The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 26, 1895, Page 3

Ai i A REMARKABLE OLD LADY. Her First Ride in Railroad and Street Cars To-Day. Mrs. Nancy Rowland, of Lone Jack Makes Her First Visit to Kansas City, Although She has Lived Within 35 Miles of it for 60 Years. } In this age of progress and inven-| tion and rapid travel and all that| sort of thing, there are not many _ people in the United States who| Mm have lived for half a century within afew miles of a metropolitan city and not ridden ona railroad or street car. Mrs. Nancy Rowland, of Lone Jack, this county, is one of them. She is 64 years old and has lived for sixty years within thirty five miles of Kansas City and was never in a city until she came to town this morning. She came from Lee’s Sum- mit over the Missouri Pacific rail- road and it was the first time she had ever been in a railroad car. She nevtr saw a street car until this morning, when she rode up town on one from the Unioa depot. Mrs. Rowland’s lack of womanly curiosity is not the only remarkable thing about her. She is the mother of 11 children and all ot them are alive and in good health. The eld- est is 48 and the youngest 18 years. She has 22 grandchildren and not a sickly one among them. Mrs. Row- land was never sick a day in her life and never took a dose of medicine till three years ago, when she had aslight attack of pneumonia. She has never drank coffee, has never seen a play or circus, was never to (nin, dese: the river tok. I i | not seen it since until today.” you?” | “Ob, it’s not as fine as I thought \it would be,” said Mrs. Rowland. | | with a laugh. ‘You see we have al. | ways taken the papers and have read | about the big city building up here, i than it is. her nephew. “T’ve seen enough, replied Mrs. Rowland. Mrs. Rowland rather dreads her long ride this afternoon. One of its | drawbacks is that she would have to eat at « railroad restaurant. “You know I have never eaten at! hotel or restaurant in my life,” she. sort of cooking.” dear knows,” said | Lone Jack fought, August 16, 1562 | cinda Case, was killed by a stray bullet from a federal rifle. She had hidden with the children in the weeds and was nuring her baby when the bullet herin the breast and pierced her body. She lived three weeks after the accident. Mrs. Rowland visited the battle field the night after the battle and helped nurse the wounded. She was asked to-day to describe it, but said: “Oh, my,I couldn't. It was just awful, with dead men and horses lying all around, and the peo- ple moaning and groaning and tak- a dance, never saw a woman in bloomers and was never out of Jack- son county since she was four years old until to-day, when she took a train to visit her married daughter who lives in Oklahoma. Mrs. Rowland was seen this fore- noon at 1013, Oak street, where her soa James Rowland lives and where she spent several tours before leav- ing for Oklahoma. She is a large woman, rather stout, witha figure as straight as that of a girl of 20. Her hair is brown with a gray hair showing here and there. Her face is full and pleasant looking and with out wrinkles, except a few crow’s feet about the eyes. She appears to be a well preserved woman of about 50 years of age. She is a strong minded woman and she does not think there is anything to wonder at in the fact that she has gone about so little and seen so little of what the great world was doing around her. “I always had my hands full on the farm, raising my children and attending to the house,” she said to- day, “but now the children are all big enough to do without my care and I thought I would run around a little.” Mrs. Rowland was asked to give the names of her 11 children and she began: “There's Mary Parker, of Pleasant Hill; she’s the oldest. The next is Finis Rowland, who lives ear Lee’s Summitt; Dora Kersey, of Lee’s Summit, comes next. The next was Saloma R. Easley. She’s the ove I'm going to see in Oklaho- ma. Lojten A. Rowland lives near meat Lone Jack. Lizzie Phillips lives at Chapel Hill, Lafayette coun. ty, James lives here, and Luther, Maggie and Homer live with me at home.” “But that’s only ten,” said the re- porter, who was writing down the names as she gave them. She went over the names again, studied a ing on.” Mrs. Rowland is the wife of Bule Rowland, one of the most prosper- ous farmers of this county. He is 70 years old and hale and hearty. A member of the tamily is Aunt Annie @ negro woman who does not know her age, but who is supposed to be 70 years old. She was a slave in the family and after the war said all the freedom she wanted was to live and die with “Massa’s folks”"—Tuesday’s Star. Removal, We take pleasure in announcing that atter this date Parks Sure cure will re- move all traces ot rheumatism, kidney troubles and liver complaint from the user. It is the only medicino that is guaranteed to cure !these diseases or no day. Parks sure cure is sold by H. L: Tnceker, WRECKED ON A ROCK. Ot Eighty-One People On Board, Twenty-Six Are Saved. Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 15.—-The 2,000 ton steamer, Catterhun,'bound from Sidney to China, with eighty- one human beings on board, is ly- ing many fathoms deep off Seal Rock near Port Stephens light house. On- ly twenty-six lives were saved. The terrible details of the catastrophe fill many pages of Australian papers. The accident was due to the drift- ing of the steamer on the rocks, in the fury and darkness of the storm. Following is an account of the dis- saster by a survivor, Dr. Copeman, which most accurately and briefly details the circumstances of the dis- aster. “I was retuning to England by way of China via Vancouver. At 2 o’ctock in the morning I was shot out of the bunk by a terrible shock, which was followed by a second one. Irushed on deck and found the steamer listed and rapidly settling. An officer said we had struck a rock and the steamer was being washed away in pieces. “Captain Shannon gave orders to lower the boat and immediately af- terward washed overboard and drowned. As the boats were lower- But moment, then said: “Oh, yes; I forgot Dolly Rhodes. She lives at Lone Jack, too.” Mrs. Rowland’s father was Sam- uel Yankee, who moved to Lone Jack in 1836, when she was four years old. He lived to be 72 and his wife 80 years old. Mrs. Rowland gazed reflectively out of the window at the street cars passing along Tenth street. “I was never in Kansas City before,” she said, “but was here before Kansas City was thought of. That was— let me see—” She tapped with her finger on the pane while she studied for a moment. “That was thirty six years ago this fall. My husband and I drove 1n with a load of = a and nt right ugh where ese big ra om It was nothing then and there was noth- _ ing here but & few houses under the ed they were dashed to pieces or swept away. At last only one star- board boat was left. There were thirteen people in it. It was torn from the davits and was sped away. I sprang into the sea and was pick- ed up bya Chinaman. We rescued twelve more the Chinamen working bravely. “The last one we pulled up was a European. He dropped limp in the stern and when asked his name said: | about | ‘It’s Fawkes.” We tossed standing to all night,with seas wash- ing oyer us, and were picked up by a fishing boat in the morning.” cargo of the steamer Catterhun was | very valuable. Among the cargo were 10,000 sovereigns. Is Your;Tongue Coated, your gthroat dry, your eyes dull and inflamed and do youteel mean generally when you get up in the morn- ing. Your liver and Kidney are not doing their work. ny don’t you take Parks Sure cure. If it does not make wu feel better it costs Eyou ‘nothing-— Raby He L Tuckess “And how does the change strike | Iheard so much about} | the market square that I went there | the first thing today,” she continued. | “I don’t think I will like that | She lived a short distance from ihe} battle field and her sister in-law Lu. | The! i | | | but I thought it was much nicer | | “You ought to see it on Saturday; | you would see the crowd then,” said [ISAAC I Mrs. Rowland saw the battle of | ‘Hard J. F. LUDWICK, Successor to J. W. Monzrs) Headquarters for all Scheol Supp! kinds Drugs, School Books; ies, Wall Paper &c. -:- Prescription Worl: a Speciality -:- I invite my friends and citizens of Bates county to give me the Square. J. F. LUDWICK. FOWLER ~ ARNOLD ISAAC FOWLER & CO Arnold, tat the old stand East side Successors to H. B. —DEALERS IN— ware, Tinware, Stoves! AND GROCERIES. a +e i Higest prices paid for Country) Produce we invite everybody to call and examine our stock and prices. We expect to meet all competition. CLARDY & BRUNE REAL ESTATE & LOANS EVERYBODY INTERESTE IN THE SILVER QUESTION “""""""""" AND THE PRICE OF OUR LANDS, tributing silver dollars, but sending the people, north and east, loads of information about the wounderful resources of Missouri. List with us if you want to sell. Yours for business, EN Sion Y & BRUNER. R. KNOWS it takes constant hustling to do busi ness, and this iswhat we are doing if you are IN buying or selling lands anywhere in south- west Missouri come