The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-26

snip, son OF the late mh!Or JnO. II.
Heddleson, veteran OF the Mexican
War, was u pleasant caller and favor
ed US. Mr.. Heddleson is a prosper
ious farmer and influential citizen
OF that section.
Mrs. Jacob Baum. whose home was
near Psssaic, died at the asylum at
Nevada last week. The remains
were brought to Butler and services
were conducted from the Presbyte-
rian church by Rev. Jewell, and in
torment was made in Oak Hill ceme-
terry.
Booker /. Washington. the negro
educator, was turned down by the
hotels at Wichita, Kansas. The
hotels refused to entertain him on
account of his color. Yet the line il
not drawn socially in the Schools of
Kansas.
Polk Fulkerson n prominent farm
er and lawyer oi Holden was acct.
IDENTIFY killed last Friday at his farm,
fifteen miles north OF Holden by a
tree falling upon him He was fifty
five years OF age aud member OF a
prominent family of johnson Coun-
ty.
1.-The revival meetings, which has
been in progress at the Christian
Church for the past Is days, closed
last Thursday evening. There were
81 additions to the church. Elder
J. T. O4le, who conducted the meet
lings, left for his home In Paris
Texas.
Our old friend r. R Carson, one Of
Pleasant Gap townships old and in.
fluential citizens, was q pleasant
caller while in the city on Saturday
and favored US substantially. Mr.,
Carson is an old line Democrat who
believes strict party organization,
that will stir up interest among the
voters and get them out to the polls
Democrats OF New Home township
are hereby notified to meet at New
Home school House at 2 o'clock or
Saturday, February 18th, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
county convention, also to nominate
a township ticket.
&C. SWEARENS,
Township Committeeman
B. G. Mains and Miss Lou Requs
OF Butler, C. l.. Pierce and c. E, Nc
Kibben, OF Rich Hill, each won Ave
dollars in the presidential vote con
test inaugurated by the Woolser
Spice Co, manufactures OF Liol
Coffee. The $4,000 prize was VOL
: by Nelson Gazaway, Of Chillieothe
8 Ohio, the 80, 5OOprize by Mrs. Chsnd
Il Ter, Of Kansas City, Kansas.
County School Superintendent Maxey
d has received a number of copies o
+ the missouri Book" compiled by
q Walter Williams for the Worlds Fail
Commission. Prof. Maxey expects
Y to furnish a copy to each school dis
# trict in the county for library purpose
i which must be carefully preserved a.
@ other school property.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f Walton, LEFT
:, yesterday to join party OF seventy
# five excursionists, at Carbonate
II Ills. The party will go by specia
e pullman train to New Orleans, theme
! by steamer to Cuba and other is
lands OF the West Indies. They ex
# pect to 60 by easy stages and tn
Il blue birds will be here before the,
?. return.
(. Martin Paulsgrove, musderer O
d Miss Mary Newman, a schoolteache
at the home OF his parents about
n miles southeast OF Savannah, Mo
t. the first OF last week, and made hi
s escape, was captured, at Savannah
h Friday. When asked why he sho
). the young lady he said: 81 did
because l wanted to, and l am gla'
! she is dead"
!. The council OF Administration G
9, the Missouri Bankers Association, "a
h a meeting last week at the Secrt
ls tary's headquarters, at Sedalia, de
It cided to hold the next annual cor
vention in Kansas City on May 23r
A and oath, 1906. Much importan
,e business was transacted, not tn
a least Of which was to give the Orc