The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29


up and spend the day with US. Our
people will return the compliment
by attending the fair.
Hold-ups are getting numerous
again on the streets of Joplin, and it
is getting dangerous to be out after
night. Robberies are becoming SO
numerous again that the old time
vigilance committee methods are
boing advocated by men who have
seen the efficiency of such measures.
J. ". Spear, one of the oldest
settlers and best men in the county,
accompanied by DeArmond Spear,
his four year old son, dropped in to
see our presses run and favored Us
with a renewal. He came to his
present home near Johnstown in
1859, voted for Douglass and never
scratched democrat ticket
Major General Robert McCulloch,
of the United Confederate Veterans
of Missouri, has appointed Major
Harvey W. Salmon, of Clinton, chair
man of the committee to select a
place for holding the annual ex con.
federate reunion on September 25.
Butler should extend an invitation
to the association to hold its reunion
in this city.
Samuel Rausch, farmer living
southeast of Bolivar, committed sui
eide Sunday morning by shooting
himself in the mouth with revolver.
Dependency is supposed to be the
cause for the act. He moved from
Marysville Iowa, to Arkansas few
months ago,and two weeks ago NOV
ed to his present farm near Bolivar.
Among the pleasant callers at the
TIMES Office Monday was Editor
Purkey, of the Adrian Journal, and
Rev B. L. Burger, who has charge
of Adrian circuit of the U. B. church
This is the first time the TIMES has
had the pleasure of visit from Mr.,
Purkey, and the company he kept
was a sufficient guarantee that he
was all right.
The ice cream supper given by
MIR. and Mrs. Stucky, for the bene
fit of the NJ E. church, South, at
J their handsome home about two
miles north of town, Thursday night
| of last week, was largely attended
? there being upwards of 500 people
, present. It was 2 bright moonlight
night and about 800 of those pres
: ent were from this city.
| st. Johns day services for Butte
= Lodge 254 A. F. & A. M. were con
,. Quoted by Rev. A. B. Davidson a
Q the III. E church, South, on las
J. Sunday evening to large and yer.
Il appreciative audience. Miss Silver
favored them with solo, ''God'
Mercy" and Mrs. Trimble and Mrs
y Wemott a duet. Rev. Davidson
! subject was 1.-The True Greed an
Character of Mason" It was abb
and eloqusntly handled, shown
much research and study.
a County Clerk Broaddus desire
US to call attention to the followln
addition to the assessment law b
y the last legislature: 1T shall be tn
- duty of the county assessor IN LIS
% ing property to take the number
s the school district in which said ia.
payer resides at the time of takin
le his list, to be by him marked on sal
BIT list, and also on the personal asses
es ment book in columns provided IL
=. that purpose
In the ease of the State vs. jam
Keeton, wherein Keeton was charge
"a with incest with his sister, jul
ok was empanelled en- Tuesday and trl
he begun After examining the State
d. witnesses the attorney for the d
50 fe,se entered O demurrer to Il
evidence on the ground that t
DR. greater part did not come with
NJ the statutory limit of three year
NC Tho damnrrer was sustained al