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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13

W L. Jackson who has been on
the sick list for some time, is i'm
proving.
JOhnstown school commenced last
Monday with Arthur Roe of Apple
ton City as teacher
John Rains who is working close
TO Rich Hill, came home Saturday to
see his family.
The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
o. Dudley, that died last Monday
evening, was buried in Johnstown
cemetery.
Two daughters and one son of Joe
Wetzel are sick with typhoid fever.
We regret to learn of the death oi
the 4-year-old son of William Spears.
who died of typhoid fever Sunday,
Sept. 8.
Quite a number of the boys of this
section cut broom corn for Mr..
Stevens this week.
Little Beauford Ofill is quite sick
at this writing.
Willie Shelton went to MOntrose
on business last week.
We understand that the Appleton
City celebration was a decided sue
cess.
Everybody should go and listen to
Harvey Clark Saturday night, Sept.
15, at p. m, at Spruce.
The hop at Lum Fosters Monday
night was all right.
Dali Drake threshed Monday.
Miss Matte Dean is teaching mu-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13
SPECIALS for STREET FAIR.
by DEACON BROS 500.

To the mother of the finest boy
baby under = years old, | lbF. +.
bon bou>. 5ur
baby under > years. 10 +. T. bon
bOu>. Juc.
foot brass bound ralc to The
man with the biggest i,.pt. soc.
lack plane 10 The plaiuesr man.
! pair calliperS 10 the most bow
legged man
best plate Rabbit apples. pair
pocket shears value so
best plate Gano apples, l pair
pocket shears. value Gec.
best plate Grimes Golden apples.
pair Iine pocket shears. value 6Oc.
best plate Belletiower apples, pair
tine pocket shears. value 6Oc.
best plate White Winter Pippin
apples. pair fine pocket scissors.
value Guc.
best plate peaches. pair pocket
scissors. 1oc: "a prize > bottles Gil-
lets extract vanilla. JOc.
best plate grapes. > gal. Perfection
coal oil. value ti:Jt
best peck early Rose potatoes. :
gal. Perfection coal oil. value. DOC.
"a prizr. ; bottles Gillet's extract
lemon and vanilla. value JOc.
best peek Burbank potatoes. ; cal
Perfection coal oil. value G5c: 1nd
prize. > bottles Gillet'> extract lemon
and vanilla. value JUc.
best peek early Michigan potatoes.
> gal Perfection coal oil. value Doc.
best display onions. > or more va
rieties. > gal Perfection coal oil. G5r;
I'd prize. , bottles Gillet's extract of
lemon and vanilla. SOC.
best peck onions. any variety. :
, gal Perfection coal oil value G:Jc.
best bunch celery. = gal. Perfection
coal oil. value GJc.
best hall bushel turnips , bottles
Gillet seNtract lemon ana vanilla. zoe.
Heaviest watermelon. , bottles
tiillet's extract. value JOc.
HandsOmest cotton Jhilt. = bot
ties Gellet : extract lemon and ya-
Mia. 5Oc.
Handsome~t worsted crazy quilt.
bottles Dillet : extract lemon and
vanilla. JOc.
Handsomest home made rug. one
American round washer. value 81
Oldest quilt or bed sprrad. ) gal
Perfection coal oil. value GJc.
best home made sun bonnet. , bot
ties Gillet = extract lemon and vanilla.
value JOc.
best rag carpet by lady from the
country. > gal. coal oil. 7jc.
HandSome~t stand cover. bottles
Gillet' : extract lemon and vanilla. soc
best specimen carpentry or cabinet
work by boy under II. carpenter
tools. value -.
best specimen hand painted china.
bottles GiIlet's extract lemon and
vanilla. zoe.
best gal OF sweet picked peaches or
pears. put up with H.. Hientz white
picking vinegar. one dOz. large cans
OF III. j. Hientz Tomato Soup.
best display of cheese, bottles
Gillet = extract lemonand vanilla, JOc.
best loaf Of bread, made from our
our Goodlander flour 1s-lb pail II.
j. Hientz x 90. Keystone mince meat.
best lot Of hogs, any age OF breed,
, hogs. -.
best pair mules. 50.
Finest boy baby under 2 years. 2
gal pail H. J. Hientz & Co.'S sweet
preserved pickles.
Finest girl baby under 2 years, ,
gal. crock II. J. Hientz & Co Key
stone preserves.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. No need to dyn-
amite your body when DR.. King :
New Life Pills do the work SO easily
and perfectly. Cures headache, con-
sfipation- Only 25 cents at H. l.
fuckers, Druggist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13
SPECIALS for STREET FAIR
ny DEACON BROS. a co.

