The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-14

be run as an indepeI dent paper. Mr..
Mcdonald is worthy young man
and The TINES would be pleased 80
note bis continued uccess.
Volney McFsdden entertained the
graduating class 1908, Butler High
School, at she home OF his parents,
Judge aud Mrs. J. W. McFsdden, 30
dinner on Wednesday evening OF last
week. The members went out In the
big "csrry ALL with six horses at
tached. They report a delightful
time and big dinner
Henry Crawford, a prominent and
wealthy farmer OF Cooper county,
arrived In Butler Saturday TO look
after property interests In Bates.
Mr.. Crawford was q nephew OF the
late John Greenhslge, and settled up
that estate as administrator. He
said BIZ Bryan, BIZ Stone and Bill
Cowherd are the iavorites In Cooper
county.
Commencement exercises OF the
Douglass School will take place from
the Pine street A. NJ. E. church, th g
v,ning, Thursday, Nth. There will
be four graduates as follows: An
drew Pigg, Lloyd Kenoly, Eail
Crouch, and Jacolah Brown. An In.
teresting programme has been
arranged. All are cordially invited
to attend.
W. A. Downey aud daughter, Ms
Morgan, and little grandson, Of
Amoret, were In Butler on Tuesday
and complimented The TINES Mrs.
Morgan is housekeeper on the big
Darby fruit farm. She says the pros.
poets for apples, which is the princi.
pal crop, is not at all flattering. The
trees did not bloom as they should.
The prospects for peaches and small
fruits are good.
John b. Adair, travelling for the
Kansas City Independents OH Com.
pany, was In Butler the first OF the
week with his family. Mr.. Adair
thinks of resigning his position the
first OF June and will spend the next
year In the west. He will stay in
Colorado this summer, then 90 TO
Arizona or New Mexico. MIR, Adsir's
health, which has not been robust In
the past few years, requires the
change.
| The Butler and lola Oh and Gas
Co. which has a number OF leases
around Butler, has shipped a big
drill here and promises to begin
operations shortly prospecting. The
gentlemen interested are strongly OF
the opinion that they will strike gas
In quantities for commercial use and
their faith is demonstrated by put
ting up their money. II they find the
gas Butler will make It profitable to
them.
i ]. V. Snodgrass and daughter,
Mrs. Ira Ludwick, left Friday to join
Mr.. Ludwick at Estancis, New Mex.
leo, where he has located a claim and
where they expect to make their per.
manens home. These excellent peo-
pie have a large circle OF friends in
this county who regret their depart
ure. Mr.. Ludwick was prominent
young educator Of ability, and MIR.
Snodgrass was q pioneer OF the
county.
Some Sedalis parties who have
been talking a natural gas line from
Plersanton, kas., to that city, with
Butler on the line, were here last
week and In a meeting with the
Mayor and other gentlemen demand
ed that Butler raise 5000 to renew
their lease on the gas land. They
did not receive much encouragement
from our people. This is one gold
brick gas proposition we will prob.
ably side step.
The TINES will give a short sketch
OF each OF the candidates announced
between now and the primary. In
these notices we aim to do full justice
to each candidate on his own merits,
without In anyway detracting from
the merits OF any other. 1t is a
pleasure for newspapaper man to
give complimentary mention OF a list
OF so worthy Democrats and manly
gentlemen as are asking the Suffrage
OF their party.
John P. Gordsn, candidate for
State Auditor, was In Butler last
week meeting old friends and max.
ing new ones Mr.. Gordan's home is
In Lafayette county, where he was
born and raised. He came OF q noted
southern family, which has always
been prominent in Missouri affairs.
He has always been an active fight.
Ing Democrat for his friends, but
this Is the first time he ever ssked
anything for himself. He will get q
strong support In this comfy.
What the farmers In this county
need right now, more than any thing
else, are few warm days, a few days
OF sunshine, good growing weather