The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 1, 1905, Page 1

The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXVII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1905. NO. 31 A SEARCH FOR A TREASURE, | NVESTIGATING A POSTMASTER. St. Joseph’s Official Under Fire as the Result of a Com- plaint. St. Joseph, Mo., May 29.—Charges of inattention to duty have been pre- ferred at Wasbington against Post. master Arthur W. Brewster, of this sity, so well known as a Republican politician throughout Missourl. A postoffice inspector, Henry Conant, of Chicago, is here to make an in- vestigation. The charges are made by John B. Campbell, deputy clerk and active member of the Republican political faction which is not in har- mony with Brewster. Campbell charges that for a number of months the postmaster has been actively un- gaged in the practice of his profes. sion of lawyer and that he has grose- ly neglected his official duties. Campbell was until a short time ago the local agent for a Boston Tontine concern, against which a fraud order was issued by the Post- office department. Campbell com- plained that the order was toostrict- ly interpreted by the local postal authorities and is said to have blam- ea Brewater. Brewster's friends say the charges instigated by his Republican political come back. amount of money, secured from | enemies who desire to prevent his re- “I was in such a state that my | bountiesor in gambling, and {t isun-|@Pppointment next year. Brewster friends were alarmed about me, cad 1) derstood that he had been advised to | has made no secret of practicing law Wiest aeea Porcum aah te ar Oats put it in a bank, though no evidence | #ince he has been postmaster, and he ley found It helped me trom the first | that he had done eo hae been found. | has been retained in number of im. dese I took, and a few bottles cured Garsting’s family livéd in Ohio at|Portant cases. He achieved consid- wie built up my constitution, I re- | the time of the war. They now live|erable notoriety in defending “Pat” Gained my appetite, and 1 feel that I /in Independence. A brother of Gare-|Crowe a number of years ago when Retpartootiy well and strong."-Mildred | ting ig blind, and lives in St. Joseph, | Crowe was charged with robbing a Ws ae on file many thousand teste | Where he earns a living with a hand Burlington express train near here montals like the above. We can give |organ. Twice this brotherhasheard |Recently he formed a partnership © readers only a slight glimpse of the | of the money that the boy soldier] With Charles H. Mayer and C. C. Far- ¢ array of unsolicited endorsements was supposed to have had. Once a rell and their business is known to be man stopped the blind man on the|!arge. Postmaster Brewster declines REV. BEN. B. BIGSTAFE DEAD PASSES AWAY IN LEXING- TON, KY., HOSPITAL. Was at One Time a Citizen of Bates County and Well Re- membered by Our OldSet- tiers. From the Courier-Journal, The Rev. Benjamin B. Bigstaff, a gallant Confederate soldier and one of the most widely known and most beloved evangeliste of the country, died at the Good Samaritan Hospi- tal Lexington, at the age of years. Mr. Bigetaff was brought to the hospital Thursday from his moun- tain retreat on Frozen Creek, in Breathitt county, and although sur- rounded by his family and old com- rades during his last hours he was unable to recognize any of them, as he did not regain consciousness while at the institution. Benjamin -B. Bigstaff was born February 8, 1840, in Bath county, Ky. His father was D. 0. H. Big- staff, who was an alumni of Transy! vania University, and his mother was @ Mies Bean, of Mason county. Mr. Bigetaff served through the war in Gen. John H. Morgan’scommand, having been one of the first Kentuck- fans to join the Confederate army. He was taken prisoner during the Ohio raid, and when exchanged went to the front again and remained in the service until he surrendered at the close of the war, May 10, 1865. On Slender Clews an Attorney is Trying to Learn the Facts About Josiah Garsting, “Little