The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 18, 1904, Page 1

Soest eae eons " : - eae ‘The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXVI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1904. NO, 42 HERE'S A PRETTY MESS. ‘eal Crow and Assistant Attorney | other men who took a hand se the Clark Would Avenge Insult. QOsoooooooooooooooSooooos( sess § Get Ready for School ing about an alliance of the charac- | himself to empoert the ticket, includ- A ter Hamed, and that he wanted Gen- | ing the head of the ticket, or will he|*e man who just called me a lar will meet me outside of the park No wonder this Kitty Smiles she is thinking about the number of boys ee U. S. Senator and Nominee for jeral Crow to enter into {6 and asked | continue to support the ticket—with when I finish my speech I'll cut his 1G sneral Crow t: Mr. Cook and if) a knife?’” Governor Flying at Each ; bik ge ant throat from ear to ear,” declared possible to induve Mr. Cook to enter Sabhhc Dievembad’ Other’s Throats. inio ruch an arrangement, the uicide Prevented Congressman Champ Clark of Mis- ° souri during a joint debate with object being to ecntrol the state} The startling announcement thata nominating cohveution. Ot coursses preventative of suicide had been dis-| Congressman Charles B. Landis of Indiana before the Chautauqua as- 5 covered will interest many. A run E' LETTER Mr. Folk desired a political alliance | down eystem, or despondency invar- STONE WRITES A with these men, with a view to nom- a hing |embly here to-day. The debate was the principal at : fably precede suicide and something WHICH FOLK ANSWERS. ' ,inatrng all of them on the same tick- traction of the Chautauqua. During has been found that will prevent that et, it fullows that he believes them to condition which makes suicide likely. a The following are the main features | be worthy of public confidence and the speech of Mr, Landis some one in the audience shouted: ag thought of self destruction take Electric Bitters. It beingagreat of a letter written to the Kansas support. Knowing these things as|tonic and nervine will ctvingtnes the] «whore’s Bill Taylor?” Mr. L City Star by Senator Stone, and fol | I do, of course I know that these li f ay r 3 or ” rye ' , base stories are put afloat by our Ngee sbhiiada ate ial lowed by Mr. Folk’s answer: Orten are put a y stay there until Le gets justice.” nerves and build up thesystem It’s also @ great Stomach, Liverand Kid- Jefferson City, Aug. 13—To The enemies *0 fomeit discord in our When Mr. Clark took the platform Star: On my return this morning|P8T'y sud it possible defeat the he referred to former Governor Tay- and girls who will wear her brand of Hosiery to school this fall. She ad- vertises the BLACK CAT brand hosiery and is one of the best known cats in ney regulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by Frank T. Clay, Drug- gist. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOS the world because her hose are better. We carry S ticket. Iknow they are absolutely _———- lor'as an assassin, charging that the om in all size sell th ‘rom 10¢ eo from St. Louis my eecretary has 5 xing them in all sizes and sell them from 10c¢ up. rticles | lee, and I know there is absolutely) A BOY KILLED HIS FATHER | Bepublicans were protecting @ man so aly sigs johogapahy ie no reason why the most perfect ac- ER coy aaa be hanged. Continuing We also have some rc inats., and also to two editorials ap- cord should not prevail fo this cam- “The Republicans want to rule this @ pearingin The Times of the 11th paign. But,” said I, “while I know Plattsburg, Mo., Farmer Had] country by assassination.” s " rs) d 12th insta. These articles are all these things, as some of you do, Someone in the audience cried out: rs fy ese articles @F° the people generally do not know| Refused the Lada Horse, —_—| “That's not true; you are a lar.” attacks upon me. them, and hence these campaign| p a Immediately Congressman Clark @ In this article of the 10th inst., tal “oars veer f Plattsburg, Mo., Aug, 15.—Lafay-|shouted his ‘challenge, which was GF The Star, in speaking of the St.