The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 10, 1883, Page 6

A Giant Skeleton. George Arnold, {a farm hand in the employ of Franklin Boots, whe lives about fifteen miles west of this city, made a discovery which has ex- cited wide-spread interest in this country. The object of this inter- est is the skeleton of what once was ch a man ot gigantic proportions, wh it on Mr- on was uncovered in a gravel Boot’s The found sitting the east, and about si the surface. Some were badly broken by the bank, but the ske was farm. in a posture t fg x feet beneata of the wx caving o oF skull a: taken the larger bones were tact, and from them may be easily realized the gigantic statue of the being to whom they once gave sup- port. A measurement of the skull } rule passing r, the from front to re through the eye socket to the back | otthe head, shows it to haye been | Co. + 300 shares. | Knapp having of late years had oc- the in- about sixteen inches, while eight and one- ferior maxillary was half inches, showing that must have weighed half to five pounds. urements of the otherbones establish the fact that the man wien alive was not less than nine ieet in highth and From the which are show the although the the tour and one- large in proportion. the pearence of teeth, very large, sign do not shightest of decay, wore down almost to ot the jaw, the man could not have been less than 100 years old when he died, and ot course he might have heen much older. The bones ot the lower jaw are very large and _ thick, showing a strong muscular develope- ment in that organ which is far be- yond anything of the present day. How long ago the body of this giant was interred where it was unearthed, or to what tribe or nation he belong- ed when he trod the earth in all the majesty ot his strength it is impossi- ble to say, but it must have been ages ago as all the indications show that the soil where the remains was discovered had not been disturbed for many generations. Steps have been taken to have casts made of the bones and they will be placed either in the state collection or some other —Shelbyville Ind. aad bones college musems. Special. Charlie McComas. Deming, N. M., Oct. 3.—D. H. Leroy and George Wilson lett here on the rgth of September for the purpose of rescuing Charley McUo- mas from the Apaches, and returned to-day. Arriving at Casa Granda they tound Chief Ju had been killed on the 21st by falling from his horse while drunk, river. Georonomico him chiet. Leroy and Wilson had much trouble in gaining an interview, ing to the unsettled condition ot tairs in ignoring Ju’s in succession, afd the Mexican soldiers were trying the Indians drunk, presumably the view of massacreing them. ambassadors finally terview and offered 100 bolts of calico and 200 cartridges for the boy. The chief said the boy was with ju’s widow in the moun- tains and she would not want to ¢ him up, but (Gecronomico) would compel to child upon payment of the At this juncture the Mexican sol- diers appes the chief off the interview. Leroy and W bim succeeds as ow - sons the to get with | The in- secured an he her release the ransom. ed and broke | were unable to see again and returned unsuccessful. Further steps, however, will be promptly taken for the rescue of child. Georonomico claims to have 150 warriors and there are about 600 | Mexican troops in the vicimty. Le- roy and Wilson are well-known cit- and their izens of Demning state- meats are reliable. Vhe “Missouri Republican.” Jeiterson City Tribune. From a gentleman who is well in- that e! George Knapp no change t formed on the subject, we learn the de: t Colo he business nto © Missourn Re- In 1864 the concern, un- e ot Geo- Knapp & Co., was inporated on a capital of $400,- authouity to increase to the na coo, with | casion to use brain | brother John, borrowed some of him, and for the payment of which hy- | firn of George Knapp & Co. ap- | about $2,000,000, and includes the into the Casa Granada | | ning to dwindle down to nothingness af- | fact that the | Georonomico | son} ;son. Paschall. each holding an equal par ot the stock. When the stock was subsequently increased to $500,000, the increase was divided equally be- tween the three, after reserving 500 shares to the hundred shares were afterwards giv- en to Mr. William Hyde asa present from the At the death of Mr. Paschall, the 1,500 shares owned by corporation. rm. him w to his six children and were divided equally among them. ago Mr. Gerard B. Al- Tew ye ars jen married one of Mr. Mrs.iCarr, and he with, his 250 shares. daughters, wite, are the owners of in- | This is all the interest Mr. Allen has inthe concern. The interests of the parties now stand as follows: George Knapp’s heirs, 1,500 shares ; John Knapp, 1,500 shares; Pasch- all’s heirs, 1,500 William Hide, 200 shares; George Knapp & Colonel George shares ; more money than his Careful meas- | pothecated a few of his shares of the re subject to redemp- ts of the stock. These a tion at any time. The asses are Republican and valuable real esta te and stocks. mous Mahone. Washington, D. C., Sept. 30.