The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 5

_ Good Wool Suits for new Style.............. Pants.............. Mrs, Andy Street spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Nichols. Mr, and Mrs, L. E. Booi of Homer township are rejoicing over the birth o fa fine girl Friday, January 18th. Mrs. J. C. Nafus and son, George, made a business trip to El Dorado Springs one day the last of the week. Chas. and Carroll Smalley, of Mul- berry, who have been very ill with Pneumonia fever, are improving rap- idly. D. L. Kersey, Oklg irst ¢ the week and is visiting friends and relatives. near town, Okmulgee, Andy Street, of west of Amorct, left Monday for Manhattan, Kansas; where he will take a short course in the state agricultural college. Good Wool and Worsted Good Work Shirts..............65c Good Work Shoes............$3.00 “ONE PRICE TO EVERY BODY.” | Kingsville, spent a few days in this’ “THE DAYLIGHT STORE’” Ja ‘are Of ui ~ CLEARANCE SALE | men, .. $12.50 warm C ....-$3 50 Skirts .... _Shoes for L. C. Miller left Friday for his home in Joplin, after a visit in this city with his mother, Mrs, G. C. Miller. C. A. Murray returned the last of the wéck from a visit to his old home at Rushville, Indiana, Mrs. Murray remained for a longer visit. The Rich Hill. high school basket- ball team defeated the Passaic team in a fast game at Rich Hill Friday night by a score of 31 to 24, ie Mrs. L. Maloney and daughter, of | city the last of the week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Baker. The French cabinet has approved the bill raising the pay of soldiers for the time they are actually engaging in fighting from twenty cents to six- ty cents a day. Women’s * Suits......... Ginghams...................15¢ up Shirting.... 2 ered in our and Girls’ good : oats. ....- $5.00 .. $5 to $12.75 seseee0e¥% price Weuieicecs ot 0 6/s cee OC iRHEDy: Women. ‘ Many Bargains in Odd Lots to Clean Up To ald in Conservation of Coal we Close at 5:30 p.m. Saturday 7 p.m. American Clothing House “MONEY BACK TO ANY BODY.” Mrs, B. G. Hoagland, who has been visitifig in this city at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Wood, has returned to her home in Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. James McCann, of Kansas City, arrived in the city the first of the week on a visit to Mrs. McCann’s sister, Mrs. J. L. Fisher, and Mr, Fisher, A, R. Stinson, of Plattsburg, in company with T, C, Robinson, was a caller at this office Saturday. These sentlemen compiled the atlas of Bates, county that was published in 1915. TAs visitor Tuesday and called at Times office and had the dates on his paper sét up another notch. He is just recovering from an attack of la grippe and is rather weak. BN Rains, of route 6, was a Butler om! Don't You Pay 10% Because you can borrow money for 6 to 8 per cent. Simple answer, isn’t it? And you want to save that much, People would say you were a poor financier if you paid ro per-cent, Again, why don’t you loan your surplus money for 3 per cent? Because you can get 8 per cent. We pay you 24 per cent on your money besides the great reduction in prices. A good business man watches all corners. a dollar you will go at once. Do you watch and save it? IT IS SO MUCH EASIER. ‘Interest? ASK FOR ONE OF OUR PRICE LISTS Cash Credit Saved LW Crackers by box, lb. Krispy Crackers, by box, Ib. No, 2 10-0z Oysters No. 1 5-oz Oysters. . No. 3 Sliced Pineapple No. 1 Sliced Pineapple. No. 3 Sliced Peaches.. No. 3 Halved Peaches... No. 3 Pie Peaches, unpeeled......12c No 10 Frontier Brnd Apricots gal 57< No. 10 Sailor Boy Apricots, gal. ..57¢ Lippincott Apple Butter Mucker Apple Butter ... Murdock Bluing........ Seilor Boy Peaches, gal. Frontier Peaches, gal . Wildflower Syrup, gal . Summer Girl Syrup, gal Canned Asparagus . Crisco ...: Kream Krisp Shortening. New York Pitted Cherries ... te z a every time you get.an order, Just depos 16 ac Fancy Box Apples ............. $2.00 $2.50 50c 18 ac No. 3 Summer Girl Kraut. 