The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-10

lunen al Tor 10 cents.
r c. Fsirchild, formerly q cit;zAr
OF Butler, orders TIE TINES to hi
address at Scott, Okla.
Call and zee our Bulgarian liner
and burlap squares and Mt. Mellicl
designs in embroidery. BILLS Cast
Store.
The object OF the Sunday league
organized at Jefferson City will be to
enforce the laws governing Sunday
and to preserve the day as one Of
rest and worship.
ALL CLOAKS Ladies, misses
and childrens clnaks a cost to close
out t'efore invoicing. Bigreductions
In all iurs, bras, scaris and muffs.
Get in early and make selection for
Christmas. Remember cost till after
invoicing Jan. 1st. Finest line OF
chinaware ever showr-a big Inc Of
samples at 90 per cont i So than frat
cost. Butler Cash Dept Store.
The Sedalin Democrat has this to
say in regard to Republican admins.
tration and prosperity: "Mark
Hanna captured great mony votes
in Ohio by making people believe
that Democratic victory would end
prosperity" Since the election 4, :
600 men in Cleveland and 1000 in
Youngstown End themselves ont Of
work, and the Democrats didn't win,
either"
A new oil company has been or.
gained at Nevada with q capital
stock Of 81 100000. Theincorpora-
tors are j. Fl. Kaylor, j, B. Harris
and E. 8. Clark. The company has
1000 acres Of land leased in the
Bellamy district, south OF Nevada.
We hope the boys will strike 1t and
then ship Butler a few barrels OF a
better grade than we are now get.
ting.
several days OF circuit court was
taken up the last Of the week with
the trial OF the damage suit of jesse
Handy, a negro lad, against j. II.
Schlurtes & Co. The suit was for
$4,000 personal damages. TIE
plaintiff alleges he was injured, by
having his arm crushed in a patent
bread mixer in the restaurant OF that
firm, conducted on the north side
square in Butler some time ago. The
jury awarded Handy damages in the
sum OF $3.50. Dooley & Smith and
IA. DeArmond appeared for Handy,
R, B. Ruff, OF Marshall, and Francisco
and Clark for the defense.
Hon. George R. Vending held his
audience practically spellbound, al.
most mesmerizsd, for one hour and a
half by his matchless oratory, his
forceiul logic, the beauty OF his die
ton and the profound research he
displayed in his lecture on "The I'M
perial Book" A subject that has
been discussed and dissected by the
greatest thinkers, writer's and speak
ers for two thousand years, would
scarcely seem to offer a field for one
who expected to advance new ideas
clothed in interesting Language, but
Mr.. Vending has done this and more
in his new lecture
DR.. R. E. L Jarvis, former pastor
OF the South Methodist church OF this
city, now pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Clay Center, Kan, has
written book, which is now in the
hands OF the printer. THE Making
of Christian" is the title. The Clay
Center Times, in reviewing the work,
among other things, says:
ut might we'll be called a plain.
everyday explanation of Philosophi-
cal Christianity, but the author
makes it'll palmer by giving it the title,
"The Making of a Christian" And
it is 80 perfectly described in this title
that scarce further explanation is
necessary. 1t contains modern de-
initions relating to christianity and
makes clear to laymen as we'll as
preacher the technical work neces-
sary to make a christian, what is
really accomplished when the work
is done and what the person gains
by the operation as well as the
j. P. and Mrs. Edwards left on
Monday for Ell Psso, Texas, where