The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 10, 1889, Page 1

vOL. X1. BI7TLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, enemas et 2A MOAR A MNO EN REN ER OREN THE DAKOTA'S HORROR. Millions of Dollars reperty Redue- ed to Ashes. Five Towns Almost Entirely Destroyed | Atleast Four Lives by the nes. Lost in the Tervible Holocaust - Minneapolis, Minn., April 4— During the last two days South Da kota and Minnesota have been swept by a series of wind storms and prai- rie fires which have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars’ damage to property and caused the 1 of sev eral lives. The storm started Mon- day night and swept over area south of the Northern roadin Dakota and extending ai) the southern tier of counties in this state. Several small ville and hun- ges dreds of farmers’ hou have been destroyed. The towns almost com- pletely ruined are Volin, Olivet. Pukwans, Lesterville and Mount Vernon. Three or four other villag- es were badly damaged. At Volin every house in the place, except three, was demolished and 100 peo ple were without homes last night. Lesterville was flattened — to “the ground and twenty families are without a roof. A terrible of wind struck Mount Vernon, and fire started froma small house that was blown over last night. No human power could stop the flames, and in an hour the business portion of the eale gre place was one great raging fire Nearly 200 families are ~ homeless and the loss will foot up $100,000. It is reported that seve lost their lives at this confirmation has yet been rec nateh from Yankton, Dak. “The records of the signal oflice show that during the preva- lence of the fires in this region the ‘humidity was but 7 per cent— a con- dition of dryness, Sergeant Oswell ys, never before attained in this | region. The maximum humidity is 100; the mean annual humidity here 70; This shows that the atmesphere vas almost devoid of moisture. The velocity of the win@ was 46 miles an cae, hour. “The losses in South Dakota will foot up ¥ B00. O00 at the low- est calculations Grover Cleveland, lawyer. Grover Clevela: tohis o accordaal award of the ele be is spectacle than Grover ideut of the United States. history of kit potentates Wheels PRES: DWN. y r i iN president, nor the i: interest att os, but to th cident ‘of the ex-president witout title, pen sion or any outward form of honor | or emulation returning to ihe duties | of a plain citizen and becoming | vin oan integral people from whom an: yas raised to power. mee rid has awed for centu ries with astonished adi ion the historic tableaux of Lucius Quintas Q Cincinnatus, consul and dictater « the Roman republic, returning youngest | daughter convey ed LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT. ne Boyies gon Overturns in River and Four of His Cuildren Drowned. 1 most lunentable acci- t has been our duty to ceurred 5 un- rted Sunday mother-in-law in Lees His family compris WHO DESIUCS ACT’ the river ville towuship. j ed himse If, wife and six children, the | znd the eldest aj about fourteen, all an infant, aged in a two horse wagon. When the Jackson ford was reached, (at the mouth of Jackson branch) it | was found that Grand river had been i some ov erlang A io ;e plow aud the trivial management of | his farm after having twice saved | and ruled his country. ele of Cincinnatus is repexted not once or twice, but a great my times in this modern a ater re- public. of many predec up the duties of citizens! ing down the powers of oftice. y andadaptabil- This noble simplic ity of free would be marred by any plan to re- strength to recover the lost tire presidents into plain offices Better the retirement into plain citi- | zenship, where, wether they be call- ed again into public service or not, | the trious € otic wo le opportunity for illus ample and se ope for, patri-| man system: Th ne a of blood strives to gain victory o ae the constitution, to ruin health, victims to the grave, A good relia. ble medicine like Hood's Sarsaparilla is the weapon with which to defend Grover Cleveland is only one to drag | rs who have taken | }rought to the shore at Rai | dent spre: republican institutions iP | | | one’s self, drive the desperate enemy | from the fie health euliar medicine. years. NEATLY CAUGHT. Tudependence, Mo., April5 night about 10 o'clock the n at Benton park, near ' George Joslin has been at Ww work on | the park and also John C an boy, | and Charles MeComs 0 or; three days ago Joslin for plan | j to steal three of Col. Cr finest ‘horses and with