The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-02
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Sisters

20. Record ana r. II longer. our
minister To China. about whose safe
" so much uneasiness j. felt. are
second cousins. Mr. Conger's father
and Mr. Austin's mother were first
cousins. Mr.. Austin said Yes.
know Ed Conger. knew him AT Gales
burg His. in lSJ7-5>. He was at
tending the Lombard University.
was in the printing business W.
We're boon companions and waited
on the Misses Pike: Ed afterwards
married Miss Sarah Pike who l. now
with him in Pekin. | saw him once
during the war when he came through F.
Washington City. / received letter
from him before the republican ma .
tional convention in 1856 urging ne +
to work for Allison Tor the nominal /!
ton Mr. Austin was much rejoiced ,
on Tuesday morning at the news that /
Mr. Conger and his family are alive. /
Ex-Congressman Charles Morgan /
was a classmdte OF Minister Conger
at Albany University after the war
and was n member of the house of
representatives at the same time
with the imperiled representative OF
our government. whom he describes
as remarkably cool-headed and
able man. equal to any emergency
which arises and respected by every
one with whom he comes in contact.
Pimples on the face are not only
annoying. but they indicate bad
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
them by purifying the blood.
Our young friend George T. Jones
of Butler. now living on his half
brother Henry Daniels farm. , miles
east OF Amsterdam. favored us pleas
antlv while in the city and had the
dates on his paper set ahead into
1901. He said the fax. oats and
corn corps are good, the weather
fine and the health of his mother and
his own excellent He said they have
no idea OF coming back to Butler. at
least not anyways soon.
Thirty minuter is all the time re-
uuired to dye with Putnam Fadeless
DYES. Sold by III. l.. Tucker.
Married, July -. 1900, Nr. Fran
els B. Fort TO Miss Agnes H. Horner.
both formerly of Bates county. Mo.
They We're married at the residence
Santa Barbara. Cal. The groom is
! the only son of F. NJ. Fort who re-
sides near Ballard, Mo, and the bride
?. is the youngest daughter of Mrs.
Louisa Horner. who resides in But
, Ter. Mo. The young couple will make
their home in Santa Barbara, for a
while where Mr.. Fort holds a good
:. position with the Electric Car Com.
:; pany May they live a peaceful and
; happy life is the wishes of their friends.
u Mrs. Alice O'Day, wife OF Colonel
: John O'Day, the noted railroad at
n torney of Springfield, Mo, shot and
fatally wounded herself at the Lindel
,, hotel in st. Louis on last Monday
e Colonel O'Day and his wife had reg
?. istered at the hotel that morning
e E. ". Banister, lawyer OF that city
l. and an old friend of the ODays, wal
Is in their room. as he claims, talking
t over business matters with the Colo
mel. Mrs O'Day went into the batl
- room and locked the door. A pistO
= report was heard and Mr.. Baniste
7 tried to break in the door, but befOr
s he could succeed the door was un
S lacked by the lady and she staggered
{ out and said that she had shot her
self. She fell TO the floor. Bloo'
was flowing from her left side.
Z physician was summoned. and ate
! examining the wound said he though
5 it would prove fatal. Col O'Day ha
I been an invalid for over a year an
{ this was great shock to him. II
Z could give no reason for his wife
I action except that he thought tina
! her mind had been deranged for SON
; time. owing 10 sickness. She woul
8 make no statement. Later-It al
1 pears that the O'Days We're in -
} Louis for the purpose OF making
{ property settlement preparatory [
{ a separation. Col O'Day was divor'
8 ed from hi- first wife and it
s thought he contemplated going bac
{ 10 he