The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-19


In she afternoon under she auspices
OF the Alumni Association journal.
County court met ia special ses.
sion November 18th with all men,
bers present. John A. Cornelius, OF
near Pleasant Gap, was sdiudged
insane and ordered seat to Asylum
No. 8 at Nevada, Mo, as county
patient.
W Fl. Dunn, II Altoona, Was In But
Ter on Tuesday and eomplimented
us. Mr.. Dunn made a very credita,
BILE race for the nomination for coun.
ty clerk the last time, aud does not
deny the soft impeachment that he
will try again.
Little Jimmy Overman, aged 4,
gos foot caught in the dump at the
No. L Kan. Grain Elevator last Fri.
day, which resulted in serious injury.
1t was nothing short OF miracle
that his foot was saved. Hume
Telephone,
Harvey Hodges of Rockville was
badly Jared up one day last week
while hunting. He shot a squirrel
which lodged in the forks OF a tree,
and In getting II down he fell a dis.
tance OF twenty feet. Luckily no
bones we're broken.
ElDorado Springs is In the throes
Of postotfice campaign, the term Of
the present postmaster, expiring
next month, There are three candi-
dates after the job, and the Demo-
Gratis Of that vicinity are enjoying
themselves immensely.
Mrs. Ella Kennett, still attests her
interest In the people Of Butler and
Bates county by renewing for The
TINES. Mrs. Kenneth while a resi-,
dent here was q favorite with our
people. She has been making her
home In Kansas for a term OF years.
A. A. Seese was seriously, though
not permanently, injured the first OF
last week by butchers block falling
and alighting upon his left foot.
Anticipating nothing serious, no
especial attention was paid to his In
jury, until the first OF the week, when
he found the bones we're splintered.
He is now on crutches.
Lee Embree and wife, OF Enid.
Okla, came In the last OF the week
for visit TO his brother, circuit
clerk, T. d. Embree and other rela-
tives and friends In the county. Mr..
Embree has been living in Oklahoma
about thirteen years and this is his
first visit back to old Bates.
A warrant was issued here Tues.
day for Clsud Stroud on a charge OF
threatening the life OF Josie Clark,
daughter OF Mrs. Clark. Forbes.
Stroud took the north bound train
and as yet has not been caught. 1t
is thought that Stroud's mind is un.
balanced, Amsterdam Enterprise.
Late Classify delivered some cattle
Monday, which he had sold for ship.
ment. He said he couldn't afford to
feed Atty cent corn to 3 cen. cattle.
Guess he Is about right. The present
low price OF cattle can hardly be
credited to Mr.. Bryan or the Demo-
cratic party, especially since the cleo
ton.
W. C. Nichols, OF Schell City, was
killed last week In an accident to his
portable engine, which he was NOV.
ing from the bottoms to HE home.
In crossing small culvert, the tim.
bers gave way, precipitating the en-.
CINE into the ditch. Mr.. Nichols was
caught beneath the engine and crush.
ed to death.
L. F. Caldwell, manager OF the
Hurley Lumber Co.'s yards, sold to
Clarence Swarens, of Foster, large
bill of lumber to be used by that gen.
tleman In the erection Of q large
store building in his town. When
the building Is completed, Mr.. Swar.
ems expects to engage in the hard.
ware business on large scsle.-Rich
Hill Review.
Harve Johnson received letter
from bis brother Robt. E. johnson,
from Seattle, Wash, that their
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