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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
5
A local job ad seeks a jail cook with good wages. Other notes mention Hill's Cash Store sales, red ticket promotions, and various local notices about newspaper changes, schooling, and community events including a church supper and a county court term.
Emily Simpson Badgley Moore of Belleville Illinois born January 25 1831 died August 2 at her son in law J W Poffenbarger’s home after a long illness. She married William Dent Moore January 24 1850 and had six children two survive Mrs Joe Meyer and William Moore. another daughter Laura Poffenbarger married A B Badgley. She moved to Butler in 1870s joined M E Church then south branch and lived a devout Christian life. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 p m by Rev T Puckett and Oak Hill cemetery burial. Floral tributes noted.
Jones Bros living on the old Mc Kenna farm south of Butler saw four large wheat stacks burn last Thursday after a lightning strike. They had just finished stacking wheat from eighty acres into eight stacks and saved half through hard work. Loss estimated at four hundred bushels of excellent quality. They had $400 insurance on grain but doubt if policy covers grain in storage.
A St Louis Democrat lauds Judge Graves for handling Jefferson City doodle cases with honesty and impartiality. He asserts Graves’ reputation will bolster confidence in trials and support Hazell’s action. The piece hints at a broader boom in governance and justice.
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