The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-04

Mo. will hold services at ST Mark :
(EpiscopaD church next Sunday,
Oct. eth. morning and evening at the
usual hours.
Our old friend Fred BoehGn, former
~ owner OF the south side restaurant
in Butler, has his paper changed
from Carthage To Seneca. No. where
he has accepted a position in the
leading hotel OF thetown.
DR.. L. Lamb. a successful young
physician with a large practice, at
Virginia. No. favored u pleasantly
and substantially while III the city
last week attendingt he street fair. Dr.
Lamb j. fast coming TO the front in
his profession.
Frank Noris. one OF Rates county ;
wealth and most prominent far
mers, living on his fine farm south OF
town, favors Us with a renewal. Mr.
NOris is a large stakeholder and has
been for ii number OF years d director
in the Missouri State Bank.
Joseph Mapes. Of Center township.
Vernon county. has a violin in his
possession nearly 300 wears old. 1t
was made in Rome in 1860 by Jacob
Stainer. The instrument will be
placed on exhibition at the st. Louis
world fair. Mr. Mapes has refused
5000 for it, says the Nevada. Post.
Ex-senator John 3. Newberry ia
vOred Us with Il pleasant call Mon
day. He attended our street fair
last week and complimented the en-
terprise of the Butler merchants and
expressed regret at the inclement
weat her. which proved our undoing.
\ fine pacing mare was stolen from
&. : Withers of Rich Hill last week
The thief also stole a fine saddle
from Harry Robinson. The mare
was taken from the pasture. =. Mr..
Robinson was in Butler Thursday
and had cards printed at the TINES
office Offering $50 reward for the
capture OF the animal and thief
The TINES was plimented by
a call from Miss Jessie Silvers. daugh-
ter OF j. ". Silvers. formerly prom
inent farmer of this county, now of
NintOn, Kansas. Miss Jessie came
back to Bates several weeks ago to
be with her grandmother. Mrs JOHN
Daniel. in her last hours She will
shortly leave for her home.
Our highly esteemed old friend
William Yancy. OF Grand River town
ship, complimented us pleasantly
and had the date on his paper set
up. Mr.. Iancy is a pioneer settler
, OF Bates, genial, whOlesouled south
ern gentleman OF open hearted hos
: pitality. He numbers his friends by
his acquaintance and THE TIMES is
proud to be numbered among them.
Joe Smiths vote in Mt. Pleasant
township at the primary election for
sheriff is a sufficient guarantee OF the
high esteem in which he is held by
his home people and the people who
j know him best. As to his integrity
and sobriety. ask his home people re-
CARELESS of politics. Joe Smith de-
serves the united support of the party
and will get it.
In selecting ]. N. Courtney and
Frank La Toilette to act as marshals
for the stock rings at the street fair.
the committee made no mistake
Both gentlemen performed the duties
imposed upon them with accuracy
and dispatch. In handling the stock
for exhibition on the streets we are
told not a mistake was made. When
it is known that there were 81 rings
of cattle and horses this record is re-
marka bic.
For Probate Judge an excellent
and deserving man in the person OF
} Judge BoXley was selected He has
held the office in years gone by, ma de
a popular officer then and will do the
same thing again. In the past year
the Judge has been greatly afflicted
and for months was unable to leave
his room. and even now is down with
the rheumatism, but Is getting
better and will. it is hoped be able
to assist in the campaign in a few
days. The Judge is a whole team on
the stump. and it is too bad he has
not boon able 10 MAKE an active