The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-11

William Stone, OF East Boone, has
accepted q position at the jail under
Sheriff Bullock. MIR, Stone held a
similar position under Sheriff Mudd
several years ago.
Walter Lynch, q student at VII
liam Jewell College, came home the
first OF the week for n few days visit
with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo,
| Lynch.
Mrs. Hal Woodside. who had been
visiting Mrs Jas A. DeArmond for
several days, leis for Westplains the
first OF the week to visit her parents,
Judge and Mrs. w. N. Evans, before
returning to her home In St. Louis.
Edgar l Williams spent a few days
the first OF the week In Butler greet.
Ing old friends and trsnsacting bust.
ness. He brought shipment oicAt-
tie from his home at Rush Springs,
Okla, to Kansas City. Mr.. Williams
is prospecting In the new country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barckley, OF Canada,
and Miss Barckley, OF Kansas City,
visited the family OF Jas. G. Walker
last week Mrs, Walker is an aunt
Of Mr.. Barckley and his sister. They
are prominent people, Mr.. Barckley
being large land owner OF Canada.
T. c. Robinson, with the Northwest
Publishing Company, who has been
visiting relatives and friends at
Sprague for several weeks was In
Butler Tuesday, and left that day
for st. Louis to resume his duties
with the company,
aaron" came In from Virginia
Monday to bring his daughter, Mrs
Omer Drysdsle, who left for her home
at Braymer, Caldwell county, Mo-,
where Mr.. Drysdale ia engaged IN
merchandising. Mrs. Drysdale had
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs G W. Park, for the past two
weeks.
The repositories for the stated funds
for she next four years have been
selected. Treasurer Cowgirl during
his term will receive q higher rate OF
interest upon the state moneys than
was ever before received. The rate
Is ten per cent higher than that re-
ceived by Treasurer Gmelich OF which
so much was made by the republi
cans during the recent campaign
Carthage Dem ocrat.
Clyde E. Robbins, the auctioneer,
came In from Joplin Saturday, where
he left his wife resting In q hospital,
from the effects OF what is thought
to be very successful operation Tor
ovarian troubles. Mr.. Robbins was
naturally very uneasy, but said the
ply sicians in charge held out the
hope that no serious complications
would arise and that Mrs. Robbins
recover would be rapid.
A meeting of stockholders OF the
Bates County Fair Association was
held In the Probate Court room on
last Saturday afternoon. The fol.
lowing directors we're elected to serve
for the ensuing year: j. R. Baum,
N. B. Mcfarland, Sam Walls, James
Harrison, W. d. Dunn, j. j. Mckee,
W. g. Sellon, T. j. Day, Walker
Cannon, Emmett Hook, Frank
WEIGH, W. A Baker, A. o. Welton. =
The Enterprise tells Of the expert.
ences OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Robson,
Of Joplin, who drove into Amster.
dam In On automobile last week, on
q pleasure trip. That night 1t rained.
They started next morning for Rich
Hill. Some time later Mrs. Robson
showed up In q farmers wagon and
sent help back to her husband, who
was holding down the auto in the
mud about mile out OF town. With
rope and tackle, at the end OF good
pair of mules and the machine was
returned to town and stored, while
Mr. and Mrs. Robson continued
their pleasure trip on the steam cars.