The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-12

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Mrs. G. Ii. Conger, OF Washington
lty, and Mrs. ]. F. Smith, oi this |
dty. Mrs. Conger, who has been Wis |
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p.
for some time, leaves for |
or home this week.
n. A. Carroll was IN from his farm
Tuesday with old corn Tor which be
Al cents. he has between
400 and 500 bushels. Az q prudens
farmer should, he always keeps
enough old corn over until he makes
certain Of another corn crop. We
acknowledge q pleasant call.
Ben Caldwell and Miss Carrye
Hoissss, daughter Of Adam Hoisess,
q prominent farmer reading two
miles south OF Hume, were married
OF the home Of the brides parents At
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by the
Rev. Hall Of the N. E. Church, South.
Rich Hill Review, 9th.
On the occasion OF the Colt Show
at Spruce next Saturday there will
be q ball game between Spruce and
Appleton mines. The Modern Wood.
men boys will serve Ice cream after
noon and evening. In TACT II is TO be
Spruce's Street fair. Everybody In
vised and expected to come. :.
F. r. Swarens and 8. P. Stohr,
prominent citizens Of New Home
township, were pleasant callers while
In Butler the last OF the week. MIR.
Swarens is an old citizen and influ.
entail Democrat. He made a very
creditable race for recorder before
the last Democratic primaries.
II Is rumored that a gigantic mer.
ger Of all the paper mills is to be
formed and the price Of paper ia to
be increased to practically double the
present price. II such happens, many
Of the smaller newspapers will have
to quit business, The country week
lies will have to charge 81 so TO
~ 90 per year Tor the paper.-Ex.
Rev. Henry Nelson Billiard, Ph.D.,
clerk OF Kansas City Presbyter
In a letter TO A. H. Culver, says:
"our meetingin Butler the 16, II and
18th promises to be good, and you
can assure your people OF as inter-
ssting and helpful meetings In the
afternoon and evening as we ever
have"
Clarence E. Morris, OF New Home
and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Pearl Bat.
terton, OF Kansas City, were In But.
Ter the last Of the week and compli-
mented this Office. Mrs. Batterton
had purchased the interest OF some
OF the heirs to the estate Of her faith.
er, the late Joe. Littlefield, and was
In town closing up the papers.
James H. Park, Aaron No 2, call
ed while In the city on Friday, but
was too busy to swap very many
stories. He had brought q fine red
boar to a party, who had ordered by
nall, and when he went to deliver
the animal, be found his purchaser
was a lady. Jimmy's mate mod.
esty is so great that he hadn't fully
gained his equilibrium when he was
here.
J. L Puryear was In town this
afternoon, trading, and stated that
some one shot fine filly belonging
to him few nights ago, inflicting a
very ugly wound. The animal was
shot while on the pasture. The
wound was apparently caused by a
revolver shot and took effect just
under the heart. MIR. Puryear valued
the animal at $20O.-Rich Hill Re.
view.
At the meeting OF the city council
Monday night an ordinance was
passed which requires the local tele-
phone company to not charge more
than 81 for business phones and 81
for residence phones per month The
ordinance is In conformity with the
law passed at the regular session Of
the legislature, called "the enabling
act," and is effective at nce.-The
Jtffersonian.
Lyman Hensley was In from bis
farm, near Amsterdam, Tuesday and
favored us pleasantly. Lyman Is
following in the footsteps Of his faith.
er, In buying and shipping stock and
be IL a good Judge Of values. He has
also had considerable experience as
an auctioneer and his card published
announcing his intention to engage
In that calling. See his card in an
other column.
h. W. Warford was in Butler on
Saturday, accompanied by his two
daughters, Misses Lulu and Edith,
They called at The TINES Office, and
MI. Warford had bills struck for a
sale Of bic personal effects, on Sept.
18th at his farm mile east Of Bal
lard. he expects to move his family
to Warrensburg, where Miss Lulu
and possibly Miss Edith will enter
the Normal school.