The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-13

mas by decided MAJ ority declared
against state convention in Febau
ary." 1t will make little difference
with the middle of-the-roadeTs what
the state committee says or does,
about holding conventions.
Tramps 10y the car load are flock
ing into Oscola, and the town is
just about over run says the demo
crat. The hoboes say they are hunt
ing work on the proposed extension
of the Bailey road. The Democrat
says the hoooes as rule do not
want work, but backdoor handouts.
A miner named Jas Moss, work
ing on the Garfield lease at Joplin,
met with horrible accident Mon
day. While tamping drill hole, the
charge of dynamite exploded, blow
ing off his left hand, destroying both
eyes and MASKING in one side of
his his head He was so badly
injured he cannot survive.
A. Tucker, residing near the
stand pipe in the northwest part of
the city, met with quite a painful
accident Saturday morning. The
old gentleman, while repairing some
screen wire, fell from box and frac
tured his collar bone. Soswe learn
from DIR. Boulware, who was called
to attend his injury.
A bad freight wreck took place
on the NJ. K & T. railroad Monday
morning. The wreck was caused
by the breaking Of truck. Ten
cars were smashed The loss will
amount to several thousand dollars.
It took ten hours to clear the road,
and on this account the passenger
trains passed through Butler over
the Mo. Pacific track.
Bro Austin. Of the Record, says
the republicans will not affiliate with
the Citizens this year in gaming a
city ticket for the spring election,
but will meet and nominate a
straight ticket Sink or swim, they
propose TO go it alone. Heretofore
the republicans have been given the
bone by Atkeson's city conventions,
but this time it ia the meat or moth
ing.
W. E. Wells, popular, prominent
and successful merchant of Foster,
made US . pleasant call while in the
city Thursday, and favored US sub
stantially. Mr.. Wells is an educated
gentleman. la ing at one time held
a high place among the teachers of
our county He possesses many ex
cellent qualities of heart and brain
and is regarded as one Of the coming
men OF Bates county.
Judge J. Nj. Coleman gave us a
pleasant call at the close of his court
last week. He has made a pains
taking. careful, conservative, eco
nomical member of the county court,
and has taken much pains to see
that the county's affairs were proper
ly managed and her finances guard
ed He will bs q candidate to sue.
coed himself and it would be hard to
fiud better man for the place.
Senator J. n. Ballard and G. Barr,
editor of the Democrat. OF Montrose,
made US a pleasant call while in the
city together Monday. 1t is SAID
that Senator Billiards. colleagues in
the Senate and other friends are
anxious that he succeed himself, and
he will, in all probability. be can
didate for re election. We found
MIR. Barr a very pleasant and enter
tanning gentleman.
Florence Dudley has started a
new paper at Rockville, or rather
has undertaken the job of reviviug
and tanning to life the Gimlet. The
new paper. the Leader, will be pub.
| lished, as is customary, in the inter
ests of the town and surrounding
country. and will not be contami-
mated with politics of any kind. OF
course the booming TINES wishes
the young lady abundant success.
There have been several severe
cases OF pneumonia on tie old Berry
farm north of Tebo township. On
last Saturday, Mrs. Berry, widow OF
Coates Berry, and her son in law,
Mr.. Hurt, died of that disease, being
buried the following day in the
Berry cemetery. Mrs. Hurt and
Mrs. Palmer, a daughter OF Mrs.
Berry, are down with the same dis.
ease, the condition of Mrs. Palmer
being considered quite dangerous.
Clinton Democrat.
| Judge J. Fl. Sullens was in the city
| Monday and favored US with pleas
ant call He was just from Foster