The Butler weekly times., 1893-05-25
Duffield Osborne will contribute 6

Duffield Osborne will contribute a
story entitled The First of June"
to Harper's Bazaar for May 9th
The same number will contain a
decoration day poem by Margaret
E. Sangster, illustrated by Frank
Small.
Harry Cooper, son of II. A Coop
er of Rockville, accidentally shot
himself in the hand one day last
week, while foolIng with a pistol
The wound is quite a painful one
but not dangerous.
The merry-go-round,the Kickapoo
Indian show, the closing of the pub
lie schools, the graduating exercises,
meeting of the alumni, the concerts
at the Presbyterian church aud the
circus have tended to make Butle
quite lively town for the past two
| weeks.
The merchant will save money by
contracting with the water compan
TO slush the streets from the plugs
| during the summer. The streets
sprinkled once or twice day would
lay the dust effectually and save the
business men the annoyance of the
cloud of dus. when their doors are
opened.
Cal Woody, youngest son Of John
D. Woody, living west of town or
s miles was buried Sunday in the
Virginia burying ground. He had
been sick with typhoid fever for
seventy-two days. He was an ex-
emplary young man and the family
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
The Nevada district conference
of the NJ. E. church south met in
Hume last week and remained in
session three days, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday. Rev. T.. "
Pearce of this city, was in attend
ance, and reports the conference
well attended By the ministers in the
district anda pleasant time was had
Warden Pace is making a strong
effort to have the price of convict la
Dor increased from so to go cents
per day. The contractors are now
figuring on renewal of their con
tracts and they are not meeting with
the smooth sailing as formerly.
The Col. says sixty cents is cheap
enough and he is determined they
shall pay that.
Prof. Jarvis has just expressed to
VIM. H. Martin, of Bates county, a
rare curiosity 1t is a wedding ring
worn oy the late Mrs. Martin fifty
two years ago at her betrothal i'll
England. It has been worn down
to about the size of small broom
wire. It was made to order in Bris
tol, England, from ''guinea gold
Higginsville Leader.
/ Warden Pace was in the city Mon
day. He attended the closing exer
cises of the public schools in the eve
ming where his daughter carried of
honors of her class as valedictorian
Col. Pace moved his family and
household effects to Jefferson City
Tuesday. The people of Butler re
gret to have this estimable famil,,
move away even temporarily.
T. W. Legg took a party of Sun
, day school workers out to the Mar
shall school house, nine miles ives
of town Sunday. Mr.. Legg and A
;; Fl. Culver, county secretary, are do
l ing a great work for the Sunda,
schools of this county. Both ar
!. enthusiastic in the cause and ar
. leaving nothing undone to bring
l Bates county to the front rank il
; Sunday school work in this state.
t Mrs. James Brough is selling @
her household effects preparatory t.
taking her departure the first OF tn
| ulOubu IoI Lay lou. oAio- ut WIN
place she will join her husband an
;, make that town their future home
Mr.. and Mrs. Brough have been res
idents of this place for the pas
= eight or ten years, and 20 famil
y :, stood higher in the estimation of th
u general public. and it is with regre
/. their many friends will learn Of thei
determination to quit our city. How
: ever. they will carry the best wishe
of all for their future prosperity an
happiness.
C. B. Mcfarland returned fror
his trip to Texas Friday. He spe1
about three weeks in the Lone Sta
state and travelled quite extensivel
and saw many points of interes
While there he took run up to th
new town of Velaseo, which has bee
doomed so extensively the pas