The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 24, 1902, Page 1

The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1902. NO. 38. MISSOURI STATE BANK, OF BUTLER, MISSOURI. Capital $55,000. Surplus $6,000- Under state supervision and is frequently examined by the State Bank Examiners, has 46 stockholders living in Bates county, with a board of 13 successful business men as Directors, Lurge fire proof vault for the protection of ours and customers papers and full insurance against possible loss of cash by burglars. Loans money, receives deposits and traneacts a general banking business, With ample capital and 21 years successful experience we solicit your patronage, offering absolute security for your deposits, courteous treatment and every facility and ac- commodation that is consistent with safe banking rules, Always have money to loan, WM. E. WALTON, Pres, _ J. R, JENKINS, Cashier, J.B. WALTON, Ass’t Cashier, RELL PIPLP CPLPRLPPPPPL WALTON TRUST 4 OF BUTLER MISSOURI. Capital, Surplus and Protite . : $68,300.00, Always has ready woney on hand to beloaned on farms in Bates, Vernon and Barton counties, Missouri, at the Very Lowest Rates of Interest. Every land owner wanting a loan should call and get our relia e Abs Ww. E, Walton, John Deerwester, Frank M., Voris, C. H. Dutcher, FRANK ALLEN, Sxcy, rates before borrowing of others. complete abstract of title to every acre of land or town lot in Bates County from the U. 8. patent down to date, that we keep up with the Interest Paid on Time Deposits. ~—— DIRECTORS. J, Everinghaw, Wu. W. Trigg, Booker Powell, Sam Levy, We have a full and records daily, We furnish MANY LOSE ALL THEY HAD. . The Mississippi Floods Cause Immense’ Damage. Keokuk, Ia., July 20,—Explora- tion of the flooded districts of the Mississippi river from Keokuk south shows conditions beyond the realiza- tion of any but persons of long expe- rience with the river in its most de- structive mond There is absolutely not the slightest chance of stopping thig most costly flood in the history of the great river above St. Louis, A Correspondent went over the worst damaged area to-day in the steamer Silver Crescent and foundev- erywhere the greatest crops ever known under water deep enough to float a steamboat. Hundreds of farmers rich ten days ago are penni- less and homeless, hundreds watch- ing and praying that the great levees may hold, which are now their bul- wark against additional millions of loss and many cases of penury, Careful estimates of the territory covered indicate the loss up to to- day is about 6 million dollars, with every prospect of 2 or 3 millions ad- ditional. Most of this loss is on the Missouri side of the river between Keokuk and Hannibal. Immense fields are seen in a great lake as far as the shore line, visible BLANKET METHOD BY REPUBLICANS. Gov. Dockery Denounces Hy-) pocrisv of Republicans. Republicans Do the Very Thing of Which They Record of Whybark and Higbee. Accuse Democrats. Governor Dockery was asked this afternoon his opinion of the action of the republican judicial convention at Joplin yesterday. “That was a queer convention,” the governor said, “and illustrates the utter lack of candor on the part of the leaders of the republican organ" ization in this state, For days these republicans have been ringing the changes on the al- leged “ring management” of the Springfield Democratic convention, They charged that the so-called ‘State House ring’ dominated that convention and named the judicial candidates by the ‘blanket method’ —acharge by the way, positively untrue. Again, for months, under the lead- ership of a malignant: press, republi- cans hav ig » de Y J. R, Jenkins, T. C. Boulware, C, R. Radford, T. J. Wright, Wa. E, WALTON, Prxs. STEAMER SINKS; . 50 LIVES LOST, Excursion Boat on River Elbe Cut in Two. 4 185 PERSONS ON BOARD. Hamburg, July 21.—The steamer Primus, owned by the Hamburg- American line, with 185 passengers on board, was cut in two and sunk by the tug Hansa on the River Elbe at 12:30 o'clock this morning. So far as is ascertainable, about 50 per- sons were drowned. Thirteen bodies already have been recovered. At the time ofthe accident the Primus was crossing the river chan- | nel, near Blankenez, from the south- ern into the northern fairway . The Primus struck the tng's engine room, and the Hansa endeavored to push her ashore, but the tug ground- edand the ships parted. The Primus thensank. In the interval, ho wever, about 50 of her passengers were able to reach the Hansa by means of were picked up by the tug’s boats, while others swam ashore. Need More Help. Often