The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-26


ton OF our efforts by haying his date
set forward II 1900.
Mr. and Mrs. j. 2. Morrison enter.
tanned few friends at supper, and
afterwards to al opera party to hear
La Mascotte" by Merrie Bell Opera
Company on Monday evening.
Colonel and Mrs. II. C. CLARK
entertained select party of friends
at high five Tuesday evening. An
elegant cbafng dish lunch was pre-
pared and served by Mrs. Clark
Sheriff Mudd is the recipient OF a
fine Morocco bill book, gold pen and
holder and elegant paper knife from
the Standard Paper Co, St. Louis
and be is very proud Of the presents.
Judge E. A Henry, of Foster,
spent Monday in this city on bust
ness The judge bears every ap-
pearance OF having regained his
health. He is gaining in flesh and
looks vigorous and strong.
Mrs, Alice E Love, residing on
Cherry street, Kansas City, commit
ted suicide Sunday morning by
shooting herself through the heart
Continued i'll health is supposed to
be the cause.
Circuit Clerk Thurman is as neat
about his Office as an old maid, and
has his work well in hand for his
first term of court which will open
the second Tuesday after the first
Monday in next month.
Thomas J. Smith received a tele-
gram from Judge DeArmond Satur-
day stating that he had got an order
for the discharge of his brother
Clarence, also Howard James and
Frank White, all members Of Co. B,
at Albany, GA.
The fire department was called
out Mondav afternoon to quench the
fire at the residence formerly owned
by Judge Parkinson, one block north
of the public square The fire orig
mated in the kitchen and was caused
by defective fue. The damage to
the building was slight
DR.. d. E AmermaD, a prominent
physician of Harrisonville. attempt
ed suicide Saturday night at seven
o'clock, by shooting himself in the
head with a pistol. Dependency
caused by toe grip is supposed to
be the cause The wounded man
was in a precarious condition Mon
day and it was thought he could
not recover
James Keeton, of Elkbart town
ship arrested last week by Sheriff
Mudd and placed in jail on the seri-
Gus charge of incest with his half
sister, Miss Alice Keetou, has been
released from custody by giving a
bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at preliminary trial to
be held before Squire Coughman, in
West Point township, Saturday. T
w Silvers Is Mr. Keeton's attorney.
While in Nevada last week the
attention of ex- Gov. Stone was called
to the published report that he will
be a candidate for Governor: The
idea Is absurd he promptly replied
Il have no such idea, have never had
and shall never have. The story
doubtless sprung from jocular
remark let fall while dining with
some St. Louis friends the other
day No, do not wish to become
governor again
John Shut, one of our prosperous
and well TODD citizens who owns
and operates fine 800 acre farm, 4
or 5 miles east of town, says he has
had his plows running every da,
this winter that he could get in the
fields, and was running two riding
p!ows when the snow storm came up
Monday at noon He is believer IN
early planting in this climate, and is
also a stickler for the riding pillow,
using nothing else on his farm. He
ia one of the men in Bates county