The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-11-07
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Address p. O. Box SOB, Butler, Mo.
G.. II. Dickensheets has sold his
restaurant on the south side OF the
square toa couple of youngmen from
the country.
Frankfort, Ky. Nov 5,-Friends
of James McCrenry claim that hehas
secured n majority of the Democratic
members OF the assembly and that
his nominationfors enatoris assured.
Curt McKihben left Monday for
Redland, Cal, where he will accepta
position in a dry goods STORE.
Misses Pet and Kitty Broaddus and
Miss Nellie Walton spent Sunday in
the city, the guests of Mrs. Frank
.Jacksou.-R, II. Review.
Louis Fisher, engineer Of the water
works favored us pleasantly and r.
newed. Mr. Fisher has discharged
the duties OF this important station
for IA number of years with entire sat
isiaction. He is good, careful,
painstaking engineer, sober and in
dustrious young man.
Mrs J T, Hull and Mrs. }. S.
Francisco gave delightfuleception
to their lady friends at the former $
fine and well appointed home in the
northwest part OF the city on Tues
day afternoon. The decorations
were beautiful autumn flowers and
leaves, refreshments were delicious.
r. f. Dudley, of Gregg, Mo-, alittle
mining town Joplin, i'll company
with Mr.. Bracken, favored US pleas
antly and renewed. Mr.. Dudley was
on a visit to relatives and friends and
expected to take his mother, Aunt
Betty Dudley, of Virginia, home with
him. He is mining and doing we'll.
The departure of b. L. Pickett and
family for Greedy, Colorado, at which
place they expect to make their fut-
ure home is regretted. Mr.. Pickett
was among our best citizens, and, OF
course. these are the folks Bates can
most i'll afford to lose. The TINES
will follow him to his new home as
well as our best wishes.
We were complimented by pleas
ant call from j. NJ Chambers. OF
Mound. an early settler, prominent
citizen aud influential democrat. To-
gether with a number OF other strong
men in Bates county he doesn't hest
tate to express strong leaning for
Stone and condemns the kind OF war
fare being made upon him.
W. &. Cope of Georgetown, Colo,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Ada, complmented THE TIMES pleas
antly. Mr.. Cope was on visit to
relatives and friends in the county.
He isImining in Colorado, is doing
we'll and we'll satisfied with his pros
poets. Miss Ada will attend school
in Rich Hill this winter and join her
father in the spring.
Miss Mary Jean White, of this city
was elected Grand Conductress of the
Eastern Star at the session of the
Grand Chapter, Of the order held at
Kansas City last week, Miss White
was Grand Marshal of the order last
year. She is an enthusiastic member
OF the Sisterhood, taking great inter-
est in its deliberations and in all it's
undertakings for the betterment oil
humanity and the upbuilding OF
social Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
One of the delightful social funci
tions OF the season was the reception
at the beautiful home OF Judge and
= Mrs. w. F. Hemstreet on Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. Hemstreet and
daughter, Mrs. Will Arnold and sis
ter Mrs. c. L. Mills, of Adrian. Ths
decorations were autumn leaves
crysanthemums, ETC., and very beau
tiful, The refreshments were dainty
and delicious.