The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

oouh W. cdui-Ou, ChSDlpr. 0ey
possess the confidence OF the people
OF the south side.
Walter Corbin orders The TIMES
to his address at Neodesha, Kan.
DR.. j. n. Southern, OF Indepen.
dence, Mo, visited the family OF j. E
Arnold and other relatives the fret
OF the week.
Squire o. m. Burkhar. was a pleas,
ant caller. He Is watching closely
the evidence In the Thaw case, not
out OF Idle curiosity, but from a ju.
dicial stand point, he wants to make
up his mind as to Thaw's guilt.
After investigating the smallpox
situation in Jefferson City, the state
board OF health at q meeting gave
out a statement that there are 20
mild cases in the city.
An Aberdeen-Ang cattle sale at
Maryville last Monday, at which 80
head were sold, netted 81, 200, an
average OF Sl23 per head. The high.
est price paid was s295 for COW,
and the lowest price was $40.
County Surveyor Boron, who has
been down from Butler the past iew
days, left at noon for his home. He
told she Review reporter that he was
out near Nyhart a few days ago,
where one o! the big dredge boats IL
incourse OF construction, and reports
that work on same is progressing
nicely. MIR. Boron stated that is
would be finished within the next two
ths.-Rich Hill Review.
Mrs. Foster, wife OF E. p. Foster,
died at their home in Mound town.
ship, on Saturday morning, of pneu-
monia, Funeral services we're con
Quoted from the family home on Sun.
day afternoon and interment in
Oak Hill cemetery. MIR. and
Mrs. Foster are early settlers and
stand high in the estimation of the
people Of north Bates, where they
are well known. They have a family
OF grown children. Deceased was an
woman, devoted vile, fond
and indulgent mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Brown and
Miss Elsie, returned from
\ two years soiourn In Los Angeles,
California, on Saturday night. Mr.
Brown and Miss Elsie paid us wei.
come call on Monday morning. The
whole family have greatly benefited
n health by their trip, although
Miss Elsie has not fully recovered
rom the gas poison taken into her |
,ystem, when she was overcome BY |
escaping gas from the gas heater in |
,er bath room several weeks ago,
and was almost miraculously saved |
by her parents, who discovered her |
plight. Mr.. Brown has changed bis |
opinion about California, and now
Ihinks II a great place to live.
Captain Walt. C. Bronaugh was In |
Butler on Monday and made Us a |
pleasant call. He presented the edi !
Ior with q handsomely bound vol
lime Of his book, "The Youngers'
Fight for Freedom" "A southern |
Ioldier's twenty years campaign to |
,pen northern prison DOORS" In
his book Captain Bronaugh tells In |
leta:l all the particulars In bis long |
light for the liberties Of these former
in-arms. Hemakes no effort |
70 gloss their crimes or excuse their
Iransgressions, bnt with a devotion
which seems marvellous in this age Of
.ommercialism, this gallant Missou.
ian and chivalrous southern veteran
sacrificed bis time and means In this
work Of friendship with no hope OF
'eward other than the consciousness
,fa duty, az he saw IL, well done. To
hose interested In true narrative
d the history Of those stirring times,
he book IL worth reading. Captain
Bronaugh win visit this county at q |
,arly date ond offer the book for sale. |