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‘““THE DAYLIGHT STORE’’ lining. : $24 48 to $6.98 ‘America “The Good Clothes Store” Ladies’ Coats and Suits Styles and fabrics shown in $45 and $60 Garments are here, made by the best manufacturers in the country, high class $19.75 to $35 .The Celebrated H. & S. Waists In €repe de Chine, Georgette and Organty n Clothing House YOU TAKE NO CHANCES! Razors are Guaranteed for Life We Have the Only Razor Guaranteed for Life We will exchange without question any Ragor bearing the name SHUMATE, the user to be the sole judge. Any razoi to be honed free of charge. Call and examine our, SHUMATE RAZOR. Prices from $1.50 to $7.50. , We carry a full line of work harness from $30.00 to $125.00; Collars from $1.00 to $15.00 each, Harness oiled and repaired any time. Collar Pads, Safety Razors, Shaving Soap, Base Ball and Tennis Goods, Flash Lights, Pocket Books, Fishing Tackle, Razor Strops, Wrenches, Pliers, Door Hinges, Machine Bolts, Oil Cans, Buggy Paints, Single Trees, Double Trees, Saws, Ford Tools, Machine Oil, Harness Oil, Axle Grease, Hard Oil, Rat Poison, (guaranteed to kill all your rats), Pad Locks, in fact, everything carried in a first class Harness and Hardware Store. WeMott & Major HARNESS & HARDWARE STORE | Of Special Interest! The Butler Building. and Loan Association Will Issue a New Series, commencing with the April payment. This should appeal to you, providing, of course, that you wish to make a safe, profitable investment, where it does not require a big investment to become a member. You can begin with an investment of from $1.00 per month up. | It pays about 10 per cent. An investment of $1.00 per month for 110 menths matures, paying you a profit of $50.00, besides the attractive | saving feature. This Institution is fully as attractive to those. wishing to secure a home. You can pay for the home just as you are paying rent. See T. J. Day, Secretary, for particulars, if you are interested. The Columbia Grafonola WE want you to play this Grafe- nola—iearn how it pla: You are welcome to play any and all rec- ords we have in stock. Make your- self at home, whether you want to purchase a Grafonola or not. Prices, $18 to $240 . Records on Sale for all phonographs. The Rhodes Pharmacy The Rexall Store North Side Square _ Butler, Missouri | House dresses,g $1.48-$1.98, North iSide Variety Store? 26-2 | B. A. Garrett, Ben Gregory and | George Miller of Mingo were visitors at The Times office Friday. | i | Spring sale on all curtain goods this ‘week. | 20-1t | North Side Variety Store. y of the medical corps, jat Camp Dodge, spent a few days ot last week in Rich Hill with home ifolks, says the Review. Lieut, Insley, :, DBlatchert, of Kansas ume down to attend the funeral of her nephew, Sergeant Elliott Walk- er, Thursday of last week, / Mrs. J. A. Rogers and children were called'to Kansas City the last of ek by the serious of her father, | . Clapp. | week. Ralph, Pipes, of Altona, a graduate | Fof the Butler High School in the c of 191g, attended: the funeral of hi | smate, Sergeant Elliott Walker, in s city Thursday. C.N, MeFarland, who has been ‘spending the last two weeks visiting ‘home folks in this city, has returned Tucum ‘to the MeFarland ranch at cari, New Mexico. ; Lewis Barker returned to his com ‘pany at Camp Doniphan the last of j the week after spending a furlough in ‘this city with his parents, (Mrs le Barker, Rey. Lewis Keele, who is im charge of the corn testing station in the ment of the court house, was a n- tton visitor one day the last of the) , Mr, and Jaldwin, of — Tludson |not started an active campaign. \ Among the callers at this office Sat- iurday was G. W. Reading, of route Jone. Mr. Reading a short time ago ‘moved from the Rockville neighbor- ‘hood to the \W. H. Smith farm, a few miles east of the city. Relatives in this city have ‘word that Sergeant Mel Ne who has been with the 166th depot | brigade at Camp Lewis, Washington, ‘has been discharged from the service on account of heart trouble. | | | registered shorthorn bulls that wes ever brought to the county, The ani- mal is 14 months old and weighs 1,250 pounds. - It is from the Grags herd and is a beauty. The seed corn testing station that has been located in the basement of the court house, on account of the in- crease of work has been forced to move to larger quarters and can now be found in the Seese building, on the southeast corner of the square. M. C. Forfune, who for several years has been collector of Osage