and see or write us. We have the largest list STATE and can satisfy you in prices, terms and location, the WE are not dis- A. O Welton Saple: Faney Groceries, Feed rovisions of all Kinds. an QUEENSWARE AND GLASSWARE CICARS AND TOBACCO, Always pays the highet market price for County Produces East Side cage Butler, Mo- -McFARLAND BROS. Harness and Saddlery, Fink’s Leather Tree Saddle South Side Square Butler Mo. Read and See What we Keep in Stock We keep everything that horse owners need. Double wagon harness from $10 to $30. single harness, $7.50 to $25; second hand Saddles of all styles and prices, from the cheapest tothe harness from $3, to $15. | increas j last year. | go up at least 10 per cent. more by Tried Friends Best. | Forthirty years Tutt’s Pills have | proven a blessing tothe ir Are truly the sick ma: A Known Fact | For bilious headache, dyspepsia i cai ; sour stomach, malaria,cor jtion and all kindred disease: 'TUTT’S Liver PILLS _AN ABSOLUTE CURE. Shoes Go U p Ag gain. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 12.—The | | Shoe and leather trade has just re- further ad-/ in the price of with the ad- that have b made within | ast four months, has increased | the price in some kinds of leather | over 109 per cent, and for other | grades o0 percent. Along with the in the price of sole leather | s kinds of leather used in uppers have been increased in price. | |As one manufacturer expressed it ything that into the); ng of a shoe ‘ceived not ice of a still j vance of 10 per cent. ‘sole leather. T the vario enters costs more than] Dealers generally agree that the maximum of prices has not been reached, and still further advances, which will eventually bring the prices up to what they were fifteen years ago, is expected. Within the past few years a number of jobbers have been notified that the price will October 1. It is said that the in crease in price bas been made by what is popularly known as the “leather trust,” which controls most of the tanneries in the United States. The increase in price began in the spring. and has been gradually going on ever since until it has reached its present proportions. The manufacturers of shoes have been the worst sufferers so far, as the retailers are not in a position to pay any more for goods than they were inthe spring, owing to the actiyé competition existing The result is that two courses are followed; dealers either buy an in- ferior grade of goods to sell at the old price, or have paid the advanced price for their goods. A fair aver- age of this advance is 30c a pair in women’s shoes aud 50c on men’s, and about 25¢ on children’s. Some of the manufacturers in the city have been unable to keep up with the ad- vance, and have either closed up temporarily or are doing but little | work. Two Lives Mrs Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City Illinois, was told by her doctors she had consumption and that there was no hope tor her, but two bottles of Dr. King’s New Discover; cured her and she say: Mr Thos completely ered trom a dreadtul cold, approach- consumption, tried without result everything else then bonght one bottle ot Dr King’ 's New Discovery and in two weeks was tured. He is naturally thankful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove tne won- dertul efficacy of this medicine in coughs tor colds. Free trial bottles at H, L. Tucker’s drugstore. Regular si and $1. 3 zes 50€ The Passing of the Locomotive. Harper’s Weekly. There is something almost pa- thetic in the spectacle of the steam- locomotive engaged in a hopeiess fight with the ali conquering trolley. We can all remember Mr. Ruskin’s diatribe against railways, and there are some of us who can go back to ja day when it was a distinction to |have been a European traveller. A |man who had made the grand tour |was familiarly known as a Hadji, land presumably entitled to the privi- jduced the trolley }_ | electric | spirit « | ; } motion by steam Francisco | rae eee ee oa branch lines “_ ult for the y has ithe big electric Baltimore and Ohio more than fulfilled supply « the contract t struct Chic the to be hours and in and N rney of the And yet ¢ think with old order th before our very certain element of Mr. Ruskin to the an uncouth Fra torious lung yet irre bly attractive in its very ugliness, and commanded respect as ,| the visible embodiment of a mighty power. And then the fast trains, with their fascinating popular no jmenelature, “The Bipag Datch- man, “The Wild Irishman.” and | our own “Limited” and “Exposition Flyer.” It was a distinction in