davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
Virginia Items.

Kind friends if you wish the Virginia news
another year,
Do for Aaron what he does for you, tell him all
the news you hear.
The TINES goes to friends in other states that
set up till eleven,
do in 1897.
James Wolfe and Miss Bratton of
Burlington, Kan, is visiting his faith
er G w Wolfe.
Miss Ida Park was on the sick list
last week.
The festival 1T Virginia last Friday
night was a success they took in 1924
and cleared S15.
H Morrison has five hundred
bushels of corn for sale.
The Free Methodist making ar
rangements to build q church ut or
near the Nsstlerode school house this
summer they are in need of q church
and have been for several years.
They have q good class there at pres
emit and are q deserving people; they
have their notions about dress, they
belieye in plain dress, think it not
becoming for the women of the
church to wear ornaments on their
hats, they take no young person into
the church that uses tobacco. They
have worked hard to get up their or
ganization; the fashions have . cold
shoulder toward them. We believe
they have the good of their fellow
man at heart and are trying to
elevate them. Wehope they will get
their house built.
1t is said there will be another
marriage in the near future,
preparations are being made in that
direction. They are worthy and will
add much to each Others happiness,
and bring comfort to the heart Of the
old folks.
Orville Brown of Kansas City visit
ed relatives and friends round Vir.
sinia last week. He left Tuesday fol-
Woscon, Idaho, with his sister, Mrs
Allen Elliott, where he has secured a
position in a store. He says he does
not expect to visit this place before
| 1900.
| Charley Garwood of Burlington
Kan, is visiting his father-in- law,
Mr Orear.
Childrens day at, Mt Carmel las1
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
Hume News.

Miss Verse Petty, of Sprague, visit
ed her brother, j j Petty. Sunday.
C. s Bond is visiting his old home at
Lawrence, Kas, this week.
Mrs Robertson, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs Norman, left
Monday for her home.
MD Gwinn D d S has located in
Hume for the practice of his profess
sion. Hume ought to have a good
dentist.
DIR Showers, of Stotesbury, was in
town Wednesday.
Rev Demerritt, accompanied by
Misses Bessie Quirk, Dana Merris and
Grace Hill, drove over to Adrian last
Thursday to attend the Baptist Mis-
sionary Association.
Miss Clara Hughes, of Blue Springs,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Cobb, returned home Wednesday.
DR. Kelly, the dentist from Drexel,
made his regular visit hero this week.
Miss Mayme Wagner left Wednes-
day to spend . week visiting relatives
in Odessa, Mo.
A X Ball and son, Ray, were over
from Pleasanton Sunday and visited
the family of w b Wayts.
CHI Senior, of the Hume Mercantile
Co, went up to Kansas City Tuesday
on business.
Prof Noel has for the past week
been looking like q man of three
score years and ten. A stitch In his
back accounts for his stopped figure.
Charlie Biggs has been under the
weather for the past week.
Dame Rumor says that a new cot
ta0e is soon to be built on West
Hume street, which will cage one OF
Hume's fairest daughters and hand
soonest young men.
J Russell Ward, who with his wife
have been visiting here for the past
month, left Saturday for Bridgeport,
Conn, where they will spend the
summer. He purchased and shipped
| to Bridgeport q car load of the finest
horses to be found in this part Of the
| country.
The Hume Colts, who took the
game from Rich Hill last Saturday.
have been challenged to play game
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
Order of Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI, =.
County OF Bstes. ~.
In ths Probate ouYt for the county OF Basss
May term, 1857. Eva Lewis, administrators
ofC- b. Levin, deceased.
Order Of Publication.
Eva Lewis. sdministratrix Of C.. b. LAwss
dsceaaed. pfssents 70 the court her petitio0.
praying for IN order for the sAie OF 20 mpeas ef
The real estate Of said decsasetf - Will pay sHt
satisfy the remaining debts dns by sssd setess.
aAd jet unpaid for want OF su0ctsnt aassss.
and stating amcng other shings tha4 said /. =.
trust derds: and did not devise the same oY-
provide for the payment Of the same by Will
and pyayiBg for the sale OF such real esesss to
pAy Oh tbs <ncumhrsnce& thereon; Is 10 there
fore ordered that Ill pefsors interested in skes
estate OF said deceased. Be potined tast sppf--
the contrary be shown or before the Ssss
day Of the next term sf this eouY: 10 b. keitf
on tbs 3Dd Monday Of August, I.s1 nexs. m
srder will be m8ds for the sale Of tie whols-
or 50 much ef ths real estate OF said deceased
- will be sGMcisns for the payment Of sast
deb:s: and IL 10 further ordered. tbs. this no
tsce be pasIiahet in come newspaper in this
state, for foEr weeks 1esors tae Eek. term Of
shia coaIt and t5ss o copy Of tails not.cs b~s
served on eseE OF the hefrs residing In Bates
county NJ ieAss ten days prior 70 the EeSs tern
Of this coart,
STATE or MISSOURI,
Ce1n.v Of Basea 50
I, Wu If. Dalton. Jsaxe OF .as PrsbAts-
CeurS- held In and for sEsd county. herssy
certify .as. the foregoing 10 . srse eszy Of tho
20, as .he same appears OF record in usy axcs
Witness my hand ssd seal OF said
f.Ea.f court. Done - oGsce in Ez,zey.
No, tsts 1ssn dsy ef Msy. r. u.
-e-ts JEtge Of Probase.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03

