The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-26

recorder J. c. Hale. is visiting at the
residence of J. W. Smith. Miss Nettie
is living with a sister in Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Hale, We understand,
have moved to New Mexico.
The republicans viii hold their
county convention August Is to
nominate a county ticket. The con-
vention will have TO select the nom:-
nees when it assemblies as there areno
pronounced candidates forthe offices
Headed by the 2d regiment band
Company b. returned home Monday
morning from the encampment at
Springfield. The boys bore the APP
pearance OF having had all the
fun they wanted. thoroughly tired
out and glad to get back home.
j. NJ Hogan has his paper changed
from Adrian TO Kansas City, where
he has moved his family. Mr.. Ho
gan has for years been one of the
leading citizens OF north Bates and
we very much regret to have him
leave the country.
The county Sunday School conven-
ton convened in the Baptist church
this morning and will be in session
to-day and tomorrow. 1t is ex-
pected the attendance will be large
.,naa;aI nff hos baa,1 10 IN
interest the schools in the county in
this meeting.
Elder Scott, preached a very in
teresting and logical sermon at the
Christian church Sunday night, on
moral aspect OF the political pail
ties. Elder Scott is highly educat-
ed gentleman and as pulpit teacher
has few equals in this section of the
county.
The preliminary trial of Miss Jessie
Morrison, who killed Mrs. Castle, at
EldOrado. Kansas, June 20, by cut
ting her throat with razor, was had
Friday and the prisoner was held
without bail for murder in the first
degree She was taken to Wichita
for safe keeping.
Mary Ellen Lease has been heard
from again. She has renowned
populists and populism. She says
THE populist party has lost what
fire and enthusiasm it once had anC
is now Doodle refuse that is DIES
tined to become a mass of parasites.
The old gal will go with Mark this
year.
Mrs J. +. Shut was painfully
scalded about the face and neck OF
Saturday. She attempted to re
. move the lid from a tin bucket which
contained boiling water. The steam
forced the lid nearly to the ceiling
and the hot water up in the lady
S face DIR. Roe was called in and dress
y ed her injuries.
The Democrat notes that Ben r
It Wade has been promoted from Sec
d ond to First Lieutenant. He is witt
r the Thirty-Second L. S. Infantry il
It the Philippines. THE TINES extend
congratulations and hopes to hea
= of his going up several more nOtche
;, before his term of enlistment expires
The dead bodies of two men wer
r found lying near the track of tn
# Chicago Great Western railroad, tw
8 and a half miles south of Savannah
% Missouri, Monday morning. 1t az
pears that the two men had bee
struck on the back of the head wit
Ne a blunt instrument. The dead me
D. were supposed to be Oscar and Mic
Allen.
Geo. G. Henry, state cattle il
spector, with headquarters at NJ,
III nett. Mo. was in the city Saturda
- and favored us with a pleasant ca
1t and renewal Mr.. Henry was on hi
way to visit his family who reside o
2, his farm in Pleasant Gap township
tt Mr. Henry is very careful, consc
i'll entious, painstaking and industriou
$ officer and no mistake was made i
his appointment.
It The prohibition party met in mas
It convention in this city and nominal
t ed IA county ticket as follows: /. v
~ Williams, representative; JAS. Cuzicl
sheriff; G. E. Tuttle, prosecuting a
!, torney: John Cough, treasurer; Isaa
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