The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-09-21

CORTLAND, has subs cription set up
notch.
9. l.. Rexrode, a prominent and
substantial citizen of adrian favored
Us with a renewal.
Mr.. and Mrs James Owen and
son Harry, OF Kansas City, visited
the family of county treasurer Owen
the first of the week
| j. + Starlight and wife were In
Butler Tue sdsy on their way home
from Ei Dorado Springs We are
glad 10 report Mrs SearIght's health
much improved.
Our old friend, j. O Spearmap,
made US a very pleasant call and had
his paper changed FROM Ballard to
Aaron. He Is one OF Bates county's
Oldest citizens and has fund of
remisenences of the early days, to
which 1t is a great pleasure to listen.
Six head of horses were stolen
from the pasture OF G. A. Liddle,
near Holden. Mo. Monday night
Several head of horses have been
stolen from the neighborhoo1 lately
and it is believed that an organized
band of thieves is doing the work.
| ". NJ Kendrick, a substantial cit
izen of the Ballard neighborhood.
accompanied by his little son Berry.
made US a very pleasant call and bad
his subscription set ahead He takes
the paper for his son, who is a great
reader and of whom he is justly
proud.
J. Nj. McCandless, of Athens, Ills,
who has been visiting his brother.
q A. McCandIess. near Butler. was
in the city Tuesday on his return
home He made US a pleasant call
and had the TIMES sent to his broth
er, Sam McCandless, at Athens. He
reports crops in his section of Iii
nois as very fine.
The Mexican war veterans held
their reunlen at Nevada last week.
There were only about forty present.
The next meeting of this association
will be held at Moberly. The Oldest
member present was 81 years of
age. Only few years more and the
veterans of that war will be no more.
We heartily concur in the sugges
ton of the Democrat that the old
settlers day should be changed from
October 5th to one day of the street
fair, which opens October 10th. As
suggested in the Rich Hill RevieW
they would be beneficial to each
other, and all whom we have heard
mention the matter are heartily in
favor Of the change. Why note
A bad wreck of freight train on
the Memphis road took place near
Creighton, Cass county, a few days
ago The bridge which the train
was crossing at the time of the acct
dent had been greatly damaged by
fire. The engine and several cars
passed over safely when the center
of the train went down and five or
six cars piled on top OF each other
and were completely demolished
DR. Frank Sawyer, a prominent
physician of Kansas City and Miss
Lentz, beautiful and talented
young lady of Adrian, were married
at the home of the bride In Adrian
at IL o'clock on Wednesday DR.
Sawyer is a brother of Mrs. James
Owen and was formerly citizen of
Altoona this county The wedding
was very quiet, only members of the
INN date family of the contracting
parties beiog present.
Our esteemed friend, L. L. Cole
man, of Mingo township, favored US
pleasantly aud substantially while in
the city Monday Mr.. Coleman was
a democrat all his life until four
years ago, when for conscientious
motives he joined the populist party
IN the county but still voted the ma
tional democratic ticket He Is
very clever gentleman, an excellent
citizen aud the TIMES hopes to well
come him back at no distant day.
Estes Smith was in the city the
last of the week settling with the
county treasurer as trustee of Mingo
township. He complimented the
TINES with q pleasant call. The
many friends of Mr.. Smith over the
county are mentioning his name as
candidate for county treasurer He
say he has not yet decided to enter
the race. He has been an active
working democrat for years, is thor