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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-05-05

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what Il was made for.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
WEEKLY TIMES
LOCAL ITEMS
TIMES telephone number 81.

MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Ross are
both down with the grippe.
Sheriff Madd left for Texas the
first of the week on official business.
Will White and his wife have both
been quite sick the past week with
the grip.
Mrs G. A Allen will return home
from her visit to Texas the first OF
next week.
Pierce Hackett compIimented US
With very pleasant call while in
the city Tuesday
Edgar Nash, of Edgerton, Mo,
has the TIMES sent to his address
Tor the ensuing year.
Three hundred aud fifty-two mar
rage licenses were issued in Vernon
county during the year 1898.
j.. 7. Bosley, a prominent citize n
OF Walnut township, was in the city
Monday and favored Us substantially.
Miss Ethel Maxey, of Kansas City,
came down Saturday night, and will
spend month visiting the family OF
Lewis Maxay.
Oiyde Mcfarland was down from
Kansas City and spent Saturday and
sunday with his parents. He said
% was enjoying good health.
The trisl of Jesse James, Jr.,
c1srged with being implicated in
nam robbery, has been postponed
oy the state until February 10th.
Judge Boxley, who has been con-
med to his home for the past month
% Blk weeks with severe attack of
rheumatism. is still unable TO be out.
" Rudolph, of Lunar, was IN
me city the first of the week He
= looking out a location and will
probably buy in Bates county.
Sunday last Mrs Hemstreet WAS
AIKEN suddenly Ill with severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism, since
which time she has been unable to
help herself.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
A HORRIBLE CHARGE.

lanes Keeton, Prominent Farmer, Arrested
for Incest-His Sister the Complainant.
James Keeton, prominent farmer
of Elkhart township, was arrested
on Sunday by Sheriff Mudd and
deputy Mccain, on a warrant sworn
out before Justice Of the Peace
James Coughlin, by bis half sister
MIRA. Eva Barnett, charging him
with adultery with his sister Alice
Keeton, who is in a delicate con
dition.
The justice fixed his bond at
$500, in default OF which be was
lodged in jail 10 await his prelimir.
airy hearing before Squire Coughlin
on January 2lst.
James Ksston's wife has been
dead about ten years and his sisters
have been keeping house for him.
His married sister, Mrs. Barnett, we
understand, charges that he tried to
ruin her bsfora her marriage. We
understand there is much excitement
and indignation among the neigh
bors, even 10 the extent that ii
would be unsafe for him to trust his
neck in that locality until he has
purged himself of this charge.
Keeton is an old settler and has
heretofore borne a good reputation,
and it is to be hoped that be will
prove himself innocent. He strenu.
ously denies the charges.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
The Entes CouatY Bsnk.

At its annual stockholders meeting
last week the old directory was
re elected, which in turn re elected
the former officers The business for
the past year reported by the officers
was very satisfactory. The old
reliable Bates County Bank under
the skillful and able management Of
Captain Tygsrd and Mr.. Clark, has
never taken o backward step, but is
as sound as the rock Of Gibraltar.
Butler ha4 every reason to be proud
Of it, financial institutions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

Paper hangers are at work at the
court house, having papered the
court room and the circuit clerks
office. not before 1t was needed, how
ever.
The Review says it is rumored
that the Missouri Pacific railroad
company is contemplating putting
down a double track on the L & s.
division, from Pleasant Hill to Rich
Hill.
Isaac Mains and Robert Deacon,
Of Deacon Bros. & Co, and 0 A,
Heinlein. of Bennett Wheeler Nero.
Co., are IN Kansas City attending
the Western Implement Dealers AS
so citation this week.
Nearly all of our people have been
affected, more or less with the grip,
but so far We are glad to report
there has been no fatalities. The
common form of salutation now is
Good morning, how is your grip.
Prosecuting Attorney Clark was
notified Tuesday that the case of the
State vs. Grant Goodman had been
affirmed by the court of appeals
Goodman was convicted of selling
whisky without license and appealed
to the higher court
Two men attempted to rob Mrs
nj. nj. Hoffmann's house at Warrens
burg. Sunday night. Mrs. Hoffman
had not yet retired and when the
robbers raised the window she ran
out of the house shot three times al
the men and chased them over two
blocks.
j. ". Lowery, prominent Jop
lin druggist, who fell between tbs
wheels of moving freight train al
Carl Junction, Saturday afternoon
and had both legs cut off, is not ex
pected to live His foot slipped as
he attsmpted to board the train,
causing hum to fall under the wheels.
Mr. aud Mrs Ben OSle- highly
respected citizens and esteemed
friends Of the TINES, gave US a
pleasant call Monday and had the
dates on their paper set ahead,
They returned last week from Kan
sas City. where they visited their
four children, two boys and two
Girls. all married and doing well.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
YOU ARE INVITED

