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

rescue and commute his sentence to
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Prof. Etter, who was In Butler Sat.
urday attending thecounty board of
education, called and told us OF the
death of W. l. Hit. an old resident
and highly esteemed citizen OF Rock
vile, which occurred last week.
The Rev. j. w. MCGEE, OF Butler,
was elected moderator at the Lexing-
ton Presbytery, OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, held at Nevada
last week The next annual meeting
will be held at Peculiar, in Cass coun.
ty.
c. FL Glenn. a substantial citizen OF
Lone Oak, was a pleasant caller and
favored us. Mr.. Glenn was born and
raised in Bates county. His father
was the last sheriff Of the county be-
fore the war.
Mrs. W. H. Martz and pretty young
daughter spent Saturday and Sun
day in the city visiting relatives,
They graced our Office and favored
us with a renewal. The Martz' are
old and valued friends and patrons
OF THE TINES.
Our old friend r, S. Snow of north
east Bates was a pleasant caller and
renewed. He recently sold his farm
in Mingo township and removed to
Spruces He lamented the democratic
defeat in his old township.
T. A. Wright, an old settler and
one of Bates county's best citizens
and influential democrats, favored
us substantially. Mr.. Wright's is
another name which has been fire.
quently mentioned of late in connec.
ton with the office Of sheriff.
1t Is rumored, says the Rich Hill
Review, that Thos. M. Orr and fam
lily will 60 to Lawton, Ok, to join
her son, Col. Orr. who is In business
there, and establish a home in the
near future. We hope the move will
only be temorary as all will regret to
lose such citizens.
Miss Dove Sylby, daughter of a
farmer living seven miles northeast
of Honstonia, Mo-, drowned herself
In Blackwater river near her home
Friday morning. She was 81 years
old and is supposed ohave been dis.
appointed in love, which caused her
to take her life.
| L. B. Starke, former deputy circuit
clerk and court stenographer, whom
Everybody here knew and liked, is
now holding the important position
OF clerk OF the probate court, city OF
st. Louis. He manifests his contin-
ued interests in the affairs OF Bates
county and her people, by renewing
for THE TINES.
A. B. Woods, a pioneer citizen Of
Bates county, died at his home in
New Home township last week. Flu
neral services were conducted from
the Christian church In Foster on
Friday and interment was made in
Salem cemetery. Squire Woods was
a man OF many sterling qualities and
allhis neighbors were his friends.
| Our popular recorder T. X. Lisle
has bills printed for his fine saddle
stallion Alva W. An extended no
tice OF this splendid horse can be
found in our advertising columns.
Mr.. Lisle is making an enviable rep.
utation as recorder. He has the
work OF the. office up-to-date, each
night sees the file cleared. This is
the first time in many years this
cOndition has existed.
The present impossible condition
OF the roads leading to and from
Bunceton caused the editor OF the
Eagle to say: "When we looked at
the fertile fields and then at the awful
roads OF Cooper county, we were re-
minded Of the famous speech OF Jim
Lane, OF. Kansas, in which he said:
God has done much for this coun-
try, but man damned littlel"
Il John Morrow had the remains oil
his vile removed from Mulberry to
Oak Hill cemetery, Butler, last week.
Mrs. Morrow was killed by the cars
while crossing the track near Amoret,
and her daughter was seriously hurt
but recovered. The damage case
growing out OF the accident was set
tied in our circuit court last term by
Mr.. Morrow accepting FIVE thousand
dollars on compromise
Judge John FL. Sullens favored us
with a very pleasant call while in the
city the last OF the week. He had
The TINES sent to Miss Mollie Hig
don, at Pottsboro, Texas. Judge
Sallens built over two miles of levee
along the Marias Des Cygne river
bottom, filed up the Island slough
and redeemed several hundred acres
Of fine land on the island. He has
, had much experience In this worl