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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-05-12
Walter Valentine, stepson of Frank

Walter Valentine, stepson ofFrank
Potter, who has been sick with con.
sumption fpr sometime. died at his
homein West Butler yesterday morn
ing
There are no kickers this year, and
with solid front there is no reason
why Bates county should not come
under the wire in November with a
thousand or twelve hundred ma or-
tiles for the ticket, national, state
and county.
Strawberries are on the market,
but the price of box is a little out
of the financial reach of the ordinary
individual. New potatoes are also
on the market, but they at DC per
pound are hardly in reach of the
average pocket book. Vegetables,
however, OF all kinds. are plentiful
and reasonably cheap for this season
of the year.
W. F. Keyser, secretary OF the Mis-
souri, Bankers Associa ton, informs
us that the 14th annual convention
OF that association will be held at the
Worlds Fair grounds, St. Louis, on
the oath, 25th and Goth OF May. A
splendid programme has been ar
ranged and pleasant and profitable
time for the bankers of Missouri is
assured.
Sheriff Smith has appointed Joe
Whipple, son of DR.. Whipple, OF
Pleasant Gap township, deputy sher-
if. Mr. Whipple takes the place of
d. D. McCann, recently elected chief
OF police Of this city. He is a worthy
young gentleman, an active and in
fluential Democrat, and will make a
splendid deputy. Sheriff Smith is to
be congratulated on his choice.
The Democratic party OF Bates
county never nominated ticket that
gave more universal satisfaction
among Democrats than the one nom-
mated last week. A prominent Re
publican said: with Folk nomi-
mated for Governor and county
ticket like the one the Democrats
have just nominated, it looks to me
like q mighty poor year for Republi-
cans In Missouri and Bates county"
W. F.. Keyser, secretary OF the
Bankers Association, has received
notice from the Pinkerton agency OF
the arrest of noted embezzler, Roy
Loughbom, at Portland, Oregon.
Loughbom was a bookkeeper for the
Interstate Oil Co., OF Kansas City,
and forged Endorsements ofthatcom-
pany to a number Of checks, defraud.
ing some members OF the Missouri
Bankers Association, that organiza
tion took the matter up and employ
ed detectives to run him down will
the above result.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-05-12

A gang OF burglars visited the Mo.
Pacific railroad depot AT Webb City
Friday night They broke into the
baggage room first and opened sew
eral trunks. They then paid their
respects to the ticket Office, but got
nothing for their trouble.
Mrs ID. d. McCann, wife of Buffers
chief Of police, meb with Il very pain
ful and serious accident Monday
evening. While out attending to
some young chickens she tripped on
a plank and broke her left leg at the
ankle Joint. The accident is sure to
lay her up for several weeks.
Why not organize company at
Butler and sink a gas well and light
this town with gas. 1t can be done.
You remember in sinking the artesian
we'll on the Henry farm just north Of
the city limits several years ago Il
strong flow Of gas was struck and
when lighted shot up a flame fifteen or
twenty feet high The drill bit in
this we'll got fast and the drilers
being unable to extricate it, drilling
was stopped and the we'll abandoned.
Butler ought to have as much enter
prise as the citizens OF Hume and
Ans terdam. Organize company,
sell stock, and let's go after gas for
Butler
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Redfield arriv-
ed on Saturday with the remains of
little Ruth, their 5-year-old daughter,
who died at their home in Daven-
port, Iowa, OF the measles, compli-
Gated by other ailments. Funeral
services were conducted from the
Presby terrain church Saturday after.
noon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Jewell and
interment made in Oak Hill cemetery.
Little Ruth was a very attractive
child, precocious and amiable. The
bereaved parents hnvethe sympathy
OF this community, where the mother,
Miss Ollie Brown, was raised, and
Mr.. Redfield taught in our public
schools.
A letter to Isaac Fowler from bis
brother now living in Washington,
reports the death, about three weeks
ago, OF Hugo Sigmund. Mr. Sigmund
formerly resided in Butler, and oper.
ated tailoring establishment and
will be remembered by many Of our
older citizens. He went west about
twenty years ago, locating finally at
North Yakima, Washington, where
he accumulated considerable proper
lty. The latter also spoke Of Capt.
,, Stephens, who for a long time lived
in Lone Oak township, and was
known as the big potato raiser o.
|, this county. Mr.. Fowler said the
|, Captain Is farming near Yakima
. was still raising ''tsters" and doing
Iwell.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-05-12

The trees are all out in leaf, al d
the woodstock green and pretty once
more.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
The Japanese at Home.

