Henry Sheppard, prominent democrats of Rich Hill, were county seat visitors Monday, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. MeFerron and two children, of Nebraska, ‘are visiting Mr. MeFerron’s par: ents, Mr. and Mrs, 8S. B. Meler- ron. Keep‘coming in, Black & Arn- old. Armand Puvall, who has been with the United Drug Company for some time, resigned last week and went to Kansas City, where he has secured employment in one of the large banks. in that city. High Art suits, Black & Arnold. Mr. and Mrs, George Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Tucker, of Dodge City, Kansas, visited Mr. and Mrs, Forrest Kerrens the last of the week, They made the trip from Dodge City in an automobilet A. J. Michel, of Pleasant Gap, was tried before a jury in.the pro- hate court Saturday and” declared of unsound mind. His attorneys made a motion for a new trial and an-‘interesting legal fight is prom- ised. I, C. Shubert, Dr, C. A. Lusk, J. Hl. Stone, H. O. Maxey and W. J. Bullock attended the big Demo- cratic meeting at Independence Wednesday of last weele, They made the trip in Mr, Shubert’s car, Mrs. G, E. Cable arrived in the city the first of the week from: Harrisonville to join hers husband who some months ago purchased the Joe Meyer clothing — store. They moved into the Mrs. Adair place on High street. James Ayers, the 15-year-old son of Uriah Ayers, was painfully ininred Thursday of last week by being kicked in the face cby a horse, His lips were so badly eut that several stitches was neees- sary to close the wound, Miss Ruth Seelinger” left the last of the week for Kansas City, where she will visit her — sister, member of Butler chureh and who ;went from Missouri to was at one time president of Kan- sas State Convention, Charles IH. i his life to the Gospel ministry is a graduate of William Jewell and | ‘has held pastorates in Baker City, ‘Oregon, and Plattsburg, Mo. He ‘is now attending school at Ro- chester, N. Y. Others have church to fill trustworthy —posi- j have been promoted to a higher {life, having aecomplished — their i work here. con Thomas Heath, who for many vears was the Senior Deacon of | the church, Deacon W. W .Ross, {who had served the church well) yin many positions. Deacon B. F. The pastor of the church at the | ..jened the care of the chureh to) Shouse, a man of sterling charae- earliest time we have any knowl- edge of, was John Smith, an Englishman living at Mound City, Kansas. The meeting place was in a school house on South Delaware street. " On the seventeenth day of June, 1868 the church was incorporated, the following named persons ap- pearing before the court with a petition for that purpose : George Bartley, Mrs. K. Bartley, Geo. Chandler, M. E. White, L. M. Burkleo, Wm: H. White, Mrs. E. White and Hannah Chandler. of the County, Missouri. The church held services in dif- ferent places, halls over store buildings, etc., until 1870 or 1871 when the building on Ohio Street, which has just been torn down, was built. The membership of the church had been increased, a large number having received during aj#te Dr. Chambliss, W. J. Laster, Claunch, secretary: W. A. S. Gwinn, L. R. Elliott, R. M. | -| Elmer Voris, guard; Enos Canna- series of meetings held by a min- ‘ister by the name’ of. Hildreth— then many came in by letter—as many were, moving in from other states. aS Howell, S. A. Riggs, Jesse Frey, This article of incorporation was signed by John D. Magers, Clerk Circuit -Court of Bates| take a positton on the editorial force of the Central Baptist, the ehureh secured as pastor J. W. Stockton, a graduate of William Jewell, also of Louisville Semi- nary. He was by many consid- ered the best pastor the church over had. New. arrivals in town were hunted up and invited to the services. Good interest and good congregations marked the services of the church. Following J. W. Stockton, Dr. J.D. Murphy served the church as pastor for a time. He was a fine preacher and a good: man.} I g Then followed R. M. Inlow, who was quite a successful pastor and a preacher of fine ability. Ile. too, was a graduate from William Jewell and Louisville Seminary. P. A. Eubank, a returned mis- sionary from’ Africa sutceeded Rev. Inlow. He was a fine spirit ed man. Some of the more recent pastors Webdell, S. M. Brown, supply pi tor during the past year. From the first of its existence | der of business ice cream and cake | and Miss Tot Eiler motored up to , ter and of great faith. Mrs, John { Steele, who always held the in- (terests of the chureh near her ; heart. Mrs. l. M. Burkleo, a con- | Miss Rhoda C. Frey, who was also a constituent member and who served for almost — twenty-five | years. The present Deacons who are | serving in that capacity now are | Dr. J. W. Choate, T. J. Smith, ¢. (A. MeComb, J, W. Holloway, J. | A. Warford, Will Stanley, J. R. | Ford, G. C. Miller. Knights and Ladies of Security Elect Officers. | At a meeting of the and Ladies of Security Tuesday evening of last week the follow- ‘ing officers were elected: T. Ti. | Beach, president: Rev. — Lewis Keele, vice president: Mrs. L. ! Swartz, prelate; Mrs. A. A. Seese. l1st vice president; Mrs. Ada ’. T. Cole, -ese, conductor ; financier; Ruby | day, guard. After the regular or- Some of the pastors that|the church has maintained a Sun-| were served and a general goo¢ served the church during this|day school. As superintendent of! time was had. period were Elders John Swift, I. R. M. Beeson, and A. H. Deane, all of whom have gone to their} Wright, J. M. Hunt, Don Kinney, | reward, the last two but recently.| T. J. Smith, C. A. McComb, F. R./ Some time during the year of 1877 the church was disbanded and a little later a new organiza- tion was formed from the member. the school such men of sterling | worth as W. W. Ross, Dr. L. M. Allen and our late lamented J.| Pendleton Smith. ‘From our church many have gone ‘out into the world better | Odds & to 4 Wilson Wins. | Chicago, Ill., Sept. 17.