|'™'*° ls are disturbing the situa-| ote W, Jones, a tarmor, residing | greeted with hisees. » Loula conterence, says that “Gover-|*09, are promotive of discord and] shout nine miles west of this’ place eisincnemateneesi ’ that are worth from $1.25 to $2.25 that we will 4 “nor Dockery, Senators Cockrell and therefore ought to be promptly and | and two miles north of Gower, was The Death Penalty. tp Stone and other party leaders told peremptorily silenced. shot and killed yesterday by his son,| _ 4 little thing some times results {n That is the substance of my argu- ceath, Thus a mere serateh, insignifi Sel l fro im 75C to $ | ’ 25 ® LS caut cuts or puny boils have paid the death penalty, [t is wise to have Hugh Jones, a boy 15 years of age Bucklens Arnica Salve ever handy. Its the best Salve on earth and will pre- His father had refused to allow him vent fatality, when Burne, Sores, Ul Mr. Folk be must whitewash the to take thelr horse and buggy to attend achurch meeting at Maple aired to go, and gave him as a rea cers and Piles threaten, Only 25c at i e Star | ment at the contenence, and it was ‘olk’s proposal for a pro-convention tra ich as euppowed a arrangement with Cook, Allen and " Crow, but I did not say anything charge on the platform that Folk b had proposed to Sam B, Cook that about discussing it on the stump or they help each other in the race for anywhere else. I made tad threat of the nomination.” There are several that kind The only “threat” Imade, | mistakes in this. First Governor| ! that can be called a “threat,” was } Dockery was not at the conference; this: After our discussions had run second, nobody told Mr. Folk that on at some length without coming to he must whitewash the whole ma-|®@Y aateemeut I said I would person- chine, nor said anything that could ally go before the committee when it be tortured into that or anything met that afternoon and make @| was standing in a shed room near his approximating it, and, third, I did _— gee beg that [would /yitchen. At the first shot tho father not say that I would go on the plat- thereupon call upon Messrs. Folk, tej, ‘Phe boy coolly reloaded his form and tell that Folk had pro-|C0Ok, Allen, Cowgill and the other) gun and again shot him, posed to Cook'that they help each candidates to rise from their seats) 4 brother about 7 years old, and other in the race for their respective and define their several positions be- ‘ & sister, about 18 years old, on hear- nomination. * * * * *|f0re the committee and the people of|ing the shots ran out and cared for At the conference referred to, which the state, and I fully intended to doit. > the wounded man. The boy, seeing met on the day the state committee ut Mr.Folk and some other sprotest- | that his shots had taken effect, re- met at the Southern hotel last w eck, ed:against my doing that, and after and whjch was held just preceding further talk, in which Mr. Folk said the assemblying of the committee, that he would in a few days give out numerous matters relating to the a satisfactory statement of his posi- campaign were discussed. During tion, I said! would not make the the course of our deliberations 1|®Peech alluded to. Mr. Folk promis- called attention to the stories being ed me, in the presence of Senator sown broadcast by the dpposition as Cockrell and ir McLeod, that he to Mr. Folk’s attitude with reference would on the Mouday following give to his colleagues on the ticket, and I outaclear, definite statement put- suggested that the present meeting ting at rest all question as to his ab- of the state committee would afford joint —— to the Long lge ~ asatisfactory opportunity for the! “¢X°* * or some reason, of wile! candidates “4 ais final qaietue on 9” 20t advised, but which I presume all these disquieting rumors by going is satisfactory, Mr. Folk did not give before the committee and each one out the statement he promised to publicly declaring pis hearty accep- make on Monday. tance of the work of the convention anda cheerful purpose to support —_Fglk’s Answer to Stone. the whole ticket and to do every-’ thing possible to win a complete and’ St. Louis, Aug. 15.—Joseph W. sweeping victory in November. This Folk gave out to-night the following led to nome discussion and to my | statement in reply toSenatorStone’s surprise some of those present did | attack on him, published to-day: not approve of my suggestion. * *| “Senator William J. Stone insults In part I spoke substantially as|the united Democracy of his state by follows: the suggestion that any candidate “Mr, Folk tells us here he is hearti-| on @ duly nominated state ticket will ly for the ticket. There was no|not support the other candidated, need to tell me that, for I knew that /|all the nominees'of one convention. already from talks I have had with| “Senator Stone, by broad infer- him heretofore, but I think he and jence, attacks the head of the ticket all the candidates ought to say to|chosen by his own party, an unpar- the people of Missouri what they say |alleled instance of political irregu- here in this conference, and the soon-|larity. His two-column tirade can er itis said the better. Further,” I} have no other purpose than to em- eald, ‘I know that the etories being | barrass the party that has placed go industriously circulated now that/| bin in his high position. the nomination of Cook and