The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-09

ford bull ! high grade Shorthorn
bull, - COWS and calves.
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| Judge Coleman requests Us 10 an
nOunce that a call i our for the dem
ocrats of South Spruce 10 meet at
Johnstown on Saturday afternoon.
Aug. II, at ; O'Clock. for the purpose
OF organizing a Bryan club All
voters opposed 10 Mckinleyism arr
invited 10 be present and ioin the
club. In the evening of the same dav
a club will be organized at Spruce. in
| Deepwater township
W. NJ. Mills, Fosters efficient. pop
ular and prosperous druggist. COM
I. plimented u pleasantly and renewed
for his paper Mr. Mills was called
over on account of the sickness Of his
mother. Mrs. +. Z. Mills Mr.. Mills
went TO Foster in the early days OF
that town dnd embaTka,! II the ,irus
business. He has prospered and now
/ has the only drugstore in that town.
carries large stock and does a biz
business.
| F. NJ. Rich. a clever young gentle
man of Deep Water township called
on Saturday and had hi> dates set
ahead. He was accompanied by
Geo Z. Tillery, These young gentle
men when they became OF age cast
their votes for the poPuli>t ticket.
They frankly admit that they have
seen the finish of that party and
they avow that they will not vote
for Mckinley and his policies OF i'm
perialsm and militari>m. They are
both bright young gentlemen who
keep abreast OF the times and make
up their own minds on all subjects
The Adrian Journal has the follow
ing to say Of Prof Gwinu principal
Of the west schools in Butler
4. c. Wwinn was born in Saline
| county. Mo Lived on farm until
| 20. Attended the state university
/ five wears and graduated with the
degree OF A T. Taught English and
! American Litera ture in high school
| of De@ MOineS. Iowa. one year: in
| Rich Hill two years and iii Butler
| one wear. /, re-employed to teach in
| Butler Prof. tiwinn j. instructor iii
! literature and grammar in the insti-
tute. and j. popular with the teachers
He Is a brainy young man and *
rapidly coming To the front i'll his
! prof. sslOn.
4 Fort Scott paper tells OF man
down there who came into town the
other day with a big oil can in his
wagon. and a Disconnected look upon
his cOuntenancp. When asked how
! his corn crop was getting along. he
said oh. there will he bi" crop. |
reckon. but its mighty doubtful
whether there II be any clear money
made on il" What the trouble? -
Have to spend so blamed much on
oil to keep it oiled up How :
that?" We'll the burned corn Is
growing so fast that | have 10 go
through the fields and oil the joints
to keep he stalks from getting hot
boxes.
Judges Samuel West and l.. ID.
Wimsatt went to Harrisonville and
Warrensburg last week TO examine
the court houses at those two places
which have been erected in the past
few wears. They are both modern
buildings. we'll built and conveniently
arranged. 1t was not the purpose of
the court TO copy either plan, but to
Gain information and ideas for "A
building for Bates county. The need
of A court house IL recognized by all.
Some raised the objection that the
amount voted would not complete
the building. The court proposes
to have the plans for the building TO
be built, and have ii guarantee from
reputable architect that 1t viii be
built for that amount.
A queer state OF affairs exists at
the little post office Of Aaron in the
northeast part OF this county
Harry Gipson is the postmaster and
he is a resident Of Adrian Stayton
Bros. are running the store at Aaron
and one of the brothers handles the
mail. He j. not eligible 70 be post
master BECAUSE he happens 10 be
democrat and there are no republic
cans there who want or would have
lit. therefore they have TO go u