The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 1, 1897, Page 1

ntl BUTLER, MISSOURI, The THE HURRICANE. , Ti] a | rain in and damaging his goods. The | |barn on the Short farm and a house | ea jhalfa mile north were blown down. | > : H N M Nesisnode's house, northeast of | | Terrible Destruction by Wind |;oundation: Mat “Hineres erenare | foundation; Mat Hinson’s granary | OF BUTLER, MO. in West and South Bates. was blown over against the fence; ail | MEPWUAL = <0 = 2 ey a PEE SS ~ ~ Farmers Bank CASH CAPITAL $55,000.00 of W J Bard’s hay sheds were demol- | ished and the kitchen badly racked 3 » SURPLUS FUND . : : . 2,500.09 ves Deposits, Loans money, Issues Drafts and does a general Banking business. re solicit the accounts of Farmers, Merchants andthe public generally promising a Depository for all funds committed to our charge. Weare prepared to extend Iberal accommodation in the way of loans to our customers. Or. T. C. Boulware Booker Powell @eo L Smith HH Piggott iter C BR Radford TJ Wright Wm E Welton king the public for their confidence and liberal patronage during the past fifteen , We solicit a continuance of the same promising honest and congery ative man- ent, with strict attention always to the wants of our customers. J. R. JENKINS, | Ws. E. WALTON, Cashier. President. Frank M Voris JM Christy RG West severest storm of this or any other season. The storm struck the town about 9:30 at night and continued | unabated until daylight Friday morn- | ing. he wind in its fury rivalled that of a Kansas cyclone, the light- ning and thunder were fast and furi- ous and constituted a most brilliant electrical display, but which was lacking in appreciation, because of the terror which it aroused. The rain fell in one continuous torrent and the streets and yards were real lakes of water. Altogether the storm was one of the most remarkable ever witnessed here. Trees were blown down, outhouses blown over and fences demolished, but no serious |}damage done. Every cellar in the town was occupied by terror-stricken men and women seeking a place of safety from the fury of the elements, most of whom remained there all night. Dr. Herndon didn't venture out of the cellar antil 10 o’clock the next day. Prof. Noel stuck his head between two feather beds and divid- ed his time between prayers and groans. Dr. Chastain enjoyed wad- ing around in the two feet of water in his cellar, while he contemplated the scene through the keyhole in the door. Rev. Wagoner hopped around in an excited and undignified man- ners pecense Di enuoren av are not all ; at home with him in his underground Se sii: oaths westtond, one | domicile. Dr. Williams walked the tile north of town. : streets all night, beating his breast Chas Falor of near Rich Hill was and muttering his prayers and con- town Wednesday looking after a fessions. Jake Petty is going around to the thieves who stole his team stoop-shouldered to-day because the d buggy recently. ounce Akai he eel ne coulis stretch himself in them. Dr. Norman er te amuses Wei: was in such a hurry to get to the cel- a ; lar first that he ran against a post and is nursing a lame hand. Frank Covert, who fears astorm worse than anybody, slept peacefully through it all and knew nothing of the rain till the next day. I. T. Mizer. Hume News. | § Bond returned Saturday from | 9 weeks’ visit with relatives in mee, Kas. Dr Kelly and wife, of Drexel, are this week. Miss Ada Gwinn, of Sprague, was jtown Saturday. 0 A Shaw harvested his wheat last Miss Gooch, of Schell City, who mas elected to teach room No. 2 of public school, resigned the posi- accept a more lucrative one xAS. E Horton transacted business in je county capitol this week. ‘Elder Phil Stark last Sunday re- igned the pastorate of the Christian arch, which he has held since the oftheyear. Mr. Stark has made Pahost of warm friends here. After farewell sermon Sunday there searcelyadry eye in the audi- es G Tonge came down from ‘Kansas City and stayed a few days Kk, week. ; Mrs V V Morgan returned Saturday | from a visit with relatives in War- aw. Drs Herndon, Chastain and Nor- ‘man have been appointed members of the city board of health. B Herndon, road overseer for axe Templeton, of Rich Hill, was non our streets Thursday. “The Ladies’ Aid Society of the tian church met Monday and ‘Otganized by electing Mrs W P Noel ghee : - Dr Slater of Rich Hill made his ac- omed trip here Wednesday. r. Wheeler of Virginia was shak- ands with his many old friends re Wednesday. nk Covert has been trimming trees in the park this week, which tly improves its appearance. Mrs O E Stokes left Saturday for u extended visit with relatives and iriends in Knobnoster. 