The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-29

Miss Nellie Smith returned home
Monday from visit to Minneapolis
and ST. Paul, MINI.
We are in receipt of the Premium
List of the Missouri State Fair at
Sedalia October 2nd to Sth, 1909. A
large number of splendid premiums
are offered in every department
j. II. Baker, of Deep Water, was a
caller Saturday. He reported finish
ing threshing last week. His wheat
averaged IL bushels to the acre and
his oats 4S bushels, machine meas
ure.
The Review says that Prof. c. NJ
Leedy has sold out his interests in
his grocery store in Rich Hill, to his
partner d. 7. Rogers and has accept
ed position in the public schools at
Hume for the coming term.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
from j. +. Coleman, of JohnStown,
/ Wednesday morning, who called to
have his dates set ahead. He reports
fine rain for his section the first of
the week and crop prospects fine.
He reports William Howard in a pre-
cariouS condition, with small hopes
of recovery.
County Engineer Ed, Boron re-
ports that the bridge across Mine
Creek in Walnut Township is out of
commission, caused by the late flood,
which washed out one of the ap-
proacheS and left the steel piers out
of plumb. Mr.. Boron thinks that
faulty construction is responsible for
much of the damage.
Col. Jim Sharp was in to see our
new quarters Wednesday. The Col
onel'S neighborS were attracted by
his unusual activity in filling the
horse trough the other evening and
later he was discovered taking bath,
and the rumor gained credence that
he was preparing to take that expect
ed trip back to east Tennessee.
James j, Hill says that 65 per cent
of the people of this country live in
cities and must be fed by the other 80
per cent The figures are not over
drawn and furnish good idea of
why farm products are high and will
stay SO. Farming will also be good
occupation in this country, for some
time to comc!-Webb City Register.
Judge John A. Silvcrs, who is VS.
iting brother ut Lebanon, Mo-, is
expected home about the first of
August. The Judge is rusticating
where the healthful ozone of the
OzarkS is the finest, the water the
clearest and fishing the best and
what better place on earth would a
man want to be during the heated
term.
Mrs j. Z. Coleman, of Spruce
township, left Wednesday morning
for an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Lee Buck, in Denver, Colorado.
Mr.. Coleman, who came to town to
see her off, says he doesn't relish the
patching idea, and will probably
spend the greater part of the time
with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Jno.
NJ. Coleman, in Butler.
Uncle Ben Young, of Spruce, had
a sale of his personal effects on Mon
day ana accompanied by his two
daughters left for New Mexico We'd
neSday, where they will locate on
claims Uncle Ben is 81 years Old
but is still young. He owns good
farm which with other business mat
ters he left in charge of |. NJ. Kretz-
niger. His wife who is visiting in
Kentucky, will join the husband and
daughters in New Mexico later.
The Missouri Pacific will put down
new and heavier steel across the
Marias deS Cygnes bottoms to take
the place of that washed out by the
recent overflow. The old rails was
greatly bent and twisted by the force
OF the water and rendered altogether
unsafe for heavy traffic. The wreck
ing OF one or two of the first trains
through, on account of broken rails,
was only prevented by extremely
cautious running. Nevada Post.