The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 28, 1904, Page 8

I} OT CET IP \o/ New Spring Rugs AND Cattle Bring High Prices, Mexico, Mo; a to Pittsburg, Pa. pounds. contracted for at Pittsburg. Game Birds. Rich Hill Review, The very choicest styles one and at the very lowest prices. Come and See Them. McKIBBENS. SO! RELOAD oo The Nevada Post says: It is gener- | . Bell's {T. H. B. Be | ally believed that the way Eve got Sile postponed until Friday, Janu-! gam to eat of the forbidden apple | or peach, wild goose plum or what i errr ever it was that caused the trouble tir! one yuseWO ' . : * Girlto do genera aed ie WAUea | was by beginning to whimper and ry sfactory Pa. . position and satisfactory declare that he didu’t love her or Mra. J. D. Allen . : | he'd take a bite. Butler, Mo. | TE , t . jon Thursday, Jan, 28ih, 1904 REE ke eachere of the county are city subject will ve “Greenland or | Sor piano tuning and musical in. | culating petitions asking the County “a 7 ” PP ba argpetios ef address F, M-| Court . submit the yleretintse ot te Pree Dae Skaggs through eT eae county spuervision to the voters on = orders at the bu 46-tf | the annual school electioa, This : | proposition was voted down two Fire Chief Andy Deacon announces, years ago, but the sentiment in its - that a hose cart has been left at the! favor bas grown. It ought in our Joe McKibben barn, juncture of High | judgment to be adopted as it is cal: and Ohio streets, for convenience 1M | culated to increase the efficiency of case of fire in that port of town. the school work —Adrian Journal. to enjoy it! ary 2th. The Butler Lecture Course. Apply-to Pig? mau. ars in the mission schools, tai aca The teachers of northeast Bates will meet at Freezsout Friday night Jauuary 22, 1904. The following program has been urranged: Song by Ballard social club. Teaching and the use of history, by Miss Emma Hoover, G. A. Knight and Miss Mil- lie Cole, Discussion, question, “Re- solved, That an educational test shoul! be required for the electoral franchise.” Affirmative, T. H. Doug- lass, T. D. Embree, T. B. Barber, Chas, Warford. Negative, Edward Bradley, T. N. Board, Mr. Mercer, A B. Crow, C. A Chambers. T. H. Dovauass, Pres. Cora Rice, Sy. We wish to call specialattention to the bargins being offered in the hig age advertisement of Sam Levy &Co Nhe people of Bates County, by long experience, have come to know that when Judge Levy makes an assault on prices he cuts them eqaare In two. Thus sale lasts ouly & limited time. ivace, 50 cents. cents. cents, Gallery 15 cents. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Cy Walker, of Kansas City, will re- j ee with them over the birth of a pretty little daughter. Birth ecards received at this office announce “Katherine Walker, born January, 21, 1904” The blizzard which struck this $ wn Sunday night and continued Monday and Monday night was the 8 verest for this section iayears The wind blew a gale from the north which eut like so many knives, snow filed the air and the theomometer fell to below z ro. (19 diana ent lett en Ae Confederate Home Items. Higgineville Journal Chicago. Polk cou.ty appears to be ina bid way. Ace gto the Bolivar Herald it cost 825.611 to run th county last year, besides the jury and witness scrip. ‘Tbe Herald thinks the couaty will be bankrupted at the present rate. The county court of Hickory also seems to be exceeding the revenue but this is good Repubii- can doctrine. The farmers in those counties will see their substance wasted so long as they continue to elect Republican courts. Better fol- low the example set by St. Clair and elect conservative Democrats, and all will be well —Osceola Democrat. Or of Bates and always have a surplus. denied old veterans. On last Monday the northwest experienced the severest blizzord known for years, At Winnipeg the thermometer registered filty-veven de- gress below zero, at New Richmond, 48 and at St. Paul 36 degrees below Thirteen train loads of sheep and cattle were reported frozen to death and a number of human lives lost. looked over. feeding stock—never permitting wanted for use. One of our town men went to Kan- eas City the other day to do some trading. He came back on the night train with a shoe box under his arm. By some unfortunate