The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 25, 1917, Page 5

_ ‘THE D. DAYLIGHT | STORE’ wa Liberty Bonds and Help Win Lloyd Graves came down from Kansas City and spent the week end in this city with his parents, Mr. and ‘irs. \Wm. Graves. jronnis Swartz and Ralph Thomas come down from Kansas City and spent Sunday and Monday forenoon economize by tr $52 for each’ the W War--Do it Now-- When you have spent all you can spare for 4% Liberty Bonds, American Clothing House This Week! ading at the ‘All Wool’? Store where you get full value in-honest goods. From now until January 1 we will take A% Liberty Bonds in Exchange for our Goods, allowing you $50 Bond | ry $104 for each $100 Bond Arthur Bankston, marshal and | L E 5 f h street commissioner of Rich Hill, and} ewis Ewing, one of northeastern: \jic5 Rosie Porter, of that city, were | Felt boots at Black & Sons. | ae ae et was a county seat! united in marriage Sunday evening, visitor 1uesday. | October 21. vf. 5}: »s Black & S S Douglass shoes, Black & Sons, | Duck coats, corduroy pants and] i Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hendricks and | little daughter visited with relatives; farry Murphy, for the last two! in Garden City a few days last week. | years an employee of this office left | the first of the week for Kansas City,; where he has secured a position in a; T. Duncan left the last of the job printing office. | we for his old home in West Vir- | coats. Black & Sons will suit you. Stetson hats at Black & Sons. | ginia, where he will spend some Raincoats, slickers, rubber Hoots time e jrubbers, overshoes, Black & Sons, i) r . King Quality dress shoes for young! Mr. and Mrs. W. PL Hildebrandt Mena ieEGonk leit Tuesday for their home at ‘ ea ‘Wichita, Kansas, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Green Walton re-' Mrs. Hildebrandt’s parents, Mr. and turned last week from an extended Mrs, H. S. Williams, at their home visit with their daughter, Mrs, Joe west of town. \ Reeder and Mr. Reeder, at Casper, $1 k Overalls jumpers {shirts 75¢ ki pants $1.25. Old mens fur and jersey caps and|& Sons prices ate always right. heavy wool pants, Black & Sons. } Wyoming. The Evergreen class of the M. | Mrs. W. P. Chowning and Mrs. W.} church, South, Sunday school was de- Harcourt returned to their home| lightfully entertained Thursday af- | Kansas City, Kansas, after a visit;ternoon of last week by Mrs. J. C. this city with their mother, Mrs.| Nafus, at the Nafus apartment, on tlie! Haynes. | west side of the square. Mrs. Winnie Stone has returned irom a visit to her brother, Dr. WwW.) Stone, at Hiawatha, Kansas. F, in in 1 Di 3 sets 2nd hand work harness for} sale; 20 sets single driving harness, WeMott & Major. 1-2t ' BARGAINS | A few of our many bargains. We must make room, therefore it ' panteed. al of Butler's music lovers at- opera in Kansas Seve tended the grand City; Mrs. J. B. Armstrong left the first of the week for Oklahoma City, Ok- lahoma, to visit her son, Sam Arm- who has been drawn in the | strong, Wier x 4 Mrs. G | National army, and ordered to re-. sons 9 Captain and te: ZeOrRS port some time between now and the (#ruthers Thursday of last week,’ a lirst of November. Ane girl, We carry a full line of buggy tops Mrs, Frank Smith went down to We will fit one on your old buggy Rich Hill the last of the week, where leeiviibecenacaih “Wenlar ee Major. she was the guest of Mrs. Harve Rob- : j-i imson. < ; Mrs. W .L. Pierpont and daughter, Floyd, W. N. and Doric Downey, Of (ynaha, Nebraska, are visiting at near Adrian, were arrested Wednes- the home of her parents, Mr. and i di uy of last week by Sheriff -Baker, yy.0° 7 Ww, Silvers. harged with ass ulting J. E. Miller, ‘ also of near that place. They were 9 Mrs. Mabel Douglass and two chil- released after wiving a bond of $500 dren, returned the last of the week to tor their appearance-at the February ber home in Manhattan, Nansas, after ter moi ihe Bates County Cireuit a visit with old friends in this city. Court. . imer Gwinn, who belongs to the National army and stationed Camp Gordon, Alabama, spent a few right prices, all guar- iH treat you right and Good guuds, We wv Lappreciate your business, Black & days last week visiting old inienus i Sons Clo. Co. in the Lone Oak neighborhood, Probate Judge C. J. tlenry spent Mrs. Enos Cannaday and two. chil- the first two days of this week in dren, Byron and Karl, went up to Kansas City one day the last of the week and made a short visit with Mr. Cannaday, who is employed in. that Kansas City attending a meeting oi the Probate Judges Association Missouri, of which he is the presi- it Vhbe meetings were held at the city, Daltimore hotel, where the members 4 of the were treated to a) Mrs. Quintus Kaune and children, big banquet on Tuesday night. iclen and Earl, who have been visit- ; ing at the home of her parents, Mr. AWe have our ful dine of Ferseland