To call at the Star Shoe Store and
examine our stock OF ladies, misses
and gents fine shoes. We believe
we can give you better shoes for the
same money than you can find else
where.
We have spent thirty FIVE years in
the manufacture of boots and shoes,
and during that time we have made
it study to find out the worth and
durability of all the different kinds
of material that shoes are made
from. This, we believe, gives US
decided advantage over others in
selecting a stock Of shoes
Thanking the people of Butler for
their patronage and kind treatment
in the twenty nine years that we
have been with you, We still earnestly
solicit a continuance of your patron
age. Our aim shall be to give you
! full value for every dollar you pay
{ US for goods. Come and see as.
ii. ii. NICHOLS & son.
STAR SHOES ARE BETTER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

EI.Sheriff and Recorder j. r.
Simpson was in the city yesterday
add complimented US socially and
substantially. Bates county has no
better man or stronger democrat
than Jim Simpson.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19
Your Best Interests

vii b- served by making sure Of
te4ltn 1, vii BE- loss If time ard
moaev - he stricken with serious
ll.r--s. Tx Hoo5's SsrsspAfiIla
aDd purify ycur blood In this way
all germs of disease all be expelled
Sickness aud suffering VII be avoid
e1 AMI your health will b. preserv-
ID Isn't that a wise coursef
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

Frank Allen has moved his family
into his recently purchased house on
West Dakota street. This ie nice
home and Frank got it at q bargain
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

dangerously sick tbs past week with
fever, is reported to be improving.
Mr.. Dorm has also been quite sick
during the same time.
The TINES is very sorry to have
to record the continued illness of
OF Rev A B Davidson, who has
been confined to his homs about
two weeks with the grip" he has
been unable to fill his appointments
during that time.
We had the pleasure of meeting
William Thurman, youngest brother
of our popular Circuit Clerk and
who will be his deputy. He is a
very promising young gentleman OF
good address and we have no doubt
will make very popular aud efficient
deputy.
Rich Hill Tribune: We learn that
Judge CLARK Wix, of Deepwater
township, secured quite fine bunch
OF feeding cattle during his recent
visit to Kansas City. He also secur-
ed some valuable pointers along the
political line while viewing the city
by gas light.
Alexander Hanlin, sheriff of Mi
ami Co, Kan, was in the city Sat
urday and arrested Bert Dixon, as
he was released from Jail where he
had bsen serving a sentence for
stealing horses. The Kansas officer
wanted him on a charge of grand
larceny.
The Washington Evening Star
gives an elaborate account of the
annual state dinner given by Presi
dent and Mrs. Mckinley in honor of
the diplomatic corps. Among the
distinguished guests present, of
whom special mention was made,
we noticed the names of Represer-
tative and Mrs. D. A. DeArmond.
Miss Anderson, the ST. Louis
young lady who inaugurated the
Hobson kissing bee, is shortly to be
married to a young gentleman of
Texas. It is said the youag lady is
heartily ashamed and deeply regrets
the Hobson notoristy. Possibly this
is true because ahe is not the only
pebble, by long shot.
Circuit court convened on Tues
day morning with Judge Graves on
the bench. Nothing of importance
transpired at the Tuesday or Wed
nesday sessions, Judge Graves pre-.
sides with ease and dignity and has
already won the esteem and respect
of the Clinton bar as we'll as the
officers OF the court Clinton Re-
publican.
Hon. D. A DeArmond, the con
gresham from this district, is es-
tablishing a reputation abroad, not
only for his clean craftsmanship,
but for his oratoricsl ability. He
spoke at Boston last week and at
Reading, Pa, Monday night OF this
week, on the occasion of the observ-
ance of Jackson Day by the Amsri
can club. He was enthusiastically
received at both places.-Review
To Judge from the tone of ths
Mirror, the little town of Merwin 10
being over run with jointists, and
the better class of citizens are very
much exercised about it. The Mir
ror, while condemning the jointists,
very wisely aud properly advises
against violence and couDsels lawful
measures in Riding the town OF
these obnoxious characters and their
nefarious traffic. We have an able
and fearless prosecuting attorney
and specific complaints lodged with
hirn will receive bis prompt atten-
tioa
An exchange says gentleman in
vited some friends to dinner, aud as
the colorsd servant entered the
room he accidentally dropped the
turkey. My friends" said the gen.
tleman in an impressive tone, ''never
in my life hsYe I witnessed an event
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

