The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-13

DR.. E. E. Gilmore, of Adrian, one
OF the most successful physicians in
Bates county, favors US with his sub
scription.
Our highly esteemed lady friend,
Mrs. Cenia Hoagland, complimented
our sanctum on Monday, renewed
for her paper to 1903 and had it
| changed from Virginia to the Butler
r. F. d. No. 6.
Pierce Haekett favored us pleas
antly, while in the city on Monday
and had his dates set ahead. Mr..
Haekett had fully recovered from the
sick spell he had while serving on the
February jury. and was looking hale
and hearty. He is one of Bates coun-
Ety's Oldest and most highly esteemed
citizens.
Coleman Hoover, the young man,
who accidentally shot himself near
Walker, Vernon county. short time
ago, is reported to be getting well,
notwithstanding the bnllet cut eight
openings in his bowels. They
haven't a number of distinguished
surgeons To consult over him.-
The divorce suit between Emanuel
Nestlerode and wife being tried at
the court house before Judge Tim
mons. of Lamar, begun Tuesday. was
still in progress rs THE TINES went
to press yesterday evening. There
are over 100 witnesses in attend.
ance.
Besides settling with the township
collectors last week, the county court
ordered n bridge over Deer Greek in
Grand River township, also ordered
the Bridge Commissioner to prepare
estimates for steel leg bridge over
Shaw branch, Spruce township, near
Johnstown.
Mrs. Mary Hall, who has been
spending the winter with her sister
Mrs. Chapman, at Blairstown, Henry
county, returned home Friday. Mrs.
Hall is one OF THE TIMES best friends
and most punctual subscribers and
her call at the office Saturday to.
renew was highly appreciated,
The TIMES was complimented by Il
very pleasant call from l.. l., Pier
point, Of Ohio, in company with Mr..
Eakin Mr.. Pierpoint has opened out
a mercantile establishment in the
Spot lash stand, as succrSsor to Mr..
Eakin He is II very pleasant gentle
man and has the reputation Of being
thorough business man. TIE TIMES
welcomes him and his family to our
city.
The TINES stated that all the X. +.
ID. carriers in Bates county are re-
publicans, There is single excep-
ton which We overlooked, Y. C.
Combs Oh Route No. ont from But
Ter. Mr. Combs is II died in the
wool" democrat We want to he
absolutely fair in all these matters.
but it may be the worse for Mr..
Combs if this fact should happen to
get to the department.
Charlie Morgan has finally landed
soul and body into the republican
party. He and Col Dick Dalton were
initiated Saturday in st. Louis, while
attending the meeting of the republi-
can state committee. The last ser.
vice for the democratic party done
by Col Morgan was to draw a
salary OF IS, 900 year as congress
man from this district While the
last service rendered by Col. Dalton
was to collect a salary of $4,000 a
year as collector of the post at st.
Louis. Well, while the democrats
lose Col. Morgan and Col. Dalton,
they gained Hon. Webster Davis,
and on the stump he is worth a cool
dozen of Morgans and Daltons.
This scrap OF news may be the
means of keeping some thoughtles.
man or boy in this county out of a
scrape if needed At st. Joseph one
day last week, Judge Philips of the
United States court, fined John L.
Madinger, prominent stockman,
5000 and costs for shooting at a
rural route mail box. Judge Philips
also delivered a severe lecture to
Madinger. Every mail box, no mat
ter how insignificant it may appear,
or how remote it may be from town,
village or settlement, is under the
care and protection OF the general
government. So all persons should
take warning not TO interfere or in