The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19

lN&a1 h1so occONAosC1 hALlcCaA WIN hAC4
Cameron. Mr.. Hardin is q we'll
known popular gentleman, and this
will make strong firm.
The TIMES was complimented with
a pleasant call on Tuesday from
Judges Smith and Hyde, who we're
called to Butler to hold a special
term OF court to act on an insane
case.
Walter Meglssson came In from
North Dakota the last Of the week to
visit relatives and friends in Bates
county. Walter has been in the gov
eminent reclamation service for the
past three years.
Robt. E. Johnson, ex.county sur
veyor, was a pleasant caller on Wed.
nesday and favored US with renewal.
Mr.. Johnson sold his fine iarm south.
east OF Butler the first Of the week to
DR.. Foster, and expects to move his
family to Butler in short time.
The officers and drill team OF But.
Ter lodge, NJ. W. A., went out to
Spruce Thursday evening and assist.
ed In initiating class Of twenty new
members into thay lodge, The boys
report good time and a most OK.
cellent supper.
Merchants have dressed their win
dows In holiday attire, and It will
pay anyone to take a stroll around |
the business section and view the
beautiful displays. Several Of them
are especially artistic and will equal
those found In city windows.
1t tried real hard to snow on last
Saturday. In fact It did snow con.
siderable and kept 1t up all after
noon and into the night, but the
ground was so warm and damp that
the snow melted nearly as fast as It
fell.
At Hills Annex on Friday evening
while one of the girls was attempting
to light Japanese lantern In the
show window, the trimming caught
fire and for a little while promised a
serious blaze, fortunately II was OK.
tinguished before 1t caused much
!. damage.
d We take pleasure In enrolling the
a name OIL. M. Campbell, furniture
dealer In Kansas City, formerly 9 |
business man Of Butler, on our sub
g scription list. Mr.. Campbell writes
T. his congratulations on the adoption
a Of local option 10 Butler and prophe-
D. cies glorious future for the town.
Prosecuting Attorney Dawson fled
Information In the circuit clerks Of
10 fee against Thomas Lynch and
IF Frank Kelley, charging them with
y burglarising the store OF Hull &
o Wintermute, at Amsterdam, men
It ton OF which was made In The TINES
last week.
10 Probate Judge John A. Silvers
4. went over to his Kansas farm the
d last OF the week. His farm OF 160
l. acres lays between Pleasanton and
10 Hume, about four miles from Pleas
anton, and the Judge footed it out
from that place. He has most oithe
U land down In clover and timothy,
70 with some wild grass.
- The National Democratic Commit
% tee In session in Washington City last
!, week selected Denver as the place to
!; hold the next convention and fixed
y the date on July 16. 1908 Besides
her salubrious climate Denver offered
100000 In cash, and it takes that
commodity torun a national conven-
ton.
Paul Walton was In she first OF she
week having sale bills struck for
sale of his personal effects on JanC-
airy End, 1908. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ton will go to San Angelo, Texas, for
Mrs. Wslton's health, which has been
falling for several months. Mr.. Wal
ton rented out bis farm In Lone Oak
and expects to be gone year.
Robert Trickett and wife came up
from Birmingham, Ala, last week to
visit her mother, Mrs. A. E. Settle,
an old resident OF Butler. Mr.. Trick
EFT was formerly city marshal OF
Butler. While conductor on Miden
ireighthe was held up and shotin the
face by three robbers, who were az