The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-21

is holding revival meeting in Cir
ton.
As an energetic and efficient officer
Sheriff Smiths record so far is above ,
criticism. In capturing criminals, |
and landing them behind the bars +
his first month i "a record breaker. /
X \. Batchelor prominent /
young farmer aud influential demo |
crat, of Deep Water, was in the city |
Saturday attending the county con |
vention and favored us with a renew
al.
The ladies of the Christian Church
OF this city will give a social at Mrs.
Tom Silvers' on Ohio street Thursday
night OF next week Everybody in
vited to be present. Refreshments
will he served and good time eX
pected.
Judge Levy and Max Wriner pur-
chased "A pair of Norman mares AZ
the Lindsay sale Saturday for their
farm southeast of town They were
fine animals and would weigh about
| 600 pounds each.
E. p Foster, a prominent farmer
and influential citizen OF Mound
township. complimented us with "a
pleasant call on Tuesday and favor
ed us substantially. He was fore
man of tile last grand Jury for Bates
county under the old law. notice OF
which is made in another column.
George Wheat on, who was assault
ed by footpad one night last week,
while on his way home, and badly
hurt, by being struck i'll the head
with a stone or some blunt instru-
ment, is at work again. A deep cut
was made in the top of his head and
he was laid up for two or three days
from pain ana loss of blood.
Our esteemed friend +. r. Hall, a
substantial farmer and popular cltl
lizen of Pleasant Gap township, Ia
vored us pleasantly and substan
TALLY on Monday. He said at the
township convention last week a test
vote was taken on the court house
proposition. which resulted ID for t'
, against. He believes this ratio
will very nearly prevail i'll his town
ship.
Our young farmer friend ID. NJ
Jennings of Foster, called Monday
He recently returned from Colorado
where he had been i'll the mercantile
business with his brOther-in-law,S ter
ling Tucker. He come back to TAX
charge of his father Il. +. Jennings
farm which he will operate the com
ING wear. Fester, he said, bad brigh
, prospects for the future and land ant
town lots were looking up. TIL
TIMES returns thanks for a renewa
of subscriptions.
The official members of the Christ
2 | ian church of this city have secured
: the services of Elder Lotspelch, c
Kansas City, to preach for the cor
, gregation the coming year. III
new pastor was present and preache
Hast Sunday. Alter next Sunda.
there will be regular services IN TIN
:. church. Our citizen in general ar
e very much gratified to know tina
Elder Lotspeich has been induced t
, return to Butler again.
y j. Mckissick, one of our bes
u known citizens. lies at his home IN
precarions condition from the effect
Y Of a paralytic stroke, which can
r mon him Friday OF last week. tt
= entire right side OF his body Is effec
cd and he is scarcely bic TO talk u
rplIioentlv. Mr.. MckissicN has nC
- been in good health for several week
=; suffering from an attack of the gr
Int If is not known what brought {
the stroke OF paralysis. He was 1
at better Monday and fears are ente
J.. tertained for his recovery.
- According TO the Times, w h.
| Joe Smith took possession OF Il
sheriff office on the LIST OF Jandal
"a he had two prisonersin Jail. Now
has eleven. four OF the number beiE
IL quite desperate characters Jnd!
rs March tells the Review that Sher
es smith is putting forth every ener.
70 make Bates county as go'
a sheriff as she ever ha
He il untirinw III his actlVI
- IL oxar Matchfnl aud eXnents