The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 4, 1905, Page 2

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN, Eprror. > The Weexty Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address axe year, postage paid, for $1.00. Tae remains of General Fitzhugh Zee were buried at Richmond, Vir- atinia, yesterday. —— W. F. Kilgrove, the first whitechild tsorn in Audrian county, Mo., died ftw days ago at York, Nebraska. ————_—_—_—_—_ Tke supreme court of Missouri rendered a decision last week to the fect that the capital stock of a pro- nosed corporation must be subscrib- ed in%ish and must be in cash, when iis incorporated to do business In sis state. — ee The city of Boonville will at an early date vote on the question of purchasing the waterworks plant at . price agreed upon by the city ounrell and the waterworks com- oany, $52,000, Repairs and exten- sions to the amount of about $15,- 100 are urgently needed and the nd issue will be $65,000, if voted. ~ Lexington Intelligencer. Se ‘:dward J. Smith, tax collector of ‘San Francisco, California, is missing saad so is $30,112.68 of the city’s money, taxes which had just been paid in by the Southern Pacific rail- roadcompany. A previousshortage ‘was discovered in Collector Smith’s rice of $165,000 a year ago, but “hie was made good by his brother, Sas, B, Smith. ere The spirit of reform in regard to Sunday desicration by open saloons on that day in the cities and towns * Indiana, is meeting with opposi- tien by Governor Hauley, who an- nounces his determination to enforce she law against Sunday saloons or femand the resignation of officials, ‘ike Governor Folk, Governor “Zauley has taken the bit between aia teeth and proposes to see to it “at the saloonkeeper must cease to Jo business’ on sunday. ‘nder the provisions of the Walms- iey’s new game law the open season for Missouri are as follows: Wild turkey, November 1 to December 31; quail, November 1 to December 31; prairie chicken, November 15 to December 15; ducks and geese, Sep- vember 15 to April 30; plover, Au- gust 1 to December 31; doves, Au- ust 1 to December 31; deer, Novem- ‘ser 1, to December 31; squirrels, July 1 to December 31. EES The most important work of the sachools is the line of English, and {t as been perhaps the poorest work done in the schools of Missouri for veveral years. The language lessons, grammarand rhetoric thathave been 1 tiet that Tue Times 8 justified both used for eight years do not make a ~eries {in any sense. Teachers tn fol- Lowing one text are continually un- fotng what has been done, Above everything else, county boards of «ducation should revise the course of estudy along this line.—State Super- The government printing office at Washington is under inve«tigation. ‘The expenditures of that office have risen, within the past fourteen years Srom $2,500,000 to more than $6,- ¥90,000 a year. While the printing ofll has Increased more than 250 per vant, the orders of the departments ‘ave not increased nearly so much. Tf a close search is made the chances are that a few rat holes will befound. -—Nevada Mail. Aived in Butler. ° the Standard Oil gravity which lat year at tia time iii one-tenth of the buffalo of the world, sas ol cadaiee ae ana Oetaee on ¢ $1.18 & barrel is now worth} Andrew Carnegie, it ie stated, in the] arrived in Kansas City, Friday, en- nights in Kansas alone. You musteceit. . bt =67 cente a barrel b@t the Standard five has given away $121, te to ‘101’ ranch, Bitse, 0 : A 2 . ‘ ~ reach taking 8 even. a thle. |e oop gad lel wort 00,000, | Thay had ben wenred trom Bavall| Se Prices are right,jlOc, 20c, 2 ‘Bineah Teaky mokee 0 rotselon |p is ltr oo ta bev al bve |i when & Maes. ices are rig 1 206,: cents a 8 of : on: F at a; & Seitgi sa r ® K.ansos ond Territory oils in ewoek. |in the interest of education. __|[ cost of $16,000. 7% |e : Seats on Sale at Trimble’s Drug Store . ‘Judge E. M. Vance, formerly of Appleton City and well known by the { attorneys ofthis city and many of } our citizens, having been a good Jawyer and quite a Democratic poll- ‘wictan in hie day, making speeches all through this section of the state, underwent a critical surgical opera- sion in St. Louis, Saturday last. Although 80 years of age he stood the operation well and is pronounced +o be practically out of danger by this physician. Judge Vance is the father of Ed. S. Vance who formerly “The dispatches say the Standard €¥il company cut the price of all ssrades of Oil in the Chanute, Kansas «ail Gelde 4 cents @ barrel Friday. Whis makes the price for the top rarade 57 cents a barrel and 37 conts «@ barrel for the lowest le taken 1m} in }- field. Heavy oil of ye BUT CONFIRMS OUR POSITION. |TQ DRAIN THE MARIAS We are compelled to admit the DES CYGNES BOTTOMS. truth of the following editorial ut- terances of the