The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

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court no one win know for certainty
who or what Is right concerning
license, in regard to hunting In you
own county.
Mrs. ]. r. Davis returned from
Kansas City Monday, where abe he
been spending the past month at ths
Dedside of her sister, Miss Mollis Dim
mitt, who was badly hurt by being
thrown from steps Of q street car OF
the asphalt pavement.
The case OF Porter Midkiff, charged
In six counts with the illegal sale O
liquor, In our circuit court last week
brought a number OF people from
Rockville. Midkiff's attorneys, judge
Graves and II. C. Clark, succeeded In
defeating Eve OF the indictments. Or
the sixth he was convicted and fined
$40.
Prof. c. A. Burke, superintendent
OF the Butler schools, has been up 10
learn all he could about the ways oil
capturing these declamatory medals
at the inter county contest. Heinci-
dentally states that Bates county is
after the trophies. johnson county
will be heard from In that contest
Warrensburg Journal Democrat.
John Nsu. son Of Jacob Nsu, living
In Summit township, was detained
by the authorities on Saturday and
locked up in jail to await q hearing
on the charge OF insanity. Neu has
been acting queer for some time, and
lately he has developed a quarrelsome
disposition and is inclined to be
vicious.
q. P. Wyatt Is second to offer a
special premium for the 1906 Bates
County Fair. He offers $1,000 In
cash for the best display OF field and
garden products raised by boy or
girl under IA years Of age. This is
unusual, for premiums for county
fairs to be offered 30 far ahead, but
certainly argues well for the success
of the End annual meeting OF the
Bates County Fair Association.
Hon. Thos. W. Silvers went to
Nevada Monday as counsel for Reub
Walton in the $10, 900 damage suit he
is defending. Mr.. Walton had a hir.
ed hand arrested and placed in jail on
acharge OF stealing his horse. 1t dc
veloped that the man had ridden the
horse to death, but there was no evil
dence OF an attempt to ste. He
brought suit against Mr.. Walton in
the sum OF $4,000 for false impris.
onment.
The city council at its last meeting
instructed the city clerk to notify all
persons using five or more electric
lights at fat rate, to put in meters
and that all fat rate contracts would
be terminated at the end OF thirty
days. This is done for the purpose
oi relieving the strain on the DIV.
namos and will possibly enable 9th.
~rs to secure the lights.
Ed. Bowman and family left on the
18th inst for Kansas City, where
they visited for day ere returning
10 Visalia, CAL, their former home.
Mr.. Bowman could not make up his
mind to relocate here. But "Old
Bates county" will ever retain warm
pot In his heart, as he has spent
aver thirty years OF the best part OF
his life here.
Lem Raley, the 16. year. old Ottawa,
Kansas, boy who murdered Henry
Fomlinson, an aged farmerfor whom
ne worked near Chanste, Kansas,
md then stole his horse and buggy,
was captured Friday and landed in
jill In Humboldt. He has confessed
70 The crime and it is said will plead
guilty and take life sentence in the
penitentiary.
Governor Folk on last Saturday
appointed r. s. Catron Coal Oil In
-pector for Butler. There were four
or five candidates and quite spirit
ed contest was waged, and Mr.. Catron
can be congratulated on his victory.
lie was one Of the first Democrats in
the county to announce boldly for
Folks nomination. He has been a
loyal Democrat all his life and has
tilled many Offices OF Importance and
always demesned himself therein
with credit.
8. F. Warnock and wife were shop,
ping in Kansas City on Monday.
Fletcher said he came near being a
witness to q tragedy In the antidelu.
Wan depot in that city. A little
child, 3 or 4 years old, was crossing
the tracks and stopped between the
rails within few feet Of q car being
backed in. The mother saw the
child's predicament just in time to
drop her bundles and grab the little
darling from the very jnxs Of death,
while the crowd looked on In horror
and cheered her successful effort.