The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-05-30

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first open air concert OF the season
on the public square last Friday
evening. An excellent program was
rendered and thoroughly eDjoyed by
the large audience.
For SALE: Two houses and lots
In Butler, both three room houses.
Located on corner OF High and
Adams. See or address
Miss MARY SWIFT,
% At Butler, Mo.
The divorce case Of Lydia Warner
against c. E. Warner occupied the
lime light in circuit court last week
Much racy testimony was introduc-
ed. Mr.. Warner secured her divorce
and thu custody OF the child.
George W. Baker, our esteemed
youngfriend from Pleasant Gap, was
q pleasant caller on Saturday and
favored us with renewal. He was &C.
companied by j. W. Terrell, another
young farmer Of that neighborho0d.
| WANTED:-To buy a good horse
Would like TO do painting or paper
hanging as part payment. Address,
| $685. OSBORNE Bros
202 N. Main street, Butler, Mo
Hon. II. P. Faris and George
Lingle came over from Clinton Sat
urday 10 an automobile. Mr.. Faris,
who Is president OF the Prohibition
Association In she state, delivered
two lectures on temperance at the
Christian church on Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. E Scott. received tele-
gram Sunday that her brother, l..
Davis died Saturday afternoon at
Bloomfield, Iowa. Mrs Scott leit at
once for that place and expects to
Join her mother, who had been visit.
Ing In Oklahoma, at Kansas City.
1t is reported that Mrs. John T.
Smith, OF Livingston, Mont, who is
now visiting friends In Kansas City,
will come to Butler shortly to visit
old friends and neighbors, all oil
whom will be glad to see and welcome
her.
T. 8. Short, the Rich Hill miner
injured in a fall OF slate at Cornell,
Kans., last Friday evening, died In
a Plttsburg hospital as a result oil
his injuries. Mr.. Short was man
1 aged about As, and leaves a wife
and four children.
Cleveland Stotts, who fell from the
top OF the Cannon & Weiner eleva.
tor, while it was under construction,
and whose life was despaired OF for a
long time, was last week working
around the top OF the same elevator
doing some repair work.
Jas. G. Walker and son Robert
were in Saturday from his fine home
south east OF town. The TINES &C.
knowledges social call. MIR. Walker
said he had planted all his corn over
and with favorable season from now
he expects to raise a big crop.
At Hsrrisonville the ladies OF th,
q Presby terrain church had a real genu
inc hen party. Every one who at
tended brought a hen, and the gat,
= receipts were sold to a local poultry
= house for $12 80, aud two eggs lsiC
: by the hens during the social wer,
given to the poultry man for good
measure.
A social Was held at the Christian
church Thursday evening to give th'
!. members q chance of meeting snt
welcoming into the fold the new mem
bers taken In during the late Small
70 revival. A large crowd was present
e A musical program was enjoyed, AM
= refreshments were served.
A large majority OF farmers o
Bates county embraced the pretty
!, weather OF last week to plant thei
!, corn over again. Only In a few casel
u did the first planting get q gcot
, stand. There is plenty of time, how.
ever, from now on and with favor
able weather Bates county far mer,
! Will have no kick coming this fall.
: Sam. NJ. Fulkerson, OF Shreveport
La, came In the last OF the week &c
visit his mother, and grandparents
8 Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Patty. Mr.. Fulk
t erson is treasurer OF q big lumber
Q company In that city and recently
8 assisted in entertaining the banker
OF that state at their annual meet
ing.
;. In the published account OF tn
k graduating exercises OF Webb CITY
d High School, we notice that Miss Zol
Thralls took the honors OF her class
composed Of thirty girls and boys
y Miss Thrslls is the daughter of Mr.
+ and Mrs. Dick Thralls, formerly o
a Butler, and her many friends here re
% joice at her success.
"Aaron" was In from Virginia OF
, Monday and, Of course, called ar ount
to straighten US out. "Aaron" hal
faithfully chronicled the news from
q that oao<iov ~ Tho ooun%r Tor A..