The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20


with a renewal while i'll the city Sat
urday.
The Richards Progress says Ye~
non county is to have a skunk farm
in the near future. David Perkins
will esta blish the farm near Metz and
raise animals for their fur and oil.
Bargains in felt and leather boots
at the Department Store.
See those beautiful ties and muffiers
at the Department Store.
The Poultry Show last week at
Nevada was we'll attended. The
Bates county poultry exhibit, TO be
held in this city the 26, -. % and
10Th, will beat them ALL Come and
see it.
They all use it again who use it
oncp-The Lamar Mo, Flour, La
mars Best and Brands Best, the two
highest patents made.
4-:5t FRANK SMITH & Son.
Before coming to town to buy your
holiday goods read the advertis, =
ments in THE TINES. These adver-
tisements will not only aid you in
making selections but point you to
the right place to get them.
We handle a full line of Heinz &
Reid Murdoch Monarch goods.
4.3t FRANK SMITH ( Son.
Take your proance to Frank Smith
( Son. your neighbor does. ask him
why. 4-3t
James Park, Aaron Jr.," left on
Tuesday morning for the Detroit
Red Hog Ranch. at Abilene, Kan.
He expects to buy several registered
males. g. W. Park 4 Son are be
looming famous as breeders OF the
Red hog.
Mrs. Matte Loonpy, aged 81 years
committed suicide at Nevada, Mo,
Friday Digit 10y taking strychnine.
She was the president OF the Wo-
man Relief Corps and held office iii
Rebecca lodge No reason for the
rash act is given
Our 81. 30 and so all wool Ker-
sey overcOats are the best we've
ever shown. American Clio. House.
Mr. Campbell Wells, Grand Master,
and Mr. Allen Mcdowell, Grand
Lecturer of the Grand Lodge A. F..
K A. NJ, of Missouri, held a lodge OF
instruction in Nevada Friday and
Saturday. which was we'll attended
: by representatives of neighbOring
lodges.
Gus WIZARD left for Sedalia, Mon
day, where he has secured a position
: in a harness shop. His family will
F., follow in few days. Mr.. Wyard has
been in the harness business in this
city for good many years and the
many friends he has made will regret
= 10 see MN lpdNp DuJHi-
Mems pants at factory prices until
Jan. l. Department Store.
= THE TINES is again favored with a
: renewal by Mrs. Ella Kenneth OF Kan
2 sas City. Mrs. Kenneth was enga geo
in business in Butler for number O
years and had the confidence ano
high esteem of our people. She anc
her daughters We're very popular il
society.
p The home, together, with its en-
tire contents, of JOS. l.. BOmar, five
and one half miles northeast OF Ricl
Hill, was DESTROYED by fire last mig hit
Nothing was saved and one of Mr.
/ Is IS children. little girl, had a very
/ close call for her life. Mr.. Bomar was
!. absent from home at the time. He
t had only $3.50 insurance on the
house.-Rich Hill Review, 18th.
|. Oscar Reeder complimented u
: pleasantly on Monday. He witness
ed the first and only legal hanging
q in Bates county up to this time
q When a boy he attended the eXecu
/ ton of DR.. Nottingham, which tool
place at Papinville, then the county
b seat. A Mr. Edgar was sheriff Th'
scaffold was simply two posts and I
cross beam. The prisoner WAS seated
: in wagon. the rope adjusted about
his neck. the team was driven up anC
he was swung of into eternity. HI
diad nv slow StraurulatiOn