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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Pleasant Gap Items

o NJ Burkhart has been doing car
penter work for z Baker this week.
Mrs d A Brownfield returned TO
her home in |. Ty, Friday.
Sunday school was organized on
last Sunday at the Double Branch
church. The following officers were
elected: Supt. Jobe Utley; asst supt.
WIN Baker; sec'y and treas, Matte
Gander; chorister, n Carson; every
body come out and take part and
make it one of the best in Bates
county.
Charlie Parker has purchased
Grandma Smiths little farm. Grand
ma has moved to her granddaughter s
Mrs Cora Hart.
L c Hall has purshased the remain
ing 40 acres of the Lige Butler land.
Price $15 per acre.
Charlie Porter moved to his new
home Friday.
Addie Hall and Belle Earsom were
the guests of Mr. Jones Tuesday.
Ewing Bassett purchased so bu Of
corn from Mr. Mitchell this week.
| Rev w w Coffey preached an eI-
cellent sermon at Double Branch
church Friday night. He will preach
there Saturday night before the 1st
! and Sd Lords day of each month.
Charlie Walters of this community,
has joined the Butler militia with the
intention of fighting those little
Spaniards.
The pie supper at the Pleasant
Gap school house Friday night wa,
a success.
Rev Wix filled his appointment a.
Settlers school house Sunday.
Lise Requa bought j w Baker
calves Wednesday.
Elder J H Skidmors failed to fill
his appointment at the Pleasant Gal
church Sunday.
Miss Powell who has been spend
ing q two-months' vacation at home
returned Sunday evening to TAX
charge of her school at the Settlers
which begun Monday.
Charlie Berkhart, Stella Wolfe ant
Myrtle Hall were out horse-bacl
riding Sunday evening. GEsIKA.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Virginia Items.

We write what we hear the yirginians say 10
Dear Reader, don't blame Us FIVE hear 'em say
What happens you.
Elder Joe Wright closed his meet
ing at Virginia Tuesday night of last
week and returned home Wednesday.
jackson of Butler, was in our
city Wednesday of last week.
James Drysdale of Butler, came
out Thursday of last week to see his
father, returning home Friday.
Sometime ago Aaron invited Col j
n Sharp, candidate for representa-
tive, to call when out canvassing. He
called Friday and we were at Butler.
We are very sorry not to have seen
him, but call again and we hope the
next time he will. call near sun down
and stay till sun rise. The old Meth
odi.t preacher used to call and see
everybody and get near the people
and they pro.Pered.
There were no candidates at the
prohibition meeting at Mulberry last
Saturday night.
Henry Drysdale of Carthage, Rush
| county. Ind, came last Thursday
morning TO see his aged father who
has been very low for some time. He
came too late for his father to rscog
nize him; when asked if he knew hin
he said he had a son. Henry. The
| last time they had seen each other
was in 1884, when his father visited
him. This is Mr. Drysdale's first visit
to Bates county. He had not seer
any of his brothers since the war, ex
cept James, who visited him during
| the worlds fair.
Uncle Amos Bright and wife OF
near Worland, who visited theil
daughter, Mrs Ben Porter, Saturday
attended preaching at the Christian
church Sabbath and stopped Sab
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A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada z. Hart, of Grotop, 8. ID. "Was
taken with bad cold which settled
on my lungs; cough set in and final
ly terminated in consumption. Four
doctors gave me up, saying I could
live but a short time. / gave nyself
up to my Savior, determined IL l
could not stay with my friends on
earth, 1 would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advised to
get DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. I
gave it trial, took in all eight bot
ties. 1t has cured me, aud thank
God 1 am saved and now a well and
healthy woman" Trial bottles free
at III. l.. fuckers drug store. Reg
ular size SOC and 81. Guaranteed
or price refunded.
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new millinery.
the first door south of the Bates County Bank
you will find MRS, KENNEDY'S
PRETTY SPRING ST0C OF MILLINERY

arriving daily, including all the coIors, shapes and
materials new this spring, and furthermore,
thing desirable to suit all persons and conditions.
Miss Mamie McCants, who is favorably known
here in Butler. both a most estimable young lady
and as her friends at home and abroid say it is a
''Swel Trimmer has been engaged for the season
and you may afely rely the fact that your new
hat or your old one done will be treated with
respect and turned out to you artistic pleasure
and surprise. MISS McCNTS is accounted a
stylish and successful trimmer in St Louis. New
Orleans, Natchez and other large cities, and our
customers are to be congratulated that her taste
and ability is within their command this season.
Our patterns are now on exhibition and we
hope that every lady in the city and county will
them. Sailors for early wear arriving daily.
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Passaic Items.
AARoE.

