The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-31

Mrs. J. R. Douglass, who has been
spending TWO or three weeks in a
hospital at Kansas City, returned
home Friday night.
Our esteemed lady friend and long
time patron, Mrs. NJ. A. Cass, ofLone
Oak township, was a pleasant caller
and had her dates set ahead.
Geo. W. Newberry, assistant cash
Ter OF the Farmers Bank, is taking a
three weeks, vacation and will spend
the time in Colorado and California.
He took his departure Tuesday, and
THE TINES wishes him grand time
and safe return.
Zera Raybourn, superintendent of
the Dining Halls at the penitentiary,
which position through merit he has
held under three administrations,
spent several days in the county the
last OF the week and favored us with
a pleasant call.
The keene Dramatic Co. will pres
ent "A Stock Broker" a high class
comedy, at the Opera House in But
Ter on Friday evening, Aug, LIST,
1902, under the auspices OF the
Knights OF Pythias of this city. 1t
is a strong company aud well worth
hearing,
The ladies OF the Butler Eucbre
Club held u delightful session at the
beautiful Christy Lakes Tuesday af-
ternoon, and prepared supper for
their dear, tired bubbles, and one
can not appreciate how those boys"
enjoyed that excellent feast without
! seeing and participating.
The Odd Fellows Lodge OF this
city is on Il veritable boom since the
occupation OF its new quarters on
the Southside OF the square. Mon
, day night there were twelve applica-
tions for membership received and one
, initiation, the mitiatory degree be-
Ii ing conferred on Basil Culver.
: Mrs. Mapes died at the home OF her
7 daughter, Mrs. Lewis +. Page, in
! Adrian, Monday evening at Il o'clock.
The remains were brought to Butler
Wednesday and inferred in the fam
lily burying lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Mapes was an early settler in
Bates county and was IA most exem-
plary woman.
g Mrs. W. q. Shaier gave lawn par
!. ty at her beautiful and spacious
home on Ohio street, on last Thurs
ayevening,, in honor of Misses baisy
n and Emma Somers, OF Nevada. 4
q large number of young people were
= present and a delightful time was en-
| ioyed by all.
T. c. Robinson, accompanied by
his beautiful and talented young
daughters, Misses Maud and Leda,
is in the city and complimented us.
e Mr.. Robinson thinks of buying prop
y erty and locating his children here
8 He is on the road the most OF the
Q time.
: From private letter we learn that
II Mrs. Jno. +. Herrell is very low at
their home in Adrian. Her sisters,
Mrs. Hattie Mcdonnell, of Kansas
t City, and Mrs. j. b. Howell, of Grip
l. pie Creek, Col, are with her. The
'e many friends of Mrs. Herrell through
# out the county will be sorry to learn
% OF the serious turn of her sickness,
10 and will hope for her recovery.
y Johnnie Powell, who has been
spending several days at home
on account OF the illness OF
it his father, Judge Booker Powell,
,e left for Kansas City Tuesday
?, morning. John is travelling sales.
d man for a Chicago wholesale hard
e. ware firm. He is in tip-top health,
it and said that he saw lew towns in
70 his travels that equaled Butler in a
u business point OF view or with larger
or better equipped stores.
4 The Adrian State Bank opened its
d doors for business yesterday morn
a. ing. The bank is Incorporated under
D. the laws OF the State of Missouri with
le capital stock OF $4,000. The of
Y ficers are j. II. McCombs, president
D. W. II. DeArmond, vice-presideht; L.
k R. Allen, cashier; DR.. 1uttle, secre-
4 tary;G.C-Duke and A-NrAdams,
bookkeepers. The institutions will
le do a general business. The incor
j. porators are well-known farmers and
+. business men OF this community and
y men of high standing.-Adrian Jour
IL nal.
he Monday evening John S. Smith
* who lived with his son, D.. b., six
re miles northwest OF Adrian, was fOunC
lyingunconscious in the cOwlot. Ht
- had left the house as usual to milk
W the cows and appeared in his usua
-, health, but when he failed to return
VI search was made with the result al
40 above stated. A messenger was i'm
- mediately sent for DR.. Tuttle, who
:. found him dying when he arrived
~ u. He pronounced his ailment cerebra
u hemorrhage. Shortly after 12:0(
o'clock the spirit took its flight. Mr.
n Smith was about 80 years old, anC
Nv his life was that OF a consideration
ohriatian pantleman A drian IOur