The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 26, 1917, Page 7

A new department—Lomoco Ser- vice in Logan-Moore Lbr. Co. Mrs. J. F..Smith went over to Paola, Kansas, Friday of last week on:a visit to her brother, C. E. Scott. Black & Sons Clothing Co, 25-tf Luther Talbott, of Kansas City, was in Butler Saturday visiting his sister, Ruth, and meeting old friends. You can own a,Douglas shoe for $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50. The best values anywhere, Black & Sons Clothing Co. 25-tf Mrs. Ira Hardin and daughter, Miss Martha, were guests of Mrs. Hardin’s sister, Mrs. George Caruthers, in this city last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Black and small son, Yarber Leslie, spent Suin- day in Rich Hill visiting Mrs. Black’s sister, Mrs. Ralph Jones. Edward McGaughey, of St. Louis, spent a few days in this city the last of the week at the home of his moth- et, Mrs. Dorcas McGaughey. Mr. and Mrs. Artie Fox, of the north side studio, attended the Mis- souri Valley Photographers Conven- qi tion at Kansas City last week. Slug Shot, same old rice ioc pound at J. D, Deacon’s, South Side Square. is Jaunita, the two year gld daughtet’ ; of Mr. and Mrs. Newlon Ellifritz, died at the home of her parents in Rich Hill Tuesday, July 17, of chol- era infantum. , Mrs. Talmage Crawford and -chil- dren of Nevada, spent a few days in this city the last of the week visiting at the home ‘of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Lockwood. Coal oil stoves from $2.50 up; 3 burner stoves $3.50 to $5.00; also a lme of new stoves, 3-burners, brand new. Ice boxes dirt cheap. Second Hand Store, North Main. 40-1t Appleton City will have their big stock show and fair September 5, 6 and 7 this year. From the list of premiums in the last issue of the Journal it will be some show. Ray’s Produce House, North Main St., wants country mixed iron. Will pay special price from now until go days or longer. Also brass and cop- per and metals and rags and pro- duce. 38-4t One of the most pleasing numbers at the band concert Friday night was the solo by Miss Helen Smith, of Adrian. While in Butler Miss Smith was the guest of Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Welton. At the last meeting of the city council the city marshal and police were instrueted to enforce the ordi- nance against parking automobiles for more than one hour in front of busi- ness houses. Miss Mary Braden, assistant super- intendent of the Kansas City public schools garden, warts Pom Pal Mon evening to 5 a few arvesrok parents, My and Mrs. Rob- ert L, Braden. : Mrs. J. W. Barby left the first of the week for Ponca City, Oklahoma, where she will spend some time visit- ing with her sons. She has three sons at Ponca City, each of whom have been called in the draft. « ~ Mrs. W. T. Phillips and children, Billie and Elizabeth, left the last of Hart Schaffner In Our Very Complete Line of: & Marx Spring & Summer Suits And we are now offering some very special cut prices below the former low prices on these goods ’ $15.00 DIXIE WEAVE SUMMER SUITS NOW $10.00. and $8.50 PALM BEACH SUITS, NOW Special Bargains During July in PANAMA HATS, UNION SUITS, SHIRTS AND HOSIERY DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT VOILES, ORGANDIES, TISSUES, ETC., 25c to 50c VALUES, CUTTO - - - - - 16 It Will Surely Pay You to Visit This Store AMERICAN The place to buy your Stetson hats Black & Sons Clothing Co. 25-tf N. B. Jeter, watch inspector of the Missouri. Pacific, spent Monday looking over the clocks on the Inter- State. ) Mrs. Florence Fisk left Saturday morning for Colorado, where she will spend about a month visiting rel- atives. ~ Mrs. George Cable left the last of the week for Petosky, Michigan, | where she expects to _remain—about-a- month, Go down to the New Second-Hand Store and see the new “Boss’ oil stoves. 