You Can't Talk
Too Much
ABOUT A GOOD THING
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W. L Hash, one of Johnstown's The improvements which hate
substantial and well-to-do farmers been under contract at the M. E.
and good friend to the booming church, iouth, for the past week
Times, renews. hare been completed and the church
Some of the business men of Clin- 18 "UJ Ior occupancy again.
The interior of the building has
been handsomely papered, the floor
ton were caught a few daj9 ago by a
I smooth advertising fakir. The fellow
And that's why we keep on talking in
our "ads" about those young Men's
''Worsted Chariot" suits in stylish
plaids which we show at
t $ 1 0.00 AND $12.00
did not do much barm, however, as
he only caught the fossil merchant
who never puts a line in his home
paper. The advertising scheme which
he worked was called a "Bueice38
Men's Lodge Directory
Cellars and streets were flooded
jwith water at Webb City Saturday
night, and the track of the electric
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They are from $2 to S3 under the low
est price we ever named for similar goods
Besides they are made "right up to the
handle" with wide facings to armhole
wide satin piping hand made satin
lined collars and have all "vitals" nec
essary to prevent them getting out of
shape. The young man who buys one
can have the satisfaction of knowing
that he is "strictly in it"
LADIES:
We have just received another shipment
of those genuine Dongola Oxfords
which we are selling for only
$1.00 AND -$l.25
No eho9 store will sell you similar shoes
for less than a quarter or half more.
Why not let us save you that much? A
few of those Misses Oxfords at 50c and
. 65c still here.
carpeted and the woad work paint-
ed.
Dr. J. W Morris and wife are
moving back to Bailer. Their house
hold e Beets arrived at the depot
Saturday. Since leaving Butler
a year ago they have been living in j
Chicago. They are good citizens I
and the Times, with their many
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street lailroad was greatly damaned meuu ' wm giauiy wei0me luem
u a., 1 r PICK.
The creeks near the city rose rapidly The fastest work on record ia the
and it was leared tue crops would i o printing uue in Uutler was ac-
complished by the Times Saturday.
The work done was a brief for
i Graves A Clrk in the Coleman case
THIS CARD
Kntitles ;ilr ) the purchaser of
a suit of clothes to th privita of our SPECIAL
PRESSING DEPARTMENT to have .am? prsd as
often as he wishes.
S ATU R D AYJEXCEPTEO .
ThU Cnl Not TToiferbl.
McKIBBEKS
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
RELIABLE EETAILER3 OF CLOTHING
BUTLER, MISSOURI.
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&IB0TS"6VTriTTERS
j be gratly damsged by overflow.
The public schools will close Fri
day of next week. Commencement
exercises will ba held at the opera
house the same evenirjr The clos
ling exercises of the echocli are al
ways an interesting feature in this
city, the people generally being very
proud of tbe management and effici
ency of the schools.
Tbe Times had a pleasant and sub
etantial call from its esteemed triend
and pioneer subscriber, Uncle Wm.
Griggs, of Ballard. He is one of the
pioneers of Bates and no better man
or truer democrat lives in the county.
He reported the farmers getting
along first rate in his neighborhood,
but said the ground was getting dry
and rain was needed.
Elijah Haines, the old gentleman
who carries the mail from the depot
to the post office, found his clothes
in the alley back of his residence
near the depot Monday morning ba
tween 3 and 4 o'clock. Mr. Haines
had cashed his pension check a few
days before and had about 37 of
the money in his pocket which the
sneak-thief got. As he is a poor
man the loss was quite heavy to
him.
Fleetwood Thomas' residence in
the south part cf the city was badly
scorched by fire between 11 and 12
o'clock Sunday night. The fire orig
BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK.
J. R. Witt it a new subscriber to
the booming Times
Judge D. V. Brown has taken out
license as city auctioneer.
Mrs. Robt. Deacon is visiting Mrs.
L P. Burnie, of Warsiw, Mo.
M. E. church, South, has .been
papered and a new carpet put on
the floor.
The 4th of July celebration in
Butler this year ought tobs made a
record breaker.
