The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-22

enrolled on our books.
Homer BATHS, formerly connected
with the Walnut Coal Co, of Foster,
now representing the West India
Manufacturing Co, of st Louis, WIS.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Trimble the
FIRST of the week.
Our substantial and highly es-
tssmed farmer friend, j. S. Brown.
who owns a fine farm southeast of
the city, complimented US with a
very pleasant call Tuesday and had
his date set ahead. He is always q
welcome caller.
DIR. Christy is building q hand
some pavilion at his lake south of
| town. Boats will be put on the
water and the place will be made
quite a resort for pleasure and re
creation. The lake is to be stocked
with game fish.
The ElDorado Free Press of the
18th says: Mrs. W. T. Pound and
son, T. G., DR.. Riley and wife left
Thursday for Butler. DR.. Riley
will 20 to Phoenix, Arizona, to look
up a new location, while the rest OF
the party will visit friends in Butler.
The fambeau club has taken
charge of the celebration to be held
in Butler on the 4th, and you can
bet your neck she will be hummer,
a screamer, a regular tornado Of fun.
The fire works at night will be the
greatest sight ever witnessed in the
old town. Make your arrangements
to come.
j. L. Strobe and ]. B. Albin,
prominent citizens of northwest
Bates, made US pleasant call while
in the city Friday. They report
the corn crop backward but looking
we'll, while the wheat crop is fail
ure in their section, with good pros
poets for chinch bugs. Mr.. Strobe
is an old citizen of the county and
has been a friend and patron of the
TINES for many years.
W. @. Winters and G. W. Rains,
prominent farmers of Pleasant Gap,
favored US with pleasant call They
wish the story being circulated to
the effect that they, together with
Mr.. Nafus, were not assaulted and
robbed while on their way home
from the Rich Hill Circus, but that
they received their injuries IN fight
among themselves, branded as an I'M
warranted falsehood. That the rob-
berry occurred as was first reported.
These are all reputable gentlemen
and good friends aud we are satisfied
an injustice is done them by such
report.
At the meeting of the Missouri
Valley Horticultural society held at
the Holsinger home, one mile west
of Rosedale, Mo-, Saturday, the an
nouncement was made by members
of the society who had given the
matter thorough investigation. that
the apple crop of the United States
would be very short this year, and
not more than 20 per cent of what
it should be. The greater part of
the apple crop comes from western
Missouri and eastern Kansas, and
Secretary Holsinger, of the society
who had received reports from
all the fruit growers reported
that the trees would yield not more
than 10 per cent of the normal pro.
duction. Peaches are ruined in
Missouri, and the cherry crop will
not yield more than 10 per cent of
normal production. Pears will yield
about IS per cent. The reason given
for the failure was that the severity
of the weather last winter. while not
affecting the bloom, had injured the
buds to great extent.
DR.. George ". Ely departed this
life at his home in this city on last
Wednesday evening, of Bright's dis
ease. He had been sufferer for
long time, but bore up uncomplain-
ingly and few realized his precarious
condition. He was a noted veteri-
nary surgeon, devoted to his profes.
sion. He was q gentleman of pleasing
address, public spirited, always
ready TO assist in any enterprise for
the public good, was a man of
positive ideas and convictions and
will be missed by the community.
He was a staunch republican in poll
tics and was at one time chairman of
the republican central committee of
Bates county. He was the first fire
chief of our city and assisted in
putting the Butler Fire Department
on it's present efficient footing.
DR. Ely was born at Washington
Court House, Ohio, June goth, 1851.