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

j 4. Trimble received a card from
j. A Trader. announcing the birth
OF a little girl 90 his daughter, Mrs.
Richard Mcdonald, of Kansas City,
nee Miss Mona Trader. Art signed
the card Foxy Grandpa, (" which all
his friends will agree was very sppro-
pirate.
P. j. Cowgirl, a prominent young
farmer living east OF Adrian, was a
pleasant caller and favored us. He
is deeply interested in road work and
has some good ideas along that line
He believes the roads should be
graded up first and then kept in con.
dition with the drag.
Geo. Johnston has been arrested
at Birch Tree Mo. on the charge oil
having murdered little Della John.
ston, his cousin, at Winona. Mo-, the
theory of the officials are that he at.
tempted to assault the child aud
killed her TO prevent her telling.
denies the charge. He bears a good
reputation,
Col. j. j. Frey, is reported to be
dying at his home in Sedalia. Thirty
years ago be was train dispatcher OF
the NJ. X. & I. at Sedalia. He
became General Manager OF that
road, and later became general man
ager OF the FriScosystem Col Frey
is one OF the best known railroad
men in this state.
Miss Maud Gage, the young girl,
who mysteriously disappeared from
her home near Carthage, an account
of which was published in last weeks
TINES, was found incorporating as a
man, dressed in overalls, jumper,
cotton shirt, working for a fruit
farmer near Joplin, where she had
been for over a week.
The convention OF Modern Wood
men OF America in session at In
dianapolis Friday decided to meet at
Milwaukee in June, 1905. A resolu.
ton was unanimously adopted ap-
propriating $50,000 for aid Of the
food sufferers in Kansas, Iowa, Mis-
souri, Illinois and Oregon.
Our young friend C. A. McComb, OF
Shawnee, was a pleasant caller on
Saturday and favord US substantial
| ly. MIR. McComb thinks with a fair
season from now on the farmers OF
Bates county will raise a good corn
crop, not as much as if the spring
had been seasonable, but enough to
run them.
| Misses Laura B. and Kate Duvall
are home from Chicago to spend the
heated term with their parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. W, p. Duvall. Miss Laura
Duvall, besides being a very fine
musician, is a talented elocutionist
and Shakespearean scholar and a
lpain.er of rare merit. Miss Kate has
been studying under her sisters
tutorage.
The Journal says mass meeting
of citizens Of Adrian was held for the
purpose OF arranging for 18th Of
July celebration The usual commit
tees were appointed. The commit.
tees are all at work and much has al
ready been done to complete ar
rangements. A speaker has been
secured and bandemployed." With
the speaker and band music It is GUS
tomary to throw in a barrel OF ice
water.
The shops of the NJ. X. L I. rail.
road at Sedalia has been shut down,
throwing 800 men out OF employ
ment. The trouble grew out OF the
strike OF the blacksmiths and helpers.
The blacksmiths were granted an
increase OF 25c day, but the demand
OF the helpers for an increas OF 40c q
day was refused. The men refused to
work and Superintendent O'Hern or
dered the shops closed for an indefi.
mite period.
A severe hail storm visited Pettis
county Sunday. In the path Of the
storm it is reported vegetation Of all
kinds and young orchards were bad
ly damaged Many OF the hailstones,
it is said, were as large as door
knobs. One OF them picked up meas.
ured six and three-quarter inches in
circumference. A bowl OF them gath
cred at the Marshall farm, southeast
OF Sedalia, looked like nest ofchina
eggs.
Mrs. B. Milliken was q pleasant
caller on Saturday and favored us
with a renewal. Mrs. Milliken is one
of Bates county's best posted ladies.
She has Travelled extensively, and
talks entertainingly. She was born
in England, lived in Australia, where
her husband was a gold miner; they
Travelled in most OF the counties Of
the eastern hemisphere before coming
to america. They have lived in
Bates county for the past twenty
years.
Uncle Jimmy Spears informs us OF
the burning OF the big barn, on the