The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-21

The Ice and cold storage plant AT
Sedalla. was damaged by fire 10 the
amount OF -. 900. The fire was sup
posed TO l." the work Of an inceu-
diary
Their" should not be. aud we don't
believe there VIII be- a vote against
the court house proposition in Mt.
Pleasant township next saturday.
The old town was lively last Satur-
day. Several fights and one man was
kicked down stairs out OF Il justices
office When Butler COS on ram
page. the fur generally flies
DR.. BouIEare. member aud ply
stefan Of he county board of health
went over TO Worland Friday and
quarantined case OF smallpox III
| that place. He was accompanied on
the trip by Judge West
VIM Baskerville. one of the wealth.
| i2st farmers Of east Bates. IN iuAu
entail aud highly respected ritiz II 81
Deep Water. favored u with re-
newaI, az has been his custom for
many years.
Saturday was busy day in But
Ter. Vehicles OF different kinds We're
about three deep around the hitch
rack and the sidewalks were almost
black with people 1t WIS an eNceE'-
tionalIy good day for the business
men.
Our old friend Thomas Pierce, OF
Lafayette, Ind, remembers u with
a renewal Mr. Pierce has been "A
subscriber since 1881. and has his
dates set ahead into 1902. Our old
citizens will remember him as a
highly respected citizen of this county
few years ago.
Our old friend J. T. Butler came in
to see Us and renewed. Mr.. Butler :
old friends throughout the county
will be sorry to learn that he l. nearly
blind, being barely able to distinguish
objects and get around. He Is an
: old soldier and draws small pen
sion, but nothing commensurate with
his affections. We would be glad Il
see such disabled old soldiers deal
!. literally with by our government.
; Prof. T. ID Embree, of Ballard, was
a pleasant caller on Saturday. Prof
Embree is recognized as one OF TIN
strong and successful teachers OF th'
county. His numerous friends urged
him to become candidate before tn
late convention for school commls
/ sjoner but he declined. Heis Il strons
. and active democrat. very Influential
! and will lie recognized in a substan
tial way in county politics
John Briden. formerly citizen Q
u Lone Oak township, this county, bu
u who has for several years held an in
portant position with n Kansas cit.
Z street car company, was III Butte
u Saturday and favored Us with
J pleasant call and had the dates o
Is his paper set ahead. He was in til
e county Oh business and visiting rela
tives and friends.
Our highly esteemed lady subscrit
or. Mrs. c. F. Porter, of this city. IN
q her subscription renewed. Tie
a charming daughter. Miss Porter, +;
IS vored Us with the report OF Washing
le tons burial. taken from an old papt
le which her mother had preserved an
t valued highly. 1t can be found
n another column and is very interes
II ing
: At the Modern Woodmen sta
= convention at Mexico last week. u
- Lockwood. of our city. was elect
delegate t. the national conventiC
at Minneapolis, next May. Dr.. }.
Boyd. OF Springfield. formerly
al Butler. was elected head physiclf
he for the order in thestate. This ottic
= we understand from some OF {
70 members. pays between four ana II
ye thousand dollars per year. We 80
III graduate Dr. Boyd. and think I
y Iconventlon made a wise selection
d, The TINES Joins with the maj
" friends of ex-Sheriff Mudd in eXpr'
- sioas OF profound sympathy ~
iai deep affection which has overtak
him and his chileren in the loss OF
trn4. loving and devoted wife a