The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08

farmer and influential citizen Of
Deer Greek, was in Butler Tuesday
and favored us pleasantly. {
&C Weeks, candidate for County
Clerk from 0sage township. was in
Butler Tuesday meeting Democrats ,
We acknowledge q pleasant call
Our old friend 81. q. Wyse, one of /
Grand River townships pioneer citi.
zAns and substantial farmers was In
Butler Tuesday and favored Us
pleasantly.
T. ID. Embree and B. W Davidson,
OF Spruce township, were pleasant
callers on Tuesday. Mr. Embree
was looking after his fences for cir.
cult clerk.
F. j Wisemsn' was in Butler the
fret OF the week pushing his claim
for County Clerk. TIE TIMES &C.
knoWledges iraternal call and a de
iicious smoke at his expense.
We publish to-day the advertise.
ment Of the Missouri State Bank Of
this city. 1t has available cash,
| $685. 400S and holds deposits
amounting to, s241,6 o.. This
we'll known Bank lie as usual strong
10 ready cash.
WIN. Altman, Of Homer, was In
Butler Tuesday on business connect
ed with the circuit court and favored
us pleasantly. Mr., Altman is q sub.
stantial farmer and influential Demo-
crat OF that section. He is an ole
settler and a son in.law OF the late
uncle Jake Wright.
There will be a Patriotic service at
the Ohio st. NJ E. Church Sunday
evening. The subject Of the sermon
will be- Lessons from the Life oiAbra-
ham Lincoln" Members Of the Grand
Asmy Of the Republic are especially
invited. There will be special music
and the church will be appropriately
decorated. Everybody Invited.
The name OF Edward II. Dear.
mond has bsen sent to the Senate
for promotion from second to first
lieutenant Of the artillery corps.
Lieut.. DeArmond is q brother OF the |
publisher OF the Democrat and Ia
stationed at the Presidio in San
Francisco Bates Co. Democrat.
Mrs. Lizzie Swan, wife OF G. P.
Swan, died at her HON northeast Of
here Sunday evening, OF a compiler
ton oil disc aser, after week illness.
Her husband and an Is month old
child survive She WAS a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Moore and ia
,he third daughter OF that family to
depart from this world since last
July,-Merwin Mirror.
Circuit Court convened Monday
with Judge Denton, Clerk Patterson
and Sheriff Morris on DUTY. Many
cases Of minor Importance we're dis
posed OF Monday and Tuesday. The
petit jurors did not arrive until yes
lerday and the actual work OF the
term began. The special grand
Jurors ordered by Judge Denton were
late in showing up Monday, were in
structed and began their labors on
Tuesday.
Rev. W. W. Quinn, OF amsterdam,
was In Butler Tuesday, on business
before the county court and favored
us pleasantly. Rev Quinn was an
early settl-r in that township, com.
ing there directly after the war. He
was elected trustee i'll the early sey.
eDties, beiy, The first Democrat to
hold Office in that township. Rev.
Quinn began taking The TINES with
it's first Issue in 1873 and has been a
continuous patron and friend since
One Of Buffers popular matrops
Was preparing a turky dinner to
celebrate her little daughters birth
day. A little four year old nsighbor
ing tot dropped 10 and proceeded to
ask questions a Ia Young America.
The lady finally asked don't your
mothsr cook you turkey on your
birthday" NO." said the boy
swelling with pride, my mama lie
going to cook me an elephant"
Squire F. N Taylor, of Shawnee.
came in Monday from Fl. Scott,
where he had been called to see his
ION, Leonard Taylor, who was In,
iured by heavy hosting crane, in
the Mo. Pac. shops in that city,
where he was employed. The scci.
dent happened on Jan. 18th and
Leonard has been in the hospital
since, but the doctors thought be
would be able to come home BY the
last Of this week.
| W. G. Shater and VIM. E. Walton
went down on the White River Di.