The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-23

The minstrel show at the opera
house tonight will be a burntcorker.
Don't fail to go.
Our old friend and patron, Laie
Baldwin, Of Worland, sends. US re-
mittance for renewal.
1. NJ. KretEinger, Of Deep Water
township, sends us remittance for
The TINES for the coming year.
Lais Classify, one Of Bates coun'y's
honorable citizens and prosperous
farmers, favors us with a renewal.
Thos. Frost, an early settler and
substantial citizen Of Deep Water,
called and had his dates set ahead.
T. l.. Fisk, a successful and intelli.
gent farmer OF Summit township, fol-
lowed his annual custom OF renewing
for The TIMES.
Judge +. NJ. Steele, who has been
laid up for sometime with a bad
sprained ankle, we are glad, to note
is able to he out again.
Lee Spicer, popular manager Of the
Hurley Lumber Co. at Archie, was
in Butler the last OF the week and
favored us substantially,
j. Ii. MeCombs, Democratic COM
mitteeman OF Deer Creek, and a sub
stantial friend of THE TINES favored
us pleasantly and renewed
DR., Qusyle, of Kansas City, delight
eda large audience at the Ohio street
NJ, E. church Tuesday night with one
OF his entertaining and eloquent lee
lures.
George j. Moore, prominent bust
ness man OF Rockville and Demo
cratic committeeman for that town.
ship, was in the city Friday, called
and favored us.
Judge Sam West called and had his
dates set ahead. He goes to ST.
Louis next week to visit his brother
and will remain until after the dedi
cation ceremonies.
R. NJ. Fleisher and wife, of Madison
Kan, who have been spending a week
with the families OF H. II. Fleisher, oil
Lamar, Mo-, and j. r. Davis, OF this
city, returned home Monday.
Conductor HARE, OF St. Louis
and Emporia railroad, who has
been dangerously sick for the
past two or three weeks with rheu
matism Of the heart, is able to be on,
again.
Jack Spicer, Sheriff Smiths deficient
deputy and iailor, has moved hi
family to the farm owned by the
sheriff southeast of the city. IiMr
Spicer makes as good a farmer as he
did an officer, his success is assured
The St. Louis Republic was repre-
sented at the hanging OF DR.. Gartrel
by their special correspondent, Maj
Dick Bassett. The Major is aiormel
resident OF Butler and q brother o.
the well.known lawyer, Capt. Bas
sett, who formerly was a member o
the bar of this county.
Mrs. Esther Paddock was killed II
Kansas City Sunday afternoon by
falling from a third story window al
307 Independence avenue. She was
under the influence OF liquor ant
quarreled with her husband, Roy
Paddock, who showed her and she
fell through the window.
Capt. f. j. Tygard, accompanied
by his two nieces, Misses Nellie Orr
and Gertrude Tygard, left for st
Louis Monday. Capt. Tygard vii
attend the Grand Commandery, an(
will remain in st. Louis with hi
neices to witness the OBLIGATORY exer
cises OF the Worlds Fair.
The Adrian public Schools CLOSED
Friday. The baccalaureate sermon
was preached by Rev. W. T. Wrigh
OF Kansas City. Commencement ex
ercises were held Monday night in tn
Haas opera house. The followin,
are the graduates: Edith A. Mills
Nell L. Ferris, Nina M. Towner, Lau
"a May Carr, Chas. P. Talbot, Arthu
r. Edwards, Francis Fl. Griffith
Irwin Deffenbaugh. Laura May Car
salutatorian, Chas. P. Talbot, vale
dictOrian,