The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-11

anu idNDFs US WITH renewal
H. Fl. Hsvely was over from Fost-
er on Monday and Tuesday trans.
acting business and favored Us with
pleasant call.
Paul Levy, manager OF she Sam
Levy Mercantile Company, is in St
Louis and Chicago this week buying
goods Tor bis company.
Frank Henderson, son OF ex L. S.
Senator John b. Henderson, OF
Washington City and ex-Congress-
man Z. NJ. Shartell, of Neosho, who
we're In Butler Saturday on business,
favored The TINES pleasantly.
Is Is a matter worthy of note that
the county court settled with the
swenty-iour township collectors last
week In five days. The collectors, as
IA rule, had their books In good shape
aud their settlements we're very sat.
lsiactory.
I. ii. Bowman, son OF Jasper Bow.
man was III Butler Tuesday making
arrangements Tor a car 80 ship
household effects and some horses 50
Wayne county Nebraska, where be
and his brother, c. W. Bowman 20
to locate.
Some unpriacipled person set ont
poison and John Whites pet dog
died In great agony in 'front.' OF the
Cash Department. Store Monday
morning. Setting out poison Tor
dnmb brutes Is the most inhuman
act a person can do and we are sorry
there are any In our midst, -Amster.
dam Enterprise.
The schools OF Mt. Pleasant town.
ship outside OF Butler, held their
spelling contest at Tygard school
house Saturday night week, 80 select
three pupils to uphold the township
In the county spelling match After
a spirited contest VERNE Ward won
first place, young Moore 2nd and
! yNuhk W lIsNlcI tHlTu,
The next number on the lecture
course will be the Great Durno
the mysterious" and company.
Mystery and fun interpreted with
good music Is promised the people
on Friday evening, April 2nd 1909,
Durno is the man who makes you
laugh and you will miss very en-.
joyable meeting II you Tail TO attend
his entertainments.
The q. T. BOmgardner land, com.
prising four thousand acres, lay.
ingin the Island, In New Home town.
ship, formerly known as the Charley
Brashear tract, was sold at trustees
sale In Butler on Saturday and
bought In by agents Tor Hon. John
b. Henderson, OF Washington City,
the holder OF the mortgages. Some.
thing over one hundred thousand
dollars was involved In the transac.
ton.
Judge W. T. kemper was In Butler
Saturday TO settle with the county
court as collector OF Prairie and
stayed over until Monday In ODE.
dience TO subj Tla from the circuit
court AZ witness In the case OF
Egger vs Wills. Judge Kemper
was constable and collector OF his
township Tor twenty years, before
serving on the county court. His
delinquent list .his time was only
about SIG. We acknowledge pleas
ant call.
"Gabe" Holden, In his official
capacity as Juror, sur, was promptly
on hand Monday morning. He call.
ed 50 assure us shat he Was "bever-
ageless, as he had LET'S his grip at
home, and searched his pockets when
he got on the train and after reach
ing Butler TO make sure those tarna-
tion scalawaQs at Rich Hill didn't
play any more such FRANKS on him
We could find fellows In Butler who
would give she Rich Hill JOKE smiths
all the opportunity they wanted to
slip bottles OF bug Juice" In their
baggage. But somehow they never
get that kind OF a practical joke
played on them.
Wiley A Woods, while In setting
with the county court as collector OF
New Home township, called on Fri
day. He favored US with renewal
and had THE TINES sent TO his broth
or, }. {. Woods, at Shreveport, La,
who Is travelling representative OF
the Central Coal and Coke Co. He
reports that his mother, Mrs. Susan
Woods had just returned from an ex-
tended visit with the family OF her
son, j. c., at Shreveport. Wiley
Woods made q very close and salts
factory collection OF the taxes In New
Home. He only had one years col
lection. county collector Combs hsv-
ing collected the 1907 taxes. Mr..
Woods will probably stand for re-
election.