Mr. Hicks gives out tbe statement
that we are to have a warm summer
with frequent showers
Coleman Smith was taking an in
wntory of the personal property of
the late C. B. Lewis. Thursday.
G. B. Hickman has gone to St.
Loui9 to attend the state enbalmers
association.
Dr. and Mi s. Allic, of Danville,
111., are visitiDg their daughter, Mrs
T. J. Smith.
W. N. Hardinger, one of the
Times' oldest subscribers and most
esteemed faiends, renews.
The pension board at Nevada has
been fired and new men appointed
to fill the vacancie?
A. B. Owen, county treasurer, is
makinrr preparations to cet after
those delinquents in their persona
taxes.
Constable Ed Dalton tells us tbe
r t TT ll. .
crops are magnincent. tie eaya m
now pending in tbe Kansas City
court of appeals. The manuscript
was handed in at 3 o'clock in tbe
afternoon by Mr. Graves and in 10
hours the work was completed,
bound and delivered. The brief con
tained e:ghteen pages. Tbe work'
had to be acsomplithed im a given
time, ana ia oraer to mase enas
meet, the hands on the clo:k had to
ba turned back a little.
Grandfather Abell, for tbe past
ten or twelva years a resident of this
city and one of tbe town's most es
teemed citizens, accompanied by!
his daughter, Miss Ljds, and Miss
May Morgan, took his departure
Tuesday for Colora lo Springs, where
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m u nroDaoimv ne win maue nis
future home with his daughters,
Misses Maggie ana JLyae. aiiss
Maggie has a position in the public
schools of that city arid she was
anxious to have her father with her.
The Times with their host cf ether
friends regret very much to loss
this most excellent family from our
city.
Capt. Tygard, as special agent for
tbe county court, has succeeded in
getting an offer to refund the old
Mt. Pleasant railroad 5 per cent
bonds for 4 per cent. The couitl
last week made an order empowering
inated in the upstairs rooms and it Capt, Tygard to refund the bonds at
is supposed was caused by a defect- tnat price. There will be about
ive flue. The damage to the bouse gno.OOO to refund, and this will be
covered by insurance. Most of L ceBr eaving of $700 a year to tbe
the household effects were cartied township in interest. It will prob-
out before the fire company turned take tbe fitst two years profits
on the water ana nooaea me uuuu- t0 pay expenses and commission,
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ing. after which the township gets the
benefit of the J per cent saved. We
call that a neat little eaving, thanks
to the activity and efficiency of the
A new lot of those black 3
piece long pant suit for boys
this week and the price is
still $4, better buy this time,
as it will be the last shipment
this spring. Remember the
price.
$4.00
Mens Underwear
We have a big stock and
the prices are very low. We
sell the best 25c underwear
in the market. Come and
see if we don't.
An all wool ovrplaid in the
very newest effect, strictly
tirst-class, thre piece long'
pant suits, price each suit.
$5.00
Shirts.
The fashions newest; color
ed body, whit neckbands
and white waistbands, the
very swellest shirt in the
market. Two qualities.
75c and $1.00
McKIBBENS
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
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PEQLAL
go SALE OF og
i riwu liM i
The old settleis of the county will
bold a meeting at tbe court house
Satnrrlnv- Mftv 22. at 2 o'clock D. m.
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Tk is to be hoped the eatherinc will "UBUC1W BS"-
be a success. Every old timer
should make it a point to be present.
Nothing would be more pleasant
than the organization of an old set
tler's association for this county.
Their memories recorded would
The trial of Nathan Simley, of
Pleasant Gap township, came off!
before Justices Wm. Allen and Burk-
hart Saturday. He was charged
jwith willfully, maliciously and felo
niously setting fire to the residence
SATURDAY, MAY I5TH, 1897.
