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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
A COURT On WHEELS.
Circus Outfit Usei TO Administer
Justice in Indian Territory.
Travelled Through Remote Districts
of the Country and Dealt Out
LaW-Record OF the


The travelling court has returned to
Muskegon IRON its trip over the western
JUDICIAL district OF ln0ian territory, and
has 81 arrests and Is commitments to
Jail to its credit.
The trip of the travelling court" is an
innovation in the administration of JUS
tice. On account OF the inaccessibiiity
OF the removed districts, and the trouble
in getting prisoners before commission
ers' court. it was decided by Leo K. Ben
nett. United States marshal, to take a
court with him and administer justice
as he went along, an impromptu ar
rangement of Justice while you wait. "
In July the travelling court" started on
its tour, and now it has returned, after
having traversed 100 miles in three
weeks.
The camping outfit which was YEAR
ried by the travelling court" consisted
of three wagons. three buggies, one hack,
five tents and 20 horses.
Including the officials of the court, the
teamsters, cook and camp followers, 20
men made up the caravan. When the
court was in transit from one locality to
another the natives, who were unac-
quainted with its mission, might well
have taken the court for a wagon min
strel show or wandering one-ring cir
Gus.
The camping outfit was in charge of
Marshal Bennett, and, at his command,
he had five deputies and four possemen,
who arrested the culprits of the wild
woods" and brought them within juris-
diction.
The court proper was made up of II. A,
Leekley, United States commissioner;
O, A. Wise, his stenographer, and United
States District Attorney Mellette.
During the trip of 1870 miles justice was
dealt out with terrible effect, and, in
many cases, with no little dispatch
Horse and cattle thieves were indicted
and bound over to the grand jury, and
the illegal sellers of liquor were dealt
with summarily.
"Bootleggers" and druggists were the
principal prey of the travelling court,
and II was against them principally that
the United States marshal made his CON-
paign.
The officers had not been out long un.
til their reputation was quick to travel
and when the advance guard of the
travelling court" made its appearance
| in a small town far removed. there was al
instantaneous hurrying and scurryins
for cover on the part of Illegal sellers Of
| liquor
As soon as the caravan reached an OBJ
jectlve point camp was pitched imme
diately. There was tent courtroom
and quarters for the camp followers. A:
ioon as the court arrived the deputie!
would begin to scout for prisoners, ant
in a remarkably short time the war
rants would be served and the victims
would appear before the impromptu bal
of justice.
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GOOD SPIRITS.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky, Their main source is the
liver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass State could
not remedy a bad liver or the hun
dred.and.one i'll effects it produces.
Y, can't have good spirits and a
bad liver at the same time Your
liver must be in fine condition il you
would feel buoyant, happy and hope.
-fuf, bright Of eye, light OF step, vigor-
Gus and successful in your pursuits.
You can put your liver in fine condi.
tion by using Green's August Flower
the greatest OF all medicines for the
liver and stomach and a certain cure
for dyspepsia or indigestion 1t has
been a iavorite household remedy for
over thirty-five years. August Flow
er will make you healthy and active
and thus insure you a liberal supply
OF good spirits" Trial size, 24c;
regular bottles, 75c At all drug.
gists'.
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Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court. May Term, 1904. Mabel
Del Moro plaintiff, vs.. Frank Del Moro, de-
PENDANT.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff by her at.
torney, W jackson, and files her petition
and affidavit alleging among other things that
defendant, Frank B Del Moro, Ia q nom
resident Of the state Of Missouri: Whereupon 1t
Is ordered by the court that said de-
PENDANT be notified by publication that plaintiff
has commenced suit against him In this court
the object and general nature Of which is TO Oh
tain decree OF divorce on the ground that he
has, without reasonable cause, absented him.
self from the plaintiff for one year and has fail
ed and refused to support his wife, and that
unless the said frank Del Moro be and appear
at this court at the next term thereof to be
begun and holden at the court house In the city
of Butler, In said county, on the End day of May
next, and on or before the frst day of said term
answer or plead to the petition In said cause
the same will be taken as confessed and judg-
ment will be rendered act ordingly.
And 1t is further ordered that copy hereof
be published according TO law, in the BUTLER
WEEKLY TIMRs, newspaper published in
said county OF Bates for four weeks Successive
ly, published at least once q week, the last
insertion 10 be at least thirty days before the
first day Of said next May term of this court.
j A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
true copy from the record. Witness my
hand and seal of the circuit court OF
sEALl Bates county, this 20th day Of Febru-
airy, 1904 j A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
17-4t G. M. Barley, ID. G..
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Letter to Cough 4 Hess,
Butler. Mo.


