The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-02-01

very pleasant call and had his dates
set ahead. Mr.. Hackett is enjoying
good health, which his many friends
the county will be glad
to know. He says he is in favor OF
the proposition OF levy to build "A
new court house the cost not to ex-
coed 100000.
Judge Clark Wix favored us with a
call and renewal He is chrirman of
the Bates county republican central
committee. He is holding an import
ant position in the internal revenue
department with headquarters at
Butler The Judge is Just now going
through the ordeal of selecting census
lkers for Bates county.
Owing to an increase in their busi-
ness which called for more room the
firm of Deacon Bros. i Go. have Sc
cured the adjoining room to their
store building, and cutting an arch
wav the two rooms have been thrown
together 70. the accommodation of
the firm. They now have two mag
nificent rooms i'll which to display
their immense stock of goods.
Flowing has been general i'll my
section of the county, said eX-county
Treasurer Oscar Reeder, who was in
the city Monday In many instances
the farmers have about all their land
broke ready for the seed. This, said
Mr.. Reeder, will insure early planting
and early planting will insure an
early crop and that is what wins in
Bates county.
One of the best features of the new
road law, which goes into effect
Feb. l. is the provision which EN-
powers the boards in each district to
let contracts to the best bidder for
all or any part of the road work in
their respective districts. This is
wise provision, and we predict vast
improvement wherever it is adopted.
Better work is assured and at less
cost to the taxpayers. We hope to
see it given fair trial.-Ex.
j. Hammel has ten acres OF imprOv-
ed land with good orchard, splendid
water, house and barn, which he will
sell cheap for cash, or will take a
good team us part payment. 1t lays
on the Miami just west of Butler and
would be a splendid place for a gar
dener.
A sneak thief entered the home OF
A. F. Sharp, a farmer residing seven
miles east of Nevada, i'm the absence
OF the family. and stole a gold watch
and chain and four dollars in money.
Two other watches and fifty dollars
| in money was overlooked by the
thief.
Dan LaFollette has accepted po
sition with the Bates County Eleva'
tor Co., at the depot. Dan is an ex'
csllent man for the position and We
feel sure he will give the best OF salts
faction. He was making prepare
tions to move to Kansas City wher
rendered this position and his many
friends will be glad to know he is tc
remain in Butler.
| j. G. Cantrell favored us with a re
newal while in the city Monday. Mr.
Cantrell is one among our oldest sub
scribers and is as punctual as thu
tax gatherer. He is a prominen1
farmer and leading democrat. HI
made a very creditable race for re
corder before the last democratic
convention. There are few bette
men in the state than J. 6. Cantrell
w. B Morland, Urich'. popula
and prosperous merchant, was in thu
city on Monday and favored us will
a pleasant call and had his dates Sc
away ahead into 1901. Walter owns
considerable land in our county, hal
lived all his life among our people
married a Bates county girl, daugh
ter of the late Judge c. d. Cole, ane
has host OF friends who wish hin
we'll. He purchased the Cole place al
trustees sale Monday.
Henry kinsey, the little negro boy
convicted at the last term of cour
of burglarizing a store at Rich Hill
WAS taken to the reform school a
Bonneville Saturday by deputy sher
iii D. D. McCann. This is the sam.