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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-01
Virginia Items.

We heard it and iotted ii down,
What happened in and out OF town
The Ice cream supper Tuesday
night OF last week, was well attended.
$50 were taken in. Quite number
Of people from Butler we're present.
The little three meHtAs-eld child of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Marquis died on
last Friday and was buried In the
Virginia graveyard Saturday.
In travelling over the country one
can see some good fields OF corn and
good many poor ones.
Mrs. s. N. Owen OF Butler, visited
her niece, Mrs. j. Fl. Park, Friday.
DR.. ]. ]. Mitchell came In from
Paola, Kan, last week. He expects
to stay a couple OF weeks. He has
raised bis house up of Of the ground
on his farm and Is making other i'm
provements. The DIR. is looking well
and his eyes are better thanfor years.
Mrs. DR.. Robinson OF Amsterdam,
visited old friends In and around Vir-
ginia last week. returned home
Sabbath.
Mrs. VIII Ayers returned home
IRON the l. T., last week. Mrs. Dick
Craig came home with her to visit
relatives for awhile.
A supper will be given by the Sun
day school children at Grand View
school house Wednesday night, Sep
TENDER 7th. All are cordially invited.
Proceeds for benefit Of the school.
Mrs. John Cope and son George,
spent last week among relatives
here.
The Holiness people are holding
pleetlng ut the Crooks school house.
The Sabbath school nan talks to
the people at the M. f, church lass
Sabbath night.
Sabbath school OF the Wilkes
school mouse last Sabbath afternoon.
The attendance was good.
The following history was written
by Mother Leech In 1898;
Esther Harvey Leech was born
October %, 1926, in Jefferson county,
Ohio. Her parents moving there in
1900, were charter members OF the
organization OF Piney Fork. She
united with the same church In her
18th year. She was married to John
Leech October, II, 1913, also q
member OF the same church, In which
they kept their membership until
1890. Coming to Missouri they
united with United Presbyterian
church at Mulberry. She finished
committing to memory the shorter
catechism and whole book OF Psalms
in her 18th year, also many chapters
! in the books OF Proverbs and Isaiah
and greater part Of the larger cat.
echism. She taught In the Sabbath
school for over so years."
Mother Leech died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. D. R. Braden on
Friday afternoon. Funeral services
conducted by Rev. McCarens, OF To-
peka, Kan, and. the body laid to
rest beside her husband and three
! children, who had peeeded her. A
large number ofsympathizlng friends
! were present. She lived and died n
consistent christian, loved by allwho
knew her. She was the mother o
seven children. Those living are
Mrs. d. r. Braden, Amsterdam, Mrs
Amanda Mcclure, Studensville, Ohio
+ Mrs. Hudelson OF Kan, Rev. d. h
Leach OF Woodburn, Oregon.
Farewell dear mother, sweet thy rest;
Weary with yesrs and worn with pain,
z Farewell It'll in some happy place,
We shall behold thy face again.
= IT'S ours to miss thee all our years,
And tender memories Of thee keep,
Thine in the Lord to rest, fer 90
He giveth his beloved sleep.
= AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-01

10. NcMullin, sole owner andpro-
prietor Of the Galley feed yard solicits
your patronage. Your teams will
get the best feed, the best we'll water,
the best stalls, the best care, prices
right. satisfaction assured. Next to
Carnanter { ShsIsr's. -4l.4t.
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a PIONEERS SUDDEN CALL.
Sam WeddIe Died in court Yard
Monday Afternoon OF Heart
Failure.

