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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-25

ngntly OH MIS-. Aaan"ho ecoVi-
mony.
He practically closed by refer
ring to the statutes and telling the
court that he was held on the
wrong charge-that the only
charge which could successfully be
brought against lin was common
assault. He then tried to show
that the mother had compounded a
felony. He became greatly excited
and often had tears in his eyes. He
tried to impress the Judge with the
fact that he did not wish him te
render hasty judgment but to take
the matter under advisement. HI
made a soul-stirring and eloquen,
appeal, and, though somewhat dis
nected, showed considerable his
trionic talent. He spoke most feel
ingly of his relations with thu
Shearer family, and repeated agar
and again that he was glad to tel
the Court and all in it that h
belonged to that family. He sait
} that the county attorney hat
painted him "blacker than tn
: hinges of hell" He then clOse'
) after thanking the Court ant
county attorney for kindness t.
him.
County Attorney Scales made hi
closing argument on behalf of tn
) State in the Watkins case too lat
for publication last evening. III
t carefully reviewed all the testi
} mony pro and con in the entir
matter, and closed with the reques
2 that the accused be bound over t
3 await trial in the district court.
r At the conclusion Of his speed
t Justice Hartman announced his in
: tention of taking the matter unde
5 advisement until today at 9 O clocl
in order to consider the evidence
l at which time he would render hi
decision.
At the opening of court thi
1 morning the usual crowd of int
: rested listeners were present an
expectancy was expressedon ever.
: face. After court had convene
0 his honor Judge Hartman ad
9 dressed the prisoner; he said: "Chas
a V. Watkins, this has been long
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

It is claimed John B. Egger,
cashier of the the First National
Bank of. Appleton City, owns the
finest herd OF Hereford cattle in the
state.
At Moontown, near Bonnie Terre,
Mo, Tuesday, jealousy caused Frank
Yeager to kill his wife and man
named Powell, and cut his own
throat
When the good citizens of our city
understand that it is absolutely nee.
essary to have an additional levy in
order to have nine months school
they will certainly vote it.
A heavy hail and rain storm pre-
vailed at Carthage Friday evening.
Rain and hail fell in torrents and
much damage was done in the city
by the high winds which prevailed
at the time.
Only the serious illness of the
sheriff wife prevented the lynch.
ing of Louis Morgan, negro, charg
ed with attempt at robbery and
assault upon Mrs. Yves Brooks, at
Warrensburg one day last week
Twenty young farmer boys living
near Carbondals, Kansas, decided to
give MFR. and Mrs. George Marley
a chivari Saturday night. Marley
warned them to desist and then
opened fire on them with a shotgun,
badly weundipg three.
Mrs Gilfllau. of Carthage, Me-,
has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against John D. McCrillis for
killing her husband. The killing
took place in Carthage last Deem
Der, and grew out of Gilfillan's
intimacy with Mrs. McCIillis.
The city council has bought a new
and improved street grader similar
to the one in use at Rich Hill The
grader has arrived and it is to be
hoped will. without delay, be put to
work leveling the streets which are
in desperately bad condition fer
travel.
We are Informed that one of the
Judges of the school election marked
off the Eyes" on the levy proposition
before handing out the tickets to the
voters. And it is noteworthy that
this particular Judge has no children
to go to school.
The people over at Pleasaaten,
Kansas. are highly elsted over the
discovery of lead and zinc near that
town. In the Jumbo" mine chunks
of lead weighing ten pounds are be-
ing brought to the surface. Great
excitement prevails and all the lands
around the town is being leased
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

A Jackson, q prominsnt and in.
1uentiAl citizen of Rockville. sends
In remittance for renewal
S B. Beckett, who moved from
Adrian to Panama, Mo, orders the
lines to his address
Miss Mary Swift, formerly Of
Butler, now living at Horton, No
orders the TINES TO her address
Rev. John r AtwilI will hold
services at St MARKS church next
Sunday, April % Everybody cor.
daily invited TO attend.
R NJ Wilson, promiusnt stock
man OF Bolton, No. made Us a
pleasant call on Monday in company
with our young friend Lloyd Nc
Kibben.
Our esteemed friend T ". Har-
ding, formerly Of this county. now s
prosperous citizen OF Reece, Kan,
remembers US substantially on his
subscription.
Our old friend John Winegardnsr
a prosperous and substantial farmer
of Spruce township, favored US
pleasantly and systematically the last
ST the week, while in the city on
business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
JTLER WEEKLY TINES
LOCAL ITEMS
TINES telephone number 81.

