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The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Culver News.

Ed Ioung's horse was badly cut on
barb wire one day last week.
LLOYD Branch went to see his father,
who lives about 12 miles south on the
Butler and Appleton road.
NJ F Perry has decided to dig his
well deeper.
W H Bradley is out collecting quar-
terage this week.
Fred Mosier, from near Adrian,
came down to the picnic Saturday
and stayed over Sunday.
Lonuie Ray, of Butler, was visiting
relatives at Ballard and Culver Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs Gartin is visiting her niece,
A Roster, of Passaic, this week.
Raw Griffith spent part OF last week
IN Urich.
Rev Iniow, of Butler, addressed the
S workers at the picnic.
4 number from here are talking of
attending the Confederate reunion at
Butler Thursday.
The Altoona band furnished Us with
excellent music 1t the picnic.
Fair Play school commenced last
Monday. PROSPERITY.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Too sshrewd for Bandits.

Muskogee, l. T.. Sept. 10.-A dar-
ing aisemp. vas made last night to
hold up the South bouad paessnger
train on the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad at Bond, /. T., flag
station thirty miles south OF here.
A short time before the train was
due the robbers. about Gig gh.in mum
Der, took charge Of the section fore
man and compelled him to s;gnel the
train to stop He did so. The en-
gineer in charge Of the locomotive
vas John Ragiand, en old and trust
ed enpioye. who had been held up
several times before He proesed.
ed to obey the signal, but when his
engine was within 100 yards Of the
sigoai be noticed several men stand.
ing near the tracks, and at once sus-
pected their purpose. Opening the
throttle, be sped by them as though
no signal had been given.
The robbers having been foiIed in
their attempt to stop the train, fed
and are still at large.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
There Is Nothing So Good.

There is nothing just as good as
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, 80 de-
mand it and do not permit the
dealer to sell you some substitute.
He will not claim there is any
thing better, but in order to make
more profit he may claim something
else to be just as good You want
DIR Kings New Discovery because
you know it to be safe and reliable,
and guaranteed to do good or money
refunded. For coughs. colds or
consumption and for all affections of
throat, chest and lungs. there is
nothing SO good as is DR.. Kings
New Diccovery Trial bottle free at
H. l.. fuckers drug store. Regular
size so cents and 81.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Farmer Shot in the Back.

Sedalia, No. Sept 12-Joseph
Houston, wealthy farmer, living
near Houstonia, Pettis county. was
mortally wounded at McAlister
Springs, Saline county, la.e yester.
day afternoon. under mysterious cir
cumstances. In company with a
friend, Houston was sitting on o
bench near the Hoffman House, eat
ing a watermelon. A shot was fred
by some unknown party from the
rear, and Houston fell from the
bench with fatal wound in his back,
the bullet having penetrated the
liver and intesiines Parties who
came in from the Springs to day say
opinion is divided as to whether it
was an attempt at assassination or
the shot was fired at random and
accidentally struck Houston. who is
a relative of Col. Thomas F. Hous
ton, the pioneer who laid out the
villsge of Houstonia.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
and his bond for S700 approved.
Free Silver Camp Meeting

Springfield, O., Sept. 13.-The
free silver camp meeting to be held
here commencing Wednesday, Sep.
tember Is. promises to be the great.
est event of its kind ever held in the
United States. From every city of
any size within radius of several
hundred miles reports have been re-
csived that large delegations will be
here. Col Roberts and A. A. Brown
the managers, have letters from Salt
Lake City and Duluth, which state
that each will send a delegation Of
LOCO. A tent which will seat S.
900 has been secured aud will be
erected on the fair grounds. Every
arrangement Is being made for the
entertainment CT the crowds aad
they will be ably cared for.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
HOTEL ROSS.
Elegantly Refitted and Refurnished-
Ona Of the Finest HOstelries in
THE Southwest

