The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 2, 1899, Page 1

PARDONS AN AGED CONVICT. William Perkins, 74 Years Old and Feeble, Is Again Free. Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 24—)} Gov. Stephens yesterday granted a lon to William Perkins, who was gonvicted of murder in the second degree at the March term, 1891, of the circuit court of St. Clair county god sentenced to thirty years in the itentiary. Perkins is 74 years of and very feeble. He shot and t tilled bis brother in iaw, J. B Col fine, in a quarrel over depredat ons jn his watermelon patch. The petitioners for his pardou in daded Ste! J ©. Tandy ms killed, acd a iarge number cf Iesding citizens of St Clair county. ‘They repreeented to the governor that although Perkias was convicted circumstances in the case A Deud Man Won. Vancover, B O, February 24 — Australian advices by the steamship Miowera tell cf a remarkable bicycle ree in Sydney, which was won by a dead mav. It occurred at a big dectric light carnival. In a one mile moethere were 50 entries, some of | the fastest men in Australia taking pertin it While thousands of peo ple watched this particular race, whied was for a magnificeat cup, young James Somerville passed ander the tape a wioner and a dead man. At the start he quickly forged thead, closely followed by another crack rider named Percy Oliff. They left 48 riders away in the rear and thet around the track almost wheel towheel. When within 25 yards of the tape Somerville, who still led by halfa wheel, was seen to relax his bold on the handle bars. His pedale whirled arcund, however, and he pluskily held his position on the wheel. Five yards from the tape Oliff put on a tremendous spurt and struck Somerville’s bind wheel, shooting the machine with its then almost inavimate burden,- like a tocket under the tape. The crowd yelled wildly, but silence eneved when Somerville, after crossing the tape, plunged headforemost from the machine on the hard track. When picked up he was dead Physicians who examined his bedy ssid he must have had an attack of heart failure on the last lap Who Is To Blame. Kidney trouble has become so preva- lent that it is not uncommon for a child _ tobe born afflicted with weak kidneys- Ifthe child urinates too often, it the “itinescalds the flesh, or if, when the 8 reaches an age when it should be | able to control the passage, and it is yet ' iilicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it, the cause of the difficulty is kidney » trouble, and the first step should be to- F Wards the treatment of these important Omans =This unpleasant trouble is due | diseased condition of the kidneys F and bladder and not toa habit as most 4 le suppos: the adult has rheumatism; pain or dullache in the back; if the water pass- Ssat irregular intervals or has a bad s the linen or ve: ; itthe teet swell; it k circles under the eye cause and ne ot some dis- ed without danger, ney disease, 's Swamp-Root, the great er and bladder remedy F Promptly cures the most distressing j “ Its mild and extraordinary effect $00n realized. Sold by druggists in ecent and dollar bottles. You may &sample bottle and pamphlet tell- aLL abo tree by mait. Ad- ‘ Co., Binghamton, ion that rou DUVALL & BUTLER, FARM 3 i. /of murder there were many palliat- | BUTLER MISSOURI, SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOK, Bill Diyiding Personal Property Luto Groups for Tsxation, Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 25 bill dividing personal property inte twelve groups and real es’ate into two groups for —The purposes of texa- tion, has been signed by the pov- ernor, and as it carried an emergency clause, itis now a law This law }is regarded as very importen’, 28! | under the old Jaw there were out | two divisions of property for the} | purposes of taxatiou—real estate and | personal property. Under ths crew | law real estate is grouped under two | headiogs—town lots and farming god J. OC. Whaley, Representative G. | lands, and personal property as fol-| ¥. Pyeatt of St Clair county, John eam Banking, corporations, rail- Qollins, a brother of the man who /|road corporations, street railway