The Butler weekly times., May 23, 1895, Image 1

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BUTLER, MISSOURI. THURSDAY MAY 23, 1895.
NO 27
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Missouri
Male
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OF BUTLER, MO.
$110,000.
Transacts a general banking business. We solicit the accounts of far
mers, merchants and the public generally, promising a safe depository for
all funds committed to our charge. We are prepared to extend liberal ac
commodation in the way of loans to our customers. Funds always on hand
to loan on real estate at lowest rates, allowing borrowers to pay part or all
at any time and stop interest.
1DIIIEITORS.
)r. T. C. Bool ware
U II Dutctif r
John Deerweiter
i U Jenkins
Bartlett
citaret Bryner
Irown
' Lumber Co
iielf
lartney
iCUrk
' A S L Coleman
, DavU
'KrankrDeerweater
Booker Powell
11 II 1'iKKOtt
: 11 Kalfor.l
TJ Wrinht
Geo I. Smith
oTiii;ir
I A DeArmoml
John Evans
Iir J KverlnKham
Edith Everingham
CAE Kreeman
G It Hickman
I) II Heath
Stmnel Levy
C II Morrison
Frank M Vorli
II C Wyatt
K G West
Whi E Walton
HTOtKHOLDritS'.
Dr W I) Hannah
Robert McCracken
A McCracken
John I'haria
J K KobI.t
J W ReUner
L B Starke
Clem Slay back
John II Salleng
Peter Swartzenijrnber
rr W E Tucker
W B Tyler
M E Turner
Wm W Triflg
Wm Walls
G P Wyatt
Dr N L Whipple
Max Weiner
R Q Wegt
New Home Items.
Weather cool enough for winter
clothing. We are not suffering for
rain, but could stand more.
Mr Loss Kimes is here from Ver
non county. lie reports farmers all
discouraged it has not rained enough
to wet a man coatless this spring.
Most of the farmers are plowing up
the wheat and pasturing the oats;
ths corn, he nays, is at a stand-still
and has a yellow cast.
- Mirtle Pine, of Walker, Mo., has a
small interest in a sheep ranch. One
day while Mr Pine was passing his
best girl was in the midst of the flock
with a cow bell. She succeeded in
stampeding the sheep. Mirtle give
the ladies of Vernon county lessons
on handling sheep.
Mrs liiraiu Dudley, of Virginia, ac
companied by her two little children,
was In our town over Saturday night.
' Friend Khuer Garner, of Virginia,
was with us Sunday.
Mr Boyer, an Amsterdam officer,
was here on a bicycle, in pursuit of
Texas Harry Hicks to secure a riHe
he had borrowed and had never re
turned. Mr B. followed him to Pres
cott, Kansas, thence to New Home,
and finally caught hiiu at Ladue,
Henry county, where he delivered
up the gun with but little resistance.
Mr Burnett of Foster, spent the
day at Mr L W Jones, Saturday.
My news of Mew Home will here
after be sent off on Monday instead
of Tuesday; those helping me will
tease send them in to me before tne
ln.il goes out Monday morning.
CBoppsayshe has 110 acres of
in ami NO acres of wheat, 50
of oats, all are looking line.
Allen has a turkey gobbler
on the allotted number of
lis time to come oil will be
Thursday.
Wonder why Jim Coontz laid uiii'
der Jim McKethen's thorn trees all
afternoon Sunday, in front of P y's.
J T Taylor, for convenience he is
. known as chicken Taylor, has quit
the chicken business and is now go
ing into the pumpkin business and
will hereafter be known as pumpkin
Taylor.
(; Bopp sold 500 bushels of w heat at
Mc per bu.
I nave 5 white ducks strayed away.
A M Smith's sister returned to her
home at Ft. Scott, Tuesday morning.
Frank Kobb has a new buggy
jorse; he ana miss r.n.a ;uei.einen
(d Frank were trying it s driving
alities Sunday afternoon.
X. M. N'eSTLKUODK.
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est market price for butter, eggs and
chickens, corner Broadway and
irand ave, Nyhart, Mo.
Clark says he is getting lots of
work to do. Boys, patronize a good
man when you know it.
1 was in Butler a few days ago,
called on our circuit clerk, found out
Calamity Atkeson was going to have
one case in first term of court. He is
Hying.
Shally is able to be about again;
buy a threshing machine of Shally &
Hoagland and save money.
Gk Grady.
Nyliait Items.
Warren Avers has out about 100
acres of corn. t!0 acres of flax and 50
acres of oats, a large crop for two
teams.
Anybody wanting a driving horse
or irood road wagon, call on or ad
dress Wm Smith, Nyhart, office over
nostofliee.
