The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15

stove Wednesday and in attempting
to tear the burning garments on she
set IRE to the house, She was fatal.
" burned and the house was destroy.
cd, Her husband was absent from
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Padley met
with serious loss in the death OF a
fns driving horse last week which
they had been offered $1s5 for. The
horse was apparently In good health
when turned ont in the morning. but
took suddenly sick and died before
night.
The Roy al Neighbors gathered at
the home OF Chas. s. Ewin Saturday |
evening to greet Mrs. Geo. W. New.
berry before her departure for the |
west. A fine supper was enjoyed and |
social good time had they pre-
sented Mrs. Newberry with a sub.
staptisl token of their esteem and
confidence.
A team belonging to Seese & Nab
bott aud triven by Frank LsFollett,
ran away Saturday, collided with
an electric light pole near the jail,
broke the tongue Of the wagon and
threw Mr.. LaFollett to the ground.
He was picked up unconscious, but
soon rallied and has suffered no bad
effects from the fall The team was
caught near the lake.
A meeting OF the Democratic edi-
tors OF the state will be held in Kan
sas City at the Midland Hotel, on
Friday March 9th 1906, Prominent
men In the party from this and 9th.
or states will be present. Senator
Stone and every Democratic con.
gressman from Missouri have been
invited and are expected to be pres.
ent. A banquet is arranged FOR the
evening.
Guy L. V. Emerson, cashier OF the
Silverton National Bank, OF Silver
ton, COL, remembers with q renewal
He says: "For thirteen years have
been a reader Of THE TINES and
would be lost without it," MIR. Emer-
son was formerly connected with the
Farmers Bank In this city. He is a
young gentleman with brains and
energy and is fast working himself
up In the banking fraternity OF his
adopted state.
The citizens Of Worland, il the peti,
tion presented to the county court
correctly indicates the sentiment,
early tired OF their village organizs-
tion which was granted as prayed for
at the October term, 1905, OF the
county court. Now a petition signed
by fourteen citizens prays the county
court to reconsider its action and
grant them relief from the burdens
that attends the keeping OF a village
corporatiod. The petition recites
that there are only 125 inhabitants
and only 30 are taxpayers.
Mrs. j. A. Padley graced our Office
on Monday and remembered the force
with q treat OF delicious homemade
candy. While we do not pretend to
be connasuer on these sweets, VIZ
are firm In the belief that few could
equal and none excel Mrs. Padley In
this art. After their sale next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Padley will leave fol-
Seattle, Wash, where they expect to
make their future home. They have
beer among our people but few
years, but have made strong friends
who regret their departure.
The Walnut Land and Coal Com
pany petitioned the county court tc
make an order vacation certain lots
in the town OF Walnut (Foster) to
gether with all the streets and alley
running through the same. Thelot,
asked to be vacated are owned by
the Coal Company. Two remon
strsnces we're filed with the cour
against such action, one signed by
, the town council and the other BY
, business men and citizens. The court
tooK the matter under advertisement
and deferred action until it's mex
meeting.
In company with his uncle, L $
Radford, Walter Snodgrass, o
Ration, New Mexico, made us a pless
ant call on Monday and ordered TIL
TINES to his address. He has beel
working as boiler maker in th
. machine shops at that place 10
s about year, and was called hom
| i on account OF the sickness OF hi
) mother, Mrs. J. L Snodgrass, witt
I was very low with pneumonia, but !
|, now much improved. As soon q
I she is able to travel she contem
4 plates going to Ration to visit bel
son.
Frank NJ. Eldridge writes iron
Tulare, California, to renew his sub
scription. He is secretary OF th
Tulare Water Co., and agent Wells
! Fargo & Co. Express. At one tim
: there we're few better known or NOR
= worthy young men 10 Butler or Bate
: county. He ran one OF the first pa
= rors nuhl;shad at Rich Hill. and wa