The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 20, 1917, Page 5

1Our Business — CANADIAN POLLS Union Government, Headed by Borden, Returned, Late Reports Show. Montreal, Que., Dec. 18.—Conscrip- cheer it will bring at Christmas time. we can suit you. ? . Thanking you one and all for your liberal patronage and Wishing is growing, and. there is Compare our prices with others’; you will soon be ‘wise. - Think of the many useful articles’ that we have in our stock that will brighten the home for years to come, besides the We cannot enumerate the many useful. things along with prices, so call and see our stock. We know has—been—overwhelmingly = To Win the War firmed and the Union government, headed by Sir Robert Borden, has been returned, according to the lat- est returns today from Canada, With 16 districts to be heard from and four deferred, the official count early today showed the Unionists had won 128 seats and the opposi- tion, 87. All returns indicate the French population of Canada voted heavily for Sir Wilfred Laurier and that the English vote rallied solidly to main- tain Premier Borden in office. The voting was heavy in all dis- tricts. a reason why. , you a Merry Christmas— : While the civilian vote alone in- : ; sures the enforcement or the select- Yours for Furniture, ive draft law, already on the statutes, the soldier vote abroad, which will not be ascertained for some days, - will prove that conscription was en- U RA Y dorsed overwhelmingly. It is esti- CO) ‘ 9 ~South Side Furniture Store day mated 500,000 women voted yester- The province of Quebec returned Sir Wilfred Laurier to a Quebec seat Map For Rather A MONARCH Range would make her happy—not for the present only, but three times a day for a long time to come— —~ A Monarch Range certainly has all the requisites of THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT It’s so clean and handsome, so useful and everlasting. It’s such a genuine pleasure to the woman who uses it. THE CZAR ESCAPES AGAIN? Congressman Dickinson Gets Results. | ; Petrograd Reports That Troops Are} |... KGeiie Roe eer 5 | eearecineaNieneles) ast week the Superintendent of | the Missouri Pace railroad issued Petrograd, Dec. 15—Former Em-}orders that no more cars would be iperor Nicholas of Russia has escaped| furnished to mines that did not have from his confinement at Tobolsk, ac-|tipples, or in other words, the mines ‘cording to adv the Smolny Institute, the Bolsheviki} "et | headquarters, ha A’ special train manned by sailors] ¢° : jhas been dispatched from Petrograd Rueker. {for the pursuit of the former emperor, | Part of the county came to town and laid a complaint before County At ey W. 2B. Dawson, who immed- ot busy and sent te (3 This we da >» on several mines i rly at Foster tors from that at gre th at Several oper n consi! at Tiflis, in} to! an Caucasus, recently sent af Mitcly ‘ington on De-| followed by a letter to ¢ in cir-| Dickinson, exp! | The Ameri |the Re report received in Wa !cember 8, stating a rumor was culation Former Emperor Nicholas} and asking if sor rain s received today, at] that fowded cars from wagons, could} 1) War Department Order Gives Disap- {go home for the Christmas holiday in those who had the fo iwere to be issued were stilled tod We must all help do. If you have not joined the Red Cross, do so first—then come to us and buy something that will be lasting, We Have Gifts to please all - As for prices, you will have to come and look | them over and be satisfied. Our prices are 1 lowest when you consider quality. We have the largest and most up-to-date stock we have ever had. Remember that inexpensive and most appreciated gift for the soldier, The Trench Mirror. “We have them. Open of Nights. Welton Jewelry Co. “Where Gems and Gold are Fairly Sold.” PHONE 64 BUTLER, MO. NO CHRISTMAS FURLOUGHS| Mailed Out Christmas Checks, The officers of the Peoples Bank were busily engaged Thursday of last week mailing out. “Christmas Sav- Camp Funston, Kas., Dec, 13.—-The ings Club” checks to their customers last hope of the men of the Mighty-) The cheeks totaled over 00.00, anit ninth Iivision who had expected to brought much Christr cheer to | vht to join - pointment to Funston, L savings clul The pla by the receipt of official word from banking s spite of the rumbrs that no furlov last year. nple method of ts, and And if you want something for the Kiddies, a Sled, a pair of Ice or Roller Skates; an Express Wagon, Air Gun, 22-Rifle, Pocket Knife, Bicycle, Saddle and Bridle, would make.a nice Christmas gift. We also have a large stock of shot guns, shells, hunt- ing coats and vests, table silverware, carvers, aluminum and nickel plated ware, that would make a nice Christmas gift for most anyone. CHRISTMAS CANDIES, NUTS, FRUIT, ETC. We have a large stock of Christmas Candies, Nuts, Apples, Oranges, Grapes, etc., and want to fill your wants in all these lines. Our stock is large and quality fine and prices as low as the lowest. It will pay you to see us. GROCERIES AND HARDWARE We have the largest and best selected line of groceries and hardware in Bates County and our prices are as low as the lowest. Just got in 125 cases of corn that we will sell, while it lasts, at $2.50 per case of