Redhead,” Hated By Guer- rillas. Major 0. M. Wilson, an attorney of Independence, ie assisting in what seems the impossible task of finding $70,000 which is believed to have been deposited in a bank or other place ofeate keeping bp Josiah Garat- ing, one of the victims of Quantrell’s guerrillas. The only clues possessed by the attorneys are the stories of the money he was supposed to have had, and the name of one man who knew that he bad this money. Josiah Gareting, a mere boy, was @ member of Captain Horace B. Johnson’s company of cavalry of the First Missouri regiment. Johnson was ambushed on the Big Blue by Andéreon’s company of guerrillas. Johnson eecaped, but Garsting {e supposed to have been killed, and his body filled with powder and blown up. The stories that have come down say that the boy was hated by the guerrillas. He was known asthe “Little Red-head.” He {is said to have been good-natured and jolly. He was known to have had a large RESTORED TO HEALTH. THANKS TO PE-RU-NA. Friends Were Alarmed— Advised Change of Climate, Miss Mildred Keller, 718 13th street, XN. W., Washington, D. C., writes: ¢ can safely recommend Peruna for Gatarrh. I had it for years and it would respond to no kind of treatment, or if it Gic it was only temporaryand on the lightest provocation the trouble would Light, whole-* some Biscuit = made with Dr. PRICE’S Baking Powder? alum baking powder? Dr. Hartman is receiving, or wnwholesome food made with an s i ‘ , “The Dear Old Days.” —_|streot, upon hearing the name Gars-| to make any statement. 41 the cows ofthe war Mr. Bgutatt It is worth your while to inguire. Gimme back the dear old days—all the boys in | ting spoken, and asked him if he had = ual voi 2 Agana aa te Wo , ir none e — a ‘in the barain’ deck,’ an’ **pin. {124 & brother in the war. This man Each to Get a Cottage. ~ Réatecty an 4 fines tet - “netting” x" *™ “B® gaid that he had been the bunkmate| cesses city World, —————— sorpwas midnight; nis guarded tent””—we | of Jostah Garsting. The “Movegaw Ciob” will econ be ns tae business in this etty./Killed His Wife, Three The Fastest Long-Distance Train spoke it high and low, “I was with him when he was kill- ‘ ie was also engaged in business in started by the syndicate for which Baylis Steele, the real estate man, bought Monegaw Springs. The club house will be the log hotel which has served as the only hostelry ut the springs for two decades. It will be remodeled and made modern. The club will take over nearly all the 600 acres acquired for the syndi- While May trotted out that lamb ‘‘whose fleece Was white as snow}’’ Gimm: back the dear old days that Mem’ ry loves to keep, With ‘Pilot, ’tie a fearfal night—there’s dan- ger on the deep!’’ The old-time, awkward gestures—the jerk, ment fer a bow— We said that ‘‘Curfew should not ring,’’ but Lord, it’s ringin’ now! Gimme back the dear old days—the pathw ay Mé. Sterling, Paris and other Central Children and Himself. in the World. Kentucky towns. Mr. Bigstaff be- came @ convert of the Presbyterian Church about twenty-five years ago, and since that time he has devoted all of his time to religious work. ed. Did you ever get any of his money?” heasked. Hegavehisname to Garsting, but the blind man has forgotten it. On another occasion, two yearsago, a man asked the blind man if he knew Josiah Garsting, and abused the dead soldier. This man, after learning that the blind organ grinder was Josiah Garsting’s broth- TAKES UP MOUNTAIN WORK. About fifteen years ago Mr. Big- San Rafa:l, Cal., May 29. —William Chicago, II, May 29 —From Chi- Stephens, who lived at Ross Valley, |cago to New York {n nineteen houre Marion county, murdered his wife, |is the new schedule which the man- shot his five children, three of whom agement of the New York Central died instantly, attempted to murder | ilines has decided upon for the Twen- a passing milkman, and then ended |tieth Century limited train. This his own life. new race against time, which will ER RATT eine Stephens, who was 35 years old, | makethe train by long odds thetast- through . i f thi