The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

a i. bride. OF Butter. was a !
lucky winner Of 81 farm in the new
country.
The farmers need no word OF en-
enlargement from the papers to 90 /
to work and raise fall feed in this !
county.
Miss Quincy Mitchell, who has been
visiting relatives in Kentucky. and
Miss Josephine Mitchell. who has
been visiting in Pettiz county. have
returned home
The school board has filed the
four vacancies in the school by elect
ING Prof G. " Leedy, principal of
the high school. Misses Laura He'd
rick. Lora Moore andJohnnie Shut
THE TIMES l. pleased 70 learn that
ID. \. Thompson, president OF the
Farmers Bank who has been serious
" i'll for several weeks. is cOnsidera-
bly, better and able To take daily
drives
The Bates County Republican
started by J. Frank Chambers 70
| fill a long felt want has turned its
toes to the daisies. while the Bates
County Record continues to do
business at the old stand
j. z. Edwards is quite seriously
sick. He was taken down last week
with heat prostration which later
developed into pneumonia. The past
| day or two he has been out of his
head. and while it is thought he is
some better his condition at the
present time is considered TO be quite
| critical
Chas. Meyer, charged with stealing
a couple OF cows from a widow. near
Rich Hill some time ago was captur-
ed by the sheriff and is now in Jail
Sheriff Smith found his man labOring
on a farm about ID miles east of
Warrensburg. COffman. another man
implica led in the stealing, is still at
large and the sheriff is making every
effort to catch him. but so far has
been unable to locate him
j. !. Radford, of Ballard. left on
Monday with his family for Tie Sid
ing, Wyo., where they go with theex-
pectation of making their future
home. Mr.. Radford is the eldest son
of r. D. Radford, Of Deep Water he
was one of Bates county's most in
dustrious and enterprising young
farmers, and THE TINES regrets his
leaving the county and can recon-
mend him very highly to his new
neighbors in the far west
Squire Green Parker, of summit
township, was in the city Tuesday.
He said he was one of four men in his
section who had held on to his cat
tie. horses and hogs, and since the
rain he had been cOngratulating him
self that he did not sell. Mr.. Parker
said there would be cOnsiderabl corn
raised in Summit, and if they only
knew it the farmers, although Grip
pied. were not in near as bad shape
as they thought they were.
Our esteemed friend Thomas Ellis.
OF Rich Hill. made Us a pleasant call
while in the city Saturday. He re-
Gently sold HE farm and coal mine
near Rich Hill and thinks OF locating
in the new country Just opening up.
Mr. Ellis has long been an influential
democrat in Bates county. He was
candidate for the nomination OF
Sheriff at one time and lacked only
three votes. He Is a strong man.
good democrat and a very clever
gentleman. and wherever he may go
he has the very best wishes OF THE
TIMES for his happiness and prosper
ity.
On invitation OF GOV. Richards.
president of the Board conducting
the kiowa-Comanche Land Drawing,
the Missourians in FL Reno organized
by the election OF f. A Hurt, chair
man. and Jno, d. Boyle. secretary.
A representative from each congress
sional district was chosen to watch
the drawing DR.. c. A. Lusk, OF
Bates county. was elected 10 repre-
sent the 9Th District Anyone inter
ested in the drawings or the lands
shonld communicate with Dr. Lusk,
who will furnish them all the infOrma-