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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
Mulberry Items.

Mr. McGredy's sale was will attend
ed, and everything sold well.
We had the heaviest rain here on
last Friday night we have had for
years, and a good deal of hail and a
pretty strong wind.
II Leftover & Co are building a cy-
clone cellar; they aim to put it in the
center so all can get there in time. 1t
was filed with water during the rain
Friday night, aud they have enough
water to last them some time.
The democrats and populists
held convention Saturday after
noon and nominated the following
tick ct: Trustee, r L Bradsn; col
lector and assessor, w f Stilwell;
justices,J b Crook and Joe Bohlken !;
constable, Ben Hines; road overseers
dist. No. III Leftover; 2, Nelson ALI
man; 3, w A Downey; 4, ] Peterson.
The republicans held convention
Tuesday afternoon; did not learn
who was nominated.
Richie Bohlken's family had a
large gathering on last Sunday; the
Germans were in from all directions.
They are nice quiet citizens and COED
neighbors.
Mr. Gray is still hauling wood.
r d Haekett has been helping his
son-in-law build smoke house and
buggy shed.
l. NJ Williams has presented him
self with a wooden hen, constructed
by VanClin & Co, Delaware City,
Del. He has set her with two hun
dred eggs, and she is said to be
good setter.
Miss Jane Braden will teach the
spring and summer school in what is
known as the Lackey district.
Miss Minnie Robinson will teach
the West Point school.
w A Robinson has returned home
from K G, where he has just com
pleted two wears course in the
school. Another year will
attach an NJ. D. TO his name.
We understand that DR. Carpenter
Of Amsterdam, thinks of locating at
Ponce City, Okla.
p A Adkins and family will start
for Oregon the first sf the week.
Miss Yula Tye of Bolton, is visiting
friends in this locality.
Messrs Kinney Worley, Reney Still
well, Clyde Moore, w r Bradsn and
others started for Port Arthur, Tex,
to-day to pick rice. They expect to
get s1.25 per day. Joy go with you
and prosperity attend you, boys.
The thank offering exercises of the
[ P church of Mulberry on March
18th. were conducted by Mrs L W
president of the ladies
socisty. Owing to the
bad roads the attendance was not
large; the offering amounted to S23.
Grandmother Rankin celebrated
her S4th birthday March 18th. May
she live to see many more pleasant
birthdays. MOSES.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

Mrs Paris Lane made a trip to
Spruce Monday.
Lum Green is moving up from the
river on the old Hugh Chambers
farm near Johnstown.
An infant of Mr. and Mrs Bate
Bachelor was buried at SnodRrass
graveyard on Friday of last week.
Capt Newberry says he never saw
as much mud in this country as there
has been during the past year.
Mr. Beam and family moved from
Henry county to a farm FIVE miles
east of Butler.
Russell Ellis, son of Hon. q b Ellis,
who holds a position at Jefferson
City, is home on visit.
Ben Wigger will work for J NJ
Kretzinger this summer.
John Anderson will work for A J.
Gilmore this summer.
Ben Mcbride has gone to Okla, to
lock up a location. His wife is visit
ing her mother, Mrs Young, during
his absence.
w G Hall and James Evans hauled
a load of hogs Friday with a four
beam.
Oak Grove school will be out Fri
day the 24th.
Very little has been done vet in the
way of farming; it is an old saying,
there Is always a seed time and q
harvest" STAR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

other places and states for his health
Mrs Annie Howard aud dAughts
Mrs Mollie Griggs OF Kansas City
were guests of Mrs Judge ColemAs
last Friday.
3 w Gilliland says he wishes ri.
horse would quit untying himH'
every Sunday night, especially vhs,
the roads are muddy, as he doeUl
enjoy wading the mud. RosE
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
The Oregon With Dewey.

Washington, ID. O, MOrch 49,
The navy department has been %
vised Of the arrival at Manila Of Ii
battleship Oregon Tbs follOWirI
is the cablegram received irot
Admiral Dewey: Manila. March i
Secretary Of navy, WashingicE
The Oregon and the Irsi arrived 70
day. The Oregon is in fit conditic
for any duty. DEWEr.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
Poultry Wanted.

