The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-17
DEACON BROS. & co.

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THE TIMES while getting his breath,
preparatory to entering the home
stretch in the race for treasurer.
j. Mckissick has his scale shares
for distribution to those who want
them. There are about 80 more for
sale. Call soon. Scales located in
William feed lot.
Fruit reports collected this week
from all sections OF Missouri and
Kansas by the Western Fruit Grower,
says the yield OF apples will be larger
than for years. The weather was
favorable for the setting of the bloom
and nothing short OF a destructive
storm could now prevent a good
crop.
A large force of men and teams are
at work on South Main street grad
ing and preparing the road for ma
cadam. The citizens of Butler do not
begrudge the money spent in inn
provements of this kind. Garry a
lantern and let the good work of i'm
proving the streets go on.
Commencement exercises of the
Rich Hill public schools took place in
the opera house in that city last |
night. Hon. T. W. Silvers OF this
city delivered the class address. The
occasion was intsrspersed with music |
from a lady and male quartette and
Rotations from graduates. Flowers
were barred
j. l.. Glazebrook, q popular and |
prominent Young gentleman of Deer |
Creek, made us a pleasant call while |
attending the democratic convention |
in Butler Monday, and had his name
enrolled for THE TINES. He is a |
nephew of ex-Shsriff Glazebrook, and |
son of the late lamented Boone Glaze
brook, prominent family of our
county.
Robert l.. Braden, who was attend
ing the democratic convention Mon
day, informed us that A. J Dugan.
of Homer is seriously i'll with lung
fever. His niece, Mrs. Zera Raybourn
OF Jefferson City, is with him. Mr..
Dougan is prominent farmer and
has been quite prominent figure in
the populist party in the county.
Art. l.. Gilmore favored us pleas
antly while in the city Monday. He
Is an enthusiastic young democratic
worker of Deep Water and is asses
sor of that township. The board of
recently raised his town
ship 20 per cent, but Art convinced
the board of appeals that too big a
raise had been made and secured a
substantial reduction.
We were favored with a renewal
from our young friend Guy l.. V. EN-
erson, formerly with the Farmers
Bank of this city, who later attended
law school at Columbia and accepted
a position in the legal department of
the NJ. K. i T, located at Muskogee.
Indian Ty. He is now active in the '
practice OF law in that town. and
from what we know OF his sterling !
qualities we predict for him a brilliant :
career. :
Judge William Dennev, of Thayer. T
Mo-, who, with his daughter, is
spending few weeks in Butler visit 4
ng his parents and many friends, q
avored us pleasantly and renewed.
He said he recognized familiar names b
n every issue of THE TINES and u
proceedings of the demo- Il
ratio conventions with much inter
st. He will go from here to New c
Mexico for a visit before returning II
home.
il
III. Philbrick and two sons came
ipon large grey or prairie wolf a O
ew days since and gave chase for an
lour or more on horseback. The
'lclous brute was in the act OF attack F
ng young calf when first sighted g
out was driven off by the gentlemen.
VINO at once got a gun, mounted d
lorses and gave pursuit. They chased
he animal about from place TO place n
md worried him considerably but
lever got within shooting distance. @
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