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

| We will close the first week In| FATALLY HURT IN A RUNAWAY. August to have our rooms remodel-| ed. Until that time we offer all goods | at greatly reduced prices M. & N. Evays, Opera House Block. ; ; : 37-2t Broken and (Otherwise Serionsly Injured. “She-photograph car at the south east corner of the square is open again. First class work guaranteed. Give me a trial order. H. W. Rosixson. Mrs. Fischer, wife of Chas. Fischer, & highly respected German farmer living near Pleasant Gap, met with a fatal accldent in a runaway on Monday morning in Butler. Both of her legs were broken, the left one twice, above and below the knee, the right, the bone splintered near the ankle, and she was cut and bruised about the head. She had brought berries to town early and was driv- ing south on Cherry street, north of John C. Hayes’ residence, where the horse took fright and ran south, crossed East Delaware and tipped the spriug wagon over and threw Mrs. Fischer out at the corner where @ year ago in June Mrs. W. T. John- son was fatally injured in a eimilar runaway. Mre. Fischer was taken intv the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wemott, where Drs. Lisle, Lockwood and Renick dreased her wounds, Mr. Fischer was telephoned at Pleasant Gap and soon arrived in town, and summoned his family physician, Dr. Zey, to take charge of the case. Mrs. Fischer lingered in great ago- ny all day Monday and Monday night. Death relieved her sufferings at four o'clock Tuesday morning. D ceased was a good woman, honest, industrious, a faithful wife and loving mother, Mr, Fischer said it was a very gen- tle mare, which his women folks had been driving for several years, and be is at a loss to understand her ac- tions, J. M. Green was a pleasant caller on Saturday, and favored us sub- stantially. Mr. Green is an early settler, and one of Bates county’s strongest aud best citizens. Jake Green is one of those sterling charac- ters whose word is as good as his bond to those who know him. Lewis A. Stewart, of Lone Oak, and Miss Lula Briden, of Butler, were married Monday evening, Squire B. F. Jeter performed the ceremony. They are worthy young people, and Tue Tes joins their friends in con- gratulations and best wishes. See our line of street hate, trimmed hate, an W. B. corsets. Bargains in all lines. M. & N. Evans 37-2 Opera House Block. Last Saturlay Joe Littlefield’s eight year-old son was quite badly injured. He was driving team aasist- ing with the haying, when one of the traces became unhooked. In his at tempt to hook up the trace the horse stepped on him and his leg was brok- en with some other light injuries.— Foster Times, Theservices at the Christian Church next Sunday will be as follows: 9:30 a, m. Sunday School; 10:45 a, m and 8:00 p. m. preaching; 3:00 p. m. Junior Endeavor; 6:45 p. m. Chris- tian Endeavor. Mid-week prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p.m. Youare cordially invited. A teacher in one of the Joplin schools sent what he deemed a “scathing rebuke” to @ newspaper editor for “butchering the King’s English.” The editor marked thir- teen errors of grammar in the peda- gogue’s letter and sent it back with a note saying he would publish it when it was written correctly. A Missionary Institute, held under the auspices of the Auxillary of C. W. B. M., at the Christian church in this city for one week, beginning on Mon- day night, July 27th. A very inter- esting program has been prepared, which will be illustrated with large maps, curios, phonograph, stereopti- can and moving pictures, Thie is the first time an institute of the kind has ever been held in our city and be- sides the novel features, it will be both instructive and entertaining. All cordially invited. Estis Smith was down from Mingo on Saturday to attend the meeting of the World’s Fair commission, of which he is a member. Tue TIMEs be presented: Be wearer and Teach- acknowledges a pleasant call. Mr. ego Jewell, Sunday School Smith never fails to perform a duty a 5. Soho oapef ae imposed upon him, either for his Su wollen t: an @ bi phos party, township or county business, | * ge ; ens) Svs ome . | Although twenty five miles away. he Sunday School in the church. All , liraves the most inclbinetit weather the chureh in the Sunday School. Nd and worst possible roads to come to Election ot officers, the county seat on those occasions. Harry Lona, Twp, Pres, The man who beats Estis Smith for} We note the fact that Judge (. F. treasurer next time will be nominat-| Boxley has opened a law office onthe ed. north side of the public square, sec- Mr: and Mrs. De C. Mize returned ond stairway east of the Missouri home the last of the week from a ten State Bank, and will hereafter mye ie days outing in Oklahoma. They strict attention to the practice of his : f visited Me. Mis brothanindny, profession in all its branches. His Marion Cooter, who is a wholesale a Gnd experience ieee mag grocery merchant in Oklahoma City, sae po pete pager . and is doing well. Mr. Mize says that ja chin of eked Jadae ph town now has about eighteen thous- . z 8 and inhabitants, electric etreet rail. |COU2tY