For best display of corn in the ear
| .o;sed in Bates county, one 14-inch
.tsel beam Moline walking pillow val
/ ned at $l4. i.
For best driving horse. one set OF
.;nole harness value SO. (Butler
R For best display of preserved fruits
and ;elIies in glass. one set 56 pieces
sne decorated dishes value S15.
| RutIer. Rich Hill and Adrian bar
4 red.
For the country school (all towns
and villages barred) having the larg
i st attendance last term, one nice
i bunting flag.
Il For the prettiest Bates county girl
hatween 16 and 20 years of age,
1 lRutler. Rich Hill and Adrian barred)
one lady's fine pearl work and toilet
/ st in morocco case, value So.
For best display of house plants
4 rom country home, splendid iardi
i nier on PEDESTAL, value So.
Il, For best display Of honey one j.
auart aluminium coffee pot valued
| sts2.
For best half bushel Irish potatoes,
Il my variety, one all copper nickel
| dated strainer coffee pot, value at
N.35.
i To the winner in 5O-yard foot
/ race on south side of square on last
day OF fair, one set OF boxing gloves.
value IS.
Best gardeners display OF his own
| PRODUCTS, one handsome parlor
lamp $500.
| For best loaf light bread displayed
/ at Ladies' Bazaar, 30 pounds full
patent flour.
| One Round Oak No. Is heating
stove, value $40. for best herd pre-
MUM, best bull and two cows, any
breed.
One Edgar Tanning weeder for
walking or riding twO-hOrse cultl-
vator. value So, for best jack, any
age.
One Edgar Tanning weeder for a
waking or riding two-hOrse culti-
! Years old and over.
One Porter hay carrier, value 50,
: br best display baled hay.
4 Ten rods Elwood hog fence, value
r 81, for best pure bred DurOc Jersey
boar, any age.
One steel roaster value 81, for best
!, Ipair bronze turkeys.
l Bull Dog set of fine carpenter s
tools in handsome chest, value 50,
, IOr second best boy rider on Wednes-
Iday, from to Z years old.
| Fine Cataraugus pocket knife,
Ayalue 81 90.
For the heaviest ear of corn
: brought in by any Bates county far
. lmer boy.
II For the lady taking the most prizes
lat ladies bazar, ) pounds Fletcher
IFloyd's Cream Candies, value $50
.i-pull straws on tie
81 Second best specimen drawn work,
ID Fletcher Floyd fine bon bons,
value soc.
Tallest lady at ladies' bazar on
lhrst day, lib Flecher Foyd's fine bon
J lbons, value soc.
Second best hand made handker
lehlef, l 10 F. F. bon bons, SOC.
Handsomest pin cushion made by
Eirl under IA, l Id F. F. bon bons, SOC.
To girl under 10. with longest hail
bt ladies' bazar at 10 o clock, I'd day,
!, lbs +. F. bon bons, 81.
Second best dressed doll by girl un-
per II, lb F. F. bon bons, soc.
Best display pepper, l 10 F. F. bon
!. pons, SOC.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13
EASE AND DISEASE.
Short Lesson on the Meaning OF a
Familiar Word.

Familiar Word.
Disease is the opposite OF ease.
feoster defines disease as ''lack Oi
Ne, uheasiness, trouble. vexation,
Fquiet." 1t is a condition due to
tne arrangement of the physical
ganlsm. A vast majority OF the
ls-ease' from which people suffer
kaue to impure blood. Disease OF
kind is cured by Hoods Sarsa-
Mia which purifes. enriches and
allzes the blood. Hoods Sarsa-
alia cures scrofula, salt rheum,
aples and all eruptions. 1t tones
stomach and creates a good ap-
u.e, and it gives vigor and vitality
The whole body. 1t reverses the
petition of things, giving health,
mort and lease" in place of dis
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13
Notice.

