The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 14, 1898, Page 5

~ | _—_— of Butler, Missouri. “Paro Caprrat, at $55.000 00. and does @ general Banking business. We will appreciate your pat- ronage, promising prompt eervice and absolute safe depository for |among the mildest expressions used. | beard as ludicrous. Am your money. Dz. T. O. Boutware, ©. R. Raprozp, Dz. J. M. Cunisry, J. BR. Juxxrxs, Cashier. — DIRECTORS — Joxun Derrwesrer, T. J. Wricut, J. R. JENxrns, Booker Powe, F. M. Voris. War. E. Watton. Wu. E. Watron, President. of Butler: The Walton Trust Gompany, Missouri. “Paw UP CAPITAL, - - $55.000 00. pack part orall at any time and ed to call and get rates. in Bates County. Authorized by law to act as Assignee, Receiver, Trustee, Executor or Administrator. T. J. Weicut, Vice-President Frank Auen, Secretary. | Have on hand a large amount of Money to be loaned on Real Estate ‘| gt LOWEST RATES and on liberal terms, allowing borrowers to pay new loans, or desiring low rate money to pay off old loans, are invit- Have complete Abstracts to all Real Estate stop interest. Farmers wanting Wm. E. Watton, Prerident ao « « ae ee « goods, everything new and fresh. We want all your chickens at 60 alb. 50 tb flour, guaranteed, that knocks them all out for $1.10 or 100 tb ' Womack’s SASH GROCERY J _ New Goods. Have restocked my store with new We butter 12$c, 15c We eggs “To dex. We cash trade Why? Because we will give you more groceries for your money; be- cause we will give you honest weight and honest counts al] the time. We offer you as an inducement to trade with us for $2 15 2 pkgs any kind coffee 25 18 fb light brown sugar 1 00 10 i navy beans 25 10 b rolled oat flakes 25 You can’t overstock us with butter, chickens and eggs, want all you have. 3 cans best sugar corn 25 1 fine broom 180 or 2 for 25 Wash boards 150, 20c, 25c 10 bars good soap 6 boxes axle grease 25 Rope per pound s Tinware, Queensware, Glassware and everything you want at rock bottom prices. We do not bate you on one article and swindle you on the next; we give you a square deal all around, and all the time. Our motte isto give honest weight and honest counts, and if at any time you find anything short let us know it and we will be glad to make it ¢ good. 25 Respectfully, W. G. WOMACK & CO. CHILKOOT PASS HORROR. Number of Dead and Missing 75, and May Reach 100, Seattle, Wash., April 10.—The horror of the Chilkoot Pass ava- lanche was more fully portrayed to-day with the arrival of the steams era City of Seattle and the Austra lia. It is now known that the num- ber Of dead and missing is 75 and it may reach 100. The list of identi fied dead up to last Wednesday Dumbered 68. No attempt has yet been made to dig into the slide where it is piled the highest. The 5,00@ searchers were working through the lighter portions, hoping fo find some one still alive. A chance discovery of a victim at the foot of Lone Hill started the werk Of rescue at that point and in a few minutes 18 bodies of employes of the Chilkoot railway and transporta tion company had been taken from under solidly packed snow The first indication that the trail | Workers had that the warm winds had started the snow to slide came | brave dead, at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. A small slide came down the mountain side a short distance below the scales and covered a number of tents Every one got out alive and hasten ed up the trail to the scales, where a still larger party was camped. Danger from other slides was imminent and the terrified men and women dread- ed to go down the pass io Sheep camp. About 100 people attached themselves toa long rope, headed by six of the strongest men in the party. At the second bench of Lone Hill camea fatal delay. There wasa tent mear the trail, and three men went over to tell the occupants of the danger, but found them dead. They had been crushed ina small slide. The party again atarted down, when an awful roar was heard. It was their death knelJ, as in a breath they were covered with 50 feet of snow and ice. A few who were on the outside edge of the crowd were simply pushed out and not entirely covered. ‘Th«se hasten- edon. Shortly after they meta rescue party that had started up after hearing reports of the previous slide. In am incredible short time thousands of men were diggiog in the snow. A number of men were taken out alive. Then came the dead bodies, and since then the list increased with every hour’s work. The report that the men working in the trenches were robbing the dead caused tho citizens’ committee to appoint guards. LEE IS SAFE AT HOME. Arrives in Key West at an Early Hour Sunday Morning. Hissed by the Spaniards as He Left Havana Harbor, Key West, Fla, April 10.