The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-06-07
Central Committee Meeting.

Central Committee Meeting.
The democratic central committee
OF Bates county, met at the court
house Monday, June 18th for the pur-
pose OF casting up the votes and an
nOunclng the results OF the primaries |
held on June 2nd. Meeting was call
ed TO order by Miles ). Horn. chair
man, W. K. Bell of Foster and 7. u. !
Embree, OF Ballard, were elected a.
tellers. A roll OF the townships was |
called, beginning At Mingo and the |
total votes received for each candi |
date recorded. When Rockville was |
reached, George l.. Scott protested
against receiving the returns OF that
township, alleging irregularities Of
the judges and undue influence on
the part of the committeeman, J. W.
Anderson, committeeman, denied the
charges. A VI. Frazier offered a mo-
ton that the committee refuse to 90
behind the returns OF the Judges.
which motion prevailed. The results
of the election as determined by the
committee can be found III tabu-
/ lated form in another column.
| J. H. Kelley. secretary OF the Amer
lean School OF Magnetic Healing at
Nevada. has retired from the man
agement OF the Weltmer Institute.
". J. McCombs. committeeman
from Deer Greek and prominent
and successful stock buyer i'll North
Bates, favored Us substantially while
III the city Monday attending the
| committee meeting.
The Butler democrats showed you
what they thought OF Joe L. Smith
last Saturday, and Joe T Smith in
turn, will make the county sheriff
that not only democrats. but all par
ties will be proud OF.
Capt. J {. Martin. j W Norman
and Fay Martin Will start next Mon
day on an extended trip through
Kansas and Oklahoma. Capt. Mar
tin says he is going to lock mp a 10
cation to engage in business. We
wish the party pleasant trip-Mer-
win Mirror.
Rockville has an energetic. Wide-a-
wake. enthusiastic democratic club.
Just such as every township i'll the
county ought to have. Their motto
is: Come loyal democrats. join our
band, united We stand. divided We
lfall." The motto of the club has the
right ring and THE TINES hopes to
see it flourish and increase in mum
bers
| Lester Hamilton, a farm hand 30
wears old was assassinated at the resi-
dence of Wesley Lower, near Long
wood in northern Pettis county. Sun
dav night at 10 o'clock. by an I'M
known man who rode up to the house
and called him TO the door. Just "a
Hamilton stepped to the door the
: stranger shot him dead and rode
) away Hamilton's parents live near
Nelson. Mo.
Estes Smith complmented us with
very pleasant call Mondsyevening
He said it could not be expected that
man would be very happy at his OWL
funeral. but there was no sore spots
: and he was going home to work fol
: the whole ticket, as he had Away:
: done Estes Is one of the most POI
: ular gentleman in the county as hi
, large vote bears testimony.
The Mexico Intelligencer dubs a:
1 the right kind of a Democrat. de
2 feated candidate in that county who
/ wrote beautiful card of thanks Il
those who assisted him. and express
u ed himself as having the highest re
gard for the Judgment of those wh'
voted against him" He seems L
belong to that class of fellows wh'
can be as happy over the good foI
= tune Of Others as he is OF his own.
e H. F.. Percival finished packing hi
o household effects Tuesday and too
r the evening train for his future HON
II at Burlington, Vt. Mr. and Mr.
s Percival have been citizens OF on
r town for four or five years and a
e regret that, on account OF the deaf
n of Mrs. Percivals father and cuisines
It relations connected Herewith, TIL