Allen is} “The Jefferson City convention Was diatasteful to Mr. Folk, atleast upon | convention of the people. No can- the grounds upon which these hostile|didate was nominated because of _Rewspapere put it, are untrue, for 1/any alliance, agreement, understand- ‘happen to know that several montha|ing or combine of any nature, for aaa malt the con- there was none, “T am on record ns half a dozen ; & Before buying school dresses see those worsted ° Avenue, near Hemple, where he de- and part worsted dress goods we have on sale at @ son for it, the extreme heat and the vom balinen d : oe — fact that it had been used all week on the farm and should be rested. The refusal angered the boy. He went into the house, took down a single-barreled shot gun, procured some shells aad then stepped around the house and shot his father, who 10e, They were worth from 25¢ to $1.00, but we @ Virginia Items. are now selling them for only YOYe@e per yard. GD We heard It and jotted it down, What happened in and out of town. Mrs. P. M. Erwin died at her home at Jeffersonville, Ohio, Aug. 8rd. She formerly lived three miles west of Virginia, She is the mother of Frank Erwin, living near Moundville, Mo. Grandma Rhobercker died at the home of her son, George Rhobercker, near iuia, on Saturday, August 13th, 1904, ‘She was born in Upper- Elisair, Fra October 15th, 1824 She was married in 1845, and of five children born, three are liying, via: George, Barbara and Lena, She adbered to her parent language, and for that reason was hard to under stand and had but fw associates. She was a good and just woman, lived in the fear of the Lord and died, in the christian faith. She lived here over 80 years and wae held in the highestvsteem by ell, Funera) serv- ices by Rev. Wiiliam Coulter and the body laid to rest In the home grave yard. There were 125 present at Mrs. P M. Fanuliner s oy party and a good time reported. Leo cream and cake were pie W e ail need more he spirit of our forefathers, socia- and love for our fellow men. Butler Cash Department Store.’ CHAS. E. PARROTT, Manager. 4 Joasosssesososessesses ooo @ y '$) 0 rs) §) cS) 3 8 Produce taken same as cash. 4 » 0 rs) 3 Ballard Items. [ot wheat was raised, also oats ant hay. The hay isin barns and oats Mra. C.D. Cole and Miss Nola left) in stacks, FE very fence ¢ Sunday for California. the large farm has been Mrs. Mary Price of Butler, accom- panied by her little son, Lonnie, has | been visiting her father and brothers | |ot some who have gone o\cr and old acquaintances near here. contly, Miss Florence Teeter, of ae | | Upon the occasion ¢f the at while enroute for St. Lonis, stopped : for a short visit with the families of D. Teeter and Mrs. C. N, Teeter. week, Col. Pace gave the ¢ Wallace Hill gold his farm north- a carriage ride over the farm. Tle west of here to Jiin Chitty. committee was composed of Majoe ‘ Miss Ada Shelton spent a few days |W. 4, Newmon of Hunisville, Major We learn through parties who at-| +. the community, the guest of her | B. . Murdoe of Platte C ity and ‘oh. tended the marriage of Miss Meda 4 ‘ : a Cazick and Elder Williameon, last|¢ousin, Miss Myrtle Warford. She | N.M. Cooper of Higginsville, Ti. y week, that there were 50 guests, | will return the first of September to pec + ape Col Bag c for the ex and they were the recipients of many | Oklahoma, where she has a position | ReMEnY Sobran O: sue farm anid the i ccasful management of the home. beautiful and useful presents. While}; school Succces ez Virginia will miss Miss Meda {n their | > O"° of the schools. Col. Pace {6 a practical farmer as funeral. . Mrs. Harriet Emberton, of Hope, | well as having fine executive ability T h - h l . ¥ Be payne .— Berio bo — poor gs Ln aes Ark., is visiting relatives here. She | —both essential qualities in such an along and happy journey through |{s a sister of Mre. Hulse and D, W. | institution as theConfederate Home. not seem averse, and the only ex-|), dana taunt of T.D. E The Home has never had a more pression of regret he has made was Cloud and a great-aunt of T. D. Em-| competent superintendent than Col. to Sheriff Bryan, he stating that “he o on th el Oe ee eee was sorry he had done it now.” bridge across Eik Fork near Mr. ——_——_ Thursday night. Taylor's. _ No Pity Shown. Several re Charlotie township| 0. 8. Keirsey is 5 Pe rapidly ai . a attended the Prohibition convention | 804 will soon be on his pegs again. For years after me continuously at Butler Monday. Mr. and Mrs. N. Redlan, of | writes F. A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ale. North Loop, Dae “old acquain- | “I had a terrible case of ‘les causing ak itianene ° Pea tances of D. ‘Teeter, are vialting him | 24 tumors. When all fa fled Buek- —— for a few days: len’s Arnica Salve cured me. Equally Merwin Clipper: Grover Harris ar-| In the ball game Saturday between | good for burns and all aches -— rived Wednen ay from San Francis: | Ballard and Culver the score stood | pains. Only 25 at Frank T. Clay co. He has been in the Philippines | 10 to 18 in favor of Ballard. Drug Store. for two years in the regular army.