The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-04-11

Wesley Cakes, colored, the son of
Arthur Cakes and wife formerly of
this city, died at the home of his par
ents in Kansas City Friday morning
as the result of an attack Of spinal
meningitis. Wesley was a good boy,
honest, courteous, and Industrious,
and many Butler people will regret
to learn of his untimely end.
At a meeting of the Commercial
Club held in A. H. Culver's offices
Monday evening it was decided to
hold Buffers next Monthly Sales Day
on Wednesday, May 9Th. The sales
already held have fully demonstrated
that these sales may be held success
fully and future sales should have
even more enthusiastic support than
those of the past.
White pumps, black pumps,
velvet pumps, satin pumps,
T. w. Fisk.
An attempt was made sometime be-
tween Friday evening and Monday
morning to burn the Rocky Point
school house by some party or parties
now unknown, although it is said a
message was written upon the black
board which will give clue to their
identity. Entrance was made through
a window and books and papers were
piled onto the floor and ignited but
failed to burn.
A large force of men are busily en-
gagged in remodeling the interior Of
the American Clothing House build
ing preparatory to the installing of the
new line of dry goods and ladies'
ready to wear garments. The dry
goods and ladies furnishings depart
ment will occupy the west half Of the
building, and the mems clothing will
occupy the east half. Manager Cook
informs us that he will be ready for
business in the dry goods department
about the fifteenth.
Latest fads in
Queen Quality
T. w. Fisk.
Ray Turpin, a son of C. Turpin of
Deepwater township, committed sui
eide in Webb City Monday after shoot
ing Mrs. May Mccoy, woman with
whom he was infatuated, according
to press dispatches. After firing
three bullets into the body of the
woman he cut her throat with razor,
then after shooting himself in the head
he slashed his own throat. 1t is sup
posed that the young man was crazed
by jealousy. His body will be buried
at Webb City where he was employed
as miner.
j. w. Dunn will have in service at
the Fair Grounds Stock Farm season
1912 Silver Walnut 1926, repeated
trials in 2:17, son of the great Walnut
Boy Pill IA and Daisy Wilkes Won
der by CORTLAND Wilkes AIS, son of
George Wilkes 2.22 and the royalty
bred young horse, Strath.Hodgen
46576, son of the noted and deceased
Harry Hodgen 9449 and Bertha c by
the great Strathmore 4O8. Also three
fine black jacks, two of which are
IA 1-2, Is and Is 1-2 hands
high. See the stock and full pedi-
grees, terms, ETC., at Fair Grounds
25-3t J. w. Dunn, Manager
Buffers Second Monthly Sale Day
was indeed a hugh success in spite of
the almost impossible condition of
the roads. The city was crowded
throughout the day Saturday and the
spacious McMu(lin sale pavilion was
filled to its capacity. Col. c. E. Rob-
bins auctioned off the offering, the
sale list bringing a total of $4,763.
Henry Evilsizer and Floyd Parks
were the winners of the two IS cash
premiums offered by the Commercial
Club the the ffeefrtfer winning in the ffure=
noon drawing and the latter in the
afternoon. The next sale will be
held Wednesday, May 8.