The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-25

Monday and Tuesday.
A few more Violins at Lee Culver's
at half price.
Our old and highly esteemed friend
E. F. Smith, of Foster, favored us
with remittance for renewal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tye, of Durant, ind.
Ter, lis spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Rosamond.
David Walker, who was taken sud-
denly seriously sick in his room on
the west side of the square Sunday
night, was much better Monday
morning.
Captain and Mrs. V. l.. johnson
left Saturday for Martinsville, In
diana, where they will spend the win
ter in a sanitarium for the benefit of
the Captains health.
The TIMES regrets very much tore
port that there is no Improvement
for the better in the condition of our
venerable citizen, Judge Booker
Powell, who suff RS intensely from
heart trouble, asthma and dropsy.
Van kretzinger, at Galena, Okla,
sends remittance for renewal. He is
DESTROYS of renting his farm of 10
acres III Deep Water township before
the first OF March. Ii is a desirable
place, good house, barn, orchard and
never failing water.
Geo. g. Henry, one OF Rates coun-
tvs most prominent citizens, ior sew
eral years state inspector OF cattle OF
the southwest, and a very strong aud
popular candidate before the last
democratic primary for circuit clerk,
was pleasant caller on Monday.
Chas. Schmadding,of near Foster,
spent Tuesday in the city shopping.
Mr.. Schmadding brought with him a
load of turkeys for which he received
war prices, as the turkey market at
the present time is out OF the reach
OF the poor.
Miss Anna Day Smith, who is at
tending Hardin college at Mexico,
Mo-, accompanied by her schoolmate
and friend, Miss Stella Dorrance, Of
Fredericktown, Mo-, arrived home
Saturday to spend the holidyas with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. t. j.
Smith.
One half, if not more, OF the corn,
on account OF the wet weather, is in
the field, For several weeks it has
been almost impossible for farmers
to get in their fields. The corn is
standing up we'll however, and is not
injured.
The poultry show held at Nevada
last week was the most creditable OF
the kind ever held in that town, says
the Mail. The poultry show for
Bates county to be held in this city
Dec. Both to Jan. 2nd promises to
be the best ever held in this county.
Gen. II. c. Clark, &. l. Lynch and
z. j. Williams returned the last of
the week from a hunting trip at Port
Arthur, Texas. They killed IA large
number OF ducks, geese, jack rabbits
and other small- game, and General
Clark bagged a fierce large wild eat
and brought home the pelt as a
trophy.
W. S. Johnson, residing a couple
OF miles northwest of town, left yes.
terday for st. Joseph to spend
Christmas with his three sons, Ira,
George and Elmer, who are in bust
ness in that city. st. Joseph is MIR.
Johnson's old home and he antici-
pates good time with old friends
and THE TINES hopes he will not be
disappointed.
Chas. r. Radford observed his GUS
tom Of the past twenty years by
having his dates set ahead another
year. The TINES appreciates such
old time friends and patrons, of
which We can proudly boast of many.
Mr.. Radford is not enjoying robust
health and thinks OF going to Texas
or New Mexico for the winter.
The city council of Sedalia has
passed an ordinance providing that
all coal shall be weighed upon the