beca sessed ne, , y long odds thefas ‘Fo the school ot na the blossoms; the sound | er, sald that he had been a member tem ps by - ae = = his pop lay in pth was formerly a book agent, but lat- | est long distance train in the world, é ‘iirc as meadows; the songe of the | ! Atdereon’s gang, and knew about ery person taking membership in the| the good of the people in the moun- = i be — wibe Wige tte afters on fone ts. Wer = Dird an’ brook; the killing of young Garsting. His Monegaw club will be given a tract tains of Kentucky, and following the pi Seatie Ss spot co ie street firms want an additional hour sd en" ao ee ~~ = yi has learned from the| P02 Which to build cottage.|idea with action he immediately be- beadty = beg Pe at or ng eae pa — = ped they Gone, like a dream ferever!—A city’s hid the ae ee wee These will be permanent and Mone gan the labor, and tephens emerged from his house = = ‘ Ne : bf , = . a Yang { family of Captain Johnson, andfrom gaw Springs willbe the headquarters| ordained minister of the gospel, he | "©? 3 5 urn to New York on the same day the captain himself when he lived, other facts corroborating the story ofyoung Garsting’s death, but as yet no evidence that could lead to the discovery of the money had been dis- closed. Where stood the ol’ leg schoolhouse; an’ no fa- < miliar face Ie smilin’ there in welcome beneath 8 mornin’ of the club. The syndicate which bought Mone gaw Springs, is composed almost en- tirely of Kansas Cityans. had the support of all denominations and much good resulted from his ef fortsin the feud districts of theState. During the troubulous times in Breathitt county Mr. Bigataff did not hesitate to make known his stand against lawlessness in every form, and this stand frequently brought him within the zone of personal peril. On one occasion when he was preach- ing against the feud spfrit, he receiv- There’sa bridge acrost the river; an’ we’ve ¢rossed, an’ said ‘‘Good-by!”’ —Atlanta Constitution, Oklahoma Crops Damaged. Woman Shoots a Relative; Has Stood The Test 25 Years. Guthrie, Okla, May 29—A severe .. It isi d buinine in McArthur, Ohio, May 29.—J. M. pyc resem fign Memmaneag. 50c|houre’ heavy rain. Fruit was con- See: '& renames, lense cad ee ae siderably damaged. From theCreek | oq word that three men were coming i ere his my ercagpenang A Man Hunt in Missouri. ps 74 it is pe — pa ona certain night to break up the executive committee of mn cour: ave vaiie ave dats " ty, wae ehot late at night by Mrs.| Ironton, Mo. May 29.—Blood- sc on 60 per cont and have meeting, and at the appointed time Emma Flynn, formerly of Columbus. | hounds from Charleston are aiding a damaged the corn and cotton crops, | the three tough characters under the Mrs. Flynn was arrested charged |large posse from this place in the|7.;, makes much replanting neces-| influence of liquor entered the meet- with the murder. She claims ie bgp and 8 ge a sary. Good weather will make both | ing place and took seats. The audi- rothers, who are accused of the mur- der of Sheriff Polk, of this county. that near midnight she oa Sie corn and cotton big crops. ence began to fear trouble. As soon supposed to be a tramp loo! ‘ okepeekel and prong securing} William R. Edgar, jr., assistant Special R. R. Rates. as the men entered word wae passed a revolver, she fired through the| cashier of the Ironton County Bank, pec o He to the speaker, and without any “glass and barricaded: fiereelf in the| was assaulted by William Spaugh at| Special round trip rate to Kansas | hesitancy he put the three men out house. Mrs. Specht and Mrs. Flynn | the depot at 6:30 o’clock, and Sheriff | City $2.15 on sale Saturday of each of the house of worship and continu- . he’ families Polk went to the Spaugh home.