The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-22

John Varnes writes from Augusta,
Mont, that the thermometer regis.
tiers rs degrees in the shade. Beans
and potatoes ruined by frost on night
of the 10th July. Country chock full
of hay and no hands. He says he is
in the shearing business up to his
ears.
William f. Walton left for the east
Tuesday at noon in the interest of the
Walton Trust Co., of which he is
president. He will visit capitalists in
New York, Vermont and other points,
with whom he has business engage
mentS.
j. NJ. Vaughan returned home last
week from Sulphur, Okla. He re-
ports j. R. Simpson, who recently
went to that place in quest of health,
as very low, and confined to his bed.
Mr.. Simpsons many friends through
out the county will be sorry to hear
this, and hope for his speedy re-
covery,
Mr.. w. B. Hinderliter has traded
his 500 acre farm northwest of Hume
on the state line to NJ. o. banks for a
800 acre stock ranch in Mead coun-
ty, Kan. Mr. Himderliter will give
possession March |, 1910, and will
move to Kansas, Hume Telephone.
Thos. w. Warren, a farmer near
Lamonte, Pettis county, shot and kill
ed tenant, John Wilkerson, on his
farm Saturday. They had a dispute
over their contract and Warren claim
ed Wilkerson attacked him with a
hedge knife,
George g. Henry, living south east
of Butler, has found many evidences
of oil on his farm. 1t seeps out the
side of the hill in crevices and APP
pears on the water in the springs.
Mr., Henry expects some time to
thoroughly prospect for oil and gas.
While drilling prospect hole on
j. I. Ackerman's farm, eastof Hume,
oil was struck at a depth of 800 feet,
reports the Telephone, The well
will yield about 80 barrels every 9TH
err day and it is thought it may be
largely increased by the use of dyna-
mite. Mr.. Alderman says he is 90
ing down one thousand or fifteen
hundred feet.
Earl A. Stewart, of Carthage, has
purchased the Liddil photograph gal
lery on the north side and will take
charge next Wednesday, July 2Sth
Mr.. Stewart has conducted succe SIS.
full studio in that city for years and is
regarded as one of the best photog-
raphers in the state. Mr. Liddil, we
understand, will go to Gallatin, Mo.
Chas. j. Holland and Mrs. Jessie
Thompson were married Tuesday
morning by Judge Jno. A. Silvers in
the Probate office. Mr.. Thompson
is worthy young farmer of Henry
county, formerly a citizen of Deep
Water township. The bride is a
daughter of Hon. Geo. B. Ellis, Sec
rotary State Board Agriculture, a
charming young woman of many
virtues.
Clay Broaddus came in from Bixby,
Okla, Monday morning. Clay has
been rusticating on a ranch in that
country for several months and looks
well. He says that is fine country,
the days awful hot, with little shade
and the nights too cool for corn grow
ing. Maise, caffir corn and cotton
the principal crops.
Mrs. Bert Claunch had fall
on her back porch, but did not
think seriously of her injuries. After
several days of intense suffering from
pains in her side, which seemed to
I grow worse, a doctor was summoned
and discovered that two ribs were
fractured. The broken bones were
set and Mrs. Claunch made easy, but
some time will elapse before she fully
RECEIVERS.
County Road Engineer Ed. Boron
informs us that he is having serious
trouble getting hands to replace and
repair the county bridges, washed