The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-24


less than a beer drinking bout be-
tween two ducks The fowls are
kept without water for two or three
days and then each is led to huge
basin of beer. which in their famish-
ed condition they drink eagerly,
and il is said that their drunken
antics would put any human soak"
to shame. The duck standing up
the longest under his jag is de-
clared the winner.
Itnow appears that l34,0ll electors
of st. Louis voted for candidates of
the Democratic or Republican party
for Supreme Court at the election.
That is Just l.066 fewer than voted
for Taft and Bryan in 1908. With
practically the same aggregate vote
each year the Democrats lost 6,2Sl
votes and the Republicans gained
5,2l5. So the way the Republican
majority of 1922 in 1905 became
"a, 739 in 1910 is quite Simple-mathe-
matically At least if not politically.
But does anybody really believe there
has been such an upheaval politically
in ST. Louis, while the rest of Mis-
souri, and all the country outside of
Missouri has been upheaving the 9TH
er way about?-Republic,
/ The recent stree, fair left an aliga-
tor with Charley Mitchell, and il has
been in a tank in his real estate Of
flee. where il has been viewed by
hundreds, especially the children, to
whom it is a great curiosity. The
reptile is very large, being six feet in
length. The colored population gives
il wide berth. In the days of slav-
cry in the south when slave escap-
ed capture, it was given out on the
plantation that he had been devouted
by crocodileS and a great dread of the
saurians was thus created among the
negroes. This fear seems to survive
in the race, hence they will not ap-
proach very close to Mr.. Mitchell S
pet. -OSceola Democrat
The Park Hotel, that is now pre-
sided over by the Yaple Bros, who
are also proprietorS of the Fraternal
Inn at Butler, is rapidly acquiring an
enviable prestige for the excellent
character OF service it is rendering
the public. The cuisine is not only
great improved, but number of inn
provements have been made in the
interior arrangement that contribute
greatly to the comfort and conven'
fence of the guests The proprietor.
are experienced hotel men, and they
are leaving nothing undone in theil
efforts to cater to the wants of the
public. -Eldorado Sun.
The experiment of testing the eff
cacy OF crude petroleum on the streets
of Eldorado is going to tried, says the
, Eldorado Sun. The experiment tina
is now in progress, is being made OF
. the part OF Main street Immediately
east of Spring street. The street i,
being properly graded, then it will bt
| covered by chat from the joplin
mines. Then it will be treated to ;
coat of crude oil. II the results prove
satisfactory, after proper trial, it il
probable that the whole of Main stree
will be oiled in the course of the mex
! few months.
! o. E. Groves of Burdette was
county seat visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. j. NJ. ChriSty is visiting he
: daughter, Mrs. G. G. Gilkeson a
E Warrensburg.
! Mr.. and Mrs, |. B. Sager, of EaS
) st. Louis, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
=. c. B. Mcfarland, of this city.
, Postmaster c. A. Chambers wa
given possession Tuesday of the Ma
. Weiner residence property on Mort
Main street which he purchased som
time ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Weiner an
l daughter, Miss Leah, will take apar
t ments at the FrateHnal Inn.
Hume now has . members of tn
: Missouri State Poultry Association
!. which entities the Hume Poultry A.
r sociation to two fine silver troph
: cups to be offered at the coming sho,
1 January 25. A number of our loo;
e breeders will have some fancy bird
4 on display at the State Show to b