40-It Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pattee, the hustling editors of the Amsterdam Enterprise, were county seat visitors one day the first of the week, Miss Eula Boggéss,’ of Excelsior Springs, visited friends in this city Friday afternoon. Miss Boggess was at one time a teacher in the Butler High School, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Charles— McFarland and children, Phyllis and Clinton, re- turned Friday from a several months stay on the McFarland ranch near Hart, Texas. ‘ Lightning Freezers, best made, at J. D. Deacon’s, t B. G. Mains and family, of Wichita, Kansas, who have been camping at Radio Springs, near Nevada, motored up to Butler Friday and spent the af- ternoon visiting friends. Mrs,,Clyde Rook, and two children, who have been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maddox, returned to their home in Kansas City, Monday. Coal oil stoves from $2.50 up; 3 burner stoves $3.50 to $5.00; also a line of new stoves, 3 burners, brand new. Ice boxes dirt cheap. Second Hand Store, North Main. 4o-It Ralph Thomas, who is employed by a big packing company in Kansas City, spent a few days in this city the last of the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thomas. Two automobile loads .of ladies of the Butler National Surgical Dress- ings Committee went out to Hudson Monday afternoon to interest the ladies in that locality in the work, Mr. and Mrs. C.. F. Williams, of Kiowa, Oklahoma, are visiting at the home of Mrs. William’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lawson, in Summit township. They made the trip in an automobile. Arthur Waddell, who has been em- ployed in the Wells-Fargo express office at El Dorado, Kansas, re- turned to Butler the last of the week and is again on the Wells-Fargo wagon in this city. F Roy Long and ~-Major Crowell, who have been spending a few days fishing at Lake Hahatonka, in Cam- den county, returned home Saturday. They report having a fine time and catching lots of fish. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Ray, who-were burned out of their home just south of Newlon’s Garage, have moved to the house on South Main street re- cently vacated by Lem Swartz. They have not as yet decided whether they will rebuild. Mrs. Lete Sackett and daughters motored down from Kansas City one day the last of the week on.a visit ‘CLOTHING “The Good Clothes Store” J. J. Richardson and son, Harvelle, who were enroute to Rich Hill. and Nevada on ‘an automobile trip, stopped off in Butler Monday night atd made a brief visit with old friends. -They resumed their trip Tuesday morning. John Cooper, who beat up Ben Ellis in Rich Hill one night about a week ago, was taken to Rich Hill Wednesday of ldst week and ap-| peared before Justice of the Peace Robert Johnson and was admitted to bail in the sum-gof-$500,—Preseeuting Attorney W. B.- Dawson ‘represented | the state. Relatives in this city have received | word that Green H. Bolin, state mine | inspector of Arizona, has been invit-| ed to Washington, D. C., to confer with a committee that has charge of| the drafting of a new child. labor! law. It is expected that Mr. Bolin | will stop off in this city for a visit! with his fatifer, Thos. Bolin. | Attorney J. W. Miller and Miss) Esther Grob, two well known young ‘Appleton City people, surprised their | many friends Wednesday of last week My going to Clinton, where they were iinited in marriage by Rev. A. N.| Lindsay, says the Appleton City Journal. Mr. Miller is assistant cashier of the Merchants Bank of Appleton. : ‘ * Thursday and. Friday of last week were busy days for several members of the Butler band. Thursday morn- ing Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Fisk, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Norfleet, Roi and Carl Norfleet left for El Dorado Springs, where they played for the big cele- bration. At 5 o’clock that evening they left for Rich Hill, where they played at the band concert that even- ing and ‘returned to El Dorado Springs, where they played until 5 $10.00 5.45 HOUSE Fresh roasted peanuts, pound 15¢ at J. D. Deacon’s, South Sjde. Radish seed, all kinds. Also full line of cucumber, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, beet, etc., at J. D. Deacon’s. Miss Gladys Morgan left Thursday for Jefferson City where she will spend two weeks visiting her brother, R. E. Morgan, Claude Major was called to Kansas City Wednesday morning by the an- nouncement of the serious illness of his mother in that city. Sergt. Chas. Mains, who is a mem- ber of the staff of Gen. H. C. Clark, was up from Nevada Friday after- noon calling on friends. Mrs. Harriett Holloway, of Cof- feyville, Kansas, is the guest of her aunt and unncle, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Badgley, of North Water street. Slug Shot can be safely used on cabbage plants, at Deacon’s, South Side. Cow Peas—I have a few bushels of Whip-Poor-Will Cow Peas to sell at $4.00 bushel. There is still time for hay and is the best of fertilizers, at J. D. Deacon's. Lost, between Butler and Mr. Phelps’ 5 miles south, a heavy, gray, overcoat; a gray, light undercoat and an auto apron. Address, or leave same at Times office. 