The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-03-26

Frank Mount, OF St. Louis, q con.
ductor on the Mo. Pac. between that
city and Kansas City, came In the
first OF the week to visit his sister.in.
law, Mrs. VIII White. Mr.. Mount
lived In Butler several years ago.
Saturday was the "windiest" day
OF the season. Our square was en-
veloped In a cloud OF dust, and us
lighter. weights felt like we ought TO
run lead In our shoes before ventur.
ing on the streets.
j. A. Wariord had sale at his
place near Altoona last week, and
moved his family to a residence on
South Mechanic street In Butler. Mr..
Warford, we are sorry TO say, has
not been enjoying the best OF health.
1t is about tlme for the boys TO be-
gin TO let their political wants be
known In an official way through the
announcement columns OF their par
ty papers. Instead OF Democratic
OF Republican primary is will be the
primary election OF 1908.
James Harris died at no. pital In
Kansas City Friday night. The re.
mains we're shipped to Burdets, In
this county, and Inferred Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Harris was about
sixty years OF age and a former we'll.
known citizen of East Boone town.
ship.
J.K. P. Burch was adjudged insane
In the Probate court on Friday.
Judge Silvers appointed Fred " of
guardian. Mr.. Burch recently NOV
ed TO this city from Pleasant Gap,
and occupied the Judge d. V. Brown
property, on Ohio street. Is is
thought that bis mind was overbal.
snced by grief over the death of a
daughter, an only child, which occur
red q few months ago.
Henry McKinnon has got another
wildcat" idea In his head that he
has struck gold in paying quantities
on bis farm, five miles east of Crock
or, and he is backed up with a certi-
/ ficate from the Rolla School OF Mines
that shows an assay OF twoNounces
or $41.25 per ton. The dirt assay
ed was taken from a hole about
twenty feet deep and the profit ia
causing considerable excitement and
speculation In that section OF the
country.-St. Joe Observer.
| For SALE OR TRADE:-Good 5 room
house. nicely located, with good barn,
smoke house and chicken house, with
large lot Of over TX acre, fenced with
d. woven wire, good we'll and cist,rn,
close to High School In City OF But
Ter, Mo no incumbrsnce, will trade
for 40 or 70 acres land, with or with
out improvements, In Bates county.
Write or call on j. W. Holloway,
Butler, Mo. Over Farmers Bank.
j. B. Walton, cashier OF the Mo.
State Bank, is expected home this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton have been
travelling through the west since in
February. Mr.. Walton was stricken
with inflammatory rheumatism and
was laid up for several weeks at q
hotel In Los Angeles, California. He
has not fully recovered, but is able
to travel, and reached Denver last
week.
Some city papers contract q habit
OF poking fun at the rural roost.
ers." Usually II Is some item from a
country correspondent. The follow
ing taken from the Kansas City Jour.
nal is considered very funny by the
smart young paragraphs:
"Road drags are becoming so pop
ular In Bates county, II is said, that
farmers come to town on their road
drags instead Of In wagons. It ia
possibly only q question OF time
when canopy.topped, cushioned-seat
road drags will be the thing"
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