OF particular interest are the photo
graphs of Japan which are shown in the
May Delineator in the series Around the
World in Eighty Pictures. They are
not Of a martial character, of which there
is an abundance at this time, but they
give an excellent idea OF the home life
and occupants OF the brave lite yellow
people and Of the beautiful country in
which they live. Although the Japanese
have made rapid strides towards pro.
gress in the last decade their civilization
is still curious to Western eyes. 1t is a
strange mixture of modern and the old
order of things, and over all the native
picturesqueness of the people. The
photographs are from the collection of {
young bride who is making the Crane
tour. One of special interest is a view
of Seoul, Corea.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
Died Suddenly.

A. H. Damn died suddenly at the
Dickinson hospital Tuesday night of
consumption. Deceased came to the
hospital two weeks ago and for several
days after his arrival was able to walk
down town. He had not been very we'll
all winter and came to Dickinson for
treatment first about a month ago, re-
turning t Sentinel Butte the same day.
Deceased was born in Germany On
March "a, 1874, and came to America in
1884, settling in eastern Nebraska. He
moved to Billings county with his
mother, Mrs. Tettje Damn, and brother,
L.. ]. Damn, in 1000, and settled north
east of Sentinel Butte where they en-
gagged in the cattle business. The father
died in Nebraska in 1889 and the young.
est brother now resides in Illinois.
Deceased was an Odd Fellow, amen.
Der of Hay Center Nebraska Lodge No,
al, and the members of Frontier
Lodge of this city turned out on Thurs
day at. olcock and accompanied the
remains of their brother to the Dickin
son cemetery, where the burial service
of the order were gone through with
Prayer was offered by Rev. H. v. Rom
niger of the Congregational church.
Deceased was an industrious young
man of good habits, and his death is q
great loss to the mother, brothers and
friends.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
City Council Organization.

The city council met Tuesday evening
and organized Mayor Manning presid-
ed and in doing so entered upon his third
term as chief executive of the city.
The following are the city's aldermen,
the first named in each ward for a term
of one year and the second for two years:
First ward-D. w. Mckenzie, c. w.
Conroy.
Second ward-W. G. Whinn, A. Hill.
lard.
Third ward-J. B. Dehlinger. N. C..
Lawrence.
Fourth ward-H. ]. Gruschus, Peter
Brown.
The following appointments were
made by the mayor and confirmed by
the council:
AYditor-A. J.. Osborn.
Chief of Police-Pat Corbett.
Police south side-Frank Wanner.
Attorney. A. Simpson.
ASSESSOR. c. Hill.
Street COMMISSIONER. Welsh.
Assistant COMMISSIONER. Wanner.
Alderman Conroy was made president
and Alderman Lawrence vice president
of the council.
On motion of Alderman Lawrence the
Recorder was made the official paper.
A resolution was passed providing fol-
side walks on Sims and Barnes street.
as far north as Haupt street, also on the
south side of the court house square
Six-foot walks are to be laid as far nortl
as Barney street and south of the cour
house. North of Barney the walks will
be four and one-half feet in width.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
Public Improvements-Conroy, Nc
Kenzie, Gruschus.
Ways and Means-Hilliard, Conroy
Dehlinger.
Ordinances-Hilliard Whinn, Brown
Claims-Conroy, Hilliard, Whinn.
Police-Gruschus, Mckenzie, Deh]
niger.
Fire Observation-Disclosures, Dehl
niger, Brown.
Auditing-Lawrence, Whinn, Hilliarc
Streets and Alleys-Lawrence, Hill
lizard, Dehlinger.
Board of Health-Whinn, Mckenzie
Dehlinger, Brown.
Observation-Disclosures, billiard, Cor
roy.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23

There was a big sensation in Leesville,
Ind, when w. H. Brown of that place,
who was expected to die, had his life
saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. He writes: II endured in
sufferable agonies from Asthma, but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief and soon thereafter effected a COM
plete cure" Similar cures Of consump-
ton, pneumonia, bronchitis and grippe
are numerous. It's the peerless remedy
for all throat and lung troubles. Price soc,
and sI.oo. Guaranteed by T. ]. Greene
& Co., Dickinson, and J.. A. Ferris,
Medora, Druggists. Trail Bottles Free.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
Tho Tornado Season Is at Hand,

No property is safe from the wind. A
storm may destroy the savings of a life
time. Secure reliable insurance against
damage from wind-storm, cyclone, or
tornado. Cost small and security abso-
lutte. City, church and school property
25c per cwt. per year and soc for 3 years.
For example, $500 insurance for I year,
$I.25;for 3 years, $3.50. Farm property is
written at soc pe1cwt. for I year and 7sc
for 3 years.
Apply at Press Agency, M. L. Ayers,
Agent. 4-23-4t
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
Well Treated.

