The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-21

the week for Oklahoma in quest of
health. He will visit his son, R. E.
Steele, at Mathewson.
Mrs. C. T. Black, who spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Mizener, near Warrensburg, returned
to Butler the first of the week. She
willstay awhile with her son, George,
in Summit. and then says she will
keep house in Butler.
L. Y. Maxey, with his family, left
on Monday for LaHarpe, Kansas, to
make their home. Mr.. Maxey is a
good carpenter and has lived in But
Ter for a long time. He sold his
house In this city to j. ]. Hirschy.
Geo. E. Littleton, OF st. Joseph,
Jumped into the Missouri river Fri
day and drowned himself. He and
his wife had a quarrel, and Littleton
struck at her with a knife, and
through fear that he had killed her,
Jumped into the river.
The people at Clinton are stirred
up over the making OF good roads,
and the business men OF that town
are taking home OF the matter in
dead earnest. The different town
ships in the county are being inter-
ested and no doubt good roads will
be the result.
Miss Grace Henderson, OF Van Ais
tyne, Tex, and Miss Leota Crabtree,
OF Eufaula, Ind. Ter, are visiting the
family OF C. b. Mcfarland. They are
on their way home from the Cincin-
natl Musical Conservatory. Miss
Henderson is a cousin Of Messrs. G,
B. and N. B. Mcfarland.
Fred Leiker is having moved the
neat little cottage he recently pur'
chased from W. f. Hemstreet on
West Dakota street, to his lot Oh
corner OF FIT. Scott and Havannah
streets This is a very desirable resi-
dence lot, and Fred will have a nice
home when completed.
George j. Poll, OF New York, swort
he sprained his ankle in stepping
from a car and was confined to hi
home for ten days. 1t was an i'm
aginary accident, but he collected
500 from an accident company iol
1t. When taken into court Wednes
day, he was convicted for fraud anC
sent to prison for one year. This il
real.
The Nevada Herald tells OF pecu
liar divorce suit. John L. Lac.
through his attorney has fled sui
to have the divorce recently secured
by his wife set aside, alleging that 1
}, was not legally secured. In tn
n meantime the divorced wife has re
+ married, which adds complication
to the case.
R. r. Carson OF Pleasant Gap
: was a pleasant caller on Monday ant
! renewed for his son l. N. Carson
+ Mr.. Carson thinks it a Republican
trick when Charley Bryant's wife pre-
9 sented him with two fine boys. Mrs
i Bryant was formerly Miss Lilli
j. Lamb and taught in our publ
Il schools.
T. Judge John H. Sullens and r. G
Q West, OF the neighborhood OF Foster
r we're over at the hub Tuesday. MI
], West brought his crop OF wool t
b market. They report that man
farmers over in that section OF tn
g county have not yet been able t
plant their corn. Judge Sullens ha
on his bottom land 100 acres {
wheat which is looking fine.
0 In a pistol duel between Geo. (
Spencer, a desperate character fror
Alabama, and Patrolmsn Stephe
;, Flanagan, at 504 West Fourteent
street, Kansas City, the other da
Spencer was killed dead and the o
: flcer died Sunday. Spencer ha
alarmed the neighborhood, and til
a officer was sent to arrest him, and !
. the fight which followed pistols wei
' used with the above result.
n The Gentry pony and dog sho'
here last Saturday was well al
). tended and is highly spoken of by a
:, who witnessed the performances.
: was a clean show and devoid {