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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
A Pleasant Surprise.

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cough was the scene OF very pleas
ant surprise Saturday, Aug. 9Th, il
being the Gath mile stone of Mrs.
Cough. About ten O'Clock the neigh
bors and friends began gathering. all
bringing well filed baskets, and q
number Of handsome presents Soon
the table was spread and surely the
gusto with which the dinner was eaten
proved, without q doubt, the culina-
~ skill Of the cooks. The day was
spent Is social conversation and,
with the beautiful sunset, the guests
departed wishing Mrs. Cough many
more such happy birthdays. But
expressing regret that they are soon
to leave our midst, as soon they will
make their home in Butler.
Those present were: Mrs. ]. b.
Thomas, Mrs. Alice Rogers and son.
E. A. Cough and family, Mrs. Laura
Cough and family, G. H. Bryant and
family, G. W. Miller and family, Mr..
and Mrs. B B. Utley, Mrs. Job Utley
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Burton, Mrs. NJ. E. Padley, VIM.
Padley and family, Mrs. J. W. CHM,
Miss Carrie Mccoy, A. G. Deems and
Mrs. Geo. Baker.
A NEIGHBoR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

c. G. Hunt, Of Hudson, favored US
pleasantly while In the city on Tues.
day attending a meeting of the
Worlds Fair commission OF which he
Is member.
q. V. Boswell, a prominent mer.
chant OF Amsterdam, and member of
the Bates County Worlds Fair Com
mission, was in town Tuesday to at
tend the meeting and favored us with
pleasant call.
Wesley Denton has accepted posi-.
ton with the Mo. State Bank after
September LIST. Wesley is an indus
trious, studious, painstakir & young
man, courteous and obliging. He
took a course in bookkeeping in K an
sas City and has been employed in
the Farmers Bank in this city.
Bills are out announcing II Sunday
School basket picnic at Goods
Grove, Amsterdam, on Thursday,
August goth. Prominent speakers
will be present; two bands have been
engagedfor the day. Advancement
features usually at such occasions
will be there. All Sunday schools
invited. A big time will be had.
Rich Hill lost yesterdays base ball
game with Butler by score of 16 to
6. The boys made it all right in the
first few innings, but fell way behind
toward the last end OF THE game. I'm
der existing conditions the Rich Hill
club was out.classed and have no
kick coming. Well show 'em later.
Review. 10th.
brown Walton rendered his resig-
nation as assistant cashier OF the
Missouri State Bank, to take effect
September LIST. He will go to Hobert,
Oklahoma, and form a partnership
with his uncle, J. W. Walton. in the
loan and real estate business. Mr..
Walton has been associated with the
Walton Trust Company and Mo.
State Bank for number OF years, is
a young man Of exceptional business
qualifications, courteous, accommo-
dating and very popular. Our peo.
pie greatly regret to lose Mr.. Walton
and bis charming and talented wife.
The TIMES together with their many
friends wish them unbounded success
and hope they will find their new sur.
roundlngs consenial.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
TwsntY.one Were Injured.

Nevada, No., August 1.-THE
northbound Katy flyer was derailed
seventeen miles north Of Nevada at
11:30 O'Clock last night. The wreck
was caused by spreading rails. Two
cars we're splintered and three dersil-
ed. Twenty-one passengers were in
iured, three seriously. A special
train was sent from here and the In
iured were taken to the company
hospital at 6 O'Clock this morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
B, WARRANTY DKEps.

