The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-18
The Johnson Countv Star "a hoast.

i'k o'Ct suC iuSt suos tucf tus uP
ten thousand dollars In national
bank currency in that office last week
They explain it this way: "Presi.
dent Johnson and Cashier Eads
brought TO the Star office ten thou
sand dollars In national bank notes
In large sheets, and we manipulated
the large power cutting machine In
cutting the bank notes to the regula
tion size. The bank officials kept
their weather eye" on US all the
time, while the operation was going
on, but we had u good time finger.
ing the "evil" stuff, just the same"
Vim. Lahey at his pleasant and
hospitable rural home in Hudson
township has had the pleasure dur.
Ing the past week or two OF visit
from his cousin, j. NJ. Thomas, one
OF the pioneer residents OF Kansas
City. Mr.. Thomas comes down TO
the Laney home about once a year
Tor a good visit and, as he expressed
Il, "to get some extra good eating"
Ii has been our good fortune at
times past to break bread with Mr..
Lsney and We can readily account
for the attractions in the home for
Mr.. Thomas and all Others who en-,
Joy a cordial welcome and Cooking
just like mothers. Appleton Jour.
nal.
A package OF stamps, TO the value
Of SOB was found by a farmer nam.
ed Sam Raber, in a hay stack ON his
farm near Medford, Mo, last week,
The stamps we're identified by Scott
Fisher, former post master at Den.
ton, as those stolen from that post
office when it was robbed last fall.
The next day Raber found the bal
ance OF the stamps lost by the Den
ton post office, near where he found
the first package. The package did
not have the appearance OF having
been exposed, and the belief is that
the post office robber lives in that
neighborhood and took that method
to get rid Of very damaging evidence,
being a novice In robbing and afraid
TO try dlsposing OF them.
The 18th anniversary OF the ladies
Wednesday Coterie Club was cele-
brated at the home of Mrs. John C
Hayes last Wednesday afternoon.
Each member was entitled to aguest
and there being "a members, made a
goodly company. In conjunction
with the regular literary program, q
short comedy was given, entitled the
"Real Thing" and those present
pronounced 1t the real thing, 1t solv-
ing, in q ludicrous manner, the ser
want girl problem. In token OF
esteem to q retiring member, Mrs. A.
B. Ludwick, who is shortly to leave
Butler for Oklahoma, was presented
with a handsomely engraved silver
fork. The ladies Coterie Is an estab-
lished institution OF our town, oil
which we are all mighty proud.
George Garrett OF Butler, Mo-, a
regular shipper, states that in the
next few weeks, If hog prices hold up,
there will be a pretty fair run Of
heavy hogs from his neighborhood.
"You see," he said, FARMERS have
! been holding their best hogs for $6
) at home, and when they can get that
they will let them go. After the lot
, which has been held back is disposed
of, do not know where a carload ol
; good hogs can be found In all my
, territory. And would not be sur
, prised after that to see hog prices
, hold up for q good while. No farmer
who has the shoats that are large
enough to feed will pay the pric,
y corn brings now to feed to sucf
: hogs The price on hogs will hav'
? to hold up around Sc In the country
. to make them pay out. Feeding
|, hogs alone Is more expensive thar
e feeding them with cattle, and no cat
!. tie will be fed from now on. TIT
whole live stock situation is Just .