The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-26

Jesse Cakes, the Urieh school teach
er, who ran away with his pupil, was
released from the Clinton jail last
week on bond of $3.50.
Vernon county is hsmmering swsy
at new court house. A township
delegate convention will be held at
Nevada the 18th to adopt plan for
building a new court house.
Our young friend C. c. Leonard
orders his paper changed from Wor-
land to Colorado Springs, Col, where,
he writes, be expects to make bis
home. The best wishes of TEE TIMES
accompanies him.
j. E. Kretzinger orders bis paper
changed from ElDorado to Mont.
rose No. 81, which indicates that
Mr.. kretzinger, after an absence oil
several years has returned to his fine
farm in Deep Water township.
Daniel Alkire returned last week
from New Windsor, Col, where he
had been visiting Charley Middleton.
he says Charley is dispatch boss for
the drainage canal on the big Cation
ranch, and is doing we'll.
Dug Walden has sold his transfer
teams, together with the business
and good will, and his city property
to f. E. Goodeuough, OF Foster, who
has taken charge Of the business and
will shortly move his family to this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Hill and daugh.
ter Clara, returned the first OF the
week from a ten days stay In ST.
Louis, where Mr.. Hill put in most oil
the time on the market while Mrs
Hill and daughter we're visiting.
The three year old child OF William
Dudley, living in the Northwest part
OF the city, died Of diptheria on Tues
day afternoon. The little fellow had
been sick only a few days and its
death Is great shock and sorrow
to bis parents.
DR.. a. R. Field, another old friend
OF The TINES, who has been with uS
Tor the full life OF the paper, % years,
renews his allegiance. DR.. Fields il
one OF the early settlers, prominent
and successful practitioners OF that
section where he commands UNIVERSAL
respect and esteem.
Mrs. James Sellers received word
from Butler that her grandfather, B.
+. uttley, was very seriously i'll, and
that the attending physicians had
given up all hopes OF his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers have gone to
Butler to attend his bedside. Rich
Hill Review.
Master Gaylord Hancock proved
to be the best youthful sleuth, in dis
covering the XtrsgooD clothes sales
man on his visit to our city Monday,
and was awarded the prize OF a S.
suit OF clothes offered by the Amer
lean Clothing House to the first boy
who would recognizs him.
E. c. Vandervoort, former station
agent here, now occupying similar
position In Joplin, was visiting
friends in Butler Saturday. BY bis
kindness and consideration for the
travelingpublic's interests heenuear-
ed himself to our people.
The Democrat has been "enioying"
an unusual run of bad luck in the
press room the past week, which end
ed Monday evening In smashing the
paper press In such q way that the
management was compelled to pur-
chase new press, which will be in.
stalled this week, when we hope the
hodoo will be removed and life made
easy for the printer.
A barn belonging to the old Pierce
place in the rear OF the Laclede hotel
building, was discovered on fire at
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
The fire boys responded promptly
and soon had the flames under con-
troll. The three horses and two cows,
belonging to Alb Guyton, confined
therein, were released just in the nick
OF time, as the fire was all around
them. Mr.. Guyton's hay was de
stroyed.
A continuance was granted to the
next term Of circuit court in the case
of Ghere vs.. Charles Bennett, for per-
sonal damages sustained by plain.
tiff's horse being scared by defend
ants automobile, causing it to run
away, throwing Ghere out and frac.
turing one OF bis legs. Also q con-
tinuance in the case OF Simpson vs.
Mo. Pac. Ry. Co., q suit to recover
damages because OF the failure on
part OF company to furnish stock
cars to the plaintiff.
"A Missouri Pacific train was wreck.
ID just west OF Fl. Scott, Kan, last
Saturday BY the breaking OF a rail |
and the cars were thrown down a
steeD embankment. A numher M the