for eight years, and from ex- roads, sepbalt pavements, and is perience in that office is well equipped confidently looking forward to the ~ baligieaips coy peaueh es pic Ee time when it will be the metropolis ee big Woleh ” Raa ies of the southwest. Ho says rents are land litigation he will give special at- very high there now. tention. The J udge would be Pleas- oe ed to have his friends and the public generally to call at his office and see him whether they have business to transact or not. For Sale or Trade. Five room house and four lots in East Butler, for sale or trade, A good bargain. Enquire of Mrs, M. V. Carroll, Butler. TheSunday School Convention will be held at the Summit M. E. Church Sunday, Aug. 2nd, at 20’clock. The following subjects and speakers will “Yes” said the old man, to his young visitor, “I am proud of my girls and would like to see them com- fortably married, and asI have made a little money they will not go to their husbands penniless. There is Mary, she’s twenty-five years old, and areal good girl. I shall give her $5,000 when she marries. Then comes Bet, who won’t see thirty-five again, and I shall give her $10,000, and the man who takes Eliza, who is forty, will have $15,000 with her.” The young man reflected for a mo ment or 60, then inquired: “You haven’t one about fifty, have you?” “The low idea,” an exchange says, “ig to buy # Missouri farm and move to God’s country.” To this the Moberly Democrat makes this senei- ble comment: “That the Iowans have adopted this policy is an ample evidence in Missouri. Missouri, like other states, cannot always be athir best, and this year may not meet the | of entertainments of a high class to full expectation of all new comers. | be given in Butler between the first There is n0 question, however, that} of November and the-last of March. in a series of years there are few, if Care has been taken to. select enter. _ any, states that can show the results! taiaments which have been tested Drainage Commission. The Marias Des Cygnes river drain- age commission appointed by the county court, met in the county court room in the court house on last Sat- urday and organized by the election of R. F. Harper, chairman, éndJobn L. Stanley, secretary. The county surveyor was ordered te make aplat of the swamp land, adjoining this river through the county, and find out the number of acres, subject to assessment for the river improve- ment under the late act of the legis- lature. Under the law this swamp land can be assessed as high as 5 per cent. Lecture Course. Plans have been made for a éeries WORLD'S FAIR COMMISSION. ] pares For Business. @ Mrs. Chas. Fischer Had Both Legs! For Bates County Organizes and rel In pursuance to the call of the county court the Bates county com-| missioners for the World’s Fair met in the Sheriff's office on Saturday af- ternoon and organized by the elec- tion of Hon. Thos. L. Harper, Presi- dent, and John Krinn, Secretary. The following executive committee was apppointed: F. H. Crowell, T. L. Harper and John Krinn. The best methods for having the resources ot Bates county properly displayed atthe World’s Fair next year, was thoroughly discuseed. The execu- tive committee was instructed to confer with the county court relative | jf to the financial backing necessary to make the undertaking a euccess. All the people of Bates county are alike interested in having the county represented on an equal footing with other counties in the state. Bates is the fourth or fifth in importance in wealth and population and should be among the very first in advertis- ing her wonderful resources to the world, Where all are interested it is very hard to raise a subscription, in fact itis hardly fair and reasonable to expect a few to bear the burdens when the many are benefitted. When the county court makes the appro- priation, the burden falls upon all the tax-payers alike. Courts in oth- ercounties are making liberal appro- priations, and we are satisfied our court will do the same, to the glory of the county. Every enterprising citizen will applaud such an act. Fossils and kickers should be relegat ed to the rear. Edwin Colyer Austin. “Edwin Colyer Austin, the only son of Mr. and Mrs, Edwin S. Austin of 4569 Page avenue, died at 9 o’clock last night, after a short ill ness. He was 18 months of age and one of the brightest and most attrac- tive children of the neighborhood. Mr. Austin is a former newspaper man, but for several years past has been connected with the Mercantile trust company. He and his wife have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. The remaine will be taken for interment to Butler, Mo., the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin to-day.”—Sun- day Globe-Democrat. Funeral services were held fromthe home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Austin, by Rev. Jones, Monday afternoon at 8 o’clock, at- tended by a large number of sym- pathetic friends. Little Edwin Colyer came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. 