The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-06-04
Silvers Opens Campaign at
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Spruce.


: who is candidate for the Democrat
!. nomination for Congress for ii
e Sixth district opened his campaiQ
r Monday night at Spruce townshi
i where he addressed an audience I
voters upon the issues of the day, on
: lining his attitude upon the variou
public question.
r Mr.. Silvers is a forceful, logics
, talker deep thinker and makes a
, excellent speech.
Miss Cora Mcconnell has returne
to her home in Clinton.
Mrs. w. j. Nix and children ar
visiting in Elk City, Kansas.
S. C. Lewis and family of Merwil
were in Butler the first Of the week.
H. U. Bullock of Archie, is VISITING
his son, w. J. Bullock for severa
days.
Norfleet & Ream unloaded another
carload Of Ford automobiles THU
week.
! Misses Irene and Helen Crouty Of
Nevada are visiting Miss Marguerite
Snider.
Our Chautauqua is to begin this
year on Aug. 10. We are promised
good talent.
Judge c. j. Henry has been quite
i'll for several days but he is now
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Huddleston are
rejoicing over the birth of fine baby
girl on June 2.
Clyde Robbins and wife are visiting
in Wintersett, Iowa, and expect to be
absent about a month.
The Home Produce Co. of this city
shipped out on Wednesday $1,000
pounds of wool, the product of Bates
county sheep. The price of wool
continues good.
w. H. Charters, Jr., the we'll
known Poland China hog breeder has
purchashed the S. P. Evans place of
100 acres, better known as the old
Hartman farm, adjoining this city on
the northwest, for consideration of
SIS, 900. We are informed that Mr..
Charters will erect modern sale
pavilion on the place.
BERTHE White, colored, who several
months ago was caught in the act of
rifling the cash register of D. V. Riley
plead guilty to two charges in the
circuit court Tuesday morning Up
on one count he was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary, and was
paroled. Upon the other he was
given four months in the county Jail.
The case of E. +. Phelps VS. the M.
K. & T. which came here from YER
non county was tried last Thursday
and Friday before jury. The plain
tiff obtained a verdict for $217.5O
The suit was to recover damages for
the loss Of some hay alleged to have
been destroyed by fire caused by de-
PENDANTS engines. Several other
losses of like nature were pending,
and this trial settles them all by agree
ment. t.'
Frank Holland, of Summit township,
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton for county clerk was in the
county seat Wednesday calling on
friends. Mr.. Holland is a clever
gentleman, courteous and obliging,
and there is probably no man in the
county better qualified to fill the Of
flee Of county clerk than is Mr.. Hol-
land. He is an expert book keeper,
and besides possessing good general
education, has an especially fine
knowledge of mathematics, having
stood among the first three in his
class at the State University. His
many friends over the county are
supporting him loyalty and he is a
factor to be reckoned with in the
race.
A delightful social affair of the
week was the "At Home" given by
Mesdames Robert D. Allen, James 7.
Hull and Thomas M. Orr Thursday
afternoon. The spacious apartments
of the Allen home were beautifully
decorated with flowers for the occas-
ion. Brilliant red poppies were
massed with fine effect in the receiy-
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