The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-05
$50. 900 FIRE AT RICH HILL.
S. c. LeMar's FIGURING Mill Burned.

morning about ) O'Clock a. IN. In
addition to the loss OF the building
and machinery over 10000 bushels
ofwheat, 500 barrels of -four, 80 900
pounds of bran and wheat cop, 400
bushels of faxseed, 800 bushels OF
corn and various other by-products.
The building was three stories high
and equipped with modern machinery
throughout. Insurance only 3d.
900. The loss of this mill is not only
a severe one to it's owner but to the
town and county.
The Bates county poultry show
will be held in Butler Dee. 31st to
Jan. Bird.
Miss Ora Brown has gone to Gin
ton on account of the sickness OF a
relative.
Watermelons, although small in
size are sweet in flavor and plentiful
on the market.
A new bakery has opened out on
the west side of the square in the old
postotfice building.
Miss Mary Swift complimented our
sanctum on Tuesday and favored us
with a renewal of her subscription.
Our esteemed friend and valued
subscriber b. &. Cozad, of this city,
will accept our thanks for renewal.
A big churn for working over stale
country butter has been added to the
creamery. The new churn weighes
1000 pounds.
w. r. Thompson, a Missouri boy
sent to the penitentiary in 1898 for
passing counterfeit money, has been
pardoned by President Mckinley.
J. H. Allison returned from an eX-
tensive tour of the west. He reports
a splendid time, but was unfortunate
in contracting rheumatism, with
which he is laid up.
Sam Fisher, one of Buffers best
known and most peaceable colOred
boys, took some horses to Archie the
other day and was arrested for the
negro "Bossie" Francis, wanted in
Johnson county for the murder of
Miss Henderson.
Henry Goodwin, constable OF this
township surely has the sympathy
OF this community. He has had Sc
riOus sickness in his family for the
past month His wife is Just recOv-
ering from an attack oftyphoid fever
and now his daughter Maud is down
with the same disease.
THE TINES was complimented by a
very pleasant call from Judge Bal
lard on Tuesday. He was on his way
home from the kiOwa country where
he had been since before the drawing
The Judge is we'll pleased with that
country, and thinks some of return
ing there to locate.
4 gentleman in Clinton writes a
"private" letter to one of our citizens
in which he claims to have the inside
tip that the proposed Colorado will
come to Butler This for what it is
worth, but projectors of enterprises
OF this kind are not in the habit OF
giving out tips along the line until
they are prepared to let it become
public property.
The Missouri Board of Health will
meet at Sedalia, Sept. 10th, to or
ganize a state health association.
That body will consist OF one mem
Der of each county board of health
The object is to combat contagious
and infectious diseases by systematic
and persistent effort. DR.. Boulware
is the medical member Of the board
Of this county.
There is a strong flow OF gas and
Indications of oil on Uncle Emanuel
Nestlerode's farm near Virginia. In
drilling a we'll at his house, he struck
a flow OF gas at about 80 feet deep
shat escaped with such force as to
jar the window lights in his house.
Mr.. NestlerOde was in town Tuesday
on the hunt OF we'll drill and will
sink Il hole for water for his stock
and incidentally keeps look out for
gas. oil and coal. He said he knew
the gas was there and plenty of it.
enough IL ninad To town To LIGHT But