The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14

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Of Abe Young who lives four miles
north Of Rockville was fatally burned
Tuesday by her dress catching fire
from the stove. The little one died
Wednesday and was buried Thurs.
dsy.-Rockville Star.
DR.. ]. NJ. Norris, eye, ear g. 1
throat specialist, has located per-
manently in Butler, for the practice
Of his speciality, and has opened en-
Office on the south side, over Elmer
Dixon's store. His card appears In
an other column.
W. U. Reynell. Uphane, London,
England, was In the city the last OF
the week transscting business with
the Duvall & Percivsl Real Estate
Company. He is representative Of
a wealthy Baronetcy estate OF Eng
land. While here be was the guest
Of ]. B. Duvall.
School Superintendent Ives spent
the greater part OF last week visiting
the schools OF Spruce township and
this week is down In Hudson. He
says that with very few exceptions
the teachers OF the county are doing
excellent work.
~. F. Dillon called to have his pa
per changed from Butler No. Z to
Enid, Okla where he will shortly
move, having sold bis farm south
east Of Butler. They are most excel
lent young people, and THE TIMES
regrets their departure from old
Bates.
Charley LaFollett is thoroughly
satisfied that it Is bad judgment tc
try to knock a freight train off a
track with a farm wagon, He back
ed into one last week, while prepar
ing to load some freight, the wager
was smashed and MIR. LaFollett anC
the team barely escaped injury.
DR.. E. N. Allen, OF South McAllister
Ind, and DR.. W. Fl. Allen, OF Ricl
Hill, we're guests Of Mr., and Mrs. J
D Allen Saturday. DR.. E, N. Allen
who ia surgeonin chief OF the Choctav
and Pueblo division OF the Rocl
Island, had been to st. Joseph to at
tend the annual meeting OF the sur
geons OF that great system.
The council has decided to exten,
the sewer mains to Mound branch
a distance OF about two miles and eS
county surveyor Bob johnson rul
the lines the last OF the week. TIL
septic tank having proved failure
this was the onlp course open to tn
city.
The court house proposition los
re In st. Clair county last week. |
as Hacked the required two thirds ma
ority by only about 100. The pee
10 pie in that county should try
again, just as soon as they can, III
der the law. The county certainl,
needs and must have court hons
and they should keep everlastingl.
at it until it ia secured.
:. j. P. McCuann was fined in Judg
Boxley's court $l4 90 and costs TO
destruction Of property and trespass
N Mr.. McCuann cut q wire fence an
:, passed over land belonging to M. G
D. Wilcox, In order to get to some tim
Der land he owned for load oiwood
a., Mr.. Wilcox came to town and swor
=. out a warrant for his arrest, wit
t. above result
g. Atwoyesr old child Of Bing Crouch
colored, WAS painfully burned las
week about the hands and face, Will
- attempting to put some paper in th
% FIRE. Four children we're In the houst
% and but for the prompt assistancet
a neighbor woman who heard tn
child's screams and rushed In and Q,
ne tinguished the fire, it would hav
Dc proved fatal, as the child's clothin
q. was in full bleze.
Do ,Carnation Camp, Royal Neighbor
Of Butler. at Thursday nights NEE
no ing, elected the following officer
q Oracle, Mrs. Julia Gains; V. Oracl
m Mrs Ida Valentine; Chancellor, Mr.
Ic. DoIIie Ray; Recorder, Mrs. Prud
mr. Davis; Receiver, Mrs. Lete SacKet
Marshall, Mrs. Bessie Hollowa.
tTnner Sentinel Mrs MYRTLE MaiOr