The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-10-25

A foot bsll game win Be played e.
the Laks { Park grounds on Friday
afternoon between the Butler High
School team and q piek-u team Of
town boys, most Of whom formerly
belonged % High School teams.
About tie most dlsreputeble meth
ode known TO the political paper is
to inssrt articles for one section and
take them out u the edition that Is
sent to other sections. That il the
methods being used by one paper TO
defeat one Democratic nominee.
Joseph Murphy held up Patrick
Curry In daylight in the heart Of the
business district Of Omaha, an
robbed him OF Ave cents. ell :
money he had, and for this act he
was given Ave years In the penit he
siary. en-
The Masous and Odd Fellows dedt
cate their halls In the new Frsternal
Inn In shls city TO day. The Grand
Master Of both orders viii be present
Al 7:30 p. m. there will DO select
music and an address by the Grand
Master OF she Odd Fellows In the N
| e. church South.
The midget cali. which was ex
hibited at our county fair by o. p.
Wilson, Of Pleasant Gap, died last
Thursday. II weighed only OK
pounds, but was perfectly formed
and appeared TO be healthy. The
mother COW would have nothing to
do with II. II formed great con.
trast when placed by the side Of Mr..
Wilson's 1890 pound bull.
Mrs. Aggie Myers, the Kansas City
woman, convicted Of the murder OF
her husband and sentenced to be
hanged Friday, has been granted a
respite through Justice Brewer, OF
the Supreme Court Of the United
States, who has called for complete
record In the case OF the condemned
woman. The record In the case Is
about 800 pages In extent, and It's
transcription will require several
weeks. 1t Il expected that Frank
Hoffman, convicted as partner in
che crime, will profit BY the extension
Of time given Mrs. Meyers.
The election is only q little more
than q week off, when the voters are
expected to render their verdict.
There IL no reason why Bates coun.
~ is not safely and reliably Demo.
, cratic II the voters will turn out,
The Democrats have an excellent
ticket in the field and we don't be-
: lieve any Democrat has valid ex
cuse for not going to the polls ant
. voting his ticket straight. For thu
good OF the party and to rebuke th'
: Republicans who are making al
sorts OF Wild claims about carrying
the state, every Democrat ought tc
do his duty by going to the polll
and voting straight.
N The National Republican organiza'
J tion Is making q desperate effort to
; carry Missouri for q threeiold object
says an exchange. First. to iortify
themselves In the State to carry Mis-
: souri, In the next Presidential cleo
: tIon; second, to retain control o.
Congress 80 essential to Republican
J. success two years hence; third, tt
j elect State Senators who will hole
lover and will contribute to the cleo
ton OF another Republican o. s
\ Senator. This IL a delightful pro
Igram from q Republican standpoint
? They are figuring on stay-st.hom'
a Democrats; but q Democrat who
q will stay at home this year ISM
wor thy to be called q Democrat.
|. II had been reported that the Re
!. publican county committee was hav
a ing the Rich Hill Enterprise sent on
!, over the north part Of the county
;. disseminating the poison Of that pa
, per against Weeks and the rest 9th
county ticket. Dr.. A. E. Lyle, chail
Imsn Of the Republican county com
: mittee, called at our Office and assul
ed % that there was no truth In sh
report 30 said that b was not i
{ lsympethy with ths disrsputabl
Z tactics puryusd By Wissman. Tha
; he intended 4 possible 10 elect ID
whole Rspublican ticket, y honest
J straightlofwasd, hard work woul
;. acromv1aaklt Init ho v0uld NOT atoo