The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-17


A. L. Pipes, a prominent iarmel
and hOrseman, OF Shawnee township
favored Us substantially while II
Butler the last OF the week.
]. W. Graves accepted a position
In grocery, at Rocky Ford, Col,
and left Sunday for that place &c
begin work.
Grin Jenkins and family came over
TO visit the family OF county clerk
Jno. F. Herrell, and other relatives
and friends the last Of the week.
F. 81. Steuk, an influential Demo.
crstof Rich Hill, was u pleasant call.
er and favored us substan TALLY
while in Butler Monday as q delegate
from Usage.
W. F. Duvall, cashier OF the Farm.
ers Bank, went to Excelsior Springs
Wednesday to attend the 16th An
nual Convention OF the Missouri
State Bankers Association. He was
accompanied by his wife who will
spend several days at that famous
health resort.
The Southern Baptist convention
isin session at Chattanooga, Tennes-
see, E. W. Stephens, Of Missouri,
presiding. This Is the flity.fourth
annual session, and IL is estimated
that there are 5000 delegates and
visitors present The convention is
purely a missionary organization
and has only to do with the home
and foreign missionary work OF the
church.
The Lamar Democrat says that
B. g. Thurman Of that place is an
applicant for the circuit judgeship
appointment and that he will be en-.
dorsed by the lawyers Of Dade,
Barton and Cedar counties. The
Democrat also Gays that Mr.. Thur.
man will be q candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination, whether he Ia
appointed or not by Gov. Folk.
The work Of the special grand jury
empaneled to investigate the mob Of
April 18th at Springfield, Mo-, which
lynched three negroes, has been more
prolonged and drawn out than was
expected, and on account Of
many persons who sars wanted
to testify having hid out or left
the state the Jury is having q hard
time getting at the facts and closing
up the business for which II was CALI
ed to act upon.
The Kansas City World says:
Friends OF James A. Reed are urging
him to make the race for Congress
from this district this fall. 1t is be.
lieved by them that q term In Con.
gress would make the local man the
logical candidate for Governor In
1908. There is little doubt but that
he could secure the nomination II he
went out for 1t. His election would
be even surer.
A Jefferson City dispatch OF the 1st
inst. says: "The season for Issuing
hunters licenses In this state has
now closed and q fair estimate car
be given OF the operation OF the Law
for q full year. Altogether 81, 571
persons have been licensed, and the
receipts into the fund amounted to
500, BAL SO. The sum OF $21, 976 06
has been disbursed, and there Is q
balance to the credit OF the fund Of
Sal, 365.33.
The name OF J. T. Armentrout oil
West Point township, as candidate
for Judge Of the North district, can
be found In our announcement
column. Judge Armentrout made a
popular race for shis office two years
ago and is well and favorably known
over the district. He has been 9
resident OF that section for many
years, is an honorable upright citi
zen, a loyal Democrat and we'll quail.
fed for the position he seeks. II
nominated he would make a popular
candidate and would acceptably fill
the Office.
In the case OF C. F. Moultor
against John Chapel for $46C
commission, resulted in verdict by
the Jury for Chapel. Moulton hsC
Chappels land listed and took Jay
Cook, q prospective land buyer from
Iowa over the place. Cook came OF
to Butler and another agent took
him out to the same place and sold
him for $500 per acre less thar
Moultvn had asked. Mr.. Chappe
testified that he had agreed to pay
the agent who sold the place for 81
per acre 500 and had instructed
them not to ask more than that fol
the land.
Fielding Ray, an old and highl.
respected citizen OF this county, die'