The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

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big turn out.
There is no division on the court
house question. All parties will sup
port that proposition.
S c. Pettus' grocery store in Rich
Hill, was entered Sunday night by
burglar. Nothing OF value was
taken.
Our young friend Clark Hays will
accept our thanks for renewal OF sub
scription. He is now at Rago. Kan
sas.
Farmers will do we'll to keep a
sharp look out for horse thieves.
They are getting numerous again
There is at least hundred repub
licans in Bates county opposed TO
militarism, Imperialism. trusts and
Hannaism, who will vote the demo-
cratic ticket this year.
Democrats, remember that GOV
ernor Dockery will speak in Butler
Wednesday the 18th inst. Demo
Gratis should be on hand. Republi
cans are also invited.
Judge DeArmOnd is campaigning
III Illinois this week. He will spend
next week in Indiana and Michigan.
Then he returns home to put in the
rest of his time in his district.
y vote against the new court house
proposition is a vote to pay rent for
Icounty offices and unsafe place to
keep the county's records. Be bust
ness men and vote for the court
house.
James jackson. well-to-do far
mer and old settler, living near
Bolton. Kansas, committed suicide
Friday. because of II broken heart
over the death of his wife who died
two weeks ago.
The 14-year-old son of Jack
Thomas, residing near Rhinehart.
Vernon county, was SO horribly bit
ten about the throat and back OF the
neck by Newfoundland dog Sunday
that little hope of his recovery is Ell
tertained.
Ed HargrOve confined in Jail at
knoxville, charged with felOnious as
sault, was married Monday evening
to Miss Mary Burns, an old sweet
heart. The ceremony was performed
in the Jail, the iron bars being be-
tween them.
The Springfield Evening Record
says: Scarcely Il day passes now i'll
the mining district of Missouri that
the sheriff is not called upon to take
charge of some mining property,
which has become too prosperous
under these good Mckinley times.
Hon. H. c. Clark returned the last
of the week from st. Clair, where he
made ten speeches and reports excel
lent audiences and much enthusiasm
for the democratic cause. General
Clark is very pleasing, eloquent
and convincing speaker and is doing
much good in the campaign.
sold their wheat, oats, hay, fax and
have begun selling their corn. They
have been paid reasonably fair prices,
and as THE TINES has been very in
duleent, fairness ought to prompt
our delinquent subscribers to call
and settle.
Robert l.. Graves has sold his en-
tire stock of harness, trunks, etc. to
Mcfarland Bros. The transfer was
made Monday. Bob has been in
business in Butler for a number of
years. is an excellent young man
and his many friends will regret to
learn that he has sold out.
There were only four votes in Mt.
Pleasant township against the court
house proposition before and we do
not believe there will be that many
this time We would like to see the
color of the mans eyes in Butler who
will vote against the court house.
After an illness of several weeks
with dropsy Charles Endres. died at
his home i'll this city Thursday OF
Hast week. The funeral took place
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The deceased was a Mason and a
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