The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-05

Out on CFulCneS. he zen from MS
wagon a few weeks ago and had
a close call for his life. His leg
was badly mashed and a number
of the smaller bones broken. For
tunately he had taken out accident in
surance only a few days before he
was hurt.
State Treasurer Cowgirl has just
received a check from State Beer In
spector Marshall, of st. Louis, for
SAG, 7405l. This sum represents the
collections under the beer stamp law,
and is the heaviest ever reported
since the law became effective. This
would indicate that there is more beer
drunk than ever, Notwithstanding 70
counties in the state are dry"
Lemuel Dunlap, an aged confed-
crate veteran, died at the home Of his
son, William Dunlap, last Thursday
morning, due primarily to cancer
of the stomach. Funeral services
were held Friday morning and bur-
ial in Fairview cemetery. He was a
North Carolinian, and was 81 years
old. He leaves four sons and two
daughters. Three of the boys,
Thomas, Henry and William live in
this county.
The reports received by State Bank
Examiner Swanger at Jefferson City
of all State and private banks in Mis-
souri,, and trust companies that re-
ceive deposits, indicate healthy in
! crease between June %, the date of
the reports, and May IA, 1908. The
increase in loans, discounts and in
vestments is $43, 1926, 22407; due from
other banks, $l5, l24, 75l.28; currency,
81 ,55S, 443. SO; capital stock, 81, 479,-
ALSO; deposits, s6l, 1853. 1850 and
total resources $62, 495, 1868.
Mrs. c. 7. Black died at the home
/ of her granddaughter, Mrs, j. T.
Hayes, in Kansas City, where she
was visiting, Thursday evening last.
The remains were taken to Osborn.
Mo-, on Saturday for burial, Mrs.
Black, a delightful old mother in
Israel, had lived in Bates county for
about thirty years Her husband, C.
T. Black died in this county several
years ago. About a year ago she
, went to Osborn to live with her SON
! in-law, Newton Miner. She has
many relatives and friends here.
5 Lucille, the little granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Thomas, met
: with a narrow escape from serious
injury Sunday. With several other
q little ones she was riding in the
:, surrey of H. P. James, behind Old
Dolly the trusty family mare, when
= in a romp she fell from the vehicle,
q which passed over her body, inflict-
: ing some ugly bruises and barely
. missing fracture of the collar bone.
She's all right now, though. Rich
Hill Review.
: X. A. Tyler, a former Butler boy,
n now located in Kansas City, was ac-
V cidentally shot in the foot at Billings,
e Mont, recently. Mr.. Tyler had start
). ed to Seattle and stopped off at
t Billings to visit George McKiSsick,
O another old Butler boy. They were
examining a shotgun, when it went
=, off, the entire load of shot taking eff
;, feet in Tyler's foot and ankle. He
was taken to the ST. Vincent hotel in
=. Billings, where he will be laid up
: several weeks. We secured the
above information from his brother,
4 Ray Tyler.
# The Nevada Mail reports that an
unknown woman brought a Mrs.
# Fox, insane, to a boarding house in
q that city, and left her there. The wo-
q man claims she was formerly the wife
+ of Rev Fox, but later lived with a
,s man named Cranston, at Hause,
o South Oak. She claims to have been
J. a patient in the Nevada asylum for
# three months. She can give but little
# account of herself. The county Off
q GERS are in a quandary what to do with
her, not being a resident of Vernon
county she cannot be sent to the asy-
n lum as a county patient. The Off
n GERS would like TO lay their hands on
the woman who deserted her.
n The editor was busy when he was