The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-16
j. 8. Pierce has purchased the
Abel property on Ohio street.

id0F OF 1Fginld. reneWS her @uDscrlp-
ton through Aaron" our valued
correspondent
Mrs. Howard Flesher, who has been
belfast Tor more than a week with
severe attack OF rheumatism, il re-
ported to be improving.
There is no change for the better
in the condition OF Mrs Frank War
ner, who has been confined to her
bed for the past six months.
Rev. Fuller Swift preached at the
Baptist church Sunday night KAY
ing been raised here Rev Swift is
well known by many of our people.
He resides in Indiana
Sheriff Joe I. Smith was in Kan
sas City Monday and located three
stolen horses He is now in search
of the thief with prospects of taking
| him in soon.
The dead and mangled body OF
| Charles Sheets, IA carpenter, was
| found Sunday morning near the Mis-
souri, avenue crossing OF the Missouri
| Pacific railroad tracks in Sedalia. II
is supposed he was struck by a train
| about midnight.
| Rev. 4. III. Lewis, of Amsterdam,
| favored Us with a pleasant call and
| had the dates on his paper set ahead.
Rev Lewis is one of the pioneer min
listers of Bates county and has done
a great work in the good cause.
AS Judge Noah NJ Given officiated
at the laying of the corner stone of
the old court house in 500, wouldn't
it be the thing to invite him to per-
form similar service at the dedica
| ton of the new court house in 1901?
Our staunch young democratic
friend Art l.. Gilmore was in the city
on Monday and complimented us
pleasantly and substantially. He is
feeding a fine bunch of cattle which
will be ready for market in July.
Marion Burke, an early settler OF
Bates county and one of her most
substantial citizens, favored Us with
q pleasant call and renewal on Tues
day. He brought in fine bunch OF
lcattle which he had sold for ) cents.
He sold "a lot of hogs last week at
1915.
While Judges hewitt and Peden, OF
lSt. Clair county are iniail they draw
from the county in whose behalfthey
submit to persecution the su. OF -
per day. One of the judges will be
confined in the jail at Warrenssurg
and the other has been sent to Har-
rison county for confinement.
Chas. j. Hill, Kansas horse thief,
was taken in at Rich Hill the laster
part of last week, by city marshal
MiewaId. Hill is p years OF age
and nice appearing young fellow,
and it 10 said, was paying attention
to a young lady OF that city. Officers
from Kansas City came down after
him,
Our old friend j. t. Bruner, former
lv a prominent real estate man oil
Butler, now president of the Converse
. Lumber Co, of Kansas City, remem-
bers us with remittance for renewal.
Mr.. Bruner has a number of friends
in our city and county, who are al
ways glad to learn of his prosperity.
The little J-year-old son OF Henry
Foster. living near Montrose. was
crushed to death by q wagon wheel
the other dav. With his father the
little fellow was riding to town on a
load of corn Losing his balance he
fell off the wagon between the wheels
the hind wheel passing over ano
crushing his chest, death resulting II
three hours.
D.k Thompson, president OF tae
: Farmers Bank, who has been quite
seriously sick for the past three OF
four weeks. ia very much better, THE
TINES is glad to note, IN fact NJ
is able to be up and get about lit
, tle. Sunday he rode te town anC
:. home again. Mr.. Thompson Is on'
( of our most substantial citizens anC
r his many friends Will eglad 20 iearl
he ia on the mend.
1 J. H. Crawford writes us persona
. letter from Beaumont. Texas, wher'
!, he is watching the oil excitement
!; and saws people are oil crazy He III
9 cidentallv said that he had mad'
some fortunate investments and wa
Watching the tide very close. Jim i
a shrewd Spectator and 1t wouidn
: surprise Us if he came ''toting HON
one or two OF the biggest ''gushers.
;, Maybe by that time We will hav
located some in Bates county; WIZ
; can tell2
|, Judge D. V. Brown left Monda
d night for Philadelphia, as delegat
. to the general assembly OF the Pres
q byterian church OF North America
d which meet. in that city about tn
o middle OF the month The assembl
will be in session ten or twelve days
IN his was tn PHILADELPHIA the iud0