The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 20, 1902, Page 10

. * = ‘ Circuit Court Proceedings. Since opening court Tuesday morn- ing, the 11th inst. Judge Graves has been kept busy and has disposed of a number of cases, among the most important are the following: In the case of Max Weiner vs. Max} Ghering defendant files notice of mc- tion to set aside order of sale and change of venue is granted andj the case will be tried at Harrison-! ville. Allie Marsh is: granted a divorce | trom her husband, I. F. Marsh, and! maiden name, Allie Collins restored. | A change of venue to Vernon coun- ty was granted in the case of J. C.| Clark against the Mo. Pacific rail) road. Thisis a suit for damages for injury to a fing horse owned by} Mr. Clark. | Geo. Ellifrits was given judgment for $36 65 against the Mo. Pac. rail road company by agreement. Ida Mitehell was granted a divorce from her husband, Scott Mitchell. Toney Levering chargedwith break- ing into cars at Rich Hill, plead guilty and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, CN. Brown charged with forging Chas. Falor’s name to a check, plead guilty and was sentenced to the pen- itentiary for two years, Richard Going, charged with bur glarizing severalfarm houses between Adrian and Ballird, plead guilty and was given two years in the pen- itentiary, Lewis L. Wix et al vs. Clark Wix et al, decree of partition and order of sale. A decree of divorce was granted plaintiff in the cese of Joseph Melton vs. Fannie (, Melton. J.B. Morgan et al vs. BR. G, Hart- well et al, decree of partition granted. Eliza Wainscott vs, Barney Wain- seott, divorce granted plaintiff, Fred Livingood vs, Eula Livin- good, plaintiff granted divorce, J.T. Wolfe Charged with forging name of G. W. Bowlin to note, sen tenced to penitentiary for five years on plea of guilty and paroled by court on future good behavior. In the case of W. A. Kitheurt vs Rich Hill Coal Mining Co., demurrer sustained and plaintiff non-suit. Kithcart’s son, a minor, was killed 1n defendant's coal mine and a suit for damages resulted, The suit of E. ©. Deacon vs, A. G. Doran et al, change of venue from Cass county, dismissed at cost of plaintiff. Wilson Scaumahorn vs, Ed Bertrix et al, appeal from Rich Hill, verdict for plaintiff. Pearl Cobb was granted a divorce from her husband, Geo. Cobb. In the case of Wim. Hern vs. J.-L: McConnell, suit for commission of real estate, non-suit was taken. The-case of the Rich Hill Invest- ment Co., against Jerry Culbertson a verdict was rendered for defendant. A Startling Surprise. Very few could believe in looking at A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, robust blacksmith of Tilden, Ind., that for ten years he suffered such tortures from rheumatism as few could endure and live. But a wonderful change followed his taking Electric Bitters. “Two bottles wholly enred me,” Ite writes, “and I have not felt a twinge in overa year.” They regulate the kidneys, purify the blood and cure rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness, improve digestion and give perfect health. Try them. Only 50 cts at H. L. Tucker’s drug store. Spruce Items. Chas. Harrison is reported very sick at this writing. Fred Shillinger died Wednesday, and was buried at the Appleton City cemetery Friday. We did not learn his ailment. Miss Odessie Harrison was married last Sunday to a Chicago gentleman. A. L. Gilmore dehorned 85 head of his western cattle last Saturday. He purchased those cattle at Kansas City last week. Chas. Peacock and little daughter, Helen, visited his parente at Schell City Friday. James Frost says he has raised the largest corn crop this season that he has for many years. Mrs. F. A. Kretzinger visited home folks Friday and Saturday. Literary at Oak Grove last Friday night was a success. Louis Ridgeway will lubor for Andy Stephenson this winter. Mr. Offle, of Johnstown, put a phone in his house this week. John Prewit will do some paper hauging in this section next week. «. Fronrz. The Walton Trust Co. has an abundance of money for loans on farme at very low rates of interest. Parties wanting to borrow will find it to their advantage ats our rates. 