The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-01

Go to Payne Bros. for 4th of July
fireworks, roman candles, torpedoeS,
balloons, etc.
A large number of friends dropped
in during the week to take Squint at
our new quarters.
Go to Payne Bros. for your dinner
the 4th. They will make special
preparations for you.
DR.. Newlan, the popular practition-
er of the Ballard country, was in But
Ter Tuesday and favored us.
B. F. Jeter went to South Coffey-
vile Monday to look after some lots
he purchased in that new town.
Harper Hull, of Carlsbad, New
Mexico, stopped off in Butler Satur-
day for short visit with his cousin,
DR., j. 7. Hull.
We have Just received a nice lot of
4th of July fireworks and want you
to get your share, so come at once
Payne Bros.
For all kinds of nice cool, mild
drinks, candies, fruit and your din
ner Come to see us at Mrs. Endres'
old and.-Payne Bros.
Harley Wade and wife, of Kansas
City, visited his aunt Mrs. I. L.
Harper, the last of the week. They
were married in that city last We'd
nesday.
Squire F. M. Taylor and Jason
Deardorff, of Shawnee, were county
seat visitors on Tuesday and report
thingsflourishing in their "neck-o'the
woods"
| j. E. Bledsoe came in from Cali
fornia on Sunday for visit with his
sister, Mrs. Jno. M. Coleman. Mr..
Bledso was formerly a citizen of
Spruce township.
Captain V. L. Johnson, wife and
son Verney, jr., went out to Mrs.
Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Bachelor, in Deep Water to make
a protracted visit.
| LOST.-Smoke colored dress coat,
between old New Home and three
miles north, size Is. Will pay suit
able reward. Address or phone r.
E. Hensley, Foster, Mo.
| D. H. Arbogast and j. H. McCol-
Tough, of Foster, were business visitors
to Butler on Tuesday and favored us
with pleasant call and Mr.. McCol-
ough had his name enrolled for The
Times.
| Our esteemed friend Jas. g. Walk
er, the big farmer and stockman
southeast of Butler was a pleasant
caller on Saturday. He said he had
all his wheat in the shock and the in
, dications are the yield will be bounti-
full.
j. B. Carpenter, of Peru, was a
!. pleasant caller on Tuesday and had
his name enrolled for The Times.
Mr.. Carpenter said the wheat in his
neighborhood gives fair promise of
an abundant yield, and he never saw
better prospects for corn.
Alex. Cameron is showing with
considerable pride an egg, the size
usually credited to the pigeon family,
but Alex. says it is the first of many
laid by three months old pullet of
his raising. He is outstanding the
eggs with great care and ex-
poets to soon have a full setting and
thinks he can breed pullets that will
even beat this one.
A. B. Stone, assessor and Charles
PerrytreaSurer of Usage township
were in Butler Monday and favored
us pleasantly. The township board
made wise selection in appointing
Arch Stone assessor, vice j. r. Mill.
er, decd, as he is well posted on
values and knows every piece OF
property in the township and is
thoroughly competent.
w. H. Charters substantial farm
er and fine hog man of Spruce was in
Butler Saturday for medical treat
ment for bad eye which was injur-
ed while he was stretching barbed
wire on his place Friday. The wire
J broke and a portion flew back in his
face, sharp barb penetrating his
eye. a. While the sight is not injured
it made painful wound.
The Post says that j. S. Cheny and
James Drew, in Jail at Nevada, charg.
ed with burglarizing the McCrady
Mercantile store at Swartz, have
made full confession of guilt to the
officers, following an application Of
the third degree. They secured
about $50 worth of jewelry, some
shoes and shot gun. The iewelry
has been recovered, they wore the
| stolen shoes.
A large tower will be erected on
the vacant lots, southeast corner oil
, the square from which the fire works
will be displayed on the night Of July
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