The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-07-05

A deadly toy pistol and the giant
fire cracker was barred in Sedalia on
the th. They ought to besimilarily
dealt with in ell towns.
Will Griffin carried on the capital
prize IS 90 In gold offered by Hill's
Cash Store for the largest wagon
load OF women driven to his store
Saturday.
One hundred and forty race horses
have been entered for the fair races
at Higginsville, Mo. Good money is
offered by the association for trot-
ters and PAGERS.
outsideparties are doing just what
our home people ought TO have done
long ago, and what TIE TINES re,
pestedly urged them to do, organize
q company and drill for gas.
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c. M. Shsrtel. Republican represen-
tstive In congress from the Fifteenth
district, announces that he will not
be q candidate for denomination.
Gil wing private business as q reason.
Carol Day, reporter for the Daily
Democrat, and Joe Smith contem.
plate a trip to Old Mexico, and will
be absent about two months. The
young men go just to see the sights
and have a good time.
Clinton is to have q government
building. The sum OF $500 will be
appropriated by congress for thepur-
chase Of a site for the building, says
the Democrat, and the next congress
will make the appropriation for the
building.
The Missouri Association of Next.
can War Vetrsns will hold It's annual
encampment this year at Chillicothe,
Mo. The annual address will be de
livered by D. G. Allen, Of Liberty
There are only about eighty Mexican
war veterans in the state.
The big drills to bore for gas II
Edwards field, just north Of the city
limits, arrived at the Butler depot
Sunday. Monday teams were EN-
ployed hauling the machinery to thu
point located to drill. The drill ma
chinery came from Nevada.
Miss Pearl Andrews, Of Appleton
City, attended the "Home Comin1
Reunion" Of Kentuckians at Louis
Vile, and failed to return. Will,
there she met Andrew Settles, an oil
schoolmate Of by-gone days, ant
they we're married.
W. Bourke Cochran. the New Yorl
Democratic Congressman, think
that President Roosevelt's service
as q travelling advocate Of Demo
cratic doctrine are cheap at $25, OOO
q year. He knows that Roosevelt
now strongly advocating the prinei
pal planks In the Bryan platform.
Under impeachment proceedings
Edwin J. Bidamsn, mayor Of Teri
: Hsute, Indiana, was removed from
Office. The charges against tn
mayor were williul neglect In eniorc
ing laws against the saloons ant
gambling houses Of the city. TIL
+ mayor is q republican.
P.J. Jewett has the distinction @
bringing the first new wheat tt
, market at this point. He sold to tn
Peoples Elevator company I'll
: bushels at 70 cents per bushel. TIL
grain was extra fine and tested 6.
pounds. His crop averaged 2!
: bushels 20 the acre. Mr.. Jewet
? marketed the first wheat last season
q We publish In another column
letter from j. W. Wainwright, witt
his company in Manila Before thi
D letter was In type, bic brother, Tom
. received one dated San Francisco
Cal. he had been sent back, on th
first transport after landing, witt
q 8. prisoners. Thus making acom
plete circuit OF the earth In the pas
Tour months. This is q mighty littl
world We inhabit when We conside
:, these exploits.
Il In. Rslston, vile and little grand
sod, Austin Burch, we're In Busle
Saturday. Mr.. Ralston called an,
favored Us pleasantly. He owns ,
farm south OF Pspinville in the drain
: age district. He is very emphatic Il
: the belief that while the upper bot
, toms will be benefited, that waite