Sunday was well attended oil could
not be seated. The superintendent,
Arthur Hill commenced the exercises
promptly on time; Miss Jessie Steele
presided at the organ; opening song.
Working for the Master, after which
Rev Sharp offered up q prayer in be-
half of the children. A class of little
boys and girls . song entitled, Little
Pilgrims to the Promised Land, they
had their banner; a part of the same
class performed q piece. choosing
verses from the Bible. We under
stand that Miss Bertha Caswell had
the managing Of the two above class
es. The exercises were all grand.
Many of the little folks will look back
with pride when their hair is white
with the frosts of many years to
Childrens day of 1897. Present from
Butler: Mrs Jas Drysdale, son and
two daughters; Nell Campbell and
wife; D b Heath and wife; Ben Coz
and wife of Mulberry.
Childrens day at the Christian
church at Virginia next Sunday.
A little girl 1T Frank Zinn; all do
ing well. After awhile it will say
Grandma Oldham.
AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
Partition Sale,

Notice IL hereby given, that under and by
virtue Of . decree in partition and order Of sale
made by the circuit court OF Bates county. Ais-
souri,, at the regular February term Of said
court, in the case OF Julia A. Crum and James
H. Crum. her husband, plaintiffs, VI. Joseris
Jones, administrator Of Charles Langdon de-
ceased Elizabeth Picthford, Martha RuckeY
Rachel Gardner, John Ssaton, Jesse Seat0n,
Gordon Seaton, John Piatt. Henry Piatt, EN-
ma Wright, Francis Piatt, John Langdon.
Samuel Langdon, Anna Buchen, Samuel Esds
Aollie Down, Abner Eads and Rebecca HttfeE
defendants, and the authority in me vested by
said decree and order OF sale, a certified COPY of
which was delivered to me on May 10th, 1897
l will, on
Friday, June 3, 1sE,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the forx>
noon and i've o clock In the afternoon OF said
day, At the east from. door OF the court honse :
in the city Of Butler, in the county OF Bates and
State Of Missouri sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand the following descrih-
ed real estate lying, being and situate In sh.s
county OF Bates and state Of Missouri, ro-wft:
The south half OF lot one ID Of the northwest
quarter, containing forty acres; the south eEA
Of the west half Of the north half Of lot one n
OF the northwest quarter containing four acress
the east half OF the north half Of lot one ID af
the northwest quarter containing twenty Af7ss.
the west aide Of the southwest quarter Of tA,ss
northeast quarter, containing thirty acres, axal
seven acres on Of the south side Of the west
three-fourshs Of the northwest Quarter OF tl,s-
northeast quarter, all in section nineteen flss
In township thirty t39j OF range thirty CHS
+. G. ACDD.
Sheriff Of Bates C0outy, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
AARON.

The proposal to admit beet sugar
machinery free of duty, in order to
promots the new industry, is sam
pie of high tariff logic. It has long
been asserted by the tariff tinkers
that the foreigner pays the tariff tax
why should we not put high rate
on beet sugar machinery, thus get
ting both the tax and the machinery?
Post Dispatch.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03

c. w. lockers. charged with pass
ing two forged checks for small
amounts was put on trial at Cfmton~
Saturday. He plead guilty and was.
sentenced to five years in the pom
itentiary. Sattley, the cashier Of the
Kansas City Savings bank stole more,
than 800, 900 from depositors, was
given four years. He served ons
and half years and the governor
considered his previous good char
acter and lot him out.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03

Lexington, Mo, May 22.-Jack
Hickman, a tamale render of this
city, WAS arrested and placed in Jail
here for tampering with money. His
method was to silver plate pennies
and pass them for dimes. He had
circulated a number of them before
being detected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03
The sultan Objects.

