The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 8, 1901, Page 1

The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXIII. BUTLER. MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901. NO. 40. THE MISSOURI STATE BANK, of Butler, Missouri. pital $55,000.00 Weare admirably equipped for the transaction of all branches of Banking business; have at all times an Abundance of Cash so that wecan Loan Money and Buy Notes on the most liberal terms. oUR DEP( ISITORS are provided with check books free of charge and every courtesy in our power is extended them. OUR FIRE PROOF VAULT is offered to our customers as a safe sitory for their private papers free of rent. This bank is organized under the banking laws of Missouri and is frequently examined by State Bank Examiners, has forty seven stockholders, thirty-nine of them live in Bates county, is managed refully and solicits the patronage of the public. We want you for acustomer. wa. E. Warton, President. J. R. JENKINS, Cashier. —DIRECTORS.—— Wim. KF. Waltor J.R. Jenkine, C H. Dutcher. Jobn Deerwester, Charles R. Radford, T. C. Boulware, T. J. Wright, Booker Powell, Frank M. Voris, INTERESTi RATES. LOW The Third Amendment having been declared unconstitutional by our Supreme Court the WALTON TRUST COMPANY, Real Barton counties. Missouri, at lower rates of interest than ever will now loan money on Estate in Bates, Vernon and before offered. We have a large amount of idle money in Bank at Butler ready for loans. ‘There will be no delay on our part. If you want a loan be sure to come and get our rates, terms, etc, We have a complete and reliable abstract of title to each acre of land and town lot in Bates county showing every transfer or United encumbrance from the time land was bought of the States down to this date. ANK ALLEN, Secretary, FER HAS FULL CONTROL. WM. E. WALTON, President. CONVICT AUTHOR ESCAPES. eroeanent Kentucky Woman Figures »Man to Direct Union La-| ss aiineetties. or’s Fight Against Great | Frankfort, Ky., August 2.—It has * \ leaked out that Robert Hilton, one Steel Combine. | ofthe most famous of all the convicts |in the penitentiary here, made his es- ieee |< cape Thursday night. Hilton iscon- j nected with one of the most promi- j nent families in Bowling Green, and was serving a life sentence for the it of Battle Will Determine Wheth- | murder of a man named Hadnett, ‘the Laboring Man Has the Pow- | whom he killed in Warren county, in 1900. He is also famous as the au thor of the book entitled “Ten Years which attained a wide E WILL CLOSE EVERY MILL. erto Defend Himself Against a Great Million Dollar a Convict,” { | circulation. The story of his escape Combinations. ‘ brings out an old story of the cause ttsburg, Pa., Aug. 4.—“Withina | of his troubles. Although he is a married man and a father, he became infatuated with a woman of wealth in Bowling Green. This woman was the cause of his killing Hadnett, but she has stuck to him ever since. It is said that a pair of pistols were found on him when he was in the Bowling Green jail, soon after she vis- | ited him, but he always stoutly deni- ed that she smuggled them to him. | By most exemplary conduct he has become a trusty, with the privilege | of being outside of the prison walls | at certain times, and having the free- dom of the prison offices. He has never received a black mark since he has been in prison. Last Thursday this woman visited him, and soon afterward left. When the roll call was made in the evening Hilton was among the missing. It is supposed she gave him some money and he took the Chesapeake and Ohio train, and will join her at some distant point. i cevery union man and every un- | man at heart in the employ of | United States Steel corporation | be asked to join in the strike | being waged by the Amalgamat- | association. We must settle; ther unionism is to stand or fall. here will be no more conferences | ithe United States Steel corpora- | unless the meeting is asked for he officials of that corporation. Amalgamated association will equest a peace meeting.” ese and several other significant ments were made to-night by ident Shaffer of the Amalgamat- | sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin kers upon his return from the lessconference with J. P. Morgan others in New York. Snow a fight to a finish between great billion dollar steel trust organized labor. Mr. Shaffer that he is ready to employ ev- eaceable means within the pow- man to win a victory. Noquar- 'to be given and none will be re- ted. What a Tale It Tells. If that