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

WaIker-McKibbens.
R. W. Walton. OF Richards was In |
Butler the first OF the week looking |
after business matters and greeting
old friends.
Odd lot of babies shoes 50cgrsde |
for 25c at Walker NcKibbens.
j. W. Walton, prominent real
estate and loan man, of Hubart,
spent Sunday with VIM. E. Walton
10 the city.
New black silks-Valker- McKib-
bens.
Judge AMI Mrs. W. T Kemper, Of
Prairie, we're up Monday to do some
trading and spent the night asguests
of Recorder and Mrs. l. NJ Smith.
Odd lot OF 81 90 to 81 IS shoes,
broken sizAs as50'-Walker- NcKib.
bens.
Mrs. NJ. G Kendall, after spending
the HOLIDAYS with her parents, Col
and Mrs. Silas W Dooley, returned
80 her home In st. Louis the first Of
the week.
The deadly toy pistol was the
cause Of the death OF five boys at
Psducsh, Ky, since Christmas. In
every case lockiaw resulted from q
wound in the hand.
Mrs. R. G. Trickett, wife OF conduc-
tor Trickett, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. A. E. Settle and sister, M. T.
Duncan. Mr.. and Mrs. Trickett are
making their home In Pueblo, Col.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
Rev. ]. M. Mayaeld, who is filling
the pulpit at the Christian Oh urch In
this city for the month Of January.
He comes with the highest recon-
mendations as an eloquent and force
full preacher.
Mrs. E. Chestnut and daughter,
Miss Fern, residing near Deerfeld,
Vernon county, started on q visit to
Pasadena, California, a few days ago.
At Kansas City Mrs. Chestnut, who
carried her money In leather hand
bag, discovered that she had lost the
bag containing $24s, and had to re.
turn home.
John l.. Ludwick, on Tuesday, re-
ceived q message from his brother,
DR.. Arthur Ludwick, OF Kansas City,
that Mrs. ]. h. Fletcher, was lying
at the point OF death at q hospital
In that city. She was suffering with
erysipelas and 1t had effected thu
brain. Mrs. Fletcher Is the widow O
the late j. II. Fletcher, an old settler
and well known citizen OF eastern
Bates. He died in St. Clair county
about three years ago and wal
buried at Osceola.
| G. A. Latham, who recently came
to Butler from Green Valley, Ills.
purchased OF j. F. Kerens 656 acrel
OF bottom land, near the water works
bridge for $23 90 per acre. Mr.
Latham, in conversation with ont
of our business men, said he owned
a section OF bottom land in Illinois
and was at first bitterly opposed tc
the drainage proposition. 1t carried
over his protest and shortly otter 4
was completed he sold part OF tina
| and for $125.00 per acre. He heart
o. our drainage act, came here ant
invested as above.
Bruce Starke, we'll known to GU
older citiz ,ns as the eldest son OF ex
county clerk R. j. Starke and 10
years deputy circuit clerk unde
John C. Hayes, but who has bee,
living In st. Louis for many years
and for the past four years clerk {
, Probate for the city Of st. Louis, ha
, formed a law partnership with fol
0 mer Probate Judge Thomas Z
0 Crews, under the firm name Q
? Crews & Starke, with Offices in th
. Commercial building, corner 9Th an
!. Olive streets, st. Louis. Brut
I Starke is q worthy young man, wh
D by energy. ability and dogged d
l. termination to win over all obstacle
has made his own way In the worl'
:, The TIMES together with bis mar
= friends in Bates county is watchir
. his course with pride and expect hi
= to take q high stand In. bis proie