Carpenter s. Shaffer will pay six
cents for all mems delivered to us
this and next week We allow no
one to overbid US. Will give advance
in market for poultry should there
be any. CARPENTER & SHAFFER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
DISFIGURED
FOR LIFE

Our little girls huHor commenced with
sfnv sore on one nostrIl, but il kept on spread
ing till we thought she would never get 1t
cured We tried everything we could get,
but il kept getting larger all the time, TIL
both nOstrtls, the upper lip, part Of the toacer
liz, and up one side 10 the eye, teere sot'd sore
We tfougbt there was no cure, and that she
would he disagured far life. Finally we tried
CTrTrTrrA REMEDIES. We used CCTICURA
RrsoryKssr and nearly a box Of CUTIcURA
fointment), and in a short time she was en-
tirely we'll, with no scar or trace OF the hutnot.
Mrs. WN. HICHESTER, Plainville, CT.
sPyTn7 CvRz TREATNEsT FOR ToRTusIFG DisEig-
rF,rn Ur9oKs WITH Loss 0F HAIR. warn baths WIFE
CFrrCr "a soar. gentle anointngs with CCTICCEA' anu
mild dnses Of CCTfCCEA RRsoLFEsf.
oIdthrouchnutthe world. Porter Dare AEn CHEs-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
NatiCa 70 DelInnnents.

Those merchants who have not
yet paid their merchants tax are
hereby notified that they must paw
at once or l will be compelled to
bring suit, 50 time allowed by lav
has already expired. A. B. OWEN.
Treasurer and Ex Oficio Collector.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
AT the Springs,

Ell DORADO SPRINGS, MARCH 81, 80
j. d. ALLEN, BUTLER, Mo
DEAR SIR-Please change the ad
dress of Henry Mudd's paper from
Adrian to ElDorado Springs. Mo,
for the present. We arrived here
with him to day and he is feeling
fine He hadn't been out of the
house for four months until we
started to the train with him.
W. S. MUDD.
The TIMES expresses the ssnti.
ment OF the people of Bates county
when it hopes for Mr.. Mudd's
speedy and complete recovery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

Tablets. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine
has l.. b. q. on each tablet. 52-6m
Spring tiredness il due to an i'm
poverished condition of the blood
and is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which enriches the blood
W. Q. Winters, prominent dem
ocrat of Pleasant Gap township, and
nominee for constable, made US a
pleasant call on Tuesday.
Our young friend A. L Gilmore,
democratic nominee for clerk and
assessor of Deep Water, favored Us
pleasantly on Tuesday.
The two-story frame residence of
Ed Koontz, near Richards Vernon
county, burned Sunday The fire
was caused from a defective fue.
We carry full line Of Groceries
and we do not allow any one to
undersell US. If you come and try
US once you will be sure to come
agein. FRANK SMITH & SoN
Rich Hill Review-The Butler
TINES says the school teachers are
all for Boron for school commits.
sionsr. This is because he has given
perfect satisfaction in tho past.
Leave your order now at Williams
Bros. for Mccormick BINDER, Now
Err or REAPER to be sure to get it,
Great improve ment 10 them this
year; they are the best, strongest
and lightest running machine made.
Jesse Moles and bis bride were in
the city the last of the week. He
is one of our most promising young
farmers, was a soldier in the End
Missouri, and married the pretty
and fascinating Miss Alice Greer on
his return home.
We have no $50 to $40 steel
ranges, but we have them for one
half the money that are as good as
can be bought and we are here to
make our guarantee good
FRANK SMITH & Son.
T. j. Wilson, esq of Foster, stop
ped over in Butler on Monday on his
way to join his son at Colby, Kan,
where he has landed interests and
where he will stay until he harvests
his wheat He favored US pleasantly
and had his paper changed to that
address.
From j. S. Pierce, who was at
Merwin last week on business, we
learn OF the accidental killing of
Reub Clark by the train, last Thsrs-
day. MIR. Clark lived about two
miles south of the town and had
started to walk home on the railroad
track, and it is supposed fell down
or laid down and went to sleep and |
was run over by the night passen-
ger. The body was horribly mutt |
lated. Clark formerly lived in
Adrian, and was somewhat of noted
character.
Attend your township elections
next Tuesday and vote for the fol
lowing democratic nominees, all
good and true men, and well quail |
fed to fill the offices for which they |
are candidates: Trustee, D. L. Ed |
rington; assessor, r. B. Hurt; col
lector. l.. Heinlein; constable, Henry
Goodwin; justices of the peace, ".
F. Hemstreet, B. T. Jeter and VIM.
NJ Skinner; members of township
board, Henry Donovan aud Charles
Dixon.
Don't buy corn planter, sulky.
riding pillow, sulky gang pillow, riding
or walking cultivator, disc harrow,
threshing machine or engine, binder,
mower or reaper, pumps of any kind
or description, wire hog fence.
smooth or barb wire. buggy, surry,
road or family wagon, corn sbeller
or grinder or anything in the imple
ment line, if you want the best at
the lowest price, until you have seen
Williams Rr3g
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

After the winter is oyer comes the
plowiug season; We have single trees
and pillow double trees.
FRANK SMITH g. SoN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

Remember chickens. eggs. butter.
in fact, most everything you have to
sell goes with Us the same az Cash.
and at highest market price.
FRANK SNrTH & Sox.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
Marriage licenses issued by Re.

