The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-07

The cable bridge over Mound
branch, south of town, is nearing
completion
A row of frame business bouses
was burned to the ground in Bolivar
last week.
F ~ Wade, the farmer who shot
and kils d his ueighbor Alec Sham
ell, uear Exc lsior Springs last week,
lover the taking up and posting of
Wad-'s horses by Shamell, was
captured at bis aunt's, Mrs Berry,
near Eldorado Springs
A farm.r over in Crawford county.
Kansas, loaded his wagon with
aheat and left it standing over night
in the barn yard. When he went
next morning to hitch up to haul
the grain to market, he found the
wagon and wheat gone A thief had
stolen it during the night
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o Welton's little
SOD. Harry, who was kicked i'll the
groin by pony one day last week
and quite seriously burt, we are glad
to note is up and about again For
a day or two it was thought the
little fellow was dangerously injured
as hls bladder refused to respond to
the calls of nature and instruments
had to be used to relieve him.
A. O. Welton took charge of the
postoffice Friday night The TIMES
predicts be will make clever, pains
taking and efficient official Of
course everything about the office is
new to Dall and he will need season
ing before he reaches perfection
Under these circumstances patrons
of the office should be forbearirg IL
case of slight mistakes, should any
occur
Rev Cayton who has been trans
ferred by conference from this city
| to Warrensburg. was in the city the
fore part Of the week, arranging bis
household goods for shipment to hi'
new home Rev. Cayton leaves But
ler with the good will not only Of hi'
church but the entire community
He ls al excellent citizen. gOoC
preacher and the church at Warrens
burg will not be disappointed in the
man sent them.
The school board at it's meeting
Friday night passed resolution t
discontinue the US of the two base
ment rooms a. the West schoo
building The rooms will be aban
doned Nov. lst We under stand tn
the board has made arrange ment
for two rooms at the Academy il
lieu of those abandoned. The boart
has acted very wisely in this matte
and the disuse of the basemen
rooms will meet with the heart,
approval of the patrons of the school
The grade for the Pittsburg !
- Gulf railroad across the Marias de
ls, Cygne bottom west Of town is caus
1t. ing the company trouble. The farm
a ers owning bottom lands adjaceu
is to the grade claim the Pre- spect O
cropping their land has been rune'
- by backwater held by the grade
- Messis Graves & Clark have file,
ne eighteen suits iu the circuit cour
a' against the railroad company. In
no legal point the question is ne'
10 one and will be certain to attrac
att t3ntion
TO John Hoffens aud his wife, Mary
of Camden, New Jersey, wanted t
-, attend party aud there was no on
a. to take care Ct their baby, Carl S
.A' to make him sleep soundly Will
'n they were gone the mother gave hlf
W. generous dose of laudsnum Whe
" no the couple returned at mi }nigh
~ W. little Carl was just about ready t
10 go meet ihe angels, ard in fe
7'' minutes his mother saw his littl
spirit take it departure With sue
of parents the baby Is better of. Th
NV mother will he prosecuted.
ate
All The water question il becoming
p serious matter In spite of the {
,ar trlordlnary precautions of tie wat
on company to have On hand q supp
Of water TO meet ali con,iDc cehcle
es, the prolonged drouth is fast dlss
md patipg it ard unless a heavy ra
comes soon the city Of BuEl'r "
be without water The sire
the sprinkler has been shut off and Il
ate, citizens are warned not to wssts q
last precious liquid. The water comp
, at nv is blameless in tie matter as tn
am had taken precautions deemed {
it's tirely adequate by all prudent p
he pie.
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