The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-11-15
HIS DOOM SEALED.
The Supreme Court Affirms
the Decision of the Lower
Court in the McGinnis
Case.
The Date of the Execution is Set for
Decembe Goth.

Unless the Governor interferes. the
fate OF Noah McGinnis, convicted of
the. murder of Frederick Borcherding.
in this county on the night of April
Is, 1899, Ill al attempt to rob the
old man is sealed, and the execution
will take place in the city Thursday,
Dec. 20, 1900.
The unpleasant duty of enforcing
the law demands in this ease will
fall to the lot of Sheriff Mudd. Nc
Ginnis has not Yet been notified OF
lie decision OF the Supreme court.
but it is probable the sad news of
his fate will be broken to him to-day
b. his faithful attorney, T. W. Sill
yers.
As precautiOn Sheriff Mudd. with
several deputies. made IA general
search of the Jail Tuesday. after
which the prisoners We're locked in
the cages. McGinnis being locked
in IA cell to himself
| guess I'll see YOU at Jim's {. G. X
NJ. NJ, Saturday, Nov. l..
WANTED-A good girl for general
house work. Apply to Mrs. Joe
Meyer, North Main street
The entire democratic ticket in
Barton county was elected by plural
tiles of over 300.
You are cordially invited to attend
the special sale at Jim e. g. Il NJ
NJ, Saturday, Nov. 18th.
The Kansas City Times thinks the
chances of Hon. {. c. Dickinson, OF
Henry county. for speaker, are good.
Eleven wagons loaded with hogs
passed through town on their way to
the depot Monday morning. They
came on the square from the south.
Nathan Groves, "A prominent and
influential farmer of West Boone
township. was in the city Monday
aud made THE TINES pleasant call,
renewing.
Uncle Kit Harris. who has been
spending several months in Okla
homa visiting his son Owe. returned
home Monday evening. He said
| Owe was in the lumber business and
doing well. all of which his host OF
friends in this county will be glad to
| learn.
.lurden beat DeArmOnd Just "a
votes in Cedar county. Flory's ma
jority over Dockery was 90. The Ell
tire democratic county ticket was
elected by ma iorities ranging from
IL to 1876 Township organization
in the county was defeated.
As Dell Welton's term as postmas-
II at this place does not expire for
nearly a year. unless there lie
pme unforeseen prOvidential inter
vention." and from the personal APP
pearance of the gentleman at the
present time. we would deem it un-
necessary for aspirants to raise a
squabble over this slice OF pie.
We publish the full vote OF Bates
county. by precincts. in this issue
The result is very satisfactory to the
democrats and shows they have east
their old time vote of $500. \ spe
cial fight was made ON Joe Smith
which cut his majority down some
but his big vote in Mt. Pleasant at
tests his popularity ut home. anC
the high regard in which he Is hele
by his own people,
+. f. Busch, formerly citizen o
Butler. now deputy sheriff and iaile
at Perry. Okla. was in the city Fri
day and favored us. He and hi
wife came up to attend the Elliot
family reunion at Culver the first O
the week. He said the old sheriff WA
reelected. which insures him holding
his position for two years longer
Thurman Yeates. brother of Weldon
Yeates. of the Walton Trust Co, wa
the democratic nominee for count!
clerk in p" county. bur was defeat
ed.
| The tremendous majority for tn
court house proposition showes tina
/ the people Of Bates county want
new court house. 1t would undoubt
e ilv have carried this time If all tbs
voters had recorded their votes o.
. that proposition. Being at the bot
tom 81 In. ticket II was oEerlookel