51- ~ ee TS 4 OREARY WAST James Pinkerton, Who Helped Lay the British Cable, Talks of Fanning Island. THE SOIL MUST BE IMPORTED. Fifteen Men Who Are to Main Cable Station Want to Grow Lawns and Gar- | ; dens and Will Have Dirt Shipped There —Climate Ie Attractive and Water Abundant, But No Vegetation Grows. San Francisco, Nov. 18.—James Pinkerton, who was principal electri- jan on the cable ship Anglia, which laid the British cable from Vancouver to Fanning island, and who has late- ly been directing the work of estab- lishing the cable station at the lat- ter point, has arrived here, In an interview he said: “Suva, Fiji, will be the repair station of the tish sable and the repair ship Iris, a ves- sel especially built for the purpose, will be stationed there. Fanning is- land is not such a dreary place. The climate is good, there is abundant water of fine quality, steamers call now once in three w: . bringing fresh meat and provisions, A stuf of 15 will be maintained there, as the cable has to be kept going night and day, At vresent they are living in tents, but a San Francisco firm of contractors has a foree of about 40 men there now building a first-class house for the men, In course of time, no doubt, soil will be imported sufli- went to provide lawns and gardens, for there is no soil th ing but guano and coral, and little vegetation grows except cocoanut trees, ‘The station will be in charge of David Cuthbert, formrely with the Direet United States Cable company on the west coast of Ireland.” now, noth- HELP ALL LABOR UNIONS. American Federation Favors Increased Pay for Letrer Carriers, Though It Is & Non-Affillated Body, New Orleans, Nov, 18.—At Tues- day's convention of the American Federation of Labor a resolution pledging the federation to use every effort to defeat legislation inst railroad ticket brokers and anti- scalping bills was adopted. A reso- lution pledging the aid of the fed tion in securing increased pay for letter carriers was also recommend- ed for passage. Delegate Mahon de- clared that the letter carriers had declined to affiliate with the Ameri- can, Federation, Delegate Max Hayes, who introduced the resolution, de- elared the policy outlined by Mr. Ma- hon to be too narrow and that the proper method was to encourage other Jabor organizations. The reso- lution was adopted unanimously. \ resolution requesting the federa- tion to seck the good offices of the national administration in securing relief and protection for labor or- ganize n the island of Porto Rico was carried unanimously, A resolution declaring tliat the preference should be given to union musicia at the St. Louis exposition was also adopted. The ~ resolutions intreduced by Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee, instructing the Federa- tion of Lahbor_te—wse-its—hest-efforts to induce the national congress to pass a bill securing to every wage worker who shall have reached the eof 60 years without having had an average annual income of $1,000, a pension of $12 per month, provided that the wage worker is a citizen of the United States and has resided in this country for 21 years when the application for pension is made, was unfavorably reported. Says Popullam Is Dend. Washington, Nov, 18.—In the con- gressional directory which will be published on December 1, the word “populist,” which has appeared as the political designation of Senator W. A. Harris, of Kansas, for the last six years, will be dropped and the word “democrat” substituted. “Pop- ulism is dead,” said Senator Harris in ordering the change. Episcopal Bishop Thompson Dead. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 18. Hugh Miller Thompson, 1 bishop for the diocese of Mississippi, is dead here of cancer of the throat. He was admitted to the ministry when 22 years old and filled several prominent pulpits in Chicago, New York and elsewhere. He was ap- pointed bishop of the diocese of Mis- sissippi in 1886. . Quick Death In Electric Chair, Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 18.—John Truck was put to death in the electric chair in the state prison here to-~« for the murder of Frank W. Mi at Virgil, Cortland county. Truck met his fate calmly, and five minutes after the witnesses had assembled in the death chamber he was pronounced dead. Will Return Via Southern Route. Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 18.—It is an- nounced here that on his return trip from Memphis, President Roosevelt will take the Southern railway route direct to Washington and will make stops at Stevenson and Tuscumbia, Ala, Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., and Asheville and Monroe, N. Cc. : Predict 95-Went Wheat. Chicago, Nov. 18.—There is a great head of steam on in wheat. J. Ogden Armour is at the throttle, the other fellows are climbing aboard, and nothing can stop the adwance. Some of the wisest le in the trade are talking 85 to 95 cents for May wheat | before the present campaign ends. PI I EO paces On Farm Loans - DUVALL & PERCIVAL, BUTLER, MO. i offer inducements in the matter of ! . long time, easy payments, hberal Co eres Sw WH terms und fair treatment. PALS A RARRRPPNAA RE LAER RR ROE CAR RA BRA . sr ORME RRR RRR RRR OR BRR OR BEB OUR GREATEST NEED in a financial way just ‘ now is a larger demand for loans We have a large surplus, which is steadily growing larger. ‘The situation, therefore, compels us to agnin 4 announce that we are in need of desirable loans, The terms and conditions of our loaning are suchas to make them acceptable to all good borrowers, MISSOURI STATE BANK. A VICFORY FOR WELTMER. Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, — What happened in and out of Lown. | ppy Supreme Court Allows the “Heal- Miss May Smith, of Amsterdam, passed through Virginia last Satur day. Washington, Nov, 17.—Prof, Welt J.C. Biggs and Mr. Oliver,of Hume, | mer ean get his mail ‘The United took a look at Aaron’s Duroc Jersey | States supreme court reversed to-day hoge. They bought three head with costs the decision of the United Rev. Niblack will preach Sabbath | States cireuit court for the Western night at M. E chureh, district of Missouri in the case known The S. 8. Schools were all rained | as the American Schoo! of Magnetic out Sabbath. Healing va, I. M. MeAnulty, The Dr, Boulware, of Butler, was called | case grew out of the issuance of a Sabbath afternoon to see Ray Me- | frand order by the Postmaster Gen- Cann, who was very sick. Dr Allen, | eralagainst 8. A. Weltmer, president of Rich Hill, came with him, At this | of the school, which is at Nevada, writing he is doing well. Mo., by which the postmaster there Cox and Hines, of near Hume, pur-| held up Weltmer’s mail, Weltmer chased a pair of Duroc Jersey pigs of | appealed to the courts for an injunc J. H. Park Tuesday of last week. tion compelling the postmaster to ee Oe ee ee City, spent Wednesday of last week | reply the representative of the gov- with Mrs. O. M. Drysdale. ernment demurred on the ground Alton Park and family, Mrs. Josie | that the courts had no jurisdiction in Jenkins and mother left Monday for | the matter in whict” he is sustained. their new home in Nebraska. | An appeal was taken to the United Mr. Jenkins will remain a few days | States supreme court whieh now de- visiting relatives. cides that the lower court was wrong J. W. Park bas sold his 80 acre |insustaining the demurrer. Thecase farm-north-of- Virginia, is remanded for future proceedings Captain Nickel has arranged to{to give Weltmer an opportunity to leave Tuesday of this week for their | present evidence in support of his new home at Lee’s