The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 5

. Bradley Sweaters for mas, $1.00 to $7.00, Walker-Me- Kibben. 2 > John Steele left Tuesday Miami, Florida, where he spend.the winter, Sheriff and Mis. Hare son were Kansas City v day the last of the week. will! ve John- itors one Wanted—500 young ladies — to buy from us a sensible Christmas gift for their best friend, Black & Arnold. : Christ- | for | The Daylight Store Christmas Presents For the Entire Family At this Big Store at very reasonable prices LADIES SUITS AND COATS Coats $4.00 up - Suits $9.75 up These prices.are about one-half regular price. Sweaters Searfs and Caps Slippers Purses and Shopping Bags Furs, Gloves, Jewelry, Etc. Come Here for Shoes and Save a Dollar American Clothing House Wanted—500 boys and girls to | buy from-us something their fath- er will want for a gift, Black & | Arnold. About thirty Masons from this city motored down to Rich Hill | Sunday to attend the funeral of |the late H. Philbrick. The funer- ‘al of Mr. Philbrick was conduct- cd by the Butler lodge, of which he was a member, { John Major motored — down \from Kansas City Friday of last week and remained until Satur- . ; : lay, when his mother, Mrs. Susan Farm for sale-—A good sixty \é Mas -* ‘ acre t mar mites cast ol]... —hetisned Butler. him: i. J. H. Little, Butler, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Morgan 8-2? Mrs. Claude Major returned the last of the week from Joplin, where she had been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and} Mrs. ©. B. Robinson. “Mr. and Mrs. Dell Douglass, Mrs. John Connoly and Mrs. Kate Ashley motored .up: from Rich Hill Friday afternoon and spent the afternoon with friends. "Hor Sule—Fine Buff Orpington rooster: 1,00 each at my place six miles southwest of Butler, on Route No. six. 9-1t* Jerry Callahan. “Mrs. R. D. Allen and daughter, Jean, and mother, Mrs, M. J. Orr, and Mrs. J. T. Hull and daughter, “Gertrude, were Kansas. City vis-j itors one day the last of the week. | of | MeCarty & Son, elothiers, Rich Hill, ave closing out their stock and the members of the firm will move to Kansas City where they will ‘engage in busi- ness says the Rich Hill Review. The Mothers Club of the Wash- ington School has presented the school with a fine Standard piano. | The piano, which was placed in| the tailding last Friday, is very much appreciated by the pupils! and teachers. Ralph Mills, of Colorado, is vis- | iting at the home of his parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mills, at Fos- | ter, and with his uncle, J. Trimble, and Mrs. Trimble, in _ Route 1.) ‘went down to Springfield Thurs- day mained until Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. L., Cameron and fam- ily and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mor- jgan, who is employed on one of the Springfield papers. ! | Wanted—500 mothers to buy a i useful gift from us that will be appreciated by the boy, Black & i Arnold. i | Wm. Bradley, 32 years old, died very suddenly at his home ‘near Sprague Friday night, De- ' meningetis, says the Rich Hill ; Review. He was first taken sick lahout three weeks ago, but so far recovered as to go to work again when a second attack proved fa- tal. Among the callers at this of- fice one day the last of the week was our good friend J. R. Mar- shall, of southeast of town. Mr. Marshall, ewho has been a sub- seriber to The Times for over | thirty-five years, is one of Bates county’s substantial citizens, and one whose word is as good as his bond any day. | The HS. Wyatt Lumber Com- {nany have added a paint room to \iheir luinber yard on Ohio street. The room is built just off the of- fiee and is well stocked with a line of first class paints. In the north side of the room is a big Al display window in which the var: lious lines of paints, brusles ete., jean be displayed. BUTLER, y FARM MORTGAGES NOW CONDENSED OFFICIAL-STATEMENT of THE WALTON TRUST CO. MISSOURI At Close of Business November 17th, 1916 Money Loaned $615,585.41 Ovetdrafts’... 2,341.75 * Real Estate (Includ ing Office Building). 47,154.87 «Cash and Duc from Banks .......7.......--+0.5- 137,616.18 i $802,698.21 ~ Capital Stock ....... . ccc e cece eee eee eee eeeee $250,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 181,482.00 te ga Paw te sesh adeueuiny +< 368,874.46 Set aside for Taxes 2.2... 0-...2.2.