The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-06


lars at Fl. Riley. The boys expert
enced a strenuous time and realized
that IL was hard work and not fun
they were up against, but all stood
Is remarkably we'll, and we're highly
complimented by General Whit for
the excellent showing they made.
A new building for the display OF
agricultural implements will be built
at the fair grounds.
A stoekade Is to be built In Clinton
and all city and county prisoners
will be worked on a rock pile. That
, Is a good move.
Monday was labor day ani Ike
wise q legal holiday. The day was
duly observed at Rich Hill and the
org anizstions we're out In parade.
Those who attended the Appleton
City street fair last week, speak OF il
In the highest terms. IL was a good
fair and the attendance was large.
The county board OF equalization
was in session the first OF the week.
The members were the county iudg es
county clerk, sheriff and mayor OF
Butler.
Judge and Mrs. W. W. Graves left
Saturday noon for Florence, Colora.
do, to visit the family OF Mrs. Graves
brother, Gus B. Ludwick, located at
that place.
Graft, the Rich Hill PAGER, won
another hot heat at Readvills, Mass.
Four OF the horses we're we'll punched
In all three heats Graft winning from
Baron Grattan in each by q head.
Cole Younger spent q few hours In
Clinton one day last week. He seems
to be In the street fair business.
Frank James is living quiet life on
q little farm In Clay county.
The Mexican war veterans OF Yer
non county, four In number will
hold their annual reunion In Nevada
Sept. 14th. P. W. Vsndiver ispresi.
dent and secretary, s. T. King vice.
president and o P. Beckman treas
urer.
C. G. Hunt and J. +. Clemmons, oil
Hudson township, were 10 Butler
Monday and purchased one hun dred
and aity.ave ewes Of Mcfarland &
Sons. Mr.. Hunt has very fine Red.
mond Redwood colt, 10 weeks old,
which took the blue ribbon in the
sweepstakes at the Applenton City
street fair last week. He expe cts to
enter 1t at the Bates county fair, In
Butler, In October.
Mrs. Agnes Wilson, aged IS years,
and wife OF Robert Wilson, promi
nent farmer living fiVe miles north
west OF Rich Hill, committed suicide
Friday morning by drinking car bolie
acid. She was found dead by bel
husband when he returned to the
house from work In the field at noon
She had brooded continually, says
the Review, over the loss OF her sor
last spring, who died OF pneumo MIA
and the inquest held over the re
mains by DR.. Allen, coroner; verified
that dependency cause her TO takt
her life.
Rev. Swanson, the able and pop ulal
minister who has occupied the pull
Dit at the South Methodist church
this city, for the past year, " Ill clos
his years work as pastor OF till
church next Sunday, and on N onday
or Tuesday take his leave for Joplin
to attend the annualc confer ence meet
ing Of his church. His entire church
With alarge circle Of outside iriend'
hope TO 80 him returned to Butle'
for another year. Whether or moi
this occurs, thslr bsst wishes VII
b With him.
DR.. W. b. Allan was In receip Of
lsttsr from IAN Augustine, Texas
Friday, announcing the marriage 0
bis daughter, Mrs.. Laura Alle1
Brookss Of the above named cit.
and Col. John b. Brookes Of Beau
mont, Texas. Themsrriage occurret
On Tuesday, August ash. The brid'
= ~ only q Slaughter Of Dr.. and Mrs
Akin and Il . charming woman, Will
very many iriends here, the home o