The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 14, 1918, Page 5

IT Is oN YOUR OTHER NECESSARY PURCHASES. COTTON. IS HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN IT IS ON YOUR OTHER NECESSARY.PURCHASES. COTTO NIS HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN SINCE CIVIL WAR DAYS AND YOU MAY SEE STAPLES MUCH HIGHER BEFORE MANY > + MONTHS, ‘Prices August 27th, 1864 (New York Quotations, Wholesale) a ee _§l. 30) Ka dice ans ae Our Prices to day are just about _ American Prints Per Yard... . — rae ae - 41e yy or LESS oe Ain OOOH Op ODOne Rist Woreaticled COE e%e than these wholesale_ Blue Denin : Per Yard.. ..60e to 70e | Prices of Aug 1864 > 36-inch Standard Bleached Muslin, Per Yard.........:::.seeeees WE PROTECT YOU Tle to 77'’4c Wanted to Rent—A farm to far Z._F, ington and enlisted in the quartermaster d partment of the army. Prof. Pfost a brother of Mrs. city. We stand behind sell, everything We guarantee and make goo! sold in town than the kind we se at Black & Sons. Luy once Paul B. Levy, of the Sam Mercantile company, returned the la where he had been buying goods fe on shares where man furnishes every- P'fost, principal of the Wash- hool at Clinton, has resigned F, T. Clay, of thi we We'll both gain if you trade at Black Lev. of the week from a trip to New York nm thing. Know how to farm. Good | the aid of crutches. About two weeks worker, Want a chance, Address,|ago, while baling hay, he in some X this office, 18-2t*} manner got his foot. caught in the baler and badly crushed. ting along nicely and his foot wi © lhe as good as ever in a short time, is is} Anything it. Up-to-the-miffute Sons, Mr. and Mrs. F. E,. Lewellyn, of th Amsterdam neighborhood, left at d, & Sons, last of the week for Marion, Kans Bates. county regrets very much t ane re Me lords and Fa ei give up these excellent people an+ Ree M eh ial Hey Means ner ara hopes that sometime they may cor Mes, ee nee ’ San an ae an clude to return to the Kingdom ihe ic ea ua de yy ae uae Peele They will keep posted o FU SESM MU INR SO) MAME WS) CER) county affairs by reading th ) Liberty, Missouri. There is not a better work shoe MOG Hothies laa islened tis » 11. | Tile Plant and will go to Butler, y | the Jatter part of this week, wher st | the nes accepted a position with th Ik ’ y. Merle his’ friends is or | C. W. Doane, of southeast of town, was in Monday hobbling around with His friends will be glad to- know that he is get- that is new, we will hav Black -& the ws bookkeeper with the Dickey at an in-| J. good fel- LOCAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM Butler Commercial Club Asks ing Before State Utilities Board. , Hear- tt The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Butler Commercial Club was held at the city hajl Tuesday evening, with a good attendance of members and transacted considerable business, An invitation from the Internation- al Harvester Company to attend the Traction School at the court house on (a e «| Monday and Tuesday, February 18 | and 19, was read and accepted, and A the membe reed to help make the Hl same a sit sf 7 all A. Pringle representing the e | soumpany y which is now sinking a well in search of oil on the trens farm near Foster, was a visitor at the Club id told something of the x done and indications for oil in the well. The well, he said, is now down about 1,300 feet, with }good indications of oil, \. DeArmond offered the follow- ‘ing resolution, which was adopted by | un val | e e WANTS AN INVESTIGATION OF : j jthe store, He reports business as be- : is here regret to / wus vote: : ba ae -@ F 3 e . ing good in the East. a him leave—-Rich Hill Ente r Po ee eve eaitiee SEE American Clothing House |. i: oss ee ees P oil, grease, specialties, pamt. Part or} Uarry Murphy, who has for some} prercial ¢ lub, incorpe of Butler, ee = - whole time, Comntission basis until | time been ¢ iployed in a printing of) Missouri, that this organization does : : ability is established. Man with rig|fice in K nsas City, came last week Protest against the rates filed with For Sale--Bourbon Red Turkey Douglas Shoes at Black & Sons, Stetson hats at Black & Sons, Peeled Riyerside Refining Co, is pee aU re NE the ic U tilities Commission of > Toms, and pure bred Buff Rock ieee ‘4 s | Cleveland, Ohio, 18-1t* Tse tae eet iv fe pe pee a NEL te of Missouri by F. M. cockerels, Circuit Court adjourned Saturday] irs, Rufus Godwin, of Urich, TSE ie esmedtneaiaracoiate |i arty, fe week too a examination | Campbell, doing business as the But- “Chas; LaFollette, | until Wednesday afternoon. came Saturday to spend a few days]. Voce Math niece Ashe SN aa aCe HITHER cate ler and Rich til Com- 18-1t* ; Butler, Mo.