Marriage licenses issued by Re.
corder Wilson since March 8:
81. W. Pike, of Papinvills to
Miss Mary Lee, of Rich Hill; Frank
B. Leedey to Miss Nellie j. McCrea,
beth of Burdette; Abram Billings to
Miss Minnie Adams, both of Culver;
Frank Campbell to Mrs. Mary Shep
hard, both of Butler; j III. Goodboy,
of Archie, to Miss Berthe III. Laynan,
of Creighton.
lO-Jas A. McElroy, of Virgins,
to Miss Maud L. Coffin, of Butler;
L. E Dsaton to Miss Grace Briscoe,
both of Foster.
11-W. E Thornbrough, of Am
sterdam, to Miss Matte Huffman,
of Butler
lis S. Gratz, to Mrs. Bertha
Rufe, both of Vintop; n. o. Milton,
of Virgins, Nsb., Miss Ola Purkey,
of Adrian; John ". White, Spruce,
to Miss Mary E. Randall. of Butler
15-C f. Stowe to Mrs E. Kush
nsr, both of Amsterdam: J Noiler,
of Butler, to Miss Alice Greer. of
Adrian; j. W. Blankenbaker, Peru,
to Miss Cora ]. Short, of Lone Oak.
16-J. 81. Boyles to Mollis Wright
both Of Butler.
Nv. S Clifford to Miss E. n.
Allen, both of Elkhart.
1S-John Walden to Miss Martba
Everett, both of Butler.
21-George o Watson to Miss
Lulu Grace Browne, both of Rich
Hill
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

NJ. & n Evans Spring Millinery
has arrived, and without a doubt the
stock is more complete in all respects
than ever before.
The blending of the new shades
are pleasing. artistic and appeals to
ones love of the beautiful.
The colors aud standings are ex-
tensivessmong which are the Fuchsia
and Cactus. Roses are still ia the
lead for flower favorites.
Angel wings furnish us with the
must exquisite effects in Ibis liRe
And we again extend 2 cordial invi
tGtjoD to all II. < y. Evans.
1925 Opera House Block.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23
To Cure a Coldin One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure. 2Jc. The genuine
has l.. b. .. on each tablet. 52-6m
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

Spring tiredness il due to an i'm
povsrished condition of the blood
and is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilia,
which enriches the blood
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

W. @. Winters, a prominent dem
ocrat of Pleasant Gap township, and
nominee for constable, made US a
pleasant call on Tuesday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-23

Our young friend A. L Gilmore,
democratic nominee for clerk and
assessor of Deep Water, favored Us
pleasantly on Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
USED A REVOLVER
TO ESCAPE BUNKO MEN
0. 2. Hanna of Yellowstone Fame
Has a Thrilling Experience
in CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June 10. F. Hanna of
Sheridan, Wyo., came To Chicago to-day
To see ID. X. Pearson relative to funds for
the Northern Wyoming University. To-
Gated at Sheridan. Hanna is a wholesale
grocer of sheridan. 1t was he who pub
Hshed the first description Of Yellowstone
Park. and it was partly through these de
seriptions and partly through his exer-
lions that the Government sent commits
sion in lS72 to explore the region and aft
erWafd made IT national park.
AT Aurora he WAS approached by the
usual affabie stranger. who called him by
name and inquired after the health Of
many Wcll-knoWn Sheridan people He
was induced to leave the train at Thirty
second street. and soon found himself in
room with four men, one Of whom
locked the doors and pOcketed the key
Iianya saw the trap. and drawing a re-
NoiNer. gave peremptOrY order to have
the door opened. ne fred a shot in the
direction Of the man who decoyed HIM to
the place 10 show he was not bluffing The
door was opened, and driving the men be-
fore him. he reached the street
He had 5000 with him, and it makes HIM
faint when he thinks how narrowly ne
csc; ped losing IL.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
Ministers MAY Use Tobacco

