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

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ED. Kipp, OF Kansas City, arrived
yesterday 30 spend few days, look
ing after his property interests.
Mrs. James II. Hartman returned
to her home In Warrensburg the last
ofthe week from a visit TO her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gilbert Thompson, and 9th.
er relatives and old Bates county
friends.
Mrs. T. j. McClelland, after de-
lightful visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. W. Silyers, and many
Butler friends, Joined her husband at
Kansas City on Saturday, on their
way to their home at Columbus,
Ohio.
Miss Myrtle Harmon, OF Warrens-
burg, and Mrs. Grace Griggs and
daughter, OF Muskogse, Ind. Ter,
came In the last Of the week on Wis
il to their sister, Mrs, Ebert Thomp-
son.
Mrs. j. H. Rodes, wife OF Missouri
State Game Warden, is the first wo-
man In the state to take out a hunt.
er's license. She is very fond oihunt-
ing and fishing and enjoys all out
door sports.
Henry Reinheimer, proprietor Of
the Butler and Rich Hill telephone
Exchange, has purchased the materi-
al and will reconstruct the direct line
from Butler to Foster at an early
date. The present connection with
Foster Is by the way OF Rich Hill.
A western clergyman, having per.
formed the marriage ceremony for a
couple undertook to write cut the
usual certificate, but, being in doubt
as to the day Of the month, he asked;
"This is the 9th, is it not?' why,
why, parson," said the blushing
bride "you do all my marrying, and
You ought to remember that Tho Ia
only the fourth"
Those from Butler who attended
the Races at Rich Hill on Thursday,
say they never witnessed better races
in the county. Two races, three out
offive, practically consumed the day,
heats in one and 3 In the other had
to be run to decide. The horses were
No. l and in hne condition. 1t was
too bad that they were not better
patronizsd. Fridays races had to
be declared off owing to the small at
tendance.
J. W. Wainwright, after spending
hisfurlough with relatives and friends
In Butler and vicinity, left the first
OF the week Kansas City for
assignment. Mr.. Wainwright has
become enamored with army life and
will probably continue to follow the
fortunes OF a soldier, We hope to hear
OF him wearing officers straps before
long.
We learn that Prof. j. M. Taylor
has resigned his position as superin.
tendent OF the Marshall Public
Schools, to which he had but recently
been reelected. A gentleman to |
whom Prof. Taylor was talking, got
the impression from him that he con-
templatede mbarking in another call
Ing.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Mckibben building, north side
square, adjoining the present loca-
ton. The fine plate glass front is |
about completed, the entire inside,
upstairs and down has been worked
over, a stairway added in the north |
east corner, will be completed in time
for the early fall trade.
General Clark and his staff and |
Captain johnson with company B.
returned on Sunday from Camp Folk
at st. Joseph. 1t is said that this
was the most profitable week ever
spent at the State encampment in
the way Of hard work that develops
the soldier, and that Governor Folk
was well pleased at the showing
made by the troops on the occasion
of bis inspection, Thursday last.
D. A. Dasell, a Missouri Pacific
section man, met with the misfortune
Of losing portion Of his- right foot
on Saturday, according to the Re-
view. He attempted to board q