W II liemiein, in company wiui
Harry Pugh was in our village Tues
du; on business.
I wonder whr,i'made Charlie Shu-lenberg-r's
trse scare just as he
passed OowgiU'a Sunday evening.
Mann Daniels is thinking of buying
a threshlntf machine this year.
picture ot tne reat estare agent
tne run-away a snort nine
ran ie seen ai an v Time nanjins
on left of liostoftiee window
Ka r
coin if to
Will An
the 1st of
J A Wei
passed th
eveninir.i
Lasrsribn savs he is eroing to reap
Xhe ffjv&in this year w ith a new chaiu-
Vti burner, lie savs tney are me
est on earth
Summit Items
Did we hear some one say that we
are having cool weather? Yes, and
with a little more mositure with it,
and the prospective crop of chinch
bugs are beyound harm.
Some few farmers are not quite
through planting, but we think
broom corn is about all there is to
plant now, and any time in June is a
good season for planting that crop,
It is most excellent weather for
cultivating the young corn and all
are availing themselves of the oppor
tunity.
Wonder what the attraction at
Butler, Sunday evenings, for Mellie
Parker and Bert Stanton? We hope
the gates about the north part of
town have strong hinges as it's the
time of year farmer boys parents
can't stand an accident. Wonder
what Bert meant when we heard him
saying "I'm so lonely now, but bye
and bye,etc.,?
The S. S. at the Chapel is moving
along nicely as usual in the absence
of the superintendent, with our as
sistant superintendent, Mrs. Lvdia
Potts.
Elder G. W. Webb's day at the
Chanel is the 3rd Sunday of each
month. He is an enthusiastic worker
and old snoozers ;don't find much
tfsie for sleep when the Elder is
around. He's no compromiser with
sin and it s train.
W. H. Caldwell has been, the past
week, looking through Vernon and
St. Clair counties with a view to
locating some time in the future. He
found nothing to suit, and on his
wav home left a bid on a farm in
Bates, which he concluded was better
than leaving the best countv in the
State.
Mr. John Law son is hard to catch
on fanning. He has broke, pulveriz
ed and planted 100 acres of tough sod
this season, and put in his other
crops, oats, llax, etc., with only the
help of his two little boys. Who savs
they've done better or even as well?
The natives along Deepwater creek
are very much alarmed about strange
sounds heard recently, and it seems
they hav failed to tell from whence
it comes or what it sounds like, but
it more resembles the shock of an
earthquake with it's accompanying
noise. Now if they will call around
at the residence on the south end of
Mr. Henley's farm, some day at noon
or late in the evening, they can solve
the mystery. Bert knows, but he
won't tell. Nix
Ed Goble's family have measles.
Chinch bugs are the talk and will
leave but a few lields to harvest.
MUs Lola Owen, of Butler, was in
Virginia, Tuesday. She i teaching
music to some of the young ladies.
Luther Judy is hauling corn to his
feed lot, one mile west of our city,
where he is feeding a line lot of cattle
for the high price in June.
The fanners for miles around our
city came in Saturday afternoon for
their mail and to trade. It looks like
businers wa on the boom.
A group of fine pictures are to be
seen in Oiner Drysdale's show case.
ieo. Jt-i.kins is blasting the rock
our ot ok well.
J. II. Mc Kirov shipped a carload
I hog. to K. '., la.t week.
Mrs I -nai Park and daughters
nade a living trip to Butler, last
Thursday.
'.lat liinson was in our citv last
week, hunting sweet potato and cab
bage plants and tellingthe boys some
f m big jokes. He said he was a
traight Democrat.
W. W. Park's buggy team is wear-
ng a new set of harness.
Ihe Times should have said last
week that H. H. Flesher could tell
yon about hardware, sugar and tea
and not Hupp.
Mr. and Mrs. William Widders, of
Eldorado, are visiting relatives and
old neighbors.
The pound and pie partv at Mr.
Graves', on the Widders' place, last
week, was grand. Ihe young men
furnish each a pound of candy or
any other eatable, and the young
ladies each furnish a pie. The names
of the young ladies were written on
slips of paper and placed in a box to
be drawn by the boys, who were
each to eat with the young ladv
whose name they drew.
A number ot the lrgima young
folks attended the supper at Amoret,
Saturday night.
.lonn iNance, the v lrginia carpen
ter, repaired the church last week.
A here will bean object lecture at
the Christian church Tuesday night.
mav 28th bv Kev. Keed. His httl
8-vear-old son will recite several
pieces. The lecture is free, but there
will be a hat collection at the close.
There will be an ice cream and
strawberry festival at the Christian
church, Friday night, May 24th.