itself to have been a passenger on the “Scotsman” or the ‘“Cannon-Bali,” just as in the old days lt was a mat- ter of pride to have had one’s name inscribed on the booking-sheet of the “Royal George” or the “West of England Mail.” How prosaically it will read on the time-tables of the future: “Cars for Chicago and San Francisco wil! be run on ten minutes’ headway; to Jerusalem,Kamptchatka and Far Cathay every half-hour.” How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward tor any case of Catarrh that can- not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo, O We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be- jieve him perfectly honorable in his business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by that firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kinnan & Mar- vin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internal- ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surtaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle, Sold by all druggists. ‘Testimonials tree. 12-1m Three Hundred Killed. Galveston, Tex., Sept. 12.—Ad- vices received here from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, announce a terrible earth- quake which occurred in Yetepan, in which over 300 people were killed and property aggregating $1,000,000 was destroyed. On Sunday the shocks commenced, lasting ull day and night, at intervals, causing much damage and the greatest fear among the inhabitants of the city and neighborhood. It is reported at Yetepan that seventy-ope houses were destroyed ‘and 153 dead’ bodies have been re- covered there, and many more are missing. At Covajuancas thirty-seven houses were destroyed. Ninety five bodies were recovered. At Cayuscat twenty-nine houses were destroyed and 111 bodies were recovered. It is impossible as yet to give a full account of the disaster. Mauy smal] settlements are believed to have been destroyed. The shocks extended over the en- ‘tire Yetepan chain, and flames are seen also in the Cacaya mountains. The shocks have now ceased, but the smoke is still discernable at dif- ferent points in the mountains. The shocks were first from north- east to southwest, and later com- pletely contrary. People are still fleeing for their lives. Help for the victims is being asked for from the capital. For more than a hundred years the Shakers have been studying the remedial properties of plants. They lege of weating a green turban, if it so pleased. him. And then came steam, which changed all that; and now it is electricity, and piston-rods and cylinder boxes are doomed to swell the dust heap along with the post horns and leathern curtains of the stage-coach. seat saddles. Lap robes, horse blankets, | dusters and fly nets. Harness oil and soaps | Trim buggy tops new and repair old ones. Bring your old harness and saddles and trade for new ones. We have the largest retail har ness store in the Southwest and our har- ness are all made at home. McFARLAND BROS Butler Missouri. full line of mens and boys gloves. steel fork cow boy and sole leather spring | | The trolley is cheaper and more effective, and that tells the story. | Where we used to build branch rail- roads we now put up a trolley line, | saving both in initial cost and in sub- sequent operating expenses. Road | wagons and private carriages to run jindepently over a system of trolley jlines extending in a yast net work |throughout creation are a possible | feature of near future, and in the meantime experiments are being | Brgh the made on the great trunk lines look- ofa *l\ing towards an entire change in motive power. _—_ railways has already intro. have made many discoveries, but their greatest achievement was made last year. It is a cordial that con- ta. ns already digested food and is a di’ gester of food. Itis effective in removing distress after eating, and creates an sppetite for more food so that eating becomes a pleasure Pale, thin people become plump and healthy under its use. It arrests the | wasting of consumption. There neyer has been such a step forward in the cure of indigestion as this Shaker Cordial. Your druggist will be giad to give you a little book descriptive of the product. Give the babies Laxol, which 18 Caster Oil made as palatable as honey. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all dit ail others interested im the alataron Minnceeor deceased, that I, D H Hill, executor estate, intend to make final bettlement Probate Court i sourt, to be held at One of the New ipeald cout, on the 1ith day of sae Mar saret Bright, deceased,