The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23

The tive men who blew the safe of
the pOstoffice at Lone Tree. Cass
county, a short time ago, have been
jailed at Harrisonville.
q. NJ. Ramsey, a gentleman from
Kentucky, who recently purchased a
farm southwest of the city, made us
a pleasant call and had his name en-
rolled for THE TIMES for the ensuing
year.
Remember the evolutionary and
musical entertainment at the Chris
tian church Sunday night, Jan. 25th,
under the auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Christian
church.
Our old friend {. ". Shading. of
Walnut township, alwaysremembers
Us when in Butler, Last week he
called and had his dates set ahead,
thereby observing his annual custom
of many years.
The little daughter af James John
son, near Rogersville, Mo-, while
playing at n fire which her mother
had built in the yard Saturday, while
washing, was burned TO death by her
clothing catching fire.
l., {. Gardner, n sturdy young
farmer living near Amoret, was in to
have sale bills struck on Tuesday.
His sale will be- on Tuesday, Feb'y I,
1902. He will move his family to
Idaho, where he expects TO go on II
stock ranch
The big barn owned by the Meteor.
mick Brothers mt Irwin, a station ON
the railroad between Sheldon and
Lamar, containing 80 tons of hay,
burned Friday night. 1t is thought
fire was set of by II spark thrown
out from Il passing engine,
The ladies OF the Ohio street VI. +.
church will give II social and oyster
supper at the church on Friday, Jan.
9th, from , TO 10 p. m. Oysters
will be served in the basement dining
room at % cents per dish Admis-
sion free and everybody cordially in
tvit0d. =
f. Il. LocRard, OF near Passaic, will
have sale Of personal property
shortly preparatory to moving to
Butler to reside. This family will
make a valuable addition to our
city, and TUE TIMES, in advance. en-
tends to them hearty and cordial
welcome
Mrs. Lease is in favor oi making
whisky us free as water, believing
that the bibulOuS will drink them
selves to death and that the liquor
question will thereby he solved The
men whom she desires to kill OF are
perfectly willing that the experiment
be tried. Kansas CityWorld.
1t is the general opinion at Edo
RADIO Springs that the buildings
burned ut that place Il short time
ago. was the work of an incendiary.
and acting on this theory y. n, and
W =. Cruce whose block OF buildings
were burned, have offered $500 for
information leading TO the cnnyic.
ton OF the guilty person.
+. A. Elsner, who lost his Ice plant
in Clinton by fire in May, 1899, and
who brought suit against the Frisco
railroad company for 100000 dam
ages, lost his case. The destruction
of the ice plant wassupposed to have
been caused by IA spark from pass
ing engine. The ease was tried in
the circuit cours at HarrisOnville
last week and the jury returned II
verdict, after being out two hours, in
favor OF the railroad company.
Hon. John y Thurman came in
from Lawton, Okla, last Sunday and
will remain over this week straight
ening up business affairs, prepara-
tory to taking his family to that
place. Messrs. Thurman X WEIGH
are doing a splendid law and real es-
tate business, besides Mr.. Thurman
OWNS fine farm within II miles of
Lawton, through which the Rock
Island road runs, and the company
is now negotiating with him for a
townsite on his land
We were complimented on Tuesday