The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-29

Tom Baldwin moved his family to
Kansas City last Friday, where they
expect to make their future home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin have lived In
Butler many years, where they have
strong friends. Mrs, Baldwin was
Miss Clara Brown, daughter OF the
late Judge D. V. Brown, and had hv'
ed In Butler from her early glrlhood,
william Il. Ison, who was 80 badly
injured in runaway accident last
week, at his nome In Lone Oak town.
ship, while still in a critical condi.
tion, is much impraved. He has
some feeling in his legs, suffers little
pain and is cheerful and confident
that he will ultimately recover, which
In such cases Is hall the battle. His
family and friends have strong hopes
OF his ultimate recovery.
Uncle Charley Clark, who has been
In poor health for several years, but
is able to be up most OF the time, and
he says he feels like challenging the
world on a Weighing match as light
weight. He weighs but 70 pounds
and thinks he is about tie lightest
specimen OF mankind In the commu-
nifty able to nsvigste.-Urich Her
aid.
A petition for psrdon..was circulat
ing In Walker Thursday, says the
Herald, asking the governor to par
don DR.. Todd OF Richards, who wal
sent to the penitentiaryl .iorl. twelve
years for killing Robert Wallat Rich
ards. Several other petitions OF like
nature are being circulated In othel
parts OF the county. All are beine
heavily signed. Times.
| Farmers in this section have arm
ed themselves with shotguns and ar
making war on the blackbirds, whicl
are to be found In numberless thou
sands throughout the entire county
The birds make short work. OF
small field OF corn, and the farmer
are trying to drive them away b.
continuous bombsrding into thei
flocks.-Rich Hill Review.
During the past few weeks a mum
Der OF white women OF Wichita, Kan
, have been attacked by negroes an
similar crimes have occurred at othe
towns and negroes have been drive
, from those cities. Chief oi:...Polic
Rsavley very wisely has instructe'
, his assistants to keep a close watc
, on all strangers who come int
Nevada and all suspicious negroe
are ordered to move on. Nevad
doesn't want any strange negroe
, stopping here, and Chief OF Polio
Rsavley's policy will be fully indort
, ed.-Nevsds Mall.
i Mrs. W. E. Copeland celebrated be
sixty-sixth birthday witha visit wit
the family Of Uncle Abner Copeland
. This was the first time In five month
Aunt Jane had been able to leav
her room. During her continued II
ness she lost fifty pounds Of flesh. bu
she still weighs $40 pounds. Aun
Jane is just as good as she Is larg'
and her many friends will be glad +
hear that she is enioyinggood healt
again.-Mets Times.
julius Elgert and ]. B.::Watsor
while prospecting on the Elgertfsru
q day or swo ago, struck q fine art
sian we'll. Their drill hole was 2
inches In diameter and the pressul
q forces the water two feet above Il
q ground. The water was first struc
Q at a depth Of about 35 feet, but Il
; drillers went down 30 feet deepe
q thus making the well about 65 ie'
+ deep. The water 10 q clear, COO
!. spring water, free from sulphur
o any faint whatever. August Elgel
1 says II the pressure holds out u
i Arm win likely develop q fine lake q
Il The land In the near iuture.-Ri'
Hin Review.