The Butler weekly times., 1882-06-28
Neighborhood Notes.

daV before Esquire oTeaf. lie mao
a jury trial and was found guilty and
fined SI5 and costs.
Carthage Patriot: If Jasper far
mers can only secure their grain III
good condition, they VIII be likely
to get good price for if, for all the /
sections OF the country are not 50 /
we'll blessed in grain prospects as
| this
Carthage Patriot: Constable
Smith. assisted by night police Har-
ker, arrested a man by the name OF |
Porter last night for having illlct
intercourse with his step-daughter.
He was put under the tender care OF
Deputy Sheriff Buckbee for safe
keeping.
Rival candidates should not eN-
pect or endeavor to use newspaper
columns as a channel through which
to injure an opponent unjustly, by
placing him IN a false light before
the people. At least this courtesy
should be adhered to until after the
nominations are made.
Bolivar Herald: We understand
that the wife of William Mitchell,
who lives in Ledar county near the
line of Polk county was struck by
lightning last Saturday and instantly
killed. She was sitting on bed.
Her husband was severely shocked,
and had not recovered conscious
ness by Monday morning.
From Robert Etzler, who came in
from the country last Tnrsday we
/ learn that VIM. Knoro, living four
!. miles north of Johnstown. had sto-
5 len last night 8 two black mares,
a spring wagon and one set of har-
, ness. Mr.. Knorp has offered $50
: reward for the recovery of the
property.
Joplin Herald: Missouri has a
population of e,1oS,3 1870. There are
E according to the late census 4o3, 1856
), families. The number ofpersons to
the square mile IS 3I.55. The num-
Der of families to the square mile Is
s.S1. The number of dwellings to
. the square mile is 5.37. The aver
= age number of acres to each person
is 20. 20. The average number OF
acres to each family is Ioo.II. The
number of persons to each dwelling
ot is $50. The number of persons tt
70 each family is 5.3o.
or Fire works, $500; gift organ
SIS S21o; music already contracted tor
n about $500; speakers and musl
n. stands, pleasure boats, large quantl
b. ties of ice water, ETC., cons1derabi
amount rent of uniforms tor Gala
- thumpians. $500; cost of industrlf
he procession, immense. Butler Ia
nor said much about what she WI
10 expend in the interests OF our cei'
hration but the amount will not ia
;ck far short of $500 cash. l n
;es shows something of the magntue
rs of our proposed celebration
III Brownsville Herald: Railros
.,e outlook is very encouraging. IL
survey is now completed to this poir
and Col. Hayward left here with
the party Tuesday morning for kans
on City. crossing Davis creek and goi
ex- due west. Maj. Hawkins IN t
cky meantime has gone back over t
at route between Arrow Rock a
'ent Brownsville to see about right
ana way. which Esq. Pattison beg
ooo talking last week. Altogether
Is fully believe the Hannibal and Sou
nng western is coming, and of course
Ia hands feel cheerful over it.
Bolivar Herald: A heavy sto
passed over the central portion
'p the county from north to south
" Sunday morning. At Bolivar c
and three-fourths inches of rain
80 in an hour, and a slight hail, wh
W. did but little damage. The Sc,
est portion of the storm was on
prairie southwest of the city wf
Mo-. fencing generally was prostrated