The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-13

| CONGRESSMAN UeAfmOnQ is spend
ing the week, campaigning In Henri
county.
Butler real estate Is getting on {
boom. Several good residences
changed hands the past week.
County Surveyor Boron, who hal
been on the sick list at bis boarding
house In Butler, is slowly improving
Gov. Folk has appointed Rev. B
W. Painter, Of Lamar, chaplain o.
the penitentiary. He succeeds Rev,
F. V. Tut, who died recently.
The funeral Of VIM. Phelps. aged
Sd years and a respected citizen oil
Papinville, took place Sunday, inter.
msnt being made In the PapInville
cemetery. -
Since Secretary Taft announces
that the Dlngley tariff law must be
revised, We are curious to know what
W. 0. Atkeson, the stand, patter is
going to do about 1t.
Frank McElroy has returned to
Butler, after an absence in Texas.
He reports that he purchased a Sec
ton Of land, eight miles east OF Tex.
leo, New Mexico, In Farmer county,
Texas.
Mrs. Frank Dixon, OF Springfield,
Ills, wife Of Congressman Dixon, the
youngest representative In house,
who has been visiting Mrs. D. A. De-
Almond for several weeks, left for
home Monday.
A negro was released from the D en-.
itentiary In Tenn. on Aug. 10th, az
ter serving three year sentence. A
few nights ago he climbed the walls,
obtained a convicts suit and lined
up for breakfast the next morning.
He said he returned because the food
was better and came easier than
what he could get outside.
The TINES had q pleasant call
Monday from tie good friend and
patron Mrs. j. W. Mccormack, resid. |
Ing * miles west OF Spruce, and re- |
turns sincere thanks to her for a re-
newal OF her subscription. Besides |
being q most pleasant and enter.
lady, Mrs. Mccormack is a
simon pure Democrat, and We will
wager q years subscription that II
her husband scratched his ticket, she
would make him sleep In the barn
and live on bread and water.
]. B. Taylor Of the sprague neigh.
borhood was In town this morning
and during his stay reported, at the
Griffith grocery store, the arrival at
his home last Sunday night OF q
little daughter that weighed but two
md one-fourth pounds. The little
midget is we'll developed, has q good
appetite and is apparently a perfect
hid, except for it's diminutive size.
But 1t will grow; and as a girl Of this
lie is easier to hold on your knee
han one that weighs $50 lbs. or
more, as some OF our older Rich Hill
iris do, We fail to see where Mr..
Taylor has any kick coming. We
Wish the youngster good health,
ong life and happiness.-Ric Hill
Review.
Say, republican farmer and high
ariff advocate, please answer this
question: II removing the tariff
rom alcohol, as was done by the /,
asst congress at the presidents re-
Iuest, will cheaper 1t to the consum- |
r, won't reducing the tariff on your
lothing, your sugar, you lumber, II
our implements and your hardware
hespen these things too? You don't +,
ice much alcohol, but you must buy !
much OF the other articles named. :
Why will you stand for q removal Of |
he tariffirom the things you do not .
se In order to cheaper them to
hose who do use them, and then IN
list that the al ticles you do use shall
% highly taxed? Is party success
carer to You than your own inter.
sts?-Paris Appeal.