The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-13


church, south, for the past week
have been completed and the church
is now ready for occupancy again.
The interior Of the building has
been handsomely papersd, the floor
carpeted and the wood work paint
ed.
DR.. j. " Morris and wife are
moving back to Butler Their house
hold effects arrived at the depot
Saturday. Since leaving Butler
year ago they have been living in
Chicago, They are good citizens
and the TINES, with their many
friends, will gladly welcome them
back.
The fastest work on record In the
job printing line in Butler was ac-
complished by the TINES Saturday.
The work done was a brief for
Graves / Clark in the Coleman case
now pending in the Kansas City
court OF appeals. The manuscript
was handed in at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon by Mr. Graves aud in 10 |
hours the work was completed,
bound and delivered. The brief con.
tanned eighteen pages. The work
had to be accomplished in a given
time, and 10 order to make ends
meet, the hands on the clock had to
be turned back little.
Grandfather Abell, for the past
ten or twelve years resident of this
city and one of the towns most es-
teemei c,tizen., accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Lyde, and Miss
May Morgan, took his departure
Tuesday for Colorado Springs, where
in ell probability he will make his
future home with his daughters,
Misses Maggie and Lyde- Miss
Maggie has position in the public
schools of that city and she was
anxious 10 have her father with her.
The TINES with their host Of other
u friends regret very much to lose
g this most excellent family from our
u city.
Capt. Tygard, as special agent for
the county court, has succeeded in
II getting an offer to refund the old
y Mt. Pleasant railroad 8 per cent
z bonds for - per cent. The coul'
last week made an order empowering
1t Capt, Tygard to refund the bonds a
T. that price There will be abou
30 $4,000 to refund, and this will b.
OF clear saving of 800 a year to th'
ID township in interest. 1t will prob
"a ably take the first two years profit
d. to pay expenses and commission
after which the township gets tn
il, benefit of the ] per cent saved. W
o . call that a neat little saving, thank
=, to the activity and efficiency of th
i'll financial agent.
er The trial of Nathan Smiley, c
nt. Pleasant Gap township, came o
mt before Justices VIM. Allen and Buri
et- hart Saturday. He was charge
y. with willfully, maliciously and fell
I'D niously setting fire to the resident
in. of DR.. Bsrney E. Lusk, in the tow
of Lone Oak, on the night of Il
Goth of April. The trial terminate
- - in,hs complete vindication of Il
accused. The state was represent:
=, by prosecuting attorney Clark, al
-, the defense by " o Jackson. II
trial created consid srable interest
the immediate vicinity of Lone Ga
and number Of people attende
80 ~, We understand the matter ia n
=, settled. as Mr. Simley's attorney
now drawing up tue papers to Eri
:. suit agaif $. DR.. Lusk for malicio
prosecution.
While returning from the G
i's Lewis funeral at Johnstown Thu
us day evening, the horse driven
Gay Mrs. Paul Benes sch and Mrs. E.
10 Sparks took fright and ran aw
'D's Mrs. Sparks was driving q. the ii
put and held on well and bravely VI
'oe the buggy collided with tree VT
is' she was thrown out, receiving pa
iee' fui but not serious hurts. II
ttls, Ronreob uaa thrown ont and uui