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

'sT 'Aah the trsppings, the trappings
are superior to averages shows and
the whole outfit is good enough for
anybody" So says the Daily X-Ray,
OF Charles City, Ia) of the Great
Wallace Shows. Will be in Butler
On Thursday July 18th.
Jshn B. Durand, who has been
absent in Kansas City for the past
several months came home Friday.
He is pretty badly used up A scat.
fold fell with him breaking his arm,
several ribs, and laceratiag his head.
He is getting along nicely and will
soon be well agaia-Rockvills Re.
hex.
Mrs. Street who gave away the
secret that her brother, Alexander
Jester, murdered Gilbert Gates, near
Paris, Mo-, 2S years ago. has been
ordered to leave Shawnee, Oklahoma,
where Jester is in Jail and where Re
has been living for some time as W.
A. Hill. Hill is so years of age ard
tottering to the grave. Shawnee
citizens threaten to turn him out of
Jail before the Missouri officers get
there.
Mrs. Frizell of Butler, mother of
L. n. Frizell, and Miss Lou Frizell
of Denver, his sister, were here last
week on q short visit Mrs. Frizell
is On her way to Helena, Mont, to
visit daughter and Miss Lou will
60 to San Francisco and other Pa
eific Coast points and return via
Helena Bolton Herald.
County Clerk R. J. MCGOWAN was
arraigned in the Circuit Court here
Wednesday afternoon on a charge
of not keeping a fee book, as the law
requires. The State proved that the
Clerk had kept no such fee book
aud he was fined $50 for failing to
comply with the law in this respect.
Surely Vernon county's business has
been handled very carelessly, to say
the least Vernon Co. Republican.
j. W. Brown, of Grand River,
favored US with a pleasant call on
Saturday. He informed US that
Martin 1. Shafer, shot by Dave Ed
wards, and who has been paralyzed
since from the wound, was carried
to Kansas City last week, where an
attempt will be mads to locate the
bullet with the y ray. He was ear.
ried over the roughest road on cot
and the rest of the way to Adrian in
spring wagon. He was accompa'
MED to Kansas City by Drs. Wright
and Gilmore. Mr.. Brown is an old
and highly esteemed citizen of this
county, was a brave confederate
soldier, and is a genial, clever gen
tleman. The TINES acknowledges
substantial favors
The State Bark at Clinton, Mo-,
@ Fl. Watkins, president, and j. M.
Weidsmeyer, cashier, has gone intc
voluntary liquidation. The assign
ment was made to Salmon & Salmon,
who will pay all depositors in full
The State Bank was organized and
commenced business in 1880, with a
capital stock of 100000 Three
years ago the capital stock was re.
duced to $4,000. This bank did a
good business up to three years ago.
During the past two years the bust
ness of the institution has not been
profitable and the officers decided
on the above action. The closing of
the bank caused no furry or excite
aeRt in the town, as sll parties
interested in the banks affairs were
notified that Salmon & Salmon had
taken charge OF the banks assets
and would pay all deposits in full.
We see from the Review that
quite an exciting scene took place al
the corner of Park avenue and Sixth
street, Rich Hill. Saturday night
About 800 people had gathered a.
that point to listen to concert
given by q patent medicine company
when runaway horses attached to 6
spring wagon dashed into the crowd
aud created CONSERVATION for few
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