The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

elected Grand Medical Examiner OF
the Degree of Honor as Hannibal,
by an almost unanimous vote. The
Office is quite a renumeratlve one,
and our fellow townsman has just |
cause TO feel highly honored. Hume
Telephone.
Henry Lohr, farmer OF Vernon
county, In order 30 save bis potato |
crop, consisting oiiour acres oivines,
from she ravsges OF the potato bugs, |
put nine pickers In she field so garner
up the bugs. Alter carefully going |
over the vines she results was measur-
ed up, amounting to just one bushel
and a half Of bugs.
Hsrve Bashore, living east OF the |
river, suffered a broken leg Wednes.
day afternoon by having a horse fell
on bis leg. He was riding into Bur-
rows 4 McLsughlin's barn when his
horse slipped on the concrete walk
and Tell, catching Mr.. Bashore's left
leg on the concrete walk. The limb
was broken near the ankle.-Rich
Hill Tribune.
The last general orders issued by
Aeict.nt General Rumbolt accepts
the resignation OF Arthur Duvall, as
Captain Of Company B., 2nd regi.
ment, n. G. NJ Under new orders
more time and attention Is required
OF company commanders, and Cap
tain Duvall feels that he could not
spare the time from his business en-.
gagements.
The TINES was complimented on
Saturday by a call from Mrs. j. 7.
Fox, OF Parsons, Kansas, In compa-
my with Mrs. Martin Briden, OF But
Ter. Mrs. Fox came to Butler with
her mother, Mrs. Fred Cobb, who
had been visiting her for some time.
She remained over In Butler for Dec.
Grafton Day services before return.
ing to Parsons.
Mrs. Anna Lyle Hill, who has been
q very successful teacher In our High
School for number OF years, declin.
ed the position for next year, In Or
der to take course In the State Uni.
versity. She left for Columbia on
Sunday to enroll for the summer
term, and will matriculate again In
September Tor the regular work.
Mrs. Hill ia an exceptionally bright
woman and her desire for q Univer.
sity education is commendable.
The Bates County School Book
Commission composed Of Supt. P.
NJ. Allison, ex-officio chairman, A. L.
Ives, Secy., and L. F. Robinson, met
at the court house In Butler on Mon.
day. After considering the matter
the commission unanimously decided
that no change In the school books
OF the county are necessary for next
year. After attending to routine
business the commission adjourned
subject TO call OF the chairman.
W. Il. Lowder OF New Home and
J. c. Rigsby, his brother.in-law, Of
Pulaski county, who is here on q
visit, we're In Butler Monday and
complimented The TINES Office. This
is Mr.. Rigsby's first visit TO Bates
county and Mr.. Lowder had not
seen him for twenty years and did
, not know him when they first met.
Mr.. Rigsby was much pleased with
our county and the county seat.
VI. c. Dakin had the bad luck to
get horse drowned In q creek west
OF the city ~ miles, Friday. He had
just purchased the team Of George
Allison and was on his way home.
He drove into the creek and got In
deeper than he expected. One Of the
horses was drowned and he did we'll
to get out himself. -Rockville Boost
or.
. The Butler Elks were again VIC
torious over the Nevada Elks, at the
return game played at Nevada on
last Sunday afternoon, the score
standing 8 to 6. e. R. Home and J.
II. Smith composed the Butler team
battery. A number Of enthusiastic
, friends accompanied the team to
Nevada, and all Butler visitors were
royalty treated by the Nevada PEG.
pie.
Miss Ada Buck, Of Kansas City,
came to Butler and stayed over