Washington, D. c., May 29.-The
Ottoman Government has made for.
NAL objection to receiving DR.. Frank
B. Angel of Michigan as Minister OF
tho United States to Turkey 1t is
said the Porte does not want as tho
representative Of this
country At Constantinople man in
close touch aud sympathy with the
Christian missionary element in the
Sultau's posses sions.
Noustarha Bey, the Turkish Min,
lister here. ba, notified Secretary
Sherman of the position Of his Gov
eminent with reference to DR.. Angel.
As an intimation OF that character is
final, DR. Angell can not go to
Constantinople in his diplomatic
capacity.
The nomination of DR.. Angsll wal
confirmed by the Senate some tlme
ago He paid visit to Washington
shortly after his appointment aud an
interview obtained from him while
on his way here quoted him with
reference to the war between Tur
KEY and Greece This interview may
be one of the causes for the objection
of the Porte, as IL praised the Greeks
highly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-06-03

HARDwooD LUMBER. Orders left at
Bennett Wheeler Nero. Co.'s for all
hnds of hardwood lumber will have
prompt attention.
1-u. CHARLES SIMMONS.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16

A typhoon in japan caused the loss
OF 90 lives. Three hundred persons were
injured and thousands OF houses Were
destroyed In the vicinity OF Toxic.
The Hungarian government has pur-
chased the race horse Galtee More, the
derby winner, for 100000.
Gen Ramon Blanco, the new captain
general OF Cuba, announces that he will
act with great energy against the in
surgents and will employ all political
means 10 restore equality OF treatment
in the various sections OF the commu-
nifty.
a dispatch from Madrid says the gov.
eminent has decided to reply to the note
of Gen. Woodford in a polite but firm
tcne. absolutely ignoring the possibility
OF mediation and declining 10 fix the
date Of the close OF the Cuban war.
Men are going crazy in Klondike over
the rich gold strikes, many not taking
time 10 eat
Charles Pollock crossed the English
channel, a distance Of $50 miles. in q
balloon.
Adyices from France say there will be
no 1897 champagne, this years grapes
being too acid for that purpose.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

a white rose is the distinguishing
emblem on the prohihitionists' state
ticket in Nebraska this fall.
The bronze statue for the memorial
TO Harvey Rice. "the father OF the Ohio
school. system" will soon be cast.
Mary Ann Lee, the mother Of the con-
fcdcrate general. Is shortly 20 be hon
ored by n monument at Alexandria, Va.
Another paving material has been dis
covered In Florida at Tampa. II Is the
pebble phosphate. and is said to be very
good and cheap.
Benjamin Bissell. who lives near
Ballston Spa, n. y. says he has voted
for rs presidential candidates, not one
Of whom was elected.
The gold bricks made in Seattle from
Klondkc gold are nine inches long,
three inches wide aud threc-eighths OF
an inch thick. and are worth Si,T0O
each.
The Knights OF Pythias have raised
$4,000 for a monument 10 John F..
Rnthbone. the founder Of the order II
will be placed IN New Forest cemetery
Ia Utica. y. Y.
The chair on which President McKin-
ley sat while reviewing the grand army
parade in Buffalo recently was stolen
by relic hunter Immediately after the
president had vacated IL.
So-Mnyou. who has just received his
diploma from Cobb university school
at Lewiston. Ne. Is the first heir TO an
African throne who ever graduated
from nm American college.
Col. Chandler. secretary Of state Of
Georgia. once saved the life OF Neal
Dow when the latter was war prisoner
~ Pensacola. Fla. and an enraged mob
was clnmoring for his life.
II u said BY tobacco experts that the
finest cigars in the United States are
those smoked by j. Pierpont Morgan,
OF New York, the well-known banker.
The cheapest cigar that he use costs
him not less than Sl.25.
Col. q. H. Ernst. % the engineer
corps. superintendent Of the military
academy at West Point. has made his
annual report 20 the secretary Of war.
The number OF cadets on September ],
1897. was 33s. the largest number that
has ever belonged AZ any one time.
Ex-Gov. William Sprague. Of Rhode
Island. recently met his two daughters
In Washington. for the first time in IS
years Mr.. Spraguc was divorced from
his wife. who was Miss Kate Chase. Is
years ngo. and his daughters have not
been allowed TO communicate with him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
EoREloN.

The Spanish cabinet decided 20 recall
Gen. Weylcr and Marshal Blanco will
succeed him as governor general OF
Cuba.
Prof. Slaby, in experimenting at Der.
lin with Maroon's wireless telegraph,
succeeded perfectly In exchanging mes
sagcs without wires at a distance OF 81
kilometers.
Twelve persons were frozen to death
al Glanc. Austria.
Capt. Gen. Bianco will sail for Cuba
October IS. and Capt. Gen. weyler will
return to Spain Immediately. Gen.
Castellanos assumes the direction OF az
fairs until Blanco's arrival.
The steamer City of Seattle arrived at
Victoria. II. G.. from Alaska laden with
gold and with about 100 persons who
had left there because Of the scarcity Of
food.
Nicaragua is establishing n gold
standard and will use temporarily the
gold coin Of the United States.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
LATER.

