The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 27, 1917, Page 4

Editor and aout. dD. er Weekly Times & on Thursday of each week: We wish you alt A Merry Christmas Se ieee REQ bai cay Entered at the Post Office of But- fer, Mo., as second-class mail matter. PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR Chapel Chatter. Mr. George Black had the, misfor- tune to have a_ mule throw itself, breaking its neck and two legs Tues- day night. Buford Keeble delivered corn to William White the latter part of last weck. Mr. David White is suffering with a disloctted shoulder and a broken bone, caused by a runaway sometime ago, while hauling hay. Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Gutheridge and baby visited hér parents Sunday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Pippin and baby, left Wednesday night for their home at Gillette, Wyoming, after an extended visit in this vicinity with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Herman and many other relatives. Mrs: Local Bowers and baby re- turned home Wednesday from an ex- tended visit with relatives and friends in North Missouri, Miss Lulu Hermann is reported as some better at_this writing, Mr, Charley Maddox, who has un- til a short time ago made his home in’ Chapel “neighborhood with — his cousin, Mr. Local Bowers, was dan- gerously hurt last week in a_ ten cent store in Kansas City, where he is working. He was struck by a 25- pound box falling two stories and striking him on the head. Mr. Jude Isley is moving farm im- plements to the place Mr. John Beard vacated. Mr. Isley bought the im- provements, Mr. Roy Jarrett came to Mr, Andie Shelton's last Saturday to begin working for him, Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Randall will move this week in the house vacated by John Shauntz. The pie supper at Redmond was well attended. Mr, Carl Hill and Miss Myrtle Keeble won the jar of pickles for the sweetest couple pres- ent. The proceeds were $21.09, Quite a few from on Chapel avenue were in Butler Saturday Christmas shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ours and daughter, Alice, visited home folks Sunday. Lloyd Keeble called on Herman Friday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. George Herman and baby visited at Hermann’s Sunday af- ternoon, CHATTERBOX, Georgie Charlotte News, Grant Oldham's new house is near- ing completion. Mr. Gill Walker is the contractor and builder. Willie Englehardt was leader of the Epworth League Sunday night. He had a splendid lesson and an inter- esting program. The registered boys of Bates coun- ty are getting busy with their ques- tionnaires. All consultation from lawyers is free, also notary fees, People are exceptionally busy over the county at this time. Lots of Red Cross and other work for the benefit of our: soldiers and to aid our allies. It is Christmas week, also, and every- body getting ready for Xmas. of late she had seemed was up attending to her household anda Happy Yew Year WALKER-McKIBBEN'S THE QUALITY STORE called, also Dr. Chastain from Butler at another time when Dr. Amyx could not come. She expects to go away for an operation. Most of our schools have a week vacation for the holidays. Thomas Hockett’s sale this week, The question for debate at Crooks school house last Friday night was “Which is the most profitable for courtship, the automobile or the bug- 0 Sinday, school at Concord school thouse every Sunday afternoon, Turkeys were selling for 26 cents a pound in Amsterdam a few days ago. The W. C. T. U. of Virginia, met and made 13 many tailed bandages last Thursday. YW Mr. Sims expects to leave our com- munity soon, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Greenup spent Sunday with Mrs. Carrie Henderson, and son, Harry. Edward Greenup came home Christmas. Preaching. at: the Christian church | every night this week and next Sun- day and Sunday night. CHARLOTTE REPORTER, for CHRISTMAS EVE AT CHURCHES | Christmas was celebrated very | At the M, E. church, South, a very | pleasing program was rendered and a! Christmas treat of candies and, oranges was distributed to the little folks by a real Santa Claus. The Presbyterian church also had a program bythe children of the Sunday school. There were two small Christmas trees with gifts for the juniors. An offering was taken for the Armenian relief fund. a treat for the smaller members of | the Sunday school Sunday morning and a collection was taken up for the needy of Butler. At the First Baptist church the young folks rendered an appropriate | program, Principal number on the program was called “White Gifts for the King.” Each class contributed c t The Christian Sunday school ren- gram and a cash offering for the re- lief committee was collected. 