The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 22, 1903, Page 1

‘ Che Butler Weekly Times. . VOL. XXV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1903. NO. 125 |. VERY LARGE SURPLUS. - Tt has always been the policy of this bank to carry a large amount of available cash, but at this time our surplus is unusually large. Parties desiring loans can be accommodated. MISSOURI STATE BANK. Capital $55,000, Surplus and undivided profits $10,400. g 4 COMMITTED SUICIDE. Through His Head. WAS CARRIER ON RURAL ROUTE. J.C, Foster, mail carrier of Rural Route No. 8, and son-in-law of J. H. Evilsizer, took his lite by firing a ballet from a pistol into hie brain, Thursday morning of last week. The deed was committed in the rear of hig home near the Mo. Pacific depot, this city, and happened be- tween the hours of 4 and half past 5 o’clock. A servant girl, who was assisting in the breakfast meal, in emptying a FOUGHT FOR TEXAS FREEDOM. Rich Hill, Mo. Rich Hill, Mo., Jan. 19.—Colonel Samuel Sims, an old soldier, a citizen of three American governments, died here yesterday at the home of hia daughter, Mrs. W. H. Allen. Hewas 87 years old. Colonel Sims took part in the struggle for Texas inde- pendence, worked for the Confederate states in the Civil war and ended his life in peace under the Stars and Stripes. Colonel Sims was a gentleman of the old school, He was a giant in physique, honorable and courteous. He was born in St, Genevieve Mo.,in 1816, and went to Texas when a young man. He was a colonel inthe wars with the Indians, and after the cessation of hostilities was presented by his regiment with a geld mounted sword, which is now with the Masonic lodge in Clarksville. He wascaptain ofacompany in the war with Mexico, serving under General Zachary Tay- lor. pan of ashes in the back yard, first discovered the body. Returning to the house she reported a man lying in the yard. Mr. Evilsizer, who chanced to be stopping at the house over night, went out to investigate the matter and found the body to be that of his son-in-law, Foster. The Fosters run a lunch counter in the front room of their dwelling and vhere chanced to be a young man at the counter taking a cup of coffee. The two returned to where REP CREE - ON FARM LOANS | . DUVALL & PERCIVAL, BUTLER, MO. offer inducements in the matter of San Jacinto, in which engagement he and his coinpany participated, start- ed with his men and another compa. Captain Sims, before the battle of long time, easy payments, liberal ’ PPRPPAIS IA Se RE Oldest Biblical Manuscript. London, Jan. 17.—What is said to be the oldest Hiblical manuscript ex- tant was lately discovered in Syria, and is now in safe keeping at Cairo. It comprises the Pentateuch, written in Saniaritan characters on gazelle parchment, and the date is the year 116 of the Moslem era, which is equivalent to the year 735 A. D. It is declared to be far older than any of the Hebrew biblical manu- scripts in the libraries of Europe or erica. It is stated that the oldest inuscript in the British Museum is of the year 1339 A. D., and this has hitherto been supposed to be the old- est in the world. $ terms and fair treatment. ‘ Foster lay and an investigation in| the bright moonlight revealed a bul- let hole in the right temple. They then went to the depot to tel- ephone Coroner Renick, but were not successful. Dr, Lyle, who was at the depot to take the early train to Kansas City, accompanied Mr. Evil- sizer and the young man to where the body lay and assisted in carry- ing it into the house. The body lay about 25 feet from the kitchen door, the head to the west. His cap was at his feet anda small pistol of 32 caliber was under his right leg. Columbia, 8. C.,. Jan.19.—N. G.