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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-12-03
Virginia Items.

IN writing news for the TIMES this
II will be things we see and hear,
and il we get them wrong or mixed
Friends forgive US for this is '96.
WJPark, Stott & Co., have their
m;ll located on knabb's creek and
.rs now sowing to the full capacity
oithe mill; any one wanting lumber
rill do we'll to give them a call.
Elder Claypool of Appleton City,
o,eacbed Sabbath and night at the
christian church.
There were but four at work at the
nave ward last Friday. What is
vropp? should we not have the yard
shere our friends are laid, fixed up
Is we'll as the yard around our
houses. The next call that is made
ii all come who have an interest in
the ward which will be soon.
Ben Esty and Walker Gardner of
Kansas. arrived at the latter's broth
er. Vim Gardner's Monday night OF
lsst week.
VIM voght had some Of his hay
bsled and hauled to Amsterdam last
week.
Friend Carpenter and Shafer Of
Butler, was in Virginia Sunday.
RTJ Judy sold 30 head OF mules last
week.
Ernest Bean and Howard Light of
pendleton, Oregon, arrived at Vlr-
.inia Tuesday. Mr Bean will visit
Ris parents, Mr. and Mrs Dave Bean.
Mr. Light will visit his sister, Mrs
Amos Lockridge a few days and then
20 to see his parents in the Indian
Territory.
Frank Shaunty's team broke loose
from the hitch rack at Virginia.
Thursday and ran about one
half mile. No damage to the team
or wagon.
John Rogers and wife and her sis
ter, Mrs John Hamilton of Welda
Kan, visited their father, Mrs james
Pilgrim Sunday, who has been quite
sick but is some better at this writing
Hezekiah Williams little daughter
Carrie, was on the sick list last week
Mrs c A Wallace is on the sick list
Waiter Wallace says he thinks it is
time for him to settle down in life
and has made arrangements with
Aaron to select for him a fit compan
ion for that purpose.
Mrs & w Park received a larg'
sweet potato last week from Mothe
Craig, who is in the Territory will
her son, Dick.
At present we hear but little salt
about diptheria. The two that ha'
it a week ago are about well agail
and the most of the children tha
were taken out Of school, at leas
those large enough to hunt rabbit:
showed a pretty good hand.
Ben Biggs on the sick list Saturda
and Sunday. Amanzar Hens!ey
Improving slowly.
Grandma Witherspoon is not el
pecfed to live.
Henry Feebeck's little boy ws
taken sick Monday.
Miss Daisy Park, who has been vi
iting relatives and friends in Butlt
for several days, returned home MOI
day.
Mrs Jennie Gordon, of the India
Territory, is visiting her parents, n
and Mrs Joe Whinnery.
volney McFadden and Fred Dry
dale were on the sick list Monday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-12-03

St. Paul, Nov 80 Human beings
have been frozen to death. cattle
have been stampeded, buried and
smo.hered in the snowdrifts. trains
delayed. wires are down and the
November storm record broken by q
blizzard that holds the northwest
locked 10 its chilly grasp.
How many human beings hare
been sacrificed, cannot be told until
the anow drifts clear away, month
hence Men are missing everywhere
in the heat Of the storm. Some arc
known to b2 dead and many missing,
with chances very much against
them being alive.
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Austin Items.

A Baptist preacher delivered fine
sermon here Sunday.
Frank and Mrs Mollie Blair attend
ed church here Sunday.
w S Metcalf took a trip to Forrake
Monday.
JW Cordell received letter from
his son In Garrison, Texas, wanting
him to come out and be night watch,
that he could get $50 a month.
w Ii Cordell and W S Metcalf went
to church at Archie Sunday.
A man was found down near the
Bates and Cass line almost frozen to
death Saturday.
NELS' CLERK No. :.
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CraZ.d BY Politics.

Guthrie. Ok, Dec. l Judge ".
L Cund,f, one Of To" most promi'
nent lawyers Of Ea:d. was taken to
the Norman insane asylum today. He
is crazy over politics. Cundiff is q
personal fri nd Of ". j Bryan, and
nominated Bryan for Congress tho
first time Ten days ago lie return
eli from Nebraska, having stumped
that State for the silver candidate
His condition is dangerous.
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Hone to Defeat Reed.

Washington, D. c.. Nov. 3o.-The
friends Of Speaker Reed who are
here made the ann nouncement to-day
tlas they have discovered scheme
to defeat him for speaker of the new
House. I. is claimed By them that
General Chss. 81. Grosvenor Of Ohio,
McKinIey's lightning calculator, is
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Five ByEu.d to Death .

