The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-11

One hundred farmers near Jeffer- =
son City have connected their houses II
bv telephone That il a nice arrange I
ment and saves trouble of visiting. :
Henry f. Burkhart who recently {
purchased the Windsor Review, has
taken in the subscription books. ma /
terial and business of the Times
Democrat and consolidated the two
papers. Henry is IA good newspaper
man and deserves the liberal patron
ace OF the business men ofthar town
Geo Brundige put a force of men
TO drilling for water in the biz past
ure early in the week. The work was
done in the creek bed When but a
few feet below the surface water IN
abundance was discovered. 1t il
thought it will supply at least 200 |
head of stock This is considered a
fortunate find. especially l. it 20 AT a
time when water so scarce. Adrian
Journal
Observing a custom established |
several years ago. the employees OF
the Mckibben Mercantile store. one
at a time. are enjoying the hospital |
itv OF the firm in a vacation OF ten |
DAYS. without interruption in their
salary. This is certainly a gracious
act Of the firm and Is, OF course, II ost
highly appreciated by their faithful
and efficient clerks There is nothing
small about this big hearted firm eX-
cept the profits on their goods.
} DR.. Christy a short time ago grant
ed the boys the privilege OF bathing
, in his lake south of town. The lake,
buildings and identifying the ground
. cost the doctor considerable money
I In granting the boys privilege TO
battle he cautioned them against
damaging his property. The boys.
saws the doctor, have abused the
: privilege granted them and now he
/ warns them to keep out. Not CON
| tent with bathing they damaged his
J property by cutting the benches,
d throwing mud on the boat house and
/ killing the Young ducks and geese
which had been raised at the lake.
e The fourth in Butler was rather
/ quiet. As no celebration was adver-
o tised. however, no one could claim
II disappointment. In the afternoon
l. there was a ball game between the
, Butler nine and the Kansas City
Smeltzers, which lays claim to being
the best nine in the state outside the
r. league. As the Butler boys nave e.
y tablished a custom for this season o
d treating them all alike. why they Just
ID beat them. the score standing To >
pr We hope it will not make our boys
stiff neckpd. Some very good racing
was had on the Butler Lake ant
Park track, mostly local horses.
re- 1t is announced that Rev. :. NJ
s. Brown, former pastor OF the Baptis
re church. this city. and now pastor O
in the Michigan avenue Baptist church
OF Kansas City. and editor Word an
Wav, the official organ of the Baptls
church in Missouri and Kansas. lei
last Wednesday for Hamptonvill'
nv North Carolina. where his father. IN
Rev. G. W. Brown, Is dying. III
Rev. 5. NJ Brown is a son-in-law
- DR.. Eypringham. of this city. II
has preached in Missouri twenty-hN
wears. and has made in that tin
twenty-three trips to North Carolln
and this will make his 24th trip
est the state OF his nativity during h
ed residence in Missouri.
an
oh Through the courtesy OF Mayor al
nm Mrs. Duvall. We editor and wife had
-od most delightful ride in their fine ne
no carriage to Adrian and return ont
sno evening OF the 18th. We were to
that Adrian had good celebratIo
and the town was crowded at nlgt
tile The Butler Flambeau Club went o
ON in the open field beyond the schc
'th- house to give their display, but n
lis hardly started when the dry era
lere took fire in every direction and tn
llch were requested TO stop. Some OF
ars- voungerfolks tried dancing, but II
arm soon found that il was too hot
ght erybody seemed to be good natul
iIks and enjoying themselves.
hes
Lee Johnson. one OF our promln'
farmers living northwest OF 10