The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-06

with 800 names enrolled. That's the
kind of clubs to have and the kind
of enthusiasm to exhibit.
A salesman OF campaign buttons
at Joplin last Wednesday sold s11.1O
worth of Bryan buttons and $50
worth of Mckinley buttons.-Rich
Hill Review
Governor Stone refuses to inter
fere in the case OF the negro Wright
who murdered his wife at Nevada,
and the sheriff of Vernon county
will proceed to discharge his dis
agreeable duty Monday the 10th.
The Sunday School picnic at AL
tona last Friday wa. largely attend
ed, and those present report grand
good time. Capt. Il. c. Clark re-
sponded to an invitation to speak
and made a happy effort for the
occasion.
Clardy & Bruner, Butler live real
estate agents, have dozen ears of
corn, of this years growth, in their
Office, which averages 13 inches to
to the ear. The longest ear meas
ures 16 inches How is that for corn?
Well, well, friend Atkeson, bolted
the state populist convention at
Sedalia last week. His resolutions
failed to pass muster aad he picked
up his grip and pulled out. AS he
left the convention hall the delegates
yelled at him to ''git out" ''go out, ="
and one enthusiastic fellow shouted
''ship, you are a nuisance anyway
john Adair, of the firm of Lane i
Adair, left Monday to buy goods.
He said he expected to have a a nice
line of fall goods in by the last of
the week and extends cordial invi
tation to the ladies to call and see
them, as he will have some novelties
in the way of handsome dress goods.
On another page of this paper will
be found the speech of Governor
Chas P. Johnson, delivered at the
Bryan ratification meeting held in
st. Louis. Gov. johnson is the mos.
noted criminal lawyer in this state
and we ask your careful reading ol
what he had to say of the money
question on the above occasion.
The encampment of the Second
Regiment National Guards of Mis-
souri, will take place at Lamar the
10th to the Odd. The companies
composing the second regiment come
from Springfield, Pierce City, Car
thage, Joplin, Lamar, Golden City
Nevada, Clinton, Sedalia and Butler
The soldier boys are looking forward
to the event with a great deal O
pleasure.
The friends of silver are organized
in the west part OF the county. The
Johnson Free Silver League is th'
name Of an organization at thu
: johnson school house. John Crevis
ton was elected president; H. Nc
Coy, vice president; ". B. Lightfoot
secretary; Fl. FARRELL, treasurer; Be-
\ FARRELL, sergeant alarms. The elul
numbers II members and will NEE
every Tuesday night.
, Gam Sing Ouah delivered YER
;s interesting lecture ct the c. ?
church Sunday night on the religion
customs and habits of the Chimes
l. people. Gam Sing Quah is con
% verted Chinaman and has been i
II this country for six wears. For th
IL past four or five years he has been
student at the Cumberland Univel
N sity. fitting himself to return to hi
ID native land where he proposes er
Of gaging in missionary work anon
a. his people.
Harvey c. Clark last Friday af,e,
20 noon. after addressing the Sunda
ID School picnic at Altoona, drove +
K Hume, a distance of As miles. t
t. keep an engagement with the demt
le Gratis OF Howard township. Afte
ae delivering a stirring address on tn
political issues OF the day. about on
h.,p5rai spd hftv presa,t eproIIo