The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 12, 1907, Page 7

NCO BANKERS 1 Al — . z County of Bates. | Dewitt C Chastain, Assignee of the mt Walker and J. Dalzell | Cay eee + Company, Pialnilf, Brown Still in Custody of Cali- Fans'e Barnbact, Benjamin Barabart, rr fornia Authorities. assed, TO CO-OPERATE WITH DEPOSITORS | | N ‘t this day comes the his attorney, Silvers & Silvers and Dewitt C. | Chastain, and files his verified petition, alleg- | ing among other thirgs that the defendants ( Barnhart, Benjamin Barnhart, Amanda W. Russell, Al; aretta | ussell, executor of the and teatament of Mary Russell, de- | R.R Russell John Eliiottand W J. Next Grand Jury to Conduct a Full Investigation into the Insolvent Trust Company’s Affairs—Officials Are Charged With Making False Entries—Other Offenses Alleged. San Francisce, Dec, 10.—Walter J. Barnett a director of the insolvent veri California Safe Deposit and Trust company was released Monday on $75,000 bail but J. Dalzell Brown was unable to obtain bonds and spent an- other night in the city prison, Devid F. Walker, president of the suspended bank is still in custody at Santa Bar | bara. Pending the appointment of a receiver for the bank, the bank com- missioners have named Attorney Charles 8S. Cushing to act as tempor- cry custodian. The men responsible for the col- lapse of the California Safe Deposit and Trust company are not to be let of Mary Rusell, whos~ names cannot be insert- ed in ead petition because unknown to plain- sift, Whereupon itis ordered by the clerk In | vacation that said defendants be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced an action aga net them In this court the object and petition as follows: That Mary Russell at o ¢ time held a mort- gage agn'nsteaid eighty acres, That said mort bas not been properly released of record 8 been long since fany interrstino ver bern made f a Inst pas Ty mn dead over ten years, ner who bi heirs or by the executor of her est) aforesaid. That A. W, Ruseell and Alparetta J. Rui and Joshas R. Russell, executor of the e of Mary Russell, are non-resident of Misso Th off merely on charges of embezzle- See eee npecitied is tne & t there 8 ment. Assistant District Attorney | of this suit ra heirs of Mary Ruseell whose names can not be inserted in said petition be- cause they are unknown to plaintiff. That of record one R. R. Buseell app: bave & possible claim of interest in the sou! balfo the southwe aarter of Francis J. Heney, has agreed to co-| operate with the directors and will conduct a full investigation into the otion twen- bank's affairs when the next grand ven aforesatd a hat by deed This w ake April third, 1869, recorded at pa jury is impaneled. This will take ‘ oe ee ence Te ee ea eder of heeds of place before the end of the month. Bates County, Missouri, Isabella McCulloch and her husband conveyed 8 id eighty a The inquiry will include an investiga- ‘React. tion into the charges that officers of e bank made false entries which made it appear that $200,000 had been loaned to two New York banks when the money had never been forwarded; that the officers received deposits when they knew the institution to be insolvent, including the deposit of -$253,000 from an Ogden bank and that the officials made loans in a manner calculated to deceive in lending nearly $500,000 for the purpose of the Car- negie Brick company, one of the insti- thus acquired appe a deed howeve ret record at page 155 of in the office of eald recorder of deeds January 8th 1881, whereby Rose! . Raseell ‘and George W, Russell conve sll said eighty es. That R. R, Russell has not been in pos- session of said land or de any claim ther to for more than ten years, That R, R. Russe! is a non-resident of Missouri, That of record John Elliott appears to bave a posaibleciaim of title to the northwest quarter of the southwest uarter of section tv enty-seven afore: i northeast quarter of the southe: id the south half of the southeast quarter of section twenty-elgbt resaid, as follows: q That on Jaouary 18th, 1858, sald Defendant John Eliott owned the land last described. “nat on sald date Belof the recorder of seeds \ strig ante 0! in the office of the tution’s industrial companies. | Of Book D in the offoe of ampied to convey tbe | All of these constitute statutory of- | same to Milton T Porers. ‘Thas sais deed le fenses and if proved will not only in- | defectly Able eet eee | volve