The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 22, 1906, Page 3

The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXVIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 99 aay 1906. Fruit Conditions. J.C. Whitten, horticulturist of the University of Missouri, reports that the present cold snap has not serious- ly injured the fruit crop, peaches | alone having been slightly damaged, and they, only in a small section of the state. Curiously enough the greatest damage has been done inthe southwest counties and the least in the northwest. This is due to the fact that {t has been colder fn the southwest section: Notwithstand- ing the slight injury, the chances are decidedly in favor of a good crop of peaches this year, The trees have had a super-rbundance of buds and can stand a thinning out and still yield a full crop. Usually, it the buds are®not killed by the fifteenth of March, they pass through the winter in safety, so while later freezes may make the crop light, the odds are in favor of a good yield, A Forgers’ Leader Confesses. Dayton, 0., March, 19.—0. 8. White, the last of a gang of forgers hich has worked extensively in Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis was arrested Wednesday in Lima and confessed in this city that he had led the gang of check workers. He said that checks were printed by himself and his men identical to those used by the Illinois Steel company. They were made out in sums of $50 and $51, and on pay days at the plant the men would dress as Hungarians, get in the crowd and present thelr checks for payment at banks or sa- loons near the factory. White stat- ed that he was alittle scared at first, but it was eo easy he worked hard afterward and cleared up about $65,000 before leaving Chicago. NS Pro OHOOSETO OOO 200 | OUR ' RESPONSIBILITY APPRECIATED. The efforts of the physician must always be supplemented by the effort of some capable pharmacist in order that the remedies prescribed may be 1®- Mable in their action. We appreciate our responsi- bility in this matter and see to 1¢ that every drug used is of the most reliable character and that all prescription work - be done by registered pharma- cfats of ample experience. No better service or fatrer prices can be had anywhere. CLAY’S PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE. Spruce Township Items. attended the McDaniel sale and re- port good prices on stock. Born, to Mr. and “Mra. Ran Me- Daniel March 13th, a 9 pound girl. All parties doing well, except Ran. W. H Dunn was in our midst a few days last week looking after his fences for county clerk. We acknowl- edge acall andfound him a very sociable and clever gentleman. 8. L. Coleman made a business trip to Montrose Saturday. Frank Patrick will leave Wedues. day forhis claim in Greely county Kan. We ure sorry to lose such nelghbors as: Frank but wish him success in his new home. C. A. McComb and W. D. Kiersey and Bro. marketed hogs Saturday in Montrose. Wo learn James Blizzard had the misfortune to get his leg broke Sun- day. Didn’t get particulars. E. K. Munstall and family were guests of J. R. Bell Friday. Our telephone company is haul- ing poles and report that the line will be in operation {n a few days. Dr. Crabtree made a business trip to Butler Friday. Tommy Stephens and wife are now at home to thelr friends on the Koff- man farm. Geo. Phillips, over east of us, will haveasale Tuesday and leave for Colorado in quest of health. | i i | i i Oat sowing time is here but how about the weather. Miss Mayme Kenney was visiting friends, a few days last week, over near Altona. W. J. Jackson has some choice milk cows for sale at Johnstown. Ed. Wainscott is going into the cattle business with thoroughbreds. We wish him success. A. B. Young was hauling corn from our neighborhood last week to feed his cattle. Now we can go eleigh riding boys. Mrs. Eliza Bohannon died at her home, 2 miles west of Spruce, March 18th, of complication of diseases. She leaves a husband and baby 9 months old, besides many relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Walter Cralg is minus @ toe as the result of the accidental discharge of his gun while out hunting Saturday. Isaac Green has gone to Nebraska on account of the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs, Al. Hines, | ScriBBLER. For Federal Working Hours’ Law Washington March 19.—Senator LaFollette introduced a bill making it the duty of the interstate com: merce commission to prescribe the maximum number of hours above which # common carrier shall not re- quire or permit employees to remain on duty. Quite a number of our neigh bors | the $148,000 be turned into the store the exact amount of “‘boodle,’’ NO. 21 |A MILLION TO REPUBLICANS. The Campaign Gifts of the In- surance “Big Three.” Albany, N. Y., March 18.