The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-11-21

the first Of the week. Frank Curry,
who has held the place down during
Vans absence, and made many
friends by his Uniform courtesy to
the travelling public, leit Wednesday
to resume bis position at Harrison
vile.
T. s. White, OF Uricb, and Mrs. e.
E Zimmers, were united In marriage
at the home OF the brides parents,
Nr. aud Mrs. b. F. Richards, on
ruesusy morning, November 10th,
Rev. j. B. MsyAsld performed the
ceremony. The bride and groom leit
for their home at Uricb, with their
carriage well decorated with suitable
emblems by sdmiring friends.
The Blew Lumber Company at
Clinton was absorbed last week by
the three other lumber yards Of that
city. The deal at Clinton was made
by R j. Hurley Of the Hurley inter-
ests and B. Moore OF the Blew Lum-
Der Company. The former makes
headquarters at Kansas City and
the latter his home at Butler. The
Blew Lumber Company will retire
from the Clinton field and its stock
will be divided among the other
lumber yards.-Harrisonville DEM
ocrat
The revival meeting now In pro.
gress at the Ohio st. NJ. E. church,
conducted by Drummer Evangelist
Williams and his wife, have been very
largely attended. Some have been
converted and united with the church.
The meetings will continue until the
26th, with two services each day at
$50 and 7:S0 p. m. and three serv-
Ices on the Sabbath.
The Butler High School Basket
Ball team met its waterloo at Rich
Hill on Saturday afternoon. Both
games went to Rich Hill, the first
by IA to 6 the second IL to 0. The
Rich Hill girls also outclassed our
girls, the result being 6 to 7. The
The Review says It was one OF the
most exciting and interesting games
Of Basket Ball ever played on the
Rich Hill court.
Prof. Maxey and wife took acrowd
Of the school boys and girls out for
u coon hunt Monday night, and
while there were no real animals
caught, the young folks had a de-
lightful outing. An amusing feature
Of the trip was one OF the boys play
Ing coon to make sport olthe others,
but when the dogs we're set on Mr..
Coon the laugh came the other way.
|-Amoret Post.
An exchange prints story to the
effect that a new system of number
ing all its stations, station buildings,
mile posts, bridges, record blanks,
car seals, baggage checks, miscella-
neous publications, tickets, and
everything connected Herewith, Is
being installed by the Missouri Pa.
ciic. Iron Mountain. Every station,
mile post, bridge, ETC., will, beginning
with st. Louis, be numbered accord
ing to the number OF miles distant
from st. Louis.
Three men have been arrested In
Nevada on Information of the prose.
cutting attorney for illegal voting at
the late local option election. The
Post says that about fifteen arrests
will result or the three arrested
one was charged with being a nom
resident and two with being minors.
The Review states that air com.
pressors have been received In Rich
Hill, which will he placed over the
deep wells recently bored, and the
wells will be thoroughly tested. If
the results are satisfactory the wat
erworks station will be removed from
the Marias des Cygnes river to town.
1t was industriously circulated on
Tuesday, that County Surveyor Ed.
Boron had iorsaken his bachelor
troubles and become a benedict. We
run the rumor down and are mighty
sorry to report that it was not true;
that while enough evidence was dis
covered on which to found a future
assumption, that be is fully exoner-
ated at this time.
Another starr,Was added to the
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