The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-11


courses. Ii tells OF thrilling escapes,
daril g rescues OF food victims.
Scores are rendered homeless In Enid
and much property destroyed,
Russell Armentrout, carrier on
route 3, reports having went through
a bridge across a branch l mile north
and mile west OF Mulberry, yester.
day. The approaches Of the bridge
had washed out and he, the team
and wagon went through. Russell
got his horses out but leit the wagon
aud came back to town. -Amsterdam
Enterprise.
The Baptist congregation OF But.
ler will begin tent meeting on next
Sunday, on the Park Hotel grounds,
formerly the old Laclede. On Sun.
day 1t will be especially an old folks
meeting, but everybody invited.
Come, bring your baskets and have
dinner on the ground.
Col. c. L Robbins sends US a snap
shot picture OF the auctioneers con.
ventlon at Peoria, Ills. The major
ity OF the delegates appear to be
having good easy time, while some
are in great labor, probably having
In digesting the big words
and funny jokes sprung upon them,
DR., A. E Lyle will leave to-day for
Chicago to take q post graduate
COURSE In medicine He will preba--
bly, be gone three or four weeks. DR..
Lyle will probably drop around TO
the Taft headquarters to make the
Bates county faithful solid, and may
take q peep at the deliberations OF
the great convention, but he denies
that he has any Interior political
designs.
Wesley Denton informs us tina. his
new bank will open up Tor business
about the fifteenth OF July or first OF
August. He further informs US that
J. R. jenkins has consented to &C.
,ept the presidency of she new insti.
sutton. New furniture and fixtures
will be installed before the day OF
opening.
Judge W. n. Evans spoke at the
court house on Wednesday evening
In the interest OF his candidacy for
Four OF the guberns.
torial aspirsnts have visited us, viz:
Ball, Wallace and Evans.
Stspel and Whitecotton will proba-
bly, give us an opp ortuuity to hear
them before long.
The Children Day exercises at the
various churches on last Sunday
were we'll attended and delightful
were rendered. These are
very interesting and entertaining oc.
casions and are thoroughly enjoyed
by tine younk people. The churches
we're appropriately decorated with
lowers and plants, forming pleas
Ing effect.
H. q. McClenden, who lives across
the river In Bates county, had the
to run a harrow tooth
through his hand Saturday while
unloading a harrow from a wagon,
says the Schell City News. DR.. Colson
dressed the wound, which is getting
along nicely, but It will be several
weeks before he will be able to use
his hand.
Another strong wind, followed by
, heavy rain, visited this section
morning about 2 o'clock. A
number of shade trees were blown
1own was all the damage reported.
A number OF the old stubs In the
,ourt house yard have been blown
Town this spring, but young and
trees are fast coming on to-
Jake their place.
Rev DR.. W. B Palmofe is:a candi-
late for the nomination for presi.
lent OF the United States on the
prohibition ticket. The Anti-Ssloon
eague headed by Rev. U. G. Robin.
ION is opposing him, believing that
more effective work can be done by
7oting with one of the old parties,
which II Left with Rev. Robinson
would mean the Republican party.
Over in Johnson county where
hey have several sspirsnts for the
,ffice Of sheriff, one Of the candidates
las hit upon q most novel scheme to
lunch the voters for convenient
lectioneering. he proposes to start
nut with a moving picture show and
band, stopping at all cross roads
10 give an exhibition. Each cand,.
late for sheriff will have q job with
he outfit and will have q chance to
york for his interests upon the crowd
collected by the show.
Kansas City was threatened with |
loods the first Of she week, and no.
Ice was sent out by all railroads re.
using to accept stock for shipment |
70 that city. The big Mo. Pac. rail.
Dad bridge over the Kaw was
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