The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

Vernon county. !
The Northwestern Stove Repair
companss factory, at Chicago. was
destroyed by fr- Monday Loss
800 600. The fire company when
they a''ved found all the fire plngs
from aud 1t aas fit. ell minutes
before they could get water
jun T"m Borker, If C.,nton,
stripped INTO = h,l- in IN. sidewalk
and sued The cry for $4,000 Jun
rom didn't get cent The iu,i.s
arr getting onto the plans of these
fellows "h" fail through sidewalks
AID then want damages for l.scerst
Ell limbs FOR three or four tunes
what their entire carcass would
bring if sold from IA block.
J NJ. Courtney Informs US that
his brother, E. r Courtney, who has
been quite SICK at the residence If
bis sister, Mrs. George Turker, in
this city since D.catn Der % I, is ,r.-
proving slowly He has been suffer
ing from poison of the system cr-
tracted at the smelters ct Argentine.
Kan-as Mr.. Courtney is contractor
and came to visit his brother and
sister when taken sick For time he
was in quite a dangerous condition.
aud his many friends will be glad to
learn be is now improving.
Chief Robinson ought TO test the
fire plugs in this city. In case Of
fire. which is liable to brake out at
any minute, he should know that
the plugs are ali right aud ready Tor
service. We dare saw there are plus s
in this city that have not been test
ifor some time The people pay
for protection against fire and they
have q right to know that the ma
cbinery is in order
A. r Sharp, hind brakeman OF
Conductor Vandiver's local freig
on the Mo- Pacific railroad, met witt
horrible death at Pleasant Hill a.
1920 o'clock Monday morning. A
the time of the accident he was max
ing what railroad men call fyine
, switch. and fell from the top of ,
3 car while in rapid motion, the cru.
wheels passing over bis body, rolling
it up in a heap. The unfortunate
victim leaves q wife and two chill
dren who reside in Kansas City
The deceased was one of the mos
popular railroad men on the line
A Mrs Snow, lady we'll know il
! Schell City,arrived in Sedalia Frida.
= night penniless and was shipped o.
to Schell City. where she claime'
she had friends She was demente,
and had been held at Jefferson Cit
by the police. The Madison hous
at Jefferson City held her trunk 70
> board bill Her delusion was tha
!, her daughter had been killed in Ar
zoua, and that Senator Vest ba
agreed to have bill passed in th
United States senate re imbursin
her for the death of her daughter
4 She also had large batch of letter
on her person adressed to Governo
Stephens all bearing on a re imbur'
ment to her for the death of he
t, dauy Inter. She was we'll dressed
- We take pleasure in stating ths
>. the stockholders of the Farmer
bank atthelr regular annual meefln
re elected the same directors an
% officers for the ensuing year.
Il statement of the condition of II
bank was read, showing the bank
the strongest and most prosperot
condition since its organization ov,
al eight years ago, all Of which W
$ very much appreciated by the stoe
, holders. The success of this instit
!. ton shows very clearly what conse
% vative, intelligent business metho'
e, may accomplish IN strictly CONNIE
in cial banking, when supported
ii unlimited capital and the absolu
,e confidence of the public in gener'
ut The directors re elected are: Jas
Id Mckibbep. Judge Clark Wiz, E.