The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

italy. He reported a fine rain in
his section, which put the farmers in
good spirits.
Up to June l, 1901, 5,565 Spanish
American war pensions had been
granted and the number OF applica-
tions filed was 37,095. Applications
are being filed at the rate OF / 400
per month.
| A snake seven feet long was killed
i'll chicken coop at Dixon, Mo. last
week, and when cut open was found
to contain six chickens. three eggs. a
china nest egg, and a large porcelain
door knob with an iron handle.
The Recorder says it is estimated
| that something over one hundred
tons of broom corn has been shipped
fLom MOntrOse during the past week
and the price paid was from $50 to
500 per ton
The dead body of T. J. Foster. the
aged man who disappeared from
Pleasant Hill few days ago, was
found floating in the Missouri river
near Independence, by a fisherman.
Domestic troubles it appears, caused
him to commit suicide
Vim. Head, a Clinton negro was
killed by a Frisco train near Blairs-
town, Henry county, the other day.
while stealing a ride to HarrisOnville.
The negro had his life insured for
$3.50 and had $40 in his pockets.
John Jennings and son +. T., of
Deepwater township. favored us
with a pleasant call while in the city
on Saturday and had his dates set
ahead. Mr.. Jennings is an old settler
coming here in the early seventies
and said he never knew the drought
to begin SO early in the season.
Lightning fired the barn of H. c.
ChitwoOd in Henry county, and the
loss in addition to barn was 900
bushels, 200 bushels of wheat, and
his entire crop OF sheaf oats which he
had Just finished putting in the NOW
The loss was total as he had no in
surance.
Yesterday morning fifty gallons OF
oil was taken from the Henderson
we'll in a very short time The oil
was of a very fine quality being black
and thick. In its crude state it
makes n very excellent lubricant.
Just how deep the we'll is, we are I'M
able to say.-Merwin Mirror.
State superintendent OF Schools.
W. L. Darlington, recommends
pOstpOnement of the county Insti-
tutes on account OF the unprecedent-
ed hot weather Since his cOmmuni-
cation, however, the weather has
greatly modified, and we presume the
Bates County Institute will he held
according to programme.
The rains which have fallen since
Sunday extended all over Kansas
and the western half of Missouri and
the dispatches from the section in
which the steady showers have fallen
have brought the needed relief and
improved the agricultural conditions
From several points in Missouri two
inches and more of rain fall is report
ed
Flavius Alexander had a four year
old horse, n saddle and bride stolen
from the hitch rack in Adrian last
Sunday night. The horse was a
bright bay, about fifteen hands high |
A liberal reward is offered for the re-
turn of property and for the arrest |
and conviction of the guilty party
Adrian Journal.
The OsceOla Democrat reports |
Elder W. W Warren as being dan |
gerously i'll at his home Elder War
rem is well-knoWn in this county and |
his many friends here will regret to |
learn of his serious sickness and hope !
for his recovery. Under the Pace ad-
ministration Elder Warren was chap |
lain of the penitentiary. He is now
the representative in the Legislature
of st. Clair county.
DR.. j. c. Written of the state horti- |
cultural experiment station recon-
mends the planting of the following
vegetables which he says can be |
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