The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-11-08
BATES COUNTY SAVED |!

ing are the maiorities for the dem
Gratis:
W. j. Bryan for president, S5S.
A. NJ. Dockery for governor. 100.
ID. A. DeArmond for congress, SIS.
L. L. Harperfor representative, 500
Joe T. Smith for sheriff, 563
NJ. 5. Horn for prosecuting at
torney, 756.
l.. d. Wimsatt Judge north dis
trict, 331.
John March for Judge south dis
trict, 800.
W. 7. Johnson for treasurer, 91G. !
o. +. Renick for coroner, SS1.
r. T. job nsOn for surveyor, SS1.
ID. V. Brown for public admr.. SS1.
C.. +. BoXley for probate Judge, 1872. |
For the court house proposition,
2,795.
Against the court house PROPOSE |
ton. ,J4S.
Rockville township had not been
received at the time OF going to press.
but its vote can not effect the general
result and will change the above ma
iorities but little. We will publish
the tabulated county vote next week.
1t will be seen that the court house
proposition failed to get Il two-thirds
majority by about 100 votes, and is
4
Frank Voris is home from an eX
tended visit to relatives and friends
in Illinois.
Judge Wimsat dropped in to see
Us on Monday. He was ii little bit
nervous, but as full OF fight as ever.
THE TIMES sanctum was cOmpll-
mented on Tuesday by a call from
Mrs. Lizzie COuchman and daughter.
Miss Lou, of Elkhart township.
Mrs. C. favored us with Il renewal.
We seem to have gotten under the
editor OF the Republican, 5 cutlcle last
week. Well, we meant to. a news
paper should endeavOr to build up
| its town, instead of always trying to
| tear it down.
Master John Walker entertained a
party of his little playmates on Sat
urday afternoon, at the home OF his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Walker, on
| Pine street The little tots had lots
of fun.
Mrs. Fanny Billings, station agent
at Lenexa, Kansas, writes home that
she has been ordered to Raymore,
Mo, on election night, to take the
returns. This is IA compliment to
| Mrs. Billings efficiency as an oper-
atOr.
| NJ. Il. Lyle, one OF Bates County
ImOst substantial farmers and stall
wart citizens favored Us with a
pleasant call and renewed for his
own paper besides the one he Is send
ING to his brother, +. +. Lyle,
WahOO, Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Walker entertain
: ell number of their friends to a
) Hallowe EN- party. twas the lOlllest
company that has assembled OF
a social occasion for many moons
The menu consisted of sandwiches
baked beans, pumpkin pie, ginger
bread and coffee. The baked beans
done to a turn, to suit a BOstOniaI
/ epicure, were served III huge pump
{ kin. All Halloween sports thar
could be thought OF were sampled.
, r. l.. Graves, who recently dis
, posed OF his stock of harness to Nc
2 Farland Bros, has accepted a posi-
+ ton in harness store in Fit. Scott
2 Kan, and leaves for that place thl
\ week. Mr.. Graves has been prOmi
e nent business man of Butler. for
: number of years, and it is regretted
/. that he takes his departure from on
. city.
We wish to say to Brother Alike
son that, personally, we have moth
ing but the kindest OF feelings 10
n him, and in a business way we woul
: like to see him succeed. In pollt
n cal way it is our duty to watch hi
/ course and keep the people postec
p and we shall continue to do SO a
W long as we are in the newspaper bus
n mess and At. keeps up his fiirtatio
n with the republican party.
Is Sheriff Mudd has in jail John Stew
!. art and George Wilson, two youn
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