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

room Oh II. y. HOtlpSOu lIdt Ic II
not doing so we'll
The electric light plant building
will soon be ready to receive the ma
chinery for the plant. II will be some
time Yet before the streets of Butler
will be lighted
{. {. Cline. managing editor OF the
Kansas City Times. has resigned by
request. and Ernest II Sanford. city
editor of the Journal. eupercedes Mr..
Cline as editor OF the paper
J. Z. Edwards. THE TINES Is glad !
TO say. Is out of danger from his sick |
spell, and if he keeps on improving |
as he has the past few days he will be |
able to come down town in another
week.
Ben Wade has accepted the APP
pointAent rendered him of second
lieutenancy in the regular army. His
nav commenced a week ago, but he
has not as vet been assigned for
duty.
Sheriff Smith says DR. Gartrell and
son. held in Jail for the murder OF
Donegan, are enjoying good health
and standing the confinement extra
we'll The doctor puts IN his time
reading and appears to be well con
tented.
There has been more blowing done
at this season OF the year than ever
before known in this county, and IN
short more planting. Nearly every
farmer has planted cane, millet, kali
fir corn or turnips for fall feeding.
Osceola Democrat. 1.-Judge Graves
rushed home as soon as circuit court
adjourned and only had time to
whisper: Its rained and I've got a
= lot of cowpeas to put out. The
nudge is also a chicken crank and
: states that he gets plenty OF fresh
: eggs at all seasons.
There will be four are lights on the
public square and four or five Oh
Ohio street leading to the depot
The other lights scattered about th'
r city are incandescents. They will b'
K large enough and thick enough ovei
:. the streets to light the entire towI
= sufficiently and brilliantly.
There will he more wheat sown II
!" this county this fall than for man,
wears past. The crop OF wheat Gu
e this wear was good and the bug nul
:, sance having about disappeared ha
o been a stimulart to the farmers t
t agaip turn to wheat which Is pref
k ty sure crop and early money
While attending an open air ban
T. concert in Higginsville the othe
l. night. a pair OF mules attached to
Of lumber wagon was frightened b
5 some bad boys and dashed down tn
lie crowded street at fullspeed. Two @
N three buggies occupied by ladies an
lie children were overturned and the o.
n cupauts thrown to the paved street
several of them being badly hurt.
lie The managers OF the Rich Hill ia
I'll are straining every nerve to mai
1t the fair a big success in the way
in good racing this year. A purse
IN 81. 900 will be given in the 2:23 cla'
IS trot August %. and one OF 5000 {
e. each of the first three days-the >:
class trot. the 2:11 class pace al
=. the 2:25 class pace. The fair ope
as up the Goth and will continue TO t
he 23rd.
a Dr.. Temple. OF Kansas City, was
n Butler Monday on a sad mission
~ brought the body of his little thr
lis year-old son here for burial 1t
said the little boy died from scar
# fever. Funeral services were held
ok the grave conducted by Rev, Col
10 DR.. Temple was a former citizen
nd our town and had one child. ba
II buried in our cemetery
ties The Higginsville Leader says,
? ii nest Reinsmeyer, a farmer living
OF miles south OF that town, was 81
nd Thursday evening of last week,
his wife. in the shoulders and nt
ar with a charge of buck shot, and i
DIR feared he will not recover Inc mel.
nm bors say Mrs. Reinsmyer Is at tin
NV violently insane, and it was dur
nd one of these spells that she fTed