| B. WARRANTY DEEDS.
From August to II inclusive.
| FL L Curtis It al to Hume Commercial Bank
pit lot blk Little Ad, Hume, s2,57s.
| W I Johns1n to R Holloway lot blk 8 Will
liams Ad, Butler, o., 200
John NJ Warwick to Barrows und l-2 int
tract sec 10, Usage, 81.
A Hanley to Vim l. Linn lot 10 blk 81,
Rich Hill, $780,
Al Walter to Calvin X Gwinn ct al so A acc
| IA. Mound, SO. 400.
A stoner to D White 40 A sec 81, Usage,
81.
John Lyle to W Witherow lots 6. !. and o
10 amp 10 blk l6 and lots q, and 8 blk Is.
Amoret, $500.
Edith Haines to Trowbridge 20 A sec Is,
Boone, 400.
6 I Marshall to II Trowbridge SO A sec q,
Boone %, AGO.
H T Trowbridge to T Marshall so A sec Is.
Boone, g, 200.
&c Jstt to Garrison 40 A sec 4, W Point,
81, 800.
G II Rains to C H Dickinsheet lot Ie blk II W
Side Ad, Butler, S4O0.
sam'l Wade to C Clark lots IS, IA and IL blk
and lots and 4 blk II W Side Ad, Butler.
sl35.
&c Clark to H Dickinsheet lots 10, IA and
10 DIX ii west side Ad to Butler $l25.
II Curtis to o Jones lots l to blk q
Reeses Ad to Hume $780,
F& n Saw Assn to Josie x DoIg "a a sec rs
Lone Oak q 100.
+ e Insham to W stith 40 a sec 20 Mt plees-
| ant $500.
W Porch to Lucinda Porch lots and
BLK Harpsr's Ad sub Butler, $50.
simpson to J Harrison und IA int lot
lo2 Adrian, o..
81 Crawford to 7 Bumgsrdner tract aces
Is and "a New Hone, o..
Nelson Cole to Geo Middleton tract sec ~ Ho.
mer, tract sec walnum o. eso.
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"POpe Plus X"

What would Pope Plus the X DO if he would
visit Butler. He would come direct from the
union station in west Butler, to BENNETT
WHEELER NERO. CO., on the northeast corner
of the square, purchase one of their magnif-
cent vehicles, and drive out, view the land
scape DER, purchase one of Bates county's
farms, then drive back to the Big Store and
buy one of those Mitchell or Schutter wagons
load it with bale ties, which they handle in car
lots, and make special prices in quantities.
He would then do as nine tenths of the hay
raisers in our county has done. Buy light
ming Hay Press and make hay while the sun
shines. We sold several car loads of these
famous hay presses last season and every one
gave entire satisfaction. Come and look them
over. How about that new range or cook
stove you promised your wife right after har-
vest. We have good stock of both and
prices are right. Also have few refrigera-
tors left which we want to close out and will
make you very low price.
Bring in your produce and we will pay you
the highest market price in cash or trade.
OUR STOCK OF GROCERIES was never better
and prices are very low. Don't forget our
line of sulkes and gangs, namely the Deere
Bradley and New Idea, they are all winners.
Are you going to build? If SO get our prices
on hardware. We also have the best equipped
tin shop in southern Missouri, and can do
anything in that line. Also experts on plumb
ing and steam heating. Have placed more
furnaces and steam heating apparatuss than
the entire county combined.
Thanking you for past favors we remain,
Yours truly,
Bennett-Whee|er Nero. Co.
I@GyEIzlIGI@ >ooooo9@lElEl!Si1El@>eS
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Falls 1000 Feet Before His Parachute
Works.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-George Love, q
balloonist, had q narrow escapeirom
death in the burning OF his balloon
near Gardeners Park. Three thous-
and picnickers watched the man in
his fight for life as he strove to cut
