The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-22

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Say! Mr.. Farmer: Trade that
farm for dandy 4 apartment, solid
brick flat in Kansas City, nearly new
modern to the minute. Price $4,000.
Subject TO $4,000 first mortgage at
6 per cent. Guaranteed rent for
$1,000 per year. Want a good farm.
Give full particulars in first letter.
Going to the city next week, come
and look at this.
Allen, The Land Man, Butler, Mo.
Trenton the county seat of Grundy
county, went dry last Friday-854 to
GAS. Since then the saloon men and
the leaders of the "drys'' have had a
joint meeting and the glad hand mu-
tually extended. The drys earnestly
urged the saloon men to find some
other business and remain in Trenton
and the saloon men agreed not to
raise any contests or trouble over the
vote. That is the proper conduct. Y
Mrs. D. A. DeArmond gave a one
O'Clock luncheon last Thursday com.
plimentary to her daughter, Mrs. Or
vile Stansbury. Mesdames Robert
Hollenbeck, Wesley Denton, Ed Arm
stroug, Will Stanley, Harley Smith,
Brown Walton, Carl Henry, E. G.
ley, Walker Cannon, Ted Kendall,
D. A. Chastain, j. A. DeArmond, and
Miss Daisy Stanley were the guests,
and all enjoyed occasion.
j. w. Mix, a former resident OF
Urich, now residing at Lansford,
North Dakota, in company with his
daughter, Mrs. Ella Overbey, Of Cass
county, called at this office Saturday
morning. Mr.. Mix and wife came
down just before Christmas to visit
his daughter, above named, Ira Shultz
and family and other friends. He
seems to be we'll pleased with his
home in the far North. -Urich Her.
aid.
1t is limited very broadly that if Col
onel Roosevelt is given the republic
can nomination for president in 1916
he will make the race for president
as candidate of that organization.
Meanwhile the progressive national
organization is planning to place its
own candidates in nomination for
congress and for state officers this
year, and otherwise displaying nj
evidence Of being aware of any re.
publican party. Here is a political
puzzle that even Senator Cummins
does not attempt to solve. The Com.
mOner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther r. Twyman
of this city announce the birth of a
son, Sunday night, January II, 1914.
The proud fathery formerly one of the
most efficient incumbents that the
office of treasurer and ex-officio tax
collector for Cass county has ever
had, is now the agent in charge of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company's
station at Butler. He had to visit
here several days this week with his
new son and incidentally spread the
news among his old friends. Nor
does he neglect to mention, that this
makes three Democratic voters in the
Luther r. Twyman family. -Cass
County Democrat.
"Your old friend, Montgomery
Ward, left an estate of S., 600, 900. 90
when he died last week. Not a cent
of it goes to charity or the public
good. Not a cent did he ever con-
tribute to Clay Center in the way of
sidewalk, sewer or school tax; not a
cent in the way of church, charity or
Christmas contribution; not a cent in
taxes; not cent in roads. If there
were enough of him, the town would
not be flag station on the L., X. G.
w. railroad. If there were enough
of him, there would not be a mill in
the town or market for fat steer.
The farmers wife would sellher eggs
in Kansas City, would not make any
butter at all. The home market
would be wiped off the slate. That's
why Montgomery Ward is unwept