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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-01-17
gTLER WEEKLY TINES
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TINES Telephone No. 81.

The grip has struck Butler.
Smallpox has broken out in Soda
ia
)ur 4S cent corset is extra good.
MCKIBBENs.
Attorney w. O. Jackson is afflicted
With the popular disease-grip.
SeeJ. S. Pierce, west side OF square,
shen wanting farm insurance. Off
The price OF protected wool has de-
elined % percent.
New Madrid county has twenty
one cases of smallpox.
Our old-time friend n. NJ. Nestle
rode. gave us a pleasant call Satur-
day.
H. G. Cook, OF Rich Hill, has pur-
chased a stock of dry goods in Ne
vada.
Ex-Sheriff Mudd was in the city
Saturday shaking hands with old
friends.
Only two offices occupied in the old
court house now, county clerk and
recorder.
il Neil, of this township, drop
ped in and had The TINES started
With the century.
Vim. Morgan, a prominent farmer
hying two and one half miles east of
Amoret, died Friday
NJ ). Jenkins, a prominent farmer
Of this section, favored us with a
renewal OF his subscription.
] NJ Courtney. one of Buffers en-
terprising cattle men and capitalists,
cropped in to see us and renew.
J. ". Wheatley, one of our most
ubstantial and enterprising farmers
remembered us with renewal.
Mrs. W. D. Orear orders her paper
sent to Mt. Sterling, KY, where she
. visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. HUFF of Rock
nile, have lost three children in the
past two weeks. with scarlet fever.
Rev. Stanley d. Jewell has a very
Profitable article in this issue on the
observance of the laws and training
q the young.
Fire Monday night destroyed the
best block of business houses in the
attie town of Weaubleau, Poll
county.
]. W. Chase. of Fairvalley. Okla.
"a new subscriber. He writes al
interesting communication which
MI appear later.
Dur highly esteemed friend !. H
AcEIroy, a prominent and intiuen
val citizen of Charlotte, favored II
Nth call and renewal
The foundation for the new ic
PANT rs being laid. The plant vii
= big enough to cool Rich Hill OF
annng the heating term.
Ia grippe has become epidemic il
Ndalia. " G. Cowan. city physi
nan, reports that one thousand pee
p m Sedalia are afflicted with tn
dsease.
tol. Wade went down to JefferSo
|aty Sunday so as to be on tn
ponnd early Monday to witness tn
naagurai ceremonies of Governo
eskery,
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Have you seen the new percales at
MCkIBBENs
Sheriff Joe T. Smith has but three
bOarders at the Jail
Thos. ]. Smith was at Harrison
vile yesterday on business.
A fire Monday night destroyed sew
eral business houses in West Plains
Judge Brown. public administra-
tor, has office room with Judge Box
ley.
Saml Levy & Co., are talking
Jackets and capes this week. Read
their advertisement there's induce
ment in it.
The South Methodist denomina
ton at Mexico, Mo, are making ar
raugements to build church editice
at a cost of S15, 900.
The protracted meetingin progress
at the South Methodist church the
past week, will be continued sson
through this week.
Visit our remnant counter, there Is
always something good on it.
MCKIBBENs.
The Butler Cash Department Store
=, L. hipc DffnrS q hI,x1
in their advertisement this week.
Read it.
Several OF the teachers in the pub
lie schools at Clinton are down with
the grip. while tbs mumps continue
it's ravages among the children.
Try our $500 and $3.50 shoes.
They are guaranteed in every way
MCkIBBENs.
! Ex-Sheriff f. A. Ewin, has brought
suit against Vernon county for $39S
for services rendered, as is claimed in
his petition for which he has not
| been remur Grated.
We show the | lest - cent ladies
underwear you can find.
MCkIBBENs.
Adam Brixner. now residing at
Cooney. New Mexico, sends Us re
newaI and sets. his date ahead, ion
which he has our thanks and best
| wishes for success.
We have some odd lots OF lace eur
tains we are selling mighty cheap
MckIBBENs
Our esteemed friend, I'll. ". Jenkins
a prominent young farmer and influ
entail democrat OF Mound township
favored us pleasantly and had the
dates on his paper set ahead.
Do YOU know that we will sell yol
carpets under all competition.
MCkTBBENs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas died at he
home in Fulton, Mo, Sunday. Sh
was 90 years of age and came t
Galloway county when 10 years c
age. Her husband was a veteran c
four wars.
ID. ]. Milestone of We!da. Kan.
was in Butler the last OF the wee
and complimented US. He was fol-
merly prominent farmer of thi
county and thinks of returning t.
; Bates.
Courtney Vaughan, winner OF til
medal at the Southwest Missouri hig
school evolutionary contest at NJ
vada a short time ago, was quit
sick Saturday aud Sunday.
Jas. Pierce is ut tine point OF deaf
1 with consumption at his home. til
II Pierce boarding house, northeas
corner of the square. He has bee
bedfast Tor several months.
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THE W00DMEN.
An Important Meeting Of Delegates
From Different Camps in
the COUNTY

