The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-15

al OF little daughter. Mrs. Martin
wss Mise Mary Walker, OF this city.
Grandma Hemstreet went down TO
see the little stranger.
The game law will conflne Circuit
Clerk Patterson to rs per day this
fall. As Doc has been bsgging about
the entire output heretofore, de-
tectivee will be put on his track when
he goes to the lakes this fall TO see
that he complies strictly with the
law and gives the other sportsmen q
chance.
A late order OF the postoffice de-
partment directs that any rural car
rier who solicits insurance or sub
scriptions to newspapers must be
dismissed. Further more it is order
ed that carriers shall not engage In
any business "off hours" which
brings them in competition with
other persons In any line oil business.
CharlesS. Ewin, wife and daughter,
Elizabeth, left Saturday to spend the
heated term at Colorado Springs,
Manitou and other mountain resorts.
The TIMES will follow to keep them
posted OF the doings OF the home
folks in Butler and Bates county.
We wish them q happy outing and
safe return In the fall.
Our junior editor, Robert ID. Allen,
took q trip through that splendid
section Of Bates county, Walnut and
Howard townships, last week with
the result that iorty-seven new names
are enrolled on The TIMES books.
He was courteously received and
kindly treated by those hospitable
people and thoroughly enjoyed the
Experience.
The R. f. d. Carriers Association
OF Bates county held its quarterly
meeting in Butler Saturday night,
at which fifteen members were pres
emit. L. D. Smith, OF Butler, j. G.
Bell, OF Adrian, and Mr.. McKissick,
OF Rich Hill, were elected delegates to
the state convention to be held In
Kansas City in August.
Jno. Yingst was severely stung by
q swarm Of bees Saturday morning,
He was trying to hive a swarm oil
bees, when they became unmanage'
able. There was hardly q spot an
inch square on him, but there was q
sting. DR.. Martin treated him
Merwin Clipper.
According to the Columbia Herald
since Columbia commenced to rur
the water and light plant in that
city last Augusta period OF mint
mont hs-water rates have been re
duced from 30 cents for l 900 gallons
to % cents for 1000 gallons, ant
during the same time the receipts
have exceeded the expenditures ~,
1000.
Members Of Blue Flag lodge No
1SO, Knights OF Pythias, observed
memorial services on Sunday last b.
, marching to Oak Hill cemetery AM
after holding ritualistic services dee
:, Grated the graves Of the following
r deceased brothers: Ben. F. Hupp
lW. NJ. Griffith, john Rupert, Georg
:, L. Smith, Sim P. Francisco, DR.. g
= W. Ely, Bert Herthel, Charles Endre
and W. A. Scott.
ol Quick work in a divorce suit a
y Nevada, Mo. Service was waves
= and in less than fifteen minutes ate
y the papers we're filed, Mrs. Sarah G
Moore was divorced from her hus
O band, VIM. p. Moore. At the Febrr
1. airy term Of court, 1904, q previou
10 wife secured q divorce from Moore
says the Post, which goes to sho'
that his matrimonial ventures ar
o short lived.
ID Our esteemed farmer friend g. "
Baker, OF Pleasant Gap township
- was q pleasant caller on Saturday
y He was in town for q load OF corn t
!, - carry him through, for which hepai
- 81 cents per bushel. Mr.. Baker sal
they never had brighter prospects fc
ts corn at this time Of year. The whee
lie is fairly good and oats excellent. B
1t said he thought wheat harvestin
8. would begin next week.
C. The protracted meetings beinghel
D. by Rev. Alternately, the boy preacht
q from Texas, closed on Friday evel
ing. While the increase in membe
= ship was not great, the meetingsW el
n. productive OF much good and d
ar cided interest in the cause OF chri
g tianity stirred up In Butler. NJ
ID Ahernathy preached some stron
sermons and made many war
ia friends during his stay in our mids
~ Ex.Recorder P. K. Wilson had
~ close call from serious injury while
~ Butler last Thursday. A heavy la.
der being used by painters at Il
|e Farmers Bank building was blow
i'd down by the wind and struck N
OF Wilson on the head, cutting q det
70. cash and bruising his shoulder. T
CO was taken upstairs into DR.. Foster
Office, who dressed the wound.