The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-11-15

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county credit Atkeson with { votes.
10 FIory will now have to look to
the Mckinley pie counter for job
Frank Chambers has announced
himself a candidate for the post
office.
Congressman DeArmOnd went one
vote ahead of Bryan in Henry
county.
Mrs. Jack Elgin complimented our
sametum and had r. l.. Woolery's
paper changed to GreenviIle, Texas.
!. d. Allen left for st. Louis and
southeast Missouri Monday evening
where he goes on state business.
| If Butler had a rock crushcr it
wouldn't take many months 20 mae
adamize all the prominent streets of
the city.
John Devinney was appointed city
marshal. to hold until the special
election, which has been called for
Nov 30.
Rev. Barcafer and wife left Monday
morning for Centralia, Mo, where
they 90 to assist in ii revival being
held at that place.
lf,I
urer, led the democratic ticket and
J. K. Hales for prosecuting attorney,
let the republican ticket.
c. c. Dickinson, was elected repre-
sentative OF Henry county by the
handsome plurality of ,O66, and it
is highly proba bic he will be elected
speaker of the next house.
John b. Hayes will sell at public
auction at his home one mile and n
hall northwest OF Ballard, forty head
OF high grade white face and short
horn cattle. Saturday, Nov. 18th.
1t was not Mckinley victory that
made Walter Anderson, our efficient
assistant postmaster, SO happy OF
last Wednesday. 1t was caused by
the arrival of a fine boy at his home.
A coal shed in the rear of Tom
Pettys' store at the southwest corner
OF the square caught fire Saturday
night about 9 O'Clock. The fire com
pany was called out and it was only
ii minutes work to extinguish the
flames.
Judge l.. ID. Wimsatt, the faithful
servant of the people for the past
two years as associate Judge of ouI
county court for the north district
was reelected by an increased ma
jority over his vote of two years
ago.
The S-month-Old child OF Thomas
Evilsizer died Saturday night. Flu
neral services were conducted by
Rev. Barcafer, at the family residence
on Fl. Scott St, Sunday at ; o. CLOCK
p. m, after which the little one was
. laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.
Dr. Ballard informs us that the
knife wound received by MIR. Proctor
last week bled profusely and had tC
be sewed up before the hemOrhaet
could be entirely overcome. 1t was
in the shoulder and not necessarily
dangerous unless unforeseen cOmpli
cations should arise
Miss Bulah James. the charming
daughter OF Il. W. james OF Paris
Texas. who has been spending &
couple of months in the city visiting
the family of her uncle and aunt Mr.
and Mrs. j ". Smith. returned home
Tuesday. She was accompanied by
her cousin Miss Lula Smith, who vii
, spend q few weeks visiting relatives
Wichita, Kansas, is threatened
with an epidemic ofsmallp oS. Tween
ty cases have been reported to thu
r health department with the diseas'
r spreading Chairman Shultz. of thu
: board of health, states that the sit
uation is all the more alarming al
the cases are of the most virulen
form
r The newly elected representative
: sheriff. prosecuting attorney, coro
ner, probate Judge and county iudg
. of the south district will be inducte'
into office the first of January. Tn
surveyor Judge of the north distric