The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10

The following merchants have
agreed tn close their places OF bust
ness AT IL O'Clock until o'clock
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
during Fair week;
Joe Meyer.
American Clothing House.
Sam. Levy Mere. Co.
Hill's Cash Store.
Walker-Mckibben.
Poffenbarger & Douglass,
Hiram Nichols Shoe Co.
We are in receipt OF Hastily print.
ed catalogue OF the Fourth Annual
Live Stock Show and Agricultural
Exhibits to be held at Hume, Mo, on
Thursday, September II, 1908.
Hume'S Stock Show was established
In 1905 and those In charge OF the
enterprise have each year improved
upon the proceeding show \ long
list OF sensible and useful premiums
OF Interest III the farmers and thair
/ wives ARE advertised aud "a rousing
success IL predicted Tor Hume's
! Fourth Annual Live Stock Show and
Agricultural Exhibits.
Everybody knows that Cowherd
was fairly and honorahly nominated
for Governor on August 4th, bus
that don't keep the st. Louis Globe
/ Democrat, and the whole pack OF
Republican newspapers, from howl
ing about the Democratic election
irands' In the cities. They don't
mention that onehali CT the election
officers were Republicans, and II the
judges and clerks made frauduent
returns, as charged, the Republicans
had IA much to do with is as the
Democrats. New Madrid Record.
The number OF automobile agents
with samp e machines scurrying
around Butler the past week or ten
days, giving free rides to prospective
buyers or at least good subjects,
have been many and would Indicate
that these people are OF the opiuion
that the embargo against the Devil
wagon" is to he lifted In this city.
The newspaper man is not looked
upon even as Il good subject" and
he Is permitted TO stand on the cor
ner and watch them go by, orinspecs
them at a standstill.
De. G Mize, Democratic commit 90.
man from New Home township. was
a pleasant caller on Saturday and
Informed us that the Recorder bee
had lodged under his hat, and Il is
now his intention to enter the race
for shat Office before the Democratic
primaries two years hence. Mr.. M'zs
is An old settler, has n large personal
acquaintance In the county, is
most affable gentleman, and will
have to be reckoned with In any race
which he might enter as candidate
Rev. W. p. Barrett, who had been
attending conference st Warrens.
burg, came to Bu.ler Tuesday after
his family, who were visiting Mrs.
Barrett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Rev. Barrel. has been re-
turned to Linn, Usage county, for
another year. He Is well pleased
with bis charge and the splendid
treatment accorded him by the good !
people OF that place. THE TIMES
acknowledges q pleasant call from |
Rev. Barrett and an Invitation to |
visit him for quail and turkey hunt
this fall.
L was Tor Dave Ball before the pri.
mary, but that is thing OF the past.
l bow cheerfully to the will OF supe-
rior numbers, and will not "kick" be.
cause my iavorite did not get there.
This cry Of fraud" IL the merest
bosh-thst is, so far as it has affect.
ed the result. When the Globe Dem.
ocrss and the Kansas City Star 20
to crying out 'frsud" l generally
conclude that things have been pref.
~ fairly done; and all other good
Democrats will serve themselves, the
State and the party best by not Join
ing 10 the howl-Iron County Regis.