The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-04-19

stsntial citizen Of our county, now of
Dawson, Ind. Ter, sends Us remit
tance for renewal.
The Nevada Post reports the death
Of Thomas Koontz, a highly respect
ed and prosperous farmer OF Metz
township, Vernon county. He was
IS pears OF aye and left a wife and
six children.
Our old friend Sam W. Price, OF
Hollywood, California, writes us that
be and his good wife expect to visit
In old Bates this summer. Their
many friends In this county will be
reioiced to welcome them back.
DR.. E. G. ley and family returned
last week from Berlin, Germany,
where he took a post graduates
course In medicine the last winter.
They were accompanied home by
Miss Helen Bennett, who spent the
last two years In Paris studying
music and voice culture.
T. K. Lisle and ]. A. Patterson
have withdrawn as candidates before
thu Democratic primary as candi.
dates for Recorder and Circuit Clerk
respectively. Both have made excel.
lent officials and would have been
strong candidates had they been
nominated.-Record.
Our old friend ]. A. Warford Of the
Altoona neighborhood, dropped In
on rs for few minutes Monday. He
and his wife had been called to town
by Q rumor that Mrs. Ed. Powell,
living in Kansas had died suddenly.
They were Of course reIoiced to learn
that IL was a mistake. While here
he favored US with renewal, and also
renewed for his father, Mitchell War.
ford.
Mrs. Weddle, widow OF the late
Sam II. Weddle, one OF the most
successful fruit growers In the county,
was a pleasant caller on Monday.
She said the prospect for an abun.
dant fruit crop has not been better
at this season for years. She pre-.
diets a big crop OF small fruits as
we'll as peaches and apples but she
added that the peach crop is always
uncertain until they are matured.
The county court received an invi.
tation from the county court OF
Boone county to attend a state
meeting OF county iugdes to be held
at Columbia on Saturday, May 9th
1905. This meeting was called for
the purpose Of devislng some method
OF keeping up and improving the
county roads, made necessary by the
recent decision of the supreme court,
invslidsting the Is cents extra road
tax. ~
Jesse W. Sharp, the Oldest pioneer
settler OF Henry county, is dead. Mr..
Sharp was born on the oath day Of
November, 1926, in Kentucky. Short
ly after his birth his parents moved
to Missouri, and In the spring Of
1928 settled in Henry county, four
miles north Of Clinton, where MIR
Shark has resided continuously ever
since. He was an ardent Democra,
and a most highly respected citizen
Our venerable friend L. Warren
called and paid his respects to THE
TINES Office Friday. Uncle Lsber
said he passed his ninety second mile
post the 4th day OF this month and
was now on his road for his ninety
third birthday, but was beginning to
feel the weight of bis many years
and that he was getting more snG
more feeble as the weeks rolled by
Uncle Laben is one of Bates county,
very best citizens, and The TINE,
hopes to see him remain with US iol
many more years.
Henry C. White ublishes a card tt
the public in the Rspublicsn-Press
In which he hands Postmaster Wi,
some "body iolts." He charges tina
he used his influence with bis brothe
G. A. R y and with Senator Warne
and wrote innumerable letters, TO
which he paid The postage, In MI
Wix'sinterest on the distinct promis
that be was to be the chief deput,
postmaster, and that Mr.. Wix ha,