The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-18
The republicans have nominated q
first rate ticket.

ham, OF Ennis, Texas, which We
publish in another column. He is
an excellent teacher.
The veterinary surgeons of Kan
sas are unable to sx plain the strange
disease which has broken out among
the horses in central Kansas and
which is spreading rapidly.
A strange disease is raging among
the cattle in Wayne county, this
state. The cattle go blind by slow
degrees, remaining perfectly blind
for about two weeks, and then slowly /
regain their sight again. Being
properly cared for il 10 rare case
that the animal does not recover.
Joe T. Smith, one of the oldest,
most highly respected and prosper
GUS farmers OF Walnut township, did
not forget to call while in the city
the last of the week. He has been
q constant reader of the TINES since
our control and says that like wine,
it improves with age.
G. W. Isou, of Pleasanton, Kan
sas, gave the TINS a pleasant and
aubstantial call Tuesday. Mr.. Ison
formerly resided in this county and
was over to pay his mother a visit
three miles east of town He re-
ports crops good about Pleassnton
and said he threshsd 700 bushel of
wheat from his crop of 40 acres
Ths G A. R. camp at Nevada
elected the following officers to serve
the ensuing year: Commander. ID.
ellison, of Appleton City; F. NJ.
Wyatt, Butler, senior vice; d. c.
Graves, ElDorado Springs, officer Of
the day; J. H. Lloyd, Milo, quarter
master; A. r. Patterson, Nevada,
adiutant: 3 ] Parker, Nevada, officer
of the guard Department Com
mander A G Peterson, of St. Louis,
delivered the principal address.
The republican and populists
tried hard to get together Saturday
and Join in combustion ticket.
Twice the two committees conferred
and each time effected an agreement.
Then the populists conferred with
each other again and the agreement
was called off. Then the republicans
became Disguised and told the pops
to 90 Co the devil The discord and
disagreement arose over the mat
ter as to which faction should name
the representative.
| The following new names are add
ed this week: John Flsmming. Pat.
Powers, &. G. Duke, William Agnew,
S. q. StaIIcup, W. c. Thurman, ID
} s. Miller, H G. Vansant, Elihu Hib-
Ter, s. L. Main, J. B Thompson,
Clarence johnson, W. G.. Palmer, f.
NJ. Buric. DR.. E. E. White, DR.. j.
G. Diggs, E. S. Williams, G A
Perghder, Boyd Keith, II Fl. Have
ly,J. L Lockhart, John Bowman
Renewals; ]. T. Smith, ]. s. Frank
lin, r. D. R.dtord, Jas. T. Acker-
man, R K Goodwin, Geo. ]. Grab
am, S. L. Starr.
The following gentlemen from
Bates county attended the state con
ventios at Springfield last week:
Hon. D. A. DeArnond, Hon. W. W
Graves, w. o. Jackson, S. F. War
mock, R D. Ewin. 3 E White, lib
Williams, G. J. Mcdonald, E. c. Ed
ringtea, ". r. Morrison, III. 5
Hoon, A. W. Thurman, j. T. Her
nell, Or. ". 81. Allen, s. ". Dooley
and son James. W. 81. Louder, Johr
W. Janison, Taze LaFollett and j
: d. Allen.
Hon ". 0. Jackson, Jerry Cul
bertson, 8. W. Dooley, Jr., Rober
Ewin, j. F. Herrell, Z. A White
: and Taze Lafolette, OF Butler. so.
D arrived here this morning on their
, way 10 Springfield, No, to attend
, the state convention. Mr.. jackson
, is the same Billy o, one of th'
t best old boys OF Butler aud
g rafting good lawyer. While in the
t city be made us pleasant call aud
4 soent about an hour in a social chat