The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20


of town, if the people should vote
the bondsa
The city OF Rich Hill will settle /
with Ed McGinnis on the basis of
judgment received by him in the
circuit court fer damages against |
the town for falling on defective
sidewalk. The judgment was for
$3.50, which with the cost of the
trial will amount to about $500, says
the Review.
Our old friend ". K. Elliott
writes US that he has sold out In
Foster AMI intends to move to To-
peka, Kansas. He has lived in
Bates county for the past twenty
years, and no more honorable, up
right man lived within her borders
during that time and the TINES is
sorry to lose SO good citizen.
Mrs. J. r. Morrison entertained
large party of society young people
at her elegant heme, on Wednesday
evening last in honor of Miss Ger
trude Tygard, of Denison, Texas,
who ia visiting her uncle Capt. f. J.
Tygard. Music, dancing and games
contributed to the evenings enjoy
ment. Delicious refreshments were
served.
We were complimented on last
Thursday morning by a call from
our old friends Mr.. and Mrs. 2. III.
Lane, of Deepwater township, who
were accompanied by their two little
granddaughters, Irene Jane and
Daisy May Kellar. Mr.. Lane has
been in bad health for some time,
but is much improved, we are glad
to state.
The fears of the farmers in the
bottoms adjacent to the Marias del
Cyene river have been wrought NJ
to high pitch for the past weel
lest the rains should send the rive
) ever it's banks and food their crops
which are said to be very fins thi
, season. The river was bank full las
week and in places where the groun'
was low went out over the bot
' ton to some extent.
4 w. E. Wells moved his famil..
from Foster to Butler this wee
D and is occupying the Welcf
property on Ohio street. Mr.. Well
l. will take charge of one of the d.
partments of the Butler Gas
n Department Store. Mr.. Wells is a
b experienced merchant, clever
r courteous gentleman and the TIME
q welcomes him and his estimable fan
J, lily to this city.
n The little town Of Foster, locate
in the western part of this count.
!. probably holds the lead of any tow
(. Of it's size in the State for the ere
a ton of tonbstenes to its newspaper
o Since the organization of the villas
70 in the sos, funerals have been he
st ever the Times, Broad Ak, Inds
st News, Star and Appeal. The Bsaeo
the last venture, has lived two yea
and eight months.
is President Mckinley has appoints
4 our fellow townsman Ben r. Wad
a Junior editor of the Bates Coun
as Democrat, Second Lieutenant in {
q. provisional volunteer service and
in has been ordered to join his REF
ment, the Thirty-seeond vslunte
infantry. We heartily congratula
TO Lieutenant Wade on his appointing
H. and are satisfied if given the opp'
Is tunity hs will distinguish hims
and be a credit to Bates county a
' Missouri.
to
~ The argument in favor OF
school proposition that it will fu
ish work for q few laborers fol
month is demagogy. In the ii
TN place these public contracts are
S. te the lowest bidder, and an outsi
Ise contractor stands as good q show
ne get the work as home raan. 1
aside from that it is hardly
I'm proper thing to vote a debt OF
rs thousand dollars On this district