The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-18

school at the former place has been
completed. She gave satisfaction to
the patrons.
A teacher said to her primary class
the other day: Ii your father gave
your mother 81 to-day and IS to-
morrow, what would she have" And
the small boy over in the corner re-
piled, she would have Il fit
Prof Pendergraft, for three years
past principal of the public schools
at Hume. has accepted the principal
ship of the public schools at Cass-
vile, Mo, at a salary Of 500 per
month for a nine months school.
Butler is to have an electric light
plant at once Butler citizens are
working i'll unison and are making a
good place to live in. Keep on, we
are glad to see somebody make pro-
gress -Amsterdam Tempest
The Armour Packing Company OF
Kansas City. and the Sedalia Egg
Co, have established poultry depots
in Butler, and prices on poultry and
eggs are soaring skyward, making
Butler the best market in this sec
ton of the state.
Mrs. Riley Gilbert, wife OF one OF
the wealthiest farmers OF MingO
township, visited her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs ID. l.. Burlington the first OF
the week. Through the kindness OF
Mr.. Burlington she ordered The
TINES for the ensuing year.
We are very sorry to learn that
the cholera has broken out among
Chas Denny's hogs. Up to Saturday
evening his loss amounted to about
$50. Mr. Denny resides in the south
east part of the city and has been en-
gagged in breeding fine hogs for sew
eral years.
The large barn on " NJ. Parker s
farm in Clear Greek township, Vernon
county, was struck by lightning Fri
dav evening and burned. Two farm
hands were in the barn at the time
and saved the horses by turning them
out. A corn planter, some plows,
300 bushels of corn and four tons of
| hay were burned.
A big deal in real estate took place
in Butler the other day in which
Brown Walton became the purchaser
OF the four handsome residences on
North Main street, belonging to p.
E Emery, and occupied by +. A.
Bennett, Joe Meyer, Silas Levy and
S. w. Dooley. These residences are
within a block of the public square
and front on one of the prominent
streets of the city.
Another flow of gas has been struck
near Merwin. says the Mirror. Tues
day afternoon at George White :
farm, , miles southeast of Merwin, d
very strong flow of gas was struck
at he depth Of 14O feet. We are III
formed that this we'll produces The
strongest flow ofany we'll hereabouts
If 80 strong a flow can be obtained
at so shallow depth as no feet, il
is good evidence that there is an eX
ceedingly strong flow deeper down.
Sheriff Joe T. Smith returned iron
jefferson City Tuesday night. H'
saws he landed Silva and Smith al
right and saw them dress in thel
striped suits. The sheriff relates 1
very narrow escape Col. Pace ha'
from being killed at the penitentiar,
/ Tuesday morning He was leaning
against a post when a heavy planl
used for covering q water barrel fel
, from above. striking him on top tn
head. He sank 10 the ground IN
conscious and it was several minute
before he was revived. The doctor
. said a stiff hat he wore saved his life
I. A Black, manager of the gre
Gerry department. 1T the Bennett
Wheeler Mere. establishment ha
purchased the Cbas. kroff residenc
on High street. The transfer too
! place Monday. This residence wa
. built by Mr. kroff two or three year
ago and is one of the incest home
in the city. The TINES congratt
Ilstes Mr.. and Mrs. Black on thei
q good fortune in securing this hanc
), some residence which is SO admire