The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 8, 1889, Page 1

ten A VOL. Xi. THE * EST BECAUS ways the LOWEST. ar cent lower. MAJOR EDWARDS DEAD. The Noted Missourian Dies Sud denty at Jeiferson City. Sketch of the Life of the Soldier. Au- thor and Editor. Jefferson City, 4.—Major John N. Edwards, editor of the Kan sas City =< — os, and one of the widest known and ablest editorial writers im the west dhed at the McCarty house in the city about 10 o'clock this morning of heart disease, an illness of i about two wer THE LIFE OF JOHN EDWAK Jchn Newman Edwards was a southerner by birth, having been born in Virginia, January 4, 1541. He is therefore alittle over {1 yeurs ofage At IT he came weet and age his trade ofa printer in the lice of the xington Expositor iv the confederate cause with all his | Republican. In 1868 he came Kansas City with Colonel Moo: established the Times. of whi remained editor for several years. Hethen became editor of the Si Louis Times now defanct, and while | to Edwards Foster duel on September 4 1s In 1876 he became editor @f the Sedalia Democrat where tenained until 1882 when ke became or of the St. Joseph Gazette. In January, 1887, he severed his con- Rection with the Gazette to become ; editorial writer on the Times of this Sity, where he remained up death. His widow and three chil- @ren survive him. His two sons. | aged 17. and James S. ow] 15, are at school at St. Mar Kan. His daughier Laura, Was with her mother at #uS DRAMATIC CAREER dohe Newman Edwards began a fe faliof romance and pathos in Warren county, Virginia, January 4. i841. His parents were of English 4nd Scotch descent, and his ances- tors were among the first settlers of the old dominion. When he was 13 years old he came to Lexington, Mo.. and lived with Mr. Thomas J. Yerby he learned to set typein the Ex- ,Positor office, and after working at the case some time began to do “the ocal news gathering. He was doing the local work of the paper when the war broke oat It was in 1862 that and romantic career be. at that time just 21 Years of he had already shown signs Promise that when Colonel Gordon raised hi- te county he was im: ts Mant. September 12, 1862. Shelby’s eld origad de was formed of WS Tegiment of Jackson Colonel Gordon's Lafayette his event He was general of the bris hthe! lo the history of Missouri The achievements o men are matters « pall Major Edwards was the hero Ewe carry When the war broke out he enlisted | he | to his | Jefferson | “ELER, MISSOURI, ‘THE AMERICAN CLOTH f PLAGE the LARGEST The individual instances f his bravery in battle. hi slom in council, r his his tend: r solicitude £ Major ayn street of this city, #3173 1 i volume Stone- wh it Cre Mexico, t part in the great struggle. *T cannot speak of John Kx without emotion,” 1 tl Is well the story he said last night. “He was the noblest man of the many noble men who took part in the great struggle in the west. I cannot begin to tell of all the in- stances of his valor in battle, his kindness in camp, his care for his comrades. } noble — self-sacrifice, sat brain and noble heart. No one but those who were with him in those dark hours can appre ciate his magnificent spirit. He was | only a boy when he joined Gordon's regiment, but he soon became thé hero of Shelby’s old brigade. It | was a grand sight to see him in bat | tle. He was always where the fight was thickest. He was absolutely devcid of fear. er and achievements of | Shelby than I. but when | ark days came it was John Ed- | is who. more than anybody else, inspired hope in the hearts of men, theered and encouraged them and | there participated in the celebrated spurred them on to renewed exer- iors 2 WALKED THAT A SOLDIER MIGHT RIDE. This self sacrifice was noted. jhave seen him dismount and give his horse away to a tired trooper. ‘HE In a hospital ouce I saw him take off | ernor Crittenden, | his shirt and tear it up for bandages | | for the wounded, not knowing when | | that to M or how he was to get another one. | the credit of bringing James to place | | I have seen him take off his coat and | himself at the mercy of the state. | give it to asoldier who, he thought, | Governor C: rittenden spoke in the | was more in need of it. His spirit | F | was so gentle that it hurt him more | ‘the governor. | to see others suffer than to suffer himself. What heroism he display ed in that awful retreat from Wes port! the men. as little as he did the bullets of the enemy. vood serviceable suits from $2 OO up. which is by all odds the best made, best fitting clothing that comes to our town. er we ere re or a cm | | when he was shot and taken prison- »was with him | edithe Rio Grande pore afterwards exchangedand rejoin of his | He especi: lwards | Lt x WEDNESDAY MAY 8 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI TO BUY CLOTHING AN WHY? STOCK in Southwest Missouri to select from ——no handful. Never yet have we had the s Men's Suine suits as our compe titors ce what BECAUSE ‘ary we Noweitachaniti ghisintrepid brav | wards, if he was « ruined to fight, ery Major