James Surprise, the oldest man in In
diam, living near Crown Point, cele-
brated his one hundredth and fifth
birthday anniversary.
The twenty-first annual meeting of
the American Humane society began at
Nashville. Tenn.
In prize fight AT New Orleans Wal
ter Griffin struck Jack Cummings n
blow in the fifteenth round that caused
his death.
By the fall of scafTold on n new
church building at Plano, Tex, five men
were killed.
Somewhere between Omaha and Chi
cage package containing $4,000 dis
appeared from registered pouch on
the Burlington road.
A heavy snowstorm swept over south
ern Idaho.
White caps attacked the home of Dot
Pice, n negro living near Milan, Tex,
and Price killed one OF the attackers
and fatally wounded four others.
Lily Langtry's horse Norman won the
Cesarewitch stakes, valued at 100000,
at Newmarket, England.
The insurgents captured the city Of
Bequita. Santiago dc Cuba province, aft
err battle in which 500 Spaniards were
killed. The insurgents also lost heavily.
The New York Sun announces that
hereafter II viii espouse the cause Of
the republican party.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, window glass man
ufacturers organized trust which in-
cludes all the large works in the coun-
try.
Madrid advices say that Mr.. Morct.
the minister Of the colonies. has decided
10 offer the chief political and admins
tratiye posts in Cuba 10 Cubans.
Judge Wells. of the Kansas court OF
appeals. has rendered a decision which
makes the eight-hour law in Kansas a
dead letter.
Mrs. Archibald ONeiu and daughter
were thrown by n runaway team into
the lake ut Fallsburg, y. y, and were
drowned.
Secretary Sherman has replied 10 Brit
aims note expressing establishment at
her refusal TO participate in the Bchr-
ing sea conference.
EN-Unted States Senator Robertson
died In Columbia. S. G. He was senator
from South Carolina under the recon-
struction regime.
President Mckinley will attend the
dinner OF the Cincinnati Commercial
club on October 30.
In n III Of jealousy Sophia Klouger,
aged rs, shot and killed her lover. John
Peters, in Chicago, and then killed her
self
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
Hoods Pills s ss 9f ssr family smyy S%5hns ssS
MURDER POSTPONED.
A Prospective Case for the Coroner,
hut Nobody Died.

Two hashy colored boys stood in the hot
sun in front Of the railway eating house and
looked at each other with their eyes rolled
sideways. Look hyah. you piece O. dahlS
meat, | got some bone-handled trouble IN
my pocket waitin' faw you If you eveh come
round that baby tryin' 10 undamine me!
"Slow up, boyl You's on a shppey road,
an II YOU don't drive caihiul you going 70
fall right IN dat ditch, fus thing you knows"
Don't get me stahted, coonl Don't rouse
me! | wouldn't like Co do IL, but | could
JUS lay hold Of yo' dahk body and cut it
up into rubbah balls. | amt used dat razah
faw whole week now, an it's gettin un-
easy l can feel il movin' in my pocket an
sayin'; 'Mistah, let me get out an do
eomepinc.
Look hcah, you bettah sing dat razah to
sleep, ,kase you cvah reach faw il you jes' see
whole atmosphere full o. niggah wool,
striped shirt, and blue coze. Yes, sch, you'd
have 10 be gethd up in a basket. i got
piece o. shiny hadwaih in my pocket, an
Il sings sweet an low, and ev'y time Il
speaks TO you il hans you pound o lead.
Look ont faw me, boyl
FLUSH, coon, | really love trouble"
Don't staht nothin' less you want to
lose money faw yo' folks, Costs money 20
plant coon, yes, sch. You don't get dem
eiyah handled boxes faw nothin', no, sch.
Got any o. dem papah cigahs. Henry
Henry reached for his package OF cigar
cites. and the traveller, who had been wait
ing 20 see murder done, gave an exclamation
OF disgust and walked into the railway sta
-llaberdashcr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

