The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 8, 1892, Page 1

nese» & > S > eee TINes,, VOL. XIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, WED NESDAY JUNE 1892 NO. 29 Missouri State Bank OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, - . FLOOD AND FLAME. Penusslyania oil Region Stricken by Dire Calamity-—More than two Hundred Men, Women and Children Perish. | $110,000. jE Aploding oil Tanks Tanks Tarn Creeks To (Union and irection are 1 > Western nd Pennsylvania and the Titusvillve roads have not attempted to run trains and will be obliged to spend an enor New York FARMER ‘OF BATES S BANK COUNTY, ‘ . Torrents of Fire—The Disaster is z ; : A Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, Makes Collections and x Outy ibquallediby That of mous amount of money before trains does a General Banking Business. ” Selehows a. ee moe: ROBABLY Ut Eal DEPOSITORY FOR COUNTY FUNDS. | Pittsburg, Pa. 50 At Oil die devastation ¢ Jet: 2 > > ang | tesgiousof Veunsyivauii were Vv oneal Ane : C Cc = 5 In the Real Estate Loan Department. Make loans) ‘conve! Peunes swas were visited | wrought by — oars ‘Cash Capital. 0,000.00 ™ * rs < } 2 — i} on Real Estate on long or short time at wate Shas only cctipacd inthe: & only charred | z t ee jtory of this county by the mem timbers tel loeation of bun-! DN. THOMPSON 2... .2.5..00.025 President lowest rates Ww vithou delay. able flood at Jeusstowa just three! dreds of h: py homes. How many | ee HUN iden ~STOUKHOLDERS® years ago. It is impossible at this | ives have been lost there is no man | E_D. KIPP Allen, Mra. Li hour, midnight, tu give anything lean tell or eve ess. Dr. 5. BYE SoH panera ale or a ey race seen Salen @ a Liver jlike an accurate idea of the — Of that the number will re . Ballard, J N Farm. nit clerk and property, as chavs it is prebable that wh B Turner, Mrs M 1 | . I : Bartlett, mamund Farmer R Lucker E Dentist throughout a devasted region aud ithe dead shall have been fully « com FS Bryner, M ret Don Ass’t Cashier Tyler, B Farm or 1 ae Chelt, If. B. Farmer m bry Gooils & Clothing ori, Frank M Farmer | terrible conflagration still rages in jpleted it will be found to exceed) Coleman, Sam’1 L Farmer Morrison, C Hf Farmer an | Oil City. It is 5 safe to say that not | 999, eae : Christy JM Physician ge Awe less than 150 lives have been Lost. - —- Receives Deposits subject to check, Lones Money, issues Drafts and Ciark, Robert Farmer | Nearly 100 bodies have already been } Gri tiyer. Coa es 4 : : Court M Stock Dealer oe and many people are etill't om River a transacts a general Banking business. Your patronage respectfully Deer’ ohn Farmer feces a sae r Jne v ke f < “rnow ¥ | : Day t Foreman Tiss officePharis, i missing. The number y far ex | Cie SG RGAE) SEL Ns eons 2 Dutcher, © H Prof Normal Sch Powell, Booker Farmer = ok : pall »wthe farmers to complete the DeArmond,D A, M Pigott, HH Bank Clerk |ceed 150, but this is regarded as a | planting of corn; a great deal of it! Dee Trwe Ho ae seh com Rosi J het _ conservative estimate. t Le a pate 1 nes W he ak | yeiclan i, Chas R The property loss will reach far aa andl ee ial hye cand fi fl = ndE y Pensi. ‘ . 2 | s 3 lo Ww PS | ae - : | ee ee jinto the millions. At Titusville the! i yivas nearly 8 ’.| How It Will Look To Noland. | JWL cake — {loss is estimated at $1,500,000, Oil a Po : i = ® Appa a nega t. Louis Repubi | owry r E. WALTON ENKINS cashier eras Nscertind lA Ae ..Fat bogs and cattle have all | t- Loute Republic. WM. E. WALTON J. R. JENKINS cashier lc ‘orry $60 -- va € 1D Bas teen. : 2) ee eae BOOKER POWELL vice-president DON KINNEY asst. cashier es a0 Seren oe 8 oe (lett these parts but where is the There area number of peculiar Physician & Surgeon E B 3 eadville $150,00 and surround-|cney for them... The township coincidents connected with the final | Takes this opportunity of saying to the peos a ee jing country probably $1,000,000) |g asonic has been thorough. |Couviction of Mr. Noland. The first t = how Ballard Squibs. in Illinois, has returned home. .E C | ‘For nearly a month it has been |/¥ Peptited by Ad Deifenbaugh and he = poe S H Noland, is solicit hare of your The boys had a nic pick Saturday Ogburn let drop on the Gov We} ‘ ; “iy Gal painted by Thomas J. R te hey and | the Marshal of the Supreme Court, | Who areticted with Piles, Uterine evening at the store....... All hands blue, lets try once more....I told! you something would happe nif you, did not let up on that letter writing | and you wrote once too often. Hence look out for consequences. Let the | good work go on.....John Lentz is the champion hunter, .The string | to our string band