The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-24
The TIMES force had a regular

melon growers, Bob Ewin, of Deep |
Water township, brought to our
office a fortyfive pound melon, of
the Kentucky sweet heart variety"
and you bet it was sweet heart. My,
my, hog it did revive our dropping |
spirits If anybody raises water
melons in the country Bob Ewin is
sure to have crop. He has in three |
and one h-if acres this year and they |
are exceptionally fine, considering
the season.
Miss Kate Harnesherger has sold |
her millinery stock and fixtures TO
Mrs. j. W. Jamison and Miss Minnie |
Wear. The new proprietors took
charge at noon TO day They will
continue business in the room since
this business was established by
Miss Harnesberger. Both are we'll
Known ladies in this community and
will no doubt continue to receive
the large share of trade this store
has always merited Rich Hill Re-
view.
j. Y. Snodgrass and r. D. Rad.
ford, two as brave ex confederates,
loyal and clever gentlemen as can be
found in the state, were in the city
Saturday attending the Marmaduke
Camp meeting and made US a pleas
ant call and renewed their subscrip-
tons. They report the late corn in
their section as badly damaged by
the dry weather, but said those who
got their corn planted early will raise
good crop. The TINES has no bet.
ter or truer friends in the county
| than these gentlemen and none we
appreciate more.
DIR. j. N. Bricker, of Adrian,
writes US that a man named Tom
Spottswood did break jail at Sedalia
about the year 1869 That he was
under indictment for murder. He
was afterwards captured and acquit
ted of the charge. IF the prisoner
Sheriff Mudd has is really Tom
Spottswood he can answer the mum
Der of questions propounded by DIR
Bricker, who knew the family well
at Calhoun, in Henry county. We
turned the letter over to Prosecuting
Attorney Clark who will make good
use of the information.
Squire G.. B. Parker of Summit
township, has begun to cut his crop
of So acres of broom corn. As a
broom corn raiser Squire Parker is
q success and his crop this season is
of excellent quality. With no bad
luck in gathering the corn and the
price for straw remains at the pres.
ent figure his crop will amount to
handsome sum of money. Broom
corn yields about ton of straw to
the acre and short time ago the
straw was graded in the market at
Sis per ton. OF course, there is
considerable labor and expense in
taking care of a crop of broom corn
Not for many years has Osceels
been so saddened as it was last
Friday morning by tidipgs of the
tragic death of James Elliott, which
, occurred the evening before. Elliott
had spent the day in town and start
, ed home late in the afternoon, but
met death by the wayside and be
came his victim. He had reached
the pasture gate leading to his home
almost In front of the church thai
he builded. Here absolute knowl
edge ends, but it is supposed tina
in attempting to alight from biz
wagon lost his footing. When found
he was dead with a broken neck =
ST. Clair Co Democrat.
| Our old friend d. d. Peeler made
, US a pleasant call while in the cit,
Saturday. He was here for the pur
I pose of attending the meeting o
of Marmaduke Camp ex.confederates
MIR. Peeler is we'll and favorabl,
known to the people of Bates county
having been before them severa
times as candidate for sheriff ant
each time came within only few