The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 4, 1918, Page 5

| Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits r All Wool Popular Price Suits In all the new models and fabrics. “THE DAYLIGHT STORE’’ “IDON’T DELAY In buying your NEW SPRING SUIT—we are showing $25 to $35 - $15 to $25 Guaranteed in every detail. BUY NOW AND SAVE MONEY. See the New Silk Crepe Shirts with Collars to match. WE SHOE THE FAMILY. American Clothin “The Good Clothes Store” g House Hosiery, Gauze Vests and Union Suits for ladies and Misses. North Side Variety Store. NORTH SIDE SQUARE EGGS CASH OR TRADE | | | | | TS Canna Bulbs South| The many friends of Judge W. T.! Side. Cole will be sorry to learn that his | jold enemy, neuralgia, is again causing | his considerable trouble. at Deacon's, Miss Anna Belle Thompson was} home from the University and spent the Easter vacation with home folks. Asparagus Roots, 2 year old roots \ Sweet corn, all kinds, at Deacon's, South Side. Mrs. Sam J, Starkey and twin a part of last week at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, soutii- east of town. Miss Frances Catron was the di- rector of a play given by the pupils of the Freeman, Missouri, high school Saturday night. Walter WeMott, who spent a week /in a sling as the result of a Ford in this city with his parents, Mr. a which he was cranking one day last Mrs. A. W. WeMott, has returned|week kicking and breaking to Kansas City. jbones in his wrist. : Hubert M. Jarrett, of Marting, the Montrose Bank, was a_ Butler} \West Virginia, and Mabel C, Reichel, - visitor Saturday and made this office !of this city were married Monday an appreciated call. : |night hy. Justice B. F. Jeter, at his office on the east side. R, K. Godwin, the genial cashier of Mr, and Mrs. Elliott F. Edwards are the proud parents of a little son who took up his home with them Thursday, March 28. Mrs. W. J. Bard, of near Amoret. last week received word that her fath- er, Paul Hendricks, had been found -sitting in his chair dedd at his home, | School has been at Miller, South Dakota. 30 years;away from his classes for ago Mr. Hendricks was a resident of|few days on account of an attack of Charlotte township. | the prevailing disease, the mumps. Dr. FE, E. Robinson, of Adrian, has accepted a commission as first ‘lieu- | tenant in the medical corps of the larmy,eand leit last week for Camp Funston to enter upon his duties. compelled to be j Insurance | Chas. jweek for Sedalia, te each, at Deacon's, South Side. \ daughters, Elberta and [loise, spent) Al Coop is carrying his right arm the} Old established Accident & Health | 1 agents; Home policies, ; Nation- : Company wants Missourvi—Direet Office contract, Liberal splendid opportunity. Write al Casualty Co., Detroit, Mi¢h. throughout Mrs. C. daughter, Mrs. Miller, ot the to visit daughter, Mrs. F. M, Thompson. left A.W. Drysdale, who with Bates county again, and ha jnearly always come back to Bate Thoroughbred Barred “Rock jfor hatching, Pen No, 1, $2 per ;Pen No, 2, $1.50 per 15. i | | gun battalion, of Camp Doniphan ‘rived in the y jto his parents, Mr. and Mrs. et | Barker. Lewis is anxious “over there.” for active Smith, the Tast Former sheriff Joe T. j has been farming for Robinson, of Joplin, who had been visiting at the homes of her ‘aude Major and son, the another his Mrs. Margaret Pofienbarger. 610 W Ft Scott St. Phone 172 family moved to Pennsborro, Dade county, several years ago is back in moved | Kt jon a farm southeast of Virginia. They Lewis Barker, of the 128th machine y last week on a visit Like all the other soldiers servic’ who few |vears in the Foster neighborhood, has his old home on South Main st jing the property, has mov | Jones place, on W Prof. Gorrell, principal of the High| moved back to Butler and is again at | i the last! Harry Welton, who has been oceupy-! d to the t Ft. Scott street. HAVE YOU ONE? GOT If not you are buying your groceries blindfolded. We issue price builetins every month and you can get one for,the asking. Bring your produce to us. We always pay the highest 5 * e POTATOES market price. _ Just received a car load of white table potatoes and a car of Minnesota Ohio Seed potatoes that we will save ypu from 6oc ¢o 75¢ # bushel on, and that is a big difference but it is a fact, nevertheless. OUR GARAGES ; Garages: Adrian Garage, Adrian Mo.; Public Garage, Butler, Mo. in the. bearings but run them ‘also have installed a radiator’ ¢ t. Don’t send We have equipped our Butler shop up to the very latest. We-guarantee to overhaul your motor exactly as the largest factories; not scrape in by power, giving you the right kind.of a job as the