Summit. He} contention that his business is not bought a farm adjoining the town fraudulent. Meanwhile the fraud on the east. We hope they will all | order will be raised and the postmas- enjoy their new home. ter will deliver the mail. The rain made the corn fields soft, pete so that the huskers can’t have full} The business done by Prof. Welt- loads. | mer at Nevada, Mo., before the gov- Mother Craig, who was thrown |ernment interfered amounted to from a horse sometime ago in the} million dollars a year and caused the territory, is getting better slow Nevada postoffice to be raised from Her daughter, Mrs. Jack Berry, who | the fourth to the first class. All of has been staying with her, returned | the letters received contained money. home last week. Judge Philips made the point that Alton Park and Virgil Jenkins’ sale | 80 much mail required all the atten- last Wednesday was well attended. | tion of the healers and left no time Most everything sold well, amounted | for suggestion and concentration of to nearly $1,400. A. J. Dugan attended sale herelast | correspondents. week. {He went to see his old neigh- bors bel er” Use of the Mails day of this week. AARON. vigorous lecture at the same time. List Your Property. If you want to dispose of your farm, let me sell it for you; if you Startling, But True. = po Fn Me _— stipation, stomach and liver trou your property or write me giving de- store. scription, price and terms. I think I can sell or exchange your farm for you, if the price is right. Cheap transportation to western Kansas Nov. 18. E. B. ATKINSON, 51-tf Grainfield, Kan. Homeseekers, Piano Tuning. : “Out There in Kansas”, Address, To whom it may concern: _ There in | ° "This certifies that the bearer, F,| __F8ANk Wetnscuenx, Manager, M. Skaggs, has done considerable | 2-tf , Kansas. work for us, —y ne fee evens tick his tuning and repairing lectly | quick. dons. Wer consider him an honest and perfectly reliable workman and Farm Loans W. W. Kraut & Co. of pianos and , | to call and get our rates. a By W. HL 1 Melalgg ‘Tae WaTon Trust Company, 50-t! Leave orders at Day House, Butler, Mo. ‘Mrs. Mary Norton, in Jail at Fort ;HER TWO SONS ALSO IMPEICATED. thought on the sufferings of their In April, 1901, Weltmer and his fore leaving for the west, | partner, Joseph: H. Kelly, were fined which he had arranged to leave Tues- | $1,500 for using the mails fraudu- lently. Judge Philips gave them a , “Ifevery one knew what a grand want to exchange it for land in west-| medicine Dr. King's New Pills is,” ern Kansas and get three to six acres | writes D. H. Turner, Dempseytown, for one, I will make an effort to do| Pa., “you'd sell all you have ina F day. Two weeks’ use has made a co, I will be at Adrlan Nov, 18th.) 6 nan of-me,” infallible for con Come in on the above dates and list | bles. 25¢ at H. L. Tucker's drug Locate in central suuny southern Kansas, the garden spot of the U. 8. for farming. Sure erops and nice mild climate. For full particulars write the Kingman County Coloniza- tion Company for free book entitled Kingman, This ad appears but once. Write anyone entrusting work to his care | At very low rates. No delay. Money I be d tisfactorily, | ready.’ Any land owner wanting to Te a ey pant & Co, | borrow will find it to his "advantage to a shade lower. Repres. atative SHIPPING ANI Diu SBD rT No. 6 Scott, May Be Member of Gang of Bank Robbers. 13 stk 10 fdr - 612 2.50 Sean..... 60 235 COLORADO STE=RS. Bl 4.25 | 30 fdr.....18s 410 4.10 | 18.... 61 3.90 3.00 | TERN COWS, One of Them Was Killed Near Mansfield While Trying to Escape from Officers— Gang Believed to Have Robbed Banks at Richards, Seymour and Bronough, | Mo.— Woman's Husband Raliroad Man. Fort Scott, Kan. Nov. 18—Mrs.’ Mary Norton, wife of a Frisco road car inspector in Springfield and mother of the supposed bank robber who was killed near Mansfield last 99 week while trying to board a tin 5... to escape from the officers at the time of the arrest of William Daly, | another alleged bank robber, is in COLORADO € , peeve ay stk... THWEST STEERS. 