The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-16

week who was trying to sell two I
heavy stoga boots, with iron soles
and heels. Both boots were made
for the same foot and bore the ap-
pearance of having been used as
sign for store He refused to give
any account of himself and the sher
if locked him up He displayed
great uneasiness and begged hard to
be turned loose The sheriff con-
Guided he WAS wanted some where
for crime.
Edward B Childs aud Miss Ger |
trude Clay vera married at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs
Belle Clay, on last Wednesday even
ing, December 9th, Rev j. NJ.
Mcbride, Of the Episcopal church,
officiating. The groom is among
our most worthy young business
men, of high character and strict
integrity; while the bride is beauti-
full and accomplished young lady.
They both have q host of friends
who join with the TINES in wishing
them we'll.
NJ. NJ. Tucker, of Altoona, with his
estimable wife, was in the city the
first of the week visiting their
daughter, Mrs. D. L. Haggard. MIR.
Tucker called, as has been his GUS
tom for the fourteen years we have
been running the TINES and had bis
date set forward another year. He
has been a resident of Grand River
township since 1856. He was here
when Butler had population OF
about 1000 Later, after the de-
vasting war had swept over the land
there was only log house or two
and on. store where our beautiful
city now fourishes. He informs Us
that he will ask at the hands of the
next Democratic convention the
nomination for probate Judge.
The two Christian churches at
Nevada have settled their differences.
through the efforts of an arbitration
board recently appointed, and are
now a united congregation. The
differences which caused the rupture
of the then very strong church oc-
Cured in 1898, when a majority of
the congregation adopted resolutions
condemning certain practices, such
as dancing. playing cards, visiting
saloons and billiard halls, ETC., and
declaring those who persisted in such
practices no longer of the church
but OF the world. These resolutions
were adopted by majority of 19(
to 70 and the minority withdrew aud
formed what has been known AZ thu
> Central Christian church.
She riff Mudd went to Paola Kan
sas Tuesday after one Of the mel
who recently burglarized S Hoff
mans store at Rockville. He saw il
Sundays K. G. Star an account o
/. the arrest of suspicious parties will
l. stolen goods in their possession ant
n suspicioned they were the one
wanted: He telephoned the officer
at Paola to hold them and telegraph
n ed Mr.. Hoffman to go with him t.
"a identify the goods. Before they al
70 rived one of the suspects escaped
Mr.. Hoffman identified nine pairs c
pants, two overcoats and other good
y thief had in his possession. She,i
y Mudd telegraphed Governor Stept
u ems for requisition on the Cover
4 or of Kansas and was expected HON
y yesterday evening with his man.
County Treasurer and Mrs. A.
u Owen were visiting her mother. Mr.
Is Joseph Reeder, 10 Mingo townshi
ia Sunday. He learned that dog b
H. longing to Jas. Coger went mad ar
10 bit a mule, then attacked Mrs. Cog
of and fastened it's teeth in the calf
~ her leg. Her husband came to b
rescue aud had his hand terrib
b. lacerated by the brute wAile tryir
n to choke it loose. r. D. Reeder a
Az peared on the scene and shot Il
to dog. Four days later Mr.. and Nj
,s- Coger went to Conley Springs a,
L. - ornHo1 r. AAhap,