The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-12

had printed an interesting program
for the August meeting of the Teach
ers and School Boards of Bates coun-
ty, to be held in Butler, Aug. Is and /
26, 1909.
Mrs. Mary Gordinier, sister of Mrs. !
A. w. Shay, died at her home in
Randall, Kansas, on last Thursday
and was buried Saturday. Mrs. Shay
was with her at the last. She will
visit relatives there for several days
before returning home.
Sheriff Bullock went to Lees Sum-
init Sunday and arrested H. A.
Thomas, with the Caffree Carnival
Company, on charge of forging two
checks on H. |. Seelinger, Of Summit
township. Preliminary will be held
Saturday before Squire w. W. Ross.
Duke w. Simpson was a pleasant
caller while in the city Thursday and
informed us that his brother, ex-
sheriff j. R. Simpson had about re-
covered from his recent severe sick
ness, at Sulphur, Okla, and is in a
fair way to fully regain his health.
He will remain there several months
yet,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. johnson Of
Richards, Mo-, and Mr.. and Mrs. E,
R. Johnson, and daughter, Lucille, of
Houston, Texas, visited the family Of
Ben johnson the last Of the week.
The former are the parents of Mr.
johnson and E. R., is brother who
has been living in the Lone Star state
for some time and is enthusiastic in
his praise of his home city and state.
He says Houston now has population
, of 10000 and is growing rapidly,
The ball game between the Court
House Gang and the City Dads, which
was rained out last Thursday, will
positively take place to-day. 1t will
: be the better for the delay, as it has
: given them time to get their nerves
: |steady. II is a bashful bunch, as all
S know, but when they get strung out
they 20 some. Don't miss the mos
enjoyable ball game of the season
! Only lOc, when it is well worth dol
lar.
&C. Spicer sold his place, east O
!. Butler the last of the week to Mr.
Boag, the consideration being abou
one hundred dollars per. acre. Mr.
y Spicer will give possession the frs
z of September. He has not fully con
/ cluded where he will locate, bu
e thinks of going to Clay county his oil
I" home. "Jack" Spicer was deput
under sheriff Smith and married
e Butler girl, Miss Myrtle Morgan
If Both are popular young people will
It our citizens.
u Hon. T. L. Harper claims the bel
IL for the record yield of wheat in Bate
le county for Lone Oak township. Bo
Walters raised 1853 bushels on fou
10 acres of ground, or 40 bushels and
,e pecks per acre, machine measure
IS this was raised on clover sod, and S
e. far as we can learn, not only tops tn
lie notch in Bates county, but in tn
" state of Missouri. Forty dollars an
r seventy-five cents per acre is prett
good for one seasons crop.
r Hon. Lawrence M. Griffith was u
i'll from Rich Hill Saturday meeting tn
in politicians and other citizens an
i'd made the The Times pleasant cal
n Mr.. Griffith has served the people {
I'd Bates county two terms very accep
no ably in the Lower House of the Mi
souri, Legislature, and rumor has
that he would not fight shy of an al
~ vancement to the senate. 1t is Bate
= county's time by right of rotation ar
~ will propably be conceded to us /
u the other counties.
i C. D. Bowman, writes from h
- home in Benedict, Kansas, that viii
ii has been twenty-six years since
left Bates county, he still enjoys rea
'r. ing The Times, and often sees Il
nd names of old school mates in its &C
vn umns. Says he is still enough of
d, Missourian to be a Democrat. 1t
Oh apparent that the rudiments of h
ne education was well founded and
lot years among Kansas Republican
IT. only tend to strengthen his faith.
Sarah Ogle, wife of Uncle b
er, Ogle, died at their home near Leney
to Kansas, after an illness of about tv