The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-05-10

| GERS IN st. LOUIS last week.
To the credit OF the members of the
county court, the Bates Co. Republi-
can is abusing them.
Young man, do you know that the
''Walkoyer" is the greatest $3.50
shoe on earth? Well, it's Ameri- |
can Clothing House.
| Better buy that new suit now be-
| fore the advance. Amer. Clio. House. |
G. q. Henry. state cattle inspector.
arrived in town Saturday. He was
on his way home to Pleasant Gap to
spend Sunday with his family.
The new steam laundry III the Pyle
| brick. near the southwest corner OF
/ the square, is a Butler enterprise our
people should be proud of and pat
rOnize. This laundry is owned and
operated by Johnson < Graves. The
machinery is all new and none but |
first-class work Is done. Steam was
turned on Monday and the boys are
| having good trade
Our young friend {. ". Woody. |
who left here in he early spring for
the west. writes us that he has lOcat |
ed near Belpre, Kan, and orders The
| TINES to that address. He Is a son
| of John ID. Woody, OF this county, is
an honorable, upright gentleman,
and left large number OF friends III
this county who will always rejoice
to learn of his success.
| The wind storm which passed over
this city Sunday night scattered
| limbs from the shade trees all over
the town, and sent many people in
their cellars The wind came from
| the southeast and took the form OF a
| hurricane. For an hour or so our
people were pretty badly frightened
and were greatly relieved when the
| wind subsidized.
The funeral of Miss Carrie Greer.
19 years old. daughter OF Isaac
Greer, of Summit township, took
place from the family residence at 10
IO'clock Tuesday morning. Burial
was made in the White cemetery.
Death was due to quick consumption.
The deceased was a most estimahle
Young lady and in her demise the
family have the sympathy of a host
of friends.
H. H. Trimble has brought suit
against Appleton City for $4,000
damages Trimble alleges that by
reason of detective sidewalk he was
thrown violently to the ground, sus-
tanning the fracture OF his left arm
besides other hurts which OccasiOned
him much suffering besides large ex-
pense for medical help. The suit will
be tried at Nevada on change OF
venue.
Every democratic voter in our
county should turn out and vote at
the primary, Saturday, June2 Dem
Ocrats Owe this to their party as well
as to the candidates. All vote and
all pull to elect the ticket nominated
by big majority. This is Bryan
wear again, and it is the duty OF all
democrats to be on the alert to dis
patch the party OF trusts and impe-
| riallsm.
A three-storv brick building in Kan
sas City, which like the Butler court
: house. had been condemned. cOllaps-
ed Monday and went down with a
debris. Ex-mayor J. W. Moore. was
= in the building at the time and was
seriously hurt. Jacob Goodman and
wife and four children lived in the
building and all were caught when
the building went down and all were
injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Percival took
the evening train Monday for Bur
! lingtOn. Vermont. Their sudden de-
. parture was on account of the receipt
of a telegram announcing the serious
/ illness of Mrs. Percivafs father, {. VI.
Spaulding. 1t was thought he was
suffering from an attack OF pneumO-
: MIA. and owing to his advanced age.
being upward of so years old, Mr..
; and Mrs Percival very much feared
they would not reach his bedside be
fore dissolution had taken place.
Weltmer and Kelley. the magnetic
healers at Nevada. have been arrest
ed by the United States authorities
. on the charge OF using the mails Tor
! fraudulent purposes. Their mall
matter has been stopped and held in
the postotfice. thus interfering with
their absent treatment business. This
is the beginning OF the end of Welt
merism. Weltmer made the mistake
a OF his life when he tackled the preach
. ers. the Christian Advocate and the
south Methodist church.
". E. Walton has let the contract
for extensive improvements on his
: store room on the north side of the
square. The ceilings OF the first and
: second floors will be raised two feet,
: the building made a full two-story
o one hundred feet long. a new and
modern front will be put in and the