The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-28

Miss Ida Whitsitt, teacher in the
Snrinpfeld, Mo-, public schools, is
AApending the holidays at home.
Judge Graves returned home from
benton county Saturday where he
hold a two weeks term Of court.
VT. Minnick, prominent citizen
LII Lock Springs, Mo, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. John W. McClun.
Mrs. Lizzie Warnock entertained
humber of her lady friends to a de-
Nx,btful luncheon Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. F. NJ. Thompson and children,
Iof Sedalia, are spending the holidays
With her sister, Mrs. c. B. Robinson
land other relatives.
W. II. H. Duke and Marion Woods,
Two of Grand Rivers prominent citi-
sens and influential democrats. We're
lin the city Tuesday.
4 Printers, like other people enjoy
observing holidays, hence our readers
will overlook our shortcomings this
week, if we have any.
G.. W. Ficklin an old and highly es-
Iteemed citizen of northern Bates, ia
lsored us with pleasant call on Sat
Iurday and had his dates set ahead.
It requires no experience to dye
With Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Sim
Div boiling your goods in the dye is
all that's necessary. Sold by II. l..
/ Tucker
The Bates County W. r. C. No. 124.
cordially invite the post to attend
their installation service to be held
lat the city hall on Tuesday, Jan. IL,
at o'clock p. IN.
KATE T. ALLISON, Secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huyser, OF Colora-
1 do Springs, are visiting her father,
A. B. Mcfarland. Mrs. II. will stay
1 With her father, while her sister, Miss
Minnie Mcfarland, pays visit to
trends in Texas.
. Mrs. w. f. Walton gave a recep-
1 ton to her lady friends at her elegant
hhome yesterday, Wednesday, after
noon. 1t was on magnificent scale
and the ladies report delightful
time
Our next issue will be in the Goth
century, according to some authori
/ ties, and to others equally as learned
tAnd worthy of belief that time will
not come until a year hence. In
either event the tax collector will visit
Us just the same.
Rev. J. W. Gallagher and wife, Of
Wyandotte county, Kansas, is visit.
ing Mrs. G. W. Tucker and J. NJ
Courtney. In company with Mr.
Courtney the Reverend gentleman
made us pleasant call. He owns a
fine fruit farm within few miles o.
Kansas City.
A Missouriedito puts it thus: CAT
10 o'clock this morning a horselesf
wagon with cowless milk collided with
brainless rider on chainless wheel
The luckless wheelman was badly in
iured and being homeless and friend
less he was taken in q horseless cat
to the home for the friendless, whers
his death was painless in an hour OIL
less
Architect Hills report, which ii
printed in full in this issue, shows tn.
old court house to be menace tG
human life and should be vacated
The county records are not SAT-
therein and should beremoved. Their
if the county court would order thu
old building torn down it would be
good thing and might prevent al
accident and possibly save human
life.
According to their annual custom:
the Sunday schools of the city enter
kained their scholars with Christmas
trees, literary programs, etc. Some
|pf them were held on Saturday even
ing. Old Santa Claus visited moss
|pf our homes night ahead OF thu
echedule time, because the old fellow
hidn't want to work too hard OF
Sunday.
Prof. j. III. Hinton, formerly schoo