The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-04

Wesley +. Black, who has held a
position with the Farmers Bank Tor
toe p .st two years, has rendered his
res Equation to accept the bookkeep-
Tx work o' the Missouri State Bank.
De- c, Mize, trustee n New Home,
V. l.. Garrison, trustee Of Mound,
end W II Gerken, trustee OF Lone
Oak, all made settlements with the
county court for school monies held
by thep.
W. Miller, living southwest OF But.
Ter, left for Msttison, Col last week
with car load OF personal effects.
Mrs Miller will leave for that place
,his week. They expect to make
their permanent home there.
De. c Mizs, treasurer OF New Home
township, was In Butler Tuesday,
settling with county treasurer Bell.
We acknowledge a pleasant call. De
is a popular, genial gentleman and
is telling his friends on the q t. that
he will be q candidate for Recorder.
N. Groves, C 0 Licklider, G. l..
Dean and E. NJ. Honzlker, a commits
tee OF representative taxpsying citiz
ems Of West Boone, were before the
county court on Tuesday In the in
terest OF q bridge across East Nor.
mon Fork between sections one and
swelve, in that township.
Our old friend j. W. Ashbaugh, OF
East Boone, remembers US with re.
mittance for renewal. Rain or shine
for the past thirty years, he has
faithfully observed this obligation,
and THE TINES holds him in the
highest esteem as one Of its Oldest
and most punctual subscribers.
Don't forget Ralph Bingham the
next number on the lecture course,
and you will not be lectured, just
furnished a pleasant evenings enter.
tainment, full OF spice, both Joyful
and pathetic. He will be here on
Next Wednesday evening, February
10th.
l. A Fuller was kicked and seri.
ously hurt by horse Thursday even.
ming. MIR. Fuller drives a medicine
wagon and stopped for the night al
Adam Hermau's north east OF But
Ter. He had turned the horses In the
stable lot and in trying TO catct
them one horse turned and gave hin
3 Vicious kick
j. W. Wheatley, who recently SOLD
bis farm west OF Butler for seventy
dollars per acre, was in Tuesday tc
have bills printed for q public salt
at his place next Wednesday, Feby
10th. MIR. Whestley came to Bates
county in the spring Of 1875, ani
has prospered as the county grew ir
wealth. He said be has not fully de-
termined where he will locate.
The following is the grand jury
panel for this term, now ierretinc
out law violators: Walter Staley
Mingo; John Stone, Deer Creek; E E
Ward, West Boone; Ed. Wyatt. Elk
hart; j. NJ. Green, Shawnee; Davi.
Radiord, Deepwater; R. A Piggott
Ms. Pleasant; Frank Stilwsll, Homer
VIM Lowder, New Home; d. B
Sweesy, foreman, Pleasant Gap
Charley Perry, Usage.
Circuit court got under good head
way on Monday, with his honor
Judge Chas A. Denton on the bench
circuit clerk T. Dan Embree and
sheriff W. j. Bullock at their stations
with their respective deputies and
assistants on the jump. The first
day. a., usual was spent In reading
the docket, fling orders Of publica.
.ion and mapping tbe work general.
ly to be followed during the term
The grand jury was organised and
Judge Denton delivered them q
strong charge, covering about al
crimes Of the calander liable to be
enacted In Bates county. D. B.
Sweezy, OF Pleasant Gap township
was appointed foreman.