The Butler weekly times., 1909-01-21


~ clerk, received tiattering offer
from the Buxton-Skinner Book and
Stationery Co, oi St. Louis, TO 20
on the road, with territory covering
Oklahoma aid Kansas. Mr. Weeks
decided to til+ouI his tenn OF office.
4 big steam drilling machine was
unloaded on the Mo. Psc. right Of
way In this city today. Is is under
stood the machine came from Glrsrd,
Kans and is to be used In putting
down deep prospect hole on the
Ell Morris land in the Carbon Center
neighborhood.-Rich Hill Review.
A Bates county man In the recent
election lost S14 by his own vote
He bet friend that Bullock would
beat Beard for sheriff by one hun.
dred votes, but said he was going TO
vote for Beard. He did, and Bullock
was elected by 90. Had he voted Tor
Bullock he would have won.-Rich
Hill Tribune.
r. A. Robinson was to have been
tried for insanity before Probate
Judge Silvers, Wednesday, but the
case was postponed. Robinson is
the man who was mixed up In the
Bill Daniels hanging scrspe, and re-
Gently arrested Tor whipping his di.
vorced wife with a rawhide. Hume
Telephone.
A call has been made Tor the an
nual convention OF the 22nd district
W. c. T. I. at Liberal, Missouri, on
January 2S 20, 1909 The ". c T,
[ women OF the 22nd district, com
prising she counties OF Bates, Vernon
and Barton are urged to attend. An
interesting program has been pre-,
pared,
F, NJ Woods was pleasant caller
while in the city the last OF the week
and had his dates set ahead. Marion
wore that smile that never comes off
and said he wasn't missing any good
opportunities Tor telling the people
that his decided choice Tor next DEM
ocratic nomination for Recorder is
f. NJ. Woods.
Deputy county clerk W. B. Weeks
kindly furnished US the figures for
the article under she caption "a few
figures worth your WHILE" He also
furnishes US copy Of the abstract
OF the assessment books OF Bates
county Of 1909, together with the
assessment Of banks and trust com.
panies Of the county for sll OF which
hs viii accept our thanks.
Hon. Lawrence N. Griffith orders
his paper changed to the state cspi
tai, where he can be found laborinp
for the best interests Of the people oI
Bates county and the whole state
Mr.. Griffith Is making . very credita
BILE representative and wields large
influence In the house. Being on th'
minority side will, Of course, be &
hsndy-csp for this session.
The State Board OF Railroad ant
Warehouse Commissioners, at ,
meeting In Jefferson City last week
reorganized by electing Frank B
Wightman chairman. Il has Ion,
been customary to elect the oldes
member In point OF service. MI
Wightman Is the only Republican
member OF the Board. John A. Knot
and Rube Oglesby are the Demo
cratic members. Thos. Bradbur
was re elected Secretary.
r. Well died at his home In 81
Louis on last Thursday, Jany. 14t
1909, In his S1st year. Funeral gel
vices were held on Sunday, largel
J attended. Mr.. We'll was prominen
In business Jewish circles In that cit J
For many fears in the seventies T
1g We'll conducted the only exclusiv
D., boot and shoe store In Butler. II
,r resided in St. Louis the greater pal
4, of the time, however and had b
p son Adoiphus in charge OF his stor
40 here.
Jim Sacre called while in Butle
;. Saturday and had his subscriptio
- set ahead, as has been his prsctic
AZ for the past quarter of centur.
!. and Jim's not an old man yet, b
- any means, but his young appeal
"a ance may be attributable to th
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