3 During the storm Thursday night ightning struck the corn mill belong- to AGreen, north of town, and tore off part of the roof. The Hume Colts met their first de- feat Thursday against an aggrega- tion posing as the Amoret Maroons. he catcher of the visitors belongs tothe Sineltzers of Kansas City, the her belongs in LaCygne, and the ist baseman is a member of the Southern League who happened to be visiting in the neighberhood of (Cygne. The score stood 3to 6 in favor of the visitors.’ Five of the six ‘ores of the visitors were made by their three hired players. The colts fre all school boys and looked like Lilliputians in contrast with the big men of the visiting team. The game taid to have been one of the best ever played in this section. The monotony of the dry weather Was broken Thursday night by the Culver Items. The recent rains have caused a general rejoicing among the farmers, as most of the corn was clean and waiting for a shower. The storm Thursday night did little damage in these parts. The health of the community seems to be good at present, as the doctor does not seem to be busy. The Bethel Epworth League will ive an ice cream supper on the old Frank Allison farm, } mile north of Culver, Tuesday night July 6, every one invited. Wheat and oatsare being harvested but the fields are quite muddy. Farmers are rigging up their mow- ing machines for the hay harvest. Miss Maud Bradley, of Cass Co, is visiting relatiyes near Culver. The ice cream supper at Mr Ed Hooper’s Saturday night was rained in, and they had to stay all night. There was no preaching at Salem Sunday. PROSPERITY. The annual meeting of the Old Settlers Association of Randolph and Macon counties will be held at Macon, Sept. 16th. The meeting promises to be a grand effair. Along about the same time it would be a capital idea for the Bates County lassociation, recently crganized, to hold their first annual meeting. Fill a bottle or common glass with | |rounding country. Towns Wrecked, Farm Dwellings, Barns and Outbuildings Demolished. Orchards Destroyed and Shade and Ornz- mental Trees Broken off or Taken up by the Roots. Wheat Shocks Scattered to the Four Corners. The terrible wind storm which passed Over a portion of this county Thursday evening late, last week, was one of the most severe and de- vastating that has ever visited this locality of the state. The damage is spread over quite a large scope of country, and itis almost impossible to get at anything like a true synop- sis of the real loss. The wind came from the northwest and was described as being in the nature of a hurricane. The clouds were black as ink, and the roaring noise of the wind, deafening peals of thunder and constant flashes of fork- ed lightning, gaye the people ample warning that the elements were greatly disturbed and that something out of the ordinary line of a gentle rain storm was approaching. It was probably from this warning that people took the necessary pre- caution in protecting themselves in cellars and other places of safety that there were no lives lost in the house- smashing, barn-wrecking confusion which came with the advance guard ofthe inky clouds and forked-tongued electricity. While the storm was pretty general the material damage was to the western and southern part of the county. Among the towns caught which suffered were Amoret, Amsterdam, Foster and Virginia in the Western part, and Rich Hill in the Southern part of the county, The following is a partial list of damage at Rich Hill, as gleaned from the Review of that city: One-half of the Rich Hill lead and zine smelting plant was razed to the ground and afterward consumed by fire which broke out during the storm. This plant cost $90,000 at the time of its construction. The canning factory, a large brick building, was demolished. The amphitheatre, floral and agri- cultural hall, judges’ stand, 100 horse stables and all the outbuildings of the Rich Hill Fair Association were des- troyed, but all will be rebuilt. The R. E. Buckeridge brick block was unroofed and metal cornice de- molished and its contents, a large line of millinery and dress goods on the first