The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14


Alex Cameron is spending several
weeks at Excelsior Springs.
| C. A. Allen has purchased the ]. A.
Trimble residence property on North
Delaware street.
Judge r. B. Campbell was in from
Pleasant Gap Wednesday attending
to business matters.
j. w. Eggleson has purchased the
Mcfarland e Sons Automobile Agen-
cy and garage business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gench are at
tending the Implement Dealers Con-
vention in.Kansas City.
Seventy.two head of horses and
mules sold at the Argenbright sale
last Wednesday for So, 500.
George Rogers and J. w. Rogers,
both of Amoret were in Wednesday
and made us most pleasant call.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Milhorn spent
the latter part Of the week in Harri-
sonville with relatives and friends.
Edith Lewis and C. T. Haskell,
both of Amoret, were united in mar
rage in this city Friday, Judge c. J.
Henry officiating.
The Wednesday Coterie met
January 9Th at the home of Mrs. J. F.
Smith on West Ohio street. A serie
of most excellent papers on "Mis-
sQuri's Men of Interest" were read.
The stockholders OF the Missouri
State Bank at meeting held Janua-
ry 9TH, elected J. M. McGovern, one
of Summit townships prominent
farmers, member of the board of
directors of that institution.
o. A. Heinlein of the Bennett
Wheeler Mercantile Company is in
Kansas City attending the lmple-
ment Dealears Convention. These
conventions have been held annually
for the past twenty-six years and Mr..
Heinlein has never failed to attend.
Wesley E. Black was elected as
sistant cashier Of the Missouri State
Bank at a meeting of the board of
directors held Thursday. Mr.. Black
is young business man Unmarked
ability and has served in the capacity
of book-keeper and later teller for
the bank. He is accommodating,
courteous, has good financial judg-
ment and will, without doubt, rise
high in the banking business.
Marvin Austin, who lives near
Sheldon and charged with passing
worthless checks on the Amoret
bank, was arraigned before Judge B.
F. Jeter Tuesday and waived his pre-
liminary examination. His bond was
fixed at $500 but was unable to give
same and was committed to Jail to
await the action of the circuit court. /
The historical editor of one of GU:
most esteemed exchanges got his
wires crossed Friday and informed
an unsuspecting public that Zone
hundred years ago today, January
8, 1915, Stonewall Jackson with his
army of men whipped the British at
New Orleans. We have been un-
able to confirm this rumor, and. in
fact are forced to the conclusion that
it has no foundation inasmuch as
the best authorities agree that Thorn
as Jonathan Jackson, known in his
tory as 'iIStoneWall" jackson was
born January q, 1924, more than 8
years after the battle Of New Orleans
was fought and won by Andrew
Jackson.
C. C. Duke celebrated his fortieth
anniversary as a citizen of Butler
last Tuesday. Mr.. Duke formerly re-
sided on farm near Altoona. He
came to Butler on January 18th, 1875,
to assume the duties Of deputy coun-
ty treasurer under Luther Shobe.
Mr.. Duke succeeded Mr.. Shobe in
the office and held the position for
four years. He afterwards served
as assistant cashier of the Butler Ma
tional Bank, now the Missouri Stlte
Bank. In the last half of Cleveland's
first administration he became post
master, succeeding the late Col. N.
A. Wade. Mr.. Duke has held other
city and township offices and is at
present City Assessor. We wish
him many more anniversaries.