the over-taxed organs of digestion ery out for hel» by Dyspep- sia’s pains, nausea, dizziness, head- aches, liver complaints, bowel dis- orders. Such troubles call for rompt use of Dr. King’s New Life ills. They are gentle, thorough ‘and guaranteed to cure. 25¢ at H. L. Tucker’s drug store. The State Normal School at War- rensburg, Mo , had an enrollment of 1,200 students during the year. The summer school is the largest in the west—104 teachers being now in at- tendance. The second term of the " summer school opens July 21. The regular session begins Sept.9. War- rensburg, because of the famous Per- tle and Electric Springs, is a much frequented summer retreat. For ™ f catalogue, address, 37-2m Srate Norman ScHoon, WanTep—At once men or women ‘jn the county of Bates and others, as agents or proprietors of an arti- cle of great utility, used in every household and sells at sight. For -particulars address, Emmerich & Friesz, . ~ BT-2t* Salisbury, Mo. ropes and ladders. Seventy more | Peach Crop in Missouri. The Charleston, (Mo.) Courier says: “Few people can forma faint idea of the immense peach crop in southwest Missouri this season. In order to convey to the minds of the reader the magnitude of the won- derful production of thecoming crop, it wil] only be necessary to state the conditions of peach farm, that of St. Elim, where will be employed 8,600 pickers, and 137,000 trees: which will yield about five bushels to the tree this year. $25,000 worth of box material has been purchased to pack the crop. The picking season will begin about the 10thof July and itis said that 800 cars of peaches will be shipped from this one farm alone, and the crop is already sold before shipment. If a Man Lie to You, And say some other salve, oint- | ment, lotion, oil or alleged healer is jas good as Bueklen’s Arnica Salve, tell him thirty years of marvelous cures of piles, burns, boils, corns, felons, ulcers, euts, sealds, bruises and skin eruptions prove it’s the host andcheapest. 25c at H. L. Tucker's drug store. Burned at the Stake. i Clayton, Miss., July 17.—William Ody, @ negro, was burned at the stake here to-night for attempting to assault Miss Virgie Tucker, the daughter of a planter. Ody was tied toa, tree, and faggots saturated with oil were piled about him. Miss Tuck- er’s father applied the torch. At 4:30 this afternoon Miss Tucker ] was driving home from Clayton in a buggy. About one mile out Ody overtook her, and told her she had dropped-a bundle. As she turned to investigate, he seized her and jerked her from the vehicle. In her strug- gles the negro broke both her arms and fractured her skull. At this juncture, and before his purpose was accomplished, Dr. Hill came into | View, and the negro ran. He was caught to-night and put to death | shortly afterward. ATTENTION. —— Oi When you want any kind of black- ; Smithing done, it will pay you to call ‘ou us. We do all kinds of repairing, | horse-shoeing, plow work, and in fact | anything ia-the line of a first-clas | blacksmith. We do our work as good as the best, and as cheap as | the cheapest. JACOBS & SONS, Pyle’s old stand, 37-1m Southwest CornerSquare only with a glass where the high blufis bound -the bottoms, Isiands dotting the river at its normal stage have disappeared except for the tops of trees or fringe or high shore wil- lows slightly protruding. Oecasion- ally a house on piles or stilts is seen, but generally only roofs protrude to mark the center of farms of coru. On the edge of the flood river corn grad ually rises on a slope, tassels, tops, ears, stalks appearing in order. In a few of the half-submerged fields is shocked wheat in the background, the remnants of many more washed to the Gulf of Mexico. The river is from five to ten miles wide. All that territory was practic- ally covered with corn two weeks ago, estimated to make seventy-tive toa hundred bushels to the acre. Previ- ous estimates of the loss have been greatly increased by the prospective yield being found much greater than ever before, experts telling of many farms that were good for one hun- dred bushels to the acre before the flood. The loss is total. The height of the tlood is indicatad by an ineident at LaGrange. The steamboat warehouse was well back from the river bank and sits high, A strong current and a gale caused the pilot to make an imperfect landing and the cornice of the roof of the warehouse was torn off by the for- ward guards of the Silver Crescent, The river is rising all the time, six inches during the day in theimmense area of seven hundred square miles, and the worst to come by the