The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-13


her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bow
den, at Ell Dorado, arrived in this city
Wednesday noon and is the guest O.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Allison.
A real estate deal of considerable
magnitude was closed here the last
of the week when U. S. Ison and j.
w. Barnhart traded farms. The
trade included Mr.. Barnhart's $50
acre farm lying three miles north
east of this city and Mr.. Ison's farm
about six miles southeast of town.
Judge C. A. Calvird was called
home Friday on account of the death
Of his sister-in-law Sarah M. Adam
son in St. Clair county. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Calvird home
Saturday and interment made at Clin-
ton.
The Concert given by the Butler
Band Thursday night for the benefit
of the Ladies' Cemetery Association
was indeed a musical treat, the
"boys" rendering a delightful pro-
gram. The house was crowded and
and considerable sum was realized.
Ruby McElwain, aged 7 years,
died Friday, February 9TH at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. McElwain in Shawnee town.
ship. Funeral services conducted by
Rev. L. w. Keele were held Satur-
day and interment made at Bethel
cemetery.
c. N. Mcfarland expects to leave
the last of the week for Texas, to re-
stock the ranch of Mcfarland e. Sons
with cattle, they having recently sold
their entire bunch of COWS for $50
per head; this is one of the highest
prices paid for range cows in their
section of the Pan Handle, and es-
tablishes the we'll known fact that
good cattle are scarce.
Black e. Arnold Clothing Co.
w. a. Grow, a former resident of
this city but now of Humansville,
Missouri, has been recommended for
postmaster Of that city by Congress-
man Hamlin Of the Seventh Missouri
District. Mr. Crow is a cousin of N.
B. Jeter of this city and came to But
Ter in 1873 and learned the iewelry
business under Mr.. Jeter. In 1883
he moved to Schell City and in 1891
moved to Humansville, where he is
employed in the iewelry business.
Harrisonville, Mo-, Feb. 5th.-The
campaign for farm adviser for Cass
county will close this week with a
mass meeting at the court house at
this place next Saturday. At this
meeting the twenty-four banks of the
county will present their petitions
asking for the necessary appropria-
ton. Prot. Sam Jordon, farm advis-
err for Pettis county, will speak at
Pleasant Hill Friday morning, Prof.
D. H. Doane, state leader will be the
principal speaker at the meeting Sat-
urday.
The interior of the circuit court
rooms have been remodeled by
changing the Judges rostrum, the
clerks desk and the lawyers tables
from the north end of the room to |
the south end, and constructing a
rallied off box for the occupancy of
the sheriff. This change will be
great improvement over the old order
not only eliminating the noise caused
by parties congregating in the private
office at the north end of the room
during court hours, but will give bet
ter light on the Judges and clerks
desks.
The open session of the Bates
County Poultry Association held in
the Probate Court reer,s in this city
Saturday afternoon was probably the
best in point of attendance and en-
thusiasm ever held by that body.
The poultry question was ably dis
cussed from the several standpoints
and interesting, instructive and high
ly meritorius papers were read by
Miss Elva Church, w. H. Holloway,
Mrs. A. R. Guyton, A. S. Milhorn,
and Edison Snyder, All gave evil
dence of great thought in prepare
lion, and the respective subjects were