The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-22
Senator Ballard was oyer from
Mentrose for few hours Tuesday.

town, was taken suddenly sick with
q hemorrhage of the lungs Friday
evening, 30 we are informed. This
news her many friends in this city
and vicinity will hear with profound
sorrow.
DIR. J. W. Morris has purchased
the Owl drugstore under Hotel Ross,
of W. d. Hannah and has taken
possession OF the same. The doc
tors old friends and former custom.
ers will be glad to learn that he is
in business again in Butler.
The merchants are approaching
the big circulation of the TINES
When it comes to a matter of bust
ness advertising with the merchants
politics cut no figure. it is circula
item they want. They get what
they paw for when they stick an ad
in the TIMES.
Mrs. M. s. Lsech and daughter,
Miss Anna, are in the city for few
weeks as guests of Mrs. Major. Mrs.
Leech is the wife of a prominent
physician of Chicago, formerly a
practitioner at Mulberry in this
county. She is the only sister of r.
l.. Braden.
DR.. L. G. Chenoweth, of Webb
City. Mo, who was great admirer
of Mr.. Bland, has taken the initia
tive in raising fund by subscrip-
ton to erect a monument to the
memory of the deceased, and it is
said, is meeting with signal success.
Judge DeArmond attended the
funeral of his esteemed colleague,
Hon r. P. Bland, which took place
at Lebanon, Mo. Saturday. Mr..
Bland and Judge DeArmond served
in congress together for several
years and a warm friendship existed
between them.
An exchange says that Noah was
the first man to advertise. He ad-
vertised the flood and it came all
right. The fellows who laughed at
advertising got drowned, it served
them Just right. Ever nee Noah
time the advertiser has been pros.
pering, while the other fellow is
being swallowed up in disaster.
J. A. Reavis, aged IL years. who
had been making his home with
Major Prewitt, at Nevada, was found
dead in bed Friday morning. AS
the remains were cold and rigid, it
ia supposed he died soon after retir.
ing Thursday night. The deceased
was subject to apoplexy and it was
supposed this caused his death.
Eli Stubblefeld, one of the two
robbers who attempted to hold up q
Missouri Pacific train near Sedalia
several months ago, had his prelimi
nary trial in the Pettis county circuit
court and was found guilty and given
ten years in the penitentiary. Both
the robbers we're railroad men, one
an engineer and the other condue
tor.
d.
good farmer friends, gave US pleas
ant call Saturday while in the city
He resides near Johnstown Rnc
owns the farm known as the Henley
place. He reported crops looking
good in his neighborheod, especial
Iy corn. oats and fax. On an average
corn was standing about Is inches
in his section, but, said Mr. Jones.
have % or 80 acres which L will lay
by this week.
Wheat harvesting will begin thi
week. The crop is not very exten
sive this year, but the yield will 81
better on the whole than was a. hrs
predicted, so we understand. Th'
ravages of the chinch bugs have de
TERED the farmers from raising
wheat to any great extent the pas
few wears While the bugs hav
not been so numerous in this COUNTY
of late we learn from farmers tina
thew are returning again and, In soma
neiehborhoods, srs getting quit
numerous.
Mrs. DeArmond, son Edward, Gen
ersl and Mrs. II. @. Clark, went to La
mar Tuesday to attend the wedding
of Miss Daisy Brown, whose nup
tails with wealthy resident o
Colorado were celebrated in tina
city Yesterday. Miss Brown is know
to our society people. she havinI
visited friends frequently in Butler
and served as brides maid at tn
marriage of General and Mrs. d. [
CLARK. She is very pretty and POP
ular young lady.
Joe Winchell and John Craig ver
the innocent cause of very seriou