2oc 8 §C asc 3 No. 2 Can Corn.......... 1g5¢ sc isc 3€ No, 3 Can Tomatoes...... isc 3¢ 35¢ sc No. 2 Can Tomatoes... Isc §C a3¢ 0 ac : Corn Flakes, pkg. a toc ac Sea No. 2 Red Can B seca o. 2 Red Can Beans.............106 I5¢ . §€ 1ge 3c No. 1 Salt bbl $2.19 = 5¢ 6s5c 8c 10) Ib Sack Salt... 8sc 6c i + 65¢ 8& 50 Ib Sack Salt ...... 4sc sc 3o0c 5c 25 lb Sack Salt . 2s5c 3c goc 5c 50 Ibs Block Salt . oe 4sc 3c ioc 8— 3c 50 lbs Medicated Block Salt..:...590 55¢ 5¢ 6oc 3 8 1 lb Chase & Sanbourn 88 Coffee.22c 25 3c } 6sc — &c 1 Ib Chase & Sanb’n Circle Coffee.ate 30¢ 4c H goc roc 1 lb C. & S. Seal Brand Coffee... .36¢ 4oc 4c B829c 5c 1 lb Monarch Coffee .. +939 = 40s joc 10 3 Ibs Monarch Coffee. ..85¢ $1.29 35¢ 35¢ = 8c Large Grain Coffee A. J.. -.30¢ 86 3c SC | _39¢ 5c, Fancy Table Potatoes ... $1.60 40c asec No, 2 String Beans .............. loc |= ge SC ‘* Ask About the Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds We are’ Giving Away. With every $10.00 purchase or $10.00 dep osit or $10,00 coupon book you buy we will give you one Thirft Stamp, worth asc. When you get 16 Thrift Stamps yoy take them to the Post - Office and they will pay rac extra in January; 13¢ extra in February; 14¢ extra in March and so on; % eet a bond thet matures in tg35 and is worth $5.00; or you can cash the bond anytime by giving to ” notice. ‘® go in partnership. We will pay for the Thrift Stampe if you will take them and save them. That way we wifl both be helping ranged so you cam trade with unjust an conveniently as you ever could, Yor UNCLE SAM. it at the bank. © We let you draw out $10.00 in any on muy Way 8. $10.09 coupon bonk for $9.20. If you toundl you sould th of any kind, would you sell 00.are eae ee Pee £10,007 Oh, you doubt of promri for awd for $10.00. No! Then If you see you can make Cash Credit Saved The} +| die }day, January M. C. Wilcox kas moved into t street. “Born to Mr. and Mrs. old Cy Walkey place on West Pine Ernest | Wainwright, of west of town, on Sat- Mrs. Callie Drake, of this city, is spending a month at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. P. Reynolds, at Johnstown, Last Thursday A. McCracken an1| War Department Denies Any Food" PERSHING'S MEN HAVE PLENTY or Clothing Shortage in #rance. Mrs. Caroline Tuttle, 86 years age, mother of Dr. W.-H. }Tuesday, January 15, urday from Kansas City, where they atives, at M. Campbell, proprietor of Butler and Rich Hiil telephone com- pany has traded a farm in Lynn coun- Aarian and it was necessary to send the engine of the Inter State up to pull the train through. It. arrived here about four hours late. A. W. WeMott, of the WeMott & Major company, returned the last of the week from Kansas City, where he had spent a week attending the Im- plement Men's convention, which was held in Convention Hall. Virgil Woodfin of Hume, and Miss Gertrude West of this city, were mar- ried at Fort Scott, Sunday, Jan, 20, 191%. Both are splendid young peo- ple and have the best wishes of a host of friends—Rich Hill Review. The Times good Republican friend, county, made this office a pleasant call one day the last of the week. Mr. Uarris, notwithstanding his pol- itics, is a mighty clever gentleman. James Porter, of Dedford, Iowa, ac- companied by his daughter, Mrs. Bedford, Iowa. Mr. Porter and Mrs. Purcell were called here on account of the death of the former’s son, J., Harlan Porter. J. R. Campbell has received a card, mailed at Genova, Italy, on Christmas day by his son, Eddie, who is a mem- ber of the United. States navy. Ed- ng the world, He is detailed as a yer of a gun crew guarding a; chantman from attacks by sub-/ marines, The at the opera house Thursday night, was one of the best numbers so far, The party is-composed of first-class musicians and thoroughly pleased # fair sized audience. H. H. Vogts, editor and publisher of the Inter-State Free Mason, pub- lished in Kansas City, and daughter, Miss Irene, were the guests of his niece, Mrs. C. C. Rhodes, and Mr. Rhodes, the last of the week. Mr./| Vogts made