The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-18

Deth III ITOuJ OI Tile STORES
for the past three weeks, were taken
down Monday
Revival services are being conduct
ed at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church by Rev. \. B. Hobbs, of the
Moody Bible School Chicago Rev.
Hobbs was for four years Mr..
Moody's helper and singer in his
great revival meetings. Everybody
invited. Meetings at 2:3O and 7:3O
D. III. each day
A negro man and two women were
arrested Saturday and jailed on the
charge OF picking pockets. They be- |
| longed to the cakewaIkers who per-
formed on the square during the
street fair. \ warrant was also is
sued on the same charge against
their manager, a white man, but he
made his escape
We are very sorry to learn that
Mrs. Frank 2. Browning daughter.
Miss Minnie and two little boys are
sick in bed with typhoid fever and
Mr. Browning is laid up with bro
ken lee Mrs. B. and Miss Minnie
are reported dangerously i'll. The
many friends of this excellent family
throughout the country will be sorry
to learn of their affection.
Mrs c. A. McComb of Burlington.
Kan. with her little son, came to
Butler to visit her sister, Mrs. Mar
tin and attend the street fair. Soon
after her arrival the little boy was
taken very i'll with bowel complaint
and his father, c. 4. McCOmb. was
telegraphed for The little fellow was
quite bad for over a week, but was
we'll enough to be taken home on
Monday.
ID. ID. McCann, deputy sheriff, went
to Kansas City last Thursday and
, met his brother, T. l. McCann of Car
, Isle, KY, and sister, Mrs. Ellen Wat
kins, of Little Rock, Ky. They will
> be Mr. McCann's guests for several
weeks Dixie says he met Il large
number of old Kentucky friends who
came to Kansas City on the eXcur
j sion to the national Christian con
n ventiOn.
> A very beautiful and appropriate
n tribute of love and remem berance fOl
= the departed was exhibited when Z
a number of ladies, at the close of th'
o flower parade. went to the cemetery
d and decorated the grave of Mrs
Mabel Jenkins Fisk with beautiful
and fragrant flowers. This. not Onl,
because of the fact that her brigh
:, mind first suggested the street fai
and her energy assisted in making l
. a grand success, but because OF tn
> high esteem and great love in which
= this beautiful young woman was hell
by all who came in contact with her
V Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Bruce and littl
o daughter Ina came down from Am
it sterdam to attend our street fair
Mr.. B. and Miss Ina complimente'
our sanctum and the former had tn
:. dates set ahead on his paper. Nh
! Bruce is one of the farmers OF thl
\ county who has made money AM
4 fhpr
% was heavy mortgage on his farm
To-day he has money ahead to pa
- for several hundred acres more {
: land. He said he made more none
= on his farm during the Cleveland &C
=, ministration than during the No
Kinley administration, but he ism
crediting prosperity to either pres
. dent.
IN Maurice Wade, an Appleton Cit
pr boy. writes home from the PhlllpplT
j. army to his parents: I'VE hear
n great deal said of Bryan and Mckil
II lev among the natives and soldier
:, here. If Bryan is elected this We
a will end the next day, but If on II
III other hand Mckinley wins. the'
s. Filipinos say they will fight to ii
,o death. Nearly all the volunteer rar
and file are anxious to see the vs.
ended and would like to vote for NJ
at BRYAN. OF course the commissions
RI officers in the regular army who dra
ng rood salaries are in favor OF a co
on tinuation of the war. | can safe
" say that copper cent OF thevOluntee
or favor the elacriOn of BRYAN for pre-