them emigrate to , Oklahoma. Ww er et taken into the scheme. Clar rmed Col. Crisp of the project ted robber ¥ — he and MecCom: as Volun- apture. Last table Gen Joslin the horses Clark and McComas i and restore peace ¢ and | to have been but one. Try this pe- | their bright reflections in the w jing of wonder and great curiosity. | t | If only one h I ap- | not have been ture of a horse f a 1orse thief was € frected at | ‘two moons we Independence. | Ww heavily swollen by recent rains and j its fording que stionable. Mr. a Boyles surveyed the surroundings, | and started into the sean taking | iF lvantage of the current which was | 5 swift and strong. He had : 2d a con rnble distance when | ade of ger and the pres: | water in the Mrs Boyles, the strong current Like ae | end of t on, swung it around | |down stream and led the | agon = All. the ~cccupants were | | thrown into the water, ant i (distance from the Mr. 6 saved his wife, who held the inta {hab six seven clutched with rar a pres 1 ad i her about 14 year fthe younger chidren | and both swept { ae strean be- | pearir sur 7 drovy ere s and two ovis saver ¢ ee the stream and | down was | floa two wagon a mile or and acei- ighbor- yesterday tion of the throug Tn hood ia a fe ¢ afternoon a score of with boats | and hooks, were laboring with all bodi —Henry County Democrat. | Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. | | When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, | when she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, ‘When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. { I stood on the bridge at midnight, | \ as a son-of gun, two moous as dru rose over the eity, where there ought } | | ater | | I could see | under me, and I experienced a feel- | T would | but what | doing 1 could not | The tide was slowly | ad heen there, doubt, {FIR |X | to cailt will be courteously treated. | ebbing, I could h as I stood in the wa ral = de on th t few years was supposed to be AL Asscitine PIECED and STAMPED Hoy cee Ha neurable. For a great many years — days of auld eng syne. T have tried | doctors pronounce val disease, TINWARE. to cross ght, ‘and got left |; ribed local rem dies, and | = i I was hot | re with . 1 full 1 itineur- | PIERCE & ESSEX. Ss id None but nd | oyed, For to do so at once. the Poo! would surely form an now have in ock the Largest, Cheapest and dest Line o 1 ever brought to Butler. goods were bou Ik ST DOOR EAST OL WEIGA Ca Bye et y -BaxinG POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. strength and wholsomeness. Amarvelofpurity Mere economica andcannot be sold in uititnde of low test, Sold 106 than the ordinary kinds, competition with the m short weight alum or phosphate pow ders. onlyineans. Royat BAkINec PowpER Co., Wiis. Y 3B-4st loan on farms K. Breeter. tc Jas Cheap money Tonsorial Shop. For a nice hair cut, and a clean shave,call at my shop, southwest cor- r of the squ: areupstairs. The cut- ting of Ladies’ and children’s hair a spe ecialty. I keep good barbers, also grind scissors and razors. All work guaranteed. Give mea call. \ wW. A. Gresox, Barber. NEW BARSER SHOP. @FRED W. DORN has opened up a new Barber Shop opposite the post office, North Main Strect. He has new | furniture and everything clean and mod- ern. Special artistin Ladies hair work, Children kindly treated. All our old | custot..ers and many new ones invited My y of room tor house is large fand pler a eo ion of the country than all other I have OF BUTLER NAT'L There is more eatarrh in this sec- s put together, and until the | been advised PAPER HOU t SES that 7 i ¢ tall P New and E int des: beth in 1 and Gilts, my tory and many advant sean be given which It will cost you nothing to come and see ent by baying from Respectfully, GEO Ww. W HAVER. FARMERS BANK OF BATES SUUNTY, Southeast Corner of Square, Tn BANK. room former’ |CashCapital. DAN: Store.) nee $20,000.00 ROSIER, Vice President, THOMPSON, Pr kK. Cashier. sident, KE. D. KIPP, i DIRECTORS T. W. Sivsers, Jxo. STEELE, M. R. Lyre, J. K. Rosien, J. Eveninenamy, | D. N. Tuompros, J J. McKee Roster, . D. Kier. Does a Geveral Banking bsusiness- Special attentior given t o time deposits ar terest paid on same. BR. He. DEACON, HARDWAR i? LEMENTS. TOP BUGGIES, SPRING AND FARM WAGONS. Buckeye Bo ees =2 Force -:= Pumps. = lle. 8 ra ba = nz G8 Hig a on 2 in ee a S24 235 CE BE o a rt [=] wo THE BEST MAKES OF ‘Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, &c. Gas Pipe Fitting and Pump Repairing. Mpoo, ary hair cut, thing in our d, or ac