The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-25

from S44, 900 to $50. 900 on brick.
Bartlett 4 King, the contractors.
came with the very best of recon-
mendations, and give strong bond
TO erect the building according 10
the plans and specifications The
court is to be congratulated on its
work so far One of the unsuccessful
contractors said to US that he never
saw plans for better walls. or a better
arranged interior for a court house.
The city council met Monday night
in special session to consider and con-
suit with those citizens who felt in
terested in the matter of the loca-
ton OF the electric light plant Al
ter exchanging views. it was decided
to defer the matter until the next
regular meeting of the council, two
weeks hence, when the proposition
will again be taken up and settled
A majority Of the council as d mat
ter OF economy in the delivery of coal,
advertisement for the city and to
avoid smoke nuisance to the busi-
ness part of the city favor the loca
ton OF the power house, at or near
the depot. But it appears a consid-
cradle number of our citizens favor
an uptown location. On this ac-
count the council deferred the matter
and requested that the citizens hold
a mass meeting and decide on what
they want and then appoint a com
mittee to meet with the council when
the location will again be taken up
and settled
Col. Z. J. Conger and wife, OF Dill
Ion, Montana, are expected in But
Ter this week to visit his nephew and
niece, o. ID. Austin and Mrs. W +.
Rosser. Col. COnger came into prom
inence at the close of the war as the
captor of John Wilkes Booth, the
assassin of President Lincoln, and
his accomplice Payne Col Conger
was detailed with thirty men to hunt
down the assassin and succeeded in
bringing Booths body in, but cap
tured Payne alive Mr. Austin.
editor of the Record, was then a cit
izen of Washington and remembers
seeing Col. Conger start out with his
men and also witnessed their return
with their prisoner and Booths
body.
John Taggart, formerly a prOmi-
nent business man of Adrian. died at
his home near Nashville, Barton
county, on the 10Th of April, OF can
Ger The remains were taken to Rose
Hill, Johnson county, for interment.
Elder Lotspeich. OF Butler. his for
mer pastor and friend of the fam
| lily, preached the funeral Mr.. Tag
CART was born in Virginia and moved
to Missouri with his parents at an
early age. He came to Bates county
in 1881. He was married in 1867 to
Miss Mary f. Scott of Johnson coun-
ty To this union two children We're
born, one Of whom John F. Taggart
and his mother survive. He was "a
years OF age.
Mack Manning. a Ia borer working
on the old court house building, lost
his balance and fell to the ground
Saturday evening just few minutes
to 6 O'Clock. He fell about l. feet,
lighting on a pile OF brickbats- He
was picked up and carried across the
street to Lansdown's drug store.
No bones were broken and aside
from being bruised up a little and
considerably Jared by the fall. he
came out all right and was back at
work Monday morning.
SQUIRE Hemstreet and wife, sold
their handsome suburban residence
in the southwest part OF the city
Friday. They then bought the De
Mize property in the northwest part
of the city and sold that place to ",
NJ. Arnold. Squire Hemstreet and
wife. we understand. have purchased
Can't. Clark's residence on Ohio
street. This il one of the handsom-
est residences in the city
The annual State Confederate re-
union will this year be held in Spring
field and will last three days instead
of two as usual The last day, Sat
urdav. Aug. 10th. will be thefortieth
anniversary OF the battle OF Wilson