circumstance he let the box fall, bursting the shoes all to pieces, and juice from them ran oul over the depot platform — Drexel Star. = What could it have been? A woman dropped into the county collector's ottice, a few days ago, and the polite and obliging collector, J. M. Spangler, and his handsome as- sistants, J. W. Jennings, Amp Hop kins and Polk Quarles, were ready to oblige her wants. They looked up her taxes and it was either too high or too low—we’ve forgotten which, and she declared that she would have the “civilization” board right the matter, at the next meeting. Now the collector and assistants hold little “kau-ka ses” and have been wondering and wondering what will — to ’em when the board meets. linton Eye. holders and Directors of to be in excellent condition. An old warehouse, belonging to J. M. Catterlin, on east Dakotastreet filled with baled hay eaught fire-ear- ly Tuesday morning and caused quite an excitement in town, it hav- ing all the appearance from the resi- dence portion of being in the business houses on the south side of the square. The fire boys responded promptly and soon had the flames uaderecontrol. Fund. Its Directors are: Dr. T. C. Boulware, C. H. Dutcher, John Deerwester, Frank M. Voris. T. J. Wright. Wm. E. Walton. Mux Weiuer. W. £. Walton, President. T. J. Wright, Vice-President. Frank Allen, Secretary. C. A. Allen, Ase’t Secretary... W. D. Yates, Abstrueter. An who calls himself Wm. Mitchell and has been working banks at Brunswick, Shelbina, Keytesville and Macon for small accounts, is being sought after. He goes to,a bank, tells the cashier he has bought a home in the town, presents a de- posit slip on an out of town bauk, with a check signed by himeelf for mous by Francis Wilson and Nat j $700 to $800 for deposit and asks Goodwin, called “Our Goblins” or) it his check will be honored by the “Pan on the Rhine.” This is areally | bank for an amount from ‘$5 to $15 clever musical play, and Mr. Barton | with which he desires ta pay freight has secured @ company especially | on household goods. He worked a suited to this line of work, clever | Branawick bank for $5; a Shelbina comedians and pretty girls, who } bank for $13 a Keytesville bank for know how to sing and dance, as well $20. Heul-o got bis graft in ona us eepecialty artixts of rare ability, Macon bauk for & similar amount. bine to insure the success of this ' He has no deposite anywhere. He is j* medium sized well dreesed negro. © Musical Comedy will occupy the boards at Opera House on Friday, Jan. 29, when sr. J. C. Barton's company presents the play made fa- and book- keepers. Capital $55.000.00 Surplus fand $8.000.00 Barred Plymouth Rocks. ofthem are prize winners, Eggs season @1 U0 per setting. . R.,A. ATRINSON, Jan—23-—Qne_hun- dred and eighty fat steers which sold for about $16,000 were shipped from Mineola, southeast of this city, yes- terday. The animals were consigned The cattle had been fed by William Graham for the past sixteen months oncorn, and cattle men say that) eighty of them will average 1,800 The first of the week the drove was Friday. gold by Mr. Graham to White «| ls ‘i - ET a iss Cordy Keen last week is hoped that she will be speedily re-| wonderfully successful in promptly curing ' coc PF Hensley, of Montgomery City, at) of Miss Crdy K | , successfu 7 | > aA ' ‘ " IES * a e senioy her home, | lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou. b Va * . 185 per hundred, It isnot known; Miss Blanch Voinhoy ape nt Sunday stored, that she may on. ” : - - “| bine and Bright's Dlesane, which ts tha'aere " whether the buyers have the cattle) with her auut, Mrs. J. B. Newberry Clate Wolfe and Will MeKibben | form of kidney trouble. Col. Dick Speed of the Nevada Mail paid Capt Jake Allen of the BuTLer Tres an traternal vist a few day: since, Both gentlemen are still young family last Saturday. nen, but one bas grown bald, the other gray, in the newspaper busi- ness. No doubt both are Evgles. Any way they are game birds, How- ever, after.a thorough diecussion of last Friday-night,—was—lorgoly—at- the ‘ups and downs” the joys and 3 disappointments of serving the pub- lie’ and cogitating awhile together —perhaps over a pair of eocktaile— these two old boys unanimously re- solved that lite is still