The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
Geo. r. Vending at Butler opera
house April 18th.

house April 18th.
Philander Wyatt, one of Bates
countys most prominent and highly
respected citizens, died at his home
west of Adrian, in Elkhart township.
Sunday evening, of consumption.
The deceased was so years of age,
and had been in poor health for a
long time. He was brother of n.
G. Wyatt, of this city. The funeral
services were held at Fairview
church, near his late home yesterday
at 10 o'clock, and the remains were
conveyed to Oak Hill cemetery, this
city and laid to rest.
NJ. L. Wolfe gave the booming
TINS a pleasant call Saturday. He
called to have the paper sent to his
address at Passaic. Mr.. Wolfe and
family have been spending the past
year in Wyoming, where he had
most delightful time hunting aud
fishing and enjoying himself gener
ally. He says game of all kinds is
abundant there aud he had at one
time 8 deer hung up in his smoke
house. Prairie chickens were 80
plentiful it was no sport to kill
them. He said he and his family
enjoyed the stay in the west very
much and all had the best of health.
The TINES welcomes them home
again.
Harvey Clark has au autograph
letter from William j. Bryan, which
he showed us to-day. The letter
was in nswer to one written by Mr.
Clark to the distinguished leader
asking him if it would be possible
under any circumstances to get him
to lecture here. Mr.. Bryan states
that he has decided only to lecture
occasionally and cannot now prom
ise a date, but says that no Other
state has warmer place in his hear
than Missouri and he hopes TO b.
able some time IN the future to ar
range to accept the hospitality o
Bates county. Could he come eithe
to Butler or Rich Hill neither tow
would hold the people who woul'
come to pay him homage.
Bill Morris, bad man living i
West Point township, made hi
escape Friday from the constable c
that township, who had placed hir
. under arrest for being too hand
with his gun. However, the COZ
stable had little scrap with hil
before he took his departure an
sent several bullets after him, one c
! which it is thought took effec
! There are one or two indictment
against Morris in the hands of She
if Mudd, and that officer learnin
that he was in the neighborhoo
} sent deputy McCann out to brin
! him in, but the deputy found hi
not, as he had already taken his d
parture. There will be no har
done or regrets expressed if Morr
. will just conclude to 60 into hidir
on in the wild and woody west an
remain CQere.
Ter Sheriff Mudd has a couple
he prisoners at work cleaning up Il
ct. court yard. He will also remove
number of trees from the yard ar
-. top and trim the rest. This wo
IN has long been needed and the sher
20 is to be congratulated that he b
taken the matter in hand to impro
ne. the appearance of the yard, viii
Iii has been badly neglected for yea
l. The sheriff informs US that while
Is at it, it is his intention to utili
the prisoners in dressing up t
aP yard. and the low places will be f
HI ed with dirt, grass seed sown, a
|ne the use of the yard as play grou
by the boys will be discontinue
mo- In addition, sign boards will
,w placed in conspicuous places abo
are the yard notifying the public
ion keep off the grass and that the |
of the paths across the yard will
discontinued, and the persc
get caught trespassing on the yard v
ish. be fined. That is a move in
per right direction and every farmer o
her townsman who appreciates a pre-
park at their county seat will heal
-, Iy approve of the sherifs und
sa. 'o taking to beautify the court yard