The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04

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Mrs. Halls mother, Mrs. c. Il. Arr.
man, Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Hall called at our office and had MS
name enrolled for THE TINES.
P. C, Carpenter went to Oswego,
Kan, sunday, on receipt OF a sele.
gram announcing the death, OF his
iather, John Carpenter. He suffered
a stroke of paralysis some time ago
from which he never recovered. hp
was merchant OF Oswego for the
past twenty years.
K. l., Brsden was in from Mulberry
ON Wednesday and informed US that
the wooden bridge, over Hart branch.
east Of the old Mulberry post office,
tell on Tuesday, carrying down John
Dykeman and four horses. Fortu
nately neither Mr.. Dykeman or the
horses were injured.
Ollie P, Gentry OF Liberty, Clay
county, who was private secretary
TO Governor Docksry, has notified
Secretary Swanger OF his withdrawal
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for state senator In the
Third district. At his request his
petitions will be returned to him.
Attorney ". ". Chapel, of this
city, while engaged in building q
barn on his farm In Hudson town
ship Monday fell from a ladder upon
which he was standing upon a pile
OF stone In which he sustained a
broken bone In his left thigh. Apple
ton City Journal.
A philosopher says that girls who
eat green peas are bound to fllrt;
they cant help il. Csbbsges and
caulitlower make people vulgar and
stupid. And the cure for a bad ten.
pered husband is to fill him with
boiled carrots. Which latter will
boom the vegetable business. X. c.
Post.
Misses Marguerite Snider, Leila
Clark and Irene Shaier attended a
recital given by Miss yickers' Kansas
City class on last Thursday evening
and were all on the program. These
young ladies belong TO Miss Vickers'
Butler class. Miss Snider was award
ed the prize for the pupil making the
best stage appearance.
The new regulation Springfield
rifles have been furnished Company
B. TO replace the old krag-J orgensen,
In use since the Spanish war. The
new rifle Is shorter but has q longer
bsyonet. The regular army and all
national guards are being furnished
this new arm by the government as
fast as the change can be made.
Prof. c. A. Burke, who has been
superintendent OF the Butler public
schools for several years, vac unani-
mously reelected at the meeting OF
the board OF education recently
Prof. BurgA In addition to being a
talented and educated gentleman Is
Il splendid disciplinarisn.-C 8 g
County Democrat.
At the Cottey College commence
ment last week at Nevada, We note
that among those young ladies Civ.
en- certificates OF proficiency appear
ed the name OF Miss Gladys WEIGH,
OF Kansas City. Miss WEIGH Is the
daughter OF Mrs. Ben l.. WEIGH, nee
Miss Nellie Morrison, formerly of this
city. The young lady has many
friends here.
DR.. Warren, the veterinary sur.
geon, was the victim of a runaway
horse Saturday night. He was
thrown from his buggy on she road
running east from the square-He
was found unconscious and taken to
the home OF Thos. j. Smith, where he
was given medical attention. His
injuries were not OF a serious nature.
The horse was found about ten miles
northeast OF Butler the next morn
Ing with the buggy but slightly
damaged.
Rev. Vivion and Jesse Smith took
their Sunday School classes for an
outing on Thursday last. 1t was the
day OF the big storm and the wetting
those kids got was q plenty, but they
all voted that they had q whooping
good time. You can't drown Gus
the enthusiasm OF youth with q little
storm like that, but the chaperones
sure had long faces. It's q little
dangerous to be exposed to colds
with no preventative remedy avail.
able.
The weather up TO the past week
had been almost ideal for farming,