The Butler weekly times., 1895-06-13

will bs held at the Baptist church
at o'clock p m, Sunday. The
services will be conducted BY Rev.
DR.. Murphy, and the members of
fraternity are not only invited but
earnestly requested to be present.
A. L Buck, Of Oklahoma. son OF
our esteemed citizen ". G. Buck.
renews his subscription.
Judge JAS Fl. Lay arrived in the
city Sunday evening and opened the
June term of court Monday morning.
The docket is light one for this
term and aside from a couple OF
murder cases there are no cases OF
general public interest.
Attorney S. ". Dooley, of Rich
Hill is up attending court. The
Col. said he had ts como to Butler
. now aud then to give the town tone
Well the Colonel is a first class man
and good lawyer, and Butler folks
are always glad to have him pay our
city visit, legally or otherwise.
The Young Ladies' Cooking Club
and the Liars Club held a joint
moonlight picnic and dance at the
lake one night last week The
/ young ladies furnished an excellent
supper. Dancing. boat riding, sing
ing, mandolin club and string band
music, all were combined to make
up the evenings entertainment.
Our popular clothing merchant,
Joe Meyer, had pleasant visit Sat.
urday and Sunday from his brother
Levi Meyer, OF Lawrence, Kansas,
who was accompanied by his wife
and little daughter. Mrs. Meyer
will remain in the city visiting a
week or so while her husband lef,
for home Monday.
The TINES esteemed farmer friend
and reliable subscriber, c. ". Sma
ding, of Foster called and renewed
for 90. He is one Of the most
punctual paymasters on our books
and better men don't grow in any
country. He reported the farmers
prosperous in his neck o the woods
and with the exception OF wheat
crops were looking fine.
The following grand iurymer
were selected and sworn Monday tC
look after business in their line: u
E. Wycoff, W. r. Morrison, Joe L
Reavely, F. j. Wiseman, S. Combs
John III. Reeder, E. o. Thompson
Geo. Brundidge, Alf jackson, c. d
Garrison, James Powers, and Johr
Hornback. Joe T. Reavely was ap
pointed foreman W. r. Morrison
was elected clerk.
The TINES bad a very pleasant
call Monday from it's esteemed
friend, Uncle Peter Ewing of Minge
township, who is one of Bates coun
ty's most honoroed and enterprisine
citizens. He is one of our oldes
subscriber and generally get:
about on time once a year. 1t il
always a pleasure to have our sub
stantial friends call and none ar,
more welcome than Uncle Peter, tn,
father of ii children and a prime,
of good fellows He was accompan
led by J. F. Jordan, of Henry county
| A shocking and fatal accident be
fell Henry Schwartz of Kansas Cit,
Monday morning. In filling the tanl
of his gasoline stove, he split larg'
quantity of the Oil on his clothing
and striking a match to start th'
stove, in an instant his whole bod,
was enveloped in flames. In trying
to extingusih the flames he lost con
troll of his reason, and dashed out o
the house and ran wildly down tn,
street screaming for help. Peopl'
ran to his assistance aud tried tt
stop him but in vain Finally he me-
policeman and was stopped. bu
the fire had about all burned itsel
out and the officer had little Difficult
ty in putting out the remainder o
Schwartz's smouldering clothing
An ambulance wagon was called ane
he was taken to the police station
Patches of the skin peeled off ane
his left eye was burned out. HI
was removed to the German hospita
from the station and died in great
agony at II o'clock.