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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
2
A spring show of dress goods, laces, embroideries, and wash fabrics highlights browns blues grays and blacks with ready-made skirts from $5, tailored skirts $7.40 from $1 yard materials, and a large selection of shoes, shirts, and mens wear. Featured fabrics include prints lawns organdies and white goods. carpets rugs linoleum and window shades.
The Butler Weekly Times reviews city finances as of March 4 1908 noting the light plant overdraft has shrunk to 430.78 and that the council spent on bricks walks cemetery improvements and machinery repairs. It commends Mayor Owen's four years and defends Democratic leadership while praising local candidates and warning of Republican slush funds.
A Washington City muckraker gathers material for a sensational attack on Senator Stone to be published by the Post Dispatch and Collier s Weekly, while Judge Woodside notes the last legislature’s game law is weak for hunting outside one s county and lacking penalties. The Walmaley game law is praised in hindsight and may be revived with stronger penalties against selling and shipping game.
The Democrats of the city of Butler are notified of a convention at the courthouse in Butler on Monday March 15 at 8 15 p m to nominate a city ticket and conduct any other business before it by order of the Committee.
Auction note offers 40 acres at a bargain with terms to salt. Contact 17 Buacarert & Kier in Kansas City Missouri for details.
The Timothy Foohey & Sons dredge cut through the Missouri Pacific grade north of Ovid on Tuesday afternoon. Rail removal and ditch widening enabled two pile drivers to reset tracks, with traffic resuming by morning. About a thousand spectators from Butler, Rich Hill, Adrian and area watched this engineering feat marking Bates county drainage progress.
Fine French Black Draft stallion Souvenir No 5973 and black Jack Captain Bates with white pointe big bone and good action offered for sale or trade for land or farm horses. Stock at Harve Johnsons livery barn viewable. Inquiries to C H Artman or Harve Johnson Botier Mo 17 4w.
Sale to highest bidder Monday March 16 1908 at farm east and south of Al tone and north of Ballard. 16 horses mares mules cattle 44 cattle aer cattle etc. 200 bushels oats 700 bushels corn farm tools items and household goods. Terms cash up to 10 and under credit at 9 months on larger sums with interest 8 percent. Notes secured and property not removed until sale terms met. Sale begins 10 30 oclock J A Warford owner Benjamin Harrison auctioneer lunch served.
Harve Jounson notes a trade idea referencing 1934. The entry mentions swapping a heavy farm team for a lighter driving team and cites Harve Jounson as the source or commentator.
Order of Publication in the Circus Court of said county during a May term in vacation 1908. Name McCausland appears in the proceedings. The notice lists the defendant and action in connection with the case.
Plaintiffs allege that defendants William McCausland Josiah Brown Mary M Peek John H Peek Margaret A Peck Francia P Peck John L Peck and James Peck are nonresidents and unknown heirs or devisees with interests in land authorized by the will of Jacob E Peck deceased or by the deeds from William McCausland and Taslah Brown. The suit seeks to quiet title to a described tract in Bates County with life estates held by certain defendants and unknown heirs, noting multiple parties and uncertain shares. Publication of notice is ordered to any missing defendants.
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