The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-01

Minnie Rose, a handsome young
lady of st. Louis, com mitted suicide
Sunday night at her home because
her parents refused their consent to
her marriage with the man Of her
choice. Now the man of her choice
will go and find another gill.
Three men were killed 10 Louis
Vile, Kentucky, Sunday night, max
ing twenty murders in the city in
the past three months. Such
record for Que town is not calculated
to encourage immigration ilto the
blue grass state.
Twenty six head of cattle were
killed by lightning in pasture near
Rockville, during the storm Thurs-
day evening last. The cattle were
huddled by wire fence, and 1t is
thought were killed by single bolt
which followed the wire. The owner
of the cattle lived in st. Louis.
Capt. H. P. Nickell, residing 10
miles west Of this city was in town
Friday. He said the storm Thur
day evening at his house was severe,
and his family were greatly alarmed
and took to the Cyclone cellar. He
said his place was pretty badly
shook up, the worst damage, how
ever, being to the grove of trees
about his house.
At Eldorado Springs a lad named
Fowkss, IL years o.d. aud a lad I
years of age, named Griffith. fell out
and had fight. In the scrimmage
the Fowkes boy drew his knife and
struck the Griffith lad just below
the heart, intiicting . wound three
inches in length and penetrating to
the thoIacic cavity. The wound il
dangerous and there is but small
hopes of the little fellows recovery
The funeral of Mrs. Jeanette
Moss, who died in this city Monday
took place Tuesday M orning and the
remains were taken to the buryine
ground at Johnstown for int, N ent
The deceased was the mother o.
Milton Moss, the unfortunate young
man killed in the we'll explosion
which occurred in this place q shor
time ago. It is said ths loss of thi,
son and the manner of bis deati
greatly preyed upon the mind of th'
aged mother and was the dirsc
cause of has. s.enlng her death.
Noah Nyhart and DR.. j. r Pat
terson, farmers residing near Nyhart
were in the city Tues lay evening
They reported the bottoms flooded
by the Marias des Cygne river ant
the water rising rapidly when the.
left. DIR. Patterson said he had los
about 25 acres of corn and three O
four acres of shocked wheat. Th
water, he said, was going over th
levee thrown up around Judge Sui
lens bottom farm and his IS acre
of wheat just cut and shocked wa
in danger. The water had not, how
ever, eos to the wheat field and tt
judge had a gang of men ,epairin,
the breaks.
Mrs. Belle Copeland, the lady VIII
brought suit against the cit
through her attorneys, Silvers & Sil
vers. for $1,000 damages for il
iu1iss alleged to have been rec sive,
by falling On a defective sidewals
was given a judgment of S475 b
the jury. ". 0. Jackson locke
after the interests of the town an
the case could not have teen bette
handled. The city has asked for
new trial, if refused the matter wi
be taken to tue supreme cour
There ia one thing certain the cit
cannot afford to back down or ofe
to compromise damage suits ]
should be distinctly understood ,ha
I the person bringing suit for dsu
!, ages against this town will b
fought to q finish. Former exper
, enee has taught, that there is littl
or no merit in cases settled, and Y