The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-02
1t is said Pike county farmer has
a beard eleven feet long.

John Howard and sister Miss Mary
prominent young people OF Green
field, are visiting their aunt Mrs. ID.
A. DeArmond.
The small boy with the toy pistol,
and the larger boy with the cannon
cracker, should be looked after care
fully on the 18th, to theend that acct.
dents may not occur.
Miss May Mathis, who has been
visiting friends in Butler has gone to
st, Louis to make her home with
Mr.. and Mr.. A. +. Wyard. Her
grand mother, Mrs. Major, accom-
panied her AZ far as Jefferson City.
Bert Springer and Miss Edith Diehl
were married Mt Harrisonville on the
9th. Mr., Springer is foreman OF
the Cass County Leader. Heworked
IN Butler about year ago. He is a
nephew OF Mrs. W. II, Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. S f. Heinlein, shipped
their household effects to Kansas
City, Monday. where they will reside
in future. Butler regrets to lose this
excellent family, and all hope that
residence in Kansas City will be tenn
porary.
The Butler ball team seems to have
met it's Waterloo at Clinton on last
Sunday, where the game resulted 8
to 4 in favor Of the Clinton team.
But our boys are not discouraged
and say they can't do it again, and
we are inclined to think they are
right.
Ouresteemed friend j. A. Warford, Of
Shawnee, favored US pleasantly while
In the city on Monday, renewed for
his paper and also for his father,
Mitchell Warford, one OF Bates coun-
tvs pioneer patrisrchs. The War
lords are among the county's best
people.
A negro preacher in California pre-
faced the passing Of the collection
hat with the statement that "salva.
tons Free" brethren "salvation's
free" 1t don't cost nothin'l But we
have to pay the freight on it. We
will now pass the hat around and
collect the freight charges.
Another OF the trio of rascals. who
a short time ago broke into Johan.
mes and Sons store at Rich Hill, has
been landed in Jail. He was captured
at Chillicothe. Mo. Deputy sheriff
McCann and City marshal Bankson,
OF Rich Hill, brought him to Butler
Saturday The prisoner denies his
guilt.
Vim. NJ. Arnold called to observe
his annual custom OF seventeen years
by renewing for THE TINES. He has
Tor number of years held Il position
with the Scuilys, looking after their
vast interests in this county. Mr..
Arnold is Il good business man, a
very clever gentleman and influential
In our community.
Our esteemed old friend ]. MS
Mcnamara, who with his wife spent
several days visiting the families OF
j. r. Jenkins and Jno. c. Hayes,
made us pleasant call and favored
us with renewal. Mr.. Mcnamara is
an old settler and one of Bates coun
tvs very best citizens, and THE
TINES is proud to number him among
It's Oldest and best friends.
W. Ii. Waggoner, Of Eureka, Ills,
will conduct a Missionary Institute
at the Christian church, commencing
Monday evening, July 9th and con.
tinuing each evening throughout the
week. The institute will be illustrat-
ed with maps, charts, stereopticon
views, and moving pictures. Program
will be published later.
Mrs. Cyrus Walker and son. John,
left the last Of the week for Kansas
City, where they will spend the sum.
mer with her mother, and may con.
clude to reside there permanently.
Owing to the lay OF his territory Mr..
Walker can be with them oftener
there than he could here. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Walker here
regret very much that the change
will take them away from Butler.