The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-06

quire at The TINES office.
The announcement of d. D. Peeler
for Recorder, viii be found in this
issue.
Blue grass is looking green and the
weeds are putting their heads above
the ground.
1t is reported that tons of dead fish
are floating in the streams below
Fort Gibson, |. I. The cause of their
death is unknown.
A little negro boy, son OF George
Cave and chip off the old block, is
boarding at hotel de Smith for 30
days for assault and battery.
Just got in car of fine Sechler
buggies, road wagons, spring wag-
ong, surveys, etc, they are beauties.
See our late styles. Deacon Bros. 4 Co.
"Bat" Wise and Oliver Twist, the
Montrose hunchbaek boy, accused
of the robbery of the express Office at
Memphis depot at Clinton several
days ago, have been arrested.
Our old.time friend ]. W, Green, of
Spruce, called Saturday and had his
paper changed to Monot, Dakota,
for which place he and his wife took
their departure Tuesday to make
Il . hal f,,t, hn
bought farm near the above town
ON which he expects To spend the rest
OF his days. The best wishes of n
host of friends will follow this aged
couple.
The announcement of DeArmond
for the senate caused the cold shivers
to run down the spinal chord of the
Clinton editors and they have since
been lying on their backs and howl
ing for somebody to keep up the
fight for Stone. The Windsor Review
alone has the courage to tell the
truth and state that DeArmond will
carry Henry county.-St Clair Go,
Democrat,
II J. p. Edwards and wife, who have
been spending the winter in Old Mex
leo and California for pleasure, re-
turned home Saturday night. While
in California Mr.. Edwards sold n fine
fruit farm which he owned, They
brought back with them a couple OF
bushels of fine oranges and other
fruit, They had most pleasant
trip and both retHrngreatly improv-
ed in health
l.. l.. Coleman a prominent citizen
Of Mingo, was a pleasant caller on
Monday. He reports the death the
first of last week OF Mrs. Elizabeth
West. She was 50 years of age, the
oldest woman in the township, had
been resident since before the war,
was loved and revered by all. Mrs
VIM. Hickman, another good old
lady, departed this life on Sunday
evening last.
A. j. Earhart will have a sale OF
his personal effects at his farm >
miles west and l south Of Adrian, on
Tuesday, March II, 1902, at which
time among other things he will offer
9 good young brood and work
mares. Also at private sale will Of
fer Percheon stallion, Bambinos Ill,
4 years old; l Wilkes stallion, Robert
Wilkes, 6 years old and Mammoth
Jack, Silver Dick, Pedigrees furnish
ed on application.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brewer promi-
nent society people of Taylorville,
Illinois. have been expelled from men,
bership in the Baptist church in that
city, because they gave a whist par
ty and awarded prizes to the partici-
pants. Mr.. Brewer was vice-presi-
dent of the board OF trustees, dea-
con and assistant superintendent of
the Sunday-school. His wife was
teacher in the Sunday-scho and
treasurer OF the missionary society.
The following esteemed friends and
patrons of The TINES remembered
us with renewals, for which they will
accept our thanks: John O'Rourke,
Paola, Kan; John linn, Elk City,
Kan; J. v. Redmond, Mt. Sterling,
Ky Jas. W. Board, Montrose, Mo;
Merritt Zinn, Longton, Kan; John
Revis, Severy, Kan; B. F. Little,
Rockville;Amy Willis, Reynard; Emery
Cox, lola; Kan; NJ. j. Embree, Bick-
elton, Wash; Geo. FL. Wilson, Har-
wood, Mo-, and Jay Reed, Butler.
H. S. Cowgirl, of Kansas City, and
Miss Daisy Griffith, of Charlotte
township, were united in marriage at
the home OF j. j. Cameron in this
city on Wednesday evening, Feb'y
26th and left the same night for st.
Louis, where Mr.. c. has responsible
position with a big Laundry firm.
Mr. C. had two small children by a
former marriage which Mrs. Cameron
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