| Foster left the houseat4:100’clock, Gonzales, the editor, shot by Lieu-| ®aid Mr. Evilsizer, supposedly for the tenant Governor Tillman, died at 1| barn to feed his horses, and his dead o’clock p.m. He battled for almost | body was discovered a littl+ after 5 four days for his life at the Columbia |©°’¢lock. The report of the pistol was hospital. Mrs. Gonzales was with | 20t heard by any one in the house. her husband when the end came. | Foster had had no tionble with his When the bulletin was posted an-|family, said Mr. Evilsizer, and we nouncing the death the crowds which | @20t account for his rash act. He have been about the bulletin boards | V@8 &@ notionate fellow and did not almost constantly since the tragedy, | Cate to stick to any one thing long increased rapidly and all phases and|@t 4 time. We assisted him to secure ‘ @OLONEL GONZALES DEAD. Lieutenant Governor Tillman's Victim Died This Afternoon. the mail contract, but he had tired ny to the Alamo, but got there too late to render assistance to the gar- rison, He was presented by liis state with a sigver daeger for gallantry in Mexico, Colotel Sims was an inti- mate friend of “Sam’’ Houston. In the Confederate army Colonel Sims was a captain of acompany, but was not in active service, He was present at the capture of the Harriet Lane, a Federal gunboat, which bombarded Galveston. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of Dr. Allen, by Rev. Glark, of the M. E.-church, south, and burial followed in Green Lawn cemetery. Parties United to Supply Free Books. J.C. Foster Shoots a Bullet] The Death of Colonel Samuel Sims at NO SUGGESTIONS. Mr. E, D. Kier, Cashier, Butler, Missouri. Dear Sir— The report of the examination of your bank, made October @th-7th by State Bank Examiner C, 1. Bunce has been submitted to this Department. The condition of your bour bank is first class; its earning capacity A. 1; and management active, conservative and efficient and fully meeting all the requirements of the Department. No recommendations or suggestions to offer Very truly youre, SAM B. COOK, Seoretary of State, DIRECTORS, E. A. BENNETT, President, A. L, MeBRIDE, Vice Pres, Joseph McKibben, Dr. J. W, Choate, J.J, McKee, W.F. Tyler, E. D, KIPP, Cashier, G. W NEWBERRY, Ass’t Cash, Clark Wix, W. B, Tyler, O, A. Heinlein, We Want Your Business, FamewRB Cash Prize C The publishers of “THE RURALIST,” Miss 01s and Stock Paper, a 16-page weekly, ably edite illustrated, will pay Two Hundred Dollars in! is), producers of the largest yield of Contest open to every farmerin the United states, particulars and sample copy, address THE el Ne el ec ae ak het al et eed ek eek ak at ak ed ek eat es oad aliog farm q saad tandsomely ntizes to the wre im 1903, Por tull ¢ orn C -ritest. RURALIST, Sedalia, Mo. Nevada, Mo., Jan. 17.—Richard Pearson, aged 50 years, a miner at Arthur, this county, was killed to- day by falling slate while mining. He leaves a wife and several children. Clinton, Mo., Jan. 17.—Lee Wil- liams, a farmer living ten miles weat of here, committed suicide yesterday. Jefferson City, Mo , Jan, 19.—Free Bad health made him despondent. textbooks for the school children is| Hv leaves a wife and three children. the subject of a number of billswhich| Special one way rates to Portland, have been introduced into the Gener-} Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Helena, al Assembly. Members of both par-| Butte, Ogden, Salt LakeCity, Billings ties seem united on the proposition | and intermediate points Feb'y 15th to supply books free to the children. | to April 30th $25.00; Kansas City In the last campaign, Democratic}19 Southland $22.50; Spokane, | | Spruce Items. | (, Ludwick is reported better Ed Dickerson is the proud fatner of a fine baby girl. Mr. Webb was in our vicinity Fri- day buying calves, Edwin Radford bought the Curt to his house the past week, berry Friday. Claude Lampkins purchased 2? head of young hogs from 1. M. Kretz ;inger last Monday, Chas. Peacock made a buriness trip to Butler last Friday. Grandpa House, of Appleton vity, Green house and moved the same details of the tragedy were discussed. and Republican speakers advocated free textbooks. The Republicans failed to make an issue of the subject because of the almost universal ac- ceptance of the idea, the only difier- The newly-discovered manuscript | er contains immediately after the Deca- | Stops the Cold and Worke off the of this and a short time ago resign- ed, but had not been released. Dr. Renick, coroner, held an inquest over the body Thuesday afternoon and the jury, composed of the follow- ing named gentlemen: Stewart Atch- logue a passage of about 15 lines | . Cold, that does not exist in the authorized Laxative: Bromo-Quinine Tablets i cure a cold in oneday. No cure, no) Med al * at pay. Price 25 cents. ; _It is said that this passage is likely. ——<—<—= to clear up several long disputed points. Tried to Conceal It. -It's the old story of “murder will out” only in this