The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-09

next week ana everything Is IN apple
pie order. He Is one of the most
careful and painstaking officials in
the state and keeps the work in his
office right up to date. Bates county
never had better or Drawer sheriff
or more accommodating official.
Considering the large number OF
divorce cases on the docket this time
we feel it our duty to warn the sue
cesSful aspirants that his Honor,
Judge Graves will not permit them to
contract new obligations of that
kind during his term of court. That
was tried in two instances and both
times he Immediately set aside the
decree he had granted.
Ex-Circuit Clerk Stewart Atcheson
favored us with a renewal. He sends
Il copy TO each OF two brothers and
one for himself and mother. at But
Ter. Mrs. Atcheson spent the sum
mer in Kansas and Stewart thought
some of locating elsewhere, but she
did not find any place that suited her
as we'll as Butler and We are frank to
admit that we think her Judgment
good.
Mrs F. H. Crowell entertained IA
party OF lady friends at luncheon ON
Monday afternoon, and others on
Tuesday afternoon to card party.
at which delicious refreshments were
served. Mrs. Crowell is Il delightful
and those are fortunate
indeed who are remembered on her
list She is one of the m0stcharming
OF hostesses and presides with
grace and dignity and sees that
every guest has good time.
Chas. Lane and wife of Papinville,
were in the city Tuesday doing some
trading. Mr.. Lane was student
for three years at Annapolis where he
stood high in his classes. He was a
rlassmate of Eugene Worth Bagley.
who was killed off Carcenas. and
knew the young man well. Mr.. Lane
also knows Captain Sigsbee and Adj
niral Sampson who were both con
nected with the Annapolis academy
at the time he attended there,-Rec-
ord.
VIM. Gates, who has been with Dea-
ron Bros. 4 Co., for several years, |
his position and, with his
family. left for lola, Kan.
where they expect to make their future
nome. He said he was going over to |
lelp carry that state for Bryan next |
time He is a rock-ribbed democrat, |
4 clever gentleman, an honest. con
'cientiOus man, and THE TINES. which |
ollows him to his new home. wishes
lin we'll
Weldon Ieates, who for the past |
Ell or twelve years has been an eff |
icient and popular deputy in the re-
orders office, resigned that position
asst week to take service with the |
Missouri State Bank. He is Il cOur-
eous, clever, accommodating gentle
nan. a splendid penman and an eX-
vert book-keeper. We congratulate
he bank in securing his services Mr..
wilson will conduct the recorders |
'ttice with the assistance Ofs his sons
md daughter.
Circuit Clerk John p. Thurman has
lis docket up in excellent shape.
eady for court next week Mr. Thur
nan is demonstrating that having
'een one of the most successful teach
rs ever in the county is no drawback
o making one Of the best county Of
cers ever in the court house. His
Ugh education gave him big ad-
'antage in mastering the intricacies
# the office. His excellent wife. who
, now his chief deputy, assists him
realty in keeping up the work
Supt. J. NJ. Taylor believes that
Then students finished course they
hould have a pretty thorough
of what they have gone
yer, irrespective of text book ques-
ions. Consequently he prepared the
questions for all the
rades for the nine weeks term Just
Iosed. This created CONSERVATION
mong some of the pupils and teach
RS, and gave the former some hard
ork and much thought to get
through. But it got them out OF the