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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
BIG LEGAL BATTLE.
Title Of 5000 Acres Of Vaiuable
Ohio Land to Be Contested
Part of an Estate Left to slaves by
John Randolph Of ROsaOA~
Is TO BE Fought For
In the Courts.

Farmers in the southern part OF Mer-
Ger county, O., are considerably exercised
over a copy of a will recently filed at
Celina in the probate court by a colored
attorney, John Beam, OF IndianapoIis,
Ind, laying the foundation for a legal
battle for the possession of $500 acres OF
Mercer county land, valued at over $780,
900.
John Randolph. Of Roanoke. Va. who
was a wealthy slave owner. died in 1886.
leaving a large estate. William Leigh
was made executor of his will and was
directed to purchase $500 acres OF land
somewhere in the United States and to
give each Of his slaves ten acres. Will
liam Leigh finally decided to purchase
this land in Marion, Franklin. Granville
and jefferson townships. and locate the
Randolph slaves in the southern par; Of
the county. Leigh had the title of the
land put in his name as executor and
had. II is said intended to deed ten acres
to each slave after locating them.
ISlhu stuiltu WITH hiS oVV VNu SAo'NS
on canal-boats up the Miami and Erie
canal and when the people Of the south
ern part of this and Auglaizs county
heard Of II they met the slaves at New
Bremen, o.. drove them back and would
not allow them to land. Most of the
slaves returned to Virginia, but some
Of them afterward located on some Of
the land purchased for them. Only
few of the families are there now.
Now 1t is claimed that William Leigh
had no right under the bill to take title
in his name as executor. but that title
should have been given to the slaves as
described in the will, and that the peo,
pie who purchased this land from either
William Leigh or the squatters have nc
good title.
A petition will shortly be filed In tn,
Mercer common pleas court by Atorne!
Beam, who is also one of the ALLEGED
heirs, to reclaim this land for the heir
Of the Randolph slaves, This land ha
become very valuable for Its oil and ga
deposits.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
A Reiqn OF Murder.

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 10.-Lawand
order organizations are being formed
throughout this state because OF a
reign OF murder that has resulted in
$50 killings In the last eight months.
Judge Miller OF this place, who is &C.
tive In the reform work, says the
people have too much money with
which to buy whiskey and gamble.
This is b prohibition state, but
there is much Illicit liquor selling and
this is one Of the reasons assigned fol
the reign Of crime. Others are boom
towns and gambling. Most OF the
victims and also the slayers are ne
groes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
A Soldiers Sense Of Humor

Baltimore Herald.
The late Rear Admiral Henry c.
Taylor often cited as an example oil
ghastly humor an Incident that befell
a young woman during the civil war
."She was good and kind, he would
say, land during the war she visited
the hospitals daily, distributing
fruits, flowers and tracts.
One morning on her rounds q
young soldier, Immediately after she
had passed him, set up a loud laugh
She turned and looked at him In
surprise. He seemed q pitiiul case
Nothing OF him but his face was visi
BILE on the little white bed, and THU
young face was sadly thin and pale
Nevertheless, he laughed like ont
possessed. His mirth resoundet
through the gruesome room.
The visitor returned to him.
win you tell me what amuses your
she said.
why ma'am,' said he, here yo'
have given me a tract on the sin o
dancing when I have got both leg
shot off,"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
A Rush to Cleveland, Oklahoma.

Cleveland. Ok Sept. THE dis
covery OF oil here and the bringing
In OF the first commercially produc-
tive well in Oklahoma has drawn
spectators and prospectors from
outside states and given a boom to
land values. Unlike the field in
Indian Territory, there are no re-
strictiors here upon development,
other than making contracts with
the owners OF the land. In Indian
territory the land is owned mostly
by Indian citizens, and to secure
lease requires long and tedious trans.
actions with the Secretary Of the In
terror. Many spectators in the
Bartlesville district are coming here.
Practically all the land within a
radius of ten miles Of this place is
under lease.
Deposits in local banks have in.
creased seventy.fve per cent since
the oil excitement began.
Many persons here believe that
more substantial benefits will be de.
rived from the enormous supplies OF
natural gas than from the oil. The
flow OF gas seems inexhaustable, and
much of the power in operating drills
comes from gas in well No. /. There
are vast deposits of brick shale and
glass sand In the neighborhood, and
it is proposed to use the gas in man.
uiacturing brick thing and glass.
The katy" and Frisco railroads
are tributary to the local field and
in direct connection with the lead
mines at Joplin, Mo-, where mineral
for manufacturing glass, ETC., could
be secured as easily as in Kansas
fields.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
Work Of Train Wreckers2

