The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-02-04
REED N BUTLER.

Hon. James A. Reed, mayor of
/ Kansas City, and candidate for the
Democratic nominationior governor,
will speak at the court house in But
Ter, on Saturday, February Goth, at
2 O'Clock p. NJ, and 7:S0 at night.
All who can should hear this eloquent
exponent OF Democratic principles.
Sid C. Alexander, Elkhart's popu-
lar merchant, was in Butler on Tues
day and made US a social and BUSH
ness call.
Lon Murphy, who has been visit.
ing relatives and old friends in this
county for some time, left for his
home in Fairfield, Washington, this
week.
Bruce Barnett was elected special
Judge by the bar, on Monday morn.
ing and i'm mediotelv adjourned court
for enc week, when Judge Grave will
tie present.
Mr.. Walters. ~ the Review. receiv-
ed a message from Joplin this morn
ing, stating that his father in law,
DR. j, Ii. Fleming, WIS dying. DR..
+ WAS quite resigned a week ago,
when Mr. Walters was down to zee
him and made all arrangements for
the funeral with Mr.. W. at that time.
t-R. II. Review.
Governor W. j. Bailey has with.
drawn from the gubernatorial race
in Kansas and has left the field to E.
W. Hoch, Of Marion county, who will
be nominated by the Republican con
vention by acclamation. MIR. Hoch
is editor of the Marion Record. Gov
ernor Bailey says he is out OF polit'
les, and it looks like Hoch put him
out.
Lon S. Keirsey VIII leave next week
for 81. Louis, where he has rented IA
house and will keep roomers during
the Worlds Fair He has secured
very good property, in a desirable
locality, on the street car line that
leads to the FAIR grounds. Mrs.
Keirsey and the children will join him
about the FIRST Of March,
After an argument ttat lasted un-
til after 4 O'Clock on Monday, Judge
Graves, Mt Fulton, overruled the de-
murrer in the Butler case. Both
sides announced ready for trial. The
regular panel of twenty-fonr Jurors
WAS agreed on from which to select
the twelve jurors to try the case. 1t
il Thought the whole week will b.
consumed in the trial
Miss Ida Musspr, OF Vernon county,
was the victim Of a runaway accident
in Nevada last Friday. She was in .
buggy with her brother, DR.. Musser.
The horse became frightened, ran
away and turned the buggy over.
Miss Musser was picked up in an un
conscious condition, died that night,
without regaining consciousness. DR..
Musser was not seriously hurt. Miss
Musser was 81 years OF age and was
a very. bright and attractive young
lady.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon s. Keirsey are
receiving congratulations of their
friends over the birth of fine boy
Monday morning, Feb'y 1st This
is the first son OF this excellent cou-
pie, who are the parents of four pref.
ty little girls. He will bear the frat
name of both his grandfathers,
George Thomas. May he prosper
and grow To be as good a man as his
father.
Our old and highly valued friend
Thomas Buck. OF Mingo township,
sends us remittance for renewal. He
is another OF those old stanhys whose
name has been on The TINES books
for twenty five years. If Tom Buck
in all his life ever did little or mean
act, he was unaware OF it at the time.
He is an honorable, upright, God
fearing citizen who has done much
good in the world.
The station at CRANKY, near Jop-
lin, on the st. Louis 4 San Francisco
road, was robbed, and the agent,
William Fl. Broadstreet, was mortal
ly wounded by bullet in the head
on Sunday night last The station
is more than mile from the business
part OF town, and the agent was
| alone at the time. After being held
up and robbed, the agent secured his