The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07

makes a summary of the valuation
OF real and personal property in the
state for taxes for the wear 1903, in
the aggregate, as follows: Total
value Of real estate, S.645, 431;
total value of personal property,
$25S, SIS, 1884; total value OF both
real and personal property, 81, 097,-
220, 665.
Friday night q crowd OF over 100
men, armed with crowbars, picks
and axes, tore up about one mile OF
the track OF the street railway at
Clinton which runs from town to the
artesian well park. The street cars
have not been operated during the
winter, the track was neglected and
had become dangerous.
Margaret Hereford died at her
home at Fredonia, Kan, on the 10th
of April. She was in her list year.
She formerly lived near Virginia in
Bates county, where she is held in
high esteem by all her old neighbors
for many excellent virtues. She was
the mother OF Jasper Bowman, OF
Worland.
A Kansas City paper is much cha
grined because President Roosevelt
had to scramble, with the common
herd in st. Louis Thursday, for a
place at the lunch counter. Suppose
he did What OF it? Are there not
any number in st. Louis who have
been scrambling for months for
elbow room at President Roosevelt's
pie counter?-Nevada Mail.
Through the courtesy OF our popu.
lar young friend A. c. Burlington, we
enroll the name Hon. James A. Reed,
mayor OF Kansas City, on our sub
scribtion list. Mayor Reeds name
is prominently mentioned as prob
able candidate before the next
Democratic state convention for
governor. He is strong man and
would not be without friends in this
county should he conclude to make
| the race.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe McKibben take
up their residence in Excelsior
Springs this week. They shipped
their household goods Tuesday, and
will occupy neat cottage recently
purchased at the springs by Mr.. Nc
Kibben. Both Mr.. and Mrs. McKib.
ben have not enjoyed good health
for some time and in recent years
have made frequent trips to this
health resort. They felt benefited
by the water so concluded to move
there for the summer, at least. The
best wishes OF The TINES will be with
them.
A Southern exchange thinks Joe
Chandler Harris uttered a great
truth when he spoke these few simple
words: III you can't really be hap
py, pretend that you are happy, and
the first thing you know 1t will be a
reality" and adds: "If you 20
around with a long face everybody
will know that you are down with
the dumps and the entire day will be
a disagreeable one. Put on pleas.
ant face; the world will think more
of YOU
The Soldier boys" returned home
from participation in the dedicatory
exercises OF the Worlds Fair, on Sun.
day morning. On the same train
were Col. Mitchell and staff, compa-
MES from Nevada, Lamar, Carthage,
Joplin, Pierce City. They are en-
thusiastic in praise Of the services
and the treatment accorded them.
The second regiment band compared
favorably with any OF them. The
End regiment men bore the appear.
ance OF regulars out for a campaign,
both in dress and drill and had very
little OF the ''fuss and feathers"
They looked very much like they
could hold their own In q scrap when
the odds we're any ways near even.
The Minister'S Alliance OF this city
city met at the parsonage Of the N.
E. Church, South, Monday, April 81,
and after devotional service elected
officers for the remainder OF this
year. Rev. T. L. Pickett Of the M.
E. Church, South, was chosen Presi-
dent, and Rev. E. Il. Williamson, OF