The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-10


The following merchants have
agreed 10 close their places OF bust
ness as II O'Clock until 6 o'clock
"Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
during Fair week:
Joe Meyer,
American Clothing House.
sam. Levy Mere. CO.
+ Hills Cash Store.
Walker Mckibben.
Poffenbsrger L. Douglass,
Hiram Nichols Shoe Co.
We are in receipt OF u tastily print.
ed catalogue OF the Fourth Annual
Live Stock Show and Agricultural
Exhibits to be held at Hume, Mo on
Thursday, September II, 1908,
Hume's Stock Show was established
In 1905 and those In charge OF the
enterprise have each year improved
upon the proceeding show A long
list OF sensible and useful premiums
OF Interest so the farmers and their
wives are advertised aud rousing
success Is predicted Tor Hume's
Fourth Annual Live Stock Show and
Agricultural Exhibits
Everybody knows that Cowherd
was fairly aud honorably nominated
for Governor on August 18th, but
shat don't keep the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat, and the whole pack OF
Republican newspapers, from howl
Ing about the Democratic election
frauds" in the cities They don't
mention thss one.hai Of she election
officers were Republicans, and II the
judges and clerks made fraudulent
returns, as charged, the Republicans
had az much to do with Is AZ the
Democrats New Madrid Record.
The number OF automobile agents
with sample machines scurrying
around Butler the past week or ten
days, giving free rides TO prospective
buyers or at least good subjects,
have been many and would Indicate
that these people are OF the opinion
that the embargo against the Devil
wagon" is TO be lifted In this city.
The newspaper man is not looked
upon even as good subject" and
ne is permitted ~ stand on the cor
ner and watch them 20 by, or inspect
4 them at standstill.
De. G Mize, Democratic commit ee
man from New Home township, WAS
a pleasant caller on Saturday and
informed us that the Recorder bee
had lodged under his hat, and Is is
now his intention TO enter the race
for that Office before she Democratic
primaries two wears hence. Mr.. Mlze
is an old settler, has a large personal
acquaintance In the county, ia a
most affable gentleman, and will
have TO be reckoned with In any race
which he might enter rs candidate
Rev. W. p Barrett, who had been
attending conference at Warrens-
burg, came to Butler Tuesday after
his family, who were visiting Mrs.
Barrett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Morris. Rev Barrett has been re-
turned to Linn, Usage county, for
another year. He Is well pleased
with bis charge and the splendid
treatment accorded him by the good
people OF that place. THE TIMES
acknowledges pleasant call from
! Rev Barrett and an Invitation to
visit him for quail and turkey hunt
ths fall.
was for Dave Ball before the pri.
mary, but that is a thing Of the past
! bow cheeriully to the will OF supe-
rior numbers, and will not "kick" be.
cause my iavorite did not get there.
This cry OF fraud" is the meress
bosh-that is, so far as is has affect
ed the result. When the Globe DEM
ocrat and the Kansas City Star 70
to crying out fraud" l generally
conclude that things have been pref.
~ fairly done; and all other good
Democrats will serve themselves, the
State AMI tha party best by not join.
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