floor, as well as household goods on the second floor, badly dam- aged by water. The grocery department of the three-story brick block of the M. S. Cowles Mercantile company was dis- mantled and its contents badly dam- aged by the rain, which fell in tor- rents. The Talmage house, a three-story brick, was unroofed and fire walls blown down. A part of the cornice and roof of the city hall, a large two-story brick, were carried away by the wind. The high steeple on the Walnut Street Methodsit church was crack- ed on four sides and so badly dam- aged that it has been condemned. It will be rebuilt. The Episcopal and Cumberland Presbyterian churches were both somewhat damaged. The fire walls of the Daily Review office were blown asunder. The new Calvary Baptist church, in course of erection, was badly sprung. Two school partial damage. The Memphis wrecked. Numerous plate glass windows were broken, flues blown asunder and buildings sustained round-house trees by the hundreds uprooted or broken down by the storm. Thous- ands of dollars worth of minor dam- age was done in the town and sur- Grain and corn fields were leveled and orchards ruined, several barns and small coun- try houses were wrecked. The miners’ houses in the suburbs was a wind mill taken off; the house on the same farm where Geo Pilgrim lives, the kitchen blown toward the barn and smashed to pieces, and the barn destroyed. R T Judy’s big barn was demolished and buggy broken; J Cart Wallace’s granary turned over; Mrs Hensley’s house moved; Israel Nestlerode’s house twisted around; G W Scybért’s wagon and buggy brok- en; R F Harper's old house, used for a kitchen, demolished ; Thos Wright's granary and shed torn to pieces; C H Morrison’s tenant house moved off its foundation; Geo Martin’s wind mill demolished, also a part of the roof of the old Martin house on the same place blown off; the wings of C W Wolfe’s wind mill blown off. The maple grove on the A J Park farm is badly broken down, and many trees in the plum orchard look like a jam pile of brush. The apples, peaches and plums are two-thirds blown off in the orchards around here. The storm left its mark in Fast Virginia. The large Siberian crab apple tree, that stood near the house on the Jenkins farm, perhaps among the first trees planted on the farm, and part of the silver maples that stood in front of the house were destroyed; many of the apple treesin D C Wolf’s orchard blown down. Aaron also had a call and lost a number of maple, plum and apple trees. The big maple trees on Dr J J Mitchell’s farm were badly smashed, and a number of apple trees destroyed. Monday we concluded to vis msterdam, and learned from Capt Nickells that Mrs D R Braden’s hay sheds blew down; John Cushner’s house torn to pieces; John Garber’s house ruined; John Moore’s hay sheds and house demol- ished. We called to see John McGee. His house had been struck by light- ning, he was knocked down and his stable destroyed. We next called on Uncle Johnnie Summers and found the storm had given himacall. He was feeling better. The school house south ef Amsterdam was piled up;| Father Seught Out the Betrayer of Jesse Francis’ house turned round facing the north; timber in many pisces badly broken down. Mulberry ad a light touch of the storm. Corn does not appear to be damaged much. tragedy took place at Oliver Stanfield tells us that he left}Church in Pleasent Valley «et 11 Amsterdam just before the storm, rode a horse back home and did not mind the wind. It looked like a mys-| gustus Garrison and Frank Jones tery to us that no one got hurt in all the buildings that were blown down. Young Day Rankins was killed by] ed probably fatally. lightning last Sabbath. He was in the barn, and ahorse was also killed by his side. The Free Methodists will eclebrate| in this section of Texas. the 4th on the 3d in the the Wether- spoon grove, 3} miles south of here. |liesown adjoining plantations. A. Religious services will be held all day | Garrison was married and Lois. 16, in the same grove on the 4th. All are invited to come and enjoy themselves | Was his daughter. on the 3d, John Woody had 4 head of cattle and Ed Boswell had 2 head killed by lightning last Thursday night. Frank Potter, of Butler, passed through our city last Friday. Mrs Ed Dudley was on the sick list last week. Mrs Carr’ Dudley returned home from Nebraska Saturday, after visit-| dey. ing among relatives for some