The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-17


in the northeastern part OF Nevada.
The loss of the Touring mill at |
Sweet Springs by fire was a severe
one to the town.
B. j. Milstead, state cattle inspec-
tor, died at Neosho, No., the other
day, aged 20 years.
The Record is heading of the Re-
publican-Press by suggesting names
for the republican ticket.
Geo. E. Fox, our popular transfer
man, has his own dates and those of
his son, Arthur Fox, in California,
set ahead.
CIR. Radford, il nothing happens
to prevent, will leave for Texas Sun
day or Monday to visit relatives and
take in the ex.confederate reunion.
Irene, eldest daughter of MIR and
Mrs. W. g. Shafer, who has been sick |
the past week, is no better, and now
it is thought she is taking typhoid
fever.
J. NJ. McKibben has purchased the
grocery store of the Cowles & McKib-
ben firm in Rich Hill, and willremain
in that city. The TINES wishes him
success.
The state normal school at Cape
Girardeau, Me-, was destroyed by
fire one day last week. The loss is
about $4,000, and the insurance
$4,000,
We are informed by Mr.. Wheeler,
superintendent for the contractors OF
the court house, that the building
will be ready for occupation for the
June term OF court.
James Jackson, a negro murderer,
was hung at Kansas City Fridnv.
He professed religion and was sent
into eternity full of hope of meeting
Mars. Moses at the gate.
John Mckee, said to be worth IA
million and a half dollars and to be
the richest negro in the United States,
died in Philadelphia last week at the
age of 81 years. He left his entire
fortune to charity and the Catholic
church,
| John II. Jameson, aged SO years,
died at Eldorado Springs few days
ago. He was born in Montgomery
county, Kentucky, in 1914, and in
early life moved to Missouri. Six
children survive him-two sons and
four daughters.
Alonzo White, aged 22years, work
, ing at the Sedalia Wooden mills, fel
into tub of hot I've and was scaldeC
from his feet to his chin, a large
quantity of skin peeled off, when hi'
clothing was removed. Death ended
his sufferings in a few hours.
Pierpoint Bros. & Co. the new
merchants on the North side of TIT
square, have large advertisement
this week, which is placed in TIL
TIMES for your perusal. You viii
find this store up-to-date ON good
and on prices. Call and see them al
) ter reading their ad.
Red" Valentine lost his balanc
!, and fell from the landing of stair
way distance of II or Is feet Fri
day night and broke his arm an,
two OF three ribs. The stairwa,
. from which he fell enters a secon
story room over Hurts saloon o.
n North Main street from the outsid
:. Of the building.
The old residence formerly owne
by Judge j. d. Parkinson, at tn
corner OF Havana and Pine streets
has been moved off thelot.. The plaC
was sold some time ago to j. I
Douglass, who will build a fine res
r dence. The contract has been let an
the building goes up as soon as tn
> ground is cleared.
81 Ipicked up a paper recently an
4 the first item read was this: "Tf
man who wintered his farm tools
the fence corner is in town renewin
his notes." A man has as good
% right to winter his bank notes in Il
u fence corner as he has implement
q He should put the former in the BAL
e and the latter in a shed.-Ex.
" Henry Flutcher, a negro boy, W,
hunp in ST. T,ouie AFT Clio Fride