The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-03-26

llntenQent OF ble CarterVllle PUBIC
schools, was up to see his old friend
Rev. o. E. Vivian the last of the
week. They went down on the bot
toms Saturday after ducks. You
bet the web footed fowls took
sneak when they heard the preacher
and the professor were on the way,
Sheriff Beard went to Boonville,
Mo-, on Monday TO take Yves Bur
CESS to the reform school. He is the
young man who robbed the Bessley
store at Rich Hill, plead guilty and
was sentenced TO the reform school
on account OF his age, being under
II years.
| W. ID. Yates went to Springfield
last week to attend the lay confer
ence OF the Al. E Church. He was a
repr sentative OF the Butler congre-
gation. The purpose OF the conven-
tlon was the selection Of delegates to
the general conference at Baltimore
this summer.
That Frank L. Smith, the brake
man on the mixed ElDorado Springs
train, who was arrested for stealing
a package containing three thousand
dollars, has highly developed humer-
Gus tendencies, has been shown by
his plea that he took the money for
joke on the conductor.
T. ID. Hunt, q farmer living near
Eldorado, had a very valuable mare
stolen last Sunday. The animal was
q sorrel, sixteen hands high and was
In good condition, Weighing about
1000 pounds. A saddle and bride
we're also taken. A reward OF $50
has been offered for the return OF the
mare.
The county camp Of the Modern
Woodmen Camp OF Bates Co. will
convene In this city Wednesday, April
LIST, at M. W. A. Hall, The camp
will be composed OF "a delegat ties.
Three delegates will be elected to the
State Camp at Carthage, which con-
venes May 9th TO elect delegates TO
Head Camp at Peoria, Ill.
Geo. Fl. Black, while business
caller at The TINES office, mention
ed that he had green rose In his
yard, at his farm In Summit town
ship. He said the flower is perfectly
green and from short distance
away it bears the appearance OF
green leaves. The flower is about
the size Of an english walnut. The
green rose Is very rare.
Amos W. Drysdale, OF Dade coun.
ty, was In Butler Monday on bust
ness before the probate court. Mr..
Drysdale was born and raised near
Virginia in this county. He is car
penter by trade. He moved to Kan
sas City few years ago, where the
health OF his family was not good,
and then moved to Dade county on
a farm, where they are prospecting.
A. r. McCulloch, formerly OF this
city and pleasantly remembered here,
has recently accepted through the st.
Louis office OF Hapgoods RESPONSE
BILE position wish the ST. Louis linton
Packing Co, OF that city. Mr.. Nc.
tCulloch is Il native OF Butler and a
graduate OF the local high school.
His many friends will be pleased TO
learn OF his success.
| W. NJ. Myers, "a U. S prisoner con-
fined In the Butler jail, was taken to
Kansas City Friday and placed in
the University hospital, where he will
later be operated on TO relieve him OF
injuries sustained In a rail road
wreck, before his arrest and convic
ton. Meyers is serving a jail SEN
tence OF one year for using the mails
to deiraud farmers throughout the
west with patent pump scheme. 1t
is said that Meyers and his partner
realized 100000 in three months on
a pump that was Impractical and
never could be made TO run; kind
OF perpetual motion affair.
Business on this division of the
Missouri Pacific is exceptionally
good for this time OF the year, not
withstsnding the cry of hard times.
Six extra freight trains we're run out
OF Nevada between eight and four
o'clock to-day, besides the locals, the
, red balls and passengers. Ten crews
are now In the chain gang, and every
man ahead OF the month. A Mail re-
porter has been informed that $50
loads In the Pittsburg district are
now ready to move, and il it was not
for lack OF locomotives business for
railroad men would be even better -
Nevada Mail.
Isaac Ellington, OF Pleasant Gap,
was In Saturday and informed US
that he had just received the word
that his brother. n.law, B. F. Glover,
had been stricken with paralysis, at
bis home In Durant, Okla, and is in
critical condition. Mr.. Glover
owned farm In Summit township
and was q well.known citizen OF this
county for many years. A few years
ago he sold his farm and moved bis
family to Durant, Ind. Territory,
where they have since resided. The
many friends OF Mr.. Glover In this
section will sympathize with him and