The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-19
Still in Business.


While considerably broken down
with rheumatism, | am still able to
write insurance and look after the in
terests Of my customers throughout
the county. No policy will be allow
ed to lapse for lack OF attention,
and respectfully solicit new business
with the promise that it will receive
nv careful attention.
Respectfully,
35tf j. S. PIERCE
For SALE good pigs, inquire at
this Office.
Circuit court is in session at Har-
risonville.
Operation at the ice plant has been
suspended since Sunday on account
of a breakdown in the machinery.
The Sun, Warren H. Clifford, edi-
tor, a new paper launched last week
at Hume. has been received at this
Office. The Sun is nOn-partisan in
politics, clearly printed and quite
newsy.
j. NJ. Allison, who we always
think of as our young friend, but re-
member that it was many years ago
when we were young men together,
sends us his annual remittance from
Glenburn, Cal, where his many
friends here will be glad to know he
is we'll situated and prosperous.
Albert Buff shot and instantly kill
ed his wife at Vandalia, Audrain
county. Buff had been drinking and
quarreled with his wife over the d.
vision of some property. He is a
Frenchman, aged about 80 years,
and quite we'll off. They had been
married about twenty years and have
nine children.
0. ID. Austin, secretary OF Butler
Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. informs us that
the corner stone for the court house,
which has been shipped from Yer
mont, is expected tie arrive about the
last of this month, when the exact
date of it's laying and programme
OF the ceremonies attending the same
will be published.
Lee Gordon, manager of the ship
ping department of the Simons Hard
ware company, OF ST. Louis, was kill
ed in u street car accident Monday in
st. Louis. He was to have been
married in few weeks to Miss Inez
Scott, daughter OF the late Judge
Scott, OF Nevada, Mo.
Destroy Anarchy Root and
Branch" is an editorial caption in
the Butler TIMES Our friend Jake
Allen, has terse plain way ofputting
things, and he would follow the in
junction to the letter if he had the
power to do SO. Destroy anarchy
root and branch and the country
will be better for it. There is no de-
mand for such an organization in this
country. Root it out and fumigate
the spots of the earth which gave it
home in this country.-Nevada Mail.
Judge w. W Graves, of Butler.
has number of friends in Nevada
who congratulate him on the Veto
ries at the State Fair at Sedalia. As
is well known Judge Graves is a great
chicken fancier. The Judge captured
several premiums on his fine fowls at
Sedalia. While holding court here
for Judge Timmons, Judge Graves
visited all the chicken pens in Nevada
which visits were a source of much
pleasure to him.-Nevada Mail.
Mrs Prudence Woodfin, widow of
the late Jason 5. Woodtin, of Wal
nut township, complimented our
sanctum on Tuesday and had her
subscription and that of her son-in-
law. ". E. Hiatt, OF Fox, Ore. set
ahead. Mrs. Woodfin brought u. q
sample Of as fine peaches as we had
seen this year, also twig with
ten large peaches growing in a
cluster thereon. She has a fine orch
ard on her we'll improved farm. She
has sold great many peaches at
home for 80 cents per bushel and
says she has about 100 bushels more
in the orchard.