-506- 2,341.75 . $802,698.21 Forty years successful business without loss to investors. IN FORCE ON OUR BOOKS .$10,000,000.00 of last week where they re- cember 8, of a severe attack of | The Good Clothes Store Fur muffs and scarfs $3.50 up, Walker-McKibben. 1 Mrs. A. M. Campbell, who has i been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Gardner, at Newton, sas, has returned home. | Bruce and Charles Duncan, of Kansas City, attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Hannah Rich- ardson, in this ‘eity last Thurs- i day. i i . : | Beautiful new voile waists, {$1.25 50, Walker-MeKibben. |. Mrs. Verne Ward left last week oT join nee husband, haa unt Ward, i who is with Company B. She will stay there for the remainder of the winter or until the troops are moved to their home stations. Col. Wm. A. Nelson, ‘aged 90 years, formerly a well known res- home in Nevada Saturday morn- ing of infirmities incident to old age. wealthiest men in this part of the country, his land amounting to $150,000. three years ago to Mihs Francis, of Rieh Hill. Alice Special bargains in coats suits, Walker-MeKibben. Wendell Atkeson went up to Kansas City the last of the week | and spent a few days with his brother, Floyd, who was at the Swedish Hospital, as the result of | getting his hand caught in a corn shredder one day last week, The; thumb and first finger of the tight hand were amputated. : Wendell says that his brother left; iting relatives at Independence, Fri- as- Lon Alkire was arrested day morning charged with jsault and battery on the person jof his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ova Al- kire. Lon had been living at the home of his brother, Ova, on! West Dakota street and on Fri-! day morning there was a general) family row in the course of which front teeth. Alkire was taken before Squire Catron, who j sessed his fine at $5 and costs. The automobile drivers of But- ler, who have persisted in’ run- ning their cars with the cut out wide open were brought up with .a sharp turn Wednesday — night by Marshal Bullock when he ar- rested three Butler motorists, one from Adrian and one from La- due, lice Judge Catron, who taxed them one dollar and costs. It is remarkable how near noiseless ;some of the cars have run since Wednesday night. >, ‘ Mrs. Frank Gench on North bers of the Needlecraft Club mas tree and party. The room and dining room were beau- tifully decorated for the occasion | in green and red. Sixty-four; gifts were distributed among the! Club. An exeellent two course lunch was served. Mrs. Gench | was assisted by Miss Helen Chastain. After having. unani- mously decided it to be one of the most enjoyable parties of the : season the members bade ‘their | hostess adieu wishing her a long | life and: a prosperous year. The out of town guest was Mrs. Ben! Moore of Kansas City, Mo. Kimonos, Corsets Muslin Underwear (The World’s Best Line) Kan-| ident of Rich Hill, died at his} Col. Newton was one of the} holdings something over -He was married about! and | the hospital Sunday and is vis-| Mrs. Ova Alkire lost one of her} as- gi They were taken before Po-! High street entertained the mein-| Tuesday afternoon with a Christ- | living: Ladies Waists - Silk Hosiery Toilet Articles Pyralin Ivory Fine woo! blankets for Christ- mas, Walker-MeKibbert. b. B. Canterbury, Jas. and W. B. Welch left the first of the week for Garden City, Kansas. Wanted—500 girls to buy a useful Christmas gift that will be appreciated by their brothers, Black & Arnold. Phil Morgan, a former Butler boy, came up from Nevada Wednesday to attend the funeral | of Wm. Henry, Mrs, A. IL, Jenkins returned Te first of the week from CTim- ton, where she had spent the week visiting relatives. Ed Grout, driver for the Wells Fargo express company in this city, will leave the last of the week for Kansas City, where he will take an express run on one of the routes out of that city. | A. S. Rosier, aged 82 years; died in Garnet,- Kansas, Thursday morning of last week, says the alerwin Sun. Mr. Rosier, who iwas a pioneer resident of the west part of the county, was an uncle of Asa Rosier, of north of | Butler. H.-A.