The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 23, 1903, Page 8

a ise ant old | AN AN MAE ght SR + ges sete Si Ay A I ORNS SE oreo saat Pa station of the University of Minneso- ta has succeeded in producinga plant CONDEMNED MAN'S LAST WORDS FROM THE SCAFFOLD. THAT TALK. above tn ground ands hgh gra of potatoes at the roots. Several — per yerkeny at. specimens are on exhibition at 86, Forgave All His Enemies But One--Would Not Name Him. GARTRELL EXECUTED, FIGURES Leon gorepedpetr en Best Prints allcolors peryard = 9G, Declared He Killed Donegan in Defense of His Own Life. Best quality all I7e. Table - Oil Cloths colors, per yard Dr. James L, Gartrell was hung on | that an unjust death is inflicted up- a scaffold, erected on the north side|©n me. I have been in my time an/Tahjie Disco of the jail, Friday, April 17th, 1903, | executor ofthe law, and sympathiae| Damask extra quailty worth ) wae oer At 10:05 o'clock Sheriff Smith sprung | With my unfortunate friend who is} 35 cents, our price ay 5e, covery gave me im relief and effected the trap which sent his soul to ite yg ho erste this duty. wah judgment. ave never known an hour in my | Turkey +t 950, 28¢ and Dr. Gartrell slept well the latter | life when I was more reconciled to|Red8 fancy patterns worth Bacon Loos part of the night. He awoke early | give up this life; but unjustly, now. fi in the morning and ate sparingly of} Now I thank you all for your pres- Corsets Ite a problem to our com- a splendid breakfast, Mra, Smith had | ence. A great many have come for petitors how we ‘can sell prepared for him. Dr. Williams, of | friendship to Mr. Smith; others for a — so cheaply. It’s a question | tles free. Hume, and Dr. Grosshart, of Rock-|Tevengeful spirit, but they will an- ly answered. We buy them List Your Preperty. Property. ville, were the physicians present in | swer to their God and not to me, right. Extra good 25c corsets 196. hee AT CUT PRICES $1.25 Velvet Carpetings for 95c 73 Ingrain Carpetings for 60c 65 Ingrain Carpetings for 55c 55 Ingrain Carpetings for 50c ficial ity. The ministe: Iforgive all my enemies except one PRR dna by 4 for Ah? an official capacity. ministers 5 bi 1. you 50 Ingrain Carpotings for baad of the town spent the morning with ; Ishall not mention his name. Sofar - tem ee py ober cht te —_ j him offering spiritual consolation. | as the court officers are concerned, I acres A Splendid Line from which to Select. him offering spiritual (one. oe oe indly tested, ber them, |*¥17 low. Our $1.25 hate at 986, | for cp ltt aot A Great Variety of to the reading of which Dr. Gartrell | As for the Presiding Judge it seems] Our $9.00 Hate at $I 43 Rich Hill March 18, and W. 0. Atke- paid close attention. He was very | unjust to me to take my life for that] cant be duplicated anywhere Olu: | son’s law office in Butler March 14th. MATTINGS, LINOLEUMS, particular about his clothes and per-|in which I was justified, In his in- oom in ~ ty ane Cae) and list sonalappearance. He became death: | structions he was lenient as possible, aie sae WINDOW SHADES, LACE CURTAINS, ly sick as the hour approached for | and his instructions were such that I Remnants of Laces, Em- Teka ee cuales peer toner PORTIERS, RUGS. the execution, and it was feared that | should have been acquitted by the broideries and Ribbons, you, if the price is right. Cheap he would have to be strapped toa|jury in a very short limit of time. board, but he rallied and was able to | However, they took the very great- walk to the scaffold assisted by dep- | est extreme they could give me. uties Jack Spicer, Dike McCann and} Now I thank you all for your pres- Richardson. ence here in the interest of the law The stockade, 16 feet high and}and of good citizenship, possibly large enough to admit about one|some in sympathy for me. 1 thank thousand persons, was filled before | you all” nine o’clock, many women being}, At the conclusion of his talk, Rev. transportation to western March 17th. E, B. Arxrxsox, ' 