The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-04

Assistant State Mine Inspector,
Henry Hammil, was In Butler Thurs
day and m lde affidavit charging W.
FL. MiersteiO, at Worland, with viola
ting the state mining laws by fall
ure to provide an escape shaft at his
mine Mierstein, whose home "a In
Sioux City, Iowa, will be arrested.
The penalty is a fine OF from $50 to
5000 and Imprisonment.
John Jr., the 12-year-old son OF
John Foster, OF near Virginia, while
trying q % rife Monday morning,
preparatory to going on squirrel
hunt, accidentally shot himself int. o
left big toe. The bullet passed en-
tirely through the toe at the second
Joint He was given proper medical
attention and Is now well on Il Q
road to recovery.-Amoret Post.
| Inspite OF the wet weather the past
week, farmers have managed to get
into their fields with binders and
much OF the Bates county wheat crop
was harvested. In some instances
the ground was so soft that plank
braces were used to keep the wheels
from sinking too deep. Farmers Ger.
tainly deserve success when they thus
overcome adversely.
We are under obligations to Hon
John Deerwester, member OF State
Board OF Agriculture for the beauti-
ful embossed hanger, "Bred In Old
Missouri" Ii represents a pretty
country lass, leaning against the
lpost CT a wire fence with field OF
growing corn In the back ground. If
the state fair comes up to Its adver-
Using matter this time It will be a
daisy.
| Butler was shure putting on metro
lpolitan airs last week. Besides the
Theatorium, permanently estab-
lished five cents picture show on the
south side of the square, a carnival
company held forth on the vacant
lots on north main streets, and, OF
course, every device necessary to
separate the nickels from the limo
cents was practiced, and, from re-
ports, with good results.
Judge Denton last week naturaliz.
ed Ell Goret, miner from Rich Hill,
the first applicant under the Lew
naturalization law passed by the
last congress. The papers and re-
cords to conform to the new law are
rather complex and circuit clerk EN-.
bree and deputy Barckley has been
digging" them out the past few
days. These were Goret's last pa
pers and makes him a legal citlzen oil
this country.
The correspondent from Mt. Yer.
non to the Rspublican-Press states
that the fine in the case Of the State
vs.. st. Clair Powell, tried In Justice
Jeter's court, was RENTED. This is
a mistake or misstatement. The ex
ecution and commitment was turned
over to constable Mccain and Pow
ell paid his fine and costs In full
The fine was by agreement OF the at
} torney In the case which the court
: accepted.
Il Under the new law which went into
effect July LIST 1907, rural route
| carriers on routes OF rs miles ant
over will get SIS 90 per month
This effects every carrier in Bates
J county, so far as we are advised
This Is small pay for the boys, con-
: sidering they have to furnish their
, own conveyance. We hope they viii
ultimately get II up to $1,000 per
. year.
, DR.. C. P. Bowden and DR.. Pribi
drove over from Appleton City on
business Friday. DR.. Bowden wss
D chairman OF the Bates county Repub.
lican committee and later chairman
OF the Congressional committee and
, for several years has been prominent
! Fin politics in this section He In
, forms rs that be has eschewed politics
but We are skeptical until the duck
, refuses to seek its native elements.
Judge John Francisco was thu vic
tim OF q runaway horse, and as 9
: consequence was laid up with q badly
) bruised head and body for severa
days. The horse he was driving, {
young one, took fright on Higl
street and ran away. At the juno
, ture Of High and Fl. Scott he tipped
the buggy over and "spilled" tn
! Judge out on bis head. The bugg.
: was demolished, and the horse wen
on home.