The Butler weekly times., 1896-04-30

The A. P. A. is after the scalp of
Dick Bland. They say his wife is a
Catholic, and on this account they
can not support him. II the A. P.
AS keep kicking the first thing it
knows it will leave the republican
and zine" the popnlist party.
c. B. Slay of Spruce, one of
the pioneer subscribers to the boom
ing TINES was to see US Saturday
and renewed for 81 He said he
had planted on his farm 165 acres
of corn, and reported crops as never
looking better at this season of the
year in his section. Mr.. Slayback is
one of the Oldest subscribers on our
books and the paper has no better
friend in the county.
The farmers of the vicinity of Em.
poria. Kansas, report that their or.
chards are beng ruined by cater
pillar OF q new species, which
completely strips the trees OF their
foliage, fruit and blossoms. Every
effort is being used to destroy the
pests Some are spraying with a
poisonous liquid and some are burn.
ing sulphur beneath the trees.
Farmers in the western part of the
state report sim liar state of affairs.
Twenty head of hogs punched to
gether on the Jas. Hover farm, near
Walker, Vernon county, were pecu.
liarly effected by bolt of lightning
during the storm of Friday. None
were killed, but the lightning SO
shocked them that it left each hog
partially paralyzed, or effected in
such way that they dragged their
hind quarters as they do when suf
fering from kidney worm. A vaiua'
BILE horse standing near the hogs
was also effected in a similar man
manner.
Rev. DIR. Ditzler, OF Lexington,
Kentucky, the famous debaver and
one of the most scholarly men in
this country, arrived in Butler las>
night and preached at the NJ. E
church, south. He will preach agar
tonight and each succeeding evening
during the remainder of the week
including Sunday and Sunday night
His sermons will set forth the faitl
and doctrines of the Methods
people. He is conversant in thirtee,
different languages and his sermon
will be both instructive and enter
tanning.
G. B. Lewis is building a hand
some and substantial brick stor
room 241100 feet. The new build
s ing fronts Ohio street and joins tn
brick store room known as tn
Childs building, also owned by Nj
D Lewis. A foundation second to non
, in the city has been laid and Satu1
3 day Mayor Clardy in a few we
chosen words dedicated the corn.
stone upon which brick work will b
:, started. When Charlie does thin
, he does it right, and the new doubl
store building will present hanc
q some and substantial appearance.
The meeting of the populist Ger
, tral committee in the city, a week c
= SO ago,was slimly attended. Only
. few townships were represented
! The inactivity of the members mad
q Atkeson mad, and he says in th
Free Press: "There is little diffe
ence between a committeeman wh
il can't and one who won't attend
8 business, and that they ought I
}. either attend, send a proxy, give a
:, excuse or get out Guess the i,
q difference means that they are ge
ting back into the democratic part
q The preachers at Warrensbur
q are fighting the card parties with r
!. newed vigor, and the card parti
Il are bucking the preachers with r
- newed interest: Rev. Pughsley WI
a is leading the crusade against Il
game says it is as bad SIS crap shoe
ing. If card playing is against I'll
n rules of the church, those refactol
is members who persist in disregar
a ing their VOW should either desi
d or get out or be kicked out of Il
er church. Right is right.