The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-06

Butler he informs us that he has |
accepted a position as travelling /
salesman for a wholesale Chicago /
firm, and his territory will be III the (.
north part OF Indisna Mr. Warren /
Is clever, genial gentleman. anu /
will make friends wherever he gees /
Judge Clark Wix paid us a very .
pleasant visit on Friday aud hal the |
dates on hls paper set ahead He /
WAS on his way from Kansas City. /
" here be had been on business, and |
hs bad attended the Lexington |
Presbytery, of the G. 2 church, at |
Independence Clark Wix is clearly |
the leader of the republican party in
Bates county, aud a more genial,
clever man does not 1--we IN her
borders
Lon Pisrce died at the home of bis
father, David Pierce, near Dawson.
Indian Territory, aud the remains
| were brought to Butler on Sunday
morning and buried Ia the Ashley
cemetery, four miles southwest of
this city, Sunday. Ernest Pierce
aud Rosy Crabtree, brother and sis
ter, accompanied the remains. David
Pierce was formerly an Cd and
highly respected citizen of this
county and Lon was an exemplary
young man.
Mrs Susan j, Craig, living south
of Virginia, made US very pleasant
call Wednesday morning. She was
on her way home from Fry, Ind Ty.,
where she spent the winter with her
SOD, ". r. Craig, and daughter,
Mrs ". R. Smith. She said that
$4,000 head of cattle were fed in
that locality and when she left her
son was hauling feed for 1000 head
She reports the winter very severe
there. Mrs Craig had her sons
name enrolled for the TIMES
The voters of Bates county are
under great obligations to Charlie
Hilton,of the Appleton City Journal,
for his unsolicited advice to vote for
Burr Raybourn for school commits
sioner, but as they have repeatedly
demonstrated their ability to choose
wisely between candidates, as shown
by the long line of splendid officers
she has had in the past and has at
present, and considering the admir-
able condition of the treasury, they
concluded TO still use their own
judgements in the matter and elect
ed Prof Boron
A genuine wood famine exists in
Sedalia. Friday there was not a
stick of cord wood in any Of the
numerous wood yards and the roads
were in such bad condition that II
could not be hauled from the co1n
try Saturday the railroads brought
in few cords of wood and prices
ranged as high as so per cord. For
several days people bought fence
posts from the lumber wards at Zoe
apiece for fuel Scores OF poor
people, it ia said, who depend upon
charity associations are suffering for
lack of fire.
Stewart Atcheson returned home
Saturday night frem three months
J soiourn in Texas. He visited all the
principal cities of that state, aud
spent very pleasant vacation be
sides being benefited in health He
visited San Antonio, Waco, Austin.
and Houston, besides other places
but spent the greater part of his
time in the first named city. 1t ID
SAID thst Stewart fastened home on
receipt of the news of Bob Ewin f
marriage thinkinp there might be
chance for him.
The .Deestrict Skule' given by
: the ladies and gentlemen of Butler
, was by far the best patronizad Of
, any entertainment ever held in the
: opera house, and the performance
was a credit to the participants
aud q great pleasure to the audience
The good old days when we, older
folks now, attended the district
, school, was wildly portrayed, the
; pranks we played and had played on
US. our quarrsls and & ehts, pleasures
and troubles were easily recognize
BILE. It was evident from the s'a-'
that the players had the sympathy
of the audience aud they entered
, into their parts with q zsst which
could only have been equalled and
not sxcelled by professionals. In
. fact, we have attended many 75c and
one dollar shows not near so good
We understand the net procssdl
0 were S120.
It ia very unfortunate that th'
additional levy asked for bv the
! School Board, and which they claim