Stonestreet says that he to insist on so peat wher badly wounded but once. That was the teeling Be as not all one way uit, would | in Marmaduke’s raid on Springfield was at Rockford. But Ma a wards said he would fight anywh Dr. Munford left him without giv- ing any assurance that he would be | present, but. as both principals w determined, he took a different train | and met Major Edwards in Chicago | er in the tight near Hartsville. He duis regiment near Jacksonvill, Ark. ly distinguished himself and strategy in the for braver 4th of July fight at Helena, which From Chicago the whole par ~ Was in progress when Vicksburg to Rockford on the same train. Ber- surrendered. It was said of him | nard had wired to the Olneaso | that he had more horses shot from Tribune to send a reporter a long | under him and gave more away to anda reporter named Posegate was { those he thought needed them more detailed. At Rockford Dr. O'Reilly | than himself than my man in Shel- consulted a lawyer and found that | The men had the | j self has written in his southern ardor. He joined General | COM fdence inhim that they would a» s staff and aan adjutant {h: ave had had he been aGod. Their 7 : iz rust in him was sublime. He had - . \ of Shelby’s famous reports | TUS se si Wi * S76 he we Seda. | 2€ : s ba _ — * | a genius for w Wile heweaees : t servi (s e* In 1876 he went to Se da | - written by Edwards. iat SSS Pea meee ee atl and cast his lot with Maximillian,|lia on the editorial foree of the j the downfall of the conte — he of the cash imp igae ek ae but various circumstances prevented | Democrat, and vained with that | followed his ae iy - © | Jed him into foolhardy Tyee. | it. The details of th se two years | paper until 1883 when he was em gage age the Mexic 2 een oicdiom eas as feet ae Mexico are as interesting and ro- | ployed by the St. Joseph Gazerre. & year then returned to St Bre eo appreciates. more | wkntic as any novel ever written. In | In the spring of 1887 he began Louis and rh employment on the a a No ene \appreciates ante | ail the negotiati |a favorite with I: Smallpox broke out among | John Edwards feared it | He would take a soldier‘ with the smallpox in his arms, carry | him to the most comfortable place that could be secured and nurse him with the care of a woman. would brave anything to secure a delicacy for a sick soldier. When we were eating horseflesh on that awful march, and the men were starving. naked and ready to give up. it was he who cheered and en- couraged them and held them to- gether. His heart was so big th he thought of everybody before him- self. In battle he was a very Mars: in camp he was as gentle as a woman. The men loved him, and little won 1 He could never do enough for them. Brave men all of them they recognized himas the bravest and brainies ‘Follow me, boys,” I have ery. ‘and I will” re the bullets sabr take you ickest and are the th the tae S |son Davis to be present during the | He | by’s brigade. dueling was prohibited under the | Illinois code. He then tried tol i stop the matter, but Barnard forced TO MAXIMILLIAN’S AID. At the close of the war, in) which by his courage, gallantry and gentle-, 4m to accompany the pa The | ness he so endeared himself to all the Quel was fought in a grove about | ten who served under him, and won | !¥e miles from Rockford. The dis tance was twenty paces. One shot | with Shelby to Mexico, | ¥48 exchanged. Major Edwards | where that dauntless leader chose to, emanded another shot, but Colonel | ge toa foreign country rather than Foster declined. | surrender. The history of the two HIS LITERARY WORK. | years which he passed there he him- After the Tiaes was sold Major | appendix to Edwards returned to Lafayette coun- 1d his Men.” ty and wrote his book Border | his eveu the ue went respect of his enemies, his work on “Shelby It was his idea to off on ** ns between Shelby | work on Tue Trves and was on the | and Maximilian Mnj jor Edwards was | editorial’staff at the time of his death. the trusted embassador. He was a Besides his work on “Shelby and fiximillian and his | , his men” and his “Border Warfare” | wife Carlotta, an! it was through | Major Edwrds wrote a history of him that the gran: was made which | Shelby’s expedition to Mexico w! shich enabled Shelby and about fifty of | | was published asaserial in The Kan- | his men to establish the Cardova | | sas City Times. | colony of Carlotta. | Arrived at Dover. | Sedalia, Mo., May 5.