The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-07-02

Miss Alice Smith, who had been
visiting the family OF Rev. Stanley D
Jewell at Fredericktown, returned
home the last OF the week. She STOP
ped of for few days visit with S.
Louis friends.
W. E Evans resigned as superin-
tendent Of she municipal electric light
plant last week, she resignation SAX.
Ing effect on the fret OF July. Mr.
Evans has rented rooms at corner Of
North Main and Pine street, the old
Sackett corner, and will conduct al
electrical supply depot. Since the
present council dispensed with the
supply and repair department., the
duties of the superintendent has been
greatly reduced and simplihed.
Simpson ( Keller, successor to
Riley 4 Son. Having purchased the
West Side Market we solicit the pat.
ronage OF ell the old patrons and
cordially invite all to become our
patrons. We will guarantee to eli
fair and courteous treatment. We
will furnish the best meats that we
can procure and at prices that are
right. Our aim will be to please our
customers. We want your business,
Low SIMPSON,
Tom KELLER
A pet cat attacked little Avis, the
five year old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Keasling Sunday afternoon and
bit the child repeatedly, on the leg,
on the lip and the right hand. A
neighbor hearing the child scream.
Ing rushed in and beat the cat off
A doctor was summoned and dressed
the wounds. 1t WAS not thought the
cat had hydrophobia, but as a mat
matter OF precaution It will be KEEP,
under close surveillance. Hereto
fore she cat has shown iondness ior
the child, and It's sudden savageness
can be accounted for only on the
theory that the little girl must have
handled 1t roughly and so angered
Is.
Miss Jennie Berry, daughter OF Mrs
b. j. Berry, died at their home Oh
TT. Scott street Monday oiconsump
ton. She had been an invalid for q
long time, and her death was not IN
expected. She bore her illness with
iortitude, and while her youth REBEL
ed against the grim destroyer, she
had become reconciled. She was only
Is years oisge, loveable character
sweet dispositioned girl. Funeral
services we're held from the family
residence Tuesday afternoon and
burial was made In the Morris CO m 2.
terry, southwest OF Butler, in the fam.
lily lot. She leaves a mother and
sister to mourn, who have the sym
patty OF their friends and neighbours
The editor OF The TINES will leave
for Denver Sunday, to represent tht
9th congressional district In the
National Convention, which convenes
on Tuesday, July 7th. He goe,
thoroughly imbued with the ides
that a platform will be adopted up
on which every Democrat 10 tht
whole country can stand, that Mr.
Bryan will be nominated on the frs,
ballot and his running mate, il no,
David r Francis, will be an eastern
man, possibly Judge Gray. He be
lieves that this will be a harmoniou,
convention, free from sectional ant
Iiactionsl strife that has attended &C
many national conventions OF botf
. arties and that the ticket nomins
ted and the platform adopted will b,
supported by q united Democracy
that will be successful In November
Miss Agnes Arnold who has beer
visiting at Cairo, Illinois. returned
home Monday night accompanied
by her sister, Mrs George W. Logan
formerly Miss Maggie Arnold) an,
her little daughter and son OF tina
place. At Pleasant Hill where 1t wa
necessary to change ears the trail
was crowded and Mrs. Logan PLACED
the children In a seat temporarily
while she looked after some baggage
While she was thus engaged the littl
!. year and one hall old boy fell out O
the window, alighting upon bis head
bruising him up considerably. 4
doctor on the train attended th
little one and pronounced the in
juries not serious. 8
The Herald editors old schoC
mates seem to be getting into pol
tics pretty thick over 10 Bates coun
ty. T. D Embree the present circui
clerk, and c. F. Beard the present shel
| iii OF that county are old friends An,
schoolmates, as are also Ben F. wi
; and Ira Merton Brown, both cand
dates for representative on the RI
publican ticket. We are also ~
quainted with L. NJ. Griffith. Il,
present efficient representative c