The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

Our young friend F. NJ. Rich, OF
Deep Water township, favored rs
pleasantly wilhelm the city the lest
OF the week.
J.R. Douglas and wife, OF Pome-
roy, Wash, have been visiting their
parents and other relatives and
friends In Bates county, returned to
their home Tuesday morning. Mr.
Douglas, who formerly lived In Mingo |
township, went west about three
years ego.
Estes Smith, candidate for Judge
of the county court, north district,
was In Butler Monday. he was here
with C. v. Twombly, TO see the coun-
lty court about building a bridge
across Peter creek. From all ac-
counts q bridge is badly needed at
the place the petition calls for.
Father Redmond, who has been
making his home with his grand.
daughter, Mrs. William Jackson, on
Ohio street, is gradually sinking and
death Il expected at any time he
has passed bis ninetieth birthday and
has been q man Of a strong constitu.
ton, but the machinery has about
run down. He is en- early settler and
has been q prominent citizen In the
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Canter, who have been
spending several weeks In Butler visit
ling with relatives and old friends, 10
turned to their Oklahoma home Tues.
day. Before leaving he called at the
TMEs and reported that he had had
a most excellent visit and general
Igood time. Mrs. w. F. Hemstreet
accompanied them on their way home
a. far a. Webb City, where she GOES
to make her daughter, Mrs. Moses j.
Martin q visit.
Mrs. 8. T. Brown, OF Elkhart town
ship, complains that owing to q 10
port that q buried treasure had been
found ON her place, some parties had
been annoying her very much BY
trespassing and searching the prem
ises She says they have even gone
to the extent Of making threats OF
personal violence against her. She
desires to give such parties due no.
tice to keep away from her premises
or they will be prosecuted to the full.
eat extent OF the law.
william E. Walton has recently
been houored by being elected one OF
the directors Of the American Reserve
Bond Company, OF Chicago, which is
a strong financial institution with q
paid up capital OF one-balf million
dollars. This company has been a
large investor In the farm mortgages
OF the Walton Trust Co. Mr.. Wal.
toms new duties will require him to
20 to Chicago to attend the board
meetings once q month.
Homer Cameron, son OF Alex Cam
eron, met with a painful and unior
tunate accident which may result II
the loss Of an eye. He and some
school boy companions were playing
when Fred Hupp threw asmall stone
which missed the boy it was INTENDED
: for and struck young Cameron In tn
IT eye. DR.. Christy was called ant
ID dressed the injury. An eye specials
from Kansas City was consulted bu
gives little hope OF saving the sight
o. oithe eye.
W. H. burst left Tuesday with hi
\ family for Lake Arthur, New Mexico
D. where he goes to improve the liant
he recently purchased and where HI
expectsto make his permanent home
,g Mr.. burst grew to manhood in on
i'd county and has always taken a
of active interest in public affairs tina
directly effected his people. Hi
name was prominently mentione'
ms for an important county Office thi
time, and no doubt II he had remain
ed in the county he would have bee
"a, given recognition by bis party.
owl Last week Sheriff Morris arrested
young man, who gave his name q
Paul Harrison, for stealing a med
'er cine case which DR.. Christy had le
"a. in the steps leading TO bis office. 3
plead guilty In Justice Hemstreet
- court and was given sixty days
oie Jail. He claimed to have forgotte
30 what he did with the grip, which We
W q new one, and 1t has not been reco'
Ito cred. He confessed to the sherl
that his true name is Harry Morr
VAT and claims bis home at Warrensburl
h's He claims to be q nephew OF R. I
I'D West, OK Recorder, now living
he Texas.
!. Deputy Sheriff Joe Franklin arres
eft ed james Fry, coal miner, who hs
sre bowled up and was trying to tal
de- the village Of Worland. de announ
ara ed that be was Jesse James and vi
1rs q bad man. Mr.. Franklin brougl
him TO jail in Butler for seize keepin
and the sheriff returned him to We
o.. land on Tuesday to stand trial b