The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15


Friend Carpenter came in from his
big ranch near Colby, Kansas, the
last of the week. He said they had
laid by $50 acres of corn. In saving
their wheat five headers were used.
The wheat is yielding big. The sea-
son is fine and they expect a good
corn crop.
VIM. NJ. White, of this city, went
to Butler again Saturday to take treat
ment for his eyes, the serious nature
! of which has been previously men,
toned in these columns. We in COM
mon with Mr.. Whites many friends
are pleased to note that he has receiv-
ed some benefit from the treatment
he has received from the specialist at
that place, and il would afford us
great pleasure to be able TO report
him permanently cured from the ter
rible malady from which he has been
suffering so long. He will remain at
Butler for a few weeks ut least APP
pleton City Journal.
Those who know a cyclone when
! they see one, and there are several
such persons about Butler, declare
that one passed over the city Monday
morning, high up in the air, from
northwest to southeast II was be-
You'd communication and none Of the
anxious people who were out watch
, ing il desired its nearer approach in
order to verify its identity. 1t was a
curious shaped mass of clouds and
kept rolling over and tossing about in
a manner that indicated ii wouldn I
stand for any foolishness, if il once
got its dander up in good shape. AS
we haven't lost any cyclone, we
didn't take the trouble to follow itup.
The Review tells of an exciting
experience "kid" Faussett had with
two tramp dogs at his place last week.
He noticed the dogs chasing his cattle
and took his double barrel gun to
! square matters. 1t took both barrels
to kill one dog, when the other and
! larger dog attacked him savagely.
The kid" defended himself with his
gun used as club until an unfortn-
nate blow broke the stock, when he
was apparently at the dogs mercy,
: At that critical period George Here
/, ford, who had witnessed the fracaS
alta distance and was Fastening to the
| rescue with 32-caliber rifle, shot
from distance of IS yards and killed
+ the dog. A good or lucky shot OF
, both. ..
j. H. Sacre, popular constable OF
Charlotte, was a pleasant caller or
, Tuesday. He lives next the upper,
or Marvel bridge on the river. and
said they had kept a high water guage
; for years on the bridge piers and a
l tree, and that the present overflow
was II inches above any other mark
made in previous years, He said the
, neighborS for miles was down Sun
day to view the bridge, Judges
: Harper and Paddock came down, anC
+ the water then was tapping the floor
The judges had one end of the bridge
cabled and would have cabled thu
5 other, but they had nothing suitable
: to tie to.
, The levee around the Webster lake
f at Athol was reported broken OF
| Thursday and the water from The
Miami which had flooded the Murphy
.. bottoms rushed in and filled the LAKE
which had been drained in the spring
t and crop of corn planted which
S promised well. Mr.. Webster ha(
gone to a big expense to have ditcl
t dug and levee thrown up from tn
t railroad on the north, around the cas-
J. and to the high ground on the soutl
.. of the lake. He expected to raise
big crop of corn off this land, seed
@ down in wild rice and by shutting tn
d flood gates on the east, let the lax
k fill with water for fall and sprin
e duck shooting.