The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-03

very nice.
1.-TWO heads are better than one"
II the one you have is dull and heavy |
you need Hoods SarsapariIla. It
will give you prompt relief.
". T. Marsh and family, OF Rich
Hill, are making arrangements to
move to Joplin where Mr. Marsh
will engage in the confectionery bus
mess.
Adrian gets the institute for the
next year. The vote on the location
was taken Tuesday evening and re-
suited as follows: Adrian. y; But
Ter, %; Rich Hill II, and Merwin 5
Hurrah for Adrian
We see frcm the Review that the
elegant country residence of A F.
Weldon, south of Sprague, was de
stroyed by fire Friday. Phe build
ing was nearly new. Most of the
contents were saved.
j. B. Adair, A. H. Culver and W
E. Wells, members of the new Cash
Department Store to be opened in
the Emery block on or about the
18th, left for st. Louis and Chicago
markets yesterday to buy their i'm.
mense stock of goods.
Mrs. Blanche Snyder, tie lady
who lost her pocketbook containing
her ticket trunk check and money,
as she boarded the train at Nevada
one day last week for her home in
Kansas City, and whom Sheriff
Mudd assisted by loaning her the
necessary funds to take her home,
returned him the amount borrowed
the next day by postal note.
The pastors of the different
churches at Holden, Mo, presented
a petition to the directors of the
Holden Fair Association, signed by
about 100 prominent citizens, asking
them to prohibit all forms of gam
bling within the fair grounds this
year. As yet the directors have not
taken action in the matter. The
fair will be held August IS, 16. IT
and Is.
G. W. Park and wife, of Virgins,
were in the city Saturday evening.
They were on their way to the
neighborhood of Passaic, where they
spent the Sabbath visiting relatives
Mr.. Park is the TINES valued Vir-
ginia correspondent, and no country
paper in the State has better or
more faithful local editor of happen,
ings in the neighborhood in which
he lives
W. T. Murphy, brakeman on the
Mo Pacific railroad, met with a
painful accident at Pleasans Hill. In
attempting to uncouple the engine
from the pilot, the bar slipped and
the engine backed into the car,
catching his left arm and breaking
it at the wrist. The flesh was cut,
allowing the bones to protrude
through the skin.
The handsome residences OF Mr..
and Mrs J. 2. Edwards in the north
west part of the city, was the scene
of gay social party Wednesday eve
ming of last week. The party was
given by Mrs. Edwards in honor OF
her niece, Miss Julia Conger, 6
charming young lady of Springfield
No who is paying her aunt a visit
Refreshments were served aud the
young folks spent the evening in G
most pleasant manner.
W. E. Elliott, OF Foster, informs
US that 81. 81 Heavley and W. A
Ephland, who are sinking shaft OF
Mr.. Heavley's farm near Foster
have struck both lead and ziac. The
shaft is down only about 20 or 81
feet and the prospect so far is fiat
tering. Mr.. Elliott also said The
Rich Hill Coal Co, would soon be
gin the erection of twenty houses
lust northeast of Foster, and at th'
same time put a large force o
miners to work getting out coal OF
their leased land This ought to giv'
Foster little boom