The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-07-13


Hills Cash Store.
Mrs. W. F. Jackson presented her
husband with a fine baby girl on
Sunday morning last.
Remember ex-Sheriff Joe T Smiths !
stock sale August LIST. Ono hundred =,
cattle and two hundred hogs.
Cut prices on oxiords and slippers. |
You can get a bargain now at Hills
Cash Store.
Mrs. R. NJ. Flesher and brother,
Dim Davis, OF Madison, Kansas, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. R. Davis.
G. A. Hemstreet, representing the
Des Moines, Iowa, Life Ins. Co., was
in Butler the last OF the week visit.
ing his father, W. F. Hemstreet.
The Marias des Cygnes river is on
a rampaign again and the bottoms
present the appearance Of inland
lakes. Considerable corn land is
under water.
Living near each other In Bates
county are two men named Blackman
and White. Blackman Is q white
man, while White is a negro.-Kan.
sas City Star.
Fourteen Sunday Schools will join
in a picnic on the Poage farm, in
Spruce township, 3h mics southeast
OF Ballard, Saturday, July 18th. A
big time is anticipated by all.
Lightning struck and destroyed a
large stack OF oats for George Tits.
worth, northwest Of Butler on last
Friday. On the Sunday before light.
ming killed q colt for him.
R. B. Hurt was pleasant caller on
Saturday and had his dates set
ahead. Bob ownes a fine farm south
west Of Butler, besides q handsome
residence In the city and kinder vac
illates between the two.
The following party returned from
Monegaw, the last of the week, after
a pleasant stay OF ten days: Misses
Mao mi and Anna Day Smith, Jessie
and Lulu Ray, Sallie and Mary wiz
and Messrs. George Caruthers and
Albert Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bevington, who owl
the Fry ranch, in Summit township
came down from Kansas City Sun
day in their automobile. They mad
the run from Kansas City to Butler
% miles, in three and one. alfhours
ID. Peeler, PROMINENT farmer ant
coal operator OF Hudson township
was in Butler the last OF the week ant
ssi i'd to the reporter that he expect
. ed to be in the race for Recorder mex
. spring. Mr.. Peeler has made severa
j. races and is one OF the best known
r politicians inthe county.
Tuesday was a wet day for tn
Il Rich Hill races to begin. The race
n last four days, however, and prom
J. Uses to be a grand success. A larg
number OF our people will go dow
to-day and tomorrow. A humble
extra fast horses are there and som
nota BILE races will be run.
8 Our esteemed old friend Tack John
o son, of Coffeyville, Kan, sends u
remittance for renewal for til
twenty. fifth time and says it's like
. letter from home, only more certain
Uncle lack has q host OF friends 1
J. this county who rejoice to learn {
!, his good health and prosperity,
1t has leaked out that during hi
recent visit to bis Alma Mater, Unio
n College, Schenectady, N. Y. Re-
8. Stanley D. Jewell was given the d
e. gree Of Doctor of Divinity by the
college. DR.. JEWELS modesty pr,
D, vented him telling Of the honor
T. which had been conferred. The d.
s. gree has been honestly won and RICH
!, fully conferred, and The TIMES joir
his m any other friends in congrat,
lations.
g Secretary Geo. b. Ellis iavors I
Or with the 37th annual report of tt
IN State Board Of Agriculture. 3
writes that he will I'll all application
10 for copies IS long as the supply last
IN but he il limited to about one hui
: dred copies TO each county. Il is