The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-28

VI. F. Hill, who returned from the
St. Louis market on Wednesday
morning, says he attended she
Wholesalers and Manufacturers sale
and got some choice bargains In sew.
eral departments and expects togive
his customers the benefis. He L.
home too late TO write his usual big
advertisement for this week. but will
give facts and figures next week that
will be convincing.
The much. talked-oi gas PROPOSE
sion TO Sedalia from the west is
thing of the past-ior the present
The gas was coming sure, but Is was
necessary for the promoters TO raise
$4,000 TO pay for the option on
some OF the wells. The people of she
towns where gas was to be furnished
are wise on such propositions and OF
course the $4,000 were not forth
coming -Warrensburg Standard.
A Upton, Mo-, press special says
Miss Laura Steinkraus OF that city
has started to Panama to wed Judge
Jos. B, March Ia former citizen OF
Rich Hill She will be met In New
York City by a chsperone, who will
accompany her to her destination,
as the Judge is unable TO leave his
post OF duty at this time. The two
became acquainted at Harwood, Mo-.
where the lady has an uncle, whom
she was visiting at the timer II.
Review.
The school enumeration OF the But
Ter district for this year shows ex.
actly the same as In 1907, a total Of
$50, We are compelled TO agree
with the Record that the figures are
just a little bit suspicious. Now II Is
mad been S55, or S51, just a wee bit
OF difference. We do not pretend TO
say that it Is not correct enumera.
tion and that we have exactly $50
children OF the required school age,
but then all will have to admit that
1t is striking coincidence.
THE TIMES was complimented by a
pleasant call from the following
young lady country school gradu-
ates on Tuesday afternoon: Misses
Anna and Winnie Davis Wheeler,
Miss Belle Burke and Miss Bertha
Craven. They were chsperoned by
Prof. T. j. Wheeler. These young
ladies stood their final examination
at Grand View School house, from
the two combined districts In Char.
lotte and Homer townships.
The postmaster at Richmond, Mo.
during the campaign two years ago,
refused to let the local papers 90
through with political speeches In
the form Of supplements. The mat
ter was taken before the post Office
department., and recently a ruling
was made holding that on account
OF the public character OF the inior
nation contained in speeches by
public men, they are to be consider.
ed legal supplement TO newspa
! per and transmitted through the
mails, as such.
Mrs. Maude Britt, daughter OF
S. S Williams, OF Appleton City, met
with peculiar, painful and serious
accident q few days ago that cost the
loss OF an eye, She, was splitting
kindling when a silver OF wood struck
her In the eye driving three eve
lashes into the ball, necessitatIng q
most delicate operation to remove
them. DR.. Cline stated that In all
his practice he had never before
heard OF an accident that was fol-
lowed by similar results Appleton
City Journal.
An Oklahoma farmer has invented
and fastened on q cows back an elec,
tricsl contrsption, the electricity be.
Ing generated by a dynamo attached
to the cows tail. This machine
milks the COW, strains the milk aud
hangs up the pail and strainer. A
small photograph accompanies the
outfit and yells 80 when the COW
moves. II she kicks, a hinged arm
catches the milk stool and lsms her
over the head with Tx.
Forty.five brskemen on the extra
board on the Missouri Pacific In this
city have been released from service
An order Issued some time ago laid
them off only temporarily. OF tn
Is crews now running out OF Nevada
there are only sixty five men employ
ed. OF the iorty.flve who we're reless
ed from service only ten will remain
on the extra board. When more
men are needed it is the intention OF
the company to hire over again all
the brakemen who wish to 60 back
In the employ OF the company
Nevada Post.
A. B. Msupin died at his home
near Johnstown on Friday last. Mr.
Maupin came to Bates county In
, 1868. He settled on farm near
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