AuC NbuHAls
A county delegate convention If
the various camps of the Modern
Woodmen of America, Of Bates coun.
ty, was held in Woodmen Hall No.
245S. this city, Thursday OF last
week The convention was composed
of forty-eight delegates one delegate
to every twenty-five members from
each camp in the county, represent
ing over 200 members of the order
in the county. The object Of the
convention was 10 select five dele
gates to the state convention TO he
held at Mexico, Mo, February 18th.
The state convention viii elect one
delegate for every 1000 members to
the Head Camp. which meets in st.
Paul, Minnesota, next June.
| At the state convention Bates
county will present the name of DR..
/ T. +. Lockwood. al this city, as a
Jdelegate TO the Head Camp.
The following delegates were elect
ed TO the state convention at Mexi-
go. February 18th. A. ". Wemott,
| Butler: L. H. Power Uttas. ~. -.
Anderson. Adrian: X. l.. Ca.npD. II,
PIeasan; Gap: W. X. Bell. Foster.
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80 all wool kersey Jackets. leading
shades and styles, tailor made, silk
lined throughout, regular $50 and
$50 jackets at the uniform price OF
S3.75.
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Pleasant Dale.
Correspondence Of Tho Argus
Wheat harvest will soon be here.

Correspondence Of Tho Argus
Wheat harvest will soon be here.
Working corn and sowing buckwhcat is
the order Of the day.
James Elliott is preparing to roof his
house and barn in the near future.
Mr.. John wcddell. Of PENNSYLVANIA. is
here this week visiting his son and son .in.law.
Miss vernie Carroll and Mr.. Scott Morgan.
Of Alorghtsville. were calling on NJ. T..
Pell last Sunday.
Frank Pell has engaged his lambs this
year at cents per ID. lie also has fine
bunch Of cattle TO sell his year.
Ben Bowermaster is going TO move his
saw-mill on the Brown tract that T.. J.
Bowermas.er bought. Ben. is going TO help
him cut IL ont.
Mr. Aust llickson, who has been here for
some time, working for the Preston Lumber
Company, is contemplating going back
to Pennsylvania.
There was festival last Saturday evening
al this place. The net proceeds amounted
TO $3.50. We learn that some stayed
away on the account Of fearing they would
get another corn pone as they did last year,
but they need not have been afraid Of
getting anything Of that kind This time, as 10
was another denomination entirely.
MYRTLE.
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Gladasvilln

