The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-07-09

F. II. Crowell leit Tuesday morn
Ing Tor an extended "trip through
New Mexico.
Miss Whes. Atkeson is spending a
week with friends IN Kansas City and
Independence.
Mrs. c. l.. Daniels, OF Kansas City,
Is the guest OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. s. Clay.
James Cowley, OF Adrian No. 5,
was a county seat visitor Wednes.
day morning and favored us pleas.
sntly,
Miss Colgill, who has been the
guest OF Miss Mike MeClees, of .his
city, for a lew dsys, left for her home
at Lamar Tuesday.
Joe R. Morrison was down from
Kansas City the last OF the week
spending a few days with friends and
relatives, returning Tuesday morn.
Ing.
J. Fl. Pyle left Tuesday for an ex
tended trip through the east, visit.
ing Plttsburg, Franklin and his old
home place, Newcastle, Pennsyl
vania.
Rev, Chas. lyman has accepted
the pastorate OF the Second Baptist
Church OF Baker City, Oregon. Char
ley is a Butler boy and has just
graduated from William Jewell Col.
lege at Liberty.
The younger set OF this city had a
very enjoyable picnic and dance at
the Christy Lake south OF the city
Tuesday night, ending up with a
progressive buggy ride. About. fl.
teen couples were present,
Rex Heinlein and family, OF Kan.
sas City, arrived here last Friday
night for a short visit with relatives.
Mr.. Heinlein returned to the city
Tuesday morning, leaving his wife
and children to contiue their visit.
According to reports from that
vicinity, MIR. Brown, OF north and
west OF Burdette, was struck by
lightning while on his binder Mon.
day afternoon during the storm,
which swept over that part OF the
county and instantly killed.
! Will Dslgetty, OF south OF Bur.
dette, was the victim OF a runaway
Monday afternoon, when his team
became frightened at the storm. He
was blowing at the time and had the
lines over his shoulders, when the
team ran away dragging bin some
distance and breaking three ribs.
We are In receipt OF a description
al the beautiful wedding OF Miss nellie
Delaney, daughter OF r. E. Delaney,
formerly OF this city, now OF Kansas
City, to Rev. H. P. Jones, on July =,
1908, but which cannot be published
on account OF lack Of space this
week.
The Commoner says: "The hum.
BILE Indianapolis machinist who was
fined $1,000 for violation OF the
antitrust law has been dispossessed
OF his home In order that the fine
might be collected. The Standard
OH Company has not yet paid Its
fine
A dispatch from Port Huron,
Michigan, announces the death OF
FL c. Townsend, for twenty.iour
years general passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific railway. He had
resided in st. Louis for over a quar-
ter OF century and was one OF the
best known and most popular pas.
senger men in the railway world.
He had been in Ill health for some
time past.-Nevada Mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wright, of east OF
the city, we're the victims OF q run
away accident Saturday which result.
ed in a badly gashed head for Mr..
Wright and bruises for Mrs. Wright.
Mr.. Wright was driving a team OF
young horses, which became brighten.
ed at the explosion of bunch of fire
works and ran away, colliding with
q hitching post In front Of the resi-
dence OF o. K. Davis on Ohio street,
and throwing Mr.. Wright out upon
his head. A physician was called and
several stitches were taken to close
the wound. The bupuv Was sliohtlv