Mrs. Wooly Wyler, in othe north blankets Call and get) one os) part of the city, have réturned to their more, irom $1.25 to $7.09. Lap roves home at Everett, Washington. SOY ea hs SGN th Ga Cy Ward going around last Major “} week with a smile all over his face The Missouri State Poultry Ex-| and when asked the ccasion for all periment station, at Mountain Grove, | the joy he said that he had just re- has just gotten out a bulletin entitled ceived word that he was a grandfath- having been born Poultry Facts Expressed Briefly. er, « fine big boy 1 ‘it is profusely illustrated and filled {to Mr, and Mrs. Laverne Ward at iwith valuable information for any one | Caney, Kansas. jwho raises chickens. he bulletin SA enter oi unseen City, hes pal) Be fe iled Hee $0 Palkas mesisens ca spending some time visiting at Missouri who will write for it ithe home of his brother, E. Eck- Hawcniathese: frosty Pe ee _jles, and his sister, Mrs. Ed Hall, southeast of town. Mr. Eckles sev- is up to you, if you dcn’t get your part, for as soon as we reduce our stock where we will have storage room, we will sell many of these | articles highe: because we cannot replace them at these prices. { ! i New Country Sorghum, clear as honey... gal Soc l.oose-Wiles Crackers, salted or pain, aad fret ihe oven every week, by the box baie A few 1-2 ga) ‘ason fruit jars, while they last A few quart Mason fruit jars, while they last..... No. 2 Sweet \Vrinkled Peas, something extra, worth on, today's | market 20) OUT priC€s..... cece ee eee ee for 25 No, 2 Sugar Corn, 2 for 25c. Worth today wholesale $1.65 doz. Crystal White Soap, only a matter of time until it will have to sell for 6 t-cc, we will sell for a short time Se bar i No. 3 Can Hominy, toc can, 3 for 25c. Look up any wholesale quotation and see if they all don't ask over $1.00 doz. Can Tomatoe “No. 3, 15¢ can; $1.89 doz, Good Missouri pack They are rth today wholesale $2.25 doz. 2 boe doy, 2 If you are going to buy a FORD CAR for next spring don’t put it off. We are "ow selling for April delivery. ; THE ONLY AUTOMOBILE ON TODAY’S MARKET that has not advan: ¢d. ; TOURING CAR RUNABOUT.. F. O. B. Detroit. Adrian Garage We have recently bought out the Adrian Garage and invite all our patrons when up that way to stop and see us at the J. A. Berkebile old stznd, cne bloc’ east and 1-2 block south from the Mo. Pacific Depo:. FORD SERVICE STATION A’ AP ADRIAN AND BUTLER, Mo. Norfleet & eam West Side Square : : Butler, Mo. The Only Independent Grocery, Bakery and Hardware Store Phones, 144 and.49. Adrian Garage 191. | fixed while you wait ded you to have your ai nm . tains and tops repaired. tf so eral years ago was a clerk with the WeMott & Major ane. hove Sam Levy Mercantile company in this | s : but is now an inspector with the city, Sansas City waterworks company. WV. J. Bullock, president of the Red} TY he Suuthwest Mail Arrow Oil & Gas company, left Mon- ReROWIUES (othe SouthWest Ni daa: autre dor ansae City. From and the ening Heda of Nevada, ite have affected a consolidation and on there he went to Nowata, Oklahoma, where he ‘is superintending drilling which commenced on the company’s land this week. He is very sanzuine of soon bringing in a good well as the land lays in a proven field with ood +wells on every side. November ist, the Mail will take over the Post company's, plant and business. The effect of this consoli- dation will make the Mail one of the most widely circulated newspapers in this part of the country. Messrs. J. 1, Bean and W. §. Earp, of the Mail, will be in charge. ony 1 John Tante, The Times good friend from the west part of the county, and Fisher, a former resident of his two sons, Rudolph and Kronka, this county, arrived from Cleveland, ahs pleasant callers at this «ifice) Oklahoma, Saturday and is spending a Wednesday. Mr. Tate and his) soy days with friends in the Spruce brother, Ekke Tante, returned last nvighborhood. Mr, Fisher went to week from Golden, Mlinois, where Oklahoma about 13 years ago. He they attended the golden wedding ans dropped into The Times office and niversary of theis parents, Mr. and ponewed his subscription and re- Mrs. Rudolph Taute, at which all the) norked that he could not get along living children of the couple were) Vithout the paper, as it was like a peeeeet: “whole lot of letters” from home ev- ery week. O. H. Couchman, of — Eureka Springs, Kansas, was a pleasant call- er at this office one day last week. Mr. Couchman was formerly a resi- dent of this county, but is now a rural mail carrier at Eureka and spent his vacation visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. L. D, Reedy, and his A. B. Davis. Mr. Couch- . One of the most successful revivals held in this city in many years, closed at the Baptist church Sunday _ night. Rev. Sitton, the evangelist who con- tucted the meeting, was called to California last week on account -of the illness of his son, but in ‘his ab- sence the meetings were carried by Rey. Alexander, with the help oi the of the other churches oi the min c sister, Mrs. city. During the meetings there were] man says that millionaires are very 3 conversions. plentiful in his part of the country as . falmost any old farm has one or two Mr. and Mrs. James Hardin] Gi) wells on it. Wednesday of last week celebrated in niet way the soth anniversary of their wedding. It was also Mr. Har- din’s birthday, and in honor of that event, Mrs. Hardin had prepared a fine dinner and invited their son, E. Hardin and Mrs. Hardin, of this : to come and help them celebrate. lust before going to the table Mr. Hardin remembered that it was also heir, golden wedding anniversary. so. yoth events were celebrated. at the ame time. Those present were Miss <ate Hardin, a he ey and three cons, E. A. Hardin, F. L. Hardin and F. S. Hardin, being all of the chil- ‘ren with the exception of Hugh Har- din, of Little Rock, Arkansas. Sedrick White, the negro cook of -he ‘Laimage Hotel, in Rich Hill, who nas been in the county jail under a ge of stealing silverware from the hostelry, was taken to Rich Hill Fri- day and preliminary trial held be- ore Justice of the Peace Baker. Af- er hearing several witnesses the Rich Hill Review says that he was bound over to the circuit court, and as he was unable to give the required bond, $500, he was brought back to Butler by Sheriff Baker and placed in jail, The state was represented by Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Dawson and the defendant by Attorney J. R. Hales. Toning Irenus and relatives, The Rich Hill basket ball teams won two gaines from the Hume teams Friday night. The boys’ score was Rich Hill 38, Hume 31. Girls, Rich Hill 17, Hume 14, Mrs. Dan McConnell, of San Ber- hodine, ‘alifornia, has been spending the last few weeks in this city with her daughter, Mrs. Fred V ht, and with old friends and neighb in and near Butler, B. F. Jeter, Clerk of Butler Camp No. 2458, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica has received notice that the death claim of Herbert G. Walton for $2000 ad bee nallowed. This was a very prompt settlement. When in Butler go to WeMott & Major's harness and hardware store and examine their Shumate razors We will hange without ques’ any Shumate razor which may prove i y The user to be the WeMott & Major. 1-<t ” e A, O. Yeomans, who has been for the last few weeks at work in the Philadelphia navy yard has returned home. While Mr. Yeomans liked « for the United States, there were some features of the work that did not appeal to him, so he resigned and came home, Mrs. Adeline Stanley and daughter, Miss Daisy, who were called to this city some time ayo by the illness of Mr: anley ister, Mrs, Caroline Morrison, have returned to their home in Kansas The many fends of Mrs yn will be glid to learn that she is rapidly recovering her usual. health; > Miss Anna Wright, who has been visiting old friends near Butler, left wurday for Kansas City, where she will make a short t before return- ing to‘her home in Ft. Worth, Texas. Miss Wright is a daughter of the late Capt. T. J. Wright, one of the early lay residents of this city. She is mak- ing the trip in her automobile. Charles MeFarland, after. a brief it with home folks, left last week for Kansas City. From there he wi! return to the MeFarland ranch, near Kress, Texa The week before he had brought 280 head of one and two r old ste from-the—ranch_ to Kansas City just in time to have them ‘urned up in the stock yards fire. Asso atler on Monday, Ov- er 22d te plan the finish of the campaign for the sale of Liberty "onds. It was decided to put three men from each bank in the field as 4 committee fro mthat bank to. solicit cubseriptions. Teh campaign — will close on October 27th, and the bank ers hope to place a bond or two in every home. Banker's The tiow met in | Bates County some than an by the observatory, INteNSitr hour was George- It ne 1 more reported Saturday seismological was about 2.000 miles from Woe ton, and began at 11:43 a. m. Friday. The maximum vibrations wee corded between 11:52 and 11 Gyeiiey and the tremors died @way about 1 p.m. Director Tondorf said there had been since August 20 the most ouiet seismic season in years, only one disturbance having been reported in the two months up to Friday. On September 20 there was a very slight disturbance. town Buckwalter and Harmon, who Mr. and Mrs. P. M. children, Alice and have been visiting Mrs. Buckwalter’s sister, Mrs. J. E. Thompson, left Wednesday for Warrensburg, where they will visit for a few’ days before returning to their home at Bisbee, Arizona. Mr. Buckwalter is cashier of the Miners & Merchants bank of Bisbee, which is one of the largest financial institutions in that section of the country, The Buckwalters have been on a trip to New York an! uther eastern cities and stopned —f on their way home to visit their