The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Walls of Adrian
spent Tuesday in Butler.

Deputy county treasurer Len Snu-
bert went to Rockville on official
business Tuesday.
M. L. Price of Fredonia, Kansas,
spent Monday here at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Price.
O. A. Heinlein of the Bennett
Wheeler Nee. Co. spent the first of
the week in the Kansas City markets.
The Home Produce Co. has ship
ped about 250OO pounds of dressed
turkeys to the west during the past
week.
w. H. Charters, Jr., proprietor of
the Charter Oak Stock Farm was in
Tuesday attending to the details of
shipping out breeding stock to some
of his Illinois customers.
Jack, the twelve-year-old son of
Judge j. S. Francico, was painfully,
though not seriously, wounded Sat-
urday as the result of the accidental
discharge of a % calibre rifle in the
hands of his brother Edward. The
ball penetrated the muscles OF his leg
making clean flesh wound.
The suit of A. F. Wills against the
county for money alleged to be due
them on their contract in constructing
the drainage ditch, was decided in
federal court at Kansas City Saturday
the court rendering verdict for
Wills & Son in the sum of $3l, 900
allowing a counter claim set up by
the county of $1,000.
Jim Smith, agent for the Aladdin
Incandescent Mantle Lamb, was in
the first of the week and favored us
with demonstration. Through the
aid of a mantle similar to those used
on gas jets, Mr.. Smiths lamp burns
vaporized kerosene with the result
that a wonderfully powerful blue
white light is given.
! Otto F. Rayburn, reader and inn
personator, will be at the Elkhart
Hall, Elkhart, Mo-, Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Mr.. Rayburn is specialist on negro
and rural dialect as we'll as dramatic
work. He was formerly student at
Baker University, Baldwin, Kans.,
and during the past yeah has given
entertainments in Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Tickets on sale at Chrisman
& Sons Store, Elkhart. Admission 10
and zoe.
DR.. Fl. NJ. Cannon, Judge j. F.
Smith and Col. S. w. Dooley returned
home Tuesday morning from Jeffer-
son City where they appeared before
the Public Utilities Commission on be-
half of the city in the waterworks
matter. Col. Dooley informs us that
his attention was called to the tarvia
street paving, which is extensively
used in Jefferson City, and that he is
much pleased with this style of paw
ing which is not only cheap, but is
durable, resilient and noisless.
H. j. Travis, of Butler, proprietor
of the United Drug Co., stated to a
representative of The Sun that he
would move the drug store from this
place to Rich Hill about the first of
the month. Mr.. Travis has been en-
gagged in business in Ell Dorado only
about two months, but during that
time he has built up quite nice trade
and made many friends who are sor-
ry to see him leave as he was quite
strong addition to our list of progress
sive business mcneil Dorado Sun.
Fancy caps, Black-Arnold.
A meeting Of Butler Council No. %,
R. & S. M. was held Tuesday night
for the election Of officers. Grand
Master Anthony and James Price of
Kansas City were present. After the
election Of officers a banquet was
served at the Fraternal Inn. Follow
| mo are the officers. H. q. Maxev.
T. l. NJ; r. F. Lisle, |. D. NJ; H. M.
Cannon, P. C. w.; j. M. Catterlin,
Treasurer; j. S. Walker, Recorder;
Geo. Knight, c. g.; W. G. Dillon, C.
c.; Henry Donovan, S.; R. F. Rosa
mond, Sentine.
Sale on mems and boys overcoats.
Joe Never.