Jamcs;nta 4 er: -. y @nt ..al
t. m 1T ~. ~
Dick. ..n,. .,.t:i u 'ti con,, ),
game Nih III ii -. So. ii'.h Schu.
team .',i:.y evening. The score stoo,.
s to 8 in Dickinson's favor at the end OF
the first half, but 'hc boys succeeded in
shutting them on: the last half and won
out by a score of 8 ito Al; speak in
high terms of the hospitality shown them
by the iDickinsan people who outdid
themselves in generosity.
Glendive Independs n: Eotwithstand-
ing the fact that they were beaten, the
ladies' Glendive Basket Bill Team and
the party that accompanied them TO
Dickinson report a very pleasant trip.
An unusually large crowd came out to
see the game. A dance was given in
honor of the visitors and every member
OF the party was entertained during their
stay in a private home.
Review: Glendive's stock in basket.
| ball took a sudden tumble last SATURDAY.,
the Dickinson girls defeating the Glen
dive girls in a holly contested game by a
score of 7 to $. The game was played
before a large audience whose enthu-
| siasm was at the highest pitch. The girls
say there were no unpleasant incidents
occurred during the game. They were
shown every courtesy and fairly beaten.
Valley City Normal Notes.
School opened with in attendance of
about two hundred, which is a good
record for the spring term
The boys have organized a basket ball
team and expect to do some good work
in the future.
The girls basket ball teams still prac.
tice twice a week in the ar1nory, under
the direction of Miss Barton and Rev.
Moultrir.
Quite a number of students have been
sick with colds tn: past week.
The Ladies' Glee Club gave IN enter.
tainment the evening of April 9th which
was a great success.
The Y. w. C. A. in connection will
this institution expect to send four dele
gates to the state convention at Fargo.
Miss Anna Knudson, who attended
school here during the winter term, il
now teaching in the Springvale district
Richardton.
April 10 the house of Mr.. Wagle, il
which the commercial work was carrie'
on for want of room in the Normal build
ing, was seriously injured by fire. TIL
school lost two typewriters and som
valuable books.
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Wash
y ington, D. g., April ], 1904. Notice of the
State Of North Dakota, to be known as the Dick
inson Land D~ictrict, and the location of the
Land Office thereof at Dickinson, North Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that by an Act of Con-
gress approved March 16, 1904, it was enacted:
That all thatportion of North Oak. lying south
Of the twelfth standard parallel and west of the
one west of the principal meridian be, and the
same is hereby, created into a separate land
district. to be known as the Dickinson district,
and the St Ian lsnd ao office e, fGs seid district rsa ,ha ALL, be s; 10;
as the President may, in his discretion, remove
the site Of said land ONCE from said town. The
land InSls os5G ees at ID PiG;kinson, North Dakota, viii be
on July /, 1904. Given under my hand, at the
city Of Washington, this 25th day Of March, A.
D. 1904. BY the President: w. A. RICHARDS,
Commissions of the General Land Office. 4.16-4t
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
WANTED-sEyERAL or CHAR.

WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF CHAR,
acter and good reputation in each state Zone in
this county required) to represent and advertise
an old established wealthy business house of
solid financial standing. Salary $21.OO weekly
with expenses additional, all payable in cash
direct each Wednesday from head offices. Horse
and carriage furnished when necessary. Refer.
ences. Enclose self addressed envelope. Manu-
facturers and Wholesalers, Dept. 2, third floor,
1884 Dearborn St., Chicago. 4-24t
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the people of Bill
ings county, also of Dickinson, for their
kindness to US in the time of our be-
reavement. TETTU DAMN,
IL. DAMN,
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23
For Sale Cheap.
A GREAT SENSATION.

Lot of household furniture, good as
new, apply to Christ Peterson. 4-l6-3t
The Dickinson press., 1904-04-23

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
LAND OFFICE At BISMARCK, Nd.
March 10, 1904.
Notice 10 hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention to
make hnal proof in support of her claim, and
that said proof will be made before Geo. Aud,
United States Commissioner, Dist. of N. D., ut,
bis sfnce In the city of Dickinson, N. D., on May
2, 1904, viz:
DINAH L. liner,
heir of
ALBERT liner, deceased,
for the lots 9 and 10 and the NJ sen sec. 6,
twp. 40 n, +. 90 " 5th p. m.
She nsmes the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF
said land, viz:
Ole E.. Olson and Bernt Olson of Richardton
n. D., John n. Breum Of Taylor, N. D., Oh
Peterson Of Rock Springs, ND.
Ss26St M. d. JEWELL, Register
The river press., 1904-01-27
Too Big Il Contract.