The voting contest for queen and
attendants will positively close at 8
p. m. on Thursday, Sept. 20. By
order of committee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13

sic in our neighborhood.
Several from Johnstown attended
the funeral OF Mrs. Henry Oliver last
Friday ROSE
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
RECENT INVENTIONS

Flashlight powders are made to burn
discharge apparatus which has a small
lamp burning with a round fame the
powder being placed in a Dulb and
thrown vertically past the flame to IL
mite 10 as il ascends.
For use in picking fruit a new device
Is formed of sack 20 be secured to
the person, with short, flexible tube
connecting a Aaring mouth 10 the bag,
and a longer tube suspended on the
end Of a short pole to reach nearby
fruit and deliver il TO the bag
a new attachment for window sash
balance is designed TO ring An alarm
when the window Is moved the shaft
on which the pulley Is suspended being
extended through the window casing
and ending 10 a pair Of clappers
which are rcvolyed inside a bell when
the window Is moved
70 raise water from the ocean level
by utilizing wave power new appa-
fatus has A rigid structure set near
the shore with a long trussed lever
pivOted 70 rise and fan when actuated
By float at the outer end. a pump
being set at the short end OF the lever
to raise the water
An Improvement IN rocking chairs
has been patented by a Massachusetts
man. the under frame Of the chair sup
porting a pair Of fiat springs. which
are free % rise and fall under pres
sure, the rockers resting on the springs
and forming q spring seat and rocker
combined
A new device for measuring bolts OF
cloth without unroIling them Is a fiex-
ible strip ~ steel, graduated for bolts
.of differeat widths, the measure being
inserted in the bolt midway between
the inner and outer folds to obtain
the approximate width Of all Jhe folds
Envelopes can be rapidly and neatly
opened by q new implement, which has
Ia metallic base 70 rest on the desk
with q flange on one side. at the bot
tom of which Is a thin blade of steel
which enters the fold Of the flap and
cuts i OF as the envelope is drawn
through
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22

Lincoln, Feb. pa split and walk
| out followed turbulent meeting of the
populist national committee last night
| The anti-fusoin leaders, after having a
number of their followers turned down
| by the credentials committee, organ
lied bolt and formed new commit
tee. The members favorable to fusion,
after adopting the report OF the Gre
dentlals committee, adjourned until
today. When the full committee be-
gan session the element favoring fu-
sion, led by Senator Allen, with the
apparent strongest following. insisted
on fusion, and to that end that a COM
mittee be appointed with power to call
a convention for the same day and
! place as the democrats Chairman
Butler ruled that the whole matter
must so to the committee on creden-
| tails and he thereupon appointed as
such committee, Messrs. Allen, Neb:
! weaver, Ia, and Tracy Texas. All
are of the fusion faction and he de-
elared the meeting adjourned amid pro-
tests of the middle-of -the-roaders who
| denounced his action as partisan.
! when the committee re-as-
sembled at o'clock, As anti
fuslontsts presented proposition that
the committee recognize only PRIZES
stamped with revenue stamps accord
i1g to law and that the roll OF the
meeting ia Omaha in 1898 be accepted
as the roll OF this committee and that
| no votes he cast by contested delegates
Iunul their seats had been finally de-
cided by a committee of five selected
! fiom both factions. This proposition
was ignored by the full committee. and
! he committee on credentials reported
| Excluding all but five OF the anti
| fusion members, and in the midst OF
| the nproar, the middle-of- the-roaders
| led by Mr.. Parker OF Kentucky and
! Mr. Weller of Iowa left the hall
The main convention, shortly before
midnight, without deciding on date
| or plan for the national convention
adjourned until this morning. Thc
boilers secured a room at the Grand
hotel, prepared an address aud called
! the national convention for Cncin-
Inati May g.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22

ates the local street railway system
and the interurban line between this
city and Neenah, has been sold to NJ. G.
Mcmillan x Co. of New York. The
sale includes all the franchises of the
company, its total mileage, equipment
and lands. The company operates 80
miles of track, 1871 of which are in the
city limits of Oshkosh The company
is capitalized at 100000, having been
raised last year from SZ50,000 fhe
equipment includes is motors, the same
number of trailers and six double
truck cars for the interurban Ene,
which was completed in November,
1899 The local system was completed
in June, 1897 George ]. Kobush, pres
ident, and Otto L. Won Schroeder of St
Louis. owned the majority of the stock
of the Citizens Traction company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
WESTERN DANE EXCITED.
DISTRICT AGlTArED OVER DEAll
OF MIR. NEES.
Suspicion of Strychinue Poisoning
Stomach Being Examined by Prof.
Daniels of the University.
Madison. Feb "a

