The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-06-26

Mrs. William Martin, of Greeley,
Kansas, has presented her husband
with twin boys, making the fourth
set OF twins born to the couple in
succession and making a family of
thirteen children.
Surely our Passaic correspondent
has not travelled the road Just over
the north of Passaic. II so, he GER
tainlv would have been kicking for
the appointment of a road overseer
for that neck of the woods.
Mrs. Ludwick, widow of the late j.
l.. Ludwick, accompanied Chas Ewin
and family to Colorado. She goes
To spend the summer with her son.
Gus. Ludwick, who holds a RESPONSE
BILE position in large smelter at
Florence, that State.
The preachers at Columbia have
taken issue against the Sunday base
ball games in that city. When the
boys have six days in which to play
ball, it certainly is wrong and de-
moralizing to community to desc
crate the Sabbath.
Miss Ida Whitsitt, who for the past
year has been teaching at Colorado
Springs. is home to spend the sum.
mer with her parents and friends.
She was reelected as a teacher, and
will return to Colorado this fall.
Bessie Carver under indictment for
illicit conduct with her half brother,
John Carver, gave birth to "a child
Sunday. Carver is in Jail and the
two will be tried at the adjourned
term OF court to be held in Septem-
Der.
Charlie Morgan was endorsed for
congress by the Dade county repub-
lican convention. The republicans
of Dade must be in sorry plight.
But will the old liners in the district,
who have held the faith under all cir
cumstances, think of the endorse
ment of Charlie Morgan.
THE TINES Observation-Disclosures
to Charles l.. Bartlett, the gentle
manly contractor for the new court
house, on his marriage to Miss En-
ma Paine Hickok, beautiful young
lady and a belle of Galesburg, His,
which occurred at the home Of the
brides parents in that city on June
tfStlC We acknowledge receipt of
cards.
Rev. and Mrs. W. c, Bewley arrived
in Butler Monday eveningirom Kan
sas City, where Mrs. Bewley had been
sick at the st. Joseph's Hospital for
several weeks. She will visit the fam
lily Of her brother, j. ID. Allen, for
several days before returningto their
home at Carterville.
Jasper Bowman and his three sons,
Henry. Charles and Frederick, were
pleasant callers on Saturday. Mr.
Brown renewed for his mother, Mar
garet Heyford, at Fredonia, Kan.
He said his mothers health had been
very bad for some time, which her
many friends in this county will re-
gret to hear.
The wheat harvest in this county
is over and one of the finest crops
ever cut is in the shock. The yield
will nearly reach the 30 bushel mark.
Next is cutting the oats and then
comes the best hay crop ever raised
in old Bates. The timothy meadows
are just as fine as fine can be. Corn
is looking well and this year the far
mers are in the swim.
From Sam c. Dobbins we learn of
the death OF Miss Mamie Neel, which
occurred at the home of her father,
NJ. H. Neel, at Mound City, Kansas,
on June 9th. She was born and
raised in Bates county and went with
her father to Kansas two years ago.
She was % years old, a most estima-
BILE young lady, with an amiable dis
position and was loved by all who
knew her. She was buried in Mound
City cemetery.
The TINES predicted that the court