The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-10

AetnodisS church, west SIDE square
on 18th. Principal program at 3:3(
and 8 O'Clock p. m.
Judge Graves will go to Jefferson
City next week to try the boodl,
cases OF Fsrris, Smith and Mathews
in the order named. Farris case will
be called on Monday, and it Is believ.
ed both sides will announce ready for
trial.
Mrs. Ivan Reeder, OF Oklahoma
City, is home on a visit to her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Walton, and
many friends. Mr.. Reeder is travel.
ingfor Gev. d Barnard 4 Co. in that
territory and is meeting with marked
success.
Uncle John Vancamp our popular
hotel man, favored Us with a renew
al. Uncle John wears with great {
pride the veterans jewel of the |. o.
10. +. order recently presented to him
by this lodge. He is the only Odd
Fellow in the county who hae been
go honored.
Mrs. Fl. L Tucker returned from
Waverly the first OF the week, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. DR. Drum.
mond, and Mrs Ed. Sni1er, who
accompanied the family to that town
The masons OF Waverly met the body
at the train and conveyed il direct
to the cemetery where interment was
had.
| William Herrell, an early settler
and popular citispn Of Spruce town.
ship, was pleasant caller on Satur.
day and favored US with renewal. he
10 a brother OF County Clerk John
Herrell. He can tell many reminis.
cences OF early pioneer life In Bates
county.
Mrs. Joshua North is reported ON
the sick list. She is getting old aud
has never fully recovered from the In.
iuries and severe shock she under.
went In the runaway few years ago
In which she and her husband were 80
badly hurt,
Chas- Fortney, the young man, who
had his leg crushed by the cars at
Archie Saturday night a week ago,
and who was brought to Butler and
returned to Kansas City by the next
train, died from his injuries Satur-
day. The young mans parents
reside at Nevada, Mo.
Group Nine of the Missouri Bankers
Association met at Clinton Tuesday
Group Nine comprises the counties OF
Bates, Cass, Cedar, Henry, Hickory,
st. Clair and Vernon. Sixty-three
banks are represented in the mem ber-
ship. In the afternoon the Associa.
tian was addressed by Sam B. Cook,
secretary OF state.
+. +. Seeley, a prominent young
farmer of near Burdett, was in But.
Ter on Monday and favored US. He
is a con in-law of our old friend J. W.
Ashbaugh, and he and his wife but
recently returned from trip through
the northwest. He was in town on a
real estate trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Heinlein, Of
Kansas City, came down Sunday to
join in the celebration at the Ohio
Street NJ. E Church OF the liquidation
OF the church debt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heinlein were devoted members OF
this church and aided materially in
Its erection.
Frank C. Dunton, who shot and
killed Emil Meyer in Sedalia Sunday
a week ago, was arraigned in court
Monday and remsnded to Jail with
out bond to await trial at the next
term OF court. Dunton claimed
Meyer ruined his daughter and shot
him for that offense.
John Bowman, of near Foster, was
in Butler on Monday and favored us
substantially. He and his family
and George Kelley and family will
leave about the Goth OF this month
for Washington, where they expect
to make their future home. The
TINES wishes them safe journey
and hope they will realize their every
expectation.
Jesse Major, the check iorger, who
formerly resided at Windsor, Henry
county, has again landed in the peni.