Dear Sirs:-You are agents for De
voc lead-and zinc for your town and
country.
The whole doctrine of it turns on
these three points:
% 1t Is all paint and true paint;
~ 1t is the strongest paint;
CD 1t is full measure.
Because it is all paint, true paint
proportional for strength and full
measure,
"a 1t takes least for job;
~ Looks best all the time;
81 Lasts longest;
az Gathers the trade, and holds
customers
There is no such argument for any
other paint; there is no other such
paint; there is nothing but talk fol
any other paint. Devoe is the paint
il you want the facts on your side.
The country is full OF experience
we bring these experiences to bear Oh
your trade. Very truly,
F. W. LEvoE & Co..
New York and Chicago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
MEN SEEK REDRESS.
Suits for Breach of Promise Com
mon in European Courts.
Cases rs n Rule, Though, DO N9t Sue
ceed-InStance Where a Woman
Was Forced To Pay for a
Broken Heart.

To students of heart affairs as they are
In the United States, suit for breach OF
promise seldom has more than one
meaning. Some young woman, feeling
that her affections have been toyed with,
is seeking redress in the courts.
In Europe, however. it is not uncom-
mon for a man to sue the girl who has
Tilted him. As rule the suits filed by
the men do not succeed, but the detected
lover generally finds comfort in the fact
that public protest has been filed
against the tickle one who cast him
aside.
Sometimes, however, woman finds
herself mulcted for her Inconsistency
though In such case II may be taken
for granted that there Is an utter alb
sence of anything that the jury can con-
strue as an extenuating circumstance.
Hence the result Of breach of prom
Use action tried at the Birmingham as
sizes few months ago created no small
sensation. The fact that the plaintiff,
Mysterious Marcus, was native of Per-
STA, and that he was of the impression
able age of 81, while the woman who re-
jected him was only few years less
than double that age. invested the case
with more than ordinary interest,
II appeared from the evidence that the
Tilted one was a Christian and had come
over to Edinburgh to study divinity and
medicine. Fate ordained that there he
should meet his divinity In the person
OF the defendant, who was spinster OF
considerable msans.
She soon obtained such an ascendency
over him that at her request he discon-
tinued lecturing, which was his liveli-
hood, and received money from her. The
woman wrote several letters, In one OF
which she referred to her prospective
marriage.
On her behalf 1t was stated that the
plaintiff had refused to become British
subject. and she objected to go to Persia
and have to put up with the status Of
Persian women. But the British jury
awarded her Asiatic lover the solatium
of $3.50 damages.
A short time before a liverpool Jury
expressed wish to deal with the plaintiff
in breach of promise action against 9
woman in still more drastic fashion
His counsel intended that the case should
be fully gone into, but before the tria
had been In progress many minutes thu
foreman of the jury intimated that HI
and his colleagues had heard enough
of It.
They forthwith proceeded to find 6
verdict for the comedy defendant, one O.
the jurymen remarking that he would
have been only too glad If he had had tn,
power to mulct the rash plaintiff in dam
ages, by way of penalty for his temerit,
In bringing suck ridiculous claim into
court
The result was that the ill-starret
young man had to pay his own costs ant
those Of the young woman as well.
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Mo. PaC. Excursions.

st. Louis Annual Conference, NJ. E.
Church, Carthage, Mo-, March % to
20. Rate * fare for round trip on
certificate plan.
Kansas City, Mo-, and return 80. 80
March 20 to % inclusive; good re-
turn March %.
Kansas City and return April IL
to IA account Women's Presbyterian
Board $500. Certificate plan.
Lexington, Mo-, G A. R Encamp-
ment One fare for round trip plus
soc on sale May II and Is; good re-
turn May 81.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
st. Louis, Mo-, April Both to Dec.
LIST, 1904:
Ten day excursion ticket $1005
Sixty day excursion ticket 11.15
Season excursion ticket 13. 4O
Three regular trains daily to St.
Louis through sleeper and chairca
L. C. VANDERvooRT, Agent.
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Saloonkeepers Are Liable.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2O.-The
appellate court, in decision hand
ed down yesterday, helds that saloon.
keepers are liable for the death Of
the patrons who meet death while
under the influence Of liquor sold
them by the defendants. The case
was that of Kate Algood, who was
awarded $4,000 damages against
William Botwinis, a saloonkeeper OF
this city, for the death OF her hus'
band, Geo. Algood, who had been
drinking in the saloon OF Botwinis,
and who, while on his way home in
an intoxicated condition, fell from
his buggy and receivedini which
resulted fatally.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
Prairies Still Burning.

Norfolk, Neb, March 26 Reports
from the scenes in Holt, Wheeler and
Rock counties of the prairie fires yes
terday and last night indicate that
they are still burning, but have been
prevented from ravaging any OF the
towns in the territory which was
burned over. The towns OF Amerlia,
Newport and Chambers, which were
threatened, were saved only by
shifting Of wind which drove the fire
in an opposite direction. The flames
shifted within three quarters OF
mile from Chambers. Several ranch
men. among them Malmrose Dickson
and Mandseon Fullerton, were burn
ed out, but the loss on live stock i
not great. The fire was started in
feeding lot by q spark, and has GOV
cred a strip Of territory twenty mile
long and seven miles wide.
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Committed Crime That He Might
Learn Trade.

