The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 7, 1916, Page 1

VOL. ‘XXXIX. - NUMBER 8 “McDANIEL ACQUITTED. Prosecuting Attorney of Buchan- an County Freed of the Charge of Having Murdered His Wife. \ St- Joseph, Mo. Dee. 5,—Os- car D, MeDaniel, prosecuting at- torney of Buchanan county, was aequitted by a jury in the crim- minal court here this evening of the charge of having murdered cial prosecutor, judge. George IL. McElr home at Neosho, N December | 2nd, The verdict automatically sus- pended Bart M. Lockwood as spe- to; Judge Thomas F. Ryan, the trial aceording CARRANZA SOLDIERS | Villa Bandits, in Flight, Leot Trains Behind. T RETAKE CHIHUAHUA Leave | Varner Bank Elects Officers. HOW TO BEAT HIM “Soimly Court. g regular |A New Idea Evolved Which Will | Spell Defeat for the Coal Man. The annual election of ‘officers jof the Farmers Bank of this city, is held at the bank W odnesday County Court met in session Monday, December 4th, | 1916, Judges Campbell, Owen and | Mr. Lockwood worked up jthe case against McDaniel, i Former Butler Newspaper Man Dead. Butler newspaper man died at his! ; after a Lowder present and County Clerk | ; afternoon of last week, The fol- Juarez, Mex., Dee, 3.—It a8) Frank Holland and Sheriff John- | pap ne ning, tNew a jowing directors were clected: officially announced at’ military} son in attendance, expert has been lecturing over the EN On Menon, minke lWolland headquarters today that the Car-! Upon petition by John nr West ETO TAPE UCE CEE i Walken iil, Wi, Weta) Wide | wa forees have reoceupied the) Hough, a commission consisting |} ae o ae uae Hot Duvall, Wo. Duvall, Dr. T. W. : eure ansas CL yTO- | nv inca) anita city of Chihuahua, having driven | of J. F, Smith, R, F. Lisle and J. ae Ds et Saran ol Foster, TS. Harper and Homer the Villa bandits out. Telegraph-| A. ilammang was apointed to ex- | POS* kas Se ree BEE nivalis tie newly elected di- ie communications with Chihua- Ima Cit yover the federal line has ecute a deed of conveyance on be- fo., Saturday, half of said county conveying to! ; hurn them toget iree | garbage in the ‘same wagons and rectors then held her. Forty per} ; selected the following a meeting and officers : Mrs. Harriet Moss McDaniel, his] wooks ilness of i | been re-established. the said John EB, Hough the south | C¢?t of the heating value ot cond wv) ty iyi Il, president: O. A i , eeks or pneumonia. spleen gy) nae en auc 4. ‘ Wei RCtTe 2 E Duvall, president : yA wife. 4 i ‘ The deceased, who was 41 years! Meanerale nia CHa entered) halt of the northeast quarter of ee eae i Ms the re Heinlein, vice president; Homer The verdict of ‘exoneration end-| of geo was well known in’ this| Chihuahua City from the north} section 29, township 39, range 31] Hering ae memagees Duvall, cashier and HW. HL, Lisle, ‘ 4 ed one of the most sensational] city” where he was foreman for|@t 7 0’elock last night. A tele-| in Bates county, said land being | mh eave aAciOGT GON ONAHAt stant cashier, a . trials ever held in’ western Misa canianimelom the composing room | gram received today by General designated as swamp land; it De- | Hil ‘i Naar hfe ny Tie ae he ail vy ve bank has had a prosperous souri, | of the Bates County Democrat. In! Francisco Gonzales, brigade com-} ing fully shown ‘to the court that ean ie een ae ie fr ah Year and its officers and directors \ The Jury reported at 6:25! 1906 he was married to Miss Ada mander here, so stated. The mes-| on February 22, 1855, said land} Ltr of nite | Ge HOD ost it, [tire to he congratulated for the o'clock, after having considered) J. \organ of this city, and the) *¢ Was from General Ozuna and | was sold by Bates county. to Lee LPhix inakes the es i lower, Ost excellent showing of the in the case since 4:35 o'clock this af-|roxt year they moved to Neosho| W@s dated Chihyahua City. | & Calloway they being the per- Dat tl s ie Net a e | STITT ita ternoon. wero. Mn, MeBinoy. \was* one Only hoe most meager details sons under whom said John K.