The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-12

shipped a car load Of timothy seed to
Kansas City Tuesday.
Mrs. E. ]. Dent, OF Sheridan, Iowa,
and Miss Edith Neel, OF Columbus,
Ohio, sister.in-law and neiee OF Mrs.
S. P. Defienbaugh, are visiting rels-
tives and friends in the city.
The Hume Telephone says since
January LIST thirty-six car loads Of
immigrant outfits have been unload.
ed at Hume. These people came
from Iowa and Illinois, and have
bought farms in the neighborhood OF
Hume and come to make Bates their
future home.
Thos. Armstrong, who was charged
with whipping Minnie Totten, apupil
in his school, has been fined $40 on a
plea OF guilty in the circuit court.
The whipping was administered for
an offence which was committed after
she had left the school house, and the
extent OF the jurisdiction was not
warranted by the law.-Nevada Post.
Miss Mary Jean White has an
nounced as q candidate for the Office
ofSchool Commissioner Of Cass coun'
| ty. Miss White is now principal Of
the Lees Summit schools, where she
has supervision OF ten teachers. She
is a talented young lady and has
many friends in Butler who would be
glad to see her win out in the race.
Wiley Wells is home closing up the
business OF his father, ]. NJ. Wells,
deceased, Wiley is travelling sales
man, his home is at Parsons, Kan.
sas. He made US pleasant call on
Tuesday. He said his mother had
not perfected her plans for heiuture,
but would live for awhile with her
daughter, Mrs. Dickerson, at Archie,
and with his family. Her fathers
death was a great shock to Mr..
Wells, who heard OF his illness by
telegram only "A short time before his
death.
On recent trip to the Indian Ter
ritory, Col. L, Preston visited old
Fort Gibson. 1t is a place OF his
toric interest. 1t was sold last week
and the proceeds will go to the
Cherokee Indians. The building was
done with stone and it is situated in
a beautiful country. Among the
notable men who were in their young
er days members OF the Military CON-
munity were Jefferson Davis, Gen.
Hazen, j. G. Blaine and Admiral
Dewey. Stanley, the great explorer,
one time taught school at the Fort.
Nevada Post.
c. b. Mcfarland, who has been
rusticating in Texas and New Mexico
for several weeks for health and
pleasure, is home again and is look
ing and feeling much better for the
trip He spent most Of his time at
Roosevelt, New Mexico, a great health
resort and speaks in glowing terms
of that enterprising and growing
city. Mr.. Mcfarland says Roosevelt
is town of about 5,000inhabitants
aud growing rapidly. The little city
draws its main support from the
large ranchers Farming is done by
irrigation and the main crop is al,
falfa and small grain. The fruit Of
all kinds is abundant and is one Of
the great industries of the country.
The country is also adapted to the
raising OF garden truck, and many
are engaging in this business for ship.
ment to eastern cities. Mr. McFar-
land met several former Bates coun-
ty acquaintance at Rosswe |, amorg
whom were J. C. Hale, ex-recorder oil
the county, and W. C. Burrus, former
station agent at this city. Mr. Bur
rus, he said, told him the country
was especially adapted to the raising
of celery, and this season he had sold
800 worth from three acres Of land.
Rent is high in the city, and money
lenders get 10 to II per cent.
From Reno (Nevada) Evening
Gazette Of February 25th we note
that Howard McKissick killed him.
self by taking carbolic acid with
suicidal intent. He was nephew Of
the late Jacob McKissick of that