time. JS Pieree, of Butler, who insured J W MeFadden’s store buildings against storm, came out to see them Saturday, J W Hall, of Butler, stopped with Aaron Sabbath night. Miss ley Jenkins visited her cousin, Miss Lena Jenkins, at Amsterdam, Monday. Fred Drysdale and J H and Carrie Park wete at Amsterdam Monday. C W Wolfe was at Pleasanton, Kan, last week. John Hussey and Morton Jenkins was at Amsterdam Sunday. AARON The Storm at Amsterdam. A special réporter for the TiMEs gives a graphic description of the storm anddamage done. The sterm struck the town at eight o'clock, p. m., coming from the north- west, but when once here she turned ea havoe with everything in her y. Inafew minutes after dark- ness reigned, except when flashes of |W MeFadden’s barn torn to pieces; | j | SURPLUS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, Oe ee eae tive an stitnt We solicit 3 assuranc € he and appreciation of If we can serve you at any time, we shall be glad to Nave you call and see us. LIBERAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO GUSTOMERS., D, N. THOMPSON, Pres. EL Al BENNETT, ¥. Pres ELD. KIPP, Cashier. See eee Under State Supervision. ca | | ley and S L Tathwell. | hit by the fi i k ; The total loss is estimated to be} 7 ee 313,500. No loss of life and none, dtew his pistol and opened fire om fatally injured. At half past eight | i the storm had abated so that people | Garriacn. could pera ae and search parties | were formed. The following were once i i i ‘ found to be slightly injured: Dn |. ay Tee ee ae ete Benth = Hollis, Dr Proolt, Dudley Hughes im the right side and once in the and Mrs George Moore. The citizens j head Garrison received bat one of Amsterdam have pluck and energy bullet, and that pierced his heart Frank Jones was shot three times. and by daylight they were at work clearing away the debris, and soon they will commence to rebuild and Window gl fil < i try to make Amsterdam what she So was, the best town on the border. ing papers, picture frames, carpeds, M. | Shades, wallpaper, paints, ete., ab D. W. Drummonds. 4th. CHURCH DUEL. = Extra Celebration. loose in every direction and played| Washington, D. C.. June 26 —Arm extra reason for celebrating the 4th of July in administration circles is enid to be promised. The Senate is now expected to pats the tariff bil? July 3. This will be almost as goo® as final passage, ac speedy action im the House and in conference is as- sured. So it is being hinted that friends of the President are prepar— ing to present him with a copy of the tariff bill, with an extra big fire-- cracker wrapped up inside. Two Men Killed and One Prob- ably Dying. Ais Child. Dallas, Tex., June 28.—A startling the M. E. o'clock yeaterday. Asa result Aus are dead and Thomas Jones wound- Big Catte Sale. I will seli et Pega anction atthe Hamiltos Tanch 21-2 miles weet of Centerville, Lina County, Kansas, on Wednesday, July 7, commencing at 100’clock 8. m.. the follow-- ing stock and property: 260 Head of Lave Stock, as follows: 235 Head of Cattle, consist— ing of 150 of two-year-old steers, 25 head of three-y: old steers, 20 head of yearliex steers, 40 of yearling heifers, 2 No, one milch cows, 20 head of stock hogs, two sows and young pigs. Also one span of match black mares, 6 or7 years old, standard bred. Thia is the finest carriage team in Linn County. One work mare 5 years old, one psir of bsy mares 6 yearsold. Also one 2-horse wagom, one set heavy double harness, onetop buggy, one set single buggy harness, one lister, ome cultivator, one new frame building 16x15 om ranch, 125 acres of growing corn. The catt}e- will be soldto suit buyers. A closing out to leave the country. verything will be sold The firat meeting of the two since without limit or reserve. Free hack frou: Centerville to ranch on day of sale. thejecandal took ylace wus yester- ilice worship at the same eLureb. | security with 10 per cent interes: from date All cums of $10 and under, cash. A discouns Justastbe preacher bad taken | of 2 per cent will be made for cash. 2 his text after prayer Garrisop, who| pucKrrE BILL, indtt: Pars : bad a seat near the docr, stepped to| 8- B- Free lanchat noon. the doorway. He hed ro more than reackelit whea the congregation was startled by a fusillade of pistol shote. | Nearly a dozen ehots were fired io about as many seconds time. When | the firing ceased, Augustus Garrison | and Frank Jones