The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-07

bis only sister, Mrs. Mary Peebler, a.
West Point, Iowa.
Every person who buys dollars
worth of goods at The Bazaar on Sat-
urdsy, Feb. 9th, gets a premium.
Come and see for yourself.
Judge John Armstrong, Of Rich
Hill, was In Butler Tuesday. He
came up with the intention Of going
QUITO the Stanley sale, which, owing
to the bad weather had to be post.
poned.
Mayor Daily, OF Nevada, Mo has
called a halt in city expenditures on
account OF deficit Of 81 800 10 In
the city treasury in the psst nine
months. The city must get down to
a business basis, says the mayor.
The Standard Oil Company has
independent opposition in Butler,
and In consequence the price OF oil has
taken a tumble. The best oil now
being sold at 10c per gallon. Ope
grocery firm advertises oil In THE
TINES at three gallons for 25c,
Ora L McCann and Miss C NJ.
Ayers were married In Butler en-
Monday evening. Mr.. Mccain is
express messenger on the Inter State
Division OF the Mo. Pac,, the eldest
son OF former marshal d d, McCann.
He Is worthy and industrious
young man. The bride Is a charm
Ing young lady.
Mrs. Gertrude Mcclellan, who &c.
Icompanied Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Pier
point to Kansas City Monday to at
tend the Schumann-H einck concert
returned home Tuesday noon. She
was disappointed in that the con
cert had been called off because the
singer was suffering with q cold
but they attended the "Prince o
India" with which Mrs. Mcclellan
was pleased.
By habeas corpus proceedings Geo
A. Maltbie was released from TIT
asylum at Nevada the other day
Mr.. Maltbie is 63 years Of age, ant
is we'll known Henry county farm
er. He suffered an attack Of typhoit
fever and later upon complaint o
his brother was sent to the asylum
He owns 16D acre farm In Henri,
county and his personal propert,
when sold brought $2,700. Hi
brother was his guardian.
Representative Nelson, OF Cooper
y will introduce a bill In the legislator
IL providing for the establishment c
county experiment stations in cour
ties which so elect, the measure hay
-, ing local option feature, at whic
stations the she work to be done wi
be under the direction OF the stat
II. agricultural station, with specia
O. reference to the crops In which tn
y, county is particularly interested.
~ A meeting was held In S,halie
February 6 by the secretaries c
10 various fair associations In South
10 west Missouri to organic new raj
al ing circuit. The circuit will includ
H. Nevada, Rich Hill, Carthage, Jopli
and Springfield. 1t will be organic
In order to fill In the open dates bt
or tween the closing OF the Central Mil
70 souri, racing circuit, recently organ
10 lied at Centralia, Mo-, and the oper
or ing OF the state fair. The associatio
J. intends offering some big purses.
n. The widow OF the late Forme
G United States Senator Y. M. Bower
I'm OF Pueblo, Colo, died Thursday frol
al grief over her husbands death, wh
Or died month ago. After bis deaf
she began to fail rapidly, and ir
he quently expressed the wish to di
q, Mrs. Bowen was born at VanBurel
no. Ark, sixty-eight years ago, being
,d Miss Thurston. Her mother was
ce member Of the Walker family Of Nj
souri,, prominent in southern histol
and social life.
in W. "A. Downsy, wife and daught
al were in from Homer on Monda
m Mr.. Downey called to have bill
an struck for bis sale on Thursds
Feb. 21st, advertisement Of whit
can be found In another column. N
," Downey has rented bis farm ar
~ leased the old Stratiord Inn,
'n Amoret which he and his wife VI
w conduct for the next year. Mr.. ar