The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-10-22
New corn is on the MAJ kst.

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Gathering the corn crop viii be
next in order with the farmers.
The express messengers on the Mo.
Pacific railroad are out on a strike.
The proceedings in circuit court
are dry AMI spectators in the court
room are few.
The large shoe store Of ]. T. Ruffin
at Clinton was ruined by fire, smoke
and water a few nights ago.
Two of each kind, White Wyan-
dotte and Game thoroughbred roos
tiers for sale. Call at this Office. IT,
The Hume Telephone reports that
Travis johnson had n foot bauly
mashed in a hay bailer the other
day.
The butchers have brought the
price If steak down a notch or two,
very much to the qualification of the
public.
Sheriff Smith says everything is
running smoothly at the Jail and the
prisoners are behaving themselves
nicely.
Remember the corn show and Far
mers Institute at Butler November
18th, by the State Board OF Agri-
culture.
North Main street is being ma.
cadamized. This is a long needed i'm.
provement on this prominent street
OF the city.
Hog cholera In the southwest parts
OF Shawnee and Douglas counties,
Kansas, has killed more than 1000
hogs in the last two weeks.
E. p. Dresser, a dry goods mer-
chant OF Platte City, committed
suicide Friday. Sickness and de-
spondency are giving as the cause.
They are boreing for gas and oil
over at Hume. A new 16-horse'power
drilling machine has been ordered
and will be put to work. Hume may
yet become an important little city.
While on a hunting trip in Benton
county last week with friends, DR.. G..
Y. Salmon, in walking down a step
hill, slipped and fell and sprained his
back severely. The injury caused
him to return home.
At Macon, Mo-, Sunday the two
branches OF the Presbyterian church
merged into one church This is said
to be the first step OF the Cumber-
land and the First Presbyterian
denomination towards a union Of
the churches.
Ducks are coming in and the sports
men of Butler are having agood time
on the lakes south OF town. Only
tns disadvantage the past week, too
much water. The recent big rain
sent the river over it's banks, and the
low land adjacent to the river was
covered.
c. X. Radford is remodeling and
putting additions to the residence
he recently purchased on Ohio street.
New foundation walls are being put
under the building, and when com
pleted, painted and made ready to
live in. Mr.. and Mrs. Radford will
certainly own one OF the prettiest
cottages on the street.
Judge W. 7. Kemper, OF the Prairie
City neighborhood, was in town this
afternoon. He reports considerable
damage to immature crops in his
section by Sundays frost Judge
Kemper was still feeling elated over
his recent visit to the confederate re.
union at Columbia. Besides himself,
Rufus Ross and Marion Burris, from
this section OF Bates, were in attend.
ance.-Rich Hill Review.
There is no trouble about the sales
Of merchants who buy right. All
that is necessary is to tell the pur
chasing public Of the bargains in
stock, and the goods will 90 in sea-
son. The wise merchant never hides
his light under bushel. He must
stand in the open, and direct atten-
ton to what he has to sell.-Nevada
Mail.
Browning Bros, formerly OF Bates
county, now Of ElDorado Springs,
Mo, have patented a farm gate
which the papers speak very highly
Of. They are intending to establish
a factory at some point in the south.
west and write that they would con-
slider a proposition from the people
of Butler. 1t might be well for some
OF our business men to investigate
the matter and see IL it would benefit
Butler enough to make an effort to
secure 1t.
W. W. Ross, R. Talbot and DR..
Il. NJ. Cannon left Monday night foi
st. Louis to attend the annual meet
Ing OF the Masonic Grand Lodge
which convened in that city on Tues
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