The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-04

~ h oo&A s.-huS e gan tdet year
with $50 hlack Lang shans. She
gathered IL, $50 eggs, solo Sl4T 80
worth OF chickens and has 124 left.
She sold S26 so worth OF butter.
Total, $3.50
Last year she peach crop was kill.
% about sixteen times during she
wl1ter anu spring and still il was a
god peach eur. SO don't be alarm.
cd every vine you hear that the
1s"ch crop has been ruined-there'll
probablS DE plenty 81 peaches. Car.
shege P,ess.
FOR SALE:-320 acre farm, four
miles station this county, 200 culsi.
vaii1n, balance meadow and pas.
~: all coed land, 5-room house,
% =, orchard, well fenced and wa
tered Mail and phone line, $27 per
acre Liberal terms. Many others.
Nriteior our lists F. II, Humphrey,
Fort Scott, Kan, It.
| Headquarters OF the National
Guard OF Missouri was moved from
bu1ler, Mo, where it has been ever
since the appointment OF H. C. Clark
as Brlgadier General, by Governor
Ssephena, following she Spanish war,
to Nevada, Mo-, where General Clark
has located In the practice OF law.
Several loads Of equipments was ship
ped from Butler the last OF the week.
j. Longabaugh, Of the Metz neigh
oorhood, reported that a two.story
residence building under process OF
completion on the farm OF lobe Reed
about five miles west OF Metz, was
blown down by Fridays storm. The
building was almost ready for the
shingles when destroyed. 1t was a
complete wreck after the storm.-R
II Review.
Mrs. Lydia Schspelar died at her
home six miles north OF town. Fri.
day night Funeral services we're
conducted at she German Reformed
church at Prairie City sndinterment
made III the cemetery at that place.
This death Is an especially sad incl.
dent from the fact that they had
been married only about year. The
husband has many friends who SIN
cerely sympathize with him 10 his
bereavement Rockville Booster.
Some OF our exchanges are quarrel.
Ing over which one originated the
phrase Fine italian Cline" In de.
scrlbing the beautiful winter weather
OF old Missouri. This was iavorite
expression OF that old veteran news.
paper man, Col. N. A. Wade, while
the present disputsnts we're still in
their swadling clothes. No one In
those days ever thought OF iniring-
ing on Col Wsde's patent and those
who now use 1t should credit It to
him.
A. Zwahlen, who is serving his
country as petit iuryman, was a
pleasant caller on Tuesday. He in
formed us OF the death of Albert
Schellman, at his home in Prairie
city, on Monday. Deceased was
about 40 years OF age and promi-
nent citizen OF that community. He
had been sick"only a short time Mr..
ZSahlen also reported the death OF
Mrs. Spurgeon, On old settler and
popular citizen OF Rockville, which
occurred the last OF the week.
The fire alarm was turned In from
Joe Meyers house about 8 O'Clock
Sunday evening. The response by
the fire ladies was prompt and a
good run made, but their services
were not needed. The fire was caus.
ed by q lighted candle which Mr.
Meyer had been using In the coal bin
In the cellar and which he had for
gotten to extingulsh. The candle
set fire to some kindlIng and consld
cradle smoke was made which filled
the entire house, which very iortu.
nasely was the only damage done.
A letter to US from Mrs. 8. A.
Shading conveys the intelligence oil
the death Of Charley W. Shading, al
bis home In Puyalleys, Washington,
to which place be moved a few years
ago. He died on January oath,
1909, aged 70 years and 10 months,
Mr.. Shading was for many years a
citizen OF Walnut township, this
county, ia which section he is well
known and has many staunch friends
He was born in Germany, moved to
Illinois when II years Of age and
moved to Bates county about TWEEN.
ty.flve years ago. He leaves a wife
and nine children. He was q veteran
OF the civil war; was good citizen,
an honest man and lived to a ripe
old age.
Clyde Taylor, q prominent Jack
san county Republican, was recently
q visitor at the state capital, and
while there had occasion to use the
long distance telephone. On finish.
ing bis conversation he found that
he was unable to open she sound
proof door OF the booth in which he
had shut himself. Cabinet makers
had to be called to take of the lid,