The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-23

room in Butler on Tuesday, June 4,
for the purpose OF consultation, and
OF reaching an agreement whereby
property of the different townships
may be equitably assessed. All as
SCISSORS are urged to be present
The farming element was well rep
resented in Butler Saturday.
Mrs. 5. F. Francisco, whose home
is near Clinton, visited a number OF
friends In Butler last week.
The natural gas fever has struck
Clinton and a proposition to drill for
gas is now being agitated
John B. Armstrong had three hogs
killed by lightning during last Friday
evenings storm. There were IA num-
Der OF hogs and cattle in the same
pen.
Young men our illustrated cata-
logue explains how we teach the bar
Der trade in eight weeks, mailed free.
Moler Barber College, st. Louis ct
At the G. A. r. encampment at Ne
vada last week, A. l.. Mcbride. of
our city, was elected one of the state
delegates to the national q. A. K.
encampment at Cleveland, Ohio, in
September.
Henry Tilson, of New Home town
ship, was in the city Saturday with
a fine pair of sorrel high steppers and
was taking the local horse buyers a
two minute clip on our public thor
oughfares.
Strawther Lewis reports the sale of
Daniel Stewards farm, near Merwin,
to Mr.. Chaple, at $40 per acre; how
is that for boom prices?-Amsterdam
Breezes.
The distribution of the tax levy of
the county as fixed by the county
court for 1901 is as follows: State
tax zoe; county tax Doc; township
tax 15c; Mt. Pleasant railroad tax
soc and court house tax 15c.
A number OF farmers report young
apples as falling from the trees very
badly Whether this is the effect of
the late cold weather cannot be said
but it is feared the apple crop will be
much less than expected. Clinton
Democrat.
Jas. Busert, of Watertown, Wis
consin, committed suicide in a pecu-
liar manner Saturday. He fitted his
mouth with powder compressed in
packages and then placed fuse be-
tween his lips and touched it off.
His head was blown off.
In his address to the g. A. r. en-
campment at Nevada last week.
Commander Henry stated that there
had been net loss in the member
ship during the year 1900 of 716.
The next reunion will be held at Cape
Girardeau.
Rev. w. B. Cobb is making arrange
ment to take a vacation for a couple
of weeks and expects to leave next
Tuesday for Johnson county, where
he will visit his daughter, Mrs. Sam |
Pollock. He will put in a portion OF
his time hunting and fishing.
The fOrty-third annual session of
the Missouri State Medical Associa-
ton convened in Jefferson City Tues
day for three days session. The
meetings are being held in the hall
of the house OF representatives. The
addresses of welcome was delivered
by Governor Dockery.
The people of this section have
been blessed with splendid rains the
past week which were badly needed
when they came While crops are
backward on account of the late
spring, they are looking well and
growing nicely. Every indication
points to bountiful harvests and a
prosperous year.
Memorial services. conducted by
Rev. Jewell will be held in the opera
house at $50 p. IN. Sunday the 10th,
under the auspices OF the Grand
Army Post of Butler. Thursday the
Both, decoration exercises will becOn-
Quoted Jointly by the q. A. r and
Knights of Pythias.
G. A. Van Hall has sold his drug
store to Chas Hess and Harry Gsw,
two young men experienced IN the
drug business from Knob NOster,
Mo. THE TINES extends a hearty
welcome to these young men to our
city and wishes them prosperity.
Dave Kenneth, who formerly resid-
ed in Butler and was engaged IN the
laundry bushes. died on a Missouri
Pacific train near Pleasant Hill Sun
dav about noon He was a sufferer
from consumption and that disease
caused his death. The remains were
buried at Pleasant Hill.
At meeting of the Bates County
Board of Education it was decided to
hold the institute at Adrian from
nE..I.- Az, ID RI Thursjav no