The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-13

was AoDOoo OF POO In cash at Nevada
Saturday night. Mr.. Little is in the
employ of the Ne Pacific railroad
and went to Nevada to take out a
train as extra conductor. The thief
entered his bed room during the
night and took the money from his
pocketbook.
III. Goss, living near Merwin, was
IN the city Monday, looking up a
mortgage of S870a gainst his farm,
which he claimed he never gave.
The mortgage was dated about IF
teen months ago and the papers
were made out at Rich Hill. Mr..
Goss claims that he was meyer in
that town. He pronounces it for.
gerry.
Prof. B. E Parker compIimented
US with pleasant call on Saturday.
He has been retained to teach the
Belmont school in Charlotte town
ship the coming term, and has
accepted the call to teach the spring
term at the Redmond school in
Sumnit township. The fall and
winter terms of the Redmond school
were offered him, but he had de
cided to accept the Belmont school.
Mr.. Elsner, the owner of the ice
plant at Clinton, Me-, which was de.
stroyed by fire in May last, has
brought suit against the Frisco rail
read for $50, 065, less the amount of
insurance, $4,000 which he carried
on the plant. At first it was thought
the FIRE was the work of an incendi.
airy but the theory now is that the
property was destroyed by sparks
from an engine.
Some of the striking miners at
Panama assaulted our old friend
John Langcake last week and used
him up pretty badly. Deputy Sher-
ifs Joe Graves. and Shirley Childs
went down and assisted the Vernon
county officers 10 arrest Jack and
Pat Bowe, Mrs, Mary Bowe and
William Jones. They were arraigned
before Justice Gordon at Nevada on
the charge of felonious assault. Mrs.
Bowe was dismissed, Pat Bowe went
to Jail and the other two men were
released on 5000 bond till their trial
on July 18th.
Dr. Williams, of Hume, is a little
hard on Butler, if he had been cor
rectly reported in the Rich Hill
Review But the Review has had to
''skin back" so many of it's sensa.
tional disclosures of late that we
take this latest with grain of al
lowance and our people will not &c
cunning for the doctor until he has
been given q chance to explain
However, we have to confess, to our
shame, of the deplorable condition
of eur streets, and nothing can be
said too hareh of the old shell of &
court house.
We met W J. Bard on the streets
Monday. On our promise not to
say any more about what hs wal
carrying in his hand he gave US two
dellars-on subscription We wan
to tell awful bad. but our word ii
out and we must remain silent. Mr.
Bard is one of Bates county's mos
prominent and influential citizens
and by his genial ways makes friends
with all with whom he comes IL
contact. He has bsen q friend o
TIE TINES fer many years and Wi
regard him very highly.
The court house in Warrensbure
10 to have big clock placed on 1t
tower. The time piece is to be
mammoth affair, and will have
500 pound copper bell, which vii
strike the hours and half hours lou'
enough to be heard long distance
At night the clock will be illuminate'
with electric lights. A fire alarm
attachment is also provided. Th
clock is to cost complete 1856. Tn
Polhan Clock Co, of st. Louis ha
l.--.4 hr,,i.1 ard rnink III