The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-03

Il Mrs. T. J. Day delightfully."- en-
Etertained the Coteric last
y Wednesday afternoon.
i Doctor Fletcher of Spruce had
a narrow escape from death or
serious injury Thursday morning
when his motor car turned turtle
with him.. Doctor Fletcher had
been to Butler and was returning
home on the Summit road when
his car overturned and he was
pinned beneath the machine. Jim
Welch, who saw the accident
went to his assistance and with
the aid Of neighbors rescued DR..
Fletcher from beneath the car
and righted the machine. The
doctor was unhurt.
The funeral services of LATE
Baldwin, the father of Mrs. Hal
Travis, who died at Pleasanton.
Kansas, Monday were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at Pleas
anton and interment made there.
Besides Mrs. Travis, there are
surviving Mr.. Baldwin, widow
and four sons: Frank and Lon
Baldwin, Pleasanton, Kansas;
Carl Baldwin, Lyons, New Mexi-
co and B. Baldwin, Rio Grande
Valley, New Mexico. He was
about 70 years old. Mr.. Baldwin
was at one time resident of this
city.
Frank w. Mcconnell, Jr., aged
fourteen years, died Wednesday,
April Is, 1917, at four o clock, of
rheumatism of the heart, at his
home, 3044 Agnes avenue, Kan
sas City. He was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mcconnell, for
merly of Hume and was the
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ludwick. He was student in
Benton school in Kansas City. A
brother, Burr Mcconnell, and Il
sister, Miss Virginia Mcconnell.
and his parents survive. The re-
mains were taken to Hume for
burial Friday.
Chas. Davis and Frank Wells,
the men charged with the burg
larry Of the Hofscss store at
Hume, were given preliminary
hearing before Justice Farrell at
Hume last Wednesday. Wells
was bound over to the Circuit
Court in the sum of $500 which
amount he was unable to give.
Davis was released, there being
insufficient evidence to warrant
his being held.
Ira Rippeto was arrested by
Sheriff Joe Baker Monday noon
when he got off the south bound
train with bundle containing
four quarts of whiskcy. Rippeto
also had a pint in his pocket. The
arrest was made on warrant
applied for by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Dawson, charging him with
illegally delivering Intoxicating
liquor. Rippeto received his
whiskey Ivy express at Adrian
and it is reported that his trips
to and from that city have been
made very frequently. He has
not yet been able to give bond.
Park j. Hulcn, we'll known to
the farmers and stock raisers as
the largest individual horse buy
err in the middle west spent Thurs
day in this city and purchased 81
head of horses while here. Mr..
Hulen is an excellent Judge of
horseflesh and pays the top
prices for his purchases. Besides
being mighty good fellow So
cially, he is OH the square in his
dealings and has the confidence
of those who know him. The
horses purchased here by Mr..
Hulen Thursday were mostly Of
the cavalry and artillery types.
The Double Relay Sociability
Run of the Jefferson Highway
Association which is scheduled.
to start at Winnipeg, Canada,
May 14th, will pass through this
city on Monday. May 81. The
schedule provides for arrival
here at IL 80 O'Clock p. IN. and it
is planned to take lunch in this
city. Frank Ream and C. A.
Allen have been appointed a COM
mittee to meet the visitors. Three
to five speakers are provided for
IN oh c<oy, with ero,,, five ~ <or,