Note the dag, one day only, and it will pay you
to be here. An offer never before equaled in
the history cf the millinery business. We of
fer you the biggest bargains, the grandest ral
Yues, values neYer before attempted. Values
that will startle the oldest inhabitant, cost
dosen't enter into this sale, the goods must be
sold, hence this unprecedented offer of your free
and unrestricted choice of our entire stock of
$3.00, $4.00, $5.00. $5.00, and $2.00, hats at
the nominal price cf
make most valuable history and in- of Dr. Barney E. Lusk, in the town
corn is coming up nicely and plant
Sheriff Mudd has several pet t quir- jn, as abou'. all been done.
rsls which range on the trees in tbe nant Ar ArA nnln ;Q the new
court jard.which he is very proud of. q John Ludwick s drug store.
Tbe death of C. B. Lewis, alder- u will be up to date and add great-
man for the third ward, will necessi- ly to the appearance of ths room.
tate a special election to nil me n j McEiro, cf Ricli Hill,
Vacancy. wiH preach the opening sermon at
Notio the half piica sale on La- the district conference meeting of
dies, Misses and Childrens fine low the M. E. church, south, Weines
ihoes and slippers on tbe bakoaim day next at 11 a m.
cocsTia at Max Weiners. Tne jrffe jrT eoodu store of A.
Mrs. W. G Shaftr entertained a P. Frowein, at Clinton, Mo , was
antnber of her lady friends at her closed Saturday. This was one of
Ohio the largest sni oldest established
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street, Fiiday afternoon. firms in the city.
The ritv council was cJled togetb- The successful contes'aots in the
w
tt Pridav nis?ht to consider the mat- Demorest medal contest at the opera
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ter of ranting a franchise or Uie house Thursday, x naay anu omur
dav niohts were: Miss xumma uas
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teresting matter fcr the press.
The residence of R. L. Clark, in
Elkhart township, together with the
greater portioa of the household
gbodp, was destroyed by fire early
Saturday morning. Tbe fire caught
rom a flue. Mr. Clark was sbout
a half mile from home looking after
some hogs when bi dwellicg took
fire. He had an insurance of $300
on house and $153 on contents. The
insurance was taken out in a com
pany represented by J. S. Pierce, of
this city.
city to a local telephone company.
A barn in the east part ot town. ,
the property of "W. H. Huff, burned
Thursday eveniog last. Two hogs
in the stable could not bs gotten
out and perished. ,
The Times is sorry t say that our
venerable citiien, J. J. Ryan, has
been under the weather for the past
two or three weeks and has been
eonfined to the house.
1 Mr. and Mrs. F. H. CroweiL and
Mr. and Mis. H. E. Percival leave
to-day to diive through toElDorada
L Springs. Mo., for a few days recrea
r tion. Mrs. Crowell will stay thera
ity and Master Elmer Silvers.
T?tmaml)Pr the old settlers of the
county, that ie, those who have teen
here 25 years, are invited to meet at
the court house Saturday, May 22,
at 2 o'clock, the purpose of meeting
being to organize aa old settler's at-
sociation.
J. Greenberg, a Ft. Scott clothing
boot and sboa merchant, will have to
serve a term in the penitentiary for
bavisg systematically bought goods
from prcfeesionsl burglars who op
erated in surrounding towns, and
took the goods to Greenberg to be
old at retail.
of Lone Oak, on the night of th
20th of April. The trial terminated
inthe complete vindication of tbe
accused. The state was represented
by prosecuting attorney Clark, and
the defense by W. O Jackson. The
trial created considerable interest in
the immediate vicinity of Lone Oak,
and a cumber of people attended
We understand the niitter is not
setuej, as air. oiiuiey buuiuct ia
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COME EARLY.
CUT RATE MILLINERY STORE, 2d Door South of P. 0.
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Amos Bowen, 25 years of age,
committed suicide at the corner of
Fifteenth and Walnut street, Kan
sas City, by firing a bullet through
suit agair st
prosecution.
now drawing up the papers to bring his head Monday evening about 8
Dr. Lusk for malicious o'clock. Several persons on tne
street saw him take tbe pietel from
bis pocket and fire tbe f hot that
ended his life. His appetite for
liquor caueed him to commit the
act.
While returnmer from the C B.