| \e are after your business, Let's |¢ the peciav ns mother, Mrs; Tevs damaged by fire about two weeks in cl No. t and passed a good [ind exe Rees ante Service Ne in ‘ yi i AN Richard Haynes of .the depo ri- ' erly Occ Ne 4 : ably be sent with the nex Sates | 3 foes t - of Bates county-Council of Defense, H.) Mrs, Jess Ray, Misses Goldie Bliz- gade at (Cavan Doniphan, an iil re-| Jewelry Store, on the east side. county quota to the National Army. | 4] ou i ae i x a wes fe O. Maxey, chairman of the Bates|/zard and Vetrus Howard are spend- RRA ochiecosobHilae auenaes te Public Utilities Commission o County Red Cross, and T. J. Day|ing the week in Kansas City in the | ee ‘i sa Sat? ae relatives! [he barbers of Butler have re-] The Rich IHill:Chapter of the Rei State of Missouri that a public went over to Foster Sunday where} wholesale millinery houses. eo UU eae nme L MULT ; }solved on shorter hours, The shops are putting on a Big Minstrel | Ing upon sid rates be held in Mr. Maxey delivered an address on! Pas EE Ohas , will open at 8 o'clock in the morniz ut Rich Hill on Feb, It is e Cty Ol ne UN V time all “Why the War” to an appreciative! We make your dollars have more | W. O. Atkeson, editor of the Ree- and close 7 o'clock in the evening }under the direction of the old timers, aes SUNG of of audience, cents. Black & Sons will prove it. | ord ieft Tuesday for Kansas City, Hey jay except Saturday, When they | Dr. Delamater and Frank Koontz, | tons or individuals a P | where he will visit his son, Clarence, | will remain open until 1 o'clock, jwh v have the reputation of never put- | wan Us : et does Gaylord Vantrees, the accomodat- Crs McCulloughs who: has) for they i nisecaitendine: a business college. | an aie OS ‘ «iting on anything but sue s fhe fhe | ublic U HUES Ussion Ot ing clerk at the Trimble Drug Store,| past quarter of century been connect- | ilenisorattend thelanionehow: Aevill| Trade with the BOYS at Black & | fhe Mani ver ited: Cones iulensrate of Missouri that there be a has resigned his position and will! ed with the Wyatt Lumber Company, i | Sons seat 7 tie nigel of Mercy,” an thorough estication leave the last_of the week for Campy of thiscity; tras~severed his connec: | = | Clyde Rooks*came down from Kan. | original idea of D, S, Smalley’s slogan | phone Serwleg cu Butler, x Funston, where he will enlist in the|tion with the firm and will retire} A big home talent Minstrel Show | City AiG ieee Hi Gee nad fallen directed by Denny Mathews of | Te" Gdebye lente Campbell, doing medical department, Gaylord was in} from active business, Previous to his | will be put en in Rich Hill in the Gene ; “ihe hone volt Fils rane the Enterprise and Dy Siyraliey | business as the Butler and Rich tt Class A, Division 1, of the selective|}connection with the Wyatt company |near future to raise moncy for the ltr yal vee Tolinmouk civde ihe is rt and the merits of the show | Felepho: eompany determine the draft, but as pharmacists were badly} he was for several years with the R.| Red Cross, The fact that Mr. Deli leon: Gaananted ft Ke eiveinon Mae 1d: pack the house, character of the how ren needed the board was prevailed upon! J. Hurley Lumber Company, and af-| mater and Frank Koontz lave the af- meeuant rat ea all Asse feet eae [dered the rates f me, the connec to consent to his transfer to the hos-|ter all these years active business he| fair in hand will insure those who at- City a : : | 1. C, Swarens, who was inj; tions given by the telephone come pital department, iy | thinks that he is entitled fo a rest, tend getting their money's worth. | sr one day last week we tate He and a ne s ae service of | are no water troubles in But ing has been resumed in the} the same, the kind and capacity of _ - ~ Her 4 the melting of the ice! Prospect well. on the Swarens place! the system now in use in i Jon the river and the small streams ¢ast of Foster, The conipany’ has! its efficiency, and an oréer by the running into it providing plenty of , secured an expert oil man from Okla. | Public Utilities Commission for e e ies jwater for the time being and it is}boma to dircet the drilling, The well) betterments as are needed and an ad- hoped that it will rain before the pres-|is cased to a depth of oyer tooo feet) iustinent