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

! nice q line Of rocking chairs as now
Butler Cash Dept Store
DIR. Geo. Riff who has been sbsen
from the city for nearly a year ha
returned.
Ladies desks, fine chiffoniers, Prin
cess dressers at the
Butler Cash Dept Store.
| Vim. Austin, of Emporia, Kansas
at one time worth quarter of a mil
lion dollars left him by and uncle
died Saturday, penniless.
See our parlor furniture, couches
and odd pieces at the
Butler Cash Dept Store.
The tir,t snow of the winter for
this section came down yesterday
morning and enough fell to cover the
ground.
A large line OF new up.to date pic.
ture iuolliDg Just in at tho
Butler Cash Dept Store.
Burg ara entered the home OF John
Shippay, n lumber merchant OF Ma.
rion, Indiana, Sunday night and at
tempted to cut off the fingers OF his
daughter, Edith, to secure her dia.
mond rings The screams OF the girl
caused the burglars to run.
Sunday Dec 9th, will be a great
day with the people of the Ohio st.
M. f. church, At 10:30in tho morn.
ing they will burn the notes against
the church and celebrate the cancel.
lation OF their entirs debt. Miss ivy
May Durham, one OF the best OF plat.
form speakers, will deliver an ad-
dress.
The second number OF the Butler
Lecture course is Hon. George R.
Vending, the most successful lect ur-
or on the American platform. He
will be here December 18th and deliver
his famous and very popular lecture,
THE Imperial Book" Everyone
who possibly can should hear Mr..
Vending.
Miss Davenport, OF Richards, met
with a distressing late at her home
about 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
The young woman is subject to fits,
so the Mail is informed and this
morning she was suddenly stricken
falling upon hot stove, her face be-.
ing nearly burned off, and her recov
cry is extremely doubtful. She Ia a
daughter OF j, Y. Davenport, and is
about 20 years Of age.-Nevada Mall.
Maj. Bradley and son Eugene were
in town this afternoon from east of
the river. C. c McGennis pulled our
reporter off to one side and stated
that the Major was cutting some
new teeth and expected he was get
ting ready to stump the county in
the next campaign. Don'e know
whether Nc was really telling the
truth or just iollying. You never
can tell about these ish.-Rich Hill
Review.
We were complimented by a very
pleasant call from A. c. PEGS, of Mer-
win, Mo-, on Saturday. Mr. PEGS
had just returned from Kendall coun-
ty, His, where he had been to close
up the sale of bis farm in that county.
lie recently purchased considerable
land near Merwin, among them being
the }. Fl. Crawford place adjoining
that town. Mr.. PEGS has great faith |
in the out come Of this county.
Chas. + Boot. a prominent farm |
or and stockman of Danforth, His. |
was in Butler on Tuesday and made |
US "a pleasant call. Mr.. Booi owns a |
'arm near Amoret and was called to |
The county to attend the funeral of
Hugh NJ. Galley. He had other bust
ness at the county seat which he set
tied satisfactorily. Mr.. Booi owns
> fine farm in Illinois where he is now
living, but expects ultimately to live
On his farm in this county.
The regular st. Louis Sunday mail
which was due to arrive at Butler at |
about noon did not get here owing
20 fire that occurred on the fast
nail train OF the Missouri Pacific
hear the town OF Sherman. The car
which caught fire was loaded with
about 20 tons OF mail, and when dis
covered, the train crew could do
nothing, but cut it loose and let it