The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-18

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graves OF their departed brethren, A ,
beautiful wreath of flowers was laid !
upon each grave.
The local freight handlers Of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to the
number Of 100 went out on strike ;
at Kansas City Monday. The men ,
claim as their main reason for quit ,
ing work that they we're about to be
supplanted by negroes.
Allen and Mccormack, the two
men brought up from Rich Hill last
week charged with burglary, were
arraigned before Judge Graves Tues.
day morning. Neither one was
ready for trial and the hearing OF
their cases will be had at the October
term of court.
A. G Motif died at his home near
Athol, on Saturday. Funeral serv
ices were held Sunday by Rev. Will
hanson OF this city, and interment
was made in Oak Hill cemetery. He
was SO years old, and leaves widow
and two children, who live at Des
Moines, Iowa.
The food is leaving its results asst
goes back to the channel. On ten
acre piece of river bottom land be-
tween Independence and Kansas City,
owner counted u carcssses Of hogs,
horses and cattle. The animals came
from Kansas City and were left as
the water receded.
Andy Ditchey, a consumptive who
has been living i'll Charlotte township
for several months, was furnished
transportation Tuesday by thecoun-
ty court and sent to his kins people
at Seymour, Indiana. Ditchey is in
bad shape and it is thought doubtful
that he lives to reach his people.
Henry Meredith, a negro boy, ar
rested at Armstrong Mo, Saturday
night charged with cutting viii
Boggs, another negro boy, was TAX
EN- from Jail by posse OF citizens,
and half mile from town was tied
to telegraph pole and given $50
lashes with harness tugs.
Because he could not get steady
and satisfactory employment, Nor
row II. Mayes, of st. Joseph, took
his life by firing bullet through his
head. His 1O-year.old daughter was
in an adjoining room playing the
piano at the time. To make sure
work of it Mayes stood in front OF a
mirror and pulled tie trigger.
A. L. Graham writing from Bison,
Kansas, says there is work in the
harvest fields for Bates county boys
at fair wages. He says if they will
come in blocks of i've they can secure
tr importation at one cent per mile
He says Jay Reed, of this city, has
his thresher there and is doing we'll
J. F. Taggart, prominent young
business man Of Adrian, accompanied
by his mother, was trading in But
Ter Friday. Mr. Taggart called and
enrolled his name for The TINES. He
is son OF the late John Taggart,
who was successful merchant and
prominent citizen OF north Bates for
many years. He moved to Barton
county a few years ago, where he
died OF cancer.
Judge Graves on last Friday ex
cused the jurors FOR q week, with in
structions to meet next Monday,
June 22nd, at which time he expects
his health TO be such that he can pro-
coed with the business OF the court
without interruption. Judge Graves
has had a serious time with his
throat and is still quite weak, but
his many friends will rejoice to know
that he is on the highway to recovery.
The Butler bail team is winning
laurels. On Saturday they beat the
]. J. Fosters, OF Kansas City, in a
hotly contested game, the score
standing to 6. On Sunday they
shut out the Nevada Athletes by
score of II to 0. They will soon be
so stuck up with their continued vic
tories that they will be challenging
the st. Louis Browns, and they will
beat them, too, il given enough time
to practice. Butler never does things
by halves.