The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-24

county, says the Nevada Post, was
bitten by q copperhead snake, as she
was gathering some kindling in her
yard the other day.
The Franklin school, creamery
and telephone we're sufferers by the
wind storm at Clinton Wednesday OF
last week. Orchards and she grow
ing corn were also badly damaged in
Rsnry county.
The corn crop In Henry county Is
believed to have sustained q 25 per |
cent loss from wind and rain by she |
storm which passed over that coun-
ty the latter part OF last week. Many
fields the corn was laid tiat on the
ground.
A. II. Culver and party returned
from their outing at Pertle Springs
Saturday. They attended the 10Th
Annual Encampment OF the {. Z.
Sunday School Assembly OF Missouri
and report a pleasant and profitable
time.
The base ball game at the lake
park Sunday afternoon between the
Butler and Fl. Scott teams resulted
In defeat for the Fl. Scott team.
The game ending to 4 In favor OF
Butler. They are all treated alike
by the Butler team.
| Up to Monday morning 100 new
suits had been filed for the September
term OF circuit court In Henry coun
ty, says the Clinton Democrat. or
this number 68 have grown out OF
the Salmon L Salmon bank failure.
Says the Rich Hill Review: "Uncle
John Hornback, OF the country
northwest, is setting a goodexampls
for the people OF his neighborhood
by cutting the weeds and grass along
the public highway, 80 Mr.. Kissick,
carrier OF route No. l, tells US.
C. L. Melvin, who dynamited the
town OF lola, Kansas, several weeks
ago and destroyed 100000 worth
OF property, was tried Friday for
malicious destruction OF property
and was sentenced to serve six months
in the lola jail. The fellow is I'm.
dout ely crazy.
Col. d. C. Gillison was reelected
commander OF the G. A. R. reunion
for the ninth term at Nevada last
week. He appointed II. Mitchell
Vlce-commander and Pat Shea quar-.
termaster. The reunion closed Sat.
urday and was great success. i
The wind and rain storm which
passed over Vernon county Wednes
day and Friday OF last week, did
great damage to hay stacks, says
the Post. From all over the county
comes the report OF the tops oistacks
being blown off and the hay ruined
by the deluge OF water.
Prot. Jesse Cakes, principal OF the
Urich, Mo-, schools, who short time
ago sent his wife away on visit and
, then eloped with Miss Opal knaus, u
16.year old pupil In his school, has
been captured by the police OF Los
Angeles, California, and officers have
/ gone after him and the girl.
1t is estimated that fully 10000
} people attended the Lone Jack picnic
! Wednesday of last week. Senator
Stone, Gov. Dockery, Congressman
Cowherd and others delivered adj
dresses. The storm which came up
in the afternoon marred the pleas
, ures OF the occasion.
DR.. Charles Brand, an old settler
and we'll known citizen OF Howard
township, died at his home near
, Sprague Wednesday morning of last
week. He was aged 81 years. He
came to Missouri in 1869 locating at
. Balltown, Vernon county, and from
] there to his farm where he died.
} The rain storm Friday was two
much for the rural mail carriers out
of Butler and all but one turned back
after getting out Of town mile or
80 on account OF the creeks and
branches which cross the roads in
places being raging rivers and
dangerous to attempt to cross with
their teams and vehicles.
J Capt. Andrew j. Hall 80 years OF
age, good citizen OF Lamar, Mo-,
and at one time mayor of the city,
ended his life with csrbolic acid the
other day. He was veteran OF the
union army, and member OF the G.
A. R. post. He was a Captain in the
White Horse cavalry during the war,
and distinguished himself as q
soldier on the battle fold.
The city council at Joplin has
raised the saloon license In that
, town from $3.50 to $1,000 q year.
The saloon keepers made rush to
,, renew their licenses under the old
rates of $3.50 q year before the new
schedule OF $1,000 a year went into
effect, but the city refused to issue
the license at the old rate and the
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