The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
PaSsaic Items.

few more DAYS the farmers will begin
to SOW oats and fax. Spring is near
at hand. we know, for we hear the
prairie chickens cooling and the frog
croaking.
George Walls says he is out on the
war path and is going to paint ev,
lerything red-but not with blood
just paint.
E f. Boswell had the misfortune
to lose a number of his little pigs
during the big snow.
George Crews and Ben Walls will
move to the Bob Catron farm in a
few DAYS to get ready for farming.
I=Jack Elgin is about well of rheuma-
tism. He thinks he will be able TO
make a full hand at the pillow this
year. provided he is not hindered too
much by candidates.
Miss Ada Crews commenced her
spring term the 18th inst The at
tendance is not full on account of the
bad roads.
Jacob Maddy is sowing grass seed
and says he intends to put out a big
crop of corn which will keep him at
| work.
William Feeback and wife went out
to the farm to visit their daughter
who is living there this year.
| j. W. Crews has been confined to
his bed for several days and his son
William and all of the family have
been complaining with sore throat,
but they are better.
Tom Odea sold few fine hogs to
K. NJ. Wilcox for $4.45 per hundred.
That is fair price.
William f. Duncan and wife of APP
pleton City, are spending few days
at Mrs. J. n. Sharp's, sister to Mrs.
Duncan. They say the roads are al
most impossible.
Rev VIM. Cobb preached us good
sermon last Sunday. The house was
crowded and everyone paid strict at
tentiOn.
Mrs. f. F. Boswell and son spent
Sunday at l.. C. Eichler's and had a
good time relating incidents that
happened when they used to live in
old Lafayette county.
Our county judges have made
clear record for themselves and have
saved the county a great deal of I'M
necessary expense. They have been
dilligent in carrying out the law to
the letter and we think they deserve
a second term.
Gen. Harvey Clark has made the
people of Bates county one of the
best prosecuting attorneys we have
for had years. He has been a thorn
in the side of the criminal. In a few
more years with such man at the
helm criminals would become scarce
in our county.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harlow went to spend a
few days with Mrs. Donavan, north
east of Butler. She is one of the early
pioneers of the county We used to
know her father in anti-bellum days
J. b. Rice expects to SOW his to-
bacco seed this week.
Oscar Simms is getting his summer
wood up. Says it is a great deal bet
ter to cut it this time of the year than
to wait until the weather becomes
warm.
Mrs, Lockard spent Sunday at Mrs
]. n. Sharp. and had a good time
Luther Crews, who is running a res
taurant at Webb City, came home on
a flying visit to hisparents. He says
everything is o. X.
W. F. Maddy has about completed
his house on wheels and says he will
start on his Journey as soon as the
school election is over, as he is one
OF the members ofthe board and they
will have to elect one in his place.
Miss Jennie Aosier is home again
from Larnard. Kan. where she has
been on an extensive visit to her
brother. She reports having a good
time. and made many acquaintance
while there. l.. C.. f.
Uncle Daniel Welch was a peace
maker in spirit and in fact" said a
prominent Trenton lawyer in the
Tribune of the well kown Grundy
county pioneer, whose useful life en-
ded a few days ago. Whenever he |