has broken Newt young of Deepwater, had a) dark and rainy trip after his trip Friday night Did you see Me Clenney'’s wagon after the wind’. .Sam McFarland and wife went to Butler Saturday... . Judge Cole took a business trip to ‘Butler last week. ...Our wide awake merchant Was up in good time Sunday morn ing....Ray McFarland and Dee Buck ‘went to Butler Saturday to play with the “Kid Band” for Char ley Lewis....M.S. Kiersey drove ovor to Urich a few days since..... From a friend we learn Mrs. Mount is no better. Dr Christy of Butler being called to see her 1 few days ago, hopes erelong to hear she is im She will be taken to Kan- proving. sas City... Mrs. Wells, we are glad to say is convalescent. Poisoned arm all right....A. J. Hughes and family spent Saturday and. — in Peter Creek at L. G. Barkers. J. M. Rutledge is convalescent... .. Serer Dr. Miller, of Mays- burg was called to see Mrs. Aman- da Barnes one evening this week Business of all kinds has its li and dislikes, especially the practice of medicine... .. This entire com- munity syrxpathize with Mrs. Doug- lass aud family in the loss of a hus band and father. Mr. Douglass, leaves many friends here w: here he had lived several years. He was an ; » |The constant rains has converted Gey. a number of pet names, for} )) ,) ) : : ps é all the small streams into raging| which we thank him, and will re | é H ane = ltorrents so that when the cloud member him in the future. Now, } aneten ic iis oP dame Bro. Ogburn we have nothing to| bursts came this morning dams —_ ; Ls were unnble to withstand the shock | take back, and are responsible for | | city to-day looking up the democrats | death of Racorder | bereaved family have the sympathy | : bl ahs : jrainicg throughout western be z i :} writ | = = S noticed an article in the Union wr lnorthern Pennsylvania in fe and for the past three or four d the downpour has been very heavy. ten by Ogburn in regard to Gov. Snort. Aly dear brother seems to be somewhat out of tune; he called the and the streams were soon beyond their boundries while the great body | of water came sweeping down Oil all we say. He thinks it would be a disgrace for him (Lord Ogburn) to come back to the democratic purty, creek to Titusville which is eighteen and right here we want to inform). ° ; miles south of its sources. Mr. O, that the democrats don’t need | any such material; as for the Goy.) THE TOWN INUNDATED AND ABLAZE. saying that you was going to vote} The lower portion of the town the democratic ticket, it is false; you was soon inundated. The flood| can vote the U. L. ticket if you waut to and the democratic party will - on just the same. And now Mr. I want you to tell us the time, siee }came so quickly that the people had jnot time to resch a place of safety. The water swiftly swept a number of oil tanks down the stream and in | and amount that the Gov. offered| some way not known, they were ig for your vote? If I was to try tol! nited. ~ : buy a man’s vote, it would be aman! Jy Jess time than it takes to tel! | that had some influence. We have been on the track too long to be seared off by a calf, and as this must have been his first attempt we feel | the story, the flames spread to the surrounding buildings and before they could be subdued five biocks 3 had been burned. The oil from the } | sorry for my poor ignorant brother | .-ores of broken tanks rau into the | and will look over him this time.... | creek and was ignited by the floating | F E Mitchell of Howard township, ) debris. In a few minutes the creek candidate for sheriff, was in this see | was ablaze from shore to shore and | tion last week. ..The T D Lee show | as it was carried down the stream | exhibited in this city June 2nd. It jdeath and destruction followed in was grand..D D Peeler was in the) its wake. | Everythiag intlamable took fire, | |and by ‘the time it reached Oil City,all | the bridges between the two points | were consumed. il City is eigh-| teen miles from Titusville. The towns along the creek are Boughton, 4 r e Miller Farm: Pioneer, Petroleum, of this entire community....I M) Center Ryand Farm. Rusevilie and Smith of Deep water township. | WeClintockville. Rouseville has would make a good judge for the! about 1,000 and the other towns! . We were sorry to hear of the S A Douglass. | We have always held Mr. Douglass in high esteem as an honorable, upright, christian gentleman. The honest and upright citizen... . Rev. Lampton of the C. P Church, "spent the week visiting his people of Wal | nut cougrergation . -Bob Thompson, | went to Adrian after a load of mer chandise last week for Beatty and lost his gold watch....Politics are