Correspondence Of TIC Argus.
w. III. Baylcs will preach in the Baptist
church June goth.
Miss Iona IIibbs, who has been in poor
health since last winter, is but little better.
Misses Mary and Lirric Splitter, Of Luray,
Va, are visiting their sister, Mrs Stucklcr.
Charles Shahan has been confined TO his
room with rheumatism for the past two
weeks.
Harvey Bailey and family Of indie
pendence, were visiting at 4. Skaters, last
Sunday.
Dr. r. G. Fauaw, our former State
Superintendent Of Sunday.schools, was visit
ing Rev -. w. Rogers last week
Edward Bayles and wife and their
daughter, Minnie, we're al Morganiown, at.
tending commencement, last Thursday.
Misses Maggie Stdckler and Ethel shafcr
and Masters Guy and Paul Shafer and John
linn were visiting at S. ~ Rogers last
Sunday.
Lon Rggeman is preparing 10 build an
addition 10 his house soon. We are delighted
TO see the advancement our people arc
making in building and farming generally
As news is scarce, about all there is TO
write is some one visiting or beng visited.
and as that does not make very interesting
readings I will climb a tree. IAccnEUs.
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Married in Wheeling.

Another bride was brought to Kingwood,
on Tuesday evening of this week.
This time Wheeling's loss is orr gain and
the fine brick residence on High street next
to The NJ. r. parsonage. now has mistress
once more. When the owner, Mr. James
Lcmuel Stone, lert for Wheeling, Monday,
Il was reported that he would bring home a
companion TO double his joys and divide his
sorrows, and sure enough he did. Going
out Monday ne was sde-irackcd four or
FIVE hours by big wreck on the road but he
got there just the same.
The wedding took place Tuesday morning
az O3o AZ the residence Of Mr.. 7. w
Shields. brother to the bride who was Mrs.
Margaret Budke, being widow. The cere.
mony wac performed by the pastor Of the
Lutheran church Miss Iona Stone, from
here, who is a teacher in the College at
New Concord, Ohio, attended the wedding
and came on here with the newly married
couple. The bride visited in Kinpwood
last summer at Mrs. G. w. Fawoet's and is
we'll known 70 many Of our people.
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CCPlD'S COURT.
A Beautiful Home Wedding m
Aurora.

Specially reported Tor The Angus.
The Wilt-Lants wedding at Aurora.
"wednesday evening Of last week. was one
OF the most beautiful home events il has
ever been the pleasure of your correspon.
dent to attend, Mountain View House. the
nome OF the bride. was looking its best in
its magnificent interior decorations Of
laurel. ferns and flowers. aud when the
hrst notes of Mendlesshon's grand we'd
ding march hoated through the room every
eye IN the large audience was turned ex.
peetantly toward the door and moment
later the bridal pair entered the large par.
Tor unattended. They advanced slowly to
the west end Of the room aud took their
position directly beneath floral bell. com.
posed entirely of moss and mock orange
blossoms Here they were met by Rev
George Roger. OF Clear Springs Md. late
pastor OF the Carmel Lutheran church, and
In few sentences the words were said
which joined in holy bonds OF wedlock MIR.
Oscar Clinton Wilt and Miss Lulu Alice
Lantt. The bride was handsomely attired
IN an exquisite costume of white organdie
made en- traine and trimmed in white lace
with white slippers and gloves to match
and carried over her left arm a large DO.
quet of magnificent brides roses. The
groom wore black with white gloves. and
a single white rose bud on the lapel of his
coat. After hearty congratulations had
been offered. para of the large company
repaired TO the dining room. where covers
had been laid for thirty-thrce guests aud
Tor an hour atterward the house rang with
laughter and jest and hearty good cheer.
More than hundred guests partook of the
hospitality of the brides parents. and
when the hour arrived for the departure of
the bridal pair. the carriage disappeared
amid shower Of rice aud old shoes. aud
the happy occupants were rapidly whirled
TO Terra AltR, where they took train No A
FOR eastern cities aud a visit TO the Buffalo
Exposition. including a trip to Toronto
Canada. The bride is the third daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Lantz. and is one
oil Preston county's most favored and &C.
complished young ladies, well known and
popular and possessing host of admiring
friends. The groom is the eldest son Of
MIR. and Mrs. David Wilt OF Amboy. lie
Tor several years taught school in his home
county. teaching under No. certificate
was graduated from the Parkersburg Busi.
ness College, and later entered the service
OF the Salem Bank, at Salem w Va. lust
few weeks before his marriage. he was
rendered. and accepted, the position Of
cashier OF a new Bank to be opened Isly
Ist. at Pennington. w. Va. Oscar has al.
ways been popular with his companions
and has made many friends. all of whom
join in wishing him and his bonnie bride a
long happy and useful life. Mr.. and Mrs
Wilt will go direct from the Buffalo Expo.
sition to Warrington, where they will be at
home to their friends after July Ia,h.
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cranesville.
euce q The Argus

