The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-04

o1 Tic RrOuuQS Oh QesertlOn W.
A. Rhodes. of Rich Hill, has brought
suit against his wife for divorce.
They were married October 6, 1896.
Jake Sherrick, a Rich Hill lad,
was brought to Jail Saturday, to
serve a sentence of twelve
days. He was convicted of stealing
the brass parts of Of the Afiewald
gas engine and selling them to a
second hand store.
The late Judge E. A Henry was
born in Eden, Vermont. May 18th,
1910, and came to Missouri in early
manhood, locating IN Miller county.
In 1874 he moved to Bates county.
He was a member OF the Baptist
church and Mason.
The proposition to extend the ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Colorado
railroad from Union, Mo, west is
again being agitated. Parties are
getting right of way in Miller county
and officers OF the company have
been in Sedalia and other points in
regard to the roads.
Your attention is called to the
large advertisement of Sam Levy &
Co., IN this issue. Read every line
of it as it will be to the advantage
of the close buyer and bargain
hunter. The store is loaded with
new goods, and the time to buy is
when you have large supply of
goods to select from.
Our highly esteemed old friend
81. c. Wyatt observed his custom of
many years by renewing for the
TIMES. He is staunch republican,
but we have no more loyal friend in
the county. Mr.. Wyatt is one OF
the oldest and most highly respect.
ed citizens of our city and we appre-
clare his patronage very highly.
Walter Anglin, a bad man, who
escaped from officers having him in
charge while on their way to War
saw a week or SO ago, and
who killed two valuable bloodhounds
belonging to the sheriff of Pettis
county, which had been put on his
trail, was captured last week at
Lyons, Kansas, and returned to jail
at Warsaw.
S. O. Estis aud his estimable and
worthy wife, rented their farm near
Butler and have gone to Joplin for
season. Before going they called
on the TIMES, renewed and had their
address changed to that post office.
We wish them a pleasant vacation
and hope they will have an oppor'
tunity of striking a pay lead in that
mining district.
Walter Hsggsrd, former resident
of our county, now farming near
Mound City, Kansas, met with q
piece of very bad luck q few days
ago. His barn was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground.
Two good horses were cremated, two
others badly injured, ten sets oi
harness, four tons of hay, a wagon
and quite a number of other articles
were destroyed. Mr.. Haggard will
have the sympathy ofsmany friends
in this coautv in his misfortune.
Miss Louise Salmon, daughter oil
Major n. W. Salmon. of Clinton, hal
been appointed sponsor for Missouri
at the Charleston Confederate re
union by order of Robt. McCulloch
Maior General Commanding Divi
sion United Confederate Veterans
Maids of Honor are Miss Harriet G
Stewart, of st. Louis. and Mis-,
Francis Francisco, of Marshall. Mrs
George P. B Jackson. daughter oil
Senator Vest, is appointed chaperon
A newspaper whose columns over
flow with advertisements of business
men, says Talmsge, the great preach
er, has more influence in attracting
the attention to, and building up 6
town than any other agency that car
be employed. People go where
there is business. Capital ard labor