The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 12, 1916, Page 5

{ | i . county’s sterling demograts and is If you are tired of your cating | Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold. 52-1 | W. E. Walton is spending a few days at Excelsior Springs. place try Prewitt’s. D.C. Chastain was a_ business | visitor to Kansas City Tuesday. | | cents | 52-1t | Hot chili soup, sandwiches and home made pies for five each at Prewitt’s. Warren Duvall came down} from- Kansas City and spent Sun-} day with homefolks. { H.C. Wyatt, who has been vis- | iting relatives in Ohio, returned | home the last of the week. | Your coal goes a long way when burned in Cole’s Hot Blast Heat- ers. They are fuel savers, Wesley Denton, cashier of the Peoples Bank, made’ a business | trip to Kansas City the first of the week. Mrs. J. C. Cussins, of Decatur, Mlinois, is in the city visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs, J. W. Coleman. The Times good friend, Newt. ; ’ Allison, of Pleasant Gap, was in} the city one day last week and made this office an appreciated | call. Mr, Allison is one of Rates: very sanguine as to democratic success this fall. - HOW IS YOUR Can Goods Stock? Setter look over your stock and buy what you need for the winter now. You will save trom what can goods you need, now, to run you this winter. Just to show you, Can Corn has advanced 45%; Can Tomatoes have advanced 40%, and so There never was such a time in the history of the grocery beeay that markets were so Chel i ring ¢ straight before spring; in Tomatoes, Kraut, Peas, Sweet Potatoes and nearly everything the same.” Just impossible to buy at any price. On the Acceunt ef the Fluctuation of the Market We Will Not Quote Any Prices Until the Market Settles You may or may not think this is advertising talk but time will tell Take Our Advice and Protect Yourself Just Unloaded a Car of Aristos Flour and Feed "Hf you_want the best, get a sack of Aristos Flour HARDWARE Axes, Saws, Stove Pipe, Stove Boards, Stove Oil Cloth Rugs, Oil Cloth een p Coal Buckets, Cook Stoves, Heating Stoves, Am- Cook Stoves, Oil Heating Stoves, in fact anything munition, Oil you want in Hardware. Ford Automobile As you like it we will deliver one this ‘tall or take your or- der and deliver it next spring. Don’t wait until you are just ready “and Mrs. Geo, Price. ‘ edies. . | j home folks the last of the week, Remind us we must prepare for winter and we naturally think of the place to buy good clothes at reasonable prices—The American. LADIES COATS $5.00 UP OVERCOATS & i SUITS For MEN and Women $10 up OF THE ALL-WOOL KIND We Sell Solid Leather Shoes Only American Clothing House The Home of Hart Schaftner & Marx Clothes M. B. Price, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, came in Thursday of last week to visit his parents, Mr. C, A. Allen and family motored up to Kansas City one day the last of the week to visit Mrs, Allen’s sister, Mrs. John Watts. Lon Stanley, an old Butler boy, was in the city one day the last of the week visiting relatives and selling the druggists Foley’s rem Chas. Mains, a member of the! quartermaster’s staff at Camp! Clark, was in the city Friday af- ternoon, leaving that eyening for Jefferson City. Mrs. Walter Crews, Mrs. George Caruthers, and little son visited | Mrs. Caruthers’ sister, Mrs. Mo-! sier, at Chanute, Kansas, the-lat-| ter part of the week. Black & Arnold Clothing Co. Mrs. Ina Tiffany and Mrs. Paul | Preston motored down from Kan- sas City one day the last of the week to spend a few days fishing on the-Marais des Cygnes river. | Captain J. E. Thompson, who is on duty with the quartermaster aps at Camp Clark, near Ne- rada, was in the city visiting Nv one-third to one-half by buying has advanced 55%; Can Kraut Can Corn is sure to he ; poor exhibition of ball playing. of Sedalia, and Rev. A. R. Liver! dalia they went. to to run it out but buy it now and we will have it ready for you when you want it. Don’t pass this opportunity by but come in and let us show you iA hhile. ‘ was well represented at the Roy! cattle sh Boys school clothes for all ages. Just received, Black & Arnold. Overcoats at old