The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-03


Frank Ream, of Norfleet and Ream
made business trip to Kansas City
the first of the week.
Mrs. Maude Horn, a sister of M. S.
Horn of this city, died in San Antonio
Texas, Thursday. The remains were
brought to Jacksonville for inter-
ment Thursday.
E. D. Kipp Of the Blachert.Kipp
Real Estate Company bought the
residence at 2l5 West Sixty-second
Street for 5000. Mr.. Kipp will
occupy his new home Immediately.
The sale was made by J. c. Nichols.
x. c. Times.
Miss Louise Allison has resigned
her position as cashier for the Walk.
er-McKibben Mercantile Company,
and will enter a school Of stenotyphy
in Kansas City. Miss Allison left for
Kansas City Tuesday. Miss Alma
Hukel will succeed her as cashier.
A. H. Culver, Secretary of the
Butler Commercial Club has just
received a shipment of the new pen.
nants for use on the automobiles of
club members. The remnants are of
a bright yellow with the words "The
Butler Commercial Club" handsomely
printed thereon in deep red.
J. T. Hull in company with DR..
James L. Robinson of Warrensburg
made The Times a pleasant call
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Robinson,
who is one of the Democratic wheel
horses of johnson county, is just
completing his second term as re-
corder of deeds for that county.
j. F. Lake of Carthage, Mo-, repre-
senting the Commercial Fertilizer
Co. of St. Louis, was in the city the
latter part of the week and in COM
pany with j. S. Warnock, the local
agent made us pleasant call. Be-
sides bearing the distinction of being
the oldest travelling salesman on the
road, Mr.. Lake is clever we'll posted
gentleman, and for a man of three
score and ten is a live wire.
Mrs. S. H. Weddle made US a most
pleasant call the latter part of the
week and brought US in a fine basket
Of peaches, the average weight of the
delicious fruit being 10 ounces and
measuring ten inches in circumfer-
ence. Mrs. Weddle always raises
fine fruit, and when it comes to can
ming and preserving, we know of no
one who can excel her.
Electric Theatre has made arrange
ment with its exchange for big
special every Saturday matinee and
night. ! am doing this for the bene-
fit of the people living in the county
and for those who don't 90 out at
night in town commencing this Sat-
urday and every Saturday for six
months you will see big special at
the Electric. A great number of
them will be Warren Kerrigan pic
lures. ! hope for large patronage
to help me in this new venture.
A daring attempt to rob the resi-
dence Of Mrs. |. N. Mains on west
Fl. Scott was frustrated Saturday
night by Arthur Duvall, Homer
Duvall, Harris Lisle and Carl Henry,
who were at the home of Mr.. Duvall
just across the street. About nine
O'Clock they saw lights in the house
and knowing no one to be at home,
they went to investigate. They were
evidently seen or heard by the burg
lars who left the house and ran south
on High street and into the Rosser
pasture where their trail was lost.
As they were travelling light and
making mighty good time, it is not
thought that they could have gotten
away with much loot. Mrs. Mains is
in Michigan, and her son Chas. is in
Jefferson City where he holds
position with the State Military De-
partment.
D. Able was on the streets Monday
with wagon load of fresh fish among
which was yellow cat weighing
twenty-five pounds. On Saturday
Mr.. Able sold the James Harkins res
'aurant cat fish which tipped the
beam at thirty-six pounds and a few
lays previous to that he had on the
market, together with several hum
lred pounds of lighter ones, a Missis-
'ippi river cat weighing a fraction