The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-11-14

Thursday attending circuit court.
The TINES acknowledges pleasant
call from the gentlemen.
County Collector Ysncy Combs
spent Sunday In Kansas City with
his wife, Who lie at the University
hospital recovering from q recent
operation. Mr.. Combs says she win
be able to come home In q short
time.
Mrs. Sam Wood, who had been Wis |
iting relatives and friends here, left
for her home In Denver on Sunday.
She was accompanied as far as Kan
sas City by her sister, Mrs. j. A.
Trimble, and niece, Miss Prudence
Trimble.
REMovAL:-I have my dressmak.
Ing rooms over Bates National Bank,
and will be pleased to have my friends
and patrons call and see me.
Est VIOLA HARRIS.
A number OF farmers have told the
editor that the corn is badly worm
eaten this year. Past experience has
proven that worm dust poisons
stock, especially horses, and itwould
seem to be the part OF wisdom to
muzz'e the horses while gathering
corn.-Adrian Journal.
Geo. NJ. Jandon, Of Kansas City,
cashier 9th Mutual Benefit Lille ms.
| Co., OF Newark, N j., was In Butler
on Friday for the purpose OF paying
the policy OF $4,000 carried by the
late George K. Mooney. We &C.
knowledge pleasant call. Mr.. Jan
don's company is very anxious to
establish an agency in Butler, and be
is prepared to offer extra induce
ments.
II The following Is the way Senator
Tillman sums up the situation
1.-THE people have been taught fol
ten years that to the Dingley tarif
and the gold standard prosperity
was due, and that 1t would stay. L
is only twenty.eight days before th'
regular session OF congress convene'
and 1t will trouble the president il
that time to write a message which
will explain why these pet republican
| policies have failed to protect tn
business interests of the country.
P.J. Jewett has a very sensib
article In the Appleton City Journa
in development OF the "Jewett Idea
OF running an electric road east an
west between the M K. & T. and tn
Kansas City Southern, from Apple
OK ton City through Butler to LsCygnt
81 Mr.. Jewett thinks the road will pa
81 In travel and freight and that 1t wi
be built. II capitalists can be cor
is WINGED that It will pay interest o
es the investment 1t will be built.
Is Miss Blanche Axelson, a Bate
~ county girl, won in the Joplin ore
torical contest at the meeting OF th
eel Southwest Missouri Teachers assC
;" citation. Miss Axelson representa-
or Adrian in the county contest Las
j. year and represented the county
the district contest at Wsrrensburi
She is a brilliant elocutionists an
- her many friends congratulate hi
- on her new schievements.-Adria
: Journal.
Wesley Dale, who resides near Ba
lard, met with a serious and paint
40 accident Friday, reports the Garde
40 City Mirror. He had been settir
!. fence posts and was returning hon
10 In his wagon. In crossing a dit
one Of the horses jumped back, iol
r. Ing the wagon with such force as
cir throw Mr.. Dale down and across {
on iron crowbar which he had laid aero
~ the wagon. Mr.. Dale fell with sui
IN. Client force to break two or three rit
,rk He is getting along as well as cou
to be expected, being q man in bis 81
np ties.
It, The Bates County Record sa
~ that iorty-one years ago last Satr
day Its editor, o. ID. Austin, arriv
a in Butler on q Barlov.Sanders'
av stage coach from Pleasant 81
nd There are less than q hall dozen m
n now living In the city who were he
nd at that time. Mr.. Austin prides bill
seli on being the oldest editor in 81