The Butler weekly times., 1895-06-06

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and lovely twin babies, Chris and
Christine, left yesterday for Inde-
pendence, No, to spend q couple of
weeks visiting relatives and friends.
The TINES wishes them a pleasant
time
The members of the democratic
central committee of Barton county
met at Lamar Saturday, for the pur-
pose of considering the matter of
calling convention to consider the
silver question. Barton is for free
silver andit is safe to say the conven-
tion will be called.
Henry Livingston. now residing at
Alton, Indian Territory, has his
subscription marked up to 90. His
many friends in Butler would be
glad if be would pay US visit. 1t
has been several years since Mr..
Livington circulated among his
many friends in this city.
\. Groves, wife and two children,
master Otis and Miss Gladys, of
West Boone township, We're in the
city Wednesday, Mr. Groves is one
of the best and most substantial citi-
zens of that section of county and
the TINFs is proud to remember him
among it's best patrons.
Uncle George Alspaugh, our ven-
cradle German friend, living north
of town, who has been in very poor
health for some time, left Saturday
lor Eldorado Springs to spend a
cauple of months for his health. The
TINES hopes that he will be benefit
ed and that he will return home a
we'll man.
The residence of Rev J. F. Wat
kins, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of this city, was enter
ed by sneak thieves Sunday night
and monday morning when the pas,
tor felt for his purse he discovered
he was short four dollars. It's a
mighty bad man who will rob a
preacher and an editor.
j. r. Jenkins, wife and daughter,
Miss Mabel, went to Oskaloosa, Kan ,
to attend the marriage of MIR. Us
niece, Miss Ollie Jenkins to Ross B.
Gulluly, prominent young business
man of that state. Our people will
remember Miss Ollie as very
pretty, amiable young lady, she hav-
ing visited in our city and made
many friends.
The TINES Office is printing four
thousand so page real estate pamph-
let's for Clardy q Bruner. This firm
believes in advertising their business
and spare neither money nor trouble
in letting the people know that they
are in the business. These little
books are for distribution in the
eastern states. and Illinois and Iowa.
w. 0. Atkeson, editor of the Union,
was robbed Sunday night of his
watch, pocket knife and pencil trim
mer. The articles were taken from
his pants pocket which the thief
plucked from chair back by putting
his arm through an open window.
The rascal certainly did not live in
the sixth district and must have been
total stranger in these parts.
When Col. Wade was young, he
says, it was never his wont to mag
inc that he could deliver Bates coun.
ty to anyone. As he grew older,
however, he no doubt grew more
bold. But now we all get left
occasionally, don't We Colonel' For
instance, even when one attempts to
name something, the other fellow
comes along and takes it-as was
the case with the Shelby -Marmaduke
Camp of Confederate veterans
Rich Hill Review.
]. r. Edwards, our farmer friend
living near Nyhart, called Saturday.
He is the father of three children
and one Of them, he informed us is
five years of age and weighs but
80 pounds. The child. be said. while
delicate had never been sick, and he
was at loss to understand why it
did not grow or gain flesh. He had
brought the little one to town to
consult physician in regards to it's
condition.
Clardy i Bruner, Buffers wide.
awake aud enterpising real estate
firm, have one of the handsomest
turnouts in the city to convey per.
SOUS to the country, desiring te
make land deals with them. The
outfit consists of fine carriage and
a pair of Arabian snow white steeds
(full brothers) their grand sire being
the famous Arabian stallion owned