The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 22, 1906, Page 6

ey rem xs. < ~ SLSSSSSSSS TG f CABLE & GROVES, — DEALERS IN — Groceries and Hardware. We are.always right on prices. The quality of our goods will stand the test. We want your PRODUCE and we guarantee TOP PRICES. We will pay CASH for all kinds uf | produce. : It you are PAYING CASH for groceries, call ; and get our plan of dealing with cash custom- ers, it will save you money. 7 Garden Seed and Seed Potatoes. j We have the best all fresh stock you can get what you want {!n these lines of us ata very o low price We are not putting out any articles at low prices and holding you up on others, Weare right on EVERYTHING, { ‘Tt you want Nails and Builders Hardware } you had better figure with us, / We want your trade, give us a trial and be convinced that we will treat you right, CABLE & GROVES. § Phone 138. BUTLER, MO. ¥ SRLLSLSSSLSLLLSL ASAIN Flax Seed. Choice seed for spring seeding on terms to suit purchaser. Also a full line of grass and field seed, Call at our store up town or at Elevator. 19tf PeorLes ELevaror Co, Confederate Meeting. The Confederates of Marmaduke Camp No. 615 held @ meeting on the 17th inst, at the Court House, The following oftticers were elected: , T. O'Neil, of Rich Hill, was chosen commander-in-chief and J. R. Ford, second commander, D. G. Newsome, Butler, permanent secretary. A Sons of Veterans Camp was es- tablished with J. L. Bomar, of Rich Hill, commander, and Parrish Nickell, of Butler, vicecommander. It was decided to name the camp “Shelby”, in honor of the late General J. 0, Shelby. Any person wishing to obtain any information regarding the organiza- tion will please communicate with D. G. Newsome, Butler, Mo. (County papers please copy.) I will sell or exchange for equity in improved farm, my hardware busi ness worth $3,000,—M. J. Scuargr, Portsmouth, Lowa. SALESMAN WANTED to look at- ter ouriaterest in Bates and adjacent counties. Salary or Commission. Address, Tue Viceror Oi Company, Cleveland, 0. The Rich Hill Review reports the death of Hoeper, 59 years of age, who has resided in and about Rich Hill since the town started. Death was due to rheumatism. He left a wife and a large family of grown children. Adrian Journal:—While engaged in For Sate—Black Mammoth Jack, 15% hands high, weighs about 1000 pounds, guaranteed in every respect. i " . L. L. Jupy 1 unloading wood Tuesday evening, 17tt U i, Albert Swartz had the misfortune to AIOE BG ND: } break his collar bone, and is housed} Mrs. G. F. Riffle has gone to ' up asa result of the injury. Hope} Chanute, Kansas, to visit her moth- . he will soon recover. er, Mrs. Robinson, and sister, and will go to Cherryvale to see her daughter, Mrs. Pierce. McFarland and Sons have 140 sets of harness ready for your horses, all home made from best oak leather. Also just received acar of Columbia and Sayers & Scovill bug- gies, of the up-to-now styles. All woods are guaranteed. Ges our prices before you buy. McFariaxp & Sox, 2126 Butler, Mo. County Clerk Jno. F. Herrall re- ceived a letter from State Game Warden, J. H. Rhodes, in which that official advises County Clerks to con- tinue toissue hunters licenses to resident hunters, notwithstanding the late decision of the St. Louis court of appeals, that parties need not take out a license to hunt in the county in which they reside. He says 4 similar case is pending in the Kansas City court of Appeals which will be handed down in April. If this decision concurs with that of the St. Louis court of Appeals it will be final, otherwiee {t will have to go to the Supreme Court. ‘ Word comee from Amoret that John McCowan, aged 15, stabbed 1 Dave Witherow, aged 13, whileina fight Tuesday. Witherow knocked McCowan down seveal times and then started to run. McCowan fol- lowed and stabbed him in the back. A warrant was sworn out but has been withdrawn, and it is probable that McCowan will not be prosecut- . ed. Witherow willrecover.—Amster- | a dam Enterprise. Dick Howard, in his Amsterdam Enterprise, says the fine chicken mania has broken outin that com- my munity; he says a yearago there were but one or two fanciers, now he can count 25 afflicted with the eraz>. The disease struck Butler several years ago together with the Belgian Hair mania, and both have sunk into “innocuous desuetude.” The good old Missouri hen, that lays big fat eggs and plenty of them, is good enough. Practically complete returns from the Democratic primaries held in Cass county Saturday show the following nominations: Representative, W. P. Houston; probate judge, Leslle M. Crouch; presiding judge of county court, John W. Urton; judge ofsouth- ern district, T. W. Hunt; judgenorth- ern district, H. V. Hurst; county treasurer and ex-officio collector, W. R. Shelton; county clerk, W. E. Beck; circuit clerk, Leslie A. Bruce; county recorder. C. B. Price; pi iting at- ii Lester