“ Hopper’’ Morgan, who {has been with the Hagenback- | Wallace shows for the lasb few | | Years, arrived in the city the first of the week and will spend the ladle with home folks in this Cieity. The show closed for the season about a month ago at West Baden, Indiana, where they went into Winter quarters. The editor attempted to work off a lit of his superfluous energy on an obstreperous Flivver the last of the Week and as a resutt is wearing his good right arm in splints and other things. He may | not be so spry as he has been but (he wants to inform his~readers jthat he is a helluva lot smarter than he was this time last week, A 14 year old girl named Ethel Clenn was browght up from Rich Hill Friday morning and taken before the court in an effort to have her sent to the school for Is at Chillicothe as incorrigible ut the officers received instruc- tion that the school was full and | that no more girls could be taken care of. The young girl seemed to be intelligent but had no home and as she had gotten — into trouble several times it was} thought best to send her to the Chillicothe school where — she would receive an edueation, but as it is full it is fot known what will be done with her. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Shafer and ‘danghters, Jeanette and Jose- phine, arrived in the city Satur- day noon from Ft. Smith, Arkan- sas, and visited in| Butler until Pleasant Gap. This neighborhood was visited with quite a little snow Sunday | evening, Boys are beginning to talk of hunting rabbits. ¥ W. A. Leeper butehered Sateff- day He must be going to fat up a little, being as cold weather has set in. _ Hugo Kipf and Sunday with Earl wife. Ne A, Leeper i is repairing John +i house, mround family Leeper spent and Pleasant Gap pare Hola for their 1017 crop. Lem Sargent is making great | preparations for winter, He has | traded his old buggy for one with a top on it. J.°D, Brooks hauled hay Sat- urday. Judgt Campbell and Ed Moore attended a funeral at Rich Till Sunday. We notice Henry Bollweg put some stripes on his barn last week. 5 Cotton Gabriel spent Saturday in the city of Butler. We wonder what for? Fritz Deal and Ewing’ Bassett did some trading last week. Fritz got a horse and Ewing got a load of hogs. Ewing says stay with the hogs even if corn is high, They are money makers, Sunday school at the Pleasant Gap Baptist chureh every Sun- day morning at 10:30. Everyone invited to attend, HUM DINGER. ‘Cannon Brothers Mill Over- hauled. For some time Cannon Broth- ers mill, on South Main street, has been in the hands of mill- wrights and machinists, who have been adding new machinery and tuning up the old so that now the | mill is in Denice shape to turn} } Mound Pickups. We were visited by ae snow Sunday. Dad Green of Passaie was a Butler visitor Monday. The Misses Glaspie of Lafay- ette county motored down to. vis- it their aunt, Mrs, L. C? Kichler, Several attended the basket Hall game at Passaie Saturday. Amsterdam and Passaic teams played. The score was 29 to 12 in favor of Passaic. Mr, Joseph’ Coop is going to move to Passaic. Mr. and Mrs.” Chas. Beekett visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Beekett Sunday, Mrs. Makinson — visited Thuro one day last. week. » Misses Mary and Prue Sharp were shopping in the county seat Mrs. Satirday. Messrs, Walton Wileox and Larry Ruddell went to the Ozark mountains on a huntitge trip. They expect to stay about a month. Miss Nelle MeCarthy of Butler visited her brother, George, of near Passaic last Sunday. Misses Lora and Maggie Shonk visited — Mrs. Kdson Snydee Wednesday of last * : Mr. Robert Finley was trading in Passaic one day last week. Mr. Jess’ Ruddell delivered hay at Passaic Thursday. One of Frank Christopher's mules died one day last week, Mr. and Mrs. Thuro and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. O'Dea motored to Butler for Mary Sharp and Ruby ~ O'Dea Friday in’ Mr. Thuro’s 1 car, Mr. Edson Snyder was a Butler visitor. Friday. Miss Sallie Holwell, who is teaching at Prairie Rose visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolwell Saturday and Sunday. } Mr. and Mrs. O. C(, Welch vis- Lite aoe DS. West's Sunday of —flayya meal, bran, ete. Last vear the wheat- was soft and spongy, on account of | the wet season, and the reverst was the case this year, ing hard and flinty, making — it nec ry to have the machinery ee to grind it properly, and the ¢ all. c A combined bolter and purifier has been added to the corn mit only the best of the ‘meal te er quality going into the feed. he had any where, ber 10. 