—*Tell the Olivette to get under way at once; Captain Cowles, signal the Bache that the United States flset is ready to clear out of Havana, and please fo!low the Bache out.” These were the words of Consul General 5:16 yesterday afternoon as he stood on the deck of the Fern a group of correspondents uround him. It was evident to all that Gen- eral Lee intended to be the last to leave, and a murmur of applause went round in support of his inten- tion. The Evelyn had already passed Moro castle when the Olivette weighed anchor. The Bache was close behind and the Fern was the last of the line. The wharves and boats on sides of the narrow en- trance to the harbor were crowded with Spaniards, who hissed and jeered as each boat passed out for the open, sea, she passed near the Maine wreek. The group on deck had been laughing and talking, expressing their satisfaction at leav- ing Havana With one accord each while silence fell on all sto As the Fern rounded to, heading | man doffed his hat in salute to the for the space of several minutes. General Les being on board the Fern made that boat a target for re- doubled hisses, ground, eat calls and whistles from the crowds on shore. PARTING INSULT GIVEN. “Get out, Yankees, swine,” was This seemed to strike every ore on Vice Consul Springer, who had been in the island thirty years, waved his hat to a par- ticularly abusive group, saying in tones loud enough for all to hear: “Wait, wait, my friends; we shall all be back soon.” PLENTY OF ROOM FCR ALL. Many Press Associations Will Visit Omaha Exposition. Omaha, Neb, April 10 —State press associations in Iowa, Minneso- ta, South Dakota, Colorado, Kareas, Utah and New York have arranged to visit the Trans-Mississipi expo- sition in June. Commodious quar- ters on the grounds have been pro- vided for visiting press people. Notice has been received that the National Editorial association will stop over at Omahaen route to Den- ver. Anexcursion of Washington correspondents is expected to arrive June 1, the opening day. Among the events cf June is the musical con- grees, which will be participated in by the Thomas orchestra and other famous musicians and soloists. The exposition management has leased a large tract of land near Ft Omaha for the maneuvers cf the Naticnal Guard regiments during the great eneamyment. The fort, in which there are many fiue build- the Bucklen’s Arnica Salve The Best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaran- teed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cente per box. For sale by H. L. Tucker. Williams FLOUR FLOUR We have on hand (in store and warehouse ) 1,500 SACKS OF FLOUR, Bought in quantities and for cash Wil! sell you 10c sack les3 on same grade than any firm in Butler. Special low price in 500 to 1000 lbs. BUGGIES. BUGGIES. We have tha Studebaker buggies, road wagons and surreys, everybody knows what they are. One livery- man in our town has used a Stude baker buggy for 18 years and says they are the best buggies made. You cannot break down a Stude baker wheel, they are made of that quality of seasoned tough hickory, they will not break. Our priees now according to finish, from $35,600 50, $60, to $100. Will sell you any buggy at 10 per. cent profit ings, has bien formally turned over tothe exposiion for the regular troops, General Miles will order to O.naba fcr the summer en- campment and tor large gatherings benevolent eocie- which of secret ordiis, ties, ete CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. The State Committee Met in Sedalia Yesterday. 2 Sedalia, Mo, April 8.