51-tf Grainfield, Kan, "Vi Lowest Prices for Good Goods. McKIBBENS. (SSSA ASS ASSA SSAA A Prices chopped to make them sell quicker. SPLITS APIS AA°APEPRPLRAPARVELPVACLRSAGA Ay will ‘soon compel you Warm Days to talean taveusedy of Your Spring Underwear. If your stock is low we can replenish rm The Newest Invention Yet. Good Roads Meeting. roy bed 9 The very habe = = hosing gh BS livah aamalloost, Ta mene we have ; me at of order prevailed. lecting prayer for the soul of thecon-| the best makes at 23c, 2he and 48c. The “house, cold tire setter” sets| A respectable number of farmers It was 9:45 o’clock when Dr. Gar-|demnedman. Allinreachthenshook| For Women and Children we have tire without removing bolts or/and citizens of Butler interested in screws, sets them while you wait, No| the matter attended the good roads dunger of dishing wheels. Maybeseen | meeting held in the circuit court soon in operation at Legg’s carriage | room Thursday of last week. The shop, where they fix everything on principal speakers on the occasion bugyies, carriages and wagons. This | were Col. G. W. Waters, of Cantou, machine sets tire from % to 24inches, | Mo., secretary of the Missouri Road East room of iron block southeast | Association and representing the corner of the square. 25-8t | state board of agriculture, and D. trel! appeared on the scaffold. Be- hands with the Doctor, and bade him sides Sheriff Smith and ‘his deputies |B00dbye. Sheriff Smith then adjust: were the two physicians mentioned ed the noose over his neck, his legs and the ministers. and arms were strapped, the black Rev, Williamson read a brief biog- |°8P pulled down over his head and raphy of the condemned man and|t 10:05 Sheriff Smith pulled the Cut stated that he maintained his plea of lever and the condemned dropped self defense, to which Rev. William-|through the trap. His neck was son added, “he and hisGod alone, to| broken and at 10:27 life was pro- everything that is desirable both in Muslin and Gauze that will leave an unexpected saving in the pockets of on deposit with financial in- those who pay the bill. stitutions all over the world, or rather glass that looks like and the interests of depositors A cut glass, beautiful new pat- Glass terns, nothing like it in town. are nowhere considered more Large pieces, Creamers, CakeSalvera, carefully than at the . i ‘ Pitchers, Comports Pickle Dishes, — W h ‘ol. - ’ ports le ute : ber Nepean bso es whom he is accountable, know of |20unced extinct and the body Fas! spoonholders, Etc. Let usehow you BATES NATIONAL BANK. F. M. Kennedy, of Trowbridge, Ils., ak was mein’ y on thera’ | the truth or falsity of his plea.” Rev, | taken down, placed in a coffin aud) what 9 beautiful dish i bserib law of Missouri, while Mr. King’é re- vy Y wecan 10 BUTLER, MO speed ons ad De del a heat Rant nests; [Fones-read verses 1 to 6 of the 190 | onveyed to the cemetery, where it| gall you for C. saat Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Lynch are visit- porn re on “cheap hard roade. Psalm and Rev. Puckett led in pray- | ¥85 interred in the old part, where a ing relatives in Boston, Mass. ‘oth gentlemen Pan a ye grave had been prepared. A large ] 8 W. DOOLEY. J.P. SMEPR. OWNS conversant in road matters and their|” |, ,, i d attended the burial John Will Watkins, of Ruckman, ; ; Dr. Gartrell showed very littleemo- | CTOwe attended the burial. LE Weat Va., renews through “Aaron,” | Temarks were not’ only interesting, | ion during the services, wetting his DUTY WELL DONE. DOOLEY & SMITH but highly instructiveand many new blue grass meadow — Blue grass thoughts. wore geined. trom ‘Geir woods pasture. H M. BALL, talk on good roads, a matter that 25-4 Rich Hill, Mo, | every citizen of thecounty is so deep- ly interested in, especially at this time, as we have witnessed the effects and disadvantages all through the past winter of miserable and im- passable highways. We publish in another column a letter from Col. Waters to P. J. Jewett, of Summit