The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-07
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Pants sale at American.

Judge Wimsatt made us a pleasant
call on Tuesday morning.
Z Judge ]. W. McFadden made us a
pleasant call on Tuesday. f,
Swell new shoes at American.
4 40-2t
:, Sunday was the hottest day of the
summer. The thermometer register
ed 104 in the afternoon.
Straw hats at half original price at
American Clothing House. 4-20t
The Rich Hill fair will open next
Tuesday and continue four days.
There IRE II large number of entries
OF fine horses aud there viii he some
good racing.
, The plant of the Vernon County
Democrat has been sold and type,
presses, etc. will I've moved out Of the
) county. The subscription list of the
paper was purchased 10y the Mail.
il. Venable and C. Keesey, two
substantial farmers Of Spruce town.
ship, were pleasant callers, while in
! the city Tuesday, and had their
names enrolled for The TINES.
All Odd Fellows are invited to be
I at their lodge room next Monday
! night and assist in the initiation OF
: nine candidates. The members OF the
team are requested to be present.
/, Refreshments will be served at con.
) clusion OF the work,
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Eggleson, about six miles southwest
: of Butler, on last Friday, August l,
: was the scene OF a very pleasant
r gathering in honor of his brother,
!, Leroy Eggleson, OF Jerico Springs,
: Mo-, who with his family has been
e visiting relatives here the past week
= ii. II. Flesher is packing his house,
v hold effects and will leave the last OF
!. the week with his family for Lamar,
Mo-, at which place he will engage in
the grocery business, opening up an
; entire new stock OF goods. He is ex-
u perienced in this business and is a
y live, energetic man and no doubt
will succeed. This is one of Buffers
t best families and all regret to see
l. them leave. However, the best wishes
8 OF host of friends will follow them.
J. John Hughes, a negro, attempted
n an assault on the person of Miss Ma
o bel Crouch, the 16-year- old daughter
OF W. s. Crouch, at Joplin Friday
night about / o'clock. The young
lady was returning home from a
!, neighbours, where she had been sit
J ting up with corpse, when attack
= ed. Her screams were heard by two
: men, who came to her rescue and
9 captured the negro after chase.
h The Review says the belt came off,
8 the throttle was pushed wide open
a and the big steam engine, pulling the
/, works in the elevator at the big mill
Il at Rich Hill, ran away Friday night,
and before the steam could be cut
off and the engine stopped, the eight
t foot fly wheel went to pieces. The
n entire east end OF the engine room
e was knocked out and the roof and
D neighboring buildings were badly
d punetured- by lying pieces while the
l. old engine was wrecked beyond re-
: demption.
: THE TIMES takes pleasure in well
4 coming Dixie l.. Haggard and family
!, back to Butler. Mr.. Haggard has
purchased stock in the Carpenter &
Shafer Co., and has accepted posi-
h ton with that company and will
a shortly move his family here. They
If have resided in ElDorado for several
e years, where Mr.. Haggard made
d money by judicious Investments in
/. real estate. He and his wife but re-
a Gently returned from an extended
?. trip to the Pacific coast.
a Judge j. q. Graves, of Sprague,
II made us very pleasant call while Ill
the city the last Ui the week. lie
served the people OF Bates county
t. for four years with fidelity as presid-
!, ing Judge Of the county court; and
y the county has hadfew, if any, better
It ones. He was frank and above board
IS in all his dealings, scrupulously hon.
!, est, and was economical In the ex-
ii penditure of the peoples money. lie
n Is enjoying good health and bearing
70 his years lightly. The ZINES was
q placed under renewed obligations FOL
Vt favors.
Mrs. Fred Cobb returned home last
Thursday evening from an eight
J. weeks visit to relatives and friends
W in Illinois, Indiana and the city OF Chi
" cago. This was her first visit back
ID to the scenes of her childhood for
r many years, and she had a very en-.
d joyaDle time. Among Others she Wis
,e tied the family OF Thomas Pierce, La
+ i l. L. L.