Another month is past and gone,
April is here; she has entered in to
record with sullen gloom with
wind principally in the southeast
with mercury from 40 to so degrees
above zero.
Some thief or scoundrel malciously
stole Uncle Richard Wilcox's st Ber-
nard dog; he is a very fine one ana q
family pet. Mr. Wilcox's son Arthur,
sent it from Chicago.
Potatoes are all right and ready TO
come through the ground, but the
young timothy and cloyer is in a
manner dead, oats does not lock well
after the freezes; we hopo the fruit
will pull through, for we need Q
good fruit crop.
We learn that Company B is ready
and anxious to start to the Cuban
shore to protect our country.
EFF Boswell is still feeding nice
bunch of cattle for the May market
he expects q good price.
Next Thursday is school election
we want every land owner TO come
out and do the right thing.
Hogs have dropped to &c . hundred
which is not very encouraging to tn
farmers; they will begin to think TN
Mckinley wave of prosperity is
fake.
The HukeI saw mill will take II
leave from Bones Fork to MOI IN
Branch southeast of Butler. ID
Fritzs is q clever, courteous gent u
man and his little boy Cricket,
make model engineer.
We take notice that the farmer
getting ready pillow for corn all alon.
1.-THE line; if tho weather should turn
Iof nice and warm there will be
great deal of corn planted by the 1871
of the month.
NV Crews sent to Michigan for
thousand strawberry plants; he say
they are pedigreed berries; We mop
they will prove TO be fine ones.
We had the pleasure Of nesting :
s Pierce the other day. He Is goo
man and deserves the support OF tn
democratic party. He is a good bus
ness man and would make the count
n good officer. L
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
7uTTNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
r,sc.ed Mayor of Kansas City
..a Entire Republican Ticket VICTOR
,ans-ResuIts at Other Places.

r.sCrrY, No, April 6.-The en-
,rb1iean ticket was yesterday
Hle ..aa in Kansas City by majorlties
eisss ;no from 1000 to 1900 Notwith-
landing the wonderful interest mani
led in the local campaign 1T was one
us.he most quiet elections ever known
=. Tansas City. The fact that the po-
~ naa,,,rn;ssioners had ordered the sa-
~, -. closed. and that this order was
l w.. generally obeyed than ever be-
sa,s In Kansas City, was perhaps one
leon for the good order preserved
.hout the polling places
T. kansas political lines were not
closely drawn at most places. Topeka
sIscted majority of the re-
nrblican ticket In Eldorado,
faavenworth, Fort Scott, Lawrence
nd wichita showed preference for re-
.hl;can nominees. In Kansas City,
b. honors were about equally
a;-ided the democrats electing four
80 Of six councilmen. At Parsons
tbe democrats got little the best OF
~ sobt and at Olathe the anti-repub-
,soan forces made almost clean
rcvpnr Repu Col ASN - - SNAA-A
.on bv 200 to 400 majority at Hiawa-
,ba Abilene, Girard, Garnett, indie
rsrdeuce. Yates Center and Ottawa.
In Missouri the victories were mostly
Nth the democrats. Republicans
elected only two officers at Sedalia.
AZ Carthage Maj. Harrington, fusion,
heat Senator Howard Gray for mayor,
lint repu blicans elected most all other
ofieers. Democrats won complete OF
martial victories at Springfield, Gin
ton. Warrensburg, Webb City, st
Joseph. jefferson City, Milan, Holden
Joplin. West Plains, Mexico, Marshall
Higpinsville, Fulton, Excelsior Spring:
and Carrollton. at Boonville repub
licans elected majority of theil
ticket. At jefferson City, PROPOSE
ton to issue S1O,O 900 of bonds for city
improvements was defeated.
In eastern Missouri the returns show
martial or total democratic victorie!
almost without exception. Kirksville
Knobnoster, Bowling Green, Poplar
Bluff, New Florence, Warrenton ane
Wright City are among the place:
electing democratic tickets. Lebanon
reelected republican mayor. Demo
Gratis were victorious in Nevada, La
mar and Columbia.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07

