The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-18

W. j. BRIAN speaks at Aurora the
23rd, Stockton the oath at noonand
Osceola at 1870 the same day An
effort should be made to get him to
make speech in Butler
Thos Perkins, n young minister OF
the Holiness church, committed
suicide Saturday hE hanging at Col
lege Mound, Mo. Family trouble is
the cause assigned for the deed.
August 10th 6. T. Miller left Car
rollton for Abilene. Kansas, to buy
land. He had $4,000 with him and
stopped over night in Kansas City,
and no further trace of him can be
found,
| Joe Graves horse ran away We'd
nesday night, smashing his buggy.
He was driving Miss Nina O'neal and
two cousins. Miss Nina's leg was
broken below the knre, the bone pro.
truding through the tiesh.-Rich Hill
Enterprise.
Elder Lotspeich, inter serving two
years as pastor of the Christian
church, has rendered his resignation
to take effect the first OF October.
This will leave two of Buffers
churches, the Baptist and Christian,
without pastors.
NJ. W. Haley. So years of age, was
thrown from his wagon and perhaps
fatally hurt at Independence Sun.
day. His team hitched to spring
wagon was frightened tan automo-
bile and became unmanageable.
Frank Ashley, 10 years OF age, fell
from a third story window to stone
pavement in Kansas City Sunday
nightand still lives. While sitting on
a windowsill, he fell asleep and fell to
the alley pavement thirty feet below.
His back was badly hurt, but it is
thought he will recover.
The Bates County bank, which for
several years past has been operated
as a state bank under the laws of
Missouri, has changed back to ma
tional bank and assumed its former
name The Bates County National
Bank. The change was made Satur.
day.
Mr.. Patten and sister, Mrs. Farr,
left t+feif-henfe Snpfe;-9 lks44tsf-
homa, Monday p. W. Haggard,
a well.known citizen of this place, is
lying very low with malarial fever,
and grave doubts are entertained as
to his recovery .-Eldorado Sun, II
The veterans OF the Mexican war
residing in Vernon county held their
annual reunion Monday. The asso-
citation was organized in 1873 with
thirty.three members. Since then
the number has decreased until now,
there are only seven left to tell the
story.
All in one day Wallace E. Seton
was arrested in Salisbury, convicted
of grand larceny and started for the
penitentiary. If courts over the
country were as prompt in dishing
out justice as In this case, there would
be great saving of criminal costs
to the counties and state.
Miss Ella Rainey of Clinton, had
her left hand caught between the hot
rollers OF an ironing machine in a
laundry at that place Friday after
noon and was fearfully burned. The
hand was burned to a crisp and the
attending doctor says her fingers
will have to be amputated.
John A. Silvers, popular Demo-
cratic nominee for Probate Judge,
was in the city on Saturday and
made us pleasant call. He reports
party conditions in that section very
satisfactory, with no Democratic dis
sensions. Mr.. Silvers is a good law
yer, an honorable, high-minded gen.
tleman, thoroughly competent to
perform the duties OF the office and
will safeguard the interests of the
widows and orphans. He was on his
way to speaking at Adrian.
Our popular dry goods merchant,
D. X. Walker, business manager of
the McKibben Mercantile Co., left for
st. Louis Monday evening to buy a
second installment OF fall goods. Mr.
Walkers one of the live, wide awake
merchants OF this city, and keeps the
stock of the Mckibben Mercantile Co.
strictly up-to-date. About once d
month he goes into the market and
selects the very latest fabrics on sale.
BY doing this he keeps his store
stocked with the latest novelties in
dress goods, etc. On his return look
out for something new in styles and
big bargains.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. keeser have one
copy OF The TINES sent to their home
in Butler, one copy to Mr.. Keeser's
father at Sandaville, Iowa, and also
a copy to Mrs. Carrie Briden, Alema-
da, California. Mrs. Keeser called
Tuesday and renewed for the three
copies. MIR. Keeser is section fore
man on the Mo. Pacific railroad, his
section being south OF the depot, a