factories put out new. We your radiator away if it leaks for we can do better work here and are here to make our guarantee good. Also if your battery needs any work overhauling, or charging we have installed al] the equipment necessary for first class work.. We have alsa purchased a large casing vulcanizer and-have a practical man to take chare. of this department. All work guaranteed. _ We have the equipment and guarantee everything. Give us a trial. : “THE STORE WHERE ae PENNIES COUNT.” Tai ONLY INDEPENDENT CASH GROCERY, BAKERY AND een ¥ -, Phoges 144 and 49 “ BUTLER GARAGE 35 ADRIAN GARAGE 191 = J. W. Cole, the Ballard merchant, | James Harrison has sold the gro- me in Monday and spent Monday j cery stocksthat he recently purchased rht with his brother, Judge W. T.jof J. EF. Williams to parties fro . Cole. He reports crops in his section | Ad Oklahoma, where the stock i Z jof the country is looking fine, but} has been shipped, . 6 Bars Laundry Soap ......-. ' ....25¢ Jl needing a little rain. | 6 5c boxes Washing Powder .. ..25e | ee re _ | Wesley Denton, cashier of _ the 6 5c cans Light House Cleanser .. ..25¢ F Cee ne me Ey Ao onions | Peoples Bank, returned last week 3 oz, bar Toilet Soap . ise Pee yell ena ae ee a oe qt, ato; New York and other points in No. 1 Good Brooms ... Pha 75C | Deacon's, South Side Square. | : Mr. Denton says that this Matches packed full 500, 8c, 2 fo moe TSC Farmers who were in town Satur- | he Se ates ie ie Scrub Brushes .... «+ .§C-10C-15C day from the east part of the county S SAK Tecate Varnish Brushes . .§C-10C-15C-20C-25¢ |say that rain is badly needed in that) his, WN RSRINE, cgisg Ca eiriterr rene uaria een anr errs 35¢ locality. Wheat is looking fine, but rion Sets in fine shape, red and Mop Sticks £ ees sclbereee henge | the Oe crap needs AOKI badly as). Gy small, toe qt. at Dairy Pails, most all sizes, Cream Cans, Galvanized Pails, doeputhe: carly pasture: deacon’ I. Stine of Washington, D. C., 1 be in Butler on Saturday, April vd will speak in the court hot at 2:00 o'clock p.m, on “The Conditions and the Third Liber- \ monster-audience should Stine. Mr. Sale- brood sows (gvod For ones) bred to Prince Hadley 286793 | 5) About sor- te farrow in April and May. allons extra fine country um delivered at your door in gal- }on-or half gallon lots. &3e per gal- Also country bacon and lard, sty J. W. Pritchard. e tt. G Phone g on 3h. i ro and Mrs. Waldeck Max: and Mittle daughter, who went to Colorado several months ago for the benefit of Mrs. Maxey's health, have returned hand Mr, ‘Maxey has accepted a posi tion with the Holloway grocery. The health of Mrs. Maxey was much im-| proved, Kirkby Walker arrived 1¢ Columbia, where he from the Univ ty, to spend the aster tion at the home of his pare ind Mrs, D. K. Waller, but the news of the death of his brother, ant. Elliott Walker, whieh occurred at Allentown, Penn turday, prevented his re- isylvania, irst of the week. turn the ut Ashby G. Wayls u Sa rd t ni an, + . . one aud 4 Le = wy ay j this county and since ining his NE \ ays yIS1 VU] ¥ * H we Aan eve etn majority could always be found do- home folks._ geant) Wayland he | er cremceiieniny Glance Hie made good since going to Camp) pcplee Are apiece Doniphan last Ausust in the Quar- 4 ie termaster Department He is now! partes head of the clothing department 4 nd | 7" leaves with the sth division for} County Happenings. Frafice some time in the near future. | oyte, and Mrs. C. W. Rector : " ‘ fat the Marsh Brown home Sunday j Mr. Thomas .\. Hennessey, former | a a ? : . : : atte oon, y of this city, and” Miss Ada Mae; : . 3 Fi \y : " : j Eunice Frey spent last week in were united in » of the M. ty, by the Rev. Monday evening, Sevada paper. E, church, in that c Miss Mary Braden, a teacher in the <ensington public school in| Kansas |Cityvand Miss Ora Newsome, who teaches in the Benton school, spent |the Easter vacation with home folks jin this city. On account of the strike in Kansas City, which tied up the {Street railway, they were forced to return on the 11 o'clock train Sunday thorning, to avoid arriving in the city in the middle of the night. Ray Griffith, who the past several years has been’ employed at the Rexall drug store, has severed his connection with that firm and ac- cepted a position as salesman in the gents clothing department of the Sam Levy Mercantile companyés store. Ray is a clever, genial young !man with a host of friends and there is no doubt but that he will make good as,a clothing salesman. The historic pageant given at the opera house Thursday night of last week under the direction of Miss Frances Catron, for the benefit of