The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-27

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Monday trsnsacting business and
letting bis happy smile shine on all
alike. Marion came mighty near
knocking the Recorder plum last
time and says he is going to try 1t
again. We acknowledge a pleasant
call.
Charles Hsnce, city treasurer OF
Los Angeles, CAL, passed through
Kansas City on hIs way to visit his
boyhood scenes In st. Louis county,
after an absence Of 40 years. he is
an old ex-Conie lerase, lost his right
arm In sn engagement at Moore's
Hill, 90 miles from Kansas City.
The Howard County Advertiser
makes the following pertinent sug.
gestion: "Why not have the legisla-
ture meet once every five years, and
turn the vast SUN OF money they
spend annually into the good roads
fund.- The people AT large would be
much more benefited"
Dewitt Mcdaniel, who was In to
see US Saturday, said his wife brought
In that day eleven dollars worth
eggs and eight dollars worth butter
he said that under Mrs. McDaniel's
able supervision the poultry was
one Of the most profitable depart
ments OF his farm.
Frank lsley, the hay man, says the
hay prospect for this year Is some.
what discouraging, due to the con-
.inued dry weather throughout the
spring. Heclaims last Sunday night's
rain will bring the tame hay GU,
wonderfully, but the crop will not
come up to the standard OF former
! years, Review.
Children's Day will be held al
Bethel NJ. E Church, South, the 18th
d Sunday in this month, at night
Everybody invited, and the lsdle:
are requested to leave their hats al
home. The exercises being held In
the evening 1t will be convenient ior
7 the ladies to do this. Quarterly
!. meeting will be held she 1st Sunday
I In June.
! Prot. VIII Dillon was In Butler the
last OF the week putting up a stiff
fight to prevent the removal o.
! about 20 miles OF Butler route No.
to new route out from Adrian
=. Mr.. Dillon says the majority OF the
patrons Of this route who get theil
; mail direct from the county seat are
satisfied and do not want to b,
changed to another delivery.
9 W. G. Laying and wife, OF Sar
/. Francisco, California, came In the
: last OF the week to look after prop
3 erty interests In this county. They
own the large and valuable Sobieska
tract OF land south OF the river and
will visit that property before re
turning. Mr.. Laying was adminstra
tor OF the Fife C. Sobiesks estate
and make final settlement with the
probate court Monday. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Laying were guests while In tht
city, oil Mr.. and Mrs. Jno c. Hayes
Ed. Heavelln was up to see US or
: Saturday to talk over all times ant
marvel at the progress Butler anC
Bates county have made In the pas
decade. Ed. said bis home would
have gone up In smoke last week, 1
Ike Lockridge had not been present
mounted the roof and worked like {
y Trojan. We reminded Ed. that Tx
= Is always on hand when bis irlend
Q need help.
VI W. A. Baker was In town Monday
|. and informed Us Of the death OF hi
iather.in.law, ]. d. Griffin, an oil
!, citizen OF Vernon county, which oc
. Cured at the home of T. Ed. Britt
In Hudson township, last week. MI
: Griffin had been visiting his daugh
. ter, Mrs. Baker, only a few days be
. fore, and took q congestive chill
while at Mr.: Britts'. He was 8.
: : years old and about twenty year
ago lived in Bates county.
:. Misses Ethel Ellege and Alt
;. Shankland, two young ladies OF Ricl
Hill, while out near Brushy Noun
with pleasure party inspecting tn