The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-03

Mrs. ID. n. Thompson and daugh-
ter. Ora, graeed our office and favor
ed us substantially.
Mrs. Fannie Freeman and little
son, Gerald, Of Decatur, Neb., are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Richards.
X. II. Conrad, who has been in Kan
sas for number Of years, has re-
turned to Bates county and bought
q farm. He says he was mighty
glad to get back and Is satisfied to
stay.
Miss Irene Mains returned home
the first Of the week from Cold.
water, Michigan, where she went to
nurse sick aunt. Her aunt 30 far
recovered as to be able, to accom-
pany her home and will be the guest
Of the family OF her brother, |. N.
Mains, for q season.
Our popular young friend L. c.
Culbertson was pleasant caller the
last Of the week and favored us with
q renewal. He was one OF the Bates
county boys to go to the front In the
Spanish war. He enlisted with the
regulars, but after the war was over
was glad to return to civil pursuits.
Elmer L Miller, our tile man, was
a pleasant caller on Tuesday and
had his dates set ahead. He inform.
ed us that he Is not now making tile
owing to the scarcity oisuitable clay
for that purpose, but ships the thing
In and constantly keeps on hand a
supply sufficient to meet legitimate
demands, Mr.. Miller thinks it bad
year to agitate sewerage, owing to
the high price Of thing.
Inquiry is made through Recorder,
7. X. Lisle, by Rev. j. W. Mougey,
OF Malta, Ohio, for a brother, John
N. Mougey, who left his home In Scio.
to County, Ohio, In 1s75. His par
ents have since died and left him
some property. II Mr.. Mougey is
in thecrunty, or iidead, has left heirs,
they can come into his Inheritance
by communicating with Rev, Mougey
as above.
A fine young son, who will be a Dem
ocratic voter twenty. one years from
Saturday, arrived at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Hunt on the day
named. 1t might be remarked on the
side that just now would be a good
time to contract for the winter sup
ply OF coal from Charley, az he is feel
ing literally inclined over the arrival
OF an heir to his fortune. Appleton
City journal.
An exchange notes the differ' nee in
the amount OF provisions required
for men and women on fishing trip
When party OF men or boys 60 fish,
ing they usually procure hall doz
en- loaves OF bread and 80 worth OF
other provisions. Three ladies go.
ing to the river to spend the day fish
ling, drove up in front of grocery
store to lay in supply for the trip
and what do you think they bought?
Just five cents worth of gum.
In his testimony before the St.
Louis grand jury. Col. W. H. Phelps
said: 81 have known thirteen of the
fourteen members of the legislature
to which st. Louis is entitled to be
bar tenderS. not one OF whom had a
dollar worth of property, and would
not know tax receipt were they to
find one in the street" There is no
lack OF eXidenca that this republic
exists as a special act Of Providence
There is no known form of life which
would survive such abuses without
supernatural intervention Nevada
Post.
Was it the manuscript, the COM
positor or the "devil' who made the
type spell the name Of our distin-
guished iurist and candidate forgov-
ernor, Judge CAN'T, GNATT. 1t is a
safe prediction to gamble on that II
that unfortunate editor ever goes
before that august body, the supreme
court, he may escape hanging, but
It's ''lead-pipe cinch' that he'll get
a life sentence We withhold the
name Of the paper in which the error
occurred, not for "obvious reasons"
but for fear the owner might dis