The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-11-26

onu nncu lot jumping on ana on OF
trains.
g. 81. Esswine favored Us substan.
italy by having bis dates set ahead
on Saturday.
Marshall Bros. 4 Bateman drilling
a well at Adrsin struck three viens
OF gas In going down 250feet. They
expect to sink the well to depth Of
500 feet.
The Review has declared war on
the old shscks about Rich Hill. The
Review is right in going after the d. |
lspidated buildings in that town and |
there ought to be no letup until they |
are burned or moved away.
A new single roof Is to be put on
the court house building at Nevada.
A great county like Vernon ought TO
have a substantial public building
and safe vaults for her records.
There should be no disagreement
among her people on thatpoi :. |
Rev. Jones received telegram
from Sheriden, Wyo., announcing tie
death Of Mrs. Cordia Bets Evers,
which occurred at that place the last
of the week. She was the daughter
OF A. l.. Betz, iormely Of this city,
now living in Texas, and was born
and raised in this city.
One more payment will wipe out
the court house debt. The tax was
so light the people hardly realized
the extra burden on their tax re-
ceipts, and we dare say there is not
man in the county but is truly
thankful and proud that this hand
some and substantial public building
has been erected.
j. W. Todd, a farmer residing near
Centerview, johnson county, lost his
barn, two horses, a buggy, carriage, e
six sets of harness and a large lot OF
hay by fire the other night. The
same night and at the same hour a
barn on Mrs. NcMillan's farm about '
q mile distant from the Todd home
also burned. 1t is thought both fires
were the work OF an incend!ary, "
AS NJ. Il. Price and party were a
crossing the tracks at the depot with
his engine and separator, on Friday 8
afternoon they were run into by the =
north bound local and the separator I
was smashed all to pieces. It was il
piled up between the tracks and re- e
sembled a freight wreck. Looked d
like a mighty good opportunity for a
another damage SUIT.
The paint shop OF Ralph Hartwell, il
which stood on the southeast corner t
OF the square and the only wooden r
building saved at the time OF the fire t
on this corner. when three or four Il
frame store buildings were burned, t
was moved away Monday. The re- t
moval OF this little shop takes off the v
square the last remembrance of the t
days OF long ago. C
Aprotracted meeting is in progress
at the Ohio street NJ. E church. The
meetings. conducted by Rev. Thomp-
son, OF Appleton City, and the pastor v
Rev. Jones. Rev. Adams, pastor of b
the NJ. E. church, South, out of t
courtesy held no meeting at his u
church Sunday night and requested I
his membership to attend the meet Ii
ing at the Ohio street church. e
Twelve ladies OF the Broadway !,
Christian church at Sedalia out
soliciting money the other day tack
eled Deacon c. B. Warren, a farmer, 81
near Sedalia for donation.
As bluff, he offered to donate a u
wagon load of corn, provided the la "a
dies unaided would take a team. VI
gather and sell it. They took him Il
up and the ladies put on their hust- u
ing pegs, sun bonnets and went after VI
it. The corn was sold at auction on d
the streets. IL
Col. Geo. NJ. Casey, OF Henry coun-
ty, one OF the best known stock deal
,rs and breeders Of thoroughbred y,
cattle in the state, has gone to the =,
wall for nearly a million dollars. -
Besides his magnificent farm in Henry -
county, Mr.. Casey was interested with :.
Mr.. Landes in ranches in the west, "
which were stocked with thousands :"
u head Of cattle. MIR. Casey has
MANY frienda in thia couptv vbo u;lj