prices for men and boys, Black & Arnold. Commercial Club Meeting. Considerable business was transactéd at the regular meeting of the’ Butler Commercial Club Tuesday evening. $25 was voted Duck _coats_blanket—lined. has, .00 UP > Fresh home made candy is al- ways on hand at Prewitt’s. 52-1t Mrs. S. K. Bell, of McComb, Ili: nois, is in the city visiting rela- » aves, < Volney MeFadden, a prominent young attorney of Kansas City, spent several days in this city last week- ing friends and attend- | ing to business before the circuit court. Mrs. E. K. Wolfe and daugh- ters, Katherine and Dixie spent a few days the last of the last of the week, } “Bring in your cash and we will Judge C. A. Denton was a vis- | D., itor to Springfield one day the} men and boys, Black & Arnold. ‘Mrs. J. H. Stone has as her guest Mrs. Chas. Blocher, of Adrian. We have a “big” Jine of sweat- ers to show you, d50¢ and up, Black & Arnold, Try us for your overcoat or suit this-time. You'll save some by doing it, Black & Arnold. All kinds cotton gloves, waterproof cotton back leather faces at 10¢ to 25e, Black & Arn- old. save you some money on your clothes and shoes, Black & Arn- old. : B | | Miss Ruby Henderson left the last of the week for Kansas City, where she entered a business col | lege. | Mrs. T. M. Bottoms, of south of jtown, Who has been visiting her {two sons at Tulsa, Oklahoma, has returned home. } (. PL Barker, who has been | visiting at the home of his son, \J. L. Barker, has returned to his home at Urich. | A Wilson-Marshall club of 150 imembers was organized in Apple- ‘ton City last week. L. B. Basker- week in Kansas City visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. B. Tun- stall. Joe Meyer spent Thursday and Friday of last week in Kansas City on business, Stetson hats, Black & Arnold. We J. E, Leonard, one of Charlotte township’s sterling farmers, was in the city Saturdi nd_made__WW. BE. Welton, the eastside jew- this office a pleasant call My. cler, was a business visitor to Leonard says that the frost of Kansas City the first of the week, last week put an end to corn cut- ting in his neighborhood. High Art suits, Black & Armold. The Bates county republican Several fans from this city mo- committee have established head- Making gas out of coal oil is.a success, Ask G. L, Porter, 52-1t* tored down to Nevada Sunday quarters in the corner room over! and saw the Nevada-Ft. Scott the Bennett-Wheeler mereantile » ball game, Nevada won by company’s store: - score of 9 to 3.) It was a rather Misses Flossie and Ethel Coon- jrod, of near Clinton, came over Ira‘ L. Sutton, of the postoffice | the last of the week and spent a force attended a meeting of the couple of days in this city visit- Grand Eneampment 1. O, O. F. at) ing friends. St. Joseph last week as a delegate | from the. district composed of | Bates, Cass and Johnson counties. r township, returned Tiesday ‘oma week’s visit with her Eugene Arnold and Leslie Har-| brother, Walter Compton and per left the first of the week for! family in Kansas City. Kansas City where they will en- | ter the Western Dental college. Mrs. J. ©. Hupp, who has been This is Eugene’ cond vear in { Spending the past week in this the school. Les! two brothers, city visiting her father, T. A. to her home in John and Clyde, are graduates of | Blac . ee . | Kansas City, Sunday. this school. i ! Kenneth Kroff came in the last of the week from Muskogee, Ok- lahoma, Where is head clerk in the M. K. & T. railway offices and is visiting his father, Oscar Krofft. W. G. Dillon left Sunday night for Falls City, Nebraska, to at- tend a meeting of the grand lodge of the C. P. A. as a delegate from Plainview odge No. 80, of Bates county. Harry Cooper and Miss Roxie Gee were married at the home of the bride on East Ft. Svott street, | Friday evening, October 7 Mr. Cooper was until last week a me- chanié with Company B on the Mexican. border, when he was dis- | charged and returned home, They will make their hame on East I. Scott street. ; Gerd Wallman returned the last) of the week from Hildreth, Ne-j braska, where he had been to look} Johnson Stotts, Lewis Fisher, after a fine farm whieh