township last week tendered his r sig- nation to the township trustees and will go west for his health. The trus- tees appointed George Moreland to fill the vacancy. The many fyiends of Chas. Baker, of southeast of town, last week bought one of the finest Mr. Fortune hope that he may be en- tirely restored to health by his stay in the west. = Some time ago a number of Adrian gentlemen headed by J. D. Parker. organized an oil company and pur- chased oil leases in southeastern Kan- sas. The other day a well was brought in which is said to yield 100 barrels per day. After a sixty quart charge of nitroglycerin had been ex- ploded in the well goo feet of oil rose in the well, Edgar Waller and Sam _ Barr last week bought the elevator at Foster and Mr. Waller moved to that place’ and is in charge of the business and will no doubt make the business pay well. The only regrettable thing about the deal is that we lose Mr. Waller as a citizen, but that is partly overcome as Mr. B expects to move to Rich Hill as soon as the twins are able to walk down—Rich Hill Western Enterprise. Senator John ‘township. was a Butler visitor one day last week. The Senator is a can-] ididate for re-election, but so far has Fords son Highway will buy them. : 25-2t or any, Bring in your old cars. The Jeffer-|- Captain and Mrs. V. L. Johnson iting relatives near Appleton Vance of the Levy Mercantile com- pany, spent Sunday in Kansas City. New suit cases and trunks, Walk- er-McKibben’s, James A, Gardner and Miss, Della D. Dotson, both of Rich Hilly were united in marriage at the Ohio street M. E. parsonage, Friday night, April 5, by the Rev. A. J. Cutrell. New E. & W. dress shirts for men, Walker-McKibben’s. Miss Agnes Watson, who has been handling the local work for the Rich Hill Review for some time has re- signed and has accepted a position as bookkeeper with Gench Brothers. Men’s extra good army shoes, $6.59, Walker-McKibben’s, Miss Neva Keeser, for many years bookkeeper for the Norfleet & Ream company, left the last of the week for Joliet, Mlinois, where she has accept- ed a position with a big oil company. Lewis Keele left Monday night for Sedalia to attend an auction sale of 1000 bushels of seed corn which is be- ing sold under the direction of the Seed Corn Committee of Pettis coun- ty. Sy Sasi. of south of Appleton City, was a Butler visitor Monday and reports things as humming in his part of the country. He lives but a short distance from the Katy divis- jon point, Beautitul new plaid ginghams, 35¢, Walker-MeKibben’s. 1. C. Stuart, formerly editor of the Drexel Star, but now a manager of Stuart. Printing Company, of Kan- was in the city Monday on He sus* City, business with the probate court. rnal call. nade this office a frat rs. James Hl. Elarmon, who ‘spent the wintersat the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. Ei. Thompson, just north of the city, left the last of the week City, where she is visiting Guysinger, Tor Kans: Fanother daughter, Mrs ils | Bull Orpington ey for sale for ching fine thoroughbred — chicks, » cheap, only $1.50 and $1.25) per 3.00 per hundred, Mice M. MeFadden, Butler, Mo etliny ‘VPhone Virgininy RL R. 5 Raumaker was in one day the and prdered the ad- paper changed — from i Amoret to Butler, He is living in the |property formerly occupied by his Fson, W. Raumaker, on South Broad way aks jast of the his wee ress on vd friend, C. EE. Wel +h neighborhood, was e while in The Times er, of the L sant caller at this off ty Fridays Mr. Welliver moved to northeast Bates this spring and thinks it is about the finest part of the county Big stock Wayne Knit and Topsy Hosiery, \Walker-Mehibben’s. Worth Milligan, of Nevada, a mem i Co, Borasth machine gun bat of Camp Doniphan, died at that uesday of last week of pnew- lis father and young wife were at his bedside when he died. The funeral was held in Nevada Sun day. Ira F. Reed, Federal farm help spe- cialist. for Missouri, with headquar- ters at Columl was in the city Monday in consultation with the of ficers of the Commercial, Club and others as to how best to solve the farm labor problem of the county for the coming season, For Sale- brood sows (good ones) bred to Prince Hadley 280793 to farrow in April and May. About 1oo gallons extra fine -country sor- ghum delivered at your door in gal- lon or halé gallon lots. 85c¢ per gal- lon, Also country bacon and lard. 25-2t J, W. Pritchard. Rt. 6 Phone 9 on 31. Harry Barber, of the tgoth = ambu- ‘ance company, of Camp. Doniphan, and Mrs. Barber arrived