Portsmouth, Va, Sept. 9.-Four
persons we're killed and thirty-five
were injured early to day when the
train on the Seabord Air Line rail-
road, consisting Of an express car, a
mail car, two day coaches and a
sleeping car, was derailed at a tree
tie just south Of the Catawba river
in South Carolina, and was run into
by a locomotive and caboose that
followed. The dead: Engineer E. I.
Barksdale OF freight locomotive;
Fireman Ed. Roberts OF passenger.
Mrs. Black and unidentified woman.
The injured oil live in the South
and the most part were not seriously
hurt. ]. NJ. Barr, first vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the
road, said to-day that there was
evidence OF a malicious attempt to
wreck the train, a number Of joints
having been found disconnected. The
locomotive OF the passenger train
passed over the trestle and went
down the embankment. A locamo'
tive and caboose which had beer
passed by the passenger train q
short distance east OF the point
where the accident occurred ran into
the damaged trestle and fell on tor
OF the passenger train.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
YALE'S LAW DEAN
IS FOR PARKER
Mr.. Rogers in an Address Says
Mr.. Roosevelt Isn't Safe.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 1O.-A
vigorous address BY Henry W. Rog-
ers, dean OF Yale law school, was the
notable feature OF the evening last
night at the Democratic state con-
yention held nominate state ticket
to be voted on at the fall election.
The temporary organization was
effected with Dean Rogers as chair
man and the various committees
The real work OF the convention will
be taken up to-day.
Dean Rogers devoted much OF the
address to state issues. He paid
high tribute to Judge Parker, term
ing him a sane and safe man. he
did not consider President Roosevelt
safe, he said.
A reference to Grover Cleveland In
the speakers consideration OF the
money question brought out cheers
A demand for reciprocity with Can
ada in raw materials for New Eng
land was we'll received. His CLOSING
denunciation OF militarism in thil
country brought the speaker Ions
continued round OF cheers and ap
plause.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
Boys Save a Train.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 9.-Two 10
year-old boys, waving cornstalks
yesterday, prevented a Burlington
train from plunging through q burn.
ing bridge which spans the Platte
river. An investigation disclosed
that three bents Of the bridge, which
Il Q mile long, had been burned. The
train was the Portland limited. IL
contained ten coaches. Traffic was
heavy and every seat was occupied.
The boys disappeared after giving
the signal which saved the train and
could not be found, although the
passengsrs wished to reward them
Oficials Of the Burlington are seek
| ing to locate the boys in order to
compensate them. Tramps are be
| lieved TO have set the bridge on FIRE
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
M'CUE CHARGED
WITH Wife MURDER
Former Mayor Of Charlottesville,
Va, is Placed Under Arrest
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY

Charlottesville, Va, Sept, 10.-For-
mer Mayor ]. Samuel McCue was ar
rested tonight on a warrant issued
at the instance OF commonwealth's
attorney Frank Gilmer, charging
him with the murder OF his wife on
Sunday evening last. The arrest
took place at Mr.. McCue's fine resi-
dence here. Mr.. McCue told the
policemen to do their duty, and that
he would not blame them.
According to Mr.. McCue's story OF
the tragedy, be and Mrs. MeCue were
Going to bed last Sunday night, when
a man rushed into the bedroom car
rying a baseball bat. McCue seized
his shotgun, but before he could raise
it, he says, he was struck down by
the intruder and rendered uncon-
scious. Seizing the gun the intruder
then fired twice at Mrs. McCue and
killed her.
The theory of an attempt at rob-
berry is not accepted by the common
wealth's attorney, who also rejects
the assertion that the alleged intrud-
er sought revenge for some iancied
grievance he had against Mr.. McCue,
because it was Mrs. McCue who was
the victim, not her husband.
Her nose was broken, her ear bruis'
ed. her throat compressed until the
fngermarks remained, and her breast
pierced by shot fred at such Close
range that the gunwads were found
in the wound. The commonwealth
attorney points out that IL Mr.. Me
Cue was knocked down by blow il
was so light that 1t left no discolora
ton and only slightevidence ofrougl
treatment.
The bathroom is about twenty fee
away from the entrance to the bed
room. 1t seems certain that Mrs
McCue was shot in the bathroom, b.
the door, Of which the gun Was fount
standing after the tragedy. Within
the bathroom was the baseball bat
The injuries on Mrs. McCue's nose
ear and throat, the physicians say
were inflicted before the shooting.
The prosecution is proceeding o.
the theory that Mr.. McCue, in anger
struck and choked his wife; that sh
went into the bathroom and washe
her bruises; that it was her weepin
which a negro heard across the stree
that she returned to the bedroom t
! upbraid her husband; that she col
ried the baseball bat to defend he
sell; and that she retreated to til
, bathroom. whittier her husband 10
lowed and shot her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
APPENDICITIS CONTAGIOUS.
The Disease Declared to he Due ia
Germ by DIR. G. s. sheldon,
Of Madison, wis.

DR.. C. s. Sheldon. one of the leading
physicians of Madison. Wis, has made
the astounding declaration that appendi-
citis is contagious. He says that the dis
ease is of microbic origin and that the
only rational explanation of it is that 1t
is the result Of germ that can be trans
ferred. The prevalence Of the disease
he believes, substantiates his theory.
He says there is an epidemic Of appen-
dicitis In this country.
DR.. Sheldon is a graduate Of Yale and
has been practicing physician for the
last 40 years. He has been secretary Of
the Central Wisconsin Medical associa-
ton for many years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
BaIIoonist's Neck Broken in Fall

Tuscola, ILL.,, Sept. IA fatal &C
cident occurred at the Douglas coun'
ty fair this evening. joseph Elsie o'
Louisville. KY, was almost instantly
killed while making q descent in q
parachute.
Elsie had assembled in q balloon
and when at the height Of 200 feet
was shot from q cannon. He caught
in the top OF q tree when near thu
ground and fell 100 feet, his necl
being broken.
he has a,iamily at Louisville. Tn
thrilling episode ives witnessed b!
many thousands Of persons.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
MILLIONAIRE'S POOR STOMACH

The WORKOUT stomach OF the over
fed millionaire Is often paraded In
public prints as horrible example
ol evils attendant On the possession
Of great wealth. But millionaires are
not the only ones who are afflicted
with bad stomachs. The proportion
il far greater among the tollers. Dys.
pepsia and Indigestion are. rampant
among these people, and they suif,
Tar worse fortunes than the million
aire unless they avail themselves ola
standard medicine like Green's Au-
gust Flower, which has been a favor.
tie houeehold remedy for ali stomach
troubles for over thirty FIVE years.
August Flower rousts The torpid
lliyer, thus creating appetite and IT,
surfing perfect digestion. II totes
and vitslizes the entire system and
| makes life worth living, no matter
what your station. Trial bottles,
25c; regular size, T5c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
Ears Of Corn 10 Inches Long.

Hume, Mo-, Sept. 9.-W. E. Coon
brought to town to-day some corn
whose ears measured thirteen inches.
They contained thirty rows ofgrains
around the cob. In twenty-five years
OF farming here MIR. Coon has failed
only three times to raise lever than
fifty bushels to the acre.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
A Missouri Love Letter.

The devil" of north Missouri paper
received love letter the other day, and
the foreman got hold Of It and read It.
This lie what It said: Dearest Of ALL
At last l know you are thee onley per-
son on earth for me. Darling. is.you
don't come to me soon I'll die. adoor
you. When you come out tonite bring
that box Of chocolates or III black bottle
Hyure eyes. Now mind. Yuzs lovsing
Lizzie"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
Miner Hayes Fatal Fall
Down a 100 Foot Shaft.

Joplin, Sept. S.-Di,k Hayes, a
Galena miner aged about 20 years,
was instantly killed yesterday after.
noon at 4 O'Clock by falling down a
shalt at lanyard Hollow, about
100 feet and his ne,k was broken.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
THE Thief OF BEAUTY
IL Captured by
Bradneld's REGULATOR.

