The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-11-22

sdiOOH, Ouslneeo III bnls CITY, OloQ 81
Elk City, Okla, last Friday.
10. Bristow writes to have his
mail changed from Burdett to Belprp,
Kan. ne says be soWed 500 acres OF
wheat this fall.
By order OF the court, County Cnl-
lector Owen has opened out hls iii p
In the county court rooms. il The
court house. The tax books have
been turned over to him, aud Mr..
Owen, with force OF deputies, is ac-
lively at work making ont receipts
and preparing to facilitate collec
tions.
E. A. Snow, son OF R. s. Snow, OF
Northeast Bates, serving on board
q. s. s. Independence at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal, has
been ordered to take the examins-
tion for warrant mschiDist. Ii is al
ways gratifying to Bates county
citizens TO learn OF the advancement
Of her boys.
Harris Lisle has resigned bis posi-
tion as deputy Recorder, which he
has 80 efficiently filed for the past
four years under his father, T. K.
Lisle, to accept the appointment Of
deputy under county collector owen.
Miss frankie Lisle has been promot.
ed to first deputy in the Recorders
Office.
Judging by the large advance sale,
Miss Courtenay Morgan will be greet-
ed by audience worthy OF her great
production Of "A Woman Of Mys.
terry" Good attractions are not so
common that We can afford to ignore
them and we are pleased to note the
interest that has been aroused by
the announcement Of the appearance
here Of this one, on Saturday, Nov.
"a, 1906.
The annual chrysanthemum exhi-
bition, Thursday and Friday last,
J under the auspices OF the Ladies We'd
nesday Coterie Club, was we'll attend.
ed and all expressed satisfaction at
the splendid display Of this lordly fall
h)wer. 1t was possibly a larger and
better collection than last year. On
c Friday night the teachers, In attend.
q ance at the Institute, we're the guests
Of the merchants at the chrysanthe'
mum show and lunch.
Miss Mary Hodkins, who has been
Il suffering with symptoms indicating
: appendicitis for several weeks, wae
q taken to the st. Joseph's hospital, al
Kansas Cisy, on Sunday morning to
: undergo an operation. She was &C
= companied by Miss Mary Robsrds
d and the family physician, DR., Z'y
|, DR.. ley returned home Monday anG
y said that DR.. Griffith thought the
. patient had best rest a few days snG
- become reconciled to her surround
q ings before the operation, which vii
|. be performed one day this week. Dr.
? says the patient is in good health
j. otherwise, and he does not appre'
bend any serious results.
Judge Graves filed his expense &C
: count with Secretary Of State Swan
ger, as provided by law. II shows
Q that he spent $56475, oi..which $500
3 was sent to the Democratic state com
+ mlttee and the remainder went tC
+ county committees and for incidental
j expenses. W. 81. Anthony, stat'
: senator elect from this the 10th dis
trict. spent 1914. as shown by hil
: sworn statement, all OF which wen
II to the county committees.
E. A. Hardin. a prominent younl
farmer, living southeast OF Butler
;, on Judge q. C. Miller's farm, has con
: cluded to quit the farm and go Il
t Kansas City, where he expects to en-
n gage In business. He has ordered
|. sale bills to advertise his stock at ,
Q public sale on Dsc. 5th. He has ,
d big lot of good horses, cattle ant
Q hogs, besides about 100 tons o
l timothy hay. Mr.. Hardin has tn
8 reputation OF being an indus trlous
: thrifty young farmer, and We regre
: to lose him from the county.
Ex-senator Francis N. Cockrell an
nounced most positively that b
a would not be q candidate for sh,
r United States Senate to succeed Sena
I tor Stone. he made the announce
n ment at bis home In Washington
4 when told that such an announce
4 ment OF his Intentions had been pub
4 lished In Missouri. Ssna tor Cockrel
!. Ia we'll pleased with bis work on th,