The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-19

i Courtney Vaughan is attending the
State University at Colum bia. Court
ney graduated from our public
schools and wears the medal for
/ oratory.
| Several car loads of poles have ar
rived for the electric wires, and We
suppose the work Of planting them
will be begun shortly by the city Off
ciais. just why the machinery has
not vet arrived We are unable to saw.
| We are Ill receipt of a remittance
| for rene wal from \. J Wright, form
erlv OF this city, now letter carrier
i'll Chicago, to which position he has
recently been appointed with a good
assignment He compliments US
with the assurance that THE TINES
is like ii weekly letter from home.
R. r. Carson, one Of the promi-
nent citizens Of Pleasant Gap town
ship, was in the city Monday. He
said the recent rains, green pastures
and the bright prospects of plenty
to eat the coming winter for man
and beast was making the people in
his neck of the woods feel quite com
Portable.
The big circus will be in town next
Tuesday and that will bring a mann
moth crowd to town. as everybody
will want to see the elephant and the
| glittering parade. and then 90 to
the big show. There never was a
time yet that people could not rake
up little money to go to u circus.
And why shouldn't they? Recreation
Is the spice of life There is no other
entertainment that is so amusing
and withal Instructive So all should
come to the big circus on the oath.
James Sawyer, colored, and a
young fellow named Howell were
placed in Jail one day last week for
stealing $1,000 from the pockets of
Frank Lowell. The money was taken
from the pockets OF Lovell's pants,
while he, with other parties, was in
the creek near Rich Hill bathing.
The negro was captured at the depot
I'm Rich Hill. AMI Howell was taken
from the train at this place by Sheriff
| Smith, while on his way to Kansas
City. $3.50 OF the stolen money was
recovered, part of which was i'll bills
and found secreted III the negro's
shoes
James g. Walker, u prominent
farmer and wealthy stock dealer in
western Bates favored us with a
pleasant call and renewal Mr.. Walker
is an old settler and was Il friend and
patron of THE TINES even before il
came under its present management.
He has on hand 80 head of mules,
- of which he is feeding for the mar
ket He informed Us that he has
about 200 acres in corn and expects
to make from so to 100 bushels. He
says this is about on a par with his
neighbOrs-S0 to 100 bushels on 40
acres Mr. Walker owns a fine farp,
has it we'll stocked, is shrewd ira
der, a good Judge OF stock, a
very clever gentleman and Il good
neighbOr
A ten pound bomb shell. probably
relic OF the civil war, was placed on
fire to melt the lead out of the fuZe
end by John Hensley at j VI. Sallee's
Junk yard. on Ohio street. about :
o'clock Thursday evening of last
week and the shell exploded with ter
rife force A small boy in the act OF
stirring the fire was within three feet
OF the shell when it exploded, and al
though thrown about ten feet by the
conclusion and stunned for a few
minutes, escaped injury a. did also
Hensley and a pair of mules standing
near by. The shell was broken into
small bits. pieces OF it going through
the roof OF shed. 1t Is almost a
miracle how the little boy. who was
standing ever the shell AT the time it
burst ed. escaped feirg instantly kill
ed