1881. later she was married to John to this city where Mr, died several ye she has since re esided with the ex- lived in Webb City. In the early day Mr. VanCamp conducted a hotel and restaurant in this city and were among the | hest and favorably known citi- wns of the county. She is survived by three daugh- ters. . Mary Wetzell, City, Mrs. Nettie Ben- nett and Mrs. Hattie Wade, of | this «ity, and one son, J. W. Van- Camp, of Kansas City. Funeral services were conduct- ed by Rev. E. K. Wolfe Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. Charch, South, of whieh chureh she had Jong been a member and __ inter- ment made in Oak Hill cemetery. Sunday with Mrs. Shafer’s sis- ter, Mrs. T. W. Arnold and Dr. Arnold, when they left for Law- renee, Kansas, where the girls | will attend school. Mr. Shafer : Will go to Colby, Kansas, where he and F. D. Carpenter will go into the poultry and_egg business. | | Messrs. Carpenter and | Shafer are well known in this city where they were for many years en- | gaged in the same business that they are going into in Kansas. | Wanted—500 wives to buy common sense Christmas gifts j from us that will be appreciated ee their husbands, Black & Arm- old, Blaek & Arnold Clothing Co. N. B. Jeter, the jeweler, business visitor to Kansas City one day the first of the week. Miss Lorene Olive and Mr. Ber- nard- Cassidy, of Rich Hill; at- tended the dance at the Armory Saturday night. A party of ten young men came up from Prairie City Sunday morning and visited the Loyal Sons Bible class. It is the inten- tion to organize a class of that sort at Prairie City and the young gentlemen wanted to get some pointers on how to run a elass. ba the wheat be-| fannon Brothers would |* Jhave it ground properly or not at meal part of the mill, whieh will pev-| pass to the meal sacks, the poor-! A new machine has been added which gvinds whole wheat flour. The wheat is ground up and noth- ing but the bran is removed mak- An Old Resident of Butler Passes | About twenty years VanCamp and in 1870 they moved VanCamp ago and where ception of a short time when she of Hill| Was aj C.M, Chambers. was a But- itor Friday. W. M. ‘Rice and family vis- and Mrs. Mr. ited at his parents, Mr. J.B. Rive, Sunday. Miss Kathleen Chureh, who is nding Tigh School at Butler ted her grandmother, Mrs. » Chureh Saturday and Sun- Mr, W. A. Brown went to Kan- sisas City Sunday. Harry Jenkins and family spent Sunday at the home of | Chas. Fenton. LITTLE TRISH ROSE. Summit “Happenings, Lewis Culbertson is quite busy hauling wood to town. Joe Clark sole some shock corte ing avery wholesome — flour to Me. MePavland: which ls recommended by many any | Stueooom: visited jhome authorities as being much more! folks over Sunday. He has a healthful than theordiniey HOUTA cen house on Wath. andc elle Phe mill is now thn AO eaves skennne (Rim, 1k Gin INE turn out the very finest flour to] fifcos his business. fine. 4 | Miss Helen Clark spent iriday night with Bulatia Sturgeon Glennie — Pric seorted five Away. girls to the. literary, Tle has Mrs. Mary VanCamp, who hasj been sigk since. Do you wonder? heen a resident of Butler for Lots of baled hay going te nearly fifty years, «lied Friday | market. Glad the farmers have of last week of diseases incident |something to sell. to old age. : Miss *Winifted Smith was ate Mary Colburn was born infall night visitor at Mr. Iyatt's. Orange county, New York, Octo- ALM. Cummins was at Riete Hal for a few days lookime for a farm to rent, The snow fall amounted to about four inches Sunday night with a@ pretty cold breeze follow ing. Mr. Patrick Novton has been hquite poorly fer some time. | Mes. Golladay and sons, Geo, and Frank, took dinner with Robt. Sturgeon Sunday, et SUNSITINE | Asiatics Excluded. By a vote of 42 to 14 the senate Tuesday adopted a committee amendment to the immigration bill, barring Asiaties .from the | United State: 3 WALKER-McKIBBEN CO. OPENS NEW DEPARTMENT Sead “Mercantile Concern to ' Introduce Artophones. {> The Walker-McKibben — Mer- cantile Co., of this city, in re- |sponse to the demand for a stand- fard talking machine of the pop- jular cabinet design at a moderate price, has opened up a new de- partment wherein the Artophone will be introduced to the public. The Artophone, which is of eabi- net type is a handsome machine, heautiful in tone, and plays stand- ard phonograph records. Its work- manship and finish tend to make it an ornament in any home. The new department is in charge of Mr. K. A. Walker, under whose supervision demonstrations will be given at any time