The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19

ne says he dppFecld ties, as lie sCllI
considers Bates his home, and likes
it the better the more he sees of 9th
er sections OF the country. He
suggests that country correspond
ents be more definite in giving
crop reports. Says wheat III that
section of Kansas Is averaging - TO
30 bushels TO the acre: corn ruined
by dry weather. Mr.. Robinson owns
a fine farm near Sprague.
The friends of Mrs. Fannie Blair
gave her very agreeable surprise
Saturday evening, her birthday an
niver>arv. Mrs Il. F. Moore took
her for Il drive and on her return
found large gathering at her home.
The affair had been so well planned
that Mrs Blair did not have an ink
ling of it. She was the recipient of a
number of handsome and valuable
presents. among them being a beau
tiful watch. the Gift OF her two sons.
The entire business portion of Pres
colt, Arizona, was wiped out by fire
Sunday. The total loss is estimated
at from 1000. 900 to $50, 900.
Three dry goods. two grocery and
two drug stores are the only business
houses left standing Sixty resi-
dences also burned. The burned dis
trict embraces five blocks. The fire
started at 1910 o clock at night and
was only stopped in its ravages by
the firemen going in advance some
distance and blowing up buildings.
Judge Philips has sustained a de-
murrer to an amended petition filed
| by the American School of Magnetic
/ Healing at Nevada asking that an
order be issued restraining J NJ.
McAnulty. postmaster at Nevada,
from Selling the mail addressed to
the school. This is the second time
the school has been refused a re-
straining order. The case will be APP
pealed to the United States supreme
court, said one of the attorneys for
the school.
The sugar trust is preparingf for its
usual contribution to the republican
campaign fund. Prices have been
advanced to cents a pound whole
| 10 Z i,rh jG
given out that a further increase to
I cents is on the trust program.
Chicago jobbers estimate that the
advance in sugar since May - has
netted the trust something like S4O,-
600. 900. Evidently Boss Hanna has
hit the sugar crowd for a pretty high
figure this time. But the poor devils
who like sugar in their coffee must
pay for it, or Mckinley will be de-
feated.-EX.
Mrs Clara Hoffman. president OF
the w. c. T. L. lectured to a good siz-
ed audience at the Christian church
this city Friday night. At the con-
clusiOn of the lecture number oil
pertinent questions were put to Mrs.
Hoffman by different persons in the
audience, among which the fealty OF
the North Methodist church to the
temperance cause was questioned.
This brought on spirited debate
and for a time it looked like there
might be trouble ahead. The mat
ter was finally smoothed over, how
ever, and the meeting adjourned in
peace.
Circuit Clerk, J. Z. Thurman. left
last Tuesday noon for Texas on a
business and pleasure trip He ex-
poets to be absents two or three
weeks. During his absence the office
will be in charge of his wife, who has
been acting deputy clerk since her
husband took charge ofthe office two
years ago. As Mrs Thurman under
stands each and every detail of the
office the public will not be inconven-
fenced for a moment by the absece OF
the clerk. During his two years OF
service to the public Mr.. Thurman
has been closely confined to his office
and in taking this little trip forrecre-
alton he is but doing himself justice,
| THE TINES wishes him a pleasant
trip and a safe return.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lected as an executive committee 10
have charge of the arrangements for
the Butler street fair this fall: A. H