Ihe southwest.
We had the pleasure of visiting the new
Hotel Ross and were agreeably surprised at the
complete metamorphosis that it has under
gone from top to bottom; the electrical appa-
ratus; iDcandescert lights in all the rooms;
return bells and push buttons in every con-
ceivable place. The plumbing is beautiful
open nickel work, strictly sanitary; hot and
cold marble wash room. modern toilet rooms
and splendid porcelain b ath with all the lux
urious appliances. spray, shower. fountain.
sto The inside has been elaborat ely decorst-
ed with an effect that the last part you visit.
leaves the impression ofb being the most teaati-
full; especially is this SO of the ofics and
dining nall which are artistic In cove ceilings,
gilt panels and hard wood floors.
The outside is quite apparent in light salmon
and biood-red trimmings.
The furnishings are everything that could
be desired in iron. oak and maple, being the
wish of the owners to make it more club-like
than hotel
The dining service will be table d hotel with
individual tea and coffee arms. soup tareens.
decorated shell chinaware, etc.
The citizens of Butler in comparing this
hotel favsrsbly with other country resorts,
should not lose sight OF the fact tha. the entire
expenditure of some 8, eco was placed with
our merchants and that this is the only hos
selry of any importance in the state that OBJ
tain their supplies az home instead of at hotel
supply depots.
or all the young blood connected with this
| establishment too much credit cannot be ex.
tended to Mr.. Otto Atkinson, manager, who
has not only added to his reputation as first
class cook and caterer, bu, as a successful
| manager and reliabls young man who car
| be depended upon
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Must Have Blood.

Denver, Colo, Sept "A sen
sation was sprung here yesterday
by the publication of a letter by
Norman G. Jones, calling on Byron
L Carr, Attorney General of Colo
rado.to retract certain alleged insult
ing statements or meet him on the
field of honor. If Carr declines TO
meet bin with pistols at 20 PAGES.
Jones declares he will cowhide the
Attorney General. Judge Fl. T.
Slle, friend Of the challenger, viii
deliver formal challenge. the time
set for the re'rac.ion to appear hav
ing elapsed.
Both Jones and Carr are fearless
men and ali encounter is feared.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
The finest line Of fresh candies ia
town at the postofice.

The finest line OF fresh candies ia
town at the postofice.
Harry Judy, son of T. W. Judy,
aged IL, living at Windsor, Henry
county, Mo-, was accidentally killed
by the discharge OF his gun while
out hunting He was accompanied
by a negro boy. When the accident
happened young Judy was standing
on a hollow stump and his gun
slipped from his hands aud fell in
the stump the hammers striking and
it was discharged. The entire load
of shot entered the boys abdomen
and he died in short time.
L. 3. Blythe, one Of the richest
and best known farmers of Boone
county, Mo, residing about II miles
southeast Of Columbia, committed
suicide Friday in field near his
home. The cause of the suicide IS
supposed to be some social trouble
in which deceased had become in
volved and he said he would rather
die than have it brought to light
He was married, had six children,
was A years of age. He took an
ounce of laudanum and shot himself
in the left breast.
The Clinton Democrat is as crabid
as an old maid this week, all on ac-
count Of being feeced out of an ad-
vertising bill by one "Dr.' M. l..
Smith, a tramp occulist of neat ap
pearance. good address and fond of
billiard. When the Democrat looks
over the town and finds the doctor
was not partial in the distribution of
his unpaid hills and treated all alike,
it ought not get so indignant. The
TINES gets out of humor only when
sleek roosters pay everybody else
and leaves US cut.
The Rich Hill Review says: The
water question in this section is. as
We have alre ady stated, getting seri
Gus. John Waller is kept going
from morning till night with his
tanks, and still he is unable to sup
ply the demands of our citizens
Some of the nearby farmers even are
coming to town for water Mr.. VIM.
Wear, of north of the city. contract
ed with Mr. Waller for water this
morning. There will be one benefit
derived at least. It will give the
people an opportunity to clean out
their wells and cisterns. If this is
done it is safe to say there will be
less sickness in the community for
some time to come
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Summit Items.

Miss Ellen Trenerv returned home
Thursday accompanied by her sister.
Mrs Robt Milliken, who will spend a
few weeks in the City.
Miss Quincy Mitchell left Tuesday
for Eldorado Springsto spend week.
Philip Men started TO school at the
Butler Academy, which makes the
ninth scholar from here.
The ice cream supper at the Her
rell school last week was success,
the proceeds amounting TO S19.
Very few of the Summit people
attended the picnic at Culver Satur-
day on account of the dusty roads
and hot weather.
Ludlow Mitchell went to Sedalia to
attend the fair and hear BRYAN speak.
DIXIE,
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16