worth living and that there is nore sunshine than, shadow. Long may they continue The next lecture will be given by Miss Olof Krarer at the Opera House : ' ft Her| Our little village. We understand be ife in} contemplates moving his family to Miss Krarer is a native of Esqui- When a mere child, she was taken to R- kjiavik, Iceland, and re- ceived the education given to schol Later she came to this country and com- pleted her education, Miss Krarer under the skillful treatment of Dr. has visited her old home in Green- land, and sneaks with the intimate knowledge not to be attained in any other way than by personal exper+ Mise Krarer comes with the high- : est commendations. Reserved seats| "hey report a delightful time. An General admission 35] excellent program was rendered -by School rate on main fluor 25 ' Mrs. Knaup has returned to the cottage for her parents, Col. and|and Elsie Lynch Sunday evening. Mrs. Pace, after a pleasant visit to At present the Home is well filled up with men, though no applicant] souri Friday, where he expects. tu properly adinitted, has as yet, been | locate in the spring. accommodations,, as Col. Pace is auxious to find room for al Col. Pace is justly proud of tle} friends before leaving totake his new stock on the farm. He has a large number of as fine appearing shoa's, which will make good killing hogs} makes friends wherever he goes. for the next year, as the writer has The cattle are in ex- cellent condition, and the herd is|/of February. We regret to lose Mr. furnishing a large quanity of milk. The Colonel believes in the theory of| carrier. fat hog or steer to grow thin—there-| tieir new home in Webb City Tues- by saving expenee in adding when | day. Walton Trust Company Meetings On January 7th, 1904, the Stock The Walton Trust Company held their annu meeting. The vusiness was found dividend of ten per cent was paid stockholders during the year 1903 and $1,500.00 placed in the Surplus J. R, Jenkins. C. R. Radford. Samuel Levy. Dr. J. Everingham, Wm. W. Trigg. A H. Peach and Wm. J. Nix, Clerks A few thoroughbred Barred Ply- mouth Rock Cockerele for sale are from prize winning stock, and some |in iteell. The 10-1m _ West Pinest., Butler, Mo, DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miscrabie. Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, What happened in and out of town D D. Peeler and G: H. Cowdry stayed with Aaron all night Tuesday of lust week. In the morning they touk away three red hogs. Spruce Items. Mrs. Louis Kuorp is reported quite sick this week Miss Lola Charters has been quite sick the past week The new Woodmen team at Spruce is rapidly coming to the front. George Kretzinger and family will Feb. 4th is pension day The clerk leave soon for Galena, Oklahoma says this will be the last time she will | Jeff Morris and Miss Mandy Tillery jmake out papers at the Virginia were united in marriaye last Wednes | post office as the new rorals will be \day at Sedalia, and returned home | running on the 15th of February i Mrs. Carter Wallace was takea to Miss Ethel Hopkins was the guest | Nevada last week for treatment. It Almost everybody who reads the news. papers is sure to know of the wonderfy) * cures made by Dr, Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, It isthe great med cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the emi- ~ nent kidney and biad- der specialist, and is _ Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec- ommended for everything but if you have bid- ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested inso many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, pes the helpless too poor to pur- chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sampie bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble, When writing mention reading this generous offer in Mags oval and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing- hamton, N. Y. The touk loads of hogs to Kansas City last week. Miss May Bard went to St. Louis last week to spend afew weeks with her aunt. Rev. Sapp preached last Sunday night. Onrrvary—Joho Leech died at the home of his daughter, Mra. D. R. Braden, near Mulberry, Mo., Jan, 17,1904 Mr. Leech was born near Cadiz, Harris »n county, Ohio, July 26,1817. He was the son of