The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18


Call and look them over. Chas. A.
Murray.
If its furniture or stoves you want,
see us, that's our line OF business.
Chas. A. Murray.
If you want to keep warm this
winter get one Of our stoves that will
hold fire for 60 hours. Chas. A..
Murray.
Circuit court adjourned Saturday
morning until November 26. There
we're very few cases of Importance
this term of court.
We have an excellent line of furni-
ture at the old prices, which will be
a big saving to you. See us before
you buy, Chas. A. Murray.
Saturday was our largest day with
one exception since we have been in
business. We very much appreciate
your making it possible, Black Il
Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cameron and
son, Homer, and daughter. Miss
Hortense, left Tuesday for Spring
field, where they expect to make an
extended visit.
Haven't these frosty mornings re-
minded you to have your auto cur
tains and tops repaired. If so go TO
WeMott & Major and have them
fixed while you wait. LIT
Mrs. Luther Angel, who has been
spending some time in this city at the
home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
E. Vantrees, has returned to her
home at Tarkio, Missouri.
Miss Winifred Stone. who has bee"
assisting her father in the county
treasurer office, left the last of the
week for Hiawatha. Kansas, where
she will spend vacation visiting at
the home Of her brother, DR.. w. ri.
Stone
Holeproof hosiery, Black & Sons.
G. X. Long returned Tuesday from
business trip to southern Okla
homa He visited Camp Doniphan
and reports the boys from Bates
county all enjoying the best OF
health. Captain Caruthers, who has
been detached from Co. B. is serving
as summary court officer.
Mackinaws and sweaters. All
kinds and prices. Black & Sons.
/ The wholesale grocery house for
which Frank koontz, the well known
Jolly prune peddler, travels some
time ago announced that they would
present Ford roadster to the sales
man turning in the most grocery o.
dcrs in a given time. The contest
closed last week. and, of course,
Frank won the car.
Col. Clyde Robbins, the live wire
:.uctioneer. is certainly busy man
these days. Ie has had one Off day
since the 18th of September. He has
established such a reputation as d
high grade auctioneer that his ser
vices are in constant demand, not
only in Bates county. but in. the sur
rounding counties. and in other
states.
Overalls and jumpers still Sl.,5.
Buy several a, BLACK & Sons,
Fred l.. S,arks, a linotype operator
ON the Kansas City Star spent Sunday
in this city with his old friend, V.
l.. Johnson. Mr. Starks and Mr..
Johnson went to Kansas City in
1886 and secured employment in the
composing room of the Star, where
Mr.. Starks still remains. This was
his first visit to Butler in rs years and
he says that the changes have been
so great in that time that he hardly
recognized the town.
Rev. a. r. Sitton, VIII" has been
conducting series of meetings 1T
the Baptist church. left the last Of the
week for San Francisco. California.
in response to telegram stating that
his son. Paul Sitton. who is in camp
with the California troops. was suf-
fering from severe mental derange-
ment 1t is thought that his condi-
ton is the result of over-study before
he enlisted in the army. The meet
ing will continue for this week and
perhaps longer.
In talking with The Times man the
other day A. II. Herrell, the florist
and gardener, said that this had been
one Of his most prosperous years.
Early in the spring he about conclud-
ed that this year he would only raise
such things as were necessities, as on
account of the war times the people
would not have money enough to
spend nn luxuries. But he has found
the contrary to be the case. Money
was plentiful and he could hardly
raise enough flowers to supply the de-