two dozen cans. We buy all kinds of country produce and pay the high- est market price in cash‘or trade. Bring us your turkeys, ducks, geese, butter, eggs, etc. WAGONS, BUGGIES, HARNESS Are.all going up. If you need anything in this line it will certainly pay you to see us before January 1st, 1918, as we can give you a better.deal right now than you will be able to get any time in the near future. We have the Peter Schuttler, Mitchell and Abingdon farm wagons, the Velie buggies, surreys and spring wagons. They are all good ones, Thanking you for your past trade and soliciting a con- tinuance of same, also hoping you will have a Merry Christ- mas and a Prosperous New Year, we are, Yours Truly, BENNETT-WHEELER MERC. CO. TELEPHONE 82 BUTLER, MO. Special Sale! ET - Let your gift be Alumi- num Ware! “The Christmas Ideal Gift.” Beautiful, prac- ticable, durable; wears a life time. We carry a complete line “Quality Brand” — “The World’s Best.” We are giv- ing 20 per cent discount on all Aluminum, of articles amounting to $1.60 or over. GUARANTEED 20 YEARS! 2 qt. Percolater, Special, $1.48. 2 qt. Double Boiler, Spe- cial, $1.59. Salt and Pepper Shakers with loaded bottom, our spe- cial price, 15¢ set. Fancy China, Scarf Sets, Neck Wear, Puritan Hosiery, Jewel Boxes, Cuff Links, 75¢’ guaranteed 3 years; Watches $1.50; Hobby Horses; Toques; Queensware; Books; Toys; Dolls; Games; Me- ‘ Come-take @ look, you are not obliged. to buy. North Side Variety ; Store “A place where a dollar does its had escaped. The message made it} done te have the orde Ara eT nG Fi 2. ane 2 4. 66rp 99 < ye a Melk, A i Washington that all men should re- many attractio hecks m Take This “Tip” Dad—Order a ‘clear there was no confirmation and]in a short time’ receive -tinain camp. ‘out are hands lor speci- lagubeen nothing since received | ims tel v from Mr. Dick larir the announcement wa Soar Se oe Ata “mM h” ™M ll bl R sh ; as is rig the announcement was mens of the printer's ar They are onarc allea e ange i. y of the report until the] aA ae D.C, Dee 15, M7 bade by ision headquarters that! bordered. with wreaths of holly and | Petrograd advices today, DY SNES SON, 10 per cent of each unit would be mistletoe. In the upper left-hand cor- Tobolsk is in Siberia, about fifteen} Vutler jhundred miles east of Moscow, For Co {some time after the outbreak of the} Board revolution and the monarch’s deposi-|and l'c {tion he, with his family submitte {in the Royal Palace at T ui Adminis | On August 19, however, t world be {provisional government announced thwith by |he had been transferred to Tobolsk that you with the members of his family and his suite. At first he was quartered e governor's palace in the town »bolsk, but on October i it wa | e ont that he and his family had been transferred to a monastery] ny Mr. Dawson acted «1 1 an Fuel to the mat | i i rails tion contained in the te | Remaining uncalled for in the Post Oifice at Butler, Mo., for the week jending December 18, 1917: | Mr, J. W. Bowers, G. W. Cowie, Farly this week Judge Denton, | Mr, J. R. Griffith, Mr. Edd Johnson,} chairman of the Bates County Fuel) Lester Kelly (2), Mr. and Mrs. Char-| Administration, was notitied that the ley Rush, Mr. Roy E. Whorrall, Miss{order had been rescinded and cars Lizzie Christain, M Frank Calla-| would be furnished the mines with-} ‘han, Mrs. Druzella Goodall, Mrs.| out tipples. | j Llizabeth Garrison, Mrs. J. Har-| Had the original order been al | }mon, Mrs. Russel Jones, Miss Fern|lowed to stand it would have ocea> | Miller, Mrs. A. J. White. joned great loss in this county where | | These letters will be sent to the|several hundred men are employed dead letter office January 1, 1018, iffin th ines. All of these me jnot delivered before, In calling for] would have been thrown out of wor! the above, please say “Advertised’ |The loss to the operators who | igiving date of li invested their money in these mines} J. E. Williams, Postmaster. | would have been considerables But} the most serious aspect of the situa- tion as far as this coumy was con- cerned, was the taking from the mar- Camp Funston, Kas. Dec. 18.---| ket several car loads of coal « daily. | Five per cent of the men of the 8oth]A large part of ‘the coal consumed division will be allowed to go home|.in this county came from these mines for the Christmas holidays, An order|and when that supply was suddenly to that effect came from the war de-|shut off it forced the consumers to partment this morning, following the|get-their coal elsewhere and with the former order which said no soldiers| Present shortage that was a very dif- jwould be granted passes because of ficult and in some instances an im- congested railroad conditions. Unit! possible matter. commanders will decide on the men ee who will be allowed to go home, and Texas Camp Most Insanitary. |for the most part it is expected they will select married men and men who jhave not had an opportunity of re- \turning home sincé they came here {more than three months ago. 5 Per Cent of Men to Get Furloughs. Washington, Dec. 18.