The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-15

tial citizens and prosperous farmers,
favored US pleasantly and renewed.
Congress has been in session since
December. The republicans have
had full sway. What has been &C
complished for the good OF the coun-
try?
The names of T. j. Day and Ed
Williams are mentioned for the dem
ocratic nomination for mayor Eth
ould fill the bill.
The name of John l.. Stanley is
mentioned for City Attorney. He is
a talented young lawyer and would
fill the office acceptably.
Robert Braden, serving on the
petit jury, favored us with Il pleasant
call. He says one OF his children has
a pair of peafowls for sale. the cock
having a beautiful long tail.
William Stuffing, of Foster, has
purchased the blacksmith shop in
west Butler and solicits patronage.
He is number one blacksmith, a
splendid horse sheer, and comes weip
recommended. We bespeak for him
a liberal patronage.
Henry Tilson, OF New Home town
ship, drawn to serve on the jury, re-
ported Tuesday, but begged OFF and
the court let him return home.
| Henry is farming and baching. and
of course his time is too valuable to
waste serving his country on jury.
John Briden, formerly of this county
who holds an important position
with the street car company i'll Kan
sas City. was in Butler the first of the
week visiting his brOtherin-law 4. r.
keeser He made us a pleasant call
and favored us with a renewal.
Misses Mary and Nellie Evans, will
leave for St Louis Saturday where
they will remain IA week, then will go
to Chicago for Il week or two study
ing the styles and buying their spring
stock OF millinery These young
ladies are expert milliners and carry
Il large stock Of goods and are always
up to date III styles.
| Elder Scott, pastor OF the Christian
church preached an able and interest
ing sermon Sunday night. The dis
course has been much commented on
! in a very favorable manner by per-
Sons who were fortunate to be
present. especially that portion OF
the talk which dealt with the unfOr-
tunate situation now existing III Ken
| lucky
Judge J. :. Woodbridge was the
heaviest loser in the big fire at Har-
risonville last week His loss was a
building and library valued at SO
1000 without Il dollars insurance.
His library was said to be one Of the
finest private law libraries in the
state, containing priceless volumes.
many of which We're very old and
rare, being dated in the seventeenth
century.
Mrs Prudence Woodtin, widow oI
he late laiuented Jason =. WOodtin
a most worthy ana estimable lady
was in the city Monay on business
before the probate court and compli
mented Us with pleasant call. re
newing for her paper and also for ths
copy sent her son-in-law. VIM. +
| Hiatt, at Fox, Oregon. Mrs. Wood
} fin is administrators of her husband ;
estate.
We are informed that Il little two
and a half wear old son OF Mr.. Ken
nedy, living on the old Porch farm
east OF Butler was fatally burned on
: Tuesday. The little fellow was play
= eng with match and ignited it. 1t
, TRYING to eXtinguish the blaze lit
, stuck it under his arm and his cloth
> ing caught fire and he was burned tC
death before the fire could be put out
t Mr.. and Mrs. A. ). kemper, o
= Prairie City, were in the city Monday
t and complimented our sanctum Will
? a pleasant call. Mr.. kemper is :
Z. brother of Judge W. I. kemper, il
: an old ana highly esteemed citizen O
the county, a prosperous farmer ant
no couple in the county stand hlghe
: in their own community than they
They have a son. O. A. kemper. il
Co. NJ 1Ith L. : Infantry, now fight
: ing i'll the Philippines
r Col. ]. \. Sharp favored Us pleas
antly and had the figuers on the man
Gin OF his paper set ahead. HeinfOrn
!, us that he is candidate for Repre-
sentative. subject to the action of tn
democratic party. Col, Sharp mad
T a very creditable race two years a@'
against Hon. Geo. h. Ellis. I'll. is
man of good address. is a splendi
talker and keeps abreast of the time
. on all public matters. He woul
/ make a very ereditable representative
\ for the county.
e We are in receipt of a renewal fror
I our old friend Henry r, Livingston
: of Alton. Indian Ty. Hewas formerl