| i a on te ae 1 ae ¥ SE SLEEEEEEEEEee i Four hallots were taken by the ployed on the Neosho Times, | of the fighting, which resulted in} Hough claims title. = [i ret ; i ‘ Mis as i wv a Prices of Eggs Come Down. Jury in’ reaching its decision, | \)ore he remained until last Feb.| tle reoceupation of the capital.) County Highway Engineer or i i eer is maracas : : aie Thomas Coleman, the foreman an-| mary, when he purchased an in-| Htve been received. : _ {dered to make report on condi-| {tt thrve shovels full of coal And) Kansas City, Mo. Dee. 5.—The nounced. Although the verdict) torost in and became editor of the}, General Francisco Murguia,| tion of bridge over Gilham creek | 1° of ashes will eventually burn | price of eges dropped seven cents was not returned until 6:25! \eosho Daily Democrat the Carranza commander who has aie Of Mostar, ‘down to about three shovels full) per dozen on the local markets to- o'elock, the jury announced itself | “4°, sist one Se ne sith anaj been moving “slowly, northward 0. Burkhart appoiuted jus- fof ashes, He now sorts his ashes) day. The commission me no osay ready to report ‘fifteen minutes none ee ie ecceny, hoe Mouleon eo AvAs also reported | tice A ain netdcranlnnembeniys [a does not throw any away une! that the warm weather is re- earlier, Mr, McDaniel had taken} Ruth and Francis, also by his to have entered the city today,| Township Board of Pleasant Gap| after Thee have heen re-burned. | sponsible for the decline, as the his children home, however, and} y;ther and mother and one Mister | Htving defeated: the Villa column township, view W. G. Mehaffey, | Te also burns his garbage. Thens are laving better) than in he had to he reealled, lind one hnothen: ; thirty miles south of Chihuahua] deceased, Wet garbage, thrown on top the cooler weather, But it is likely The prosecutor said he intend-| ye remains will be haveaxeein to City. oe The following assessors pre- (coal, gives somewhat the same ad-! that the threatened boyeott of the : +d to devote most of his time to Butler. Thursd found Ltt = an a We : ‘ 1917 Vantage as dampening coul does, restaurant men had somethine to J ~ trailing” the—persons he De-T yay forenoon Neal BeEViCCS, ; taxes which are eRamiinied and ap- Iie ae ee gieDnge i do with the price, as the cold - Neved guilty of the crime. He de- Gonducred by Rev, C, A. Waters. | A land sale whieh involved proved: ae leatme value. { oseph | storage pli unts are filled with ‘lared, however, that he would! ¢ the Ohio Street M, BE. chureh,| Pearly $200,000 tok place in Ver-|! Frank Golladay, Summit. aes cogs which a hoycott . would continue his duties as prosecutor Iwill be held at the Oak Hill cem-/ "on Tuesday when the Joseph} 1. R. Finley, Mound, “Racket Store Changes Hands, the owners to Ipse big mon- ; until January 1, when -his newly | etery where interment will take! Mig hener ranch, containing 3040) Kugene Franklin, Howard, CN ON E e :teeted successor will take office. | yiace . was sold to the Couneil ~ C. W. Hilt, who has been con- a ao een ' About fifty criminal cases are on ! ; Real Estate Improvement Sold Valuable Calf ducting the Racket store on the The Second May be Home Soon. the docket now and Mr. MeDaniel Marriage Licenses. ‘o., of Pottawattamie, Ta. for North side of the square, last Lieut. L. E. Hooker, a member i leclared he would try at least one | : i : wore than $185,000, This ranch} J.T. Yoss has sold another one! week sold out to Joe Hendrix and sof the staff of Col, Raupp, of the . { of them—-a murder case, in whieh) A. J. Stevenson. .... Archie, Mo../ is known as the MeNeil and M.