The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 9, 1906, Page 3

7 The Butler Weekly Times. VOL, XXVIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1906. The little 10 yearold sonof A. Cubberson, living 2% miles west of here, was painfully injured Tuesday afternoon by stepping in front of a eycle. The ankle of the right just above the heel, was cut to the YOU “AUTO” Get some of those afraid that the foot will have to be amputated. —Amoret Post In expressing bis disapproval of the intrusion of the mail order houees In the rural trade, Governor Folk gives the Retatl Merchant's as- sociation this hint, which even the opposition editors must tndorse: “No member can succeed without advertising {none way or another, Patronizs your town papers, build them up and they will build the town up and build you up tncreased trade and greater opportunities.”"— Kansas City Star. bargains in OXFORDS: and SLIPPERS Day of Picnics. Last Thursday was plenic day in Bates county. The big woodmen picnic at Ameterdam, which had been extensively advertised, was a grand success, from the point of attendance, speaking and entertainments andgooddinner. Those picnics have become an anaual feature at this we are offering. ‘We sell Lambertville Rubbers, the best on earth Try a pair and be convinced. Poffenbarger & Edwards, toot, | issued by the cireuit court _— Bad For Adrian. Journal. “A wrltof mandamus has been the city of Adrian in the Broughton bone. Dr. Peck walted on the litsle/case, which compels the officers to fellow and tnforms us that he is|Pay theentire revenue of the clty over tothe court until thejudgment fe satisfied, excepting the official salaries. | “With the present revenue of the city it will require the surplus taxes for two years to pay the judgment and will leave the officers without @ a cent to keep up the walke or meet any of the obligations of the city. “Ie certainly leaves the elty ina deplorable condition, with a strong probability of multipled suits on ac- count of defects which are sure to exist with no money to keep them fn | repair. A contribution of $10 each from forty men will pay the claim, less the costs, and the editor will pay his $101 there aro thirty-nine more who will ante. “Iv {sa grave altnation, one that concerns every property owner, and should be met. In addition to the above we will donate our salary as mayor for the remainder of our term of office to the Iguidation of the Virginia. agalnst | a The line of summer furni ing is worth your consider A. HL Culver Lawn and Porch Furniture, ing chairs and swings, from $1.00 to $4.50 SEE THEM, ——__—_ ea vat ee “wT ture we are now show ration, Settees, reclia Furniture Co. point and are very popular with the people of that section, and thosewho! Fred Heckadon, wile and daugh- have attended from other pointe {n} 4.7, ot Wall Street, Kan., were called the county. This time many candi-| vor the ‘phone Wednesday evening, : | Headquarters for Good Furniture. DUBE gEeeLEUELBeeee eee oe dates of both parties were there glv- got here Thursday morning at 4, to COUNTY FRUIT FARM Different Localities. ing the voter the glad hand. Quite} seg his brother Jultus who was very ? a : o delegation of Butler Woodmen, 8°°| sick, Train Used to Catch Men Negro Shosts at Chicken What it Will Produce This year, Number of People Employed. From the Amoret Post, The writer was shown over the Darby Fruit Farm Monday by ite manager, R. C. Tune. The farm comprises 830 trees and is divided as follows: 500 acres in apples , 5 acres in peaches, 3 acres in grapes and 2 acres in cherries. The balance of 320 acres are used for general farming purposes. There are 26 ,- 000 apple trees, 600 peach and 300 cherry trees. The yield this year, as estimated by Mr. Tune, will be about 46,000 bushel of peaches, 1,000 gallone of cherries and 5,000 pounds of grapes. Last woek workmen were started on an evaporating building which will be 28x32. When It 1s completed the building will be equipped with 4 peelers and one slicer and will have @ capacity of 150 bushels of green apples per day. A switch will be run from the Kansas City Southern and @ packing house and cooperage 86x100 feet will be erected to han dle the output of theevaporating pla nt. The evaporator, packing house and cooperage will employ 15 or 18 more people. There are 15 workmen em- ployed on the farm at present. Bioh Hill Review. Emmet Wear of thie vicinity and Marion Burris of the country south- weat of Sprague both met with sim!- lar accidents lately while unloading hay. Throwing their pitchforks from the wagon, they took hold of the holsting rope which worke the pulley attached to the hay lifter. The rope broke and let them fall trom the load to the ground. In fall fog, Mr. Wear’s neck struck on the upright handle of the pitchfork, and Mr. Burris landed side-foremost on hie fork. Both were so severely bruised that they have been almost disabled ever since. PearltFisherman’s Haul is Valued at $120,000. Paducah, Ky., Aug. 6.—Henry F. Kath, a pearl fisherman, is in thecity having come on his gasoline launch. ie has several sacks of pearls with him, which he values at $120,000. He has been fishing for pearls in the Wabash River and in the Ohio for about four months. He will go to New York to dispose of them. Absconding Mayor Belcher, of Pat erson, N. J., sentenced to twelve- years’ imprisonment; weeps at men tion of grandchildren. gram. and all had a jolly good time. and a fine supper. Death of Frank M. Harmon. ering his health. farm, where he was known as a and considerate overseer, liked by a who wore employed by him. generous friend, courteous $0 ail. pinsiiniaase te Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, is aquitted on citation for contemp$ of court in tearing up street-railway tracks. pany were not slow to recognize. He was removed from Company. companted by the band, attended. Hon. L. M. Griffith, Democratic nominee tor Representative, and B. Saturday to see his brother Jultus. F. Jeter