The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24

An eclipse Of the moon win tax,
plsce Jan. Goth. The eclipse win be
gin 4:46 q. m. the moon win enter
the shadow at 6:06 a. m. and leave
at 9:10 An.
The city council OF Nevada has
granted franchise OF the streets Of
Nevada to the Kansas City and
Springfield Southern Electric Rail.
way Company, for term of forty
years, either single or double tracks,
says the Mall.
| W. A. Baker, OF Pleasant Gap
township called Saturday. He had
assisted W. B. Griffin to move his
personal effects to Butler for ship
ment to the Panhandle country,
where he has purchased land and
will locate.
The ElDorado Sun, John Smiths
pepper, is trying to get up boom
Tor Congressman DeArmondi for gov
ernor. The Sun tried the same thiug
two years ago and IL was charged
by some that they were trying to
side-track him from the Congress
sional race.
Mrs. A. X. Thompson and daugh-
ter Miss Thompson lsis Wednesday
morning for Pasadena, California,
where they 60 to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Mckibben who are located there.
Mrs. Thompson and daughter will
probably spend the rest OF the vim
ter In that climate.
The members Of the Presbyterian
church will give a reception at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Moore,
Jan. goth to meet DR.. and Mrs.
Welty Hours 2 to 4 and Z to 10.
ALI members and friends OF the
church are cordially invited.
Jack Galloway, one OF Clinton's
mostprominent young men, has been
appointed to q cadetship at the gov.
eminent naval academy at Annap-
oils, Msryland, by Congressman De-
Almond. He is the youngest son Of
Jerry Galloway.
While holding at Clinton last week,
Judge Denton accepted the plea OF
guilty to murder In the second degree
by George Green, colored, and sen.
fenced him to ten years in the peni.
tentiary. Green lived in Tebo town.
ship. Henry county, and while In O
jealus rage cut bis wiie's throat with
u pocket knife.
Saturday was one OF the worst fail
ures as a business day the merchants
OF this city have witnessed in many
years. The day was 80 extremely
disagreeable the country people re-
fused to come to town, and during
the entire day not a vehicle OF any
kind was to be seen about the hitch
rack at the public square, and the
merchants had to content themselves
with the town trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meyer delightful.
ly entertained a large party oiiriends
at high five on Tuesday evening at |
their elegant home on North Della
ware street. o. D. Austin won first |
gentleman's prize, a beautiful silk
scarf, with q score OF 16 out OF II |
games. Mrs. R. R. Deacon won the |
lady's prize beautiful and costly |
vase. Mrs. Meyer served delicious
refreshments.
B. F. Watkins, OF Amoret neigh
borhood called Friday and informed |
US that he would leave with his |
family for Towner, COL, the first OF
the week, where be had traded for a |
ranch Of 1895 acres, decided land |
He has four sons there already. Al
together the boys and the old gentle
man own 5000 acres in one body. |
They expect to engage extensively
In cattle raising.
Walter Witherspoon was arrested |
at Holden few days ago, charged |
with burglsrising N. j. Riggle's store
in Warrensburg. The young man
was ont on parole from q elk months
jail sentence, and on condition that
he remain away from Warrensburg
at least one year. He violated bis
parole By returning TO Warrsnsburg,
and nov - 10 up against II.
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