The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-04-21
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are rtQueebeu bO meet at Enterprise
school house on Saturday, April 80,
1904, to elect delegates to county
convention ON May 2, also to elect a
township committeeman.
T. d. EMBREE, Committeeman.
At the meeting Of Presbytery, OF
the First Presbyterian church, held
in ElDerado Springs last week, Rev.
]. F. Watkins, former pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, this city,
was elected moderator.
Owing to a very sick daughter
Judge Stith has been unable to make
a close canvass for the office OF Judge
OF the north district. II his daugh-
ter's health will permit he will see as
many Of the voters as he can in the
next week.
Isaac Filing, Democratic commit
teeman for Pleasant Gap, requests
US to announce that the Democrats
OF that township will meet at Double
Branch school house, on April: 30th
to select delegates to the county
convention on May Ind.
Evidence before the congressional
committes shows that the paper
trust has raised the price OF paper
| $14 ton, and. So OF the raise was
during the last year. 1t was also
proved that the trust sold paper in
London 80 per cent less than 1t did
in the United States.
Two suspicious characters were ar
rested at Hume on Monday and
found to be in poss ,ssion OF a com
plete safe blowing outfit. They we're
brought to Butler and lodgedin Jail
They gave their names as Chase and
Spencer. One "squealed" and said
they had arranged to rob the Stotss-
bury bank on Monday.
c. B. Wilson and j. F. Crabtres,
two bright young gentlemen, OF
Spruce township, were pleasant cal
lers on Monday. Mr.. Wilson is a
son Of Bivin Wilson, and s attending
Central Business College at Sedalia.
Mr.. Crabtrse 10 son OF T. A. Crab
tree, Q substantial farmer and old
citizen Of our county.
A bad wreck Of a freight train on
the Interstate happened Saturday
just this side Of Leroy, Kansas: A
number OF cars were smashed and the
wreck was OF such a nature that q
track had to be built around it be.
fore the passenger which left this city
Saturday evening for Madison, Kan
sas, could pass. Fortunately none
OF the crew was hurt.
Hon. Silas W. Dooley has been
notified by state chairman W. A..
Rothwell OF his appointment on the
campaign committee to advance the
interest of Senator F. M. Cockrell for
the presidency. No better man could
, have been selected for that import
ant du'y and the Democrats OF Bates
county being Of one opinion on that
subject, makes it a very pleasant
duty for Col. Dooley to perform.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. jewell, the pastor is being as.
sisted by II. H. Wells, D. D. OF New
Jersey. scholar and on orator OF
wide fame. 1t is seldom that town
the size Of Butler 10 so fortunate In
securing the services in a religious
meeting Of such talent and certainly
our people will be delighted in the
opportunity afforded hearing OF this
) distinguished preacher.
Harry McAleer, who is wanted at
Horton, Kansas, for q murder com.
mitted at that place fifteen years
ago, the killing Of Frank Evans, q
newspaper man, was captured at Fl.
) Scott Q few days ago. McAleer is
now an old man, bent with age. Since
committing the crime be has tramp
cd the country over, but says he has
had no peace and cannot get the
murder Oh bis mind. He was taken
back to Horton for trial.
Chas. Terrell, who was kicked In
the mouth by . horse some time ago
and - Q result lost seven tseth, part
Of which they could not ilnd. had