The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-24

WLETED.-A good girl for general
homework. Wages satisfactory.
Call on or address TIE TINES.
Tuesday was the shortest day in
! the year by one minute and several
seconds.
Mrs. Lula Norwood, formerly
Miss Lula Schlichman, OF Amorett.
was a pleasant caller on Tuesday
and renewed for her brother, Nsndo
Schlichman.
T. 81. B. Sanders, aged II years,
proprietor of the City Hotel at
California, Mo-, died suddenly Of
spoplexy Sunday morning.
A quarrel over the sum OF 6 cents,
the charge Tor a pool game, resulted
in double murder in pool room in
Philadelphia, the other day.
Prot. H. C. Richmond, superihtend
ent of our public schools, was pleas
ant caller on saturday and favored
Us Prof.. Richmond had been laid
up at home for the past two weeks
with an abscess in one OF his feet, and
is still quite lame.
DR.. Allen entertained some OF his
fellow cronies at the Tslmage House
in royal manner last evening, Col,
Pyle served" and Col. Smith pre-
sided at the punch bowl" The dec
orations were "blue" and dark
brown There were no "favors. -
Rich Hill Review.
We we're complimented by pleas
ant call on Tuesday from Col. anC
Mrs, John NJ. Courtney, OF Kansas
City, who we're greeting their man!
Butler friends. They are enjoying
good health and prospecting. The!
say heirsurroundings are very pleas
ant in Kansas City.
An anti-coreet clubb been organ
lied by the girls In tina two hig
schools at Pueblo, Colorado. Tn
movement to do away with the col
sat Is the direct outgrowth OF tn
interest manifested in athletics, til
girls being members OF the gymns
stun class OF the Y. NJ. C. A.
Sunday and Monday were two d.
lightiul days In Butler. Monday wa
= An ideal day for Christmas shePPiH
and many a dollar changed hand
The merchants were all busy and tn
buyer was made happy with the
purchases most OF which was fC
presents to kindreds or friends an
for the little folks.
The Des Moines Life Insurance, Co
through their agent John l.. HERE
presented Mrs. H. L. Tucker, with
. draft for $4,000 Monday, in pa
cd ment OF two 81 900 policies held
m that company by MIR. Tucker. II
cd draft arrived in six days after pro
W OF death had been sent in.
Circuit clerk John A. Pattersc
In. and Doley Cobb returned from tv
n weeks hunting trip in south Nj
ON souri, and north Arkansas. Th'
pw brought back the carcases OF two fl
deer and number OF wild turk
and report q very enjoyable tin
"a q. They called OH Judge William DE
w. ney, at Thayer, in Oregon county.
tt.
ill CT. Lent, who is home from Nor
Dakota, to spend the holidays wi
his mother near Virginia, was pleG
'"' ant caller the last of the week al
u favored US. He IS working on far
'ee near Zion, N. Oak, and likes it We
''n much. The summers are cool. SIM
I'll grain is the principal product, a
he said German spelt is becomi
we quite popular with the farmers.
ne We are in receipt of a commune
'.. ton from j. F. Kern, promine
w business man, OF Kansas City, W
ou owns considerable bottom land
Bates county, in which he discusses
wv special law under which the DRAMA
lie. board, appointed by the coun
all. court, is attempting to operate.
ing came to hand too late for this wee
lex but we will publish it in our next.
We we're complimented by ple'
"A. and call from j. II. Trimble, OF El(
ed. RADIO, Iowa, and M. j. Dickinson,
ore Shenandoah, Iowa, the last Of