the men already under arrest Court ot county, Illinois, does not ha e attached thereto the seal of said court, book 53 n t quarter but others who co-operated with | gaiq Kiliott is a non resident of Missouri, them. | said Kivtott has not Deen In poss sesion of + i i i] e] A long statement setting forth | fand.nee fake FY Game Mors the assets and liabilities of the} ‘on September ged, 1008, the Ba ecese Pampany we presented to the toed i dring business ander he laws of Mis- stockholders Monday. It showed | souri asa ban Ra Glacoant and dey pees owned | the aum of $9,000,000 due to, Wit2"hy decd recorded. at page 272 of book 10 ol io the office of the recorder of deed: county, executed by F. J. T: dent of Bates County Bank, the depositors. A brief examination of the assets showed about $5,000,000 | in property which is considered good. conveyed ito me a In addition to this there are loans Hente of the authority. ‘of 8 id Tygard to mak and other assets which it was thought | saidconveysnce. But that the eame wae » iesced in by the sald Aa being ba 10,0004088 mare. The | Goumty Hanky whicn geonved gooiand ¥ made a total o! of possible ble consideration therefor. 1 . Jonnty Bank was succeeded by the Bate assets against liabilities amounting to | (2" ‘ation organized under the $9,000,000. Other assets which have | laws, the ved ota been carried on the books of the com- | S?sqea'to ali the right t pany as good were regarded as prac- | Bates County Bank. That in 8 ptember 106, tically worthless. é | and the defendant W a Bates wee duly oH | The local banking situation Monday | legally appointed Receiver ther hai t a |W ecel { the Bates National gave no indication of having been af: | he | hater, "eoelver 0 aa fected in the slightest degree by the | insolvency of the California Safe De- posit and Trust company. Business moved along in the normal way and all those desiring money for the con- 8 National Bank suc i liebilitles cf the court will enquire into the facts ano declare the inter of the reapective parties to said suitin the laud aforesaid. And that if the court nds it to be et it will declare that the plain | tiff is seized and sesaed of a. indefeasible | title in fee to all the al — siren. | ‘ee i ; | endants none of them have duct of business on normal lines found | saat ane aetctitioor claim in or any lien agains! id land o1 any part thereof, and for all prop- | no difficulty in obtaining it. | Jeni The list of stockholders of the bank | “"Piintitretates that the Bates County Invest- ng nd includes persons and | ment Company is a corporation organized un- te i oneane ‘ / og der the awe of Missouri and heretofore doing corporations from Paris to Vladivo- | puginess as a loan and investment company. stok. A number of small banks in the | ‘That heretofore and on the 2nd day of Febru- 7 ty investment interior are hit by the failure, mostly | Gednend mage " anaignment ofall te asset as pledges for the stock in large and | to the plaintiff Dewitt C. Chastain who has i capacity of such as small amounts. Before the fire the | quelled ss euch spd tn Me ctPeait stock was quoted at about $150. Since nment aforesaid the | then it has depreciated to about $100 | said Bates County Inv ent Company was | | the owner and in ion of the following | and it was at about that valuation the pledgees accepted it. posse: land in Bates County, Missouri to-wit: | ‘The east twenty: five acres of the northwest | quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty: $, and the south half of the south- | east qu ‘of section twenty-eight, and the | northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of | | section twenty-elght, and the sonth half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-seven, and the northwest quarter of the southwest press cc esction twenty-seven, all in town: | inn Kansas City Bank Affairs. Kansas City, Dec. 10.—R. A. Long, J. J. Heim, J. J. Swofford, Hugh C.