The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-18

republican ticket, Mclaughlin for
sheriff, and W. B. s. Gault for pre- /
siding judge. were nominees of the
party and made the race four years |
ago.
Drilling at Chicamauga has been
reduced from five hours to two hours !
day. With the thermometer at
100 degrees IN the shade the boys
will certainly not object to the
change.
This year Missouri will elect long
and short term supreme judges, Is
congressman, 30 circuit judges for
six years each, one half of the state
senate, the whole house of repre-
sentatives aud county officers.
Rich Hill and Butler divided hon.
ors in the nominations made by the
republican convention Saturday.
Butler took recorder, probate Judge
and prosecuting attorney. Rich
Hill, representative. sheriff and pre-
siding judge,
The ports at Havana have been
thrown open and the starving pop
ulace of Cuba will now be enabled
to get all the provisions they want.
The war being over all will be per
mittea to return to work and the
island in q short time will be self
supporting again.
The Second Missouri regiment
will be moved this week from Chick
smsugs to Lexington, Kentucky
That will be a splendid change for
our boys for there is no more beau
tiful or heathful section in the
United States than this center OF the
blue grass region.
Miss Harder, the good roads
commissioner, was in the city last
week and enlisted most of our bus
mess men in the good work. A
committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for holding a
convention, which will probably be
called for some time in September.
William Moore was jailed Satur
day on the charge of having disposed
of mortgaged property. At his trial
before Squire Hemstreet he plead
guilty and was fined $50. William
was exceedingly lucky to get off so
cheap, as the law makes it serious
offense to dispose OF property held
by chatteI mortgage
There will be basket meeting
Sunday School Rally at the Chris
e tian Church at Virginia the 4th Sun
T. day. Aug %. III. F. Davis of st.
Louis, the Sunday School man of
q Missouri, will be present and ad,
dress the people on Sunday School
work. All neighboring Sunday
Schools are invited TO attend. Come
and bring well filled baskets.
The Paola, (Kans.) Spirit speaks
in the CHEST terms Of our fellow
townsman John O'Rourke, who has
Just opened out . feed yard in Pa
. ola. A large barn was built in the
t yard and among ths convenienees il
8 contained for the public was ladies
Il toilet room which has been fitted up
with taste and every convenience q
lady could wish.
y William Miller, insane, was taker
in charge by the sheriff Saturday
and connfed in Jail to await trial
: for insanity. Judge D. '. Brown
/ was appointed to take charge OF his
3 estate. Miller lives near Oak Hi
n cemetery and wrs afflicted in like
manner several years ago when b.
q was sent to The asylum where he re
% NAMED until discharged as cured
- He is a bachelor and about so year
. of age He will be taken to the ssy
lum one day this week.
g It affords the TINES pleasure &c
o state that Col. Elijah Hsnes has re
d ceived the appointment from th'
g government to carry the mail fren
the post office TO the depot The
y Col. has held this position for the