—Little | betting on the presidential elec- tion has taken place in Chicago so far, according to Jim O’Leary. | When told of the alleged betting ship of the old First Church. .The| equipped for service to be a bless-; odds in Wall strect, O’Leary said : new organization was called the Ohio Street ‘Baptist Church of Butler, Mo. Rev. Elihu Gunn, pastor at Fort Scott, Kansas, was present to assist in the organiz- ing of the new church. Only a few of the constituent members are left: Dr. Everingham and wife, T. J. Smith, O. P. Frey and A. H. Frey and others. : tod Jong after this the church $ as pastor H. B. Turner, who ing to humanity in larger fields; of usefulness and the members of the Butler Baptist Church follow them with their prayers. Earl D. Sims, who was reared in Butler and was for a number of years missionary in China, since his re- turn to this country has been state evangelist in two or three different states. At present he is working in that line in Nebraska. Don Kinney, who was a Butler ‘The odds here are 5 to 4 that | Wilson will win. I do not believe | anyone would be foolish enough to | bet $10,000 to $5,000 that Hughes j will win. It isn’t a good sporting proposition.’’ It is now possible for a wireless telephone conversation to be con- dueted between Arlington, Va., and Paris, France. What an op- ‘portunity for the gossips. Kansas, | ) Springs, gone from this) ~ \frs. Albert Mattison and little Among these are Dea- ! jstituent member of the church. | Knights | Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norman. at- tended the conference of the M. £. chyreh, South, which was held in Kansas City the last) of the week, James and Jum Thomas, Fred Orear, (. A. Bolen and Elmer ‘Campbell motored up to Kansas Mrs. Joe Wendrix and little daugliter, Elizabeth, of Colorado } Colorado, are visiting Mrs. Hendrix ’s mother, Mrs. Eliz- abeth Glenn. daughter, of Harrisonville, spent with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morrest Kerrens. Miss Agnes Arnold, of the Du- vall & Percival trust company, re- ‘turned the last of the week from ! Kansas City, where she had been visiting relatives. Harley Smith has added a Ford touring ear to his bus line equip- ment. He will use it in making trips to the country and for gen- eral service ‘in town. ( Mr. R. W. Walker and Mrs. Hester A. Roberts, both of Rieh UL, were united in) marriage Monday afternoon by Justice of the Peace BL. deter. Mrs. Julia Burk will hold a pub- lie sale. of horses, cattle, farm im- plements and household goods at ‘the old Nesbit place southwest of town Wednesday, September 27, Mrs. Ivan Reeder, who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green Walton. for the last few weeks, returned to her home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, last | week. FLT. Clay, of Clay's Preserip- tion Drug Store, has secured the jagency for Bates county for the Jeffreys automobile, The Jeffreys is one of the best cars on the market. T. A. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Wes- | vices Tuesday at 10 0’elock, Miss Bertha, fora few days and then proceed to western Kansas for a two weeks stay with her brother, Addie Seelinger, BF. EB. MeCord, of Harrisonville, was a business visitor to Butler one day the last of the week, Mr. MeCord is very: mueh impressed with the city and may conelude to locate, here if he ean dispose of his Cass county property. The Bates County Convention of Christia churehes will be Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22. Hill have made plans to royally entertain their visitors. Several from Butler are in attendance, — * In any. line of insuranee don’t ‘he satisfied with just any old com- pany, the cost is the same, get the best. Before renewing your in- surance see us or phone 1387 and we will see you. 48-4t. Choate & Fullbright. Senator Baldwin has appointed Clarence Atkeson, voungest son of W. O. Atkeson, of the Reeord, a cadet at the University of Mis- souri, The appointment is for two years and relieves Clarenee of most of the expenses of the Uni- versity. Miss Helen Braden of this city, and T. G@. Pritehford, of Rieh Hill, motored up to Adrian Sunday and spent the evening with Miss Stella Talbott. Miss Stella served a big fish dinner which it is needless to say was greatly enjoyed by her guests, Wm. Warner, 24 years old, a well known farmer, residing two miles east of Foster, this county, died Sunday night, Sent. 17, 1916, of Bright's disease. Funeral ser- Bur- ial Was made in the Foster ceme- tery.—Rich Till Review. James Simpson, "of eastern Bates, was in the city one day the last of the week, Mr, Simpson is very sanguine over the success of the democratic party at the polls this fall and is of the opinion that President Wilson will he re-clect- ed without much trouble. i ley Black, Miss Elizabeth Ewin | Kansas City Sunday and made a i short visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. {C. Hupp. ; Mrs. Helen Adair atid daughter, Miss Helen, and son, Barnetf, left Friday for Columbia, where Miss Helen will enter the State Univer- sity and Barnett will enter the | Cohmbia High School. Jas. A. DeArmond, Judge A. B. Campbell, J. C. Nafus of this city and John Bryant, of Hume, left Monday for St. Louis where they will attend a meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge. Roger Ely came down from Kansas City Tuesday to attend the funeral of Pendleton Smith. Mr. Ely has an excellent position in the offices of the. Kansas City|squirrels to which they did full: - Terminal Railway Company. We are in receipt of the pre- mium list of the Amsterdam street fair which will be held Wednes- day and Thursday, September 27 and 28. There are 257 premiums listed, and if that kind of a list will not make a good fair, what will? The squirrel crop is pretty good this year and last Saturday John Star, who is some squirrel hunt- er, got a good bag and remember- itig his town friends, invited Dr. Boulware and R. U. Lotspeich out to his home for Sunday dinner. If Mr. Star is a good squirrel hunter Mrs. Star knows exactly how they should be prepared for the table, as the guests from Butler can tes+ tify. When dinner ‘was announced they sat down to nine fine young justice. The people of Riek