The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-27

Charley Lane, Vice President PEG.
Plies Bank OF Butler, has purchased
the Argenbrirht home just west OF
tine Cstholic church anu IL moving
his household goods from Pdplnvil,e
tnis week.
DIR. j. = Mcfarland and family, oI
Kansas City, came In Saturday Tor Il
lew days visit wish relatives anU
friends. They had been So Urich OIL
a visit DR.. Mcfarland Was located
at Ballard for numbsr Of years II
she practice Of medicine and Was al
ways very popular among those peo
pie. He said Is sure ielt good to Vel
back among his old neighbours and
friends.
We had she pleasure on Monday ol
messing James Foy, OF Rotan, Fisher
| Co., Texas, who Is In Bates county
visiting his boyhood friend, q. "
Park, OF Virginia MIR. Foy had been
back 80 Ohio 80 visis as his old home
and stopped over here on his return.
Aaron accompanied him 70 Thu
lines office.
Those succeeding In passing she
civil service examinations held in
this city on Aug, 8, 1908, are as iol.
lows: Ira II Rockhold, Butler, Mo,
X, +. ID. No. 3; VIM, G. Bigelow, APP.
pleton City, R, +. d, No. l; Carl G
Ludwick, Spruce, Mo h f. ID. No. l;
Mics Myra Owens, Butler, OF these
the three young men will be eligible
to appointment az mail carriers, and
Miss Owens as post office clerk,
John Lopez died at Il hospital In
Wichita, Kan, Wednesday OF last
week. His body was brought to
Amorett on Thursday and aiter ap-
propriate services she remains were
inferred at Nyhart, MIR. Lopez was
about 30 years old, and was raised
by Pierce Hackets, with whom he
made his home until few years ago
He was we'll known and respected Ia
that locality.
The chicken thieves who plead
guilty and accepted jill sentence IN
Butler last week, appear to have es
tablished II record along she road to
she south enroute here. As Rich
Hill tent was taken from the lawn
OF Msjor Wilson and set OF double
harness was missed by farmer on
the Butler Rich Hill road, besides Ii
number Of farmers report losses from
their barnyards.
Paul B. Lazy, manager Of the Sam
Levy Mercantile Company, returned
she last of she week from u severHI
weeks purchasing "trip 80 New York
He was accompanied 10y Mrs. San
Levy. Mr.. Lazy says he secured n
number 'oi choice bargains, which he
proposes 80 give his customers she
advantage OF. He seecs-d IA very
fine line Of SUITS and ready tO-weaI
garments Tor laGies.
The eleven year Old daughter n
Mr.. and Mrs j F Ellis OF Rich Hi
WAS bitten upon she LET'S lex by I,
vicious bull dog, last THURSDAY
4 With other children she WAS pla, ius
near the Etiis hume when the bHl
dog came near She struck rs bin
wish a stick, when re plunged a! hpl
biting her In the calf OF the leg
maidstone was applied and 40 seriou'
results are anticipated.
II. H. Harshaw attended she Car
thage Fair last week and reports t
good fair wish big attendance. HI
said the hog display was the best h
had" seen In the state outside th'
State Fair. Mr.. Hsrshaw took lou
show hogs from bis herd OF big BON
Poland Chinas. He won first priz
on Long John In she two year OLE
class. LIST prize on King Blaine II
the one and under two year class snt
King Blaine also won sweep stake'
prize, or grand championship owe
all breeds Mr.. Harshaw has a sal,
OF these fine hohs advertised fol
Harrisonville on October 10Th an(
one for Butler on November 10th.
Things livened up on the soutf
side of the square Saturday morn
ing. There were two runaways anC
two dog fights In less time than Il
hardly takes to tell about Il. A
horse hitched to q delivery Wagon
belonging to Norfleet { Ream start
ed at their place OF business and sp
peared to strike every obstruction
from there to where II hung up on {
big electric light pole in front o
Hayden Rays, with the runninl
gearj and three wheels left OF tb'
wagon. Several signs were knocks
down and q door glass broken q
the second hand store. Anothe
horse started at the same time, bu
was captured before any dsmag
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