The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-18

and assessing the benefits and dam
ages to the swamp lands through
which the canal runs, and preparing
their report TO the County Court.
Marshall Field, the Chicago NIL
lionsire merchant, died at a hotel In
/ New York late Tueeday evening. ID
was stricken several days ago and
grave fears were entertained for him
from the fret. His body WAS taken
to Chicago on a special train on
Wednesday.
The case Of P. X. Wilson, against
the Farmers Bank Of this city, for
personal damages alleged to have
been sustained by a falling ladder
was called In the Cass county circuit
court at Jacksonville on Wednesday
and number OF our citizens were in
attendance as witnesses.
John G. Cantrell, OF Shawnee, made
rs a pleasant call on Tuesday and
announced for Recorder. He is one
OF Bates county's most active Demo-
cratic workers and is reliable in all
things, We will call special atten.
tion to his announcement later.
Ed. Crsbb, Of Usage, was a pleas
ant caller on Tuesday and made his
bis announcement for Recorder Mr..
Crsbb l. an old citiz q, a working,
active Democrat and would make u
strong candidate on the ticket. We
will speak Of his candidacy more fully
later.
DR.. William Coleman, President Of
the Butler Academy, fifteen or six.
teen years ago. died at the home Of
his sister In Kansas City one day
at week. He was buried at his old
h ONE in Pleasant Hill. A short obit.
u airy Of Dr.. Coleman taken from the
Star is published in another column
James Hayes was the victim Of
thrilling experience Tuesday. mis-
little son was playing with shot.
gun, which they supposed was not
loaded. The weapon was discharged
ard the contents entered the upper
part Of Mr.. Hayes arms, inflicting q
terrible wound,-Adrian Journal
Clint. B. Mcfarland, his mother in
law, Mrs. S E. Norton, and daugh
ter, Miss Lille, left the last OF the
weekior Texas, where they willspsnd
the rest OF the winter. Mr.. McFar
land will spend most OF his time at
San Angelo Texas, while Mrs Norton
aud daughter will travel through
Arisona, New and Old Mexico.
Hills Cash Store is making a bid
for your patronage this week with a
full page advertisement In which he
shows you wherein you can make
good money by patronizlng his big
! special sales. Mr.. Hill has made a
success OF bis business because be has
fully appreciated the Importance Of
a dvertisiDg and when he has some,
thing good, he always letsthe people
know about it. Read what he has
tn say on the frst page OF The
TINES this week.
Vernon county Is to have a new
; SIS, 00Ocourt house at Nevada The
iproposition was carried at a special
election held last Thursday, January
18th, 1906. The people oitbat coun,
ty are to be congratulated, and the
discomiorts and annoysnces they
have been exposed to In the past will
soon be forgotten in the enjoyment
Of q splendid public building which
will be erected by that sum. The Of
6cial and public spirited men OF that
county should keep a close watch
and see that every dollar of thrt ap.
preparation goes into the building
aud the CRATER is not allowed to get
| In his work.
Sheriff Morris reports a very pa.
thetic case In that OF Thomas Hilton,
an old man, who came up from Rich
Hill and made application to be kept
In jail until warm weather. He did
not want to be sent to the poor farm.
He is eighty years Of age and has
been q resident OF Bates county for
thirty years. He says he has q son
, able and willing to keep him, but his
'wiie objects to having him about.
He is too old to work aud ia depend.