mirror of yours shows a wretched, sallow complexion, a jaun- diced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin, it’s liver trouble; but Dr. King’s New Life Pills regulate the liver, purify the blood, give clearskin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion. Only 25¢ at H. L. Tucker's drug store. eentire management of the bat- as been placed in the hands of dent Shaffer. He has absolute rtocall out every man who is ected with the organization and tends to do it. He is satisfied the progress of the fight to date. | nds that none of his battle lines been broken. Promise is made fr. Shafier that the trust will the Amalgamated association is gin many of its mills. British Navy's Loss. London, Aug. +.—The British tor- pedo-boat destroyer Viper struck a rock off the island of Alderney, inthe | English channel, and is a total wreck. | There was no loss of life. To Save Her Child. | the British Navy fitted with turbi m frightful disfigurement Mrs. | : s : aad D leger, of LaGrange, Ga.. | engines. During her speed trials in ed na s Arnica Salve to | | May and June she attained 504 knots eee on her head and face, and | and was pronounced capable of doing quick cure exceeded all her| 31 knots. At that time she was ere | | handled by an inexperienced crew, s, Cuts, Burns f . e lsand Piles : Cure guar- ; and her builders believed she would ed by H. L. Tucker, druggist yet attain 34 knots. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,700.00. The Viper was the only vessel in} CUBA’S FUTURE MONEY NEEDED TO DEVELOP. Governor Says the Resources of Island Are Practically Untouched---Claims That Yellow Fever Has Been Stamped Out. New York, July 31.—General Leon- ard Wood, military governor of Cuba, who is now on board the dis- patch boat Kanawha, preparing for acruise along the coast of New En- gland, to-day, in Cuban affairs: “Cuba is a totally undeveloped is- land and has a great future Yellow fever, that great bugbear of our people in the in another year will cease to be epidemic. We have not had a single case of yellow fever at Havana this summer none in eastern Cuba for past. “Cuba’s resources require capital fordevelopment. The last enormous sugar crop was raised on 8 per cent of the entire sugar-producing land. Only this small percentage is under cultivation. “We have $1,500,000 in our re- serve fund and can pay all our debts and get out of Cuba within the next eight months. We have established 3,600 flourishing schools. Two years ago we were obliged to provide over 100 orphan asylums to protect the destitute children; since then we have abolished sixty and expect to beable to close more before we retiye from the management of Cuban affairs. “Our troops have been well cared for and their health compares favor- ably with that of the troops in this country, showing that the island is healthy. They camp out, undertake practice marches similar to those of other troops of the army, and in ev- ery way their condition and behavior has been admirable “The municipal governments are inorder. The judiciary is entirely re- formed and is satisfactory to the people. The people are gentle and easily governed. They are affection- ateand tractible. Beggars are never seen. Tne products of nature are so liberal that the wants of nature are easily supplied.” said discussing before it. south, and two years \ Hood's Pills care liver ill Strict Orders From Sultan. From the The sultan is determined that the new woman shall not flourish among the followers of the faithful. He has decreed that no Turkish children shall be allowed to attend foreign schools; that no household shall em- ploy foreign governesses or teachers, and that no Turkish woman shall be seen in public with Christian com- panions. The Turkish women are forbidden to row in boats or to re- main in boats after dark. Girls are forbidden to wear sunbonnets or oth- er headdress, and must return to the small turban-like cap. The order in reference to women an@ boats indi- cates that Abdul Hamid is not alto- gether simple-headed. Nashville American. Suicide of Despondent Girl. Odessa, Mo., July 31.