Perry, n. Y. Nov. 30.-A defect
i've s,ove-pipe started II ere IN
the house of Luther Greenmau,
a farmer living near here. The ec.
tire family of five persons, consisting
of Greenman, his wife and tire
children, were burned into sn unlec'
oenizsble condition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-12-03

Huntingdon, W. Va, Nov. Is -
The County Clerk Of Lincoln county
has issued license 10 Clinton Spear
and Lloyd Haean to marry the same
girl. They havs been rivals for
months and The outcome is anxious.
II awaited By friends Chloe Scraggs
a Young blond, is the girl in cues
ton.
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FISK BROS.
FISK BROS,
FISK BROS. & co.

We have in our store now one car
load of tine EOrthern early Ohio |
potatoes. These potatoes are fine
quality and pure seed; get your po
tatoes now for wiuter use and spring
planting. We are selling this car OF
potatoes ut thirty cents per bushel
10 five, ten or twenty busbel lots.
The same grade If potatoes usually
sell in spring of the year from 81 to
sl.5O per bushel
We also have on hand two car
loads OF flour One Car from north.
the Minneapolis hard wheat, the
finest hard wheat -four 10 the world.
and our other car Of soft winter
wheat fl ON Cherokee, Kansas. We
bought this flour before -four advanc
ed and can sell from thirty to forty
cents cheaper on the hundred than
any other store in Butler We also
have on hands Power Bros. flour,
Queen OF Butler and the Royal, and
will sell in five hundred pound lots
at the same price that it will cost
you at the mill,
We have just received a fine line of
Christmas goods Decorated queens
ware af the latest pattern; decorated
lamps that we are selling from SOC
complete up as high as SIS. II you
want fancy lamp, we have them,
and If you want cheap one, We
have them. We bought our lamps
this year-wc have not had them on
hands for two or three years like
most OF the stores have, aud they
bought them when they cost three
times what they do now We carry
all kinds of Christmas presents, fan
ey mugs, fancy cups and sauceis,
fruit dishes, glass sets, knives and
forks, water sets, childrens cups
and saucers and heavy i 81 plain
: aud decorated qusensware.
We receive to day S bbl. Of fine
pure sugar candy from st. Louis
e with no coloring in it, that we hae
ordered special for our Christmas
trade. The candy We are selling a
$40 por pound, it is fine, come IL
and look at it.
j We take all kinds OF produce il
exchange for ali kinds of Christina
o goods. We paid the most OF las
Il week 1sc per dozen for eggs; do no
sell your eggs snd chickens un,1
you get our prices. We get price
every morning from Kansas Cit
aud Chicago, and will give you th
% highest prices every day in the wee
for game, turkeys, chickene, duck
ID geese, apples, butter and eggs.
y SUGAR.
y SUGAR.
st 2ofb best granulated sugar 81
q. lob best graduated sugar
2lfb light brown sugar l
50 FLOUR.
RI pro1p
5Ofb sack Nevada -four )
sob sack Pillsbury -four
'n sob sack hard wheat, standard
.ft grade flour
1y sob sack high grade flour
NEAT.
lib dry salt meat
- lib breakfast bacon
ke fb California hams
N, Country lard in 5ofh cans per
ng pound
n,
COFFEE.
mt
COFFEE.
he
to Arbuckles coffee, per pound
Lion coffee per pound
=. XXXN coffee. per pound
Spoon cotfse, per pound
Pure celebrated 25ct Mocha a
CT Java is our leader. This cotl
IN will equal any 30 cent coffee that
al. on the market; it is ve-y strong a
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openly in the race for speaker, and

openly in the race for speaker. and
that be is now marshalling his forces
for the 6ght. He will make the
race as the administration candidate
and as the candidate Of the high
protection wing. This statement
from the friends OF Speaker Reed is
taken as the forerunner of great
contest between the administrative
high profession wing and anti ii
Kinley moderate protectionists.
It is claimed for General Grosven-
or that he will receive the enthusia.
tic support of the Administration
Congressman and that Speaker Reed
will have the hardest contest ia his
reign as Gear
E.ecutionnry and Oratortcai Contest.
There will be State Eiocutionsry
and Oratorical contest held IN But
ler Christmas night for elocution
ard the evening following for ora
tory A prize of S25 will he paid
for elocution and $50 for oratory.
Any Academy or High School in the
state will be allowed a Representative
for each In addition to the High
schools and Academies, we have coz
cluded to admit Representatives. from
six schools OF Bates county. regard
less of grade, and those schools re
porting first will bs admitted to the
contest The program is about read,
and will soon ba filed and :hos.
wishing to enter tho contest mus
report as soon as possible. not later
than Dec. Goth
J. ". RICHARDSON.
Cor. Sec, Butler, Mo.
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COFFEE.
COFFEE.

