The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02

A. B. Owen, Buffers popular
. Mayor, has accepted position with
the Missouri State Bank and enter.
ed upon his duties the first OF June.
d. W. Pike. sub-eontraetor on
the Chicago & Rock Island road,
suicided at his home in Sedalia by
shooting himself Business reverses
prompted the act he was 40 years
old.
The Prohibition party oi the coun-
ty will meet In Mass convention in
Butler Monday, June 9th, to nomi-
nate county ticket and select dele
gates to the state and other conven-
tions.
Fire at Papinville Thursday night
OF last week wiped out the grocery
and drug store of Jacob smith, to-
gether with contents. Alsa the dwell
ling oi Mrs. Mcdonald, II widow lady,
Who adiuined the store.
Victor Snyder, formerly resident
OF this city and brotherin law oi
John Patton, had one Of his legs
> alnputated III hospital in Kansas
City u few day ago. The amputation
was the result OF tuberculosis.
> Miss Lena Cole came down from
Kansas City saturday and spent
! Sunday ana Monday with her par
ents Mr and Mrs. W. 4. Cole. Miss
Lena is holding IA position as stenog-
rapher for a wholesale firm in Nan
2 sas City.
The memorial exercises, held at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon
. and conducted by Rev. Chambliss,
were marred to u certain extent in
|, point of attendance by the rain. Yet
: the church was comfortably filed.
and the eermun was most excellent
one.
News has been received uf the mar
riage at Colorado Springs few days
ago oiJoe Hart to Miss Bessie White.
The groom il the son of Aaron Hart,
: OF this city, while the bride is the
!. daughter Of Henry White, The
v young couple were both raised in this
city, and their Butler friends will
wish them much happiness and pros
perity.
4, Cass County paper reports that an
, unknown person made An assault on
:. Melville Belamy, q respected citizen
Of Creighton. He was hit over the
head and badly hurt and waude ed
about town all night ina semi uncon-
cious condition. A bad man named
- John Palmer, who left Creighton that
morning, was folud and arrested at
!, Adrian, and he was taken to the Jail
at Harrisonvile to be held for inves-
tgation.
Y. A tramp was run over by a freight
no of the NJ. X. & L. railroad at the
~ water tank near LaDue, Henry coun-
10 ty. Both legs were cut off near the
"a body and the poor fellow died in a
ID few hours. He gave his name as
4 Chas. H. Adams, and his home at
,o Harper's Ferry, Va. His mother was
v. notified that tie body would be
oi buried at Clint ton, which was done at
q, the county farm. He had 90 cents
ia. and pair Of dice in his pockets.
I'LL A great many people on account OF
the bad condition Of the roads were
IN prevented from attending the decora-
"a ton exercises, which took place MOI
at day at the cemetery under the aus
ty pices of the e. A r. Post OF this city.
". However, quite a large crowd was in
tt attendance, and the graves of the
81. sleeping soldiers wore properly looked
ne after and decorated with beautiful
er flowers. Each year new mounds are
be made and more flowers ore needed.
lie The old soldier is passing away at q
ny rapid rate, and q few more years
&c there will be few left to attend the
sad occasion, and the work will be
left to. posterity, who, it is hoped,
70 will reverence the day and keep ii
Gu sacred in memory Of their fathers.