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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
2
The Butler Weekly Times is printed on Thursdays and edited by J D Alley. The paper is a second class mail matter entered at the Butler Missouri post office.
The Butler gathering featured Walter S. Dickey and James C. McCoy among prominent Republicans. Delegates were chosen for the national convention, with Taft support and endorsements of Roosevelt administration and state office holders. A state-wide plan urged funding a statue of Senator George Graham Vest in Jefferson City.
Senator Tillmen introduces a resolution and Secretary Cortelyou furnishes a showing that 306 national banks were placed in the hands of receivers between ages and January 31, 1908. The aggregate capital of these banks was $48,736,590.
Jefferson City Feb 24 revised list from the secretary of state shows signatories for governor and other offices. Notable totals include Major 20,528. Simmona 8,802. Knots 12,448. Graves 5,886. Elitson 1,460.
The February grand jury returned eighty three indictments including Capt. F J Tygard and bankers J O Clark and S F Warnock for defauts at Bates National Bank. Tax dodges involve Herman Loeb and J H Williams. Whisky selling cases mark many counts. Dr G W Bradford faces 29 charges for illegal sales and prescriptions for whisky.
The Butler city council reduced salaries for mayor, councilors, marshal, street commissioner, pound master, treasurer, city clerk, election officials, and fire department, saving about 1800 yearly. The action aligns with pledges by the local option party and reflects public desire for unpaid service during current terms.
Mrs Rich 11 24th a longtime resident of this city died in Center Ville Iowa Saturday. Burial beside her husband took place in Green Lawn cemetery. Funeral held at Walnut Street Methodist Church with Rev A Keast officiating. Pallbearers included Jesse Stee, B Cole, Geo Logan, F LeMar, J Moore and Wilson Orris. Born in Washington County Indiana she was in the 80th year of age.
Garvey Eman Barber, eldest child of F. and Gertrude Barber, was born December 10, 1884 in Bates County Missouri and died February 1, 1908 in El Paso County California.
The Commercial Club of Harrisonville plans an old fiddlers reunion with prizes for all skill levels from best to worst and handsomest to homeliest. Sam L Coleman arrived from Rich Hill on Tuesday as a candidate for treasurer. Attendees mourned Mrs. N H Cook in Centerville, Iowa.
Fragmentary notice from a sawmill in Cinke offering lumber for sale. Contact L A McElroy, Pate, or nearby residents for details. The garbled text mentions late 0 peers and references an individual likely involved in the sale.
The readable fragments describe a local public sale action tied to officials and a date. Details are incomplete but indicate an official notice involving a sale process and municipal authority.
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