the \Ladies Cemetery Association, was a very successful affair. Those fepre- senting the different historical char- acters filled their parts in good shape: The house had been sold out before the night of the. entertainment and a very large audience enjoyed a show that .was as good as some profession- als could have put on. ‘son Highway will buy them. Fords or any. 25-2t Clyde Ellington, residing a few miles southeast of this city, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at 1 Dorado Springs. Mrs. J. ©. Nafus was called to Rich Hill Tuesday by the death of her lit- tle nephew, Myron Sproul, who died Monday night. Charles McFarland left the first of the week for the big McIarland ranch at Tucumcari, New Mexico, Mrs. McFarland ompanied him as far as Tg@insas City. The case of C. A. Chambers against W. O. Atkeson, a suit on note, was called. in Justice Newsome's court Friday. The plaintiff paid His costs and dismissed the suit, which he s that he will bring later in. the circuit court. This is the second time that thisssuit has béen in the courts, The first time it was dismissed because the plaintiff offered a copy of the original note in @&vidence instead of the original. County Superintendent of Schools, A.C. Moreland, has written to cach of the teachers in this county urging them to have some sort of patriotic exercises to be held in the schools on April 6, the anniversary of the declaration of war with Germany. The third Liberty Loan drive will be arted on that date and the teachers are urged to lend their influcuce to make the drive a success in their re- spective districts. \W. A, Baker, of the Blue Grass Valley | Stock Farm, — fast week shipped 10 registe thoroughbred Aberdeen Angus heifers and 10 Po- land China gilts to parties in south- cast Missouri, ‘The Baker hogs and cattle have gained stich a reputation own necds but plenty to supply the army in France as well. Bring in your old cars. The Jeffer-| HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY Sergeant Elliott P, Walker Succumbs to Pneumonia on Eve of De- parture for France. While his comrades and the men of his command sped away from the training camp Saturday evening under orders of movement from Hentown, Pa., for Somewhere,” First Sergeant EJliott DP. Walker, grieving his heart out because his ili- ness’ prevented his accompanying the men with whom he had spent the long— weary months of training, whose joys and whose sorrows he had shared and made his own, passed away. For Sergeant Walker wanted to go to France. In his heart was the love and the pride of the service and the Nard won chevrons which adorned the sleeve of his olive drab coat bore mute testimony to his ability to, lead and to the weeks and months of un- ¢ ng devotion to the service to which ne had piedged his young manhood, When the barbarian hordes of Huns swept across Belgium, and — into France, many young men of America heard the call of humanity and — of- fered themselves under the tri-color of France, [Eiliott Walker was one of these, and in company with sev- eral of his friends at the University of illinois, enlisted at Urbana, IIL, ia anam ice section for service with the French armies This section went into immediate training, and then came the declaration of war by the United States and the French government released these young men irom their obligations in order that they might go out under the United States flag with the American forces. Mr. Walker and his comrades were then enlisted in See. O10. U.S.A and later transferred to Section 608 at \llentown, Pennsylvania, where they have beer xiously waiting the word in all parts of the country ‘that the|to embark for over there, But for intending purchaser mere writes | Sergeant Walker, the call came too desevil what he tires Wand | late. Physically exhausted by the rests assured that he will get just arduous duties of his position, a se- what he pays for. : vere cold contracted in the line of duty developed rapidly into pnen The nes good iriend, L. Cassity.