|of ‘his. thoroughbred Red Poll! Fred Glenn, who are now in po-! Second Missouri regiment, on 4 “+ woman was beaten to death. Grace L. Chrisman. .Merwin, Mo.) Swope ranch, The new purchas-} male calves and those who saw it! session. duty at Laredo, Texas, has re- 4 The action of the jury today | Janes Stevens. .Spritigfield, Mo., ors will continue to operate the}at the depot last’ Tuesday pro-) The new owners are popular! signed and returned to his home ‘ ‘ame after Attorney ~General] fliza A, Vaneaton.. Adrian, Mo.{ property. The land is located | nounced it a beauty. The calf) young men of this city and there | in Joplin, says the Joplin Globe. John T. Barker had concluded the fnorth and east of Horton. The|was purchased by J. W. Russell | is no doubt that they will make a Te says that while no orders ‘to Roy H. Shreve... Wheaton, Mo., : ; : ; : \ state’s closing argument. He en-| YOY *. snreve. Neon deed did not specify the exact} who resides at Windsor, Mr.} success of their new venture. that end have been issued, it is the . Della Alfrey Wheaton, M : a : ; | a¢ted his version of the murder] 7¢U# Altrey... tearon, *'°-+ amount involved in the sale, but}Yoss is a great admirer of this, They will make some extensive! general opinion at Laredo. that > and declared the - state ‘‘had a} Thomas O. sina Elvaston, Il]} was between $185,000 and $200,- articular breed of stock and he, improvements in the store and! the Second will be sent home : \G perfect case.”’ Francis M. Garard. .Butler, Mo. | 000-—Nevada Post., is-having good success with them.| add some new lines of goods, -j about the first of the year, i Concentrate your Christmas buying ice and make your wiliosinn from the largest and most complete Christmas stock ever assembled in Butler. Eyery section of our Big Store is at its shaieicsid Not alone are assortments here the broadest and most varied, ‘but you will find the \ values the best obtainable in the city. { n ? ; . ; . . e : Christmas Sale on Handkerchiefs Christmas Sale on Furs Buy Her Buy Him 1 Lot of fine Batiste, lawn and dimity White Fur Sets Ladies Fine Crepe de Chine Waists All Wool Suits + handkerchiefs, embroidered corners : S $10, $15, $20 $1.85, $5 $10, $25 i , ; a c Red Fox Fur Sets Craps a All Wool Overcoats ’ | 1 Lot extra fine handkerchiefs, colored $15, $18, $25 Bee eae 3 ‘$8.50, $22.50 i borders, hemstitched and corner ~ , Crepe de Chine Envelope Chemise Emery Guaranteed Shirts ey embroidered - Black Lynx Fur Sets $3.50, $5 10c $1 O, $15 $25 Crepe de Chine Gowns wes ons 1 4 $4, $6 Phoenix Silk Hose 1 lot fine linen handkerchiefs neat Separate Fur Scarts . dees 35c, 55c colored rolled sr a nehed $2.50, $5, $ 10 — ea Fine Fancy Hose or embroidere: IC, . 20 Separate Fur Mutffs Sik m ; 35c, 50c 1 imonas ‘ _ 20c $5, $7.50, $12 $2.50, $10 Rone Kalt Sweaters 1 Lot fine handkerchiefs, elaborately ‘ a ey é hat ek Mecticahs seein embroidered, French scalloped Ladies Suits and Dresses Men's Bath Robes and colored novelties ‘at Reduced Prices $2, $3.50 $3.50, $5 A i is 1 , Sweet Grass Baskets i Ps 25e- Formerly $15.00 to $18.00 Suits Men's sng arcane : : i $ 10 : 15c, $1.50 50c, $1.50 2 1 Lot Mees gemeieee Initial ‘ R & G Corsets Men's and Boys Jersey Sweaters andkerchiefs Formerly $20.00 to $25.00 Suits 50c, $3, 50c, $2.50 : 10c $15 Boudoir Caps Men's Fine Neckwear 1 Lot Men’s fine Batiste fancy colored Formerly $10.00 Dresses 35c, $1.50 25c, $1 ei border handkerchiefs $6 50 Combing Jackets Men’s Fine Mufflers, silk and knit . ba e 10c ™ ty $18.00 D $1.25, $1.50 50c, $3.50 ay 4 ormer: . re : ’ BS : ; . . — Kid Gloves, most any shade. Men’s Suspender and Arm Band Sets _ ‘ 1 Lot Move. prose pone stiaete in $10 $1.25, $2 5Uc, $1 : ; all sizes of hems axon’ E ; ; 2 Formerly $20.00 Dresses Wool Blankets Men’s Cuff Link and Scarf Pin Sets +3 5 2 15c ' $14 $5, $8 35e, $1.50 ‘ i ; Fine Shoes Men's Flannel Shirts 3 1 Lot Men’s fine Irish Linen Coats of Plush, Velour and_Fancies $2.50, $6 $1, $3.50 . 3 -handkerchiefs make Useful Christmas Gifts <e + 9S. F House Slippers Boys Suits and Overcoats : mF $1, $2 $13.50, $18, $25 $2, $8.50