this office a plcasant fraternal call, Miss Anna Wheeler, administratri« of.the estate of the late T. J. Wheeler, will hold a sale at the former home, four mile ast of Virginia, on Mon- 1918, After the sale Miss Anna will go to Kansas City,| where she will make her future home. Iler sister, Miss Winnie, will make her home with relatives in Nebras- ka. Dr, C. A. Lusk, first lientenayt of the army Medical Reserve Corps, who has been stationed the last sev-| of ‘Lustle, of Adrian, died at her home in that city }- Mrs. Caroline Morrison and daugh- ter, Mrs, Nellie Welch, returned Sat- had been since Christmas visiting rel- the Butler at 1:10, broke down Sunday at | Oscar Harris, of the west part of the} Maud Purcell, returned Thursday to} ays that he is-enjoying life and} Plymouth Singing Party, one | of the numbers of the lecture course,|been living at the home place, has; She is survived vy hee husband, ttcr- I first of the week from his son, ; seems to fear that some one is trying ;{and stockmen of Deepwaier towns 1p p hauled 59 head of hogs to Butler for tvuod anu Jong -which they received the neat sum of 1 91,815.18 Hogs are miguty good property these days.~ in It On account of the order. of the * Staie Fuel Administrator closing pie- | ture shows on Mondays and Tues-} i days Manager Fisk was unable tol, show the tank pictures which had been advertised for Tuesday, but wil, show them at a date to be announced later, Here ae gente 8 | okie TK, Stout, of Barttesvills, BRAD T Chat CANCE NAL EC repaseess Oklahoma, arrived Wednesday and '5 he endl d hin con tue in| #8 making a short visit at the home o Pe vHR nes Os era few her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jy S. | Brown, south of the city. Mrs. Stout {is on her way to New Yora, where |she expects to spend about three wecks, W. 1. Morrison, of Richland, Ore- gon, is visiting at the home of his! uncle, H. Gutriage, near ‘Spruce. Wednesday he was in town getting his questionnaire, which had been de- layed between here .and his home,’ made out. Mr. Morrison claimed no! exemptions and says that he “raring to go.” - fr it | Pu is a : a " ri Fwo big red automobile fire de- partmaik trucks createu a cons:-der- able interest on the streets of LBut.er, wsonday morning. ‘Lhey were trom the George Hale company at Kansas City and were enroute to Oilton aud Miamt, Oklahoma. The drivers said that they found the roads rather s.i)- pery but that they were making good time, ra: Un th to. Sa John Muilenburg, of near Rockville, |brought to Butler and turned over to, Sheriff Baker cnarged with siting! corn; that-was-under control of ~a |recciver. Muilenourg had owned the farm where the corn was, under the control of Wesley Denton, | receiver, A. O. Welton arrived the last of the week from Kit Carson, Colorado, where for the last few years he has }heen manager of a lumber company |1t is understood that Mr. Welton has |severed his connection with the lum-| ‘ber company and come back to But- ler to live. His son, Harry, who his + which was | sp be co. ye 'moved to the old Atkeson place on/ mi South Main street. er ter Se! Ha O. W. Tuttle received a letter the Har- Tuttle, who is with the American Lxpeditionary forces in France. He is driving a four-horse team in the supply department and seems to be getting along in good shape. Said that it had been very muddy over there but now the ground is frozen solid, The letter which was written December 17, bore the o. k. of Lieut. Uenedict, censor. con Re at To sane, Sandy had been creating a dis- turbance in the northeast part of town and on complaint of his neigh- bors was put under arrest. He was placed in jail where he seems to be very tractable and obedient, but Da shi 1 to kill him. He will have his exam- fered a stroke of paralysis, continues very bad and there is no hope for her | recovery. | Grover Argenbright, member of the headquarters detachment of the 128th} Machine Gun battalion, 35th division, Camp Doniphan, spent a short fur- the son of Mrs. Susie Snell of Mound- ville, Mo. monia.