The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

bers, resigned.
The TnEs this week will send out,
under Congressman Diamonds
frank, a package OF seed 80 each of
its subscribers These are govern
ment seed for free distribution and
are supposed TO be of the best quail.
ity.
The following is the Democratic
ticket for Mingo township: Trustee,
j. r Ewing; clerk and assessor,
George Fisher; constable and collec
tor, Bert Thurman; Justices and
members twp. board, }. j. Wright,
l.. Stsley.
The following Democratic ticket
was nominated in East Boone: For
trustee, George White; justices and
members twp. board, l. 2 Richards
and j. A. Mathes; constable aud col
lector, Lee Stith; clerk and assessor,
E F. Cook.
Mrs Chas. r Radford Is lying at
the point Of death, and IL uotexpect
ed TO survive many days She hns
been An invalid for a long time, and
i has been gradually sinking, She
takes little nourishment, and Is not
conscious OF what goes on around
her.
Alex. Cameron took his family with
him to Horace, Kan, the first OF the
week. They will all remain until
Alex. proves up on his claim, when
We look for them back 10 BuIler. la
the meantime The TINES will keep
them posted on the doings OF their
old neighbors,
Our esteemed old friend and pat.
ron, A. j. Worries, OF Spruce, was in
Buster Monday and favored us pleas
antly. MIR, Worries is en early settler
and a life long Democrat. He is a
relative OF the great statesman
Daniel Worries, the Tall Sycamore
OF the Wabash"
Capt. D. W. Shideler, a mail carrier
on route leading out OF Holden, Mo-,
fell from his horse dead the other
day, while delivering mail on his
route. He had just finished putting
mail In box, wnen he fell dead. he
was an old soldier and left q wife and
q child.
NJ. E. Hill, who has been living
south Of Butler, left with his family
on Tuesday for Arapaho, Nebraska,
where they expect to locate. The
best wishes OF o circle OF friends at
tend them and THE TIMES will keep
them posted in the doings OF their
old peighbors.
p. j. Jewett favored us with renew
al and also for his son, Fred Jewett
who is serving term OF enlistment
In the U. s. Navy. He Ii now on thu
battle ship Indiana Mr. .Iewett is 1
progressive, up.to date farmer anC
takes great Interest In everything
that tends so promote the farmers
interest.
William Bolte and Chris Yost wer'
: In Butler Monday completing the de
: tails OF the deal by which Mr Boltt
purchased Mr.. Yost's farm In Rock
a Vile township. Mr.. Bolte is broth
, er of former Lieut.. Governor Bolte
! and recently came from Oklahoma
! to this county Mr.. lost will go in
J to business at Prairie City.
George Piper, charged with thu
seduction of Miss kithcart, livins
near Rich Hill, was arraigned before
Judge Denton and placed under : IL,
1000 bond, for his appearance ut sh'
; May term OF circuit court. Piper wal
! arrested in Kansas City, Kan, anc
brought back by Sheriff Beard th'
+. last Of the week.
ARich Hill team, belonging to Den
mis- Millpr's livery stable, broke Loose
rom hitch rack In Butler the last
| vi Vic Wc6k duu E6u uOt III Oh WIN
street to Mil street, when In attempt
, ing to turn the corner they ran into
,, a tree, knocked both horses down
and demolished the buggy.
John Crane, a Mexican war veter
an, SO years of age, will reap she
{ benefit OF the new pension law to th'
!, top notch figure, saws the Rich Hi
. Tribune. He was 10 the city last
7 Saturday and made out his claim
He is still as active al most men a
$50 years of age and can tell OF life''
c experiments In q most interesting
+ and entertaining manner.
A mammoth drainage system II
under construction In Bates county
which Is intended TO reclaim abou
10000 acres Of rich lands in tina
: county, says the Clarksville Piker
The main ditch will be % miles long
with. ten miles of laterals. Thes
lands have been practically ONO val
a ne heretofore, but are now rapid.
J. being sold at $25 per acre or more.
G. W. Fulksrson, official cour