The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-04-20

Two young men, about Is years OF
are, were arrested at Fl. Scott, Kan
sas, Friday charged with the theft Of
clothing from an NJ, K. & T. car be-
tween Nevada and Fl. Scott. They
admitted the theft and gave their
names John Milne and Guy Roberts.
Charlie Miller announces the arriv.
al OF q pet elk at his home. Charlie
10 just about the happisst daddy In
town, while grandpa Ross has for.
gotten his rheumatism and thrown
his cane away. Congratulations,
Charlie. and may the little elk grow
to be useful and progressive young
man.
Peter Tharp our esteemed friend
and patron OF Pleasant Gap town.
ship, was q pleasant caller on Sstur-
day and favored us substantially.
He said he had planted fifty acres OF
corn and had the ground broken for
fifty acres more. Mr.. Tharp came to
Bates from Henry county In the
early seventies.
E. W. Downen, Q wealthy ranch
man OF Pullman, WASH, Was visiting
bis cousin, N. M. Carol In this ooun
ty. and the two gentlemen called on
The TINES Saturday. Mr.. Downen
lives in the heart Of the wheat belt Of
the northwest. and is enthusiastic in
his praise OF that country and pre-
diets for 1t q wonderful future.
The weather has been exceptionally
cold the past week for this season,
but We fatter ourselves that We are
not the only ones. II has been cold
andi In most places heavy SHOWS have
fallen across the northern hall Of the
United States and even extending
down into Panhandle, Texas. Il is
hard to estimate the damage done
yet.
The West bound Missouri Pacific
passenger train on the main line met
with serious accident In tho yards
at Sedalia, Saturday morning. The
engine was capsized, the baggage
and express cars were thrown cross
ways Of the track, and Fireman
Anderson was instantly killed. The
engineer escaped with bruises.
The cold wave the past week and
irosts has been OF sufficient force to
kill the apple crop which promises a
bountiiul yield. 1t was thought the
cold nights and two or three irosts
would settle most OF the garden
truck that was up and growing, but
the gardeners find their truck patches
all right and not even the beans and
tomatos plants were injured.
ia. Warford, OF Altoona, was In to
see US yesterday and renewed for his
father, Mitchell Wariord. Mr.. War.
ford came to Bates county with his
amily thirty odd years ago and his
life has commanded the respect and
esteem OF all men. He Is now 70
wears old and his son says is enjoy
ing reasonably good health. He has
been q constant patron Of The
TINES during its existence, and is
high up on our roll Of homer.
James s. Warnock called and re-.
newed for his father Wesley Warnock,
James is following Id the footsteps
OF bis father, who In his younger
days was one OF the best horsemen
| in this section and even now, at his
extreme age, 81 years, he can tell the
pedigree o fanny noted horse In the
county. J. s., has serveral fine horse.
His advertisement appears in an
other column.
C. A. Heath left this week for his
home In South Bend, Washington.
Among other mementoes OF his late
parente, hs took with him was an old
clock which had been in the Heath
family for over two hundred years.
Mr. Heath could trace 1t back to
17O4, when il, was owned by his
great. great grand father. The
original case had been displaced by
one OF Mr.. Heath's own make, but Of
similar design. 1t was nine feet high,
OF a unique and antiquarian pattern.
Mr.. Heath values it very highly.
Wholesale pillage Of Katy freight
cars 10 reported from Muskoges as q
dispatch from that place says: at
was discovered that a Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas freight train which ar
rived here q few days ago. had been
robbed somewhere north OF Parsons,
Kan, Of a large amount Of freight
The seals had been broken and 9
number Of cars pillaged. The actual
loss cannot be determined, but it is
estimated at from $1,000 to &c..
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