The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05

D. Fl. Kash, collector of Spruce
township, an excellent gentleman
and prominent democrat, favored US
substantially on Wednesday.
Our old friend, O. Il. Radford, a
wealthy and iufasntuai citizen of our
civ, remembers us with renewal
as has been his custom for years.
Mrs S. F. Canterbury and her two
children OF Kansas City have been
spending the holidays with her pa
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. McKib
ben.
Mrs c. A Allen left Tuesday
morning for Port Arthur. Texas to
visit her parents DIR. aud Mrs. Por-
ter. She was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry LitelI, Of Foster.
The TIMES esteemed friend and
subscriber c. f. Porter, residing in
the south part of the city called
yesterday and renewed. The TIMEs
wishes him good health aud pros
porous in New year.
G. r Walters has sold half il
terest in the Rich Hill Review to
W. III. Carr and it is being run under
the firm name of Walters & Carr
The Review is a prosperous paper
we'll edited ana published and we
wish the pr0prietors the best of sue
cess
The sad news was received i'll But
Ter Tuesday, that Joe Kendall, had
died in California, where he had
gone two years ago in quest Of
health. He was an exemplary young
man and the sympathy OF the entire
community is extended the beresvsd
parents and relatives.
A sneak thief attempted to enter
the residence of Paul Bensch, in the
east part of the city Saturday night.
He was discovered by AIRS. Bensch,
who gave the alarm aad the rascal
made his escape. The blood hounds
were taken from the Jail by deputy
sheriff Mccain and night Waterman
Tucker, but were unable to work
owing to 50 many people passing
over the tracks OF the thief.
DR.. O. A. Lusk was sworn in So
Coroner on Monday. He will remove
his drug store from Nyhart to Lons
Oak and anyone having business in
connection with his Office will notify
Edgar I. Williams, at his livery
establishment, who will Immediately
notify Coroner Lusk. The Doctor
says he will soon have telephone
connection, when there will be no
delay at all, comparatively speaking.
DR.. Harry Al. Cannon and Mics
Ada Hedges, were united In mar
risge at the home of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Casper, in Independence,
Mo-, on Wednesday, Dec, %, '9S.
Rev. j. NJ. Mcbride, of Nevada per
formed the ceremony.
The bride is beautiful and &C
complished young lady, sister of @.
a. Hedges Of our city.
DR.. Cannon is one Of the first
young men of our city, is a prsctic
ing dentist with Il good business
He is a very clever young gentleman
and his host of friends join in con.
gratulations and best wishes.
E. G. Mudd, Sheriff of Bates coun
ty, and daughter came up Saturday
and spent Christmas with our friend
and his relative, Mr.. 10 Morgan
living four miles west Of town. We
know the sheriff well We knew hin
years ago when We were kind OF CO
partners in raising corn and feeding
hogs away high up on the head
waters of the raging Mormon Fork
We do not know how time may havs
dealt with him. He was only q
common man then like the rest oil
us, and for short We called hin
"Shslt." But he had 10 him the
elements that make a successful
peace officer. He knsw no fear
Nothing pleased him better than q
kicking pair of mules, and he was IL
his element when near about hin