5 ] Mrs. J. P. Sutton died at her home, three miles southwest of this city Wednesday afternoon, December 19, 1917, after a long illness with a com- plication of diseases. While her health had been bad for a long time, better and duties on Monday. Rachel E. Nowlin was bern in De- Witt county, Illinois, July 20, 1849, where April 15, she was united in marriage to J. P. Sutton. Twen- ty years later they moved to county, and located on a farm near this city, where they have since re- sided, except for a short time that Mrs. May Wilson, who was oper- ated on at-Kansas City some time ago is slowly improving. -She is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Stanfield. Mrs. John Foster was very sick last Sunday a week.ago with something like gall stones. Dr. Amyx was they lived in Butler. Pesides her husband she is survived by one son, the local postoffice; three daughters, Mrs. Herman H. Hill, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Dennis Ball, all of | 5 this county. Two daughters died in 5 a quietly at the Butler churches, laisnetivce Mrs. HG. Hill: munity suffers a distinct loss. was a good neighbor and friend, a man of many excellent qualities and stummons came he was ready to go. the Christian church Sunday after- noon by Rev. S. B. Moore, ial at Oak Hill F | : charge of the Butler lodge of Masons, The Ohio street M. E. church had 'o fwhich he had so long been a mem- ber. kindness, and for the beautiful floral either cash or food.. The cash going mother. J. P. Sutton and Family, to the Atmentanerelie fund: and) thc!) = ee food to the needy of Butler. Order of Publication, | dered an appropriate Christmas pro-; State of Missouri, County of Bates. Mrs. J. P. Sutton Dead. iL vs. Mathew Hallam and the unknown this| herein, and file their petition under oath, alleging, that the defendant, Mathew Hallam, if living, is not a resident of the State of Missouri, and can not be served with the ordinary process of law of Ira L, Sutton, money order clerk in| this state, and further alleging in said petition, that they verily believe that Walter|there are persons interested in the names they can not ins known persons being |heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and grantees, immediate, mote, voluntary or Mathew Hallam, if he be deceased, nd of Loring E. Stone, deceased, and ;of John Hallam, deceased, and of IB ija Kirtley, deceased, because of e facts set forth in their petition, to- wit: infancy. When fifteen years of age she unit- ed with the Methodist church and af- ter coming to Missouri she changed her membership to the Presbyterian church, She lived an earnest - Chris- tian life and when the Master called she was ready to lay down her bur- dens and enter into rest. Funeral services were conducted at the family home Friday afternoon by Rey. George Scroggs, of the Presby- terian church, and interment made in Oak Hill cemetery. Taylor Hulen Dead, Taylor Hulen, another of Butler’s oldest citizens, died at his home in this city Friday morning, December 21, of pneumonia. He was born in Clinton, this state, in. 1831. In 1881 he moved to the then new town of Rich Hill and fol- lowed his trade of carpentering there until ten years later when he moved torButler, where he has since resid- ed. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge for more than a half century and of the Butler lodge AEH & A. M. No, 254 since March 2; 1895. He is survived by a wife and one In the death of Mr. Hulen the com- He he so lived his life that when the final Funeral services were conducted at The bur- cemetery was in i Card of Thanks, We wish to extend our thanks to nur neighbors and friends for their offerings during the sickness and at he death of our beloved wife and In the Circuit Court of Bates Coun- y, Missouri, February Term, 1918. n Vacation December 22nd, 1917. uther E. Hyer and Louisa Hyer, Plaintiffs. consort, heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and grantees: of said Mathew Hallam, if he be deceased, and the unknown consorts, heirs, devisees, donees, alienees and grantees of Loring E. Stone, de- ceased, and of John Hallam, de- ceased, and of Elija Kirtley, de- ceased, Defendants. Now on this day come the plaintiffs among other things, ubject matter of their action whose t therein, be- Such un- consort, ause ,to them unknown. the mesne or re- involuntary of the sanfe is derived can not be more specifically described or set forth by them in their petition, except, that such interest, if any there be, is ad- verse and prejudicial to the title and claim of the plaintiffs in the real es- tate described in their petition as fol- lows: The plaintiffs claiming the absolute title in and to the aforesaid lang. ‘We are showing ex- tra good values in - at $15, $18, $20, $25 Ladies and Misses Dresses...