were lying dead in front of the church steps, and Thos. Jones was stretched on the lawa} near by, ore band clesped on bis! |right thigh and in bis left he keld a} pistol. | His statement of the shooting was | that he and bis brother Frank were | coming toward the church door | The Garrisons ond Joneses are among the most prominent planters The fami- Recently the girl charged Frank Jones with having betrayed her under promiee of mar- riage. Garrison swore ha would have Jones’ life. SST oe sete “pero ingiHuminated the place, by | ch could be seen Jarge buildings picked up and mashed almost on} .urine and let it stand twenty-four os 2 rete . wena hours; a sediment or settling indicates | Of Rich Hill, which ate ane sma an unhealthy condition of the kid-|*' 2 ae g - {wholly destroyed. The villages of when Gerrison aprpeired and instant: | ly drew his pistol. j neys. When urine stains linen it is} positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain { | in the back, is also convincing proof | that the kidneys and biadderare out | of order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge | so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s | Swamp Root, the great kidney rem- ledy, falfills every wis relieving pain in the back, kidn liver, blad- [der and every part of the urinary | passages. It corzects inability to hold ‘urine and scalding pain in passing it, j or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that un-! | pleasant necessity of being compelled ; }to get up many times during the} | night to urinate. The mild and the! | extraordinary effect of Swamp Root | | is soon realized. It stands the highest } | for its wonderful cures of the most SDUVALL & PERCIVAL, | distressing cases, If youneed a medi- } j cine you should have the best. Sold) BUTLER-MO: | by druggists, price fifty cents and one FaRM LOANS, dollar. You may have asample bottle {0 Moen aotse are Fee a eee WEERLY Tivesand ayabli ar ofice | Mention BUTLER x ni you ‘and them here whi geek send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., privilege to pay any Mt Binghampton, N.Y. . Shobe and Sprague, from three to gix miles north and west of Rich Hill, sustained severe damages, but mostly of a minor nature, because so evenly distributed. The storm was more in the nature of a gale than a cyclone, though treesten and twelve inches in diameter were uprooted. The total Joss will amount to many thous- ands of dollars, but will not fall damages will be promptly repaired. Not one person was seriously in- Western Bates, A full report of the storm in the western part of the county, as report- ed by the TiMegs’ correspondent G. W. Park. The storm Thursday night, June 24, created some excitement here. The large glass in front of J W McFad- den’s store was broken by the house crealing, the west door inhis ware house was blown open and the east end of the building was blown into road. The shingles on the store room were taken off in patches, letting the their own foundations, while parts of others have never been found. Prior to the cyclone there were over one hundred houses in the town. Fifteen were torn to pieces, twenty- but what had either had some win- dows broken, flues demolished, shingles blown away, or weather- boarding splintered by flying debris. ed the heaviest loss to property, household goods or clothing: Mrs Brand, Dr Archer, Dr ory, | Proolt, | Hayward, five badiy damaged, and enly two) é peas | The following named parties sustain- heavily on any one individual, and| me < | John Green, W R Nelson, Mr Greg- | Mrs_ Granville ; | Smith, AC Vantrees, Dr Robinson, | | Amsterdam Bank, J H Shackelford, |A C Winterpmute, A G Walley, P &| |G Depot, Blaker Co, Thos MeCartey, | Jas Burrows, ZH Walley, C T Mun- ford, Hughes, Baptist chureh badly damaged, Hays, A C Green, Geo Moore, Mrs Hunsted, Ed Patterson, | Charley Simpson, Emlah, Will Bar- nett, Orville Brown, Dallas Alexan- der, Christian church in ruins, M E church in ruins, Carpenter & Rankin, Graham & Sons, J D Waddell, A M Waddell, E T Prickett, Jas Lowry, David Miller, Will Rankin, Jas Dud- i | | His brother Frank, he said, was | Absolutely Pure. sength and neaitfuinesss Assaves toe s' ees. 2 = food against slum and all formscfadci For ssieby wilson & 22, Rholeaws teration common to the cheap — cigars. oh wae ee All besdize ROYAL BAKING;POWDEE CO. 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