The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-09
Judge p. A. Bruce favored us with
a pleasant call on Tuesday.

Dhoiey spent Monday and Tuesday
in Kansas City on legal business.
James Shubert, who bought fine
farm near Bolton, Mo-, was in the
city on business Monday and favor
ed us pleasantly. He said his family
are enjoying good health and well
satisfied with their new home He
says the corn is looking better up
there than in Bates county.
Our handsome young friend j. X.
Revis, OF Severy, Greenwood county,
Kan, spent the 4th with Butler rela'
tiyes and friends. He made us a
pleasant call on Monday and renew.
ed. He says crops are looking better
in that section than in Bates, they
not having had as much rain this
spring.
Our genial, whole ouled farmer
friend J. A. Maddy, OF Elkhart town
ship was pleasant caller on Monday,
lie owns a fine farm OF 240 acres and
has most OF it down to grass and is
consequently living on easy street,
He observed his annual custom OF
many years by renewing.
Elder W. W. Gwinn favored us with
a renewal through the courtesy of
Judge Bruce. Beside being good
preacher, Elder Gwinn is practical
farmer and owns one OF the largest
and best improved farms in West
Point township. He has been friend
and patron of The TIMES for over
twenty years.
Nevada Post: The officers of the
Interstate Grand Army association
have begun making extensive prep
afatiens for their reunion to be held
at Lake Park Springs, commencing
August 10th and continuing until
the 10th. 1t is believed this will be
the largest meeting OF its kind ever
held in Southwest Missouri. A num-
Der OF noted speakers will be here
from different parts OF Missouri and
Kansas.
BY an act of the General Assembly
OF the State OF Missouri, approved
March 23, 1903, providing for the
appointment of a County Board of
Visitors, to be made by the Judge OF
the circuit court in each county OF
the State. The following named per-
SONS were appointed on said board
for Bates county by Judge Graves on
Tuesday: Mrs. Julia A. Culver,
Sam'l Levy, Mrs. j. L. Holcomb,
Mrs. Belle Clark Day, c. A. Allen and
}. r. Davis.
The gun club shoot was one OF the
priucipal'ieatures OF the 4th. About
30 members from Pleasanton and
Mound City, Kan Rich Hill, Pana.
ma, Adrian and Harrisonville clubs
were present and participated. The
shoot was governed by the Rose Sys.
TEN American rules. over expert
traps. The home club is well satisti
ed with the work OF its members
Joe Morrison won LIST honors by
breaking So out OF 60 birds. Hage
dorm, Patterson, Crowell and Others
made good records. Many OF the
visiting members also made good
scores. twas considered very sue
cessiul shoot.
| The remains of Mrs. S J. Babcock
arrived from Kansas City Friday
night and were inferred in Oak Hill
cemetery Sunday afternoon. TIL,
deceased was 81 years ofage and wai
an old resident of Butler, living OF
North Main street.. For severa
months she had been living in Kan
sas City, acting as housekeeper fol
an aged man and his wife. Tuesday
of last week she planned to com,
home and spend the 4th with he
! children living here and wrote then
to that effect. Thursday she wa
, taken suddenly III and died Friday
She was the mother OF ]. B. Dunlap
, who holds a position in the cream
cry, and was a member OF the orde
of Knights and Ladies OF Security
in which order she carried $500,
. insurance. Thefuneral was conduct
ed by the above order.
Gen. II. C. Clark, commander G
the Missouri State troop, has issue
a circular announcing that order
will soon be Issued mobilizing th
brigade In camp Of instruction a
Lake Contrary, near st Joseph, Jul
10 to 26. In routing troops effort
,, will be made to have them reach 81
= Joseph on the morning Of July Is
The second regiment will leave on tn
evening Of the 18th. The circula
also states that the expense OF tn
t camp will be paid out Of the allow
9 ance made the state under the pre-