— | J. Ambler Smith, tormerly a repub- lican member of congress from Vir- | gia, and for severa! years follower of Boss Mahone, said to-day =o know that the tide of popular teeling 1s against Mahone in the valley. nin the Shenandoah vallev very recently, and was brought ir contact with men who were posted as to the political status.’’ A statement made by ex-Con- gtessman Dezendorf ina speech at a cI have be ] republican meeting at Williams- burgh a few days ago. has caused a flutter in V- ua politics. He s quoted President Arthur as saying: *“‘Dezendorf, I know that you have been badly treated, but Iam power- and cannot prevent it. The caucus of republican senators made Mahéne which I am bound to carry out.’’ Dezendort turther said: ‘I derstand that Mahone will address the people of Southampton in a short ané@ when he does I intend to face to with selling less an agreement with un- time, meet face, and his vote. in that country, charge him him No Money for i in Georgia. Talbotton, (Ga ) New Era The practice of the law is begin- Itis a profession that young man very mea- in the south. presents to the gre inducements In a county hke Talbot, for instance, a prominent gentleman and citizen told us not long since that he thought the whole ww opractice of the county was worth scarcely more than 000 per annum in cash. W ree With him, and can readily see that it grows less and less every year. It | looks very much as if a prophecy | made by Col. Brantord at our fast ; March term would come to pass. He said that the would when lawyers would have stop at the jail, as they could not pay hotel bills. time come A drowsy editor. being aroused | from a long nap by a cry ot “copy” from the devil, and finding that that | delinquent subscriber had not yet called to pay up, dashed off the tol- lowing sarcastic paragraph, and | again fell off to sleep. **Only a fe more weeks of toil and the tarmer will hang his hoe in a sapling and j throw his plow in a fence corner. | The crop will be worked and the tools not needed until the next sea- hen a new mortgage can be given too buy tools and take the place of those rotted through neglect.’ ike ot Chris kson County, 1s He en oidest man twice, is Two! Paschall’s | TMU A THE AMERICAN get our prices North Side of Square, Butler, Mo. Are just opening a full line of heal we only ee you to examine our goods and be convinced. LEFKER & CHILDS, Grain Dealers. New Warehouse South of Depot Have just built a New Warehouse and erected a new set of Seales of Howe's Impreved 34 tt Cyclone Pattern, and are now prepared to buy ALL KINDS OF GRAIN the tarmers may have to sell, and for which we will pay the Highest Market Price in Cash, and guarantee honest weights and tair treatment. LEFKER IN THE & CHILDS. SUT CE GERMAN & QUEEN. INSURANCE COMPANIES, FIRE INURANCE IN THE Royol, Ger Western, Firemans, MAP FREE. | THE BURLINGTON HAWKEYE. | THB MOST POPULAR PAPER TN AMERICA | | A STAT FRANK HATTON, E ROBERT J], jitor-in-Chiet BURDET" TE, Associate E Now is the Time to Get up Clubs. price of the Hawkeye is two ar, and this price has been | well knows tt idred dc to raise: ¢ purpose of rising neration, im- encouraging the proving the morals ot the community, enbancing the Value of Real Estate, and reducir The Hawkeye will send g taxes. ber in Missouri who remits the Ha ap of the every subse one year and a two dollars, wkeye fine wall r state, mounted on rollers ready for the wall, free of expense. ery citizen of the State should em- brace this opportunity to obtain a map at expense. copies of the Hawkeye tree. »plication Tie HAWKEYE Burlington, Iowa. Co,, Add ee 4 = mi on Lours, Ma T 34 Tree Co., HEREFORD CATTLE COTSWOLD SHEEP _ BERKSHIRE SWINE. Witt Co.. ILurnols, The Buyers’ GuiwE, No 34, Fall and Wi inter, 1883, gives wholesale prices direet to consumers on everything ‘ou use, eat, drink, wear, or have fun with. ‘Tells how to order with exact cost, 216 pages—large ones — 3,300 illustrations —a whole picture gallery. Contains information gleaned from the markets of the world. No other price-book in existence contains as much information. Sent freetoany ad- dress upon receipt of postage (7 cts). Letus hear from yo when in ourcity, Near Exposi ings. Respectfully, MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 227 & 229 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, I} TUTT’S PILLS TORPID BOWELS, DISORDERED LIVER, and MALARIA. From these sources arise three ihe diseases of the human raee._ These symptoms indicate theirexistence: Loss of Appetite, Bowels costive, Sick Head- ache, fullness after eating, aversion to exertion of body or mind, Eructation of food, Irritability of temper, Low |” spirits, A feeling of having enlarges some duty, ermeprenipoes ee atthe Heart, Dots before the ¢: ighiy col j ored Urine, CONSTIP. Ero" and Ge- | mand the us¢ of a remedy that acts g directty | onthe Liver, AsaLivermedicinc TUTT’S PILLS have noequal. Their actionon the Ineysand Skin is also prompt; removing {| mpurit: through