Milburn Jackson, of Denver, Colo..
came home to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Jackson.
W. T. Cowan and John Durrett re
turned home Saturday night, after
an absence of about two weeks in
Jackson. Kav, Caldwell, Carroll.
Johnson and Henry counties. Ihev
stopped at Kingston, Caldwell Co.,
but did not like that section.
Cliff Jackson and Dmer Drvsdale
each bought a new buggy, last week
Dave Miller and wife, of Butler
visited Uncle Johnny Summers, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bean, of Burlington,
Kan., are visiting the family of C. W.
Wolf, also James I. Wolf and Miss
Inkiphee, of the same place.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jackson gave
a dinner in honor of their son Cliff's
21st birthday, last Sunday. About
thirty people were present.
Ihe voung folks sav thev enjoved
the social at Winfield Steel's, latt
Friday night.
Humors of a wedding in this town
ship thiweek, are afloat.
NEI.S Clkrk.
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The Season Has Now Come For Us To Open Fire On High Prices.
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While it is a fact that goods are advancing rapidly in the market, we had this in view and bought
large quantities of Spring Goods before the advance, which we will coDtinue'to sell at
hard time prices. We dont want the earth,
We .Only Want Such Portions Of Your Trade lis We Merit
Every day people come into our house who tell us that they have paid more for this or that atticle
than we sell them for; then if we can save you money. why not buy your goods of us.
YOU BELONG TO NO ONE, BUY WHERE YOU CAN DO THE BEST
Look at a few, only, of many low prices we are making, see if they have advanced NOT ONE CENT
Good Dress Ginghams
Solid colored Turkey red calicoes
Indigo blue calico solid colored
Lawrence L L muslin
1 yd wide bleached muslin
Hope bleached muslin, soft finish
Lonsdale or Fruit of the Loom
Best a. c. a feather tickings
Best colored tickings
Fine zephyr ginghams
The best best drees ginghams
Fine bleached table linen
oc . j Solid colored red table linen 25c
5c Good all linen towel crash SJc
5c OVERALL, SHIRTS AND SHOES.
5c See our overall at 50e
5c i See our extra heavy at ("5c
"c And the Very Best at 75c
8s See our custom made shirt 35c
15c See our heavy work shirts 50c
15c See our white Bhirt at 75c
10c See our $1.50 white shirt at $1.00
S$c Ask to see our undewear at 25c
3oc And the Very Best at 50c
On this line of goods we can and will save you money if you will only give us a chance.
SHOES! We will save you 20 per cent
On every Pair vou buy of us,
Try it and see for yourself. You can sell your produce to any of the many reliable grocery houses in
the town and they will give you an order to Lane & Adair's Store, which we will take in
exchange for goods same as cash. Come and see us.
rick is thinking some of
ansas for his health.
old was in, our little village
he week.
r and wife, of near Butler,
ough our village Tuesday
Virginia Items.
"We heard 'em sav it and noted it ! for last Monday.
down,
The things that happened about the
town,
So don't blame us if true or not,
We alwavsgive vou the best we've
got."
Miss Baldwin, of Kansas, is visiting
her cousin Miss Ella Durst.
Miss Ixttie Rarnham, of Mulberry,
visited Miss lev Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Pettys, of Butler,
visited W. F. Cowans, Sabbath of
last week.
lev Jenkins spent a few davs at
Foster Items.
Foster is booming, lots of trade in
town to-dav. Forty wagons ha tiling
corn to our new elevator, which is
Just completed.
Ihe busines men of loster have
run the "joint" out of town, so the
boys got drunk Saturday for the lat
time, we hope.
H Robb s saw and grist mill is run
ning in full blast.
Chas Spencer is in Burdett this
week.
Mr Abe Shetrone has a very sick
child.
Our merchants were all busy Sat
urday, so many farmers in town.
Jude Henry is spending a few
weeks at Eldorado for the benefit of
his health.
Mr and Mrs Gray visited their
grandson, Sunday.
Mr Scribner arrived home from
Texas this morning.
Grandpa Lindsey says he will hve
new potatoes next week.
We hear there is to be a wedding
m Foster soon. Look out, section
boss, for the circle saw will be there
Wonder what Miss Bertha Short
and Barton Bricoe went to Butler
. ........ ,o.. v.;H. Mr. cowan s in itomer xownsnin sast
week.
Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
JLANE & ABDAUDB.
Mrs James Wilds, of Clinton, is vis
iting relatives and friends here.
Criss Greer and family visited Ira
Fowler's Sunday.
Bob Beattv and Kennie Maxev, of
Johnstown, were in our burg Sunday
Miss Hattie Bell visited in Ballard
one evening last week.
