The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28

One Of Grover Moore's grey horses
! went mad Sunday morning. It was
, fastened in the barn while the folks
ate dinner, but broke loose and left
, the, place. The men followed him on
horseback, but his disposition to fight
kept them at distance. The chase
kept up for. several hours, and ended
only when the horse dropped dead
from exhaustion, after having broken
through several wire fences. AM
sterdam Enterprise.
The Edith Talbert' Mission Circle
was organized Tuesday by Mrs. o.
w.. Lawrence of Kansas City with
forty.four charter members. The C.
W. B. M. gave reception for Mrs.
Lawrence at Mrs. Talbert's home and
invited the young women of the Phil
athea and Loyal Daughters classes.
A delightful musical program was
rendered under the direction of Mrs.
R. E. Mooney. Light refreshments
were ved.-Christian Courier.
John A. Gilbreath of Clinton and
W. O. Jackson of Butler, two of the
most widely known lawyers of the
Sixth Congressional District, are here
this week, engaged in the trial of the
will case of Lee Eye ct al against Roy
Eye ct al, suit brought to this court
on a change of venue from St. Clair
county. The parties all reside in the
Appleton City COMMUNICATES
County Democrat.
The residence of Levi Convey ON
West Pine street caught fire about
eleven O'Clock Friday night and for a
time it seemed that the entire struc-
ture would be consumed. Mr.. Convey
fought the flames and although he
burned his hands painfully succeed
ed in extinguishing them without
turning in fire alarm. The house
was damaged about $50.
w. D. Corbin has been in ElPaso,
Texas, for the past couple of weeks
looking after legal. battle in which
he is interested. Many thousands of
dollars are involved in the litigation.
1t concerns deal in lands in old
Mexico with which Mr.. Corbin had to
do. 1t is said here that Mr. Corbin
either has or is in fair way to win
his contention in the courts, which is
a source of delight to his friends, as
we'll as himself, as it means tidy
sum on the right side of the ledger
-Merwin Reflector.
| Geo. P. Huckeby, for Is years
postmaster at Rich Hill, sent in his
resignation to the President OH Fri
day evening. Judge Huckeby is "a
years of age, and desires to retire
from the labor of the office. He was
first appointed as postmaster by
President Garfield in May 1881, and
reappointed by President Harrison.
and also received the appointment by
President Roosevelt
There are two Democratic appIi-
cants for the office, Sam }. Jamison,
and Ernest Sheppard. Rich Hill Re-
view.
Many horses are dying over Mis-
souri,. A number have died at the
Corbin ranch recently. 1t is said
that the cause of the death of the ami
mails at the ranch was from disease
known among horsemen as barn few
err Fred Laughlin, residing south
of Amoret, recently lost twelve head
of horses from disease resembling
blind staggers, and supposed to have
resulted from forage poisoning. An
Amsterdam man also lost five head
OF horses not long since. From all
over the state come reports of similar
losses to horse owners. -Merwin Re-
Hector.
Dr. r. S. Bennett, 60 years of age,
of Drexel, Cass county, died at Hotel
Elsmere in Kansas City Sunday, jan
uary "a. He was undergoing treat
ment for injuries received several
months since. DR.. Bennett formerly
lived and practiced medicine at Ros-
Ter, West Boone township, this coun-
ty. He was we'll known in north
western Bates and southwest Cass
counties. DR.. Bennett served the
Democratic party as chairman Of the
County Central Committee in the late
eighties, was loyal friend, an excel
lent citizen and a good physician. A
wife, son and daughter with a host of