The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

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nograph a. an instructor. He has
one bird that sings >wunanev river.
Miss ollie Burns OF Appleton City.
who ha, been visiting Miss SalIie
WiX. has returned home She was
accompanied by Misses Anna Day
Smith and Sallie " ix.
The court made AN order directing
the Receiver. Sheriff Smith. to sell,
either al public or private sale. the
drug stock Of Neiewendpr X Gatliu.
at Amsterdam. within thirty days
Miss Alice Boxlpy. accompanied by
her little brother George. left >arur-
day for a visit with relatives and
friends III Indianapolis. Ind. THE
TINES wishes them "a pleasant time
and a safe return.
Miss Frances Catron graduated
from Gritfith'- >hake,perian school
at Chicago with honors and i now
at home She i "a charming little
lady, a talented plocutionist and her
many friends here delight 10 welcome
her home and predict bright future
for her
A local vigilance committee at Hig-
ginsville. No . is cleaning the town OF
toughs and prostitute negro women.
The disorderly characters had be
come so bold and insulting that it
was hardly safe for ii white lady TO
appear on the streets either dav OF
evening.
Mrs " F. Hemstreet returned
from a two weeks visit with her
daughter. Mrs Mary Walker Martin
at Webb City, on Tuesday. She re-
ports the Martins happy and pros
porous, and well pleased with their
new home. bur Mrs NJ thinks there
Is no place like Butler.
Judge W. W. Graves returned to
his home at Butler Saturday fore
noon. The equity case which he was
trying at this place was continued
to the September term and he will
return at that time to try the case
The Judge is a most pleasant gentle
man and has many friends and adj
mirers at Lamar-Lamar Democrat
Perry Harrah. who stole r. :.
Crabtree' horse and phaeton at the
asylum hitch rack at Nevada, several
weeks ago and was caughtin Benton
county, and who has been playing
crazy since his Incarceration III jail
at Nevada, walked into court and.
to the surprise OF all. dropped his in
sanity dodge and plead guilty. Judge
Timmonds gave him two years in
the penitentiary.
1t is said that ochre from which
mineral paint is made has been found
in paying quantities on the Pierce
place twelve miles southeast of Neva-
da. in Vernon county. The vein is
said to be four feet thick and extend
inc a quarter OF Il mile in width.
The discovery was made by J. @.
Jones. the Chicago expert. who j.
prospecting for oil
J. H. Bair took three shots at
Chas. Ingraham, in the Beasley Mer-
camille store. at Rich Hill, Thursday
evening OF last week According TO
the report OF the affair in the Re
view. the shooting was brought
about by the seduction by lngra-
ham of Mr.. BARS 17-year-old daugh-
ter. It appears that Ingraham had
been paving the lady his undivided
attentions. and lust previous TO the
expose OF the girl : condition. Ingra-
ham skipped out 10 Arkansas He
was brought back on a state war
rant and il was soon after he had
Handed in Rich Hill that the shooting
ItOOk place. One OF the three bullets
fired by the enraged father ofthe cir
grazed Ingraham's upper lip and
cheek. Bair was arrestedana brought
to Butler. and Friday was taken
back TO Rich Hill for preliminary
trial. which resulted in his release OIL
a bond OF $3.50 for disappearance at
| the November term OF circuit court
| W.R. Jones, supt. and v. A
| Downev. director ii the Bate
Icountv Oil and Mineral Co, ii Am
oret. Mo. called at our office OF Mon
ldav and showed W. samples OF oil