Sam III. Weddle died In the band
stand, northwest corner court yard,
Monday afternoon. He occupied q
seat ON the platform during Mr..
Bryan's speech and appeared great
ly Interested. After the speaking he
complained OF feeling sick and faint
and started to walk to the band
stand. but was over come and hadto
be assisted. DIR. Boulware was sum-
moned and administered q heart
stimulant, which temporarily re
vived him. He recognized Judge
Graves and spoke to him, then be-
came unconscious and in few min
utes was dead. His good wife was
with him at the last moment and
they were surrounded by loyal and
sympathizing friends. Mr.. wedele
had been In feeble health for some
time, and it was against the Judge
ment and advise OF his wife that he
came to Butler that day, but he was
a great admirer OF Mr.. Bryan and
was very anxious to hear him.
Owing to sickness in the family oil
his son, Albert Weddle, 1t was
deemed advisable to take the body
to the home OF Judge Graves, who
strongly urged that course. Thurs
day morning the remains was con-
yeyed to the Weddle home, In New
Home township, where funeral ser
vices we're conducted Wednesday
morning by Rev. Crockett, under the
auspices OF the Masonic fraternity
and interment was made In Morris
cemetery.
Sam Weddle was q pioneer oil
Bates county, having located here In
the early forties. He was one OF the
California gold argonauts In lS40,
going across the plains with cara
van, and many thrilling experiences
he could relate OF that trip, and HE
the father Of the writer, It was his
earnest desire during his, last days
to 20 back to California and look
over the field OF his early trials. fail
ures and conquests He was a brave
and gallant soldier OF the Lost
Cause, served through the war In Co
II, 10th Missouri, with such comrades
rs Dan Cloud, John Ludwick, K
Davis Radiord and other old resi-
dents OF Bates. There are few lives
that can boast Of as many stirrinl
events as fell to the lot Of Sam Wed
die. He was q sturdy character, hon
est, fearless, open and frank, a tru'
patriot and never shirked q duty a
he saw it.
He was in his seventy-fourth yea
and leaves q widow and four children
Albert S., Alva, Nora and Mrs. Franz
Tyler.
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How 20 ges nice, new $3.50 Cot
tage for so. Address,
n. I'll. Cruce. Banker,
414t EDorado Springs, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-01
CHEAP MONEY.

We have 5 per cent money to loan
on good real estate security. OPP
tional payments. Don't fail TO see
us. BUTLER LAND co.
40 I'm
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Directly after Mr.. Bryan finished
bis speech here he was taken in a
carriage by a committee OF Rich Hill
citizens composed OF John W. Jami-
son, Judge James Sheppard and DR..
W. Fl. Allen and taken to that city.
where he was billed to speak at night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-01

The Butler council X. l.. s. gave a
Japanese tea party at their hall on
last Thursday evening. The hall
was beautifully decorated with
palms, cut flowers and Japanese
lanterns. The lady walters, Ave in
number, we're dressed In japanese
costume. The lunch consisted OF
ham sandwich, pickles, tea, cake,
and ambrosia.- The hall was well
filed with people, q goodly sum OF
money WAS raised and every, body
spent most enjoyable evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
.BLETHEN RESENTS
SUIT BY RECEIVER
SAYS ALL DEBTS OF HONOR ARE
PAID.
@. III. Childs, as Receiver Of the Bank
of New England, Begins Action to
Collect an Old Judgment Of $751;
1886 - Characteristic Comment
Made by Mr.. Blethen's Seattle
Times.

Alden ]. Blethen, formerly OF Min
neapolis and now owner and editor
of the Seattle Times, Seattle, Wash,
has been aroused by a suit to collect
an old Judgment Of $37,SS8.96, filed
against him by Clarence II. Childs,
the Minneapolis receiver of the old
Bank of New England. In an in
Blethen's paper, the Times, the case
is discussed at length from Mr.
Blethen's viewpoint, and several char
acteristic assertions are made which
have more than passing interest to
Minneapoitans.
tary things about the management Of
the receivership of the Bank Of New
England, the article takes up the sub
ject of Mr.. Blethen's other debts in
CURED before he left Minneapolis for
the west, and says:
In addition to that, he owed $4,000 in
debts Of honor, and was on bonds, notes
and obligations for other people to the
extent Of more than $780,
Every debt Of honor has been paid
with per cent interest in most Gases
and these debts Of honor included several
women who had money on deposit in the
Bank Of New England, or owned stock
therein, but held Mr.. Blethens obligation
to make it good in case Of disaster.
Again 1t is stated if the receivership Of
the stockholders Of the Bank Of New Eng
land had made any effort, all that it has
now accomplished could have been ac-
complished more than five years ago. and
thus the expense of all those years could
have been saved.
The Bank of New England, which
Mr.. Blethen operated and in which he
was the heaviest stakeholder, failed
several years before he left Minneap-
oils for the Pacific coast In July,
1897, judgments aggregating over
$4,000 were secured by the 106
Judgment creditors against the stock
holders of the bank. OF this amount
$54,400 was against Mr.. Blethen.
Since Mr.. Blethen's departure Mr..
Childs has tried to secure a settle
ment, but the highest offer made was
$4,000, and this the receiver would
not accept.
In the meantime, however, Mr..
Childs has collected $4,000, of which
he, as receiver, keeps 5 per cent. Last
July a showing was made in court,
and Mr.. Blethen's pro rata share was
figured out to be S37,888.96. The
judgment against him was reduced to
that amount and the receiver ordered
by the court to begin an action against
him for that sum. This order has
been complied with.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
RAISES
GREAT, BIG ISSUE.
MINNEAPOLIS CASE DUE TO AT
TRACT WIDE ATTENTION.
The Question Of Fair Rates as Be-
tween Raw Material and the Manu-
featured Product Presents Great
Difficulties and Is Of Vital Interest
to Many Industries.

