The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-09

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Bert Vance, of Chilhowee, johnson
county, offers a reward of 500 for
the arrest of the thief and return Of
horse stolen from the hitch rack in
that town on Nov. 18th. 1t was
! dun mare, 10 "a hands, 1, 100 pounds,
dark name and tail, one hind foot
white and some white on front foot.
There has been a number of good
horses stolen from that community
recently, indicating a local organiza-
ton Of horsethieves.
We are after your fall suit and over
coat. Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
DIR. J. w. Choate and j. P. Hart,
real estate men Of our city, left Tues
day noon to join an excursion train at
Kansas City that goes to the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, Mexico, to inspect
the timber lands Of that section. The
principle products of that section are
rubber, coffee and cocoa. A rail-
road, connecting the two oceans, runs
directly through that section. It is a
three days and two nights run from
Kansas City. They will be gone
about two weeks.
VIII A. Calvin, of Manhattan, Kan
sas, was in the city the last Of the
week looking up old friends and
neighbors. Mr.. Calvin is a son Of
John Calvin pioneer settler of Deep
Water township. He was a boyhood
friend and schoolmate Of Postmaster
Wix. He left here when a young
man IS years ago. Mr.. Wix succeed
ed in recognizing him after studying
his features for few minutes. They
a recalled many laughable episodes OF
y the time they attended the old slab
!, board school house in the brush on
n Deep Water creek.
:. General H. C. Clark, of Nevada,
4 and Mrs. Sudye Berry KEENAN,, of Ell
Dorado Springs, Mo-, were quietly
married at independence, Mo-, Tues
: day evening, Dec. 9TH 1909. Genera
Clark was born and raised in Butler
and practiced law here until about
year ago, when he moved to Nevada
: and besides his civil practice is loca
. attorney for the X. C. Southern road
The bride is the daughter of DR.
Berry a prominent physician of Yves
= Plains, Mo. Her first husband wa
III travelling man.
y. Officer John Stangle brought Bar
n ney Lloyd back to his old quarters a
e 1.-THE Jail, this time for, 100 days t
ID serve sentence from Justice Kim
e brough's court at Rich Hill. Barne.
ID was convicted this time of appropri
ating to his own use an overcoa
which was doing service as a sign il
y front of Beaseley's store. Barne
% was released from Jail less than tw
weeks ago after serving ninety day
= for assault. This sentence will carr
:, Thin well over the cold weather.
- rock pile would be about the RICH
: thing for these kind of individuals.
n. J.R. Miller died at the home @
IN James Harrison, south west of Butte
Friday morning. He was an oil
,e bachelor, 81 years Of age, brothe
s. of the late uncle ALI Miller. He wa
Or born in West Virginia May 10, 1926
e. He came to Bates county in 1855, e,
ny cept during the war, when he serve
fe in the HHieH army he has been
m resident of this county since. H
s. made his home with his brother
ID tuncle ALI Miller, during his life tim
s. and since had been living with hi
nephew, until few years ago, whe
:, he went to live with the Harrisons
Funeral services were conducte
, from the Harrison home Saturda
morning and burial in Elliot CEN
etery.
in Hon. Peyton A. Parks, of,Clintor
It was in Butler the first Of the week
~ the interest of the candidacy of Sen;
,e tor C. C. Dickinson for Congress
Senator Dickinson has large person
NJ al acquaintance in Bates county, VIII
will give him enthusiastic supper
! There has been few general election
Nc in the past quarter Of century b,
y what he has made speeches in OF
~ county in support Of the Democrat
~ party. He IS an able advocate, q
N eloquent speaker, a genial gentl
W man. ripht on all public questions b