The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-10-20

Hill speaking last night and stopped
over this morning. Mr.. Laney Is q
sensible, substantial man and the
more you see Of him ~tbe better you
like him. BE ismaking friends every
day, and Win make an excellent
county iudge.-Review.
Reward Of $500 for return Of
leather suit case, marked K. W. NJ.
Containing some. Government pa
pers, dispositions in Pension claims,
and light overcoat and suit for boy,
tKnickerbocker style1 andpurchased
OF Browning, King & Co. Taken
from South bound train at Butler.
Mo-, Saturday night Oct. 10.
Jonas Houston on going to his
home in the south part Of town,
Wednesday night of last week, was
held up by three negroes, two men
and q woman, and at the point Of
pistols, was forced to hand over his
chsnge-$435. The robbery took
place just across the street from
Power Bros mill.
Dennis Wilson, OF Clear Creek town.
ship, Vernon county, has been arrest
ed on the charge OF stealing cattle,
says the Nevada Post. The cattle,
twenty-five head OF two year old
steers, were taken from the Pope
pasture on the night OF September
22nd, but was not missed from the
herd for several days after. The
stolen cattle 1t was learned, were
taken to ElDorado Springs and ship
ped to The Northwestern Live Stock
Commission Co., Kansas City. Will
son is an ex-convict, having served a
term in the penitentiary for stealing
cattle from Vernon county farmers.
Carter Wallace, who was injured In
the wreck on the Missouri Pacific
near Warrensburg, passed through
Butler on Monday last, after passing
six days in the company's hospital
at Sedalia. Mr.. Wallace had the
side OF his face cut and bruised, but
his worst injury was in the back oil
his neck and shoulders, where some
thing struck him. Mr.. Wallace and
T. j. Wheeler were riding in freight
caboose, which had been attached to
the rear of a sleeper at Pleasant Hill
and he thinks the conductor who
was at the time in the lookout seat,
must have fallen on him. He said
Mr.. Wheeler helped him up and ar.
ranged him as comfortable as pos.
sible, then went forward to the front
car which had been telescoped to
assist in the rescue. Mr.. Wallace
doesn't think his injuries are per
manent.
J We have made dilligent inquiry
and can find no disaffection among
Democrats in Bates county. There
is not that enthusiasm which usually
marks the campaign this close tc
the election, but this seeming apathy
appears to exist not only all ovel
this state, but throughout the ma
ton. 1t appears to be no lack o
interest in the coming election, but
voters are reading more and think
ing for themselves and depending
. less on speakers instructing them II
politics. All that is needed fol
Bates county Democrats to roll VI
an increased majority is for eacl
individual voter to understand th'
: responsibility resting upon MIN ane
turn out to the polls on the 9Th o
November.
i Last week was q strenuous one Il
Butler, with the bowling Of dogs, tn
beating Of saws, the sound Of mega
phone and the official "barker" call
, ing the crowd still ringing in on
, ears. we wonder how long one coul'
, stand It without going stark mad
The free attractions each day, con
sisting of the high dive. the bicycl
!. exhibition and balloon ascension
which csrrieda monkey high abov
the town and let him come down In
parachute, we're all that we're adyez
ltised and pleased the great majorit'
= OF people It could hardly Be terne'
9 street fair or carnival, but Pike
would have come nearer expressinl
1t. Good order was maintaine'