The Butler weekly times., 1893-05-04
A. S Millhorn has bought Charley
Pharis' stock of groceries.

A. S Millhofn has bought Charley
Pharis' stock of groceries.
Road overseers in the county will
notice that it is against the law to
allow machinery belonging to their
district to remain out in the wealth
er. All implements belonging to
the road district must be kept
housed. So says the law passed by
the last legislature.
W. F. Kingston, foreman and as
sistant editor of the Union, has pur-
chashed the Blade, published at
Black Rock, Arkansas, and took his
departure Saturday for that place
to take charge of his paper. Mr..
Kingston isa good printer and news
paper man and the TINES wishes
him success.
J. NJ. Courtney, Bates county's
prominent stock man, shipped Fri
day last four car loads of cattle and
hogs and on Monday two loads of
cattle to the Kansas City market.
Mr.. Courtney says he promises to
make things hum from now on and
will pay the top of the market for
good stock.
The papers say Frank James ano
Bill Dalton, brother of the Coffey'
vile, Kansas, bank robbers have
formed co-partnership to start {
big saloon in Chicago and run il
during tue Worlds fair. As Franl
James has been accused of every
thing except being fool, we do no
believe the report.
The county court Tuesday ap
pointed on the Institute Board Hon
W. W. Graves, of Butler and w. A
Ephland, OF Foster. County Com
missioner Thurman is an ex.offici
member of the Board. It is tn
duty of the board to appoint an Ir
stltute conductor and such instrut
tors as are needed.
Friday evening William Neil,agee
SO years, was saved from an awfu
death by the timely arrival Of c. N
Sherman. The old man had been
Deerfeld in Vernon county, for hi
mail and returning to his home b
fell into patent cattle guard on th
railroad and was unable to extricat
himself. Two minutes after the o.
man was taken from the guard
freight train rolled by
John Stephenson, of Hudso
township, was in the city Saturda
on his way home from Davis count,
where he had been to attend the f,
neral of his father, John Y. Stephe
, son. MIR. S. informed US that b
father was eighty-fve years old
the time of his death, which occu
} red on the 22nd day of April. E
/ came to this state from Kentucky
: 1926 and settled in Clay count
where he married a Miss Baxter. E
moved to Davis county in 1864, 1
the close of the war, where he b,
since resided. He left large fam
, ly of childred and grand children.
The revival meeting at the Ba
l.. tist church will be continued {
: through this week, afternoon ar
| evening. Rev. James, the evange
I ist, has succeeded in warming tt
members up to realization of the
duty and the prayers that have be.
; offered for the salvation of SHINE
!. in this community have surely bee
heard and answered, as the meetir
promises to be one of the most nc
able in the citys history. The plai
earnest and forcible sermons of Re
James are having their effect on Il
wayward and many who We
thought to be beyond the reach
y spiritual touch have signi6ed the
willingness for consolation. The &
!, ternoon meetings are well attend'
r and in the evenings the building
K crowded to its utmost capacity.
g There is considerable talk that d
q city council will shortly order Nor
l. Delaware street widened and ope