The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-17


OF the county court, the county eve
had, was a pleasant caller on Mon
day and had his dates set ahead.
Our old friend Jesse Nave, of West
Boone, was pleasant caller while in
the city on Saturday and had hi,
dates set ahead. He owns one 9th,
finest improved farms in Bates coun
ty, ON which he and his estimabl,
wife are taking life easy.
STRAYED-From the premises of q
W, Smith in Pleasant Gap township
two year old dark brown Jersey
COW, belonging to me. 4 suitable
reward will be paid for information
that will enable me to find her.
Butler, Mo-, April Is, 1902.
THos. j. SMITH.
Sergeant W. 0. Shillinger has his
paper changed from Manila, p. l.,
to Columbus barracks, Ohio, where
his regiment, the Goth infantry, is
located since the return from the
Philippines He says he expects to
return to his home in old Bates
shortly.
viii. r. Bell, Democratic com nit
teeman from Walnut and secretary
OF the Bates County Democratic Cen
ralCommittee, was pleasant caller
at our office on Tuesday. Mr.. Bell is
a prominent young business man OF
Foster, and popular and influential
democrat.
Our old friend John Stephenson, a
prosperous and influential farmer of
Hudson, than whom no better man
lives in Bates county, was a pleas ant
caller Will in Butler last week and
had his dates set ahead into 1904
1t is needless for us to say that we
appreciate such substantial patrons.
None but democrats are allowed to
vote at the primary. Any man at
tempting o vote, who is not a KIN own
democrat, his vote should be chal.
lenged, and made a basis for con-
test hefara tAa-eaa+ Taa4 -eelf4.iH4.iitt tee
whenit meets to cast up the ballot
on the Monday following,
| We.understand quite a delegation
of Bates county's citizens will take
advantage of the cheap railroad
rates to the ex-confederate reunion
and go to Texas next week. There
will be about forty in all and OF this
number, the eX.confederate soldiers
will be well represented,
1t is to be hoped the farmers will
take a half day off!Saturday and at
tend the primary. In attending the
primary they are not only compli-
menting their favorite candidate with
their vote, but they owe their at
Tendance to the party, as it is desir-
ed big vote be polled.
Primary Judges reported by COM
mitteemen, New Home, No. 1: Mat
Adams, Jas. Strein, VIM. Woods.
No. 2: A. B. Woods, |. H. Bodkin,
William Lowder; John A. Patterson,
committeeman. Walnut Foster: J.
W. Darby, j. H. Smith, H. c. Mills.
Worland Will DeMott, J. S. Frank
lin, Joe Lewis; Will. R. Bell, commit
teeman.
Ed. S. Compbell, of Prescott, Ariz.,
was in the city the last of the week
visiting his parents and many friends.
He made us very pleasant call and
had his dates set ahead into 1903.
He is connected with large mining in
terests in that country and was on
his way east in the interest OF his
firm. Ed. was raised in Butler, was
always popular and his friends rejoice
in his prosperity.
The attention OF our readers is call
ed to tile advertisement which directs
you to the popular, up.to-date Nc.
Kibben store, leaders OF fashion and
Of low prices. Here you will find
polite clerks, the very latest styles in
dress patterns, the best assortment
of fine shoes, the largest and cheap
est assortment of carpets, and a Wild
erness OF embroideries, ladies' under
wear, lace curtains, etc.
We see from the Appleton City
Tribune that our friend and former
Bates county boy, Ed A. Hook, who
has so faithfully and competently