The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-10

fully entertained a large party OF
friends at cards on Saturday even
ing, at their commodious home on
Ohio street. High Five was played.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Robt. A. Hollenbeck has succeeded
Cy. NJ. Walker, as travelling salesman
for Ely-Walker Company, OF st.
Louis. Mr.. Hollenbeck bears the
reputation OF being a splendid sales
man, and the company can be con-
CIRCULATED on securing bis services.
Cards were received by friends in
this city announcing the marriage
of B. j. Spencer and Miss Hope
Haleerson, at Sloan Springs on
Dec. 81, 1906. Mr.. Spencer held a
position with the Carpenter Shafer
company and Is now in the poultry
business at that place.
Drilling has ceased on the big well
for the Krieger- Klump Ice and Beer
Co.'S. new cold storage plant, says
the Rich Hill Review. The well is
I762 feet deep and 1t is believed an
abundant quantity Of good, whole
some water has been reached.
While skating on pond near Bel
ton, Cass county, a few days ago,
Ben McNutt, aged IL years. and
IClyde Willis aged IA went through
the Ice and were drowned, John
Cope, the third boy, ran to q house
near by and gave the alarm and the
bodies Of the boys were soon recov-
cred.
Two families living In the bottoms
near Athol, q section between this
city and Rich Hill, afflicted with
smallpox have been quarantined by
order OF DR.. Boulware, secretary OF
the county board Of health. The
families are In destitute circum.
stances and during their conine.
ment are being cared for at county
Expense.
Samuel BuEzard, Of Davies county,
formerly cashier Of q bank at Pat
tonsburg, Mo-, for sixteen years,
and q member Of q prominentia family
Of Davies county, was found wander.
ling about the streets OF Nevada, the
latter part OF last week suffering
iron an unbalanced mind, says the
Nevada Mall. He was taken before
the county court and his people noti-
fed.
Mrs. D. W. Wilson, visiting friends
In Butler the last OF the week, called
at THE TINES Office and enrolled iol
the ensuing year. Mr.. and Mrs. VII
son have purchased property In Kan
sas City and expect to make thatcity
g. their permanent home. They have
d many friends In Butler and Bates
y county, where they resided Tor &c
many years.
/. We are In receipt Of cards announc
d ing the marriage Of Miss Bessie Ella
}, Cooper and Harry F. Teeter, al
n Holbrook, Nebraska, on Christmas
day. The groom Is a member OF thu
q firm OF Teeter & Cooper, general mer
;, chandise. He was formerly Bates
o county boy, son OF Frank Teeter
( who lived in Spruce township, who
moved to Nebraska many years ago
Jno. NJ. Moore favored US pleas
,. antly on Monday. He informed vi
"a that he expects to again make tn
), race for the Democratic nomination
for township assessor. Mr.. Moor
was elected assessor Of Mt. Pleasan
70 = township and served only one yea
;, when the ruling Of the supreme cour
- abolished his Office. He thinks tina
81 fact should weigh in his favor In seek
Ing q full term.
70 When E. L. Thomas q few year
- ego purchased Of the R. N. Allel
~ heirs tract Of land In New HON
~ township, be felt aggrisved becaus
they insisted on deciding him fort.
% acres Of bottom timber land at th
n. mouth Of Walnut creek for nom
Of nal confederation. Herealised abou
- $4,000 on that forty last week. 8
It. much for even the prospects oidrair
"a. age.
In At the annual directors meeting
e. the Missouri State Bank, held lei
ve Thursday, all tho old officers we1
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