The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-07-02
ALL SORTS OF NEWS.
The Usual Harvest from Our yumer
Gus Exchanges.
Il B/G CROU .STORI.


CT. during the war, died few day,
ago.
Harrisonville Dem0crat: Gen.
! Nettleton of the Gulf road, in com.
pany with MIR. HartweIl Of Butler
passed through this place Yesterday.
to view the route between here and
Clinton. Something is on hand.
but what that something IS, we fall
ed to learn.
Clinton Democrat: Ransom Faith,
pioneer to Henry county in I84I,
died Saturday afternoon, June FL,
1854, at his old home in Deer Creek
township.
Clinton Democrat: General
Nettleton of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf road, accompanied by
Mr.. Hartwel of Butler, and Mr..
Keith of the firm OF Keith & Perry.
largest coal operators i'll the west,
and owners OF extensive coal fl elds
south of Clinton arrived III town yes
crday evening, from HarrIsonvllle.
and went south this morning to Os-
ceola, and from thence to 4 point on
the (. 1. & Memphis road. Col.
J. b. Colt, accompanied the party
south. We believe this means busl-
ness. but will know dcfnately in
short time.
Stockton 1ouraai: Abbott, the
defaulting bank cashier, who WAS
caught in Pierce City Il few weeks
since. has been sentenced to eighteen
years in the Massachusetts pcniten-
tiary.
Archie HcraId: y mad dog was
killed in Archie last Friday. 1t bit
several dogs before it was killed and
several of those that were bitten are
still at large. Such matters should
be attended TO a; once rs carclcssncss
III this respect is criminal.
Archie HeraZd: The citizens Of
Rosier are making lsg preparations
for fourth OF July celebration. The
Archie Band has been engaged and
prominent speakers will be present
from both Cass and Bates counties.
We hope Archie will be we'll repre-
sented
Archie HcraI2: Some one en-
.ered the house of Mrs. NJ. ID. Shat
-r. several weeks ago and stole her |
gold watch and chain. One evening
ast week she heard her gate open and
shut and IN the morning she found /
her watch and chain under pan that
she uses to feed her chickens from.
A guilty conscience was too much
or the party
Brownington Banner: A farmer
'ov living down on Grand River
ound a crows nest which he robbed
or the eggs, and placed them under
hen. When hatched the chicken
mother cared tor them tenderly until
hey got big enough to fv. Then
hey took to the high timber, winch
0 exasperated the old hen that she
vent crazy.
BoonvIiie INezcs: Last week two
aluable gold watches and several ,
ther pieces of iewelrv were tound on
farm belonging to Mr. T 6. Death
rage in Howard county The Jewell
h
[oisclaw now Mrs. NJ. keilv) dur ,
g the war twenty years ago and it I
as bv accident they were found, 4 /
og scratching Tor rats unearthed one
the watches when Mr.. Kelly was
otitled OF the find, further search re-
ealed other valuables. There are
ore treasures still hidden which they /
ere unable to find.
I
Brown'ngton Banzer:: Last
hurSday during the prevalence ot :,
under storm which passed over this
lrt OF Missouri. . double barn on
c farm OF Ben Harris, in the Taliey =
end neighborhood. St. Clalr coun- y
, was struck ny lightning and totally <
AT the time there were
% men and son of Mr.. Harris.
.ed about Il wears. in the barn.
ne boy went up INTO the loft to 4
row some hav below. when the 8,
ut came. He WAS knocked sense ts
IS and remained so for some twelve IL
'urS. The men below were unharn,- o
!: one. OF them immediately went z :,
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