The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05

Co, handles a large amount OF mon
ey for Mr.. Trigg.
Prot. Ira L. Ludwick, of Deepwa-
ter, was pleasant caller the last OF
the week. He is teaching the Mt.
Zion school. In south Deep Water.
this year. Prof. Ludwick is very
successful Bates county teacher and
stands high in his profession.
The Butler boys went down to
Lamar Sunday to play the third
game OF ball and lost, 4 TO 6. This
gives Lamar the best two out OF
three and, OF course, the belt.
The Butler Concert Band, with 80
pieces left Tuesday morning for Kan.
sas City, where they led the Priests
OF Pallss Parade that evening. The
Butler band has participated in these
psrades for several successive years.
Herbert Bates, Secretary Csss
County fair association, was a Butler
visitor on Monday ndinspected our
fair grounds, He was well pleased
with the arrangements and spoke in
the highest terms OF our track.
S. +. Warnock attended the Paola
Fair last week as representative OF
our Fair to interest some OF the
horse men to come over, and he sue.
ceeded admirably. as some have al.
ready come In and a number OF 9th
ers promised.
G. W. Ludwick, Of Deep Water, had
n sale OF his personal effects and will
leave for California with his wife
about the first OF November. Mr..
Ludwick has not been enjoying good
health for some time and will try the
effect OF a winter on the Pacific
coast.
Mrs. Grace Kipf died at the home
OF her father, Mr.. Riddle, on East
Dakota street, OF consumption, early
Monday morning. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday at 2 o'clock
and interment was made in Oak Hill
cemetery.
j. W. Poffenbarger received the
sad intelligence OF the death o. his
mother at Point Pleasant, West Va,
on Saturday. She had been In fall,
ing health Tor number OF years and
her death was not unexpected. Mr..
Poffenbarger was unable to attend
the funeral
| A horse belonging to Daniel Dale,
a prominent Vernon county farmer,
was stolen from the hitch rack at
Walker on last Friday night. The
horse is described as being Is hands
| high, 3 years old, brown in color, one
| hind foot white. The stolen rig was
| black top buggy one Of the spokes
in the hind wheel being splntered.
| W. b. Dawson, a prominent young
attorney OF Rich Hill, was u pleasant
caller on Monday. Mr.. Dawson will
probably be- candidate for prosecut-
ing attorney before the next Demo.
cratic convention or primary. He
is Bates county boy, spent the
greater part of his life In Howard
township, where he has influential
connections. He came OF Democratic
stock and is strong in the faith and
practiee.
Henry Tilson said that the last
OVERT w OF the Marias des Cygnes
river did more damage than at any
season in the past thirty years. All
the hay that was cut wns ruined and
the second crop made a failure He
said 1t Is the first time in a quarter
OF a century that he had failed to get
a crop Of hay off his bottom land
Henry doesn't believe the drainage,
canal will prove blooming success.
Rev. Adams was bidding his iriends
goodbye on Tuesday, preparatory
to taking his departure to his new
field OF labor at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Rev. Adams is not only a good
preacher, but an energetic worker in
the cause, and succeeded in building
q large addition to the church build.
ing in Butler. Mr.. Adams and his
talented wife made many friends in
Butler who will always rejoice to
learn of their happiness and prosper
ity.
| We are In receipt of O communica-
ton from a resident OF this county
asking: rs a person allowed to
hunt game on bis own premises with
out taking out a hunters lcense?'
The last clause OF Section SO OF the
Game and Fish laws of Missouri, en-.
acted by the last General Assembly is
as follows: Provided, shat this sec
ton shall not apply to owners and
tenants OF farm lands, who may hunt
on their own lands without obtain
ing q hunting license" State Ward.
en- Rodes' construction of the law, at
hand, conforms to the above.
/ S. Courton and wife, OF Walnut
township, we're in Butler Monday
trading, and Mr.. Courton favored us
pleasantly. He reported a fire In
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