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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29

LOCAL 1T EMS
TINES telephone number 81.

New corn is selling on the streets
at Zoe per bushel
The recent raius have made fall
pasturage good
Congressman DeArmond speaks
at ElDorado Springs today.
To have live town the merchants
must have ginger in their veins
Street fairs ale the fad now. Next
year Butler ought to fall into line
and have ole.
The circuit court docket for the
November term prom to be
uninteres irg
Sam Walls and Frank Jeter went
to Humansvllle, Polk county, last
week on business.
The people should take advantage
OF this fine weather, the day of the
oi zzard is not far off
This Is a good time to organize
democratic clubs in every school
district in the county
The fight before the Hawthorne
Club, New York, between Corbett
and Mccoy has ben declared off
Butler is not the only real live,
progressive town in the state with
out street lamps Carthage is in the
same fix
The good roads c m,i q, II each
township should appont 1h,,r vice
Presidents and seud the - mes to
Z. 5. Carrirhers, secretary.
The Rich Hill baud will play il
the parades during carnival week in
Kansas City. This Is nice com
phment to the boys.
We wish to still remind you thst
We are exclusive agents for the cele
DRAFTED Superior Cook Stoves anc
ranges FRANK SMITH & SoS.
In a street fair the merchants
offer the premiums and the farnerl
furnish the exhibits. Butler mus
have a street fair next year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29

William Shaw, aged Is years,
while ste aling q ride fell under the
wheels Of a Chicago and Great Wes.
tern passenger train at Rsvenwood,
No. and was instantly killed. His
head, both legs and on, arm was
cut of.
P. X. Wilson, our popular nomi-
nee for Recorder, made US q pleas
ant call while in the city attending
the old settlers picnic. He is feeling
no unessinsss by the assaults being
made on him by the Free Press, and
says that bis record is open to in
spection and de6es any one to pro-
duce one instance where he ever
failed or refused TO pay an honest
debt Neither be nor his friends
ever considered the war Judgment
to which that paper refers as an
honestly contracted debt and con.
ssquently he refused and will con.
sinue TO refuse to pay it. He says
that he was wounded much more
seriously than the man who obtained
the judgment and yet that court
would not consider his claims for an
instant.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29

Our popular freight man Geo E.
Fox faSors US with a renewal
J. p Thurman, democratic nomi
nee for circuit clerk, spent Saturday
in the city Mr. Thurman was prin-
cipal of the public schools at Rich
Hill for several terms, was school
commissioner of the county for two
terms and Ia well and fsvorably
known all over the county He is q
stalwart free silver democrat and his
qualifications to fill the Office he
seeks is not brought into the ques-
ton He will receive the solid vote
of the party.
There is suspicion in the minds
of some people that Atkeson never
sent any notice to Dade county OF
the late congressional convention OF
the Peoples party ct Appleton.
The party organ there says no
notice was received. 1t was the duty
of p II. Holeomb TO notify the
Dade county people, but he intrusted
it to W o. Atkeson. Dade county
is one of the strongest conservative
populIst counties in the district and
it was not represented in any way.
-Eldorado Free Press.
The new election law is now in
force, and when you go to vote next
November the judges will give you
instead Of the big ballot formerly
used, one ballot for each political
party haying ticket in the field.
10 this state there will probably be
democratic, republican, populist and
prohibition tickets IN the field, so
the judges will give you four ballots
when you go TO vote. You will then
retire into the booth, examine your
ballots, pick out the one you want
to vote, fold it up and deliver it to
the judges You will also be required
to fold up the tickets you do not
vote aud hand them back TO the
judges. Under this System Of voting
you will have no need of a pencil
unless you want to scratch your
ticket.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29