Dr. W. A. Williams of Hume, who | township, on the subject of contract attended the execution of Dr. Gar-| work, in explanation of questions trell Friday, lost a small book either | put to him by Mr. Jewett, while in on the road to Butler or while in the | our city, on the road subject. Read it. city. The book contained some pa- i tg atm a iva pers only of value to the owner and Our popular young farmer friend, a railroad pass. The finder will con- Jim Norton, of Summit favored us fer a favor by leaving the same with with a renewal. He hasseveral acres Sheriff Smith. of corn planted, the first we have heard of in the county. Wanrep—Stock to pasture. Good lips and occasionally stroking his} Sheriff Smith deserves great credit long beard. He began to speak at' for the excellent manner in which he 9:58 and talked for ten minutes. He) performed a very disagreeable duty spoke low and indistinct, being un-| He showed great forethought and derstood only by those close to him. | wonderful nerve throughout the try- He said: ‘ ing ordeal, supported by the con- DR. GARTRELL’S SPEECH. sciousness that he was but doing his sworn duty as an officer of the lawin “Ihave been sick and am almost | carrying out the orders of thecourte. unable to talk on that account; also} Tye Times with other good citizens because I have been confined for) sincerely hopes that the ocension will about two years, I want to thank| never arise for another execution in the kind people for their visits which | this county, but should so foul acrime Thave received. Also the officers of| again be committed within her bord- this institution, They have been) ors, we trust the officers will do their very kind to me, as has everybody. ' duty as faithfully and well as they They are strict, but they are just. did in this case, They have made no demand on me, ' <aeerrnoninaciees only what they have been authorized Three Legal Hangings. to make. And I have not made any on them. I have received at their hands all the courtesies & man could expect in my position. “T wish to say further that the pas- tors of this town have been very kind to me, as has everybody, for which I thank them. “I want to say that my lawyers have been very kind and done all in their power for me. Especially do I wish tosay that Mr. Dooley has done agreat deal of work in my behalf, for, small compensation, for which I thank him; and I hope that in the future he will be compensated in ev- ery particular. Mr. Smith and Mr. Silvers have also been very diligent in their service, and I thauk them for their assistance, and I trust they will always be successful lawyers. For my other lawyers that did not live here, as the Hon. Rhodes Clay, of Mexico, Missouri, I wish to say that he too was very kind to me and diligent in my case. I expected to have had a continuance and thereby | Office over Post Office C ASH STORE, Attorneys at Law, —_Batler, Me. all you Cane Seed, Soy Beans, Millet and Kaftir Corn. Reclean Flax Seed for Seeding. Wheat, Corn, Bay Your) ose sa vn Always doing business 312 days in a year. WILL C, REED, AMORET, MO. Knoxville, Tenn., April 16.—Geo. Vaughan, a farm laborer, yesterday found $1,000 in $10 and $20 bills in the stump of a hollow tree. It is believed it was hidden by robbers after the civil war. There were three iegal executions in Missouri Friday. ‘Bud’ Taylor, who shot and killed Miss Ruth Nol- lard in Kansas City March 2nd, 1901, was hanged at the county jail, Kan- sas City. He kept his nerve and walked to the gallows without as- sistance. Chas. May was hanged at St. Joseph, Mo., in jail yard for the mut- der of John Robert Martin, A priest accompanied him to the scaffold. May shot and killed Robert Martin at a country dance near DeKalb the night of December 27,1900. Three trials were given May.’ His sentence was affirmed by the supreme court. May’s body was sent to Williams- town, Jefferson county, Kaneas, the home of his aged father for inter- ment. The third was that of Dr. Jas. L. Gartrell, who was hanged in Butler for the murder of D. B Donegan in March, 1901. Governor Duckery was appealed to for executive clem- Our old friend W. H. Caldwell, now living near Adrian, made us a pleax 8. J, Newlan favored us pleasantly ant call while in the city Saturday and had his name enrolled for Tuz and renewed for Tue Times, which; Times. He recently came to this he has been taking for twenty years | county and bought a good farm with and said that death alone would pre | 12 @ short distance of Butler. vent him from taking it 20 years! Thecanning factory at ElDorado longer. We are sorry to report that| Springs was burned one day last he is not in robust health, which his | week. The origin of the fireis a mys- many friends over the county will re-| tery. The plant was removed from gret to hear. Humansville to ElDorado Springs Prot A. L. Ives, superintendent of | last spring. It was in litigation and the public echools at Adrian, for the | ¥88 to have been sold by the sheriff past five years, has accepted the po- the day following the fire. The plant sition of deputy county clerk under | ¥84 estimated to be worth $6,000. John F, Herrell. The selection of | 2080 crates, 400,000 cases and many Prof. Ives for the responsible position | Other things in the way of buckets, by Mr. Herrell is certainly a wise etc., were burned. choice, as the new deputy is fittedin|] A passenger train on the Frisco every particular to perform the work | railroad was partially wrecked near to the satisfaction of all. Everton, Mo., north of Springfield, a Nevada, Mo., April 19.—Oliver J. | defective rail Tuesday, and the en- Kelly, a young farmer ofthat counts, | Seer, freman and one postal clerk was killed in the M. K. & T. railway | Were killed, and several passengers yards early this morning by a freight | Were slightly hurt. = eae ie: 3 3 DEFENSE AGAINST GERMS, ‘ » cmemenoen | All infectious diseases aregerm diseases. The germs thrive wherever 1 here in dompness and decay. The best defense against them ia to make the home so sanitary that germs can- not get a foothold. All sii-k+, drains, vellara, closets and other dangerous wpots must be thoroughly disinfected. oS kee es in all th train. Kelly attempted to board the Makes a Clean Sweep. be acquitted. Two of my lawyers, pred to in podbaifierrnts mins r® We have ail the reliabletumigat ors and disiu- moving train, but missed his footing , iis retu: terfere with the process There’s nothing like doing a thing} Major Woodson and Hon. Rhodes 1 ny fectants. Each has its appropriate eee. T and fell under the wheels. Kelly| thoroughly Of.all the salves you! Clay, have died since my trial of the law. The Governor held that uality.of thi ly moved to this county from | ever heard of, Bucklen’s Arniva Sal po Cae? waar tak the condemned men had been given ee ee ee recent J i ber ot | is the Wea Tt Rae gud ve) “I wish further to \thank the resi-| 15. trials, and two courte had * is right. Can give you any special informa- or A pe Par er ot ee sores, bruisex, pe boils, ul dents of the town for theircourtesies, | 44 on thelr cases and held that he tiou you ueed, ee hae bow ag pi yee and piles, It’s especially the young ladies who have | 144 no right to interfere, eet ie ee “American women are rapidly | only 25c, an aranteed to give|sungftorme. We had some very ex I TT JC SKE R following in the footsteps of thir gga by it. L. Tucker, drug-| cellent music. We have taken the agency for the EI. a bd LLLLLLLLLLLRLRLL We sell all the late sheet music at dren, and so fur as being reconciled half price, and we are making special to give up this pitifol life, I have no prices on small instruments for a regret tor my own part, but for my ‘Best Drug Store in Bates Butler, Mo. everyone knows what these organs | - are, we would like for you to come in _English_sisters_ dronkards.” said Miss Christina Tinling, Luglish representative of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in an address delivered ut Mitchell Park Christian church, St. Oey