The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-22

Greenfield the capital ofDsde eoun-
~ is making a splendid and manly
fght for the new Normal school
building, and 1, the Advocate can do
II Greenfield will capture the big
prize.
The annual State Consideration OF
she Christian Church met at Marshal
No., Friday. There we're about 800
delegates present. Elder Crockett,
pastor OF the Christian church oithis
city attended the convention.
The Jefisrsonian says the people oil
Higginsville are almost unit In ap.
provsl OF the conviction Of Mrs.
Myers for the murder Other husband.
Mrs. Myersiormerly lived at Higgins
Vile, and her parents reside there now.
We received a friendly call on Tues
day morning from Ed. Heavlin and
William Stephens, two of Elkhart's
substantial citizens. Ed hadn't been
In Butler for ak months and just
came down to see the town and
shake hands with the old boys.
Miss Carrie Huddleson, OF Adrian,
County President Of the W. C. T. u,
In company with Miss Fry, oompli-
mented The TINES on Monday. Mrs.
Huddelson vas making arrange.
ments for thecounty convention next
week. An interesting program has
been prepared and those who attend
are promised q treat.
An eccentric farmer near Paris was
married the other night. "Do you"
said the preacher; stake this woman
to be your welded wife, to love and
to cherish In sickness and health, for
better, for worse, for rich or poor,
until death do you psrti' There
was an awkward pause. Then the
groom finally replied; "Them's the
calculations
Here Is a problem the Garrett,
Kansas, Eagle wants solved: "How
can strong men Of great intellscts a.
ford to hold down dry goods boxes
at the corner daily, and save the
country gratis when they cannotper-
sonally Anance a mortgage on aiam.
lily mulei The correct answer at an
early date will be appreciated, but
don't all speak at once"
The farmers began cutting wheat
in this county the latter part Of last
week. As general thing the wheat
was not as thick on the ground as 1t
might have been, but what Is lacking
In this respect is made up in the
length Of the head and quality Of the
grain. The oats crop will be ready
for the binder the last OF this week,
farmers tell US was never better, and
one Of the largest crops ever raised
Ia the county will be harvested.
The Nevada Mail publishes the
names OF our Fair Directors and adds
the following: ION account OF the
presence OF the name W. W. Graves
on the list, 1t can safely be predicted
that the Butler Fair will always in
clude a poultry exhibition. Judge
Graves loves chickens better than an
old maid loves cats, and a chicken
show is O stronger attraction for the
Judge than is a circus to a small
boy. The Butler Association have
made arrangements to hold q fair
this fall.
John Best, a substantial German
farmer West Of Nyhsrt, was q pleas
ant caller and renewed for his daugh.
ter, Miss Johanna. Nv Best came 10
America about thirty years ago and
Is a naturalized citizen OF this coun.
try. He says he recently received q
letter from a sister In Germany In
which she speaks Of a fat steer being
worth there, about one thousand dol
lars, a good milk COW from four to
five hundred dollars and q good
horse from three to four hundred
dollars. He says the rent on eighty
acres of land is 1900. The German
government fsvors its farmers in
every way possible. Mr.. Best has q
large tract OF bottom land and is a
strong advocate Of the proposed
drainage scheme for the Msrias des
Cygnes river.