4l1-It The Empress Millinery Store, on the west side of the square, was sold the first of the week by Mrs. Jess Ray to Miss Goldie Blizzard. Miss Blizzard will add some new stock and conduct :an up-to-the-minute mil- linery store. Mrs. E. S. Austin, Fieki Worker for the Sixth district of Missouri in the interest of registration for wo- o'clock Friday evening, when they re- turned to Butler in time for the band concert that evening. men, returned to her home in Jef- ferson City Wednesday, after spend- ing several days organizing the wo- J. R. Pfost, who lives south of town, brought to this office Satur-| day a plant which, unless a concen- trated effort is made by the farmers to eradicate it may cause immense damage to the pastures of this coun- ty. It is called wild carrot and has a root which somewhat resembles the common carrot and has the same smell. Several branches, which grow about three feet high and are topped with white blossoms, ‘grow — from each root. The root lives through the winter and throws out a new plant every spring. The bloom is full of seed which scatters with the wind and produce a néw crop annual- ly. R. C. Jopling, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was arrested Tiiesday morning for driving a car on the streets of But- ler without a license. He was driv- ing from St. Louis to his home in Oklahoma and instead of the regular license tag he had a pastboard tag, which the officers concluded would not do. He was fined $25 and costs, which he paid. He was. driving an Empire car, which seems to be 4 “jinx” in Butler, as Sheriff Baker, “pulled” a party driving a big Em- pire car about two. weeks ago. In each case the driver of the car had paid the license and had a receipt for the same, but did not have the regu- lation tag. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Allen teceived a letter Sunday conveying the sad intelligence of the death of their niece, Mrs. Laura Blount Geiseke, in a hospital at-Denver, Colo., the 14th inst. Sad circumstances | attended men of Bates county. Nellie Lowe, ~the 18-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey French, died at the home of her par- ents in West Butler Wednesday even- ing of last week. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and in- terment made in Oak Hill cemetery. Major Crowell and Roy Long left Wednesday morning for Elk Springs, McDonald county, to spend a few days fishing. J. A. Trimble returned from that: place last week and spread such glowing reports of the fishing down there that two such Nimrods as “Shorty” and the Major couldn’t stay away. Miss Grace Marshall, of Nogales, Arizona, spent a few days in this city last week at the hoine of her uncle, Prof. J. O. Henderson. Miss Grace, who was formerly principal of the Franklin school, of this city, is now principal of the Nogales school and has eight teachers under her direction. With the exceptions of the wind and heat she likes Arizona very much. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Clay, of Goldendale, Washington, are in the city visiting at the home of his moth- er, Mrs. M. S. Clay, and brother, Frank T. Clay. Jimmie says that that is a fine country. Bear and deer abound for the hurters and if one prefers fishing there is all kinds of sport with the salmon. He says that the crops out there are not quite so good as they are here. Howell H. Heck, well known at- the week for Kansas City, where they . will spend a few days with Mr. Phil- ~ ips and then go to Horton, Kansas, -on_a visit to Mrs. Phillips’ sister, Mrs. John. Yaple. her death in that ‘Mrs. Geiseke was torney.of Rich Hill, received official arried at Nacogdoch- | ne notice: Monday morning from Capt. Barry in command at Jefferson Bar- racks, near St. Louis, to appear for “examination at Joplin, Mo., Thursday, preparatory to being sent to:the U.S. army officer training) this T. C. Pollard and family returned the last of the week from a 12 days automobile tour through Kansas. Butler and vicinity