The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-29

Inc opruce CensralS received the
% piece silver tea set and 10 other
presents which were very much APP
preciated. We wish to thank you all
for your kind giving. We wish you
all a prosperous and happy New
Year.
Mr.. and MRS. E. B. WINANS.
w. X. Royce and son Edgar, the
coal operators, donated five loads of
coal to as many worthy widows in
this city, says the Rich Hill Review.
These Xmas presents were placed by
Messrs. Royce at the direction of the
city council.
Jos. L. Keedy and wife celebrated
their golden wedding, or 50th mar
rage anniversary Arkansas City, says
the Review. They were former
residents of Rich Hill. Mr.. Keedy is
now u and his wife is SO years of
age. Both are still very young old
people.
Mrs. Coleman Smith, of this city,
has been notified that she has been
awarded a prize of $l0.0Oupon quilt
which she exhibited during the Reve-
lutionary Quilt contest held by the
Walker-McKibben Mere. Co. this fall
for the Reddisode Batting Co., OF
Cincinnati, Ohio.
They say Capt. j. D. Allen came
all the way from jefferson City t
take a look at that new grand-daugh
ter; they also say the old man thinks
her the best looking girl in Butler; i
is further alleged that Grandma Orr
fully agrees with him, and still further
averred that the little miss already
has more hair on the front part of he
head than Grandpa Jake. Review
Luther Gwin is making improve
ments on the Green building thi
week which will be the home o
Dicks Print Shop as soon as com
pleted. A new front and back will
be put in and other needed repair
made which when done will make II
a very comfortable home. We ex
pect to move next week.-Amster
dam Enterprise.
The Christmas ball and reception
held at the Fraternal Inn by tn,
Yaple Brothers, Monday night, wa
one of the most enjoyable socia
events ever held in this city. Nearl.
three hundred invitations had beel
issued and the spacious ball and re
ception rooms were we'll file
throughout the evening. Deliciou
: refreshments were served.
, Because certain subscribers to tn
i fund refuse to pay their obligations
the new Y. NJ. C. A. building at Can
thage remains empty. The sui
scribers contend that they Of
fered to give money to erect tn
t building out of Carthage stone," bu
) discarded" paving brick was use
instead. The Building Committe
filed suit against some of the sui
scriberS. They will contest the cast
For some reason the Republican
i exempted st. Clair county from tn
list of counties in which they wei
-, going to make contests. They SIT
q threaten CaSs, Bates and Henry. {
course this threat is merely made
9 brighten the Democrats away fromS
Louis, but it will not work. If thel
was rottenesS and fraud there II
Y people want toknow it. The electio
in Bates, Cass and Henry was fair ar
h nobody will object to the closest SER
# tiny of the poll books and the ballot
d -Osceola Democrat.
An Associated Press dispatch say
{ "The possessions of one-sixteen
u negro blood brings a person und,
. the classification Of negro accor
u ing to decision of the district cou
$ of appeals in the case of Isabel
Wall, years old, against the boal
r. of education. The girl was admittt
q to white school more than a We;
# ago, but afterward was excluded {
!, the ground that she was a negr
e The evidence showed that the 81
% had one-sixteenth negro blood in h
o veins, and Justice Wright, in the di