—Sanitaty conditions at Camp Bowie, Fort | Worth, Tex., are worse than at any other camp he has inspected, Sur- geon General Gorgas reported to Sec- i an retary Baker late this afternoon. Death of a Pioneer Citizen. During the past month 41 deaths 1, Lampkin, a pioneer citizen of from pneumonia have occurred. | this city died at his home in this city | Thursday night of euremia coma. He | had been in poor health for some Washington, Dec. 18.—-Panama has time but was not seriously ill until a) clothed her president with all powers week ago. He was 89 years old at necessary to cooperate with the Unit- the time of his death. ed States in the war against Austria With the passing away of Mr./ and has declared war upon that coua- ; Lampkin, Rich Hill loses one of the try. 6 best and oldest citizens, having lived here for 37. years—Western Enter- prise. Panama Declares Wet, Too. Frank Gotch is Dead. _O Des Moines, Dec. 16.—Frank A. The Cuban House of Representa-|Gotch, “retired champion heavy tives adopted a resolution Thursday | weight wrestler of the world, died at declaring a state of war to exist be-|noon today at his home, Humboldt, tween Austria-Hungary and the Re-!Ja., of uraemic poisoning. He had public of Cuba. The action was taken! been in failing health for two years. jfollowing the reading of a message| Gotch was 41 years old. The rec- from President Menocal recommend-| ord books detailing the events of his ing such a declaration. life give his age as 39 years, but these a are inaccurate. He was born April 27, 1876, on a farm three miles south eee seaman ct Charlotte of Humboldt. % He is survived by his widow, a 4- I will be at the Farmers Bank in| year old son, Robert Gotch, a broth- Butler each Saturday until Christmas| er, Fred Gotch, a-sister, Mrs. Charlie | for the purpose of collecting taxes. | Kurth of Humboldt, and his mother, "8-3t* Carl Welliver, | Mrs. Amelia Gotch, also a resident of | Collector Charlotte Township. | Humboldt. {about twenty miles outside Tohbolsk, | follows. Ie i | itol. anted Chrismas leave, selecting ner Old Santa Claus is smilingly hose to go from the ones who had) handing a cheek from an open win- > home for Tha ving and dow, A lighted candle in the center good records, The stipula-) of the lower edge of the check is also made that round trip) symbolical of the fact that you will be t be shown before fur-| lighted from. the way of Christmas ld be given finaneig) difficulties if you will join esult’ was excellent, behavior) one ofthe clubs. and a eral restriction oi The “Bank on which you can al- ree spending of the pay ays bank" is to be commended for a few da ‘ Atten-| iMaining such a department. It is centered on the Chris-/one of the most conservative and ion and the receipt of | progressive banks in this part of the . ras packages. ! country. ¥ ‘ program for the afternoon js ee ee te with sack races, centipede Card of Thanks , Jousting contests, tu Wey oping and tying contests. —, Sere e friends and minister, Rev. who so kindly administered sympathy in the last rites of me, turkey sh aid our dear mother and grandmother, Win Over Congress Members. Mrs. Nancy Carter Johnson, we ex- j tend our heartfelt appreciation, Washington, Dee. t2-—liportant LB. Ff. Johnson and family, , yg members of Con E.R. Johnson and family, ont Linige Amel Children of Wm. JP) Johnson. were reported to the opening = here teday of the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association by state delega-! Chicago, tions of women who earlier in the! coyeral day presented arguments to the con-| ressional representatives at the Cap-! Too Cold for Women Carriers. Dee. 14.—7 nehes of snow ro weather, and the heavy Christmas mail have caused four ie ten women who recently began as mail carriers to turn in their ations and ask for “inside jobs.” the Missouri delegation reported) ,, that Speaker Clark had definitely an- nounced support to the amendment! emas or and had told the women that if nec-; PASS DRY AMENDMENT essary he would vote for the amend- t oS ment. His vote would be cast only| The Senate Ratifies the House Ac- in the event of a tie, Neazly all other; tion by a Vote of Forty-seven members of the Missouri delegation to Forty-eight. in Congress had declared for the! amendment, the report said. Washington, Dee. 18—The dry ‘amendment to the Constitution was din the Senate this afternoon. Senate ratified the fouse action fof permitting seven to submit Washington, Dee. 13.—Legislation | the proposition to the various states amending the War Tax law so that) by a vote of forty-seven to eight, members of Congress will be subject) without a roll call. to the new war excess tax on incomes} The House yesterday _ evening of $6,000 and more will be taken up| passed the measure by a vote of 282 Saturday by the House ways and/against 128. The national prohibi- means committee. Other revision of, tion measure is now ready for the the war tax measure also may be dis- State for adoption. It will require , but definite consideration of} the ratification of two-thirds of the the amendment is not planned until) states of the union before it becomes spring. [a law. To Tax Congress Members, Too. Fits Ev ’ Soldiers” -Conklin’s Self Filling Fountain Pen ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED : A Large Stock to Choose From Smith’s Book & Stationery Store - Ina Building “Just Around the Corner” BUTLER, MO,