The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-09

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the people now propose to turn their
attention to building good roads.
That is a move in the right direction,
as there is nothing so advantageous
to county as good roads.
A case Of smallpox at Amoret was
reported to DR.. Boulware, Tuesday.
But as the county board OF health,
have no jurisdiction over ineorpor,
ated towns the doctor referred the
matter to the local authorities OF
the town.
Dave Owens, as honest an straight
a man as can be found in hecounty,
was in the city Tuesday and favored
us pleasantly. We have known
Dave Owens FOR twenty-five years
aud have never known him to violate
q confidence or iail to meet an honest
obligation.
Bridge Commissioner Boron in
spected the wire bridge over Mound
Branch, south OF Butler, and the
steel bridge over Rabbit branch, y
mile further south, and found both
needed repairing, which will DO at
tended to as soon as the weather
will Iermit.
Friday is reported to hqXe been
the coolest day of the season so far.
In Montana the Thermometer regis.
tered 53 degrees below zero. IL was
cold over all the United States, and
in the south it is thought the orange
is greatly damaged by freezing the
fruit on the trees.
A. II. Keeser has fully recovered
from mashed foot caused by a,cl.
IDENTIFY letting n rail fall on it and
wishes to thank the Woodman's Ac-
cident Association for the prompt
and satisfactory settlement Of his
claim for partial disability.
According to weather reports from
all over the country, the temperature
Friday ranged from 2 to 53 degrees
below over the Middle West as far
South as Central Texas. At Glen.
dine, Montana, it was SO degrees be.
low, Sioux City, Iowa, 30. Kansas
City II degrees. The average in
Missouri was II below.
II. ID. Embree, Democratic commit
teeman for Spruce township has call.
ed two conventions for his township
Feb. 18th, one to meet at j ohnstown
and select two delegates and one to
meet at Ballard and select four dele
gates to the county convention on
the 18th. The delegates are appor.
toned in accordance with the Demo.
cratic votes OF the respective pre-
cincts.
Circuit court convened Monday
with Judge Denton on the bench.
The judge has Q dignified appearance
and takes hold like an old stager.
He will have the hearty support of
the bar and all our people, who ex-
pect him to keep up the high stand.
ard maintained by his predecessors,
Judges Graves, Lay, DeArmond,
CAN'T and Wright.
A communication antagonistic to
the good roads measure introduced
in the general assembly, received,
and not published, because not
attended with the contributors name.
We insist upon every contributor
sending in his name as evidence of
good faith, otherwise he is wasting
his time and stationery in address
ing US.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Adair, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. s. Childs, delightfully."-
entertained a select party OF friends,
at cards, at the cozy home OF the
former on High street, Tuesday
evening. Progressive Might've was
played. Mrs. Max Weiner for the
ladies and Major Crowell for the
gentlemen, carried off the prizes.
Delicious refreshments were served
and u very enjoyable evening spent.
! The annual Mining and Industrial
edition OF the Joplin Globe, issued
on Sunday. February 9Th, could
be fittingly denominateda hummer,
4S pages OF interesting and instruct
i've matter, principally on the pro.
ducts OF that section, lead and zinc,
handsomely printed and illustrated,
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