The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-28

writes Tor further information re-
garding it. He said: 81 am glad to
see the road question being agiteoed
In old Bates, as it has too long been
neglected, and knowing your people
as / do, am certain they viii keep
at it until they have a system OF |
SPLENDID roads"
Frank Smith, the robber who shot |
and killed Charley Phelps, May Tth,
while resisting arrest, was given a |
preliminary trial at Monnd City. |
Kans.. and bound over without bail |
to answer to the charge OF muir Ter
before the district court. The exsm-
ination brought out the fact that the
deperado fired bothshots. The load
in Phelps shotgun was found to be
intact; that it had been loaded sew
eral yenrs-would not 90 off. This
explodes the story that young Phelps
shot,-Hume Telephone,
From l.. L. Coleman, who made us
a pleasant call while in the city the
last OF the week we learn of the death
OF j, W. Massey, which occurred at
his home on the 18th Of May, OF
pneumonia. Mr.. Massey was So
years old and came to Bates county
at the close of the civil war from
Jacksonville, Ills. He was probably
the largest land owner in Mingo
township, having over one thousand
acres. Mrs. Massey, who is a sister
in law OF Uncle Lewis Jones, OF Eos.
ter, is quite low with consumption
and not expected to live.
The members OF the county court
will meet with the city council on the
evening OF June LIST to consult in re-
gard to the sewer question for the
city and county buildings, While in
st. Louis short time ago Judges
McFadden and March visited Clay
ton, st. Louis county, and inspected
the antiseptic- tank system in use
there. They were much impressed
with the workings OF the system and
were assured by the officials OF that
place that the system gave perfect
satisfaction. This meeting OF the
court and council will be open, and
our business men and taxpayers in.
terested in the matter should make
it a point to be present.
Fayette has a merchant who told
the Advertiser he could not afford to
advertise now because OF lack OF bus
mess; that his business had been
greatly injured by the increased mail
order business sent cut from his ter.
ritory 70 tie catalogue houses. He
exrlained that he had complete
stock, ami THAT ne could sell better
goods cheaper than the catalogue
houses. Had the catalogue houses
used the same business methods this
merchant does the people in Howard
county never would have learned
that they are in existence. He has
simply lost his trade by lack OF bus.
mess methods. He failed to adver-
tise his goods. Others from a dis
lance advertised and supplied his
trade. Then he complains about it.
Nevada Mail.
The death vi L. e. Copeland at
Nevada, Mo-, Saturday morning last
was received with regrets by the many
friends OF the family III Butler. The
deceased was afflicted mentally, and
September last was taken to the
hospital at Nevada for treatment.
Mr.. Copeland was born in st. Louis
August Is, 1912. He was a veteran
of the civil war and a member of the
G. A. r. post OF this city. He was
also a member OF the Christian church
OF this city and served as deacon and
clerk OF the church for several years.
Of a family Of six children only one,
Mrs. Elizabeth McAnally, of Rich
Hill, remains to join in mourning
with the grief stricken wife. The
funeral services were conducted by
Elder Williamson, and the remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery,
three miles northwest Of Everett,
Cass county.
Judge Brown left to-day for Fair
field county, Ohio, where he expects
to attend the centennial celebration
Of the organization of the United
Presbyterian Church OF Rush Creek.
This is the place where Judge Brown
was born and where he spent the first
twenty-eight years OF his life. The
celebration will be held on the 4th
and 9th OF June. We see by the pro-
gram that ID. V. Brown is on for the
history Of the first sixty years OF the
congregation, also for a lecture. This
is not only the congregation in which
Judoa Rrown was rparad Int Of