The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-24

Miss Pearl Rosser, who has been
attending art school in Chicago. has
returned home.
On account of the 4th of July cele-
bration and in accordance with the
Mayors proclamation, the Banks of
this city will not open for business
on Saturday July Sd.
William Jennings Bryan passed
through Butler on the 5 o'clock
train this morning On his way to
Carthage, where he is to deliver an
address to the Chautauqua Assembly.
He will return this evening on the
1O:45 train.
Miss Gertrude Silvers who has
been teaching for the past year in
the Lamar public schools has return.
ed homs. Miss Silvers was acc )m.
panied by her friend Miss Eva
Dickinson who will remain in the
city several days visiting.
The masons have begun work on
the brick addition to Power Bros.
mill The addition will be used for
grinding corn meal, and a new set
of rollers will be put IN. With this
improvement this mill will be one of
the most complete and best in state
Saturday the city council sold a
ten years franchise of the city to
Henry Reinheimer, who will put in
local telephone exchange. The
telephone company give the city q
per cent of the gross receipts. We
understand the local company con-
template purchasing the line to Rich
Hill.
Two burglars entered the resi-
dence OF Mrs W. D. Thurber, at
Warrensburg, few nights ago, tied
her hands behind her. gagged her
mouth with her stockings and Sc
cured several dollars from the room
and left. One of the robbers held a
razor at Mrs. Thurber's throat and
threatened her with death if che
made an out cry. After the thieves
had gone Mrs. Thurber walked her
little girl who was sleeping with her
and the child removed the gag from
her mouth and released her hands.
She then gave the alarm and her
father sleeping downstairs came to
her rescue, but the robbers had
gone. The lady said che was satis-
fed the two burglars were negroes.
We understand little girl seven
years OF age, living in West Butler,
who has been suffering since infancy
with what the family supposed to be
catarrh in the head. was examined
the other day by physicians, and
strange to relate small screw, such
ss is used in door knobs, was re
moved from her nose. The child had
carried this little obstruction in it's
nose for five or six years. At times
ito nore would tester and break. and
then the pain caused by the screw
would lessen, but pretty much all
the time it has been q great sufferer.
The screw had become so tightly
embedded itself in the flesh
that when it was removed the blood
spurted oil over the physicians and
attendants. It is hoped that the
little girl will now speedily recover.
We understand that Robt. De.
lancy, living 10 the northwest part OF
the city, has three children sick with
scarlet fever. One of the children,
little boy, is said to be very sick.
We also understand that notification
of the existence of the disease has
not been given by the appearance in
a conspicuous place of the usual
yellow flag. IT we have been misin-
formed in regard to above we will
cheerfully make correction. If the
disease exists as stated, then the
board of health should look after
the matter and the ordinance bearing
on contagious diseases be enforced.
Parents whose children are afflicted
with contagious disease should not
hesitate moment to give the public
warning at the very earliest possible
moment. The physicians say scarlet
fever and scarlatina are one and the
same thing. The authorities, where
the doctors fail to do their duty to
the public, cannot be too prompt in
taking action.
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