Tbe middle of-the-ioad populists jjj funeral at Johnstown Thurs
over in the first congressional dis- . th h diiven bv
trict are in a bad fright. Saturday M p j Benesch and Mrs. E. E
they were to meet at Macon, Mo . g . ( k fri hk aDj ran away I District conference, of the M. E
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and nominate a congressman, umy Mfg SparkB wa9 driving at the time church, south, will convene in the
six delegates from tbe distr'.ct put
in appearance Tbe order by tbe
committee to elect delegates was ig
nored. Tbe special election to elect
a congree sman to succeed Mr. Ettis,
deceased, will te held June 1st. The
The dsmocrtts and iepnolicans have
made nominations.
the buggy cailier, and diagged a
ebors distance when fortunately her
clothing teeami detached, which
Mr Wm. Scull v. who his planted probably saved Ler Hie. me genue
agoDdbigfoitunein Bates county men who tad acted as pallbearers
Mi f.t ftnmnanied br his son. were in froEt of the ladies and made
va vHM--f " r V 1 -
1 onmrinTAnnT an tfifort to catch tbe
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Fr. C W. Koetnle, of Lincoln, Ills.,
and held on well and bravely until city Wednesday of text week. W.
the buggy collided with a tree when B. Palmore, editor of the Christian
she was thrown out, receiving pain Advocate St- Louis, and Dr. Bigham
ful but not serious hurls. Mrs. general secretary of the board of ed-Benf-sch
was thrown out and under ucation, will be present and make
addresses. The conference will be
in cession three days. The general
public is invited to attend the services.
spent several days in the city last
week, the guests of Mr. and Mrp.
F. H. Crowell. Mr. Scully was here
ior the purpose of looking over his
landed inteiett He is a very p;a'.D,
unassuming, genial eld gentleman,
and to see him on the s'reets you
would not take him to be a man re
puted to be worth many millions.
horse but it
evadedthem. Tin ladies were brought
to town and medical bi i summoned.
Mrs. Spark's injuries wre slight.
Mrs. Br::ch ai confined to her
Mother of D. N.Thompson.
The T'lrrs has received a copy of
tbe Craw ford sville (Iowa,) Imprint,
which contains a lengthy obituary of
the death of Mrs. Nancy A. Thomp
son, mother of our esteemed fellow
citizen, D. N. Thompson, which
occurred at tbe residence of her
youngest son, Samuel Thompson,
four miles southeast of Washington,
Iowa, April 29tb, 1897, at 8:15 p. m.
Tbe deceased was born in Adams
county, Ohio, Feb'y 5tb, 1815. At
tbe age of 15 years she united with
the Presbyterian church, and on tbe
15th of Janusry, 1835, was married
to Jacon Thompson, one of the early
pioneers of Kentucky and Ohio. To
this union were born seven sonr,
two dying in infancy and two sfUr
growing to manhood. Of her Chris
tian life and sacrifices for lha anrd
I of th gospel ia distant lands, the
Lock the Door I ItBPnEt PJ" hr memory a most
, , . , T .. i beautiful tribute.
Bafore the horse is stolen. I unfy, j Rn Benjamin, a pro
ennch and vitalize joar b.ood and fftfmer of
Duua up your pujs.wi t';;1 Pnir,m r it mt
a proapeious farmer residing sesr
I Washington. Io, and D S. Thomp
son, banker ana iarmer wno resides
lore disease attacks ycu and serious
tickness conies. Hood's Saraaparilla
will make you strong and vigorous
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loom for sveial days by severe ana wui expeiirom M jaet Borlh of tbe corporate limiti cf
bruises acd cut about the head nd impurities and germ? of disease. Li- dt efB athef Ud,ide Tbi,
T"?L. Tt wa, the verdic of ! Tke Hood 8 SanapariL. now. oq9 hred a .
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those who wi'nessed the runaway
that the ladies escaped marveloasly
well.
Hood's Pills are the iavoiite family
cathartic. Easy to take, gentle and
mild. 25 cents.
and died in the faith of tbeChrisiian
religion- She has gone to reap her
reward. What sweet consolation to
her honored aosa left bebiad.
lor tome time. ,