| White, H. F. Hall, J. C. James, L. M. Jones and Edward Dickinson and W. A. Pickering went to Chicago Monday night on an important trip in connec- | tion with the plan to reopen the Na- tional Bank of Commerce. They ex- pect David R. Francis of St. Louis to meet them in Chicago.and help them. Their trip is for the purpose of meet- ing William B. Ridgely, comptroller of the currency, to talk over the af- fairs of the bank. All in the party talked favorable about reopening the Commerce and seemed to feel it would be doing business again before many weeks. ty-nine, range thirty-two, That said | land, together with the other assets and prop- | erty of the said Bates Connty Investment Com- pany was assigned to the plaintiff in the as- signment aforesaid; and that the plaintiff De- | witt C. Chastain, assignee of tha Bates County | | Investment Company, now owns and is in pos- | sesaion of sald land. That plaintiff and those under whom h claims have been in the open, | notorious, continuous, exciustve and adverse ing the taxes thereon and exer- | cising ownership thereover; during which time | no one of the fdgiendants nor anyone for or on bebalfof them nor claiming under them nor | anyone of them has been in the jon of | said jae ae oj Aone) thereon or made any | ver ereto. ‘That on July 10th, 1868, Amanda A. Brown, owned the northwest quarter of the southeast uarter of section twenty-eight, aforesaid. That ‘on said date she attempted to convey the recorded in book M. at page I’ jeeds of Bates Mispage! Case Reversed. ' Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 10.—The supreme court Tuesday reversed and remanded the case of Anton F. Mis- _ pagel, cdshier of the St. Charles, Mo., - Savings bank with directions to sus- being dead me peenfie cas ‘hat plainti im ff veri ip: ily belives re | STATE OF MISSOURI v general nature of which is a8 set oat in said Jean Bers, tion thateaid defendants 6 }slof 8nd that unless the ald sald that a copy hereof be tion, that tion that plaintiff has commenced asuit againet him in this court by ‘ates as a bank of discount | general nature of which is to enforce the lien of id Bates National Bank went into iquidation commissions sect! ‘And in which petition plaintiff prays thatthe less sail pen of said land for more than ten years | rengan: t past, pay! } per published in said weeks suc: ssively, A true copy of record, Witness my hand, snd eeal of the ( ‘seaL) cuit Court of Bates County, this 11th day * of December, 1907. 748 T. D. EMBREE, Circuit Clerk, Order of Publication. tee, County of Bates, § | In the Ciroult Court of said county, in Vacation December loth, 17, A.M. Parsons, Guardian and Curator of Jacob Hines, Jr., & person of unsound mind, Platntit, 8. if living, and the unknown heirs of John Kerr, deceased, Detendante. Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by his attorney before the undersigned Clerk of the Cireuit Court within and for the county of bom Vy the State of Missouri, in vacation and | ie UJ tition verified by aMidayit, alleging among other things that the defendants are not | residents of the State of Missouri; Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk in vaca: notified by pab- Neation thet plaintif® has commerced a ealt against them in this court the general nature, and object of which ts to obtain a decree of sald court declaring the title to the west nalfof sot matter the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty-two (32), in township forty-one (41), Of range thirty-two (32), in Bates county, Vv Missouri, to be vested in plaintiff by limitation to Under the provisions of Section 4268 of Chapt th {Sof the Revised Statutes of Missouri, (i ” and divesting the defendants of all title to sali ), i the same in plaintiff, defendants be and ap- pear at this court at the next term thereof, to ¢ begun and held at the court house in the real estate and vestin, to city of Butler, in sald county and no fret Monday ja February, 108 erties and on or be- fore the first day of said ter: to the petition in said cause, nswer or plead the same will be taken as confessed and jud, en- ook 83 | Hired cane ri judgment will be ren ly. And itis further ordered by the clerk afore- ublished accord: REKLY TIMES, & pr ng tolawin Tue Borier ni newspaper published in said county of Bates, 1) for four wevks successively, published at least once a week, the last insertion to be at leact thirty days before the tirst day of said next ebruary term, 18, of said court, T. D, EMBREK, Clerk of the Cireult Court of Bates Co., Mo, A true copy of the record, Witness my hand and the seal of said SEAL.) court this 10th day of December 1:07, ‘ T. D. EMBREE, 74t Clerk of the Circuit Court Order of Publication Eo STATE OF MISSOURI \ { 88, County of Bates. In the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri, in Vacation December 7, 1907. The State of Missouri at the relation and to | the use of Yancy