| Week. All trains leaving Butler after es * me Soon atter he entered the house he|*¥elve o’clock noon and all trains|ed with the services aud no disturb- 1 : ‘ fell dead with @ pistol ball in his| 0? St9dey, good to return on any | ance of any sort resulted. leaving Kansas City before pe nance ene head, a Winchester rifle wound in his} noon the following Monday. Grave Trouble Foreseen: back and his head cut by an axe Denver, Pueblo and Colorado} It needs but little foresight, to tell Arthur Spaugh lett the house with Springs, Colo., and return June 30th be sha ol stomach oe iow his brother, William, soon after the} to July 4th. Good return to Auguat | are ly affected, grave trouble is ft Fe Cnaningtion, | shooting, disappearing through the | 8th Fare $16 05, account Epworth | ahead, unless you take the proper Pp : edicine for your disease, Mrs. long and bitter fight with|woodsin the direction of Shepherd | Convention. Tole > tous, ot Clay, N.Y. aia bers of the family, each with a re-| volver wound in the head, werefound | Injured ina Runaw in their beds. The wife and three of | I the Hotel Windsor. Anadarko, Ok. May 28.—A ro- matic marriage in which Mrs. Jennie reer a Se Ta OCI .| who was at the house, are the only j D She took Dr. bn 0 wi tc ’ To Cure a Cold in One Day. Electric ora quickly Jel what I maratanas REE MEY Ki cach _ | Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-| cured me.” Best medicine for weak bata’ % os eas bgt NINE Tablets. All druggists retund “ ant ture is oneach box. 25c | bo volver in hand, and fired upon a| that they come. On the other hand passing milkman. The milkman|the stock exchange and board of whipped up his horses and Stephens | trade interests are anxious to havea pursued him for 200 yards, firing as | full working day here before taking heran. Stephens then halted in the | the train to transact business in New roadway, placed the revolver to his | York city the following day. Befure breast and discharged the weapon. | a request was made for reduction in The bullet did not end his life and he | the east-bound schedule the manage- sent second fatal bullet through his | ment of the road had tested thespeed brain. possibilities of the train to the full- When neighbors and officers enter- | est. It was discovered that the time ed the home of Stephens, they came; could be made in eighteen hours upon a shocking ecene. The mem-| easily under ordinary conditions. the children were dead, and tt is be-; Windsor, Mo., May 29 —While Dr. lieved that two of the surviving chil- |S. E. Huffman, a Kansas City opti- dren can not live. The cbildren|clan, and his wife were driving in ranged from 1 to 11 years in age. from the country, one of thelr horses There is at present no known rea- | ‘ell down, the buggy tongue was son for the tragedy, but the theory | broken and the team ran away. The is advanced that Stephens became | doctor and his wife jumped out. suddenly insane. Mrs. Hoffman's right leg was broken aecctncttinnneanraemancanenatn just above the ankle and the ankle Here’s a G. A. R. Romance. | bones badly crushed. They are at R. Allender of this place and Oscar Arrested Ten For a Murder. Bightmire, a farmer living near! Chanute, Kan., May 29.—Follow- Guthrie, where the contracting part: | ing closely upon the fatal stabbing ies occured at Lawton during the | of Herbert Porter, a Pittsburg youth, annual grand encampment of the G. | by a negro woman, who robbed him, Special rates to Colorado and & Sooo, K 208 oe a Acorie ape ae Pow eee : fs oe points. One fare plus 50 for peorere: vem ot ben A. R., which closed there today. The| many other cases of “holdup” t Bea send seus woe ing. Their mother &nd Will Brown, raowy hes oF Fas eeener Se weakened, and Icould not eat, 1|bride ts GO years of age and the| robbery by negroee have been Teport- ale was very bad for a long time, but in| groom is 62. The attachment which |d. The police have now under ar- culminated in this marriage dates | rest ten negroes, four of whom are _ensneteags fh ~~ in hs ennsylvania | under $1,000 bond each for com- : vianid py | before the Civil war and was renewed | plicity in the Porter murder. The the m if {¢ faileto cnre. E. W. Frank T. ved areal, oh 60s % at this meeting, at which both were | firemen’s carnival here drew several ttle. . |in attendance as delegates. crowds of negro women to the town, *. ——- —— a,