The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Cultivators, try us, Knight, Adrian

hearing before Judge Gray, of Car
thage, en- last Friday, March 9th,
was reset by Judge Denton TO May
18th, owing to the inability OF Judge
Gray to be here and preside.
M. Patty was a pleasant caller
Monday and favored rs. Mr.. Patty
is an early settler and has taken an
active part in Bates county's affairs
for many years. he lie now living
quietly on his place east OF Butler.
J. b. -Cready, OF Copper Mount,
Alaska, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chss.
Hess last week. He Is Superintend-
ent Of the Alaska Copper Co.'S inter-
ests in that country and was on his
way east to consult with officials OF
the Company.
We are sorry to report that uncle
Fred Cobb Is very low at his home
| In the southeast part oil the city, and
there appears to be small chance Of
his recovery. He IL reported to be
suffering with cancer OF the stomach.
The St. Louis Court OF Appeals
Tuesday reversed lie previous deci.
sion, that the law requires everyone
to take out q license 30 hunt In Mis-
souri,, and decided that PRISONS are
allowed to hunt with out q license In
the county In which they reside.
The Sheriff Of Ssngamon county.
Ills arrived In Butler last Wednes.
day evening after B. F. Ficklin, who
had been arrested here BY Sheriff
Norris on q telegram from that Of
6ceY. Ficklin 10 charged with com.
hitting q rape upon little six year
old girl.
L freight engine killed q horse,
hitched to buggy, belonging to N.
8. Horn, at the crossing north OF the
depot. Mr.. Horn had been In the
country northwest In the interest Of
bis candidacy for Probate Judge.
His horse broke loose and started
home with the buggy, when he was
killed as above.
L. NJ. Manor, a Missouri Pacific
brakeman, was killed at Harrison.
willie Monday morning, by falling
from the top OF q box car, which was
covered with sleet, between the care.
His body was terribly mangled. He
was about 25 years old, married and
his home was at Nevada. +
Mrs. Taz LaFollet, OF Sloan
Springs died at the home OF relatives
near Appleton City last week. She
was there on q visit, when she was
taken III, which resulted fatally. Be.
sides q husband she leaves two small
children, q son and daughter Frank
LsFollet went to Appleton City Fri
day to attend the funeral.
The high school entertainment al
the Opera House Friday night was 9
decided success and pronounced by
many as the best thing Of the season
The participants displayed consider
able talent, and the selections wer,
appropriate and entertaining. Tn,
9, hause was crowded to standing room
e, and quite a neat sum was added Il
the library fund.
~ John W. Stsyton, OF Mingo, fathe
= = OF Joseph Stayton. who was recent,
y killed by the falling OF a tree, ha
IL been appointed administrator OF tn
estate and was in Butler Tuesday be
t, fore the Probate Court. He vii
have an administrators sale OF tn,
r., personal effects on Saturday, Marcel
70 31st, at the late home OF deceased II
70 Mipgo township.
he The fire at the big gas we'll at Cane,
which had been burning since. Febru
no airy Oath and deiying the efforts O
man, was conquered on Monday
This was done by dropping a lsrQ
ID steel cone, Weighing many tons owe
L. the flame, and permitting the ga
il and flames to escape through pip
I'd at the top which contained valve
When the cone was finally anchore'
securely to the ground, the valve wa
H. turned, and, presto, they had it con
quered.-Later: The gas wrecked tn
n. cone and the we'll is again on
A. rampage.
s Dave Owen and ]. R. Pipes, two O
90 Shawnee townships working Demo
Gratis, were pleasant callers on Sal
It, urday. Through an insdvertanc
The TINES did Mr.. Pipes the grea
:. injustice to mention him as q Reput
IL lican some time ago. He says sine
D., then the candidates peep over tn
ur top Of the fence or equint through th
IT. cracks at him and pass by on tn
b. other side. Seriously, Mr.. Pipes ha
never been any thing utaloyal DEN
Il ocrat, and be does not want to appea
- under false colors.
In Rube Oglesby made us a pleassn
he call while in Butler the last OF Ii
ey week on q flying trip through th
in section OF the state In his canvas Il
n. Railroad Commissioner. Rube say
he has never stopped running stint