The recent appearance OF Mime
apolis representatives before the inter
state commerce commission In New
York in an argument for rate stabll-
ity, was only the opening skirmlsh OF
a great fight that must eventually lead
all interest in the transportation
world. The Minneapolis millers and
the Minneapolis Chamber Of Com.
merce will be compelled to ask a spec
ial hearing Of their plea for mainte-
nance Of equalization in wheat and
flour rates. This view Of the situa-
ton, already held by some Chamber
Of Commerce men, is strengthened by
the opinion Of D. N. Van Vlier of New
York, prominent member Of the
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Van Vlier left New York just
after the Minneapolis delegation had
made their plea before the commits
SIGN. The arguments presented opened
the eyes Of the railroad men and rep
1esentatEes Of eastern commercial
bodies, but while much good was done
in an educational way, nothing very
definite may be expected to result.
Minneapolis has a big fight on. The
issue is believed to be one important
enough to enlist the sympathy Of the
Industrial world and command the at
tention of the transportation interests
Of the country whether directly inter-
ested or not. But the only way Min
eneapolis may hope to win is to call
for a special hearing by the inter-
state commerce commission and put
the proposition before the Country as
a matter Of prime Importance to the
country in an economic sense.
q At present the commission, Mr.. Van
Vliet says, is concerned with the
problem of the adjustment Of New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore diff
ficulties and the entry Of the Mime
apolis protest has been received in the
east as merely an incident of the
bearing. Yet underlying the Mime
apolis argument for relative rate
maintenance between raw material for
export and the finished product is an
economic question vastly more impor-
tant than that now being consid-
cred.
The result Of the hearing in the
present seaboard ,differentials case
vii lnot be known until October, and
there is little hope for an early hear
ing for the chamber, as the commits
sion, it is thought, would not be likely
to take up one case before having dis
posed of the other.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
GREAT HORROR
FOR PARIS EXPO.
PETER o. ELLIOTT DEVISED A
MONSTER CALLIoPE.
Its Notes Were to Be Loud Enough to
Be Heard All Over the City igan-
tic Battery of Boilers Was to Fur
nish the Steam Parisians Did Not
Take to Plan.

Among the effects left by Peter O..
Elliott. who committed suicide this
week, was mass Of papers, all of
which are interesting, but probably Of
very little practical value, for while
Elliott was full Of ideas he was secre-
tive enough not to commit them to pa
per where others might see.
Elliott was a highly skilled ma
cn1nlst and a clever mechanic in all
directions. It is related Of him that
once when he could not obtain work
self as q boilermaker and applied for
a job, altho he had never done days
work at the trade. He secured work
and such was his mechanical in
genu1ty and skill that he managed to
pass muster in the new role.
Attic able to earn the highest
wages as machinist, Elliott was not
content to work for his daily bread.
He had a highly imaginative mind and
an extremely exalted view Of himself,
the combinatiBn having a demoraliz-
Ing effect on his career, as he was
tempted from his trade to the pre-
carious field Of invention and from the
latter to the building of wildly ex-
travagant air castles.
He really did invent two or three
smaller devices from which he OBJ
tcIA11Co DuL ne CAdS-
gerated their Importance from prac-
teal standpoint, and was greatly dis
appointed because they did not bring
the wealth he anticipated nor the fame
that he craved above all.
In his papers are found copies OF
his correspondence with Paul Black.
man. who was director for the United
States exhibit at the Paris exposition
In 1900. Elliott had a scheme for {
gigantic musical instrument for the
Paris exposition, a sort Of a mann
moth steam calliope, which he de.
sired to induce Mr.. Blackman to sub
NIT to the proper authorities in Paris
The calliope was to be of monstrou'
size, so gigantic that six or eight biz
high-pressure boilers would be required
to furnish the steam. He had plans
drawn for the building, and the boil
ers, which should work in combina
ton. His instrument was to have !;
range Of about three octaves, O.
twenty-eight notes to be exact, will
every whistle powerful enough to b
heard all over Paris.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
CAPTURED A"GOOD GUN"
Police Say William Billings Is a ga
G Crook,