Col. boughan, aged rs years, one !
of Vernon eounty's oldest and most !
hoDored citizens, has passed over
the river. He was a Mexican war
veteran and at the breaking out OF
the late war be enlisted in the cause
of the confederacy and became lieu
tenant colonel of the Vernon county
battalion. Upon the reorganization
OF his command, it was joined TO
Hunters regiment. and later to
Prices army. In 1872 he was elected
county clerk of Vernon county.
Rev. Jarvis, for the past year
pastor Of the South Methodist
Church of this city, has severed his
connection with this denomination
at the annual meeting OF conference
at Lexington. Mo, aud has gone
over to the Presbyterian church
Sunday last he preached trial ser
mon for that denomination at Webb
City. Rev. Jarvis is an interesting
preacher aud was well liked in this
city, and it was quite surprise to
many to learn that he had decided
to change his church affiliations
We would like to keep our new
gas engine running day and night
on job printing. Our engine saves
an immensnse amount of labor and,
therefore, we can afford to do your
job work, such as letter heads, en-.
velopes. note and bill heads, state
ments etc, cheaper than anybody.
Try US once. Satisfaction guaranteed
as well as the quality OF material
used Anyhow, before you contract
your work let US give you prices and
save you money.
The good roads convention to be
held in Butler on October 22nd is
the most important meeting effect
ing the farmers of Bates county
which has been held in years Come
to the convention and have a voice
in the proceeding. Speakers of state
reputation who have made the ques-
ton study will be present and give
you the benefit of their views. Learn
the plans proposed, then you can
support or oppose them as your
judgment dictates
Last Sunday at Joplin al old lady,
70 years of age, named Green, was
fatally injured while trying to stop
fight between her two sons. A
feud Of long stand had existed be
tween the brothers which eliminated
in the fight, when one struck at the
other with an az, and the mother
rushed between them in time to
receive the blow. Her head was cut
open and it is reported she can not
recover. The Green boys are both
wealthy and influential citizens.
Both men were arrested and placed
in jail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29
Salt Rheum is Gone.

Il suffered from salt rheum, which
appeared on my hands and caused
intense itching. The skin on my
hands would break and tester. After
taking four bottles of Hoods Sarsa.
parilIa | was cured and l have never
been troubled with salt rheum since. "
Mrs. S. s. Dunn, Hughes, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29

Hoods Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Ssrsaparilla- BE
sure to get Hoods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-09-29


scribers this week: A. III. Crigler, A.
j. Hake, J. North. Henry j. Martin,
j. Z. Doubenmier, G. W. Borland,
Mrs. Ella Hukel; Mary E Robinson.
W. M. Ensley, T. Fl. Shields, Frank
Potter, r. l.. Clark, Kate III. Stark.
George L. Smith is building
large and modern livery barn en- the
site of the one burned several
months ago on Ohio street Work
on the barn is being pushed by
dozen workmen and Mr.. Smith
hopes to occupy his new stable by
the last of the week.
Miss Russell, the greatest trotting
brood msre on record, the property
OF A. j. Alexander, owner of the
WOODBURY. stock farm, Versailles,
Kentucky, is dead. She was aged
33 years, was sired by Pilot, ie, out
of Sallie Russell, and dam of Maud
s.. once queen OF the trotting turf.
On account of the heavy rains last
Thursday it was deemed advisable
by the management to postpone tho
Old Settlers picnic to next aturday,
October LIST, at which time, barring
providential hindrance, as the old
fashioned folks put it, an immense
crowd is expected
Rev Davidson. the new pastor Of
the South Methodist church preach
ed his initiatory sermon Sunday.
For the past two years he has been
located in Kansas City. He is an
able minister and the flock at this
place are well pleased with their
new pastor
I The depot question at Rich Hill
remains unsolved. A car load of
material at the station was taken
away Saturday, and the citizens are
dG Il IOes 10 huO" "ubI Tue IhlIE Ohu
company intends to do in the prem
ises. In the meantime the agent
continues to do business in a box
car.
The 300 minute race at the Ne.
vada fair was won by Warren Cox in
2:32 The purse was for 5000
Jack Adams drove Cox in the lead
from start to finish and the horse
men carried him on their shoulders
from his sulky to the scales. Cox
is owned by D. A Colyer of this
city.
In the circuit court at Clinton last
week merchant by the name of
Ben Adler, plead guilty to the
charge of mixing corn meal with
wheat -four and selling the adultera-
ted -four as pure weat product.
Judge Lay fined him SIS for the
ofense, which Mr.. Adler paid to,
gsther with $50 costs
Atkeson has again captured the
populist nomination for circuit
Judge. and at last accounts was beg.
gipg the republicans to endorse him.
Atkeson is a middle of-the roader-in
pigs eye. He wants Office and be-
lieves himself competent to fill the
chair of circuit judge. Yes. he
would make daisy.
Deputy circuit clerk, Jesse Taylo-,
was busy Monday evening issuing
fee bills against the Mo Pacific rail
road for costs incurred in the justice
court by the railroad company in
sixty odd cases brought against the
company by the prosecuting attor-
ney for failure of the engineers to
whistle at crossings. The bills
will be placed in the hands of the
Sheriff and if not settled promptly
that officer will proceed to execute
the warrants by levying on railroad
propertY-probab!y freight engine
in spite of the unfavorable weather
last Thursday, large crowd was in
attendance at the Old Settlers meet
iug Judge DeArmond delivered q
very appropriate and eloquent ad-
dress, which met a hearty response.
President J. B. Newberry then
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
COL. j. E. ROBINSON DEAD.
He Was Assistant Factory Inspector
His War Record.

