The Butler weekly times., 1897-07-15

sold at administrator sale on the
29th of July.
W. NJ. Mills, Fosters popular and
prosperous druggist, was in the city
visiting old friends Sunday.
| j. A. Trimble, district deputy
Grand Master, l. o. 0. F.. installed
the officers of Rich Hill lodge Fri
day and Foster lodge Saturday night.
The directors of the Rich Hill
Fair held meetiog Monday and d e.
cided to at once begin tho erection
of the buildings blown by the wind
storm q short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". E. Walton left
Monday on an extended trip east
They expect to be absent month
and will attend tho National Ep
worth League convention at Toronto.
Miss Matte Boulware aud Mas
ter John, who have been visiting
relatives in Galloway county for the
past three weeks, returned home
Monday evening. They had very
pleasant time.
IN. Mains, who has been out in
Colorado looking after mining in
tereets, has returned home. He is
we'll pleased with the prospect of
the mine. Mrs. Mains, who accom-
panied him, Concluded to remain
for short time or during the heat
ed spell.
The committee appointed to look
into the matter of assessing damages
and benefits in the opening up OF
North Havana street, make the fol
lowing report: Damages assessed: J.
Durrell sos, j nj. Sellee $65, W F.
Rosser S65 and DR.. J. Everipgham
$50. Benefits assessed: City of But
Ter $15, w. W. Henry $40, D. L
Edrington SIS, J ". Morris $50, A
L Mcbride S25, G. A. Denton $4t
and j. y. Bruner S45.
The Rich Hill Review is vigorous
ly advocating reduction in The
salaries of public officers from ava,
up on the top to the bottom rung
of the ladder. As the TINES ha
been thinking seriously for som,
time of trotting Robert out for
lucrative position, we do not wan
him to get too dead in earnest abou
chopping of the chicken pie.
Albert Carroll, l6 years Of age
was drowned in the back water nea
the Hoover place in the neighbor
hood of Rockville, few days age
He was swimming with other boys
He had but one leg and was pushin
rail WHEN he became frightened
let 60 bis support and drowned b
fore assistance could reach him.
w. W. Kirby, formerly operate
- at the Mo. Pacific depot in this cit
ar died at Rich Hill, Sunday morning
Nv The cause Of death was locked bov
els Mr. Kirby made many friend
here during his citizenship who vi
IN be sorry to lesrn OF his death. "
w understand the remains will be il
av ~ TERED at Blue Mound, Kansas.
Geo. Bleuer, an employe of Helua
is, brewery. st. Louis, walked into
in tank of boiling water Saturday ar
ST. was literally cooked slive. None
i'' the other employees were near wh'
he fell in and he ives forced to swi
rm in the vat several minutes befo
er- assistance came When taken O
ara nearly all the flesh fell off lis bod
use
lex H. Stenson, Mrs. II. Ssenson al
IN Josephine Lefner, citizens OF Ri
Hill, are laying out a sentence OF
nes days each in jail, having been co
is't victed Of disturbing ths peace al
ana ;. fighting Vermont France. Ri
ave Hill ought to put her refractory c
to izens on the city rock pie instead
burdening the taxpayers by sendl
ere them to Jail.
lay. William House shot and seriou;
Tue wounded Miss Tyler, at her home
IA Hannibal. No., Saturday mig
lay- House called on Miss Ty ler early
the evening and requested her
take q walk with him She refus
,ills and in q fit of rage he drew
g at pistol and shot her. One Ct
1ple balls missed, but the other to
10 effect in her thigh, msking d.
gerous wound The young n
fled and has not vet been captur