The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-11-14

During the services at a negro
church near Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
Sunday, Henry Davis quarreled with
Abraham Allen, with whom he was
occupying the samepew. Davis shot
at Allen and missed him, and the bull
let went through the heart of Jerry.
Wilson on the opposite side Of the
church, killing him dead.
A pound party given by Misses
Cora and Lee Johnson, at the home
OF their parents two miles west and
one mile north Of Butler, the evening
Of the 9th inst, was attended by
46 young people OF the neighbour
hood. The occasion was enlivened
by games and music. Refreshments
were served and the young folks in
taking their leave, one and all, ex-
pressed themselves as having had a
most pleasant time.
One OF the happiest social functions
OF the season was the "childrens"
party given by Mrs. G. W. Shafer and
Mrs. T. W. Arnold, at the formers
beautiful and spacious home on Ohio
street, on last Thursday afternoon.
Imagine staid matrons, dressed in
short frocks and fancy stockings,
playing juvenile games and indulg-
ing in all kinds Of sportive tricks
known to young Americas. When
a delicious dinner was served prim
nurses saw that the young ones be-
haved themselves and didn't soil
their frocks. They say they had a
"bully good time"
RI. Trundle, a young man attend
ing high school at Pleasant Hill, Mo-,
while visiting a friend near Hutchin-
son, Kansas, a short time ago shot
a bullet into a mail box by the side
OF the road. Complaint was made
to the postoffice authorities, a war
rant was issued for the arrest Of
Trundle in Topeka, a deputy mar
shall was sent to Pleasant Hill and
the young man in foot ball costume,
just ready for a game, was arrested
and taken to Kansas City and put
under a $500 bond to appear for
trial in the federal court OF Kansas.
He told the officer he shot the hole
through the mail box, but did not
think it did any particular harm.
This lesson should be a warning to
other boys disposed to injure prop
eFty of the-gevefHmeat to hesitate
before committing the act.
After long -years of deiiberatiou
Frank James has at last decided to
go on the stage and become an &C.
tor. He will make his debut on the
stage November 25 at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, in part entitled, "Across the
Desert" The company will tour
Ohio, making trip almost into
Canada. 1t will not appear west of
the Mississippi. James part will be
to portray the character Of pros
porous westerner. There will be no
blood curdling scenes in the play. II
do not expect to become an actor in
the true sense of the word" said
James. II am getting old, unless l
build up small surplus within the
next few years, must find my way
to the confederate home" Hereto
fore he has stoutly resisted all offers
to 60 on The stage, offers Of a salary
from $500 to 81, 900 a week.
Rev.S. T. Slack, charged with biga-
my, was arraigned in court Tuesday
and plead guilty to the charge against
him, and was sentenced by the court
to six months imprisonment in the
county jail The light sentence i'm
posed was mainly due to a sympa.
thetic appeal from Stacks deserted
wife in Nebraska asking that, notfor
Slack, but for the sake OF their chill
dren and to save them from the dis.
grace attached to penitentiary sen.
tence that the court deal lienient with
the recreant husband and father.
Stacks present wife, formerly Miss
Hess, also addressed a mercy appeal
to the court The court also took
under consideration the fact that
when Slack left his wife in Nebraska,
hesurrendered to her all hisproperty,
and upon his statement that he
slack had reasons to believe that
his wife had secured ardivorce the