Col. James e. Robinson, assistant in
spector of factories died at his home in
this city yesterday morning at II o'clock,
after long illness from diseases contracted
in the war. He assisted in recruiting Com
pany L, of the Seventy-second, at Lafa-
yette, and was elected its captain. He par
ticipated in all the arduous service of that
regiment until the capture of Pulaski,
Tenn There the Union troops routed the
command of Col. Joe Wheeler, driving them
from the town. In the charge Captain Rob-
inson's horse fell, throwing his rider and
then rolling upon him. Two other horses
fell upon this horse, and when Captain
Robinson was drawn from beneath them
it was thought that he was dead He was
carried to a mansion in the neighborhood,
and it was many weeks before it was
thought that he would recover 1t was the
injuries received in this fall that finally
caused his death. After partially recover
ing he continued in the service, until 1866,
being promoted to lieutenant colonel in an
other command. and serving in the commits
sary department at Denver and Fort Scott.
Colonel Robinson was a native of Lewis
1852, where he became we'll known in the
printing business. He was twice married
A daughter by the first wife, and the widow
and two daughters survive him. The re-
mains will be taken this morning to Lafay-
cite. where the funeral will be held to-day.
Members of the G. A. r. will act as pail
bearers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
-FOUR .HoRRoR, PAINTERS
Deserted from the 161st at Jackson
VfIIe-Thefr Comrades Incensed.

Col. w. r. Durbin, of the One-hundred-
and-sixty-first Regiment, Low at Jackson
vile, Fla, has taken firm stand against
the men who have been circulating stories
of the horrors of Camp Cuba Libre. A sys-
tematic investigation on his part has shown
that all the stories were written and sent
to this State by men who wanted to come
home, and had acted throughout their stay
at Jacksonville as though Disguised with
the service. Their stories coming to the
ears of the rest of the men OF the regiment
through the papers regularly sent from
home, things were made too warm for
them, and few days ago four of them de-
serted. The whereabouts of the men is now
unknown, but in a letter to friend in this
city Colonel Durbin said that all of the
four men when apprehended will be tried
for deSeTtiOn, and in answer to the clamOrS
of the rest of the men will be compelled to
prove their assertions about the sufferings
they were compelled to undergo in camp be-
fore the court which will try them For
manifest reasons the names of the men are
withheld as a determined effort will be
made by Captain Black to apprehend them.
The men of the regiment have little sympa-
thy with them, and say that, even If the
men escape punishment at this time, their
true character will be published when they
all return to their homes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
MAY BE FRED TOWNLEY.
The Sailor Who Was Killed in a
Wreck in Pennsylvania.