Insure your property with Frank
Allen. I9tf.
Will Bernhardt has his name en-
/ olsd for THE TIMES.
For sale or trade "A second han
sap buggy. EVERETT DRYsDALE.
The trees are leafing out and in q
week or so the woods will be green
gain.
Our highly esteemed friend, W. p.
assier. has the date on his paper
hs ahead into the new century.
Corn is selling at 80 to 35c per
eashsl on our streets The quality
regulates the price more or less.
The county Jail 1T Osce ola was
|ondemned by the grand jury, and
a'e pfoef vaults for the records were
demanded.
county Treasurer Andy Owen and
NE visited relatives and friends in
as north part of the county Sstur-
~ and Sunday.
BEST aulky pillow on earth at Will,
ans Bros. Sold on guarantee and
1a plow can be tried before making
astlsment.
William Foley the young man
.sa'ged with killing his mother and
ss'er near Liberty, Mo, has been
alsssed from Jail,
We believe if our people properly
.aasfstanl the school proposition
= inree.fourths of our voters will
''s iOr the additional levy
Y ~. Balsw, a prominent AMI in
ssntial citizen { + Deep Water town
y favored US with q pleasant call
renewed for his paper
ok months school would demon
j our grades, throw the children
Year and we wonld feel the
4saects of it for years to come
sae new grader works all right on
side streets. Wonder what 1t
.S.a do ii the street commissioner
"aa tackle the ruts and bumps on
4sa Main and Ohio streets.
the new Gang Plow, (The
lner, at Williams Bros ssprivil-
Of trying the pillow, before pay
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
FOtLLY MURDERED.
WEE. bereherding, a German CiIizeR
Shot Ia His Own Home by
Rnhhar

hobOeF.
On last Sunday evening, between
S and O'Clock, VIM. Bercherding.
prominent and thrifty German
farmer, living three miles north of
Rockville, ia Hudson township, was
called into his yard and confronted
by stranger who presented q re-
yolver to his head and demanded
his money. The old man protested
that he had no money with him,
when the rohber told him TO &c into
the house and find it, and if be ran
he would shoot him. Mr.. Bercher-
ding stepped into the house and
slammed the door and attempted TO
hold it, when the robber shot him
through a side window, the bullet
entering his back where the suspend
srs cross He dropped to the floor
and the robbsr kicked him aside and
ordered his wife, the only other per-
son on the place, to Hud the money
under penalty of death, but the old
lady protested SO strongly that they
din not have any money in the house
that he finally gave up and left the
premises. The wife then alarmed
the neigebors and a vigilant search
WAS instigated but no trace
of the robbsr could be discovered.
Sheriff Mudd was telegraphed on
Monday and he and prosecuting at.
torney, 81. @. Clark, went to the
scene They secured a pretty fair
description Of the robber from Mr..
Bercherding, and have hopes Of
bringing the miscreant to Justice
Sheriff Mudd said that they had two
savage watch dogs shut up in room
of the house at the time and he is at
loss to understand why the wife
did not turn them loose While the
old gentleman was living when these
gentlemen left for home. the doctor
in attendance assured them that he
could not possibly survive the
wound.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

Our highly esteemed friend Jno.
N Graham observes his annual Gus.
tom OF many years, and has hia dates
SCI ahead 10 the new century mark.
for which he Will accept cur thanks
Mr.. aud Mrs. Peter Lane. who
have located IN Sedalla, were in the
city Monday packing their house
hold effects Mr. Lane has rented
business house IN SsdAlia and will
open out boot and shoe store.
The fuDersl of John A. Briggs.
who died at his home on East Pleas
ant street Sunday afternoon, of
pueunonia, took place frsm the fam
lily residence Monday at 2:3e o'clock.
p. IN after which the remains were
laid to rest IN Oak Hill eemetrsy.
All implements sold on a guaran-
tee at Williams Bros. IL not the
best you ever used return them TO US.
A pstitioR has been sent to the
Governor from Vernon county re.
questing him not to call an extra
election for that county TO elect "A
successor to Representative j ID.
Ellis. deceased. The petitioners
claim that owing to the nearnsss OF
the close Of the session and heavy
expense 10 the county Of holding an
election il would be q useless ex-
penditure OF money.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

