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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
5
George William of Vak suffers a broken ankle after a fall from a step ladder while cleaning plate glass at a saloon. Doctor W H Allen treated the injury, with recovery likely to take considerable time before resuming work.
DeWitt McDasi el offers a 7 year old dark Percheron stallion for the 108 season at his farm eight miles east of Butler near Brigham and Roosevelt. Two well bred cattle? Jacks Brigham and Roosevelt, 16 and 15 hands high, will stand at the same barn. Stud fees $10 for Jack services. colt price due at foaling. care provided but no liability for accidents.
The Carthage Democrat urges communities to value education, churches, and roads as foundations of progress. It argues that a well informed citizenry drives pride and development, with schoolchildren reading the paper and growing into useful citizens, at a cost of 4 tritle.
Goodrick and Ware have purchased the stock of general merchandise from rt and Plpea of Altona and have taken charge at the old stand. Mr Goodrick formerly owned the business, and he and his partner will operate it. They are noted as capable businessmen with a wide circle of friends likely to patronize them.
Democratic party members from Bates County townships meet for pre elections on Saturday April 16 to choose delegates for the county convention on Monday May 2 and from there to the State convention at Jefferson City on May 20.
CA McComb reports the death of Richard Andrews at his son Dick Andrews’ home near Ballard on Friday morning. Burial followed at Johnstown cemetery with many relatives present. Andrews, 92, a longtime Democrat and church member, valued a life of upright conduct and never scratched a Democratic ticket. He leaves grown children and grandchildren. Pasture ad: cows May 1 1908, grass good, bull service free. Local politics warm, Nevada court house levy defeated, Bates County Democrats eye August primary.
In Washington on April 20 Mr. Sime of Tennessee leveled sensational claims in the House about a senator unnamed and the President's secretary regarding District of Columbia street railway matters. He alleged certain men hold influence as directors or stockholders in the streetcar companies, naming Lima as a member of the District Committee and Loeb as a director of the Washington Railway and Electric Company with thousands of shares and large face value.
A mob of armed men and boys forced two African Americans from their Kennett home early this morning. Fred Branum was wounded in the shoulder by a shot fired into the residence while others hid on the floor to escape injury. Local authorities were not named in the report.
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