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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
2
In Butler Missouri the Butler Weekly Times explains its weekly printing schedule and mentions local matters including SAY, Retteor and Prop Hatered at the postuities of Butler.
Official notice announces J Angle of Mount Pleasant Township as a 64 year old candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for Sheriff in the upcoming primary election. The report confirms candidacy and the party affiliation for the election.
A list of Democratic nominees announced for county treasurer with township affiliations including Yancy Combs Walnut Deep Water Homer Mt Pleasant Hudson Shawnee and others. Entries note candidacy periods and anticipated primaries around late 1900s and early 1900s with varying spellings and dates.
The Record and Republican Press fault Tac Tinks for supporting straight Democratic voting in the city election. The piece argues Democrats owe duty to their party and notes Republican leaders oppose Democrats if in power. Butler is identified as a long time Democratic city with opposition from so called citizen tickets favoring weak kneed Democrats.
A court room meeting of Butler and Pleasant townships Democrats organized a Bryan club with about 120 enrolled members. G B Hickman led the session, with D G Newsom as secretary, revealing a preexisting Bryan club and officers including Hickman as president and J M Pasty as vice president. The Times notes party zeal, plans a Friday meeting to adopt a constitution, and predicts a lively campaign in support of William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic ticket.
J. Br. Hales declares his bid for the Republican nomination for Congress. He emphasizes no special grounds for belief in eligibility beyond pursuing the campaign.
Bates County boys aged 10 to 16 have chances to win in county township and state corn contests. County winners gain a free winter short course at Columbia with all expenses paid and instruction in corn and stock judging. A county sweepstakes prize will be awarded. each participant should plant at least four acres and grow top corn. Details will follow. inquiries may be sent to Roy Baker Butler Route 1 or Paul Langalio Rich Hill who attended last year.
Sheep shearing time at the Titus or old Fry ranch east of town in Summit township uses machinery to shear a flock of about 5,000 sheep. Some 500 are old, 4,500 are last spring’s lambs. Winter kept on full feed with losses under two percent. Wool expected to cover expenses, lambs to yield profit. Three expert shearers work with a machine driven setup. Fleece each goes into a 300 pound burlap sack. Curious sight for those unfamiliar with machine shearing.
The letter defends the grand jury report on the Bates county poor farm. It claims the jury found rotten meat on site while noting others later visited and found the farm orderly. It contrasts invited guests’ later impressions with the jury’s findings, naming Mr Bright and Uncle Jimmie Older as differing voices, and defends county dignity.
Our subscribers keep renewing and new names are added. Changes include LK Boehm Jerry Callahansen O J Radford D Drake Dr J W Choate J W Cole Adrian State Bank H O Steels Ira Ludwick L Borsig Jan Y Whitsett Henry Ebert J M McGovern L Turpin JB Varnes G W Black JF Dillon 153 Dye Jno Miller ED Alles D D Peeler Mra Dora Harshaw J F Mosier Out of county entries include JF Borr Hugh Martin Mor 3 Grammar Bam Orn S suerte Col Mire Merwin and others.
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