The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-05

valuable horses OedQ IN tne earn one
day last week. He was unable to tell
the exact cause of his death, probably
from the excessive heat
Paul Levy, manager of the Sam
Levy Mercantile Company, of this
city, left Saturday evening for St.
Louis and other eastern cities for
three weeks stay at the markets.
w. M. Jennings, living south of
town had valuable horse killed in
his barn. by getting its foot over the
haulter and throwing itself, in the
fall its neck was broken.
Miss Ruby Davis left for her home
in Kansas City on Saturday after
three weeks pleasant visit with her
old friends and schoolmates in Butler.
She was accompanied home by Miss
Susie Smith, who will visit her for a
few days.
Mrs. C. C. Catterlin and daughter,
Miss Pearl, left Saturday for Lone
Elm, Kansas, to visit her son, Walter
Catterlin, who has charge of the
branch office of the Carpenter &
Shafer Mfg. Company at that place.
Prof. T. j. Wheeler, of Homer,
was in Butler on business and favor.
ed us pleasantly. Mr.. Wheeler has
been teaching in our county for
thirty years and is probably the dean
Of Bates county teachers in point OF
length of service.
Browney Pearson, the coal man
and Chas. F. Perry, Collector OF
Usage township. were in Butler on
business before the county court
Tuesday and did not forget to drop
in and swap experiences with the
editor.
The Coffree Carnival, which under
the auspices of the Firemen had a
J week in Butler, gave clean entertain.
mentS, and there was an absence Of
rowdyism that usually attends travel
, ing shows of this kind. The shows
could hardly be classed as high
grade, but they were amusing and
were very well attended.
LATE Classify called while in town
Saturday. Said the farmers in his
, section are about through with theil
hay harvest. The wheat crop turned
out very satisfactory. He said he hac
, some corn in the hard roasting ear
and it will make corn, without more
, rain. A few more good rains insures
[ the corn.
Ex-County School Superintendent
: A. L. Ives, who is attending the sum
mer normal at Warrensburg, CAM
/ down Friday night to spend Saturda.
and Sunday with his family. Prof
, Ives is admittedly one of the hes
school men in this section of tn,
state and the Butler board was for
tunate in securing his services a
' principal for the coming year.
: A. l.. Gilmore and wife, little Mis-
\ Edna and Art Gilmore jr., were pleas
t ant callers at The Times sanctum OF
/. Tuesday. They were on their wa
o to Ramsay City where Mrs. Gilmor
;. will visit her sister-in-law, Mrs
James Keen for a few days. Al
o spent a day on the market returnin
s home at night.
g Charles w. Porter, an old vetera
e of the civil war, died at his home i
It Pleasant Gap township on Sunday
e Funeral services were held Monda
h from the Double Branches churc
It and burial in that cemetery. Nh
;. Porter was in his 18th year and Ia
v been a resident of Bates county TO
r. about twenty-five years.
n Porter NJ. Allison, superintendent
Il of county schools, returned HON
y from Warrensburg Friday evenin
:, where he had spent two weeks al
t. tending a course of special lecture
t. on county school supervision. H
y expects to attend the State CONVEX
y ton of county superintendent ;
IS Jefferson City, beginning Angus
IS 10th and continuing in session fiv
days.
$ The Times was complimented 0
e Saturday by a pleasant call fror
: Thos. P. and James H. Crawford
81 Thomas is prosperous farmer {
n this county and Jas. H., well know