The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-06-21

toc canvas mats Tor zoe. American.
1t is understood that Bates is soon
to be without a county school com
missioner and that Rich Hill will
have candidate for the vacancy,
which will be caused by Prof Ray
bOurn' s removal from the county
Review.
Prof. l.. B. Allison and \. l.. Nc
Bride, taking census for this city
have about completed their work. In
increase In the population in the past
ten years Butler VII show up probably
with any town iii this section.
The street fair must be repeated in
| Butler this wear As it takes deal
of hard work 10 get everything in
shape for a tirst-class entertainment
! it is time We We're beginning work.
! AS an advertisement for a town moth
| ing has ever equaled the fair.
The Modern Woodman of Amer
lea OF the twenty local camps of Kan
sas City, will erect a log cabin near
the big convention hall. and will en-
| terrain visiting WOOdmen at the time
OF the democratic convention, July t.
The salary of the Butler postoffice
has been raised from 81 800 to 81
600 Our popular postmaster Dell
WeltOn won't kick on this liberal
streak in the government. The ad
vance in salary shows an increase in
the business of the office.
Nevada District Epworth League
Conference of the NJ. f. church. South.
which closed two days session at
| Hume last week meets in Rich Hill next
year. The meeting at Hume was
we'll attended, there being about so
delegates present.
To members of Marmaduke Camp
No. 611. we call your attention to "a
meeting to be held at Butler on the
second Saturday of July. the 14th.
to arrange for celebration on the
10th of August. PIERCE HACKETT.
| 7. X. WILSON, Comd r.
Adjutant.
Mrs. d. \. DeArmond returned from
Washington City last week. The
Judge, who has been suffering from
| on Citttlt II VI lilC Slip- HFi4A ~ olNl
| Point Comfort. Virginia. for he ben
eft of his health. After resting up "A
little he will make several speeches i'll
the east before returning home.
II. f. Hartman. night operator at
the Mo. Pacific depot at Rich Hill.
and Miss May Palmer of Adrian, were
united in marriage at the home of
the brides parents Sunday evening.
Mr.. Harmon was recently transferred
by the railroad company from Adrian
to Rich Hill
A census and trial balance of the
petit Jury serving at this term OF Cir
cult court resulted ar follows Aver
age age 10 years, weight III pounds.
nativity, Missouri. :; Kentucky. {
Ohio, 3; Illinois, =; Kansas, | Wis
lcOnsin, &; Virginia, l Tennessee, l.
Their choice for president was Debs
,, Parker l, Bryan Is, Mckinley /,
German /.
J. VI. Vaughan has just returned
from a visit to Lafayette county.
He said the wheat crop in that coun-
ty was as fine as he ever saw and the
tIOp was iilliiItlioo' -AiEoc
the prospect for an apple crop was
never better, as the trees were loaded
with fruit Land in Lafayette county
said Mr.. Vaughan rents from 81 to
50 per acre.
Mrs. Laura b. Lewis, wife OF {. ii
V. Lewis. cashier OF the Union Nat
ional bank, Kansas City, committed
suicide by shooting herself through
the heart with pistol in her room
at the Montague hotel Monday
evening. She was 40 years old and
the mother of one child. Bad health
is assigned as the reason for the rash
act.
Our old friend J. W. Speer, who
since John L. Ludwick's death car
lay close claim to being the oldest
settler in the county, complimented
Us pleasantly on Monday and renew
ed. Uncle Jimmie is serving on the
petit jury, is vigorous and strong, by
his happy disposition and geniaI
ways constantly makes new friends
while he retains his old ones.
Misses ALI, Kitty, Pet Broaddus,
Edith Webb and Winnie Davis, who
were visiting friends in the city Sat
urday, returned TO their homes in
Butler Saturday night. nit. Owing