The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-01-10

pleasantly and had The TINES sent
to Isaac Wilson, Logansport, La.
j. S. Pierce represents twelve COM
paniesf and sells insurance that don't
bust 9tf
At Marble Hill Mo-, a few days ago
". A. Dunn, ex-collector and chair
man of the democratic county CON-
mittee, accidentally shot and mortal
ly wounded his little 12-year-old
grandson with an old pistol supposed
to have been empty.
Fifty factory girls employed in the
overall department of the r. l.. Mo
Donald Manufacturing Company
have walked out on a strike because
the speed of the machines were re-
duced so that their earnings were
cut in half.
Judge J. f. Smith, elected to fill
out the unexpired term OF the late
Judge Dalton, turned over the re-
cora4 and keys to his office to his
successor Judge BoXley, last week.
Judge Smith made an excellent Off
cial He will resume the practice OF
law.
Mrs J. II. Bateman left last week
for Bryant, Douglass county, where
she will Join her husband who has
purchased a ranch in that county.
and will engage in the stock business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bateman were excel
lent citizens and it is regretted they
have left our county.
The 3-vear-old son of John Schu-
man, a farmer living near Cole Camp,
Benton county, was attacked by "a
vicious SOW the other day and dam
gerously injured. The child's cries
attracted the attention of its
father whose prompt response kept
the child from being eaten alive.
F.. J. DOubemmier of Mt. Vernon,
Iowa. and brother, J. W, OF Lisbon,
Iowa, who have been visiting their
brother, j. F. Doubenmier, north
east of town, returned home the lat
ter part of last week. Both young
men formerly lived i'll our county and
have many friends who were glad to
see them. Before leaving they paid
THE TINES a visit.
Ed Power left for Kansas City,
Monday morning to purchase a new
boiler for their Touring mills. The
boiler, 80 horse power. they have
been using. was found inadequate
for the capacity of the mill. The
new boiler will be a tubular make
and 125 horse power. Power Bros
have one of the finest mills in the
state and their -four grades with the
| best manufactured.
John Stroup's store at Montrose
was entered by thieves Saturday
night and So or $40 worth of furs
stolen. A young man by the name
of VIM. Blizzard, was arrested fol
the theft. He took the furs to La
| Due and billed them out in his owl
name to ST. Louis commission
| house. The railroad officials haC
been notified of the robbery and thu
agent furnished the officers with the
information which led to the arrest
of Blizzard.
John W Shotwell, Jr., cashier o
the Ray County Savings Bank, a
Richmond, Mo-. is a defaulter to tn
lamount OF SIS. 900 or $4,000. H
had been cashier OF the bank for ;
number OF years and was regarded
as being strictly reliable. The banl
officials put up $4,000 TO cover tn
shortage and the institution will no
be affected by the defalcation. TIL
cashier left Richmond one day las
week and his whereabouts is IN
known.
There is a serious misunderstand
ing brewing between the miners am
coal companies at Rich Hill, over tn
appointment of the check-weighme
and pit committees. All mines sout
of town except l., were idle Monday
From the tone OF the Review it look
very much as if general strike wa
on tap unless the miners and opera
: tors get together pretty soon an
compromise their trouble in som
way. Sheriff Joe Smith has six del