The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

! Kan, complimented US on Saturday.
He was visiting his uncle James
Strein, and looking after some prop
erty interests in Butler.
Our esteemed farmer friend Jack
son Wright, favored us with re-
newal, as has been his custom for
many years. He is one among Bates
countys most reliable citizens.
Jos. Blocher, a thrifty farmer of
Deer Greek, favored us with a call
and renewal. Besides his farm he
runs cider mill in Adrian and grinds
for the public on Tuesday of each
week during apple season.
Art L. Gilmore of Deep Water was
in to see Us and says the call to or
ganize democratic club Is issued
for Saturday at o'clock p m, at
Spruce. All voters opposed to inn
perialism invited to participate.
About six weeks ago E. O. Mobley,
19-year-old son of George Mobley. OF
Walker, Vernon county, Mo, was
bathing in a pool near that town
and in diving struck his head and
broke his deck. He was paralyzed
but lived until the latter part of last
week when he died.
The democratic rally at Nevada
next Saturday promises TO be a big
event. Speakers OF national reputa-
ton will be present, excursions will
be run on all the railroads entering
that town, the Butler Flambeau will
be there at night. Better 20 if you
can.
NJ. L. Price favored us with a pleas
ant call the last of the week and had
THE TIMES sent to his address al
Appleton City, where he has engaged
in the poultry and egg business. He
and his brother formerly conducted
the store at Ballard, which they re-
Gently disposed of.
J. j. and C. Fl. Radford of Ballard
, sons of r. Davis Radford of DeeI
+ Water, made Us a pleasant call oil
+ Friday, the former renewing for biz
paper. They are both active. ener
D getic young farmers and popular
6 with their neighbors. They report
, the corn fast burning up.
Wesley Denton is spending the
, week with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Denton. He is stenographel
= and bookkeeper with the American
: Steel Tank Co., of Kansas City
t Wesley was deputy postmaster o
+ Butler for a while and was very pop
: ular with our people.
Amsterdam is advertising a pump
p kin show for Thursday, Sept. II
f The Tempest adds that horse AM
9 chicken show will be held in conneC
4 ton with the pumpkin show. Their
ought to be some pretty good size
q pumpkins this fall and we have n
# doubt that enterprising little tow,
will have big and good show.
g One of Frank divers boys, age
= about 10, killed a young wolf, nearl
+ grown, few days since with a stone
% The boy, with others, was chasing
n rabbit and believed the animal t
T., have run into a hole When they il
ia vestigated the wolf came out. II
# boy fred stone at the varmin
crushing its skull-Rich Hill Reviey
Aug. 13.
10 W. B. briggs. of Henry county, ha
a valuable horse stolen from h
, barn on July 20, last. Last Wet
r the police of Kansas City arrestt
~ Frank Wiley former hired hand
n Mr.. briggs, trying to dispose OF Il
"A horse on the market. Sheriff Call
way went to Kansas city and too
90 Wiley to the Clinton jail. The Tri
= une says that Wiley came from Oh
and was soldier in Company F.
- Miss Elsie. the 16-year-old daug
:, ter of J. S. Brown, of this townshi
: was scalded severely about the ia
~ and hands by the explosion OF CT
- of tomatoes. Miss Elsie had be
10 preparing for company and was hi
"A rving through with canning sol
- tomatoes. As she was fastening
lid on the last can, it exploded, I
hot fruit being expelled with su
as force as to strike the ceiling. +
da foco and hands were severely burn,