The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

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STRAYED:-From my place, on Fri
day evening, October 2, 1908. q light
bay sucking mare colt, with halter
on. Was last seen at the Harding
er place, one and one. half miles
north OF Nyhsrt. Finder please
communicate with G. NJ. MoKIssICK,
i Butler, Mo-, R. F. D No. 6. :.
Captain William Y. o borne, OF
Charlotte township, returned the
last OF the week from an extended
trip through the north and west. BE
visited his brother, Frank O. Osborne,
a prominent attorney Of st. Paul,
and Jas. 81. Osborne. at Kansas
City. He said he visited the famous
Saltwater penitentiary, where the
Younger brothers were confined so
long. Capt. Osborne reports a very
pleasant trip.
J.F. Gragg, Of Mound township
was a pleasant caller the last OF the
week. Mr.. Gragg has ambitions to
be the next Recorder OF Bates county
aud wants the Democrats to keep his
name In mind. He is an old settler,
a staunch, working Democrat, has
served his party In Mound for ten
years as trustee, but was never a
candidate Tor county Office. He is q
clever gentleman and very popular
In that section.
We are In receipt OF a copy OF the
National Campaign Text Book OF
Democratic party, issued by author.
ity OF the National committee fer
1908, 1t is replete With Democratic
doctrine and exposes Republican ial.
lacies. Ii compares the two plat
forms, gives extracts from speeches
OF Mr.. Bryan and other able expo
nents OF the party and presents he
Issues between the two great parties
IN compact, succincs form easily
comprshended. 1t is handy ref
renee campaign guide and OF great
value TO political speakers and writ
ers. Enclose % cents to "Text
Book" Department, Democratic
National Committee, Auditorium
Annex, Chicago, Ill Every Demo
Graf who desires to be fully posted
on the campaign should have 1t.
W!F. Keyser, secretary Of the Mis-.
souri, Bankers Association, was elect
ed President of the American Bank.
ers Association, at its thirty.iourth
annual convention held In Denver
last week. This is distinguished
and we'll merited honor to a hard.
working and efficient young business
man. Mr.. Keyser has held his pres
ent position with the Missouri Bank
ers Association for many years, and
through his efforts every bank In the
state but two belongs to the assc'
citation and the further fact that
there are many more members thar
there are banks in the state. Mr.
keyser had his headquarters In But
Ter for a long time and made many
friends In our city and county. Hi
moved his headquarters to Sedalis
to be more centrally located.
Rich Hill is getting an unenvisbl'
reputation as hold up town. Their,
has been large number Of robberiel
and burglaries reported In the pss
week or two. DR.. JEFF Cox, the veteri
nary surgeon, reports that he wa
held up by man and woman at tn
point OF a pistol, within short dis
tance OF the Talmage Hotel and re
lieved Of IS 90 IN cash DR.. Cox ssi'
that man tapped him on the shoul
der and told him friend wanted t,
| speak to bin across the street, mex
to the Park. That he found a won
an IN buggy. That the man stucI
q pistol IN his face while the woma1
went through his pockets and reliev
ed him Of his change. They the
! climbed In the buggy and drov
away. The DR.. blew a police whist
and gave alarm but the partis
escaped. DR. Cox claims to know th
man and the Review says arrests wi
be made.
John Edwards, the Henry count
negro, charged with completely In til
fight at the Missouri Pacific depo
here the night Of September II, Wa
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