—Miss Anna Wood, 24 years old, daughter of James Wood, a farmer residing about three miles northwest of this place, committed suicide today by shooting herself through the heart with a rifle. The deed was due to despondency on account of sickness. : 2 : Disfigured Skin - Wasted muscles and decaying bones. What havoc! Scrofula, let alone, is capable of ali that, and more. It is commonly marked by bunc the neck, inflammations in the ey is . catarrh, and general debility. It is always radically and permanently cured by ”’ : Hood’s Sarsaparilia Which expels all humors, cures al! erup- tions, and builds up the whole system, whether young or old. the nonirritating and only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilis. | That Is Prediction of Governor | | General Wood. HOW THE BENDERS DIED. WILL BE BRIGHT. Story Told the First Time bv an Indian Scout. | Members of the Noted Family Were All | Massacred---Tragedy Enacted on | | the Banks of a Creek--Bodies and Wagon Burned. Deadwood, 8. D., | Pierce, more | “Doe” Pierce, most reliable Indian Black hills, has given out a about the Bender family, which goes to show that there is no | further need of the authorities search- ing for the remains of the family Pierce is a reliable man, first time he tells what he knows of the case. He had a friend in the 70s who wasalso well known in the Black hills, and before the friend died he re- lated to Pierce the incidents relative to the killing of all of the members of the Bender family When the York family and the tragedy home of the Benders. was among those from the city of Cherryvale who went out to investi- gate the conditions of things at the Benderroadhouse. There were twen- ty-four men in the party, one of the men being an old buffalo hunter. They found the house deserted, in searching the house the bedstead in the about which so much has been said, was found to be full of bullet holes, and dried blood was on the They found the trap-door behind a curtain, which led into the cellar, into which the dead bodies had been thrown until dark, when they were taken out into the garden and buried. The searching party next went out into the garden and commenced look- ing for the spot where the bodies had been buried. A wagon rod was used to probe the ground for a soft place, and finally a spot was found that After digging downashort of one of the York and the contor- August 4.—E. T, | familiarly known as ope of the oldest and | the] scouts of story | of Kansas, | and for the} | was killed | was traced to the Pierce's friend and west room. mattress. was soft ways the body children was found, tions of the face and body made it look as though the child had been buried alive. Fifteen bodies were found by the party in the garden, in- cluding the Texas cattleman, who was supposed to have been shot in the west room. The old buffalo man had been look ing around for the trail of the fam- ily. which had been made its escape. The trail of an old rickety wagon was found. and the buffalo hunter follow- ed it up all day, and about nightfall came upon the family, camped neara creek. The scout returned to the party of Cherryvale men and report- ed his find. They agreed upon going back with the scout and exterminat- ing the entire family. The posse was divided into three parts, and the Bender family was surrounded. One of the posse accidentally discharged his rifle before the proper time, which gave the warning of danger to the! Bender people. They immediately prepared for defense. The buffalo hunter fired at long range atold man Bender and hit him in the back, kill- ing him. Another volley from the posse, and John and his mother fell dead. Kate was the last one to be shot. The posse then went to the scene and piled the four dead bodies | ina heap and burned them, adding to the fire the wagon, harness and the camp outfit. Everything that would not burn was taken to the ereek bank and covered over with) dirt. | all constitutional diseases have their begin- | ning in kidney trouble. | If you are sick you can make no mistake The mild Kilmer’s This is the story that Doe Pierce} i for the first time since his friend | confided the facts to him, twenty years ago. The story that Kate | Bender came to the Black hills sever- | | Thiery’s life w ja horrible tale that |al years ago and made her residence | jin this city is not eredited here. A| woman did come here about fifteen | yearsagothat had some resemblance | {to the famous Kate. 80 some of the! eee say, but it is not believed} | that it was she. | and iss: STOPPED A CANNIBAL FEAST Starved Miners Found by Rescuers Dis membering Dead Companion Port Townse story of deatt nd, Wash.. Aug from starvati Avia puk mining distr Nome t wast from by VASSET I ial y Houstonar death’ sdoor. H« recover, but there Added to the story « {tion Houston thigh of their dead his body and were cook t | help arrived and saved | practicing canniba had been in Good H I pecting. On June7 t irted for Nome by way of Agiapuk river. Be-! fore