The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
Virginia Items.

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Six or seven tons of good timothy
hay for sale. Enquire of o NJ Drys-
dale, Virginia, Mo.
Geo Haverfield has moved south of
Amoret.
Z Mills moved into the L s Harper
house, near the river.
Bexton, who lived on the Jake
Cowgirl farm, moved to Kansas City
last week.
House and one to five acres of good
land to rent to right man. Enquire Of
G H Morrison.
Everybody remember the township
election day, March 30th.
Thos Wright is a jolly good natured
| fellow, and if populist would boss
the public highways in Dist No for
the next two years.
Jones, of Arkansas, is visiting
his brother, s G Jones. He wants to
locate here.
! We think that it is foolish talk
about Meddling with DIR ID b Nestle
rode's practice simply because no will
not bother about registering.
Mr. Helmer and family attended
church at Butler last Sabbath.
John Fleming, north of Virginia,
has sold his farm.
Mrs Garner, one mile and q half
west of Virginia, has coal bank to
rent.
Miss Mary Rape told us last Sab
bath that her mother had been con-
fined to her bed for five months. She
was thrown from spring wagon
seven months ago last Sabbath.
The iddle-of-the-road Populists
held their township convention al
Virginia last Saturday. G II Morrison
called the convention together, and
was made chairman Of the meeting
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee on business: Jas Crook.
II + Harper and C w Wolfe. While
the committee was out, Mr. Coulter
made a speech on the Omaha plat
form; he had no knowledge of the
Memphis one that had been presented
a few weeks ago. The vote for assessor
was, VIM Hardinger, "a; S G Adams
16; for collector: s q Adams, 33; ia
; Crook, Z; for trustee: r f Harper, 81
Jas Crook, 3; o NJ Drysdale, 8; justice
OF the peace, Car Dudley Jas Crook
motion that they be nominated b.
,, acclamation carried; constable: Cha
! Hensley, 6; Albert Pilgrim, 3S. Mex
.. was road overseers and delegates t.
County Convention to nominate
school commissioner. Thus ended tn
l convention. Next the Republican
will hold their convention Thursda,
Of this week, and then the ProhIbl
: zionist, the one hated above a.
others.
John Will Watkins, who spent tn
winter with his brothers, Frank AM
Ben. as soon as he arrived at hi
home in Watseka, sent money t
Aaron for the booming TINES. H
did not wait till he got home to con
suit with the rest of the family.
Miss Venia Babbitt, Of Odessa, cam
with her father as far as Butler o1
his way to Conference. She spent tn
time visiting her little friend, Will
Ruble.
1t is thought by some that some Q
the Populist candidates smell littl
of gold dust, Or did at the fall election
Little Miner Pyle, of Carterville
Mo. spent conference time with HI
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Washing
ton Park.
Uncle Peter Crooks wishes his nam
announced rs independent candidat
for Justice of the Peace. 1t used
be old men for counsel and youn
men for war, but things are changed
Jas Crooks has built q new hous
on the Jacob Hines land. He also ha
!. some bur oak posts on the said far'
for sale.
Drysdale went to X c Monda.
Geo Roback's hogs are dying, SUI
posed to be cholera.
John Hussey spent last week
Amoret.
=, WI Park has lot of lumber al
MIR Frits has his slat mil in the san
yard. He is prepared to saw Stats Il
garden and hog fence; the mill
os south of Charley Lees on hnol
ce Creek.
We A large number of our farmers q
ny talking Of attending the sale OF Joi