Thousands Of young women are awaking
to the fact that inherited confines has
been stolen, and instead of glowing
cheeks and bright eyes, the tell-tale
wrinkles Of pain have taken their place.
These are the warning feelings! Weak
and tired in the morning, no life to enter
upon their former pleasures, irritable.
cross, dull headaches, general dispirited
feeling, sleepless nights, cold feet, ''bear-
ing down" pains. ALI these symptoms
indicate deranged and weakened organs,
and exhausted energies follow the weak
ened condition of the female organs as
surely as night follows day. Save your
self from worse results by taking
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-15
!s;|('IRoF lJlA

When a child had a very severe att
tack Of Diphtheria, which came near prov
ng fatal. Upon recovery the glands OF the
ueck were very much enlarged, and after
The free use Of iodine, the right one was
reduced to its normal size, but the left
,ne continued to grow-very slowly at
6rst, until 1t was about the size OF goose
erg, which began to press on the wind
pipe, causing difficult breathing, and be-
:aine very painful. An incision was made
md large quantity Of pus discharged.
The gland was removed, or as much a.
,ould with safety be taken out, For ten
years wore a little piece Of cloth about an
inch long In my neck to keep the place
,pen. During this time ! had to have It
.ut open by the doctor every time took
,old or the opening clogged. In the Spring
y early Summer Of 1884 I was persuaded
~ my wife to use S. S. S., which I did,
sfrictfy in accordance with directions I
,ook twenty-six large bottles, and was en-
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04

exchange. 1t was all that was neces-
sary to meet the simple wants Of the
period but to-day this old money looks
odd and strange.
T. Olaf Rosen Of Rhinelander, Wis,
recently visited Sweden and as his
Stockholm, Rosenand he naturally fell
to talking Of money. The banker
showed his brother collection of old
Swedish money and it so amused the
Rhinelander man that he set about
securing several pieces to bring back
to find the old money. A collection of
it was finally located in a Stockholm
museum and thru the influence Of his
banker brother ROsen was allowed to
buy three pieces. , He hardly likes
to tell what he paid for the old money
the three pieces at over $500. The
big "A Daler' piece shown in the ac-
companying Illustration is valued at
$3.50 gold standard money, altho it is
worth but 80 cents were the ~ dalers"
reduced to United States exchange.
1t bears the date of 1758.
The method of making money was
per beat 1t into sheets and then cut
it into sizes suitable for the different
coins. For instance, the "A daler'
piece is 9x10 inches square, u inch
timex ana weighs pounds and !
ounces. In the center the government
mint placed the stamp of it's value and
in four corners the royal coat of arms
was stamped. The copper was then
"coin Of the realm and passed as
such.
The ri daler" piece is just one
quarter the size and weight of the -
daler" and the "half daler" piece half
the size and weight Of the "daler."
All are stamped with their value and
the royal coat of arms. The old
coins are gigantic in size as compared
with the coins of to-day and it Is
small wonder that change was
made.
MI. Rosen left the coins with T. A.
Paulson Of the A. E. Johnson COM
pany land agents at IL Washington
avenue 8. where they are now on exhi-
bition. Hundreds of people have Wis
tied the office to look at them and
the remarks made are as diverse as
they are humorous.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
SHOT BY HIS FORMER WIFE
SPANG SAID TO HAVE OPENED
THE DUEL WITH "A SHOT FROM
"A RIFLE.
Special to The Journal.

Marshtield, Wis, March &C Gorge
Spang. an old resident. was shot and
seriously injured by his former wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pehrl. residing a few
miles west of this city.
According to Mrs. Pehrl's version
of the shooting, Spang came to her
home and fired a rifle at her while she
was standing in front of a window,
the bullet barely missing her head. She
fled to- room up stairs. while Spang
forced an entrance into apartments
below.
Mrs. Pehrl called to him to leave
the house and upon his refusal she
pointed a revolver at his face from
above and fired the ball striking him
over the left eye and entering the pal
ate. Spang retreated to the house of
n neighbor and was then brought to
this city.
Jealousy and drink are at the bot
tom of the affair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
RUSSIAN OPPRESSION
Deplorable Incidents Which Occur
Daily in Suffering Finland.