/
correspondence OF The Argus.
Miss Stella aud Earl shaw, Of Grafton
are calling at this place.
The famous road pillow will be used il
this section in a few days.
The White saw-mill has been closed and
the prop'ietors are having about the timber.
Mt. ). \. Durham is delivering 4 large
10, Of books that he has sold during the
season.
Il has rained several times lately and the
price of wool has made another drop under
high tariff.
Crops of all kinds arc growing rapidly in
this section. Hay aud wheat promise to be
unusually abundant.
There is quite Jolly crowd of fishermen
at Lake Browning this season aud the catch
seems to be very good.
Mr.. Jacob Smith passed through this
place ON Friday afternoon laughing about
the price Of wool jus, few hours before he
died.
There IS not case Of sickness to report in
this section and there has been NO one
buried in our graveyard since some time
last summer.
ME-. ]. ID. Browning's store building is on
the foundation again after two weeks
planning aud sweating tn remove il and
Billy II. Titcheuell has contracted to erect
an addition To it SO We will have the pleasure
of seeing him work and smile during the
whole summer season.
We used TO dread TO see little lambs dragged
to block ard have their ears and tails
amputated, but now our people are de-
horning cattle and detailing horses, and, by
the way things seem TO be drifting, we
would not be surprised to see prize fighting
turn 20 gladiatorial sports and the customs
of Nero and Sulla enacted in the United
States during the next decade |, took
Rome 400 years to die, but the American
Republic seems to have lost IS per cent. of
its life during the last three years
Rosscau once said that the savage enjoyed
life better than the civilized, aud it looks
like he was about right, since our No. los
are nearly all eager TO go out in the noun.
tains IN summer seasons and camp out and
hunt and fish, and ut reunions the old
soldiers seem To love to camp out at night
and thousands of city people seem to enjoy
one week camping in the mountain better
than year in the city, which almost
establishes the fact that Rousseau was right
Some one might say that the world is too
small for people to live in the savage state,
but then we recollcct that our people, like
the savages seem TO love war and dominion
so that they could keep the majority killed
off. Johnny Bull seems to think that the
little Transvaal Republic is too much
civilized since he has been burning and
leveling their dwelling and Uncle Sam is
about in the same boat in the Philippines.
SALIIE WANDER.
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Bruoeton

Correspondence of Tho Argus
MISS Flossie Marsden was in town last
week.
w. r. Ringer Of Guseman, was in town
yesterday.
l.. II. Smith was at Morris y Roads, Pa,
a short time ago.
Albert Cunningham was at the county
scat last Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. c. +. Richards is visiting at
Smithfeld, this week.
We noticed old Uncle George Evans, of
Clifton Mills, on our streets today
Ira Thomas is preparing to burn kiln of
lime. This will make the second Kiln this
year.
J. NJ. Chichester and wife, of Buckhannon,
were visiting their many friends here last
week.
Darius Metheny, of Laurel Run, makes
very frequent visits, especially on Saturday
nights.
Rev. +. =. Idleman and family have re.
turned from months visit to Corinth and
Mt. Storm.
WIN. Dawson and family, of Greene
county, Pa, is spending the heated season
at Walter Collins.
The Town Council, at a special meeting
last week, decided to build at once a much
needed lookup.
Several Of our farmers we're at Kingwood
last Saturday after phosphate and others
today, Monday, went to Somerfeld.
EMILE /OIA
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NswburS.
cOFrcspondcncc VI tho Arsu,.