—Rich Hill Review. southeast of town, is of the opinion that’ some one is taking the fuel con- servation movement entirely too ser-' iously.. Along in the fail he cut down a num tha fine wood for the wintcr. axo he finiShed gathering his corn and wood, bat when he went to the wood him “to jt and “taken every stick of ood lough with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Albert Argenbright, of Summit, the last of the week. He looks as though Idier life thoroughly agreed with him. “He returned to Camp Doni- phan Sunday. y The remains of Private Roy Snell, Death was due to pneu- George Jobe, who lives a few miles of trees and hiréd a power he had about 12 or 13 loads of A few days thought! he would haul up some jot he that some one had beat pve. ville townships and is pany. who owns a majority of the stock of the Investment company. sideration was given in the deed as charges went into effect Monday on all railroads. the charge for the first day, beyond} Floyd A. Shelton, Ballard; free time, will be $3, $4 for the sec-|Stone Shelton, Ballard; Charles Nor- ond,-and an increase of $1 per day|man Tuttle, Butler, and Sam Martin, until $10 is reached on the eighth} Russ, Missouri. One Leslie M. Cook, day. After that,a charge of $10 per) of Sprague, notified the board that he day for each car, or fraction thereof,|had not saw agatfit to saw it up and estimates | will be levied. ‘ All previous tariffs and agreements | additional time to make it out. on this point are canceled, but Will-|ter Davis iam G. McAdoo, rail director, reissues | Vickers is in the army and the follow- the, ordet permitting two days’ free ing have turned in their question- time from the first hour of 7 a. m. af- naires: Ray O. Adams, Jesus Gar- ter the car is claimed for unloading, |nica, Chas. O. Mastersom Earl Elice and a period of one day’s free time} Stone granted extension ‘on account for reconsigning. - eral months at Camp Funston, Kan- | in: eConiulinsden mandeer rooms in. private dwellings sas, has been transferred to Camp to house working men- in’ every Doniphan, Oklahoma. He stopped; The best sleighing for years has crowded munitions center. off in Butler for a few days to visit }been enjoyed during the last week ——--——— with home folks the last of the week, , by those so fortunate as to own any- |: Good Team for Sale. while on his way to his new post.- 'thing on runners. All sorts of slid- gs |ing vehicles have been in evidence, all] good, big farm team for sale Claud Majors, who spent last week! the way from the fancy ‘single sleigh cheap. .\ little old, but good for sev- in Kansas City attending the imple-| with the body set high up from tne {eral crop years. Good reason for ment dealers convention and visiting | ground, to the hastily improvised af-|S¢lling. Will sell clear_or with good at the home of his mother, Mrs.! fair made of two pieces of two by |ouble’ set of harness. Call Phone Susan Majors, returned home Satur-| six scantling with cross pieces nailed | $25 Butler, or call on The Record for day. He says that the condition of (an and the box from the farm wagon | Particulars and price. Want to sell his mother, who some time ago suf- within next week, or not at all filled with hay and placed on it, and if there was any difference the folks in the old wagon bed filled with hay ! seemed to be having the best time. Sor Edward Gebhardt, No. 1357, of ‘ A deed conveying 2,173 acres of Adrian, was included in the list of Bates county land was filed w #N | those who failed to return their ques- County Recorder Fortune Friday tionnaires published in our issue of morning. The land conveyed is the McGinnis ranch in Prairie and Rock- | from C. .L. Blair to St. Clair Investment ‘com- The deed was filed by John! lucas, the Kansas City attorney, last bee boa The con- who died at Camp Doniphan several in the meantime The Times had gone {We have ar- days ago arived at Richards, O¢ Collar, but as $100 heard FeV" lio press. Since the list. was