getting warm. Some almost ready to say Dave, Frank, etc. must be the man ....R. J. Starks is in the city | talking ‘polities, and he always has a pointer for his man, M. L. Am- | bree, will list the perso onal property of Spruce before leaving for the Springs. . od from normal. school for the coming fall and win- | ter. Districts, give him a chance, he is a number one... .John Etter, Cass county was here in company with Frank Mitchell, who is rustling for Sheriff. Jack. Johnstown & Spruce Items. H. P. Catlahan is hauling lumber for his new store building. Mr. C. is one of Johnstown’s rustlers... There is some kind of a wild animal in the timber west of this city. company was organize: uesday night for its capture, of which the Gov. was one of the boys. The ‘eriter’ has a very peculiar voice, it registers between a baritone and | solo alto. It has just about cut off all lines of transportation and com- | munication from the city, but we are after it and ge for blood. ...Dr. Godbey and family are vis the ing 4 family of J. R Simpson Tie Dr. is now located in southeast Mo. He was formerly one of Johnstown’s best doctors....The wheat crop is looking yery promising...... Unele John Graham, who has been visiting | Goes Jesse Board, has return. | and will look up a | of | Quite a| southern district. Mr. Smith is 20 | at out 200 each. honorable gentleman and an oldtime | Qj] Creek flows through a narrow Jeffersonian democrat. gorge all the way, and as the towas Gov. are mostly situated on the hills it is | | hoped there was no great loss of life. | Program of the children’s day Cc ommunication was cut off from | last Sunday at Willow Branch. | these places, however, and nothing | OQpaningiacag MWercektarchine tte |S definitely known. At Titusville | Zion; Prayer by Rev. Babbitt; Wel the flood came in the night time and : scores of sleeping men, women and come > tdress by Edith Requa; Song by the children: Select reading, Wit children waked to consciousness on- be < ly to find death in the rushing w: lie Requa and Cris Baker; Class rec itation No 7, Miss Edith Requa te’ or swift, sweeping flames. When morning broke darkly and red and | teachei ssay, Miss Cora Betz; ‘ll sted with it as Ss ne. Se kin: ‘the Lost; Reci t: ti lulumuinater wi its crimson ri y' ee ey OPS | the flood and flame devastated dis- | Kate and Frankie Thomas; F Miss Alice Gough; Declamation, | !Ti¢t- Mary Requa; Song, Kate Requa and| BORNE To DEATH By THE FLOOD. Lucy Padley; Dare to say No, by Markie Simpson; John Gough, Mrs Viey Gough, Lizzie and “Maggie | submerged districts were seen men, Thomas rendered some very finemu-| women and children dressed mostly sic for the occasion; Cloring song,|in their night clothes and all piteous- Syorr. Double Branch Items. On the roofs and in the windows of the upstairs of the houses in the| |tical and substantial Labor on; Closing prayer, ”Father ly appealing for aid and succor in} Ryan. The osu 7 was beautifully | decorated with flow = will bea qurrterly meeting at Mt Zion on next Saturday and Sund They will celebrate children’s day in the afternoon....Leola Requa of Nevada is visiting in this above the loud rush of the waters, Clinging to the driftwood, and other debris, as they were borne onward down the stream were scores fhu man Deings, their w rhit e€ an who jneighborhood is quite sick... Mr terror-stricken — faces. desperate! | Clark Dillon’s smiling face was ~ struggles. plaintive cries for a again in this neighborhood....Mrs combining to create impressicns Black is rep very sick y ho effaecd from the mem ry rheuma roads -holder. Most of the bodies y bad | lv recovered hear evidence far that death came from burning oil, | close Nast Friday ‘gave the chil m y of them having been bu splendid c treat; tk ost beyond recognition and sey- ' that the child: brougl 2- | er them in such a terrible man- | joyed by a large namber of visitors. | ner as te leave the bodies without Everyone went home feeling that | the least semblance of human form. | acher had done her duty... The loss in the stricken district! | by washouts and loss of bridges will! ed Lirmie Jessie. voices which could be distinguished | * and crash of the falling timbers. | ° timbers | | their work will bear inspection and we are ready for the speechmaking. as you know this is election year. Candidates for sheriff are aroun shaking bands with say they want it bad and by the we lows and almost make us think they would not put any of us in jail.. When you ask a democrat here who he wants for governor and railroad commissiouer they all say Stone and Harper ...1t is hardly necessary to say that we made no mistake in sending Hon