The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-01

IOr the past uVe months Win malh
rial fever and other complications, is
able to be up.
Butler Academy is going to have
large attendance this year. Scores
of young men and women are max
ing arrangements to attend. Send
for catalogue. 40 IT,
Mrs. c. Z. Lewis has returned
from Illinois, where she has been
spending month visiting friends
and relatives.
Dick Rayburn and Joe Dug, were
sent TO the penitentialy from Henry
county last week Rayburn forged
notes in Montrose and Dug stole a
lot of overcoats from a store in Clin-
ton.
Chas. Gosler,a "a religious fanatic Of
Evansport. OHIO, was drowned Sat
urday while attempting to walk on
the water in order to demonstrate
that his faith was equal to that of
the Savior.
W. I. Kemper, associate judge of
our county court, has made good
record during his two years of serv
ice. He has been honest and faith
full and true to the people and he
should be returned by big maj jority.
Geo. L. Smith, the Butler horse
buyer, will be in Hume Saturday,
Oct. Sd, and at Appleton City Mon
day, Oct. 5th, to buy horses and
mules. He is at home every Tues
day. Mr.. Smith ships a load week
and furnishes good market to the
farmers who wish to sell their stock.
He pays the cash and top prices.
The Kansas City Times has run
down the claims of the sound money
national democrats, in regard to the
formation of sound money clubs in
different towns in the state. The
expose of the claims of this Mckin-
ley aid society by the Times must
be humiliating to the Kansas City
sound money club, that put the
false report in circulation.
It makes no difference as to the
result of the election at Lane &
Adairs. They have arranged to
please the ladies in the cloak line
this season and the soc silver dollar
goes at their store for 1O0c and a
few OF them buys the prettiest, most
stylish and best fitting garment to
be found in the market. A peep at
their line will convince and an inves-
tigation of their prices will satisfy
you that they are the lowest
The Rich Hill Tribune has chang
ed hands and politics Weymouth
Bros selling the plant to j. G. Old
ham. Under the new management
the Tribune will support the repub-
lican ticket, nationel, state, county,
gold standard and all. 1t will be as
black as Doctor Yancey and as 10y
ally republican as Chauncey I. Fill.
ley. Bro. Oldham, however, is a
good clever fellow and be may stem
tide of public sentiment against his
gold proclivities, but we fear be will
find it an uphill pull.
Chas. Oliver. serving a Jail sem
tence for forgery, skipped out Fri
day night for parts unknown. Oil
YER was assisting the sheriff in
milking and returning to the jail
from the barn, the sheriff ordered
him to close gate at the corner of
the yard. The prisoner did so and
as he closed the gate broke and
ran. Sheriff Colyer, who was guard
ing him, saw him start to run and
took after him, but it being dark,
the prisoner was soon out of sight
and gone. Oliver had about two
months more to serve.
The funeral of A. J. Olds took
place from the family residence in
this city Friday afternoon, services
being conducted by Rev. Iulow OF
the Baptist church. The deceased
was 50 years and nine months old
and for the past eight years has
been helpless invalid from paraly
sis For eighteen days prior to his
death he was unable to partsks OF
any kind of food and he could be
heard to pray for the time of disse
luton to come and relieve him of his
safferings. During his long period
of sickness he was totally helpless
and the devoted wife who admins
taraH fo hia uapfn with rppalS,h l.