these three ** seave gers of the system,” producing appe- sound digestion, regular stools, aclear | avigorousbod:. TUTT’S PILES | : no nausea or griping nor interfere with daily work and are a perfect ANTIDOTE TO MALARI Murray 8 SEWARD A. HASELTINE, fourths of | j Order of Publication. State of Missouri, } j County of Bates, j jis a the Circuit court of ates county, Missouri, in vacation A t 28th, 18) The State ot rary at the relation and to the use of R. S. Catron, en officio, collector of the revenue ot Bates county in the Stace ot Missouri, plain. iff, vs.S. B. Philpot, Cixi action tor delinquent taxe: Now at this day comes plaintiz erin by her aitor » betore the unden signed clerk of t rt ot Bates i, in vaca. 1 affidavit, at the above Philpot, is g ot Missouri, he sard clerk, that said detendant be not ae dike see in this court by petition and affidavit, the object and general nature of which 's to enforce the Tien of the State ot Missouri for the de. linquent taxes of the vear 18S1 amount. ing in thea te to the sum of $3 29, toge ther with interest, costs, commission and fees, upon the tollowing described tracts of land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The east one half of lot No eleven (11) and all of lot No twelve (12), of section 5, township 39, range 32, and that unless the said defendant be and appear at the next term of this court, tobe begua and holden in the city of Butler, Bates county, Missouri, on’ the first Monday in November, 1883, and on or before the sixth day thereot (if the term shall so long continue, and if not then betore the end ot the term,) and plead to said petition according to law the same will be taken as confessed and judgement rendered accordi prayer of said petition, and the scribed real estate sold to satisfy the same. And it is further ordered by the clerk aforesaid that a copy hereof be pub- lished in the Butlet Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Butler, Bates county, Missouri, for four weeks successively, the last inser tion to be at least four weeks before the first dayot the next term of said court. A true copy from the record. Witness my hand as_ clerk atoresaid with the sealof said * court hereunto affixed. Done in Butler, on this the 28th day of August 1883. J. R. Jenkins, Crreuit Clerk, of Publication. “Order State of Misssouri, \ss. County of Bates, J n-the circuit court ot Bates county, issourt, ia vacation August 29th, 188} he State of Missouri at the relation and to the use of R. S. Catron, ex-of- ficio collector of the nue of Bates county in the State of Missouri, plaint- vs. W. S- V; ameter, the Scottish Americay Mortgage company limited of Edin- burg Scottland, Archie L. Hamilton, G. W. Dulaneyand R. J. Hurley, de- fendents. civil action for delinquent taxes. Now’ at this day comes the plaintitt herein by her attorneys, before the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court of Bates county in the State ot Missouri, in vacation and files her petition and afi davit, stating among other things that the above named detendant, Archie L. Ham- ilton, isa non-resident of the State ot Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the said clerk, in vacation, that said de- tendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court by peticion and affidavit tne object and general nature ot which fs to enforce the lien of the State ot Mis- souri for the delinquent taxes of the vear 1881 amounting inthe aggregate to the sum of $39 20, together with interest, costs, commission and fees, upon the fol- lowing described tracts ot land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit; The west halt of section six (6) and the west ha!t of section seven (7), in township 42 ot range 31, and that unless the said de- tendant be and appear at the next term of this court, to be begun and holden in the city of | utler, Bates county, Missouri, on the first Monday in November, 1883, and on or betore the sixth day thereof (if the term shall so long continue, and if not then before the end o1 the term,) and plead to said 5 ion according to law, the same will be taken ascontessed and jud ment rendered according to the prayer of said petition, and the above described real estate sold to satisty the same. And it 1s tur ther ordered byt k atoresaid that a 2 published the Butler ly Times, a weekly newspaper print- ed and published in Butler, Bates county, Missouri, for four weeks succe the astinsertion to be at least four weeks be- term ot said ssively, tore the first day of the next court. A true copy from the record itness my hand clerk with the seal ot said court hereunto affixed. Done e in Butler, on this t 2gth day ot August 1883. J. R. Jinkins. Circuit Clerk, as ' aforesaid tor’s Administ: adn Mi . = lersigned, by the te court, in Bates cou bearing date the 1oth d ay 1883. All persons said > o>, PATENTSOLICITOR& ATT'YATLAW, 2 -<.:- ners and stock- the t were George we sf SPRING SIZLD, Mo. J ALE s 2 r 9 anie years Old. > + 4 Knapp, John Knapp and Nathanie ix . .i3utler, Mo. 34 tf Negueate 2