The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-02

Elwood our prominent real estate
man, is in the city introducing the
Dew acetyiene light, which he has OF
exhibition at Allard & Cos music
store. Dir. Elwood is Of the firm Of
Har!u0g Il El!wood, Cedar Rapids
Iowa. II is a beautiful gas light.
Go and see it
4 cartoon il ore Of the papers Yep
resents Mark Hanna as having de-
serted the peacs-at auy-price party,
robed himself in martial attire and
is in the act Of stutiiog Uncle Sans
big gun with interest bearing gold
bonds. It's g cold day when Mark
geta left or fails to gst his full share
OF free Advertising
City Sunday School Union held a
very interesting aud instructive
meeting in the Blptiss church Mon
day night There may be as effec
i've and enthusiastic Sunday School
workers in the state as We have IN
Butler, but no better, and if the
banner is 10: brough. again to Bates
county It will not be their fault.
The Clinton Tribune tells Of man
in that town who spilled some gaso-
line Ii his well and 10 order 10 get
the gas off the water dropped in a
lighted match There was an *
plosion and three persons who were
looking into the well TO note the #
feet were badly scorched and de
prived Of their eyebrows and hair
DR.. d. l. Holmes Of Bronough.
with his sisters. Mrs ]. r. Runyan
and Mrs. J. W. Hail, Of Medicine
Lodge, Kan, visited the family OF
II. Donovan the first of the week
They were on their way to Warrens
burg where they will visit for some
weeks. Miss Eunice Holmes, who
acc ompanied them, will remain in
Warrensburg to continue the study
of music.
Our substantial farmer friend,
James Boyles favored US with a
pleasant call and renewal. He used
to hunt quail and prairie chickens
with rifle and it was an easy thing
for him to knock chickens head off
a hundred yards. In those days it
was his boast that a double barrel
shot gun was a good plaything for
boy but should not be used by
sportsman.
Dixie L. Haggard moved his fam
lily to ElDorado Springs this week.
Dixie was born and raised in this
county, was educated at our schools
and has held important positions,
official and business. He married
the daughter of M. NJ. Tucker, a
pioneer of Altoona, very pretty and
accomplished young lady. Is it any
wonder they are popular and the
very best wishes of our people at
tend them.
We are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the commencement exer-
cises of the Columbian University at
Washington D. c., June LIST. Among
the graduates We notice the name of
our young friend Fred Ferguson
Reisner, B. S., electrical engineer.
Fred Is the son OF j. ". Reisner and
was very bright boy while in
Butler The TINES is glad to note
his progress and hopes to be able to
record still greater advancement in
the future
The following democratic ticket
was nominated in Cass county last
week: For circuit iudge-Wm. L.
Jarrett. For representatives.. r.
Nicholson. For prosecuting attor-
ney-D. c. Barnett. For sheriff
F. Al. Woodbridge. For circuit clerk
-Chas. Bird. For county clerk
George Dunn. For recordsr-J. r.
Dolan. For treasurer-W. J. Lsf-
foon. For probate iudgs-O. W.
Byram. For coroner-Jno. L. Jack
son. For presiding judge county
court-Jno. A. Pointz Associate
iustice lst dist T. Parker. 2nd