The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

a new one. Bates county can afford
it,
While loading hay ]. E. vogel, OF
Pape, ST. Clair county, accidentally
killed his only child. daughter, 9
years of age. The child had hidden
under the hay and tine OF the fork
penetrated her brain.
F. E. Bratton, for fifteen years a
resident of Summit township, took
his departure Tuesday, accompanied
by his family, for Hudson, Kansas,
where he will engage in farming and
stock raising. The best wishes of a
host of friends will follow them.
Judge Clark Wix OF Hudson town
ship, was in the city Minday looking
up a house for his family. He expects
to buy property if he is able to find
something to suit him. He said the
roads were getting in wretched con-
ditiOn.
The car has an income of 81 900
an hour, the sultan $3.50, the king OF
Italy $3.50, the emperor OF Austria
500, the kaiser $3.50, Queen Veto
ria the same, the French president
$3.50, the President of the United
States $50 per hour.
Mr. and Mrs H. Carter, of Okla
hOma, were entertained at dinner at
the residence of Max Weiner Mr..
Carter says the dinner was elegant
and he and his wife enjoyed it very
much. He says they are enjoying
their visit with old Missouri friends
immensely.
Mr. and Mrs H. Carter of Oklaho-
ma, with a few other friends were de-
lightfully entertained at dinner the
18th inst, at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Badgley. The din
ner was served in courses and was
highly enjoyed by those present.
On Saturday evening, beginning at
5 o'clock, on the east side of the
square, the Baptist will give free
supper to the Sunday school children.
At the same time and place, boxes
will be arranged to receive offerings
for the poor. The offering boxes will
be free to ALL Don't forget the poor.
The members of the Epworth
League of the NJ. f. church, south,
to the number of about thirty, all
armed with good supply OF canned
goods and groceries of all kinds re-
paired to the parsonage one evening
last week and gave Rev. Cobb and
wife a genuine and pleasant surprise.
Last week our items from Passaic,
Deepwater, Lost Corner and Pleas
ant Gap arrived too late for publica
ton They will be found OF the in
side pages of this week'spaper. Also
an interesting letter from DR.. Chas-
tain of Hume and another from f. NJ.
Eldridge, a Butlerite, now residing
at Tulare, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Hulen, who have
been spending the past month in
Kansas City, have returned home.
Mr. Hulen owns some valuable real
estate in the city, and went up for
the purpose of improving the same,
but the continued bad weather and
rain prevented him from accomplish
ing anything at present. In the
early spring he will build three houses
on his lots.
The TINES Office had pleasant
call from Mrs. Drysdale and Miss ley
Jenkins, of Virginia. Mrs. Drysdale
Is the wife OF o. NJ. Drysdale, a prom
inemt merchant of Virginia, and a
daughter of our valued Virginia cor
respondent, G. W. Park, while Miss
Jenkins is the handsome, accomplish
ed and accommodating post-mistress
OF the village The TINES takes great
pleasure in a call from it's lady friends.
Rev. R. E. L. Jarvis, now residing
at Mt. Vernon, Mo-. formerly pastor
of the NJ E. church, south, of this
city. is a new subscriber to the TINES
Rev. Jarvis has a warm spot in his
heart for our town and its generous
hearted people, and while in the
city short time ago, said to the
TINES man, Butler was one of the
incest towns he had ever lived in.