The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 30, 1902, Page 1

VOL. XXIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1902. ABOUT THE STUDEBAKER. There are more Studebaker’s farm wagons.in use to-day than of any other three makes combined. WHY? The Studebaker’s ity reste upon its aay eh : ity whie makes the name. STUDEBAKER stand for all that isyrood fm wagon making. tis quality which has built up the enormous tride in | nt, covering a tract of land almost 100 acres in extent. It isq aulity t makes the STUDEBAKER, the most ecouornical wagon, thatutarm "ean buy. DEACON BROS. & C”, Hardware and Grocery House, Butler, Mo. AN ELOQUENT EULOGIUM. Mayor Reed Draws a Beautiful Picture of Senator Cockrell. On Wednesday night of last week Mayor James A. Rood, the gifted or- ator from the big city on the Kaw, | delivered a speech to alurgecrowd at | Warrensburg — Senator Cockrell’s hometown. He referred to the Sen- ator in the following eloquent terms: “To Missourinns who is dearer | n Francia M. Cockrell?) When his e ia uttered some of you will go back forty years to think of the young soldier, straight as an arrow, tall as the pine, recklessly leading the deaperate confederate charges at the battle of Franklin, until. three times wounded Some will recall the , others will remember the stub- born defenee at Ft. Hill, or the long vigils of the nizht, as wider Cock- rell they fronted tre armies of Sher- man from Vicksburg to Mississippi aud from Atlanta to the sea. Bot none will forget that vhether lead- _ing-a charge into-red-hell_of blazing batteries, valiently defending a re- nds or accepting the humiliation defeat in every crisis his spirit was ual to the emergency and his cour. age rose above the ashes of disaster. | His career upon the fields of peace bas been more distinguished than in the camp of Mara. As a senator he has known no motive but love of country. He has listened to no voice but duty, He has been ambi tious alone for the glory of the state, the liberties of the masses, the re- + spect of his peuple. He has been a counselor in the senate. His industry and talents have made him respected by hia fiercest opponents. His hon- eaty and unspotted career Lave won plaudits from his political adversa- ries. There is not aman in the state who would fear to make him his ex- ecutor without bond. The people of » Missouri will keep-him in the seat he * honors until death shall close his b The Walton’ ‘Trust Co, has an nundauce of wouey for loans on ms at very loy rates of interest. ties Wauting to borrow will find ft to their advantage to call and get our rates. 5itt Reduction of the Army. Washington, Ort. 24.—A general order tu the army was issued to-day that, by directicu of the president, the organization of thé eulisted strength of the army under there-or- ganization act of Feby 2, 1901, shall “ be reduced to 56,989, the minimum authorized by law. of the world, making necessary the immense STUDEBAKER same heroic figure at Kenesaw Moun- 4 marches of the day, the sleepless | HUBS BOILEDIN PITCH. ee ne te | | Famous Scout Must Hang. 24.—Tom Horn, the famous scout and stock | detective, to-day was found guilty of murder in the first degre. The trial | of Horn for the murder of Willie Nickell, 14-year-old son of Kelso] Nickell, on July 18, 1991, at hisfath-| er’sranch in the Iron Mountain coun- try, was begun October 10, The claim of the prosecution was that Horn, in the pay of certain large cat. tle owners. killed the Nickell boy in aneffort to frighten his father and cause him to leave the country, The strongest evidence against Horn was his own confession, made | to Deputy Sheriff Joseph H. La Fors, in which he gave minute details of the crime. Horn at the trial admit- ted making the confeasion, but de- ‘clared it was false and only made in Cheyenne, Wyo., Oot. labrageging way while he and La Fors | were exchanging yarns Horn served with the American army in Cuba ia charge of a pack train. Farm Loans At verylow rates, No delay. Money ready... Any land owner wanting to borrow will find i to-his-tdventage to call and get onr