The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-12

D.L. Mathews, OF Altoona, and Miss
Mary V, Ewing, OF Butler, were mar
ried at the M. E. Church parsonage
by the pastor, Rev, Crlss, on last
Wednesday evening.
OF all the fiendish, outrageous, un.
earthly, soul stirring, hair-raising
noises heard on earth, we commend
the city fire siren at 2 O'Clock In the
morning. Twice In the past week
has It's wailings, as OF lost soul In
torment, sounded arouslng from
peaceful slumber our virtuous citi-
Gems, once for barn In West Butler
and the other a small dwelling In the
east end,
J. L. Blankenbaker arrived In the
city the last OF the week from Los
Angeles, Cal and will make his home
with his brother Lum Blankentaker
near Peru. He left Bates county 80
years ago and vent to Texas. From
there he went to California across
the plains with party driving a
herd OF 5000 cattle. This lie his first
return to Missouri He is In very
poor health and has been for several
years.
Our old friend Charlie Concklin, of
Passaic, was a pleasant caller the
last of the week He said that bis
brother, Isaac. who was recently kill
ed In q runaway In New Mexico, had
stopped to shut a gate, when bis
horse took fright, and he tried to
climb on to the cart from the rear,
when he fell and his loot caught. He
was dragged a quarter OF mile. He
was never conscious after being pick
ed up.
Six cases have been filed In the Cir
cult Clerks office against the Kansas
City Southern railroad company for
damages. The parties to the suits
claimed that In the construction OF
the grade for the road through the
Msrias Des Cygnes river not enough
openings we're left to permit the free
passage OF the water and In times OF
foods the water is backed upon and
over plaintiffs lands thereby dam
aging them.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. McComb and
Mrs A. H. Shelton we're In Butler
Tuesday and Mr.. McComb favored
US. In speaking of the prospects Tor
an early frost he said that It had
been a sign OF his fathers and one
which he had observed for twenty,
five years without fall that frost
never catches the unmatured cookie
burr. He said that much OF the burr
now is in the early stages and he
prophesies 1t will be many weeks be-
fore We have a killing frost.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Bros. circus is to exhibit at Rich
Hill on Friday, September 9th
This Is now perhaps the largest cir
Gus on the road. We haven't been
to Rich Hill for some time and the
9th Is about the time we had figur
ed on going, and then the children
kinder want to see the animals. We
wonder II the old clowns are as funny
as they used to be. Maybe II we can
raise the price and the rail road iare
but then It's two weeks of yet and
we will think II over.
Our old friend T. j. Wilson, Of
South Park, Q suburb OF Seattle,
Wash, In sending remittance for re-
newal, writes an enthusiastic letter
from that section. he owns a place
within IL mile Of the city limits. He
says the people are looking forward
TO the time when Admiral Bob Evans
great war feet will steam in to their
harbor The Puget Sound Navy
Yard has the largest dry dock on the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Wilson compM.
ments our Foster correspondent
very highly and says he reads the
items from his old home with great
interest. he invites ell Bates coun-
~ people who visit the coast TO come
and see him.