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

ing, February Ssh. Mrs. Boron ana
the baby both doing we'll, We arr
glad TO report. Ed. will recover.
At special election held In Hume
last week, the proposition was car
Fled TO grant Chss. Ball, OF MERCER,
In f! :. a swenty years gas franchise
Mr.. Ball promises TO begin prospect
Ing for gas at an early day, and told
the people OF that town that he had
an outfit that he could drill a hole
thousand feet deep In few days.
MIR Ball ought to make a fortune
ont OF his drilling ouytt, without
monkeying with gas franchises.
DR.. W. d. vint, who owned a large
farm near Hume and sold Is about a
year ago, has purchased another
farm near that place. Alter dispos
Ing uf his property, DR.. ylnt looked
around Tor a location In some other
part OF the country. He lookedover
She country north, east, west and
south and saw nothing that looked
better than Bates county, and 80 he
decided TO invesS again in Bates
county land and remain here. West.
EN- Enterprise.
Uncle Ben Comfort was in Butler
last week and ordered his TINES
changed from Amsterdam to Noun.
tainair, New Mexico He said he had
his cars loaded with household goods
and stock, and together with his
four SONS was all ready to start for
that country, Uncle Ben Comfort
is q pioneer citizen OF Bates county,
and is held in the highest esteem by
she people OF the west part OF the
county, where he is 80 well known.
The lines wishes him health and
prosperity in the new country to
which he Is venturing In his old age.
The TINES was complimented by u
call from George Speer and wife, who
had visited his father, uncle Jimmy
Speer and other relatives, at Johns
town, and were on their way home
to Caldwell, Kansas. George Spcer
and Miss Estella Winton were mar
ried at tine home OF the brides par.
ents In Monett, No, on January
goth 1909 They were school mates
as Springfield, Mo, The bride lie IA
pretty and charming listle lady, and
she groom Is a sturdy Bates county
farmer boy, THE TINES wishes them
happiness and prosperity.
Victor Bailey, the ID year old
school boy who fatally stabbed his
older brother Kirk last week during
a quarrel, aud ran away on the night
OF the stabbing, returned to his
home In Sedala on Saturday. He
made his way TO a former neighbours
Mr.. King, living near Kansas City.
Alter learning his story, Mr.. King
bought him warm clothing and pur.
chased him ticket back to Sedalia.
Ii is thought that he will not be
prosecuted, owing TO his tender
years, and she fact that his brother
was the agressor
For the second time within week
the sheriff at Nevada was able to
Illustrate Jail breakers through tips
given him by q one legged negro
prisoner, awaiting trial for shooting
a woman with whom helived. Ernest
Gray, awaiting trial for robbing
residences and Il school house near
richards, had dug his way nearly to
freedom when the negro told the
sheriff and further proceedings In
that direction were discontinued
Saturday morning the sheriff had
another tip and found that Gray ss-
sisted by another prisoner had re
moved the cement holding large
rock In place In the wall and was
about ready to make his exit
/ In ano.her column we publish an
article from Col Peter Denning il
answer to recent structures by Col
Charley Morrison. Is will be noticed
that Col. Denning does not deny the
Impeachment by Col Morrison that
be Yves led to criticize the country
surrounding Mountainair by the
dry condition" prevailing, but Col
Denning places an entirely different
meaning on that term from that i'm
piled by Col. Morrison's article. Col.
Denning intimates very strongly
that Col. Morrison's views OF that
country are warped by pecuniary
considerations. Col Morrison may
be expected to have something to
say as to that charge. So long ss
these distinguished Bates County Re.
publicsns confine themselves to q
high plain OF ethics In discussing
these mostsd questions, the columns
OF THE TINES will be open to them.
That excellent Democratic organ,
the st. Joseph Observer, presents a
number OF most convincing reasons
why, OF ell others, David R. Francis
should be chosen as the Democratic
stsndafd-bearer In the race to be
made two years hence Tor Senator
Warmers seat In the Senate. The
Observer points out that while Mr..