Madison, Feb 20,
] Western Dane county is at present
considerably shaken over a supposed
case of strychninne poisoning. Last
Thursday a farmer William Nees,
living near Blue Mounds died sudden
Ny with severe stomach pains, while at
The home OF George Konle in the town
Iof Primrose, A three days inquest,
conducted by Justice Ole Barton of
I Primrose, partly at the Konle house
partly at Mt Horeb and partly at the
! Nees home showed that on Thursday
! Nees left home to buy stock; that he
| took with him for lunch two pieces of
mince pie. that after eating the pie
ne was taken with cramps in the stom-
ach, and that he hurriedly drove up to
the residence of George konle and
called for some milk, saying he had
been poisoned He was given the
milk, and staggered into the house,
dying almost Immediately, with symp-
toms of strychnine poisoning.
Mrs. Ne,s said there was nothing
wrong with the pie, and that she had
given a part of il to the children 10
take to school for lunch Nees him
self had no suspicion of foul play, for
he said to the Konles just before his
death, that he was afraid the whole
family We're poisoned for they had all
eaten OF the pie The stomach was
removed and is now in charge of Prof
w. W. Daniels of the university,
who is making an examination
for poison, District Attorney Dudgeou
came out to Mt Horeb and conducted
the examination, Miss Jennie Nelson
taking down the testimony. Mr., Dud-
geon is awaiting the report of Prof
Daniels before taking further steps
The coroners jury returned verdict
that death was due to poison admits
tered by Nees himself or someone else
unknown to the jury
Mrs Nees admitted at the inquest
that she had bought strychinne, but
said it was to kill rats with It was
also learned that a boy of the family
had tried to purchase some of the drug
at Mt Horeb, few days before his
fathers death, but was refused
Nees was, born in Medison about IS
years ago The wife is 3S, and a
granddaughter of George Beatty, a
prominent pioneer of the town OF Yer
mont, Mr.. Nees was once popular hp-
tel keeper at Mt Horeb The funeral
occurred at Mt Horeb Sunday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
TELECRAPHiC TICKS

At Detroit Tom Sharkey knocked
out Jim Jeffords, the California aspi-
rant for heavy weight honors, IN the
second round Of a scheduled ten round
bout before the Cadillac Athletic club
A. Hot Springs the contest between
Fred Gilbert and j A. r. Elliott. az
$50 birds each, for the +. G cup, and
the worlds championship target shot.
resulted in Gilbert's favor by score Of
1873 to 125.
Every state In the union Is repre-
scented at the National Society OF
Daughters Of the American Reyolu-
tons ninth continental congress in
Washington Mrs Daniel Manning OF
Mex York presidet. delivered the adj
dress 81 welcome the response being
Jy Mrs Robert Emory PARK. state
regent for Georgia.
J j. Sutton, sheriff Of Whitley
county Ky who gas recently arrest
ed Oh the charge o. completely in
.Goebei's assassination was brought
from Louisville 70 Frankfort He
waived examination and vas admitted
f5 bail HarIand Whitaker. also
charged with completely n the assassl-
nation vas also returned from Louis
lie and lodged In jail
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
PERSONALITIES.

The will OF the late John l. Blair,
just recorded, was drawn thirty years
ago. II provides that any heir who
shall contest 1t shall be forever barred
from any participation in the estate.
Lady Emily Foley OF England, who
died recently Ia her nlnetieth year
had been widow hfty-four years
during which period she enjoyed her
life interest in the property OF her
husband who died In 1886.
Edmund Winston Pettus Of Alabama
Is champion tobacco masticator Of the
United States senate, being seldom
seen without a piece of plug in his
cheek He Is also a deadly rife shot
and is able 20 shoot the eye out OF a
squirrel al long range.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, who has
been seriously sick in Washington. f.
now on the way 70 complete recovery.
For a time II was thought her illness
would have a fatal termination. but
all such danger has passed Mrs Sar-
toris is the daughter OF General Grant
and In 1874 married Algernon Charles
Frederick Sartoris, British subject
He died seven years ago, leaving her
with three children -Algernon Edward,
Vivian May .hd Rose Mary Sartoris.
Mrs Sartor' resided In England up 70
short time ago, when she returned
to this country and was again made "a
citizen by act Of congress
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
ANOTHER NEW JERSEY TRUST.

Chicago, Feb, 20 The Tribune to-
day will say; The American Sash &
Door Co., new corporation with a
capital stock Of S6,00O,O00. of which
81 500 900 is preferred and $500 900
common, has been organized by Hatch
a Ritscher. II was incorporated I'M
der the laws of New Jersey yesterday.
The company was formed for the pur-
pose of acquiring the sash door, blind
and interior finish mills in Chicago.
Out OF - plants sought 50 will be in
cHded IN the new corporation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
Kitchener Is Closing In On
His Front.
BIO News AWaited==B
Gains a Point.

