The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-07


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6. H. Wallace, residing two miles
north of Nyhart, will sell his personal
effects. consisting OF horses, cattle,
hogs, farm machinery and household
goods at public auction at his home
Tuesday, December 18th.
Albert Smith. of Superior, Neb.
who has been visiting his sister Mrs.
J. f. kretzinger, of Deepwater town
ship. left for his home Monday He
came to Bates county TO attend the
funeral of his mother. Mrs. Eliza beth
Smith.
Frank LOwen a substantial citizen OF
Elkhart, favored Us pleasantly and
substantially while i'll the city the
last of the week Heis administrator
OF the estate OF William Lowen, de-
ceased. and also OF the partnership
estate OF William and Frank Lowen.
Rev. Jarvis. of Mt Vernon, Mo,
was in the city for a few hours on
Monday. He reports Il very strong
charge at Mt. Vernon, which he says
is growing rapidly. He is very much
encouraged with his success there.
He reports Mrs. Jarvis i'll poor
health, which her many friends In
this city will be sorry to learn.
III. \. Pope. of Grand River, favored
us with pleasant visit the last OF
the week. Mr. Pope will have a sale
OF personal effects on Tuesday, the
| 10Th. He hasn't Yet determined
where he will locate. He is a good
farmer. a clever gentleman and we
hope he will conclude to remain in
Bates county.
Hon. Thos J. Smith went to Kan
sas City Tuesday to attend the X. {.
Court of Appeals. He is counsel for
F. J. Tygard, curator OF the estate
of Amelia May Hamilton, against
John NJ Elliott and others. He filed
briefs in the case and will also make
an oral argument. The TINES job
office printed 296pages OF record and
briefs in this case
Our young friend g. HI. Wallace, O
Charlotte township. will have IA sale
of his personal effects on next Tues
day. Dec. II, and shortly thereafter
will move to Independence, where his
wife's father, John Durrett lives. He
informs us that he will in all proba-
bility go to Kansas City to live. He
is a worthy young man, honest and
Industrious, and The TINES hopes he
will do well.
| A small residence owned by John
Pyle and occupied by A. o. Tuttle,
in the south part of the city, was
damaged by fire Saturday evening.
The blaze was started from a defect
i've flue in the kitchen, which was par
TALLY burned The fire company ar
rived in time to save the main part
of the building. Weunderstand that
there was no insurance on the build
ing, the policy having expired only a
few days before the fire.
Vantrees Bros. have added to their
machine shop equipments a four
horse power, Fairbanks-Morseg aso-
line engine. The first of the week an
lexpert machinist was here to set it
up and it is doing beautiful work.
These gentlemen now have first
class equipments for their blacksmith
and machine shop, to do any work
that is required in a city of this size.
While the expert was here he over
hauled THE TINES office engine and
lput it in first-class condition.
Sheriff Mudd went to Vernon county
Sunday evening and arrested Amos
Philips, on suspicion that he muir
dered young Leopold Edlinger whose
body was found in a creek near Fit
Scott, Kan, about a month ago
Philips tried to sell a span OF mules
and wagon to Charley Ferguson
near Sprague. whose description tai
lied with those taken from young
Edlinger. Philips had been living in
little tent on Pryor creek. He was
found at the home OF his son. He
did not have the mules and wagon