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

Mrs. Maggie Duke OF Amsterdam
applied to she court TO be ordered
admitted 30 she Missouri State SAM
tarium for eonsumptives at Mt. Yer.
non as q county pstient. The appn,
cation was laid over for further con
sideration. Mrs. Dukes husband was
recently sent to she Nevada asylum
Tor treatment and Is reported much
improved.
S. l.. Standish OF Hume presented
a petition shat part OF Stsndish
Second Addition TO the town oil
Hume be vacated. There being no
opposition from citizens OF Hume the
petition was granted and the land
vacated as city property.
John Stangel, constable OF Usage
township, notified she court OF the
appointment OF AL Benefited as dep.
uty constable. The appointment
was confirmed By the court.
County Treasurer Coleman was or
dered to advertise calling In Mt.
Pleasant railroad bonds Nos. 80, 80
40, Al, A and 43 for payment. In
terest upon these bonds will now
cease and when presented for pay
ment she dept will be reduced &c.
s97, 900.
School loan OF s7O0 was granted
to z'pha E, Plngree.
The resignation OF Mrs. Kate
Cllnkenbeard as matron OF the Bates
county rest room was presented ano
accepted by the court. An applics
sion aud petition for appointment
was filed by Mrs. Neal Holloway
The court took up the matter OF the
rest room and appointed Mrs Berry
as matron,
Sheriff Bullock was made custo
dian OF the court house and given
authority over the janitor In its care
Tsx levies we're made for the pres
ent year. For state purposes II
cents, county 40 cents, township 10
cent, Mt. Pleasant railroad debt 80
cents, all upon the 800 valuation.
Township road and bridge addition
al levy was also Z sde against sucl'
townships as had levied It through
the township board and the school
levy was ordered as made by she
various school district. The 40 cent
county levy was divided rs follows;
Contingent fund 8 cents, salary 10
cents, Pauper 8 cents, Bridge Scents,
Election and jury 6 cents.
The costs In the case OF the State
against Skillman, amounting to
SLOT 80 were paid by the court
A large number OF accounts wer
paid including "a, 0o2.26 to Timoth,
Foohey and r. Ii, McWilliams 50.
3S9 u drainage work; MIDLAND
Bridge Company for a bridge In sec
sion IL, Deer Creek township 5000
and bridge near Creighton $500.
A peculiar defense made by O negro
charged with crime Is told In an As
ISOLATED Press dispatch from st
Louis as follows: "To what source
do you attribute your mental con
ditioI?" 'Super.education. I'm
negro and have no business with
college education This question
and answer propounded and replied
to by Louis D. Graves, a gradual,
OF Yale, was the climax OF wha,
Judge Taylor OF the court oicriminal
correction declared was the most
unique defense he had ever encounter
ed. Graves was charged with iorg
Ing check. he acted as his own at.
torney, called himself to the stand
and conducted his own ex animation
After testifying that he had served
terms In the penitentisry at Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, and Chester, ILL.,, and
shat he had been an inmate OF five
insane asylums, he asked himself:
Did you ever try to commit suicide?
Five times was the response to
himself. 4 jumped from the third |
'ier Of cells and cracked my skull.
'ried to hang myself In the peniten-