}imonia, His last thoughts were of of route eight, made this of an|his “boys” who were enroute to wppreciated call Saturday, Mr, Cass Somewhere” without him. ity says that there has been a large] [tis parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ss acreage of oats sown in this part Of) \Watker, were notified of his illness the country, and the prospects at<|Phursday and left Thursday night for good for a record breaking crop. The! his bedside, but arrived at the hos- wheat is looking fine and with the pital just a short time after” he Thad proper byind of we her there will) passed « . be enough to supply not only ovr) The ns were brought to. this lay noon and funeral ser- Iyices, conducted by the Rev, Geo. R. i be held at the Presby- Captain J. E. Thompson, commis- of the asth army division, Lat Camp Funston, Oklahoma, arr ed the last of the week to spend we \days with his family Captain | Thompson is loobins and says Ithat he enjoy althoush is qt life. a lot of responsibility a job ot, about 35.000 hungry sol army there jand hard we seeing that diers get enough to eat. Ile turned to Camp Doniphan Tuesday. attached to re- pare from his duties he He as he could s has devoted to the study of law. jwas born and reared to ) Appleton) City with her sister Mrs, Frank Dalton. Mrs. Will Wigger assisted Mrs. C. NAW) Reetor with papering W ednesd. C. T. Keen had the misfortune wet his ankle broke last week. Mrs. Garfield Remil ebraska was called here last week by the sick- to ness and death of her mother Mrs. Frank Smith, Smith Catron spent Sunday with Charlie and Harry Frey. Several from here attended Gabriel's sale Saturday. Thelma Sargeant spent Thursday night with her brother Mel Sargent and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Dennis and chil- dren and G. J. Chitwood and family spent Sunday with Mrs. J. M. Chit- wood and son Harry. Mrs. Claude Quick and children spent Monday afternoon with her mother Mrs. Randall. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harvey enter- tained the following at dinner Easter Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Odneal and baby, Mr, and Mrs. Clyde Welli- ver and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Merl Sergent. Mr. and Mrs. Geg. Keen called at the A. T. Keen home Tuesday night. Dean More Selective Draft Men to Funston. Six more Bates county men leit Monday night on the 10:45 train for Camp Funston where they will enter the National army. They were: Ben Fllis, Arthir Henry Schork and Frank Boyer, of Rich Hill; Thomas Amos Farrell, Hume; William Jewel Sutherland, Spruce, and Harry Reeder, Adrian. nhood in} ay afternoon at VW be laid to rest ury with military terian church ‘Thurs Ile ceme » o'clock. Oak Hill n s life. ott Pyle Walker, the eldest son of Mr. and D. K. Walker, v born in Butler, Mo., January 14, 1806, He received his early edue the public schools of this c¢ | Butler tt ' wave Mins. aduated fram 1¢ chool in 1913. In 1915 he entered) } In the list of those seeking places |! e University of Hlinois, specializing on the. Democratic ticket at the com-/in a cot comme Jing pr y will be found the name On June 6, 1917, be ¢ sted at Ur- laf Lloyd Gaines, who ts asking for hana, I., ity See. Gio U, S$, An WY 8 Jthe nomination as cire s Mr.fand was later traasferred to Sec, 608 Gaines is in every way to; AO ALS. At the time of his discharge the duties of the office to} e had been promoted to First which he aspires. He bas for the last iit, seven years served as deputy pro! es his parents he is survived judge es county and such time brother, by, and a sister, eared Jinent, EN into cle ‘sturdy young manhood with the high jideals and ambitions of untarnished youth, Although a deep and compre stadert, he was a lover otf tite and the health. {sports of young manhood in whic Ihe was as proficient as in hi studies. }He united with the Presbyteri fehurech on Easter Sunday tos and had since that time been a devout, consistent member An exemplary young man, henor- able in all thing he was, and 4 Fimultitude of s mourn with his parents in their bereaver Liberty Loan Day in Missouri. - April 6th, 1918. Keep the date in mind, Iver the Top” with a big patriotic demonstra- Saturdz tion under the management of the Bates County Woman's Committee. Butler nd, school children, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Members Lodges, Red Cross and many others asked to participate in big street _ parade. Starting point southeast corner of square. x “Get in” some place—it does not matter where— And do your very best for the boys “over there.” Cowgill Elected Mayor. Kansas City, April 3—jJames Cow- gill, Democrat, was yesterday elected mayor of Kansas City over Cyrus Crane, Republican, and Cliff Langs- dale, Labor, by a plurality of more than 6,000. The result of the elec- tion is considered a stinging rebuke to organized labor, which had en- dorsed the recent sympathy strike. Both houses of the city council will be Democratic by a large majorety. Liberty Loan Speaker Saturday. R. B. Stine, of Washington, D. C., will speak in the court house yard at 2 p. m. Saturday, April 6, in behalf of the Third Liberty Loan. Mr. Stine, who is an entertaining speaker, will tell something of war conditiofis-. and the progress of the war. &