D. congress and your many readers, I will copy from a letter I received from Capt. John Mullanattorney at law of Washington City, whe is prompt in attending to Cobbs in congress more good prac work for the people at .arge would be accomplish ed. The citizens of Missouri in my opinion have renson themselves that they time an active, industrious, | gent and congress from the 12th district, would evince their if they dete intelli political wisdom in so responsible a public trust ” | The above speaks my sentiments. will come again in this finds a place in your valuable paper. Whether the convention is early ever may be nomina- good will jand lots of herd work all along the or Jate and wh ted, we want harmony, line for suc Tent Chief. BAD SKIN ERUPTION ».auy Years. All Manner of Medicines and Doctors Fail. Cured in One Month by Cuticura. In 1835 I had aneruption come ont on my and while at fi t did not amount to Krew to bev rating « anu at times u 4 Ti no effect. I bou aud used Curicuna Reso blood. [am fully cared, and in leas than a month It was s most aggravating ekin di ai and now . Ayone trying help but derive benefi will receive an your REWEDIES at me Doctor Uses Cuticura - have opened a @rug etore at this place and aving & splendid eae o on CUTICURA ReMEDiEs, my little boy face was covered with ecz Cuticura Remedies Are sole everywhere. Price, CcvtctRa, the great PIM™ E skin cured by Ccriccra Soar. HOW MY SIDE ACHES! Aching Sides and Back, Hip, Kidner, and Uterine Pains, and Kheumatism re- Meved in one minute by the Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster. Price, 25 cts. | itentiary. us and they all y are x good looking set of fel- A. DeArmond to eae for the information of to congratulate have at this iaithful representative in and nine to retain him here as long as he is willing to serve them and under the court’s decree the du ty will de escorting slop upon the Marshal of s own brother to the pen Another curious fact is that when he enters the state prison the first thing that will meet his gaze will be a large, gilt edged frame, containing new rules for ‘the govern ment of the penitentiary, to which is appended the name of Edward T. Noland as one of the Inspectors. Still another is the fact that an older brother is one of the most faithful of the penitentiary guards. When you buy cine you should th your spring medi get the best, and is Hood's Sarsaparilla. It pu- 8 the blood. all business intrusted to him: Capt. eee | Mallan savs: ‘If there were a few For the Campaign }more DeArmonds, Cockrells and| The Twice-a-Week St. Louis Re- public will be mailed each Taoesday and Friday, from now until Novem- ber 30th, 1892, for only FORTY CENTS. It isa great semi-weekly | paper, and will be indispensable during the Campaign. An extra! copy will be sent free to November 30th, to the sender of each club of | five, with two dollars. Send fora package of sample copies and _ raise | a club. Addres Tue Republic, St. Louis. Mo. 29 —-THEY The Aermotor, Mos! imade, and a galvanized i | 48 consultations are free, ALSO will sell an all steel ‘connection with this they anp Hay Rakes. ' difficulties, Granulated sore eyes, Cencer and Tumors will lose nothing by consulting me, Whether you take treatment or not. Iam occupying the ofice formerly used by Dr. Walls, over the Bost Store. Calls answered at all hours, charges reasonable, satisfaction guaranteed. Call and ee, 23-uf Short-Horn Balls. Quite a bunch of high graded short horn yearling bulls for sale, cheap, on reasonable terms. Address, J M. Hoacrann, 23-3m Nyhart, Mo. a Ihave charge of the old Powers pasture and wiiladmit stock at the following prices: For yearlings, 40 cents per mouth, all over yearlings 50 cents. Will furnish salt for stock and use cure te prevent accidents, but will not be respousible should any occur Address 26 2m James McDanier, Butler, Mo. Aministrator’s Notice. Notice is hereby given, That letters testa- ntary on the estate of John T Shannon de- ere granted to the undersigned on Jay of May, Isv?, by the probate court county, M ni. All persons havin aims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to xe itors Within one year after the date letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within two ye date of this publication they | barred. This Joth day MAR the of Are Agents for the Celebrated MeCormick and Plan Sof Bindors, Reapers and Mowers, SEL L— Powerful Wind Mill gal, nized mill steel tower for $60. In are sole agents i} Wn + for the Titomas DousLe Actine Force Pumps Agents for "Domestic and White Sewing Machines AND CHAMPION WASHERS, | Highest Cash Price Paid for ; | Eggs, Butter and Poultry.