The order of the county court to
post no more bills on coal house in
the court yard was disobeyed by the
bill poster for the pony and dog
show, and his by refusal to remove
the paper at request of the Sheriff,
who informed him of the order of
the court, it cost the show so.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

the court yard was disobeyed by the
bill poster for the pony and dog
show, and his by refusal to remove
the paper at request of the Sheriff,
who informed him of the order of
the court, it cost the show so.
Williams Bros. will continue to
slaughter prices on Buggies until
May 1st Don't fail to buy now if
you will need one this year
The Sparks family, living about
four miles southwest of town, have
certainly had their share Of sickness.
In the past three weeks three mem
bers of the family, two daughters
and a son, one after the other, have
been down with pneumonia. The
son is still sick but DR.. Boulware,
the attending physician, reports him
better and hopes to have him up
soon.
Mrs. j. III. Vaughan and Mrs. z
j. Williams entertained their many
lady friends at an elegant luncheon
from 6 to 9 o'clock Tuesday evening,
at the commodious home of the
former on South Main street. The
same evening Misses Edith and
Marion Vaughan entertained q num-
Der of their young friends.
The trial of Mrs. Ewing at Mary
vile, No, for the murder of her
sister.in law resulted in an acquittal.
When the verdict was read Mira.
Ewing and her husband jumped
from their seats, threw their arms
around each other aud kissed Mrs
Ewing then TUNED and embraced
her mother and aunt. While this
was going on cheer after cheer went
up from the 500 people who had
been waiting in the court room for
the verdict
The resignation of Miss Wayne
Sisson, handed to the school beard,
was accepts d at me stiDg of that
body Friday night and Mics Kate
Colyer was employed 30 fill out the
term. Miss Sisson was unable to
continue her school daties On &C
count of sickness, which WAS very
much regretted by both the beard
and pupils of the young lady 8 room.
This was her first year in the Butler
schools aud her work gave general
satisfaction.
Circuit Judge j. z. Cooper of Mt
Sterling, KY, favors Us with re-
nswal. Our people will remsmber
Judge Cooper when rs visited our
city in 1891 and was of such valUs-
BILE assistance to tbs attorneys for
the defense int abe famous murder
trial of Harlan Turner for killing
AcVsigh. Judge Cooper is an able
lawyer, ard 9 genial, clever eertIs-
man His popularity at home was
shown by his reelection by a large
majority. at the last election.
J.B. Adair. who has been spend
ing the past ten days in Chicago
buying goods, has returned home.
He says he bought literally, and
that he believes he will have one of
the pretsisst lines OF dress goods be
has ever offered for sale in this city
So those looking for the latest and
newest fabrics will find what they
want at this store and at the right
prices. Go see the pretty things ct
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

Williams Bros. will continue to
slaughter prices on Buggies until
May 1st Don't fail to buy now if
YOU will need one this wear.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20

Our good friend @. j. Pahlnan, a
farmer living west of the
city, favored US pleasantly and sub
stantially while in the city Monday
He said the farmers are forging
ahead with their work,
up for lost time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
BUSINESS BOOMING.
Has Never Been Equaled in
All It's History.

Business is booming on the Iowa Cen
trail, despite the rumors that the road
will soon pass into the hands of one
or more of the trunk lines. Said TN Of
fetal of the Central:
Never before in the history of the road
has its business excelled what It is enjoy
ing at the present time; although far bet
ter supplied with rolling stock than ever
before, the Central to-day is handicapped
by lack of a sufficient number of locomo-
tives to handle the traffic. Every avail
able engine has been put into the service,
and this includes many an old one which
has been retired, and yet the traffic of the
road cannot be rushed as 1t should be.
Engineers and fremen have been worked
to the very limit of their endurance, and
to relieve the strain upon them new
class of engineers has just been examined
from the ranks of the firemen. and the
new engineers, as well as the old ones,
are putting in on an average of nearly 1s
hours day in desperate effort to move
the accommodating business. I have never
seen anything like it in all the years of my
railroad experience"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
President MncLenn Gives PRONE
Use of Imposing Ceremonies.