they reached Teller City their provisions gave out and hungereom- pelled them to eat grass. birds’ eggs vuld find Dean} bidding | in Canton, 0 and anything they «x left a letter partly his family writt who live farewell, He was a member of the| Masonie order. Thiery is from Dav-|} enport, Ia.. and Houston was former- | ly mate on the Yukon riv boat Sovereign j j | Astounded the Editor Editor S. A. Brown, of Bennetts- ville, 8. C., was once immensely sur- prised. “Through long suffering from Dyspepsia,” he writes, “my wife was greatly run down. She had no strepgth or vigor and suffered greut distress from her stomach, but she tried | tric Bitters which helped her at or and, after using four bottles, she is entirely well, can eat anything. It’s a grand tonic, andits gentle laxative qualities are splendid for torpid liver.” For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach and Liver troubles it’s a sitive, guaranteed eure. Only 50x H. L. Tucker's drug store Lynching Bee Is Probable. Charlotte, N. ¢ from Shelby says that Chief of Police place was shot and instantly killed by Jim Lowery. a negro employed at the South Carolina and depot, at 1 o'clock this morning Jones, with a warrant charging Low- with without li-| cense, went to serve it. Lowery ran, firing at Jones, the bullet taking ef- fect in the lung. Jones followed and ghthim as he struck a lamp post In the scuffle Lowery fired again, the bullet going through Jones Four bloodbounds thousand people are trail. shot by the fleeing negro. likely that if the ne will never reach th °., Aug. 4.—A to the Observer, special Jones of that Georgia ery selling whisky ca heart and over a on the negro’s One of the boodhounds was It is quite is caught he Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through | your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are youre blood purifiers, they fil- ter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, achesandrheu- matism come from ex- cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney- poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that neafly | by first doctoring your kidneys. and the extraordinary effect of Dr. | Swamp-Root, the soon realized. oS: s by all ae cent and one-dollar es. You may have a bottle by mail tif you have ki this paper & Co. Binghamton, OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Demands our attention and your considera- tion this week. Study these prices, compare them with what you have paying and you will see you are losing money by not trading with us. been CANNED GOODS 12 cans tomatoes solid packed $1.20 12 cans Lowa corn 1.00 12 cans Warrior Hy 1.20 1 beans 06 1 3) each, pumpkir 60 12 « black berries 1.00 12 cans red cl 95 12 cans gooseberries 95x l2 cans, 30 Bartlett pears in syrup 1.50 12 cans, $tb.pie peaches 1.20 12 cans, 3%, apple butter 1.00 12 cans Cal. strawberry beets 1.80 12 cans, 3% pork and beans 1.10 12 cans, 1!) cove oysters, best 1.20 12 cans, 2%, cove oysters, best) 2.00 12 cans Columbia river salmon 1.20 12 cans oil sardines 55 12 cans mustard sardines 5S 12 cans imported sardines 1.20 12 cans of potted ham 50 1 gallon can rheubarl 24 1 gallan can apples 27 1 gallon can peaches 30 1 gallon can apricots 40 1 bottle deviled olives 10 TEA AND COFFEE 1 th good bulk coffee 16 2 th better bulk coffee 25 1 th golden Rio 17 1 tt) Java blend 19 1 th basket fired Japan teu 25 1 th uncolored Japan tea 0 1 th basket fired, very fine 38 SPICES AND EXTRACTS 1 tb pure ground mustard 25 1 ) pure ground allspice 28 1 th pure ground cinnamon 28 1 I} pure ground cloves 28 1 th pure ground pepper 25 SOAP. 10 bars Art soap bars Clairette soap 7 bars Silk soap 6 bars X-Ray soap 6 bars Grandpa's Wonder soap .2! 1 bar pure Castile soap 12 boxes good lye pound SYRUPS. 1 box Knox gelatine 12 1 gallon syrup 32 1 quart syrup 09 15 th fruit jelly 40 1 quart fruit jelly 10 MISCELLANEOUS 1) package Cow brand soda = .06 1 th pkg. Arm and Hammersoda .06 1 package Magic soda 05 1 th can good baking powder 12 6 th prunes 25 1 quart bottle bluing 09 3 th Lily Gloss starch -20 4 th box Fairbanks Gold Vest .19 3 boxes (1500) parlor matches .10 1 t) soda crackers 08 1 th corn starch 05 1 package Pearline 04 Mackerel 08 Single wash board 14 Double wash board 24 Good wringer 1.44 We also sell Flour. Shorte, Bran, Corn Chops, Corn and Wheat mixed | and shelled corn Produce of al] kinds taken in ex change at No. 1 Kansas salt $1.45 BUTLER CASH DEPARTMENT STORE. oe tne a AE RHE HE en ERR reR RR = spree ene ERR IRA Pen ean neem en Np tte 2 ARERR EIR