Arbuckles coffee, per pound 80
Lion coffee per pound ~
NXXA coffee. per pound ~
Spoon cotfse, per pound ~
Pure celebrated 25ct Mocha and
Java is our leader. This coffee
will equal any 30 cent coffee that is
on the market: it is very strong and
fne flavor, come and try it, and do
not forget that we are selling tie
finest potatoes on the market al
thirty cents per bushel.
FISK BROS. & CO.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

The Beers are no doubt puffed ND with
their constant good luck when resisting
British attacks, but they must be well
aware that they have nothing to gain by
war, and that their position Just as it il is
one of the most fortunate in history. Al
least we can recall no other republic in
which every man was for his wants well
on, In which all taxes were paid by foreign
immigrants and foreign toll, and in which
the whole community, without ever sub.
mlttlng to conscription or entering n bar.
rack, had acquired a high military rcp,1ta.
tlon. We cannot believe that these adyan-
cages will be willfully thrown away, and
90 not see wherein, if peace is maintained
Ior the next ten years, Great Britain will
suiier except from few taunts. And what
90 taunts matter to people with our his
tory?
II it amuscs Dirck Cloete to consider
John Bull cowartlly or soft, let him con.
slider 1t. He will reconsider that opinion
before the end arrives England is not in
q hurry, If the capitalists are. She survived
Napoleon, and she will survive Kruger
not to mention the very memory that there
ever was Dutchman between the Fam.
besl and the Cape. What proportion of all
those who can read now know that New
1ork was once possession and a scttle-
ment OF the Dutch?-London Spectator.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24
Eewsj GIeanings.

George WEIGH. whose tongue was re-
move Dy New York surgeon, can eat
and talk all right now.
Mrs. Joseph Ross. grandmother of the
stolen Charlie Ross. died. this week at
Middlcfown, Pa, aged %
The l0;h annual convention of the Ma
sional Association of Builders will be
held at Buffalo on Sept. -.
Heavy rains the last two days have
greatly swollen all streams and caused
numerous washouts in and about Cen
tralia. Ill.
Nearly every moderate sized village in
Switzerland is now supplied with cleo
tric light. the motive power being sup
piled by the mountain streams.
DIR. William Gallagher, for 10 years the
principal of Wiliiston seminary at East
Hampton has been elected principal of
Ihayer academy at Braintree Mass.
Once more the rumor is afloat that
President Kruger Is coming to England.
and this time the information comes from
Il specially reliable source. Il is under
stood that Kruger. who is far from well.
has been ordered long sea voyage by
his medical adviser. and as he has TO
journey at all events. he thinks that he
may just as well make London his desii-
nation as not
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

q, that I could speak so loud that an
would hear what suffering l have seen as u
doctor; Doctor Suffering that is caused by careless
neglect Of the kidneys. In these days Of ex-
kidneys are not at times overworked. They
need watching. don't wait till it's too late.
BUKERS KIDNEY PILLS will keep them
Write have gaag gks advIGe free
Yours. for health. DR.. Z. C. Buker.
II was run over by a team some ten years ago
and my kidneys were strained since then have been
trouoled with wetting the bed. Two boxes of
your pills have entirely cured me.
cannot thank you enough for your wonderful
Temedy. Yours truly. .Hen1y E. Lawler ,Etna, N H.
Ssoc. ~ the druggists. mailed postpaid. for price
BHker 1iH Co., Bangor, Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24
New York Produce Market.

New York July 90
FLOUR-Receipts. 1l,7l1 pkes: exports
'Si bbls, 606 sacks; sales. 10.600 pkgs
weak. dun.
SOUTHERN FLOUR-DulI
We FLoUR-Quiet steady.
CORN MEAL-tluiet. steady.
RYE-Dull. firm.
RARLEY-Dull. steady.
WliEAr-Reccipts, ~ .225; exports, a.
212: duh. sc higher. advance checking
buyers; No. red fob, &c; No l Northern
66la.
CORN-Rcceipts. 2S275: exports. Al .727
sales. 1900; dull. firm No. 2. 32as elevators
33as aloat.
OATS Receipts. 5o.sOo; exports. IS 500:
sales. 1000: dulL firmer; No. 2. 22H: No. 2
white. "a: No Chicago. 23A; No. 3. %:
No 8 white. %; mixed western. 22d23 .
white western. 22G2s: white state. 22M2S
BEEF-Steady. quiet, beef hams. quiet:
tierced beef. dull; cut meats. firmer.
quiet.
LARD--Quiet. frmer: western steam
closed. 3.65: city. 3M3.10; refined. steady.
PORk-Quiet, steady.
BJTTER-Fai demand. steady.
CHEISF.-Suppy. steady.
PETROI.EtfM-Quiet, higher; United.
Ill.
SUGAR Raw. quiet. steady; refined.
quiet.
FRElGHTs-To Liverpool firmer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24
Reunion Of the Gallant Ninetee nth.

