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

Smiths. _ Sweaters Scarfs and Cap: Slippers Purses and Shoppin Furs, Gloves Jewelry, Etc. : | The Daylight Store - Christmas Presents For the Entire Family At this Big Store at very reasonable prices. LADIES SUITS AND COATS Suits $9.75 up These prices.are about one-half regular price. ic Coats $4.00 up hthée Christmas Savings -Club a Ladies Waists s Kimonos, Corsets Muslin Underwear (The World’s Best Line) g Bags. Silk Hosiery Toilet Articles Pyralin Ivory The Good Clothes Store Come Here for Shoes and Save a Dollar American Clothing House Kodaks for Christmas at o. Mh Bow ot Marshall Magee visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. See. ‘ Miss Ella Timmons is enjoying Claud J. Major has purchased the J. S. Price’ residence proper- ty on West Ohio street. Mr. Fountain Miller spent a few a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. MeFarland. Mrs. H. H. Tucker, of Altoona, Kansas, is spending the holidays Pierce has purchased the George | Bailey residence on West Ft. Seott street. Hume Lodge No. 130 A. F. & A. M. has eleeted the following offi- with Mrs. Margaret Elgin. cers: W. M., John B. Bryant; S. | Henry Carson aud James Wolf| W., Chas, E. Horton, Jr.; J. W.,, have returned home from an ex-| Charles Coleman; Treasurer, rn ~ olig; Minnesota, was called to this! Qy.n and J. M. Smith; Manager, tended trip through the west. Biggs; Secretary, -Gasaway,— Mrs. Belle Thompson, of Moun-{ The Amsterdam — Enterprise ; tain Grove, Arkansas, is enjoying | blossomed forth last week with a a visit with her sister, Mrs. T. W.} Christmas number in a handsome- Silvers. “i lly illuminated cover which con- s | tained an interesting, well gotten Freeman Walton of the Wal- ves A a : . up and handsomely printed edi- _ton Trust Co., made a_ business ion trip to Kansas City the first of Ed Heavilin ‘‘Johnny’’ was in the week. Nn i ‘ : : wince, the city Tuesday and called at Subscribe for your magazines this office and cedeved the ad- at Smiths. dress on his paper sent to Sweet Mrs. B. F, Johnson was called| Springs, where he expects to to Richards one day the last of| spend the winter. Uncle Ed has the week by the serious illness of| rented his farm and is taking life a relative. “easy. », oer ‘ is ory i ape tee oy i say | Street last Wednesday evening Miss Dora B. Smith, who was Mrs. Christian Fritz- 73 years} ng sustained a painful gash called to Liberal, Mo., by the, old, died at the home of her] above his left eye. death of her sister, Ethel, re-| daughter, Mrs. Len Miller, near; : ; Leonard Turpin and charming turned Sunday. |Rich Hill, Sunday evening, De- . : ieember 17. She was an old resi- John-Coleman of the Denton-' gent of Rich Till, where she was Eoleman Loan and Title Co.) well known as a good, christian spent the latter part of the week: woman.- She was the mother of in Kansas City. i Will Fritz, who is well known in E. A. Bennett, formerly of this! this city. city, now residing at Denver, Saturday was a busy day for Colo., ‘is spending the holidays : putler merchants. The roads here with relatives. i leading to town were in excellent W. H. Chartes, Jr., shipped out; Shape and automobiles, buggies, two-fine herd boars the first of| *leighs and various sorts of car- the week, one going to Illinois, | "iages brought people to town all the other to Arkansas. day. And when they started for -j home in the evening bundles con- Rev. and Mrs, S. M. Brown of | taining Christmas presents could Kansas City spent Sunday gdh seen in almost every rig. i 4 ents, Dr.: ie : Amoret Camp No. 3985 M. W. & 1A. has elected the following of- ’.| Hill was painfully 'tertained the following guests at | step at his home on North Main j this city was in town one day last week meeting old friends, Rev. tion, Colorado, Leo Charters, who is employed in the service department of the Maxwell Motor Car Co., at holidays with his mother, Mrs. W. M. Charters, Sr. Mrs. Gid Richardson of Rich burned at her pning—when_in learrying a pan of boiling water she fell, spilling the scalding liquid over the lower part of her hody. “Mr wand Mrs Elmer Voris en- six o’elock dinner Sunday: Mr. Mrs. Chas. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wileox and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Deweese. C. A. Chambers, editor of the Republican Press,. fiad the mit fortune to fall on an ice covered daughter, Miss Viola, from out on route eight were pleasant. call- crs at this office Friday. Mr. |} Turpin informs us that the Brackney school is closed on ac- count of the teacher haying the measles. HIlenry Neuschafer, who has been visiting relatives and set- tling business affairs in this city for several weeks left the last of the week for Decatur, llinoig, where he will remain for the hol- idays and then go to California for the halance of the winter. Robert Trickett, formerly the editor of. the Weekly-Union, now the Republican Press of this city, Circuit Clerk H. 0. Maxey) ficers: Consus, P. F. Warner; spent the first of the week in Jef-| Past Consul, L. H. Dudley; Ad- ferson City, where he is taking) viser, C. B. Hadsall; Banker, W. the examinations for admission! }], Witherow; Clerk, Fred Drys- to the bar. | dale; Escort, W. D. Whinery; | Watehm . A. Kirk; S y, Leslie Edrington, of Minneap-; hal as Ao. city the latter part of the week! & Grimsley on account of the serious illness! : ca of his sister, Mrs. Riley Gilbert of near Urich. Major and Mrs, F. H. Crowell, Mrs. John Krim, Harris Lisle Miss Sarah Drummond left the ‘last of the week for Keene, Texas, where she will make her future home with her cousin, D. W. ‘Drummond. Miss — Drummond spent the last of the week’ here, [the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Dunean, leaving Monday for St. Joseph. Mr. Trickett now re- sides at Little Rock, where he is employed in a railway office. George Jennings, formerly of Rich Hill, Mo., has been conviet- ed at Athens, Oklahoma, of horse stealing and sentenced * to five} years in the penitentiary. Jen- a horse he had sold and the ani- mal was traced to this county | where he was arrested Con- Lamb now lives at Grand Junc- ; | Omaha, is spending ‘the Christmas! to $2.25 per bushel, beans seven and Mrs. Chas. Hupp, Mr. -and! jas he ealled on nings was charged with stealing ssmile. and J. E. Harper of this city, and). oon a helpless cripple -near- KE. G. Moudy of Adrian attended the funeral-of E. T. Letton at Ne- idy all her life and of late her con- i dition has beeomé so bad that her vada Sunday. by a 1 1 ! fe Rev. J. R. Lamb, formerly pas-; Wanted—500 young ladies to days in Rich Hill last weck visit-| tor of the Presbyterian church in buy from us a sensible Christmas |gift for their best friend, Black 1& Arnold. C. H. Grayum, a former Bates ‘county resident, writes The Times }from Greely, Colorado, that times are prosperous out there. Po- jtatoes are selling at from $2.00 cents a pound, eggs 60 cents per dozen and butter from 40 to 60 cents per pound, The Bates coun- ‘ty friends of Mr. Grayum will be |glad to leat that he is prosper: | i useful Christmas. gift_that will be jing in his new home. ' | Wanted—500 boys and girls to} i buy from us something their fath- | fer will want for a gift, Black & Arnold. Frank S. White, editor of the i Qzark Countryman, published at | Springfield, who. was to make a/ speech in the cireuit court room | Tnesday of last week arrived on} i time but owing to the bad weath- | ev and the lack of proper adver- | hear him so that the speech was | not made. Mr, White may return to Butler at a later date when it} is to be hoped that the conditions | |may be more favorable. Wanted—500 wives to buy common sense Christmas gifts from us that will he appreciated by their husbands, Black & Arn-} old. \ Mrs. J.B. Small received a} paper from Vaneouver, British ; Columbia, last week which con-} tained an account of the accident- al shooting of her nephew, D. L. McKown. The young man was ont hunting with a party of/ friends, and in getting out of a; Hbeat the hammer of his gun caught on the side discharging the gun, the entire load taking effect just under the arm, causing his death in a few hours. E. W. Jones, who travels for the Graham Paper eompany, was in a partieularly jubilant mood his customers Wednesday morning. On being asked the cause of all the smiles he said he had that morning re-! eeived a letter from his employ- | ers in which they informed him! that as they had a very prosper- | him a draft for $100 as a Chris mas present. He had a right to; A large plate glass in the; American Clothing House show! windows = erasked apparently | stable Jake Thomas.and J. W. Baker. without cause about noon Friday ; _| selected theirs tising, there was no audience toj picture and some other good | the court of appeals. now reverses livan’s first record of efficiency ‘ conpetent, efficient staff. ous vear that they were enclosing | itendent of the The Christmas book — shop, Smiths. Mrs. H. D. Robb, of Foster, spent Monday in Butler. M. I. Hurley of Harrisonville, spent Sunday in Butler. We are too busy to write an ad this week, but we will be open of ‘evenings till 10) p. m., Welton Jewelry Co. The woman who sells butter, feggs, poultry and cream will find! great help in saving money. The} Club is organizing this week. Ask | the Peoples Bank about it. 10-1; Mutt and Jeff have taken a va- {cation now as they have their {presents all picked out and laid away, and said if anyone had not yet to go to’ Wel-| ton’s. as they had a large stock to select from. Wanted—500 mothers to buy a useful gift ‘from us that will be; j appreciated hy the boy, Black & ; Arnold. y . ' Ed Grout, who has been the WeJls Fargo express driver in| this city for some time, has been | |promoted to a run from Kansas City to Clinton. Jim Phelps has ‘taken the place made vacant by his promotion. Do you know about the Christ- mas Savings Club being organ- ized at ‘‘The Bank on which you lean always bank.’’ It is a good | thing for those who want to save | money. Ask about it. 10-1t County Clerk Frank Holland Wednesday morning received from the Seeretary of State the commissions for the county offi- cors that were elected at the No- vember election. Wanted—500 girls to buy a appreciated by their brothers, | Black & Arnold. After you have eaten your Christmas dinner and looked over your presents, go to the Electric Theater and see that dainty little actress, Violet Mersereau, in the latest Red Feather production, “The Narrow Path.’? You will enjoy it. Every Thursday after- noon and night the Electrie runs a big show. A Carter DeHaven special and the price is only five cents. Monday the Kansas City Court of Appeals reversed and remand- ed the case of Griffin vs. Griffin, says the Rich Hill Review. The plaintiff, Hannah Griffin, had been given alimony amounting to twenty dollars a month, by the Bates county circuit court and that judgment and sends the case back for new trial. Smith & Chastain represented the plain- tiff and Silvers & Dawson of this city, and H. H. Heck were attor- neys for the defendant. Secretary of State-elect, Jno. L. Sullivan is to be congratulated upon his appointment of Luther Wilson, of Nevada, Mo., as Sup- ply Clerk in his offiee. Mr, Wil- son, who is one of the most ac- tive Demoeratie workers in Southwest Missoyri~is an_ excel- lent business man and with his legislative experience — should make a valuable man in the See- retary of State’s office. Mr. Sul- is a guarantee to the public that he will surround himself with a Prof, C. A. Burke, county sup- erintendent of schools of county, and one time — superin- Butler schools, was in the city Friday and acted as judge in the High School de- bate that evening. Since being elected superintendent of schools f Cass county, Prof. Burke has jeember 20, 1831, where jis survived by two Mrs. Daniel- Norton Dead. Mrs. Daniel Norton, aged 84 years, 11 months and 29 days, de- parted this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. .C. B. McFarland in this city Tuesday morning, De- cember 19, 1916. Although Mrs. Norton had been in delicate health since being stricken with hout six years ago, she daway without suffering. She dropped off to sleep about 9 o’clock™ Friday morning and shimbered peacefully to the end, never awakening. Sarah E. Daugherty, who was one of a family of ten children, was born at Blair City, Ohio, De- she re- ceived her early education and grew to young womanhood, She was united in marriage to Daniel Norton November 12, 1851, and this union was blessed with the birth of two daughters each of i whom, Mrs. ©. B. MeFarland and Miss Lily Norton,, survive, Tn 1860 Mr. and Mrs, Norton came to Missouri, locating in Bates county, where they made their home until 1877, when they re- tured to Ohio where they lived up to the time of Mr. Norton’s death. Mrs. Norton then re- since made her home. Besides her two daughters, Mrs. Norton grand chil- dren, Clyde N., and Chas. W. McFarland and two great grand- children, Phyllis and Clinton Me- Farland, A nephew, William Searfus of Lone Oak township, and a niece, Miss Ella Timmons 6f Granby, Mo., also survive, Mrs. Norton was a lovable lady, one of those charming women who ripen with age, but never grow old. In spite of her .ad- vanced age her mind was ‘active and she took a deep interest in errrent affa She united with the Universalist: church early in life and was a close student: of the Bible. She was a good woman, devot- ed to her family and of amiable charitable disposition. . The en- tire community mourns with the bereaved family in their loss. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. R. M. Talbert were held at the résidence Wednesday af- ternoon and interment made at Oak Till cemeter Mrs. McFarland Meets With Accident. Last week when Mrs. C. B. Me- Farland, who has been spending the winter on’ the MeFarland ranch near Kress, Texas, re- ceived a telegrain that her moth- er, Mrs. Norton, was > seriously sick in this city, she left at onee for Kress, to take ‘the train for home, She spent the night at a hotel and the next morning as she was coming down stairs to breakfast she suffered a dizzy spell and fell to the bottom of the stairs, breaking her left hip, She refused to stay in Texas and have the limb treated but insisted) on Heing taken to the train, where she met her son, Clyde, who had heen to Lubboek on business, and who accompanied her — home, where. the injured limb was set and she is now resting as easy as could be expected, Harry Haynes Dies in Kansas City. Relatives in this city Monday received the news that Harry M. Haynes bad died that morning at his home in Kansas City as the re- sult of heart failure. The remains were