While 'Svenska Vikingen,'' a Swed-
ish society in Helsingfors, was cele-
brating King Oscars 18TH birthday
the Russian gendarmerie raided the
hall, tore down the decorations and
carried the portrait of King Oscar to
the police station.
Jean Boldt, an official in Helsing-
fors was arrested while conducting a
prayer meeting. When he declared that
no earthly power could diminish the
majesty of God, the police suddenly
turned out all the lights and selling
Hr. .Boldt dragged him off to jail.
Captain Hultin, formerly of the
Finnish army, but now holding a po-
sition in the Nobel office in st. Pet
ersburg, is under arrest but his fam
lily and friends know not where nor
why His home had been raided by
the police and ransacked from gar
ret to cellar Burning with indigna-
ton over the outrage, he went to po-
lice headquarters to lodge a protest
and never returned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
DEATH OF JUDGE SAVAGE
A Veteran Attorney and Jurist of Living
Z. ston, Mont.
Special to Tho Journal

Livingston, Mont, March 4.--Judge j.
"A. Savage, veteran attorney of Mon
tana, died to-day after an illness OF sew
eral months. He was one of the most
widely known and popular jurists in the
state. His health began to fail last fall.
and with party Of friends he made a
trip to Honolulu. AS no Improvement
resulted he returned to Livingston. For
a while he improved, but several weeks
ago he suffered an relapse and began
sinking. His death was not unexpected
Judge Savage was born in New York
state In 1910 and moved to Montana while
yet young man. Later he resided in
Nevada, where he served two terms in
the state legislature. Twenty years ago he
returned to this state and opened a law
office here.
While arrangements are not yet COM
pleted, it is expected the funeral will be
held on Sunday under the auspices of the
Masonic lodge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
ATTITUDE OF SCANDINAVIA
Would Like to See Russia Whipped,
but Is Neutral

1t is generally believed that if Great
Britain becomes involved in the Jap
anese-Russian war, the three Scandi-
navian countries will join Great Brit
ain in very short time both on ac-,
count of friendship for Great Britain
and enmity to Russia.
While great activity prevails in
naval and military circles in the three
countries, these movements indicate
nothing beyond determination to
maintain neutrality. At the same time
the Scandinavians would like to see
Russia defeated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
5000 to California.

Commencing March 1. the Crock
Island will sell tourist tickets to Los
Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco
for $3.50. Tickets are good in tour
list sleeping car which leaves Minneap-
oils every Tuesday at Z p. M Berths
$6.75. Send for one of our Across
The Continent in a Tourist Car" fold
ers. 1t tells you all about the trip.
w. L. Hathaway, City Passenger Agent
1922 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
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Beraen's New Theater.

The fund for Bergen's new theater has
now reached Sso,0o0S kroner, including un-
paid subscriptions and the plans call for
an expenditure of $4,000 kroner, but If it
is impossible to obtain the full amount,
a handsome theater can still be erected
altho it will be at the expense of the seat
ing capa city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
A Lone Vovaoe.

!. The Norwegian Bark ''Theodor' is now
long overdue at San Francisco. 1t sailed
from Rotterdam about a year ago. 1t was
damaged in a storm in the Atlantic, but
managed to reach Montevideo where forty
days were used in making repairs. The
vessel was due in, San Francisco about
New. Years but nothing has been heard
from her since Sept a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04

a portrait will appear on April 8, the birth
day Of King Christian. The stamps
were designed by Hans Tegner and the de-
sign shows the portrait of the king en-
closed in decorative frame.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
StockhoIm's Bio Income,

Stockholm has an income Of $1,000 900
kroner annually from it's gas and electrical
works, nearly 100000 kroner from the
liquor traffic. l,S4O, 900 kroner from rentals.
about 100000 from the docks and over
100000 kroner from interest on invest
ments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-04
Going East?

There is no train service that for
speed, comfort and elegance, compares
with the Fast Mail and the Pioneer
Limited, of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway. Tickets 328 Nicollet
avenue, w. B. Dixon, n. w. p. A., st.
Paul.