The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-07-27

Ellis & Gains the enterprising But
Ter jewellers have established q branch
Office ct Foster for the convenience
OF their trade in shat section OF tht
county.
A letter from VIM. E. Walton, ed
dressed at Helena, Mont, order,
The TINES to Seattle, Washington
for four weeks. The letter stated
that they would 60 to Seattle and
take steamer trip to the north.
DR.. J. NJ. Christy has FIVE acres oil
COW peas, on the lake and park place
south OF town. The peas have only
been planted three weeks, but are
waist high and growing rapidly. DR..
Cbristy thinks he will realize at least
three tons to the acre of this patch,
We understand there are several
farmers In this section who are OK.
perimenting with the COW peas this
season. -
Bates county s. s. workers stten.
ton. Plan to attend the annual
convention at Spruce, August 24-25
From outside the county We promis.
cd the presence and help Of Mrs. s.
W. Cavis, Of Kansas City, and one OF
our state officers, probably Mr. Elmer
E. Lacey, state secretary. The
themes discussed will be those OF
practical interest to the officers and
teachers in our Sunday school work.
Let every school be represented.
"Gsbe" appears to be having a
whole lot Of troable with the tele-
phone, one line OF which connects q
large number OF houses In his terri.
tory. The continuous ringing Ia
rather grating on q nervous man,
but the good things we enjoy In this
lie an all mixed with troubles more
or less. After Gabe get use to the
sound and learns the signal
code he will be ell right, and then its
handy to get the whole
gossip without stir.
ring out OF the house.
E. Knell, sole owner OF the fine fair
grounds at Carthage, No., and
breeder OF fine horses, had ten of his
best standard bred brood mares
drowned In the sudden and unprece.
dented overflow OF Spring river caus.
I'd by a cloud burst, Thursday OF
last week. The water rose ten feet |
over the fair grounds and nine car
oads OF lumber on the ground with
which to build q new amphithetre
was washed away by the food. In
addition the track and grounds were
ruined by the wafer.
j. o. Hogg, a consulting architect
Of Kansas City, met with the build.
ing committee Of the Fraternal Bull
ing Association Saturday evening |
and submitted elaborate plans for
the proposed new hotel and lodge
building on the northwest corner OF
The square. The plans called for an
expenditure Of $35, 900 and as the As
ISOLATION only has about $25, 900
AVAILABLE for that purpose, they will
lave to be revised aud cut down to
1t. The committee, headed by DR..
is working hard to perfect
he plans and get the work under
way, which they think can be accom-.
'lished by the first OF September. A
lotel building will be erected which
will be the pride Of Butler.
County court met In Butler Mon
lay and the members left overland
or Rockville township, where they
vent to inspect the outlet for the pro.
'osed river drainage canal, and Judge
I it will be capable OF taking care Of
he volume OF water that will be car
led down by the canal. One of the
trong arguments against the canal
that the outlet below is not large
nough to carry off the water as it
'omes down and az a consequence
he water would back up and cause q
greater overflow in that section than
before. The judges wished to satisfy
on that point before tax.
ng final action next month. The
Judges also visited the condemned
wire bridge, near the Rich Hill water.