The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-25
Miss Myrtle Hartwell left Tuesday

On account OF the drOuth the spe-
| cial election to vote a new court
house for Boone county has been
called off
Mrs. ". o. Wyatt was poisoned
and made quite sick one day last
week, by eating canned salmon, says
the Amoret Beacon.
The drill at the oil we'll at Amoret
is down something over 400 feet and
prospects for finding oil are said to
I'D getting brighter all the time.
The drouth has caused several
county fairs in this region to an
nounce that they will not do business
at the old stand this season.
Congressman James ID Richardson
of Tennessee, has announced his can
didacy for Governor, and ex-GOver-
nor Robert Taylor, Of the same State,
will become a candidate for United
States Senator
Our esteemed young friend A A.
Miller, a worthy citizen OF Butler,
favored us with a pleasant call and
had his dates set ahead. He also re-
newed for Mrs. J. f. Thompson, at
Washington, Iowa.
1t is stated that the price of broom
corn is likely to 90 to $3.50 per ton
before the season is over. That's en-
couraging to the farmer who has
been struck by the drOuth.
J. NJ. Courtney left Tuesday morn
ing for quite an extended trip down
in Oklahoma. He goes to look up
pasturage for cattle and if all is ia
vorable will return home and buy a
herd OF cattle and ship them down.
Jesse Smith, who is in the employ
of Mr.. Scully, has returned home
from trip to Illinois, where he was
called to do some surveying, but on
account of wet weather and heat was
compelled to let matters rest for
while Mr. Scully, said he, was spend
ing the summer in Europe.
Will Berry, of the shoe department
of the Mckibben Mercantile firm, is
taking his vacation from the store,
and is visiting home folks at Sweet
Springs, Mo Miss Emma Whitsett,
also of the firm, is spending her vaca-
ton at Monegaw Springs.
Frank James, not the notorious
Frank but a cousin, son of X. ".
James, who has been in Chicago for
the past three or four years, is in
town visiting his brother, Howard,
and other relatives He left Chicago
on account of his health and as soon
Us cooler weather arrives will 90 to
Paris, Texas, to spend the winter
with his parents.
Governor Dockery's proclamation
for a day of prayer was cordially ac
copied by the citizens of this town,
and Sunday night a mass meeting
was held in open air on the lawn at
the First Presbyterian church, at
which place all the ministers OF the
city took part and fervent petitions
were sent up to the Creator for relief
from the drouth and heat.
In answer to the Records query,
The TINES is not prepared to
say that an ice trust has been
formed in Butler since the starting
up of the ice plant, but it is prepared
to say the cost of ice to consumers
has been greatly increased, As to
why this is so. the Record will have
to ask some one older than us, as it
is an economical question.
The Tribune says about 100 car
loads ofstock have been shippedfrom
Clinton in the past two weeks. Most
of it was brought in by farmers who
were scared into selling by the drouth.
The farmers are selling their stock
now and next year in all probability
they will be hunting the country over
to buy All who possibly can had
better hold on to what they have.
G. s. Swarts, agent for the X c. S.
at Swarts. small station eleven
miles south of Richards, Vernon
county, found human hand lying
near the switch stand. On one OF the
fingers was a gold ring. On inyesti-
ora ton the hand nrnynH To be that of