2 gue 208 82 jail here, charged with having been | 2.. associated with the gang that robbed i. . oo the bank at Richards, Mo., and also 4 "0 180 | 3 210 at Seymour, Mo. She had on her pet- NATIVE FE son over $100 of the bills stolen from wm 4.90 | 004.0 the Richards bank, and the officers ro a .. = claim to have learned that she knew n 305 | 190 50 NATIVE 8' 410 4,50 | 4.00 all about the plans to rob the Rich- ards bank, Another of the woman's sons was in jail here, charged with burglary. It had been proposed to release him upon payment of costs, She paid them with money stolen from the Richards bank and was thus appre- | 6......... 0 hended. The woman declared the son | Hogs—Receipts, who was killed near Mansfield sent a he mies the money to her, Both the sons ! No, Ay, Pric A implicated in this affair are named 17 Drinkwater, They were children of a former husband, The oflicers be- lieve this is the same gang that robbed the bank at Bronough, Mo., a couple of years ago and murdered Prevaiity a constable, from 10,100) 6.20 | 43,16 3.837, The market was Lambs range $901.@3.90; culls, DEMANDS OF Shan aenyy Chicago Live Stock. Extension of Rural Mail Delivery | Chicago, Nov. 18—Cattle— Receipts, = and Teaching of Agriculture in |) 0" ‘ nt lig « Schools Desired. steers, $1 Hogs—Rec 8, 36,000, Mixed and Lansing, Mich,, Nov, 18,—At yester- Dalehrs $5,006.40; bulk of sales, $6200 day's session of the National Grange | “s)cop—reevipts;-22,000-—-Good to choles the committee on legislation report- | wethers, $1594.10; western sheep, $.15@ ed favoring the extension of the rural | 5S; native lambs, $3.60°:5.25; — wester mail system, postal savings banks, | !™>s: $7504.75, early completion of the Nicaragua canal, the building of a canal to con- nect the Mississippi, great lakes and \tlantic, the election of United States senators by popular vote, improved pure food laws, a constitutional amendment — giving congress — the power to regulate and control all corporations and combinations of capital of a monopolistic nature, thus preventing the use of their cor- porate power to restrain trade or to arbitrarily fix prices and additional powers for the interstate commerce commission. The passage of the ship subsidy bill is opposed. The report of Grand Lecturer Bachelder favors the teaching of agriculture in the rural schodls. St. Louls Live Stock, St. Louis, Nov, 18.—Catthh—Receip@, 3- 500, Beef steers, $4.60@6.50; Texas steers, ) Hy -Receipts, 7,00. Pigs and lights, $6106.90 butchers, $6,30@6.50, Sheep—Recelpts, 70, Natives, $3.46@3.85; lambs, $4.45@5.00, Omaha Live Stock, Omaha, Nov. 18.—Cattle—Receipts, 4,- 500. Native steers, $4.00' 6.00; western steers, $3.50 ); Texas st vers, $3,25@4.40; stockers and feeders, $2,504.25, logs—Recetpts, 8,500, Heavy, $6.20@6.35; bulk of sales, $6,256@6.35, Sheep—Receipts, 11,000, Yearlings, $3.40 @3.30; lambs, $3.75@4.76. Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Nov. 18.—Wheat—Sales by sample on track: Hard—No, 2, 67¥c; No. 3, 64c, Soft—No. 2, 6c; No. 3, 6c. Mixed Corn—No, 2, 46% White Corn—No, 2, 5 . Mixed Oats—No, 2, 31%c; No, 3, 3le. tS=No. 2, 33c; No. 3, 31@32%o nominally 45c; flaxseed, Hay—$4,0@11.00; timethy—$s1 S00; CTover, $6.50@9.00; alfalfa, $8.00@11. straw, $4.75@5.00, Cotton Seed Meal—$24.50 ton in car lots} linseed meal, $24.00 ton in car lots. New Rate on Periodicals, Washington, Nov. 18.—Edwin C. Madden, third assistant postmaster general, in his annual report, made publie yesterday, recommends the es- tablishment of the following—new- postage rates: A new rate at four cents a pound for all publications now admitted to the second-class mail except daily, tri-weekly, semi- weekly and weekly newspapers, in the generally understood sense of the word “newspaper.” Chloroform in Her Hand, Monett, Mo., Nov. 18.