The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-21

T. angie, Lille l.. Henry, Bottie A.
Young, Permelia Z. Herrell, Edith
R. Palm, Mike McLees and Irene
Shaier; Messrs. Walter l. jackson,
Benjamin j. Richards, Bennett
Henry, James 7 Pahlmann, Ralph
r Allen, Frank NJ. Ludwick, Volney
McFadden, Ernest l.. Yantrees and
Albert l. Dunwell,
Capt. j. d. Allen, editor Of THE
TINES, left Monday night for Jeffer.
son City.
j. W. and G, W. Holloway left
tuesday on a business trip to Gen
try, Arkansas.
Ga account OF IA freight wreck near
Nevada, Monday nights north
bound passenger, which Is due here
az ll;O6 p. m, was nearly eight
hours late.
Mrs. Clark Wix, who has been win
tering In California with her little
son, Hilton, returned home Monday
night, accompanied by her husband,
Postmaster Wix, who spent the last
few weeks OF their stay with them.
Twenty-eight Of the younger set
held one OF their jolly little picnics at
the beautiful Christy lake south of
the city Tuesday night. A delicious
lunch was served and all attending
had most enjoyable time.
Josephine NJ. Allen, the ten year
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. s. L.
Allen, OF Nevada, died In Kansas
City May 18th, OF henengitis. Ia.
terment was made in Crescent Hill
cemetery in this county. Mrs. Allen
was formerly Miss Mamie Sisson, a
former Butler girl, daughter o, Col
and Mrs. James H. Sisson. Her
friends here deeply sympsthlze with
her In her deep afiIlction.
Cap Price, OF the Spruce nelghbor,
hood, was bitten on the finger by
dog, Monday, while trying to remove
a fish hook which had in some manner
caught In the dogs mouth. The
dog closed down upon his finger, and |
Mr.. Price came In town to Mayor
Moore's office TO have the maidstone
applied. Although the stone adher.
ed, physician, who was called In.
gave his opinion that there would be
no serious results.
A team OF mules belonging t O orion
Moore. who lives about eight miles
northwest OF the city, became fright
ened at the Chase Lister Theater
company's band, during she concert
at noon yesterday, and broke loose
from the hitchrack near the Farmers
Bank, making q vicious runaway.
Running down the east and south
sides OF the square, they narrowly
missed several vehicles and turned
south into Fort Scott street. They
were stopped by running into large
tree In front OF the residence OF Mr..
Duvall on West Fort Scott street.
The damage was remarkably slight,
the harness being pretty badly brok-
en- up and the neck yoke was snap
ped in two.
Sheriff Beard run an attachments.
Issued from the st Louis Circuit,
court, on AGO acres OF land In Elk
hart township, owned by Charles f
and William A. Lewis. The attach.
ment is issued on petition OF the
National Bank OF st. Louis, alleging
that the defendants we're conveying
their property for the purpose OF de-
'rsuding their creditors. Messrs.
Lewis are summoned to appear at
shat court in June. ,
Mrs. h. Carter, OF Omega, Okla. S
and daughter, Mrs. Ida NJ. Brand, t
md SOD Horace, Of Etna, Okla
are visiting Mrs. Carter's sister,
Mrs. W. F. Hemstreet. They will
probably stay six weeks. The TINES
Acknowledges very pleasant call
rom the ladies. Mrs. Carter is very {
partial to Oklahoma, aside from the i
Wind, and says when that blows con.
inuously In the spring she gets q
lomesick for old Missouri. .
The Offices Of Surveyor, Public sd.
and Coroner appear to
70 going begging. There is scarcely
nough In either to justify an an.
louncement and contest. The pres.
mt incumbents Ed. Boron, Jno. c.
Hayes and DR.. c. A. Lusk, respective.
J. will probably file Intentions TO run
nth the County clerk. DR.. Lusk was ,
'ppointed BY the county court to al Q
mt DR.. Rsnick's unexpired term, and Z