The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 14, 1901, Page 4

— f, D. ALLEN, Eprror. |. D. Aten & Co., Proprietors. x TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES. |BILLS SIGNED BY DOCKERY. IThe Franchise Tax Act Re- ceives the Governor’s Sig- The Weext.y Timss, p d every Thursday, will be t address one year, postage , for $1.00, nature. Was ton Tues = make an, From Now Until the Close of the Ses- pespection:o! po military | Sion New Laws Will Be the Or & : j —_—_—_—————_ ler---Final Action on Many ‘ Y I r Measures. , s v snow t £80,000,000. Governor D: USS 2S eee tore t ‘ ) s ) i Vashinet ( b Z ranchise taxes ) of | re nue 1 raise. Fora meas: r rapi parti 1 e ict I | ( D 1 ie Ww, 1 not | sense 0} PP, v i s MMe out ne Per ! Comm shabl 1 1 til = i Wi ; ais s ae: a ent of s cit aes s approved ; bill 1 nator | and buge later minutes after his arre he guilty and sentenced, and withintwo hours after conviction he had donned the stripes. Jeit City, March Christian Scientists are determined to die in the last ditch. They have only one more possible opportunity to stop the Hall medical bill from becoming alaw. That is the favor of Governor Dockery. A is their last and only hope and to those who are on the outside, but still fairly well acquainted with the situation, it is a very slim hope. —————____. rson veto Anew road law passed by this legislature and signed by the goy- ernor, with an emergency clause, provides that the township boards, shall immediately divide the town- ship into convenient districts, not to exceed four in number. There shall] be elected, at each biennial election in said township, a road overseer in each district by the voters residing insuch district. Township boards should take notice of this at once and divide their townships into road districts and have the overseers elected at the coming township elections. Mr. H. K. Wood, one of our highly esteemed citizens, about into a‘ortune if reports are true. According to Associate Press dis- patches, Baron Robert Massow has died in Prussia, leaving ,000,000 to be distributed equally among the Survivors of Mosby’s command, of which deceased was a member dur- ing the war between the States. Mr. Wood, of this place, belonged to Co. FE. of General John 8S. Mosby's vali- ant cavalry regiment, and the writer interviewed him, Saturday, on the report, and asked him if ke had heard it. ‘Why, only what 1 see in the papers,’ he replied. ‘You see, Massow was a young officer in the Pruesian army, and, as he was a pro- fessional soldier and wanted to see a goed deal of war, he came over here in ‘62 and joined our command. Well, he got shot ina scrimmage we had with the California cavalry and had to be sent back home. I was acquainted with him. I was paroled at Winchester, Pa., iu April, °65,and if the story is true,avill expect to re- to come he was found or towna to exe two-fifths mill to pay for the jm public librar jen wants the law, as it has a} {Ca ie library and not enough money unde H for taking care of it 1e present laws to pay bill to move the geological survey to Rolla and part school of mines, Zeveley’s bill to give make it a of the the school of mines one-fifth instead | of one-eighth of the seminary mon- eys derived from the collateral in- heritance tax, Haynes’ bill termine the popu ion of St. Joseph for voting purposes by multiplying the number of voters by five, Ward’s bill creating county boards of edu- cation to be composed of three mem- bers each, Hibbard’s bill making public administrators inelligible to succeed themselves after one term of to de- four years and providing that their affairs shall be examined by an ex- aminer named by the circuit court. Some of the other bills that have been signed by the goveruor are: By Senator Thomas of Jasper, increas- ing the salary of the chief clerk of How Wili She End? ust budding into womanhood, tri so fair dine Tat we tern watch her as she passes, she tri ong the street a picture of health pend east: so to Among the passing crowd of worn and | wrinkled women, | she looks a being | from another world. Will she ever be like them? Could they once have been as fair as she? No beauty can last under the Strain and dr. of female w from which the ‘majori f women suffe greater or less de- (8 vorite Prescrip drains, 10 Opium, CO- Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure bil- iousness, BANK SAFE IS LOOTED. |Robbers Make a Rich Haul at ton petition of | .| Little Town of Argonia, Kansas. Senator Clay's | Bandits Are Being Pursued and May Be Captured. Wellington, Kan., March 10.—The e bank of J. H. Springer at pri last nigh by three men and $2,600 the sight of the injured eye ghee | in cash and $4,000 inregistered gov- ernment 3 per cent bonds secured. Two hundred doliz of the money was in silver, $200 in gold and $2,- 200 in paper money. About $140 in silver and gold and $8,000 in bonds was left untouched. The robbers stole their tools from the Santa Fe section house and a near by blacksmith shop and pried open the door to the bank building with a crowbar. An attempt was made to break the knoboff the vault door, but it was unsuccessful. Ss ion. It ae the | } TRAGEDY OVER A FENCE. atte drews is jare in pursuit of An Unfortunate Accident a joclock. Harry WeArthur. s Sherman Mearthu f 5 fellow, cou laid the cap upor it another stor The | at 5 her parents beeam vault was entered through the brick] organized a searching party. wall and the safe blown open with}body was found shortly afterward hanging from the The report wi four blocks and verely; tearing off t umb nail o1 d the bal his right hand and of his left eye entirely out on his cheek. The little fellow has suffered i tensely from his unfortunate a Argonia, this county, was enteréd | dent and it is feared that he will lose nently.