The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-24

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ted by DR.. j. NJ. Norris, eye, ear and
throat specialist. Office on South
Side, In the Catterlln building, But
Ter. Mo. SAT
John 81. McElroy, OF Amerilla,
Texas, is back on q visit to bis old
friends. We acknowledge a pleasant
Cali on Wednesday aud renewal Id
vors. He says Amarillo Is nov a
city OF $4,000 inhabitants and is
growingiast. He Is wellplessed with
that country.
Geo. B. Ellis, secretary Of State
Board OF Agriculture, at Columbia,
has notified Prot. Z. M. Allison and
VIM. Rec that he will supply speak
ers for u farmers meeting to be held
at Peru, on Thursday, Nov. 21st.
The meeting held at that place last
year was very satisfactory. The
farmers Of that section are very
much inte cd In the work.
Il Ia reported that Urich Is to have
a new bank, with capital OF $751;
900 Banking Is like the newspaper
business, 1t pays big: atlesst a whole
lot oil people think so and are ready
to rush In and start one whenever
they find a wee bit Of an opening.
But sometimes IL Is easier to start
than IL Ia to let loose whole, but the
promoters always get a lot Of exper.
ience.
NJ. R Lyle, of Lone Oak. was a
pleasant caller on Monday and
favored us with renewal for himself
and his brother E. L Lyle, at Wau-
hoo, Nebraska. Besides being one oil
the best bee men 10 the county, Mr.
Lyle Is a chicken fancier and Is q
thorough convert to the White
Wyandottes, which he raises exclu
sively. He will be an exhibitor at
the State Poultry Show next month
Notwithstanding the persistent re
port seut over the state that the
Supreme Judges would don long
black judicial gowns at the opening
OF the first term OF that court in the
new building, the terDl was held last
week sans gowns and wigs, the
Judges appearingin conventional at.
tire. These Supreme Judges are
mighty solid, sensible old fellows,
outside their great knowledge Of the
law are wholly devoid Of irllls.
Illinois has done away with It's new
primary law, and Iowa is trying to
get rid OF Its primary burden. II will
not take Missouri more than two OF
three years to rid Itself of the prI
mary law just made by the Stats
Legislature. Now, you watch AM
see If there is not more chance fol-
fraud in the new system than In the
old. The power political will pass
from the country districts direct tc
the cities.-Platte City Landmark.
In another column We publish al
article from Lewis Moore in .th,
Hume Telephone, advocating a corr
carnival for the Bates county fair
Mr.. Moore Is perfectly right as far al
he goes, but 1t should not stop al
corn. A special department. should
be prepared for every product Of the
farm, and live stock and poultry
Interest every section Of the county
make II truly county fair and pay
less attention to the horse racing
feature.
J. B. Lotspelch, OF Passaic, was q
pleasant caller the last OF the week
Mr. Lotspeich and his two boys re
Gently returned from an extended
tour through Canada, where they
were looking for snap in cheaI
land. He says they are there, alright
but It takes lots Of money to handle
them. BE says land there won't
carry itself, like It will In this coun
try by making small payments, but
If a man can pay for the land and
hold it, 1t will be q good inv stment
merchants Of Appleton City would
Advertise like they do at Butler
Windsor, Clinton and elsewhere, oul
streets would be thronged with busy
buyers every pretty day during til
remainder Of the fall and early win