The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-03-16
SHORT DRIES
OF Local Interest, Clipped from
Our KxehAHfes.

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Herbert McChesney left Tues
1tay for Warrensburg where he
! will attend the Normal during the
ISpring and Summer terms.--Am-
oret Leader.
Joseph Putthoff. one of Henry
county's old citizens, died at his
home north Of Montrose Tuesday
of last week. He had been Il resi-
dent of that community for SO
years.
In order to bring people to town
Saturdays the merchants Of Har-
risonville are giving away picture
show tickets good for that after
noon. The shows commence at
2:30 O'Clock and the tickets are
absolutely free.
Mrs. John Dykman of the Null
berry country, brought in 102
dozen eggs to Halls store Tues
day. This was the result OF one
week s laying (and the hens were
not doing well, either). More
power to the Missouri hen.-.Am-
oret Leader.
Herman and George Chambers
sold four mules in Adrian last
Thursday to Owens & Maxwell for
$7s5. They were good mules and
brought top prices. The boys
tried to make it even money on
$500 but could not score at that
point.-Adrian Journal.
G.. G. Atkinson has sold his
poultry business to S. S. Much
more, of Appleton City, and pos
session was given Monday, The
Atkinsons n bee engaged in
the poultry BUSINESS here for
many years and are enterprisiny
business men.-Adrian Journal.
Miss Susie Mitchell, "a years
old, died Thursday morning,
March 9, 1916, at the residence OF
her nephew, j. G. Holland, near
Hume. She was a well known and
highly esteemed woman,- and had
been a resident of Bates county
for many years.--Rich Hill Re-
view.
Township meetings have been
called in St. Clair county March
1S to select a delegate from each
township to meet with the county
court and Judge Van Valkenburg
in Kansas City to see if there IS
not some satisfactory way to set
tie the old railroad bonds that
have been hanging over that coun-
ty for years.
Joseph Wilson, a veteran Of the
Civil War dropped dead on the
street at Amoret Wednesday OF
last week. He had been under the
care of a physician but feeling
better that day walked down
town to get shaved and as he left
the barber shop he fell dead on
the sidewalk.
While the term of the Republi-
can postmaster does not expire
until August, there is quite con-
test going on as to who will sue
ceed him. According to the
journal the contest has about mar
rowed down to Ed A. Hook and
Walter n. Watkins, either OF
whom would make a very capable
postmaster and both are sure
enough democrats.
Two important business chang
es have been made in Mon+rose
recently says the Recorder. G. NJ.
Clark, who has been in the gro
Gerry business for more than a
quarter of century sold his store
to s. r.. Mohler. A. A. DeCraff
sold his dry goods store to G. I.
Campbell and the stock was III
voiced the first of the week. Mr..
has been in business
there for more than fifteen years.
- James w. Scott, rs years old,
a pioneer of Hume, was killed by
a train at that place Thursday af-
ternoon. He was walking on the
Kansas City Southern Railroad
tracks when the passenger train
from the south struck him. He
was the father of A. j. Scott. Sec
rotary and treasurer Of the Shaw
Taxicab Company of Kansas City.
He came to Hume in 1880 and
was one among its first mer-
chants.