pub- Wednesday, the 16th inst. and were Saestida et betes oc, se Nee lished, several whose names were up- ith ust laid’ to rest in Baker cemetery. He qc must have been at teas on it have turned in their question- us j was a member of the 128th machine i eae naires. In no case was there any in- gun company, 35th division. He was tent to evade the provisions of the New Demurrage Rates. lect ing A new schedule of demurrage Under the new ruling lary- a.ad tucre veén snortages, Mr, Sau, NOT omy port anny resuauvus, suun atte to France began a general order was Hay dda witvoe subecdiare Commande Ing otficer tau nut ceruticd that the sudicr was LoMlpactery equipped. eve Jior a tew uays tue nrst of tne weex touudea, Lie of men was put to er Water 10 supply ail Gemands for ‘the Next ten Gays. carree cr) pected ae any time, and if a fire of was arrested Monday by Perry Black, au. miUeileoue suoud vreas Olt an George Garret and David West, and '™mense amount of water would be ‘needeu, 7 stretch without rain in {frozen Gap township, 10, three sons, Louie Ste.ner, annah Stemer, Mrs. Steiner was a native of Ger- many and the funeral services were Friday afternoon and interment made that place. “Sandy” White, one of the best Years Old, is Bill's Aim, known colored citizens of Butler, was \Waehingione tat seeiee a aek arrested Tuesday by Policeman AEB Neg 8) ee George Kiersey and tinned .over to drastic war measure yet proposed an the shrift Charged with) being in-|cousres® Was submutted™ this’ alter noon by Senator McCumber of North authorizing the drafting of over 18 years and under 62 years of age, to be nitions. By a mistake-the name of George of Archie. takes that persist in creeping in, no matter how jcopying the The mistake was soon discovered, but draft, but the delay was due to neg have reported since last week are One was sent him and he was giver nm” of illness. Washington, Jan. 19.—Repcated UbiucMLIOM OF repurts otf snortage of among | Guicral erouilg § worces am trance led Secre- waner tOuay 10 announ.e that UV LOulpialuts wau Culme to nin eit.er ym Olea: Or “uNnoitcial sources, vaker Wouwd a report have cen 1eéceiveu froin Geuerar Pershing 1 ue Orumary Cuurse, vat Sach a re- wou wave vecn regaired by in this conncecion it is learned that +.0,Culent Of Lroops ry ue sueu promiviung the embarkation of The water Situation. Fears have been expressed pretty euy wduuy twat Butier was on the z of a serious water taum.ne, and seemed ihat t.e rears were well Monvay mgat the water in > wiami river was vesow, the incvake AMps, vue 1ucsday InvuimMng a torce work digging (Cues ‘LO tue pouls uiguer up the ver, ‘Luesuay ouperimtcndent Fish- tes Us tual were is now enough ehoald there be no in or thaw by that time he is or € opimion tuat enoash watcr pelow e dam could be-pumped up to last © several weeks, diowever the cCunusumievs are urg.d wo be as ving as possible, as this is the sea- wota tues way be ex: reas iis has been a particularly hard ar—for-water, _there-wasa_ Tong the fail aad winter has e coid weather this up ine little streams cand rings. Many welis that have not en dry im many years, have failed mpletely. Mrs, Atgusta Steiner Dead. Mrs. Augusta Steiner, ars, died at her home in Pleasant Wednesday, January 1918, @f congestion of the lungs. azed 53 seven chiluren, John Stein- and Willie Steiner and tour daugh, s, Mrs, Susie Stevener, Mrs, Lena hepler, Mrs, Etta Kingiay and Miss in Steiner, and nducted in German at the German formed church near Prairie City, the German Reformed cemetery at Draft Ali Men From 18 to 6a introduced a_ bill ad males ~ kota, when he used in transportation, p building and production of mnu- t would go even further and com ne time on part if necessary. week. The name*should have n Hugh Renaldo Davis, No. 1356, It was one of those mis- much care is taken. In names [rc a list the rd merely got the wrong number. or to changing address and fail- to notify the board. Those whe es William received a questionnaj Wal- is deceased; James M.