The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-11-05
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Short Notices of Some of Her
Business Men Who Have
Recently Favored Us.


courteous and obliging gentlemen,
always well supplied with a nice line
OF fresh and salt meats, fish, fancy
groceries and vegetables.
]. E. Owens OF Rich Hill, has pur-
chased the City Bakery, and from
present indications understands his
business. Alwayssupplied with bread,
pies and cakes. Lunch at all hours.
E. r. Boynton & Co, OF Kansas
City, are in the market for your hay.
They have about 500 tons stored IN
their new barn. Sam Wilson, their
local manager, is a hay buyer from
away back.
Dan Beser, contractor and builder,
is engaged in building a large barn
Tor DR.. Standish. If you contemplate
building, call on him.
F. E Cunningham, the hog king of
southwest Bates, Is continually in
the market for your fatstock. Pays
the market price, and gives you o
few Kentucky happenings gratis.
r. NJ. Duncan, successor to E. A.
scott, in the grocery business, ishav.
ing q very satisfactory trade. Mr.
d. lie an eastern man, but seems well
contented with his home and bust.
ness in Bates county.
R. A. Daywalk, the tree man, is
now making his fall delivery, amount
ing to $1,000. Bob 10 q dandy fel
low; people buy his trees rather than
hear him talk. He makes his point
s. 8. DeFar, proprietor OF the X. C
L s. eating house, labors day and
night feeding railroad men and trav,
elers.
s. E. Hyder, located on southeast
corner OF the square, carries an as
sortment OF general merchandise, ia
q hustler for business. has succeeded
in building up a very lucrative bust
ness in a short time. No man in
Hume has any more public enter
prise than MIR. Il.
W. B. Higbee, the north side bar
Der, conducts a first class shop, mod
ern In fixtures and enjoys an excel.
lent patronage.
w. ]. Loose hes disposed Of his
racket store and is now installed as
proprietor Of the Commercial Hotel
Mr.. L. is an experienced hotel man,
and has hit the right thing at the
right time.
F. L. Martin, the pioneer grocer Of
Hume, still continues to do business
at the old stand which he has occu.
pied for the past 20 years. He en-
joys the distinction Of being the pio-
neer business man of Hume. His SOL
little Elmer, does the work, F. L.
does the smoking.
Chas. Mather, grain buyer for the
Baker Grain Co., is a new man in
our city, but has made many friends
since commencing business here.
Il. N. Martin, manager OF E. R.
Boynton Grain Co., OF Kansas City,
is always in the market for your
| grain and hay paying satisfactory
prices for the same.
W. D. Sylvester. manager OF the
Reynolds eating house, has purchas-
ed the John Fleming property and
will become q prominent citizen Of
Hume.
John Strate, the genial blacksmith,
still continues to blow his - whis
tie, sing and solicit sale and subscrip.
ton for his most iavorite paper, the
Pennsylvania Gret. John is great
newspaper man as well as q smithy,
J. N. Sellsrs, the commission man
takes your chickens, turkeys, butter
and eggs at highest market price,
paying cash for same.
Tillery Bros. are Butler gentlemen
conducting the livery and sale barn
They are courteous and obliging gen
tlemen and deserve the patronage o.
all.
J. ]. Williams, proprietor Of the
Gem Drug Store, has enjoyed 9
rsmunerativs patronage for some
ime, but at present in visiting in
California.
R. B. White, manager Of the Hurley
Lumber Co., is certainly a very
trusty man, a. he has held his posi-
ton for the past sixteen years. Mr.
White does q fine business at THU
place and represents q very strong