The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-18

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Judged insane and sent TO the Nevada
asylum, Public administrator Brown
took charge of his estate. He l. a
single man.
Mr.. Hendrix living near Ballard,
sold sixty eight COWS with calves by
their side few days ago for $50 per
head, COW and calf. II j. certainly
too bad that farmers are compelled
on account Of the drought to sacri-
flee their stock
County Clerk Broaddus has a num-
Der OF copies OF the program OF the
Missouri State Fair at Sedalia, for
free distribution. Parties wanting
premium lists can be Accommodated
by calling tat his office The fair will
begin September 9th and continue
until the 18th
1t used to be that the editor OF the
Henry Burkhart; but since he became
editor and proprietor of a hyphenat-
ed journal he spells his name with a
d, thus Burkhardt Well. it has IA
foreign and possibly an aristocratic
sound.
Bert Johnson is back from the
Philippines. He was mustered out
at San Francisco recently. His APP
pearance indicates that that kind of
life a agrees with him. Bert was among
the volunteers who served in Cuba
and re-enlisted for the Philippines.
We have taken down our shingle
as a prophet and are not claiming
honor in any country. We prOphe-
sled in all seriousness thatr rain would
come in copiOus showers by or on
the 18th If it had only come our
reputation would have been estab-
Iished
Miss Mabel Whitsitt. the efficient
bookkeeper for I. W. Fisk, grocer,
left Monday noon for Chicago to
visit her sister, Miss Cora, hospital
nurse of that city. Together they
will spend two weeks up i'll the great
lakes where it is cool. We wish Miss
Mabel a pleasant vacation.
THE TINES sanctum was graced on
Monday by the presence OF Miss Flor
ence Ellington and Miss Edna Glover,
in company with Isaac F. Ellington.
Miss Ellington and her brother Clark
of Buffalo, H., are visiting their I'M
Gle, Mr. Ellington. They expect to
visit ElDOradO Springs on the Goth.
A heavy wind storm Monday made
life burden to our business men.
Street sprinkling had been stopped
on account of scarcity OF water, and
dust rolled up in great waves, com
polling the merchants to keep their
doors closed and roast or have their
stocks of goods ruined.
Work on the court house and the
Methodist church is certainly prov
ing a great blessing to our laborlng
people. 1t is furnishing employment
to a large number at fair wages. The
electric light plant will soon be under
construction. when all who want to
work can find employment.
Miss Maud Donovan after a week 5
visit with her many Butler friends,
left for Boston, Mass, where she is
attending the School of EXPIRES
sion perfecting her evolutionary
studies She is fitting herself as a
teacher and will make a marked sue
cess in that profession, we have no
doubt.
J. A. Maddy, an old settler, intiuen-
tial citizen and substantial farmer OF
Elkhart, favored us with pleasant
call and had the dates on his paper
set ahead, as has been his custom for
many years. If all men were like MIR.
Maddv there would be no need for
Bates county new temple OF Justice.
| HEX Raw, a Observation-Disclosures and
influential citizen of Spruce township
made US a pleasant calland had THE
TIMES sent to his daughter, Mrs.
James Frazee. of Santa Barbara,
Cal. Another daughter, Mrs. J H.
Latham. who had been making her
parents a protracted visit, left Mon
dav for her home in Santa Barbar
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