The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-12-22

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stopped over In Butler on her return
from the Worlds Fair, to visit rela-
tives and old friends hers until after
the holidays Mrs. Eldridge, went to
Tulare, Cal where her son Frank
was located, and bought property
something over a year ago.
Among the names OF gentlemen
mentioned as probable candidates for
Collector or Assessor OF Bates county
In the event the supreme court de-
clsres township organization law
unconstitutional, and not mention
ed In our last issue, are: Wesley
Badgett,o OF Howard; Hsrve Johnson,
OF Usage; Dan Embree, OF Spruce;
Arch Stone, of Usage; Homer Siege.
OF Walnut.
Our old friend Ed. A. Hook, ex-
circuit clerk OF st. Cleir county, now
owner and operator Of the Appleton
City telephone exchange, was q
pleasant caller while In the city on
Friday. Ed. was born and raised In
Bates county, married a Bates
county girl and 10 very near to us. II
10 said by the knowing ones that st.
Clair county will lay claim TO state
Senator next time and that Ed.
Hooks name will be presented. He
would makea very popular candidate
and a strong Senator.
Chas. FL, Walter, OF Julietta, Idaho,
made US pleasant call on Saturday.
He is in the county looking after
some property interests near Pas
sale. He Is a son-in.law OF Chas.
Concklin, having married Miss Bes-
sic Concklin. He owns fruit orch
ard at .uietta, which he says is do
ing we'll. He raises apricots, plums,
grapes, pears and q variety OF fruits.
He says deer are plentiful and his
wife, Mrs. Bessie Walter, shot and
killed a fine buck with a Winchester.
He will visit his mother, Mrs. Mary
E Walter, Of Adrian, for several
weeks before returning home.
Lete Sackett met with series OF
misiortunes the other day. He was
out in the country five or six miles
hunting and his horse broke loose
and started for home. Lete follow
ed him about two miles and then
borrowed a horse from a neighbor,
Mr.. Butler, who lives on the Butler
and Rich Hill road. lie took this
horse back, hitched him to his wagon
and the horse went OILY a lew yards
when he dropped dead. By that time
it was long after dark and Lete had
to foot 1t into town. He found his
own horse the next morning only q
short distaace from MIR. Buffers,
making himself at home in a farmers
pasture A post mortem on the dead
horse showed that he had been dis
eased by eating dry fodder.
E. E Kenyon, travelling for the
Sheridan, Clayton Paper Co, OF st
Joseph, Mo-, Died at she Ross Hotel
Tuesday night, after two weeks
illness, of pneumonia. He contract
ed n severe cold from exposure in the
Holden wreck On the Mo. Pdc. Ry.
AMI took to mis- bed ON arriving in
Butter. lie was 40 years old aud
IN 1sue his home with two brothers and
u sister, at Peabody, kansas, who
arrived i'll Butler in time to be
With him before he died. He was Ell.
gagged to Miss Nan BARLEY, young
lauy Of Hamburg, Iowa, who arrived
III Buter Wednesday,. He had been
INA klnx butler Tor fifteen years. and
hAu- d number Of customers and
!rrtlas III Tins city. Proprietor Geo.
trank hid his good wife, did all they
possibly could to make him comfort
nbe ills last sickness. He WAS q
genial gentleman, possessed OF many
virtues and general favorate
thrungu Ills territory.