Mrs W B Cole visited her parents
in Clinton last week.
Childrens dav at Fairview 2d Sun
day in June.
W B Cole and family visited Dr
Warford's Sunday.
Misses Lutsinger and Ludwick of
Spruce, was visiting the Misfs Doug
lass last week.
Christian Endeavor meets at Wal
nut Grove Sunday evening.
Earl Corwine has a horse with the
glanders.
Ihe show is gone so is Jim woods
lantern.
Dr Wolfe attended court at Clinton
last week.
Jim Cole spent a day or two in Bal
lard last week, while his wife visited
in Cass county.
Isaac Anderson and wife visited
relatives in Ballard Sunday.
Mrs E Warford and mother are vis
iting relatives in Clinton.
See Monta Hunt Sunday eve, as he
passed through town.
Mis Tletoe.
FAIffiMlBM'S UBANIK.
OF BATES COUNTY,
Cash Capital. $50,000.00
COUiMTY DEPOSTORY
OF BATES CO.;
OSCAE BEEDER President
R. J. HURLEY . ..lt .Vice-President
E. A. BENNETT id Vice-Preldent
E. D. K1PP Csehicr
Receives Deposits subject to check, Lones Money, issues Drafts and
transacts a general Banking business. Your patronage respectfully
Solicited.
BII1KCTORS.
D. S. Thompson,
John Steele
Oscar Reeder,
Geo W Kierser,
M. (J. Wilcox,
J. .1. McKee.
K. 1. Kipp.
John E. Shutt,
Clark Wlr.
.las. M. McKtbben,
J. EVERINGHAM.
R. J. Hnr.'ey
E. A. Bennett J
H. M. Galley.
Secretary
Preaching at the Baptist church
next Sunday bv Kev Clark of Rich
Hill.
Our booming town has a base ball
club. !
Foster can well be proud of her
churches and schools.
The strawberry and ice cream fes
tival at the Christian church was
well attended.
Mrs Bodkins is improving slowly.
Arthur Henry made a living trip
to Kansas City last w eek on business
for the band boys.
Dr. Langsford went to Butler Mon
day. Mr Hull and daughter, who have
been visiting in Appleton City, re
turned home Sunday evening.
Wonder who got left Sunday night
at Mrs Wills? Sample.
IN ARKANSAW,
A MAN i
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Said that he suppos
ed" Lis house needed a new roof, but
that he could no: put one on while
it was rainiDg and when it didn't
raiD, he iidu"t need it.
Dr. Tucker, the North Side Drug,
gist, is not exactly putting on a new
roof, but is re modeling his store
room Lew front, higher cailing and
other improvements It's a big job,
but haJ to be done, as his trade de
MONEY TO LOAN.
We have a large amount of money
to loan at low rates of interest.
Notes are payable at our office.
Privilege given to pay at any time
and money is ready as soon as
papers are signed.
22 4t. Dcvall & Pebcival
Shannon County Mo. Democrats.
Birch Tree, Mo., May 17. In re
sponse to petitions, Chairman Nor
ton, of the Democratic County Cen
tral Committee, has issued a call fcr
a Delegate Convention, to meet at
Eminence, June 8, for the purpcee
fit fi aPrf aininrr tl-A itsma nf
l Democrats of Shannon County ot,'
the money question. Delegates will
World's Columbian Exposition.
Was of value to the world by illus-1 be elected June 1.
tratmg the improvements in the ;
mechanical arts and eminent pbvsi- j
cians will tell you that the progress j
in medicinal agents, has been ot
equal importance, and as a strength
ening laxative that Syrup of Figs is
far in advance of all others.
mm
Absolutely pure
manded it.
Ballard Items. j jn ajou t0 carrying a gtneral
Everybody is done planting corn, L. . . r,.. rA lKinB
now making a specialty of
and some are plowing
Miss Linnie Young of Montrose was
visiting her brother, Ed Young, last
week.
Ned Cole and sister, Mrs W B Mor
lan went to Urich. Sunday.
Aaron Hart and -wife of Butler,
visited Judge Cole's Sunday.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Faifv
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Ladies' Toilet Articles and Fine
Stationery.
. L- TUCKER.
! t'nt Them Down Slill Lower
; than ever. I have made a very large
reduction on groceries, tinware. gUss
! and queensware, table knives, pocket
j knives, table and tea spoons, willow
and wooden ware, can goods, in fact
j everything in my line except sugar
and flour which are advancing everv
week but will sell them as low If not !
lower trn tb lowest It will par i "
! you to trad wtH I v -ri'r h T
lieve that you wiL save from tea. to .
twenty per cent on yoar purchase. (
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