The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-25


now occupied by Mr.. Holloway.
A. NJ. Cummins. a reliable farmer
OF north Bates, and for years a friend
and subscriber of THE TIMES. favor
ed US pleasantly and substantially
the last of the week.
Our old friend F. f. Phillips. a sub
stantial and influential farmer of
West Boone township, was in the city
on business last week, paid us a
pleasant call and renewed.
j. Il. Post, an energetic and relia-
bic young farmer of Mingo township.
favored US pleasantly while in the
city the last OF the week and had his
name enrolled on our books.
The county court of Montgomery
county has offered reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction of those
responsible for the burning of the
court house at Danville two weeks
ago.
Capt. F. j Tygard and wife left
Saturday evening for st. Louis to
spend few days.
g. w. Clardy came down from
Kansas City Saturday to spend a few
days with his family. Mr.. Clardy is
engaged in the real estate business
and says he is doing well.
Mrs. Frank Paddock, of Nelson,
British Columbia, arrived in the city
Tuesday on visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Fl. Kendrick She
likes their new home very much and
said Frank had position cutting
meat at 1925 per month
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Duke are again
residents of Butler. For the past
four years Mr. Duke has held posi-
ton in the bank at Hume. This is
an excellent family and THE TINES
welcomes them back to Butler with
much pleasure.
Jacob Cloud was taken off the early
train going north Tuesday morning
| by Sheriff Smith and locked in Jail.
Cloud was arrested on telegram
from the sheriff of Vernon county.
The prisoner claims he is wanted in
| NoroJ do Cor fobt;no.
The following conundrum was pro-
pounded to us the other day: Why
are chickens the most piOus of
fowls?" Answer: "a big per cent of
them enter the ministry, and a large
proportion of the remainder become
| lay members.
The Bray Construction Co.. of
Bellville, ILL.,, has been awarded the
contract to build an electric railway
from Kansas City to st. Joseph. The
road will cross the river at Kansas
City and follow a northwest course
through Platt county.
The Continental Creamery Com
pany of Topeka, Kan, is buying up
all the creameries in Kansas. OF the
1913 plants operated by the company,
all are in Kansas except three in Col.
orado. two in Nebraska and nine in
Oklahoma.
DR.. Boulware, of Butler, accompa-
MED by DR.. E. f. Gilmore of this city,
drove to the koeger farm Wednes-
day and raised the quarantine which
had been placed on it for the past
month The patients have all re-
covered from the disease they had
whatever it was.-Adrian Journal
The county court is having a tenn
porary vault built in the probate
office for the preservation of the
| books of the recorders office in case
of fire until the new court house is
completed. 1t is a wise precaution on
the part of the court in looking af
ter these valuable records and be
prepared for an accident.
Clyde Mcfarland left yesterday
morning for Kansas City, where he
has accepted a position in the stocs
yards at a salary'of 1925 per month
Clvde is one of our most worthy
young men. industrious and pune
tual to business and THE TINES is
glad to learn he has secured so lu,
crative a position.
J. W McFadden. a successful
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