George z. Mclean, the new president
of the State University of Iowa, has
rented the fine residence of the late
DR.. Schaeffer in Iowa City, and his fam
lily will receive a royal welcome from
the citizens. DR.. Mclean and his wife
are now iii the city and arrangements
have been made for impressive cere-
monies on September 90, at which time
the new president will be installed
with programme as follows:
Induction into office by Gov. Shaw.
Congra tulatory addresses as follows:
On behalf of faculties, Emlin McClain,
chancellor of law department
On behalf of alumni, Hon. Howard M.
Remley, president Alumni association.
On behalf of sister colleges of the state,
President Cyrus Northup, Minnesota uni
versity.
1.-THE Republic of Letters" President w.
r. Harper, of Chicago university
During the forenoon an alumni foot
ball game will be played. The inau-
guration takes place in the afternoon.
The railroads have been requested to
make reduced rates, and more than
likely the request will be granted, which
will bring into our city several thou
sand visitors for the occasion. Pros
poets are exceptionally bright for the
university the coming year and Prof.
Currier predicts phenomenal attend
ance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
NEW BANKS.
List of Those Authorized to Do Busi-
ness in Iowa and Names of
the Officers.

New banks have been authorized by
the auditor of state as follows:
Danish American savings bank of Ring
sted, Emmett county; capital, $4,000; B. F.
Robinson, president; John Bows, vice pres
ident; L. p Gjermo, cashier; all of Arm
strong.
Ringsted state bank of Ringsted, EN-
met county; capital, $4,000; Tom Sherman,
Of Bancroft, president; George E. Boyle, of
Whitemore, vice president; B. F. Corse, Of
Algona, cashier.
Grundy county savings bank of Grundy
Center; capital. $4,000; s. r. Raymond,
president; E. M. Sargent, vice president;
H. s. Beckman, cashier.
Eldridge savings bank of Eldridge, Scott
county; capital, $4,000; e. NJ Burmeister,
Of Donahue, president; M. H. Calderwood.
of Eldridge, vice president; H. w. Bruhn.
of Davenport, cashier.
~ Farmers savings bank of Kalona, Wash
ington county; capital $4,000; Samuel
Maratt, president; G. A. Abbott, vice pres
ident; John NJ. Van Kirk, cashier.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
NEW RAILWAY TOWNS.
There VIII BE Twenty-one Along the
New Line the Northwestern
Road Is Building.

There are to be 81 new towns along
the new Northwestern road building
from Belle PLANE to Blue Earth, Mimi,
all controlled by the Iowa and Minne-
sofa Town Site company of Mason City.
The roadbed of this company is nearly
all graded and the 72-pound steel rails
are being laid at the rate of two miles
per day. The new towns in Minnesota,
four in number, have already been plat
ted and sale of lots has begun. AS is
usual in the opening of new towns, lots
will be offered at auction. The town of
Brice is named for w. E. Brice, the pres
ident of the Iowa, Minnesota & North
western Railway company. The latter
town has already newspaper, the first
issue being printed few days ago. The
new road is expected to benefit Mason
City materially and real estate, as the
result, is selling freely and at good
prices. The Northwestern has just or
dered $4,000 roundhouse of so stalls
built in Mason City. This means that
the city will be an important division
point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
Bryan,s Patriotism.

william j. Bryan has just opened
the campaign in Nebraska at O'Neil
before 10000 enthusiastic people and
has proved himself prepared for any
emergency.
His speech was full of patriotism
and attempts ofrepublicans to confuse
him utterly failed.
While Mr.. Bryan was speaking on
state issues republican in the
audience yelled:
''Why didn't you go to Cuba?"
Quick as flash and sharp as pistol
shot came the answer:
~ offered my services to republi-
can president the day the war was
declared. That offer was never
accepted. I then raised a regiment Of
my own. When the treaty of peace
was signed resigned because I be-
lieved this country was in more danger
than Cuba and I came home to fight
republicans.
II had five months of peace in the
army and have had constant fighting
since came out"
Silver Mr.. Bryan characterized as a
corpse" that would show remarkable
vitality in 1900, and amid tumultuous
applause he declared he would never
stop his effort in behalf Of independent
bimetallism until the fate of this
nation were taken out of the hands OF
London bankers and restored to the
American people.
Referring to the republican claim OF
prosperity as justification of the
gold standard, Mr.. Bryan pointed out
that in six months succeeding Mr..
McKinley's election more banks and
business houses failed than in the
corresponding period of the previous
year.
Things got so bad, he continued,
'sthat many people really thought ]
was elected. Iaughter.) According
to the ante-election predictions of re-
publican papers, who can doubt that
for six months 1 was president of the
united SUaUeS."
The speaker then pointed out how {
wheat failure and the discovery O
new gold fields had decreased the
supply of grain and increased the
volume of money, and declared thai
any prosperity that ensued from these
causes was a sufficient vindication Of
the free silver theories.
William j. Bryan has proved his
patriotism by his deeds. If he did not
light the Spaniards in Cuba it was
because President Mckinley feared te
give him the opportunity. He is now
engaged in serving his country witt
the highest patriotism and the people
of the United States will reward hin
with the presidency in 19O0.-Th,
Chicago Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
Tom Reed a copperhead?