James and Mary Leech, October 17, 1847, he was married to Esther Heevey. This union was blessed with seven cbildren, three daughters and one son survive him, Mrs D. R- Braden of Mulberry, Mra. H M. Hudelson of Amaterdam. Mrs, David McClure of Pittsburg, Pa., and Rev. D. H. Leech of Salem, Oregon, In the fall of 1892 Mr. Leech came to live with his daughter, and there lived until the day of his death. He became a christian when young and cast his lot .with the United Presbyterian church of which he has been a mem- ber for 60 years. He joined the U. P. church at Mulberry and was a consistent member at the time of his death. During his last illness of over 5 week, at his bedside was his aged companion, wh) still rurvives him, and his two daughters, Mrs, Braden and Mrs. Hudelson and a host of friends and neighbors who were ever ready to do everything for him that could be done. Funeral services were beld Monday at 1:30 p. in. at the home, conducted by Rev S. M. Hood, and was largely attend- ed. Interment was made in the Mulberry cemetery. M. B. Winfield Steele, whose house burn- ed on the 17th, will build again as soon as the weather will permit. The house was insured at $800, contents $200. Miss Harper, who is teaching in that district and boarding there, had nearly all of herclothing burned. Mrs. G. W. Park had a hen and pullet rag tacking party last Friday night. 17 of Virginiaand Parktown ladies took partinthesewing. Aaron had to stay in the kitchen, so is un- able to report the subjects discuseed, At 9:30 lunch was served consisting of crackers with jelly between them, crullers, apples, Mrs. Aaron passed around acake stand with a large ‘cake on it,eu rounded by six Roman candles, Each one took a piece as she paseed around the room. The sad news has been received that Gus Rape had died at his home in Kansas, the latter part of Dee. Mr. Rape lived west of Virginia for many yéairs, and wasrespected by all his neighbors. He had passed through much afflictions, his wife being’ sick many years beforé she died. Miss Meda Cuzick returned from Warrensburg and will remain home the rest of the winter; Mrs. Stover and family left Tues- day for Okla , where she will visit for some time. Mrs. Adams died Manday morn- ing and was buried Tuesday of this week. Judge Wo'fe will hold special court Saturday afternoon for special cases. Come and hear them. AARON, Thos. Parker spent Sanday with T A Kretzinger. Rev Morgan, pastor of the M E. chureh at Sprace, closed a meeting at Lucas nat week, Sixteen conver- sions were the reward of his labor * Mr. and Mrs J. B. Newberry were the guests of I. M. Kretzinger and s Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Atcheson and children visived the family of Dave Atcheson last week. The leap year party at Mr, White’s regular fifty cent and Home of 8wamp-Root, dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. Trapped in Mine by an Explo- sion, 180 Men are Dead. Pittsburg, Pa , Jan. 26. From all that can be gathered at this hour, at least 180 men are laying dead in the headings and passageways of the Harwick mine of the Allegheny Coal Company at Cheswick, the result of a terrific gas explosion to day. Cage after cage has gone down in- to the mine and come up again, and only one miner of all those who went down to work this morning has been brought to the surface, Domestic Troubles, tended and enjoyed by all present. A. L. Gilmore is feeding @ nice lot of cattle for the March market. Jas. Harvey is feeding a nice load of cattle of his own raising. FRron'rz. Ballard Breezes. Before another week our gentle- manly merchants Stuckey & Gartin, will be wielding the yardstick behind the counters of their new store. We wish them success, Our old friend Lon Keirsey is in St. Louis in the near future We regret to lose Lon and his estimable family, but the beat wishes of their many friends follow them to their new home. - Little Bryan Hurt is recovering from an attack of pneumonia fever It is exceptional tu find a family where there omertic oe | casionally, but these can be lessened by having Dr. King’s New Life Pills around. Much trouble they save by their great work in stomach and liver troubles. They not only relieve you, but enre. 25¢ at . L. Tucker's Drug Store. John Crabtree. Sampson