The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

md narrow escape from serious in
lafy, Sunday when Ford touring
tear IN which thsy were riding skid
ded and struck the balustrade of a
concrete bridge north Of town. The
car was badly damaged.
Our good friend Dewitt Mcdaniel
was in Butler Monday looking after
business matters and made US a most
pleasant call.
Miss Maggie B. Conard and Rob-
ert l.. Everett were united in mar
rage Sunday evening at the home of
the officiating minister, Rev. L. w.
Keele. The happy couple will re-
side on farm five miles north Of
this city.
Boys clothing at prices that will
save you money. Bring in the boy
and let us try on few suits, Black
& Sons Clio. Co.
f. John Medley, who escaped from
the Bates county Jail in this city
last September while serving out a
fine of $500 for bootlegging was cap
tured in the south part of town Mon
day evening by deputy sheriff Otis
Baker and George Garrett.
Our good friend Frank Keeton of
Burdette, Kansas, in renewing for
The Times, writes us: II sure think
so much of The Times it seems al
most like getting letter from home.
As we formerly lived near Amster-
dam, Mo-, it sure has so much inter-
Testing news to read"
We are in receipt Of an invitation
to attend the commencement exer-
cises of the Fort Scott Collegiate In
stitute to be held Thursday evening,
May II. E. F. futile, who for sew
eral years held a position in The
Times mechanical department, is a
member of the graduating class.
II you are sick and want to get
we'll see w. F. Sawrcy, the chiro-
practor, over Fisk's Shoe Store.
Chiropractic will restore you to
health after others have failed.
Sninal ANALYSIS free. . 28-4t*
Prof. L. S. Wright of this city has
been elected superintendent OF the
Amoret schools. Professor Wright,
who for many years has been
teacher in the schools of this city, is
an experienced school man and has
been remarkably successful. For
several years he has been principal
of the Washington school.
A High Art Suit will wear from
two to five years. To be convinced,
try. one this time, Black 4 Sons
dioth;np Co. 25-tf
One of the. most attractive win
dow displays about the square. is that
Of ]. D. Deacon, who is holding a
special sale on aluminium sauce pans.
Mr.. Deacon has constructed a frame
work in the shape of an inverted
pyramid in his window and from this
has hung a fine display of sauce pans.
The display presents pretty appear
ancc.
We have just received from the
factory shipment of work shoes
which we will offer for limited
time at $2.5o Come in and see them,
Black & Sons Clio. Co.
Boone Brandon, a we'll known far
mer of northeast OF this city, brought
to Butler Saturday morning probab-
ly the most valuable wagon load OF
corn ever marketed in this city. Mr..
Brandon hauled in 67 bushels and
IS pounds of last years white corn
and marketed it at $I.6s per bushel,
receiving $III.os. The corn was pur-
chased by Cannon Bros. mill and will
be ground into corn meal.
You can own a Douglas shoe for
$500, $3.50. $500. $4.so. The best
values anywhere. Black & Sons
Clothing Co. 2s-u
The Bates County Record has
passed its fifty-first milestone and
last week entered on the fifty-second
yeas of a successful existence. The
Record, which is the oldest paper in
Bates county is also one of the old
est in Southwest Missouri and dur
ing its long career has. in spite of its
political complexion. done mulch
toward the upbuilding of the county
and city. We hope the Record, and
its editor, w. o. Atkeson. may con-
tinue long to prosper and thrive.