The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-02

better man lives in Missouri, was
over from Foster the last of the
week and remembered us, as has
been his usual custom for the past
twenty years.
In the circuit court Friday the
jury in the case of Ed McGinnis
against the city of Rich Hill. suit
for damages, awarded plaintiff $3.50.
McGinnis claimed to have been rup
tured and badly injured by falling
on defective sidewalk McGinnis
in his petition wanted $4,000 and
got $3.50.
j. B. Roe, Of Pet.is county, one of
the most extensive fruit growers in
the State, reports that he has inves-
tigated his peach orchards aud finds
that very few trees were injured by
the recent cold spell. His opinion
is that the peach crop of 1899 will
be the largest il years
It has developed in the Jesse
James trial at Kansas City that VIM.
J. Smith, one of the star witnesses
for the state, stole foar at Harrison
VILE, was locked up in Jail, gave and
jumped his bond, was recaptured in
Kansas, put In Jail again and after
wards plead guilty to the charge
r. L. Braden made US a pleasant
visit while in the city Saturday at
tending the county convention. He
said that his son, Robt L, jr, had
been seriously i'll for several weeks
but was convalescent. This same
young man was confined to the
house fourteen or fifteen months
with a broken limb which defied
medical skill, and is not yet strong.
Sheriff Mudd has offered a reward
of $40 for the arrest of Grant Good
man, indicted for running joint in
Merwin. and selling liquor without
a license. Goodman was 10 appear
at this term of court and stand trial,
but jumped his bond and his where
abouts is unknown. As he is pat
ron of saloons, joints and gambling
dens, the sheriff is pretty sure of his
capture
Our young friend Jesse Taylor
came up from jefferson City Satur-
day night and spent Sunday and
Monday visiting his parents, return
ing to his duties Monday night.
Jesse is holding a clerkship on the
force of the chief clerk. He
says the ak missed him 10 the whole
sale wedding out of clerks last week,
but the chips fell uncomfortably
close. His landlady, be said, had
only offered him rabbit once.
Miss Cora Whitsitt, daughter of
our fellow townsman j. Y. Whitsitt,
who has been attending the Post
Graduate Hospital Training School
for Nurses at Chicago for the past
TWO years, graduated in a class of
eight and received her diploma
Tuesday. Miss Cora formerly taught
school in this county aud is an
accom- plished young lady and the
| TINES extends to ker best wishes for
success in her chosen profession.
Constable Weddell, Of Arthur,
Vernon county, was badly wounded
in attempting to arrest M an named
! Shanks, near Horton the other day.
| Shanks was wanted on = charge of
beating bis wife aud when he learn
ed the officer was after him, attempt
ed to get away. The constable
overlook him in field and Shsnks
shot him In the head and body with
a shotgun The constable fred two
shots and they took effect in Shanks
neck and breast The wounds of
both men are very serious.
| A young man, about % years old,
created a great commotien among
the passengers on Mo, Pacific train
Sunday evening after leaving Kansas
City by swallowing a quantity of
morphine. He had bought a ticket
| for Harrisonville, and before reach