The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
A beautiful line of millinery at
Harper & Vancamp's.

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For EESr-A good barn, one blocl
from square. Enquire at this office
We hear from a gentleman WHIT
was 10 Osceola last week that Judge
Parkinson advertised meeting a
the court house was attended b,
two gold bugs, and fifteen republi
cans. That the Judge got mad ant
refused to speak and said some yer,
uncomplimentary things OF the pee
PIE Of that vicinity in general,
Taggart & Hamilton, the larges
mercantile firm in Adrian. made al
assignment last week for the beneiit
of their creditors Their assets are
placed at $4,000 and liabilities a,
$4,000 or S5 600 The firm was un'
able to cash out standing accounts,
which accounts for their failure
The TINES is sorry to learn of the
embarrassment of these gentlemen
The Journal says they will open
again as soon as they get their affairs
ia shape.
The Rich Hill Coal company has
filed with the clerk of the circuit
court eight suits in eiectment
Some time ago the coal company
sold land about Rich Hill with
miners right reserved. Since then
parties having been mining coal
from the pits left and suit has been
brought to prohibit them from
taking coal. Graves Il Clark appear
for the defendants and S. w Doolev
for the coal company. The suits
as filed against Herman Tonke,
A. Trobridge, F. Nj. Martin. L. T
Fleming, W. H. London. Thos. G.
Ellis, August Marquett and L Cul
bertscn Jerry Culbertson and
Graves & Clark appear for the last
named defendant.
A short time since + j. Hurley,
manager of the Hurley Lumber Co.
with branches all over this section.
was joshing his Rich Hill manager
Mr.. Frank Tedford, and urging him
to get on the sound money" band
wagon, MIR. Hurley being a sound
money" Democrat. Today Mr.. Ted
ford was in receipt of a letter, con
Tossing that things seemed to be
coming Bryan's way and acknowl
edging that Bryan was one of the
grandesl men in America There
will be many similar confessions
from good dem mocrats like Mr. Hur
ley before the campaign is over
Rich Hill Review,
Col. Champ Clark, one of the best
orators in the state, spoke to a
crowded house In this city yesterday
1t was one of his efforts and the tell.
ing blows dealt against the gold
standard was cheered to the echo
The Altoona band, one of the bes,
bands in this section of the state
headed delegation from the nortt
part of the county and marched into
town In procession. The Amoret
glee club from the west part of the
county was special feature of th.
occasion. With the glee club wa.
Is little girls dressed in white anc
one little girl in yellow, representing
the ratio of gold aud silver. Thi,
wagon was IN charge of Capt. II. p
Nickel.
David Powell, brother of vii
lis and Lee Powell, arrived from
Missouri Thursday. Mr.. Powell Ii
interested with his brothers in farm.
ing and will make bis home here.
The threshers have just finished
theshing Willis Powell's crop. He
has $500 bushels. principally
wheat. Off of one acre Of oats he
threshed ll6 bushels that weighed
a5 pounds to the bushel. This is
the largest yield we have ever heard
OF 10 the county, but Mr.. Powell
and the threshers vouch for the
ruth OF the statement
The above paragraphs are taken
from paper published at Buffalo,
Wyoming. David. Willis aEdaLee
Powell are SOUS of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Powell, living short distance
southeast OF Butler. Their nanv
friends here will be glad to learn of
their prosperity. Crops in WON.