The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16

Squire ". F. Hemstreet has been
appointed member of the township
board by the county court to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Squire LaFollett.
The TINES staunch, tried and
true friend, " NJ Campbsll, one OF
the best and most highly respected
citizens of the nsighborhood of Eos,
ter, called the other day and among
other business matters with the pa
per renewed his subscription.
Mr. Bremen, returning home from
Rockville Saturday. was thrown from
his cart by his horse running away
and quite painfully hurt The old
gentleman fell under the wheel and
a cash was cut across his forehead,
the flesh dropping down over his
eyes, binding him for the time
Jas. Keller, ticket agent and oper-
ator On the Minden branch of the
Mo. Pacific at Yale, Kansas, went
suddenly and violently insane at s
o'clock Morday morning Up to
that hour he was sound aud we'll and
in his usual good spirits His father
lives at Webb City and went after
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Carithers have gone
to Colorado Springs. Mr.. Carithers
will return in a week or ten days.
His wife will remain for an indeti-
mite period, as she has been delicate
for some time aud goes to benefit
her health. The TINES hopes she
may find the climate congenial and
be speedily and permanently benz
fitted by the change.
Under the new law in Missouri it
is compulsory on farmers to destroy
all noxious weeds along the road.
side. If they do not comply the
road supervisors must have the work
done and the cost taxed upon the
farm adjacent. The road supervisor
is liable to arrest and fine for mis-
deme amor if he does not enforce the
law in due season."
As far as our observation goes the
above law is dead letter in Bates
county.
The TIMES welcomes W. b. Cook
and family of Rich Hill, to Butler
Mr.. Cock has secured position
in the American Clothing Heuse
as manager and salesman of boo'
and shoe department. The trade
will find Mr.. Cook straight, relia
bic aud pleasant gentleman to dc
business with. For the past eight
years he has been engaged in bust
ness at Rich Hill, at which place
he has numerous friends whom he
would be pleased to meet when il
the city.
Mrs. Mitchell, wife of DIR. J. j
Mitchell, of Peoria, Illinois, who hal
been spending the past month visit
lug her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ". ID
: Orear, at Virginia, returned to he
10 home Tuesday. Her visit to he
u parents was occasioned princi
v pally by of the dangerous Hines
of her father, who. the TINES is glat
to learn, is convalescent. She i
~ very much pleased with Peoria, an'
70 says the doctor is enjoying fin
- - practice During her stay here Mrs
y Mitchell had neat little cottas
erected on the doctors farm at Vir
D. ginia just before taking her de
1e parture for home she plimente,
es the TIMES with call and renewe'
e. their subscription.
'e Mr.. J. NJ. Vaughan, of this city
of received the other day from relt
at tive in st. Louis, an almanac printe
e. in Scotland 113 years ago. The littl
ye book is in fair state of preservatio
en- and contains much valuable inform
ton of historical nature. In scar
ming the pages of the little boo
N. Mr. Vaughan found the name Of hi
ed G. g. e. grandfather, DR.. Vaughan
"a who in his day was an eminent ph,
ce sician of England. It is quite c.
Us incidence that this little aged boo
should wander around over th
- wcrld for SO many years and final
- fall into the hands OF man in Blu
h. ler, Mo-, and that person should fin
- in its pages the history of au anciel
~ relative Tire book was purchase
~ of an old woman, street peddler
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