CHICAGO, April 6.-The Times-Herald
says: Fort Sheridan soldiers will move
tonight at midnight unless contrary
orders are received. The news is given
out by one in authority, but who
would not be quoted. The 500 or more
soldiers of the Fourth regiment at the
fort will be on their way south, it is
said, by dawn on Thursday.
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bath night with JW McFadden.

bath night with w McEadden.
John McElroy's house caught fire
from a bad fiue Tuesday night of last
week, but was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Chas Fisk and Nell Parker OF But
Ter, was in Virginia Sunday.
J w Hall of Butler. passed through
Virginia Saturday. He was headed
for Mulberry 10 listen To Rev Hulst
talk on the prohibition question in
the L p church at that place.
The exhibition and pie supper at
the Pleasant Hill school house last
Friday night, was a grand success.
Miss Verna Cook, who has been
visiting at Foster for some time re-
turned home Saturday.
Everett White Of Archie, is visiting
Geo Hughs.
There were Is couples at the party
at Mr. kisner's Tuesday night Of last
week a good time was reported by all.
Jocken Harper OF Butler, visited
his sister, Mrs Frank McElroy, . few
days last week.
Miss Mary Davis of Vernon county,
Is visiting her cousin, Mrs w c Hens
ley.
Arthur Hill, who was drowned II
the Miami creek Tuesday of las
week, which was published in las
weeks TIMES, was the son of Mr. ans
Mrs Pleasant Hill, of Charlotte town
ship, four miles south of Virginia
We knew him when quite SINAI
boy, and We have watched his caree
closely and always found him quie
and pleasant. AS soon as he reached
his teens he began storing his mln'
with useful knowledge. He gradu
ated from the Butler Academy il
1896. His object was to make tn
world better for his being in it. III
worked TO build up his fellow-ma
intellectually and morally. H
taught several schools in his ow
township. A short time before hi
death he closed q winter term {
: school in the Nestlsrode district, j
which he has the praise OF being
good teacher. When in his boy hoo
l days he enlisted in the temperate
work; took an active part in sever'
medal contest. His father, moth'
: and sisters were active workers
the same cause. His gransfathe
johnson Hill, several years befol
he died had published q tract war
ing young folks to shun evil con
: panions. Arthur's first and last voI
was cast for prohibition. On Monds
afternoon he called and spent son
time in looking at the stock and tie
ing what he was trying to do tn
summer. How much better til
l world would be if all our young m'
would pursue the same course Arthl
Hill did to try to make the wor
L better by their lives.
L Tuesday morning, Uncle Bill
u Drysdale still sinking; his feet al
legs have been cold above his kne
. since Sunday morning.
AAROM
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
NOT M'KINLEY'S DOING.
Madrid Government Announces the ropes
Action Was Not at the Presidents
Instance.

LONDON, April 6.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Morning Post says:
IAN announcement that the pope's
action was not at President McKinley's
request has been communicated to
the press The government has also
admitted it's error to United States
Mini ster Woodford, expressing re-
grets that the misunderstanding arose.
Gen. Woodford has accepted the ex-
PLANTATION as satisfactory and the mat
ter, which might have led to serious
complications, has been settled as far
as the two governments are con-
cerpad -
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lowing were among the handsome
presents received: Glass set and pie
plates, Chas Price and wife; pair Of
towels, Mrs Geo Price; set OF glass
sauce dishes, F NJ Patrick and wsfe:
set china cups and saueers, Milt
Beatty and wife; cake plate, Ruby
and Nirgie Patrick; set goblets,
Price Bros.
DR. Mcfarland and family spent
several days in Butler last week.
We met q number OF old friends
while attending Presbytery last
week, some We had not met for years.
Uncle Dick Anderson returned
home from Butler, where he had
been visiting his children n few days.
The p ms new house 10 nearing
completion.
Preaching at Walnut Sunday.
The candidates are getting around
lively Of late.
J c Booth will put a new roof on
his house, Harve Wells lie also repair
ing his house.
Kuntz and Davidson brought in
their threshing outfit last week.
The Ballard and Beatty trial will
come up in circuit court by agree
ment of both parties.
A number will begin sowing fax
soon, il the weather continues fair.
re Cole acted as p. n. while Mr.
Mole attended TO other matters.
Capt Logan has all necessary au'
thority for organizing a company
here for Cuba awaiting an order
from headquarters.
Our wife was quite sick in Butler
| several days, hence our delay in re
turning home. She Is some better.
Marvin Price went fishing as usua
, Sunday evening.
Burgs Price is spending n few day
, In Butler, the Boy say. on business.
. PAT.
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M'KlNLEY IS KISSED.
Audisnce lt.the.orphsum Expresses Ito Dis
approval.

