The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-06

The big furniture store OF Wicker
sham Il Shelton, AZ Clinton, has
gone to the wall. The store was
taken in charge by the State Bank
and J. Z. Harmon, who held chattel
mortgages against the concern.
Paducah, KY, Dec. 3I-A per-
fectly formed child, but weighing
only one and one half pounds, has
been born to Mr. ana Mrs. Late
Sullivan of this city. The child is
alive and seems to be thriving.
Kansas City is to have a conven-
ton hall. The committee appointed
to look after the matter has asked
for bids on the big building to be
erected. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars has been raised to
put up the building The next
national conventions may be held in
Kansas City.
S. III. Elkins, brother of Senator
S. b Elkins Of West Virginia, has
been appointed postmaster at Col
umbia, Mo-, the appointment was
secured through the influence of his
brother. He was not known to be
a candidate, and the republicans at
Columbia are greatly incensed, but
the President don't care a darn
whether they like it or not
The city officials at Bowling Green,
Pike county, have solved the tramp
nuisance. Tickets good for a
meal" at any restaurant in the town
when countersigned by the marshal
was printed and left at every house.
When Mr.. Tramp knocked at the
back door he was handed q ticket,
and when he presented this ticket to
the marshal that official promptly
took his trampship to healthy city
rock pile and puts him to work The
tramps soon got onto the racket and
the town has been given a wide
berth.
Miss Edna Whitney, the Chilli
Gothic girl who sprung into promi-
nence because Of the refusal of the
managers of the Kansas City flower |
carnival to receive her as a repre- |
sentative from that city on account |
of her occupation, has made furth. |
er bid for notoriety by announcing
that she will soon appear upon the
stage as a concert singer. She will |
represent "Labor's Queen in the
new play written for her Her com
pany will be composed of fifteen
artists she of course as the star. !
A young lad named Wilkerson, re-
siding on East Fifth street, near
Wagner avenue, slipped and fell on
an ice covered pavement this NOM
ing and broke his left leg. DR.. j,
W. Ferguson attended the sufferer.
The bones in the little fellows legs
are so brittle that one could nearly
break them with the bare hands.
The boys right leg has been broken
no less than fifteen times, while the
left leg has been fractured three
times.-Sedalia Sentinel
The Office Of city attorney of a
town the size and Importance Of
Butler, should not be treated in a
light manner by nominating conyen-
tions. When the tax payer stops to
consider the matter he will readily /
see by the past in which the town
has been made TO suffer from i'll ad-
vised ordinances, damage and other
suits that the gentleman selected to
ELL the place should be a lawyer of
experience and ability. The pres
ent city attorney, Mr.. ". 0. Jack
SOD, will be candidate for re-elec-
ton. The people of Butler are per
fectly familiar with Mr.. Jackson's
standing at the bar of this county
professionally and when they can
secure man of his recognized abil-
ity TO transact the legal business of /
the city they should not hesitate to
honor him with the position.