The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-17

! Ell numcer OF the Young surierv
folks at their elegant home on Pine
street Tuesday evening in honor q.
Miss Mclean. beautiiulanL charm
ing young lady guest. of Kansas
City.
Three highwaympn held M a Rock
Island train near Dupont. HIS. Fri
day night. Tie robhprs secured n
bag Of iewe,ry from the express ear
but got NO money. The express mes
senger was shot and seriously hurt.
One of the Robbers was caught.
Mrs. j Nj, Chri>ty and daughter.
Miss Stella. are AT home after "A
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends at Webb Cjty. They stopped
over in Rich I'LL. where Miss Stella
took part i'll a concert given by Prof.
Bert kimbrough Monday night.
odd Fellows Reunionand social on
Thursday evening July Il. AT lodge
room on south side SQUARE Program
consisls al music hr orchestra, Light
refreshments will he served by the
Rebekahs. All odd Fellows andtheir
families are invited. Visiting odd
Fellows especially invited,
BY Order of Committee.
Marmaduke Camp. No. G15, t. C..
'. Butler, Mo, met Saturday and
among other proceedings decided to
hold grand county ,picnicSoo date
to be named later by COMMITTEES.
selected for that purpose, The old
"Johnnies" know how to enjoy them
selves when they yet together, anu
they expect to make this memora-
BILE occasion.
Benz, l.. Quarles, apopular citizen
OF Henry county, died at his hame in
Clinton Thursday evening OF last
week. He was an ex.confederate
soldier and was a member ofthecom.
pany which served as General Ster-
ling Prices body guard. He served
three terms as county clerk and two
terms as circuit clerk OF Henry coun-
ty. Death was due to paralysis,
The Missouri Pacific railroad had
two wrecks Friday between this city
and Nevada The first occurred at
Athol, switch station . or
ID miles south of Butler and the see
ond wreck took place three.quarters
OF mile south of the Marmeton
water tank. In the latter wreck II
coal ears were ditched and badly
smashed. The accident was caused
by broken wheel. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
John ". McFadden, popular demo-
cratic nominee for Presiding Judge,
made us pleasant call on Tuesday.
Judge McFadden informs us that he
is expecting notice OF the death of his
brother, W. NJ. McFadden, who is w.
ing dangerously sick of blood poison,
at his home in Fullerton, Cal. This
is the brother who was a delegate to
the Kansas City National Conven-
tion in 1900 and visited the Judge
at that time. He became overheated
on that trip and never fully recover
ed. Senator White. who was his col
league in thar convention, also died
on his return home.
THE TINES had Il pleasant call
Saturday from J |. Shubert, OF sum.
nit township and d + Allison and
Edward C.. Orear, OF Kansas City.
The two latter, together with their
wives. came down from Kansas CITY
Saturday to spend IA day or two with
Mr. Shubert and family. Mr-0f4ar
is son of { Orear, a former resi-
dent OF Summit township. He is
bright young man and at the recent
democratic convention held in Jack
son county he received the nomina.
ton for Judge of the county court
for the western district oft county.
THE TINES is always gratifed to see
the young men raised in Bates coun-
ty come to the front and our best
wishes are that Mr.. Orear will come
under the wire in November with the
rest of the ticket, far in the lead of
their republican opponents.
While in Kansas City last week at
tending a'meeting of the state board
OF health, DR.. Boulware, of this city.
and DR.. Gilmore, of Adrian, purchas-