The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-07-14

1On JAS. A. Reeu VIII FORMALLY
open his campaign and announce his
for the United States Sen
ate in a speech at Moberly, Missouri,
July 80.
Mrs. R. E. Magruder, after short
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. o. Porter, of Rockville, left last
week for NiSland, South Dakota,
where she will join her husband.
Hon. w. o. Jackson, of Butler,
who seems almost certain of the
Democratic nomination for circuit
Judge in this district, was in Nevada
Tuesday evening.-Nevada Mail.
have a lot of largest size Ameri-
can A cotton bags, used but once,
each 20c. Also a good many that
were slightly torn in shipping, easily
patched, each l5c. 3S-lt.
DEACON'S,
South Side Square, Butler, Mo.
What threatened to become a dis
astrous blaze originated from gaso-
line stove at the home Of j. L. Nell
son, in the north end Saturday morn
ing. Fortunately prompt work
checked the flames and little damage
was done.
The steamer Cape Girardeau of the
Eagle Packet Company, with $50 pas
sengers aboard, struck a snag in 40
feet of water near. Turkey Island, so
miles south of st, Louis, at O'Clock
Monday morning, sank in 9 minutes.
All on board reached the shore in
safety.
Last week Mrs. Melton, accompa-
MED by Misses Bertrice Jeffers, Roxy
Turner and Ethel Melton, attended
the county examination for teachers
at Butler. On the way home Miss
Ethel stopped off at Nevada for WIS.,
il with the family of l., M. Wilson.
Rockville Booster.
| C. H. Field went to Kentucky Fri
day in response to telegram stating
that the condition of his baby was
critical. Recent adviceS, however,
are to the effect that considerable i'm
provement is noticeable fact which
will be a source of qualification to
many. Rockville Booster.
The story of an Independence man
who died and did not go to heaven is
told by William Southern, ir., of the
Examiner. In the lower place he
began bossing the little devils around.
Satan came up and said: "You act
as if you owned this place" tide"
returned the man; my wife gave
to me before left home"
Two fires, one in the center and
the second on the outskirts of the
Union Stock Yards aIChicago Sun
day resulted in peril APPS the fatal in
jury of two men anf a property loss
of more than slOO,bOO. In a SIAM
pede of 2lO horses in a stockyards
livery stable, a Boy and a fireman
were injured and a score of firemen
narrowly escaped being trampled to
death.
Judge w. w. Graves is making
preparations to begin work on the
building of his new suburban home
which will be located on a beautiful
site south of jefferson City on what
is known as the Moreau drive. The
site which Judge Graves has pur-
chased contains acres, has young
orchard, and a number of magnifi-
cient forest trees. 1t is an ideal
place for a country home.
Stage fright, which came over the
three bandits, who held up Katy flyer
at Bissell Station, thirteen miles north
of St. Louis, early Sunday morning
prevented the looting of the mail
pouches and express packages valued
at several thousand dollars. After
tinkering with the couplings on the
baggage car for thirty minutes the
bandits quit in disgust, and in shaky
voices, told the engineer to pull out.
The barn on the q. Layher farm
east of the city was struck by light
! ming and burned to the ground Fri
day night, says the Rockville Booster.
II was frame structure with base
ment story. The farm is rented by
! Jas. Sproul and quite a lot of hay and