George E. Townley, of Fred E. Rush &
Co., grain dealers, started yesterday after
noon for Youngstown, Pa, to discover
whether or not the dead sailor there is his
son Fred. The family hardly believes that
the man is Fred Townley, and has strong
reasons, but Mr.. Townley determined to be
sure about the matter. He will arrive at
Johnstown at 6 o'clock this morning, and
the family expects to hear from him shortly
afterward
The story of the death of the sailor came
to this city in special telegram to the
Journal Tuesday night. Superintendent of
Police Quigley yesterday received a. letter
from John Henderson, an undertaken of
Johnstown, who has the body in charge
The newspaper clipping describes the death
of a sailor. During the trip in the caboose,
which was wrecked, the sailor had related
to his companions that he had been in the
service two years. For one year he was
on the gunboat Bennington in the Asiatic
squadron. From the Bennington he was
transferred to Mare island navy yard After
time ne was ordered aboard the Oregon
as first-class hospital apprentice. He
made the trip around the Horn on the Ore
gon and gave his companions a graphic de-
scription of the battle at Santiago Sunday.
July 3. When the Oregon returned the
sailor was transferred to the Vermont at the
Brooklyn navy yard and was given shore
leave; His time would have expired in few
months. He did not want to go to the
Philippines and SO he deserted and started
home. He told no more about himself, but
spread papers on the floor to protect his
uniform and slept until his death.
Fred Townley is the age the sailor is sup
posed to be. He was on the Vermont at the
Brooklyn navy yard, and telegram to the
officials was answered that Fred Townley
was given shore leave few days ago and
not since reported. Here the resemblance
between the dead sailor and Fred Townley
ceases. Townley has not been on the Ore
gon. He has been in the service but eight
months, and most of the time was spent
on the Minneapolis at Newport News. He
was not at the battle of Santiago. These
are the reasons that the family have for be-
ing nearly sure, but not quite that the dead
sailor at Johnstown is not Fred Townley.
Superintendent Quigley asks that any one
having information which might lead to the
identification of the man communicate with
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
AS TO IRONS CHARACTER.
Court Bars Any Reference in the Fair
Bank Cases.

Early last summer number Of suits were
filed in the Superior Court against William
Iron, proprietor of the resort known as
Fair Bank. The suits were brought by peo-
pie living in the neighborhood of Fall creek
and Illinois street. The plaintiffs claimed
their property was gradually depreciating
IN value on account of the presence in the
neighborhood of Irons summer garden.
They asked that he be enjoined from main
tanning the garden in that locality, and that
they be awarded damages. Similar suits
were brought against C. Fred Kissel, who
neighborhood
Within a few days after the suits had been
hled William Iron brought an action
against each of the plaintiffs for libel,
claiming that his reputation had been in
cured by the charges made against him.
None or the suits has ever been tried. Yes
terday, IN Room 2, Superior Court, Judge
harvey, In passing on motion filed by
IRONS attorneys, held that each paragraph
IN the complaints for injunction relating to
the private character of the defendant
Iron shall be eliminated from the case.
The court also holds that all that part of
the complaints that refers to any place of
business conducted by Iron other than
Fair Bank must be stricken out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
UNION CITY SWANS JOKE"
Had PostOfEice Inspector Trace AL
legged Rihing of a Letter.

Postofice Inspector Fletcher returned to
this city yesterday from a trip, the conclu-
sion of which gave him feeling of dis
gust. A short time ago a newspaper man
of Union City sent a letter to a young
woman living in Newport, KY, in which he
wrote that he had inclosed in the letter a
gold chain and locket. The letter with one
end torn open, was received by the girl and
the jewery found missing. A complaint be-
ing made to the postoffice officials Inspector
Fletcher was detailed to trace the matter.
He first visited Newport, KY, and found
that the letter had arrived at the postoffice
there in bad order the end being torn open.
He then went to Union City with the sus-
picion that the work had been done in the
Union City postoffice. All the officials at
that office however, said they knew moth
ing about the letter and he thereupon called
on the young man who sent 1T. The latter,
on seeing that the matter had taken a
serious turn, confessed that he had torn the
envelope purposely as a joke and that al
though he had said in the letter that he
had inclosed a chain and locket he had not
actually done so. 1t vexed Inspector Fetch
er to think he had been obliged to go to such
lengths to learn the story of young man
practical joke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
o. H. PATTERSON LOCATED.
One OF the Battery Boys En- Route
Home from POrf0 Rico.

