The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-28

The following telegram was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon in re-.
gard to the judicial convention at
Appleton City, at the time of going
to press:
Appleton City, Mo July q, 1898.
TIMES, Butler, Mo Five hundred
ballots taken. No nomination; do i'm
mediate prospects.
j. D. ALLEN.
am satisfied my eighty acres of
meadow adjoining the city limits on
the south, yielded me three tons OF
hay TO the acre; said Geo. L. Smith
TO the reporter.
A big crowd attended the flag
raising at Mine Is Usage township
last week. The flag was sent up by
two men DIRE ssed in the uniform of
the blue aud gray, who clasped hands
as the flag was unfurled to the
| breeze
W. I. Yeatie, one of our promi-
nent farmers and citizens of Mingo
township, while in the city Monday
on official business, dropped in to
see the TINES. He is a particular
friend of this paper and visit from
him is at all times appreciated
There will be basket dinner and
Sunday School Rally at Virginia next
Sunday July 31st. II. F. Davis, of
st. Louis, state secretary Of Bible
school work will be on | q d aud Dc.
liver two addresses on Bible School
work Neighboring Sunday schools
invited.
The ladies of the O. P church of
Spruce will give an ice cream festiv
al at the residence Of VIM Ludwick
on Saturday July 80, from the hours
of o'clock to 10 p. m. Everybody
attend Ice cream and cake at
10c dish. By request Of commit
tee
Jacob Goldsmith, one of Clinton &
pioneer Hebrew citizens was buried
at Sedalia last week He located in
Henry county in 1862, and engaged
in the mercantile business at Ger
mantown and later at Clinton where
he was engaged in business for
many years.
A. H Culver went down to Rich
Hill Tuesday noon to attend the
county Sunday school convention.
Mr.. Culver is one of the most enthu-
siastic Sunday school workers in the
county and no man has done more
to bring Bates to its present high
standing in the state convention
Our old friend and long time sub
scriber, Mitchell Warford Of Ballard,
renews his allegiance to the TINES
We hold such friend in the high
est regard aud consider it a great
compliment when such sterling men
as MIR. Wariord stay with US for
fifteen and twenty years without a
complaint
The TINES had a pleasant call
Wednesday from @. A McComb,
accompanied by his brother L L.
McComb of Norman, Oklahoma,
who has been spending the past two
weeks in the country visiting his
father aud family Rev Lewis Nc
Comb, of Spruce Mr.. McConh
took thu morning train for his home
in Oklahoma.
The south bound mail train was
delayed three or four hours Wednes
day morning on account Of the wreck
ing of a freight train four or five
miles north of this city. The WRECK
was caused by the train breaking il
t two on down grade and the wild
$ cars running into the section drawn
by the engine. Several cars loaded
q with coal was smashed, but so far al
we could learn no one was hurt.
j B. Warren, father of our fellow
f towusman, r. Fl. Warren, with tn,
! Bennett Wheeler Mercantile Co.
r was quite seriously hurt the day o
! the EIdorado Springs celebration
8 The accident occurred about tire,
miles from Harwood. The old gen
b tleman had met his niece, Mrs 6