The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-08

snoes tnat we are selling this week
for s1.5O. MAY WIENER.
j. A Robinson dropped in Satur-
day and had j. II. Flssher's paper
changed from CARRIER to Stacy, Ok.
The Adrian Journal reports Mar
tin L. Shafer, shot by young Ed.
wards, slightly better, but the
chances for his recovery not very
promising
Miss Jesse Hukeby, for several
years connected with the Rich Hill
post office, has resigned her position
The Review speaks of her excellent
service in a very mplimentary
manner.
L. ". Silvers, spent yesterday at
Warrensburg in attendance at the
commencement exercises of the state
normal school. Mr. S1yers was in
terssted in the exercises on account
of his daughter, Miss Lou, being q
member of the class of graduates.
Sidney Voris, wife and two chill
dren, of Kansas City, Kansas, whe
have been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. III. Voris, residing one
mile south of the city limits, left for
home on the evening train yesterday.
Sydney has two bright and interest
ing children and their leaving just
broke grandpapall up.
The annual memorial sermon of
Bates Lodge $50 1. o. o. f. will be
delivered by Rev. W. F. Jones, at
the Ohio street NJ. E. church on Sun
day evening, June 18th, at s o'clock.
Every branch of the lodge will be
represented in full uniform. All
members are urgently requested to
meet at the lodge room at o'clock
and march IN body to the church
O. @. Clizer, of Spruce, was in the
city Tuesday and favored us socially
and substantially He is an cid and
honored citizen of that section and
consistent and hard working dem
ocrat. He is a conservative and
successful business man, a genial
clever gentleman and his enthusiastic
friends are talking his name in con,
nection with the next race for sheriff
He would make a coed one.
We report a new law firm of old
lawyers. Thos. J. Smith and o. A
Denton have entered into co-part-
nership in the practice of law, and
will retain the offices which for a
long tins have been occupied by
the former over the Bates County
Bank. These gentlemen are both
lawyers of experience and ability
with large practices, whIch cembin
ed makes very strong firm.
Circuit court will begin on mex
Tuesday. Several important Grim
inal cases are docketed for the term
Among the most noteworthy are
Bunk MeGinnis fer numbering an6
robbing old man Bercharding ii
Hudson township, Dave Edward
for shooting Shafsr, his brother in
law, in Grand RIVER township, AND
James Keeton for incest with hi
sister, of EIkhart township.
in. Crigler, an old and highl.
respected citizen of Bates county, q
one time Judge of the count.
court, departed this life at his hom
in Deep Water township, Thursda..
of last week He was stauncl
republican and when his party wa
In power took very prominent par
in the political affairs of the county
He lived long and useful life, wa
an honest, industrious citizen,
devoted husband and kind father
We are informed that the depart
ment store project has fallen through
or at least, for the present. II MI
Adair holds on to his lease thsr
may be a hitch in the post office re
novsl It will not help CT hurt u
wherever the post Office is locate
on the square, but we do believs