The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-10

Ct Mills, spent sunday IN FarKvA e,
with home folks.
NJ. T. January and Lee Ewing,
prominent Nevada attorneys, were
attending to business before the cir
cult court Wednesday.
81 Mems Suits left which we want
to close out at half price. Come and
see them. Black & Sons.
Mrs. J. B. Rice, of Mound township
was i'll Butler the first of the week,
and made The Times delightful
call.
Try us this year. Well save you
money on your clothes, Black & Sons
| Mrs. M. c. Arnold Tuesday re.
ceived word that her brother-in-law,
Thomas Z. Lee, had died Monday at
his home at Odessa, Missouri.
Keep on coming in. We appreciate
any purchase, Black & Sons.
Lewis Swarens attended the Cobb
Swarens sale at Foster Monday. He
says there was good crowd in at
tendance and the offering sold well.
Mrs. L. C. Mulkey, who had been
spending few days in this city with
home folks returned the last Ut the
week to her home in Kansas City.
Try lis this year. Well save you
money on your clothes, Black & Sons
Homer Poague, prosecuting attor
ney OF Vernon county, was attend
ing the Bates county circuit court
one day the first OF the week.
New Silk Lustre Minerva Yarns.
Walker Nc Kibben Nero. Co.
Mr.. Edwin +. McGraw, OF Garden
City and Miss Florence L. Long, OF
Adrian were united in marriage
Wednesday afternoon at recorders OF
flee. Judge B. Il. Jeter officiating.
We have left only 10 Mems Over
coats and want to sell every overcoat
SO as not to~carry over a single coat.
We offer them at $500 Former
price, $500. Black & Sons.
The condition OF ]. +. Harper, OF
Arnold & Harper, managers OF the
Scully lands in Bates county, con-
tinucs to improve. He has been crit
icaly i'll with heart complication
for the past six weeks.
Mrs. T. X. Stout arrived the first
OF the week from New York. where
she had been buying goods :or her
store at Bartlesville, Oklahoma ana
is spending few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Brown. south
OF town.
Keep on coming in. We appreciate
any purchase. Black & Sons.
Earl Shearer was arrested at La
mar Monday and brought to Butler
by Deputy Sheriff Bert Bradley
Shearer is charged with the THEFT CT
an overcoat and pair OF gloves.
lie protests his innocence and says
he can produce evidence which will
clear him.
Keep on coming in. We appreciate
fany purchase, Black & Sons.
Eek Kile and Else Shearcr OF Rich
Hill plead guilty in circuit court here
Monday to a charge of stealing roll
of betting from the Acme Mig. Co.,
of Rich Hill Both young men were
sentenced to two years in the -peni-
Tertiary but were paroled to Judge
Frank Strickland.
TRY us this year. Well save You
money on your clothes, Black 4 Sons
In a letter enclosing a remittance
to advance the dates on his paper
another year, J. ]. Richardson. 0:
Kansas City, says to keep tie pa
per coming as the whole family looks
forward to it every week and nat 1t
is better than a letter from home.
Mr.. Richardson is connected with
the Standard Oil company and is
prospecting.
Keep on coming in-We appreciate
any purchase, Black & Sons.
c. w. Brakensick, the newly elect
ed secretary of the Commercial Club.
whose coming had been delayed ON
account of the illness of his mother.
arrived the first of the week and as,
sunied the duties of his office. For
the present his office will be in the
court house. He is taking hold Of the
affairs of the club in way thas
makes the members feel that they
were fortunate i'll securing his ser,
vices.
Try us this year. Well save you
money on your clothes, Black & Sons
7. L. Pettys, who with the possible
exception of N. B. Jeter and J: /.
L,dwick, has been in active business
in this city for a longer period OF
years than any other business man,
last week sold his grocery store on
the southwest corner of the square to
John Bonner, who took possession
Thursday morning. Mr.. Bonner has
a large acquaintance over the coun-
ty, having for some time been an
agent for the Rawleigh people. Mr.:
Petty's retirement was caused by =!
health and it is hoped that rest will
restore him to his old time vigor.