rates, . B WALTON Trust COMPANY, Butler, Mo. Make It Unanimous, St. Louis Republic. IntheSixteenth Senatorial District of Missouri Mr. ©. ©) Dickinson is a candidate under circumstances which shoul! give hin every vote in the district. Newspaper readers will remember that Mr. Dickinson incurred the dis- pleasure of the lobby while a mem- ber of the House at the last session. The lobby gang openly threatened to retire him from polities. Mr Dickinson notified them that he would accept the challenge and be- come a candidate for Siate Senator- ship. The lobby tried to defeat him | for the nomination A fierce contest developed, but Mr. Dickinson won Now the lobby is trying to teach the lesson of fear to meu in politics by making an example of the legis- lator who boldly defied lobbyism on the floor in Jefferson City. Republican voters owe it to their honesty to vote for Mr. Dickiason A Demverat who does not vote for hiw can have but one valid excuse— » physician's certificate of dangerous illness. Everybody come and'eat “Chicken Pie” dinner with the ladies of the} Christian church on Nov. 4th, on south side square, They are tryi to lift the mortgage on the church, the boy’s sku the debt from |#Ud his legs torn. + $100, | BO hope for the boy’s recovery. | They bave reduced $800 down to something over Now we want to clear it out this year. Please help us out. c. "oe LIGHT RUNNING — rentucky. e getting to be a household word wi Good, Old Bates a Kentucky wagons are nade on honor. oxo mr DEACON BROS, & C0. pd , “Hardware and Grocery House. j only a re AN ADDRESS TO VOTERS. ’ Chairman Rothwell of the Gtate Democratic Committee Asks for an Increaced Democratic Majority. Headquarters De.nocratic State Central Committee of Missouri. St. ‘Louis, Mo., Oct. 27, 1902. To the Demc of ~-issvurt: The campaign of 1902 in Missouri is practically over. No uncertainty attends the result of next Tuesday's contest, exvept the Question of the size of the Democratic majority. The people of this State are fully de- termined to register their indignant rebuke against the party and men who have by their slanders of Missouri and her citizens shown theiy utter lack of State and who, in the hope of partisan advantage, have not hesitat- ed to discredit Missouri among the States of the Union. it is the duty of every loyal Missourian by his vote to condemn the narrow, partisan spirit which assails the honor and credit of our State, and which for mere pur- poses of partisanship would willingly disgrace our prblic standing ) and would endanger our public schools and other public institutions and inter- ests at he It is no lican ¢ suficient that the Repub- 1ign manugers iould be d rit t bly large to put a € to their attempts to libel n State and abuse tue people their among whom they live. It is th f every Democrat in! Misevur Cveiy upon the alert fiom this until the close of the polls, Let this election be a personal matter on the part of every Democrat, for the honor and pride of his party and of the State in which he lives. Demo let your verdict be not ike to the Republican tra- ite, but make your ducers of ow majority so continue to be the gr State in all the Union, The watchword of ell Democrats on election day should be to vote, and to see that their friends and neighbors vote, for the welfare and the honor of Missouri. Democrats, the case is In your hands; the evidence is before yon; the facts are yours, It ur duty to returg the vercict. he Democratic State Central Committee has performed its part to the best of ab'lity. The r- mainder rests in tl 3 of the vot- ers of the Party. y lv, WILL A. ROTHWELL, Chairman, 4t Democratic Judge Clinton Temocrat, 24. — Hitter precede will te ahied fe nw that Judge W. W. Graves, of Butler, will hove a number of coops of fine pouliry on exhibition at the Clinton Corn Carnival The legal and forensic attainments of Judge Graves are well known; but it is not generally known that he has a ‘fad” for fine poultry and nothing delights him more in bis hours of re- laxation than 10, pass his time ad- miring his feathered friends and dis- cussing their tine points. He has won many at poultry shows in this part of the S preminms te. The south wing of the Corn Valace is to be set aside for a poultry ex hibit and 59 coops have been enter- ed. A Bear Crushed a Little Boy. Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 28.—At Happy Holiow, a pleasure resort near here containing a zoo, Robert Tatum, 8 yeurs old, while passing bear where black bear was chained, was canght paws of the animal, who drag drayged him close to his body and, placiag the boy’s head in bis mouth and started to erneh his skull. The keeper rushed to thescene, pried open the animal's mouth openand rescued the boy, who was unconscious, An a large botween the up examination revenled the fact that & il had been fractured Missouai State Dairy Meeting. Allintere~ted in the sale of milk or making of butter should plan to at- tend the annual meeting of the State Dairy ASsociation to be held Novem- ber 11-13 at the Agriculunral Col- lege, Columbia, Mo. Every line of dairy work is covered by some sue- cessful dairyman on the program, and in addition $200 in cash isgiven in prizes for the best butter and el dairy machiuery is an important Secretary, Columbia, Mo. nd the Re- | that Missouri will | Physicians have heese, A display of the best modern feature. Full particulars ‘may’ be had by writing ©. H. Eckles, Acting Clinton County, Mo., Fight. Trimble, Mo., Oct. 28.—-Thomas Kimsey and John Beevy had trouble over some corn near here yesterday. Kimeey shot Beevy in the face with load from a shot gun. Both eyes were put out, The Rev. Roy Beevy of Liberty, who was at the home of his father ot the time, grabbed a spade and struck Kimsey on the ‘head, breaking the skull and inflict- ing a dangerous wound. The Rey. Mr, Beevy is pastor of fwo country churehes in Clay county. Appleton City Journal, 23.—Mr. Chas. Ewin, of Butler, was shaking hands with old friends and making Jmany new ones in Appleton City, Thursday and Friday and at the Harvest Home supper that evening | managed to “hold a full hand’ with | Phil Klein and: Andy ylor, A fel | low’s got ro be a pretty good eater | to hoe his row across the table with | Andy and Phil, bur we are nssured 1 : | thaton this oceasion the Batescoun ty mandi] not by any means come! ont in the rear of the procession. | While Me. Lwin is very muehdevoted to his town, something ec ju einevery person, howill reserve a tender place in his bosom | fort ir nority claiin to his love over But-| Prairie Queen, which has a! Miss Stone's Statement. Wichita, Kan., et. 24.—Miss E!on M. Stone says she issorry that if has {been advertised that she intends to) ‘repay her ransom money, | pects the United States government jto demand a large indemnity from Turkey, She save: : “With my friends L did agree to repay that which had embarrassed the givers, or those who may since have been visited by sickness or trou- ble, but it is utterly impossible to think of my repaying the entire amount. She ex-! Boer Warriors Fall Out. London, Oct, 24.—Boer Generals fotha, DeWVet and Delarey did nor} attend a d'nner given to Boer gener als in London last night, though Kritzinger. Bouche and others were It is said thatthe big three | are Cissntisfled with the their lecture tonr and that the trip to the United States may be absaa- present result © doned. Botha isanxionsto make it, but D-Wet wants to retire to private life, Relations between them is said to be strained. Shot Him Dead in His Bed. David City, Neb., Oct, 24—Harvey Lil, a prominent citizen of Center Cit ing hy burylars while he lay in bed. His wife and the burglars fired point blank at her, but she eseaped by rolling vader the bed, The murder- ers fled with 335. in) money. »They are being pursued into the country by posses who are reported to be x shot dow nearly this morn- close on their trail. hennedy’s Players. The Kennedy players, representing the repertoire of popular plays, have | been playing in towns where the Hol- den Couey Company and the Fer- ris comnmedians have been the prime favorites, but so far they have yet to play where they have