The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-03-24
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of Elkhart, favors US.
H. Johns favors US with a re
nswal from Appleton City.
G ". Hardin, at Sweetwater, Ill.
will read the TINES hereafter.
Our esteemed friend Geo. G
Pahlman rensws his subscription.
Our old friend, w. c. Foster, Of
Hume, remembers US substantially.
Lee Simpson has the TINES sent
to his address at Waukomis, Okla.
Ex-Trsasurer Sam Fl. Fisher, drop
pep in to see Us the first OF the wee
and renewed.
J. o. Yeats, prominent young
farmer OF Passaie, adds his name to
our subscription list.
Matte Cusick favors us with a
renewal and has her paper changed
from Warrensburg to Virginia.
Mrs. A. W. Thurman has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. S III. Brown
in Kansas City for the past week.
A saloon petition presented to the
city council at Adrian last week was
rejected because it did not contain
the required number of legal sign
ers.
Our highly esteemed friend I. T.
Wemott, after two weeks pleasant
visit in our city with relatives aud
friends returned home to Kansas
City the last of the week.
DR.. c. A. Lusk, a popular can di-
date for coroner was in the city and
gave US a pleasant call. The Doc
tor is q young energetic practitioner
and we'll qualified for the office.
G. A. Allen, of the Walton Trust
Co b, returned from an extended stay
at Port Arthur, Texas, last week
He reports his wife's health as i'm,
proving. Bert has great faith In
that city as a port OF entry.
j. A. Wright orders his paper
changed from Bellard to Catooea,
Ind. Ter. where he has moved his
family. He was one of Bates
county's best citizens, and has our
best wishes.
F. L. Loos will deliver the first
lecture in the course at the Chris
tian church next Friday night.
Subject, Ozark or Dawn" Mr.. |
Loos is brilliant speaker and his
lecture will sparkle with wit, AID
mission Is cts season ticket, good
for six lectures, Scots.
Our Proclamation we want
to trade good first class goods at a
low price for your chickens and
eggs, in fact anything you have to
sell for the highest price paid to any
one. +. SMITH & Son, north side
square. If
W. W. Graves, of Butler, was in
Stockton Monday on circuit court
business. Mr.. Graves is one of the
leading lawers of the state and will
proba bly, become candidate for
circuit judge to succeed Judge Lay
Mr.. Graves has many friends and
well wishers in Cedar county
Stockton Journal.
It does seem that Bates ought to
take steps toward the erection of
new court house. The present di
lapidated building is unfit as we'll
as unsafe to be occupied by the
county officials. If not condemned
soon and vacated it may take a tum-
BILE
The above is taken from the Mer
win Mirror, and all good citizens of
the county will agree heartily with
the sentiment expressed. The coun
ty certainly needs a new court house
and some of these days we hope to
see the patriotism of the people
reach such degree as to vote bonds
to put up building which will be
an honor and credit to the fifth
county in the state
Charles III. Barley was born in
Pike county, III, He came to the
state 90 years ago and for the past
IL years has been a resident of
Bates county. He was educated in
the common schools Of our state and
graduated from the Business and
Penmanship departments of the
Gem City College, at Quincy, ILL.,,
He taught penmanship for four
years and has been actively 10 the
school work ever since, now teaching
n Usage township. He settled up