The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-09

Miss Paxton, of Boston, Mo-, is
visiting the family of Rev. MCGEE.
Candidates for democratic county
nominations are announcing in Cole
county.
Stand up and be counted as a pro-
gressive citizen of Butler all the year
of 1902.
The chicken show was a great sue
cess and it was sight worth ones
time to see the fine fowls on exhibit
ton.
The heavy hauling over Ohio street
for the court house and electric light
machinery is telling on the ma
cadam.
The township collectors are max
ing their reports and county treas
urer Johnson says he is getting in
considerablecash.
A charity rabbit hunt took placein
Henry county one day last week, and
the 100 rabbits killed we're distribut.
ed among the poor in Clinton,
Miss Sallie Curry, attending school
at n convent at Joplin, after two
weeks vacation with her mother,
Mrs, NJ, ], Curry, returned Sunday.
The new hospitalat the Confederate
home at Higginsville has been com.
pleted at cost of $4,000. The
home has $50 inmates, the largest
number in the history of the institu-
ton.
John A. Austin, a survivor OF the
Mexican war and for go years a resi-
dent OF Carroll county, died on the
End, aged 81 years, A few more
years and the Mexican war veterans
will he no more.
Our people all like to hear ofMrs.
Ella Kenneth and her amiable daugh-
tiers, who were so popular while citi-
zens of our city. They are now resi-
dents of Kansas City, are prosperous,
and always remember THE TIMES
with renewal.
Investigation has proven that the
number of divorces granted annually
in Kansas City equals 30 per cent OF
the number OF marriages which oc-
eur in the same length of time. The
proportion in Chicago is estimated
to be 20 per cent
The Butler Cash Department Store
leads off this week with a clearance
sale, reducing the price on many arti-
cles of necessities. Read their adver-
tisementand then go and investigate
for yourself. Ii it is bargains you
want, you will find them.
Gov. Dockery has accepted the res
ignation of Judge Peden, of the st.
Clair county court. This does not
release Judge Peden from Jail and he
may have to stay there his full term
unless Judge Phillips relents and re-
leases him.
Hume Telephone: "The widow
display of Cobb's store was very at
tractive and caused much admira-
ton from Christmas shoppers
Nodoubt, no doubt, and Butler has
afew widowers who would have been
more than glad to have taken in the
display had they known it.
The four masked robbers who at.
tempted to rob the bank at Camden
Point, Mo-, the other day, have been
captured. They were caught at
Plain Ridge, ten miles west of Leav-
enworth, Kan. They gave their
names as c. H. Ellis, James Melon
aid, James Thornton and Harry Ed
monds.
We were complimented by a very
pleasant call from Judge Wimsatt on
Monday The Judges many friends
from different parts of the county
are urging him to make the race for
probate Judge. Judge Wimsatt has
certainly proved true blue in every
position of trust the people have
honored him with, and if they honor
him further they can rest assured he
will prove worthy.
Seven car loads of hogs were ship
ped from our depot on January LIST,
This is the largest shipment ever
made in one day. Seven hundred
hogs were in the yards at one time.