The Butler weekly times., 1903-07-02


T. Perkins, a farmer near Keytsville,
took five cat fish from the Charitan
river Friday, the combined weight Of
which was 401 pounds. The largest
fish weighed los pounds.
81. D. Raqua brought in 81 head OF
cattle from Lone Oak Monday morn
ing that averaged 1850 lbs. They
were sold to ". W. Cheverton and
were shipped out. They are nice
looking bunch OF steers.-Rich Hill
Review.
A barn belonging to Sid Williams,
In Csss county was struck by light
ming Sunday and burned. Mr.. Will
liams was milking in shed near the
barn, and succeeded in saving all Of
his horses but one. Alot OF corn and
hay was lost.
The discovery OF Kansas City
minister that the floods conferred q
blessing in that they quieted the To-
cal labor troubles, recalls Josh Bill.
lings' Endorsement OF tight boots, be-
cause they made man forget all his
other aftlictions.-Ex.
The anticigarette law became ei-
fective in Missouri last week. The
law prohibits the selling or giving
away to minors under Is years of
age any cigarettes, cigarette wrap
pers Of papers under a penalty of a
fine OF 800 for each offense.
| Advertising will stimulate a dull
trade and make 1t better; and 1t will
also largely increase good trade
II you are standing behind slow
business advertise it. II your bust
ness Is large and prosperous adver-
tise and make it better. er.-Nevada
Mail.
| 1t is probable a great racket will
be made with hands, pistols and
crackers in Butler Saturday and
farmers should look well after their
teams. Either put your horses in a
Iced lot or hitch some distance from
the public square, until you wish to
go to the picnic grounds at the lake
east OF town.
"Aaron" says all who want to see
the old bird plucked in approved
style should come to Virginia on the
4th, where a lady orator is to make
him scream. He SAYS she is not only
eloquent, logical and forceiul, but is
young and good looking. We look
for most OF the men to go to Vir.
ginia on that day.
Considerable excitement was occa
sioned in the west and south part oI
the city Sunday, says the Nevada
Mail, by a mad dog running at large
and swapping at everything on it,
route. The dog was chased for sew
eral blocks and a number Of shot
A fred at it, but finally made it's wa!
8 to the timber and was lost.
Sheriff Adair went to Maysburg
Bates county, yesterday and ar
Il rested George Hays on an informa
l. tion sworn out by F. NJ. Pierce, O
= Leesvile. Hays formerly lived II
Leesville and he is accused oislander
g ing Pierce's Is year-old daughter
n Failing to give bond he will await il
n Jail his trial before Justice Watkins
Clinton Democrat, 25th.
81 J.E. York and Miss NJ. J. Jones
j. both of the neighborhood of Johns
+ town, were united in marriage in tn
Q Office of the recorder, at the cour
house, Monday morning by Rev. I
. C. Pickett OF the South Methods
!. church. Both are prominent youns
people and their many friends exten,
: congratulations and best wishes.
Our esteemed young friend De
n Lutsenhizer made us pleasant an
t. substantial call on Monday. He wa
o in the city to meet his mother, Mr'
b Sallie Lutsenhizer, who had bee
making a protracted visit to he
, daughter, Mrs. W. B. Kelley, a
: Kingfsher, Okla. Her many friend
= will be glad to learn that she has full
recovered her health.
Fred Boxley and Miss Olive Swal
Il ems, we're married in Kansas City
4 one day last week. The groom