free his parachute from the burning
and fast falling balloon.
After falling 1000 feet and when
still 1000 ieet above the ground.
Love cleared his parachute and fell
clear of the bag. He landed In the
top OF a tree and suffered from a hun
dred cuts and bruises.
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an unknown person last night, who
threw acid in bis face. Parsons eyes
are destroyed and his face aud bods
dangerously burned. He was mar
ried q few days ago to Lula Huffman
under protest Of the girl's parents.
No arrests have been made.
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Miss Irene Elliott, a charming
young lady of Coffeeville, Kansas, is
visiting Mrs. T. ". Arnold.
The annual reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic being held at
Lake Park, Nevada, this week is well
attended by the old veterans.
Silss Levy, formerly a member OF
the Sam Levy & Co. Mercantile es-
Enlistment, arrived in town Mon
day for a weeks visit with relatives
and friends.
The gates of the State Fair at
Sedalia will be thrown open August
18th, and the fair will continue to the
22nd. The indications all point to a
successful fair this year.
The cut sand stone being used in
the addition being built to the Mis-.
souri, State Bank were obtained from
a quarry on DR.. Boulware's land
south OF town. Mr.. Walton pro-
nounces the stone to be among the
best ever found in the state.
Charles Roberts, aged 20 years,
committed suicide the other day near
Sheridan, Indiana, by shooting him
self with a revolver. The act was
prompted by Mrs. Roberts, a bride Of
three days, leaving him. The wife
claims that she consented to marry
Roberts through fear, and that she
did not love him.
The storm Friday. night was more
severe south Of here than In Butler.
At Nevada considerable damage was
done shade trees and outbuilding,
and the new Latter Day Saints church
In course Of erection was consider.
ably damaged, one side Of the build.
ing being blown down.
Our good friend Squire L. C. Eich-
Ter, living near Passaic, will accept
our thanks and best wishes for a
liberal donation OF choice apples. 1t
Is the established rule of Squire
Eichler and his estimable wife to once
a year remember the printer with
something good off their farm, and
we can assure them their token
Of friendship this year was highly ap.
preciated.
Fire was discovered In the big, new
barn on the Lawrence Knorpp farm,
four or five miles north OF town, at
$50 Sunday morning and in a very
short time the building and all con.
tents were mass Of ruins. Five
head OF work horses and the family
buggy horse were destroyed, also 20
tons OF new hay, q farm wagon, har-
ness, oats and corn. Loss about
81, 900, insurance 5000 or $500. The
barn was a practically new one and
cost $3.50. The horses were valued
atabout $70O.-Pleasant Hill Times.
Robert Stubblefeld and several
had fine sport the other
night in a wolf chase in Summit town.
ship and succeeded in capturing one
big fellow after an exciting chase OF |
three or four hours. Mr.. Stubblefeld
owns a fine pack OF hounds, and |
nothing gives him more pleasure than |
a fox or wolf chase. In the rounds |
after this wolf the dogs gave him a |
chase OF about 10 miles before they |
brought him to a stand. "The wolf |
was completely tagged out" said Mr. |
Stubblefeld, land took shelter under
a corn crib In a farmers barn lot.
and when we punched him out, we
had q fight royal for a few minutes.
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3S-1m