Judge J. c. Phillips returned
Wednesday .ast from a visit to his
boyhood home in Kentucky. He
reports a delightful time aud SAYS
the good people of that section
sho"ered every possible attention
upon him. He says they are the
best people in the world, excepting
his own neighbors.
Little Helen Piper, daughter of
r IL Piper OF Clinton, died Sunday
from burns received on the 25th of
November Sh- was cutting out
paper dolls and threw some scraps
of paper in the stove when blazing
piece set her hair on fire and then
spread to her dress She was terri
bly, burned ard her recovery was
thought doubtful from the first
Montrose Democrat
W. 0. Jackson was notified on
Monday that the Court of Appeals
at Kansas City had affirmed the
Judgment of the lower court in case
of Lille Youugs VS.. VIM. Youngs.
By this judgment Mrs Youngs
receives forty dollars per month
climony and allowed to retain her
he Use, which is to be kept in good
repair. She also is given the two
children.
Mrs. A. Huyser visited her father,
A. B. Mcfarland, and other relatives
and friends in Butler and left for
her home IN Colorado Springs on
Monday. She was returning from
an extended trip through the south
ern states, which began the first of
last November. Mr.. HuYser was
called home the first of the year by
business engagements. She reports
delightful trip and beneficial to
her health.
Members of Co. B. presented their
popular young commander, Lieuten
ant James A. DeArmond with a
handsome and costly sword as mark
of their high regard and esteem. 1t
is said that by his thoughtful care
of his men and his kindness and
courtesy to them at all times Lieut.
DeArmond has endeared himself to
every member of his company. Ooe
boy writing home expressed it thus:
"If we get into fight and Lieuten-
ant DeArmond is wounded he will
be taken off the field, or every mem
Der of Co. B. will be laid out with
him
Dr. j. L.Trabue departed this life
at his home in this city, Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. He was born
in Kentucky in 1892, moved to Bates
county and settled on a farm near
Butler in 1881. Two years ago he
sod his farm and moved to this city
He leaves three grown sons, J l..
aud r. h Trabue, of Butler, and
W W Trabue, living in Washington
State. He leaves two sisters,
one in Gerard, Ills, and one in
Nellie, Cal. DR.. Trabue was an ex-
smplary citizen, just and kind to all
his neighbors and loving, devoted,
and indulgent husband and father.
Funeral services will be held to day
at 2 O'Clock.
We we're called down the other
day for letting our esteemed friends
of the Record 'scoop" US on the
news. He said he had been reading
the TIMES for nearly twenty years
and it always bad the news up to
this time. When asked what We had
over looked, he said: why 1 didn't
see a thing about that big fire in
Jehnstown, aud then those 10 per
cent county bonds in county Tress
urer Donohoes hands, etc:" We
procured the Record and showed
him it was simply rehashing local Of
thirty years ago. We explained that
Bates county didn't have outstanding
Ito per cent bonds under democratic
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

Hood's Pills are the only pills TO
take with Hoods Ssrsapsriila- Price
% cents
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-19

A private letter from Capt. John
son dated en- Sunday, Jan'y 18th,
stated that all Preparations hal bean
made to start with him for Martins
vile, Ind, Tuesday morning. The
doctors have great hopes that the
not baths at that place will prove
b-uedcial to him He bears up
bravely. h hopes to be able to
r-turu h1,ae by the first Of Marcl
He and b wife feel very grateful to
the good and hospitabIe psop.- of
Lexington for tneir many kind
nzs-es Tnry have bee" peculiarly
fo-tuaat. IL uilng friends among a
strange peopls VINO hsvs shown
them lnuum-raoIe court sizes and
kindnesses which te them proved
priceless. A telegram announces
their safe arrival at MsrtinsviIle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15

