The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-08

Mrs. Ada n. Hogle and children o
Marietta, Ills, arrived in Butler the
last Of the week to spend a month
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ],
MeElroy, east of town.
j. W. Merritt, ofLone Oak, favored
US substantially on Tuesday. He
has recently sold his place and will
leave tho lset Of this month With his
family for Jefferson, Oregon, to make
his home. He is an industrious
farmer, and The TINES wishes him
well.
The leaders OF the Home Mission
Society Of the NJ E church will give
an entertainment at the opera house
on Sept. 10th entitled, "Ye Spinsters
Return" at which time, the bills
state, "Ye old maids will relate their
experiences at man catching in the
Klondyke." Tickets will be 20 and
35 cents.
Frank Manfields, a stoutly built
young man, assaulted and seriously
injured Chester Whitney, a minor, in
Adrian Monday evening, He was
fined under the city ordinances, and
Is now arrested, charged with a vio-
lation OF the state law.-Adrian
Journal.
We are in receipt OF an invitation
from The Chamber OF Commerce, oil
Oklahoma City, to attend that city,
celebration OF her sixteenth birthday
at the Worlds Fair Sept. 9th. The
invitation was extended through
Earl Hickman, member OF Apollo
club OF that city.
Ed. Dudley reports that his pockets
were picked OF 81 90 In the big crowd
at the Bryan meeting last week. Te
was repeatedly iostled by a stranger
and afterwards discovered his peck
cts had been turned inside out and
the money missing.
Saturday morning a negro boy
stole fiity-two celluloid harness rings
valued at $11, from j. A. Anderson
& Co.'s store at Rich Hill. The mar
shall caught the "coon" and recover
ed the rings. Hit that "coon" forty
nine lashes and head him out of town
for Kansas, with instructions to &c
there and not return.
The campaign committee will
see that perfect organization
Of the party is perfected In
each township, to the end that a
full vote is gotten out on election
day. With a full vote Bates county
ought to roll up a majority OF from
200 to 1900 for the ticket.
W. B. Tyler Of Summit township
was in the city Saturday and was
! wearing a pleasant smile over the
unexpected visit of his brother; G. M
Tyler, OF California, who after seeing
the sights at the Worlds fair, con.
cluded to run up to Bates and spend
a week with his brother.
Chairman Taggart, Of the National
Democratic committee, has called
former Chairman j. K. Jones OF Ar.
kansas, to headquarters to act with
the committee in an advisory capac'
ity: Charles A. Walsh, OF Iowa, and
J. g. johnson OF Kansas, have been
) placed in charge OF departments at
national headquarters.
Bob Deacon, Walter Anderson,
Ralph Hartwell and Jake Allen are
spending a few days and nights on
the murky banks OF the crooked
Marias des Cygnes. Squirrels and
frogs had better hide out and fish
make for the open sea. The boys are
not afraid OF snakes cause they can
cure any case Of snake bite ever bit
DR.. and Mrs. Homer Porter, oil
, Port Arthur, Texas, are visiting
their daughter Mrs. G. A. Allen. Dr.
Porter was formerly located in Eos
, ter and commanded q big practice
: and where he and his estimable wife
} have many strong friends. They
are also popular with the Butler
people where they lived for a short
time before going to Texas.
, Next Sunday Rev. Adams Of the
3 M. E. church, South, will preach hit
last sermon for the church year and