The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
New rugs at Sl.T5 at Mckibbens.

New rugs at Sl.T5 at Mckibbens.
John lierrell, Of Adrian, the ener-
getic Democratic nominee for county
clerk. was a victor mt the Rich Hill
fair grounds yesterday. Mr., Herrell
thinks everything looks lovely for
the Democracy OF Bates in the com
ing campaign.
]. d, Burch, Of Pawnee, Okla, who
has been spending several days in
Bates county visiting relatives and
friends, favored us pleasantly on sat
urday and renewed. He is n success
ful business man OF that town and is
enthusiastic over the future of that
new country.
Mrs. Bessie Lynn, i'll company with
her cousin, Miss DOVE Alexander, OF
Kansas City, are visiting theformer's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Tucker.
Miss Dovie is the daughter OF, Col,
Walter W. Alexander, the inventor
OF the railroad electric alarm and
door bells.
The q. A, X. and ExCoufederate
Associations of Henry county will
hold grand reunion at Urich on
Sept. l6, Il, Is and 10, under the
auspices of Henry county Veterans
Association. For stand privileges
or other information, address W. B..
Morlan, secretary, rich, Mo.
We have been requested to say to
the farmers growing broom corn
that at a recent meeting of the
wholesale broom corn men held in
Illinois, it was decided that corn not
properly cleaned OF seed would be
locked at so much per pound. Our
broom corn growers will do well to
look after this matter and see that
their corn is well cleaned.
The Mckibben Mer, Co., is keeping
abreast with the progress of the
times and there is nothing in the way
of improvements and the comfort OF
their trade that goes unnoticed. Be
sides electric lights, the money car
rier system. the firm has just added
three electric fans which keep their
large store room as comfortable and
pleasant this hot weather as a sea
side resort.
Col. j. NJ. Courtney has returned
home after spending sixteen days in
Vernon and Cedar counties. He re :
ports crops bountiful and the people
correspondingly happy and prosper
us.-He speaks in the highest terms
OF ElDorado Springs as a health re.
sort, and thinks Nevada is all right
but that Vernon should initiate hel
sister Bates and build fine new
court house.
Wewill be slow to have good roads
in this county, unless the farmers
themselves take the matter in hand
and improve the same in front
of their property. Many of the lead
ing thoroughfares are getting in bad
shape, and it appears the road over
seers are either powerless to right
them or extremely negligent in the
discharge of their duties. Something
sh ould be done for good roads.
G. W. Payton, a prosperous far
mer OF Charlotte, was pleasant
and substantial caller on Saturday
He was on his way home from visit
to relatives in western Kansas. He
visited Hutchinson, Wichita and Other
points. He said that a thresher ir
Sumner county informed him that
wheat would not average over
seven bushels to the acre. Said
corn is good on bottom lands.
Our esteemed lady friend and val
ued patron, Mrs. Martha NJ. Old
ham, OF the Virginia neighborhood
called the last of the week and re
newed for her subscription. She wa,
in the city preparing q box, contain
ing fine feather bed and other val
uables, to be sent to son in Colo
RADIO. She has another son, Henry
in Barton county. The TIMES con
/ siders itself fortunatein having sucf
loyal friends as Mrs. Oldham.