The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-13

Cards announcing the birth OF
Robert Sprague Parrish on June I,
in Kansas City, were received by the
friends Of Mrs Parrish, nee Miss Tot
Clay.
W. H. DeArmond sold his stock of
merchandise and interest in store
building at Adrian to +. VI. " Woods
and j. G. Harrison last week The
TIMES hope these gentlemen will pros
per in business.
j. b. Armstrong of the Bennett
Wheeler Mercantile Co. left Monday
morning for New York to take in the
Pan American exposition. He eX
poets to be absent about two weeks.
The TINES wishes him "A pleasant
trip.
The street car line at Nevada will
be extended to the lake and park near
that city and the grounds are to be
Illuminated with 40 incandescent
lights. Nothing like having live
business men. They make a hustling
town. Nevada has both
Sheriff Joe T. Smith had all his
work up in good shape at the begin
ming OF the court He is making one
of the most careful, painstaking Off
GERS the county ever had. He is fill
ing every expectation of his most ar
dent and enthusiastic friends in the
conduct of the sheriff Office.
While engaged in working with a
horse Thursday Ralph Templar was
thrown i'll some way and one of his
legs was broken. DR.. futile was
called to set the broken member and
reports the patient doing as we'll as
could be expected Adrian Journal
Ex-Circuit Clerk Stewart Atcheson,
who moved out on his fine Summit
farm in the spring, we are sorry to
report, has not been enjoying good
health, but is much improved now.
Stewart is a splendid gentleman and
has host oi friends throughout the
county
Il. W. Maddox informs us that
VIM. Stotts, aged 80 years, is dan
gerously sick. Mr.. Stotts makes his
home with his nephews, the Lewis
boys, who reside on what is known
as the John Steele farm in Lone Oak
township. His sickness is due to the
infirmities of old age.
Ex-sheriff j II. Simpson was in the
city on Monday and faXored' us. He
said they had had more rain in Deep
Water than we have had in this sec
ton, and the crops ore consequently
looking better. We want to remark
in this connection that it is getting
distressingly dry here.
NJ +. Pedrow, n worthy and highly
respected young farmer of north
Bates, was in the city on Tuesday
on business and Complimented our
sanctum pleasantly and substantial
ly. He said the flax. oats and mead |
ows were about ruined but the corn
ground was still in good condition
The Butler base ball clud defeated |
the Kansas City nine two straight |
games at the ball grounds in this |
city. On Friday the score was : to |
2 and on Sunday 13 to 8 in favor of
Butler. On Saturday the Kansas |
City club played the Nevada boys |
and defeated them. They came back |
to Butler flushed with victory, but |
the Butler boys treats them all
alike.
The calendar for the June term of
court shows that there are thirty
nine pairs OF hearts that do not beat
in unison-hence they have asked the
court to relieve them of their matri-
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view of again entering upon new
conquest in that direction. This di-
vOrce business is like the fellows
pepper, ''all right only there's too
darned much of ii. Adrian Journal.
J. s Brown. one of Mt. Pleasant
township most substantial farmers.
made us pleasant call on Tuesday
and renewed. Last week he shipped
a ear load of cattle to Kansas City,
which averaged 143O pounds and
brought $500 per hundred. One Of
his best steers was knocked down in
the ear and had his leg broken. Mr..
Brown has another carload of cattle
and hogs to ship soon. He says the
Kennedy trial is creating much in
terest in Kansas City.
The July number otThe Delineator
is on our table 1t has been the eff
fort of the publishers TO bring the
magazine into the foremost rank Of
popular periodicals and they should
be more than satisfied at the splendid
showing made. In the current num- Il
Der the three-color printing in the
illustrated article on the Pan-Ameri- :
canexposition, al Buffalo. is certainly