Brown and C. R. Gains; 4th, M. F. Kinney. ‘This io @ mighty | 5° Haines ©, Drerty; sherifl, Sia j good ticket—for the Democrats to * beat. A terrible wreck with 22 fatalities and twice that number seriously in- jured, was the result of an operator going to sleep over his instrument and 6 passenger train, which he should have side tracked, went by and met another passenger train full head, onthe Denver & Rio Grandé, at Adobe thirty miles west of Pueblo, Colo. The coltission occurred in a blinding snow storm, several of the The Republican city convention last Wednesday evening nominated the following ticket: For Mayor, Dr. A. E. Lyle; Marshal, James Arra- smith; Collector, Hiram Nichols; Treasurer, Basil Culver; Attorney, P. H. Holcomb; Police judge, V. W. Hancock; Member School board, W. 5 O. Atkeson; Aldermen, 1st ward, G. i A. VanHall; 2nd, ©. A. Allen; 3rd, Hamilton; coroner, Runneberger. Owing. to the threateued strike of the coal miners about Apri lst, the various railroads are causing @coal famine in many cities of Missouri, ness houses are without coal and The Wabash and M.K.&T. rail- W. | Drainage project. A large number of conditions are beceming serious. roads, i¢ is alledged, are confistiea-' PROF. THORNBROUGH’S SUDDEN DEATH. The Principal of Franklin Schools Succumbs to Exposure and » Exhaustion, After a Day’s Hunt in the Bottoms. Prof. W. E. Thornbrough, princi- pal of the Franklin schools, died at, his home in this city at 3 o’clock Sunday morning. His death was sudden, wholly unexpected and the announcement was @ great shock to the people of Butler. Saturday morning, in company with Prof. Henderson, Prof. Thorn- brough went to Athol on the train and walked over into the Medley bot- toms after ducks. He wasapparent- ly in perfect health and in high spirits. After tramping the bottoms and becoming very much fatigued, the two partook of a lunch. Prof, Thornbrough ate heartily of canned chipped beef and cheese, Afterwards he drank freely and frequently of the bottom water. He soon afterwards became violently sick and vomited freely. He then was taken with a chill, John Carpenter came by in his wagon and took the two gentlemen to his home, about a mile north of Cornland, On Prof, Thornbrough’s urgent request, Mr. Carpenter pre- pared a bed in his spring.wagon, as est he could, and brought him to Butler, accompanied by Prof. Hen- derson. When he reached home, Dr, Foster was summoned and adminis- tered restorations, The doctor said his pulse was strong, and while he was apparently greatly exhausted, there were no evidences of serious trouble. Dr. Foster then left and did not see him again, until after he was dead, He thinks death due to exposure and over-exertion. Prof. Thornbrough was prominent {n school work in Bates county. He was a candidate before the Republl- can convention lust spring for Coun- ty School Superintendent and came within a few votes of the nomination. He was very popular with his pupils and all the teachers and his sudden death, cast @ gloom over our schools and the entire community. Prof. Thornbrough was Chancellor Commander of Blue Flag Lodge Knights of Pythias, and was buried under the auspices of that order. Rev. Joel Barker preached the funeral sermon at the Ohio street M. E. Church Tuesday afternoon af 2 o’clock. ‘The Franklin schools were dismissed from Monday until Wed- nesday morning. All the public schools were closed Tuesday after- noon to attend the funeral. Prof. Thornbrough was 37 years of age the 28th of February. He was married to Miss Mattie Huffman on March 12th, 1899. Besides the widow he leaves 4 son six years old. DRAINAGE EQUALIZATION BOARD. The County Court Meets to Ad- just Differences, Inequalities in Assessment and Rectify Mistakes. County court met Tuesday as a Board of Equalization for the River land owners in the district effected were belore the board, with numer- ous and varied complaints. Some complained that too much of their land was included in the district, others that too high a valuation had been placed on their lands, oth- ra that they had not been allowed sufficient damages, etc. The court listened courteously and attentively was apparent merit fo the claims tl “ re carryitig-out ‘pr i ay is Comfort In wearing our plow and everyday work shoe, for they are made to fit the feet, from the very best leather. Consider @B3quality and our prices are much the lowest. Large variety ixmmam Of Styles to select from. Comein and try ona pair of our $1.50, $2.00 or $3.00 Shoes. See how comfortable and how good they are. a e . sy Hiram Nichols benign side —————E==E=E=E~____ Nominations For Election. To be voted at the City Election of the City of Butler, Misaouri, to be hsld April 8rd, 1900; DEMOCRATIC TICKET, REPUBLICAN TICKET, Ce THE y SHOE MAN \ \ North West Bates. Mr. Mavus, aged 78 years, died near Elkhart on March 7th. He leaves a widow and four children. : 4 For Mayor, For