The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-27

camp meeting at the academy
grounds,
II. II. Flesher was laid up sunday
and Monday from the effects OF "a 80
we're attack OF cramp collie.
sRollo Flesher OF Madison Kan,
returned TO his home Monday, after
spending several days in town visit
ing home folks
II dry weather keeps up much long
er the merchants ought 10 raise the
salaries OF their clerks rs il will cost
more To live the year out.
The Butler Flambeau Club will |
/ furnish the fireworks for the celebra-
ton at Adrian the 18th and those |
who attend can depend on seeing
something nice in the way OF fire
works displays as the boys will paint
that town up i'll royal style.
Judge Clark WiX was down at his
farm in Hudson township. few days
ago and SAYS the crop prospects III
eastern Bates are much better than
he expected Oats and fax he said
were short but corn was looking we'll
and with a rain shortly would make
a big crop.
George Pullam, a one armed Junk
dealer at Rich Hill. arrested by gov
eminent officials on the charge OF
passing counterfeit nickels, plead
guilty in the L. ;. commissioner :
court at Carthage and was put under
81 900 bond. Pullam is II years OF
age and has lived about Rich Hill1or
a long time.
J. d. Allen left for St Louis Fri
> day evening. where he was Joined by
the other two members OF the Farm
ington asylum commission. and ac
companied bv Architect Hohenschild
; the party are spending this week IN
the east on tour OF inspection.
preparatory TO completing the ne
cessary asylum buildings at Farm
ington.
: Recorder Wilson was routed out OF
: bed Sunday night about II o clock
? and called to his office to issue q
marriage license to Andy BranstetteE
and Chstey Wilhelm Thecouple Were
from Nevada and arrived in Butler
on the late train. They were mar
ried Monday morning and took the
Il the early train for Sedalia.
= The slayer OF Bob Ford. the mar
who killed Jesse James, now serving
a sentence of Is years in the Colora
y do prison. beginning in July. 1892
:, has had his sentence committed Sc
: that he will be out iii about fou
= wears. The prison authorities cal
; turn him out any time and they vii
not be seriously criticised II KILN:
? Bob Ford is the sum of his Offense.
. The official board of the Methods
in church at Omaha has passed resc
~ luton requesting the ladies TO r.
h. move their hats on taking their seat
in the church. Now. suppose I'll
deac0ns of the Butler churches Shout
nc start a reform by requesting II
III ladies to leave their pOmpadours
- home. some OF which are so lars
Ell they almost horn a man OF the SIC
=, walk.
The Border Breezes is beginning
TT kick. it saws: 1T is rumOred tn
- certain oil leases which, according
agreement were to be held until o
~ erations had actually begun. Ia
e been turned over to the so called
.ho company: and in fact things are g
g. ting in such shape that the part
who have given leases are gettu
restless. They will demand squa
IN and open deal. and that this me
lge kew business must stop.
low Thomas Scruggs. 1S-year-old :
aid Of NJ d. Scruggs, president OF
ain live stock commission firm OF Scrug'
1ck Hale & Co. Kansas City. was stabt
with a knife in Troost Park, hans
CITY. Sunday evening. and died
HE honr later. ScTuggs assailants VI
'Ne pang of about dozen young II
'a who came 10 the park together,
approaching Scruggs one OF
'iVi crowd demanded "a cigarette, and
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