in the city the latter part of last week to spend Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barber. ‘Like all the boys from Camp Doniphan, to somewhere in France. Ralph Wendell Atkeson, the son of W. O. Atkeson, of The Record, who Officers Training Camp at Camp Doniphan, s commission and been appointed a Second Lieutenant, according to advices received by his Lieut. Atkeson is an energetic, capable young man, fear- less and ambitious and will without has been attending the Okla., has’ won hi father Friday. doubt make a fine officer. ln our announcement column will be found the announcement of John Baldwin, of this county, for the Dem- ocratic nomination for state senator. Mr. Baldwin was elected to the state senate in 1912 and again in 1916 and so good was his record that at the solicitation of his friends he is again a candidate. this part of the state and knows from personal experience the ‘kind of laws that will be beneficial to his constitu- ents, a majority of whom are farm- ers. He is a man of large affairs and has made a record in the state senate that entitles him to reelection. ~ Paul and Julius Levy, ‘and Tom! I a furlough at the home of his parents, Harry is of the opinion that the troops will soon be moved from that camp He is one of the most successful farmers and gtockmen of Lewis Bynum and little daugh- f Kl Dorado Springs visited rela- tives and friends in this city the latter part of the week, Hon, Peyton A. Parks of Clintoh was in Butler Wednesday looking af- ter legal busin and found time to make us a pl ant call. C. C. Hedger, who lives on the Scribner place, northwest of Foster, was a caller at this office Monday. He says that crops are looking fine in his neighborhood. Mrs. May Leffler and Miss Alice Glazebrook, two- of Adrian's charm- ing ladies were in Butler the first of the week and. favored The Times with a brief though pleasant call. Miss Elsie 1. Mangold and. James J. Clark, both of Amsterdam, were united in marriage at the Ohio street M. E. parsonage Wednesday after- noon, April roth, Rev. Cutrell officiat- ing. Clifford Wear, aged 41 years, died at his home a short distance north of Rich Hill, Saturday, March Mr, Wear was born and reared on a farm near where he died, Funeral ser were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon, 5. Relatives in this city have received word that Captain J. \W. Wainwright, of the motor truck detachment of the aviation corps, who has been sta- np Hancock, South C Camp * tioned at C olina, has been transferred to Green, North Carolina, The many friends of Jimmy \Wil liams, who underwent an operation at the Research hospital in) Ki isd he is now out of danger and convales- cing-‘rapidly. ed young men who Iheen classified in Class t by the re- cent findings of the District Board were examined physically by the local board first of week, Dr J\V, Foster assisted by Lieut. C.J Men conducted the examination. One hind the the JM. Clark, of southwest of town, was a business caller at this Saturday. Democrats that believes in backing Wilson to the limit, not up Presiden because he Ihe is the president of the United States and also because his conduct oF the affairs of the country have shown him te be aman worthy of backing. | (ast spring the editor had a lot of fun out of his wife when she called it F but after sold “my garden,” she Jenonugh roasting ears to Duy hat and se} cuough potatoes sep the family all winter and then her Jnew to jsold more seed potatoes off her crop | jthan she bought last spring, at oc curred ta -o merry with remarks this spring as usual. faruth \ card from Mrs. Geo ers to friends in this city states that Captain Caruthers has been trans ferred trom , Texas, to Camp Wadsworth, at Spartansburg, North Carolina, Captain Caruthers left here last summer in command of Co. B. but when the regiment was broken up into machine gun companies and Co. Bo was merged with another com- pany he was sent to ano ieers train school at Waco, Texas. Vie funeral of Miss) Faye Sh who died in Chicago last week result of inhaling gas that had been in some manner turned loose in the Edison Electrie Company — building where she was employed, was held in Montrose Wednesday of last week. The remains were companied from Chicago by Mrs. George Newberry and ghter, Miss Leona, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ewin and daughter, Eliza- sth, attended the funeral from this 5 the H.W. Jenkins and two daughters, Misses Mildred and Olive, whe have been spending the last six months at El Dorado Springs, for the benefit of Mr. Jenkins’ health, were visiting friends and relatives in this county the last of the wee Mr. Jenkins’ health has not been benefitted as much as he had hoped by his stay at the Springs and they will move bach to Bates county in the near future. Later Mr. Jenkins expects to go west in the hope that the change will re- store him to health. OVER THE TOP Two Townships Exceed Liberty Loan Quota. Two townships in Bates county, Howard and Deer Creek, have gone over the top with the Third Liberty Loan according to advices received Wednesday morning by , County Chairman W.