The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. R. G Hartwen left
the last OF the week for st. Louis to
visit their sons, VIII and Dwight,
and see the Worlds Fair for a few
weeks. They will go to Michigan to
visit before returning home.
Misses Quincy and Josephine Nit
cbell, accomplished daughters of Mr..
end Mira. G. ". Mitchell, Of Dursnt,
|. T., stopped over in Butler Q few
days to visit old friends. They were
on their way to the Worlds Fair.
Now that the new hotel on the
northwestcorner lie q certainty 1t will
be a nice thing to build up the
burnt district on the southeast cor.
ner Of the square. This Is q available
corner and ought not to be allowed
to lay idle.
We acknowledge remittance for
renewalfrom b. E. Percival, Burling-
ton, Vt. Mr.. and Mrs Percival have
many friends in this county, and
they have q decided preference for
Butler, where they made their home
for so long.
Hanley Clark, Of Summit, has been
keeping record OF the rainfall and
says there were Ok inches to June
26th. He said there was q fall Of 2K
inches Friday night. He says the
End corn planted is doing well, that
broom corn IL fine.
Harvest time Is now on, but for the
past few days the farmers have not
been able to get in their fields on &C.
count OF the wet weather, and 1t is
feared the wheat, oats and fax crop
will be badly damaged.
The grand free Fourth Of July cele'
bration to be held at the lake park,
this city, will have an entertaining
program for the day with a grand
display of fireworks at night. The
weather permitting, the 4th OF July
will be an enjoyable day to all who
come to Butler.
The Adrian Journal reports the
death Of Mrs Z II Bates at her
home, Ave miles east OF Adrian, 10th
inst. She was born in Peoria coun.
ty, Ills, 1910, and came to Bates
county 10 1885, where she was mar
ried to MIR. Bates in 1888.
Major A. V. Adams, chief OF CON-
missary; Major Frank Lynch, chief
quartermaster, and Lieutenant d. ID.
McCann, aid de camp to Gen. II. c.
Clark, were at Nevada Friday,
awarding contracts for supplies for
the camp OF state troops to be held
at Nevada July 16 to 81.
County School Superintendent
Prof II. o. Maxey met with a pain
iul aud serious accident in Kansas
City last week. Hefell on slippery
sidewalk and broke his leg, and is
laid up in hospital in that city. He
delegated Prof. Ives to conduct the
teachers examinations on Friday
and Saturday last.
The TINES job Office turned out
one thousand streamers, printed in
colors, for the big 4th in Butler, and
Henry Fulkerson and Otis Radiord
thoroughly billed the county. If the
day is favorable, the town won't be
able to hold all the people, and the
old bird will scream in great shape.
The first car OF new wheat received
in Kansas City from the crop OF 1904
was sold on change Saturday for Csc
a busbel. 1t was No. 2 red and
weighed COY pounds to the bushel.
The grain was shipped from the fa-
nous Ranch No. 101 near Bliss, in
Noble county, Oklahoma, where 12,-
900 acres are sowed in wheat.
On or about Sept. LIST, the Butler
Cash Department stock will be NOV
ed to the east side OF the square into
the two rooms now occupied by
Nichols &Son and the bowling alley.
These are two OF the best store build
ipgs on the square, and when put in
order, this store will have elegant
quarters. An arch way will be cutin
the partition wall OF the buildings,
and both rooms will be thrown TO-
gether.
Joe Meyer, you have heard Of him
before, be is the clothier on the east
side Of the square. As an up.to date
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