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

gaw the first of the week quite sick
and is still under the doctors care.
L. y. Carson, prominent young
farmer OF Pleasant zap township,
complimented us on Saturday.
We have interviewed farmers from
every section of the county and they
all agree that the corn has been
badly damaged by dry weather, but
it will be better and larger crop
than last year.
Miss Laura Henry, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Renick, left
for her home in Odessa Monday, ac-
companied by her niece, Mrs. j. r.
Morrison and daughter Eleanor, who
will make a protracted visit before
returning home.
Coils p. Huntington, the railroad
magnate, president of the Southern
Pacific railroad, died at his camp,
Pine Knot, in the Adirondacks, at
midnight, Aug. IA He was taken
suddenly with choking spell, which
proved fatal.
Mrs. W. W. Graves is informed by
letter that her mother, Mrs. John
Ludwick, who had gone for visit
to her son Gus, at Florence, Col,
had been quite sick. She will proba-
bly, return home at once, as the eli
mate seems to disagree with her.
Uncle Minor I. Johnson passed
quietly away at his home east OF
Alerwin Friday, Aug. ,, at 5:1O p. m.
after an illness of about six weeks
duration, at the advanced age of so
years, 8 months and 3 days-Mer.
win Mirror.
This section was favored with a
Isplendid rain on Monday morning
While the corn was damaged to some
extent by the prOtracted dry spell
the rain was in time to do mucf
good, and a large amount OF gooC
corn will be raised in Bates county
DR.. 7. c. Boulware is booked tC
address the Teachers Institute a
Adrian to-day on The Selection o
Teachers by School Boards" DR.
BOulware has been a member of Thu
Butler school board for a number o
years and has good ideas on how tt
select teachers.
j. S. Brown, Il substantial citizel
and staunch democrat OF this town
ship, favored US pleasantly and re
newed and sent The TINES to hi
brother-in-law, Fred Merryfield a
Appleton City. Mr.. Brown is one o
the vice-presidents of the Mt. Pleas
ant Bryan and Stevenson club.
Charley Johnson, formerly a Butte
boy, but of late years resident @
Parsons, Kansas, apent few hour
in Butler Monday on business an
seeing some of his old time friends
: He is a general agent for larg
piano house and is "a musician {
rare merit.
: VIM. E. Walton writes from Este
/ Park, Col. to have The TINES fol
warded to his address. He says tina
his wife is improving, which will b
glad news to their many friends
Bates county. He writes that Da
Drummond is at that place and
q getting we'll They are 1900 fee
u above sea level.
Dr. Y. J. Cumpton and Miss Liz
s Nafus were united in marriage at ii
> home of the brides mother, in Plea
ant Gap township on Sunday Au;
II 5, 1900, Rev Claypool officiated. D
1t Cumpton is a rising young physicia
). and owns a drug store at Pleasal
Gap. The bride is a beautiful ar
. cultured young lady of that tow
ship. Only the immediate family
the contracting parties were presen
Mrs Cyrus Walker gave a rece
ton to her lady friends of Butler {
1t Tuesday morning, Aug. 18th, fro
10 to II O'Clock, in honor OF her VI
y iting friend, Mrs David Walker,
Wichita, Kansas. The pleasa
es home was beautifully decorated, t
a ladies were handsomely gowned, al
Y the dainty and delicious refreshmen
tastefully served.
i'll The Butler Flambeau club h
lis chartered train TO go to Neva