The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-05-05
Roster and Vicinity.

Kansas, are delivering a nursery |
stock to our enterprising citixens.
Nothing contributes more 10 the
beauty and comfort of the farm than
fruit, or ornamental and shade trees.
Let us beautify our homes and thus !
render ourselves and children happy
and contented.
Uncle Jake Groves, aged seventy
three years. walked from Adrian to
Roster one dav last week-a distance
of fifteen miles.
The political caldron is gently
slmmer,ng, in short time it will
boil. The old feeling of interest is
developing. The old democratic
standard bearers are buckllng on
their liver pads and ere the ides Of
November will make Rome howl.
Mr., w. r. Hilyord is the proud
father OF a nice little girl baby.
Mother and child are doing well,
but Bill IS still nervous However,
he is considered to be out of danger.
DR.. r. >. Bennett recently re-
moved quite large tumor from the
head of Rev. Hicks. a popular min
lster of Miami county, Kansas. The
tumor was situated near the central
region of the occipItai bone, and
measured about one and a halt inch
es in diameter by little more than
four and halt IN circumference,
DR.. A. J. Jackson, our popular and
efficient dentist, administered the
anaesthetic.
Our temperance friends are agltat-
ing the proprlety of organizing a
temperance socity. The writer feels
, an earnest and abiding interest IN
the advancement of the temperance
cause, and sincerely hope that :he
time may speedily come when the
frightening, whitening curse of drunk
, edness shall be effectually wiped out
and its unfortunate victims numbered
with those who are struggling 70 en-
E noble and elevate mankind and make
life worth living. The subject is ono
of vast and unabating importance
a subject which concerns the entire
community and one which no mar
who has at heart the welfare anG
prosperity of his fellow-men can at
- ford to treat lightly.
We were favored few day
SINCE with visit from Gen. Io
! Shelby. Although YOUR correspond
ent had never had the pleasure o
:, meeting the general before, he wa
highly entertained and much instruc,
ed by coming in contact with th
magnetic and versatile conversation
= alist. The general possesses an IL
exhaustible fund of information whic
his fine command of language en-
ables hlm to convey with peculia
felicity.
! In my last items your composite
=. made me say Miss May Evan
- where l wished to say Miss Mar
Euans.
:: MISS Maggie Sayles is the efficel
. Instructress IN Dist. No. 1, this to VT
i ship. Miss Maggie is an lntelliger
Young lady, and no doubt will prov
an ornament to the teaching fraterr
- ity.
:. Mr.. Carol Gunnels is quite sic
=, with pneumonia.
;. AT our annual school meeting e,
~ erything passed off quietly % tt
following gentlemen Were elect,
directors: 7. !. Hendrickson, ,Gilbe
Dean and w. NJ. Marsh. They q
all honorable gentlemen and no dou
81 vii! do all in their power 10 promo
on the educational interests OF this d
ng trict. The board appointed Mr..
L. Stewart Clerk. The selection
A., a good one. a> Mr.. Stewart is fu
competent and will take an inter
oh IN the duties of his office.
ars l have learned that Miss Bla
'ws who has charge Of Maple Gre