The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 19, 1904, Page 1

~~ The Butler Weekly Cimes. VOL. XXVI. THE SHOE THAT FITS. Boots $3.00. Oxfords $2.50. Poffenbarger & Edwards, i ________—__________ I JAPANESE ARE CLOSING IN ON RUSSIAN ARMY. Battles Are Raging at Outlying Points Near Port Arthur and Troops Are Engaged in Con- flict in Hilis Near Hsiu Yen. Tokio, May 14.—Reports indicate that a battle is raging, or has been fought, in the hills surrounding Heiu Yen. The firstreports indicated that the battle commenced Thursday, but no definite report of the result can be state authorative. ¥ The Russians are said to have lost more than 1,500 men and to have withdrawn, leaving the town to the Japanese. Haiu is directly in the path of the Japanese first army crops and abat- tle at that point was to be expected. The country is very hilly there and the outcome of the battle would de- pend largely upon strategic posi- tions. Hai-Cheng would be the objective t. Reports aleo reach here constantly pt dghting in progress at points near Arthur, but reports of the fall of that city after a bloody battle and the loss of 10,000 men are undoubt- ture. ; me believed here that ie vege Liao-Tung insula are between the aivendier erence of the japanese and are sure to be caught the trap closes. Ay a the nerves are weak Y wrong. You “li the time, easily faged, nervous, and } le. Your cheeks are parsaparilla /and your blood is thin. -Goctor says you are ted with @ nervous He orders this lly medicine, ee Program for Decoration Day The Bates County Post, W. R. C. and children of the flower brigade will meet at 9 o’clock sharp on Mon- day May 30, 1904. Post members will meet at their hall with W. R.C. {Children taking part in the flower brigade will assemble on the east side of the court house square. The procession will march under the command of Grand Marshal T. J. Wright—north to Pine street, thence east to cemetery where the graves will be decorated; then return to the city and again assemble at 1:30 o’clock p. m. and march to the Ohio 8t. M. E. church, where the memorial address will be delivered by Rev. Barker. J.N. Owen, 1 W. F. Rossitr, f°°™- Approved by D. W. Jennings, Com- mander. Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, What happened in and out of town. Miss Mollie Watkins returned last Tuesday from Harrisonville, where she had been attending school. She reports scarlet fever among the students. Harley Drysdale and sister, Cora, Rudolf Jackson and wife, of Butler, dined with O. M. Drysdale and wife Sunday. Pete Denning has his new house painted. Rev. Sapp will preach at Mount Carmel church next Sunday at 11 a. m. and at night. Elder Sharp preached to a large audience at Virginia jast Sunday. Children’s Day at the Christian Church the first Sunday in June. Amsterdam eends thenews through Virginia to Butler by phone. The following phones in different places are posted: McFadden’s store, Amsterdam, Amorett, Mulberry, Merwin, Adrian, Austin, Burdett, Butler, Mo., for Pleasanton, Mound City, LaCygne and Paola, Kan. The bell is ringing at all hours. It keeps one busy closing the ewitch all the time connecting west with Butler. Quick Arrest. . A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala. af twice in “he Se a Bevere | ot cal jum- ister dostors and all remedies ; inflam: uers aches and Se at Frank T. bees BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904. 99 ead NO FORMER BUTLER GIRL Ballard Breezes. B. F. Teeter and Miss Maud Rob- CAPTURES LONDON inson were united in marriage last Miss Elizabeth Parkinson Scores Great Success at Convent Garden Opera. Melba Intensely Interested in the Young Singer, and Says She Expects “Parkina”’ to Succeed Her. New York, May 15.