The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-14

week with her sisters in Nevada.
Prof. Harper, who has beenattend-
ing the summer school at the State
University, is home again.
r. c. Dickinsheets, Of Enid, Okla,
is spending few days in the city.
MIR. Dickensheets is engaged in the
real estate business.
7. K. Lisle, democratic nominee
for recorder, is attending the fair a {
Rich Hill. Mr.. Lisle has always Ia
ken a lively interest In this fair and
each year has contributed in one
way or another to its success.
Jas. Reynold, formerly OF Summit
township, who went TO Oregon last
spring, has returned to old Bates.
He was not pleased with Oregon in
any respect and as he is substan-
tial man We hope he will conclude TO
remain in Bates.
Mr.. Campbell, for the past year
headsalesman in the boot and shoe
department at the Butler Cash De.
partment, has resigned his position
and moved his family hack to Mont
rose. He was an tAcvdent salesman,
and the store regrets his loss.
Rev. Pickett, who has been paying
relatives at Warrensburg a visit. re.
turned home Saturday evening.
While in Warrensburg, he was taken
quite sick with flux. He had not
full recovered on returning home. and
was unable to FIJI his pulpit Sunday.
In behalf OF the citizens OF Butler
THE TINES extends a cordial welcome
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marley, who
have become citizens of our town.
They are located in the Flesher prop
erty. MIR. Marley is travelling sales
man for the Ridnour Baker Grocery
company, Kansas City.
1t being her seventh birthday little
Miss Hortense Trimble entertained a
number OF her playmates at the
home OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Trimble Saturday evening.
Refreshments were served and the
little ones had a delightful time.
Gov. Dockery appoints Mrs. Wade
coal oil inspector OF this county to
succeed her husband Col. MA.
Wade, deceased. The TINES extends
congratulations to Mrs. Wade on
her appointment. This was very
graceful act on the part of Gov.
Dockery and meets the hearty APP
lproval OF our people.
Our esteemed and excellent cores.
pondent, g. W. Park, who weekly
furnishes The TIMES the news-all
the news-transpiring in his neigh.
borhood, gave us a pleasant call
Saturday. AS a pithy correspond
ent, "Aaron" has few equals, as not
an item Of interest escapes his eagle
eye.
W. A. Downey, accompanied by his
charming little daughter, Mildred,
gave The TINES a pleasant call and
renewed. Mr.. Downey resides in the
neighborhood of Amoret, and is a
successful farmer. This year his fax
crop made him $40 an acre. He has
an extra good crop OF corn and
is right in the swim with the bes t
OF them.
The soldier boys will be here about
the Oath and the citizens OF Butler
will give them a hearty welcome and
best wishes that their stay with us
will be the most pleasant OF any oc.
casion Of the kind they have attend
ed, and it is TO be hoped the boys, in
having their fun incidental to camp
life and soldier pranks, will conduct
themselves in such a manner as not
to lose the respect and esteem OF
this community.
The two chicken thieves, Charlie
Staller, white, and Harry Gates, a
negro, who murdered George John
stoll, a prosperous farmer near Lex
ington. Mo-, one day last week, we're
taken from the Jail at Lexington,
Monday by a mob OF $50 men and
hung In a confession Staller stated
that Gates shot johnson in a run
ming fight. The two men were steal
ing Johnston's chickens, and when
he went to investigate the matter
they killed him.
L. W. Jones, of Foster, gave The
TINES a pleasant call Tuesday even
ing. He has been spending the past
three weeks in Colorado. Mr.. Jones
has brother, N. W. Jones. living at
Butte, and gave him a weeks visit.
The rest OF the time he spent in pleas
ure and sightseeing in Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and other places. He
said crops we're fine in Colorado and
business of all kind was good.
A TINES reporter had the pleasure
Tuesday evening about 5 O'Clock, OF
witnessing the first marriage to be
solemnized in the new court house.
The contracting parties were Rollo
M. Reece and Miss Allie. Hammond,
Of Oeape township The weddinO