The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-29

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Wright attraction OF "Under Two
Flags Is their own Military Concert
Band" that will render two concerts
daily Of standard and popular music.
Don't iail so hear them. Butler
Opera House Tuesday, Sept. 3rd.
The Jasper county court is having
O 3 arch concrete bridge built as an
experiment. There will be 26 tons OF
steel In the bridge but no wood. The
steel will be covered with cement
making 1t impervious to the weather.
The floor will be OF cement laid on
steel beams. Should the venture
prove successful more OF the same
kind will be contracted for-Stock-
ton Journal.
Maryland is sending out invita-
lions to her sons and daughters
throughout the world to return home
for weeks reunion October Is to
10. These home comings are JOY
GUS occasions for counties as we'll as
states. Bates county has sons and
daughters scattered over the coun-
try, and we would like to see an Of.
fort made to have them all home at
one time.
Our good friend ]. A. Maddy, out
on Adrian No. 5, was a pleasant
caller. He brought his youngest
daughter, Miss Natalie Msddy, who
this spring passed the county gradu-
alton, to town to stand an examina-
ton before the county board OF
education for a teachers certificate.
His Oldest daughter, Miss Lavins,
has taught two years at Miami
Center, and has been re-employed Tor
another year.
The people from a distance, who
will appear on the programme Of the
Bates County Sunday School Con.
vention Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. 4 and 9Th, are Rev. Geo. P.
Bsity, D. D.; Rev. F. L. Johnston,
D. D. L; G. A. COPY and wife, all Of
Kansas City. Mr.. COPY and wife
have just returned from an extended
trip to the Orient, and his lecture on
Jerusalem as It is to-day will be OF
especial interest. Do not fall to hear
all these people.
/, Patrick O'Connor, a young man,
who has been employed cleaning up
the debris made by remodeling the
First National Bank OF Appleton
City, was overcome by heat the other
day. O'Connor says he served in
the Boer war and was wounded In
the head. with q poisoned arrow,
which has caused him to have faint.
ing spells ever since. Is soon as he
recovered, he left the city, saying he
intended going back to Africa and
develop some diamond mines he dis.
covered while there.
The cottage home OF Jesse Miller,
in the north part OF town was totally
consumed by fire Sunday evening q
little after 8 O'Clock. The fire was
caused by an exploding oil lamp In
the hands OF Mrs. Miller, and she had
q narrow escape, as oil and glass
were thrown upon her person and
clothing, but fortunately she escaped
injury. The flames, however, were
communicated to the dwelling, 81 d
though neighbors rushed to the res
cue as soon as the first flash Of light
occurred, they could do nothing to
save the building. Rich Hill RsTiew.
The catalogue and premium list
for the third annual live stock show
! and agricultural exhibit, at Hume,
, Mo-, on Thursday, September 10th,
has been received at this Office, Il
!, |, shows an offering Of liberal premi-
; ums In all departments, provides q
, good program for the days enter
: tainment, which ends with q big
{ double band concert and entertain
. ment Of the opera house. All who
possibly can should attend the stock
show at Hume on that date and On
b courage the splsndid efforts Of thos<
enterprising citizens.