The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24
Treasurer elect Andy Owen and
his wife were in the city Tuesday.

once. his Will make the sherlff
Office much more convenient to the
Gil cult court.
The first appearance of snow fol
the winter in these parts arrived
Thursday evening The fakes came
down rapidly for a few minutes
aud disappeared as they touched the
ground.
Graves & Clark have moved their
law Office to the three rear rooms
over the Missouri State Bank Drs
Temple & Helwig occupy the rooms
they vacated. Tue change was made
because the first named firm needed
more room.
A widows club has been organic
Ell at South Coto, Montcalm county.
Michigan, with nineteen members.
The avowed Object of the club is to
induce the immigration of desirable
young widowers INTO that region
Charlie Middleton, of Lone Oak
township, VINO went west a short
time ago for short visit. returned
home Friday, having been summon
ed by telegraph by the serious sick
ness of bis wife
Miss Mary White, teacher in the
west school building lost her watch
Saturday. She either dropped it
on the streets or at the matinee at
the opera house. OF course the
finder, as soon as the name of the
owner is known, will return the gold
ticker.
Rich Hill Review II Joe Graves
arrived from trip to Butler aud
the home of Sheriff Mudd yesterday.
He says the sheriff has one of the
best farms in Bates county, but will
move to Butler about the 1st of
January. Mr. Graves will also move
there at that time, to take position
usder Mr.. Mudd as deputy. In the
meantime, Joe will do his best to get
married.
Evangelist Moody, of New York,
in the course of his talk Sunday,
said: Il would like to have a man
like William Jennings Bryan preach
every day in some church. Now this
may seem strange. but MIR Bryan is
good christian, and I would rather
see him preaching in Il church than
presiding at the White House. He
would do more good by preaching
Christ than by being in presidential
chair"
Mrs J. N. McKibben and Mrs. O.
ID Austin entertained large mum
Der of their lady friends at the
formers elegant home on Ohio
street Friday afternoon. Eighty in
vitations were given. The hostess
received in the west parlors, which
were decorated with carnation pinks
and maiden hair ferns, Miss Nellie
Austin presided over the punch
bowl, The dining tables were deco
rated with smilax and American
beauty roses The library, where
was served cream and cake, presided
over by Misses Floss Hartwell and
Cora Boyd, decorations, brides roses
and smiled. The other ladies assis.
ing in entertaining the guests were
Mesdames j G Clark, T. J. Dav.
h. E. Percival. j. d. Allen. Mrs
Wheldon and Miss Ruby Rosser
The Butler Mandolin club furnished
sweet music.
The home Of S. z. Francisco. on
-"S o'' ~OS, "oe OLOhcu INTO 1ueS
day night. The thief secured lad
der from a new building in course of
construction close by, and gained
access through an upstairs window,
after cutting away the screen. Judge
John Francisco sleeps in an upstairs
room and says he went home about
ten o'clock. He remembers that he
heard slight noise. but thought it
OF no Importance On rising ia the
morning he found the rooms ran.
sacked All he missed at the time
was quantity of silverware which
had belonged to his mother. the
most of which was marked with his
fathers enitials, A F" They So
cured splendid impression of the
thief's DOT in the soft soil under the
window, Mr. Francisco and family
were visiting relatives in Henry
county.
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