The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-26

1t didn't look like hard times il
Butler Tuesday.
Webster Davis is to lecture soon a
Nevada on the Boer war.
Snow fell in North Dakota and
Minnesota the latter part OF last
week.
There is activity about the court
house. The new superintendent II
pushing the work right along.
Read the advertisement OF Hills
Cash Store. There is interesting
reading in it for the hatless boy this
week.
Albert Fisher, a prominent young
man of Pleasant Gap, favored us
pleasantly on Tuesday and had hie
father, John Fishers subscription set
ahead.
Some old awnings on the public
square were condemned by the city
council The town would be better
off if the order had been a clean
sweep.
There was one family in Butler
Tuesday that travelled sixty miles in
a two horse wagon to see the show.
1t is needless to add they were from
Kansas.
Prof Jno. =. Thurman, our efficient
and popular circuit clerk, returned on
Monday from a few weeks stay at
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large property interests.
Frank Warner left over land in a
buggy Tuesday morning for London,
Ohio, where he goes to make his home
with his aged parents.
A tremendous crowd in Butler
Tuesday. Our people were determin,
ed that the children should see the
big show, and came along to point
out the best parts.
THE TINES sanctum was favored
by call from Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Spears and pretty little daughter,
Goldie, on Tuesday. Mr.. S. had his
ud ties SET dItdu.
Clinton will have a four days street
fair and burgoo festival next month.
The dates being October Is to 10 in
elusive. A great time is anticipated.
Notwithstanding the long drouth
Bates county will have fair apple
crop. The fruit is very fine, and the
fall apple crop on the market is sell
ing at reasonable prices.
A. l.. Blankenbaker, son of George
W. Blankenbaker, called Tuesday
and had his fathers subscription set
ahead. He said uncle George went
to Rich Hill that day for fear that his
neighbors would think he came to the
circus if he came TO Butler.
The opera house for this season is
under the management of Jesse Trim
BILE, who will make every effort tofur-
nish the patrons with some excel
lent shows this winter. 1t will be his
aim to put none but first-class
troupes on the board.
The Intelligencer, Mexico, Mo,
says Earl Atkins, living seven miles
south of that town killed a pelican
on his pond which measured ten feet
from tip to tip of wings. It's bill was
1S inches long. The pelican feeds on
the coast and lakes of Florida. This
one strayed from home.
Dr. S. B. kash, a prominent, popu-
lar and very successful physician. of
Burdett, favored us very pleasantly
while in the city on Tuesday. DR..
kash has been practicing in Bates
county about Is months, coming
here from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
He is graduate of the Louisville
Medical college. He is young man
of ability, welded to his profession
and is sure to become an honor to- il.
r. s. Snow, one of Bates county's
most substantial citizens. of Minco
township, favored us pleasantly on
Tuesday and had his dates set ahead
Mr.. Snow was Just getting around
well from fractured limb, received
in fall from a scafold several months
ago. He informed US that T. Z.
Staley and Mr., Wheeler had lost ten
or twelve head of cattle from the
black leg lately.