The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-02-19

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the afternoon Tuesday with Mrs.
Sam Walls in Adrian. -
DR.. and Mrs. H. M. Cannon went
to Kansas City Thursday to attend a
meeting of the Western Dental Col.
lege Alumni Association.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Hoyt, of Amoret, accidentally drank
cup Of coal oil and was very sick;
but after the administration of an
emetic the child recovered,
The fourth number of the lecture
course was the lecture of Judge AL.
den or the "Needs of the Hour" at
the opera house last Tuesday night
He pleased our people
Jay Gordinier was unanimously
reelected chief of the Butler Fire
Department at the regular annual
meeting held last Wednesday night.
Elmer Campbell was. elected Secre-
tary and Ira Sutton Treasurer.
A number distinguished attorneys
| were in Butler Monday on account of
the railway rate case. Attorney
General John T. Barker and w. M.
Fitch of jefferson City; Cyrus T.
Crane of Kansas City; General H. C.
Clark, Nevada; and James Gilinon Of
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
w. o. jackson and j. F. Smith at
torneys for DR.. j. w. Helton, charg-
ed with abortion, were notified We'd
nesday that the Supreme Court had
reversed the decision of the circuit
court, and ordered the defendent dis
charged. &c.,.
w. w. Jamison and wife and Mrs.
C. G. Weeks, mother of Mrs. Jami.
son, returned to Rich Hill from Ari-
IONA last Wednesday. The western
trip did not have as beneficial an ef-
feet as was hoped. Hence their re-
turn to their home. Mrs. Janison
stood the long trip fairly we'll.
| H. T. Henton,d died at the home of
his son, H. F. Henton, in Mariana,
. Florida, January %, at the ripe age
of IS years. Mr.. Henton owned and
i operated the FIGURING mill on Mill ST.,
in this city for several years and was
: we'll known here.
"Uncle Billie" Miller was painful
: ly burned about the head and face
in fire which destroyed his home
:. on East Chestnut Street Thursday.
The fire is supposed to have origin
ated from lighted lamp overturned
= by "Uncle Billy in his sleep.
r. M. Braden of lola Kansas, ac-
- companied by the charming lady who
became his bride February 2, spent
" the latter part of the week here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Braden.
% Mr.. Braden is chief purchasing agent.
and assistant traffic manager of the
Portland Cement Co. of lola.
Our good friend John Stangel was
!, up from Rich Hill on business mis-
sion the first of the week and made
us a most pleasant call, Although
i the present incumbert's term will
J. not expire for some little time yet,
Mr.. StangePs friends are urging his
v claims for the Rich Hill postmaster
= ship.
An exciting wolf drive in which
two of of the "varmints' were slain,
e was pulled off in Lone Oak and
Pleasant Gap townships Monday.
Wolves are plentiful and are afford
t ing the boys in that section Of the
\ county great sport.
More than $4,000 in fines has been
I turned into the county school fund
during this term of the Circuit court,
the greater part Of this amount aris-
, ing from violation of the local-option
!, law. Prosecuting Attorney Chastain
is a fearless prosecutor, and has had
extraordinary success in securing
: convictions.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. BrannOck Gel
ebrated their golden wedding at their
pleasanthome, four miles southeast
of this city, February II, 1914.
Friends and neighbors gathered at
t the home while the host and hostess
4 were gathered at prayer meeting,
and enjoyed quite reception on
her return.
: F. E.. Carpenter, of Bates county,
Missouri, laments little over the
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