exten- sion of the tlooded area by the water passing levees which it is now top- ping. The worst tlood so far is on the Missouriside from Keokuk to Louisi- ana, with Canton and West Quiney as centers of the country hurt worse. On the Illinois side are three continu- ous levees for forty miles from War- saw to Quiney, above the water and thus far safe, but farmers are afraid ofcrevasses from musk rat holes, and every rod of the redoubt is watched day and night. The breaking of these levees would flood 175 square miles in Illinois and destroy from 2 million dollars to 3 million dollars’ worth of corn. The levees below in Quincy are in the same situation, ex- cept that they are lower and less firm. Saves a Woman's Life. To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass. For yearsshe had endured untold misery from a severe lung trouble and obstinate cough. “Often,” she writes, “I could scarcely breathe and sometimes could not speak. All doctors and remedies fail- ed till Lused Dr. King’s New Discov- ery for consumption and was com- pletely cured.” Sufferers from coughs, colds, throat and lung trouble need this grand remedy, for it never dis- appoints. Cure is guaranteed by H. L. Tucker. Price 50¢ and $1.00, Trial bottles free. for the alleged ‘looting’ of the school fund by the issue of the school fund ly the issue of cirtificates of indebt- edness,’ which the republicans de- Business Councils. We are neither doctors, lawyers nor professional ex~ perts in the affairs of business, but when a customer takes a notion that our experience may be helpful to him, and comes to us for business council, we are always at his service. As to your bank business, no matter how small or how large, we give it careful attention. This message applies to all alike, young and old, farmers, laborers, merchants end every one in all walks of life. Fammew Bank, E, A. BENNETT, President. E, D. KIPP Cashier A. L. McBRIDE, V-Pres. GEO. W. NEWBERRY, Asst. clare to be unconstitutional and worthless, The absolute insincerity of the re- publican leaders on both of these questions was shown at Joplin’ yes- terday, the republican nominees for the supreme court having been se- lected by the very ‘blanket method,’ which had been viciously denounced by a reckless press since the demo- cratic convention at Springtield, Not only does this action show the republican leaders to be both incon- sistent and insincere, but, to cap the climax of inconsistency and insincer- ity, the Joplin republican conven- tion put upon the ticket both Judges Higbee and Whybark, who, as members of the legislature, voted for the issue of the alleged unconsti- tutional school certticates The canting hyproerisy of “the re- publican leaders upon both of these questions is so Obvious that further comment is ummecessary.” OIL EXCITEMENT AT BELTON A Mass Meeting Held in the Little Towa, K.C, Star The discovery of several oil wells | on the old Reuben Mastin farm near Belton has excited- the citizens of that little town and all the farmers in the adjacent territory. A meeting will be held at Belton this afternoon to consider the oil ques- tion. Experienced oil men who have madea thorough investigation of the Belton wells say they fare con- vinced that oil lives there in’ vast quantities. Three wells have been found on the Mastin farm, the first one having been found when boring for gas. Nelson J. Russell of Minneapolis, secretary and general manager of the Northwestern Consolidated Oil Company of that city and H. €, Cleveland, also of Minneapolis, were in Kansas City last night, having come here from Belton. Mr, Russell is an experienced oil man. “The oil roars and gushes out of the first well found on the Mastin farm,” he said. “The oil is of aremarkably fine qual- ity. The crude oil could be used on machinery, so fine is it. 1 believe if the proper means were taken the first well would prove a*great ‘gusher.’ At first | thought the oil came from a ‘pocket.’ A ‘pocket’ never gushes orroars.” Mr. ?ussell and Mr. Cleveland say that the oil is running out so fast that much of it cannot be raved. Large tanks have been coustructed, and every barrel that ean be found is utilized to hold the oil, yet, accord: ing to these gentlemen, the oil is flooding the fields and going to waste. nase R. FLD. No.5 Items by Nestlerode, Sam Boone was seen pulling a bel- | -| brake machine out from Butler Mon- Lightning Killed One Rider. Pleasant Hill, Mo., Jones, 22 duly 18.