The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-15

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ters of the 10th L. S. Infantry, at
Fort Crook, Omaha. Nebraska.
The pasture and meadows which
week or so ago appeared to be
burnt up have turned green again
and in the course of another week
grazing for stock will be good.
Bate Bachelor, residing in the east
part OF the county accompanied by
his estimable wife and pretty babe,
called to see us and our thanks are
due Mr.. B. for a renewal of his sub
scription.
Mrs. Morris has joined her hus-
band Dr. j. W Morris at Foster
where the doctor is engaged in the
| drug business. Their household ef-
fects were shipped TO Foster last
week
| The barn of John Thomas. a farm
er living about seven miles northeast
of Rich Hill, was struck by lightning
and burned Friday evening. The
barn was filled with grain and hay
which was also consumed.
l.. L. Keller, until recently division
superintendent of the Mo. Pacific
railroad, with headquarters atNeva-
da, Mo, who resigned on account
of i'll health, died in Texas last week,
where he had gone for his health.
The fair at Harrisonville opened up
Tuesday. The fair at Rich Hill will
begin Tuesday of next week. The
principal features of the fair this sea-
son will be horse racing. No saloons
will be admitted on the grounds.
The men selected to operate the
light plant are experienced in the
business So far the council has
done the right thing. 1t would be
too bad to put up a first-class light
plant and then employ incompetents
to manage it.
Prof A. c. Gwinn and wife will
leave the first of next week for Green
field, Dade county. Their household
effects will be shipped this week. As
superintendent of the Greenfield
schools THE TINES is sure Professor
Gwinn will prove a success.
An interesting letter from Uncle
Billy Griggs, now living at Santa
Barbara, California, appears in this
issue. His old friends in the east
part of the county will be glad to
hear from him and to know that he
is still in the land of the living.
j. K. douglass is making prepare
ton to build an elegant residence on
his lot recently purchased on corner
of Delaware and Pine streets. The
old house formerly owned and Occu-
pied by Judge Parkinson, will be
moved off the lot.
THE TINES regrets very much to
learn that hopes for the recovery oil
d. n Thompson are fast fading
away He is now afflicted with
dropsy and his limbs and body are
swelling fast, and he is getting in a
{ pecarious condition, so we are inform
ed.
, The pump at the artesian we'll at
{ the lake is out of repair and ought to
be fixed The water was getting III
fair shape for use and many of OuI
people enjoyed riding down to the
we'll for drink 1t will cost but a
trifie to put the pump in repair and
it ought to be done.
How much better off Mt. Pleasant
township would have been if that
bond issue we are now paying for &
: railroad that was never built, haC
been spent in building rocl
: roads. The interest alone we have
paid would have macadeIuizeC
almost every road in the township
Howard James, for several months
2 head salesman in Fisk store, ha,
4 purchased the j W. Duncan stock O
e groceries in Rich Hill. He went dow
last week and invoiced the stool
: preparatory to taking possession
Howard is an all-rOund groceryman
:. and no doubt he will meet with sue
cess in Rich Hill.
Hickory is in some respects tn
banner county of Missouri. There Il