C, Combs, Collector of the Revenue of Bates County In the State of Mis- d oe plaintiff, ve, Henry R. Wilsou,defend- Civil action for delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by her attorney before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bates County in the State of Missouri, in vacation and files her petition stating among | other thin; Henry R, of Mii Wi that the above named deteni ° ilson is & non-resident of the State aourl, hereupon it is ordered by the clerk in vaca- he defendant be notified by publi etition, the object and the Sta! of Miseouri for the delinquent taxes | of the year 15 amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $2.24 together with interests, costs, d fees, upon the following de- scribed tracts of land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: 40 acres: The southeast 1-4 of southeast 1-4 1, township %9, id th: id defendant be: term of this court to be begun n the city of Butler, Bates (o., Mo,, on the first Monday in February, 1908, and on or before the first day thereof, and plead to said petition ac cording to law the same will be taken as con- fessed and judgment rendered a cording to the prayer of said petition and the above described real estate sold to satisfy the same. And it is further ordered by the clerk afore- said that a copy hereof be published in Tae B R WERKLY Times a weekly newsp' printed and published in Bates coun souri, for four weeks successively, the ertion to be at least thirty days before jay of the next term of said court. copy of the record. Witness my hand as clerk aforesaid with (sgaL) the seal of eaid court hereunto #Mxed, Done st office in Butier on this the 9th day of December. 1907 T. D, EMBREE, Circuit Clerk. nD A true 7 4 Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, 88 County of Bates. In the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri, in Vacation December 7th, 1907. The State of Missouri at the relation and to the use of Yancy C Combs, Collector of the Revenue of Bates County in the State of Mis- souri, plaintiff, vs. Henry Walter, defendant. Civil action for delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by her attorney before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bates County in the State of Missouri, in vacation and files her petition, stating among other things that the above named de- State of Mii Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk in vaca- tion, that the defendant be notified by publica- tion that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court AB per the object and ae natute of w! is to enfore the lien of e State of Missouri for the delinquent taxes of the year 1904 amounting in the aggregate to the eum of 62 cents commissions snd seribed tracts of land situated in Bates county, ether with interest, costs, . Upon the following de- |, to-wit: Lote 4and 5 in block 26 in Rich Hill Town Co,’s let addition to Rich Hill, and that unless the said defendant be and appear at the next term of this court to be begun and holden inthe city of Butler, Bates county, Miseo.ri, on the first Monday in sesepets jand on or before hale musho ill’be tahen 68 accord tain the demurrer to the evidence on | sons Inte: in the subject matter | And it is farther ordered by the clerk afore- suit asheireof said Amands A. said blished in Tu: fhe ground. that the indictment | fine ea at esr 8 Serer ost Reto" sloble cevtper charged. embezzlement of $4,000 in | known Money Whereas the evidence showed t RF ively, the i sertion to be at least thirty days before the first “that he embezzled drafts, which he bart day of the next term Of eald court, A tr fashed in St, Louls. The court holds Froage | are sane ue ee eters that venue in the case was in St. quarter of the | (ep41) with the seal of sald coart hereunto af- Louis city and nat in St. Charles. Mis- wou twenty-olgnt ater axed. one at ‘flee in Batler on this ‘pagel was tried in the circuit court belonged to tee TD EMBREE, Clronlt Clerk. “at St. Charles and sentenced to two obras years in the penitentiary. : . - Plead Gulity to Land Frauds. Carson: City, Nev., Dec. 10.