The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-08

Mrs. Milton Flesher, after q short
visit with Mrs. A. II. Culver and 9TH
er friends, returned to her home at
Lamar the last OF the week.
Former representative John Sher-
lock, OF Flat river, Mo, was killed
Friday by his son.in-lsw, James
Cunningham by a blow on the head
with a club in a quarrel about a
divisi IN fence.
A telegram from Esrtham, New
Mexico, says that the entire town OF
La Mesa on the opposite bank OF
the Rio Grande river is under seven
feet OF water. The rise OF the river
was gradual and all the people In
the town escaped.
Arthur McVey, an east Sedslia
merchant, aged "a years and uu.
married walked from his store
Thursday evening Of last week and
disappeared. The belief is that his
mind became suddenly unbalanced
and no wandered away. His business
affairs are In good condition.
Col. Joe McKibben, one OF Rich
Hills pioneers, who was here for a
short visit, stated that California
agreed 80 we'll with him and his wife
that he has purchased q 20 acre tract
oiland in the golden state, and he and
Mrs. McKibbens will move thereto
to make their future home.-Rich
Hill Review.
The union revival meetings at the
tabernacle In Warrensburg are still
going on, and it Is reported that
thousands Of people are in daily at
tendance. DIR. Williams, the evange.
list, REINFORCED by Charles Tillman,
OF Georgia, famous evangelistic
singer, is conducting the meetings.
The contract for the construction
OF the new hospital wing to the
asylum building at Nevada, was let
Friday to ]. A. DAILY Of Nevada, ut a
cost OF $31 400, and 1t is to be
completed by December LIST. The
legislative appropriation for this
building was $4,000. There we're
quite a number Of bids received by
the board oimanagers.
The property OF the Sedalia Water
and Light Company, the Sedalia
Street Railway Company and the
Sedalia Gas and Fuel company has
been sold to Boston and New York
capitalists for $75O,O0O. The new
owners propose to expend 5000, 900
In improvement during the present
year, 100000 of which is to be for
needed street railway extensions and
improvements.-Nevada Mail.
Homer, the 15-year old son OF J ohm
Kennedy, farmer living near Ell
Dorado Springs, died Saturday from
hydrophobia. The boy was bitten
by a rabid dog March 18th, and
taken to q mad stone which adhered
to the wound several hours, after
which he suffered no pain and no
symptons of the disease until thirty
six hours before his death, when he
was thrown into commissions.
During the floods OF last week Mrs.
Sam Lane with her 5-year old son
we're drowned in a branch near the
Meeks school house about two miles
south OF Neosho. She had been out
to the Graves fruit farm with her
husband, and leaving him with a
load OF berries which he was taking
to the station for shipment she
started home in buggy against the
; advice of friends. The stream looked
ugly when she came to it but she
. thought she could cross and in the
attempt both herself and child were
: drowned.
W. j. Middleton and A. W. Night
swonger, two prominent Democratic
farmers Of Mingo township, compli
mentsd us pleasantly on Monday
> From them we learned that A. Thorn
. burg, q former Bates county farmer
" as killed at his home, at old Wades
burg, in Cass county, by Lightning
4. Friday last. He drove his team
| under tree for shelter from the rain
3 HIS children went to the house snC
!. after the shower returned to find bin
q dea d and one OF the horses had also
q been killed. He left q wife and six Of