The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-23
DR.. H. R. Field of Rockville. south

democrat, remembers us substantial
ly this week
Our old friend W. s. DeBolt. OF AL
toona, Kan, sends us remittance for
renewal, observing his practice of
many years. Mr.. DeBolt was for
merly an esteemed citizen of Butler
and one OF the staunchest democrats
we ever knew. The TINES appreci
ates his friendship and support
]. b. Hays, the successful farmer
and dealer in fine stock residing near
Ballard, was in the city Saturday
and said he had consnmated the sale
OF one OF his thoroughbred bull
calves. white face. to Recorder ?. X
Wilson. The price paid icing 500.
Mr.. Wilson has quite herd OF fine
cattle ON his farm north of town.
F. III. Foris and John Devinney,
who have been spending the past
| four weeks in Kansas City, serving as
| jurors in the United States court.
returned home Saturday evening.
Mr.. Voris said he didn't like CITY life a
bit and it was a pleasure to him to
get back to a one horse town Dur
ing their four weeks service Mr.. VOr-
is served on but two cases and Mr.
Devinney on three.
j. ). Franklin, a prominent real
estate man of Worland and c. j.
Click, the worthy and popular smith
of that town, were in the city Tuesday
and complimented us pleasantly.
Mr.. Click favored us with a renewal
They seem to think there is little
doubt that Foster will have healthy
boom this summer and fall and the
property in and about Worland will
be advanced by it.
Z. Ell. Palmer, a Missouri Univer-
| sity student, was shot by professor
| in Stephens Female College at Co
lumbia Saturday night. Palmer and
several other students were frolicing
| on the campus ground, causing much
annoyance to the lady students.
They were ordered away, but paid
no attention to the demand Sud
| denly the report of a shotgun was
heard near the building and Palmer
fell with his legs below the knees full
of bird shot, fifty shot taking effect.
Commencement exercises of our
public schools. will be held in the
| opera house tomorrow, May oath.
There are nine graduates to receive
diplomas, viz: Latin scientific-R. c.
Vaughan, Ada Morgan, Anna Day
Smith, Frances Lisle, Mabel Mize,
Anna Moore, Pearl Nichols, Errettine
Scott. Classical-Rosale Fisher. Il.
| c. Vaughan won the first honors of
the class and Ada Morgan second. A
very interesting program has been
prepared and an enjoyable evening
will be spent.
Frank Wallace, twO-year man
from Ripley county, attempted to
escape from the penitsntiary last
Saturday by rushing out the hospi-
tai gate, which was left open to per-
NIT convicts to carry in building ma
| terial Guard Holiday commanded
him to stop and on his failure to do
so, emptied his shotgun into his back,
six buckshot taking effect about the
| kidneys. Wallace fell mortally
wounded He was taken to the hos
pital, but his chances on life are very
slim.
Frank Smith, a farm hand, while
out hunting Sunday in the bottom
near Cortland, run onto Il wolf den
in a hollow log and captured seven
wolves, consisting OF the mother and
six pups Smith shot and killed the
mother wolf and carried away the
pups, which were about the size OF
half-grown cats. We get the above
| from DR.. McClintock, who was in
town Monday. The doctor said
wolves were quite numerous i'll that
section and the farmers had been
greatly annoyed by the loss of young
pigs and chickens.
The school board has decided to
reduce the price OF admission to the
commencement exercises and issue
no complimentary tickets. The OBJ
ject is to give all who wish an oppor-
tunity to attend these exercises and
make the price OF admission just
enough to pay the expenses OF the
evening. The admission will be Zoe
TO any part of the opera house with
the privilege of reserving your seat
in the reserved sections Seats are
on sale at McCulloch's music store.
A splendid program is prepared for
that evening.
The Cass County Democrat gives
an account of a serious accident
which happened two OF Pleasant
Hills prominent young men, DIR.
Belcher and James Rogers. They
attempted TO cross the railroad after
| dark. when a passenger engine struck
the buggy, killed the horse. throw
ing it 20 feet, the vehicle was wrecked
and the two men were carried on the
pilot, in an unconscious condition:
into the town DR.. Belcher sustained
/ q broken arm lac broken in two