—The meet- ing of the morument committee of the United Confederate Veterans’ Association of Missouri, which held here to-day, was well attended, the following outside of Sedalia being present: Judge Leroy B. Valliant, St. Louis; Captain George N. Rat- liff, Moberly; Capt. A. L. Zollinger, Otterville; Capt. Henderson Chad- well, Ste. Geneveive; Capt. R. J. Williams, Richmond; Capt. F. P. Bronaugb, St. Louis; Capt. George M. Jones, Springfield; Capt. O M. Bush, Clinton. Judge Valliant presided as chair man and Capt. Jones ac‘ed as gecre- tary. The assoeiation owns a mag- nificent cemetery at Springfield, im proved and enclosed in a stone wall that cost $6,000, and it is desired to erect a $10,000 monument on a sub stantial foundation that has already been putin. The committee, at its meeting to-day, apportioned the cost price of the monument, $10,000, to the various counties in the state ac- cording to their population of ex- confederates, and it is believed the money can be raised without any difficulty. Capt. George M. Jones, president of the National Bank at Springfield, is treasurer of the fund, and his bond of $15,000 was approved, after which the committee adjourned to meet again subject to the call of Chairman Valliant. A Narrow Esczpe. Thankful words written by Mre. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. “Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and final- ly terminated in consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live buta short time. I gave myself upto my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took inall eight bot tles. Ithas cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” ular size 50c and $1. or price refunded. ‘aa any one. Frayx Suits & Sox. get Dr King’s New Discovery for Trial bottles free at H.L Tucker's drug store. Reg- Guaranteed In Hardware we carry eyerything wanted to build a house, barn or hay shed; in fact we can supply any of your wants and at prices that wil] Corn Planters, Cultivators. We have the Sattley cora planter and cultivators and they ere posi- tively the finest goods ever manufac tured We have them on hands, come and se them, will sell them to you this season, at the wholesale price, as we want to introduee them this year, will handle a full line next year. WAGONS. WAGONS. We want to say right here, that while we are claiming to have the west, we have aright to that claim, for in buying our buggies, wagens and impliments, we have selected on the best goods manufactured. If we can’t show you as fine a wagen in every respect a3 you ever saw for $13 less than some others are asking, we will give you our wagon. We WARRANT it io every respect, and our warrant means WARRANT. Hog and Cattle Fence. This is another article we elaim to have the best. We not only claim it, but we have it, and the macufact- urer of of our fence have just notifi ed us that they would make usa special low price on their fence in large lots for a short time to iatro- duce it through this country. Is made of large tough steel wire, barb at top and bottom and is a life tims fence. Get our prices now. Wire Screen and Doors. Have just gotten in a very large stock of these goods, and will make a speeial price on them this year; lots of chicken netting, same eut price cn it. PUMPS, PUMPS. We still have to boast of our pump trade; we are selling tors of them, because we have all kinds and se!l them cheap. Don’t buy a pump without seeing us. SHORTS AND BRAN. We have been supplying the coun- try, and most of the stores in town for the last mentb, except the mer- chants who are eatisfied to handle the combination stuff of corn husk, cheat and some bran. We do not handie thet kind. Groceries, Early Seed Corn, Seed Potatoes, Garden Seed, Cane Seed Kaffir Corn, Millet Seed, Hardware, Tinware, Garden Tools. We haye it all, and the qvarirr of our goods with our low prices, is what has made us the trade we now have, and we propose to hold it We have to-day cut the price again on everything we handle, that would possibly bear any lower price. We; must have soz profit, but with the large trade we have we find we can shave the cost price pretty close and still make some money. buy goods as cheap as cash with us Yours truly, WILLIAMS BROS. real | acres of land in Henry county, where! | the Indian Ty Ballard Breezes. | Geo Ruble sold his cattle to More- Our