Audience lt..the.0rpheum Expresses Ito Dis
approval.
Kansas City Times, tth.
Kisses for Mckinley, cheers for
Captain Sigsbss, and still louder
cheers fer William Jennings Bryan.
These were the features OF the per.
formancs at the Orphsun last night.
There was in the big thester On
audience which occupied every spot
on which o human being could sit
or stand. II was an audiencs which
was q truly representative one, for
it contained many psopls whose
names would be readily recognized
as among the most substantial, law
respecting and law-abiding citizens
of Kansas City. It was Sunday
night audience, but it was made
up largely OF those who believe
that they have the same right
to seek harmless amusement 90 have
their neighbors to gather in the
ehurches. $3.50. ,,-f.
When this vast crowded. American
citizens saw before il man repre-.
ssnting Captain Sigsbee it broke
into enthusiastic and prolonged ap.
plsuse. When ii beheld likeness
OF VIM. Mckinley it at once became
divided. There were some cheers,
il il true, bat there was in. thsm
nothing spontaneous, and high
, above the applause there were
| Kisses after hisses-signs OF dissp
proyal which showed what the ma
|, ierity of the sudisncs thought Of
the president Of the United State
I. during the past few weeks.
z Then came an imPsrsonator OF w
u ]. Bryan, and then the entire audi
.nce let itself out in one mighty
jshout which echoed from every nooI
land corner Of the building and whis
/, made even the reception given q
Captain Sigsbes seem insignihsant
IT was as though the people were
contrasting the man they bad elect
ed with tbs one they had defeated.
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Feed the Starving.

The following from the Chicago
Christian Herald shows how nobly
are the generous people of America
coming to the relief of the starving
Cubans:
From one end of the country to
the other, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, there is hardly town that
has not it's committee to aid the
starving reconcantrados OF CUBA
The rich and tt poor areinterested,
from the millionaire to the boot
black To-Day the reporter saw a
letter from q mi lionaire containing
check for $1,000 for the relief
fund, and in the same mail was
another from boot black In San
Diego, Cal, containing a postal note
for So IS, or "the price of seventy
five Shines" az Il e sender put it
A young woman sem to the Chris
tian Herall few days ago a great
bundle of beautiful hair. A pathetic
letter came with it. She VAS poor
She had 10 struggle for money
enough to support herself. She had
no jswelry, but she felt she must do
something. She cut eff her hair.
She begged that the paper would
sell it and spend the money for the
relief of the women and the little
children dying of starvation. In the
Office of this came newspaper the
reporter saw eight wedding rings
Some of them old and worn; Others
of them new and bright. Each had
come with letter pleading that il
be sold, and the money be turned
int food for the starving. There
were watches and lookets and dia
mond earrings and pins, as well a
two other tokens that 2robably wer'
priced higher by the senders ever
than the wedding rings. One was
gold piece, on one side of which wa
inscribed "Fiftieth Anniversary Col
den Wedding" The other was
silver medal like it. On it WAS in
. scribed Twenty. fifth Anniversa
!. Silver Wedding Then there wer
. silver spoons and forks and knives
silver cake baskets, and silver rings
/ There were some pearls and othe
gems. All these from people VIII
i, had no money, but who had heart
full of pity and of charity. Thes
; things came from all parts of tn
, country; no section had monopol
of the gifts.
Great corporations not ordinaril
e noted for their charity are, many {
them, heavy contributors to th
, relief funds. The Christian Heral
is getting on an average of $1,000
day, or about $4,000 a week.
9 this money Miss Clara Bartsn gel
d $4,000 a month for use in Cub
Il The Central Cuban relief committe
Z itself gets $4,000 week, aud tn
% sum is constantly increasing, an
), has been since President MeKin1s
9 issued his appeal to the charitabl
Money comes from eyerywher
Many school children sre among tt
= contributors
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07

