The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. B, A. 0gle, formerly
OF Bates county, now OF Johnson
county, Kansas, who have been visit.
Ing relatives In this vicinity for the
past week, favored US with pleas.
ant call, While here, they were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry Oxle
and VIII Badgley. From here they
went TO Rich Hill, and will leave for
home Friday.
The ladies OF the Cemetery Associa.
ton shank their many friends IN
town and country for responding
80 generously towards the lunch.
Every body will be pleased to know
that they cleared something over
one hundred and seventy dollars.
All OF the coffee, Chase 4 Sanborn's,
was donated by Harry Holloway.
and the good quality OF 1t WAS prais.
ed by hundreds during the feuf days.
BY ORDER OF Con-
Uncle George Blankenbaker was Ia
to see US Monday and made his an.
nual subscription deposit, which has
been his custom for nearly thirty
years. Uncle George said he was sat
ished he would not pay us as much
In the future, as natures debt would
have to be paid which ends II all.
Uncle George Is one OF Bates county's
pioneers, is q thoroughly honest man
and commands the respect OF all who
know him.
Yes, Senator Dickinson OF Clinton
has announced Tor Senator Stone
, and the Folk papers take Il as u
I sufficient reason for intimating that
! there is something wrong in old or.
I der OF politics in Henry county. To
J escape the charge Of being q boodler,
q lobbyist and criminal generally
one must be careful In announcing
against Folk and yet the chief rail
road lobbyist OF the state Ia credited
! witt managing Gov. Folks cam
paign.
, Jim Brown took first premiums OIL
{ wstermelons at the County Fair last
, week. The priz, melon weighed
. 62h pounds and was sure som,
I melon. 1t was OF the long, greer
! variety and measured about three
A ieet. Mr.. Brown is one Of the bes
melon raisers in the county. He no
only raises the big melons, but th,
9 sweetest OF vari ties. Mr.. Brown
. also took first premium for the larg
J. est pumpkin.
! II. Ii. Harshaw and W. IL. Char
: tiers, Jr., showed the big bone polant
chinas at the Fair last week and be
!; tween them took $50 In premiums
! Other hog raisers throughout tn
county neglected the opportunity +,
!, display their hogs, in the othe
classes they could have taken equal.
/. as much as did these gentlemen Mr.
y Harshaw has boar and SOW wbicl
he expects TO show at the lIinoi
;. State Fair at Springfield and the NJ o
|. State Fair at Sedslis, and 1t vii
|. take some mighty good hogs TO bea
{ them.
Three young men concluded +,
: have fun with officer Duncan, at tn
Merry. go. round last Saturday nigh
= and thought 1t sport TO "paste" th
), officer with hen fruit. Az q coDse
J quence they were arraigned be'or
: Police Judge Elmer Silvers on Mon
day and were assessed five dollar
and trimmings. Ii is not believe,
% that these young men really mean
a to assault the officer, or that Their
4 was any malice In It, but they wer
). having "iun." They should learn t,
d check all such exhuberance OF spirit
g In the future.
81 Frank M. Eldrldge and wife, whit
we're visiting relatives and old friend
= In this section OF the state, have re
turned to their home in Tulare, Cal.
: where Mr.. Eldridge is a successful
!, !. business man. Frank spent severa
days In Butler and was loud In hi
praise OF the splendid improvement
o Of the city, her fine residences, con
Q crete walks, we'll painted publicIbuild
/, ings and general air OF prosperit.
:. which prevails on every side. HI
d said many Of the old towns In Mis-
!. souri, he visited had dead, neglect
/, ed appearance; not so with Butler
|. as we would compare iavorably will
q any OF the growing, flourishing town
O OF the west. Frank left here q ie,
!. years ago a STRIPPING Of a boy, bu
o returned q corpulent, middle age
i man, with all the appearances Of b