The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-31

| hduIcl NidEh duu HOuntlCl OOoAN
came in from the Sedalia Fair Sstur-
day morning. Mr.. Clark bought a
fine young Duroc Jersey boar, which
he took out to his farm in Summit
township.
Estis Smith, OF Mingo, one of the
commissioners for the big Marias
des Cygnes canal, was in Butler on
Monday. His appointment came as
a great surprise to him, as he had
had no intimation OF such a thing,
but the court was looking out for the
very best men, regardless Of infu-
ences.
Remember the stock sale next Sat-
urdsy by the Monthly Stock Sale
Company. A car load OF feeders, so
head Of stock hogs; 20 head Of breed-
ing ews. A splendid opportunity to
buy feeders. Special terms are given
OF six months time on % head OF two
year steers. See advertisement.
Conrad Popp, a prominent and
successful young German farmer OF
Usage township, was a business
caller on Monday. He was married
in June to Miss Stangle, OF Rich Hill,
and his wife was In Butler with him.
Mr.. Popp has the place leased on
which the Rich Hill Company struck
gas last week.
The Bates County Sunday School
Convention at Spruce last Thursday
and Friday was well attended and a
very enjoyable as we'll as profitable
time had. The people of Spruce en-
tertained the visitors in their usual
hospitable manner and on Friday
served big dinner on the ground.
Rev. Jewell was reelected president
! for the ensuing year and Merwin was
selected as the meeting place next
summer.
Clark Boxley, of Paola Kansas,
wrote his father, Judge C. f. Boxley,
that Perry Rogers had committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid. He
had been drinking heavily for some
time. Perry moved with his family
from Butler few years ago. He
was rather of u respondent nature
and while he was Industrious, never
appeared to prosper. He leaves a
widow and zen small children In desti.
tute circumstances. The old timers
up about Crescent Hill will remember
Perry Rogers, as he was quite not.
ed character there at one time.
The city council at It's last meeting
condemned the septic tank as fail
ure and great nuisance to the part
OF town where it is located and
ordered suit brought on the bond
OF the n. o. Nelson Manufacturing
Co., builders of the tank, for dam
ages. The tank has not proven
satisfactory from the very start.
Repeated complaints have from time
to time been made to the company
and men have been sent here sever
al times. The last time he secured
portable engine and pumped the
tank out, but the conditions were
not changed. Judge W. W. Graves
has been retained to assist the city
attorney IN the prosecution of the
suit. The sewer will undoubtedly
have to be extended out OF town and
that, too, at very early date as
the present conditions ore unbear-
able
Uncle Kit Divers has paid natures
debt and gone to his reward, after a
long and useful life. He died at the
home OF his nephew, Frank Hood, in
Rich Hill at 8 o'clock Monday even.
ing The remains were brought to
Butler and inferred in Oak Hill GENE
terry, the funeral services being con
Quoted under the auspices of the G
A r OF which he was q member
Christopher G. Divers was born in
Franklin county, Va, in 1888. He
came to Bates county in 1859 He
was q member OF the 45th Missouri
Infantry during the rebellion. He
was strong Democrat and never
failed to exercise bis right of fran.
chise.- Uncle Kit was of a jovial dis
position and never failed to get all
the pleasures along the way. He
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