The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06

Bill Adler, the notorious Kansas
City thug who killed postof1ice in,
spector Jesse Mcclure a year ago,
has murdered another man. This
time the victim is colored man
named William johnson The quar-
rel which led to the murder was over
10 cents The shooting took place
on the streets of Kansas City Sunday
afternoon
We have been engaged in the
printing business for near 40 years,
aud confess to knowing some of the
tricks Of the trade (Which are few |
but we had yet to learn OF publish
er with the immaculate gall, after
securing job of work on sealed
bid, to demand additional pay to in-
sure the correct completion of his
contract Mr., Atkinson went bsfore
he town council on Monday night
and asked pay for reading the proof
OF the ordinances he Is printing |
under contract. In other words, Mr.
Atkinson want, pay for seeing that
his work is correctly done, or for
discovering ana correcting his own
, errors. This was presuming on the
intelligence of the members, and the
only wonder is the Mayor didn't
, order the Janitor to FIRE him bodily.
The TINES Office has had a very
successful and satisfactory run of
. job work for the past month or SIX
weeks. In that time besides print
ing thousands OF letter heads. bill
a heads, statements, envelopes, blanks
and hand bills, we have printed FIVE
e briefs and have 16O pages finished
It on another, which will be completed
n as soon as the rest of the copy ls
\ furnished The briefs completed
a and delivered are: L S Paddock VS..
d Mo- Pacific Ry. Co; Frank DeBoth
G. vs. Rich Hill Coal Mining Co; State
:. of Mo. ex RI E c. Crow, attorney
!, general vs. Geo. II. Page. The
above briefs were printed for Grave,
& Clark, attorneys. We have also
,e Just completed brief for attorney
g. jackson in the case of State e1 rel
fy Edward G Grow attorney general
ne relator vs.. Geo. 81. Page, respond
a ent Tbs case is to decide the legal
is ity of the Rich Hill city election al
Il regards tho Office Of marshal, MIR
tn Page being i'll arrears for taxes whel
ut elected. The uncompleted brief w
rk have on hand is in the case of Mar.
If Hamman vs. The Central Coal 4
cy Coke Co and will make from 200 4
IN $50 pages. Perry & Grain. Grave
& Clark are attorneys for appellant
n. W. T. Gaughey, of Sprague. an
& Frank O. Sites, of Adrian, wer
as brought before the county coul
ad Monday, adjudged insane and san
sw to the asylum at Nevada. Gaughe
at is single man about 30 years c
We age, aud lived with his widowe
he mother. He became insane alb ou
ho two weeks ago. He is a stout, heart
in young man and friends who brough
nd him to town could assign no reaso
lot az TO the cause of his deiangemen
Except on one occasion about te
-: days ago, he picked up shot 6 u
III IN the nouss and fired charge {
=, % shot through the head board OF tt
a' bed, narrowly missing a young lad
en' who was behind it, has he show
swas w any signs of being vicious. He a
sl7 s peared very docile in the court roo
10, and the only trouble he put his g
a'u tendauts to Was in following hi
ter t about, as be was very restless al
ne wanted to be on the 60 continual
'ec Frank Sites is the 17-year old 81
up of A J. Sites, residing near Adris
Id His mind has been unbalanced
some time. and he had become We
.on. violent and dangerous. His des
Irs beng to kill and burn proper
me- This case was a sad one and
and parents deserve the sympathy OF
ella community.
% Messrs. Carpenter Il Shaffer poul1
nei ., dealers of this city are preparl
g'i to do business on larger scale
her the future Their business In
: q pest year has outgrown their
~ quarters aud the firm to answer
the - - ,h.;r ,rowirs trade h,
reo' been compelled to e.ecs a new ce
. modious, and modern building
49, their lot just acros the street in
: rear of Bennett-Wheslsr Nero.
tablishment. Monday ground
! broke for the foundation OF the I
I ssucture which will be built OF b,
! 25xsO feet. two stories high, y
basement room. The establ shm