case there's no crime. A woman feels run down, has bagkache or dyspepsia and thinks it’ nothing and tries to hide it until she finally breaks down. Don’t de- ceive yourself. Take Electric Bitters atonce. It has a reputation forcur- ing stomach, liver and kidney trou- bles and will revivify your whole sys- tem. The worst forms of those mala- dies will peskis yield to the curative power of Electric Bitters. Only 50c, and guaranteed by H. L. T~/ker, Druggist. BATES NATIONAL BANK. BUTLER, ‘MO. sap paid by check and the bank will know.” “| milk, will be fresh in the spring; 12]around. Much trouble they save by General Miles in Russia. eson, G. C. Miller, T. E. Hawley, T. ) St. Petersburg, Jan. 19.—Lieuten- Hulen, J. H. Sissonand V H Hupp, ant General Miles, U.S. A.,accompa-|Tendered a verdict that deceased nied by Mrs. Miles and hia party, ar-|came to his death from a gun shot rived here te-day from Moscow, after | Wound in his right temple inflicted by having spent two days in the city. | himeelf or by some unknown person. General Miles traveled on a special | Saturday morning at nine o'clock a train and was accompanied by an| post-mortem examination was held escort through Manchuria. be Drs. Renick and Lockwood, and In an interview to-day the general | & bullet of 32 caliber, was removed said he had been impressed with the | from the brain. magnitude and the future — Deceased was 45 years of age and ties A the Pink y ag eee leaves a wife and two little sons. He br Cuenta Miies will remain here | “88 ® member of the Woodmen in several days, then proceeding to Ber- which lodge he held $2,000 insurance. lin, Paris and London. The funeral took place Sunday morn- ing at 9 o’clock, conducted by Elder Public Sale. Williameon, of the Christian church, I will sell at my residence, on what] 98sisted by the lodge of which he is known as the W. W. Hamilton|wasa member. The body was inter- farm, 7 miles northeast of Butler, | red in Oak Hill cemetery. one and oer miles northwest of Elizabeth chapel, on . : Tuesday, January 27, 1903, Domestic Tropbler. the following described property:| Itis exceptional to find a family Live stock—One span of good work | where there no dgmestic Tuptures oc- horses, double or simzle and safe|casionally, but these can’ be lessened drivers; three choice milk cows, giving | by having Dr. King’s New Life Pills head of fat hogs that will average| theirgreat work in stomach and liver over 200 pounds. Implements, etc.|troubles. They not only retieve you, —One or two gang plows, nearly as|but cure. 25c at H. L. Tucker's good as new; two Pattee riding cul.| Drug Store. tivators, one or two less cul- tivatora, one 16-inch 2 14-inch b cing plows, one iron roller, one it@hndard mower, one disc, one end _one_fan. List Your Property. n “If you want to dispose of your g@te seeder and cart, mill, farm, let- me sellit- for you; if you one corn sheller, one wagon, one! want to exchange it for land in west- MCormick binder, some household | ern Kansas andget three to six acres goods and numerous other articles. | for one, I make an efiort to do Terme:—All sums of $5 and under|so. I will Be at Adrian Jan. 29th, cash in hand, over $5 acredit of nine| Rich Hill Jan. 30, and W. 0. Atke- months will be given without inter-| son’s law office in Butler Jan. 1th. = itp rs on due, 4 come ~ Come inon the oon dates and list jue to draw 8 per cent. it rom | y: roperty or write me giving de- date of sale.. Purchaser to give note Sipelon’ betse and terms. I think with a) bgt 6 per cent I can sell or exchange your farm for discount for cash. j Property to} you, if, the price is right. Cheap be removed until settled for. | tr tion to western Kansas C. F. Brarp, Auc. mouey to buy the books. Two bills have been introduced in- to the Senate Which have their oject to submit a constitutional amend- ment to the people providing for a levy which will be used for free text books, the surplus, if any, to be turn ed back to the counties as a part of the School Fund, < hanging in the balance she used Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and was restored to health, Her ex- perience made her the firm friend of the medicine that cured her. Dr. Bierce’s Favorite Prescription has no equal in its cures of womanly disease. It establishes regulari dries the'drains that weaken women, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. "Five