The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-03-02

entertain at cards this evening.
Mrs. Catherine Pulliam died at
Marshal, Mo-, a few days ago aged
90 years. Her isther, Benjamin
Chambers served In the revolutionary
war With Washington
Roy Greene, aged II years, was
hanged at Greensboro, Kentucky,
the other day for the murder Of
james Coomes. He said whisky had
brought him to the gsllows.
W. II. Haughawout, postmaster
at Webb City, testified before the
Senate committee that he had paid
Atkins S1o0 for his Enforcement.
That was buying MI. Atkins influence
pretty cheap.
Our reform Legislature, says an eI'
change, was left Friday without q
sufficient number to pass laws. The
members present amused themselves
wraugling over q measure providing
a state tax Of one dollar each on all
dogs.
Rich Hill was represented in Butler
on Tuesday by the following promi-
nent citizens: John W. Jamison,
Thomas McComb, &C. McGinnis, W.
F. Tygsrd, Joseph Wilson. We un.
derstand they we're interested in q
land deal.
The allowance OF seed to each con-
gresham has been cut down to g.
795 packages. Congress is deter
mined to be economical no matter
what il costs. Senator Lodge says
the government seeds are a humbug.
The farmer thinks 80 too, especially
the seeds that have been bought be-
cause they were cheap.-Ex.
Mr.. A. H. Bell, the civil engineer
OF Bloomington, ILL.,, who made a
survey Of the Marias des Cygnes
river last season and recommended
ditching to avert future overfows
was In the city this morning. He is
firm In the conviction that the
recommendations made on his FORM
or visit will solve the problem, and 1t
is the opinion OF those best informed
that matters will shape up ere long
for work to begin along tho line out.
lined Rich Hill Review.
Charles W. Thompson, alias Ben.
visit, 10 before the United States court
at St. Louis, charged with using the
United States mail to further q
scheme to sell cheap iewelry by endless
chain System OF letter writing. His
plan was to advertise for persons to
copy letters In their homes, offering
$25 for 100 letters. Each correspon.
dent was to send him 81 for which he
sent a small quantity Of cheap
writing material and small batch
Of pinch back iewelry. The plan was
for the correspondents to send out
letters to their friends, soliciting
them to buy. Thompson was re.
ceiving about 800 letters a day when
the postal authorities stopped his
game. Nevada Mail.
One OF the largest and most expen.
sive monuments In the state Of Mis-.
souri, was received this week by Earl
Parker to be erected over the grave
of the late Isaac E. Thalman. Mr..
Thallman was an inventor OF rubber
stamps, and at the time Of his death
was q retired millionaire. he lived
here many years and from here he
went to Boston, Mass, where he en-
gagged in the manufacturing business.
He Travelled great deal and was in
the old country when he took sick
and upon his return to this country
took up his home at Phoenix, Ariz.,
at which place he died about two
years ago. Before he died he placed
an order with Jones Bros, Of Boston,
Mass, for a $4,000 monument to
be erected over bis grsvein the Pleas.
ant Hill cemetery. ID required two
fat cars to convey the monument
to Pleasant Hill. When placed in
position the monument will b 80 feet
high.-Pleasant Hill Local.
Section Hand Killed at Camp.