The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-20

At the annual meeting of the Fire
Department held last Wednesday
evening, W. H. Hupp was elected
chief, Walter Anderson secretary and
Friend Carpenter treasurer.
Charley Ewing says that Stewart
Atehison is out on the Pacific coast,
where he can have that baby stomp
the green earth and snuff the cool
air."
The eating room and restaurant,
run by Ell. Hswley, on the south
side OF the square was entered by
burglars early Sunday morning and
robbed of IS 10 In cash and q box OF
cigars. Entrance was made through
back window.
In an address In San Francisco,
the editor OF the Chinese World made
the statement that China was fast
raising an army OF a million men
with the intention u driving all
Europeans out OF China.
l.. s. Radiord has added to his al.
ready complete stock OF rigs an up
to date high wheeled rubber tired
buxgy and two horse hunting rig
which has place for everything a
sportsman may require.
Del Lutsenhizer sold the old home
place In Deep Water township, on
Monday, to D. P. Wise, OF Henry
county. MIR. Lutsenhizer Is undecid.
cd what he will do, but we hope he
will conclude to stay In the county.
Chester Gillette, the youth who
murdered Miss BILLY" Brown, a
year ago last December and threw
her body into Moosehead Lake, has
been refused new trial by the court
OF appeals and must die in the electric
chair.
This has been an ideal winter In
more ways than one. While It has
been bright, clear and sunshiny, as a
rule, still the nights have been cold
enough to prevent fruit buds from
swelling, consequently the fruit crop
to date is sale.
Sam l., Coleman, Of Deep Water,
WAS In Butler advising with his
friends relative to becoming q candi'
date for the Democratic nomination
for county treasurer. Mr.. Coleman
is an old line Democrat, has always
given loyal service to his party and
is q strong man.
Roy j. Ewing, OF Waterville, Wash ,
and Miss Nellie NJ Eckert, OF Butler,
we're married at the home OF j. E.
Hall on East Dakota street last
Wednesday, Rev. o. E. Vivion offici.
ating. The young couple left on
Monday for their western homs.
DR.. Lusk was In from Nyhsrt on
Monday having bills printed at The
TINES job Office for q sale OF some
live stock and personal effects. The
sale was originally advertised for
Friday, Feb'y 14th. but was post
poned to Tuesday, Feb'y 25th.
The Kansas City Post had a notice
that Leons Newberry, the thirteen
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Newberry, had taken the
prize for the best sketch In her class
at the public schools In that city.
The defense of Beech Hargis, who
shot and killed his father, Judge
James Hargis, will be self defense,
Beech claiming that his father as
saulted him and knocked out his teeth
before he fred. The trial will Joke
place at Jackson, Kentucky, during
the present term OF circuit term.
The monthly meeting OF Marina
duke Camp at the court house last
Saturday was we'll attended. The
enrolment now shows twenty-five
active members. All ex coniederates
In the county are urgently requested
to enroll The meetings are held the
3rd Saturday In each month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Reeder were In
Butler on Friday and Mr.. Reeder
made us q social call. He recently
sold his fine farm near Adrian and
bought another one In Mound town
ship Oscar Reeder was born In
Bates county, has spent bis whole