The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-28

county. was here Monday soliciting
aid for the family OF T FL North.
who recently lost everything by fire.
Appleton City Herald.
Our young friend Frank Z. Brat
ton, formerly of this county, now a
prosperous farmer. at Stafford. Kan.
sends Us renewal. He says wheat there
is looking welland prospects bright
! for a crop.
Walter NJ. Clements. a Bates coun-
ty boy, living near Amoret. gradu-
ated yesterday from the University
Medical College, at Kansas City. He
is IA bright young man and taught
several terms OF school in this
county.
6. W. Baker, a prominent al d
thrifty young farmer of Pleasant
Gap township, called and had his
dates set ahead for another year.
He made some suggestions which we
believe will benefit Us and help our
| readers.
Several families left Rockville and
Montrose last week. says the Apple
ton City Herald for North Dakota to
make that country their future home.
| One winter III that cold climate will
make them wish they were back in
| old Missouri.
An exchange gets off the following:
A couple recently married and the
bride invited an old maiden aunt to
the wedding. The cards We're swell
and in one corner bore the inscription
Children notexpectel" AftarScau-
ming the inscription closely over her
specs, he old lady said: That's All
right, bur they Il have them just the
tme
Our old friend james BoyIes called
and renewed Mr. Boyles is an old
settler and formerly great bee
hunter He said that ii honey is
rubbed over the hands and face. bees
viii not sting, no matter how angry
they are. Some OF our bee friends
might try this instead OF the cumber-
some head gear in use.
Samuel Steon, a man 30 or 10
years old, had his leg broken in three
places below the knee, by the pilo. ri
a freight engine Saturday about one
mile north OF Nevada Steen claimed
to be from Joplin, and had been put
OFF the passenger train up the road
for non-payment of hisfare, when the
| freight came along and struck him.
Charles IL. Moore, one OF the most
influential democrats in the county,
and very clever, genial gentleman,
favored us with Il pleasant call on
Monday, He had his township tick
cts printed at our Job office and had
the dates on his paper set ahead
There are few better men han Charley
Moore and he deserves we'll at his
party's hands.
Charles Dixon, member OF MI
Pleasant township board. and one Of
our most influential and prosperous
citizens, favored Us pleasantly on
Saturday and had his subscription
set ahead into 1903. This marks
him the champion TO date. He has
been taking The TINES for twenty
wears and knows what he is paying
for. We reioice in the confidence of
such men rs Charley Dixon.
". {. Winters OF Pleasant Gap.
called Saturday. He informed us
that it was his intention to leave the
first OF the week for Manitoba, Can
ada. The following parties were
scheduled to go at the same time.
John, Louis and William Hammer
with their families, Nels. Walker and
George Hirni. The TINES wishes
these good people a safe trip ana
prosperity.
Passengers on No. 6, north bound
passenger, Mo. Pac., which reaches
Butler at 6 O'Clock, had bad scare
and were severely shaken up on Tues
day morning by their engine colliding
with a freight caboose, just before
Nevada was reached. The train had
run onto high bridge when the
shock came, and it is almost d mir
acle that the whole train was not
| ~ +ba av.oaI- ha1nu distance