Crook.
When former Police Captain H. H.
Krumweide captured William Billings, d
watch thief, he did not know he was ar
resting man badly wanted by the police.
Billings was identified to-day by Joseph
Gleason, S6S9 First avenue s, whose resi-
dence was broken into Monday morning
and a quantity Of jewelry stolen. AS there
is a strong case against Billings for
stealing the watch, it is not likely that he
will be charged with house breaking.
Billings has been In the city for several
weeks. He was employed by Manager
Watkins Of the Minneapolis baseball team
as ticket taker at the ball grounds and
was suspected Of selling passes. His true
name Is thought to be Roach.
Police superintendent Conroy is in
clined to place the responsibility of sew
eral robberies in the eighth ward at Bill
lings' door, He has been identified as the
man who was seen at various places in
the ward where robberies occurred soon
afterwards. He is thought to be the man
who stole the jewelry from the residence
of w. II. Gould, 2404 Grand avenue, about
two weeks ago, also from the residence Of
Mr.. Gettinburg, IL e Thirty-f1fth street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25

city limits the situation is dangerous.
The aNicollet avenue crossing is we'll
guarded, but the street car traffic is
enormous at that point The present
Hennepin viaduct at Twenty-ninth is
a monument to the inefficiency Of
street car brakes. The bridge was put
IN after a heavily loaded Harriet car
tried to put a freight train out Of
business. The Oak street accident
was Intellectual in bringing remedy.
It remains to be seen what effect the
interurban line disaster Of yesterday
will have. =.
Public sentiment for the removal
Some Of the citizens talk as follows:
Some Of the citizens talk as follows:
Henry r. Higgins the great
loss Of life and suffering Of those who
have received injuries at the Oak
street and Erie crossing, it would be
culpable negligence on the part of the
aldermen and mayor to permit these
grade crossings to remain longer. It
limb before action can be had in such
matters; but the public voice now
speaks.
Eugene NJ. stevens-I don't see
how there can be any difference of
opinion. The danger is constantly in
creasing and it has got to be fixed
sooner or later.
question about the danger Of the
present arrangement. I think the
railroad or street railway company
ought to REIN burse to a reasonable
extent holders of property abutting
the vladucts built over the tracks
u. w. Decker-My opinion has al
ways been that all the street railway
tracks ought to go over or under the
railway tracks. It doesn't concern
me whether the street railway or the
| railways do it. It is a question Of
| putting UP human life against a few
dollars expense.
A. G. Bainbridge-I think it is
| time the city authorities take some
| action and do something with the
| grade crossings. They are certainly
a great nuisance and great danger.
! j. 7. ElWell-I believe we ought to
have either overhead or underneath
crossings. It Is of the utmost impor-
lance. There should be some syste-
matte way Of getting at the PROPOSE
ton for the entire city. It seems to
me it ought to be taken up by the
| council committee, with perhaps a
committee from the Commercial club.
the East Side at Fourteenth avenue
Sc and Eighth street and at Twenty
fourth avenue Sc.
1 Wallace G.. Nye-I am interested in
! any movement tending to prevent the
| recurrence of such accidents as these.
I don't see how they can be prevented
| unless the crossings are done away
| with, either by tunnels or bridges
| Our committee on public affairs. ]
am certain, will be glad to consider
! the proposition in connection with
! other bodies, and will probably lend
| it's influence and work towards inn
provement along that line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25

3 Z &. E 81 . Z
Following the fatal accident Of yes
terday the danger Of grade crossings
in Minneapolis is arousing wide dis
cussion. Aside. from the killing Of
pedestrians every few weeks, such
tragic occurrences as that yesterday at
University avenue and Erie street Sc,
emphasize the peculiar danger Of
street railway crossings at grade.
OF the crossings listed above, that at
Cedar avenue and Franklin is partic-
ularly dangerous, the street car rails
crossing the seven tracks Of the Mill
Waukee road at an acute angle.
At Oak and University five years ago
a street car was demolished by a
Great Western limited. One life was
lost and other passengers still suffer
from the nervous shock.
Last winter Minnehaha car was
dem olished by a Milwaukee short line
train, the passengers escaping. All
along the Hastings & Dakota to the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
LOCAL POLITICS
HEARST BOOM" DELAYED
Workers Say People Are Not Ready for
1t Vet.