of (he rates in proportion to ver me s ou 1C a amp Jent supply is exhausted. and should no accident occur the the serviee rendered. : Hi drilling will be pushed to over 2009 idee Denton reported the receipt i 2 5 Louis Deffentbangh and family | feet in the hope that oil sand will be of a long Tete Chairman Roach —= fimoved the last of Whe week to the found. It is the intention of the com i Petre Mt r ate Pax Commis- ‘f -\dams place, nor of town, | pany to make a thorough test of the | sion in regard to “tte probable action e 4 jwhich Mr. Deffenba had pur-| oil prospects in Bates county, lof the coming special session of the chased, Mrs. C. O. Blake and daugh- jlegislature in the matter of a change You elp In. t e ar ter moved into the Deffenbaugh place} The Thrift Stamp meeting at the |iy the tax law. Ju Denton and J. fon South Mechanic street, court house Monday night was not} ype Spmond « CORSET aera s Nea vee well attended. Rey. C. S. Hanby of| special comuaiiiee to confer with Rep- (petites Ge Aen _ Whe has} Rolla, Missouri, former pastor of the! resentative Sharp and Senator Bald- . | been confined to his home for the last | Ohio Street M. E. church, of this Nay aoe hor prenueediehangesttn . os ten days, and who it was thought | city, representative of Festus Wade, : Ask About the Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds We are Giving Awa | would be compelled to undergo alot St. Ten nee ae ak g ys ‘ H t 1 of St. I ovis, Who has charge of the Dr. Hull reported that Miss Smith severe surgical operation, is much Baby Bond and Thrift Stamp sales | representing the Redpath -Lyceum With every $10.00 purchase or $10.00 deposit or $10.00 coupon book you buy we will give you one Thirft Stamp, worth 25c. When you get 16 Thrift Stamps you take them to the Post Office and they will pay 12c extra in Januzry; 13c extra in February; 14¢ extra in March and so on; or get a bond that matures in 1923 and is worth $5.09; or you can cash the bond anytime by giving 10 days’ notice. Let’s go in partnership. We will pay for the Thrift Stamps if you will take them and save them. That way we will both be helping UNCLE SAM. We have ar- READ avaa INVLYOdWI IMPORTANT ranged so you can trade with us just.as conveniently as you ever could. You do not have to bother paying every time you get an order. Just deposit $9.80 with us just the same as you deposit at the bank. We let you draw out $10.00 in any goods at our store at the reduced price. Or you may buy a $10.00 coupon book for $9.80. If you found you could get $10.20 for $10.00 worth of farm produce of any kind, would you sell for $10.00. No! Then if you can buy $10.00 worth of groceries for $8.00 are you going to pay $10. 00? Oh, you doubt it? Then come and get our prices and see for yourself, ASK FOR ONE-OF OUR PRICE LISTS Pet -etinr Cash Credit Saved Oash Credit Saved LL W Crackers by box, lb ee 4c 16c 2c Fancy Box Apples ..:..........$2.00 $250 50c Krispy Crackers, by box, Ib 18c. ac No. 3 Summer Girl Kraut. zoc 5 No. a 10-oz Oysters....... asc 3c No. 2 Can Corn.... Isc Sc No. 1 5-oz Oysters......... sc 3 No. 3 Can Tomatoes 1g¢ Ce No. 3 Sliced Pineapple.. B30” 39 No. 2 Can Tomatoe: seseees TOC 6-TSC) SC _ aus 4 Corn Flakes, pkg.... : . 10¢ 2c = No. 3 Halved Peaches............16¢ 20¢ 4¢ pois tong Begns,...... Pied a ei eee mereee: 20 aut bs 109 Ib Sack Salt.. , : Bsc 6c 65c 8c 50 Ib Sack Salt ..... seeeeeeeeee GOO = 45C 5c a goc 5c 25 Ib Sack Salt ....... .22¢ «62535 goc 8 §¢ §0 Ibs Block Salt .. 45¢ 3c R toc 8— 3c. 50 lbs Medicated Block Salt...... 500 «§5¢—Os SC foc 8& 1 Ib Chase & Sanbourn 88 Coffee. aac 25¢ 3c 60c = 8c 1 Ib Chase & Sanb’n Circle Coffeeate 30c 4c goc 0c 1 Ib C. & S. Seal Brand Coffee....36¢ 40¢ 4c 3 Boe 5¢ 1 Ib Monarch Coffee ... 4c toe. ; _goc 10 3 Ibs Monarch Coffee.. $1.29 -35¢* gsc 8c Large Grain Coffee A. J..... 35¢ 0-5 Te a Fancy Table Potatoes ... , $360 4c New York Pitted Cherries .......18¢ 25c 6c No. 2 String Beans ..............10€ ses SC “THE STORE WHERE THE PENNIES COUNT.” better and expects to be at his office the latter part of. this week, in the state, d made a talk urging the need of buying was present a had asked that the club en- u, j fine : ‘ dorse a lecture course for the comini | The Drennon, Scelinger Loan and these BEDS thus helping to win the fall and winter, It was decided not Title Company, of Butler, Missouri, | “@" Rev. Hanby is devoting histto endorse the proposition at. this leapital stock $20,000, filed articles of whole