—“The Now York Iasurance trast gave more than 1 million dollars to the Repub- lican campaign funds of 1896 and 1900 and 1904, The ‘big three’ put up ot least { million dollars of this ‘yellow dog’ fund and other com- panies aggregated enough more to make the million.” This statement was made to-day by a secret legislative service man who bas been in the employ: of the “big three” nearly fifteen years, It was disclosed in response to a query as to whether, should the New York Life finance committee make good the $148,000, which, according to the confession of the late Presiden t John A. McCall was handed over to Treasurer Cornelius N Blas of the Republican national committee dur - ing three presidential campaigns, 1s would reirburae the policy holdera in fall, The “Big three” agent, whose jurisdiction has been cireum- scribed only by the limits ot the United States and Europe, laughed as scornfully as did Andrus Hamil- ton in the assembly chamber here last Thursday, when asked to day it New York Life coffers it would re- He continued: “No one in the confidence of the Mutual Life can truthfully deny that the McCurdys cheerfully gave to the Republican campaign conduetors nearly or quite as much as did Mc. Call for the New Yerk Lile and Hyde for the Equitable. “Had the Armstrong committee burrowed a bit deeper it would have discovered convincing evidence of apparently concerted agreement of {neurance officlals to conceal the ex- act amounts they gave to political parties.” McCall under oath testified that the New York Life gave the Republi- can national committee $148,000 during the campaigns of 1896, 1900 and 1904. Hyde swore that the Equitable paid $50,000 only as the sum it would devote to the elections of McKinley and Roosevelt. McCurdy of the Mutual swore that {t was customary to send remittan- ces each presidential year, but as to amounts, referred the Armstrong committee to Robert A. Grannis. Grannis testified that the Mutual gave $15,000 in 1896, $35,000 in 1900 and $40,000 in 1904, a total of $90,000. Senator Platt admitted having received $10,000 ata close guess, butcould not remember in the aggregate the amount of gifts. President Hageman of the Metro- politan said his company gave $7,- 500 in 1896 and that wasall the coutributions of which he had any WAS PUT OFF AGAIN. Casey Case is Set Over to Next Saturday. Clinton Democrat. At Harrisonville on Friday an ef- fort was made to carry out theterms of the recent stipulation by which in return for valuable evidence Tao mas M. Casey was to receive a five year sentence in the penitentiary instead of the much longer term to which his numerous crimes made him liable. 1p will be recalled that Judge Den- ton had put off the consideration of the matter at Butler until May 17. Mr. Casey chafed at this delay and {t was decided to bring the matter up before Judge Rradley in the Case county circuit court. Various interests were to.be con- sulted and satisfied before the sen- tence could be passed; and faforma: tion reached some of the attorneys for the other side that Mr. Casey was not disposed to be as frank and co m- plete in his testimony regarding the payment of bank funds to meet private debts, as he agreed to be when the stipulation was entered in to at Butler. A consultation of attorneys was held at Harrisonville Friday after- noon to consider this question. It is known that Judge Crow, who rep- resented the depositors, took the position that unless Casey “made good,’’according to the exact term3 0 the stipulation, he would object on behalf of the depositors to the leni- ent sentence; and Judge Crow's usso- clate attorneys representing the State and Bank Trustee, supported his position, which also Judge Brad- ley was prepared to sustain. It had been agreed upon further, as & means of.insuring thas Mr. Casey would live up to the letter of the stipula- tion made by his attorneys and agreed to by him, that before receiv- ing his sentence by thecourt he shall give his deposition answering fully and freely all questions propounded to him along the lines laid down by the stipulation. While the attorneys discussed these matters in private conference Friday afternoon, Judge Bradley awaited their decision; and finally at their request announced that the matter would go over until Satur- day, March 24. State University Short of Coal. St. Louls, March 19.—Prof. A.M. Greene, of the University of Missouri, appealed to H. S. Hadley, attorney general, this afternoon, for help to get coal for the university. He had previously appealed to Joseph Rice, chairman of the board of railroad commissioners, who succeeded in get- ting a small supply into Columbia this morning. “We will have 0 close the untver- sity to-morrow it we can’t get coal,” Prof. Greeve said. orders to close part of the buildings “We had given’ Bt SS SEES SCRE o 0 0 + * * +‘ + } 0 S 0 8) 0 0 0 0 0 QSCCIERICSCEREIISSCUMEEIISSS9 0 im Beautiful Carpets and Rugs. Spring time here—ie—that is it should be. CARPET TIME IS HERE SHURE We have them, good and plenty, let us show you. See Our 25c and 3Cc Ingrains Carpets. Great values for the price. A, H. GULVER FURNITURE COMPANYS Headquarters for Good Furniture. COCEREINISCCCHMESSSCREMHSSSO S { 4 ww Sooo Virginia Items. Sad news last Sunday when the re- port passed over the phone line that Ed. Thornburgh died suddenly last Sunday morning. Ed. had many friends out this way. Rev. Baker will preach at the M. E. Church Sunday night; last for this conference year. Preaching at the Christian Church