8. Aus- tin, Feb’y 7th, 1902. His was but a fleeting ray of sunshine to brighten the hearts and purify the souls of this young couple, and those seven- teen fleeting months will always be hallowed in memory, when time has softened the sting of parting. Mr. and Mrs, Austin have the sincere sympathy of their host of friends in Butler and throughout the state. Dirp.—At the home of her daugt- ter, Mrs. T. H. Lynch, at Ballard, July the 16th at 8 o’clock p. m., Mrs. E. Carver aged 71 years. After two weeks of intense suffering she passed quietly away. All that loving hands of friends and kind neighbors could do stayed not the icy hand of death, and she is gone to her Savior where she had many times prayed to be. She had endured much suffering in the last five years, having had three paralytic strokes. She leaves one daughter and two sons to mourn. A Frienp. Robbers Secure $50,000 * Baker City, Ore., July 21.—Captain Lyrick, superintendent of the Conner Creek mine, was forced to open the company’s safe this morning by rob- bers, who took $50,000 and escaped into the Idaho desert. A posse is in pursuit. ? Poffenbarger Second Degree Murder. Frank Smith, the slayer of Charley Phelps, May 7th, was given a trial! Jas. M. Rice was fatally shot this af- at Mound City, Kan., last Thursday, and convicted of murder in the eec- ond degree. The sentence was fixed at 25 years’ imprisonment by Judge Simons, The particulars of the murder are already familiar to readers, the fatal shooting taking place west of Hume, just over in Kanaas. The convicted man claims that his name is Frank Smith, that he was born in the province of Westphaila in Prussia, June 17, 1880, and is 22 years of age. He has told many stories of his life, and is a general all round desperate character, hard bat. In Ladies, Misses and Childrens Oxfords and Slippers. are new and up-to-date. You should see them. Missouri Pacific Excarsions. ElDorado Springs, Mo., Tourist.—- NY | Tickets on sale daily until Sept. 30h; NY | return limit 30 days at one and one | third fare round trip. H. R. Smanxs, Agt. A Storm in Clinton. Clinton, Mo,, July 21.—A wind, hail and rainstorm struck this vicini- ty about 4 o’clock this morning, § Six tents at the Chautauquagrounds were blown down, The big auditor. fum tent was wrecked. The engines are covered with debris. The top story of the cooper shops at Banner | mills was blown off. One corner of the large brick building at the Henry |) county farm for the indigent was ( blown out, All the outbuildings on _ the McDonald farm are gone. M farms are damaged. Wheat, oats dnd hay that was stacked were — blown away. These The opening attraction at the opera house, will be Miss Bonnair ~ Price, and an excellent company. The engagement is for three nights, commencing Thursday, July 80th. The opening play will be the society comedy drama in fi e acts, “A Wo- man’s Power,” with special scenic and electrical effects, and handsome costumes, Miss Price, in the dual role has received most favorable comment from the press, for her ap- ‘ pearance, ability and handsome’) gowns. The play is @ strong One, with plenty of comedy throughout. Popular prices, 15c, 25¢ and 35e, with ladies free tickets opening night if reserved before 6 p. m. Seats on sale at Trimble’s drugstore. Special matinee Saturday at 2 p. m. & Edwards, Former Marshal Shot By a Rival. Lamar, Mo., July 19.—Ex-Marshal ternoon at the home of Claude Fast, in the east part of this city, by Bert Cochran. The two men were rivals for the affections of Mrs. C E. Mar- tin, a widow, Rice, although a mar- ried man, had long been paying at tention to Mrs. Martin. Cochran had won her love, and Rice, becom- ing desperate, sought Mrs, Martin Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter-in-law and threatened to killCochran and the woman if he was compelled to give her up. Rice, although ordered away from the house by Mra, Fast, sought first For Taking Registered Mail. Ava, Mo., July 20.—For about eighteen months registered packages have been rifled on the Almatha and Ava mail route and money taken He was implicated in burglarizing the Johannes hardware store at Rich Hill May 5, had the booty in his possession when captured by Con- stable Clifford. In resisting arrest the desperado shot and killed Char. ley Phelps, a young farmer, who was to reach Mra. Martin by climbing in the window. Cochran, who was spending the day there, ordered him away from the window. He left, but showed up at the door. Here the two men met, each making threate. Finally Rice tore open the screen door and caught hold of Mrs, Martin out. The matter was placed in the hands of Postoffice Inspectors Mar- | tin and Buson, who began an inves- tigation, They soon found some of the money and traced the whole matter to J. A. Taylor, postmaster at Gardner. When he was confront- t 4 assisting the officer to take him.