The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-06-21

his name enrolled for THE TINES.
Miss Mary White. of Harrisonyille,
former popular teacher in our
schools spent few days in our city
the latter part OF last week visiting
her friend Miss Emma Classify.
j B. Lotspeich, one of THE TINES
oldest and most punctual subscrib
ers, was pleasant caller on Monday
and renewed. Mr.. Lotspeich owns a
fine farm near Passaic, SAYS he has
travelled about all over the United
States and has located in the garden
spot.
Horse racing at the fair grounds
and base ball at the park were Sun
day amusements advertised TO come
of at Nevada. Nothing is said about
the saloons being thrown wide open.
Is the dissertation OF the Sabbath
day a good advertisement fOra town
the size Of Nevada.
Prof Ira L. Ludwick of Spruce,
complimented us pleasantly and ia
vored us with a renewal. He is one
OF the brightest young teachers OF
our county and was recently appoint
ed a member CT the Institute Board
by the County court, which honor
his merit had won.
Our good friend p NJ Famuliner,
who owns a fine, well stocked farm
west of Butler. observed his annual
custom OF many years by calling
and having his dates set ahead. He
is not only substantial farmer, but
Il Jolly good fellow, we'll liked by all
who know him.
Six small boys near Joliet, ILL.,, were
poisoned Saturday by eating wild
parsnips One OF them died and the
others were in IA serious condition.
The boys were playing camping and
took the parsni ps for sweet potatoes.
The boys averaged in ages from 31a
to Z years.
In the items from Fairview, in the
Rich Hill Review, we note that forty
acres OF wheat on Uncle Bill Hedden' >
| farm which looked promising a short
time ago will not make Il bushel to
| the acre, owing TO the raviShes OF
chinch bugs. Also that Mrs. He'd
| denis chickens are dying with cholera.
The national executive committee
apportioned four tickets to each del
to the Kansas City convention. What
| is now worrying the conscientious
| delegate of district contiguous to
that city is. how he is to spread his
| four tickets out to cover thre or four
thousand people. They have our
sympathies.
During the rain storm Sunday
morning a bolt Of lightning struck
the chimney of the residence OF Wal
ter Lansdown on West Dakota street.
| Several bricks were knocked OF and
| the rooms were filed with SCOT. Mrs.
| Lansdown was in the house at the
time and was badly frightened but
escaped unframed.
There will be an experience social
given by the Young folks OF the
Christian church on Thursday night
of this week at the home of Prof.
Taylor, on High street. A good pro-
gram will be given and ice cream and
cake and ices will be served. A gen
eral good time will be had, While it
is under the management OF the
Young folks all may come and en-
JOY it.
Our old friend Carter Wallace drop
ped in to see us and observed his an
| nual custom OF many years by renew
| ing for his paper He has two sons
in the employ of the Kansas City
street accompany. both ofwhom are
doing we'll and are satisfied. His
| other son is a successful school teach
er. Carter is one of Bates county :
best citizens.
d. f. Wycoff. who has been spend
ing a week or so in Colorado, looking
up a location returned home last
week. He was out west looking up Il
loc4tio and has decided to move to
Idaho Springs on or about the first
of July where he will engage in the
lumber business. Mr. Wycoff is an
excellent citizen and his departure
from our town will be regretted.
Rich Hill goes Nevada one better
in the person OF Prof Cravens, the
Southern Wizard, who is the 18th
son of the 18th son of the 9TH daugh-
ter, who reads the past, present and
future, removes all stumbling blocks,
gives good luck and heals the sick
without medicine. That rooster is a
1aisy. Of course there must be a
small fee attachment for the informa,
ton.
The remains of Miss Sadie McCul-
loch. adopted daughter of Capt. and
Mrs F. j. Tygard, who died in April
OF last year, and placed in tempo
rary vault were removed Thursday
of last week and placed in the perrna-
nent family vault recently completed
nv Cant Tyrar1 in Oak Hill cpne-