The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-23

Statesmen WANTED to look az
ser our interest In Bates and adjacent
counties. Salary or commission.
Address, THE VICTOR OIL COMPANY,
Cleveland, o.
DR.. Victor J Cumpton, OF Pleasant
Gap, was a pleasant caller while in
the city the last OF the week attend
ing the annual stockholders meeting
of the Farmers Bank. He gave US
the particulars of the death OF our
old friend John Fisher.
Harry Jenkins was in Butler Sat-.
urday seeing the boys. He had been
out through the south part of the
county getting acquainted and.let
ting Democrats know that he wants
the nomination for county treasurer
Mems 30 and 75c dress shirts 39c
in our clearance sale-Hlll's Cash
Store.
| Umted States circuit Judge Smith
| Mcpherson, whose home Is at Red
0ak. Iowa, and who had been hold
ing court In Joplin, stopped over
last Friday 80 visit his boyhood
friend, c. W. Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs
Baldwin entertained him to- dinner
and he met number Of our people
Hon LawrenceGritRth was upirom
Rich Hill on Thursday last mingling
with the politicians and delivered an
address at the open session of the
Modern Woodmen, held in the cour,
house that night. Mr.. Griffith will
be q randidate for denomination 81
succeed himaeli as Representative,
W. II. Dunn, o! Grand River, was a
county seat visitor the last OF the
week and made THE TINES pleas
ant call. While Mr.. Dunn Is not IN
active candidate, for county clerk, h,
doesn't hesitate to tell his friends
that he will be when the campaign
for that office opens, and " he runs
like he did before he Will be mighty
hard man to head off,
See our ad Tor partial iiss OF bar
gains In our clearance sale-HilP'
Cssh Store.
The city council at its meeting last
Thursday night ordered the street
commissioner not to employ any
workers on the streets until furthel
notice. and ordered that the night
watch be dropped from the pay rol
after February LIST. Both orders
were found necessary In the way Of
retrenchment.
John F. Herrell. az agent, sold th'
old Hartman place, northwest o
town, owned by Martin Heinreick+
to Ii. Lechner, Of Jones City, Okla
homa, the consideration being SO,
GOO. Mr.. Lechner has returned t,
Oklahoma and will shortly move hi
family TO this place.
Short Horn bulls and Polanc
China bears for sale by W. &, SelloI
6miles west OF Butler, Mo-, Il. +, d
No. 6. IL I'm
| The following well-known Ming
, citizens were In Butler last week
Judge Estes Smith, Walter Staley, Il
A. Garrett, Art Gregory, Georg
4 Miller and wife, Jesse Bryant ant
J. James Garrett. They were sub
ponaed to give their dispositions Oh
behalf OF the defendant In the divorc
suit OF Stella Ewing against Pete
: Ewing, brought in the Kansas Cit.
circuit court.
4, Fire caught in the east ell roof O
John C. Hayes fine residence Oh
: East Dakota street about noon OF
Friday and did considerable damage
' The fire department. was not long Ii
! having two streams playing upol
, the flames and subdued them II
, short order. The water flooded Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes sleeping apartment
and did as much or more damsg
. shan the flames. The e'csugh
j from the furnace fiue.
The open session OF the WoOdme
. Camp, held In the court house on las
. Thursday evening, was well atsende'
by the members and their families
{ and very enjoyable time was had
After a set program OF speaking an
music, she crowd mingled IN socia
l. Intercourse. Reireshmentsin theiOrr
j of apples, nuts and candles were ser
r we'd, and everybody had good time
z These social evenings are always Ell
,ioyable.
,, DR.. J. NJ. Norris, specialist on th
t eye, ear, nose and throat. Catarr
e and its effects upon the ears, thros
n or lungs given special attention
Those In need Of glasses can have th
eyes tested free and properly fitted
8 Office on the South Side In the Ca,
/ terlin building, Butler, Mo. 12-t