The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-26
Archie, Cass county. furnished 1
big delegation to see the show.

next Monday night. Sept Both by
the Lyceum Stock Co. opera. Ii is
suitable that the opera house. 1901
should be opened by this favorite
troup, and Butler will give them a
royal welcome
The peach crop has been unusually
large in this county this season. The
market for the last two weeks has
been overrun with this delicious fruit.
she better varieties. however.
brought good prices. from 81 to 81
per bushel, while the inferior sold at
from Zoe to Toe per bushel.
John Devinney. one OF Butlpr's
earliest settlers, suffered a stroke OF
paralysis about noon Monday and
at last accounts was in a precarious
condition. Mr.. Devinnev boarded at
the Nancamp restaurant and it was
noticed when he entered the dining
room at the noon hour that hecOuld
scarcely walk He sat down to the
table, but was in such a state OF
nervous prOstratiOn that he was I'M
able to eat He was then assisted to
his home on South Main street aud
DR.. Doulware was called in and did
what he could to relieve him. He
appears to be afflicted all over his
body and his condition Tuesday
morning was considered critical.
The funeral of VIM. NJ Paaley. who
died at his home in Pleasant Gap
township Monday morning at 5
o clock OF congestion OF the stomach.
took place Tuesday at - O'Clock
noon. Burial was had in Elliot
cemetery, father Ryan, All old neigh
Dor and particular friend of the fam
lily officiating The deceased was 81
years of age, an old settler of the
county, and highly esteemed citi-
zen in the neighborhoOd in which he
resided. His death was a shock to
his family and friends, as he was in |
his usual health Sunday morning
and was taken i'll while making ar
to visit a neighbOr. He |
grew worse fast expiring at 8 O'Clock |
Monday morning.
From the number ofcitizens in from |
Sprague this afternoon to report the |
runaway of Uncle John Hernback $ |
team, says the Rich Hill Review of
LIST. we Judge that Uncle John has
OTIS OF friends And all of them said |
lis team ran at a terrific gait. |
'Gabe' will probably accuse him of
drilling the horses for the coming
Wild West show They are fleet foot
ID animals OF the draft stock variety
and could yank IA stage coach out OF
/ stump hole-after the robbers were
gone. They are also highly intelli-
gent and know enough to stop when
hey get tired of running. Even Bill
9ensley and Sam McCown couldn't
head 'em while on the go, however.
By far the largest crowd of people
yer seen in Butler was here Tuesday
% see the big show They commenc-
ID coming TO town at 3 o'clock in the
morning, and by 10 O'Clock the
treets were littery packed with a
swaying. mass of men. wO-
men and children. The feed yards,
livery barns and streets and alleys
we're simply damned with vehicles.
The people came not to see the pa
AIDE in particular, but circus as well,
md such a crowd was never seen IN
Ter a canvass in this town before.
There must have been without eX-
LgeratiOn eight or ten thousand peO-
lie attended the afternoon perierm-
NEE, and they We're certainly well
'aid for the outlay of money spent if
person gets value received from an
Entertainment of this character. The
'arade was a most imposing specta-
lie to behold, over a mile of massive
hariOts, cages of wild animals. bands
+ music and glittering uniformed
zen and women.
A Baptist minister. who lives in
Windsor, No, and has county ,
barge. while in a store in Windsor
sturday, ia alleged to have said:
Mckinley has been a drunkard all {
is life and now fills a drunkard's /,
rave" A Mrs Hall, who was in the I
tore. resented the remark. and q 1
IAN named Bolen drew his coat pre-