The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-23

shat the experience did not destroy
his nerve.
The case OF Mary f. Short vs.. "
j. Butler, receiver Bates National
Bank, taken TO Lamar on a change
of venue, was tried before a jury on
Wednesday. A verdict for she plain.
siff was rendered In the sum OF
$1,134 Col. 5 W. Dooley represent
ed she plaintiff, W. o. Jackson the
receiver.
The Ladies OF the New Century
Club at Adrian called on Mrs. [. l.
Mills 30 bid her God speed on her
Journey to Seattle, Wash. In token
81 their high regard and deep appre.
citation of her services to the club as
"A member, they presented Mrs. Mills
with a beAuti!ul gold fruit spoon,
suitably engraved,
The marked discourtesy shown by
Congress in yawning while under fire
from the latest special message is
thought to be u symptom Of revolt,
but with pigeonholes In both houses
already filled with special messages,
she yawn OF final protest may be the
last resort of despairing feebeness
before final surrender Republic,
Hon. James \. Sharp was a bust.
ness caller on Tuesday. Colonel
Sharp has always taken an active
interest In politics and four years
ago was the Democratic nominee Tor
Representative, but went down In
the landslide OF that year He has
been lending an ear TO the siren song
again this year, but says he hssn +
fully decided.
Little Lane, Jr., the seven year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lane Massey,
living south OF town, was kicked by
cali last evening badly decorating
his forehead, just over the left eye,
The wound is not serious but Is very
painful. Proper treatment was Civ.
en- the little man and is is hoped he
will rapidly improve Merwin Clip
per.
Postmaster Clark Wix will leave
Saturday for California 80 join his
wife and son, Hilton, who have been
spending the winter there. Hehopes
to reach San Francisco In slime 80
witness the big reception TO the fleet
They will return by way OF Bisbee,
Arizona, and visit their daughters
Mrs. Charles Burge and Mrs. Albert
| Cox.
The Modern Woodmep of America
OF this place are preparing for an
old.fashioned jollitication Thursday
evening, April %. A class OF per-
haps twenty will be initiated into the
mysteries OF the order, several high.
up officers OF she order will be here
and big banquet will be spread. A
large number Of visitors are expect.
ed from nearby towns.-Rich Hill
Tribune.
Squire o. NJ. Burkhsrt was In TO
talk over politics on Monday. Squire
Burkhart was an original Folk man,
and was his enthusiastic supporter
for governor. He said he has no
quarrel with Governor Folk, but be.
lieves that Stones pre-eTinent
ability and splendid services Tor the
party and the entire people OF the
State entitle him to another term In
the Senate.
A. NJ. Lyons, the Athol dredge
boat man, whose name was used by
an imposter to deiraud Norheet 4
Ream and Poffenbarger & Douglass
last week, was In Butler Monday, and
expressed his regrets that his name
had been so tampered with. Hesaid
the fellow had worked some for Mr..
&c. Webster, proprietor oithe Athol
| Club House, but had never worked
on the dredge boat.
W. W. Gooch, OF Mingo township,
lost his barn and contents, together
with two horses, the result OF a
stroke OF lightning, on the night OF
April 9th. Fortunately for Mr.. Gooch
be had insured his stock four days
before with the American Insurance
Company. On April 18th he obtain
ed a check through Chss. S. Ewin.
: the company's agent for $3.50 TO
pay Tor bis stock.
j. f. and W. r Snodgrass, promi
nent farmers OF Deep Water, were in
Butler the last OF the week and favor
ed US. W. R., who is something OF
an amateur fisherman was Boosting
OF six pound cat he caught with
hook and line from Deep Water. M.
Snodgrass is entirely too modest TO
ever become q full fedged follower Of
Isaack Walton. Most fishermen
would have put 1t at Is or 20 pounds
L.C. Hall and son, Jesse Hall, OF
Lone Oak were pleasant callers,
while in Butler the last OF the week.
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