he owns; W. B. Tyler, T. D. Embree, J. 2. near that city. While he was ne) Ford and F.C. Smith of this city he erected a new barn on his plice; and D.C. Mize of Foster were besides some other improvements. | among those who attended the ex- He says that crops are much bet-| Confederates. reunion at ter in Nebraska this year than} pendence last week, they are in this pa f the conn] , fa : e Rar Crue ent | Miss Gertrude Cheverton, of : / Rich Hill, has accepted a position Leroy Chambers, who left Bates) as teacher in the Denver Conser- county something over a 40) vatory of Music. Miss Cheverton for Gillette, Wyoming, arrived 0) js one of the best musicians ini this the city the last of the week ‘to part of the country, and will be visit old friends. Mr. Chambers} sadly missed in) musical cireles owns a large farm near Gillette.) in Rieh Lill. and is prospering. He*says that! ; crops out there are much better), Judge L. C. Kichler, who last than in Bates county this yvear,; Week attended the ex-Confederate oats making as high as 6) bushels; reunion at Independence, is ex- to the aere. tending his visit to his old home : _ in’ Lafayette punty. The Judge ‘Rev. R. M. Talbert, pastor 0! | lived in Lafayette county before the Christian ehurch of this city. the Civil War and it is doubtful left Sunday night for Sedali:./if he will find many of the old where he was joined by Rev. Mill. friends left. | ett, of Jefferson City. From Se) | C. M. Walker came down from Des Moines, ! Kansas City the last of the week Towa, where they are attending | to attend to sonte improvements the National Convention of Chris-}0n hisj farm east of town, Mrs. tian churches. They make the! Walk¢ d her son, John, daugh- trip from Sedalia in an automo-| ter, Miss Katherine, and mother, | Mrs. /Davidson,; motored down Sat- urdgy and remained until Sunday evening. | i ‘ol. Fred D. Gardner, demo- ie candidate for governor, will | i | Butler and surrounding country | ow at Convention Hall in| Mrs. Clara Batchelor of Deep- | noon by Mrs. J. H. Stone, at her Inde- | Ywhich Inckily was discovered be- ville, of Deepwater township, is | president. | | Bor Sale—Good 16 room hotel, halso 7 room house, in good repair with shady lawn. Will trade for farm. | 02-2t* ALL. Freeman. Charles Fortune, Paul and Julius Levy and T. L. Beach mo- tored down to Rich Hill Tuesday night and attended a meeting of ‘the Knights of *Pythias lodge., ' Rey. Alexander, of Springfield, will preach to the Baptist congre- ‘gation at the court house next Sunday morning and eveni Rev. Alexander is a fine preacher and everyone is cordially invited ‘to come out and hear him, | The Needlecraft Club was pleas- antly entertained Monday after- home an North High street. The / guests of -honor were Mrs, Herbert ) Chaney, of Kansas City, and Mrs. Q. E. Humphrey, of © » Hie | nois. | — Ben B. Canterbury left the first of the week for Garden City, Kansas, on a business trip. Mr. ) Canterbury is) very enthusiastic as tothe future of that part of the country and says that it is one of the best agricultural localities | ; that he knows of. The 8ith District Daughters of | Rebekah, 1.0.0. F, will hold thei hannual meeting in this city next ; Tuesday afternoon and night The district is composed of lodg ‘at Butler, Rich Hill, Hume, Me Richards and Foster. The local lodge is preparing to give the yis- itors yval welcome and a most interesting meeting is anticipated. It was quite a_family reunion | last week when Mr. and Mrs, A. HHL Black entertained their chil- dren and grandehildren at a 12 o'clock dinner, — Those — present were: T. AL Black, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Black, Mr. and Mrs. Wes- iley Black, Mr and = Mrs. E. BE, Black, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.