The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-17

ton Army faith held services at the
Ohio street NJ. E. Church Sunday.
The advertisers in THE TINES want
your Christmas trade. Read what
they have to say this week. 1t will
help you in the selection OF what you
want to buy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Campbell are
all smiles over a Christmas gift they
received a few days ago in the way OF
a fine boy. Mr. Campbell is soproud
OF his little heir he can hardly retain
himself.
There will be another stocking to
hang on the wall at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. W. S. Arnold Christmas
night. Their home was blessed the
10th inst by the arrival OF little
daughter.
Cole Younger, who has been visit
ing relatives in Dallas, Texas, has
returned to Lees Summit He will
notengage in the real estate business
In Texas or the newspaper business
in the Indian Territory, SO he says.
Doctor j, Il. Washburn died at
Rensselaer,, Ind, and n rusty pair OF
fnrceps found in his body. Twoyears
agoan operation was performed
upon him and a pair OF forceps used
similar to the one taken from the
body.
They are getting ready down at
Nevada to take another vote on the
proposition to build a new court
house for Vernon county. Petitions
to call election will be presented the
county court in few days, A direct
tax is favored,
DIR. Boulware met with quite a
painful accident Saturday evening.
In assisting his son, John. to the loft
OF his stable to throw down some
hay. a pitchiork dropped, and one OF
the tines passed through the center
ofhis foot. He was pretty lame Sun.
day from the effects of the accident,
but is all right now,
You get The TINES, and before
starting to do your Christmas shop
ping you should not fail to take the
time TO read the advertisements in
this issue. You will gain pointers
that will aid you in making your
selections. The merchants that ad-
vertise in THE TIMES are live dealers,
and you will save money by trading
with them.
W. II. Leavitt and his bride, nee
Miss Ruth Bryan, are in Clinton to-
day, en- route to st. Louis They
arrived last night on freight tr in
from Humansville, reaching the
South Clinton junction. Learning
the train would not come up to the
depot for some time, they walked up
the track and afterwards laughed
good naturally over the novel expe-
rience.-Clinton Democrat, 10th.
In May, 1902, Lee Ash, young
man living in Woodlawn township,
Monroe county, entrdpped- large
buzzard and, procuring a small bel!
engraved his name and address on it.
He then tied it about the neck OF the
bird and turned it loose. Last week
he received letter from the post
master, C. c. Gaines, OF Lebanon,
Levy county, Florida, saying that
the buzzard had been killed in that
county by a young man named Ste.
vens, who had the bell with his name
and place OF residence.-Ex.
The Kansas City and st. Louis pa
pers Sunday mention the death at
his home near Lone Jack, Missouri,
OF Martin Rice. This is the old set
tier and Lone Jack poet, who for so
many years has been the leading
spirit OF the old settlers reunions in
different parts Of our county. Mr..
Rice surveyed and laid out Harrison
vile. He was eighty-nine years old,
and was the author of Rural Rhymes
and Talks and Tales OF the Olden
Times" He was also an original
and accomplished mathematician.
A union OF women's clubs has es.
tablishsd headquarters at Washing
ton to work directly for theexpulsion
from the Senate Of Senator Reed
Smoot. The president ofthe Nation.
al Congress of Mothers is the leader