erful machinery to work TO find out who
was at the bottom of the plot. The In
vestigation was partly successful the
crime being traced to three men, one OF
whom, at least, was absolutely guilty.
ii had the trio arrested and brought to
his yameu. When they arrived they
were ushcred into his presence and were
received in his courtliest manner. The
cake was produced with the remark that
'politeness forbade his tasting it until
tho three generous donors had an op-
portunity to enjoy its excellence" Ii
cut the cake and one of his servitors
handed 1t TO the unwilling guests. Each
took piece and ate or pretended to eat
it, One crLmbled the pieces and let them
fall upon the floor, bu the other two
alto calmly, without manifestng any emo
tion. Ten minutes and the two men be-
gan 20 show symptoms of suffering. IL
smiled bengnantly and said to the man
who had not eaten: "Your wisdom Is 50
great that 1 am compelled to preserve
your head as souvenir of transcendent
genius"
The man was removed and promptly
decapitated. TO the other two the Pre-
mier remarked: "rhe cake that you arc
eating is not the one you sent, but one
which | had my cook initiate. The pol
son from which you are suffering exists
| only i'll your imagination. | know OF no
way 20 cure your present pain except by
letting you share the same fato as your
friend who has Just left the room" AS
they were led away the statesman said
to his retinue: at is a pity that man
who can eat a deadly corrosive poisoning
with an unmoved Countcnancc should so
m!sapply the talent whcrewith heaven
has endowed him"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15
PERSONALITIES.

1t IS not usually known that the real
name of Mrs. Alexander. the popular
novelist, is Mrs. Annie Hector.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, is a devout
reader of the newspapers, and subscrbes
TO at least one paper in each of the lead
ing cities.
Thomas A. Edison writes to the "Elec-
trical Review" that he thinks the name
electro mobile" is one of the best that
could be selected for the electrical car
riage.
John Philip Sousa, the composer, is
contemplating devoting himself eXclu-
slvely to the higher planes of music and
has already, during his seaside vacation,
composed portion of grand opera.
Emil Fischer the famous basso, has
written a letter TO a New York friend
denying the rumor of his marriage to
Mile, Camille Seygard. He writes: IL
am not married. Ncin; Nein! Ncin!"
Paderewsli has been once married At
the age of 10 he fell in love with Rosa
Hassal, daughter OF a wealthy Rou-
manian. She became his wife and died
within year. Pederewski suffered
great grief, which he OverCame by re-
newed devotion to music.
Edgar d. Crawford, who Is not quite
seventeen years old, has just been ad-
mtted to the bar at Atlanta. Ga. He
was recently graduated with first honors
from the law school of Mercer university.
Mrs May Wright Sewall, the new
president of the International Council
of Women, is mistress of three languages
besides her own. Her articles written
for French magazines have won the ap-
plause of Jules Simon and other emil
nent Partisan critics.
Joachim, whose diamond jubilee has
been celebrated with great rejoicing by
musicians in Berlin. was born in 1881 and
began to play the violin at years of
age. In 1898 he made a public appear
ance and he has been playing ever since,
In 1Si3 he entered as a student at the
ConscrVatOrium of LeipsiC. and carly in
the Following year his professors per-
mtteh lin to go to London to play IN
public.
L. y. DngIcy. of Kalamazoo Mich,
who is preparing biography of his
father. the late Representative Dingley,
reports that President Mckinley in re-
cent conversation with him said when
YOU come to write of my relations to
Congressman DinElCY say i'm the strong
est and most emphatic terms that ! Of
fercd him the position of secretary of the
treasury and that he declined on the
ground that he could help me more in the
house than in the treasury
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15
MONUMENT. FOR THE SOLDIERS

monument for the soldiers!
And what will ye build it Of?
Can ye build it of marble, or brass, or
bronze,
Outlasting the soldiers love?
Can ye glOrty it with legends
AS grand as their blood hath writ
From the inmost shrine OF this land of
thine
To the outermost verge of it?
And the answer came We would build it
Out OF our hopes made sure,
And out of our purest prayers and tears,
And out OF our faith secure;
We would build IT out of the great white
truths
Their death hath sanctihod,
And the sculptured forms Of the men in
arms
And their faces ere they died.
And what heroic figures
Can the sculptor carve In stone?
Can the marble breast he made to bleed
And the marble lips to moan?
Can the marble brow be fevered?
And the marble eyes be graved
To look their last, as the flag floats past,
On the country they have saved?
And the answer came: The figures
Shall all be fair and brave,
And as beittng. as purely white,
As the stars above their grave.
The marble lips and breast and brow
Whereon the laurel lies
Bequeath us right to guard the flight
OF the old flag in the skies!
A monument for the soldiers!
Built Of the peoples love,
And blazoned and declSed and panoplicd
With the hearts ye build II of!
And see that yc build il stately,
In pillar and niche and gate,
And high in pose as the souls of those
1t would commemorate!
james Whitcomb RiCy,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15
POINTS ON TAXATION.

