The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-09-12

Many eminent preachers, In their
sermons last Sunday, advocated the
hunting down and destroying 81 all
anarchists.
The president was remembered in
every pulpit in Butler Sunday morn
ing and earnest prayer was offered
for his recovery from the wounds
caused by the redhanded and coward
~ assassin.
Commenting upon the statement
of a Georgia paper that it costs
5000 to hug girl in Atlanta, the
Maryville Tribune observes: That
it seems high, but il the girl is from
Missouri it worth the price "
William Galloway. OF Cortland, ia
vored u pleasantly aud had bis dates
set ahead Mr. Galloway has been
our friend and patron for many
years. is an honest, Industrious citi-
zen and stands high with his neigh
bors and all who know him
The editor OF the Hume Telephone,
is most too small to notice. But,
We will Just say to him, that his
abuse OF the county court is unbe-
coming man that has never seen
the new court house and personally
knows nothing OF the construction
Of the building.
Theodore Lacaff, superintendent OF
construction for the new cOurt house,
made THE TINES "a pleasant call and
had his name duly enrolled on our
books. Ii we had ever had any
doubts about the new superintendent
they would have immediately vanish
ed under such treatment.
f. p. Foster has his paper changed
from Adrian to Manzanola. Col, to
which place he moved his family
about three weeks ago Mr.. Foster
was an old citizen, prominent farm
or and for years an influential work
ing democrat in this section, and THE
TINES regrets his departure from our
county.
The town council ought to take
action against the old dilapidated
wooden awnings around the square
and order their removal. The long
and short OF it is, some OF the old
awnings have become so rOttOn with
age they are absolutely dangerous ia
time Of high wind and before a serious
accident occurs, ought to be taken
down.
Quite serious accident happend
little Alice, Youngest daughter oil
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Heinlein, Satur-
day. \ little boy, i'll play, had put
her on a bicycle and was riding her
about the yard, when her foot caught
in the machine and was badly sprain-
ed. 1t was first thought the bones
had been broken. The foot is vet
badly swollen and very painful
Every taxpayer in the county will
commend the county court in their
determination to put all Jail prison
ers to work on the county roads.
There are several of these lazy vaga
bonds in jail at the present time eat
ing three meals a day who are able
bodied and should be made to earn
their board and clothes on the public
roads breaking rock to macademize
bad places and building rock cul-
verts.
\ foreigner employed in the new
bake shop on the west side OF the
square. and who had only been in
town a few days. was promptly
knocked down and roughly handled
in Frank Mabbatt's bar room on the
southwest corner of the square Fri
day evening for glOating over the at
tempted assassination OF President
Mckinley The fellow was not
only given what he richly deserved,
but promptly obeyed an order to
leave town.
Guy Emerson was III the city the
last of the week shaking hands with
his many friends and favored THE
TIMES. He was formerly a trusted
employee of the Farmers Bank. Al
ter leaving here he attended the State
University at Columbia. then entered
a law office in Muskogee, Ind. Ter
and was admitted to the bar. He