John RodericlI Mcpherson, United
States senator from New Jersey from
1887 until 1895. died in Jersey City, aged
ca years.
Sister Gonzaga. the Oldest sister OF
charity in the United States, died in
Philadelphia, aged IS years.
The democrats Of the Third New York
district have nominated Edmund H..
Dl Eggs for congress to succeed Francis
IL. Wilson, resigned.
Peter +. Studebaker, treasurer OF the
wagon and carriage firm Of Studebaker
Brothers Manufacturing company OF
South Bend. Ind, died nt the age OF CT
years.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Charles Eueu johnson, the well-known
ink manufacturer, were held in Phila-
delphia.
Charles Gallagher, for years connect
cd with the Missouri Republican, now
the Republic, died in ST. Louis, aged II
years.
James y. White, eX-congressmau. died
at his home in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Senator-clect II. d. Money has been
appointed United states senator from
Mississippi 70 fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Senator J. T. George. the
term expiring in 1890.
All Ferouck Rey has been appointed
Turkish minister 10 the United States
70 succeed Mustapha Pey.
Charles W. Jones, OF Pensacola, for
mer United States Senator from Flori-
dn, died ia Detroit. Mich. where he had
lived for ten years.
Thomns Taggart (dcm.) was reelected
mayor Of Indianapolis, Ind.
Rey. Il. q. Thearlc. FOR 10 years in
sole charge Of the Chicago branch Of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, died at the age Of Gs years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
SIS cREpulous WIFE.
why lie Taught Her tn Believe His
Tough stories.


MARY" said MIR. Bancks 10 his wife, as
he went out with his friend after supper,
"if | were you ! wouldn't let the children
pay out much later
why John, it's not going 70 rain, is it,"
asked Mrs Brancbs
"No. But this Is the season Of the year
when the mountain lion and the bald eagle
are about, and they might carry the chil-
dren of,
That's so, said his wife, earnestly. IT
read only yesterday of case Of child that
was carried off by an eagle, but that was in
Italy"
1T doesn't make any difference whore IL
happcnedit might just as well have been
here. Eagles fly too high for the naked eye
to discern them until they swoop down, and
then IL is too late"
Mrs. Bancl.s went 70 the door and yelled
for the children, and Mr.. Bancks walked on
with his friend. who inquired:
You don't really believe in those yarns
about eagles and mountain lions, do your
mo. But my wife does. All summer l
have had the sea serpent as an illustration,
but it's getting too late IN the season for
that. So i have fallen back on the other
part Of the menagerc"
But what Is your object? Why do you
want her 70 believe in such stuff Z"
Ell tell you il you'll promise not Go give
Il away. As long al my wife believes those
stories she I'll believe mine when I'm detained
IN town until the cars have stopped running
Scey'-ChiCago Times. Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
HEAVY RAINFALL.
A CIoudburst Floods the streets OF
Reading. Pa.

Reading. Ia, Oct. l3.-The entire
sehuylkill valley was deluged Tuesday
hy one 81 the heaviest downpours OF
years. Great damage was done In this
city, and in Nichols street the water
rose TO height OF from six TO eight
feet. The fire alarm summoned the fire
men 10 take the residents OF the second
stories Of their houses. This was nc
compiished with difficulty and with the
aid Of boats and hook and ladder trucks.
The water rose 50 rapidly that il was
feared the food would sweep away the
houses, and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed along Nichols street.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
asuN. CHANCES colon.
DRna's PAPER Leaves Democracy and
Espouscs RcpubIIcnnism.

Dnna's Paper Leaves Democracy ana
Espouscs RcpubIicnnism.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Sun, which
fer many years was the best known
democratic newspaper in the east and
the Tammany organ i'm this city, but
which supported Mckinley In the last
national election, this morning makes
formal announcement OF its republican
ism. The Sun says:
THE democratic party OF 1897 IS tho demo-
cratic party OF Chicago and Of the Bryan
campaign. IL Is the only potent and cf-
hcient organization now wearing the name
Cf democracy. Ii represents those prin-
ciples, those tendencies and those purposes
ia contemporaneous American politics
which the sun abhors We have accord
ingly rcpudiated It's platform and opposed
its candidates, ana we are splitting no
hairs over the venerated name Itself
IAN overrullng providence has decrecd
that the republican party, IN the closing
years of the nineteenth century, should
stand for the gold standard the 100-ccnt
dollar, the honest redemption or public
and private obligations the preservation
Of existing institutions against the as
saults OF the radicals and the annihilators.
the material prosperity Of all our indus
trial interests the American idea ia our
foreign affairs. and that national policy
OF expansion which Is 10 make the sec
ond hundred years OF existence OF this
government as wonderful and inspiring a
story as has been the first. For all this
the republican party stands. up 10 date
like rock and for all this. II the re-
publican party Is not responsible. no party
Is responsible. While IL SO stands and
while IT'S responsibility IL such. the sun
rs with II heart and soul in national. state
and municipal politics"