The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-09

the city Tuesday.
Misses Susie and Seleter Cowley
have sold the Cowley House at the
depot to Mrs, Foster.
100 acres OF timothy meadow for
sale. Will sell entire meadow or
any part of it by acre or ton. Mead
ow half mile east of Passaic, Bates
county, Mo. Call on or address,
\, b. OWEN, Butler, Mo.
Milton Flesher and vile, who we're
In the city last week visiting relati es
and friends, had his paper changed
from Great Bend Kan, to Lamar,
Mo-, where Mr.. Flesher will engage in
business.
Our old friend W. A. Downey, of
Homer, with his wife and daughter,
Miss kittie, were pleasant callrs the
last of the week. Miss kittie but re-
Gently returned from an extended
trip to sister and brotherin Idaho.
BATES COUNTY FARMERs;-When
you sell your farm, re invest the
money in the cheaper and better
land in the Kansas Oil and Gas Belt.
For particulars address,
THE On BELT LAND Co,
36,4t Coffeyville, Kan.
BY appointment OF the county
court, Il. II. Bell succeeds d. Y
Brown, deceased, Justice OF the peace
for Mt. Pleasant township. Mr.. Bell
is a prominent farmer residing about
two miles southwest of town. The
appointment is good one.
After long tussle with the rheu.
matism, we are able to work again.
We have our cold tire setter, it does
fine work. Come and see it. We do
everything on buggies, carriages and
wagons. LEGG CARRIAGE SHOP,
36-1t Southeast Corner Square.
We were complimented on Tuesday
by pleasant call from Mrs. M. '.
Carroll, of Sedalia. who with her two
boys is enjoying vacation in this
county They went out to Mr.. Car
rolls father s, in the east part OF the
county, for protracted visit and
recreation.
Sedalia Democrat: The cryingneed
OF Missouri is good roads. The peo-
pie build homes, fence farms and
erect barns. but when it comes to
making highways, strange apathy
seizes them. We must get out OF this
rut and bring ourselves to consider
the fearful cost OF maintaining bad
roads.
The Vincennes, Indiana, Capital
sued Henry e. Mooney for fifty cents
due the paper On subscription ac.
count. Mooney fought the case, but
the final result is IA judgment for the
amount, and Mooney finds he has tC
pay the fifty cents due on subscrip
tion and 500 in costs besides.-Neva
da Mail.
Our esteemed friend, f. Hacklei
was pleasant caller Friday and haG
his dates set ahead. He brought il
a load OF old wheat to deposit witt
Power Bros in exchange for flour
He said that before the dry season
OF 1901 he had deposited wheat witt
that mill and that he had no WORRY
about how he was to get his breaC
during the drouth.
Our old friend J. W. Darby was
over from Foster on Monday anC
made us a pleasant call. He had il
charge Mrs. Henry Peigh, on an in
sanity charge. She was tried betor'
the county court, adjudged insan'
and the sheriff was ordered to TAX
her to the asylum at Nevada. Mrs
Peigh has been ailing for some time
but became violent only recent,
when it was feared she would do harm
to herself or some one else.
Senator Francis Marien Cockrell, G
Missouri, was In the city Monday
the guest OF Major and Mrs. T. 0
Towels. A delegation of jefferson
City citizens, headed by Mr.. Fred 3
Binder, accompanied Senator Cock
rell up their river to view the cond
ton OF the government work in MuI
~ BEND and the cutting which ha
been done by the river. Senate
Cockrell will be asked to work for
Missouri river appropriation at tn
next term Of Congress. State Trit
une.
R. G Trickett, OF Nevada, spen
several days In the city with relative
and friends, returning home Tue
day. Mr.. Trickett is president ofth
board OF education at Nevada, an
for q number OF years has been
prominent Mo. Pacific railway COZ
ductnr. He reports Ed. Bryan
who just recovering from q sevel
sick spell. as being able to be up br
verv weak. Said Mr.. Bryant Wa
.,lking OF going to Colorado to spen
the summer.