The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-17

primary held In that city the other
day.
That wondrous story OF the won
drous south-"0ld Arkanssw" will
be seen at the Butler Opera House
March %.
0urgood farmer friend Frank voris,
residing just south OF the city lie quite
sick and confined to her home the
past week with the prevailing dis
ease, grip.
Judge Stith, residing west OF town
a short distance and candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Judge
OF the north district, remarked Sat
urdav that he never saw the ground
break up nicer than il ~ doing this
spring, and he predicts the farmers
will get their crops in early and in
fine shape
Chester Howell attempted suicide
on the street at Nevada Saturday by
taking an ounce Of laudsnum. He
was taken in charge by an officer,
and the vigorous use OF stomach
pump by physicians saved his life
He gave rs an excuse that he had
lost all his friends and had trouble
with his girl.
Prof Albert Jenkins and Miss Kate
Walsh, of Urich, were married at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Walsh, yesterday even
ing at 6 O'Clock. Prof. Jenkins is u
popular and talented young school
teacher His bride is very success
full teacher, is secretary Of the Henry
counsy's teachers association.
"Uncle Billy" Cox, an old and high
ly respected citizen OF Nevada, at
tempted suicide by shooting himself
in she head Sunday morning, says
the Nevada Mail. The only cause
for she acs is that Tor some time the
old gentleman had been in bad health.
The primary election held in this
city the ninth inst. to nominate
Democratic ticket passed OF quietly.
Some Of the candidates made smart
fight for votes, but all was good ma
tured and no bad feeling was engen
dered. That was right and as
good ticket was named all good DEM
ocrats will vote it straight.
The township board OF Deer Creek
has ordered an election to vote on
the proposition of working the roads
10 that township by the contractsys
TEN. Summit township works her
roads by the contract system While
it Us not been in operation to fully
test it 80 far the people are well
pleased with its workings.
Theo. LsCaff, the gentleman who
supArintended the building OF the
new court house in Butler, has been
nominated by the Republicans for
mayor OF Nevada. Mr.. LaCaff did
good wors in the building OF Bates
county's court house, buthe will not
act a. mayor of Nevada, as there are
too many Democrats in that town,
and the Democrats down there are
great fellows to stick to their ticket.
Jack Shea. one OF the men arrested
here some tine since Tor having goods
10 bis poss, ssion for which he could
give NO account, aud selling them in
the mining districts about the city
for almost nothing, and who, after
being placed in the county Jail made
his escape, WAS again arrested by
Marshal Banks On this morning. The
officer came across him in the north
west part of town and promptly
escorted him TO the city hold-over.
He will be reJurned to the county
jail to-morrow.-Rich Hill Review.
The law suits between Dave Reece
and Linn Fleming were settled by
Judge Graves Saturday. The trial
was an Injunction suit and resulted
In verdict in favor OF Mr.. Fleming.
Reece, it was laimed, had failed to
comply with his part OF the contract
in mining coal on the Fleming land.
At the time lof Recess dispossession
OF the mine he left a lot OF loose coal
in the mine, which was removed and
sold by Fleming. Reece sued Flem-
ing for damages in taking the coal
and the court decided that he was
entitled to damages and will decide
the amount later.
The Clinton friends OF Judge W. W.
Graves Of Butler, have signed a peti
ton asking that gentleman to be-
come q candidate to succeed himself
on the circuit bench. Judge Graves
has made a just and able Judge. He
stands high among the circuit judges
of Missouri, and time will place him
higher in the judiciary Of she state.
he has never yet been found wanting
i'm an essential point on the bench,
and has at all times been equal to
every emergency where law or justice
were wanting. he balances the two
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