time to this patriotic work and time. ‘incorporation with the Recorder of should have been greeted by a larg- Judge Denton, as president of the | deeds Friday. A. G. Drennon, Wm. | °T gathering, Citizen-Teachers’ Association extend- | Seelinger, C. lett are the incorporators, Alfred Fllis, of the Amoret Leader, was in» Butler a part of last week vis- iting his parents and appearing be- fore the exemption board. He served with Co. with them to Nevada last fall, but was discharged on account of defect- ive eyesight. Mrs. Sam Armstrong, who has been with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Lampton, left the last of the week for San Diego, California, where she will be near her husband, who is with the | National army, in camp near that city, ' Mr, Armstrong is a clerk in the of- fice of the division adjutant. W. R. Crowther, of the Wyatt Park Stock Farm, of Golden City, was in Butler one day the last of the week advertising a big sale of breeding _stock that is to be held at Golden City, Thursday, February 21. Some ‘high class ‘stallions, jacks and spot- ted Poland China hogs are offered jfor sale; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harrison, who jhad been on their wedding tour in | Eastern Oklahoma, returned to But- jler Sunday night apd are visiting at the home of Mrs. Harrison's parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Wainwright. | Later they will move to a farm owned |by Mr. Harrison in the south part of | the county. i | | B. H. Catterlin, who was called to jthis city to take the examination be- fore the local board for the National army, returned the last of the week to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is em- ployed by the Gypsy Oil Company. His sister, Miss Helen, is also em- ployed by. the same company as a stenographer. The names of Mr. and Mrs, John Harper, who contributed $15.09, were through a typographical crror omit- ted from the list of Red Cross con- tributors of Charlotte township, as published in the last issue ‘of the Times. The type made it-read Mr. and--Mes, R. F. Harper, when. it shot have ‘been Mr. and Mrs. John H Mr: R. F. Harper was also A. Sleeth and Roy Bart- B on the border and went | WE SELL THE LIGHT RUNNING fb NEW HOME Sewing Machine The New Home is oy. a High Grade Machine. _ They are simple, durable and light | running. Money will not buy a better one. Three Styles—$e7.50, $36.50, $37.50. ? If you need a machine; see us be- fore you buy. Gench Bros. BUTLER, MO. ed a cordial invitation to the Club to attend the next meeting of the asso- ciation, at which the matter of im- provements in the school buildings of the city would probably be under di-- cussion, Aifred Charles de Rothschild of the banking family of that name died in London Thursday. Born in 1842 Alfred) Ch s de Rothschild was the second son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild. He was educated in Trinity College and was a partner in the banking firm of N. M. Rothschild & Sons. At one time he was a di- reetor of the Pank of England, R. W. Beckett, of Portland, Ore- gon, son-in-law of Mr, and Mrs. S B. McFerrin, of this city, died of meningitis in| Kansas City Friday evening, February 8 Mrs, Beckett and three children, Harold, Merle and Willie, have been staying in this city with her parents for the last few months, while Mr. Beckett at- tended an automobile school in Kan- sas City. He had almost finished his course at the school when, he was at- tacked with the dread disease. Mrs. Beckett accompanied by Mr. McFer- rin, went to Kansas City Wednesda; of last week, but before she arrived her husband became unconscious and died without recognizing her. The body was taken to Portland, Oregon. for’ burial. Among the political booms which the present term of the Circuit Court has brought forth is that of C. C Swarens of Ne® Home townsh whose friends are urging his cand dacy for the Democratic nomination for Circuit Clerk. Mr. Swarens has been a resident of Bates county since 1882, with the exception of a short time spent in the practice of law in Texas, and has during his residence here engaged in farming and school teaching. He is a graduate of the Kansas State University in law gnd was admitted to the bar in Kansas and Texas. Although he has always been prominent in his party’s affairs, Mr. Swarens has never held public office with the exception of township collector for New Home township in 1908, when he was appointed \to fill out an unexpired term.