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


ierent points in Iowa before return
ing home.
Christmas and holiday rates,
tickets on sale December oath and
25th and January 1st, good re-
turning to Jan. 4th, 1904, at great
~ reduced rates to all points on the
Missouri Pacific Ry.
"Colonist" rates to San Francisco,
Sacramento, Los Angeles and inter-
mediate points. Also to points in
Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Idaho and Utah on sale March LIST
to May 18th, 1905 at greatly re
duced rates.
Rev. ]. W. Hudiberg filed the pull
pit OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at Wsrrensburg last Sunday.
Rev. Hudiberg is a talented young
minister and very popular with his
congregation and the people gener-
ally in Butler
Nick Strobel, substantial iarns
and old settler of north east Bates,
accompanied by his son Henry, made
us pleasant and substantial visit
on Saturday, Nick Strobel ia pop,
ular with his neighbors and is wildly
known In that section OF the county.
| A company struck big flow of
gas at Peculiar, Cass county, last
week at a depth of 620 feet. The
hole will be cased and work continu-
ed in the sume neighborhood The
company raised So 500 for drilling
purposes, and they will be amply
paid for their work and investment.
The new addition to the south
Methodist church in this city will
soon be completed, when 1t will be a
very handsome and imposing struc.
ture, 1t about doubles the capacity
OF the old building, furnishes extra
accommodations for Sunday School
classes, and will give that congrega
tion fine, commodious house Of
worship.
VIM. E. Walton received a telegram
on Tues lay announcing the death o
John i Pigott, OF Boonville, Mo
Deceased was the father OF Harry
Pi9ott, formerly with Mr.. Walton
now located in Helena Mont. Ii,
was so years old, very wealthy ant
II leading citizen OF Central Missouri
He was large stock holder in tn
Missouri State Bank and Walton
Trust Company, aud was always
warm personal friend of Mr.. Walton
and frequently visited at his HON
J. here.
= There are some big hearted gener
;. Gus people around Adrian, says tn
Kansas City Star. A few nights ag'
a cripple mover with a wife and tire
t small children camped near that tow
t and the next morning he found ON
9 OF his horses dead. He had no mon
ey and would have been STRANDED
had not the people Of Adrian collect
: ed enough to buy him new horse
As it was thev bought him gooC
animal and sent the family away
!, happy.
J, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G. Walker enter
r tame d, in their we'll known hospi
table style, select party at dinner
on Thanksgiving. Mr.. and Mrs
: Graham Of amsterdam, Mr.and Mrs
Hale, Of Sheldon, the ladies being
their married daughters; Mr.. snC
4 Mrs. Hale, ST., Of Sheldon, Mr. ant
Mrs. Joe r. Morrison, Harry Gougf
n and Miss Alpha Broaddus, Of Butler
The gentlemen enjoyed quail hum
before dinner, and all being noted
g wing shots, the birds were not a.
g fault that they went to make uI
!. we'll filed game bags.
u The ladies Of the Wednesday
Coterie Club went to Kansas Cit,
< yesterday as guests OF Mrs. A. L
Mcbride and Mrs. E. d. Kipp, wit
we're not permitted to resign thei
p membership when they moved Il
II that city some time ago. Thos
/. ladies we're charter members 81 thi
o literary and social circle, and wer
is held in the highest esteem by all th
members. The club members wer
given q magnificent banquet and er
y rertained in that royal style 10
ID vhich Mra Mcbride and Mr.. Kin