were on the speakers pro- Besldes the above picnic the scholars of the first Presbyterian Sunday School had an outing at the Welton Lake. They went out on|eome are plowing for wheat. hay wagons, spent the day fishing, boating, etc., and had a big dinner} with Dr. Lockwood to see Julius In the afternoon of the same day the members of Butler Lodge Knights} mon are going to have thelr phones of Security had a picnic at the Wel-} i ower so that they can elt on a chatr ton Lake. They had a good time| nq talk. The book says every gen- Mr. Harmon will long be remem- bered as the man who Iald out, plant- ed and superintended the Darby fruit kind of Jan He was a genial acqualaotance, @ A man of more than ordinary | ability, which fact the Darby Com- here to a more responsible position in Port Arthar, where he superin- tended the experimental farm and|1, Walter Woody;: Dist. 2, John extensive rice fields of the Darby | Foster, Dist. 3, Warren Ayers; Dist. He was later engaged by an east- John Heckadon, of Reavly, came Report now {is that the switch board will be put to work Wednes- day. Amanfrom Kansas City will be here to arrange. Farmers are mowing weeds and Allle Yeoman of Butler was out Heekadon Sunday. Report says that some of the wo- eration grows wiser and weaker. One Republican sald the otherday, {f Aaron was nominated on the Pro- hibition ticket for Presiding Judge Many of the older regidente of] ),, qould vote tor him. We are glad Amoret and vicinity were shocked, there {a now and then a Republican when word was received here of the who has fatth in Aaron. death of Frank M. Harmon in Den- ver, Colo., where he had resided for some time in the vain hope of recov- and financially. 4, Dick Holloway. We seo by reading the Ditch Law that the county court has followed is closely. We belleve that the taking the .water off the bottom will make 1% the best and most pro- ductive iand !u the county. A tract d when dratned, an acre will y1| produce more whest than 3 of up land, Agron ty tn favor of bettering the condition of Bates Co. morally It is reported that Elkhart town- sbip is having @ great gathering {n- to the churches. Of course that the work | meansan addition to the Pro. party. The township board of road work have appointed road overseers, Dist . Jobn Mints and wife and Albert Who Attaeked Woman. El Reno, Okla., August, 6.—Two highwaymen held up and robbed Samuel Roland and Miss Corinne Jones of Dallas, Texas, at a railroad station near El Reno, assaulted the woman and were captared by a posse after a pursuit in which an unknown man was killed. Roland and Miss Jones, who are young people, were waiting for a train at the station, when two men with pistols robbed them of money and valuables, assaulted Miss Jones and fied. Roland sent word to El Reno and a posee started after the cobbers. A freight train on which the two men‘attempted to escape was sur- rounded, and during the search @ {ng to heed a call to stop he was covered in hiding on the train emp- captured. His partner was taken later. The two prisoners were posi- Roland. The dead man has not been Identified. DOUBLE stranger started to run. Uo refuse | shot down. One of the robbers dis: | tied his pistol at the officers, but was \ tively identified by Mise Jones and | and Kills 3-Year-Old Boy. Van Buren, Ark , Auguat 6.—2n ate morning a negro farmer named } ran % Johnson, living near Van Broven went out to killa chicken with e225 caliber target gun. He was foltcmet® by a3 year old son. When he fiw . he missed the chicken and the bal F atriking @ rock, glanced and strret: the child, with fatal results. ‘A St. Louis Depot Shooting: Ss. Louis, Aug. 6.—Vernon Tore ley of St. Louis shot his brother. A->+ fred M. Townley, of Versailles, Mix» . during a Guarre! at the Unton sate — tion, Physietans at the city hospixs-t: have little bope of Alfred Townley ®* recovery, Vernon Townley #1 arrested. He says that the ehoot ingy was the reeult ofa quarrel over xe marks his brother made regard Dr his wife and & merried elster lowa City Daily Kepublican, 8 ie. + pat organ, bolts Cummins’s tx saé | and declares for Democratic cazet® lates. HEADER GAME BALL orn syndicate to locate and estabjish | Piigrim’s three boys, W. J. Smith rice flelds near Brownsville, Texae. and son Ed, Wallace and Thomas He was not able to long continue | Constable will leave for North Da- this work, however, as he contracted | kota Tuesday to harvest. severe cold at this time that set-/ Mother Nestlerodes was not 60 tled on his lungs, developing later, 12 wel! Monday night as Sunday. that dread diseage tuberculosis. Claude Martin was in Kansas Sun- Then began a long, sad struggle, | day looking at the sunflowers. inating over @ period of about five Rain was all the go for 2 days at BUTLER VS. PLEASANTON ae AE oe PLEASANTON, KAS., SUNDAY AUG, 16. 00s not want the best he ean get for his money, in the Shoe line. Our house has been giving it to you for years. . WHO le you want? Woe have the latest and New York ee from. iS it large enough for you to ee! to regain the health be 20 : : Sak sovents a struggle in which —. of the boys are going to SPECIAL TRAIN page Sate eee. Arrangements have been made by the manager of the: | J.B. Park will offer 140 head of thoroughbred Duroc hoge for sale Bept, 5 at his reeidence halfa mile . MoLaughlin auc- YOUR 27merer” suffers by being our : : Butler Team for 8 special train to Pleasanton for this ocem— sion. Leaves Butler Leaves Pleasanton 7:30 p. Ge ROUND TRIP $1.00. Tickets now on sale Trimble’s or Clay’s Drug.Store. No one allowed on without tieket. I. H. BLOOD, Mgr. Butler Ball Tearxe hold to our trade must give you some- sing was Looks Well, fears Well and Fite Well. | SHOE MA\ | bis F better than he has for 2 weeks. The barn of Hurd Willivms, near Mt, Carmel Church wae struck by lgbtning Tuesday night and burned reared a| to the ground, We have not learned fn living the extent-of his loss or if there wae any insurance. Aaron. 11:30 a.