Republican-Press. A Channel Thirty Miles Long, 60 ‘after giving figures to show that the Republican vote on superintendent Feet Wide and 12 Feet Deep. ot schools was 807 over that of two J. F. Kern and thirty-three other years ago, it says: “There is only one way by which this gain in the oe Baa Ay pap epee spbod ey i. betterand | Petitioners, owning 12,000 of the more thorough organization of the | 30,000 acres of the swamp land along the Marias des Cygnes river, petitions theconnty court to proceed under the drainage laws of Missouri to have the Marias des Cygnes river bottoms Republican party in the county. * * * © “Notwithstanding the splendid drained. The petitioners presented abond for $1,500.00 to cover the personal campaign made by Miss cost of the proceedings. Caasity, she could not and would not The court will appointa temporary have been elected over Prof. Ives had it not been for the energetic and well commission, as provided for under the law. These commissioners will directed effarts of Chairman A. L work in conjunction with the sur- Fox through the County Central Committee and its most effective or- ganization.” In discussing the election last fall the Republican-Press further says: “Chairman A. L, Fox and our splendid county central committee | Veyor and report to the court on the accomplished excellent reaults. Those | practicability of the scheme, when it they find it practical the court will appoint & permanent commission to estimate the costa, lay out the dis- trict effected, etc, when the court will bond the district for the full esti- mated amount of the costs and the results are manifested in the election ot Judge Denton to the circuit judge- ship, the election of John Armstrong to the county court and Hon. Geo. Church to the legislature, all Repub- Heans. In addition to this those Democrats who = — = oC me through on great- : ape eee panes These dba work will be pushed to itsconclusion, show what can be done by a] The scheme, as we understand it, is thorough and effective organization |to dig a channel eixty feet wide and of the Republican party in the coun-| twelve feet deep, beginning at or near ty and state.” the old Marvel post office in Walnut township and following the best course to where the river leaves the county below Rockville. The dis- tance will be about thirty miles and about thirty thousand acres will be effected. It 1s a big undertaking, will require about one quarter million dollare, but appears to be practical The above boastful but truthful utterances of the Republican-Press and will make this land worth forty or fifty dollars per acre. but confirms the contentions of Tue Times, thata thorough organiz- ation on the part of the Republicans land lack of organization on the part of Democrats was the cause of our defeat both in the fall and spring elections, If we excercige the proper wisdom and begin the work of perfectiag our organization at once and carry it forward to a successful fruition, the omissions and errors will have prov- ed a valuable lesson, and the Re- publican Press’ song of jubilee, will turn out to be the “Swan’s Song,” But there should be no farther delay in'thie important matter, and if the present chairman of the Demo- cratic committee doesn’t intend to carry forward the work, he should resign and let the committee elect a chairman who will devote sufficient time and attention to thoroughly organize and equip the party for the next campaign. What Our Neighbors Think of Our Position. Tue BurLer Times charges that there is at present no Democratic or- ganization in that county and de- mands that something be done in the way of organization without further delay. From what we can learn of the situation over there and from what can be seen in results of elec- tions, we certainly incline to the be- The barber shops at Clinton have been closed by ordinance on Sunday. Over here in Butler the burber for a long time past has put the lid on at 12 0’clock Saturday night afd of his own motion and without fear of breaking a city ordinance, spends Sunday with his family as all men ought to do. Six days for work and one for rest. The M., K. & T. has through its at- torney obtained from this circuit an order of transfer to the United States court of the Flynn damage casein which {it 1s defendant. The case was brought by Mrs. Flynn to recover damages by reason of the killing of ber husband by the Katy World’s Fair Special near Calhoun. —Clinton Tribune, Jerry Simpson, who was brought to the front by the populist upheavel in Kansas in the early nineties, and who gained national reputation by his eccentricities and was known as the sockless statesman from the Sun- flower state, paid a visit to Butler last Saturday and lectured at night in the interest of a land development scheme in New Mexico. Jerry has