The following is handed the Journal
by Capt. Silas Adams of this city
The 1ath Maine Regimental Asso-
citation Reunion will be held at Bow
doinham, Me, August 18th, 1896
The usual arrangements of half fare
on the Maine Central and Somerset
railroads will be made for members of
the regiment and their wives Every
member will be provided for free dur
ing his stay there. You will receive a
cordial and liberal welcome. and the
members in Bowdoinham desire that
everyone should make special effort to
come. The train service is the best in
the State.
Yours respectfully.
SILAS ADAMS
Secy 10Th Me. Reg. Asso.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24
OF INTEREST TO JOURNAL ADVERTISERS
And an Interesting Tip for the Benefit Of 0u'
Readers As Well.

large numberof the Daily Journals
are delivered in the city of Waterville
by our own special corps of carriers
who start out on their route as early
as four o'clock in the morning in order
that our readers may have their favor
ite paper to peruse at the breakfast
cable if they desire. Some prefer Ia
have the paper left at their places OF
business. The carriers, in the latter
instance. can only stick the paper
folded, through the handle of the door
as but few OF the stores are open when
they go their rounds. The carriers
can do no more than this. 1t is always
gratifying TO the publishers to receive
testimonials of the value of the Jour
nal as newspaper, particularly unso-
licited testimonials. OF late consider
able complaint has been made at the
Waterville office by the business men
Oh Main street who are patrons of the
journal. to the effect that their papers
are missing from their doors. We first
laid the blame to the wind. then To the
oarelessness of the carriers and finally
a reward was offered for information
that would lead to the detection. ap-
prchension and conviction of the party
or parties who We're appropriating the
Journals 10 their own and unlawful
use. But all for nauEht. OF late the
Waterville representative of the paper
has got into the habit of rising about
) O'Clock and getting onto the street a
few minutes after. This practice
though not compulsory. is rather tough
on fellow with a natural tired feeling
but nevertheless it has been fruitful of
good results. Hy this practise the dis
covery has been made that the pub
fishers have been lying about the cir
culation of the paper" 1t has been
much ndcr-cstimated, and the count
ing room force are busy figuring our
to what extent the proprietors of the
paper have violated the command
n'ents
For six mornings in succession the
Journal man has witnessed the sad
spectacle of men worth anywhere from
$1,000 to $4,000 of this worlds goods.
hustling down the street al an early hour
to seize and dovour the contents of
journals thrown into the entries and
doors of regular subscribers while
the other fellow pays the tax" 1t is
indeed gratifying to the publishers to
know that the Journal is popular even
beyond the regular subscription list.
1t will be an interesting piece of in
formation to journal advertisers to
Know that they are getting more than
their advertising contracts cali for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

What a great thing an electric road
to Lake Cobbosseecontee wo,1ld be-" re-
marked citizen to the Journal, Wednes-
day. land although | haven't given the
matter much thought. am inclined to-
believe that a summer line to that popu-
lar resort, could be made to yield a fair
profit to the projectors. The distance
from either Hallowell or Augusta, is
about the same-fve miles and the run
could easily be made in half an hour.
not find time for a regular vacation. would
undoubtedly erect cottages at the lake.
if there were sure means of getting to
the city. and back every day. with the
spend the evenings with their families.
and return the next morning, in time Tor
the DAYS business. Then. too. the num-
her of excursionists. and those who would
take the ride for the fresh air beneft,
would be large
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

A complimentary send off, was ten
dered c. Fl. Stuart. formerly superinten-
dent of the Pine Grove Stock Farm, at
Lake Cobbosseecontee, by party of
friends from this city. Thursday Dinner
was taken at Lakeview Inn. and Land
lord Pinkham having been notified of the
complimentary event. had prepared his
best. After dinner the party took boats
The total catch was fine string OF
Is black bass. The following composed
the party: c. II. Stuart. +. B. Wood
Ralph Anderson, +. w. Maddox. George
w. Perkins and Fred Moore. Mr.. Stuart
will leave for Ciaremont. N. H., next Sat
urday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

There was a small crowd present
Wednesday evening at City hall when a
number of the present and past firemen
of Gardiner and vicinity met for the OBJ
ject of forming a veteran firemans aSso-
citation Committees were chosen for
forming a constitution and bylaws, and
for soliciting to see how may would join
Another meeting will be held. Wednesday
evening when the association will be
formed. All present seemed to express
their opinion that it was one of the
needed auXiliares of the Gardiner fire de-
partment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

Miss Ann Dunphy. the Gardiner lady
tertained on account of her unaccounted-
for absence since Sunday morning, re
turned home on the Electric car. yester-
day noon. She said that she had been at
an Augusta friends house AS the wo-
man was thought not capable of looking
after herself. and at her brothers request
she was taken to the Hospital at Augusta
In the afternnnn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

At melting of the Tammany Hall
Association of the 18th assembly dis
trict at New York, Thursday afternoon
resolutions endorsing the nominations
of w. ]. Bryan of Nebraska, for Presi-
dent and Arthur Sewall of Maine. for
Vice President, were unanimously
adopted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

Telephone arms have been placed or
the south side of the new bridge and
across them the new wires have beer
placed. The old cable has been connected
with the wires at the west end and now
the whole is in working order so that it is
as good as before the flood, when it was
carried.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

Work on the new dollhouse will sooI
commence. 1t will be built on the norti
dollhouse pier. The work will be done by
contract and the bids will soon be re
ceived. The building will be 15l2x1S fee
with an awning in front, the width of tn,
side walk. This will be used as a shelte
for the proper crossing when the draw i!
open and it is raining.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

AS the morning Pullman was in the
depot Wednesday morning. escaping gas
was discovered and in trying to locate the
leak the gas was set on fire. For few
minutes things looked dubious and the
conductor wished an alarm blown in which
the watchman tried to do but the tele-
phone at the Oaklands was out of order
and could not be reached. AS it was the
fire was put out by the train hands after
a hard fight. The damage will be small
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

OF what was once a large fleet of
square rugged vessels Rockland has but
two remaining. and those two were
lying side by side at the South Marine
railway. Misunderstanding NJ c. Has
kell and brig Caroline Gray.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

G. II. Beane "struck OIL when he pub
lished that beautiful booklet, Souvenir
of the flood of March 2. 1896 with histor-
cal sketch of Gardiner" The first ed-
terms as the first, to wit, % cents per
copy, or given free every time your pur-
chaseS at his drug store shall amount
to one dollar. Every five cent purchase
will count as he issues tickets for this
purpose. Everyone desires to remember
the day the noble Kennebec took the
bits in its teeth and ran wild.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

There was a large party that went VI
stream last evening. with the Free Bap-
tist society to Oliver camp on Pleasant
pond. where a general good time was en-
Joyed. Refreshments We're served and
afr long stay the trip was made back
by moonlight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

There was quite crowd present at the
lawn party. yesterday afternoon, on the
lawn of Weston Lewis. The party was
improvement Society, and was under the
supervision of Mrs. Weston Lewis. Mrs.
W. G. Ellis and Miss Harriet Dennis. as
sisted by a. number of the young people.
Three booths were arranged on the lawn
and articles for sale were exposed. all of
which were sold. In the evening a dance
was given in the barn. it having been ar
ranged for the occasion. A large party
was present and enjoyed the dance very
much. Music was furnished by Neil
Lawrence and Professor Protheroe. The
ladies' q neat sum.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

The first quarterly conference of the
Methodist church. will be held at the
vestry. Friday afternoon. at the close of
the class meeting, by Rev. j. b. Lapham.
presiding elder
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

The Journal proprietors have dc
cided not to raise the rates on account
of this extension of circulation but to
give the advertisers the benefit of it,
The Journal is the first morning paper
in the city, arriving at your door fully
five hours before any paper. Please
nctify your neighbor of the fact.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

Deane b. Small is at York Harbor,
where he will pass two weeks of his
vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

Haley. the famous stallion. was taken
to the Augusta Driving park. where he
will be worked and put in condition for
racing. W. d. Haley. the owner now
has seven horses hard at work there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24
Trolley Party,' Toniubt.

The Electric Railroad will hold another
trolley party.."this evening These
parties are steadily gaining in popular
favor and are appreciated by the travel
ing public. The car will leave at IT'S
o'clock and proceed to Augusta Half
rates of fare.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

B. W. Chamberlain and f. l.. Andrews
have purchased of the estate of Oliver l..
Dinsmore the store and good will at the
New Mills. and will run under the name
of Chamberlain & Andrews.