The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-02


The dispatches say an immense
of damage has heen done the
cotton crop in Texas hy the heavy
raiusand uvertiowIug OF The streams.
c. f. French. Of L-avrnwnrth,
Kan. and VI. J. Fr.url4 and family.
OF Carbon center. M were called 70
the bedside Of their brother. John
French, who died in a few huursntter
their arrival
Prof ]. + Sale. 81 kirh Hill. who
is teaching in he north part ut Yer
non county. was ruhI,ed un "A Mis-.
souri, Paclf" train saturday, SAYS
the Nevada Post. Slll,-e paid the
conductor "a each fare to Nevada.
dropping his purse in his coat pocket.
A well DIR, ssed stranger occupied the
seat with him, and Sallee thinks he
plucked his money.
The Democrats are getting in the
saddle now, and the different town
ships will be furnished with good
speakers, aud II Is expected that the
Democrats especially will turn ont
and accord these speakers hearing
Shake the brush boys aud all turn
out and let's give the party of high
tariff and trusts a hrst-class thresh-
ing Mt the polls in November.
The funeral of Miss Maggie Cum
ningham, who departed this life Sat.
urday night about II O'Clock, took
place from the residence A. Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Ross, Mechanic street,
Monday afternoon, Elder Lotspeich,
OF the Christian church, officiating.
Deceased has been i'll for several
months with stomach trouble, which
was the direct cause OF her death.
Miss Cunningham was sister OF
Mrs. ". W. Ross, with whom she
made her home.
Dixiey L. Haggard again becomes a
citizen -Batlef-He left -TFtfestl.tt-
for Eldorado Springs To pack his
household effects and remove his
family to this city. Since leaving
this city several years ago, Dixey has
travelled around good DEAL but
found no place like Butler. So he is
content to come back and cast his
fortunes with us, and we are all glad
of it and extend hearty welcome TO
him and estimable family.
DR.. Boulware began Tuesday to
gather his apple crop on his farm
about four miles south OF town and
without doubt the crop il one of the
finest in the county The apples are
mostly OF the Ben Davis variety, are
large. perfect and his orchard, all
young trees, will net him this season
from six to eight hundred bushels.
He has about forty acres in trees OF
different varieties and about two
thirds of the orchard is bearing.
A word to our subscribers. Please
notice the slip on your paper, and
il you are in arrears, please call and
settle. We are contemplating some
additional improvements in our Of
office which will cost considerable
money. Some OF you We have car
ried long time, without complaint,
and in this year of plenty kindly ask
you to make special effort to help
us out. by paying up and starting
new. This will enable Us to help you
by getting out a better paper.
DR. o. +. Renick is one of our old.
est and most eminent physicians. He
came to Butler in her early days, fol
lowing the war, and has everenjoyed
a large and lucrative practice. He
has been a prominent factor in the
development of this city and county,
and holds the confidence and esteem
of all our people. He has been the
county physician for many years and
has held the office of Coroner for sew.
eral terms, always with the very best
of satisfaction. In fact the party
and county are fortunate in gaining
DR.. Renick's consent to accept the Of
flee. He will be elected by a big ma.
jority and continue to serve the PEG.
pie efficiently.
Elder Lewis L. Wix, of Deep Water
township, made US a pleasant cal
and had his name enrolled for TIL
TIMES. He has been a Christian
minister for years and stands higf
with the people where he has labored
j He said that he had been a Repnb,i