Five room house and four lots In
East Butler, for sale or trade. A
good bargain. Enquire OF Mrs. n
V. Carroll, Butler.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

Edison Photograph and records.
All the latest songs, band and orches-
ira selections, for sale by Henry Full
kerson, at Cough 4 Hess. 39-4t
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Farmers.

Insure your property with the
Prairie Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. c. HIRNI, Sec'y,
27-3m Papinville, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-13

An all steel HAY PRESS for sale.
New last year. GEO. l. LYNCH.
3S-1m
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Coal. Coal.

Abundance OF coal at Hunts bank
in Hudson township. 41-tf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
POPULARITY OF FAIR BANK.
Elizabeth Blamere and Louis De
Camp the SOIOists.

The popularity of Fair Bank as pleasant
place for spending a summer evening in
creases as the season advances. Last week
was a highly successful one at the pretty
park on the north shore of Fall creek, and
the present week promises to be one of
equally meritorious concert programmes and
large audiences. The two vocal soloists for
the week will be Miss Elizabeth Blamere,
soprano, and Louis De Camp, baritone,
neither of whom have ever been heard in
Indianapolis before in concert work. Miss
Blamere earned quite an enviable reputation
for herself last winter while singing in con-
cert with Eugene Cowles. Her voice is said
to be finely trained and a grade above the
quality heard in concert companies. AS it
is of good power and range, it should prove
especially adapted to open-air singing. Her
repertoire is extensive one. She wrote
to the park management that she would not
decide upon her selections for the week un-
Til she arrived in the city.
Louis De Camp, the baritone, has been, I'M
til recently, with the CaStle-square Grand
Opera Company, and has been singing in
Chicago this summer with success His
principal songs for the opening programme
will be the fine ballad, "a Son of the Des-
ert," by Phillips, and Watson's THE Kings
Champion"
The instrumental soloists for tomorrow
evening will be the cornetist, F. c. Boos
whose playing has been received with much
enthusiasm this summer whenever he has
appeared in special numbers. The pro-
gramme i'm full for the opening night of the
week will be the following:
March. Friendship. ................ Althouse
Selection from the comic opera Mi
hdOO' sullivan
(a) Shadow Ballet (Scherzo caprice)
OBJ 'The Street Piano" March humor-
esque) ....:::;..;........:. Howe
Grand selection, 'Lohengrn''. Wagner
Mr.. l.. De Camp, Baritone.
Overture, "Jubel'' Observation-Disclosures. Weber
Solo for cornet, 1.-The Charmer'' CPolka)
Mr.. +. o. Boos
Miss Elizabeth Blamere, Soprano
Selection from the comic opera, When
Johnny Comes Marching Home. Edwards
Medley overture. Comm thro' the
Rye ..........................V Won Tilzer
March, "Excelsis' .................. Losey
Selection from Weber & Field is burlesque
production, Fiddle dee-dee' -. .Stromberg
Medley overture, introducing Miss Man.
haitian. of New York Town." Sweet Eli
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tiers in Peru. He seldom pays a visit to the
city at night unless 1t be to attend the
Masonic Lodge, of which he is very fond.
How he got into the show business from
being a farmer and liveryman is not gem
orally known. The truth, however. of Wal
lace's advent into the circus field has some
what of romantic tinge. While conducting
the largest livery in Peru, in the days
when shows toured by wagons it fell to
the lot of Mr.. Wallace to accept q contract
to haul q show that was in tough luck from
town TO town, touring through Indiana.
When Wallace requested TO be paid the
showmen would tell him a hard-luck story,
jolly him along and fill him full of prom
Uses. Wallace being a good-natured, liberal
hearted fellow. swallowed the gaff' until
one morning he awoke i'm a county hotel
and found that the Snowman had skipped,
but was kind enough to leave him his
horses and what show paraphernalia he
could net take with him. Wallace managed
to get the rubbish and his horses back to
Peru, but to this day he has never been
paid a cent for hauling that struggling
outfit through rain and mud for nearly
two months. His friends in Peru twitted
him about being taken in and would
frequently ask him when Ben Wallaces
show WI uld open. We'll, it did open, though
sorry affair at first. with the exception
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HECK'S CARNIVAL SHOWS
WEEK OF AMUSEMENT FOR THE
PEOPLE OF INDIANAPOLIS.
Numerous Attractions Included in the
List-Win Open August 3 on WASH
ingtOn-Street Grounds.