next Sunday at 11 4. m. and at night. The Sunday school teachers are studying Sunday school lesson for next Sanday. We guess they will find out who the Bible says keeps the saloon here. John Hensley shipped car load of hogs Monday. George Ruble and John McFadden commenced hauling ice fur their tee houses Monday of this week. Judge Wolf had a large attendance at his court last Monday. Several talk of attending the Pro- hibition singing Friday and Satur- day at Butler. It would be well for (all that teach the Prohibittonists in their sunday schools next Sunday to be present and get some note on the subject. Concord school began Monday with Miss Molly Watkins, teacher. B. F. Watkins has been putting up some more improvements on his farm this winter. Mrs. Virgil Jenkins says they have warm weather in Southeast Missouri. Cattleare living on the grass at pres- ent. New phone line from Amoret east by Henry Gardner's to John Hensley’s. AARON, SHORT-HORN PUBLIC SALE. CATTLE AND POLAND-CHINA HOGS. 21 HEAD SHORTHORN BULLS AND HEIFERS. 30 HEAD POLAND CHINA BOARS AND GILTS. COCO ETT eseennAAAZECeSe We Are Stl in Business On the Weat Side of the Square. We are adding a little hardware along and hope in the near future to be able to putin an entire stock of Staple Hardware, Now Wa't think itis Gs, i 1s the people, We Bre no @Wibt selling everything cheaper than you ¢an buy anywhere and the people are taking Gdvantage and if they continue as they have wo will no doudt have some sick merchants, We havo heard that one cer- tat maa hefe sald he was gabting-—tired of It. 1 : expect hee | get tireder before make an. assign - mene aid we would belofo Feb. 1st, 1906. ‘We Wish to shank the people tor the way they have een helping ae, Late push a good thing stong ‘Gome one, come alwnd join our army, lets eonquer uy knowledge. Home Life swore; JS‘We have never made any cam- In 1896 we palgn contributions. expended $10,000 in the distribution of literature and purchase of litera - ture on the gold question.” Several witnesses testified that money hati been given to both po- same eampaign. Peru Items. than any time this winter. sight delock at night. Mrs. President Ide of the litical parties several times in the We have had the worst weather of the season for the past week. More snow fell Sunday evening in loss time Sunday school was fairly well at- tended in the morning. The League and preaching was snowed out at J .H. Thomas ts onthe sick list een taking care of the baby Jaince it was week old on account The undersigned will sell at public auction all the above thoroughbred stock at the Cannon Feed Yards, under cover Butler, Missouri, on . FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1906. The Bulls offered by Mr. Sellon are all old enough for service and are The to-day, but with help from Mr. Rice we cecured asmall supply. Tt won't last to-morrow through. The rail- roads confiscate every pound of coal they get their hands on now.” “Tam kept busy begging for coal and fighting to get ts through to towns that are suffering,” Rice said. “[ got some coal for Moberly to-day. It] hadn’t they would be suffering there now.” case ee big, growthy fellows, and as good alot as you will fi ad anywhere. South of Spruce Items. hetfers are bred and a fise lot they are. All are sired by Chief Elector 2n d, Albert Young made a business trip 124347, a pure Cruikshank a good breeder and one of the best bred bulisin the country. Those offered by Mr. Ison are sired by Wild Tom 226178 and by Earl of Hudson 142882. Wild Tom isa fine Scotch bred bul! and his pedigree runs back to Imp. Flora, Earl of Hudson fs one of the best bred Young Mary’s with a double Cruikshank top. They are all good breeders. The 25 head of thoroughbred Poland-China boars and gilts are offered by Mr. Ison. The boars are all old enongh for service and the gilts are bred to farrow in April or May, 1st. J. L. Ghere offers fivey oung boars of the same breeding as Mr. Ison’s stock. They are bred to Goldfinder and that is sufizient to show thefr excellent breeding. - This {a another fiae opportunity to secure good thoroughbred cattle and hogs. For farther particulars see or write us for catalogs. Sale begins at 1:30 o’clock p. m. TERMS: Six months-time will be given, purchaser to give note 1” drawing 6 per cent interest from date with approved ee- curity. 2 per cent discount for cash. W. G. SELLON U. S. ISON. to Montrose Saturday. A little boy came to bless the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Jim Evans Thurs- day. Mother and child doing well. The musical entertainment at Mr. Mistler’s Saturday night was well at- tended and enjoyed by all present. W. 0. Shillinger and wife and Miss Lou Shelton visited at Mrs. M. E. Shillinger’s Sunday. = Mr. Burch, of Summit, transacted business in these parts Friday. Walter Mistler is talking of going | to Texas soon, where he will stay for several manths. The people of this community were shocked by the sad news of thedeath of Mrs. Pet Alsgood, formerly Miss Pet Stephenson, of Kansas City, who died Monday morning last. Matthew Evans, wife and children visited at the home of his brother, Auctioneers.