The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

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90 acres in Bates county with some
pasture; address, W. F. SCRIvNER,
'6-5 Foster. Mo.
Ask a man to advertise. saws an
Exchange, and he will say: No one
will see it. Yet insert two lines that
he was up in police court for drunk
enness and he will look for the editor
with Mauser
! Deputy Sheriff Dyke McCann, dur
ing Mr.. kelley's sickness last week.
| performed the duties of chief of POI
lice of the city Dixie il not a novice
in the business and he donned the
star and strapped on the billy with
grace and dignity. keeping perfect
order.
January LIST Mcfarland Bros, will
have their large stock of buggies, sur
ries. road and spring wagons ready
for the trade. Should you want
something elegant in new buggy and
harness. Call and see our stock.
6-3t MCFARLAND Bros,
W. F. Mckibben, collector of Char
lotte township, desires us to say to
the taxpayers of his township that
for convenience he will be in Butler
with books, Saturday Dec 23d, at
Virginia Saturday Dec. 30th, for the
purpose Of collecting taxes. Will be
at Farmers Bank in Butler and o. NJ.
Drysdale's in Virginia.
| Notice has been given b. the attOr
news for the%defense in The Weltmer-
Bishop damage suit that dispositions
will be taken for the defense on the
Goth of this month. The dPpositions
it is understood, are to b. used iii the
argument of the motion for "a new
trial to be heard by Judge Graves on
January 4.
Rich Hill is in the throes of a big
revival. Rev. Jas. A. Davis and NJ.
G. Davis, together with their wives,
of Kansas City, evangelists and sing
lers, representatives of the ''Nolun-
teers of America" will lombard the
sinners from Harkins hallfora month
or more If there is a place on earth
outside of Chicago that needs shot
and shell from the Salvation Army it
is Rich HILL
1t is stated that Col. ID. \. Hood,
who commanded a regiment of i'm
munes" in Cuba during the Spanish
war, now holds commission in the
Boer army He is a son of Gen. j. b.
Hood, so prominent as fighter for
the confederacy. and graduated at
West Point. After serving as see
Ond lieutenant in the regular army
he resigned and became a mining en-
gineer Young Hood was reared
by John Morris, a wealthy resident
of New Jersey, who adopted him on
the death of his father, when he was
an infant.
| From F. c. Winters of Pleasant
Gap township, we learn that Elite,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sterl Cra-
ven, is quite sick with pneumonia.
Miss Molly Cook, who has been sick
with the same disease is improving.
Also that Mr. Thos. Hammers, who
was operated on short time ago for
bladder trouble is some better and
hopes are now entertained for his re-
covery. The funeral of Mr.. Hoffman
took place Sunday. The deceased
was upwards of 80 years of-age, and
death was due principally to the in
lfirmities OF old age. He was an old
settler of the county, and was held in
highest esteem as a citizen and neigh
Dor
From J. NJ. Courtney we learn that
his brother-in-law, Rev. l.. p. Siceloff
who. a short time ago submitted to
such a severe and dangerous opera
ton for a carbunkle On the back of
his neck, is improving rapidly and is
able to be up and walk about the
house. Three doctors performed the
Operation and to thoroughly remove
levery particle of the carbunkle which
was very large one, the flesh on the
back of the head and neck, extending
from ear TO ear and from the base OF
the brain to the shoulder blade was
removed, the incision by actual mea-