The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13

No advance on boots with US. If !
Others ask 1t, don't pay it. Ameri-
can Clothing House.
For SALE-A choice smooth So
acre farm, ) miles northwest of But
Ter. 80 acres tame grass. Price SO
per acre, $500 cash. time on balance,
6H per cent \. ;. MIHoRN, Agt.
HIT Butler. Mo.
The Hume Telephone complains
that boys broke into the public
school building and tore the paper
OF the wall and committed other
acts of downright meanness. 1t
adds crap shooters aud hoodlums
are getting pretty good start of
late and the authorities should wake
up and try to correll them.
Prof. {. NJ Barclay has the dates
on the margin OF his paper set ahead.
Professor Barclay Is not only
a good teacher, but strong demo
crat and very popular. He made
very creditable race for recorder be-
fore the democratic convention two
years ago
Gen. Harvey Clark addressed
large crowd at the opera house, Sat
urdav night. After the speaking
BRYAN club was organized with J.
Wesley Badgett. president. and \.
NJ. Wallace secretary. DR.. Williams,
{. c. Duke and Arthur Boron We're
appointed on a committee to draft a
set Of bylaws. About 30 enrolled as
NOTWITHSTANDING Telephone.
Miss Mary White. an accomplished
Young lady OF this city. who has been
teaching in HarrisOnville the past
two years has been appointed county
commissioner for Cass county, and
began her duties Monday morning
! Ca5s County Democrat.
Miss Mary White taught several
terms in our public schools and was
a general favorite with our people.
young and old. who are highly
| pleased at her promotion.
/ One of the most peculiar deaths
! that ever occurred in this county
/ was probably that OF a farmer near
/ Taberville few days ago. He
wanted a large increase in his pen
! sion and in order to become more
i disabled proceeded TO inflict injuries
upon himself but misjudged the Sc
verify of his method and had tosum-
mon medical aid. Before the doctors
could relieve him he died from his
wOunds.-St. Clair County Democrat.
Rev. Earl d. Sims closed up his
work in Bates county and lett with
his family on Monday for Louisville.
Ky, where he will enter the Baptist
Theological Seminary for a two
wears course. before returning TO his
missionary duties in the Orient. He
labored in Bates county under the
auspices of the. Butler Baptist assO-
citation and did very effective work III
the Masters cause in WOrland. Mer-
win and Pleasant Gap and number
OF other points for a days visit at
the time. He preached since the first
of June over 40 sermons. delivered
13 lectures on foreign missions. or
ganized one church and three Sunday
schools and had 30 additions to the
church and $50 pupils brought into
the Sunday school, three churches
provided with pastors and raised
about 1915 for church work in the
county. Rev Sims Is u hard and
effective worker and his whole soul If
in the cause to which he has devoted
his life work.
Sid c. Alexander orders his TINES
changed from Burdett to Jefferson
City. He has accepted a position
under Warden Starke at the peniten'
tiarv. By the way, Jack Starke 5
Bates county friends will be glad to
know that he is making one OF the
best Wardens the state ever had. The
penitentiary, under his management
has becOme self-suppOrting and the
appropriation made by the legisla
ture for its sustenance will he turned
back into the treasury. Mr.. Dockery
in his opening speech OF the campaign
paid Warden Starke a very hlgt
compliment for his efficient manage
ment of the institution. Nerecently
had occasion TO visit the peniten
tiary and received very courteous
treatment at the hands OF WardeI
Starke and his efficient deputy, IhOs
NJ. Bradbury. Zera RaybOurn show
ed Us through some of the cell build
|, ings and big work shops, a descrip
|-tiOn of which would take a volume
Zera has become so proficient as chic
over the big mess hall that he bid