The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-01

Inc MEXICO Ledger tnlnkS Leon
Ling, the Chinese murderer of Elsie
Siegel may have been in that town
last week, as two strange cinnamon
spent Sunday there, one Of whom, in
general way answered the newspa-
per descriptions of Leon Ling. All
cinnamon look alike to us, and we
imagine it will be a hard matter to
ever find and positively identify Leon,
with all cinnamon trying to assist his
escape.
H, H. Harshaw of the county east
of Butler departed yesterday for
points in Western Kansas, where he
goes to look over the country with
the intention of purchasing land. Mr..
Harshaw is one of Bates Co.'S. most
prominent farmers. He has made a
success as a breeder of Poland China
swine and his name is known
throughout the country in connection
with this breed of porkers. Rich
Hill Review.
The demands for horses would in
dictate that the horseless age is still in
the dim future. In fact, at the pres
ent time the horse is behind with his
dates, there being more places for
him than there are good horses. A
few years ago buyers were particular
and made bids on only the best in a
growers herd, but now they are will
ling to buy anything in the shape of
horse flesh and are paying as much
now for plug" as good horse
brought few years ago.-King City
Democrat.
''The Moberly Democrat says that
Mexico is cursed with too many self
satisfied people. About the most no.
account fellow we know of is the
man whe thinks he has enough money
to live on but who just 'lays down"
like big fat hog and refuses to do
anything for anybody. just waits to
die. Some people ought to be knock
ed in the head anyhow. The Lord
don't want 'em, the devil won't have
them and goodness knows they are
too common to be looked after here
on this earth"
Judge Hill this morning sentenced
negro girl to pound rock. Prob
ably there never was female to join
the rock crackers brigade. Chunk
Colbert, who has been in trouble
plenty of times, was the unfortunate
female. She was fined $500 for
vagrancy. There are a number of
worthless negro girls around town
and the officers haved decided to
break up their lewd practices. They
come into court, enter plea of guilty
and receive a sentence which they
serve in the cell. 1t is believed that
by breaking rock, the girls will learn
to behave in such a manner as will
preclude them from these fortnightly
visits to the police court. Fort Scott
Tribune.
Some of the enemies Of William j.
Bryan who imagine it would be
something Of joke to see him elect
ed to the senate, thinking it would be
an effectual way of "sidetracking'
him and putting him in place where
he would be ridiculed and probably
gagged by some of the present admin
istration bosses, are due to suffer a
revolution of ideas if Mr.. Bryan does
90 to the senate. What is needed in
the senate is leader for those who
are imbued with the sentiment Of
right, and such a man as Bryan would
bring order out of chaos. He would
undoubtedly get the aid Of all right
minded Democrats and Republicans
alike, for between the Western Re-
publicans and Democrats there Is moi
such big difference Of opinion as to
reforms. The main difference is the
manner Of accomplishing THAR
risonville Democrat.