corporations, all other corporations, | bonds, nctes, and oth+r evidences of lindebtednere; horser, mares and | geldings; mules, asses and jennete; | meat cattle; sheep; swine; farm im plementes, and all other personal property. Under the old law if the state board of equalization desired to | raise or lower the assessed valuation of, for instance, bank stock or etreet railway property, in any one county, it could only be done by raising cr lowering the value of all the per- sonal property of the county Un- der the new Jaw the state board may raise or lower at will ths assessed | value of property ivcluded in any ove group without disturbing the others. State officials say that this law will tend to greatly equalize taxation. Columbus; O, Feb. 22 —Col. A B. Colt, of the Fourth Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, has resigned. Col. Colt. besides commanding the Fourth in the Porto Rican campaign attained considerable notoriety by quarreling with bis men. Deepwater Items. Rev Adams is holding a few days’ meeting at the Johnstown Christian church this week. There wasa party at TJ Alexan- der’s last Monday night. Willie Shelton went to Montrose last Friday on business. The protracted meeting is pro- gressing nicely at the Pleasant Home Baptist church. W H Zimmers will move from this community the last of the week to Johnstown. Wm Dudley, Jobnstown’s black- smith says when he is not at work he puts in his time smiling on the pretty girls. Several Elm Grove boys attended meeting at Pleasant Home last Fri- day night and reported a large crowd and fine sermon. On account of rain Saturday there was not avery large crowd at the Adell and Hackler sale, but the goods sold at a fair price. Mrs Anna Howard of Johnstown, spent last week ‘at Sprace visiting with relatives and friends. Rob Radford went to Linn county, last week to visit his brother Lee, Rev Ray, who liyed west of Johns- town, moved last week to Altona. Mr Burnett will farm one of Hugh Gilliland’s places the ceming year. Com Coleman went to Montro~e on business one day last week. The show at the Johnstown opera house given by the home troupe on last Wednesday night was largely attended and all seemed to be well pleased. Lum Foster, who has been living on the Humphrey Gutridge farm has moved to the W n farm near Ger- mantown and will feed cattle for Mr Wilson this spring. Russel Thomas, the Johnstown barber has just returned from an ex-}| tended visit to Urich and KC. Rev Woldridge will preach at M Echureb at Johnstown next Sun day. ROsE. PERCIVAL, MISSOURI. the cheapest m | TO FREEZE OUT ALGER. Secretary of War's Resignation May Be, | Forced From Him. | New York, Feb. 24.—The Herald's | Washiogton correspondent writes: | Secretary Alger stated to day thst | “so far as his own disposition was | concerned be would remain io the | | Cabinet uatil the end of the presext) j administration.” | | No one ever doubted this. The Presdeut bas hoped that he might, even unwillingly, tender his resigna- tion without a direct request for it. Naturally the President is reluctant to resort to drastic measures, but with the pressure being brought to) bear upon him by the most promi-| nent republican leaders in both) houses of congrees aud the members of his Cabinet, there is no doubt that ultimately the resignation will be demanded if the Secretary does} not tender it voluntarily. Secretary Alger will be so com pletely ignored in all the arrange- ments for the reorganization of the army and in the selection of officers uoder the new law that those who desire his resignation feel confident that be cannot much longer with stand the freezing out process which has already been inaugurated. lo view of such occurrences as those in the House of Representa- tives to-day and of the popular de- mand in all directions for a change in the head of the War Department, the President has quite made up his mind that Alger must be speedily unloaded from the Cabinst. Representative Johnson of Indiana was especially severe upon Secretary Alger to-day, and his reference to the report of the hissing of Alger in Boston was received with applause, in which some of the republicans joined. Later in the debate Repre- sentative Rhea of Kentucky exclaim ed: “Trust the President? What has he got in the War Departwent?” The answer was ‘Beef!’ Mr Rhea also referred to Secre- tary Alger’s record in the Civil War, speaking of his having been cashier- ed for cowardice. Representative Spalding of Michigan undertook to say a word in his defense and pro tested that he had not been cash iered. “He was not cashiered, but he was court martialed, or he would have been court-martialed if he had not resigned to escape it,” said Mr. Rhea, amid great applause, and Mr. Spalding did not try to make any further defense. Caught Stealing Chickens. Laporte, Ind., Feb. 26.—Edward Teeter of Rolling Prairie created a sensation this morning by driving a | Well known resident and his wife} | through the town at the point of a revolver. Last night Teeter heard a} commotion in his hen house and going ovt to learn the cause discov | covered a resident of Rolling Prairie| jand his wife in the barn-yard. The woman was dressed in attire the two were steal chickens. Teeter made them pris- oners and locked them in the house and |until morning, when he gave them} | breakfast. He then tied the chickens} |which the pair had attempted to) | steal around their necks and ordered ithe man and woman to merch | | through the streets in this predica | |ment. The spectacle ef the two marching down the road with Teeter bringing up the rear, revolver in| hand,was a strange one,more partie ularly so on account of the woman wearing a man’s clothes. The guilty pair have heretcfore held a respectable position in Roll- society. ucklen’s Arnica Salve cures pil ig guaran- f m OF cents ucker THURSDAY MARCI 2 1899 f - iia cage AOI) SOPOT OFFICERS ».N. TROMPSO . BENNET KIPP. Cai NEWBER We write what we hear the Virginians say is true; Dear Reader, don’t biame us What happens you. fwe hear ’em say Mrs R F Harper the sick lis Saturday. Ben Watkins’ baby took sick on| Thursday at S$ o'clock and died in4 hours. It was buried Saturday. H Brown of Osawotamie, Kan, stopped over Friday n t with Aaron. He was on his way to Pulaski county, Mo, where he is moving. Harrison Neal moved near Mound City, Kan, Wednesday of last week. Geo Ruble is repairing his tenant house. Tobe Martin Roswell, South Dakota, is visiting old playmates around Virginia. His father, Moses Martin, settled here in 1867; sold his farm in 1882 and moved to8S. D. This | is Tobe’s first visit in 17 years. He says there has not been the improve- ment here he expected. His mother has been dead a number of years; his father went to Illinois and married | the widow that owned the farm that | he sold when he moved to Bates} county. He is near Breckinridge. The family is scattered; Pres now liyes at Webb City, Mo, Tom Hays) and Geo Fiesher liye in Oregon, they married the two oldest girls; Sam lives in southern Illinois; Jake at | Lake City, Minn, Tobe, Lutitia, Dol- lie and Kate are living at Roswell. Miss Lizzie Coulter has returned from Iowa, where she has been vis-} iting relatiyes the past three months. Rey Wm Coulter has moved in the Dick Craig house south of Virginia. The rain kept most of the populists | at home Saturday. T A Wright, free silver candidate | for justice of the peace, is stumping | the township. He istelling the young | people that he will say the marriage | ceremony for half price. | BF Biggs spent a few days last / week at Independence, Mo. Miss Clemma Jackson of Walstreet, Kan, is visiting her brother Cliff and old friends. j 8 S at Virginia was not attended Sabbath. There will be three weddings in the near future not farfrom Virginia. School teachers could do better to remain single; there are always young ladies attending school that would speak a good word for them. Young men w are renting land certainly would find it cheaper for them todotheirown cooking than to have some one to work for them. Ifa young mang expense, new hats ar they all cos Some of o1 grass seed las Isaac Park his barn. Ed Dadley, R j very well wife it adds i dresses and is a were sowing week. t anew shed to is Sellers and Jim Moss were at 5 Mound, Kan, last j week Gus Rape is st 1is bed. Mrf Myra Bra s of Mrs | Ben Watkins, who died in the asy- lum at Nevada, a short time ago, was buried at Mul ynday. Fred Heckad Linn county, Kar Miss Mary W ease of measies © She wos quite = Dr Lamb was better Monday. LL Jady s ler with al until he zg Park's h¢ were JHM | Harding }on expansion | Creek home. NO 16 COPOSOS ISSO COO OPOOO DS OOD OPO ODOC OOe UNDER STatR SUPER SION ie : We beg to offer our services fo feeling that we canassure depos itors all the advantages arising from experience, prudence and vigilance. FARMERS BANK 3 py and ly, T H McElr and and family, W A C H Morrison and fam Rev Pyle and wife Butler, R assed with a team of Pritchard, Henry, Sam and - *k's Harvey Steele Da n’s favorite L Evac and e paired a lelive to the di erously m and paric fthe feast spread Thé bride and the recipients of many beautiful and |} ok gen- and we got one before blacksmith, and Beiie them. groom were *hant of Piper, were » afterattending the The ests ad j< ck, with useful presents. arn- 1 and little if ed abo ¢ fort bey s the attend- wishes ire happ prosperity of the handso ry and Eb Wendl and hoping e’er long to be to partake of their hospitality one mua and the Ind Ty, similar occasion A GUEST. say do well. Rasto Smith's child is very sick. shipped a load of hoge this week. The Virginia forum had their talk Hooper & Monday night. The | band gave them good music. Clate | Wolfe, TS Harper, J W McFadden, | loss asto where to go Tuesday eve, Dr Lamb and G W Park took part in | but finally Milton and Ned headed the chin music. Question for Mon- | for aud Bob took the back day night March 13, Should standing | track, and didn’t use that bugey army be increased to 100,000; either TS Harper. Jno MeGhee, wife and babies gave Walter Wallace says he thinks he| ua call one evening last week. They will not take the measles, but he | will soon move to Nevada, Jobn ise cannot get to see his sweetheart. She | No 1 telegraph operator and expecte is afraid of the measles. ere long to be at work again. Will Hendrix was over and reports all doing well. The boys say he har been exposed to the measles. = Six of Jno M (irahbam’s family are ‘ A number here last Saturday pay- | down with the measles, ing taxes. 7, = hi | Jno Reed, of Henry County, cai +e Pod Pettus reports a number in his | Sunday evening. neighborhood down with the measles, a4 arn Marvin Price is convalescent WS Hurst — up from his Cove | .., ijjness of two weeks. 1e first thing done | 4 party at Johnny Radford’s Tues- after getting settled in the timber day night and one at Lee Hendrie’ was to fall a tree killing a fine hog. | spy, arsday night bathe Howard is suffering with neu-| Jim Hendricks siecle stamping ground in F M Patrick and J8 Arbuckle | ‘righoed home. make quite a team when it comes to Our friend Mr Wells and family basus! He. cneeive ener and landed at his old home in north Me B as cooper was gripping last | 5) tead of Adrian week, and must say the grippe had Preaching at Walnut and also af saeonty rose poo Sees Bethel Sunday. You will hear a goo€ oo é "| sermon at either place. day, and is = well for one of his} my Hendrix and wife will be at fea cat as Joe MeC home when the weather moderates. he boss drummer, Joe AleCuen, W 8 Bourland was over to see of this section, was here Saturday. at pet see newhat mixed Hon J N Ballard, in company With | 57 law of lat the Montrose miller, was here the Barker Ford Pou 22d on business. ‘a load to A large crowd atthe Beatty sale, »ys seemed to be at & e soutt leader AARON, Ballard Breezes. after left us fer his oid Henry Ca, his e is so Co took Pat. try and property sold very well. Mrs W O Wood and children lef for K C, where they will lc Wood has a situation on the el Clinton, M 26.—Mariis vated | Leinweber, an ext » land owner. y afternoon by was drowned y street car line nery Bennett had a public sale ‘is ocertecnsen way aay s property last Wednesday, a 5a tacecate as Cadet sce expects to join relatives in ease fron Meaeix the past winter ar bought 1.890 acres of land Summit, also 1,506 acree of swamp fat i near Hartwell, this county, wh be was reclaim g His fax re to have come to Jay made a state tood f morigered: bower He spre PTE t