Inc tobacco overture. sent down bv
the General Assembly was the feature
OF general interest and discussion pre-
sented before Monongahela Presbyterv
OF the United Presbyterian Church
recently, at its session in the Eighth
united Presbyterian Church. Van Braam
street, Rev. j. NJ. Wallace, DID. pas-
TOR. The three clauses of the tobacco
overture were voted upon separately.
ana many of the leading divines took
an active part in the discussion. All
except the clause fOrbidding the licen-
sure and ordination of candidates for
the ministry who use tobacco were de-
Ieated by the heavy vote of about three
20 Iorty-e1ght, while the one in ules-
tlon was defeated by four votes. there
oelng twenty-five yeas and twentv-six
noes. A resolution was then passed tO
the effect that While the presbvtery-
had not voted in favor of the overture
II urged Its candidates for the ministry
ana the officers of the church to re-
irain from the use of tobacco. The ma
Joflty OF the ministers. before voting
against the overture, wished to be dis
unctly understood that while thev con-
sldered the use of tobacco an evil thew
We're opposed to placing a special fuI-
ing In reference to it in the book Of
church government, as it would be un-
wise to legislate against every sin
Speclncally.-PittSbur Times
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
WADE COMMITTED FOR
MURDER AT HONOLULU
Former Cook of the Australia Must
Answer for the Killing of
Gillespie

VANCOUVER, B. c.. June T.-George
Wade, the colored cook of the San Fran
cisco steamer Australia, was on June
committed for trial by a jury at Homo
lulu on the charge of having shot and
killed William Gillespie, a cook on that
vessel, nearly a month ago. Wade ran
amuck on the steamer while drunk and
intended to shoot Sidney c. Boyd, \the
colored butcher of the Australia, against
whom he had grudge on a trifing ques-
tion. He met him in the saloon, where a
fierce Scuffie occurred.
Wade appeared in court with handker-
chief tied closely about wound on his
head. inflicted by Constable Harry Evans
before the arrest could be made. Wit
nesses related that three shots had been
fired. one of them at Boyd when they
We're scuffiing. and the, other two at Gil,
lispie. after the latter had interfered and
threatened Wade. First officer Lawless
of the Australia and Thomas Rreslin, a
member of the crew, told of the shooting,
and all agreed that the accused was under
the. influence of liquor at the time. They
gave him a good character as far as or
binary occasions were concerned. The de-
Tense reserved its case. The trial will
come off I'm ,IllV.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
ORDINANCE ATTACKED
BY LIQUOR DEALER
Joseph Vierra Seeking to Have
Rio Vista Law Declared
Invalid

RIO VISTA. June 1Z-Attorney Frank
X Josephs of San Francisco for Joseph
Vierra, to-day served notice on Town
Clerk George c. Dobbins that on Mon
day. June 2G, a writ of mandate would
be asked for from the Superior Court Of
this county compelling the Clerk to is
sue license to Vierra for the sale Of
liquors within the corporate limits Of
Rio Vista.
The request of Vierra for the license
had been refused by Clerk Dobbins A
legal battle has been waged against Vierra
by the town authorities for some time.
Nierra opened and conducted a saloon
here without first having obtained a IL
cense. He applied through the Town
Trustees for one, but the request was
denied. in accordance with an ordinance
which provides that any person desiring
TO open and conduct a saloon in Rio Vista
shall present a petition signed by twelve
the saloon is TO be conducted Vierra was
subsequently arrested and pleaded guilty
carrying the case to the Superior Court
which decided against him. Thereafter
he tried selling sandwiches and giving
beer with them, and was arrested. Two
juries disagreed.
Nlerra now contends that the ordinance
Is unconstitutional, being contrary to ar
ucle "a, section 4, of the State constitu-
uon, which provides that each act shall
embrace but one subject which subject
shall be expressed in it's title The plain
TIN AYERS that the ordinance is without
such title. The case will be fought to
Jhe end by the town authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
A New Collectino Fad

The revival Of the stamp-coTecting craze
Is having hard time Women are not IN
terested. and when they are Indifferent. a
craze seldom survives for long. The post
er craze, the button craze and the badge
craze all have run their course The lat
est IS the cross-gun craze. A young wom-
an living on Ferry street has set out 10
secure set of cross-guns of every in
fantry regiment. a set of cross-sabers Of
every cavalry regiment and set of cross
cannon of every artillery regiment in the
regular army. She secured a copy of the
Army and Navy Journal. learned the
headquarters of every regiment then
wrote to the sergeant major Of each regi-
ment, asking him TO send a her expense.
a set of his regiments cross-guns, sabers
or cannon, as the case might be She has
embroidered piece of white satin three
feet square. and as the cross-guns arrive
she pins them on it in rotation Thus far
she has collected over half a complete set
Many sergeants have sent her souvenir
cartridges. bullets or buttons with the
cross-guns, and these viii be stitched on
the satin as a border.-Buffalo Express
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
WHAT INSURRECTIONS
HAVE COST SPAIN
Enormous Expenditures Incurred in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the
PhiljpDines

