The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23
The TINES esteemed friend y. b.
TYLER called and renewed.

The HINES esteemed Trend VI. d.
TYLER called and renewed.
Wm. Wood Of Cortland, is new
subscriber 10 the booming TINES
Peter Denning, of Virginia, is
new subscriber to the booming
TINES this week.
Mitchell Warford, one of the good
citizens of Ballard, and an esteemed
friend of the TINES, ,renews.
The populist delegates are sll at
sea in St. Louis and prophet could
not figure out the outcome of the
convention.
The New York Herald has investi
gated the matter and makes the
statement that 20 per cent OF the
republican farmers of the state have
declared for Bryan.
A disastrous forest fire it raging
in Washington, and hundreds Of
miners are heeing from the noun
tain sides to save their lives. The
damage to timber is estimated at
millions of dollars.
By report of the pension bureau
there is 100000 old soldiers drawing
pensions and 410,92 claims on file.
Within the past year the number of
pension claims pending has decreas
ed 56,546
J. L. Dickerson, one of the sub
stantial democrats of Nyhart, called
and renewed. Mr.. Dickerson is
heart and soul for free silver. and
says he is proud of the chance to
vote for Bryan.
The national Populist committee
met Tuesday and named Senator
Butler, of S. c., for temporary chair
man of the convention. The chair
man favors the nomination of Bryan
by the populist convention.
W. 0. Atkeson said: Il leave for
st. Louis with just ten dollars in
my pocket and railroad pass.
Sc if l return to Butler with any
money i'll my pocket you will know J
have sold out to Mark Hanna"
i If the democratic campaign com
mittee can secure their services
Judge John II. Sullens, Senator
Jno. B Newberry and Major Brad
ley, old stagers and democratic war
horses in this county, could do ef
fective work on the stump for the
ticket this fall.
The republican statesmen are tell
ing the old soldiers that free silve,
will reduce their pensions. This
kind of rot only equals the song and
dance the stump orators gave tht
negroes just after the war, wher
they warned them that to vote tn,
democratic ticket would put then
back into slavery.
Our old and highly esteemed
friend, L. G. Eichler, of Mound
township, presented the editor Of
the TINES with a basket of large
ripe, mellow apples, taken from d
tree which his father. G. F. Eichler
planted in 1858, at the old home
stead on which Mr.. E now lives
Mr.. Eichler is one of north Bates
mos. respected citizens and pros
porous farmers, and a staunch old
time democrat
Aaron Bell, of Spruce township
agent for the Buckeye grader, ha
sold the township board of Mt
Pleasant two machines, They wer
given trial test in this city yester
day, and did their work perfectly
These machines combine all tn
latest provements. are built 0
iron and steel, and said to be tn,
best road grader on the market
There are no improvementsin eouu
ty that equal good roads and afte
seeing the work Of the grader it il
hard to conceive why it is that s.
many townships are without thes
invaluable machines. Mr. Bell ha
sold one of these machines to Spruc
township, and the very men VIII
opposed the board buying it are nov
loudest in praise. The TINES woul
be glad to see a grader in ever
township in this county. Then yo'
would see good roads
| The Bates county populists me
at the court house Monday and se
leeted the following delegates t
their state and congressional cor
ventions:
STATE DELEGATES.