The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-06

Mrs. Jennie NJ LaFollette. wife of
Charles LaFollette, formerly PROM
nent citizens Of Summit. orders THE
TINES TO her address at Cincinnati.
Ark, where, We learn, they are doing
we'll
Our old friend Glenn b. >layback
sends Us III remittance for renewal.
Uncle Glenn Is one OF Bates countv's
most substantial citizens and pros
porous farmers. and has the esteem
of all his neighbors.
Our esteemed Young friend Ed
Dalton, with the Logan Moore Lum-
Der Co, called and favored Us with
a renewal. Ed is one of this town
ships most active and effective dem
ocratic workers He i a genial gen
tleman and we'll liked by all who
know him
). I. Hunt, formerly OF Bates coun-
ty. now a prominent citizen OF Adair,
Indian Territory, sends remittance
for renewal and says the paper is
like q letter from home each week.
that he has not lost interest in Bates
county.
We are informed by a member 0;
the syndicate that purchased the old
court house that they cleared about
six hundred dollars We are glad the
gentlemen came out all right in the
deal. They were very fortunate in
disposing of the material at good
prices, the building boom on in the
city favored them.
J. ID. Burch, a prominent business
man of Pawnee, Okla, is in the coun
ty visiting relatives and friends. He
cOmplimented us with a pleasant
call on Tuesday He is loud in his
praise of that country and says his
home town of Pawnee is building up
with rock structures and growing
fast.
1t is distresaingly dry, The oats
crop has been killed and the flax
greatly injured While the corn is
late, if it is seasonable from now on
we will have "a good crop, and after
all is said corn is king in Missouri.
But, really we will be excused for re
marking that this is an unprecedent-
ed spring
The TINES is glad to learn that
there is slight Improvement in the
condition OF d. \. Thompson. Mr..
Thompson has been confined to his
| home for several weeks and has been
very sick man and to learn that he
is improving is source OF much graft
ficatiOn to his host of friends. The
TINES hopes he will continue to i'm
prove and ere many days be himself
again.
Miss Cora Herrell died at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Herrell, on Monday June 2nd, Of
nervous prostration. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted from the Chris
tian church, by Elder Lotspeich. on
Tuesday afternoon at , o'clock. She
was d lovely young girl about four
teen years of age, kind and Obedient
to her parents. to whom her death
| is a great sorrow.
Sheriff Smith is now short five
boarders, that many OF his prisoners
who have been doing time having
completed their sentences were re-
Gently discharged, asfollows: William
Badger, petit larceny, 10 days:
NAPOLEON Hatchens, petit larceny.
so days; Herman Hine, petit larceny
60 days: Thos. Porter, disturbing
peace, 81 days; Chas. Mitchell, dis
turbing peace 81 days.
4. B. Owen is improving his prop
ertv on Ohio street recently purchas-
ed OF J. NJ Mckibben with a concrete
walk in front of his lawn. Likewise,
his neighbor across the street, Joe
Mckibben, is having a similar walk
put down on the west side OF his lot.
Such improvements not only add TO
the looks of the property and the
street. but are substantial. and what
pretty town we would have if all our
principal streets were paved in like
manner.
The directors OF the Missouri State
Bank and directors for the Walton