The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
Good Enough Sulky Plow.

Chas. Henry. clerk out of work
in St. Louis, and despondent, ended
his troubles by the morphine rout.
The work of putting in the tele-
phone exchange for this city has
| about been completed. The TIMES
is number 81
The TINES takes pleakurs in add
ding the name of Mrs Ben Comfort;
of Virginia neighborhood to lis in-
creasing subscription.
Mrs. Margaret Harris, reader of
the booming TIMES for several years,
will accept thanks for the renewal of
her subscription.
". B. Morlau, foi msrly prosper
Gus merchant at Ballard has moved
his family to Butler, and occupies
the Abel property on Ohio street
He enrolls for the internal TINES"
for whicE he has our acknowledg
ments.
| III NJ. Tucker of Altona, one of
Bates counties most substantial, re
liable and best citizens, and one of
the TIMES pioneer readers and
friends renews Mr.. and Mrs Tuck
er were in the city spending few
days visiting their daughter Mrs.
Dixie Haggard.
The TINES returns thanks to Com
mander Pierce Hacket, for an invita-
ton to attend the picnic at this
place to be given by the ex COME l.
crate veterans, Thursday, Sept 16.
OF course it is expected and antici-
pated that ali ex Confederates, their
wives, widows and children will
make it convenient to be pr rssent.
The successful ones in the Cen
tenary Epworth Leagues elocution-
ary contest at Nevada, last week
were: Miss Bright. of Co.umbi l, car
ried off the diamond medal, Miss
Handley, of Warrensburg, the sec
ond prize, and Nellie Cockrell, of Ne
vada, won the children's prize. In
all there were about forty one con-
testants
The annual conference of the nj.
E. Church South will convene at
Slater, Mo, Sept % Bishop o P.
Fitzgerald of Nashville will preside.
Rev. Cayton, pastor of the church OF
this city, and family will leave for
confe renee the 14tb, They go q
week ahead of time for the purpose
of spending a week with Mrs. Cay
toms parents at Sed4lia.
A new and first class bridge is be
ing constructed over Mound branch
south of town, TO take the place ol
the dilapidated old cable hammocl
structure, which had been condemn
ed and which was in very danger
GUS condition. The putting up o
this new bridge was not begun any
, too soon, and it Is a great wonder
an accident has not occurred at thi.
poiut before now.
E The handsome and costly improve
q ments made in the interior
of the room occupied by ths
). American Clothing House, Palace
Hotel corner, makes the store 1
veritable palace. The decorated
b iron ceiling, handsome painting ant
!. papering, the room for light. com
. fort and excellence for business pur
' poses is not excelled in this section
l. of the state. Mr.. Carithers is
thorough-goipg merchant AID tn
energy he has put his business ha
i built up a large and growing trade
!. The TINES was complimented by
v call Tuesday from its good frien
b Willis l. Yates, of Mingo township
He was in the city attending to bus
mess before the Probate court MI
= Yates is prominent and prosperou
= farmer, good neighbor and frien
. the county has not ii more honora
s BILE and upright citizen within il
borders. The TINES 10 especial
pleased to recon him smong its bes
friends and patrons.
" Uncle Adam Brixner. rssidin
10 southeast of the city five miles, VII
'' has been sick for many months wit
t. asthma and dropsy, and whose lii
Z. at times was dispaired of, surprise