brought to this city Wednesday and funeral services conducted by Rev. R. M. ubert, of the Christian’ chureh, were held at the home of — his mother, that afternoon. Mr. Haynes was born in this city July 29, 1880, and has spent most of his life here. Besides his wife and mother he is survived by and in order to hold it in-plaee|° 0 4 won the title of the ‘* Pedestrian- aged mother could not care for Mrs. S. M. Flanders. of Hill- Mrs. T. W. Legg left Monday | her so she was taken to the home lyart: Washington, who is visit-|necessary to brace it with strips | ating for Kansas City, where she will) if her cousin. be joined by Mra, A. R. Lee, WhO; tame Camp No. 2346 M. W. A. will accompany her on a Ma bo lias elected officers for the ensu- Florida, where they expect tO) i1) vear as follows: Consul, spend the winter. iJohn B. Bryant; Adviser, John D. L. ‘Arbogast, of Foster, was;D. Adams; Banker, John Main; i ller at this office one|Clyk, F. Thompson; Escort, pero get aie I. W., Earl Lowe; ing at the home of her father, J. B. H. MeDaniels, and other rela- tives in the Nyhart neighborhood and at Rich Hill was in the city Friday and ordered The Times sent to her address in Washing- ton so that when she goes back home she can keep track of her k. Mr. Arbogast is} Qhas. Strait; pad of Bates county ’s-dive. up to} ), W., Virgil Woodfin; Physi-| Bates county relatives and date auctioneers. His card will) cian, Dr. J. H. Williams: Trus- | friends. be found in another column. If} tees, W. H. Schoeber, F. L. Mar- a kien yer oe you contemplate having af sale j.tin, Leis Bpane: ; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. you will not go wrong by consult- W. H. Charters, Jr., proprietor | Seese, was taken to Kansas City ‘ing Mr. Arbogast. lof the Charter Oak Stock Farm,|Saturday where at St. Mary's j has purthased the Charles Argen-; hospital she underwent two oper- ‘a lett losing a check : says Prey ke on his cubsesiption A. | bright herd of big type Poland} ations, one for appendicitis and J. Wright, of Kirk, Colorado, Chinas. Mr. Argenbright’s herd | another for the removal of her has taken The Times| is one of the best in this section | tonsils, She was accompanied by hehe pet estoy years that he has} of the country and every hog in!her mother and father. Mr. been in Colorado and that he does| the herd is immune from cholera. Seese, who returned home the not.want to do without a copy| Twenty-six top notch brood sows| first of the week says she stood of it-as i keeps him posted on af-| and forty-five fine pigs, all reg-| both o tions well and is get- fais of hie old _.. fistered, are included in the herd. ting along nicely. — aa until a new glass arrives it was the width of the window. ‘The; glass was 7x10 feet in size. H.) G. Cook, manager of the Ameri-| ean Clothing Co, has advanced | the theory that the breakage is| dune to the concussion in the elos- | ing of a small door in the rear of | the show window. | Arthur M. Burris, aged 73 | years, 9 months and * 15 days. died at his home on Pine street, this city, at 8:40° o'clock Thurs- day evening, Dee. 14, 1916, of} apoplexy. He was striken on} Wednesday, Dec. 6- He had been a resident of this city for some four months past, coming here from Red Oak, Towa. He was quite well known, being a retir- ed farmer. a member of the Pedagogue,’’ because he makes all of his inspection trips to the rural schools on foot. He, says that shoe leather is cheaper than gasoline or horse feed and besides walking is good health- ful exercise. The funeral of Joseph Darden, who died Tuesday, December 12, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma Flannigan, at Tulsa, Okla- homa, was conducted by Rev. R. M. Talbert, of © the church,-Thursday of last week and interment made in the El- liott cemetery. Mr. Darden was a former resident of this city, having left here . about twenty years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anna Dunlap, of Foster, and Mrs. Emma _ Fianni- Christian church, three brothers, Edward and Clyde Haynes, of this city. and Richard Haynes, who is a seg: geant with Company B on the border, three sisters, Mrs. Bella Hareourt and Mrs. Stella Chown- ing, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Mrs. Myrtle Porter, of St. Louis. Christian Church. At 9:30 Sunday morning the Loyal Sons will give their annual Christmas program at the It will be full of inter- A cordial invitation is est to all. extended. The regular preaching and communion service at 11 o'clock. The Endeavor socicties will all have Christmas meetings. At 7:30 the pastor ‘will preach and at the close the treat for the chil- Christian church, an old soldier, | gan, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and one} dren will be distributed. and_a member of the G. A. R.. —Rich. Hill Review son, Nicholas Darden, of Ft. Seott, Kansas. R. M. Talbert, Minister. turned to Butler where she has ~ ert