workers Say People Are Not Ready for
1t Vet.
James R. Bennett, Jr., of st. Cloud,
has charge Of the Hearst campaign in
Minnesota" said VII. Wood, chairman
Of the Hearst committee in Minneapolis,
this morning, 1T seems tor be generally
believed That's Hearst's affairs in Mime
sofa are being taken care Of by our COM
mittee in Minneapolis. The only thing we
of Minneapolis have to do with his state
campaign is to receive the state campaign
literature and forward it to Mr.. Bennett
at st. Cloud. 49,.
,"Our work in Minneapolis for some time
to come will iconsist only in quiet labor In
the various precincts. The open Hearst
meetings we have held SO far demonstrate
that such meetings are premature and
that the people are not ready for them.
Our rallies are accordingly all to be post
poned to a much later date"
A quiet meeting of the anti Hearst or
ganization is scheduled for tomorrow at
it's headquarters, sos Century building.
Carefully prepared working maps have
been made by the anti-Hearst managers
of every precinct in the city with the in
tention of waging well arranged political
war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
GRIEF FASTENED DEATH

Mrs. Lenora Chute Survives Her Husband
But Two Weeks.
Mrs. Leonsra Chute, wife Of the late
James T. Chute, who died two weeks ago
at the family residence, 1913 Fourth street
Sc, died this morning, aged SO. Her
death was undoubtedly fastened by the
demise of her husband, altho she has been
seriously i'll for more than a month.
Mrs. Chute's maiden name was Lenora
Clapp. She was married to Mr.. Chute ir
New York in 1871. Twelve years later they
moved to Minneapolis and have made their
home here since that time. Mrs. Chute
was prominent in East Side society cir
cles and was a member Of the Andrew
Presbyterian church. She is survived by
one son. r. M. Chute, of this city. The
funeral will be held Friday at $3.50 p. M,
from the residence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
PATENTS INVOLVED
Local Company Defendant Against West
.,Inuhouse and General Electric.

Two suits charging infringement Of val
liable patent rights were begun in the
United States circuit court this morning
against the Electric Machinery company
of Minneapolis, one by the Westinghouse
Electric Manufacturing company, the
other by the General Electric company.
The Westinghouse company alleges in
fringement Of an invention by Sidney H.
Short, patented in 1900, and used in the
manufa cture Of dynamos. The General
Electric company charges infringement of
a patent of H. g. Reist Of a certain kind
of armature. Both compliments ask for
temporary injunctions, and that an ac-
counting be made of the amount Of sales
made of the infringed patents in order
that the compliments may secure dam
ages to this extent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
YOUNGSTERS CAN SPELL

Tests In the Lower Grades Show Most
Z satisfactory Results.
Satisfactory spelling tests were held in
the first, second and third grades Of the
public schools last week. Miss M. Ade-
laide Helton, supervisor Of primary work,
under whose direction the tests were held,
expresses herself as much pleased with
the showing made by the little ones, as
1t indicates that most of the teachers rec
ognize the great value of correct spelling
and are endeavoring to give particular att
tention to this branch of school work
About forty of the schools showed up
with an average of 80 or better-100 being
perfect score-while Of the remaining
fifteen schools only two were in the six
ties, the others being scattered thru the
seventies and eighties.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-25
DECIDE ON LEGISLATORS
Second and Ninth Ward Republicans
Name Their FaYorites.

A meeting Of the second and ninth
ward republicans was held last even
ing in the Chute block. Invitations
were sent out by f. B. Snyder to a
number of well known republicans to
get together and talk over the legis-
lative situation. About thirty re-
sponded. It was practically the
unanimous sentiment that both rep
resentatives should come from the
second ward this year, as the ninth.
ward has the senator. The second
ward republicans present all favored
the candidates. Of Howard B. Cham
berlain and Byron II. Timberlake, who
are the only ones now mentioned for
the nominations. 1T was decided to
hold a second meeting somewhere in
the ninth ward June 15, to which a
general invitation will be extended.