—The special | train in ¢harge of Conductor M. B. Bartholqmew, tendered by Superin- tendent Clark, arrived at Dover this afternoon at 6:40, bearing the re | mains of Maj. John N. Edwards Accompanying the remains were Mrs. Edwards and her little daugh- | ter, Laura, the pall bearers, relatives \ and friends. The funeral services | | nae feeling terns Or mie oe Haart will be held to-morrow morning at | “He was the soul of honor,” says | TO ocloseiat the h tM "Ra. | “One of nature's no- | 10 o'clock at the home o A eet blemen. I never knew a man more wards’ mother, Mrs. Laura C. Plat- | a tenburg, Elder George Plattenburg, enerous, noble or self self-sacrific- 5 oe. No tribute that words can pay of Marshall, conducting the same. to his character can do him justice.” HIS DUEL WITH COLONEL FOSTER. The directors of the fair associa- | tion at Rockford had invited Jeffer- FRANK JAMES SURRENDER. The surrender Frank Janes is di rectly due to Major Edwards. Gov-! in speaking of | the matter yesterday afternoon, said | or Edwards was due the | $5,000 Reward $5,000. | For a better or more pleasant rem- | edy for the cure of consumption, | bronchial troubles, cough, croup and whooping cough than SANTA ABIE, the Califernia king of consumption. Every bottle warranted. If you | would be cured of that disgusting disease, catarrh, use CALIFORNIA | CAT-R-CURE, $1 a jar; by mail $1.10. Santa Abie and Cat-R-Cure | are sold and warranted by F. M.} Crumley & Co. fair and deliver an address. The invitation was never accepted, but it caused some bitter comment in the ultra radical papers. Colonel Foster, who was then on the St. Louis Evening Journal, was espe-| cially bitter and Major Edwards re- plied through the Times. In the ed- itorial in the St. Louis Times it was stated that it might be embarrassing Trustee's Sale. for Mr. Davis to be invited to take H inner wi me ofthe citizens of | Whereas. Philip Heckadon and Margaret | dinner with some of the citizens of ly heres Pullip) Heckadon snd Maver Rockford and find some of his own | astea February 15, 18s, and recorded in the re- silverware on their tables. Colonel corder’s an and. fe TE oo { Foster replied to the editorial ghed trustee, the following described br: g the man who wrote it as Teal estate! Te rere econ a nd denouncing ae bitterly. north half = ot ee (ex Major Edwards a onee challenged baggie! 3 him to fight a duel and the chs allenge was accepted. Colonel Foster ed Rockford as the place near wh No. forty (49) of range N ng one hundred and fifty ac conveyance Was made in trust to sec ment of certain notes fully described in default has i ‘g sernarc deed of trust, and whereas. ee - WE D, Eeeesl oe tmade in the payment of said notes. now chosen as Foster's second and C ine an@ unpaid, Now, therefore at th est of the legal holder of § pursuant to the condition: of trust, I will proceed to sell the above deserib- | estate at public vende, to the hi ider for cash, atthe east front door of nel Harnson B. Branc! Major ao U neipal was allowed, be- , id to have one preseit. Faster selected Dr. S. P. O'Reilly. 1 Major Edwards sand state of Thursds ay. Munfor whole a: a protested again and urged “Major Ea | SMITH, Trustee terest an: THOS. J [Ss BECAUSE our PRICES are al- tour prices on them were from 10 to 25 “BALTIMORE TATLOR-WADE” clothing, Be sure to see our stock before buying. AMERICAN ees NG HOU SE, Butler, Wo. Sera NEW BARBER SHOP. FRED W, new Barber Shop Office, North Main St turniture and everything clean and mod- Tonsorial Shop. For a nice hair cut, and a clean shave,call at my shop, southwest cor- ber of the squxreupstairs. The eut ting of Ladies’ and children’s hair a DORN has op ¥ opp rect. ern, Special artistin Ladies hair wotk, : Children kindiy treated. All our old SPeciiity. I keep good barbers, also custon.ers and many new ones invited grind scissors and razors. All work 1 pemmeneaualy treated. My guaranteed. Give mea call and plenty of room tor - + ‘ t : W. AL Gipsoy, Barber. Money to Loan. Trustee's Sale. On good security. We have mon y her deed at ey to lean at 6 per cent interest and Ss secotanaee zs = r Bates coun- per cent comnussion for five-yeurs. ; pag ronveyed te ane eee é Real oe Be undersigned trustee, the following deserib- other charges. Borrower can! d reat estate lying and’ being situate in the p all or part at any interest pay- f Rates, state of Missourt, to-wit Z : : > in "Thompson: ing time. This makes your loan ae which convey. cost about 7 per cent. ecure the paymess described ins 48-tf Jas. K. Bavener. loftrust, and whereas, default has bi e inthe payment of said note, now past _due and unpaid. Now, therefore at the request NOWIGE VO CRAGHERE=_Pubio He |e eee er of said note and pursuant te 1 deed of trust, 1 will pro- , described real estate at public vendue, highest bidder for cash, at the east front door of the court house in t city of Butler, county of Rates end state Missouri, on Thursday, May 9th, 1889, between the hours of nine o aminations for the benefit ot those per- sons desiringto teach in Bates county, will be held on the 3d Saturday of each | monthinthe Ohio street school house, | Butler, Mo., and on the ist S aturday ot | each month in the West side schoo! house, | Rich Hill, Mo., the examination com-, mencing eonin day atgo’clock, A. M, } W. W. GRAVES. |{' County School Commissioner. ! kin the fore neon of thas ing said debe, BRUGLER, Trustee. stand costs JAMES Kk 2i-tt FARMERS BANK OF BATES GOUNTY, Southeast Corner of Ciena: (In room formerly oecupied by Grange Store.) CashCapital. | $20,000.00 J. K. ROSIER, Vice President Cashier. THOMPSON, President, FE. 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