The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-04-08

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Hume Tor u short visit with relatives
she first OF she week, after which they
go tn Kansas City to locate, he hav.
Ing purchased a hall interest In a
grocery store with his brother.in.law,
MIR. Moore
Power Bros. are having lot OF
new machinery Installed in their big
Touring mill plant, in the south part
OF town, They keep their plant up
with modern and latest improved
machinery to be able to compete
wish all corners on flour.
j. X simpson, wife and daughter
lefs the trss OF the week for Sulphur
Springs, Okla, where they 90 for Mr..
Simpsons health Mr.. Simpsons
many friends In Butler and Bates
county hope the change will prove
beneficial.
Strother Lewis was In Butler Sat-
urdsy from his home In West Point.
He favored US pleasantly and renew.
ed for his father, Rev. A. II Lewis.
He reports his father as enjoying ex-
ceptionally good health for man OF
his extreme years.
j. NJ Chambers was In to see us
Wednesday and said that be wanted
to get his name in the pot for the
next Recorders race. Mr.. Chambers
Is an old citizen and influential Dem.
ocrat and made very creditable
race Tor the nomination for this OF.
fee eight years ago.
c. II. Bryant, OF St. Clair county
was in town Friday, disposing Of the
surplus grain raised on his farm In
Pleasant Gap township. Mr. Bryant,
It will be remembered married Miss
Lille Lamb, daughter OF Alex Lamb,
who formerly taught In our public
schools
Carl Decker, living east OF Butler,
killed big gray goose on his pond
Friday evening. He saw the lone
goose come over, circle and light.
He wen. TO tn house and secured
his gun and some shells With No. 2
shot He sneaked up to the bank,
when it was all up with Mr.. Goose.
Friday afternoon Judge J. A. Sill
vers performed the marriage cere-
mony, which united Clarence Snod.
grass and Miss Blanche VanHoy, the
charming daughter OF D. VanHoy.
The contracting parties are popular
and well-known young people OF Deep
Water township.
The city election at Rich Hill on
Tuesday was quite spirited and q
large vote was polled. The interest.
ed conferred around Mayor and Mar
shall. 1t was q non-partisisn contest,
each candidate running on bis indi
vidual merits. s D. Cole was elected
Mayor and Al. Benefited war re.elect.
ed Marshal
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Swarens, Of
Foster, we're In Butler Wednesday
and complimented US. Mr. Swsrens
said, II conditions are ripe, heexpects
to make the race for Circuit Clerk
next year. Mr.. Swarens is q hard.
ware merchant at Foster, is q strong
man in that locality and an infuen-
tial Democratic worker.
The city election OF Butler was
without interest, there practically
being only one ticket In the field.
The officers elected are, j. E. Viii.
Hams, mayor; Arthur Duvall, treas.
urer; j. E. Smith, collector; E. A.
Bennett, alderman LIST ward; II. G.
Cook, End; Clyde Mcfarland, 3rd; A.
o. Welton and Arthur Wemott 4th:
school directors, j. E. Harper, W. o.
Atkeson.
Durno, the magician, last Friday
night completed the numbers Tor the
lecture course for this season The
entertainments furnished have been
high grade and very satisfactory to
the patrons, and It is hoped the gen.
tlemen who have II in charge will
continue it next year. The last two
numbers furnished this season, Ralph
Bingham and Durno, were exception
ally fine. and while entirely different,
! each Uaa an a rtiat In hia limo