Butcher, George

Two bandits held up George Butcher, a Picher Oklahoma hard rock lead and zinc miner, near the Northeast Oklahoma railroad station early last night, knocked him on the head with the butt of a revolver and robbed him of $20. Butcher, 18 years old, living in the northwest part of Picher, was unconscious and lay on the ground about a half hour before he regained his senses. He staggered to the home of Ed E. Spencer, at the corner of A Street and Vantage Street, Picher Oklahoma, where the robbery was reported to the police. The youth was taken to the office of a physician, where he was given medical treatment, after which he was taken home. Butcher was returning home when he was accosted by the two men. He is an employee of the Howe Mine Company.

The condition of George Butcher, 18 years old Picher miner, who Thursday night was slugged and robbed of $20 by two men, is improved. Butcher was struck on the head with the butt of a revolver, receiving a bad cut and painful bruises.