The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-05
The candidates will know where


Too much wet weather has greatly
hindered the farmers in their work
of planting corn.
The citizens CT Osceola voted .
Tuesday on a proposition to put a
system of waterworks in that town.
The peoples party of Henry coun-
ty will meet at Clinton May eth, and
nominate a full ticket The party
poued 483 votes in 1894, and $50 in
1896 On straight party vote.
The first strawberry social of tie
season was hel1 at the residence IF
Mrs. S. E Childs Tuesday evening.
The social was given by the ladies
Of the Episcopal church.
Ex- Congressman Chas. H Nor
gan, Of Lamar, is on the fight egain,
aud it is probable he will be made
J lieutenant colonel of the fifth Mis-
J souri, volunteers. Charley is all
, right, either soldier CT citizen
J. A Cobb sends rs a SkaguaY
paper which contains an account of
the fearful avalanche at that place
some time ago He writes in good
spirits. Says be left Butler plain
Al. but will return Mr.. Cobb.
DR.. Haddock, tIied before the
probate court Thursday of last week
! was found to be insane. He was
] taken to the asylum at Nevada. Jno.
W. Jamison, cashier Of the Farmers
Bank, of Rich Hill, was appointed
: his guardian.
The effect of our PLEASANT rela
tons with the old and honorable
J country of Spain is already being
] felt in the way of advances on GER
! tain lines of goods. II you are in
! need Of any, come in and let us
supply your wants at old time prices.
24-tf FRANK SMITH Il Son
4 The appointment Of nightwatch-
man was deferred two weeks by the
I council Monday night. Geo. Tucker
Z was appointed by the Mayor to
serve until the matter could be
settled. Mr.. Tucker is good man
and will do his duty.
4 The Mo Pacific depot at Rich
4 Hill, frame structure 30x13O feet
: in size, burned down Friday morn
4 ing about $50 o'clock. The fire
4 started in the baggage room and
was we'll under way before the fire
company arrived. Most of the valu'
: ables in the building were saved.
J Since the burning of the depot al
Rich Hill, Agent Burrus has haC
his headquarters in box car or
IL one of the prominent switching
II tracks, and the Review says in con
sequence thereof he can be found
anywhere from the shelters to thu
south yard limits. That kind OF al
arrangement would just suit Son.
Company B attended services q
Re the First Presbyterian church in
N body and full uniform Sunday morn
y. ing. The church had been NIGEL.
70 decorated with the stars and stripe
% and Cuban flags. Rev. Jewell, tn
o pastor, was at his best and preache'
fine sermon The text was from
;, 1 Timothy 20: Keep that whicl
p. is committed to thy trust"
tv The funeral of John Rupard, VIII
died at the residence of his father-ir
law. J. E. Keller, in the north par
of the city, Friday of consumption
took place from the Christian churc
- Sunday afternoon and the body wa
laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery
ne The deceased leaves wife and on
It, child. The funeral was conducte
y, by the Knights of Pythias, of whic
order he was q member.
u. Cy Walker, who for several year
X. has had charge of the clothing d.
st Dartment in McKibben's store, ha
NJ severed his connection with the fri
n to accept position with the J. 4
Lamy Manufacturing Co. of Sedali'
Mo, as travelling salesman. Cy
y a splendid young business man, an
'S in securing his services the Sedali