| Weleh and ALO. Black, of Jeri | co Springs. “It Happened) in Honolulu,’ | is the title of one of the best -Red | Feather dramas ever produced. | It will be shown at) the Electric | Theatre next’) Monday- afternoon | and night. Larry Crane is aj Hlovable ne‘er-do-well, who after | his graduation from college — is! sent by his father to Honolulu and | set to work in his father’s whole- {sale fish house. The play is full of comedy situations, thrilling drama and has a very beautiful love story running through it. The fire department was called out Tuesday morning by a small blaze at the Methodist chureh South parsonage. Sparks from the flue had set fire to the roof fore it had made much headway. The fire was extinguished before much damage was done. - While also] fort. the Bates County Poultry: As- sociation to help pay the expenses of the poultry exhibit to be held in this city in November and a committee consisting of Paul Levy, Dr. T. W. Arnold and C. H. Letton, was appointed to go be- fore the county court and ask for another $25 for the same purpose. Edson Snider and J. W. Poffen- barger were present in the inter- est of the associmtion and made the statement that more than 100 was, received in Bates county last year for eggs, which is ten times more than was paid for corn, ae $10 was voted to improve the road along the W. HI. Deweese farm southeast of town. H. G..Cook was appointed to place safety markers on the four corners of the square. The club guaranteed $25 to the Jefferson Highway committee. as help in the marking of the route through the county, ©, A. Allen and Frank Ream were empowered to appoint whatever sub-commit- tees they might need to assist in getting ready for the relay_race from Winnepegs Caneda, to” New Orleans, which will take place some time in November. Dr. J. S. Newlon appeared be- fore the club and outlined the plans for the proposed Butler hospital and asked the co-opera- tion of the club, and asked that # committee be appointed to have charge of the selling of the stoek and have the erection of the build- ing under their supervision, — Dr. J. 8. Newlon, Dr, ‘PT. W. Foster, Homer Duvall, J. i Wesley Denton were appointed on this committee. Yearlings. High Price for Texas Tuesday Crider Bros., commis~ sion company, of Kansas City, sold for C. E. Jones, of — Platts- burg Missouri, 25 head of brand ed Texas yearling cattle at $11 per lundred. ‘They — averaged 1099 pounds. This is the record price on the Kansas City market. for this class of cattle. Co R. Long, the local agent of the Kansas City Life Insurance j Company, returned the first. of the week from Kansas City where he was the guest of his company at the big meeting ‘at the Muehle- bach hotel, Only the most active up-to-date ageuts of the company were present and Mr. Long's work has been such as to attract the at- tention of the officers of the com- pany, with the result that he was invited to attend this meeting. Nhe fire at the South Methodist parsonage Thesday morning drew a prompt response and the fire company and a ready gathering of the general public, and the blaze on the roof was quickly ex- tinguished, The smoke was hard- ly cleared away until the repre- sentatives of the insurance com- panies were on hands ta adjust any loss. Are you insured against the fire that) ean not be quenched and are you keeping up the policy? E. K. Wolfe. Pastor M. iB. Chureh, South. I have-over 2500 head of High Grade Pan Handle Stock ~— Cattle For sale. From calves to 3-year Steers and Heifers. Will sell to respons- ible parties on six month’s time, with reasonable payment. Write Me What You Want Smith and_ Kansas City last week. The Bates er county farmer of late years has | m; become very much interested inja fine cattle and has found that it} 1 costs no more to raise a fine blooded animal than it dees to 'says the Review. ~ |Norfleet é Ream Phopes, 144 and 4p. Gerege33 . West Side Square his‘thoroughbred’ he has some-/& thing to be proud of. SS BUTLER. MO. sea speech in Rich Hill on the|the department was at this fire hrnoon of Thursday, October|the roof of the J. B. Armstrong This - will | home on North Main street caught preébably he the only speech that | fire in almost the same manner. A Gardner willl make in. the|/bucket brigade was raise a scrub and when he raises/cotinty and there is no doubt but| formed and the fire put out after Farge crowd will be out to hear/it had burned quite a hole in the him disenss the issues of the day. | roof. . ClydeN, McFarland P. Q. Box 1292 Amarillo, Texas hurriedly