MADRID. June 1.-THE budget was sub
mitted to the Cortez to-day by the FL
nance Minister Senor Vi!laverde. 1t
showed that the expenditures for the
colonies since the commencement of the
insurrection in Cuba to the end of March,
1899, were 1,969 .315 600 pesetas, of which
!, 1856 .269 900 pesetas were for Cuba, 097 eco
for Porto Rico, and 165 ,9SS,OOl pesetas for
the Philippines. OF these sums, 445,279'0o9
pesetas are represented by bonds and
other securities outstanding.
In introducing the budget. Senor Villa
verde speaking of the colonial debts said
it was to be expected that the. United
States would assume these obligations
but the Americans having refused to meet
them. Spain would be pleased to pay them.
tobacco revenue was proposed as a
guarantee for new loan of 800 600, 900
pesetas.
The Minister asked for authority to open
negotiations with the foreign holders of
Spanish bonds to obtain their consent to
the imposition of a tax upon the income
from Spains exterior debt. W bich is i'm
possible without such consent, owing to
the Governments formally written
promise
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
USES FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS
They Will Clean Windows, Fortify
Scant Bedding and Chink Crevices.

The. thrifty housekeeper finds many
uses for her favorite newspaper after she
has read the news, studied the bargain
advertisements and cut out what she
wants for her scrapbook There is moth
ing so good as newspapers, not even cha
mois skin. for polishing glass, whether 1t
be window panes or lamp chmneys: next
to the patent paper, which comes for the
purpose, they make the very best carpet
lining, and are also mothproof. though. to
be sure, for this one needs d good many,
as several thicknesses are necessary.
If. when dirty work is to be done. you
spread newspapers double on table or
floor you will save yourself no end of
cleaning and scrubbing. The poor mans
blanket is made of three thicknesses of
newspaper, joined together and basted be-
tween cotton covers, like quilt. 1t rus
ties a little, to be sure. but it is warm
and cheap. And four thicknesses of
newspaper. cut to fit the sole and worn
inside the shoe, makes an excellent sub
stitute for a felt insole, having the double
advantage that it takes up less room and
can be put in fresh every day at abso-
lutely no expense.
Nor is there any ice blanket equal to
Sunday blanket sheet" Ice wrapped in
one of these will last twice or three times
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
WOMAN LOST IN
AUSTRALIAN BUSH
Thrilling Experience Of
Mrs. YeOman.
SUBSISTS ON WILD FRUIT
WANDERS ABOUT FOR EIGHT
DAYS.
In a Pitiab1e Condition, the Wife of
an American Tourist Reaches
the Cabin of
Settler.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 17.-Eight
days of wandering in the dense
Australian bush with scarcely any food
except the wild fruits that could be
gathered was the recent experience OF
Mrs James Yeoman. an American woman
from Tennessee. Mrs. Woman and her
husband had been travelling through
Australia for several months. hunting and
fishing and visiting points of interest
They left Melbourne early in May ana
went out on the upper Murray on WIN
ter Opossum hunting trip.
After having been in the camp for
few days Yeoman went out to fix up some
snares and never returned. The woman n
remained alone in camp for two days and
then went in search of her husband but
failed to find him. She then wandered for
eight days. Subssting on nettles, fern
roots and raw .opossum flesh.
Finally she proceeded to follow down
stream of water hoping to reach set
tlement While travelling she encountered
a mob of wild dogs and had to take refuge
in tree. The animals, the woman said,
crowded around the tree for several
hours. snarling, swapping and showing
their teeth Some Wallabys or small rab-
bits coming, the dingoes made after them
and the woman pushed on, reaching the
hut of a man named O'ConnOr in ter
rble plight.
The facts were reported to the police,
who are searching the locality but S
snow has since fallen little hope is en-
tertained of their finding the missing man
alive
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
Scene Of tbe Killing Of Farmer jones.


mand the Monadnock, to succeed Cap
tain Nicholas, deceased. Captain j. c.
MCGOWAN has been detached from the
Newport training station and ordered
to the command of the Monterey Lieu
tenant w. w. Eberle has been ap-
pointed flag lieutenant and Ensign r.
B. Johnson, flag secretary, to Rear Ad-
miral Watson, commanding the Asiatic
station.
Naval Constructor Capps. who has
been stationed at Manila and Hong
kong for nearly a year past and to
whose efforts was due the salvage of
the sunken Spanish cruisers Isla de
Luzon and Isle de Cuba, hes been re-
ieVed and ordered to return. to the
United States Constructor HobsOn.
who has been assisting Constructor
Capps in the reconstruction of these
vessels, will remain at Hongkong in
charge Of this work.