—H. H. Harri son, route agent of the Wells-Fargo Express company, returned to his home here last night to find his wite dead in bed. From all appearances she had taken a small bottle of chloroform-to-her room to quiet her nerves so that she might sleep. With it in her hand she fell asleep, the odor of which overcame her. hard winter, 1 northern N 61@78e. spring, Corn—No. Oats—No. Futur No. 2, 73@7Sc; 564@67c; No. » he; No. 3, 2stec. Wheat—Decem ber, T34@73%e; “4c; July, 73%c- Corn—No- 4c; December, Si%c; January, isc; May, 4130. Oats—November, 29%e; December, 29%c; old, 28%c; May, 31%, St. Louis Cash Gratn, _St. Louis, Nov.18,—Wheat=No-2- Fed, Bs cash, elevator, 68c; track, 69%@70%c; No, 2 hard, 68@7le. Corn—No. 2 cash, 4c; track, 47/s@48c. Oats—No, 2 cash, 310; z track, 31@31%c; No, 2 white, 33144@34e. Kansas City Produce. Used Blankets to Fight Fire. Kansas City, Nov. 18.—Eggs—Fresh, Helena, Mont., Nov. 18.—Fire to: | 1 doz. day threatened the complete destruc-| op, ase: firsts, Ne; dairy, tegen ney tion of East Helena. A fierce gale | packing stock, 1540; cheese, northern full was blowing and to protect the build- | cream, 11%@12c; Missouri and Kansas full ings blankets’ were used to pre- Poultry meal 4o5 ths, a 4 vent the flying firebrands igniting. | s¢ pound; broilers, i2c pound; dunke tae With the assistance of a steamer] pound; geese, 6c; turkey hens, lc Ibif from Helena, the fire was gotten un-| Young ete Laat Te dozeng A 5 10Z. 5 cald wz der control after four buildings had eatery ie atove these penal been destroyed. Game—Ducks, mallard, $3.00@3.50; vas back, $4.00; mixed, $1.50@1.75; Al Killed at His Door. he nat per fee squirrels, $1.00 ,pel lozen; plover, $1.26@1.50 jozen. Oklahoma, Ok., Nov. 18,—George Porlen thal ti peek ber Wendel, Luckert, agent for a brewery here, | small lots, 40@70c; sweets S0@T5e bu. was killed yesterday by coming in| Frult—Apples, per barrel $2.00@3.00; contact with a telephone wire which | C™’"ses, a lemons, $4.50 had becofne grounded and crossed rice, €8.6069.00 per barrel; . $3.00@3.80 per barrel. with a live lectric wire in front of] Vegetables—Cabbage, 40@75e per cwt.; Luckert’s house. A newsboy rode | onions, {@7%5e bu. in job lots: tomatoes, into the wire and his horse was killed | Pe? ‘-basket crate, $1.00@1.50; turnips, 5@ instantly. re eee” green and wax, per ham- Investigating Industrial Conditions Chicago, Nov. 18—A delegation of 23 English labor men, representing the principal labor organizations in England, arrived here to-day. Their purpose is to investigate the prevail ing industrial conditions from educa- tional and sociological standpoints. Telephones in South Miseourt, Mansfield, Mo., No 8 h Or holders of the Cedar Rapi n field & Hartville Telephone compa: decided to build the line connecti these three points at once. This will connect Mansfield with most every section of southwest Missouri. Ks Sch ota N, Pi Tee enectady, Ny Y., Nov. failure of the boyebts eapaall by Schenectady trades assembly op Schnectady Railway company’s is conceded labor Jeaders, there is reason) to believe that inhibition will Be remeved, Monuments for Missourt Soldiers. Vicksburg, Miss., Nov, 18.—The Mis- souri Vicksburg military park com- missioners, headed by Senator F. M. Cockrell, arrived yesterday to select sites for monuments to the soldiers from Missouri, federal and confeder- ate, that participated in the siege of Vicksburg. Duck-Hunting Is Good. Norfolk, Va, Nov. 18.—Former President Grover Cleveland 80 ducks of various kinds in the blinds of the Back Bay Gunning club yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cleveland stayed in the blinds until it was too dark to see. Gain in School Population. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 18.—Kansas has gained 9,011 in school population dur- ing the past year. The total popu- lation now is 517,022, as against 508,- 011 last year and 508,854 im 1900,