} Miss Ivy Dale has gone to St. ; ————_—________ While asleep one night an insect | Louis to see the fair. crawled into his ear, which férmed| Z B. Barker has been employed to an‘abecess requiring an operation, | teach at Smoky Row, L. A. Pelley at and from this cause he received his| Maysburg. discharge. He went to Kansas City| 0. Warford and wife, of Adrian, to-day to to make application for aj and Henry Davis and wife of John- | usion, Mr. Harris 1s a nephew of }son county, spent Monday at the! rs A. Lamphere, liviog near here. | home of J. E, Warford. * * * Lastlriday J. T. Hilton,| Meeting is still in progress at manager of the Corbin stock farm,| Bethel. Fully 300 persons attended | got mixed ye asulky hay rake} the preaching service Sunday night. | occasioned coming in contact} Rev. Erwin began a meeting Sun- One of the physicians in attend-| witha bumbisbes est, with the re-| day in the grove at the Geo. — ance contracted the disease. Its ori-| sult that he fe limping about with a place, gin is not yet definitely determined. considerble cut and bruised foot. turned the gun to its place, and, at the solicitation of her sister, informed a neighbor of what hehad done. The shooting occurred about 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon. Jones was shot in the head, neck and shoulders. He lived until about 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon, A warrant was issued against the boy this morning. Sheriff Bryan placed him in jail at noon to-day. The family of the deceased is well known. The daughter was pros. trated after theshooting and became hysterical. Mrs. Jones, the wife, was called from the bedside of a sick daughter at Lexington to-day to the ner uy weeds, In fact, the farm is in “ap ple pie order,” to use tb ca month!y visit a the cx | mittee of the board of uray le. Clate Wolfe and twosons left Tues- day morning for St. Louis to spend a week at the World’s Fair. Ice cream supper at M. E. church Singularly Fatal Epidemic Raging in Chariton County Macon, Mo., Aug. 12.—A singlarly fatal epidemic has broken out in the German settlement of Wein, a few miles south of New Cambria. Within the month there have been thirteen deathe, which is 25 per cent of the cases. Physicians call ita tropical malady @ rare disease in this locality. Death takes place within four or five days after the patient is attacked. The disease resembles, strikingly, Asiatic cholera. The majority of cases are of children, although sev- eral adults have died. This falling of your hair ! | Stop it, or you will soon be bald. Give your hair some Ayer’s Hair Vigor. The fall- ing will stop, the hair will lHair Vigor grow, and the scalp will be clean and healthy. Why be satished with poor hair when you can make it rich? ASTER GET oles EVE 5 SE a RN Rt Rade IN: PE: AAO A i at il nc 7 ° = = | Confederate Home i Farm in Fine Shope | Higginsville Jeffersonian, Perhaps no farm in this section of the state can boast of being in better.’ condition than the Confederate Home | with Cook by which they would nees of & convention of Poni ns peers in. about the with minds of their own and wills of “Two physicians bad a long and ation of each other, one for|their own. The ticket nominated} stubborn fight with am abcess on my or and the other for secretary | wae not chosen by me nor by any|rightl writes J. F, Hughes- of tH a food bécause it stands so em- I know that Mr. “Folk de-|individual, but was the choice of the oy sh ser my tne had come Ae phatically for perfect nutrition, a last resort I Dr, Ki New And yet in the matter of restor- End of Bitter Fight. We like best to call SCOTT’S EMULSION ta litle curly.”—3ins. L. M. Saveu. N.Y. ’ ° for Consum| ing appetite, of giving new @|farm near this city. Notwithetand- | \ Any bate nearty at ant el, fhensttiod _ Tknow that he ‘ale ‘ é ved was ceehsing and ~ was|@ strength to the tissues, especially @ | ing the continued raias of the spring | | fo falling, New hii exe rea, thick and rt and others tonid : Ete eh ony ar | on my feet in a few 8. Now d’ve| @’ to the nerves, its action is that ' : entiroly ere of a medicine. ft deg oc. 00; all druggists, months Superintendent Pace suc- eceded in getting a good stand of corn. To-duy the fields of corn are clear of grags and weeds and in ex- ‘cellent condition. A splendid crop’ J.C. AYER 0., ell, 8 RB. + SET Fer Omg, LE A rm Nr omar a ep,