The Butler weekly times., 1905-04-20

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Gotten was seriously injured by BE-
ing crushed under q heavy barn door
which fell on him at his farm near
Rich Hill.
]. A. DeArmond, appointed Adju-
tant General by Governor Folk,
moved bis family to Jefferson City
yesterday, where they will reside dur
ing bis term Of Office, four years.
County Clerk Jno. F. Herrell has
greatly improved bis property, re-
Gently purchased on the corner Of
Water and Pine street, and 1t will
now command q high grade tenant
and good rent.
Mrs. Ira Culver died at her home
on Round Prairie, on Friday. Be-
side husband, she leaves two sons,
james and Charles Culver, well
known gentlemen OF this scommunity.
Appleton City Journal.
John Deerwester went to Sedalla
to meet with the State Board Of
Agriculture, OF which he 10 a member.
The Board has advertised to let con-
tract for several buildings at the
state fair grounds this week.
DR.. Thompson has rendered his
resignation as superintendent Of the
Missouri Home for Feeble Minded.
The doctor was for several years an
assistant physician in the Nevada
Asylum and was one OF the most
popular officers OF that institution.
Miss Gladys Bryant Smith, daugh.
ter OF James E. Smith, vice president
OF the st. Louh Business Mems
League, has been chosen by Mayor
Wells as sponsor for the new cruiser
st. Louis, to be launched May 9th at
Philadelphia.
Miss Maggie Abel, q former teacher
OF the higher grades In our public
schools for several years, now resid-
ing at Colorado Springs, is spending
a few days in this city visiting her
many friends. She reports her iather,
who will be 90 years Of age in Au-
gust, as enjoying excellent health.
The Elks promise to give twenty
younggentlemen from Rich Hill their
full moneys worth this afternoon
and tonight. The work oiinitiation
will be done in the Knights OF P y thias
hall and q banquet will be given in
the Elk's rooms. The Elks at their
last meeting elected about thirty
new members, but only twenty can
be taken In at one time.
The SSth birthday Of grandpa, j.
M. Franklin, residing just east Of
the city limits, was celebrated Satur.
day by number of relatives and
friends who gathered at his home, in
the nature OF a surprise and spread a
dinner suited to the occasion. 1t was
a happy day for the old gentleman
as we'll as for those present.
Major Ed. Clark has been commits.
stoned to organize signal service
corps for the N q. M. and has select.
ed about twenty stalwart young fel.
panies will be organized throughout
lows in Butler for Co. A. The mem.
bers OF Co. A.periected their social or.
anization by the election OF the fol-
10 wing oficers: President, Charles
Bennett; Vice. President, Will Bad
glsy; Secretary, C. Day; Treasurer
Morris Moore; Sergeant.at-Arms, q
Patterson; Tyler, d. Canterbury.
MONTE Bozarth, the Clinton aero
naut, met with q severe accident il
Osceola Saturday evening. He made
a fine ascent there about $50
O'Clock, the balloon being carried east
by q gentle wind. He cut loose hie
parachute and rapidly decended In q
pasture a half mile east OF town
Just as his safety seemed assured
his parachute struck a trea and thu
Jolt broke Bozsrth's hold and aune
him head foremost to the ground
He flung up his arms to save him
sell and escaped a fractured skull but
broke both wrists. He was picked
up and conveyed back to town whert
his injuries we're attended to by ply
sicians. Clinton Democrat.