The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-04

George Thompson, our esteemed
republican friend, from Virginia
neighborhood, favored US with a
pleasant call and had his dates set
ahead.
Judge Boxley left yesterday for
Kansas City on a business and pleas
ure trip. He expects to be home Fri
day.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Morris and Goldie Rod
gers, who have been visiting her son,
Prof. W. Fl. Morris, and family for
sometime, returned home TO Sedalia
Monday.
Judge Wofford overruled a motion
for new trial III the Lulu Kennedy
case at Kansas City Saturday, and
sentenced the woman to ten years in
the penitentiary.
If Mark Hanna was to come to
Bates county now and say prosperity
some good republican farmer would
land base ball bat against his head
in less than two minutes.
Mrs. W. A. Downey and daughter
Kittle, of Amoret, left Friday for
Lexington, H., on an extended visit
to relatives and friends. THE TINES
wishes them a pleasant trip and safe
return.
Rev. James n. Crutcher, pastor at
the Compton Heights Christian
church, ST. Louis, set new example
Sunday morning by appearing in his
pulpit in his shirt sleeves.
A good rain and farmers will SOW
enough cane to winter their stock.
Cane sells for So "a ton and at the
price certainly must be good feed for
cattle and horses. An acre OfgrOund
will raise three to four tons.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Thompson have
gone to Sloan Springs, Arkansas,
to spend several weeks. Mr.. ThOmp-
son has been in poor health for seve-
raj weeks and the trip is made in
hope that he may be benefited.
Six miles east of Holden, johnson
county, sparks from a passing ell
gine set fire to and burned 60 acres
of wheat for J. c. Dauss, and forty
acres for Geo. Goodwin The wheat
would have averaged thirty bushels
to the acre.
The big hotel at Amoret came near
being destroyed by fire a few days
ago. 1t is thought the fire probably
started from a fire cracker. Guests
at the hotel discovered the blaze Just
in time to save the building and per-
haps the business part of the town
as we'll
4. Z. Grimes, a respected farmer
living near Greenwood, Mo, fell from
load of hay the other day and
broke his neck He was standing up
right on the hay when the horses
moved up, the old gentleman lost his
balance and fell to the ground alight-
ing on his head with the above re-
suit
Our young friend d. H. Warford, |
of north Bates, favored us pleasant
". He is one of the most substan
tial young farmers in the county and
it is always pleasure to meet him.
The Warford family is a very promi- |
nent one in Bates county and The
TINES is proud to number them |
among it's best friends.
Prof. A c. Gwinn. recently elected |
ed by the board of education princi- |
pal of high school, has rendered his |
resignation and the board at a call
meeting acted on the same Monday |
night releasing him from the con-
tract. Prof. Gwinn, we understand, |
has received a better offer financial |
lv at Greenfield, Dade county.
A tornado struck La Crosse, Wis. |
Friday, doing thousands of dollars
damage. The entire roof of the Ho-
tel Boycott, four story building, |
was torn off and carried half block. |
The new Norwegian hospital, in |
course of construction, was wrecked |
and residences in large numbers were |
badly damaged.
Our old friend and punctual sub
scriber, W. A. Downey, living near
Amoret. remem hers us as is his annu-