was visited by fine shower -Wednesday morning. We did not learn how much terri- tory it covered, but it-was very wel- come. Claude McCombs and Bert Eggle- son, who have been spending the summer working on a ranch in Colo- tado, returned home the first of the week, . Alex Cameron and family returned overland the first of the week from a visit at E] Dorado Springs. ‘While on the way home their horse went through a bridge and was badly crippled, otherwise they had a very enjoyable trip. H. O. Maxey addressed an en- thusiastic meeting at Prairie City Sunday and a Red Cross, Chapter of 35 members was organized. In a very short time every township in the county will be organized to help in this great work. The Times good friend, I. M. Kret- singer, of Spruce, was a caller at this office Monday. While Mr. Kret- singer is a little too old to be caught in the army draft himself, he is in- terested in the boys from his part of the country who will go. This office is in receipt of a card from Prof. Kenneoly, formerly prin- cipal of the colored school in this city, asking that the address of his paper be changed from Columbus, Kansas, to Joplin, where he is prin- cipal of the colored school. Dr. Herbert W. Insley, of Rich Hill, received notice last week that he had been commissioned a first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps, and was ordered to report for duty at the officers training camp at Ft. Riley, Kansas, August 5th. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kenney and Mr.-S--F:-Warnock returned Satur- day from Kansas City where they had been with little Melvin Kenney, who underwent ‘a severe surgical op- eration at the Christian hospital in that city. The little fellow returned with them and is getting along nicely. | Harry Harber came down from Kansas City the last of the week on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barber. Harry has joined one of the ambulance companies that are being raised in Kansas City and will leave in a short time for ope of the training camps to prepare for ser- vice “Somewhere in France.” | Among the callers at this office Sat- urday was our good friend J. M. Green, of Route eight. Like most everyone else, Mr, Green is interest- ed in the army draft. While his fight- ing days are past he has a son who is on the list and may be called to go. There are very few families in the county who are not interested in some young man who may be called to help subdue the “Mad Dog of Europe.” 3 Relatives in this city received word Mdnday that William Wainwright, sergeant of the First United States waiian Islands, had been promoted to second lieutenant and ordered to the United States, where he will in all probability be stationed at one of the training camps as an instructor. Lieu- tenant Wainwright was ‘one of the boys that went out with Co. B in 18098. He has seen service in all of the island possessions of the United States and has made a fine record as a soldier, as is evidenced by his pro- motion. Several cars with members of the Butler Commercial Club that. start- ed to Amoret last Thursday evening turned back when they struck a heavy shower a few miles west of town which made the roads rather heavy. The Amoret lodge of Royal Neighbors had invited the members of the Club over to eat ice cream, However, several car loads finished the trip and they received a welcome that more than repaid them for run- ning through the mud. The ladies, knowing the capacity of some mem- bers i the Club, had provided a bountiful supply of ice cream and cake to which the Butler bunch did full justice. Short talks were made by Dr. Hull, :president, and A. H. Culver, secretary of the Club. Mr. Culver, in his talk, made an appeal for the Red Cross and invited the citizens of Amoret and vicinity to infantry stationed at Honolulu, Hi-| U. S. MONEY IS CHEAPER Value of Dollar is Lowest in History of Geneva Exchange. Geneva, July 24.—The Lausanne Gazette, in a financial article pub- lished today, says: “Not since the war of secession has the American dollar fallen so low. It was quoted“here today at 4 frances 46 centimes, while before the war it stood at 5.12, One hun- dred rubles, which were worth 266 francs before the war, now are quoted at 99 francs. One hundred marks are worth less than half their value, while 100 Austrian crowns were quoted at 39.80 francs. For the first time in history the Italian lire is worth more’ than the mark, The steady decline in the value of money began a month ago and is continu- ing.” pees Copenhagen, July 24.