—Bert Years of age, from Nevada, day, Sam says, Nels, tell your folks Tam ready to cut their flax now, Charley Simmons has a new sepa.’ rator, He threshed John Patterson's wheat crop, and had to make eight different moves in order to get rid of the straw. Born, to the wife of C.J, Browning, agirl baby. All parties doing well. Miss Lizzie Porter is visiting rela- tives in Kansas, The prayer meeting at) Double | Branch school house on Saturday | nights has been discontinued on ac- count of the nuive and talk outside. They talk of having it hereafter on Saturday afternoons. Wm. Cope and daughter Ada, took the train for Oregon Sunday, after a pleasant visit with relatives here. Nance & Braden commenced baling | hay east of Butler last week. | Harvest hands are very scarce here, Some are binding their hay to save it. Cyrus Nestlerode was over Monday after his binder. hay for Mr. Donovan I received a paper from Llls., w He's goiug to bind stated wheat was making 33 bushels to the aere, and corn Was better than ever before. Mr. Beach is down with hay fever not able to work at all. nt badly kiek- Palmer had Geo Paliers horse edat Nyhart, and Mr to lay off Lyman Hensley has atlax machine and says, get out of the way: 1 acm comgto cur alt thar way at Se per acre and turnish half the team Jno. Hedger is putting up tame hay | for Anron Hart on his farm. | Win. Sinish, the boy preacher, de- livered a good sermon to a crowded | house at the Black school house, | Sunday at 4 p.m. Pete Jundy has built a new buggy shed. MES Jas. Seifers and G. M. Mekissick | have their new houses finished and painted. vig {Born. to the wife of John Harper, July 17,a girl. All parties doing | well, : : : Jim Jones was in Grandview vicin- ity last week, threshing. Wm. Oldham has 40 acres of corn east of here which he says.will make 80 bushels to the acre. A big picnic at Burdette the 24th of August. : You can get work at L. L. Judy's with your team, plowing for wheat. T.C, Whistler has gone to Ander- son, Mo., to sell his household effects reparatory to moving back here. Je says Bates is good enough for him. Tones fi ty | Borders on Miraculous. Washington, July 17,—Superin- | tendent Kimball, of the life saving station, has received a report from Captain Ludlam, of the Hereford in let life saving station, at Augelesa, N J., of the remarkable resuscitation | of Stanley Holmes, a 5-year-dld boy, | after be had been under water twen- ty-five minutes. Within four hours after the body was removed from the water, the child regained conscions- ness. ; home of hisson-in-law, lo ) Wiley shot and home froma religies Mo. Was struck by lightning about 6:30 o’cloek this evening. [a eom- pany with another young man he was driving cattle for Henry Ludwig. They were riding side by side when the bolt struck. It also killed) the horse Jones was riding. The young min came here this worning to work for Ludwig, who lives two miles south of this town, The body will be sent , to Nevada for burial, Remains Found in Hog Lot. King City, Mo.,July 20.—The skull, thigh bones and pieces of flesh cling- ing to the skin, the only remains of Win. York, a wealthy farmer living 3 miles southwest of here, were found ina hog lot today by York's rela- | tives, Mr. York disappeared from. the ‘ph Dawes, ht to be He was SO last Monday, and 4 visiting a daugh years old and very posed that he fetlin al tit It is sup. from heart disease and was at wacked by hog Tragedy at Marshall, Me Marshall, Moo. du ") Flynn, stepdaug kin, a Chieago & A ployee, at midnight last nig then mit dl sttieide | to me tervepted Miss Pi Mrs e into walked with her to her Dearkin had ealled her the house and as ste through the door Wik: Lon Miss Flynn from behind. died within afew minutes, without making a AS passing statement. Later Wiley’s body was found in the street infrontof Dearkin home, He hitd shot binself bet ween the eyes and apparently died in stantly. : eos Spring Medicine There is no other season when good medicine is 80 much needed asin the Spring. The blood is impure, weak and impoverished—a condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions on the face and body, by deticient vitality, | loss of appetite, lack of strength, and want of animation. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Make the blood pure, vigorous and ich, create appetite, give vitality, strength and animation, and cure all eruptions. Have the whole family begin to take them today, “Hood's Sarsaparilla tas been used In our family for some time, and always with good results. Last spring I was all run down and got a bottle of it, and as usual received great benefit.” Miss Becrag Boyce, Stowe, Vt. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to | Cure and keeps tha promise. ¥ 1: