The Butler weekly times., 1894-07-12

Grover has shown the country his
backbone is still as stiff and strong
as ever.
The militia company at this place
was notified last week to hold it.
self in readiness to move at a
moments notice in case it was
called for.
Some of our grocerymen report
getting short on goods and in some
articles they have run out entirely
So the great strike affects the Butler
merchant also
Who suffers most from the pres
ent labor troubles. the rich or the
poor? The daily papers tell US that
provisions of all kinds have climbed
sky high in the cities since the strike
Emma Adkins, a girl working for
Mrs. Morrison, near Walker, Vernon
county, committed suicide by shoot
ing herself in the head on the night
of the 4th. 1t is not known why
she committed the act.
In making mention of the prizes
awarded at the picnic grounds the
4th, the TINES gift to the pretty
babies was overlooked by the report
ers for the other papers. OF course
the omission was purely accidental.
A st. Louis dry goods store adver'
tises worlds fair portfolios l cent
each-sold by newspapers with
coupons at 10 cents. Those alleged
newspapers that entered into com
bination to swindle their readers on
coupon games ought to meet the
cut-Clinton Democrat.
A thief attempted to burglarize
the residence of w. A Badgely, two
and half mile south of town, Friday
night. The burglar was getting into
the house through kitchen window
when detected by Mr.. Badgely who
was awakened by the noise made in
removing the wire screen.
Arguing the strike question the
other day on the streets, a sympa
thizer said he didn't care to place
himself in front of monopolies and
bullets. The same individual might
have added he didn't care to place
himself in front of work either
Mrs. Daniel, wife of Uncle Job1
Daniel, living south Of the city foul
or FIVE miles, we learn from DR.
Boulware, is quite sick. Her ailment
seems to be general giving away
of the system. Owing to her advanc
ed age the doctor has doubts as te
ber recovery.
Squire D. G. Newsom and sor
Brick go to Kansas City this week
: Both expect to get on the railroad
r The squire would like job of pull
ing the throttle of an engine anG
Brick would not object to heaving
coal in the fire box. Later we learl
a that Mr.. Newsom and B,ick got rum
out of Kansas City to Omaha on th,
Missouri Pacific
A man named Hilsabeck, has beel
arrested at Nevada on the seriou
charge of criminal assault on the Ia
year old daughter of J. R. Rohr
bough. The honor of the child wa
8 saved by the timely arrival of thre
men who happened to be passing a
q the time the scoundrel was attemr
a ting to commit the deed.
AC aSStA VA hkiA Odd P1ok
t erty by the rioters and thugs is est
y mated to be over a million and ha
dollars. Acres of freight cars hav
been burned in Chicago, and mile
= of track DANCED by heat of th
burning cars. The Pennsylvania
road alone has lost 667 freight car
% by fire hundreds of them being loat
u ed with merchandise.
To the credit of Butler and th
g county at large it is with both prid
r. and pleasure we record the fact,
at there was not, to our knowledge,
drunk man on the streets or picn
grounds on the 4th, nor was there
:. disturbance of any kind or acciden
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