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

OF near W Orlanu, cOmplmenueu us
substantially while in the city the
last of the week.
Il. Baker. prosperous farmer OF
Pleasant Gap, and an old citizen OF
the county, made us a pleasant call
and renewed for THE TINES
Mr.. and Mrs. j. \. Maddy of Elk
hart, were in to see the street fair
and Mr. NJ called and had the dates
on his paper set ahead. Mr.. Maddy
is an old citizen OF our county, is
prominent in his township and a sue
cessfulf farmer.
Charlie Morrison knows how to get
next to the printers heart. He
brought to our office a Jug of deli
cious cider and basket full OF luciOus |
ripe apples, big and mellow. He
said it was a peace Offering for the
skinning we had been giving him az
a populist candidate.
James A. Robinson. our highly
esteemed republican friend, a sui
zen. favOrs us with a renewal. No
man in the country has more friends
than Mr.. Robinson, which he made
| and holds by his genial disposition
and fair dealings.
If Mark Hanna sends a slush fund
into the sixth district, Bro. Atkeson,
of Butler, who is Que of the principal
attractions in Jurden's sideshOw,
should be paid a liberal salary.
Where a man is willing to play ''sec
Ond fiddle for .Jurden. he earns all
he can get out OF it.-ClintOn Demo
crat.
G.. W. Ison, formerly a citizen OF
Summit. but who now owns 100
acres OF good land in the edge OF
Kansas, complimented us pleasantly
and substantially while attending
the street fair. He has sold $500
worth of corn and oats OFF his place
this wear. There are * feet OF eX-
cellent coal with good roofing under
his farm.
At a crossing on. the NJ. h. X T..
railroad in the southern limits OF
Nevada, Friday night train struck
a wagon killing Philip Prather and
badly wounding his father James
Prather. The accident occurred on
a hill side, where those approaching
the crossing can only see Il train a
few rods away. The Prathers were
from Foyil, Cherokee Nation and
were travelling.
Under the law proposed amend
ments to the constitution are required
to be published in one paper in each
county in the state. The TINES was
lawarded the contract for this county
: therefore the full text OF the seven
amendments proposed can be found
only in this paper. We invite then
: careful perusal and we will cheerfully
$ furnish copies of the paper Tree tc
O those not subscribers who desire II
e for that purpose.
A cigarette fiend at Marvville has
o broken out all over in little yellow
a lspots and the ends of his fingers ano
a toes are getting sore. He Is afralo
Q he has caught leprosy from the
detestable cigarette. There were
recently two eases of the dread dis
ease in Chicago, supposed to have
: been contracted through cigarettes
1t was thought that the paper, whlcf
comes mostly from China, had beer
/ at some time handled by leper.
Our old friend F. NJ. Eldridge writes
us from Tulare. Cal, as follows
Dear Jake: Inclosed find 81 to hell
keep THE TINES on its feet anothe
d wear. If YOU would only change pol
Y, itics | would say that you are run
s. ming an extra good paper. You
t local page is all right any way.
Frank was formerly a printer and
a. good one. He started the Rich HI
&C Tribune which he conducted success
a. fully for several years. He is dolni
in we'll on the Pacific coast.
Frank Ewing, an insane patient a
10 the'asylum at Nevada. suicided Fr
a dav by leaping into a tank OF boIlln
e. soap in the laundry. He died 500
H. after being rescued, in great agony
He had been insane at intervals &c