Hon. Thomas B. Reed, late a much
worshipped leader of the republican
party, is, according to some of the
organs and mouth pieces of the
Mckinley administration, full feged
copperhead, the endearing name they
apply to all who do not approve of the
attempt that is being made to subju.
gate the Filipinos. Last Thursday
according to Portland, Maine, dis.
patch ''Thomas B. Reed took part in a
discussion with two Portland men and
plainly expressed his sentiment in
regard to the war in the Philippines.
One of the friends with him, who is a
radical expansionist, remarked that
to withdraw our troops from the
Philippines now would humiliate ou1
nation before the world. Mr.. Reed
replied: You don't think those
Filipinos would chase our soldiers
1000 miles, if they should start fol
home, do you?
The Portland man responded thai
1T was not the fear of the Filipinos
but humiliation in the sight of othel
nations that was referred to, where
upon Mr.. Reed said:
L have always observed that with
individuals the fear of humiliation is
exactly in proportion as they deserve
it, and l believe the same principle
holds good with nation as with a
person. Some people seem to be afraid
that these Filipinos will put theil
tongues in their cheeks at us. They
have done that already. They have
watched our failure as others have. ]
don't know how long it will be before
the American people get tired OF
spending $50, 0o0,O a year trying to
conquer these people, but it does not
seem to me it will be very long. can
conceive that freedom is just as DEAF
to them as it is to us and that they
will fight for 1t just as long,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
Hauling Down the Fag.'

Republican politicians who are
'crooking the pregnant hinges of the
kline that thrift may follow fawning,''
are loud in their protests that the
American flag once run up must never
be hauled down.
This appeal to the bias of patriot
ism is made to excuse the war in the
Philippines.
But not all republicans are so bound
to the imperial throne of Emperor
Mckinley as to approve an unjust wal
simply because the president is moved
by an unworthy ambition.
Former Senator Henderson of Mis-
souri, is an able republican, but he has
ideas of his own concerning hauling
down the flag.
III don't belieye,' says the former
senator, 'that you can drive people
to fall in love with anything or that
you can shoot American patriotism
into anybody. When the American
flag ceases to be the emblem of liberty
let it be hauled down. l know of but
one flag, and that is the one which
proudly floats 'o'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave 1t will
never float gracefully over land of
slaves"
But, worse Than this, the flag in Sulu
guarantees not only slavery, butpOlyo-
amy as well.
In further discussing this question,
Henderson says: 81 would now nego-
tate with the Filipinos to take Ma.
Mia as naval station and then help
them to establish a republic of their
own, the United States agreeing to
aid them in the good work and to pro-
tect them from any threatened inter-
ference with their free institutions,
they to return to us the $4,000, 200
which Spain received from us on a
defective title"
This proposition comibg from a re-
publican is given here for what it is
worth. 1t simply illustrates that
Mark Hanna is much mistaken when
he asserts that there is no political
issue in the Philippine question.
Not only is there political issue in
this question, but there is also cause
for differences Of opinion among lead
ing republicans.
Nobody wants to dishonor the flag,
but no one dishonors it more than he
who would make it protector of slav-
cry and savagery.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-09-26
snfe RIown Onen.

The post Office safe in Fonda was
blown open and about three dollars in
money and 5000 in stamps were taken,
but the crooks in making good their
escape lost the stamps in the back yard,
where they were found by Postmaster
Madison, so that aside from the de-
struction of the safe and damage to the
building the loss was light. Entrance
was effected into the building by taking
out panel from door in the rear and
a half-inch hole was then drilled
through the safe door next to the COM
bination and charge of dynamite in
serted