—Pleasant Hill Post HANGED HERSELF TO A TREE. Chillicothe, Mo., March 11.—Miss Lucey Farrar, the 17-year-old daugh- ter of Ed Farrar and wife, living in the northwestern part of Livingston county, committed suicide late yes- terday afternoon by hanging herself by means of a halter to the jimb of a tree, not over 200 yards from her home. The girl left home at 2 0’clock, and armed and Her tree limb. No ° ; : the state’ superintendent of public nitro-glycerine. Two explosions were aceban Wiowisdr the irakic act. schools from $1,500 to 200 per heard, but the fact of the robbery] She had a pleasant bome and was in annum. bid not become known until after|good health. She left neither nete By Senator Clay of St. Francis bill providing that any person guilty of molesting or injuring telephone | | wires shall be punished by imprison- | j ment in the penitentiary not to ex-|, ceed a term of two years, or alt fine of $500. Telegraph poles were t similar law, }; already protected by a but anybody telephone pole in the country € By Senator Morton of R estab- lishing the office of pardon clerk for governor's office at a yearly salary of $1,500. It is provided the elerk |: shall not be less than 25 years of}; age and must be a licensed attorney | ; at law. His duty is to help the gov- pardon In could) chop down a ernor examine cases. some respects he occupies a position | italized at $5,000. burglar insurance. wealthy and depositors will net suf- fer. on the Union National bank of Kan- sas City were in thesafeand were not touched. similar to that of a board of par- dons, but his relations with the gov- ernor are more confidential. By Senator Marshall of Scott, a bill requiring county collectors to certify collections to the state audi- itor and providing punishment if they refuse to doso. Some collect- ors don’t consider the state inter- ested and refuse to pay attention to the auditor. ceive my share of the two millions.” McKINLEY WRITES TO DOCKERY. It is said by Gen. Mosby that there are only about 200 of his command now living, in which case our fellow citizen would get $20,000 as his part. We hope the report is true, as the money in this instance, will fall into M competent hands—will not wasted.— Hume Telephone. Mortality of Consumption. Philadelphia, Pa.. March 6.—Chief J. Lewis of the Bureau of Health, in his annual repo st that consumption exceed ity any single disease, tl deaths from tu ar be Goode bereculosis athe past v Cordial Letter From President in Re- ply to Friendly Congratulations. Jefferson City, Mo., March 10.—On r. MeKinley’s inauguration as president on March 4 Governor Dockery sent him a telegram of per- sonal congratulation. In response the governor received today the fol- lowing letter from the president “Executive Mansion, Washington. } D.C., March 7, 1901 ar Govert Dockery than Please | cord for your} lation of sage of ongTa which was duly re-| you that wart your is WILLIAM MKINLEY to rent the other two are described as men about j ricultural ha layvlight this morning. The robbers left: nothing th will lead to their identity. They arrived n Argonia about dark Saturday ev- ening from the south. The leader of ig, & tall, welldressed, smooth alking man, was recognized by some 1s aman who Argonia last Thursday.and went through the rear bank building, whieh is he gi Was in end of the vacant, under pretense of wanting|is all right, if you are room for a store. The 35 years of age, one smooth shaven and the other wearing a moustache, and both dressed in dark corduroy pants and hunting coat. The bank is a private concern, eap- It carried $2,500 The owner is Twelve hundred dollars in drafts MISSOURI'S STATE FAIR. How the 550,000 Given by the Legis- lature Will be Used. Sedalia, Mo, March 8.—J. R. Rippy, seeretary of the Missouri State Fair association, is back from Ss Jefferson City. where he labored for the fair. He had hoped to get $100, 000, but believes a good fair, can be given this fall, September 9 to 14 ex- elusive, with the $50,000 appropri- ated. It probably will be expended as follows: Speed horse barns, to accommodate 140 horses (instead of 0 as had been intended), $4,000: $10,000; $12.000: amphitheater, ion hall, $3,000; ag- 000; judges’ stand, | administration building, custodians’! building, fencing, turnstiles, ticket offices, ete.. $10,000. All’ of the| buildings d other improvements } will be constructed so they can be} enlarged when more means are! avail swine and sheep stable, race track. $8,000; expe nor word. Getting Thin too fat snd all wrong, if too thin alread. Fat, enough for your habit, realthy; a little more, or less, i creat harm. Coctor; too thin, f mn, no matter what cause, take ott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver il. There are many causes of get- ‘ag too thin; they all come ider these two heads: ‘ork and under-digestion. Stop over-work, if you +car :, whether you can ornot = Scott’s Emulsion of Coc ver Oil, to balance yourse! “1 your work. You can’t live it—true—but, by it, There’s a limit, however; ou’ll pay for it. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver ‘il is the readiest cure for can’t eat,” unless f «ir doing no work--you can’t 1¢ be well and strong, without :¢ sort of activity. 2 genuine has picture on it, > 2 no other. s* you have not Toe fat, consu! ersistent]} over- you it comes of = se you. COTT & BOWNE Chemists, 409 Peari Street, New York. = 5Oc. and $1.00; ail druggists. FOUR DEAD IN A TORNADO. Henry Julian Killed by William An- Heavy Damage in a Windstorm in drews, a Farmer. Northeastern Texas Yesterday. Mansfield, Mo.. March 11.—Henry Dallas, Texas. Mar 9.—Four Jalian, an attorney and owner of the persons ¥ i >» ir Douglas County Democrat at Ava, is s 5 15 miles south of her: s shot \ t y instantly killed at 10 0% 2 < s Dallas. = morning, while buildi H i 5 I t his farm near that place k | Andrews. k t os twas Char Murphy, br s i s & (of Julian, 13 years of ag r = testified at the coroner's <tt ~ m he saw Andrews proa ng ~ ~ sons gun, a s Pe s Julian it shots ~ | body : s j ‘ z net 5 J W tis ry i! s i s - s w ‘ fe s G \ s jcounty, ue Spring beer Ava s s Dr. 3, XN. I with an unfortunate lent rt 2 \ . jlittle fellow who is onls 1t 8 ae ; | Years o 5 sg father’s. M. ¢ ers i : zi picked up a ‘ 2 place. Or . j s v es and general proper places A i followed numerous dtloo ied the country j Were drow1 hames not learned here, din a stream near Elmo : relland Will's Point | Part of a freight trainonthe Texas & Pacifie. Will's Point, »lown from the tracks and wrecked. Te’ +h- ing into the northeastern corner of it near was raph and telephone wires rez the state were blown down. New Boston, in Bowie county, is said to have suffered sey rely, but details have not been received. Paris and Dekalb report “New Boston swept away by cyclone.” Linemen are trying to get wires working through to Texarkana and beyond, via Marshall and Paris. Fulton, Ky., Mareh 10.—In the terrific storm that swept this section last night the damage was greatest at Clintonand Hickman. At Clinton bBwenty negro cabins were demolished and two negroes mortally hurt and badly bruised and jmashed. Part of Marvin college was | unreofed and the waterworks plant | Was destroyed Fight lon the linois Ceutral switch at the} |d Pot at Clinton were blown from the {track. The Baptist church at Hick- | man was destroyed by wind. A large | number of and barns | blown down in Fulton and Hickman many others freight cars houses we fecounties and the loss of property is j large | Gr. March 10.—To- | day’s wind. sleet and rain storm has | almost paral jservice. This line of the Michigan ; Telephone company about Ionia is a mass of tangled wires and broken poles. The Citizens’ company is also badly crippled. The loss to both companies will amount to several thousand dollars. At St. Joseph the Bell company suffered a loss of 000 from the storm. Four hundred telephones were burned out by con- tact with trolly wires. In Benton Harbor the wiresof thecompany are alldown. The loss here will amount to $2,000. Chicago, March 10.—One of the worst wind storms of the season struck Chicago early to-day and during the two hours that it was at its height damaged property throughout the city to the extent of $175,000. Many heavy plate glase | Windows were blown in. Telegraph jand telephone companies were the} worst sufferers and it will be some | time before order can be restored. | Thousands of poles were blown down j and Chicago was practically isolated | from the west and northwest by tele-| |phone and telegraph to-night and! | all day to-day. d Rapids od the state telephone Missouri's St. Louis Exhibit. Jefferson City, March 9.—The house passed the world’s fair bill appro- priating one million dollarsfora Mis- souri exhibit at the Louisiana Pur- chase Centennial <xposition late this afternoon. Eleven against it, although > people or- dered it when they adopted the stitutional amendment members voted con- NOTE CHANGE IN SCHOOL Laws” Meet With Cea. proval Which W Whieh has r Dockery’ & *, COMtains Probably “public county . member Conimia. irtue of county ' educa. xTaded schools iting. Ounty tion’ ap educa. institute ers who summer r tes hat eee a ' schools by . rUnCates f \amina. 10 CONTRACTORS, | Notice er pr April, 1901, struction and for said county and speeifi- Douald, Arehi- s City, Mo., rks office of be a modern steel beams walls, slate with h encanstic plumbing. Ali completion of the building shall accompany his bid with and brick proposed All bids shail contain a certified check in the sum of ($500.0) Five Hondred Dollars, made le to the tre f Bates count nd each contractor paAsample of stone » which t ty court of said county, and shall be furnished within twelve (2) days after award of contract, and if the contractor fail to supply and execute such bend, aforesaid check shall be forfeited panty as dan be upon printed forme fur- nty clerk of said county, Approximate cost of building (850,000.00) Fifty Thousand Dollars The count; reserves the right to reject amy or all bide bids shall be sealed and marked ‘* Prom “ se and be delivered to the ror Cour® H« clerk of said county Grouse E. McDowann, Architect, By order of the County Court of said County, Sam's. West, Presiding Jadge. L. D. Winsa'rr, Associate Judge, d Mancn, Associate Judge 8. T. Buavprs Coupty Clerk, Batler, Missouri, March “th 1901 THIN people have thin hair. 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