The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

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0sreola. At a point a hall mile from
the town there has for years been q
slight escape o. ges. At times the
aow can BE- lighted with matches and
will burn for shor: time.
The Msrlas Des Cygnes river is on
a rampage. Tuesday it was thres-
ening to come Gus OF the banks
Floods on the Marmaton aud Usage
had backed the water some distance
up the Miami Highway Eugineer
Ed. Boron informed Us shat on
Monday the big ditch was doing
good work in preventing an over
flow.
Rolla Chaplin, q rustllng young
Hudson township farmer, few days
ago sold TO Bailey & Cole, stock ship
pers at this place, probably the high,
est priced wagon load OF hogs ever
delivered 10 Appleton City. de
brought 10 ten head and took back
in his jeans 1856 90, or So IS per
hundrei rounds.-Appleton City
Journal.
The Globe Trading Company, Of
Hsrrisonville, has purchased she en-
tire stock OF the j. B. Adair Dry
Goods Company, located on the
north side square. 7. W, Clemments
and George E, Gable, officers OF tha,
company, were In Butler Friday and
closed the deal No announcement,
has been made as TO the disposition
OF the stock
Deputy County Clerk W. B. Weeks
and the editor OF THE TINES enjoyed
the hospitality OF Mr. and Mrs. W
A, Baker, at sheir fine country home
10 Pleasant Gap township on last
Thursday. Mr., Baker has fine
farm, OF second bottom land, th,
best on earth, has 1t well stocked
with the best breeds OF hogs, cattle
horses and mules,
Dixie Mccain was notified S.tur
day from headquarters that hi
had been employed by the Missouri
Pacific Company ut u handsome
salary. bike is rustler, Away
made good az constable and deput!
sheriff, which positions he has hell
for long term OF years. He was |
railroad man in his early days ant
knows what he is going up against,
Geo. W. Pharis, vile and two chi
drep, B. +, Wix, wife and child pass
: ed through Butler Tuesday on n
overland trip, by mule power, Tor
I tour of the west. They will q
. through to Yellow Stone Park an
: ,ftAr thoroughly inspecting the VOL
ders OF that government reservation
they willg on 10 Washington, wher
Mr. Pharls has two daughters and
{ son.
= Col S. W. Dolby had the misiol
, tune TO badly sprain his knee Will
j. working the garden at home. TIL
is and should be u sign 50 all FOOLS
husbands who make practice {
working In the garden during the
leisure hours Isis very bad an
dangerous practice and should nevt
be resorsed to 80 long as the wife
in good health.
d So far no trace has been dlscove
{ ed OF the team OF horses stolen frol
Chas. Parish near Everett last weel
and Tuesday morning another the
\ OF horses was reported by e. l. Pit
living 2B miles northeast Of Ere
man. Mr.. Pitts team consisted OF
bay mare with white hind feet and
sorre horse with a white face. III
!, horses were about ten years DID,
Harrisonville L ,ader.
}. Robert Marshall, farmer ofJoh
). son county, has brought suit again
O Henry Schneider, proprietor OF q loo
sporting goods house at Warren
burg for $4,000 damages, allegir
= that Schneider ran past him on
y motor cycle, Notwithstanding
u gave the hailing sign Of distress, al
y caused his mules to run away, thro
q Ing Marshall out and breaking b
= leg.
W. C. Hedden was In town this
Is ternoon. he still goes little lam
r as result Of a mix up with a your
Q, mule. Mr.. Hedden says the mule d
!. not kick him, but crowded ga
's down upon him. The gate, acceler
+ ted by the weight OF the mule VI