Home from Porto Rico.
Representative Overstreet yesterday glad
dened the heart of the mother of one of the
sick boys by a telegram sent to r. O. Haw-
kins. of this city. in which he said that
0. II. Patterson, whose whereabouts had
been a mystery for several weeks, had sailed
from Ponce, Porto Rico, Sept. q, on the
steamer OLDHAM and would arrive in New
York next Saturday.
When the members of the Twenty-seventh
Battery returned to this city they reported
that Patterson had preceded them to New
York. but. according to report. for some
reason had been landed at Fort Monroe with
two other men Of the Third Illinois Battery.
Patterson's mother. who lives in Crawfords-
ville in writing for information as to his
condition and whereabouts said that he had
been last heard from in the hospital at
Ponce. where he was at the time too sick
to write the letter which appraised his
mother of his Illness After that time no
letters came from him and when it was
known that the battery had landed in this
country 1t was supposed by his mother that
he was with it.
Mr.. Overstreet was asked to look into the
matter and did So Inquiries at the War
Department brought out the fact that there
had been man named o. II. Patterson at
Fort Monroe, but he had recovered from
his sickness and able to go home on
furlough. Deeper inquiry developed the adj
dltional Iact that he was member or the
Third Illinois Battery. 1t was therefore
clear to Mr.. Overstreet that this was not
the he was looking for. He then set
to work to trace Patterson up from the
point at which he was last heard from.
After much telegraphing the War Depart
ment ascertained that Patterson was still
in the hospital at Ponce, but would leave
for home Sept Is. Yesterday the welcome
news was telegraphed to this city that Pat
terson had already started on his way, near
ly recovered from his Illness and would be
home as quickly as steam would bring him.
Many of the battery boys at the time he
was reported to be at Fort Monroe could
not understand how he could have reached
there as he did not leave Porto Rico before
they did
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
ADMITS HE is A FAKE.
James T.. Turner Confesses He Was
Not Mt SantfngO.

James T. Turner, who was arrested as a
deserter from the Second Tennessee Regi-
ment while masquerading as Rough Rider
in Martinsville a short time ago, and who
has been under arrest at the United States
arsenal in this city since that time, yes
terday broke down and confessed to Major
Varney that he was the man wanted His
contention has been all along that he was
one of Teddy" Roosevelt's men and that
he received severe wounds in the battles
before Santiago. To make his story more
plausible he accurately described locations
and persons in the battle and displayed
several scars in public on the slightest
provocation, and when arrested he was in
a fair way to have the city OF Martnsville
presented to him. so popular had he become
Ever since being confined In the arsenal
by order OF Captain Black, Turner has
maintained discreet silence. simply stating
he had nothing more to say than he had
when arrested Yesterday. however, seeing
how hopeless his case was. he called Major
Varney to him and admitted that he was the
man he was thought 10 be. Accordingly the
following letter was sent by Major Varney
10 Captain Black:
u have the honor to inform YOU that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06

The State Labor Commission hopes to be
able to present to the coming Legislature
plan for relief from the embarrassment now
felt by the State over the convict labor
problem. Acting on the suggestion made at
the recent meeting of the State Federation
of Labor the commissioners have sent out
letters to the prison authorities of several
States asking their Views on the subject.
on, Is in favor of the State buying one thou
sand acres of swamp land near the prison
on which the convicts can be worked.
Among the letters sent out by the commits
sioners was one TO the authorities In Aus
tralia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06

The Local Council of Women met yester-
day afternoon and heard reports from its
officers and committees. The especial recon-
mendation of the committee on Investigation
OF public institutions was in favor of having
physicians Of both sexes at the JAIL police
station and workhouse to attend the in
mates. The committee which investigated
the Reform School for Girls and Women
recommends the removal OF the women S
prison from its present location believing
that its presence has bad influence on the
girls school and that the change would be
beneficial to each. For the employment of
workhouse prisoners II suggests horticul-
tural pursuits. Miss Harriet Noble also read
her report on vacation schools, which has
already been presented In the Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
CLINE'S LOVE POTION"
Mother and Daughter Both Sick
from 1t.

Samuel Cline. living at $50 West Washing
ton street, gave his wife and his stepdaugh-
ter Stella a 'love potion in their coffee
Tuesday evening at supper and early yes
terday morning both became i'll. The girl.
who is twenty-five years old. lapsed into un-
consciousness. Her mothers case was not
serious. Cline became alarmed and sent for
Dr. Eisenbess. who in turn sent an assist
ant The girl recovered, but she was too
sick TO tell whether or not she loved her
stepfather more than she had before he gave
her the philter." Cline readily told his
story OF the matter. He denied that he i'm
tended TO- make any of the family i'll. He
returned from trip outside the city Mon
day and was apparently glad to see mis- fam