The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-02

crops III TelldOle Olu Line insurance
Company, also fire, lightning and
Tornado.-C. S. Ewin. 28-1t.
J. W. Lapsley of Pleasant Hill
spent Tuesday in this city, the guest
of Rev. Claude S. Handy. Mr..
Lapsley represents the Moline Plow
Co.
j. S. Newton, one of Summit town
ships prominent farmers is danger
ously i'll with an attack of stomach
trouble. Mr.. Newton is sixty-two
years of age.
Dog owners have been rushing to
the city clerk and marshal this week
to pay dog tax. Orders have been
issued to kill all CANNES upon which
the tax is not paid.
Mrs D. 7. McGaughey entertained
about thirty-five guests Monday after
noon at a miscellaneous shower in
honor of the approaching marriage of
Miss Edith Vaughan.
j. W. Cole left Tuesday noon for
Redlands, California, where he ex-
poets to make his future home. Mr..
Cole has purchased an orange grove
Of SO trees at that place.
H. c. Wyatt has returned home
from the south where he spent the
winter months. Mr.. Wyatt has trav-
eled extensively and has some inter-
esting pictures of places he has visited.
A card from Mrs. w. T. Tedford
at Kansas City, reports that her hus-
band, Maj. Tedford, is still lingering
near death door. He is unconscious
greater portion Of the time, and his
suffering is almost unbearable. His
death is momentarily expected. -
Review.
G. l. Mills, Of Clinton, was checked
in the last of the week to succeed w.
E. Guyant as agent for the Wells Far
60 Express Co., in this city. Mr..
Guyant resigned to move onto his
farm northwest of this city. Watt
Gillian will continue in charge Of the
collections and deliveries.
Miss Nora Porter died at the home
Of her father, j. L. Porter, of near
Johnstown Wednesday, April Is, as
the result of an attack of heart failure.
Funeral services, conducted by DR..
S. w. Maxey, were held Thursday
afternoon and interment was made in
the Johnstown cemetery.
Mel Campbell, Nyhart's enterpris-
ing merchant spent Sunday here with
home folks. Mr.. Campbell has first
class, up-to-date general store at N.Y.
hart and handles everything from
peanuts to threshing machines. He
is one Of the most popular business
men in southwestern Bates.
A. B. Owen, DR.. T. w. Arnold and
Jas. Holloway are making an effort
to interest the property owners on
Ohio street in proposition to oil the
street from the square to the depot.
The application Of oil on this street
will work wonders and it is to be
hoped that all property owners will
take an active interest in the matter.
Our old friend Alex Moore of
Pleasant Gap township was in the
last of the week and made The Times
a most pleasant call. Alex is great
watermelon raiser and last year found
a heavy demand for his crop in But
Ter. He informs us that he intends
putting in 20 acres of the luscious F..
[rult TINS year.
Rev. L. w. Keele had a narrow
escape from drowning near the J. F. s
Allen place in Lone Oak township !
Sunday night while returning home |
rom the Salem church. Rev. Keele
attempted to drive across draw and
lis horse and buggy were swept
way by the high waters and after {
,eing washed for considerable dis !
ance they were landed in meadow. :,
E. B. Silvers of this city won the il
ebate on the Single Tax proposition =
friday night at the Hudson school \
ouse against John z. White, Nation c
| Lecturer for the Single Tax move 3
lent, who had the affirmative side a
+ the question. The decision of the !;
ebate was left in the hands of the e,
udience and vote taken, the result
eng uninanimous decision for Mr..
ilvers. Elmer has been actively en-