The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-21

Tue IueelluS Oi Tue STATE Uduu dSSo-
citation, passed through Butler yes
terday and stopped long enough to
serenade the city. The boys were
in full uniform aud the music was
highly appreciated.
Several young ladies and gentle
men, graduates of the Rich Hill
high schoolcame up at noon Mon |
day to attend the commencement |
exercises of the Butler high schools |
held in the opera house Monday
night. They brought with them
some handsome boquets.
MIR. and Mrs. G. B. McFarland's
little son, Charles, had his collar
bone broken Saturday evening by
accident. He and Johnnie Tuttle
were playing in the barn at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Ike Names. Johnnie
was in a swing and Charlie ventured
little too close and was struck by
the boys knee.
Little Cecil Thompson, years of
age, grandson of J. I. Butler and
nephew of Mrs. Isaac Fowler, died
at the home of his parents in Kansas
City Thursday, of pneumonia. The
remains were buried at Adrian. He
was a precocious child, and the idol
of his relatives. The youngest child
Of MIR. and AIre. Thompson is also
quite sick.
The five boy babies, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Lyons, of Mayteld,
Ky, April 29th, are dead. The
cause of their death is not known,
but it ls generally believed that their
death WAS caused by the enormous
crowds that visiaed the house. They
all had similar attacks resembling
spasms. The babes were fully de
veloped and appeared to be in per
feet health.
Prof. Higgins, we understand
will not be an applicant for reap
pointment in our public schools al
he intends to return to his home II
the east. Also Miss Pearl Rosser
who has decided to attend an ar
school. The other teachers have al
applied and no doubt will be retain
ed, as they have given universal sat
isfaction, both to the board and pa
, irons the past year.
} Said W. P. Sewer, OF Sunni
, township, Monday: "The mice an
ground squirrels have played havo
with the planted corn in my neigl
borhood, and Judge Phillips, Law
son, Holland, Sterns and the Powe
} boys on account of the depreciation
! of the pests have had TO replal
their entire crops Tho number
acres being in all about 900. II
, farmers to get rid OF them" sal
} Mr.. Sewer, 'havs been using poise
I freely aud one of the gentleme
. above named informed me that /
thought he had killed a wagon LOT
of mice in his fields"
Tor Bates County populists have col
er, promised the announcement questle
and the FREQ Press says that tow
ships which have favorite sons II
At any of the various Offices will be
Vn- lowed to make their announcement
my through the columns Of the popull
ed press. Under this arrangement t
'as candidates will have to make ever
thing solid in their home townshi
befors they can center" for the rir
oct We suppose that the townsh
,ha stands good for the entrance IL
-, also?-Amsterdam Breeze.
'ss' Judge D. V. Brown, present Pu
re- lie Administrator, by appointme
w of Governor Stone, is candida
tor for the nomination. Judge Bro'
10 is conversant with the laws govel
- ing this office by reason OF havl
rre served acceptablv as Probate Jud
,nd for four years. He does not need
introduction to the people of Ba
county, having lived among tn
EN- for the past twenty FIVE years, a
lis during all that time has taken
for active interest in politics and bee
2, is consistent democrat.
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< The High School alumni held
reunion at the home OF Prof,
Mrs. Starr. on Ohio street, Tues
ed a evening. The Alumni now numb
bake one hundred and four no.
'eph bers and was organized seven ye
that ago. during which time it has en-.
'ver, ed the hospitality of the Profes
-ded and his estimahle wife once
year The evening was pleasal
-, spent in listening to an excell
Will literary and musical program. SO
has. conversation end last. but not le
orth the serving of elegant refre=hme
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