$15 Skirts plain and fancy at.... Ladies-suits reduced to ... .+.+...00, $6.50, $7.50 to $12 ~ sus eeeeeee. 815, $18, $20, $25 Albrecht furs.............$7.60 up Quaker lace curtain nets...25c up Big warm Bradley sweaters for men and .- (women ......................82.50 to $12 Bradley cap and scarf sets.......$1 25, $1.5$ Large comforts ...................$2.75 to $5 2.48 to $12° d quilts .....:.........$3 to $5 Special lot fur scarfs............85 Munsing union suits for Men and women. Topsy and Wayne Knit - Hosiery ............15c up Kewpie Twins shoes.... ‘ ....$2.50 to $5 Special new lot Ladies Comfort shoes. .$4, $5, $6 Special lot menhs work shoes................$3.50 Mens E. & W. shirts..............605. ceeeee seeeees tae 750, $1, $1.50 -Mens and womens felt slippers..... ...................... $1.25 to $1.75 Beacon Falis rubber footwear. j Minerva yarn for all kind of knitting. Another new lot extra long Bradley skating caps $1.98 Walker-McKibben’s THE QUALITY STORE Warner’s Rust Proof Corsets $1 up Ladies’ Kid Gloves $2, $250 Further stating that the interest of such unknown parties and whence be notified by publication that plain- tiffs have commenced a suit against them in this court, the object» and general nature of which is to S€cure | fessed and an order and judgment of the court, | cordingly. ascertaining and determining j right, title, interest and claim of the lantiffs and defendants, respective- ly, in and to the above described real estate and by the judgment and de-| law. cree of said court, declare the inter-j| est or apparent interest of the de- fendants therein, to be forever barred| A true copy of the record. and to divest them and each of them of all apparent interest in and to the aforesaid land and vest the same in the plaintiffs, and, unless the said de- fendants appear at this court at the next term thereof, to be begun and held at the court house in> the city judgment The Southeast quarter of Section eighteen (18) and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the south- east quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter Sp cectee nineteen (19), all in ‘ownship thirty-eight (38) of Range twenty-nine (29) in Bates County, Missouri; H. O. MAXEY, (Seal) Bates County, 1917. H. O. MAXEY, Circuit Clerk. 11-4t ‘“*THE DAYLIGHT STORE”? WE STILL HAVE A GOOD SHOWING OF That the said Mathew Hallam ob- Of High-bred and Registered Short- horn Cattle Cattle to be sold at Barney Brown feed yard, Butler Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 5, Sale to begin promptly 76 Head of Cattle 24 head of cows. 1 herd bull. complied 13 one- and two-year-old steers. 28 one- and two-year-old-heifers. TERMS Of Sale: 6 months time will be resents note with 6 per cent interest int for cash. No pruperty to be removed until terms of _ sale are with. Col. C. E. Robbins, auctioneer M. C. Wilcox, clerk . 1918 m. 76 10 last spring calves. iven, purchaser to om date. 2 per cent tained an interest in and to the real estate in Section eighteen (18), herein mentioned, by virtue of a deed dated November ist, 1878, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for, Bates County, Missouri, in Book “N” at Page 379, which interest was not well conveyed by him. That John Hallam became the own- er of the land herein described as be- ing-in Segtion eighteen (18) by virtue of a deed which is of record in Book aa Pee sad Page 92, in the office afore- said, which interest, he did not con- vey in his life time. ‘ That Elija Kirtley obtained a deed conveying to"him the land mentioned herein as being Section eighteen a8), which deed is of reeord in Book “2 at Page 184, in the office aforesaid, which interest he di All Wool Trench O’coats $15, $18, $20, $25 Every coat in the line is worth five dollars more at present market prices. CLEARANCE SALE | Of Odd End Suits and Left Overs in Christmas Goods Cut twenty five to fifty per cent - SHOES FOR THE FAMILY - Walk-Overs for Men and Women—Boy Scouts - Selbys for Women—Billikens for Children. Whereupon, it is ordered by the of Butler, in said county on the first clerk in vacation, that the defendants! Monday of February, 1918, and on or before the first day of said term, an- swer or plead to the petition of plain- tiffs, the same will be taken as con- rendered ac- It is further ordered that the}a copy hereof be published im The Butler Weekly Times, a newspaper published in the said county, for the time and in the manner prescribed by Circuit Clerk. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court of Missouri, this 22nd day of December,