The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

w Il AAof hoou9u mas MS paper
changed from Niuton to Virginia.
D c. Morris, q number one barber
at Mer@in, had his name enrolled /
for the TIMES.
II. White, the efficient sexton
of Oak Grove cemetery favors US
with a renewal
VIM. Z. Walton returned from
Marshfeld, Mo, on Tuesday, whtre
be had bsen on business connected
with his brothers estate
G Fl. Nuckols has his paper
changed from Altoona to Butler He
has moved with his family to the old
Donohue farm, southeast of Butler.
A company Is being organized at
Rich Hill for the purpose of pros
pecting for lead aud zinc near
Pleasanton, Kansas
Mrs. ". B Tyler called and had
the TIMES sent to her daughter, Mrs
Fannie Billings, who is station agent
aud telegraph operator at Hartwell
Mo
John W Watkins, of Ruckman
West Va, who was a citizen of this
county before the war.renews for his
paper through his old friend, G "
Park.
Judge Jarrett is holding the Feb'y
adjourned term of the Circuit Court
this week in a large number of cases
in which Judge Graves was attorney
before his election.
Interest has cone down as well as
other things. The Walton Trust
Company having recently made sew
erel loans on farms at six per cent
interest without any commission or
expense to borrower.
The silver forces of Homer town
ship have combined and nominated
straight silver ticket, composed cf
the very best men, and ara sanguine
of success. There is no questioning
the propriety of the democrats and
popuIists combin ing on these broad
principles, but how populists can
combine with gold bug. high tariff
republicans we are at a loss to under
s5and.
John Bird, while out horse ba, K
riding at Rich Hill Sunday, was
seriously injured by his horse rear
ing and falling backwards on him,
pinning him to the ground When
the horse rose to his feet Dir. Bird =
foot hung in the stirrup and be was
dragged quite a distance. Mr.. Bird
walked to Mir. Bellamy's store and
remaining there a short time became
faint aud lost consciousness and re
NAMED in that condition for several
hours. Il is not yet known whether
he is internally hurt or not.
Fred Carter, charged with bur
glary aud larceny, had his trial
Tuesday and was given two years IN
the penitentiary. Carter is the mar
who broke into the store of Simon
Hoffman ut Rockville several months
ago and stole lot of goods. h
hid the goods IN the weeds near I
vacant house. The goods were
found and a watch was placed owe
them. Carter returned in the nigh
TO get them and while in the act o
of moving them away was arrested
He has been in jail here since III
arrest.
Died at the home of her father, c
W. Boswell, six and one-half mile
northeast of Adrian, on Tuesda.
March 14tb, Miss Florence Boswell
of spinal trouble and Inflammation
oftne brain She was i'll twenty-five
DAYS and for II days she could no
talk. She was born in Cass count,
in a short distance of where SD
died. on Nov 10th, 1881. She spen
> the greater part of her young life II
r Bates county. She was beautiful
. and talented youog lady, of an ami
t able disposition. the idol Of ne
father, teiug the only child by
former III marriage The TIMES join
with many friends IA sympathy T.
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