The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-21

Fair Association held a meeting al
the court house Saturday afternoon
which was well attended. Beside.
tranSacting the routine business. a
committee was appointed TO con
slider tine propos ID iuIurity stake.
WAN tED-A & oil farm OF from
200 30 2i0 acres In North Western
Bates, must he good corn land, pric
ed worsh she money, ani will sake
first class residence In Galesburg, III.
tor part pay Address Central Co.
operative Realty Co, Rich Hill, Mo.
f ). Carrishers, the former pro.
prietor Of the American Clothing
House, was In tn city on business
Monday, departing Tor home by way
o. ka1sas City, Tuesday morning.
Mr, Carrlthers Is doing a booming
clothing business at Greedy, Colora.
DO
Boonville Is entitled 10 another
ribbon. This time she produces a
citizen OF color, who has been charg-
ed wish stealing a monument, for his
own use. The man charged with
stealing drills wood and hot stoves
takes a back seat -Boonville Adver.
tiser,
Calvin G, Reed, aged 80 years and
8 months, died as his home on she
Kansas side OF the border, near
Amsterdam, Missouri, after a linger-
Ing Illness. Mr. Reed came to Bates
county In 1856 and In 1861 moved
over the border into Kansas where
he made his home to the time OF his
death.
Bates county delegates to the
State Convention went to Jefferson
City Monday night and Tuesday
morning. So far as we could learn,
not a single proxy was given. That
speaks mighty we'll for the party
patriotism OF the delegates when It
is considered that all had to nay
railroad fare.
fHE ftNEs- WAS complimented by
a pleasant call from Mrs. Charley
Campbell, OF Pleasant Gap, and Mrs.
Hugh Lotspeich, OF the city on Mon.
day. Mrs. Campbell is a daughter
OF }. B. Lotspeich and Mrs. Lotspeich
is his daughter. in.law A family re.
union was held and a big dinner was
enjoyed on that day.
Charley Ewin Is In receipt OF the
graduation announcement OF his
niece, Miss Mary Stockton, as vale.
dictorian OF the class OF 1908 OF the
Amity, Oregon High Schools. Miss
Mary is the daughter OF Rev. J. W.
Stockton, formerly pastor OF the
Baptist Church OF this city.
NJ. '. Nix, who has for some time
been In a very serious condition,
owing to an accumulation OF water
In his left side, was operated upon
Sunday by DR.. T. C. Boulware, who
drew of over five quarts OF water.
Mr.. Nix passed through the opera
ton very we'll and his many friends
will rejoice to learn that it is though.
he will recover.
The Hon. j. K. Hales, II successful
10 securing the nomination against
Judge DeArmond for congress, would
make as good fight, no doubt, as
any other Republican in the district. |
But the Republican candidate, no
matter who he is, simply won't be In |
i this Democratic year OF our Lord. |
Rich Hill Review.
S. G. Forbes, aged eighty years
and Jour months, departed this life
after an illness OF several months. |
Mr.. Forbes was an early settler and
'ame to this state at an early period |
'f his Life He passed away at the
place he has called his home since be-
ore the civil war, In the northwest
BART OF Bates county.
DR.. T. F. Lockwood, as chairman
II the Medical Section, Dr.. Mat
smith, OF Virginia, DR.. E. n. Chas-
ain, DR.. T. W. Foster, DR.. N. l.
Nhipple, DR.. John Crabtree and DR..
7. c. Boulware went to Springfield
he first OF the week to attend the
meeting OF the State Medical
society At that place.
The Senate" saloon closed It's
loors on Saturday night last, for
easons well known, but just now
90 painful to discuss. The Goose"
pread its wings and departed last
l'ght On ] the Coax falls Saturday
light. Then Butler will be so "dry"
hat the mythical old woman could
nd employment right here Without
atfing away on her broom TO sweep
ob-webs from the sky. L
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Bsrnhardt and
ther friends here are in receipt OF In.
itations to attend the wedding of
lifton Fl. Womack to Miss Inez N. II
'randenburg, In Chillicothe,. Ohio,
n June End 1908. Clifton Is the son
I W. g. " omack, formerly q promi. |
ent business man Of this city. He