not drawn better houses than either company. The Springtield, Charleston and Paris, [il , papers have been singing the praises of the company to a very high key. John J. Kennedy, the very popular comedian, is the lend ing man and is supported by a com- pany of eighteen people. Prices 10¢, 20e and 30c, At the opera house the rest of this week. Sheriff’s Sale, By virtnre and authority ofa general exeen- tion Aseued trom the office Of the clerk ot th: cironlt court of Bates county Missouri, return- abe at the November term, 190:, of ssid court, to me directed in Javor of James L Trabue and Mary P Lusk, I bave levied and aeized tipon wil the right, title, interest and claim ot vefendaot Mary © Lusk, in and to the fol lowing described real ertate situsted in Bates sounty, Miasourl, tO wit: ‘Yhe southeast quarter of the southeas: quar ter andthe south twenty-three acres oF) the port? east quarter of the southesrt quarter of eeetion eigoteen (18) ip townshl) thirty-nine (34) Of range thiny, (80) 1 will on Friday, November l4, 1902, between the hours of nine o'clock tn the fore- non and Sve o’clook im the stiernoon of that dav, at the cast front Goorofthé court house, in the city of Butier, Bates county, Missourt geil the aine or 50 MUCK thereof as may be re quired fF. pablie veaciee te Lew nigpont biduer i, vo satisfy 6 xecation and costs. for cash, y Sone ae Sheriff of Bates County, Mo. dl-it THE BIG BUTLER Cash Department Store Offers some big reduction before invoicing. Every Ladies, Misses and Childs C 8 in goods to reduce stock must. be sold before January Ist. Ad! woolen and cotton blankets must go to make room for spring goods. Ladies and Misses, Gents and Boys under- wear must share the same HESS GOODS must be reduce 19 ineh black taffory silk, He ineh tine taffety silk, $1.19 M6 inch standard Pean Desoie Cress silk 24 20 ijueh fine black Pean DeSoie dress silk {se 38 inch tine Zaboline all wool de CLOsK. and Childrens Cloaks Wi line of Ledies, fate. Our STOL Wil Lat some price. GO th peay seirting i DO it 0 it ack coronation skirt Lets to close out at less shy RR elecant ufactory in New York, »” Zod Gsod plain biaek Metton Cloak $2.2 Good gray Satinett good style 3.00 | } Fine black boucle jacket £95 | Fine castor Keirsey Lequtifully \ trimmed 6.50 Fine tan Keirsey guodstyleand fit 6.50 ( . +}, Tis asew ne from the lareest man- Royal blue and black Keirsey tyle G50 Fine Keirsey's at $8.00, $1000, 12.50 and & ) Fine monte carlos coat, easter colorist 9.00 Fine mop te « cont castor hay pee Fine tan monte enlosa bee 114 SPECIEL EISCQUNT Gh ALL CLOAKS. UNDERWEAR, Ladies good beavy ribbed vest 24e Ladies heavy ribbed pants 24e | Ladies fit well fine ribbed vest 48¢ Ladies fit well pants fine ribbed 48e Ladies union suits henvy tleced 48e Ladies all wool pants or vest 98e Mens leavy fleeced worth 50¢ at 40¢ or T5e snit while they lust. This is. aaill purchase, Extra heavy ra dom fleeceed worth The at Se, fi brown cotton ribbed » or drawei 24e, boys union suits heavy ribbed 48¢, Lig line of sweaters: from 24 $1.48 each, a luck purchase of 80 dcezen 10 ounce cotton flannel gloves enables us to sella Te glove at se Big Line ot Dress Shirts at Cut Prices, Work ebirts 24e, 480, The and 98e , inelu ding the Noxall line. Jeans pant s wort $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 allg oat] Covert coat for boys and men $1 2 48.82and § : Big line of ners and boys winter eips Get ourprices on caps and pats; it will do you no harm, og 82> BLANKETS —-LOsbeotton blanket good weight 500. 12-4 heavyeotton blanket 98e. All blankrts: marked 'downinthe last few days. Get cur prices on wool or cotton blankets, Mens*or Boys; Ladies or Misses, fine shoes, school shoes, any style or quality at reduced prices. very fine dress shoe, sold the world over at § Mens Royal Blue, the sole of honor now $3. this beautiful dress shoe before buying. 20 per cent on footwear, that dowus high price binutions. Bring im your produce, aud The famous Ultra a 3.50, our price dO. See We will save you help the house s and knows no com- BUTLER Gash Department Mare, rene