The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-12

We'll building, on the north side Of
the square, Friday evening, Jan. 13,
beginning at O'Clock You can get
a good supper there for l5c.
Capt Y. L. Johnson wrote his
mother the first Of the week that bis
doctors have strong hopes Of SAVING
his hips from being stiff That thsy
have succeeded in moving them
some. This would be great bless
ing to Capt Johnson and glorious
news to his many friends.
Henry Dorman, of Lamar, Gale
brated his one hundredth anniver-
sary Tuesday He is said to be
well preserved mar, and cats and
saws wood every day for living.
He should now be permitted TO
retire from work and live in ease the
balance of his days at thu expense
of the city.
Judges Thomas Gill aud hewitt,
who have been incareerated in jail at
Kansas City for almost year, by
order of Judge Phillips, for refusjn G
to levy Is per cent tax to pay
judgments on the fraudulent railroad
bonds of st. Clair county, were set
free last week and returned home
Miss May Crawford has been
slated by DR.. Whaley for desirable
plac on the senate force. Miss
Crawford is a deserving young lady,
and 10 we'll qualified to fill creditably
any place allotted to her. For the
past four years she has been deputy
county clerk under her brother, and
ia very popular with our people.
Circuit Court will convene in Gin
ton next Tuesday with Judge W. W.
| Graves on the bench. This is the
first county on Judge Graves cir
cult and he will fiod monotonous
and uhintsresting docket, as we'll as
a short one. There are fewer divorce
cases than usual and most of these
ars plain desertion cases Clinton
| Democrat.
The county convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America met
in Butler on Tuesday and selected
the following delegates TO attend the
state convention at Springfield Feb
ruary s, 1899: w S Mudd and w
I. Boreing. DR.. K n. Chastair
was selected in the event the county
is entitled to three delegate.
Sheriff Mudd left for Topekf
Tuesday morning to make appllca
ton to the Governor of Kansas fol
a requisition for VIM. Anderson
now serving b term in the penitenti
ary of that state and who will b'
released to-day. Sheriff Mudd vii
meet him at the door of the Pen
and return him to the Bates count.
Jail, from which he escaped ia April
1897, together with Nate Silvey
charged with stealing harness
We had the pleasure OF a call from
representative of the Missouri
County Directory Co. This com
pany is getting up directories o
Bates and Vernon counties, the lat
ter they have nearly completed, the
have just begun in this county
Theyget up directory of all the off
GERS, county, township and municipal
churches, secret societies, bushes
men in every city and town. etc
making it a valuable book of refer
ence.
Q P. Baldwin, a prominent ret
estate and loan agent, of Pana, HIS
is on a visit to his brother, T. T
Baldwin, and sister, Mrs. S T
Heinlein. Mr.. Baldwin visited GU
city a few years ago and made man
friends He complimsntsd Us wit
q very pleasant call on Monday q
says his people condemn Governo
Tanner for his attitude in the gres
mining strike 10 his locality, in II
fusIng to send troops to quell tn
disturbances and protect life an
property.
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