—Dispatches trom London to-day told of the suc: eess achieved by a young American girl, Miss Elizabeth Parkina, at her debut in the Royal Opera, Convent Garden, but not many persons on this side of the water know whata personal triumph it was for a young artiste. Miss Parkina’s success was nota sudden or chance thing, but the out- come of five or six years of the hard- .est kind of effort, in which she might have lost heart, had it not been for the constant patience and encourage- ly sacrificed several years of her life that the younger might have a chance of becoming a great singer. “Parkina” ts only a stage name, for the young singer in private life is Miss Elizabeth Parkinson. She {s the daughter of Judge Parkinson, who is well known and greatly re- spected as a lawyer and jurist in Missourl. Several years ago a great opera star, who was in Kansas City heard the young girl sing and said that her voice had great possibilities. Miss Mary Parkinson, the elder sister, though still in her teens, was teach- {ng in one of the public schools of Kaneas City, and she resolved that her sister should have the opportu nity to study abroad. So, saving of her salary what she could, she ob- tained some assistance from a rela- tive and took the young girl to Paris. There Miss Parkinson began to study under Mme. Marchesi, who, during the more thaneighty years of her life, has trained scores of operatic stars. Sessious were expensive, and for ten years or more their slendsr resources were severely taxed, Fi- nally Miss Parkinson got an engage- ment to sing at an “afternoon” at the residence of a prominent member ofthe American colony, and then Ammassador Porter, Consul Gowdy and some of the other Americans in Paris began to take an interest in the young girls. Miss Parkinson thereafter sang fre- quently at such entertainments, and by the most careful husbanding of abled to keep on until an engage- ment was finally obtained at the Opera Comique. There Miss Parkinson made her debut in the title role of “Lakme” in the autumn of 1902. Nearly every- body prominent in the American colony was inthe audience, and there was tremendous enthusiasm. ‘The critics praised her warmly. Shortly after Miss Parkinson went to Lon- don Mme Melba became interested in her, and devoted much of her time to coaching the young girlin various roles. “expect Elizabeth Parkinson to succeed me when I shall sing no more,” the great artiste told several friends. It wasthrough Mme. Melba that an e ment was obtained at Convent lo Parkinson, as the dispatches say, made her debut there as Siebel in “Faust.” Mme. Melba was an interested auditor. It was at Mme. Melba’ss tion that Miss Parkinson adopted the name of Parkina. Miss Parkinson is rather petiteand is considered quite pretty. She is about 33 years old. Her voice isa very high soprano. Made Young Again. “One of Dr. King’s New Life Pille each night for two weeks has put me in my again” writes D. table. be Wednesday. Mr. Teeter is a son of the late (. N. Teeter and is one of Bates county’s most enterprising young farmers. The bride is one of the most popular young ladies of the community. We wish them a long and happy married life. Walter Arbuckle went to St. Louis last week and will spend the summer sight seeing. The Ballard social club will give a strawberry festival in the next few weeks. Watch for the announce’ ment. D. T. Crow and wifeof Henry coun- ty, visited relatives west of here Sun- day. Mrs. Hammond has been employed to teach the winter term at Fair. view. She is a teacher of several years expertence and is a sister to Miss Ella Bowden, who taught here a few years ago. Mr. Funk, of Mound township, spent a few days the first of the week visiting his brother-In-law, G.G, Gar- tin. Several of the boysfrom this neigh- borhood went fishing Monday. Mr. Fox’stather from lowa arrived fast week and will spend the summer with him, Winpy. ~ Mound Items. Everything is quiet in Old Mound. The Republicans say they want to bring the best men to the front to defeat some of our candidates, but they will have to wait until some other time. Uncle Jesse O'Dea returned home from a visit to his sister, Mrs, M. A, Harlow, in Kansas City. He says everybody is for Jos. W. Folk for Governor, Tom Rayburn was in Elkhart, looking after the {nterest of Mrs. Rayburn’s estate. Rev. Robert Stewart, pastor of the Passaic circuit, was summoned to his father’s bedside. He is not ex- pected to live Mr. Stewart with his family will remain a month. Bro. Kelley, of Foster, will fill Bro. Stewart's appointment at Altona on hisregular day. Come and heorhim Hood Burnett, of Rich Hill, paid his sister, Mrs. J. B. tice, a visit near Passaic, Judge Long and the writer were out sometime ago looking after the in- terest of the roads, but failed to find good places. Plenty of mud. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kenpedy and little daughter, of Texas, came up to visit his sister, Mrs. J. W. Packer, at Passaic. He reports times and grass good in Texas, Walter Crews, who has been at home for the past four weeks helping his father to plant cornu, returned to school in Nevada. As we passed J. O. Brown's place, he was at hard work building a hog their resources the sisters were en- fi lence. ‘ As s00n a8 we get our corn plant- ed, J. B. Rice and parties are going fishing and will have a good time. L.C. E. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don’t Know it. How To Find Ont. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set- tling indicates an 3 Unhealthy condi- 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 = Kore the back a convincing proof that the kidneys and blad- 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 in curing » pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every - ‘Mr. Merchant will be laid up several CUT IN PRICES OF ALL Summer Dress Goods seis I Soc Butler Cash Department Store, They must be sold and the entire stock re- (Jax duced in the 30 days. Remember you get a ticket with each $1.00 purchase for the drawing July 2nd, 1904. Who will get the $45.00 cabinet sewing imuchine, the $20.00 couch, the $12.50 library table, the $7.00 knives and forks or the $4.00 spoons? Some not cost them one cent but it will be a custo- mer of the Butler Cash Department Store is a sinch, so if you are not one you had better get in, ny one will ge We have hats for men and boys, shoes for men, women and children; refrigerators and ice cream freezers for families or picnics ; cook stoves and ranges to close out at cost. TRY OUR LIBERTY BELL FLOUR. It is the highest patent, milled at Newton, Kansas ; will cost you $1.25 per sack. The finest line of coffee ever sold in Butler, One thousand red headed parlor matches only 5e. The Black Cat line of ladies and miss« es hosiery. The.15¢ quality at 10¢, The Noxall line of shirts and overalls. 25¢ quality at 19e, the 85¢ quality at 2te. NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE is the lightest running machine made and one of the best. $45. quality at $30, S35 M J quality at $25. You cannot beat our prices The best goods at the lowest cash price. Bring in on anything, quality considered, B> y your produce, Butler Cash Dey't Stee SASSSSASSALSAL ASS ASD Robbers Nearly Murder the Lil- lider Family. St. Joseph, Mo., May 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lillider and their son, Joseph Lillider, Jr., who live two miles north of this city, were attack- ed by masked robbers early this morning, and rendered unconscious in a fight that lasted for more than an hour. The object of the robbers was to secure a large sum of money which they believed was concealed in the house. Mr. Lillider, who is 72 years old, to-nightisin a critical condition, and the attending physicians think that death may result at any time. The robbers got nothin; ——_—_—_#—. Accident at the Gee Mine. Joe Merchant met with a painful accident at Jas. Gee’s mine late yes- terday evening. In working sbout the cage his foot becime fastened in some and was badly mashed. AA Bod Couldn’t Digest Commoner. Pittsburg, Pa., May 15.—A big steer brought in with a herd of Ne- braska cattle to Herr’s Island Stock Yards was killed yesterday. In its stomach was found a copy of Bryan’s Commoner, undigested. The butchers at the stock yards al- leged that in their experience they have never known a steer to eat a newspaper. A Sure Thing. It is said that nothing is sure ex- cept death and taxes, but that isnut altogethertrue. Dr. King’s New Dis- covery for consumption is a surecure for “al lung and throat troubles. Thousandscan testily to that. Mrs. C. B. VanMetre, of Shepherdtown, W. Va., says: “I had a severe case of bronchitis and for a year tried ev- \ erything I heard of, but got norelief. One bottle of Dr. King’d Ne’ pes Bae cured me absolutely.” It’s infallible for croup, whooping éough, and Se ce. nuk T, pneumonia, fri vet. Songs Ari lays as result’ of the accident.—Rich