The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-01-03
Underwear at McKibbens.

| MIS- Joe MchlDDen Is reported to
| be quite sick.
Is the smallpox being brought to
this county by returning soldiers?
Sheriff Joe T. Smith moved his
family into the jail residence Tues
day morning.
The limbs elevator at Adrian was
destroyed by fire Sunday night of
last week. The depot narrowly es-
capped.
Mrs. j. X. Douglass and daughter,
Miss Nellie, of Nevada. spent the hol-
idays in this city, visiting relatives
and friends.
A family reunion took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C.. J Sartin
! Adrian, Christmas day Dinner was
served and the day was pleasantly
| spent.
Harry Morgan, son OF the late J.
II. Morgan, came home to spend the
holidays Harry holds a lucrative
position in the stock yards at St
| Joseph.
Robt l.. Graves. District Deputy
Grand Master of the l. o. OF. lodge,
arrived i'll town from TT. Scott, Kan
sas, Saturday and will spend week
in this district installing officers of
the different lodges.
| William l.. Vandervoort of the
Yandervoort & Barney Dry Goods
Company, St. Louis, died in New
York Monday. He engaged in the
Dry goods business III St Louis in
1860.
County Treasurer VT. John
son was in the city Tuesday. He
had just recovered from a very severe
spell of pneumonia. He will take
charge of his office on=April 1, 1901.
people of southwest Bates, having
lived in Walnut for a number of
years, now living at Colby, Kan,
was in Butler the last of the week,
favored us pleasantly and had his
dates set ahead.
c,a MEMS duck %on. coats 3'e' American
Our old friend Dewitt Mcdaniel
was in the city Saturday to meet his
wife, who had been spending the hol
idays with her father, VIM. White
heads family at Paola, Kan, Mr..
Mcdaniel favored us pleasantly and
renewed.
| Closing prices on overcoats at the
American Clothing House.
We received from the Farmers
Bank draft for 365 happy days,
drawn on the National Bank of For
tune. State of Happiness, through
the Bank OF Prosperity We will
present the draft, and if we do not
realize the full face value it will not
be our fault.
Pierce Hackett favored us pleas
antly while in the city Friday, and
had his dates set ahead another year.
MIR. Hackett's health is not robust
this winter and he has to take extra
good care of himself He takes cold
easily and it is hard for him to get
rid Of
Judge C. f. Boxley, probate Judge
is having an office fitted up in the
Opera House, ground floor in south
east corner of building. As soon as
the room is made ready for occu-
pancy the probate records will be
moved to the new Office. 1t is prob
; able he will not get into his new
quarters before the first OF next week.
Our highly esteemed lady friend,
Mrs T. Boswell, favored us with a
renewal. She was the mother of our
late lamented Judge Thomas Bos-
well, is one of Bates county's oldest
and most highly respected citizens.
She recently had sick spell, from
which her many friends will be glad
to learn she has recovered.
A protracted meetingisin progress
at the South Methodist church. The
meeting is being conducted by Rev.
Cobb, the pastor who is assisted by
Rev. Alexander, of Rich Hill. A gen
oral invitation Is extended the puhliC