—American exchange dropped today to 341, a new low record, about ro per cent be- low parity, Exchange in the case of all the belligerent countries show a considerable depreciation in Den- mark, the Russian and Austrian be- ing the lowest. The German mark is 47 per cent below par. Missouri Does Its Duty. It is a long while since the patron- izing East stopped talking about the failure of the West to understand the meaning of the war. They are now entirely toa busy waking up their own people to send any Paul Re- veres out this way. The necessity is rather for the percolation of a lit- tle Western extract of ginger east- ward. It is a source of gratification to Missouri people that this State is keeping well up with its neighbors in maintaining the reputation of the Middle West as a region where the people are -at least approximating their duty in the war. To the darge enlistments in the Marine Corps and the Navy Missouri can now add the fact that the State has exceeded the number of men asked from it for the Regular Army. This is the State’s answer to the doubters who thought that because there is a large German population here and because certain of Missou- ris representatives in Congress were lukewarm at the beginning of Amer- ican participation in the war the State would not come up to the full meas- ure of its duty.—St. Louis Republic. Missouri Exemption Boards. Washington, D. C.. July 24.—Dis- |trict exemption boards for Missouri and Kansas were announced by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder today as follows: Missouri—Efastern District—Divis- [ion No. 1: Owen Miller, Dr. A. C. Robinson, Samuel Rosenfield, A. L. Shapleigh, Selden P. Spencer. Di- vision ‘No. 2—B. F. Brown, Edward Higbee, Dr. G. L. McCutchan, Sam- uel Sharp, James W. Forgy. Divis- ion No, 3—G. S. Cannon, George W. Cloud, C. S. Defield, C. O. Diggs, A. 1., Moning.- Western District—Division No, 1— R. M. Bachellor, Frank Blake, Matthew Hall, F. H. Matthews, Charles A. Summer. Division No. 2 —Cortez Enloe, Henry Lamm, M. J. Murphy, A. T. Nelson and G. F, Newburer. ‘ ‘ Kansas Division No. 1—G. E Blakely, E. E. Brewster, F. B. Co-* burn, Dr. S. J. Crumbine, Hugh P, Farrelly. Division No. 2—F, A. Gil- lespie, Judge Frank C. Price, Dr. J. T. Axtell, A. J. Johnson, Alfred Docking. iy Omar D. Gray Appointed State In- spector of Oils. Jefferson City, Mo., July 24.—Ap- pointments were announced by Gov. Gardner tonight as follows: Omar D. Gray, editor of The Stur- geon (Boone County) Leader, State Inspector of Oils. This appointment is effective August 16, at which time the term of the present incumbent, Col. John A. Knott of Hannibal, ex- pires, The Governof also appointed Col. Knott, the retiring Oil Inspector, as State Land Reclamation Commission- er, effective Augtst 16. He will take the place of John H. Nolen, whose term has expired. The oil inspectorship pays $3,500, and official expenses, and carries with it appointment of a number of deputies. visit Bufler Saturday, July 28, and help to organize the county chapter. Owners of Hedge Rows Beware! A. fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 may be imposed upon the owner of a hedge fence along or near the right of way of a public road if he fails to cut same down to a height of not more than five feet between the first days of May and August of each year. This is a pro- vision of one of the new road laws enacted by the last legislature, and may have been overlooked by local authorities. Less than ten days re- maig in which to have this work done Corporations Not Reporting. Collector of Internal Revenue, E. N. Harber, says that more than one thousand corporations liable to cap- ital stock tax, as provided by Act of September 8th, 1916, but four hun-~ dred as yet have filed returns in his office, though blanks, Form 707, were sent to each of these corporations, so far as known, more than thirty days since. These returns must be filed in Col- lector Harber’s office within the _ month .of July, otherwise a penalty of 50 per cent of the tax automatical- ly attaches, and in addition thereto, specific penalty will be exacted and prosecution may result. Cut Off Coal to Holland.