blacksmith has traded for 49) ¥°0d Thursday of last week. Jim Crabtree of Butler, was selling he intends moving soon. The best | chicken medicine round Virginia last wishes of all follow Ed and his wife | *°**- | Johnand Alfred Jackson were out to their new home. - . Uncle Billy Griggs takes the cake |‘" Linn county, Kan, looking fore asa teller of laughable yarns. ‘eS alice Tom Maybree has returned from| Miss Daisy Park spent last week looking rather slim. with heraunt, Mrs H H Flesher, at CASH GROCERY Bring us all your produce, you know our weights and measures are true, and get the cash for all you biing, if you want it. Produce will | He will build om his land opposite | Bat Fairview. The computing scale man was here | trying to sell Price boys a pair of | scales. The birthday party in honor of| Miss Ruby Patrick's isth birthday, Tuesday was attended by our young folks, and report a splendid} | time. | Harve Wells and brother went to/ Urich Saturday. Williams Bros. brought out a load! of fleur for Price Bros. Koontz & Davidson have a saw at- tachment to their engine for sawing your wood. Geo Teeter came in from his home in Oak to see his father who has been quite sick, but reported better to-day, Dr Warford in attendance, Ed Yeung and wife went to Butler last Saturday. Mr McCuen, of W F Crome & Co, was selling goods to Price Bros. Sat- Geo Smith of Butler, eity last Thurday. J W McFadden was elected director in the Virginia district; Emanuel Nestlerode in the Nestlerode; John Porter in the Crook. The average attendance at the Christian 8 S the first quarter of 1598 was 45. The band boysare practicing twice a week and are making good head- way. Miss Lulie Sehlichman of Mulberry who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Lovering Williams, near Appleton was in our City for the past five weeks, has re- turned home.j The Easter ‘exercises at the ME charch Sabbath was good; the little fellows did well. Rev W T Pyles preached at Mount Carmel Sabbath at 4 o'clock; his next appointment at Virginia will be April 24th at 4 o'clock p. m. urday. He is here oncein two weeks, Burg Price is on the sick list. John Dawson of Soap creek, was trading here one morning last week. He is allright if he can keep out of the middle of the road. Mrs Minnie Hill was trading with Price Bros. one day last week. Mrs Jas Barker is complaining. The WO Ws will meet Saturday night, 16th. All members of Ballard camp requested to be on hands, as important business to be transacted. Quite a number from here attended Easter services at Germantown Sun- day. If you want the Republic for 750 come in; sent a list off this week. Our genial neighbor I M Smith, of Deepwater, called Saturday evening. He is making a clean and honorable race for recorder. Jas Board is the owner of two No. lmule colts; for pedigree, etc., see Jim. P Milt Beatty shipped a load of hogs from Creighton to Kansas City. Our mill was well patronized Fri- day and Saturday; hope it will be so each week. Frank Douglass was over Satur- day evening. Heis farming at home this season. Ned Cole has located at or near Foster. Floyd Patrick and wife was in our little burg trading one day last week. Lant Cloud must be addressed as Mr Cloud now as he was elected school director Tuesday, at Freeze- out school house. Riley Gilbert, wifeand baby visited relatives in Butler last week. Rev Boag and wife listened to the sermon at Walnut Sunday. Marion Price & Co, W D Kiersey & Co, with many others went to Ger- mantown Sunday. For window shades and lace cur- tains, call at Price Bros, also have in a lot of tinware. MB Price took Rev Clemmens to Urich Monday morning. Virginia Items. We write what we hear the Virginians say is true; Dear Keader, don’t blame usif we bear ’em sey What happens you. Mr and Mrs Alonzo Dillon of Pryor Creek, I Ty, attended 8 Sand preach- ing at the Christian church Sabbath. Mrv Dillon was raised in Virginia; her maiden name was Miss Dena Nieukirk, Mrs John Dillon of Pleasant Gap and Miss Candas Seils of Worland, attended church at the Christian church Sunday. Elder Joseph B ‘‘unsoulis of Tyro, Montgomery county, Kan, preaehed at the Christian church Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Jefferson