The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-15
Hume News.

+ NJ Dickinson is spending a week
with friends in the Sunfiower state.
Fred Lightner transacted business
in Kansas City Monday.
Jno Armstrong shipped a car load
of hogs Tuesday.
Vest DeBolt who works for David
Falor near town, was kicked by a
horse Monday, but is able to be up
again.
Mr. and Mrs J J Petty spent Satur-
day with friends in Kansas City.
Editor Oldham, of the Rich Hill
Tribune, was in town Friday and
took the p & q train for the north.
DR. J B Norman was in Kansas City
Wednesday.
Chester Morris shipped a car load
of cattle and hogs to Kansas City
Thursday.
DR. Griffith, of Kansas City, was
here on professional business Sun
day.
The city election passed off quietly
Tuesday. Less than one half of the
citizens voted, taking practically no
interest in it. 1t is rumored that the
newly elected aldermen will refuse to
qualify and the present incumbents
will resign. DIR Williams was elected
mayor.
Miss Ludwig, of the Rich Hill
Academy, was in town Thursday ad-
vertising an entertainment. which
she proposes to put on the boards of
our opera house in the near future.
Ray Mcconnell had the misfortune
Baptist church Friday, and fell to
tho yrpunI a Iicfouoo of f;ffaon faat
He sustained no serious injuries, but
is limping around with a sprained
leg as result of his attempted trap
eze exhibition.
Frank Frazier, Nun Buskirk ct al,
started Sunday in their overland trip
to their new home in Colordo. Peace
and joy go with them.
The Hume colts have organized for
the season with Elmer Martin as
captain. They are getting every
thing in readiness for series of
games which they expect to win this
season. The Colts are all young, &C
tive players of no mean ability, and
we confidently expect them to add to
the laurels which they won so easily
last year. If you want to see some
ball playing keep your eye on the
coi.S 1hiS sCoi. AhCy dIC pcAuuAl
| winners.
DIKD-On Sunday morning about
O'Clock. Mr. William Sherman, all
old and respected citizen of this place.
Mr. Sherman is one of the veterans
| of the late war, and for years past
has been suffering with periodical
| attacks of heart disease and on Sat.
urday afternoon, while attending a
| M of ho A off nj. RI
with his old trouble in more vio
lent form. He was rendered uncon
sclous in few minutes and in a few
hours, life was extinct.
| AT the annual school election heIC
Tuesday, J & Holland and q 6 Tits
worth were elected directors to sue
ceed j q Holland and J J Messenger
The increase of levy to maintain ar
| eight months school was carried b!
a vote of three to one. Our peopl,
believe in education and are willing
to spend their money to secure it.
School closes in two more weeks
So far as we know, no change will b,
made in our most excellent corps O
teachers for next year.
Howard township has the homo
of being strong democratic town
ship, but in the recent election th,
fact was not apparent. Many dem
ocrats who have been in the habit o.
boasting Of their party loyalty il
never scratching ticket, sliarpenet
their pencils and proceeded to pain
it black. Nor did they stop here
They made themselves active il
button-holing voters and tradin,
their own votes to defeat the ticke