had a varied and in many respects a very successful career. He 1s a wan of ability and whatever he under- takes, he does enthusiastically. “How's This? in its complaints and {ts demand. We know not who {fs to blame, we have no interest save Democratic success, but it is evident there in need for an immediate and thorough rejuvenation of the party organiza- tion in Bates —Henry County Demo- Girl Fatally Shot at Kansas Picnic. Pittaburg, Kan., May 1—A day’s hunting and fishing in the woods on | . Lightoing creek, eleven miles west of this city, ended wbruptly yesterday when Otto Keaton, one of the pienic party, accidentally shot and fatally wounded Miss Dot Arthur. Theparty consiated of Mr. and Mrs. Keaton, Miss- Arthur and Robert Kimberlin. The accident happened just after the afternoon lunch. Miss Arthur was standing near the buggy, when Kea- ton, who had just slipped a eouple of shells into ashotgun, in eome manner discharged one of the barrels. The contents struck Miss Arthur in the bréast, tearing off the lower end of lung and perforating the stomach and abdomen, She was carried to the house of ‘a farmer and medical assistance was called from Beulah, the nearest town. She was later brought to the Mercy hospital in this city. Miss Arthur is 22 years of age a graduate of the Pittsburg business college and has been employed in the law office of F, B. Wheeler in this city for several years as a stenog- rapher, Worthy of Emulation. Rich Hill Review, The ladies of the Wednesday Coterie, a kind of woman’s club that even Grover Cleveland could not ob- ject to, is doing a work for Butler | Groceries ! Hardware We are open for business and will say that so far our business has been very satisfactory. We will always aim to keep the very best line of Groceries, and sell them at the lowest price. Quality considered. When needing anyting jn the Hardware Line give us a call. Bring us your produce. CABLE & GROVES, First door south Bates National Bank, Butler, Mo. Phone 13. THIRTEEN CAUGHT IN A MIN} e Explosion Near Wilburte In and Around Pleasant Gap. Mies Anna Ames has accepted a position in Butler. Migs Minnie Brown ie quite sick at that is worthy of emulation byevery | tnis writing. town in the country. This club is} Don’t miss the ball at the hall Ok., Entombed All the offering a large list of prizes for the | Saturday night May 6. Miners. N. B. Catron, of St. Joe, Mo., was in our little burg last Monday after. noon, E, C. Wiehen and Marvin Campbell were in Butler the first of the week on business. Miss Delia Deffenbaugh, 1s working for Mrs, Woodfin. Miss Clara Brown was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Doc Smith last Sunday. Bruce Campbell has one of those Busy Bee graphophones and fs a daisy. : M. L. Smith and daughter, Miss Tessa, madea flying trip to Butler last Saturday. improvement of {ts town in the line of decorative premises, finely kept lawns, clean back yards, alleys, etc., and giving the boys and girls a chance to compete for these various prizes. It doesn’t matter whether the husbands, brothers or other fel- lows of these ladies pay the freight, so the object is accomplished. It will pay the people of any town in the long run to be nice and clean and tasty. More Rioting at Warsaw. Warsaw, Russian Poland, May 2. —One hundred persons were killed and many wounded in a conflict here yesterday afternoon between troops andworkmen. A procession of work- men carrying red flags was stopped by cavalry and infantry. The cavalry charged and the infantry fired a volley. Fifteen of the wound- ed were carried to the hospitals, but many were taken to their homes. Another collision between soldiers and workmen was reported later. A military patrol fired on a crowd and wounded twenty persons. « A Good Show. An entertainment of unusual inter- est and merit will be seen here in the Opera House, Saturday night, May 6th. This is Witherell’s great prison show entitled The Twin Hells.” It is a portrayal of convict life be- hind the walls of the famous peniten- tiaries at Lansing and Jefferson City. The show is in its third season on the road and has met with marked Wilburton, Ok., May 1.—Thi men are believed to have been killa in an explosion tn the Missourt, Kat | sas and Texas Coal company’s min No. 19, four miles west of here, a 1:20 o’clock yesterday morning. Th) | men were at work on a place 300fe below thesurtace and sixty feetabov the bottom of the shaft and the any escaped death is regarded as al most impossible. It is supposed that the explosio resulted from the misplacing of shot. The victims descended into tl shaft at midnight, relieving a forq of men of which William Ray wa foreman. Ray says his shift lefs shot hanging which the new shi may have fired. The shot apparen' ly set off a pile of dynamite whi had been stored nearby for use ‘ pushing entries. ae The explosion was heard for mild from thescene of theaccident. Heavy} timbers at the mouth of the sha were piled up and tons of dirt we forced into the shaft by the force the explosion. Ginry, Editor J. H. Nolen Appointed. Jefferson City, Mo., May 1.