Assistant Postmaster Knowles re-
Gently told this story Of civil service
examinations: Not long ago" he said,
1--WE had as applicant for the place Of
letter carrier Il bright young man whose
degree of intelligence scarcely fitted
him for the place. He had made up his
mind before coming in that the civil
service examination was fraud, a
humbug and two or three other things
not SO good. However, he made out
to answer the questions to his own sat
isfaction at least and expressed sur
prise that they were not more difficult.
Finally the examiners asked him:
"'How far is it from Philadelphia to
Chicayo?'
81 don't know he said, and | don't
care, but if I've got to walk to Chicago
to deliver letters I'll Quit this thing
right now and stick to farming.' -
Philadelphia Press.
The river press., 1904-01-27

the decoration Of the Legion of Honor
conferred upon her. an unusual lstinc-
ton for a woman.
The new president is Il woman OF dis
fnyuished ancestry, being descend
ant Of old pioneer families of New
York whose history is that of the state.
AS the wife Of cabinet officer she had
large social experience in Washing
ton, where she still spends most of her
winters. and has besides notable cir
Gle of friends throughout the country.
She is Il woman of rare personal charm,
with all the graciousness, tact, kindli-
ness and wit which go to make the
successful leader. She has blue eyes,
chestnut hair and is handsome and
stately.
Before her marriage Mrs. Manning
was Miss Margaretta Fryer, her IA
Tiers family being of old Dutch stock
On her mothers side she is descended
from Robert Livingston. the first lord
of the manor Of Livingston, and among
her ancestry are Philip. the second lord,
and Robert, the third lord of the man.
or; Colonel Peter Il. Livingston. Gov
ernor Rip Van Dam, Abraham De pey-
ster, Olaf Stevenson Van Courtland
and Colonel Peter Schuyler.
The river press., 1904-01-27

blacksmith in the town Of Ilkey, and
he worked at the anvil until 1850, when
he came to the United States.
The only schooling Collyer ever had
he got from an odd character of the
name of Willie Hardie. In those days
by favor all cripples were either teach
ers or 1iddlers. Willie Hardie was both
and, according to his distinguished pu-
Pill, was a great marksman with the
ferule. There was no use lodging. If
you did the ferule would find you out
and thump all the harder. Collyer and
one of his young companions vowed to
thrash Hardie when they grew to be
men. They went over to the old home
together many years after they came
to America and found Willie Hardie,
very old and feeble, sitting in his CHM
ney corner.
''1s this Willie Harder they asked
YES he answered. "And how are you
getting on, sir?' "AIiddling weel for
an old man. But who are yc? don't
know yer faces" Its Robinson Gill
and Robert Collyer. We were your
scholars lang syne," and then, with Il
laugh, they said, I'VE have come to set
tie that old account of the lckings you
gave u.s. Nae, lads; ye will not do
! that. I'm an old man now, and time
has settled that bill Il lang while ago
But YOU Will play us tune on the o.
f1dC'e:' "\ya, gladly" he answered.
SO they had many tunes, and Mr. Gill
who was a rich man. settled the bill il
good gold.
When DR.. rollyer came to this coun
try he settled in Sboan,akerstown. Pa.
where on week days he worked at his
trade in q hammer factory and on >nr
days preached in the Methodist churrt,
Later he joined the Unitarian churcl.
went to Chicago in 1850 to labor as q
missionary and there founded the
Church of the Unity. His fame As a
preacher spread. and in 1879 he was
called to the Church of the Messiah,
New York. In the spring Of 1896 the
! church called the Rev. Minot J. Savage
to be associate minister. DR.. Collycr is
still hale and hearty and in looks and
manner resembles the late Henry Ward
Beecher. He says tho world grows bet
ter every tlaV
The river press., 1904-01-27

