The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-10-01

A. ]. Wright, OF Chicago, testif1es
to his continued interest in our peo-
pie by sending renovation THE TINES.
His grandfather, uncle "Jakey",
Wright and father j, A. Wright were
pioneers OF this county and owned
land adjoining the corporation OF
Butler. Mr.. Wright is in the mail
service in Chicago.
Dick Bachelor, who was in the city
on Tuesday, informed us that Robert
7. Ring and Miss Laura Adams,
prominent and popular young PEG
pie living east of Appleton City, in
lSt. Clair county, were to be married
on Wednesday evening, Sept. Both,
at $50 o'clock. The ceremony took
place at the home 81 the brides par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams.
Here ia a Pawnee county mans
confession at a revival meeting i'll
Kansas. He had been pressed to re
pent, and finally got up and said;
''Dear friends, | ieel the spirit moving
lin me to talk and tell what bad
man I've been, but | can't do itwhile
the grand jury is in session 1.-The
Lord will forgive" shouted the
preacher. 81 guess that's right,
said the penitent, but he amt on
the grand jury"
The Butler ball team made rec
ord this season to be proud of. Out
of a total OF AZ games played, oul
boys won 30. They played fifteen Of
these games here and took o tour
through southern Missouri and Kan
sas. The last game of the season
was played here or Sunday after
noon, between the Butler and Mo
Pac: team Of st Louis, resulting in
victory for the home team OF u to ).
John C. Courtney, a prominent
farmer, living near Cortland, in Lone
Oak township, died at his home Sun
day afternoon, of consumption. MIR
Courtney WAS about GO years ole
and had been afflicted with the dreaC
disease for the past two years. III
lost a son and daughter in the pas
Few years with consumption. IL
lleayes q widow. Mr.. Courtney WA
|, an honest. conscientious citizen AM
possessed the confidence and esteem
. of all his neighbors.
, Rev. +. T. Adams, the new paste
! lfor the south Methodist, preache
his first sermon on last Sunday. ii
is an eloquent speaker and made
7 very favorable impression with GU
e people Rev. Dinwiddie was appoint
7 ed by the Sedalia conference to Fl
/: this place, but expressed desire t
i be transferred to another conference
: To accommodate that change Rev
: Adams was transferred from Ric
: Hill to Butler; Rev. L. L. Pinnell wa
] transferred from Sprague to Ric
Hill; Rev. T. Z. Wood was TRANSFER
red from Appleton City to Sprague.
A contract Is usually considere
= binding on both parties. A teacher
, lcontract with board OF education
an exception. 1t is binding on I'll
> board but not on the teacher. tt
!, wording would indicate that Il
: teacher binds himself to the terms
Z the contract in signing 1t fully 9
much as the board binds itself. III
, reason that the teacher Is not bel
Il by Il Is that he is usually not final
cially responsible. He can comp
q the board to keep its word, but
}. can disregard bis for an offer OF thr'
= dollars increase elsewhere and Il
n board is helpless in preventing b
II leaving. In other respects teache
II seem to be truthful and honest. b.
o 1t is q common practice among the
II to break contracts without Il
J. slightest remorse. One Of the wor
e features OF this practice is in the e
;, ample which may lead children
n attach only slight Importance
contracts OF all kinds.