Contracts for constructing the mammoth
fronts" and stages for the Heck show,
| which will exhibit on the West Washington
street show grounds the week of Aug. 3,
were let last week and the work of con-
struction will commence Tuesday. The Heck
combination of shows carries eighteen big
tents and over a mile of Sidewalk, but an
immense amount of frame construction.
which could not be carried around the coun-
try is necessary to properly exhibit the big
attractions.
The shows will occupy nearly all of the
big show lot on West Washington street.
The electrical arch. to be used the main
entrance, will be constructed within thirty
or forty feet of the sidewalk. The show
field will be laid out in the form of a rec
tangle. and the various attractions will be
arranged in the shape OF horseshoe. The
lighting contract, which is another impor-
tant feature with the shows, has also been
let. There will be 5000 incandescent lights
in the Enclosure, hundreds on the main en-
trance, and the part set aside for the free
attractions inside the horseshoe" will be
made light day with hundreds OF in
candescent lamps and scores of arc lamps.
1t will require five days of continued labor
10 pace everything III readiness LOT the
shows when they arrive from Akron, o.,
a week from tomorrow. Owing 10 the
magnitude of the attractions IL will be i'm
possible TO get all the shows in readiness
for Monday matinee. and the first per-
formances Will not be given until Monday
evening, Aug. 3.
The Heck carnival shows combine every
thing that is entertaining in the amuse-
ment line. They are a vast combination of
circus, theater and carnival, and exhibit
only at the largest cities. The shows have
been i'm the East all of the season, and have
played to enormous business, notwithstand-
ing they were in the rainy section part Of
the time.
An old-fashioned one-ring circus Is one
OF the fourteen shows. This circus is the
same kind that made the hearts of children
and grown folks years ago become wild
with excitement The circus also combines
some OF the features OF present-day cir
cuses. but IL won't be necessary for the
spectators to crane their necks in order TO
try and follow the various feats of eques-
trianship. etc. as everything will be given
in the one ring.
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of the horses, which were up to the stand
ard So. in reality. making fun of Farmer
Wallace, is wlat made the Hoosier get his
Irish up and get together the great Wal
lace show of to-day.
Many things of the circus must remain
unchanged. For instance, the driving of
stakes, erection of tents and the training
Of animals. While animal trainers adopt
different methods of subduing and teach
ing beast, two prime factors must always
be emploxed-paHence and sternness OF
all the wild animals that exist the elephant
is by far the most intelligent well as
the most powerful With the Wallace show
this season, among the performing herd of
elephants is one known as Bob, an illus
tration of the big fellow appearing in these
columns. Bob was trained at Antwerp, by
a German trainer, before being purchased
blythe WallaceNshow, bat upon passing into
different hands declined to perform as he
did in the fatherland. Mr.. Wallace en-
gagged Prof Herkenrauth to take charge
of Bob, and the accompanying illustra-
ton shows how obedient the big elephant
has become under his handling. Bob will
now lie down at command and allow the
professors wife to stand upon his head
and employs his trunk to steady her in
position as is shown by the picture.
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Barring railroads wrecks, cyclones and
other unforeseen calamities, the great Wal
lace Circus will arrive in Indianapolis to-
morrow evening, and all things will be
in readiness for the big parade Monday and
the performances at 2 and O'Clock p. m.
While the Wallace show is no stranger to
this city, coming here season after season,
still there is always something attractive
about circuses and especially the Wallace
enterprise, as Mr.. Wallace himself is
known as the "Hoosier Snowman" being
a native of Peru, Ind.
If half his agents tell is true of the show
this seasons effort is the foremost of Wall
lace's life in the show business. OF the
recognized big shows, Wallace to-day is the
only single-handed proprietor in the BUSH
ness. There are companies. brothers. in
corporations, etc, but the gentleman from
Peru Gowns and runs his own machine.
1t is said he possibly devotes more study
to the welfare of his horses than any man
in the show business, but in so doing he
does not overlook the necessary acquire
ments for the circus performance proper
Uncle Ben" as Wallace is Familiarity
called, is a man unostentatious in man.
ner, quiet and of pleasing address. When
his show is off the road in the winter
months, Mr.. Wallace spends most of his
time at his stock farm and winter quar-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
MUSICAL NOTES.

At a recent performance of Carmen in
London. at which Nine. Calve made her first
appearance of the season. the American So
prano. Mime. Lillian Blauvelt was the Mi
cseia. part in which another American,
Emma Eames. has heretofore been incompar-
able The critic OF the London Times says,
regarding Nine. Blauvelt's singing of the
role: THE part is one that suits her quite
admirably, and she may be said 10 b. as
much the ideal Micaela as Nine Calve is
the ideal Carmen. While the vivid imper-
sonation OF the principal character was as
effective as IL has ever been. the girlish fig
ure OF the Micaela- together with charm
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Garfield Park.
Military Park.

Arndt's Military Band will appear at
Military Park in the following programme:
March-"The Gentleman from Indi-
ana ......-......- .........' 'DoeSHei
Selection-"The Sleeping Beauty and
the Reast'' :.............. Chattaway
Humoresque-'The Lobster's Prone
made ................ .......'........ oleeie
Waltz-"Symphia" ................ Holman
Cornet Solo-"Reception Polka .....Casey
Ben Schreckengost.
Selection-"King Dodo" ............. .Luders
Characteristic-"The Birds and the
Brook OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Suits
Summer Idyll-"Hiawatha" ..... Moret
March-'Down Where the WurtZ-
burger Flows ............-...Von Iilzer
Medley Overture-'The Record Break
er ~ Itc1i =
Pilgrim Chorus from "Tannaeuser' -.
March-"Dat Gal of Mine" Shook