The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

DR.. T. c. Boulware and son John,
who spent last week at the fair In
st. Louis, are home.
The farmers OF Audrain county are
sending up a petition asking for
rain to save their corn crop.
Options on 10000 acres OF coal
land in Howard and Randolph coun-
| ties haxa been taken BY eastern par
ties.
Little Bennett Henry who had his
leg crushed In the turn table at the
depot one day last week, is getting
along nicely.
The Foster Times is supporting W.
r. Bell for treasurer, and A. B. Lud.
wick for prosecuting attorney. The
rest Of the ticket Is composed OF iuse
as good men and why not the Times
support the entire ticket.
Ira Jones shot and dangerously
wounded James Stewart. The two
men were quarreling when Stewart
in attempting to draw his pistol let
1t fall and Jones picked it up and
shot him. The shooting took place
near GAINESVILLE, Howell county.
j. W. Flynn, patent medicine
man residing at Clinton, Mo, in
crossing the M. X. & T. railroad
track near Windsor, Mo-, in his bug
gy was struck by the engine Of the
Worlds Fair special and both he
and his horses were instantly killed.
This crossing is in dangerous place
as the train turns a curve and passes
through deep cut, and is not OBJ
servable until almost upon you.
N. B. and C. B. Mcfarland, manu-
iacturers OF harness and saddles, To-
Gated on the south side of the square
celebrated their thirtieth anniversary
In business to-day. By honest deal
ing these gentlemen have succeeded
well and their business has grown
from year to year until now. they |
control one OF the largest establish
ments OF the kind In this section OF
the state. THE TIMES extends con-
gratulations to these gentlemen on
the 30th anniversary Of their success
in business and wishes them contin.
ued prosperity.
OF the many friends Robert A.
Turner left behind in Butler, when he
folded his tent and went west to
seek his fortune, none will be more
pleased to learn of his success and to
know that Mr.. Turner has been
nominated by the Democratic party
to represent his county, Kittitas,
Washington, in the legislature, than
Judge Sam'l Levy, of this city. Mr..
Turner formerly lived in Lone Oak
township and in the early SOS edited
the Lone Oak Emancipation. He is
now editor of the Ellensburg Dawn.
Probably the only accident to mar
the days pleasure Wednesday was
that in which Mrs. L s. Hewitt had
the misfortune to have her left arm
broken. The crowd had left the pic.
mic ground and started to town to
witness the ballgame. Several row.
dies on horseback started q race.
One fellow who gave his name as
Scott, was unable to manage his
horse and it dashed into the back OF
a buggy containing Mr.. Hewitt and
wife and eldest daughter. All were
thrown from the buggy and Mrs.
Hewitt's arm broken. The others
luckily received no serious injury,
but the buggy was pretty well bro
ken up.-Amsterdam Enterprise.
Uncle John Deerwester and wife
were in Thursday morning doing
some shopping, says the Record. He
informed us that his son, Frank, wife
and daughter landed in New York,
direct from Liverpool on Thursday
OF last week and left at once for st.
Louis, stopping of at Niagara Falls.
They are now doing the Fair in
st. Louis. and will likely reach home