The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

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Centerview, Simpson and Green |
Door. Johnson county.
J. G. Smith, a substantial farmer /
in the northwest part OF the county |
was in the city on business the last /
Of the week, complimented Us with a
pleasant call and had his dates set |
ahead.
Friday June 2S, has been set apart /
as Woodman Day at Chautauqua |
convention at Carthage. On that |
day a special train will leave Butler
at 7:3O o'clock a IN. and $125 will
be charged for the round trip
There is a number OF cases OF small
pox in Warrensbur@ and the city Is
building pest house to receive them.
The Star says the disease i mild
form and the city officials are OF the
opinion that they have it under
control.
The Butler ball team defeated the
Harrisonville team with a score of
10 to I. at the Lake and Park
grounds on sunday afternoon We
still repeat that the Butler team
treats them all alike
The funeral of james Proctor, who
died at an early hour Monday morn
ing at the home OF his Son-in-law
Chas Scales, in West Butler. OF gen
eral debility, took place from the
family residence Tuesday The de-
ceased was 20 odd years of age, was
brother OF G. w. Proctor and had
resided in this city four or five years.
The little town OF Calhoun over in
Henry county. has number OF cases
OF smallpox. The disease was import
ed there by a man getting off the
train, who claimed that he sat by a
man on the train coming up from the
nation and supposed he must have
contracted the disease from him.
Nearly every citizen in the town has
been exposed to the disease.
j. W. Green returned from Minot.
North Dakota. on Monday to look
after his property interests in Deep
Water township He left his family
at Minot, near which place he has
entered 100 acres of government
land. Mr.. Green is 20 years of age,
vigorous for his age, but the long
trip was hard on him and he was
worn out when he reached Butler,
The county court will pursue the
even tenor OF it's way and hold the
contractors to u strict compliance OF
the contract All good citizens should
uphold he hands OF the court in
this, to the end that Bates county
secure one of the best court houses III
the state No kick raised SO far has
been tenable. and the fact that a few
persons are so DESTROYS of finding
something wrong indicates to the
public that they have Interior mo-
tives.
Mayor Duvall informs US that bids
on the electric light plant will be
opened next Thursday. The con
tract let for the construction OF the
plant and work pushed for its early
completion. The location OF the
power house and plant, he said.
would not be changed and as soon
as contracts were awarded there
would be no cause for further delay
in lighting Butler.
Prince Edwards, negro who assas
sinated John Gray Foster, on the
Foster plantation in Tennessee, on
Wednesday of last week and made
his escape. was captured Monday.
Mr.. Foster was one OF the most
prominent planters in Tennessee and
his death caused great excitement.
1t is thought the negroes under ar
rest charged with the crime will Ger
| tainlv be mObbed.
| We understand that it is Judge De-
Armond's intention 10 visit the ORR
ent by way OF the Suez canal. in
company with party OF his col
leagues in congress. The start was
to have been made earlier, but was
delayed on account OF an accident
TO the transport Ingalls,. They eX-
pect 10 visit China, the Philippines.
Hiwaii. returning by way OF San
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