The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-03-19

Nero Co.
A dispatch from Coffeyville, Kan
sss, conveys the information that
the big Csney gas well has "gone
dead" This is the gas well which |
two years ago this month burned so
fercely and which took the company
seven weeks to extinguish, which
was finally accomplished by smoth-
ering the flames with an immense
iron cone. The fire at the time at.
tracted attention all over the coun-
try and excursions were run from
nearby points.
New tan oxiords for ladies and
men at popular prices.-Walker-Mc
Kibben Nero. Co.
Governor Folk on Monday reap
pointed A. E, Gallagher and Elliot
P. Jones police commissioner for
Kansas City for three years from
February 9th. Ii is said that the
governor refused to investigate the
charges made by every newspaper In
the city, by ex.Chiei Hayes and
many other reputable citizens has
strengthened the back, bone Of other
members OF his machine, by the belief
that the governor will stand by
them, right or wrong, II they but do
his bidding
Extra long kid gloves for ladies'
black, brown, tan, white for Easter.
Walker. McKibben Mere. Co.
Lisle & Weeks ia the latest firm In
Butler. Harris Lisle, deputy Record.
er, and Will Weeks, deputy county
clerk, are getting out a Daily Report
OF all instruments filed for record In
the recorders office and during the
terms OF circuit court the Report will
Include all judgments rendered and
indexed In the circuit clerks office
This report will be very valuable to
all business men in the county and
parties out OF the county, who loan
money or are otherwise interested in
: real estate transfers or our court
proceedings. q
u FoR SALE-R. c. Rhode Island Red
= eggs. Special price on incubator
lots. Mrs. ALBERT GUYToN.
90 t# South Fulton St., Butler, Mo
y, ~ A Philadelphia woman with dis
like OF college athletics recently left q
r. legacy, supposed at the time to be
IN worth million dollars, to Swafth
De more college on condition that itfor
ever bar intercollegiate athletics
st The trustees questioned seriously
whether they would be justified II
tying up the college to defnit
IN policy for generations to come. They
- sought advice from numerous othel
u colleges and last week decided to de
20 cline the legacy. Their course was
10 made easier by the discover that II
" really was worth probably only
24,000-K. c. Times.
en- VIII Hamlin, a farmer, who resides
Oh four miles west OF Walker, met will
quite a painful accident Thursda.
nd morning. While duck hunting in th
ss Ketterman neighborhood his gul
on was accidentally discharged, par
ut of the load going into his foot. On
ir. OF his toes was shot completely oil
or and his foot badly injured, thougl
amputation is not considered to b
ito necessary. DR.. Davis, OF Walker
to who dressed the foot, reports hi
en- patients condition as good as coul
be expected. Mall.
nd We are In receipt OF an invisatio
on to attend a banquet given under sh
b. auspices OF the Young Mems Demo
In cratic Club OF Missouri In CONVEX
is ton Hall, In Kansas City, Monday
to March 3Oth, 1908, at $50 o'cloc
D IN. This will be made the occs
70 sion for the gathering OF the Demo'
,b. rscy of the state. Preparations al
Tho being made for 1900 banqueter'
e,s Mr.. Bryan has consented TO delive
q, the principal address OF the evening
ma A number OF other distiDguishe
a. Democrats OF the nation, outsid
7. Missouri, will speak. Every Demo
Graf In Butler and Bates county VIII
possibly can should attend this NEE
In ing, on the eve Of great PresideI
tial and state campaign.