The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-10-01

A delegation OF citizens from Deep
Water up Tuesday to consult With
theeounty court about a bridge over
Deep Water creek.
Miss Mary Swift iayors us with q
renewal and has her paper changed
from Butler to Horton, Vernon eoun-
ty, Mo-, where she expects to spend
the winter.
Our merchants n they would unite
and make the effort could in few |
months make sll roads lead to But
Ter and the trade Of this city double. |
What is it7
Glenn Miller, son OF Elder W. B.
Miller, Of New Home, was a pleasant
caller on Monday. Mr.. Miller Is
teaching his second term at the New
Home school house.
Our old friend Dewitt Mcdaniel
was a pleasant caller on Saturday
land favored us with a renewal. Mr.
Mcdaniel Is a practical farmer and
has made a decided success.
Elder ]. B. Lotspeich was visiting
old friends in the city the first OF the
week. He is located In DeKalb county
and il much pleased with the coun.
try and people. He says that county
Is for Folk.
George D. Mcneil, who. with VIM
s. Mudd, Is merchandising at Drexel,
was In the city Friday on Probate
business and favored us pleasantly.
He was accompanied by his son,
James Mcneil. Both George Mcneil
and Billy Mudd have large number
OF friends in Bates county.
ED. T A. Abbott, cor. sec'y OF the
Missouri Christian Missionary Socie,
lty, will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday 10:45 a. IN and
at 7:30 in the evening will give lee
ture on State Missions with stereop-
ticon views. You are cordially in
vited.
John R. Smith has resigned his
position with McKibben Mercantile
Company and will engage in the gro
cery business at La Harpe, Kan,
Mr.. Smith is a good business man with
large experience, and We predict for
him abundant success.
The Bates County Convention oil
the Christian Church will be held at
Passaic next Thursday and Friday
.lSeptember 9Th and 9th. An inter,
esting program has been prepared
for the two days session, Entertain'
ment will be furnished free to all at
tending the convention.
Some frost has appeared but not
enough to do harm to crops. 1t il
claimed by many that there will bt
no killing frost during the eight o.
the moon" which will be until the
middle OF October when it is thought
most OF the late corn will be matur
ed.
Mt. Pleasant townships new rocl
crusher has been put to work crack
3 ing stone, and soon you will see al
the bad places in the roads put In de
cent travelling condition in this town
N ship, and the citizens in general vii
lr be praisng the township board fol
" their business tact in securing tn,
machine.
. Mrs. Sam Levy, who had been Wis
~ Ing her daughter. Mrs. H. A. Lederer
= in New York, returned home las
g. week. She was accompanied by
D. Julius Levy young nephew ofJudg
Levy. from Germany, who comes tt
accept a position in his uncle's store
II lie Is brother OF Paul Levy, VIII,
E. met them in ST. Louis.
Prof. Ives Informs us that Docto
oil Matt. S. Hughes, of Kansas City, vii
IS. deliver his famous lecture "The Fin
Art OF Living before the count,
Sunday school convention in Butte
n on Friday evening, October 10th
l, This lecture is considered very fin
n and as many OF our people who ca
Gp should hear it.
The Farmer and Stockman, fol