The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-07

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Miss Ida Whitsett left for Colorado
Springs Saturday, where she has &C.
eepted position as teacher in tbs
public schools.
Bate Bachelor and wife were In
the city the last OF the week to close
the deal for @ fine farm in Summit
township.
George Caruthers has purchased
Ira Woste's interest In the west side
meat market, and the firm will be
Rake & Caruthers.
The TINES acknowledges the usual
courtssies from the Farmers, Miners
and Merchants Fair to be held at
Rich Hill September 81 to goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Graves returned
Saturday from business trip to st.
Louis which had been extended as q
pleasure trip to visit Illinois rela-
tives.
The Lamar team took a fall out oil
our home team on the diamond Sun.
day to the score OF 8 to 2. 1t has
been going the other way pref
ty regular, with which consolation
our boys will have to be satisfied.
Z. c. Vandervoort, who has been
station agent at Butler for many
years, was transferred to Joplin the
last OF the week, where he will have
charge OF the Mo. Pac. and NJ, X. &
T. depots. Mr.. Vandervoort was q
school director and secretary OF the
board. By his courtesy and kind
ness he has endeared himself to our
people, who regret his transfer. Joe
Geiger, day operator for the past two
,, years, has been promoted to agent
in charge OF our depot.
Parish Nickel, night policeman for
Butler, went TO Kansas City on Sat
urday and was operated on at the
German Sisters Hospital for a blad-
dercomplaint. He was accompanied
by his wife and mother, Mrs. H p.
Nickel, OF Lees Summit. From last
account he was doing as we'll as
C 'uld be expected. Sunday the re-
port was circulated that he had died
under the operation, but this fortu.
nately proved unfJunded.
0, p. Couchman, writing from
Baker City, Oregon, says: Il can't
get along without The TINES. 1t is
just like a letter from home. like
this country fine. Baker City is the
third city in population in this state
and is situated at an altitude OF
$500 feet. 1t is surrounded by a
large fertile valley, where timothy
hay is raised In abundance. The
yield this year averaged three tons
per acre. Land is worth from $40
to 500 per acre, that is the land
that is under irrigation. This is
most delightful climate, neither too
hot nor too cold in summer. Lam
glad old Bates has bumper corn
crop this year. | would like 80 well
to be there and attend the county
lair this fall"
Sells & Downs big show was here
Monday and gave two performances
in the afternoon and night. System
was in the management and every
thing connected with the big show was
carried on without a hitch, and the
standard of the show was OF the
higher order. At the grounds Sun
day while the hands were pitching
the numerous tents not loud word
was spoken. No swearing or vul-
garity BY the employees were per.
United and the ladies and children
who walked to the grounds at the
depot to witness the work oferecting
the tents and look at the beau,i.
tul horses were perfectly safe from
insult by loud or indecent language.
There we're no bunco games permit
ted on the grounds. The circus part
OF the show was on q high plane and
intensely interesting. while the me-
imagery has not been excelled by any
show visiting Butler in many years.
The street parade vas good.
The large barn on T. s. Paschall g
farm two miles northeast OF Amstel
dam burned q few nights ago with
contents, says the Enterprise. The
barn had iust been rebuilt year no.