Park and daughter, Miss Lydia, haye moved to Butler. Loe Simpson has moved on the Wesley Park farm. Walter Woody of near Passaic, was in the city Sabbath. OM Drysdale, wife and son Fred, spent Sabbath in Butler with rela- tives. P W Meredith and {Miss Nellie and May Voris, of Butler, attended 85S at the Christian church and Easter exercises at the M E Sabbath and the afternoon. William Huffman, who! graduated at the K C dental college last week, is visiting his father, John Huffman. He informed us that he wili opens dental office at Adrian. Ira Gardner and wife, Harley By- field and sister Miss Etta, left Monday of last week fer Idaho. | While passing through a pasture on last Thursday, Mrs R T Judy was attacked by a cow, with a young calf, and thrown down and herarm and son-in-law, Vane Walker, eued her. Steven Drysdale of Morgen county, | Mo., arrived at the bedside of his father the day before his death. visited‘thefamily of Jack {Berry in} broken above the wrist. Mr Judy res- Oat sowing has commenced again; most of that sown early was badly frozn. Wiliam Drysdale was born near Mount Sterling, Ky, July 27, 1815; died at Virginia April 7th, 1898. He moved to Rush county, Ind, and in 1887 he married Miss Elizabeth Earn- est, who died in 1879. To this union 13 children were born. In 1866 he moved to Morgan county, in 1868 he moved te Bates county. In 1877 he and his neighbors commenced build- ing the Mount Carmel ehurch on the old — ethodist plan—a little at a time and) has always been used as a union church since. The trustees were Johnson Hill, Jas Cowgill, Oliver Elswick, Newton King, Wm Har- dinger and Pleasant Hill, all of whom are dead except the three latter. In the spring of 1880 he married Des- damonia Kennedy of Rush county, Ind. Im188the sold his farm and moved to Virginia, but when able always attended church at Mount Carmel. He purchased the general merchandise atere of B F Jenkins, which he conducted until too old, when the business was turned over to his youngest son, Omar, who is still atthe same place. He has filled nearly all the township offices with credit. He wasa strong wan physi- cally and mentally, fizm in his con- victions of right and wo". last few years of his life his memory failed him; the past six months he suffered intensely. Funeral services at the ME church were conducted by lev Wm Pyle, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Mor- ris grave yard by the side of his wife, followed by a large concourse of sor- rowing relatives and friends. Seven of his children have preceded him to that better land; those liying are Henry, of Rush county, Ind, Steph#iiie" James, of Sallie of Morgan county, Mo, Butler, Omer, of Virginia, Sherick and Mary Dark, of near ~ all of whom were present at the funeral. We have been acquainted with Uncle Billy Drysdale for 20 years; to know him was to love him. To his memory the following: ’Tis hard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart, ’Tis hard, sohard, to speak the words We must forever part. Mount Carmel, Dearest loved one we must lay thee, In the peaceful grave’s embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till we see thy Heavenly face. Sam Hawkins and wife of Pleasan- ten, Kan, Wm Kennedy and wife of Passaic, Mr Haynes and wife of Fos- ter, Everett Drysdale and wife of Butler, Mrs John Drysdale of Pleas- anton, Kan, attended tiie funeral of Uncle Billy Drysdale. Silas Landes got his foot hurt while working at Jones’ saw mill Monday. AaRo#, For Sale or Trade, for cow or hor: , one eeeond band wagon, one iron ‘rame harrew, aleo one Cham- ion binder in good condition. Chesp ‘or casb. McFantaxp Bros. Butler, Mo. It isa fact not generally known that the first and last stand of the confederates were made on land owned by the same man. A part of Boll Run battlefield was owned by Mr. McLean. After this famous battle he decided to move to a local- ity where there would be less fear from the ravages of war. By strange coincidence he took up his abode at Appomattox, which subse- quently proved to be the final bat- tlefield of the civil war.—Ex For Reyt—A three room house, small barn with a fenced a ter Badgley place, 2 miles southwest Batler, rent reasonable. B A Oour 4