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t V , i: - i ft ri it . f VOL. XXIX. BUT LEE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907. NO. 23 Siting. I Summer Oooils We are showing the ewelleet line nt Summer Dress Goods ever shown la the town; all we atk of you is to step In and take a look at them you wll say the same thing. No advance la the price ol these goods. Buy early while the stock Is complete: 30 in. Windsor batiste 8V 30 " Fauna Batiste 12tf? 82 " Queen Batiste l-"c 32 " Vulso Madrls cloth 15 32 " Organdie Venice 2c 30 " Fancy dotted ewlss Beautiful silk dotted ewlss . 25c Fine Sheer Xlpton silks 35c Fine Prap De Llnde 31" Plaid Paris tissue 2."c White Swiss, small dot White corded Pique 20c White Marsalles 20c Good rross-bnred Jaconet lte 30 In. cross bared Jaconet 120 Cross bared dimity lro White duck 12n Black duck 12'c White Goods for Ladies' Waist, Suits and Drawn Work, 36 in. Wide, 25c. Z -phyr Press Ginghams 1" Aprou Chock Ginghams 7 Mercerlzod bleached Table Linen 2."c Finn Mercerized linen rc Good Bleached Table Linens S0c 72 in. all Linen Pamask 7"c " Fine Rleached Pamask H-00 " Fine Satin Dnma-k 1-19 84 " 7 ft. wide, fine Sntiu Paniul. l."0 Stephen's towel crush lc Roler " wi t he 1 and 1 5c Percales, 30 In. wide 10" Large Polka Pot Percale for walHts lic Big line Sheperd check suitings at 20c, 2."e and :13c Woolen Dress Goods. We show the strongest line of Woolens ever shown In the town. Fine black voiles, 44 In. wide f 1.00 Black Mohair 3G In. wide 50o Fine black Mohairs 54 In. wide $1.00 Few Indigo Blue Calicoes at 4c. Shoes. It will pay you to look through our shoe line. We can save you money. Sewing Machines. Path Finder, Fully Guaranteed ?13 95 Honey Moor., " " I3-9 Ruby, Xdw llome make 18.93 New Ideal, New Home make 24-93 Buy a machine now while they are cheap. Groceries. We do a crocery business; sell as cheap as any house, and only the best qualities of groceries. No Short Weight, No Short Measures Here. Carpets. Bring In the exact size of your room in three days we can have a carpet for you. Room size rugs on hand. Brussels and Mo-quett. Hf Youi Wontf a for Style and durability coll at iipa niGllOLS, ; Ho ccrri-i thpl-it Nov York Styles. , Virginia. Mies Flosa Park daughter of Abe rk was married at her home In Kidder, Mo., last week. Miss Floea lived just north of Virginia tor sev eral year and is remembered by many of the young people of Vir ginia. Judo Inborn ami wire, olAmoret, attended SS at Virginia last Sunday, Lister exertie were well attend ed at the M. E. church. There was nons at the Christian church. The election is over at Virginia, and a tunny one at that. The Re publican side lo ked like a klud of a hoiipiug machine to chop off tne heads of soma of their work- re here tofore, which was done. The Pemo- crats got there all but two, V. V 'ark and w m. Suhene were left to tell that there was a Republican ticket In the fieM. The Prohibitionists voted on the Pemocrat tide. They saw the Republicans huggtng the Democrats last fall and this spring they thought they must be good fel lows or the Republicans would not bug them. Mrs. Andrew Hmpon Is on t sick list. Mrs Nolnnd was vllt!ng the fan lly of Mr. Pi'.!;us north of Butler last week, and her noree got urea ol staying in the p icture and started for home but wa stopped on tne way. They fouud It t Mr. Ketrons Sunday. Aaron r ceived ;t let ter Troin .Vnrl- an Kennedy hist m hhuv and n newspaper clipping Inclosed eid Marian Kennedy and Miss I.va il- liams were married the 12th of March. The brld hua toen in the employ of the Stewardon company as central g;rl am. hits made the beat record as such of any In the State. She will move to Trowbridge where her husband holds a po-ltion as cen tral man for the Trowbridge tele phone I'o. "Marian Kennedy lived many years in Virginia nnd is tie- luaiuted with every bod v in this part of the country. Aaron wants him to send a picture of the couple. Marian writes us that he has a .1 room house of his own In Trowbridge. What now about his old bachelor friends living here who can not get a woman. T. B. Noland stayed Monday night with Aaron. He is airent for Seares Fire Water and Rust proof Patent Paint. P. C Wolfe is la the- ditc!.!;ig busi ness also has just painted his barn. The new M. L. prencner tilked to the Virginia people Sunday night Ills next reguhir appointment will be theud Suiu'y in April. We have not learned whether he Is a preacher like lsalh. preaching against national sln- or not. A team passed through Parktown last wtek with several trunks hi the wagon supposed to tie dry goods. Thomas Constable drove out from Butler last Sunday morulug but did not tarry very long. He took Miss Lura Park with blm and went east. She Is the daughter of W.W.Park and was raised here. They went and had some one say to them "be good to each other." Mr. Constable is re ported as having fixed a place to keep a cook in. May i jy and peace go with them all the days of their lives. 