The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-07-20

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with bis brother, Captain F. ]. Ty.
gard.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steele and
grandson, Harry Wyatt, left Tuesday
m forming for visit with relatives In
Ne braska.
Ar. and Mrs. ]. W. Campbell re-
turned homefrom a visit TO Montrose
friends on Monday, accompanied BY
Miss Anna Curtis, who will visit here
for awhile.
Mrs. Herman Loeb, OF Rich Hill,
and Mrs. Hsnen Loeb, OF SIS. Louis,
arrived In Butler Tuesday on visit
to Judge and Mrs. Levy.
W. g. Shafer, OF the Carpenter.
Shaier Company, left for the east
Sunday. He will visit New
York, Philadelphia and other points
before returning.
c +. jackson and family are WIS.,
iting the family Of ex-County Clerk
Broaddus the first OF the week. Mr..
Jackson Is with the American Har.
vester Co. at Kansas City.
County Surveyor Boron has bout
recovered from q severe siege OF
malaria fever. His father, j. A. Bor-
ron, who had been with him during
his illness, returned home Saturday
evening.
Miss Sallie Richards, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Richards, took
her departure for Springfield, Illinois,
Tuesday. She will make her home
with her aunt, who will give her a
thorough musical education.
Superintendent OF Butler Schools,
Il. c. Richmond, came In the last OF
the week from north Missouri, where
he has been spending his vacation.
After few days he went to Lathrop,
where his wife is spending the sum-
mer with her parents.
Deputy County Clerk George l..
Herrell and wife, Howard Smith and
wife, Of Adrian, left Monday morn.
ing for an overland trip to ElDorado
Springs. They took with them a
complete camping outfit and expect
to emulate the gypsies for awhile.
The best wheat story thus far told
comes from Urich, where it is said J.
j. Munsterman threshed between 4SO
and 400 bushels off OF a ~ acre field
a hall mile west OF town. 1t weighed
that amount on the scales, thus YER
aging over 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Munsterman sold the wheat in
Urich at 80 cents.-Clinton Demo-
crat.
The Bates county fair will be held
at the Lake & Park Grounds October
10th to 14th. These dates are prac-
tically decided on. The gentlemen
who have the management in hand
are making strenuous efforts to have
this the best fair ever held in this Sec
ton OF the state. They have started
in good time and we predict big
success.
DR.. Boulware, assisted by Drs.
and Foster, amputated tie
left arm OF John Howard, an aged
man in West Butler, who has been
afflicted for some time with a cancer.
The arm was taken off just below the
sh oulder. In spite OF his extreme
age, Is, he stood the operation we'll
1t is thought the amputation willar.
rest the rsvsges OF this dread disease.
County Superintendent OF Schools,
A. L. Ives, is sending out a tabulsted
statement of all the text books
adopted and recommended for use in
the Public Schools OF Bates county
Tor the next two years ending Sep.
tenn Der LIST, 1907, which gives the ex-
change, contract and retail price OF
Zach book. This will be oigreat help
10 teachers and school boards
throughout the county.
Mrs. R. E. Crabtree, wife OF DR..
Crabtree, died at their home In this
,ity on Thursday, July 18th, OF con
after a protracted illness. |
Funeral services we're conducted from
the residence by Elder Crockett and |
Rev. Barker. Interment in Oak Hill |
cemetery. Deceased was q Miss
whose father owns the old |
place, southwest Of Butler. |