—In the United States court Monday Senator ‘Williams and his brother, George B. Williams, indicted for Illegally ap- " propriating government land, through their attorney entered a plea. of, de “guilty to five indictments agai ci enute Kentuckian is Stabbed To Death by Own Bones. Paducah, Ky., December 8 —Prac- tieally stabbed to deash by his own bones, Isauc Johnson, a mill man of Sbarp, Mareball county, died.as the ‘|rasult of being crushed under a fall- ing tree last Wednesday tared, bone of ‘The eplin- hig left, leg protruded 2 the fleehend broken t. Henry Walter, is a non-resident of the | issour! be remembered. The You buy your gifts buy complete and up to date. Here you will find something to gladden each one of your friends. COME IN AND SEE. Christmas Gifts Ladies Coats from $2.50 to $20.00 Ladies Furs from $1.50 to $35.00 Ladies Silk Petticoats, Ladies Silk Waists, Ladies Silk Hose, Ladies Silk Scarfs, Ladies Knit Scarfs, Ladies Fancy Collars, Ladies Fancy Belts, Ladies Fancy Gloves, Ladies Fancy Ladies Fancy Parasols, Ladies Fancy Handkerchiefs, Ladies Fancy Shoes, Ladies Fancy Slippers, Fancy Doilies, Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Etc. LEVY’S Holiday Greetings This is the time of year when every member of the family should We have many things not given here. you select your Xmas Gifts. Sam Levy Merc. Co. Butler’s Greatest Store. +94. _ bright happy holidays are soon here. When something useful. Our line of Holiday Gifts is MK BLS. Christmas Gilts j Mens Nobby Suits, Mens Nobby Overcoats, Mens Hats and Caps, Mens Fancy Vests, Mens Fancy Ties, Mens Fancy Shirts, Mens Fancy Cuff and Collar Buttops, Mens Fancy Hose, Mens Fancy Scarfs, Mens Fancy Gloves, Mens Fancy Umbrellas, Mens Fancy Suit Cases, Mens Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Shoes, Slippers, Etc. Purses, Come in and let us help Notice to Contractors. Pians od specifications for arched culvert to be builé west of W. G Sellon’s house at first creck between sections 23 and 26 in Charlotte town ship, Bates county, Missouri The walls of said culvert to be stx- teen feet long, two feet thick andfour fees high with three feet below the level of the surface and one foot! above. Wings of said culvert to be built at upperend and to be six feet long, one face and one foot above. Walls and wings of culvert to be ‘laid in mortar made of Portland |cement and Kaw River sand. No | stone to be used smaller than eight foches thick. Arch of sald culvert to be one foot thick at base and tapering to eight | inches thick on top and to be madea |} circle. id peti-| Materlalin arch to be solid con- crete made of Portland cement, Kaw | River sand and limestone broken, so it will pass through a (2) inch ring. Township clerk will received sealed | bids on this contract until Dec 20, | 1907, township board reserving the right to reject any and all bide, E. F. Burk, | Township Clerk, Butler, Mo., R. R. 6 W. G. SELLon, Chairman of Board. Sheriff Beard was called to Am- sterdam Saturday to take charge of two prisoners charged with breaking into the store of Hall & Wintermute, and stealing some tobacco, pocket knives and razors. The two sus- pects were traced to Drexel and arrested by the marshal of that town, and retursed to Amsterdam by the constable of West Point, ‘trom New York, and Kelley, from le farmer, living on the old Grider , learn, | released and told to xo on home. He! Keutucky, taking his oath of office foot thick, three feet below the sur-|) met young Thornbrough, of that after delivering his Inaugural ad- | Adrian, and warned him of his ex | built of good limestone or sandstone | perience. Thornbrough armed bim and attempted to climb 'n. Thorn- brough struck the man over the head with tis club snd he fell back in theroad. The man holding the team a spirited one, made tracks for home. No trace of the robbers have been secured, so far as we can They gave thelr names as Lynch, Cleveland, Ohio. They are now to jail. Attempted Hold Up. We learn that last Saturday night, farm, is West Point township, was’ waylald « short distance i of Governor Takes Oath. old Vinton by two men and while, Frankfort, Ky., Dee. 10.—a. & jone held his horses the other wens | Wilson was Inaugurated at noon to- through his pockets. He was then | day asthe Republican Governor of nelghborhood, golng home from dress. About 15,000 visitors attended the ceremonies, self witha cluband when near the; Mayor Hume, of this city, present point named by his neighbor, a man ed a testimonial on behalf of nhe jumped out and caught his horses | citizens of Frankfort to Retiring and another man came to the wagon Governor Beckham. “ANVIL BRAND” Carvers are made only by FOR SALE BY G. W. ELLIS JEWELRY CO. ONLY BUTLER, MISSOURI.