There axe 2I3 steam railways and 22n
trolley or horse power railways which
pay taxes in Pennsylvania.
OF the $6136 790.64 taxes collected from
the various counties $2,573,4T72S was re-
distributed among the counties
Financial institutions 9aid in taxes to
the state last year $l,0l6,6l617; insurance
companies, $73J,Si9,63, and breweries,
$50, ,47l.32.
OF the sl2 Soj,37i3S paid into the state
treasury the last fiscal year S6 6tS 5S3. a
was contributed by corporations taxable
under Pennsylvania laws.
OF the state revenues contributed hv
corporations steam railways pay $3.50
222,76, or about 80 per cent, and of this
the Pennsylvania Railroad company pays
onc-third,
The following is a summary of pay
ments by financial and other corporations
of the state the last fiscal year: Tax on
capital stock $S,32S, ,62i2S; loans, SSGf, ,3lG IS:
gross receipts S69l j22 90; premiums. $j76,
JOO.SS; bank stock, $500 ijS,77; net earnings,
4.l9; bank examinations, 81, ,7S7Ql; in
terest on state deposits, Si12O7.37; bonus
on charters $ii6, S9I5j; interest and PEN
atty, S5,623.79; total, SG,G6S, 1894.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15
Inadequate Judicial Salaries.

The recently issued report of the
secretary of internal affairs contains
an interesting chapter bearing upon
the state judiciary We quote from
a published synopsis
There was expended ON the judiciary
Of the state last year $C5SUU@.2G The
judges OF the supreme court received
S65,33r2J; Judges of the Superior court
Si9,i1339, judges of the Common Pleas
court, $ii2Sl6,l7; judges of the Orphans
court, $ij,7j2, and associate judges, So
5i5.35, and $llOi1.jO was expended for mis-
Ccllancous purposes. OF the amount
paid the judges OF the Common Pleas
court $dl,69G was used in paying them for
holding court outside of their districts at
the rate of so day. Allen Craig, OF
Carbon made $3,0ll,SO extra in this man
ner; Clinton r. Savidge Northumberland,
$L6liO; IL. NJ Mcclure, Union, Sl,lOl; c.
y. Mayer, Clinton, 81 l,SO3SO; Il. r. Ikclcr,
Columbia, &6il.S0; Edwin Albright, Lc-
high, l,93j2O; S. H. Miller Mercer,
T2If2o; Allen w. EhrgOod. Lebanon.
81 1'G; w. ID. Wallace Lawrence, sl,O7l 60,
ana Edwin NJ. Durham, Wyoming and
sullivan, Sl,@hSO, Fifty-cght judges of
the court of common pleas increased
their compensation by assisting judges
OF other districts.
The sum here mentioned as having
been paid to common pleas court
judges for their total salaries and ex-
penses, including the picks ups" TO
be earned by visiting around, is not
more than cents a year for each in
habitant of Pennsylvania nor more
than 40 cents for each head of family.
1t would be worth a penny or two ex-
ira for each inhabitant to have this
branch Of the state judiciary so placed
with respect to salary that judges
with families to educate and a certain
degree of social prestige to maintain
could meet these proper Responsible
ties without being put TO the unpleas-
ant necessity of having to farm their
talents out among their brethren in
order to make ends meet.
Or, better still. II some of the public
money now squandered in useless con-
stables and justices fees-or, In
palmer words, stolen from the people
under forms of law by a class of petty
officials whose incomes are thus fire.
qCently swellcd beyond that of the
judges ON the bench, although fair
appraisal Of the value OF their services
would hardly rate It above one dollar a
day--could be saved TO the taxpayers
and applied 10 the increase OF judicial
salaries, 1t would undoubtedly repre-
sent very considerable gain in public
dccency as well as tend to attract a
higher standard of professional ability
TO the bench,
When you pause to think what a
judge OH the bench should be; when
you reflect upon the enormous power
and responsibility committed to his
hands. eXtendinG not only over all is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-15
A Conspiracy

VI the New York sun is telling the
", there must be some mean men on
N Street, men even meaner than the
aN NWall street man Is supposed to
be. asserts that for speculative
purposes a number Of Wall street
sharks have hired men to circulate
among the employees of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company and inhamc
them against their employers by telling
lies as to the companys treatment of
them, the object being TO foment a
strike and thereby depress the value
Of the cOmpauy's securities.
The Sun states its case with a great
deal of particularly and also says
that certain newspapers have been en-
listed in the plot. These papers, accor-
ding to the sun, print ingeniously
worded articles calculated to ongender
friction among the company's work
men but not going far enough into
specific statements TO render them
selves liable to prosecution at law. The