The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28

other gas flow, this time at a depth
OF 160 feet. Il Is in the same vicinity
as the first well and equally as good.
The Review adds that II this kind of
thing is kept up We will have gas to
burn.
VIM. A. Searfus, prominent farm
er living Our miles south OF Butler,
was kicked by colt Sunday and for
time feared he was seriously in
iured. The blow struck near the
heart and he was rendered groPgy
for awhile.
j. L. Richardson brought q hog to
Butler Friday which tipped she beam
at 665 pounds and brought 1925.
The hog was three years old and
made its biggest growth the last
year. Mr.. Richardson lives east of
Butler.
VIM. Osborne, OF Charlotte, was q
pleasant caller the last Of the week.
Mr.. Osborne came TO this county
from Texas twenty-iour years ago.
He was originally from Virginia. lie
has lived in many different states,
but says old Bates is good enough
tor him.
| j. 7. Baker, of Pleasant Gap,
favored us with u business call on
Saturday. He is on q Rich Hill
rural route and says he has been
without rail FOR the past week owing
to high water. The Baker boys are
among our best citizens.
Word was received in Butler the
last OF the week that ID. l.. Stevens
had been killed in oklahoma and his
wife badly injured, by being run over
by an engine, No further particul RS
have been obtained Mr.. Stevens
owns a good farm southeast Of But
Grand moved to oklahoma not long
ago.
A. H. Shrum, charged with man
slaughter in the degree for causing
the death Of Miss Ollie King a.Schell
City, was given a preliminary hear.
ing before Justice Ensley at that
place and released on a bond for
$4,000 to insure his appearance at
the October term OF the Vernon coun-
ty circuit court.
A" Citizens Law and Order League
was organized at the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon last. The Obi ct
OF the organization, as expressed by
resolution, is the suppression OF the
saloon and it's attendant evils, to.
gether with other Sunday desecra.
lions and violations OF law.
The Welton Lake II becoming quite
famous as II fishing resort and many
good catches are reported. Mon.
days Kansas City Times says that
j. NJ Clark and William Snuff, of
that city, put in five days Mt the But
Ter lake and caught 80 bass, the larg-
est three FOUNDER.
Superintendent OF schools Ives has
prepared a very interesting programs
Tor the Bates County Teachers Assoc
citation, to be held in the court room
in Butler, November Bird, 18th and
9Th, 1905. The copy is now in the
hands of the printer and the pro
grams Will be sent out to the teachers
the f1rsy Of the week.
The Nelson Company, builders Of
the septic tank, accepted the council =
proposition to pay $500, the
amount the city paid for the tanks,
and to pay the costs and attorneys
J fees, amounting In all to SO 065, and
sent a draft for that amount. The
city will now have to extend the
sewer to the river, which will prob
ably be done at an early date.
i r. l.. Braden was q pleasant caller
on Saturday. Mr.. Braden is one of
the early settlers, an old line Demo
crat and was always Influential in
his party's support. His name is
prominently mentioned as a candi
date for county clerk and be Is not
going out OF the way to deny the
soft impeachment. He is worthy
and we'll quu ig,d and would credit
j. ably fill any county office to which
the people would elect him.
Two weeks from today our fair
= will be in full swing and the weather
is as propitious as 1t is this week thu
crowd will be the largest ever Us
sembled in Bates county on q similar
occasion, and the people will not be
disappointed, for everything adver-
tised and enumerated in the cata-
logue will be exhibited and every
contract fulfilled. II we are not
greatly disappointed the people OF
Bates county will be proud OF this
old fashioned fair at the county
seat.
Uncle Laben Warren, OF CORTLAND,
called to see US the last OF the week.
Uncle Laben bears the distinction OF
, being the only Mexican War veteran
: living in Bates county, all the Others
; having passed to the great beyond.
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