The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Gus Soderstrom, who purchased
the old Laben Warner place, near
Cortland, was in Butler Monday,
called and had The TINES sent TO his
address. Mr.. Soderstrom is remodel
ing the house and barn, straight
ening up the fences and otherwise
improving his farm. He Is a good
farmer and the county is the gamer
by bis coming.
Roy Gault, aged 80 years, died at
the home OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. s. Gault, near Sprsgue,
last Sunday afternoon after a linger-
ing Illness. The young man was al.
flieted with a complication OF diseases
due mainly to diabetes. Deceased
was well known among the young
yeople OF the community and his
taking off will be OF universal regret.
Review.
The Butler and Bates county peo.
pie are mighty proud OF Miss Eula
Adeline Weeks, the talented dsugh-
ter of County Clerk and Mrs. c. G..
Week, who has won the distinguish.
ed honor of a scholarship at Bryn
Mawr College. Out Of only twelve
scholarships given by this noted Col,
lege, three were won by Missouri
girls. These honors are given on
merit alone and Miss Weeks won In
mathematics.
Pierce Hackett, Mayor Of Amoret,
called while In the city the last OF the
week to have his dates set ahead.
MIR, Hackets Is enjoying exceptional
ly good health for one his age, and
is devoting much OF his time TO the
interest OF the beautiful little border
town which elected him chief magis.
trate this spring. There are few Of
the old timers In Bates county that
don't know and respect Pierce Hack.
EFT for his sterling integrity. He has
been a strong factor In the county
ever since the war.
William Winegardner, OF the Bal.
lard neighborhood, died OF pneu
monia Sunday night, May End, was
buried at Walnut Grove cemetery;
funeral services conducted by Rev.
Nichol, under auspices OF JohnstowD
lodge, "A. F. & A. NJ. Mr.. Vineyard.
ner was As years old and had been a
resident OF this county for 40 years
was an honored citizen. He leaves a
widow and six children.
DR.. Bruce, OF Kansas City, is il
Butler this week In the interest o
the wireless telephone, He is estab
fishing agencies in the differen,
county seats, and has selected W. o
Atkeson to act for them here. The
object Is to build a tower In Butler
to control this section, which will bt
In touch with the central tower In
Kansas City. Already arrangements
have been made to build these towers
/ In a number OF county seats within G
hundred miles OF Kansas City.
Wesley Wsrnock, through his son
J. W., has his dates set up a notch
Mr.. Warnock is one OF our oldes
! citizens and In his younger days va
: one OF the best judges OF a horse II
, the county. At one time Mr.. War
mock was selected by kentuck.
company to 60 abroad TO buy fin
horses and jacks for importation
He made several trips to Englan'
and Spain for that purpose.
I In most of the counties unde
township organization the township
are levying the % cents for roa
purposes allowed by law. The bi
towns are not exempt from thi
special tax levy. Mt. Pleasant woul
pay about $4,000, a sum sutficien
to build several miles OF rock roa
out OF Butler each year, and th
roads in this township, owing to tn
;, excessive travel over them should
. macsdamized by all means.
Henry Richardson, q penitentiar
, guard, shot and mortally wounde
/. q negro convict named Julius Primes
Prince and another negro conviC