Mayor, George Rich died at his homa near ANDREW B. OWEN, Feed LYLE. Valley Chapel on March 10th. He For Marshal, For City Marshal, leaves a wife and four children. He DANIKL D. McCANN, JAMES ARRASMITH, had been in the neighborhood about For City Collector, For City Collector, . ROBERT J. SMITH. HIRAM NICHOLS one year. For City Assessor, } Mra. Oma Grider, wife of Bud SAMUEL T. BROADDUS, re IEE JONNSOX. Grider died at their home north of For City Attorney, For City Attorney, Vinton on March 15th of pneumonia, CARL J. HENRY, P. H, HOLCOMB, after a short illness, Burial was in eet ak For City Treasurer, Vinton cemetery on Saturday. She nes Sigal pieced For Police Judge, For Police Judge, was @ Miss Allen, born and raised in Bates county. Besides her husband, two brothers, George and Will Allen CALVIN F. BOXLEY, For Councilman, First Ward, JOHN RAY. Vv W. HANCOCK, For Councilman, First Ward, G. A. VAN HALL, and two sisters mourn their loss. For Councilman, Sesond Ward, For Councilman, Second Ward, She was a member of the Christian TAGRIN 8: HAREES O. A. ALLER, chureh For oe Third Ward, For Councilman Third Ward, . ng Term, Long Term, Miss Elsie, daughter of Qscar ALBERT R. KEKSER, LESLIE BROWN, Hand, fs on the sick list with pneu- Short Term, Short Term, munis. CLYDEN. McFARLAND. C. R. GAINS, For Councilman, Fourth Ward, For Cognellman, Fourth Ward. Mre. F. Holloway is reported no HAMILTON HERRELL. M. F. KINNEY, : better at this writing. One of her arms is paralizsd. : Mrs. Heath, mother of Joe N or- man is on the sick list. Born, to Mrs. Frank Yardly, 4 fine boy. A big snow storm in this section Sunday night, 4 inches on the level and badly drifted in the roads and I, J. F, Smith, City Clerk within and for the City of Butler, Missouri, hereby certify that the foregoing is the list of candidates certified to me and filed in my off se togather with the names of the parties nominating them, to be voted for at the City Election to be held on Taes- day, the 3rd day of April, 1906, In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the City {[SEAL.] of Butier, Missouri, this 19th day of March, 1906, ‘ J, F. SMITH, City Clerk. Tornado in Mississippi Town.|A Large Gray Wolf Captured. to all complaints, and when there they attempted to make anequitable adjustment. Owing to a misunder- and should the cold wave continue|®*anding of the object of the'mect-|coming 2-year-old heifer, and 7 there will no'doubt’ be much suffer-|!02, @ number who were opposed to | sows and/| the project were present to file their busi-| Protests, but the court made it plain the d prep this court was prevented | ot along the hedges. Mr. Wilson, living on Chelt Mudd’s place, is down in Texas, looking at the country with s view of buying a farm. Wivp [RisuMAN. STOCK TO PASTURE. Ihave pasture for stock 14 miles north of depot. 211t J. W. Cuoate. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. I the undersigned administrator of the estate of James L. Olive, deceas- ed, will offer for sale at public auc- tion at the old home place, 2 miles east-of Hume, Mo., on Friday, March 30th, 1906, at 10 o’clock, the following described property, to-wit: Seven head of horses and mules, consisting ef one span coming 6-year-old work mules, one span mares, one in foal by OM aeteieg maten, pus boning Breas ol jpg mares, one co ear oid road horse. ge pea he adh bevadin ue r year! Jacks and 1 Jack coming 4- 4 head Cattle 8 of two freah rack 8, rh Hattiesburg, Miss., March 19.—A tornado greatly resembling the one which recently passed over Meridian, destroying that city, struck Brook- lyn, & small town twenty milessouth of this place, on the G. and §. I. rail- road, partly destroying that place, and cuta@ streak across the county for sixteen and a qaarter miles wide, destroying everything in {ts path. Agents Wanted. Apply at once for territory to sell DR. WARD’S REMEDIES, Flavoring Extracts, Spices and Animal Food =: .: No Investment except Team and Wagon. Apply to Agency Dept. Dr. Ward Medical Co., 21-4¢* Winona, Minn, Established 60 years, | to the tip of hi tll Wednesday night, March 7th, Ja- son Woodfin and George Spence, with their pack of twelve fine trained wolt hounds, started for a wolf chase. Af- ter reaching New Home, the pack wasincreased to twenty-two by John Miller and Verna Bodkins’ pack of ten.. The boys went east of New Home to whatis known asthe Yardly Hills, and there the wolf was soon started. Hethought to reach safety by making for the Kaneas hills, but in this he was foiled. For the dogs being well trained and on to their business gained steadily on him, and after a race lasting four hours the wolf was captured, sixteen miles west, in Kansas on the Newberry farm. The hounds did some fine running, and thelr-owners ought to be very proud of them. The wolt was the largestseen here for some time,meas- uring fivefeet from the end of hisnose Qe Wao Was Taree.