ace The great tidal waves might
wash in behind it at the ends, and the
wall by preventing the return of the
water to the gulf would become an
evil
Ihen the great project OF elevu ting
the entire city was adopted. When the
plan of raising the city was considered
there We're many engineering problems
to be solved before the work could be
proceeded with. It was necessary to
get the material for filling at a short
enough carry to make the venture prof
liable as business proposition and at
the same time not strip the beach front
of its protecting sand. Dredging along
the wharf fronts was also prohibited,
because of the great impediment to
business. These and vast array Of
lesser difficulties were stumbling blocks
in the way of the work.
The credit Of the solution of these
problems belongs to Lindon W. Bates,
whose plan for the raising Of Galveston
has been adopted. He conceived the
idea of distributing canal dug be-
hind and parallel to the sea wall.
By this canal material can be con-
veyed to within discharging distance
Of the sections to be filed, the material
excavated from the canal being in the
meantime used to back up the wall.
Without disturbing in the slightest de-
gree the commerce of the city the
whole area can be filled by the mix
ture Of water and sand which the
dredges will suck up, and the water
will drain back into the canal. Then,
when the work of filling in the city has
been completed, the great dredges will
back out of the canal, filling it up SOL
idly as they so, and Galveston will be
left high above the danger of foods
from the gulf.
Mr.. Lindon Wallace Bates, author Of
the canal plan which made the raising
Of Galveston feasible. though still in
the early forties, is known in his pro
fession throughout the world He first
came into prominence as engineer and
manager of various railway docks and
terminal facilities in the west During
the past seven years he has been en-
gagged in many important engineering
works abroad. From 1895 to 1902 he
was engaged in seaport and railroad
improvement work for the English.
Russian. Belgian and Australian gov
ernments. He also prepared a project
for the improvement of the port of
Shanghai. In 1900 he was decorated
by the French government for dis
dnguiShed services in science Mr..
RNtaS is a member Of several EurOnpan
and American engineering societies.
The river press., 1904-01-27

was tearin' up all the grass and break
In down all tl~H sunfowers. but wasn't
doin' any tightin' Bimeby the old
woman knocks the ashes outer her pipe
and says:
"'ZeD. them critters has got lots of
wind, but no grit. They'll keep this
fussin' up all night if sunthin' amt
dun
"She waited ten minits mo- and then
got the hickory broom and softly open
ed the door. The critters had quit blow
in to git their wind back, and neither
saw the old woman till she was nigh
enough fur bizness. She fetched each
one of 'em whack as hard as she could
draw, and, with yell, both started on
run. She didn't foller 'em fur, but
I'll bet neither stopped fur a mile.
That was the end, except that both of
'em stopped next day at a house to say
that they had left me dead in front of
my cabin and to ak folks to attend the
funeral and to take warnin' by my
fate. Cantankerousness used to be
mighty plenty around yere few years
ago, but it's skass article these days.
When critter begins to jump on his
hat and tell about bitin' off tree tops
somebody up and spits terbacker juice
on his hat and leads him off by the
ear" NJ. QUAD.
The river press., 1904-01-27
NEW PANAMA ENVOY,
w. I. Hucl:E:sM. Uncle Sarn'S Repre-
sentative ON the ISthmus

w. l. buchanan. Uncle Sarl'S Repre-
sentative ON the IStsamuS.
William lnsco Buchanan, whose re-
cent nomination as United States min
lister to the new republic OF Panama
was confirmed and then reconsideretl
by the senate, is a diplomat Of wide
experience in South American affairs
having served six years as minister to
the Argentine Republic.
The first envoy to Panama has long
been known rs an expert in the or%;,ili-
zation and management of eXpositiOns
Mr. RUchanan's genius for successfully
directing such enterprises was brought
out at his home. Sioux City, where he
organized and managed for several
years the we'll known Corn Palace nN-
positions. Later he made an excellent
record as chief Of the departments of
agriculture, forestry and live stock at
the Chicago Worlds fair. It was while
with the Columbian exposition that he
The river press., 1904-01-27
Literary Timer.

The timer was busy on the roof of
the building whose garret was occupied
by poor poet, who also wrote jests,
such as they were, for a livelihood,
such as it was
"Speaking Of tinners," mused the
jesting rhymester, chats one on the
house-no; that ones too bad and too
| old. l wonder how l can get some in
spiraton out Of that chap who is sit
ting on my sEylight working away so
vigorousy?'
! Just then the timer shifted his knees
into 4 more comfortable position, thus
throwing more of his weight upon the
| frail glass.
He was precipitated into the poets
garret, landing squarely in pile Of
verse manuscript that had been accu-
mulating for months.
| "Ha," exclaimed the poet, II have it
--'even timers occasionally drop into
poetry""
| Dashing it off hastily on his type
writer he hurried out and sold it for
! the price OF breakfast.-B Baltimore
| American