The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-24

| sMe$eS naYe . stfcng organization In |
this state. The farmers for self |
protection. will have to do some |
thing.
Miss Mary Smith, who has been
teaching the Lost Corner school near
Nyhart is home again, having com.
pleted the torn Friday.
I Capt. Tvgard has erected in his
; private ctfice fan Iun by water
moter, which while not being a thing
OF beauty is a joy for ever in hot
weather.
Il The Woodmen had a magnificent
time at their unveiling ceremonies at
Rich Hill Sunday. Those present
from this city say the affair was a
grand success.
John l. Blair, the multi million
aire, who built the railroad from
Kansas City to Osceola, is reported
to be dying at his home in New Jer
sey. Mr.. Blair has lived to the ripe
old age of 95 years.
A destructive cyclone passed over
the outskirts of the city OF Paris,
Saturday and large number of pee.
pie were killed and the destruction
of property was great.
Misses Matte and Mable Southern
OF Independence, Mo-, and Miss
Margaret Richie, of Nashville Tenn.
arrived in this city Saturday to at
, tend the wedding of Mr.. Logan to
Miss Maggie Arnold.
/ The many friends of Edward De.
Almond will be glad to know he was
. successful in his examination to
enter West Point Military Academy.
It is to be hoped the boys will be
!. merciful when they haze him.
The ex-Confederates who may be
!, in Butler are requested to attend an
I informal meeting at Judge Dalton's
! effice on Thursday the oath inst, at
7:3O p. m PIERCE HAoKETr,
/ 1st 1t Commander.
{ F. c. SMITH, Adit.
The fine rain in thess parts Satur,
( day and Monday was hailed by our
4 people with delight. The ground
!. was getting dry and the water was
3 needed badly. We hope the whole
! county was similarly blessed.
q Mrs. G.. A. Denton and Mrs. w. W.
{ Graves entertained large number
Z of their lady friends at the elegant
4 and commodious new home of the
q former Friday afternoon The ladies
4 report delightful time.
It is anticipated upwards of fifty
& thousand people will be in Carthage
4 to day to see and hear Hon. w. j.
y Bryan. Every railroad leading to
$ the town is running excursion trains
at extremely low rates. The fare
q from Butler to Carthage, special
Z train, being $3.50 for the round trip
Ai Miss Wood, who was accidentally
a shot in the arm some time ago BY
a her brother, near Cortland, has re
Il covered sufficiently as to be able te
= return to her home in Ray county
So leaving on the noon train Tuesday
n DR.. Boulwsre, the attending physi
q clan. says the wound healed nicely
and Miss Wood will not sustain any
: serious Inconvenience from the effect,
s. of her injury. as she will have fre'
q use of her arm The wound wa
q right in the elbow joint, and a. sh'
q was standing only about six fee
= from the muzzle of the gun whsl
s. discharged. the entire charge of sho
q taking effect in the arm, breakin!
ZA the bones and lacerating the flesh,
u is almost q miracle the arm wa
;. saved. DR.. Boulwars is elated owe
S. his success in the case, and Gays b
A believes it to be the finest piece o
g surgery ne ever did.
81 The county court at its last meeI
81 ing drew q warrant for $40 in aid Q
n the family of Joha Dunn. the ma
Il injured in the we'll explosion. Judg
N Robards, a neiehbor, circulated
= subscription paper among our bus
81 ness men in cid OF the family an
n raised about $500. The names Q
q those who donated we're published
E and the amounts given ranged fror
II $40 to Csc. W. o Atkeson's nam
does not appear on that paper. u
y he goes into spasm and abuses th
u members of the court in his papel
q because they were not generou
81 enough to open the county's treasur
box to the amount of $40 or 81
~ No doubt the Dunn family are ver