The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13

County Superintendent Porter NJ.
Allison, Prof. A. L. Ives and City Su-
perintendens c. A. Burke, went to
Warrensburg on Friday TO attend
the Interstate High School Declsma.
tory contest, on that evening, the
Normal Field Day on Saturday.
Chester Atkinson, manager OF the
Butler Produce Company, badly
sprained his knee by a fall In Adrian
last Sunday, where he was visiting
his parents. His brother, Otto
Atkinson, is here this week attend
Ing to his duties at the produce ex.
change.
Next week the Butler schools will
close. There are 81 members in the
graduating class, marking q very sue
cessiul year. Commencement Is al.
ways an important epoch in the lives
OF school children and preparations
are being made to make this mem.
orable occasion.
Rev. o E. Vivion, DR.. Foster and
Thomas Wsinwright have return.
ed from ElDorado, where they
represented Butler at the District
Conference Of the NJ. E. Church south,
held In that town last week. The
conference, encompassing % charges,
was we'll attended and had a very
interesting and profitable meeting.
County Superintendent Porter NJ,
Allison has about concluded or.
rangements for the commencement
exercises OF the country school grad.
yates, to be held In Butler at the
Ohio Street NJ. E. Church, on June
9Th. State Superintendent Howard
A, Gass will be present and deliver
the address to the graduates,
81. II. Hsrshaw, proprietor OF Mis-.
souri, Stock Farm, will have a Poland
China Brood Sow Sale on Saturday
May 22nd, at which more than 10C
head OF the best Poland China brood
sows will be sold. See his advertise
ment in another column and write
him for a copy OF the 100 psg,
catalogue descriptive Of these sows
Dewitt c. Chastsin feturaed las,
week from Wichita Falls, Texas
where he went as a representative o
the relatives to investigate the death
OF Mrs. Mary Johnson, a former Rlcf
Hill girl, who died in that town un
der suspicious circumstances. From
a careful investigation OF the mattel
Mr.. Chasyain was led to the conelu
sion that it was case OF suicide, by
drinking carbolic acid.
The home OF George Robinson
about two miles west OF Metz, wat
destroyed by fire Sunday morning
Mr.. Robinson got up and built fire
and went TO the barn to do his feed
ing. On getting up his wife discov
cred the houae in flames and grab
hing her baby ran TO call her hus
band. Before he reached the house
she roof fell In, and they failed tC
save anything Metz Times.
The little daughter of Mr.. and,Mrs
Jesse Marsh died Monday night a'tel
an unsuccessful operation for bowe
trouble. The operation was per
formed Sunday afternoon by DR.
Hearst, assisted by Drs. Spar, o
Amsterdam, and Powers, OF Amoret
The remains were inferred In th,
West Point cemetery Wednesday
The Clipper joins in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.-MerwiI
Mirror.
While some OF j. B. Egger,s mel
were driving a lot OF cattle across tn.
Tabervills bridge last Friday, th'
south cables suddenly snapped ant
allowed about twenty head OF cattle
to slide off into the river. None o
the cattle were drowned, but tn,
bridge is a total wreck. The struc
ture was erected some fifteen years
ago and has held up better than wal
expected when It was erected as II
never was above high water mark. =
Osceola Democrat,