The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
North Main is to be maeademizad

North Main is to be macademized
Uncle Jimmy Speers, of Spruce
township, was a pleasant caller on
Tuesday. He says the wheat in his
section is looking fine and will be
ready for the reaper in about two
weeks.
Mrs. il. Harshaw complimented
our sanctum on Tuesday and renew
ed for her father, c. B. Slayback.
Uncle Glenn is one of our Oldest and
most highly respected citizens and
has a host of friends throughout the
county.
Albert Petty shot Mrs. Friend and
her daughter at their home in Cedar
county Sunday. The mother and
daughter were each shot twice and
seriously hurt, Petty then drove to
Arcola and shot himself, and it is
thought he will die. Parental obiec-
ton to the young people keeping
company is believed to be the cause
of the shooting
The Marias DIES Cygne river was out
OF its banks Monday and the bot
toms on either side were covered with
water. The fishermen are taking adj
vantage OF the overflow and the
Blu tier market was supplied with fine
fish. Monday a buffalo, which weigh
ed over - pounds, was on exhibition
in one of the wagons.
Mr., e. \. Earl. of TT. Scott. and
Miss jewell +, Fortune, of Rich Hill,
were married here to-day by Probate
Judge Smith Mr. Earl is a machin.
ist at Fl. Scott, and the bride was
employed in the Central office of the
Independent Telephone Company at
Rich Hill Both have friends here
who wish them much happiness. The
marriage license was issued in Henry
county, Nevada Post.
Quite number Of farmers are eX.
perimenting with the growing OF nj
falfa in this county, E. b. Mcfarland
has an acre or two on his farm inst
cast OF town from which La A-l-.-a+,-
on" crop this season. MAJ r Crowcll
has forty acres south u' Hn'.r
which is very fine and ronoy for the
first cutting. Ii these experiment :
are successful, our people will rliti-
vate it in the future.
Frank Robinson, Il ninetepn-year-
old boy III Kansas City on Monday
afternoon, shot and instantly killed
his sweetheart, Miss Gertrude Rawl-
ings and mortally wounded Albert
K. Ferguson, who was visiting Miss
Rawlings, and then committed sui
eide by sending bullet through his
breast. Rawlings and Fergusons
had been friends and had lived in
New ada, Iowa, and Carthage, Mo-,
before going to Kansas City.
+. A. Steffin, prominent and sue
cessful young farmer of Summit, was
apleasant caller on Tuesday and had
his dates set ahead. He said the
storm Sunday was very severe at his
pla ce, tearing the end out of his hen.
house, blowing down the hue and
bre aking a number of lights in his
dwelling. 1t blew down hay and
feed barn for Frank Welch and an
old house in Mr.. Stephens yard. The
hail injured the wheat and growing
flax in that neighborhood. The
worst storm era was about one mile
square.
At a meeting of the city council
last week enc hundred dollars was
appropriated to defray the expenses
of Buffers crack fire team which will
attend the tournament to be held in
kansa City. Butler boasts of hav-
ing one of the best fire departments
of any town its size in the state, and
our people are especially proud of its
select team which won laurels at the
different tournaments attended and
all feel satisfied the reputation of the
company will be sustained at Kan.
sas City. The boys are spending an
hour at practice each evening of the
week, and are getting in fine shape to
bring back trophies.
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