The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-25

1 aLg AnE 0Gll0AA0AAN O4CLOA VI
New York and Kathleen, youngest
daughter of Lord Justice Matthew,
OF the English supreme court, will,
according to the New York Worlds
information, be formally announced
shortly. Miss Matthew is alb nut
twenty-five years old and isextreme-
~ bright and clever, as we'll as ex-
ceptionally pretty. Bourke Cochran
is an old-time friend OF the family.
A negro assaulted and murdered a
young girl at Wilmington, Delaware
and mob took him from the Jail
and burned him at the stake on Mon
fday. On June 9th a mob burned a
negro at Belleville. Ills, for killing a
school teacher. II these lynchings
had occurred in the south radical
papers throughout the north would
have held up their hands in holy
horror at such barbarism. Human
natureis pretty much alike the world
over, and especially in America men
are going TO protect the women from
violence of licenscious bruie
The splendid rain which visited
Bates county Sunday night was a
welcome visitor. In parts OF the
county the farmers were greatly dis
couraged, because they could not
work their crops which were suffering
for attention. The ground was get
ting very dry and hard crust had
formed which made it difficult to
work, The corn crop Was never so
uneven and varigated. Some fields
the corn is nearly knee high in others
two to three inches, while in many
the grain has just been planted. The
farmers have great hopes. however,
and predict with seasonable weather
that they will vet raise good crop,
and when the farmer has pluck and
energy, the rich soil OF old Bates has
never failed to reward him.
The Rooseveltian idea OF family
suicide does not apply to Uncle jim
my Spears, who has fifteen children
living, seven OF whom are at home.
He has been married twice; seven
children were born oihis first vile and
ten of bis last, two being dead Mrs.
Spears lost her life year ago, in a
very sad and tragic manner, her
clothing caught fire, and she was
burned to death, Uncle Jimmy is
Kentuckian by birth, but came to
this county at an early age. He is,
OF commanding appearance, over six
feet in his stocking feet, Is as straight
as an arrow, with long patriarchal
beard, a fine type of physical man.
hood. II he wasn't such died.in-
the-wool Democrat, he would he
eligible to a fat Office under Roose-
welt for his family record.
Last Sunday Childrens Day was
observed at the Baptist church near
Ninton. Owing to beautiful day q
Urge crowd was present, and they
all enjoyed one OF the best programs
t at had been observed in that part
o the country. Miss Couchman
p 'esided at the organ, and the choir
was well selected, and good music
was rendered. The children spoke
cir pieces well, the eight young
ladies played their part OF bearing
the crosses with success. The house
was beautifully decorated by
Mrs. Mollie Graham. who was
thanked by Rev. Jones Tor the
decoration. The flowers which she
had made and framed, pretty fans,
wheels and Bible pictures completed
the decoration. The contribution
was good, and all past off with a
good dinner in Mr.. Hardin's grove
and sermon III the afternoon. NJ.
An Ozark county paper has found
three new wild animals in the noun
tains in South Missouri that hereto
fore had been overlooked by natui-
lists. One of them is the Oogly Woo,
a six-legged animal with a sharp,
stiff tail. When the Oogly Woo is
cornered it stands on its tail, and,
whirling rapidly around, bores a
hole in the ground into which it dis
appears. Another is the deadly
rackaboar. 1t has four legs, two
long ones on one side and two short
on the other, adjusted for mountain
climbing. 1t will run rapidly around
a mountain with it's four feet always
touching, and can only be captured
| by being turned in an opposite d.
rection, when its two long legs be
uppermost. The third is the one
eyed screeching Boo Boo. The Boo
Boo is part bird and part wild hog.
When closely pursued it will turn on
its enemy and with mighty gulp
sallOW itself