The proper way to build health is
to make the blood rich and pure by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one
pure blood purifier.
Ssdalia had three business failures
last week, regardless of the wave OF
prosperity which is supposed to be
sweeping over the country.
The post Office at Wilton, Boone
county. was robbed Saturday night
of one thousand dollars in money,
stamps and goods.
Mrs. j. d. Allen and her three
boys are visiting relatives and
friends in St. Louis. She was &C
companied by Miss Myrtle Morgan.
John Scudder, a miner at Webb
City, coming out of his shaft Mon
day evening. fell $50 feet and was
instantly killed. He leaves q wife
and four children.
Tires masked robbers in Omaha,
Nebraska, Monday night stood ten
citizens up in line and robbed each
of $40 to 800. The victims were
members OF o social party who had
taken possession of beer garden in
the heart of the city for little
entertainment
An exchange says: The Supreme
Court has decided that poultry run.
ming at large is wild game and the
party on whom they trespass has
right to kill them. This decision
should have been reached long since.
Chickens running at large in town
causes more i'll will and neighbor-
hood trouble than any other one
thing and we hope the law will be
enforced.
The Corbett- -Fitzsimmons Contest,
the greatest of modern times, will
be shown at the Opera House Sept
y, Wednesday night, by the ver::-
scope. This is being exhibited in all
parts of the world and witnessed by
the very best people. Butler is Ger
tainly fortunate to secure this attrac
tion, the same company that gave
the exhibition at the Grand Opera
House, at Kansas City.
Rev Watkins of Osceola. will
make his home in Appleton City
soon He has leased the storeroom
in the l. o. o. F. building, where
his sons will engage in merchandis.
ing. he has also leased the resi-
dence property known as the DR.
Wing place in the east part of town.
The family will oe valuable addi
tion to social and business circles
and we bid them cordial and heart
welcome to our city.-Appleton City
Herald.
Liberty, Mo-, Sept. 8 As a result
of dispute Of long standing over q
line of fence. Aleck Schamel, a well
known young farmer, 25 years oI
age, is dead, his body full of buck
shot Francis NJ. Wade, a farme,
who was born in Clay county 4;
years ago. and who has lived ther,
ever since. is charged with the
shooting. He has disappeared, bu,
Deputy Sheriff Ed Gave is on hi,
tran and his capture is to be expect
Cd at any time.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Death Ends 4 Youag Mans Ardor.

UEaIH H.HUs OHAI NAH ! AfUOF,
Mou mouth, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Dr +.
Regnier, chairman of the democratic
committee. shot and instantly killed
Simon Fransden, a young butcher,
to-day. Fransden had been paying
attention to Regnier's daughter
against his wishes. To day he shot
five times at Regnier in the street.
Regnier went home. got shotgun
and, returning, met Fransden, who
shot again, missing. Regnier then
emptied load of buckshot into the
young mans breast.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
For Sale.

The trustees of the Second N. E.
Church are authorized to sell our
present house of worship Anyone
wishing to purchase good old
house at a bargain will do we'll to
see one or the other of the follow
ing: j. 4. Crouch, Jason Goff, ALI
White, Dan Crouch, G. X. Ford,
Prof. w. w. Kenoly.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
Cattle for Sale.

200 head of / and 2 year-old steers
and IS head of l and 2-year old
heifers These cattle can be seen
on pasture near Adrian. Will sell
in lots and on terms TO suit pur.
chaser. Call on or address
GEo. BRUNDAGE,
423t Adrian, Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
BUTLER WEEKLY TINES
LOCAL ITEMS

so acre farm, good improvements,
most all in cultivation. five miles
northeast of Butler, to lease for
three or five years. Cash or bank
able paper. Address box 33, Johns
town. bates Co, Mo. Al At.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16

