The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-15

The latest new white and black
wash goois at MeKibbens.
Judge John H. Sullens was over at
the capital Monday attending the
convention.
Ladies' vests 4, >, 81, 12s, 90, 25e
at MeKibbens.
County Clerk Broaddus is inreeeipt
OF a certificate of notification that
Bates county was awarded bronze
medal on apples at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition held at Buffalo, n.
Y, last year.
Joe Groves, the popular young
democratic leader, who made such a
gallant fight for the circuit clerk
nomination at our primaries, called
on us while in the city Monday
p, H. Holeomb, a prominent at
torney and one of the Oldest MEM
beers OF this bar,favored us pleasantly
and renewed. Mr.. Holcomb is an
honorable high-minded gentleman
and Il good lawyer.
Cut in rock at the north entrance
to he court house appears the fol-
lowing inscriptson: Sam West, pre-
siding justice; j. J. March, l.. d.
Wimsatt, associates. :. T. Broad
dus, county clerk, June, 1902.
Ii there is a republican in the coun-
ty a candidate .or office, he is not
risking a 50 bill on announcement fee
t o let his friends know it. The Rec
ord occasionally suggests fellow
for this or that place free OF charge.
j. W. Norman, who has been in the
real estate business in Merwin for
some time, has moved to Butler, and
will have an office here. He is a
live, energetic business man and will
no doubt meet with success. We
welcome him to our city.
Hon. c. c. Dickinson of Henry
county, candidate for the state sem
ate, who made partial canvass of
the county in his -interests- Hast
week, attended the county conven-
ton held in this city Monday.
W. H. Alsbach informs us that his
mother, Mary Alsbach, is expecting
an old bachelor brother, Hugh Pow
derly, to make his home with them.
MIR. rowderly has been prominent
man in Jackson county, His, affairs.
Judge Wimsatt was a pleasant
caller while in the city on Tuesday.
He is and full OF life as ever, is enthu-
siastic for the ticket, proud of the
vote he received and thankful to his
friends. Judge Wimsatt is broad
minded gentleman and commands
the respect of all parties.
The Butler Cash Department Store
has secured the services OF j. c.
Metts, of Knob Noster, Mo-, lieens-
ed embalmer, who has charge of the
undertaking department OF this
store. He is also a practical furni.
ture man and assists in the sale
rooms of the furniture department.
The Butler Cash Department Store
presents you with page advertise
ment this week which is chuck full of
bargains from start to finish. In
this page advertisement many lines
of goods are represented and each
line of type is made to represent
bargain. Read it carefully and note
the price of the goods.
Rev. Jewell left Monday for New
FORK, where he will attend, as dele
gate, the annual meeting of the gen.
eral assemble of his church. He ex-
poets to be gone several weeks, and
wilhelm the east, will take advantage
of the occasion to visit his old home
and many relatives. The TIMES
wishes him pleasant trip and safe
return.
W. o. Atkeson ~e+-rned Saturday
from trip out west. He said the
wheat in Kansas or that portion Of
the state through which he passed,
appeared to be a total failure, on
account OF the drouth which has pre-
vailed in that portion of the state.
For miles and miles they passed by
wheat fields that the grain had not
grown sufficient to hide a rabbit.