The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-19

Department store, who has been on
the sick list the past week suffering
with stomach trouble, left for bis
home in Upton, Mo-, Saturday for
a few days rest.
The country home OF Robt. Living.
ton, near the Independence church,
was destroyed by fire Monday even
ing, says the Hume Telephone. Only
the contents OF the lower floor we're
saved.
Nit Fox had a force OF thirty or
thirty five men at work the past week
filling his big Ice house at the AXE
east OF town with fine lee. The Ice
is about I inches thick very firm. In
several years past We have not had
such harvest.
representative Church CT Bates
was given the Craftsmanship OF the
committee on Roads and Highways.
lie is also on Agriculture. Two
very important assignments Tor "a
new member. Ii ia evident that
Speaker Hill sized up the Hon.
Georges qualifications" after he
voted for Niedringhaus.
A great bargain sale was inaugu- 5
rated at Hills Cash Store last week !
and is still in progress and lie being |
well patronized 10y our people who
are getting some choice bargains Cor 9
their money. Mr.. Hill is one OF the
up to.date merchants OF Butler and
is ALWAYS doing the nice thing by his
customers in giving them good goods
for small price.
Senator Dickinson has introduced Z
a bill extending che Statutes OF Lin. I
itation in felony cases from three to u
five years. This bill aught to and '
no doubt will become a law. II it o
had been five years instead OF three, :
anumber ofboodlers and wrong doors c.
would have been called to account in
the recent Investigations In st Louis
and J,fierson,-Clinton Tribune.
Judge Denton has returned from q
Clinton where he held his first term q,
OF court last week. The Tribune has t,
this to say Of him: Judge Denton n
OF Butler has been getting acquainted o
with the members Of the bar, the D
county officers and some OF our citi. Ii
zens. He Is a pleasant, affable gen. k
and has made quite a good o.
impression on all who have met him." In
An epidemic OF smallpox is spread o.
Ing over southwest Missouri. At q
Springfield over two hundred cases
are reported. Thirty seven families a
quarantined at their homes and a A
100 more are confined in the pest O
house. Several cases are reported 20
at Ash Grove. A large number OF B
cases are reported at Lamar and the Il
officials are in q row over quarantine d
Il
Albert Gray, an engineer on the '
Mo. Pacific railroad, went to the o
'front.' door Of an Undertaking estab- 81
|ishment in Fl. Scott, Kansas, Fri u
day evening, removed his Uvercoat N
laid down in the snow and fired u
bullet through his heart. lie had been q
arrested several days ago on com. a.
plant OF L p. Brooks, Of Wichita, III
and was out on bond. He left note a
to the underta ker giving instructions III
IS to his burial, and also to the press b
declaring his innocence OF the charge
against him. in
An experienced Missouri corn grow OF
Dr. says that when O crop OF sixty Is
bushels to the acre is secured, the ~
,orn cost thirteen cents a bushel to l
produce, for fifty bushel it is fifteen u
cents, for forty bushel eighteen cents, ell
or thirty.fve bushel twenty-five a.
cents and for thirty bushel thirty "
cents. "These figures" says the l.
Albany Ledger, "are not 80 far out u
of the way, and it is thus easy to q
know when you are selling corn be. y
ow the cost Of production. "
Senator Dickinson has introduced NJ
5he following bills: Gan act to re. al
peal an act providing for clearing ps
Instructions from, and improving ia
;he water flow the Marias des Cygnes al
liver In the state OF Missouri and "
1rOvidinu for tho navmont NJ suob ~;