vears ago when my life was hang- ing in the balance, Dr. Pierce's Favorite ; was brought to my home,” writes Mrs. Caroline Ruff, Director of Ger- man Orphan's Home, ling at 339 Rowe na Street, Detroit, M T took it, a it won me back to health. Ever since that time, I have been its firm friend. We fre- J | quently have mothers come to our ‘Home’ J | who are suffering with uterine troubles, in- flammation, tumors and ulcerations, Our it remedy for a femate trouble is Dr. Tee's Favorite Prescription, and we have J | found nothing so far which would so quick- J | ‘y cure the disease, relieve inflammation und stop pains. It is a good friend to women. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Med- | ! in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one-ceut stamps to pay oe of mailing only. Ad- dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. t Helena $20 00; Billings $15.00, E. C. Vanpervoorr, Agt. Marniep.—At the resideiite of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8, Soin per, oF Prairie City Wednesday, Jan. 7th, at noon, Guy Brown, of Rockford, Colo., and Miss Ruth Prof. W. H. Morris officiating. Ir was a very private wedding, only the immediate family being present. The bride was tastely attired in light dress and flowers, Mr. Brown in conven Honal black. -Mr. Brown tse farm-| i034 the lack of hia cell here Thurs er, son of D. Brown, of ElDorado Springs, Mo. daughter of A. 8. Kemper and is an aceomplished and useful member of the Baptist church, being a leader in singing and Sunday school work Mr. and Mrs. Brown will make their home in Colorado. M. ! . ‘The Missouri State Bank has a large amount of idle money to.loan. Parties wanting to buy stock or de- siring money for other purposes can be accommodated. 51-tf “Desirable city and suburban prop- erty; also farms for sale at bargains. | ~ Hart & Eprineton, *12-1m West side square, Butler. Tax Payers. You are hereby notified that unless your taxes are payed within a short time 1 will be compelled under the law to collect the same by distraint and sale of property. 10-6t* 'T. D. Rarrer, Collector. Piano Tuning. To whom it may eoncern: This certifies that the bearer, F. M. Skaggs, bas done considerable | work for us, and we always found his tuning and repairing perfectly done. We consider him an honest and perfectly reliable workman and anyone entrusting work to his care are sure it will be done satisfactorily W.W. Kiipatr &Co, | Manufacturer of pianos and organs, Kemper ysére united in marriage, | ~ it, or bad effects following use of li | is reported very low with a 3d stroke of paralysis. Sam Ford, with his troupe, are making fun for the Johnstow: peo- ple this week. Jake will erect_a new bouse ou bistatiorstarm in the near fature, Steve Tillery has rented the Ander. | son farm for this year. Jas. Stephenson has re ted the Gutridge farm for this season Prout The Wife Remained in Jail. Warrensburg, Mo., January 17.— |Clark Miller, an alleged horsethief r > ai | day night and eseaped. His wife Mrs. rown is the who oceupied the cell with him, re- fused to go. The couple were arrest- ed in Garnett, Kan., last week, and, it is suid, were in possession of stolen property. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don’t Know it. How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a 4, Sediment or set- tling indicates an [79 unhealthy condi- if tion of the kid- Neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid- ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in : the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and biad der are out of order, What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in af rheumatism, pain in the of the urinary passage, to hold water and scalding pain in or, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many time: during the night. The mild and the extra- ordinary e of Swamp-Root is soon realized. re highest for its won- derful cures of rost disiressing cases. If you need a m ne you should have the best. Sold by dr; in 50c. and $1. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful ae absolutely free by mail. Chi , Il. y W. H. Correr. 50-tf ve orders at Mrs. Endres’ resuarant. Address Dr. Kilmer && _ tome of Swamp-Root. Co., papain, N.Y. When writing men- tion ri ig this generous offer in this paper, en Sere