The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-04
White LOAF Flour

WIN hot MAKE corn bread. but II
beats the world for light bread or
biscuit. Sold only at JimsC. q. 4
NJ. NJ
The old saw that 1T never rains
but 1T pours@ seems to be verified in
the building boom taking hold of
Butler this spring. +
As We 20 to press II out OF 1879 +
districts had been heard from on
school commissioner and Maxey. /
democrat was - ahead. The indi- /
cations are that he will be elected.
A little three-year-old daughter OF
George Borquin, living in east But
Ter, was fearfully burned. on Friday
last and for time her life was De
SPARED OF. but she l. now considered
! out OF danger. The little girls cloth
ing caught fire from the stove and
were burned off before the flames
could be eXtingui-hed Her breast.
throat and face were terribly burned.
and she will probably be disHgured
/ for life Dr. Reuik was called and
contributed his medical skill 10
save her jiIe and relieve her suffer
] ings.
/ On his retirement from office after
four years of service t. his county,
Andy b. Owen @oe~ wirha conscious
ness OF duty well done By his
gentIemanIy Jemeaunr, his courtesy
and kindness to All who had business
with the office. ms efficiency and will
ingnesS al all times 10 obIi-e, he won
the hearts Of the people ami NJ DO
not believe Ii more popular official
ever retired TO private life at the end
Of his term His blamele-s life, both
public and private, commands the
high esteem OF al good citizens.
With him public office was public
trust. and his example i worthy
OF emulation.
On Monday last Judge Graves de-
cided the Boles-Corbin contest for
the assessorship in favor of the con
testant Boles. 1t will be remembered
that the face OF the returns gave he
office to VIM. COrbin by majority
Of three Boles contested and Judge
Graves ordered recount of he bal
lots. This was made in the presence
Of lawyers for both side and it was
discovered that Boles had received II
majority of Is Other legal compli-
lcations followed. but on Monday last
Judge Graves decided that Boles had
been elected. We understand that
this will settle the matter and BOles
will qualify and hold the otfice-Osce-
ola Democrat.
Hume has not only a number Of
first class business firms but has also
some very clever ad. writers. which II
quite an accomplishment says the
Telephone. Advertising of late years
has changed very materially from
what it was score OF years ago.
Then the yearly advertiser changed
his adj about every three months;
now. he demands a change every
: week or at most two weeks Then
there was nothing new. now quite
often the most interesting reading IL
paper. city or county, IS found IL
: the advertising columns. The con.
sequence is that patrons read the
: advertisements much more than for
merly, as it pays them TO do 50 al
well az interests them
The large livery barn OF lack Ba
ker's. at Sheldon. Mo, was burned
on Saturday morning. Fourteen
horses were cremated. together witt
a number of vehicles. harness ant
: considerable hay and grain. \ move
by the name of Johnson. accOmpan
led bv his wife. son and daughter
: had their outfit. consisting Of team
: wagon and clothing. in the barn
: lost everything and were left in DIES
r titute circumstances. Harry Bunc
9 lost a good team, buggy and ne7
/. harness. which he left in the barr
' over night. Rev W H. Bryan. wh'
A was on his way TO his recently pur
chased farm in Arkansas, lost fou
horses. two wagons, harness and I
new surrey. No insurance on tn
barn or any of the stock.
r !. ". Hall and Mrs. +. !. Boswell