The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-01-25

the reception rendered the Admiral of
the Navy and Mrs. Dewey by Mr.. and
Mrs. John R. Mclean as being lin
every way the most elegant enter
tainment OF the season" Six hun
dred guests were present, among the
most distinguished we noticed the
names OF Mr.. and Mrs. DeArmond.
William s. Mudl. as true a friend,
as courteous, Gle fer and honorable a
gentleman as lives in the whole state.
complimented Us While in the city the
last of the week billy" Mudd has
been our close personal friend from
boyhood. We have known him init
mately, and never knew him TO be
guilty OF a small act Above all he
prizes his honor and next his loyalty
to friendship.
Ed. +. White, a prominent citizen
and farmer of Lafayette county,
committed suicide at his home in
Dover, twelve miles east of Lexing-
ton. The deed was done with a
double barrel shot gun. About eight
months ago he was bitten by hog,
blood poison set in and his health
began to fail, and it is thought that
caused him to take his life.
Sheriff Mudd arrested Mae Manning
Monday on a charge of stealing lot
of brass fittings, betting etc, TO the
value of $40 or $50, from a saw mill
belonging to Austin H. Hall. Trading
Post, Kan. Manning is also charged
with stealing a lot of wheat. The
stolen property is now in the posses
sion of the sheriff There is also
another party implicated in the steal
ing who is still at large. Manning
gave bond and was released He will
have a preliminary trial Monday
next.
Charles W Clardy and Miss Hattie
Shelley were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents i'll Rich
Hill on Tuesday Jan. 23, 1900. Mr..
Clardy is a prominent young business
man of Butler. has spent most OF his
| life in our city. was educated in our
schools and is a young man Of prom
Use. The bride is the winsome daugh-
| ter of James Shelley, a wealthy far
mer, who owns the large Culbertson
ranch north of Rich Hill The young
people have the best wishes of our
people for their happiness and pro-
peridy.
A. B. Ludwick. unior member OF
the law firm of Dooley & Ludwick,
| informs us that he will be a candidate
before the democratic party for pros
ecuting attorney. Mr.. Ludwick was
born and raised is Bates county and
has spent the greater part of his life
| among our people. He is a graduate
of the Kansas City law school. He
comes of democratic stock and has
always adhered to its teachings. His
parents were among the first settlers
OF this county. He is a lawyer of
ability and would make an able and
.earless prosecutor.
The Bates county court house has
been declared unsafe, the pub. does.
have been removed, private build
ing rented and the question of how
| to get new court house is agitating
the minds OF that county. Let Bates
come to Cass and profit by herexam-
| pile, which having more than enough
bonded debt for her future happiness,
conluded to build a new elegent court
house without the issue of bonds on
the semi-socialistic plan OF special
taxation for two years, and now has
her court house finished and paid for
and no Shylock is now clipping cos-
| pons off court house bonds at the ex-
l 50 a
Pleasant Hill Review.
We call attention to the dental
card of DIR. Fl NJ Cannon. He has
recently severed his connection with
the firm of Risley & Cannon, and es-
| ia blished an office on the east side OF
the square, over Blocker Bros. furni-
ture store, which he has fitted up with
new furniture anil fixtures OF latest
designs. DR.. Cannon has been locat-
ed in Butler for two years and has
built up large and lucrative bust
ness He was graduated from the
Western Dental College, of Kansas
CITY. at the head of his class. His
work has given the very best of salts
faction. He has branch offices al
Foster. Amoret. Amsterdam, Mer-
win. Adrian and Archie, which he
| visits once a month.
Marshal Page OF Rich Hill, brought
George Grover, a villianous looking
specimen of humanity, to Butler
Monday and lodged him in jail, on
the serious charge of repeatedly as.
saulting his little step-daughter 13
years old. using force and threats.
The little girl, Eva Moore, frail look
ing, poorly and seantily dressed, tells
a pitiful story in a straightforward
manner. She says the illicit relations
With her brutal step-father began
about a year ago while they were
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