The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21

Black leg Is epidemic south oftown.
Out Of a herd Of rwenty-six calves
Bob Avery lost eleven head. Anum-
Der of Others have lost a few each.
T. ]. Hastain lost one good cali and
recently had another killed by light
ming. Most al the calves in that
vicinity have been vaecinated. and it
is hoped The disease will soon I've
ChgCked.-t'tiUtn Eye.
An exchange very APPLY says. "Do
not attempt 10 ask the editor to
write W and rebuke every evil in
town and community. hut when con-
WINGED that such duties need attend
ing to, write an article and put your
name TO it fnr publication, The
man Who il ton hig "A coward tothus
express an ol illiun is the very one
who will stand on thr corner and
talk loudly about the cowardice OF
the editor "
John Ferguson, bitten by a dogat
Nevada "A few days ago, is feeling
quite uneasy. y mad stone belong
ing to n Bates county farmer residing
IN the northeast part Of the county
was applied To the wound and We un.
derstand adhered eight hours. This
fact and the tragic death OF James
Angel a short time ago, gives John
good grounds to feel alarmed.
John HerrelI was in the city Satur-
day shaking hands with his many
friends. John has as large an ac-
quaintanceas any man in thecounty
and is very popular. lie is a genial,
whole sou ed gentleman aud will 90
far to accommodate friend. John,
besides being a good fellow, is nm ex-
cellent business man and will give the
people OF Bates county a splendid
business administration as county
clerk
Robert Porter, n prominent farmer
of Grand River township, reports the
banner yield of timothy seed, He
threshed 53 acres which yielded 404
bushels of clean seed, an average OF
- bushels per acre, or at the present
price Of seed, Il cash income OF 81 20
per acre. Besides he has a large
quantity of choice hay. This is the
heaviest yield reported to this office.
Adrian Journal.
j. {. Surles, residing at 1872 Gar
land Ave, Kansas City, fired both
barrels of shotgun and dangerously
wounded his wife and Albert Hayes
Sunday. Surles suspicioned that his
wife and Hayes were too thick, SO
Sunday morning he pretended to go
fishing. Returning in short time,
his suspicious were verified by finding
the two in compromising position.
He secured his gun and fired both
barrels at them wounding the two
dangerously.
Butler folks attending the encamp-
ment OF the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church at Pertle Springs, War
rensburg. are: Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
Culver, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wix, Mrs
A. l.. Fox, Misses Nina Culver, Goldie
Newsom, Jessie Heinlein, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry BOWMAN, Miss Jennie
Rev. j.. W. McGee and wife, Mrs
Chas. Burge, Mr.. and Mrs. Greer
Walton and Mrs. Geo. W. Newberry
and children.
Dick Bachelor, OF Deep Water
township, who was in the city Satur
day with his wife and baby, informed
us that he had assisted Will AtchisoI
TO thresh his timothy The week he
fore, and it yielded on an ayerag,
seven bushels of seed to the acre. TIL,
seed will sell readily at S160 pei
bushel or $ll20 per acre. The straw
is worth $3.50 per ton and counting
two tons to the acre, you have tota
of $500 per acre for meadow
ground, not counting the fall pas
ture.
J. A. Trimble, who SO successfully
managed the Butler Opera House
the past season, has taken three
years lease on the same. He is hav
ing it repapered and renovated
throughout. We understand that BIT