GUTHRIE, Ok, April Gov. Barnes
has pardoned J. w. Maddox, at one
time editor of the Taloga Western Ok
lahoman, who was convicted of assault
with intent to kill Maddox was par
doned on condition that he remain out
side the territory until September %.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Bucklen's Arnica Salve

The Best Salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cent?
per box. For sale by 81. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
NEWS NOTES.

D. III. Kendall, prominent merchant
OF Lathrop, Mo-, was thrown from his
horse and received probably fatal in
juries.
Several mad dogs were killed in
Saline county. Mo. A c. Potter, liv-
ing near Slater. lost four cows from
rabies and other stock is afflicted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07

PARIS, April Ga rumor was current
here that Alfred Dreyfus, the former
captain of artillery, who was sem
fenced to Imprisonment for life for be-
traying important military secrets to
a foreign power, is dead. He was I'M
dergoing imprisonment on Devils
island, off the coast of French Guiana
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Ballard RreeZes.

JH Hill and Miss Minnie Conway
were married by Rev Ciemnens
Tuesday night, the 2eth, in the pres
enee of a number of frieRds and rela-
tives. after which all: rep aired 70 the
dinin. room, where 81 did ample
in.tice to the good th5as. only the
hostess knows how to Ut epers- FOL
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Democrats SweeD Arkansas,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 6 -Municipal
elections were held in every city and
town in Arkansas. Only in three or four
instances were the regular democratic
nominees opposed. AS far as heard
from the regular democratic nominees
carried the day.
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winchcll to Go with the Frisco.

DENVER, Col, April 6.-B. S. Win
chell. general passenger agent of the
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad,
has resigned to become general pas
senger agent of the Frisco line, with
headquarters in st. Louis He will
enter upon his new position May 1.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Call I..uea for Omaha Funds.

TOPEKA, Kan. April e--The Kansas
Omaha exposition commission issued
an address last night to the people OF
the state announcing that $50. 900 is re-
quired for making creditable exhibit
and calling upon them to raise SIS. 600
of that sum. The Missouri Pacific,
Rock Island, Frisco and Santa Fe
roads have contributed the remaining
$4,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07

MILWAUKEE, April 6.-The municipal
election which was held in this city
yesterday resulted in a landslide for
the democratic-populist ticket, which
elected the entire ticket by average
pluralities of about {, 1000.
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TOPEKA, Kan, April Gov Leedy
announced yesterday that he viii not
call a special session OF the legislature
unless war makes it necessary. lie
saws that he cannot get assurances
enough that a railroad bill will be
passed and he will not try any further,
as the season is getting too far ad-
xanced to suit the farmers
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NEW YORK, April cit is admitted
by officials that the cost OF the ten yes.
sells purchased Monday will be about
Sc, 600, 600, says a Washington CORE
spondent of the Herald
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Dependent widow swallows Poison.

WEBB CITY, Mo-, April 6.-Mrs. Far
aba Roberts, widow of Oronogo. in a
fit of dependency committed suicide.
She was so years of age, and leaves
four children. She was highly re-
spected in the communitv.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Nearly a MillIon dollars for wheat.

NEWTON, Kan, April 6.-Since last
September Newton mills have paid to
Harvey county farmers for wheat the
enormous sum of STO0, 900. The end is
not yet, and the mills are taking i'm
mense quantities of the grain at good
prices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07

The quick and Efficient work Ct
fontrose of the blood hounds ia
t~sck of the fellow who attempted
20 hun the Gerard house, 10 some
thing wond erful. Every county g
town of any size should own o ps
If these valuable brutes. III . ern
81 Nv that within an hour aft
H.. .r;ma two of these intslIiger
DOS would be going over his track
De might hesitate before eommifif
, decd that would land him behi1
he b.rs.-Appleton City Herald