corrcspondonee Of the Argus.
Frank Dent is in Cumberland.
o. 7. Morton was in town a few hours
last saturday
Miss Davis, OF Grafton. is the guest OF
Miss Belle Ellis.
Miss Myda Stuck was In Grafton a lew
days last week.
Mrs. Ida Menitec. Of Keyscr. was in
town last week
Miss Arlina Meniiec. was visiting ,n the
country last week.
The infant son OF Mir aud Mrs. WIN
Stewart is quite a.
Mr aud Mrs Burr Bell returned from
Piedmont Monday.
Rev. r. NJ. Barb was in Warrington
several days last week
X f. Perrill. of Clarsksburg. was in
town few days last week.
Little Marmaduke Dent. of Washington
Is visiting at DR. WIN. NJ, Dents
Miss Ida Allender. of Grafton. was the
guest OF friends in town last week.
Mrs. George Anderson. of Parkersburg
is the guest OF Mrs. Adahne Stuck.
Miss Hattie Smith, who has been visiting
friends in Grafton. returned Saturday.
There are two young ladies OF Barton.
Md, visiting Mrs Smith. We did not
learn their names.
Frank, the six.year old son of MIR and
Mrs. 6 Conley, fell from a tree SATURDAY..
and broke both Of his arms.
The Nj. u. Church has been artstically
papered and painted, which adds greatly
to the appearance OF the town
Mrs. Bert Gibson and children and Miss
Bess Gibson of Tunnelton. were the guests
OF Mrs. John Graham last week.
MI and Mrs Frank higgins aud children.
OF Morgantown. were here last week. at.
tending the Higgins Browne nuptials.
Word was received here on sunday that
the Rev. J b. Hollcn was quite M at the
residence OF his brother. in Terra Alta.
Mrs Eph Patterson and daughter.
Margaret OF Wisonburg, who has been
visiting Mrs. NJ. II. Lady and other rela.
lions. have returned home
Mrs Theodore Lynch returned last week
from Ohio, where she had been with her
sister. Mrs Lynch took her daughter.
Miss Lulu. over there, hoping the change
would restore her health which was
greatly impaired by the sad accident which
occurred short time ago.
There were two quiet weddings in town
last Wednesday at the residence OF Mir
Henry Shay when his daughter. Miss
Margaret, and Mr.. Burr Bell were married
10y the Rev. Martini, at ago p. m. The
happy couple left on the $40 tram for
Piedmont. amidst showers of rice and
many good wishes.
Al the residence OF the brides parents
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Higgins on Wcdnes
day June 10 Miss Pauline Higgins and
Mr.. James Franklin Browne, OF Baltimore.
were married by Rev Martini. In the
presence of few relatives and friends
The bride was very daintily attired In
white organdio aud wore brides roses
The parlor was decorated with roses and
palms. Mrs NJ H. Lady was brides
maid and Mr.. Harry Pugh best man.
Immediately after the ceremony. dainty
refreshments were served. MIR. and Mrs
Brown have the best wishes of host of
friends for long and happy life. II.
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HAYDEN.
'rrespondonce OF Tho Argus.