1 hey are near Lees Summit where they will be tuts summer. The road dragging had to stop the last week of the campaign and many went to dragging men to get them in shape tor election day. Park town work goes on all the same standing a living monument that road dragging le what the farmers want to do to have good roads. Pr. J. J. Mitchell la building a new corn crib and hog house on his farm at Ylrtrinla. A lady missionary trom r orto Rico ol the Christian church will speak at Virginia in the near future. Mrs. George Zlno was very sick last Saturday. Miss Parr had 18 pupils the first of her school. Aaron Kansas City, and is ready for busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Judge Sullens have returned from Texas, where they have been spending the winter. Their niece, Miss PearMilgdon, of north ern Texas, will visit with them for several months. Rev. Balwln preached at Salem the fifth Sunday ot last month. Mr. and Mrs. Judge Sullens, Misses Jennie Caldwell and Mary Bell, of New Home, visited Mrs. Henderson Milter Sunday. Miss Myrtle Campbell accompa nied by her sister, Miss Francis, re turned Saturday morning from But ler, ' where Miss Francis has been attending High School. A Sunday School was organized ut Old Walnut March 31st. Mr. and Mrs. Emlll. ot Pittsburg, Kansas, have been visiting relatives for several days. Milt Journey Is having a new house built. He thinks he will try city life for a while. That's right. Milton, take lite easy In your old days. Mr. Bagett and wife took Easter dinner with their son, Tom Bagett, of New Home. I'ncle Bennie Caldwell, of New Home, Is Improving slowly. TorsY. Hume Happenings. From tb Ti'l(')ihone. The Hume schools will close on April 19th. Commencement exer-, tlses April 22 and The high ' school alumni will hold its annual reception the same week. Hannu Brothers, who purchased the Hogan farm, arrived from West i VIrgluia, this week, and took posses-j slon. Tliey seem like real live, en terprislng gentlemen, and we hope they will like Missouri and her peo-1 pie. Mr. .1. (5. Reniiie, of the Amos! neighborhood, residing on the old! Lou Nichols farm, has an old Eng lish Bible printed iu K137. it was Why not furnish your home on the JOT PAYR3EE3T Pay a small amount down an 1 balance by the week or mouth. You will hardly miss the money. We have the largest stock oi Furniture and Carpets in Bates county, all marked In plain figures and at one price to nil. No chance to make a mistake at our store. This week we are making special prices on couches. We Invite your careful conslderat ion ot our claims. We have had years of experience: have enough money (as n firm) to buy in large quantities for spot rush. Yours respectfully, A, H, CULVER FURNITURE GO, Headquarters for (iuod Furniture. .brought to America in ISIS by his The "Vpirit of our old friend and great gramlf tthcr, Ir. John M" j advisor, U ni. A. Acki-nnai?, w,tH,alf ' Phnil. It Is coiniuVte with the Nw , d t join hi futh'TS gone on ti. fgjv, j Testament annotations, well pre-j Saturday, March 24, 1H07, (kt 1 , served and otherwise an Interesting I oYlo-k a. m. lie was only 11! a few j old volume. Miss Mickey should ee- days, lie w,is making his kome with ! cure It for the old relic exhibit of the his son, Mr. .1. T. Ackeraian, cast o' Hume Stock Show next fall. Hume, at the lime of his death. Foster Items. Fiahlncp fa the order of the dav. Walter Jennings has returned trom Hnn thorn California. W. 0. Jackson was In Foster last week on business. Pr. Williams, ot Hume, was called to see the sick child of Fred Smith. The child Is reported better. Township election passed off very quiet. Some good Republicans vot ed the Democratic ticket, and some good Pemocrats voted theKepuba H. Miller, J. W. Darby and D. H. ArhnirMfc aim to live In neace thai summer, as they have pat a new fence aroana tneir garaens. Supt. Ires was in Foster Wednes day. Otis Jennings and wife were in Bat lav FrMnv tradlntr. Elmer Pries and Walter Pugan, of Mineral, nan., are visiting menas in Xfaatar- Easter sxenfas was held at the Christian Chorea last Banday. Let R-ltoa was attesdfeg Presby TEE OPENED READY FOR BUSINESS. We want to say to the people of Butler and vicinity that we have opened up our store on the west side of square at NORLEET & REAM'S OLD STAND and intend to keep in stock; everything found in an up-to-date Notion Store. Our store will be called THE BIG RACKET which stand for BIG BARGAINS. We have on sale 1,000 yards of laces and insertion from 3 to 5c per yard; we also have a nice line of Embroidery, Hosiery, Underwear, Work Shirt, Overall, Chinaware, Graniteware, Tinware and Hardware and over 1,000 other useful articles. When you are in town, come in and see for yourself, and get acquainted with us, and us with you. We will gladly show our goods whether you buy or not and as- - sure you. We will not try to sell you something you don't want WHAT WE SELL WE STAND BY If it don't please you, when you get it home, bring it back, and we will return your money as cheerfully as we take it. Our goods are marked in plain figures. One price to all. We would be glad to have you come in and look over. EGGS TAKEN SAME AS CASH. BIG RACKET. O. W. JENKINS, Prop. i f" MMMMMIIIISSSSSSSSSeSSI WSMWMMWMMMMIHMMH I I MM MIM