—J. H. Nolen, editor of the Lagrange Indi- cator, has been appointed chief clerk in the Labor Commissioner’s office. Mr. Nolen put up. o hard fight for Governor Folk, and was one of the first men to declare for the Governor. He was formerly a science teacher in the High School, and is well qualified for the position to which he has been apoointed. He succeeds R.C. Horne, of Marshall, who will return to that place to re-enter the newspaper busi- ness. , Counties May Select Books. |. Jefferson City, May 2.—In acco: ° ance ‘with a decision of the attoyhan general, Mr. Hadley, the c#infu boards of education in ninety-seveird counties of the state and coun i superintendents {n the other seve : teen counties will have the righ PI after June 16, to select the books be used in the schools under th bc res pective jurisdictions. This rig] i Fraud Exposed. A few countefitters have lately been making and trying to sell imita- tions of Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, Coughs and Colds, and other medicines, thereby de- frauding the public. This is to warn you to ware of such people ho Bates County Record. crat. ; Only last week the Democrat con- Tue BuTLeR Tinks states that Bates county has no Democratic or- ganization. The action of Tur Times indicates that this paper was right in its surmises immediately following the election, and thatthe DeArmond- Graves fight is now on. Still Tae Times isin the right, and its advice for the party to get together. and organize for the campaign of 1906 is just as applicable to St. Clair as it i§ to Bates. Organization should be by school districts and kept up all the time.—St. Clair County Democrat. Editor Jake Allen, a stalwart Dem- ocratic party worker and organizer, is contending in his BuTLer Times for better and more thorough party organization in Bates county. The Democrats lost part of their ticketin Bates county at the November elec- tion and at the spring election they lost the office of county school szper- intendent. These losses, Mr. Allen contends, are due to lack of proper party organization. If we would hope to win in a party contestin Miseourt again the Democracy néeds more thorough organization in both county and etage than it had in the last-general election.—Nevada Mail. -The Democratic party in Bates county needs organization at the ex- pense of the claquers and fixers, or we will soon have no party to organ- not practice what they preached. Suicidal Kick of Girl in Love. her foot and killed herself. ing. tained a complimentary write up of many of our business men at so much per line or inch. It was also severe on what is known as the “mail order business” and strongly denounced people who sent away for goods. Nowrumor has it that even the Dem- ocrat itself sent to Nevada to have its ‘don’t send away” article printed, because the work could be done cheaper there than at home. If this is true, they evidently did not believe in the advice they gave, else they would not have sent away for their printing, even if they could get it cheaper. In other words they did : Pottsville, Pa., May 3.—Without any apparent cause for suicide, ex- cept a slight lovers’ tilt, 17 year old Mary Hunter, of Cressona, while others of the family were eut for the evening, got agun, tied the string of ‘one of her shoes to the trigger, point- ed the muzzle at her heart, kicked When the family came home they went up as usual to Mary’s room, but finding her apparently asleep,did not disturb her, and the dreadful deed was not discovered until morn- ‘3 Two carloads of buffalo, said to be D6 €x6é sed D A or dir, torain cities with 1,000 or mo children. The state board of educ tion is concidering the matter a will doubtless make some reco mendations to the county boa a nd superintendents as to the cou of atudy and text books. seek to profit, through stealing the Teputation of remedies which have been successfully curing disease, for 35 years. A sure protection to you, is our name on the wrapper. Look for it, on all Dr. King’s or Bucklen’s remedies, as all others are mere imitations. H. E. BUCKLEN &CO., Chicago, Ill., and Windsor, Canada. succ ss and immenee patronage. We are assured that this isaclean, moral entertainment that no one need fear to attend. i : 0 hi OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY, MAY 6th. Witherell’s Great Scenic Production Entitled + How Much Does Thought Weigh? An interesting expestmens was recentl to restore the equilibrium. This phenomenon is due to the in requires much more working hard. Sometimes the brain &