The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-10

culated to inspire building boom.
o. L. Bseson attended the Bates
County Sunday School Assc citation
at Hume Mr. Beeson is secretary
of the Association and is faithful
worker
Up to date our good friend Rob-
ert Ewin, the king watermelon raiser
of the county. has not reported. We
still have hopes, however, and lay
awake nights thinking about him
aud his big melon patch.
ThOs. Buck, ef near Mulberry. was
in the city Monday ana called On
the TINES to renew his subscription.
Mr.. Buck is one of our most reliable
patrons and the TIMES has no better
friend. He reported the corn crop
in fine condition in his section
Clarence Smith, brother OF attor-
ney rhos J. Smith, has returned to
old Kentucky to reside. He was an
excellent young man and we are sor
ry he did not find it to his advantage
to remain in Butler. The best
wishes of a host of friends, however,
will follow him.
The 32nd regiment has all the
recruits it wants, and in conse
quence Lieut.. Ben r. Wade, who
has been enlisting men and who was
to have been at Rich Hill Tuesday,
has been called to headquarters. The
regiment will sail for Manila about
October 1st
VIM Berry, Frank Clay, Lloyd and
Curtis McKibben, Booker Powell,
John and W. G Powell, Douglas
Walden and Tod Fisher Kitchen
mechsnic) left Saturday evening in a
well equipped prairie schooner for a
two weeks trip in the Ozarks, hunt
ing and fishing. No doubt this
cutting for the boys will be delight,
full one. The TIMES wishes them a
pleasant time and safe return.
The headless body of a man was
found in the North Canadian river
near Oklahoma, City Friday. The
body was clad only in a shirt and
Undertaking, the latter marked
with the letters, A. J. E. The body
had evidently been wrapped in a rag
carpet as several yards were fastened
to his feet with a rope. From the
appearance of the body the man was
about thirty years of age and weigh
ed about 140 pounds.
We understand that the matter OF
macadamizing Ohio street is assum-
ing tangible shape and the prospects
are extremely favorable that the
street will be put in first class con
dit1on from the square to the depot
in due tins. It is reported that
contractors have large force of
men and boys at work breaking
rock and that soon the street will
be graded, curbing made and the
macadam laid Then it will be said
that a long felt want has been filed.
The corn grower would be strictly
in it this year if be got fair price
per bushel for his corn, but unfor.
tunately for nim, however, it begins
to look like McKinley's prosperity
is not going to strike his cribs and
the prevailing price will be about Is
cents a bushel. Mckinley will
hedge on this, however, by claiming
credit for the big yield aud over
production for the low price What
the farmer wants and needs Is ar
oren market and free silver.
Teddy Austin, local editor OF thu
Record, got in big scoop on the
Butler papers last week On receip
Of the news OF the grswsome find o
a dead man on the banks of th'
Mariss des Cygnes river, he bit lik'
a young Jay bird and post hast
hied himself off to the scene Of tn
End. He left tewn in a roand sbou
way to dodge ether newspaper re
porters and came home by the baei
door. The grewsons find was th'
remains of a mud lark, and thus th'