Keirsey’s son Fred is quithe sick with pneumonia fever. Quite a number of Bullard’s young folks attended the Teachers’ Insti- tute at Freezeout Friday night The city council, at its last week's meeting, examined and approved the plans and specifications for a sewer system as contracted for with Civil Engineer Burns & McDonald, and advertisements forconstruction were ordered in a trades puper and a city daily. Bids are to be received up to and opened on March 7th, 1904, and to include that part of the system for the court house, jail and publie square, Upon the recommendation of Burns & McDonald, the mayor and council, or such members or others astmay be deemed advisable, were authorized to visit Independence, Mo., to inspect the sewer aud ceptic tank in oper tion there, our system being a duplicate of theirs. Edward Bradley's pupils. Our road overseer, T. H. Lynch, with the help of Messrs. Greer, Skiles and Hurt, put in a culvert south of Ballord, as our new bridge has not vet arrived. Miss Laura Hurt visited Gertrude W. D. Keirsey and family visited friends east of us Sunday. Sid Snow returned from north-Mis- Wilson Davidson will kill the fatted hog this week. Walter Smith called on Ballard Saved From Terribe Death. The family of Mrs. ML Bobbit, of Bargerton, Tenn , saw her dying and were powerless to save her. The most skillful phys'cians and every remedy used, failed, while consump- tion was slowly but surely taking ber life. In this terrible hour Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption turn- ed despair into joy. The first bottle brought immediate relief and itscon- tinued use completely cured her. It’s the most certain cure in the worldfor all throat and lung troubles. Guar- anteed bottles 50c and $100 = Trial bottles freeat H L. Tucker’s Drug Store. We are requested to announce that the second semester of the University will begin February 1st, 1904 We should like to see a number of Bates county students enter at that time. It is as well to enter then as in Sep- tember. ‘Classes which one may en- ter are found in all departments: Law, Medicine, Agriculture, _Engin- eering and Academic. The Teachers’ college will offer several new courses. Among these isa course in Educa- tional Psychology by Dr. Hill, dean of the college. The short agricul- tural course for busy, practical far- mers is now in full blast with the largest attendance by 35 per cont we have ever had. A great effort is being made to bring the University nearer the peop'e of the state and the continued and greater success of this grand inatitution should be the pride of every Missourian. ~ position. Walter will do well, as he isan industrious young man and We understund Mr. Patrick will bid his Ballard friends adieu the 1st Patrick, as he has been a faithful 4) Dr. Snyder will move his family to The Ballard M. W. A. will dedicate their new hall Wednesday night Feb- ruary 3rd. An elegant supper will be served, good music, good speak- ers, and an interesting program will 1 be rendered by the young people. Ev- erybody cordially invited. CLEOPATRA A A School Teacher Murdered. Bedford, Ind., Jan. 22 —The body jof Miss Sarah Schaefer, teacher of Latin in the Bedford high school, wasf..undin a carriage house to day She had been assaulted and robbed. The body was badly mutilated. The appearances of the shed indicated a terrific struggle with her assailant. Miss Schaef-r came here from Elk- hart, Ind., a year ago and was much admired. ‘A WOMAN OF THE HOUSE has to keep her accounts as the man| . of business. The possession of a bank account would simplify this. She could pay bills with checks and there would be no risk of tradesmen charging her twice, as her check would be # receipt “I stuck to my engine, although every joint ached and every nerve was recked with pain,” writes C. W Bellamy, & locomotive fireman, of Your Li ver Ng Burlington, Iowa. “I was weak and Is it acting well? Bowels a pale, without any appetite and of regular? Digestion good? If — rundown As I was abvut to give not, remember Ayer’s ap. [got a bottle of Electric Bitters, : wae and after taking ity I felt as well ai |2¢ kind you have known our life. 3.9. Ayer Co., ever did in life.” Weak, sick rondown in BATES NATIONAL BANK will be glad to receive all such ac- jcounts.