Mis- souri relatives. Captain George Caruthers arrived Friday from Camp Doniphan on a ten days’ leave of absence. the ten days in making the acquain- tance of a new daughter, which ar- rived at his home Thursday. Cap- ‘ain Caruthers says that in the reor- anization of the Second regiment, vhich took place as soon as they ar- ved at Camp Doniphan, peeing 1 i | 3 was also reorganized and some- vhat broken up. Some of the m vers of the company were trinsf + o the Headquarters company s¥ «© the ordnance department of th> Jational army, but the majority of! hem were combined with the Second eziment machine gun comin vhich is now Co. B of the 128th ma- hine = gun battalion. Cantar ‘aruthers is summary court officer t present, but has no idea ist whe e will land, but his friends are cer- ain of one thing and that is that ome good assignment will be found “or him, as the army is not letting ef ieni line officers get away at this me. Lieutenants Jackson and razier are with the machine gun company and both of them are mak- ing a fine record and there is no doubt but that they will distisguish themselves in active service should they have an opportunity. SHORT STORIES Of Local Interest—Clipped from Our Exchanges. A, I, Schwartz has succeeded C, E. Herriman as manager of the Logan- Moore Lumber Company's yards at The Baptist church of Amsterdam has secured the services of Rev. J. C., Stanulee, of Liberty, as” pastor. He will move to Amsterdam the lat- ter part of November. The little 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirby, residing over in Kansas died Monday night as a re- sult of swallowing pawpaw _ seeds. The parents have the sympathy of all in their sorrow.--Hume Tele- phone. Freddie William Deardorff, son of Mr. and Mrs. rdorff, died at s, 2 I-2 miles the home of his paren northwest of Adrian, Monday night after a week's illeess of typhoid fever; aged 4 years, 9 months and 15, days.—Adrian Journal, The Journal has on display six ears of corn which were pickec random from the field of R.A, Batchelor, who resides four miles east of town. ‘The largest of the ears is 13 inches in length and weighs very nearly two pounds. Tie has about 35 acres of this corn—Appleton City Journal. & According to the Telephone Hume is in a bad fix for coal. While the town lays in a,rich coal district ev ery coal house in the town is empty due to the lateness of the farming season, Most of the mules are wned by farmers who have been vusy sith their crops and have not commenced mining coal, VT. C. Gander, a pioneer resident of hell City, was instantly killed at home ast Pric afternoon at 4 rctock when he was thrown from a oad of hay to the ground, breaking his neck, ys the El Doredo Springs un, Mr. Gander bad just driven nto his barn lot at his home in Sechelt y with a load of hay and was «af raged. unloading it at the barn, - when the team attached to the wag on suddenly became frightened and an away, throwing him to round, John neton, Angeles, Henderson, jr, of Wash *. Robert T. Hill, of Los and Fred Boxley, of were in Rich Hill Sun- and registered at the. new Tal Accompanied by U. Ayer, a land own they went prospective lends in t Mr. Hende owns Tand interests in this se of ares county, and Mr. Bosley of the company drilling oster, Mr. ifill is a prominent ~Rich Hill yrominent ner the us inity. ex tion is poe alice Revisw. Adrian to west of hile from three miles night, Jake Miller three men who ce He nec scalp wound, an ugly incision in the ‘ ind a bone in’ one oi his coms was fractured. Miller says that me of the men stepped from the side of the read and caught his horse by the bit and the other twe him with iron rods. Ie town Monday and -wore rant for the Downey boys ch them with the assault. Vhey arrested and gave bond, We stand that they claim to hav a’ the hour the assault made.—Adrian Journal. oi \ his ome . inday w by w ceived assaulted came to were under- v been at was rome Movie Star Killed in Auto Accident. Flo Labadie, the moving picture star, was killed in an auto accident in New York one day last week. She vas. the star in the Million Dollar x ery, which was shown in this couple of years ago. The KRYPTOK Bifocal & i Your Glasses tlt TED IN BUTLER L. Beach has the best ed Optical, Department in : and invites you to call and your eyes examined and fit- ith glasses. . you are troubled with head- . itching of the lids, eye balls e, pain just above the eye, vis- more blurred in one eye than other, if you have to hold : too far away or too near, to it, you should not delay com- y here to have the eyes ex- ‘ined as these are a few of the : re prominent signs “of defect- ive eyes. ‘, L. Beach is in charge of our examining rooms and you will be assured of getting the best ser- vice possible when you bring your eyes here. OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE T. L. BEACH THE SOUTH SIDE JEWELER & OPTOMETRIST He will use|’ i APY Hed SAA