that 20 Wiltshires were killed at Coles
berg and that so wagons with forage
and provisions were captured, but no
ammunition. They thus describe the
| fighting at Kimberley The British
came through Blaunbank and attacked
two columns. While the beers We're
busily engaged with Lord Roberts,
Gen French, with 1000 cavalry and six
guns succeeded in breaking through
the boer lines. The beers did not ser
iously oppose French's advance, but
confined their efforts to preventing pro-
visions getting through. In this they
succeeded in capturing 1000 head OF
cattle, 100 wagons of provisions and
| 100 men"
How Wiltshires Were Taken
Lorenzo Marques, Feb. pa cor
respondent who was with the boer
forces in the attack upon Rensburg,
gives further particulars regarding
the capture of the Wiltshires, He
says: "Commandant Peller, who ar
rived first, found two companies of
Wiltshires and began attacking in
open Soon after he was Joined by a
body of Free Skaters, and together
they drove the British back from the
lneighboring kopjes, capturing all but
three 1t is impossible to say exact.
how many of the British were willed
and wounded. but of 200 Wiltshires
gt,4Y, 81 10
we're wounded The suffering of the
wounded from heat and thirst was in
tense and the burghers did their best
to alleviate it, many of the wounded
being carried in blankets to Rensburg
siding AT Rietfontein the British
rear guard began Smelling, thus com
polling the federals to leave their
wounded in order to repulse the at
tack The federal Krupp gun replied
effectively to the British cannonade,
the beers lost two killed, four wound
ed, They now occupy all the Rens
burg positions formerly occupied by
the British whose rear guard is at
Rietfontein. with the federals close
up.
Irish Can't Block the Wheels.
London Feb 20.-In the house Of
commons yesterday during the debate
on the measure for an addition of 1870,
600 men to the army. William Red
mond opposed it on the ground that
Ithe governments proposals We're large
ly of a permanent character. He de
inounced the scheme as a miserable
imakeshift.' Other Irish members OPP
posed the measure but the report was
adopted by a vote Of 164 against Y.
Michael Joseph Flavin, nationalist
member for North Kerry, moved TO re-
aGcc the vote Of G13,0O0,O0O by E12,-
900 600. Various other members raised
protests from different points OF view
against the war. John Dillon protest
! ing against the threatened employ
ment of natives in hostilitles. Mr.
Wyndham replying. said; The gov
Ienment IS doing its best in circum-
stances Of great difficulty to prevent
that nation from defending itself.
John Redmond, nationalist leader, de-
clared the principal European nations
we're againss Gera Britain in aIs war
land that the great mass Of public opin-
ion in the United States was in the
same direction Flayin's motion was
rejected by 233 against 81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
SPENCER'S LOST FORTUNE.

William Spencer walked into the
Republican office this morning and
fshed out small piece of gold around
which clusters story, and which
might have been the cause OF his being
;he possessor of an Independent for
tune If he had followed his judgment
when he first set eyes upon t. In
company with c. T. shannon Of Du-
luth, he was prospecting up one OF the
creeks in the Klondlkc, last winter,
when he encountered a miner who was
just opening up a claim, having Just
dug into the side Of the hill three or
four feet and was in the act OF wash
ing out his FIRST pan His pan-out was
two small pieces of gold. one Of which
he gave to Mr. Spencer, and he re-
marked to the boys that his prospects
seemed good. The miner had made
partial arrangements 10 trade his
claim for another, and Mr. Spencer,
struck fayoraby with the prospects,
made a proposition on the strength OF
us piece Of gold 10 buy the claim for
$500 In case The trade wac not made.
This trade was not made but Mr..
spencer, IN the meantime after de-
liberatng upon the matter, concluded
not to buy and came away Yesterday
he got a letter from a friend stating
that after ne had gone the miner had
taken ont 1854 in one pan, and that
one days work netted him 81 400. He
had been offered s32 900 for his claim.
but refused IL, and was holding j. at
$4,000 Altkln. MINI, Republican
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
WANTED NO MUMMERlES.
Marquis of Queensbury Asked an
Agnostic's Burial

London. Feb. 20-The codicil to the
will of the marquis of Queensbury. who
died Feb. II, made the following pro-
visions: AT my death wish TO be
cremated direct and that my ashes be
placed in earth unenclosed-'ea to
earth, ashes to ashes in any spot con-
venient that have loved | particu-
larly request that no Christian num-
meries or tomfooleries be performed at
my grave but that be buried as an
agnostic. If it should be comfort to
anyone, there are plenty of friends
who can come to say a few words OF
common sense. No monument will be
required, and no procession, as the
ashes can be carried in a mans hand.
If the places | mention to my son
should be inconvenient for my burial.
then any place will suffice where the
stars shall ever shed their light and
the sun shall gid each rising morn.