The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 22, 1888, Page 11

CITY OF BUTLER. H ‘The county seat of Bates county has a most beautiful location in the | [goier of the county on the Lexington & Southern and the St. Louis & is railroads. It has a population of 5,000. The people are pre- | ive, wide-awake, enterprising and hospitable, and the public and_pri- | gate schools and numerous church buildings show the high moral and in- © character of the place. There are two National Banks, the Bates County National and Butler National. Three newspapers, to-wit: | The Tres, Recorp and Dewocrar. Qne Academy. Two Elevators. A beautiful Court House that cost over $85,000. Three large flouring mills. One woolen factory. One plaining | mill. Eight church buildings, to-wit: Tie Episcopal, M. E. church north, ME. church south. Presbyterian, Cumberland Pre sbyterian, Baptist, Romanist avd Christian. The city is lighted with electric lights. From “the court house cupalo you cnn sce in every direction as far as the eye can ] veach. The following are cuts 0/s0:n9 of the public and private buildings | Uy of this city. | THE BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. } ‘surplus $37,000. Its officers are F. J. Tyzard, President, J. C. Clark, ~ Cashier, and J. B. Newberry, Vice President. BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. THE WALTON OPERA HOUSE. The Walton Opera House cost $40,000. It is a beautiful building. The inside of the building is the work of the most skilled artists. Two large public school buildings. | The Bates County Nationa! Bank has a paid up capital of $75,000, | by J. T. Shannon. THE BUTLER NATIONAL BANK. The Butler National Bank has a paid up capital of $66,000, surplus | range Its officers are, J. H. Sullens President, Wm. E. Walton Cashier, | J. BR. Jenkins, Assistant Cashier. BUTLER NATIONAL BANK. THE DIAMOND MILLS. The Diamond Mills is a very large three story stone building, owned The actual cost of the building and machinery was something oyer $35,000. Capacity of the mill, 200 barrels per day. Elevator 40,000 bushels. Roller process and latest improved machinery. DIANOND FLOURING MILLS BATES COUNTY COURT HOUSE. | homes to the fact that the a cut of the church and the building used as a rec! tory. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. We wish to eall the attention of Episcopalians looking for new ¥ have a church building in this city. We give EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BUTLER, MO. Services have been held here every other Sunday, but now arr: ‘angements are being made for services every Sunday. EPISCOPAL, CHURCH RECTORY, PROMINENT BUSINE ASS” FIRMS, IN THE CILY OF BUTLER, MO. Sam] Levy & Co., dry goods, clothing. hats, caps, beots, shoes and millinery. Bennett Wheeler & Co., hardware, grozeries and farm. implements. R. R. Deacon, hardware and implements. A. L. McBride & Co., hardware and groceries. J. M. McKibben, dry goods and notions. American Clothing House, Clothing and gents furnishing goods. Ed. T. Steele & Co., groceries. Walton & Tucker Investment Co., J. M. Tucker, Seeretary. Bankers Loan & Title Co., P. C. Fulkerson, Presistent. John Duff, watches and jewelry. N. B. Jeter, watches and jewelry. Franz Bernhardt, watches and jewelry. J. M. Catterlin, Land, Loan and Insarance. Mrs. Kennett, millinery. Badgley Bros., groceries. Pharis & Son, groceries. THE WALTON OPERA HOUSE. THE MILLING AND ELEVATOR BUSINESS.” The milling and elevator business is well represented. The Butler Elevator, owned by E. K. Carnes. Daily capacity of elevator, 16,000 bush- els; eorn crib capacity, 20,000 bushels; Reoessary machinery. 30 horse power engine and all MANUFACTORIES. The city of Butler offers spee factories of allkinds. There is ec ous kinds in abundance. ts and facilities to manu- ber and minerals of vari- SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. The city is well supplied with excellent public schools which employ eleven teachers. Besides the public schools there is the Butler Academy which is chartered by the state of Missouri and is authorized to issue di- PUBLIC SCHOOL, BUTLER, MO. plomas to its graduates. The present trustees of the oe are D. N. Thompson, E. P. Henry, Dr. J. Everingham, H. C. Wyatt, John F. Boyd. and Dr. E. Pyle. i BUTLER, MO. TALMAGE HOUSF. McFarland Bros., harness and acddlery. Hemstreet & Co., groceries. Dr. J. G. Walker, drugs. Dr. W. J. Lansdown, drugs. Dr. J. W. Morris, drugs. Walls & Holt, drugs. Drs. Frizell & Rice, drugs Jewett & Hickman, furniture. R. Weil & Co., boots and shoes. Max Weiner, boots and shoes. J. H. Sisson, hardware and groceries. T. W. Childs, Implements. Arlington Hotel, Mrs. W. J. Lansdown, proprietress. Palace Hotel, J. W. Hannah, proprietor. Laclede Hotel, Mrs. M. Patton, proprietress. Lewis Hoffman, hides, furs and wool. W. G. Womack, Groceries. i | ' ' i