The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-10

egram from the President of Hardin
college, Mexico, Mo, that his daugh-
ter, Miss Edith, had been awarded
the scholarship medal, the highest
honors of the school Miss Edith
took the A. B. degree, and also grad
uated in elocution.
DR.. Renick reports John Dunn, so
seriously injured in Mondays acci.
dent, as considerably better vester.
day. The doctor said he had eaten
some Strawberries and wa, able to
turn over in bed The doctors are
not yet able to state whether bis eye
sight has been destroyed.
You can find at the Post Office
Book store, in Butler, all kinds of
literature. There is a book there
that was printed in the year 1868;
another that was printed in 1853;
others just out of ths press; news
papers "up-to-dats" and some that
are dated month aheaC
D. A. Colyer aud Sheriff Mudd
have spinner on the track at the
lake. It is little black mare they
bought in Kansas last week. They
have put her in training and this fall
she will travel the circuit of the fairs.
The mare PAGES and those who have
seen her 60 half mile cay she is a
spell binder.
Mrs. Annie Cunningham, of To
peka, Kansas, put bullet in bur
glar Saturday night. The fellow
was at the window cutting screen.
The noise awakened the lady and
tgettiug her pistol she fired and the
man dropped from the porch and
made his escape, but the trail of
blood to the gate told the story that
he carried away bullet,
Jas. Pollard, the negro murderer
of st Joseph, was on the 25th sen.
fenced by the Supreme Court to bs
hung on June 25th, 1897. His case
was affirmed 10 an opinion written by
Jud &c Sherwood. Pollard shot and
killed Joseph Irwin in St. JOSEPH
July 80, 1895, while attempting te
kill brother Of the murdered man
Mr. and Mrs s. w Dooley, O
Rich Hill, celebrated their twenty
fifth anniversary or silver wedding
Friday night. The Review says tn,
affair was rather suddenly determin
Cd upon, but Notwithstanding tht
short notice given many friends
called and tho presents received wer,
many and very appropriate.
A couple of prisoners after break
ing Jail at Greenfield, Dade county
Mo-. returned to town at night sns
robbed several stores In one stor
the thieves Quilted themselves Wit
new suits from head to foot. Thsi
old clothes were found on the rail
road q short distance from tow
where they had left them when tn
change WAS made
Circuit court will convene in thi
ne city Tuesday juno 18th. The dock
Id ct light We understand, and but fe,
cases of importance, are set for tria
10 The most important is that Of Youn
q for the killing of Terrill. The pris
oner is as cod a. in iron wedge an
treats the matter of his crime wit
,y perfect indifference. He has littl
ID TO say to any ono and believes, G
prstsnds to believe, he will not b
- punished.
ct One Of the largest dry good
10 stores in New York city is sendin
's- to its customers circular notifYin
them that if the senate tariff bi
.. passes tho result will be to ''increai
M the price of domestic carpets for tt
n fall trade one quarter to one thir
nj their present value" and Orient
Nv carpets aud rugs "fully 80 per cent
Tho shopping women and the bi
paying men will be heard from
at tho elections Lamar Democrat.
hs Mrs. Deeter, wife OF tho Bapti
pt minister of the Salem church. ne
n Culver, died Sunday morning. ST
ed had been suffering from childbir'
for two CT three weeks, DR. Bou
ware was called in consultation wit
tts DR.. Robinson, the attending phys
in cisp, Saturday night, but nothiI
ed could be done to eave her. Re
to Deeter had taken charge of Il
e. church . short time ago, and in b
rn- affection has the sympathy Of Il
community in which he resided.
rg The TINS 10 in receipt of ve
ter interesting letter from Earle
ial Sims. who IS DOW engaged in mi
He sionary work at Tsi-an-fu, Chin
Zoe The writer formerly resided in ii
lal, city and married Miss Viva Diver
Of Wsrrensburg, who vent to Chi