The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

| Sheriff Hill passed through Butler
: Saturday for jefferson City, having
in his charge eleven tough looking
: customers who were billed for differ
, ent terms In the penitentiary.
Raleigh Sisson came up from St.
Louis and took dinner with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Sisson.
Raleigh lie working at the printing
trade in the city and said he was
draSin- salary OF s1s a week.
Next Monday night, Jany 4th, Il e
officers for the ensuing year will e
installed by D. d. G. NJ, Ed. White
, head Of Rich Hill. After which an
. oyster supper will be served, FIRE Odd
Fellows from other lodges who may
b. in town are cordially invited to
be present.
The body of Phillip F. Wenz, secre.
! tary OF shoe companyinSt Joseph
3 was found Saturday, hanging by the
neck in a box car. A piece of wire
had been placed around the neck and
fastened tn a cross bar in the top OF
the car, 1t is thought his death was
due to foul play.
The JasIer county sheriff, who
passed through this city Saturda,
with his gang Of toughs fer the pen,
y itentiary, lost one Of his men at J.f-
& ierson City. While the train wa
stopped at the coal chute negro,
I sent up for four years, went out at a
car window and made his escape.
OF Oscar Collins, engineer at the NJ. X,
& 7. railways pumping station In
n the east suburbs of Nevada, was
8 found dead near the gasoline engin,
In the pump house. 1t is supposed
% he died from inhaling escaping gas
q from the engine. He was a Modern
q Woodman in which order he carried
$4,000.
~ j. W, Hanger, 90 years OF age, /,
4 farmer, residing two and one-hal
;, miles from Clinton, walked to tow
: on his birthday Tuesday oilast week
Ia did his Christmas shopping and theI
"a walked home again. He said he OK
pected to make several more trips il
to see Santa Ciaus before crossin,
E. the river.
mi The Nevada papers are elated owe
10 the fact that the smelters at tina
T. place, which have been shut down 70
=, several months are to be started i
o. operation again by A. b. Cockeril
The plants will be opened up abou
March 18th. This means that on
lie hundred men will be added to til
~ population OF Nevada, and a month
IT. ly pay roll Of 1000.
40 Mrs. Rosa Perkins, 81 years oiag
a. who has been resident OF Huntin,
=; ton, Mass, for thirty-eight year
has just cut a tooth and regaine
her eyesight and can now see as we
d. as when she was young. Her ha
Dir has also started to grow out ag a
"a and is as black as when she was
girl. This is considered remarkab
rs' az her hair has been snow white (,
is, many years. She is in splendid heat
nd and very active for a woman OF h
ny age.
Beverly and Courtney Vaugha
OF sons of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Naugha
he who have been home spending Chris
lts mas, returned yesterday to the
re respective homes. Courtney resid
rk in st. Louis and holds a lucrati'
'ur position ~ craftsman at the World
hls Fair. Beverly resides in Chicsg
led where be is engaged in the dent
business and enjoys fine practic
led Both are fine young men, were rais'
a and educated in Butler and TT
to TINES is glad to know are doing we
la Representative OF the L. 5. Gems
Try department was in the city gathe
me ing data for the forthcoming Gems
nd report. He examined the records
ats the county clerks Office very col
IN fully and remarked that Bates cou
lty ty was in the best financial conditi(
Of any county in the state he he
c, 80 far examined, and he had be-
,ty over the principal part OF the stat
W. He complimented the county Gle