A Large Line Of Clothing and Gents Fur
nishing Goods Has Been Added
Call and See the New
Goods.
Judge Sam'l Levy who returned
to Butler to again lend his presence
aud actively engage in business, hss
put his hand to the throttle and
thrown the valve wide open. It is
we'll known tact iu this city end
county that the Judge never does
things by halves, in the way of push
and energy.
He has just returned from New
York aud the eastern markets,
where he has spent the past six
weeks buying their fall stock.
The big boxes have been arriving
for the past week, opened up and
the goods placed in position on
their shelves. The TIMES man
who yesterday took birdseye
view of the elegant and we'll lighted
room, must say that such a masnifi
cent and immense stock of dry
goods was never seen in this city
before
The reporter was not only Devil
dered at the bolts upon bolts of all
kinds of dress goods that lay upon
the counters and shelves, bat was
astonshed that the firm would risk
buying 60 heavy.
Never mind about that, said the
Judge, it is a big stock Of goods for
Butler, but the prices will move
them, they are right. You first
want the goods, then make your
prices right and the people will to
the rest.
The Clothing Department.
This is a new feature added to
this store People wondered why
the new addition was being built to
the store room, their curios ty is
now satisfied. The firm has put in
a bran new stock OF clothing aud
gents fui nishing goods. In this de-
partment, which is superintendsd by
Ed Hulse, an experienced salesman.
you will find just what you want in
a new suit. In buying you have the
assurance that you are getting new
goods just out OF the factory and
reliable in evecy particular. The
men folks want to s this depart
ment, and as it is new feature and
all new goods, they must not fail to
call and take look whether they
want to buy OF nos. No trouble te
show people through,
| OF course. tue ladies' will take
care OF the dry goods department
| They want tie beat, the neges:
styles, the larsest stock to select
from, the Lowest prices, aud to fnd
all these things combined IN OF,
store OF course they eel! at Sam
Levy & Co.'S. Go and see the rev
goods.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16

Annual Log Rolling, Nevada, Mo,
Sept %. Special train leaves Butler
at 1O:45 III, returning leaves Nevada
at 8 p III. Only fifty cents for round
trip. &c VANDERvooRT, Agent.
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AZ 3t
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16
A BIC STORE.
The Sam'I Levy & Co. Mer-
camille Establishment
Now Superb.
THE MAGNIFICENT ROOM

Is Packed from Floors to Ceilings With a
Handsome Line Of Goods, Fresh From
the Eastern Market and the Lat
est Novelties in Everything
in the Dry Goods Line
On Exhibition.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-16

The proper way to build health is
to make the blood rich and pure by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one
pure blood purifier.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-15
SENATE'S SESSION.
Senator Morgan Concludes His
Speech on Cuba.
BILLS FOR SELLING ARMOR PLANTS.
The Appropriation Bills to BE Taken Up In
the Senate and Passed-The President
VIII Recommend an Indemnity
for Lynched Italians.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Nor
gan, of Alabama, yesterday concluded
his long speech in the senate on the
resolution declaring that a state of
war exists in Cuba. He did not ask
for vote on the resolution, but an
nounced that he hoped to secure final
vote at an early day. The bankruptcy
bill was taken up at three o'clock, Mr..
Lindsay, of Kentucky, defending the
measure against criticisms made on
1t. In the course of the presentation
of memorials, Mr.. Cockrell, Of Mis-.
souri,, announced that he held in his
hand zone of the stereotyped printed
petitions from that distinguished In
dianapolis conference, in which they
desire congress to surrender to them
the right of legislation" He asked
that IT be referred to the finance COM
mittee with the understanding that he
did not indorse it.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, introduced his bills empowering
the secretary of the navy to take pos
session of the armor plants of the
Bethlehem and Carnegie companies.
There are two Of the bills, one apply
ing to each of the institutions, the pro-
visions being the same in both. Sena-
tor Chandler says it is contemplated
that only the Bethlehem works shall
be taken, unless in case of necessity,
when the Carnegie institution shall
also be seized. The principal section
of the bill authorizes and directs
the secretary Of the navy forthwith
to take possession Of the land,
buildings and machinery as constitute
the armor-making plant of the two
companies. lie is directed to hold
and use such land, buildings and ma
chinery for period of time sufficient
to enable said secretary to manufacture
at the works embraced by said plant
such portion as he may see fit there to
manufacture of the armor plate neces-
sary for the completion of the battle
ships Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin,
now in process Of construction for the
United States, and thereafter to return
the possession Of said land, buildings
and machinery TO said bethlehem
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HODGE BROS.

]udication Of any claims that may arise
against the government out Of the
transaction by the court of claims,
whose judgment in the case is to be
final.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-An agree.
ment has been reached among the
leaders Of the various parties in the
senate under which the appropriation
bills which failed to become laws at
the last session of congress will be
taken up and passed. The Indian bill
will be called up by Senator Pettigrew
to-day, and as soon as it is disposed OF
the agricultural and sundry civil bills
will be considered The general de.
ficiency bill has not yet been reported
The Indian and agricultural bills are
not expected to provoke much debate,
but there will, in all probability, be
considerable discussion Of the sundry
civil bill.
INDEMNITY FOR ITALIANS.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The presi-
dent has decided to recommend to con-
gress an appropriation as indemnity
for the killing by mob Of lynchers Of
three Italian citizens at Hahnville,
La, August 8 last.
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NO END TO IT.


