The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-23

j. NJ. Green was a pleasant caller
on Saturday, and favored us sub
stsntislly. Mr.. Green is an early
settler, and one OF Bates county's
strongest aud best citizens. Jake
Green is one OF those sterling charac'
tiers whose word is as good as his
bond to those who know him.
Lewis A. Stewart, OF Lone Oak, and
Miss Lula Briden, OF Butler, were
married Monday evening, Squire B.
F. Jeter performed the ceremony.
They are worthy young people, and
The TINES joins their friends in con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes.
See our line OF street hats, trimmed
hats, an ". B. corsets. Bargains In
all lines. NJ. 4 n. EVANS
37.2t Opera House Block.
Last Satur lay Joe Littlefield's
eight year-old son was quite badly
injured. He was driving team assist.
ing with the haylng, when one OF the
traces became unlocked. In his at
tempt to hook up the trace the horse
stepped on him and his Lex was brok-
en- with some other light INJURIES
Foster Times.
The services at the Christian Church
next Sunday will be as follows: $50
a. m. Sunday School; 10;45 a, m,
and 500 p. m, preaching; 800 p. m,
Junior Endeavor; 6:45 p. m. Chris
tian Endeavor. Mid-week prayer
meeting Wednesday Sp. m. You are
cordially invited.
A Missionary Institute, held under
the auspices OF the Auxiliary OF c. W.
B. NJ, at the Christian church in this
city for one week, beginning on Mon.
day night, July 9th. A very inter,
esting program has been prepared,
which will be illustrated with large
maps, curios, photograph, stereopti-
can and moving pictures. This is
the first time an institute OF the kind
has ever been held in our city and be-
sides the novel features, it will be
both instructive and entertaining.
All cordially invited.
Estis Smith was down from Mingo
on Saturday to attend the meeting
OF the Worlds Fair commission, OF
which he is a member. The TINES
acknowledges pleasant call. Mr..
Smith never fails to perform q duty
imposed upon him, either for his
party, township or county business.
Although twenty FIVE miles away. he
braves the most inclement weather
and worst possible roads to come to
the county seat on those occasions.
The man who beats Estis Smith for
treasurer next time will be nominal
ed.
Mr.: and Mrs. De e. Mize returned
home the last OF the week from a ten
days outing in Oklahoma. They
visited Mr.. Ms brother in-law,
Marion Cooter, who is a wholesale
grocery merchant in Oklahoma City,
and is doing well. Mr.. Mize says that
town now has about eighteen thous-
and inhabitants, electric street rail
roads, asphalt pavements, and is
confidently looking forward to the
time when it will be the metropolis
Of the southwest. He says rents are
very high there now.
"Yes'' said the old man, to his
young visitor, 81 am proud OF my
girls and would like to see them COM
fortably married, and as have made
a little money they will not go to
their husbands penniless. There is
Mary, she's twenty-five years old, and
real good girl. l shall give her
$1,000 when she marries. Then
comes Bet, who won't see thirty-five
again, and shall give her $40, 900,
and the man who takes Eliza, who
is forty, will have SIS, 900 with her"
The young man reflected for a mo.
ment or SO, then inquired: "You
haven't one about Atty, have you?"
1.-THE low idea," an exchange says,
els to buy a Missouri farm and move
to Gods country" To this the
Moberly Democrat makes this sensi-
BILE comment: "That the Iowans
have adopted this policy is an ample
evidence in Missouri. Missouri, like
other states, cannot always be at b, r
best, and this year may not meet tie