The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06

Our old friend, Owen N. Burkhart,
Of Pleasant Gap, called In Wednes-
day to say howdy.
o. j. Rsdiord, popular merchant
at Spruce, was In Butler Wednesday
and was a business caller at The
TINES.
c. A. McCombs, prominent young
farmer OF Spruce, was In Butler We'd
nesday on business and called at
The TINES office.
The district quarterly meeting OF
the Free Methodist church will be
held at Cortland school house May
Z to 8, preaching each night and
Sunday at IL a. m. District Elder,
Rev. NJ. L. Schooley, will do the
preaching. All are invited.
Amoret can boast OF one OF the
prettiest sights In this section OF the
Countrywide Darby Farm with sew.
eral hundreds acres OF apple trees in
full bloom, bounding our pretty liz
tie village on the east and south.
The farm is very busy place with
its small army OF employees. They
are running three sprsyers full time,
and II the unforeseen does not hap
pen a very large crop will be handled
this year,-Amoret Post
The clog shackles recently purchas-
ed by the city of Rich Hill to use on
prisoners TO work on the streets,
didn't work, neither did the pris-
oner. The shackles were fitted
all right and the prisoner placed In
charge OF she street commissioner,
but when that officers back was
turned, the prisoner and shackles
all suddenly disappeared, and Rich
Hill is out some expensive shackles.
Thursday afternoon Emit Me-
Laughlin, who is farming on the
Robinson farm west OF town, was
caught In the hail storm while plant
Ing corn and certainly felt the effects
OF the hail, says the Enterprise. He
had reached the end of the rows,
when large hail hit him on top OF
the head cutting hole through his
hat and making deep cash on the
top OF his head from which the blood
flowed freely.
Miss Bessie (Johnnie) Davidson,
on trial for her life last week at
Neosho for shooting and killing Roy
Ramsour at her home In that city
June 8, 1908, was found not guilty,
after the jury had deliberated for
seventeen hours. Rsmsour, who Was
a sutton for the hand OF "Johnnie's'f
sister, but had been frequently reject
ed on account OF his dissolute habits,
appeared at the Davidson home on
that day, was boistrous In his man.
ner to the two girls and finally ap-
piled vile epithet to Johnnie. The
girl ran to her grandmother's house,
a short distance away and secured q
pistol, returned and demanded that
he retract his words, and on bis re-
iusal shot him dead.
Genevleve Margaret Adair, a beau
tiiul and tender bud, II months and
3 days, was plucked by the Creator
and transplanted In that mysterious
and glorious country where little
children are permitted to come unto
Him for love and protection. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
from the home OF the mother, Mrs. ].
B. Adair; Rev. j. W. Barker, Episco
pal minister, OF Kansas City, deliver
ed short and appropriate sermon
The choir, composed OF young girls
sang several choice selections. Misses
Christine Black, Gertrude Crowell
Hortense Trimble and Edna Clarh
were the pail bearers. The grav,
was lined with beautiful violets BY
loving hands. Little Genevieve Mar
garet has leit her grief stricken snt
doubly bereaved mother, to join hel
father, who took the journey short
time ago.