The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-26
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A young girl from Farmir gton, in
st. Louis drank, earbolie acid in an
attempt to commit suicide because a
rival for the affections OF a young
man threatened to kill her, unless
she gave up the object of her sffec-
ton.
Charley Radford's barn, in the rear
of his residence on Ohio street, was
consumed by fire early Sunday MORN
ing. The barn WAS valued at S15e.
and insured for ST5. Mr. Hancock
had $50 bales Of hay stored in the
barn, which was a total loss.
Cal h. Robinson has accepted po-
sition with mining company at
Baxter Springs, kas., and left the
first OF the week for that place. Mr..
Robinson is splendid blacksmith,
had'the confidence OF our people and
was doing well, but the offer he re.
ceived was so n4ttering that he
deemed it To his interest To accept it.
Frank Croker, son OF Richard
Croker, the ex,Tammany chief, was
injured in an auto accident at Or
mond, Fla, Saturday, and died
Mo day night. The accident occur.
red on the racing track at Daytonia,
and at the time it is said he was
going at the rate of a mile in 40
seconds. He tried to avoid running
down motor cycle In front OF him.
With two United States senator's,
Burton of Kansas, and Mitchell of
Oregon, under Indictment, and the
investigation of Senator Smoot, with
the scandal raised at Jefferson City
over the nomination OF Niedring.
haus, who Is under suspicion oibeing
too friendly to the brewers inter-
ests, the God and Morality party is
having more than its share If
trouble.
The remains OF j. +. Keller, who
died at Tulsa, l. t., we're brought to
Blu Ter on Saturday, and taken to
the home OF Col. A. NJ. Wilson.
Funeral services we're conducted from
the Ohio Street M. f. Church on
Sunday afternoon and interment
was had in Oak Hill cemetery. MIR.
Keller was in the harness business in
Butler a number of years ago and
was liked and highly respected by
our people.
The night Waterman OF Harrison.
vile William Williams, was found in
an alley In that city the last Of the
week, unconscious from q severe
wound in the back OF the head, made
by some blunt instrument. He held
his revolver tightly clutched in one
hand, from which shot had been
fired. 1t is thought he was assaulted
from behind and drew his pistol and
fired as he fell
Revival meetings will begin SAtur-
day evening, January 2Sth at the
Holiness Chapel on Mechanic street.
These services will b. conducted by
Bro. A. l. Pipes OF Browning, NO.,
the singing evangellsD Everybody
welcome. Sc vices I::iO O'clock Sat
urday evening. Let everyone OF
Gods people pray for the Salvation
Of lost souls anu let every christian
take part against sin,
Two men were arrested Thursday
for stealing shoes from in front o
the American Clothing House, and
were given a hearing before Judge
Hemstreet and were given thirty
days in Jail. An old trick OF tramp'
and hobos is to commit petit larceny
in order to get a ,ilsentence through
the winter months. A whipping
post would be about the right thing
for such gentry, in TIE absence o
which rock pile is the next remed,
and they should be made to wurl
for their board.
John Martin Speyer, tried in Kan
sas City for numbering his little boy
was found guilty Of murder in thu
first degree by the jury. Two year.
ago Sleyer was found guilty OF muir
der in the second degree and sentenc
ed to twenty years in the penitenti
airy. The case WAS appealed to TIN
Supreme Court and sent back, TIN
court holding that there was M mid