The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-23

miles on the Missouri Pacific Ry at
the rate Of one fare for round trip
with minimum selling rate at soc.
E. C. VANDERvooRT.
Services at the Christian church
Sabbath morning will consist of an
anniversary sermon by the pastor,
Elder Dawson. At night he will
preach Christmas sermon, "The
Birth of Christ"
A big blazs in St Louis Sunday
destroyed the large jewelry es-
tablishment OF Mermod & Jaccard
together with about quarter Of
million dollars worth of stock.
This firm, it is claimed, carried the
largest Jewelry stock west of New
York City. They were fully insured.
The Stockton Journal has round.
ed it's 29th mile post and is as spry
and clipper as school boy with his
first pair of skates. It is live
country newspaper and we'll de
serves the support it is receiving at
the hands of the merchants and
other good people OF Cedar county.
i County Treasurer Owen informs
US that the Mo. Pac Ry. Co. gave
him check last week for $4,000 65
taxes. That this lacked S115 city
tax which the Company refused to
pay on the plea that the city limits
had heen illegally extended. Suit
will be instituted against the COM
pany for the balance of it's taxes,
$115, and the courts will decide the
question at issue.
P. K Wilson shipped 124 head Of
cattle to St. Louis last Saturday.
He bought 100 head OF them at
Preston Argenbright & Son, for
which he paid $3.50 per hundred
He made the contract last January.
The 100 head averaged l, ,250 pounds
/ after the shrinkage and were about
the best herd of cattle ever shipped
from Adrian. We hope that Mr..
I Wilson may realize profit on the
deal.-Adrian Journal.
4 Our sincere old democratic friend
4 Louis G. Eichler, of Mound town
I ship, took time from his trading te
run up and leave US q great big dol
I lar on Tuesday, as is his yearly Gus
tom. He is one of the very bes
democrats in the county, having
g voted that ticket from his majorit,
:. and never scratched nominee. 81
9 said that number of his friend
J. had solicited him to run for judg
of the north district, but that b.
had not yet made up his mind. II
would make a good one.
Rev. Dr.. Jones, who has bee
quite sick for several weeks, wa
taken to the home of his daughter
q Mrs. Walls, in Kansas City last weel
4 1t was thought for awhile he coul
10 not get we'll, but a letter to Nj
y Legg from Mrs. Walls conveys th
4. encouraging news that he is muc
D, improved
Since the above was put in typ
! Chas. Miller, of this city, received
. letter from Judge Walls bearing th
. sad intelligence that the Doctor We
sinking fast and that he thought /
o could not survive longer than a fe
hours.
=. In behalf of the citizens Of Butle
the TINES extends hearty welcom
=. to Rev. Jewell and family to OF
city. Rev. Jewell is the new paste
of the First Presbyterian churcl
ID He comes from Coffey vile, Kansa
It. where he has occupied . pulpit f,
'. several years. He is a man of abiIi
e, and during his many years of ser
rt ice in the church he has had chare
of but two pulpits prior to comm
to this city. This record speal
we'll for his ability as minister an
the high esteem in which he b
been held by the members OF tt
en- churches over which be presided
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e>eee,