— Hume Telephone. No Pity Shown. “For years fate was alter me con- tinuously” writes F, A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ala., ‘‘I had a terrible case | of piles causing 24 tumors. When all failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for burns | and allaches and pains. Only 25¢ at H. L. Tucker’s drug store. Ballard Items. The Ballard second ball team play- ed Mayesburg second nine Sunday afternoon. The score was 24 to 33! in favor of Ballard. James Hawthorn of Parkerstield, Cal., visited the family of Mrs. Rob- | inson last week. George Price and daughter Miss Cora, are spending afew days at El Dorado Springs. Mrs. Carver died at the home of her daugher, Mrs. Lynch, Tuesday evening, death being due to paraly- | sis. She came to visit her daughter about two weeks agoand was strick- en the day after her arrival. The remains were laid to rest in the Bethel cemetery Friday afternoon. Mrs. Rebecca Murphy is visiting her futher, Uncle Dick Andrews. | Cochran was arrested. | ing Ernest Merryfield, a son of W. R. ed with the evidence he confessed. The inspectors immediately arrested him and brought him to Ava and lodged him in jail. They left for Springfield with the prisoner this af- ternoon. and tried to drag her from the house, when Cochran shot him. Rice was taken home, where he will probably die. He was a prominent politician and a man of wonderful physique. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. By Warranty Dreps, From July 15 to 22 inclusive, J H Cummings to B F Wix 8@ A sec6, Hud- < son, $125, J F Stoll to B F Wix tract sec 5 and 6, Hud- son, $210 C H Baie to W H Baie 40 A sec $2, Deer Creek $1,276, E P Merwin to Leo Hassig et al lot 13 bik 25, Amoret, $500, RJ Hurley Lumber Co to J R Cobb bik 1 Couche Ad, Butier, $1,100, 5 C Lewis to A H Lewis trustee 100 A sec 10, West Point, $300. Fannie Claunch to James Newlon 23 A see 31, Shawnee, $575. Wm A Ray to John Robinson tract sec 23, Mt Pleasant, $500, H P Robinson to F A NeIntyre 40 A sec 26, New Home, $1,000, Geo W Payne to Geo G Cook 1u0 A sec 20, Howard, $4,000, Geo G Cook to W M Littlefleld 40 A sec 20, Howard, $1,242. Margaret Russell to C F Moulton 160 A sec 24, East Boone, $5,600, J B Wilson to H D Smith pt lot 9 blk 62, Rich Hill, $4,500, HD Smith to Cora S Jamison pt lot 9 bik 62, Rich Hill, $1,500. Mary A Goodwin to W T Harrisan 40 4 sec33, Mingo, 21 200. Told A Barbour to J A Griggs, blk 24, Rock- ville $1200, Cut His Throat. Osceola Democrat. About 7 o'clock last Tuesday even- Merryfield, attempted to kill himself, and that he did not succeed was owing entirely to theformation of the weapon which he chose to commit the deed. At the hour named he went into the butcher shop where his father and brother were and bade them both goodbye. As he was in- toxicated and bad upon numerous oveasions when in a like condition threatened to leave town, thay paid no attention to him further than to shake hands. He retired into the rear room of the shop, picking up a knife used to kill sheep as he went, and deliberately drew the weapon across his throat. Fortunately the knife had @ round point, and this saved the jugular vein from being reached. Ernest is known among his com- pantons as “Skeeter,” and is gener- P C. K. Crow and wife of Adrian, Sun- dayed with relatives northwest. Miss Margery Herrell is home from the Warrensburg normal, where she graduated from the senior class this year. Mrs. Douglass has a new spring wagon. : Will Hendrix and wife passed through Ballard Saturday evening on their way fo visit his wife’s peo- ple in Henry county. Charley Vest was bird (Crow) hunt- ing Sunday evening. Unele G. Y. Hendrix is quite sick. The Ballard base ball team will give an ice cream supper at this place Saturday night, July 25th. Every- bod} invited to attend. Miss Pearl Hughes returned to her home in Clinton one day last week. We are glad to learn that our old friend Mason Combs has recovered from a severe illness. Clarence Sackett has purchased the Wallace Hill farm. Consideration $2,400. Walter Smith transacted business The Only Guaranteed Kidney Reme |®* Constable Lynch’s Sunday even- for the labor expended that. Missouri ‘and approved. Jt is expected that} Your dragglst will refund your| Ballard wae well represented at the can. A comfortable living can be before another week it may be posei- many Ape 3 YOu | - cream supper. at Maysburg, Sat- made easier in Missouri than in any ble for the full announcements to be} Price 60 cents and $1.00, For sale urday night, ae well as the “ball” up other state in the Union.” a i df by all druggists, west. ; Pansy, Ann Jobsoa toJ W Ryan tract sec 27, New Home $200. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood, All the blood in your bod passes through your kidneys aa sod nd ally of a quiet, retiring and gentle- manly deportment, and is well liked by all who know him. When intox- icated, however, he imagines that he has not a friend on earth and that everybody wants to “do him up.” Hence on these occasions he is de- ondent to the extent of mental rration. 8 al Night Was Her Terror. “I would cough nearly all night long,” writes Mrs. Charles Applegate of Alexandria, Ind., “and could hardly get any sleep. I bad con- sum, eee so baa tek I walked a block I would cough frightfully and = blood, but, when other med- ine failed, three $1.00 bottles of King’s New Discovery wholly cured me and I gained 58 ” It’s absolutely guaranteed tocureco throat ani lung troubles. Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at H. L. 's drug store. Farmers, Insure your property with. the Prairie Dormers Mansal Fire ance Co. 27-3m