The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-01

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nature is eompenAating the Demo-
Gratis for the political storm which
swept over the state early in Novem.
Der.
]. E. Lucky, who has been superin.
tendent at the Amsterdam Coal Co.
since the double shaft was started |
has leased the old Cooger shaft and |
will start TO mine it at once. He has
resigned his position with the above
company and his place will be filed |
by David IL tt, Of Ksnss City, Mon
dsy morning.-Amsterdam Eater
prise.
We were complimented with call
from Mrs W. d Rogers. Of Jefferson
City, while in the city last week wis.,
iting her many friends. Miss Cora
Betz was raised in our city, and was
a verv popular and efficient teacher
in our public schools before becom.
ing Mrs Rogers. She Is we'll pleased
with their home In the capital city,
hut says Butler always feels like home.
The minstrel entertainment by the
Rich Hill young people, ut the opera
house last Friday night, was well
patronizad by our people, and was a
very happy event, the amateurs nc
quitting themselves with credit. The
gage, jokes and dancing we're oil
good and met hearty applause. Al.
ter the show the company was enter
tanned by the Eks at their lodge
room with dance, which all thor.
ougbly enjoyed.
The Nevada Mail says OF the
Thanksgiving football game: Yes
terdsy's football game was quite a
one sided affair. The Nevada High
school and the Butler High school
teams played. The home players
4 sd the Butler boys outclassed both
! in weight and team work. The score
: was "a to 0 in favor of Nevada High
4 school, The other game resulted In
Buffers favor II too.
The young ladies' and gentlemen
u composing the Elks' MINISTRIES who
}. gave a repetition OF their Rich Hill
entertainment at Butler last Friday
night, report decidedly delightful
9 time and are praising in highest
O terms their Butler friends for the
l. courtesies and generous treatment
e accorded, The Butler Represented
n all the ladies OF the company will
a American Beauty roses, gave the Wis
n tors reception and ball after thu
re entertainment, and showed the ut
most hospitality throughout Re
;. view.
70 In speaking OF the new home fol
U the poor, now nearing completion
% the Warrensburg Star says: at
n the building Of this home johnson
% county has ret the pace for the stat.
!. and already steps are being taken by
;, county courts In other countiIs with
y view to provide FIR their unfortu
y nate ~ Johnson county has DONE"
;. We want to zee the Bates county
0 court 90 to Warrensburg at anearly
y date and examine this model ho,ne
for the poor, come home and dis.
pore Of the old county poor farm,
which ia o disgrace to the county
buy few acres close to Butler and
build a home for these poor un.
liortunates that will ex eel the one oil
which johnson county now boasts.
Q Saturday WAS strenuous day foI
q the average Hume cit'z.n. A high
o wiud prevailed that blew dust int c
his eyes. The trains set fire out in
I many places, which kept him on the
O run. The town was filed with gooG
{ looking school ma ANS. and hetweer
P squirting at them and wipeing out
the dust, he has been google eye'
ever since. He found time to attrnc
!, the basket ball game, in the afte1
noon and shouted himself hoarse
. until now be can only talk above {
j. whisper. The sold Hickory HnlleI
. Skule, "at night, was too much 10
:. him-he laughed till it made hin
: sick. Not bel " accustomed to thi
:. sporty life the "blow almost killed
"a father"
70 Thomas Bell departed this life a
D. the home of his brother, Aaron Bell
n near Ballard, on Saturday, after ,
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