-F. Duvall, both town- ships having exceeded their quota. Howard township's quota was $13,850 and Deer Creek's $15,850. Chas. Cole- man is committeeman for Howard and L. R. Allen, committeeman for Deer Creek. Moved to New Quarters. On account of increasing business of the local seed corn station we are forced to find larger quarters. We will be in Seese building at southeast corner of square. Bring on all seed. We can handle 1,000 bushels at a time. L. W. Keele. City| \pril 2nd, will be glad to learn that have | a Demoerat, but because | that itisn’t right to poke | fun at your wife and we haven't made | SHORT STORIES Local __Interest—Clipped From Our Exchanges. J. D. Mudd died at his home near ; Burdette, Wednesday, April 3rd, says the Adrian Journal. Mrs. Caroline Shumard, aged 75 years, dropped. dead at the home of (a neighbor in Drexel Monday after noon, April 1. The Easter egg offering to the IWume National Surgical Dressings Committee amounted to ‘1,147 eggs and $77.42 in cash, At the city election in) Appleton City last Tuesd the Democrats were successful in electing nearly their complete ticket. Logan Kidd was ‘elected mayor. April to has been set aside as clean up day at Amoret. The citizens are asked to have all the trash placed in piles and wagons will be furnished by the town to haul it away. Mrs. Aaron Showalter, who came to this county in 1868 and since that time has resided on a farm three miles Adrian, died Sunday, ys the Adrian Journal. northwest of March jist, sia | A Montrose merchant offers a $30 Liberty Bond for the. best patriotic fessay written by a boy or girl under {15 years telling “Why Every Red Blooded Man, Woman or Child Should Buy a Liberty Bond.” jiume must be good to its preach- ers or the town must be so wicked that they have a fine field for their According to the Telephone a preacher of that place has recently re- fused-a call to a church of severtt hundred members in a large city. work. in the city election at Hume last }week both of the candidates for mayor were M, Dis. W. .\. Williams and .\ i. Billings. Dr. Wil yao majority ot 2S. ams was clected In the 20 years ago column of last week's border Tel lephone it is recorded that Dr, Wiad i Williams had been, elected mayor, | pre “ | THOSE SUDDEN TWINGES | Bring Suffering to Many a- Butler | . Reader. office | Mr, Clark is one of those | Vain is nature's signal of distress t+ A warning not to be ignored, hose sharp twinges in the back Those sudden, stab-like pains when stoupi Nite | tro frequent sigis ot kidney ble - » remove kidney pains, you must assist the kidne Use a tested remedy, and kidney proven | None more | ead rsed than Doan’s hidney Kadorsed at endorsed at home Read this Butler testimony Hulse, West Ave. & W. Ohio St. says: “LE had a steady ache in my hack and lameness which made any Hitting almost impossible. Every time it bent over, sharp twinges caught me and my kidneys acted irregularly at Doan'’s Kidney Pills gave me times complete relief from those symp toms.” Price Gog, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan'’s Kidney VPills—the same that Mr. Hulse had, Foster- Milburn Ce \AMigrs. Buffalo, N.Y at | Tested Seed Corn for Sale. Boone County, White and | St nothing sold except that showing One Hlandred per cent test. Ws, Butle Duvall, Mo, 20-18 House PHONE 60 THURSDAY THE HAPPINESS OF THREE WOMEN With House Peters starring. a Paramount It’s FRIDAY Ethyl Clayton in THE DORMANT POWER And a Mack Sweet’s Comedy A Double Show SATURDAY THE FLAME OF THE YUKON Extra good, with Dorothy Dalton A Comedy and War Weekly Shows at 7:45 and 9:00 5 AND 10 CENTS COMING—Jack and the Bean- stalk, Wednesday, April 17. 5c and toc. Marguerite Clark in Little Miss Washington, Thursday, April 18. sc and roc. Benefit Ladies’ Basketball Club. Annette Keller- mani in Daughter of the Gods, Wednesday, May 8 10c and 200. [Charles White, Pach car tested and Sa