Bribery Investigation Proceeds.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 14.-As the spe-
cial committee, appointed to investigate
the indefinite charges made during the
Legislative session, proceeds with its
work, the evidences Of corruption be-
come more plentiful. twas apparently
only half secret among any number
Of legislators that brides were freely
offered and taken. Witnesses discuss
the disgraceful efforts TO bride them
with show Of Indifference which 10
absolutely incomprehensible.
The leading sensation yesterday was
the damaging testimony against Rep
resentative Walters, OF Labette county.
George W. Moad, Of Paola, clerk OF the
house committee on banking, said
Walters showed him q roll OF $1,000
which Walters said he had secured for
his legislative Services" Other wit
nesses backed up Moad's testimony.
While Walters got very much the worst
Of it at the session Of the committee,
he had plenty Of company. Represent
alive Dingus, Of Linn county, was
placed in a position which doubtless
will cause his heart TO grow heavy.
Representative Doyle, of Republic
county, charges that Dingus told him
he would 'lay down" on the book bill
for money. Last Saturday Dingus
swore that Doyle had attempted to
bride him. Dingus is expected back
to explain. Most Of the witnesses
yesterday testified against boyd.
Speaker Pro TEN. Weilep mixed the
name OF Frank p. Strickland, we'll
known politician Of Kansas City, Kan,
in the bribery scandal. Strickland
was charged with running unsuspect-
ing legislators up against the rail-
road lobby.
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BIG INSURANCE SWINDLE.


A Banker at Pittsburgh Charged with At
tempting to Defeat Big Companies.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April IA colos-
sal attempt at insurance swindling
was unearthed when c. Linwood
Woods, Of C. L. Woods & Co., bankers,
was arrested. The information was
made by c. +. Harper chief of the re-
vision department Of the Mutual Re-
serve Fund Life association, charging
Woods with procuring policies
with intent TO defraud. When
Woods was confronted by the arrest
ing officer he fell in a dead faint.
On recovery, he acknowledged that
he was "treed,' and was committed to
jail in $1,000 bail. Later he made
written confession, in which he gives
the details Of his scheme. He says that
with a former agent Of the Reserve he
fell into conspiracy to defraud. His
mode Of procedure was to insert adver-
tisements in the local papers for old
men to act as collectors. He would ask
the bond II the applicant would sign an
application for insurance ON his life
This was generally secured, and then
Woods would get some irresponsible
man to sign promissory note to the
Woods & Co. banking firm, filed out
with amounts ranging from $40, 900 to
Sl5, 900, SO that consideration for the
insurance policy at death could be
claimed to be the debt established by
the note,
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NOT MOVING RAPIDLY.
Work Of Allotting Indian Lands Retarded
by the Red Men-CrOp OutlOOk,

Work Of Allotting Indian Lands Retarded
by the Red Men-CrOp Outlook.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April 14.-The allot-
ting agents in the Wichita reservation
are getting along very slowly. The
Indians are loath to choose their allot.
ments and force will probably have to
be used. No one knows when the
country will be opened, but 1t will prob
ably not be ready for several months.
There is good deal Of talk of the Kiowa
and Comanche reservations open.
ing this summer, but 1t is all rumor
and can be traced TO no reliable source.
Crops are looking fine Wheat fields
are promising yields Of 40 bushels and
up per acre, Corn is nearly all planted.
This section will plant very large
acreage Of cotton. The ground is in
better condition than 1t has been for q
number Of wears
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NEw YORK, April 14.-Bob Fitzsim.
mons arrived at the Pennsylvania sta
ton in Jersey City yesterday, accom-
panied by his wife and Bob Fitzsim-
mons, Jr., and Ernest Roeber. Fitz.
simmons received a royal welcome from
5000 people. Accompanied by cayal-
cade Of heterogeneous equipages, Fitz
led nrocession to tha Hotal BarthnldA
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SEpALlA, NO., April IA. Officers Of
the Missouri, Kansas h Texas railway
have entered into contract with the
board of trade Of this city whereby the
railway company binds itself to begin
at once the erection Of permanent car
and coach shops in this city. The
buildings are to cost 100000 and 800
men will be employed when they are
completed.