The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-15

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George and James Canterbury, sons
OF Sam F. Canterbury, Of Kansas
City, were the guests Of Miss Eleanor
Morrison the first Of the week.
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, the noted
Arctic explorer. who has made three
attempts to locate the north pole
and is contemplating a fourth, was
10 Nevada last week. BE is q rels-
tive Of Geo. c. Baldwin, oithat place.
The stock Of the Deacon Hardware
Company, Of Hsrrisonville, has bsen
sold to the Burch Bros. The Deacon
Hardware Company has been locat-
ed on the same corner and under con.
troll OF the Deacon family for AZ
years.
Miss Lila Steele came down from
81. Louis on Sunday to spend a part
Oi her vacation with her old Butler
friends, and she has q host OF them
here, as no girl was more popular
than Miss Lila when she lived In
Butler.
"Msior," Jesse Trimble's dog was Q
victim to the rolsoner fend last
week. veterinarian did all he could
for Major, but he gave up the ghost
and went to the dog heaven, as he
was kind and obedient and possessed
much intelligence.
A delightful change In the weather
took place Sunday evening, following
an exceptionally hot day. The cool
wind came up from the northwest
and the thermometer went down
many degrees. The cool weather
continued the fore part OF the week.
The st. Louis County Court has
put the lid on Coroners' ipquests, ex-
cept where there is suspicion Of foul
play. The Judges Of the court at
Clayton declared that thousands Of
dollars had been expended In inquests
OF which there was no possible neces-
sity.
The soap factory OF L. W. Holland,
which Is now located at Pleasant
Hill, Is to be moved to Nevada, Mo-,
according to the Nevada Herald.
About $1,000 worth of soap has
been contracted for by the citizens OF
Nevada In order to secure the enter.
prise.
Dave Owens was in from Shawnee
Saturday, called and favored us sub
stantially. Dave is an old settler OF
Bates county and lived In this town.
ship for many years, was always re.
garded straight as a string and al.
ways lived up to his obligations.
" is announced that the second
trial of Harry K. Thaw will not be
held until the January term OF court
and along with that announcement
comes another that Mrs. Stanford
White, widow Of Thaw's victim, will
be married soon to the partner OF
her late husband.
Being an amateur sportsman, In @
way ourselves, we can sympathize
with the scribe on the Atchison Globe
who remarks: every man saves q
lot OF old clothes to 60 hunting In,
but the only hunting he ever does Is
for the clothes, only to discover that
his wife has given them away"
Only a short time now until school
Is called. Scholars have begun to
count the days and teachers are
making the final preparations. Time
goes faster now than il use to. We
can prove this by all the older chaps,
who were boys a few years ago.
Guess because 1t is fast age. Any
how, II appears that way.
Ben Eller, who had been confined
In the st. Joseph's hospital for three
weeks from the effects OF an opera
ton for appendicitis, returned h1me
the last Of the week, accompanied by
bis father, Henry Eiler and sister,
Miss Emma, who had gone to Kan
sas City for that purpose.
Geo. Pearson, Of the country north
east, has been making extensive i'm
provements about his home, and
now has it fixed up In grand style.
]. T. Davis has just completed the
work Of putting In 500 feet Of 3-ioot
concrete walk for Mr.. Pearson.-Re.