The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-01

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NJ. IL. Fox has been circulating a
petition To raise money TO make
repairs ON the wall of the dam at the
lake which from overilows had got.
ten in bad condition.
DR., T G, Boulware left Tuesday
night for st. Louis to attend n meet.
ing OF the association of lnterna-
tional Railway Surgeons. He will be
gone two or three days.
The general assembly OF Preshy-
terrain church meets at Springfield
May 10th, and the citizens of that
town are making preparations to re-.
ceive the visiting ministers.
We are in receipt of prospectus for
Rich Hill summer school, which is n
branch of Warrenshurg Normal Sum
mer School 1t will be held June %
to Aug. ., 1902. 1t will have an
able corps Of teachers.
The weather prophets predict dry
weather for the latter part OF July
and forepart Of August. Therefore,
crops should be gotten in as good
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short drouth should the prediction
prove true.
A hard rain passed over Butler
Monday night accompanied by con.
siderable hail, some of the stones be-
ing as large rs marbles. So far as
known the hail was not sufficient in
quantity to do damage to the gar
dens or fruit trees
A large hay shed and several fruit
trees were blown down on the farm
oil. b. Armstrong. a halfmilenorth-
west of the city limits, Friday even
ing by the wind storm. Shingles
were ripped of and a chimney or two
were blown down at his residence
The wind storm in Butler Friday
evening was the most severe that
has happened along this way in sew
eral years, and a lot of people were
badly scared. About the only daru-
age done was to shade trees, several
being blown down in different parts
of town.
Mr.. Wheeler says the roof Of the
court house is guaranteed against
leakage for one year by the contrac-
tors. So there need be no undue
anxiety on the part of some persons
inre- ard to the roof leaking. As the
dome is not vet enclosed. OF course,
there is nothing to prevent a leak at
present.
THE TINES extends congratulations
to it's friend Ed. :. Hook, renominat-
ed for circuit clerk of st. Clair county
at the primary election held in that
county Saturday, His denomination
suggests that he has filed the clerk S
office acceptably and that his popu-
fdrIIty us II rTtTZEH mas not vailed.
Now, Ed, for November. and we hope
to see you come under the wire lead
ing the entire tickets.
Quite number of shade trees in
the court yard will be removed by
order OF the county court. To save
the walls of the new building from
damage by shade it was necessary
that number of trees be cut down
and taken away. Judge West with
his hatchet was in the yard Satur-
day and marked number OF trees
for the ak, and later Judges VIM
satt and March will complete the job.
With the thinning OF the trees the
park will present much more at
tractive appearance.
The Republican. Press changed
hands last week, Mr. Atkeson selling
the plant to J. H. Funk, OF Atlantic
City, Iowa, who has moved his fam,
lily to this city and taken possession
ofthe Office. The paper will continue
republican In politics. The new edi-
tor is an old newspaper man. is a
clever gentleman, and barring his
politics The TINES wishes him sue.
cess and extends to him and his fam
ilya hearty welcome to our city. Mr..
Atkeson informs us that he will open
an office and resume the practice of
law. Success to you, At.
The wind storm Friday afternoon
appears to have been more severe at
Rich Hill than at Butler. The Review
reports that the bell tower on the
German Lutheran church was leveled
to the ground, several window lights
we're broken and the building was
otherwise badly damaged. The house
occupied by Mr.. Uller, few blocks
north of the church, was partially
unroofed. The Huddleson building
had nearly all the shingles blown
from one side OF the roof. The front
windowin the Steuck saloon near the
railroad was smashed and several
persons passing at the time made a
narrow escape from being hurt by
flying glass.