The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-03-27
MURDERED.
0rVilIe Butler Dies atthe Hands
of an Assassin.
Killed in the Road Near Wharf.

"oih vas itOtiN'l Ill tulStllN heu-
nesday morning that the body OF
Oryille Butler was found one-iourth
of II mile west of Nyhart in the road,
with a bullet wound near the heart.
The body was still warm, though life
was extinct. He had evidently been
shot before the rain, which fell near
midnight, as the ground under the
body was dry. Coroner Renick and
Sheriff Smith LETT Immediately for the
scene. It this writing there il no
clue To the assassin. but the officers
are determined to leave no stone I'M
turned to ret at the facts and bring
the guilty party or parties toiustire,
The murdered man was a son.in-
law of the late Noah Nyhart, Ii is
known that he had enemies, but the
motive for the murder is mystery.
Judge Stith, candidate for Pr,sid-
ing Judge dropped in for few min.
utes Monday. He said he Just re-
turned from trip over in the south
ern part OF the county,
A. r. keeser, OF this city. received
"a telegram Saturday conveying the
sad news Of the death of his mother,
at her home in Sandaville. Iowa.
The TINES extends sympathy to Mr..
keeser.
The city election will take plnce
Tuesday, April |, andif there is any
body to be fooled let it be the fellows
on the Citizens tickets, We, demo,
Gratis, ought to give them IA genuine
surprise.
The Butler merchants had little
spat ON sugar Friday aud Sat urday,
and twenty-one pounds to the dol
lttr- -prrvuiiffrdi, tItttffr iUftE nj ttfTiis
kind occasionally has a tendency to
revive trade.
We plead guilty There is one
rural delivery carrier from the Butler
postoifice that is IA democrat and II
true blue democrat Mt that But
don you think he must feel power
full lonesome. Just one democrat.
ii. W. Jenkins, democratic commit,
teeman from Mound, favored us
pleasantly on Saturday. He gaveuS
the following names OF the Judges he
has appointed for the primaries April
10Th: j. W. Crews, Jno. 5. Crane
and W. II. Browning. Ii other com
mitteemen will furnish the names OF
the judges of their respective voting
precincts, THE TINES will publish
them.
Gov. Dockery has appointed Cot.
n. A. Wade member of the board
OF managers OF the Nevada asylum,
vice DR.. d. F. Brown, deceased, OF
Dresden. The Col. is certainly get
ting his share of the good things, as
he already holds the appointment on
the board of managers of the deaf
and dumb asylum at Fulton, and
coal oil inspector of Bates county.
| Presiding Judge II. {. Crawford
and Associate Judge Madden, Of
Grundy county, we're in Butler Friday
and Saturday inspecting our new
court house and met with ourcounty
COURT That county has recently
voted sixty thousand dollars for 6
new court house and Jail, and TIM
judges are inspecting the new ..build
ings OF thatcharacter over the state
They expressed themselves as wei
pleased with our court house.
i Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Graves, ole
residents OF this city residing in thu
east part OF town, are down with 6
severe attack of pneumonia and boil
are reported to be dangerously sick
In fact as THE TINES went to press
Wednesday evening hope for the re
covery OF either was very slight. Mr.
Graves has been an invalid all winter
with lung and other troubles and hi'
system was in no condition to stand
an attack OF pneumonia.
At the quarterly conference OF the
Ohio Street NJ. E. Church, request
was formulated and adopted by a
unanimous vote for the return o.
Rev. W. F. Jones to this pastorate
at an increase of 500 on salary
Rev. Jones has served this congrega.
ton for four years, faithfully and
well, and the resolution above refer.