The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

ADDRESS OF mrs. .. Il. Liuule, de .. ,
Madison, La.
0rville Stansbury, of Shreveport,
La arrived In Butler on Monday to !
spend the holidays wish Butler and !
Rich Hill friends.
Duncan Weeks, OF Springfield, Mo-,
came In the las. OF the week for q |
short visit with the family OF his
uncle, county clerk c. G. Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil gave dance
and card party at Hotel Pencil on
Christmas night. very enjoyable
time was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Edwards left
Sunday for Washington City where
they will spend Christmas with their
daughter Mrs. Conger.
Ludwick, the eldest son OF Judge
and Mrs. ". W. Graves, came up
from Jefferson City to spend the holi.
days With relatives and friends.
Jesse Coop and Miss Helen NJ. VII.
cox, OF Pssssic, were married at the
NJ Z. Church parsonage at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon by the pastor,
Rev. Crisis.
THE TIMES has again to shank Its
good friend Colonel j. A. Trader Tor
Christmas remembrances and best
wishes. May his shadow never grow
less-ii Is did we fear he would be
hard to find.
John Harris, living at Lawton,
Okla, remembered number OF But
Ter ladies with fine boxes OF mistletoe,
which grows In abundance In tina
section. The wife Of the editor was
one OF the fortunate ones.
DR.. Maud r. Agniel OF this city
who was chosen fret vice president
OF the County Medical Society u Jew
days since is the first lady physician
who has become q member OF this So
ciety. She is also the first lady men,
Der OF the John Hodgen Medical So.
ciety, one OF the leading state asso-
Citations In the county.-R. Il Re-
view.
J.T. Moler, OF Fenton, St. Louis
county, was in the county the last oil
the week on business and seeing his
old friends. The TINES was compli,
mented by a pleasant call on Satur-
day and favored with renewal. Mr..
Moler says he is deeply interested in
| ever ything shat takes place In old
l Bat es, where he made his omeior 80
ma ny years.
W. B. Williams was declared q
J bankrupt In the federal court at Sal,
- Lake City, Utah. Mr.. Williams was
" at one time superintendent OF the
ILL Rich Hill Coal Mining Company and
later q member OF the company and
c. superintende OF the New Home
at Mine. He was we'll known In local
politics In Bates county and at one
time his name was mentioned In con-
40 nection with she state senatorship.
J. Robert E. Smith came In from
q. Haven, Kan, on Saturday and join
"a ed his brother, Prof. Stephen Smith
N. who is teaching at Peru. They wert
met here by their brother, Marvin
and went out home to spend the
10 Christmas holidays with their par
," ents, Judge and Mrs. Estes Smith
u' They are all bright, sturdy, manly
boys, the kind OF stuff the preservert
OF OF our country are made of.
0n Henry Tilson, who was In Butler
~ the last OF the week as q witness be
no fore the circuit court, remembered OF
Friday that It was his birthday. o
gn course, he was modest about admit
ed Ding his age, but said he had been II
RI Bates county for Sc years, and tina
he he was born In New Home township
From that data 1t would be might.
)el hard to guess his exact age. Henri!
"a owns fine farm and is the head o
cd an int resting family, what more hap
~. piness could Missourian wish.
We note from the Sunday paper
to that the Kansas City men who soil
,as territory for a patent pump were ad
b,s judged guilty and sent to jail 10
20. fraudulent purpose. This case ha
"a attracted much interest from thi
place on account Of our neighbor
Mr.. T. Sheehy, being one OF the In