The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-05-11

Rev. DR.. Joel Barker delivered his
lecture "The Real and the Ideal to
large audience at Oakley N. E.
Church In Kansas City last Tuesday
evening.
Upon the charge Of bribing and
aiding q witness to leave the county,
JEFF. Penland, W. 81. Sims and John
eastman have been placed under a
bond OF $400 to await trial at Clin-
ton.
Thieves broke into Billy Anderson's
drug store at Rockville few nights
ago and took about $50 from the till
and q few articles from the store. 1t
is thought the work was done by
local parties.
Six fully furnished gamblingrooms
have been closed In Pittsburg, Kan.
sas, by order Of Mayor Lemon, and
he announces that all gambling dens
in the city will remain closed during
his two years administration.
A company has been organized
and sufficient money raised to build
a big lake at Clinton and stock it with
fish. The lake will be fed with water
from the waterworks artesian well.
The lake will cover about four acres
OF ground.
Hon. Chas. R. Jones, chairman Of
the National Prohibition committee,
Gov. Jno. p. st. John, Hon. Chas. E.
Shapes and Others will be in Clinton,
Mo-, tomorrow and will hold tenn.
perance and prohibition rally.
The new born babe, found in Ia yard
at Clinton few days ago, has been
taken in charge by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Noel Davis, Of that city, and formal.
ly adopted by them. The baby has
been christened Carter Clinton Davis.
DR.. Simon, health commissioner ol
st. Louis, says: $50 many people
die Of heart failure, because they
don't sleep enough. Every mar
should sleep eight hours and II posi-
BILE nine hours" Sleep is good doc
tor.
A company has been formed al
Springfield, No., capitalized at $50,
900 to prospect for gas and oil
Butler business men and citizens
why lag behind. The good things al
pass around a town that fails to put
forth push and energy.
On the third trial the vets al
Windsor, Mo-, succeeded before thu
county court OF Henry county
a nd secured license to open salooI
in that town. So far as open Saloon
were concerned Windsor has been ,
: dry town for several years.
~ Jesse Leonard, colored, OF Car
D, thage, Mo-, is here to render wha
assistance he can to his two sons
or who are held in jail awaiting the &C
ton Of the grand jury and trial TO
assaulting Geo. Pigg and beating
is him nearly to death short tim
ago.
Five prisoners, all colored, convict
: ed at the recent term OF circuit cour
OF Henry county, were taken to Jel
es ierson City to serve terms in the PEN
r. Tertiary by Sheriff Hall Satqrda.
rs last. Chas. Stoltz, a juvenile horse
thief, was taken to the reform schoC
ar a t Bonneville.
be The Butler High School Alumni
ce Association will hold its annual Sci
lr. sion at Armory Hall on Monds
evening, May 22nd, 1905. Neat Ii
,o vitstions have been issued and amir
In teresting program prepared. Thes
. reunions OF the High School gra(
=, yates are always very enjoyable OF
casiOns.
Isasc Lockridge, as good a demo
o. crat as ever lived and fighter iror
:" the knobs in the cause, favored U
III while in the city Monday. Ike ca
ill., always be found in the front rank
with his coat off when the fighting
ht hottest, has never ask led anything
ak his party and says he doesn't expet
:, to, but like most Of US is satisfied
his efforts are appreciated.
Rev. W. J. Foster, Of Mountai
Grove, Wright county, Mo-, has a
- cepted a call to the pastorate Of ii
-, Baptist church Of this city, an