The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09

/ Miss Cora Whitsitt is home on
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Y. Whitsitt. For the past FIVE six
years Miss Whitsitt has been making
her home in Chicago, where shegrad-
uated and became a professional
nurse.
Cole Younger spent a couple OF
days in Clinton the latter part OF last
week visiting his friend CO.. w. C.
Bronaugh, who did so much toward
securing the release OF the Younger
brothers from Minnesota peniten-
tiary.
Mrs. Lon Mcclure attempted to
take her life in Clinton by shooting
herself in the left breast. The ball
passed entirely through her body,
and it was thought the wound was
necessarily fatal. Jealousy is assign
ed for the act.
| WHY NOT come to Aaron, Mo-, to
buy your spring millinery goods,
where you can find the latest and
most beautiful styles You will find
prices reasonable. We take produce
same as cash.
.232t Mrs. ANNA B. STAYToN.
Rev. Jewell, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church, and Elder Will
hanson, pastor OF the Christian
church. acted as judges OF election at
the third ward voting place Tuesday
in the city, election, which insures an
honest vote and fair count from this
precinct.
An attempt to rob the postoffice
at Richards, Vernon county, was
averted by the postmistress, Mrs. G..
o. Williams, who fired several shots
at the robbers, as they were in the
act OF removing pane of glass from
the front window.
j. M. McCandless gave us a pleas.
ant call Tuesday and renewed his
subscription. MIR. McCandless will
leave ief~ Muskogee, Indian Terri.
tory, in a week or so on q prospect
ing tour. II pleased with the place,
he expects to locate there and move
his family down.
The Anadarko, Okla, Democrat
gives an account Of the wedding OF d
former Butler boy, George W. Ford
now a prominent business man o.
that town, which occurred on March
9th The bride was Miss Jean Tur
ner, daughter OF a merchant OF the
same town.
The big drill OF the Missouri As
phalt & Oil Co., to be used on the
Bellamy farm in Vernon county, II
search Of oil and asphalt, has arrived
at Sheldon, and will be sent to the
Bellamy farm and started to work
without delay. The company is SURF
they will strike oil.
Thomas Young, As years old, wal
killed at Lamar Friday. He wat
loading baled hay in a car at tn,
Frisco yards. His team scared anc
he fell under the wheels of the wagon
which passed over his body. He liveC
about an hour. The wagon wal
: loaded with two tons OF hay.
We most sincerely thank friends
and neighbors for their kindness
r shown in the hours of distress an(
!. grief caused by the sad misfortune 0
Mrs. Nellie Steffen, our dear sister
daughter, wife and mother, Elberr
: Stevens, father and mother, Mrs. Jas
L. Herrell, Mrs. Hattie Sharon, Mr.
8 Ed. A. Steffen and children.
Ridge Wilsey. a young man livin9
south Of Rich Hill met with an acci
dent day or so ago which it il
feared will result fatally. In mount
' ing his horse for a ride the ANNA
. gave a lunge, throwing him off. ON
= foot hung in the stirrup and he wal
, dragged for about half a mile. HI
' was unconscious when found and ON
6 leg was broken. He was badly bruis
: ed about the body and injured inter
nally.
b, Ephrain B. Cockrell, of Warrens
burg, Mo-, son OF United States Sena
tor F. M. Cockrell, and Miss Haze
b II. Hogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Robert G. Hogan, of Webster Groves
eloped and were married Sunday
q morning at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
/ Bert D. Yule, st. Louis. The groom
is % years OF age and the bride 10
The young couple will go to Mexico
about May LIST.
+ The members OF the Cumberland
a Presby terian church have begun tn
;. erection OF an addition to their churcl
4 house on Pine street. The addition
will be put up on the west front O
the building and will be 17x46 fee
D with bell tower and basement for fur
D mace. The addition will add materi
/ ally to the appearance OF the build
;, ing and will be used mainly for Sun
t day school purposes.
/ w. o. Atkeson, while out lookin,