The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-25


Butler for the purpose OF practieing
OsteOpathy. Office in the Deacon
. Block. Consultation and examina-
ton free.
The lands in poor old Missouri
under democratic rule has advanced
in price from SlI ana $50 per acre To
FROM $40 To $40 per acre. The re-
-puhtiCan TINT eontiIfHes to Islander
the state had better dry mp or pull
out.
In addition To the $500 reward OIL
Iered by tie state the Post-Dispatch
has added 81 900 tor the arrest Of
Charles +. Kelly, member Of tine st.
Louis house Of delegates, charged
i With bribery, who Is a fugitive from
Justice
The editor oi the Foster Times is
kinder mixed Oh his ticket. lie no
doubt mas a rue 10y which he Is gov
,erned in its selection, but it would be
hard to figure out He divides HIM
sell up pretty evenly between the two
tickets, SO hatnrituer party can reg
lister any great kick.
Miss Mary Smith has accepted IA
position with the real estate hrm of
Aiken X Co., at Mcrwin No., as stem
ographer. Miss Smith is a number
one stenographer and very bright
girl, and we are satisfied will give the
very best of satisfaction,
The old Indian Doctor" brought
to our office samples OF corn raised
10y Geo. Calhnan, near Johnstown
and potatoes raised by A. A. Miller
on his fine farm southeast OF Butler.
They are RUNNERS, and so far as our
observation goes, good samples OF
the excellent crops raised in Bates
county this year.
Arthur Lindley, 10 years old and
son of DR.. Lindley, was accidentally
killed at Savannah, Mo, late Satur-
day evening by falling from the fence
of one OF the pig pens at the street
lair. At the time he held a long
splinter in his mouth, which went
down through the jugular vein in his
neck killing him instantly.
In company with Mrs. c. |, Richards,
Mrs. joel Pratt and daughter, Miss
Alice, of Appleton City, graced our
sanctum OH last Thursday. Mr..
Pratt, who was formerly prosperous
farmer of Hudson township, is now
merchandising in Appleton in part
nership with his son, Garry, for
merly postmaster of that town.
Our old friend 6. NJ. Ballew,
brought the editor "A very fine mess
of early Ohio potatoes, Of his own
raising, with the compliments of his
estimable wife. Last year we had to
starve with the rest, but in this year
OF plenty we are faring bountifully
through the Kindness OF our good
friends.
The TIMES extends congratula.
tions to MIR. aud Mrs. JAS. A. Dear
mond,. over the arrival OF fine boy
at their home Sunday morning. Our
best wishes are with the youngster
that he may lrow to manhood and
climb the ladder OF fame to the
height of his illustrious grandfather
f. B. Atkinson returned from Grain
field, Kan, Tuesday, and will be at
the office OF Al kittseH & Atkasen un-
til theexcursion day, or Oct. Z, where
he will be glad to see any one inter-
ested in cheap Kansas land. He in
forms us that he sold nice quarter
to Linn county gentleman on his
last trip at $4.O0 per acre.
Mrs. Jno. c. Hayes, Mrs. j. T..
Galley and Mrs J. k. Jenkins visited
the hospitable home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
C.. McManama, of Mingo, for sever
al days last week. They report a
splendid time and lots of good things
to eat. We were not surprised as
Mrs. McManama has the reputation
of being one Of the best cooks in the
county.
Hardly day passes but what
strangers in our city remark upon
the beauty and convenience of our
splendid new court house 1t is prov
ing a great advertisement for our
county, and our people are Justly
proud of it. The present county
court deserves all praise for the ex-
cellent manner IN which they safe
guarded the peoples interest in the
construction of this public building.
| We publish on another page a
song with the music prepared and
put in plate especially for The TINES.
We will publish from week to week
songs and instrumental music for
pianos, organs, etc. This will be all
new and would cost you from 30
cents to a dollar a piece in any music
store. This is a new feature which
we hope will please our music loving
readers. Try The Man Who Heard
it Before
Men who come to Missouri to buy
land, says the Sedalia Democrat,
should bring along some of their old
tax receipts and compare them with