The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-09-03

term. OF this number $50 are civil
actions. The criminal docket will
contain about seventy-five cases.
The term will open Tuesday, October
10, at 9 a. m.
W. !. Brown, fuel driver at Mine
"a of the Central Coal and Coke
Company, was run over by coal
car Aug. 81 and died Tuesday
Brown was Is years old and leaves a
wife and child. His father is fore
man of the mine.
Thomas c. Hunter, Chief of Police
at Springfield, Mo-, was indicted on a
charge of bribery by a special grand
jury investigating vice conditions in
Springfield. The indictment charges
that Chief Hunter accepted money
from two keepers of disorderly re-
sorts in return for protection against
police raids. Hunter gave a 5000
bond. He declares he is innocent.
The Missouri Division Of the United
Confederate Veterans will hold its
eighteenth annual reuniorat Higgins
vile September l6, II. Mrs. Willard
P. King of Jefferson City has been
appointed chaperon; Miss Pauline
Jenkins of Kansas City, sponsor; and
Miss Hazel Price Of Glasgow, Miss
Mayme Pitts Woods of Fayette, Miss
Stella M. Drumm of St. Louis, Miss
Pauline Brooks of St. Louis and Miss
Sallie Bradley Of Higginsville maids
of honor.
State Superintendent of Schools
William P. Evans Monday announced
changes in his office force, OCCASION
ed by the resignation of his chief as
sstant, Prof. George Fl. Melcher,; to
become supervisor of efficiency in
the public schools of Kansas City.
The changes are: S. E. Davis of
teachers training in high schools, to
take the place of Assistant Superin-
tendent Melcher. George H. Reavis
OF Cape Girardeau,. State High School
Inspector, to succeed Mr.. Davis. B.
F. Melcher to be high school inspector
in place of Mr.. Reavis, promoted.
The last is new appointment. Mr..
Melcher's home is in Greenfield.
Farmer in Southwest Missouri
counties have begun blowing in
preparation for seeding the largest
wheat acreage ever known in this
section. The increase is due directly
to the European war. They are act
ing upon the advice of millers, who
are predicting 81 wheat next year.
Farmers are being urged not to hold
back in devoting every available acre
to wheat because of any possibility
of a short war, as the warning coun-
tries will not be able to resume any
thing like their normal condition in
time for the European wheat pro-
ducers to seed a large per cent of
their average crop.
The Capitol Building Commission
has rejected the subcontract of the In.
gals Stone Company for dressing
and LAYING the stone for the exterior
walls of the new Statehouse. Chair
man E. w. Stephens and A. A. Spear
favored the approval of the ingalls,
but it was opposed by the
other two members, Maj. Theodore
Lacoff and j. C. A. Hitler, whose
stand forced its rejection. They op.
posed the contract for the reason that
he company is quarrying stone at
Cassville, which they believe will not
:ome up to the standard of the Car
hage stone approved as to color,
quality and finish. The rejection Of
he contract leaves the matter up to
he Gill Company, the contractors for
he building, to dress and lay the
tone. This action likewise deter
mines that the commission will not
Ipprove any stone for the exterior of
he building that falls short of the
tandard fixed.