The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-14

From deputy county clerk Ives, we
learn that the board of education at
Adrian at their meeting Friday night
elected the following teachers for
their schools: Miss Fannie Woolrey,
first assistant, Miss Tetia Payne,
Miss Dickinson and Miss Ethel Let
fer. The election of a principal was
deferred for two weeks. There are
five applicants for the principalship.
Among the number are Profs. Harper
and Etter, OF Butler. Only two OF
the old corps of teachers we're re-
tanned.
Clay Lewis, a barber OF Eureka,
Kansas, shot his wife and a man
named Sam Spell in a boarding house
at Joplin last week. The man is sup
posed to be fatally wounded, the wo-
man was shot in the back of the
head, but the bullet glanced on the
skull A Clay Lewis used to live in
this county. He went to Kansas
City and became a barber. He was
hard drinker and was continually
getting into trouble. This may be
our Clay Lewis,
H. l.. Curtis, assistant cashier of
the Hume Commercial Bank, was in
Butler on Monday on Probate bust
ness and favored us pleasantly. Mr..
Curtis met with a sad bereavement
in the death OF his wife, which occur.
cured at their home In Hume last
week, after an illness of only three
days OF peritonitis, They were mar
ried in Cedarvale, Kansas, in 1894
by Rev. Stanley d. Jewell, who has
been pastor OF the Presbyterian
church in this city for long term OF
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis have
lived in Hume about three years.
Judge McFadden attended the Ma
tional Good Roads Convention at
st. Louis last week as a delegate
from Bates county also witnessed
the dedication ceremonies and heard
the President and other big men
speak. He also visited Clayton, the
county seat OF st. Louis county, and
examined their sewerage system,
finding it all it is claimed to be. 1t
works satisfactorily there and is
highly recommended by the County
Judges. Its cost is not over one
fourth OF the old system, and could
be adopted by our city and county
at AN expense which would not OPP
press anyone. We learn that the
court will further investigate the
subject. Record.
The statesuperintendent of schools
will hold examinations for state GER
tificates in Albany and Joplin, on
Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and
&c; in Clinton and Moberly, on We'd
nesday and Thursday May 81 and
%; in st. Louis and Jefferson City
Friday and Saturday May 20 and 80.
No other state examination will be
held until August, none being held
at close OF summer schools. Those
who expect to get state certificates
at the close OF any summer school
should take examinations in May in
all branches except those in which
they expect to make grades in an ap-
proved summer school.
The petit jurors for June term Of
circuit court. Peter Ewing, Mingo;
j W Cole, Shawnee; j P Thomas, New
Home; Jas Murphy, Grand River;
Aaron Bell, Spruce; d L Frazee, Lone
Oak; VIM Neisweinder, Deer Creek;
VIM Atcheson, Deepwater; G G Henry,
Pleasant Gap; j W Hawkins, East
Boone; P j Jewett, Summit; W M
Pryor, Hudson; NJ P Todd, West
Boone; Lee Johnson, Mt Pleasant;
Sam II Boutwell,, Rockville; J I
Armentrout, West Point; Sam Dob
bins, Charlotte; VIM Woods, Prairie;
Isaac Lockridge, Elkhart; c RJoycs,
Homer; L H Bird, Usage; J S Krinn,
Mound; ] s Franklin, Walnut; Bert
Mcconnell, Howard.
Jones Bros, 3 miles south OF But.
Ter, bought of Arfman & Colyer one
Jack 81, 200. 27,2t"