The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-06

oscI VI unusuaI aDlIlty,
viii sing at the II. E. church, South,
Sunday morning and evening.
Sheriff Mudd has captured Nate
Silvey, one of the harness thieves
who broke jail here several months
ago. The capture was made at
Guthrie, Okla, and the sheriff left
Tuesday night to bri.g the pris-
oner back
BY the accidental discharge OF a
36 Smith q Wesson revolver about
II o'clock Monday night, Jerd Ken.
nedy' son Of Charles Kennedy, was
painfully wounded in the leg. The
ball entered just below the hip Joint
and ploughed through the flesh,
fortunately missing the bone. At
the tine Of the accident young Ken
nedy and Elmer Eyman were
together and the pistol was discharg-
ed IN scutfie over the possession of
the weapon. The boys were so badly
frightened neither could tell Just
how the accident happened.
Miss Gertrude Crowell, the pretty
little daughter of Frank Il. CroweIl,
entertained her little friends from 4
to Z on Friday afternoon. The oe,
casion was in honor of the opening
of her beautiful and costly play"
house. which is complete in all its
apartments,a miniature home, in the
possession of which she is the envy
of all the little boys and girls. Mrs.
Crowell spread q delightful feast
for the company, which Miss Ger
trude presided ever with grace and
dignity. Various games were indulg-
ed IN On the spacious lawn and eash
of the children were given a suyenir
OF the occasion.
Marshal Kelly arrested Fred
Richie in Hurts saloon Tuesday
evening and relieved him OF a pair
of brass knucks A few minutes
previous TO the arrest Richie struck
a young man named HerreIl in the
heads with the knucks, making a bad
wound. Officer Kelley's attention
was attracted to the saloon by
the breaking of a glass which
someone had thrown. Entering he
caught Richie in the act of passing
the knucks to friend He grabbed
his hand and took them away from
him, placed him under arres. and
took him to Jail The young man
Richie struck, we understand, was
not of a strong mind.
Last week we made mention that
young Winters, who earrisd the mail
from Butler to Lone Oak, had been
arrested for rifing the mails. The
last OF March, George Baker, Post
master at Peru, registered letter to
Butler. The yellow receipt card
was received here but no register.
Postmaster Welton Immediately re
ported the matter to the inspector
in charge and awaited developments.
He discovered that young Winters
had bought pony and a new saddle
from Mcfarland Brss., paying cash.
When questioned he said hs had re-
osived the money from his father in
Illinois Mr.. Weltoa kept him
under surveillance aud when Inspect
or Eaterman showed up be had
smeeth sailing, and i. was not long
before Winters confessed his crime
and said that the mail pouch was
left open and the register fell oui
he was takea before Commissioner
Wight, st Nevada, when he admitted
his guilt. If young Winters had
not been in such q hurry 10 spend
the 70 sney it would havs been a very
hard matter to have convicted him
as the mail poush was securely locked
when il arrived a. Butter postotes
The funeral of Mrs Shane. wits
of Andrew Shane, who died Friday
morning at o'clock, took place
from the family residence. corner
North Main and Mill streets, Sun
day at o'clock p. N, Rev P. A.
Eubanks, pastor OF the Baptist
| .n:Airn The deceased