Correspondence OF The Argus
Mr. Welch says the wheat crop in Crab.
orchard has not been more promising than
IL is now, in the past ten years.
We noticed our genial merchant, Foster
Hartman, of Lenox, passing late Saturday
evening going in the direction of the Brown
Manor.
Samuel Casteel, Sanders & Company
have come in our midst with their portable
planning mill and sets at jobs like a ,hreshing
machine which is one of the greatest con-
veniences of the Twentieth Century.
Quite boom of improvements are going
on in our neighborhood this season. Joseph
X. Ringer and Howard Peasley are both
building fine houses, c. w. Freeland is the
builder. d. o. Feather, J. +. Rodeheaver
and others are making substantial improve
ments about their premises
We noticed Hon. WIN. G. Brown driving
through our neiehborhood one day last,
week, with gentleman whose name we did
not learn, looking after his large tract of
coal land he owns in this neighborhood. We
also understand Crane, Lakin and Com
pany are still dickering for more coal in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. welch, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer b. Feather, Nita Peasley and
ID. o. Feather called Sunday on Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Welch to see the baby. While
there they we're invited to inspect his May
Duke cherry tree, which is bending with
ripe fruit Miss Mia declares they we're
the finest cherries she ever enjoyed
We like The ARGUS because its snake
and bear stories are always the best.
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More Coal Land Sales.

Some more coal land has been purchased
near here recently by Mr.. w. r. uitst, Of
seoudale, Pa, who has been here for some
time getting ready TO open up for coal
development. Among the recent purchases
are the coal under the =. T.. Rcppcri farm.
go acres also 90 acres Of Major orr. out
around The old Snyder mill and about forty
acres more Of the Major, adjoining the
above tract 100 acres Of Noah Gross. being
the coal under the old Stone property.
whore Mr.. Gross now resides tract Of ~
acres Of Mrs Mary Jane Bosley, adjoining
Gross another ;ract Of 40 acres Of Broken.
borough stones heirs, near town also
tract Of - acres Of Elisha Stone, both the
coal and the surface. II is said that he has
also purchased other tracts, among them
large one, but the matter has not yet been
made public. Asiau has been made towards
opening up coal mines out an the line be.
tween Charley Craig and Elisha Stone at
the Poplar Lick.
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June Weddings.

Carney IT, Howell %, Annie T.. Crogan 90
William NJ. Sarger 20, Molhe Deves "a.
Nathaniel Burr Bell 20, Margaret Belle
Shay ~.
Frank j.. Rowe ~, Gussie -. Ford 70.
Thomas Sines 20, bessie Mathcney 90
Samuel a. Renshaw ~, Rose a. Nc
Ginuis 20
Oscar {. Wilt go, Lula Alice anti %.
Hayes Sapp q, Mary s. Shaner 10.
James Frank Brown a., Pauline j.. Hug.
gins q.
All natives Of Preston exoep, Saryer who
lives In Monongalia county; Miss Ford who
was born in Taylor county, and Brown who
is from Baltimore.
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\ Hundred Dollar Game.

The kingwood and Tunnclton Base Ball
Clubs will cross bats az function ON the
afternoon Of July Nh 10 a big match game
for $50 a side, making purse Of 500 10
play for The game will probably be
warm one from start TO finish. II our boys
had a chance 90 practice any they could put
up fairly good game, but So far they have
no grounds 20 play ON and mo- chance To-
practice at ALL The agreement for both
sides for the Fourth Of July game is that no
one play except The bona Gde members of
the club, and The line up is specified as
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Nix. EuuoR VIII you please an
nounoe through your paper tina, festival
viii be held in The VI. T. church at Bethle.
hem, ON the evening Of July 4th, beginning
ct five o'clock p. On. The various refresh
mcnts attendant upon such occasions will be
served, together with music, cake walks, etc
An enjoyable time IS expected. Come one
come all and enjoy The glorious Fourth.
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Program for Picnic, Masonlown, July &.

a. NJ Music by choir.
Opening address by Rev. Snider.
Music by string band
Recitation by Jessie Roby.
Flag drill
Address by Rev. Howard
=. NJ Address by Rev. Fcllcn.
Music
REGULATIONS by ola Graham and Lucille
Cobun
Refreshments will be served both day and
night The ladies viii also have a fair.
Everybody invited.