The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-25

/ A horse owned OY Mrs. Clarence
Webb, OF Spruce, broke loose from a
hitch rack In she northwest part Of
town on Friday and wrecked the
buggy.
White Wysndotte Chickens, Emb-
den Geese, good ones, eggs for sale,
Address, NJ. R. Lyle, Route No. 4,
Butler. Phone line =, Peru and
Pleasant Gap. 22,2t
Mrs. Fred Fix, OF Rockville, widow
OF the late Judge Fix and mother OF
Frank and Charley Fix, is reported
quite low with complication OF dis
eases incident to old age.
WANTE D:-Reliable, energetic
man TO sell lubricsting oils, gresses
and paints in Bates and adjacent
counties. Salary or Commission =
Stetson Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. ~
Ex-Presidlng Judge j. W. MeFad
den, V.rginia's prosperous merchant,
Was business caller while In Butler
Tuesday. He reports the farmers
In his neighborhood busy and well
up with sheir spring work.
l.. c. Culbertson, n substantial
young farmer OF summit, favored Us
pleasantly on Saturday. Mr.. Cul,
bertson has been re.nominated con.
stable and collector OF his township
on the Democratic ticket, and should
be elected by an increased majority.
Miss Lena Cole, stenogrspher In
the city offices of the Kansas City
Southern Ry. Co., returned to her
post OF duty the first OF the week al.
ter several days pleasantly spent
with her parents, Judge and Mrs. W.
7. Cole.
Some thief visited the premises Of
John Colburn, in Warrensburg, and
stole fine Jersey COW and two
geese. MIR. Colburn advertises II they
will bring back the geese, they may
keep the COW, and no questions will
be asked.
Frank Holland was In Monday and
left an order for bills for his fine
Arabian stallion, Prince. MIR. Hol.
land Is Democratic committeeman
and trustee OF his township and has
been re-nominated for trustee. He
Is a strong man In his party councils
In the county.
II persons know that the law IL
being violated they should 60 TO the
proper officer and make their com.
plant, and not sit around and howl
about It, Unless an officer sees the
law violated he is powerless to dc
anything without a complaint -
Adrian journal.
Prof. Stephen Smith and young
Mr.. Snow, of Mingo township, were
in Saturday and favored US pleas
sntly. They came to Butler to at
tend the county spelling contest hav.
Ing failed to receive the notice OF
postponement.
Mrs. Lizzie Ash left she first OF the
week for Fredonia, Kansas, near
which place she recently purchased q
ranch, on which she and her two
boys will live. Mrs. Ash is the daugh.
ter of the late }. X. Roster, has lived
many years in Butler, where she ha-
strong friends who will rejoice In he,
happiness and prosperity.
| o. p Wilson, who was one OF the
organizers OF the Montrose Saving
Bank and for several years cashier
but who resigned about II years
ago, was In town Tuesday, shaking
hands with old friends. Mir. Wilson
Is now in the stock business, with
headquarters In Butler, Mo.-Mont.
rose Record.
The Liberty Advance publishes tn
names OF those who entered the Con
federate army from Clay county and
were either killed or died from
wounds and disease. The list EN-
braced 217 names and OF those 13C
we're killed outright in action. THAI
Is big casualty list for one county
that was sparsely settled when the
war of sixties began.
Charles j. keil, business man oil
Clinton, offers to be one Of 100 bust