The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-12-12
THE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
The Varied and Extensive Business
Carried On Under lis Roof.
NONE \, ENTERPRISE, BRAINS.

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ter conceived the idea of pcrambula-
ting through the Opera Block. IN
specting its contents and expatiating
on the same for tie beneht OF the
public.
The Opera House Block and its
history is SO new, and It's dimensions
so fully described, by the LINES a
year ago when it was dedicated
that recapltulation is unnecessary.
1t is enough to say that the Opera
house covers 100 feet square of
ground, is three story high and
was built IN 1882 by its pres
ent owner and public spirited
citizen VIM. E. Walton. The build
Ing is a most magnificent one, far in
advance of anything IN the southwest,
and is the pride of our people.
Entering the corner room, on the
first floor, we behold an apartment
Is by IS feet in size, finished in
splendid style and furnished with all
the accoutrcments of first class bus
mess institution.
THE BUTLER NATIONAL BANK
occupies this room. This back has
"a cash capital OF $4,000 and num-
befs among its twenty stock holders
some of our most substantial citizens.
1t is carefully managed and has
steadily increased in business since
Its organization. Judge Booker
Powell is President, Wrl. f. Wal
ton Cashier, =. G. Duke asst. Cashier,
Don Kinney clerk and collector.
with Il board of directors composed
of conservative business men. In
the rear of this room we found 5.
w. Peach, in the EMPLOY of Mr..
Walton, busily engaged in making
ABSTRACTS OF TITLES
He has under his control a complete
Sc. OF title abstracts to each tract OF
land in Bates county. These ab-
stracts were first begun by Mr..
Walton in the year 1870, who is the
owner of them as we'll as the author
of the copyrighted system. and which
has been adopted in over two hum
dred counties in the United States.
A complete and reliable abstract of
title to any land in Bates county car
here be had on short notice. Mr..
Walton also conducts a large bus,-
ness IN
LoANING MONEY.
on real estate, and since 1874 has
loaned about one and Il half million
of dollars in the surrounding country.
Much OF this has been paid in and
reloaned. He now has loaned and
under his control over tour hundred
thousand dollars. He informed the
reporter that he had never sustained
a loss OH any Of these loans, remark
able as it may seem. Considering
the fact that he has loaned this large
amount OF money IN sums ranging
from $500 to $5,o 900, running through
a number OF wears, necessltatIng tFe
making of several thousand loans.
without loss, certainly proves him
safe invester, and establishes anoth-
er fact that Bates county real estate
is the very best of security. He
seems always prepared with cash to
loan to prompt men on good real es-
tate, and on long or short time. He
further informed us that he had lust
perfected arrangements with capital
lists and that hereafter would be bet
ter supplied with funds than in the.
past. Passing out into the street we
enter next the cspacious quarters OF
the
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
occupying two very large rooms con-
nected by an archwav, and presided
over by that accommodating and
wide awake salesman. Mr.. E. D.
Kipp. The two apartments cover
an aggregate space of so by $50 feet
and fronts on two streets. Here is
to be found ANYTHING usually kept in
first class furniture store. Fine
parlor suits, bed room suits. dining
room furniture. beaureaus, chairs OF
various kinds. looking glasses.
brackets. mouldings, picture frames,
chromos and hundreds of other things
all new. NICE and cheap. Ir. Wal
ton is also owner of this furniture
emporiun'. Mr.. kipp informed the
reporter that the goods for the store
were bought in conjunction with the
turm ml;Te !ao1>c of 5. Ball or Holden.
III large iot> at the factory, am;
at t!ne lowest prices sar
cash. By 81 buving together in
such large quantities they buy cheap
er aud save largely in freIghts which
enables them to sell the best
goods for the lowest prices. \ large
stock OF co.finS and us>!er,2kers sup