The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-17

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W. o Jsrk-on left Sunday i,r
Lawton, Okla, to look after some
legal business. he expects to visit
q number OF points in Okla, and the
Indian Territory, and possibly make
some investments.
Albert Allen, residing on q farm
six miles northwest OF Clinton, lost
bis new barn, 1000 bushels Of corn,
alot OF hay and several head OF stock
BY fire the other day. Lightning
caused she Gre
Mrs. T. T. wemott, OF Kansas City,
and son, Herbert, OF Cripple Creek,
Colorado, are visiting their son and
brother, Arthur, OF this city. Herbert
left Bates county thirteen years
ago, and this is his first visit back In
that time.
F. J. Wisemsn, editor Of the Rich
Hill Enterprise, and daughter, Miss
Maud, left for Fsyetts, West vir.
ginis, on Sunday, to assist In the
settlements OF bic fathers estate, con-
sisting Of 400 acres OF land, valued
at $22 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Fay, offspring
fleld, after four days visit with Prof,
W. q Morris and family. left Mon
day for their home, accompanied BY
Miss Mabel Morris, who will visit
sometime.
Miss Edna McCuan goes to St.
Louis this week, where she will be
consecrated as a missionary. She
will sail for China October 1st. Hel
many friends here wish her abundant
success In her new fields OF labor.
The lecture at the Ohio st. M. Z.
church Monday evening Sept. 81 st,
by the matches Orator VIM. A.
Quale on the Great Americam"Abra.
ham Lincoln" will be a treat tnat
all should appreciate. Admission
25c. Pupils in school 15c.
This is q great fruit country after
all. At the orchard on the old How
ard farm, west Of Hume, a 400 bush
ell crop OF peaches Is being garnered
and shipped to market. Thisis only
one OF the many orchard that are
prodcing q fair crop OF peaches this
year.-Hume Telephone.
Jno. NJ. Catterlin and vile have
returned from an extended tour OF
the west. They visited the Pacific
coast and took boat to many OF the
Pacific lelands adjacent to the coast.
They went "a far north as Port
Townsend. They report a very
pleasant trip. were fortunate in
making close connections, had pleas
ant weather and escaped accidents.
They made the round trip in about
two weeks less time than they
thought it would take them.
A bad wreck occurred on the Frisco
railroad near Liberal Saturday morn
ing The wreck occurred on the
crossing Of the Frisco and Kansas
City Southern and In the smash up
fifty head OF horses we're killed. The
wreck was to the fast mail train
The fast mail had made the crossing,
stopping and whistling as is the GUS
tom and were going over it at the
time the Kansas City Southern train
dashed into it. The engine struck
the three cars OF live stock and but
twenty escaped many OF them being
badly injured.
"Buff" Wright, young negro man
taken from the calaboose at Warsaw,
Mo-, and severely whipped by citizens
and ordered to leave town, has
brought suit against Charles Bibb
and Rice, cattle buyers; Harvey Bart
lett; harness dealer; Joe Dice, hard
ware merchant, and Sam Davis,
bookkeeper for the Usage Valley
bank for $25. 900 damages. Wright
claims that he was in the calaboose
on a trivial charge made by his uncle
and that there was no excuse for the
citizens whipping him. Attorney P.
ID. Hastain, OF Sedalia, has taken the
case.
W. F. Duvall received a telegram
on Friday evening announcing the
death OF of A. c. Spaulding, at his
home in Burlington, Vermont. MIR.
Spaulding was a brother Of Mrs. Fl.
E Percival. He had visited this city
often to look after his investments in
this county, placed through Duvall
4 Percival. He was quite wealthy.
was engaged In the wholesale gro
Gerry business. was treasurer OF the
Champlain Transportation compa-
ny, a director in the Vermont rail-
road and identified with the man
Of Howard National Bank
Of that city. He was a young man
OF pleasant address, and made
many friends here during his visits,
all OF whom will be sorry to learn Of