Macon, Mo-, March 21.-With the
object OF getting himself sent to the
reform school, where he could learn
a trade, Andrew vandike, aged 16
years, stole ~ from patron OF his
mothers boarding house.
The lad told his story to Judge
Shelton this morning, and his moth
er corroborated him. She said her
son had used the stolen money to
buy coat for poor boy at. Keota.
Andrew said he wanted to learn a
trade that he might be able to sup
port his mother. He was sent to jail
for twenty days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
NEW GLOBE-TROTTING RECORD
A New York Man Tells of Journey
Around the World Made in Less
Thnn Fifty-Five Days.

Henry Frederick, who left New York
city on July on the steamer Deutsch-
land for a tour around the world. with
the hopes of breaking the record for the
shortest time consumed in circling the
globe, returned to New York the other
night. Mr.. Frederick had been sue
cessful in his endeavor, having made
the circuit in "a days, seven hours and
20 minutes. In speaking of his trip
he said:
MY object in making the trip was
to see the quickest time man could
go around the world comfortably. The
train ride from Paris to Dalny, China,
consumed IS days. Two days were
spent crossing the Yellow sea, and two
more by rail across Japan. At Yoko-
hama | missed the steamer by. ten
hours and lost seven days, as | was
compelled to take slow boat two
days later which spent 16 days on the
Pacific. l landed at Victoria and
crossed the continent in little over
four days This, with the Deutsch-
lands fast time of six days across the
Atlantic, made my record of "a days. y
Mr.. Frederick said that he found the
line of the Trans-Siberian railway
swarmed with Russian troops, who
were being poured into Manchuria al
| the rate of 1000 day.
| At Port Arthur were concentrated
81 warships of all classes. In japan
he found the feeling for war with Rus
STA running very high and active prep
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Or. Mitchner Found Dead.

Guthrie, Ok, March 26.-Doctor
W. T. o. Mitchner, formerly Of st.
Louis, Mo who has lived here for the
past two years, was found dead in
his office rooms at a late hour last
night.
A coroner's jury to day returned a
verdict finding that the cause OF
death was heart failure. 1t is said
he had amassed quite a fortune since
coming here. He is reported to have
been graduate OF the Rush Medical
College. He was 20 years OF age.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-03-31
MASTERPIECE TO BE RESTORED
Tint0retto's "G1ories of Paradise'
Taken Down, Black with Age,
Z VIII BE Touched Up.

Under the direction of the Italian art
commission at Venice, Tintoretto's
masterpiece, 1.-THE Glories of Paradise"
which adorned the wall of the grand
council chamber in the renowned
ducal palace, has been taken down for
restoration. 80 black with age has the
picture become that the wonderful light
and color effects which originally pro-
cured 1t renown are no longer apparent.
The great painter was ~ years Of age
when he limned this splendid stretch of
canvas, nearly 10 feet long. s.
Tintoretto's picture in its old position
hid what remained of the exceedingly
fine frescoes by Guarievti, of Padua,
which date from the middle of the four
tenth century, and are consequently
Just about $50 years older than Tinto-
retto. These will now be touched up
and at last exposed to view.
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Order OF Publication.

OrUer OF fuOitc6LiOn.
STATE OF MISSOURI. a.
County OF Bates,
Y, bruary term, 1904, Albert ]. Cox, Nettie
J. Cox, sallie Z. COX, James d. Cox, Lulie n.
Cox, Il. G. Hsrtweif, ". Duvali. Ii. X.
Percivsl and J B. Duyall, composing the
Wesley y. Cox, william @. Cox and the ault-
msn a Taylor Company, . corporation, sue
cessor to The AuItman a Taylor Manufsc-
turing Company. defs Isla.,..
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein by
their attorney and nle herein petition, alleging
therein among other things that defendants
Wesley K. Cox, William c. Cox, and the Ault-
nom, residssts Of the sta Of Missouri pn'
whereupon, Ii Is ordered by the court In
term time, that said defendants be notified by
publication that plaintiffs have commenced
suit against them in this court the object and
the said court cancelling, annlling and declar-
ing void aud OF no force and effect trust deed
executed by Willis q. Heater In favor of The
Aultman Taylor Manufacturing Company OF
which the defendant, The Apltman 4 lay lor
Company is the successor, SAID trust deed be-
Ing OF record In book u at page ~ in the office
OF the recorder OF de, Us IN anu for Bates coun-
ty, Missouri, covering and conveying, in trust,
to secure the PAYNE mt Of a dent therein describ-
ed the north half OF the northwest quarter OF
section min. 80 In township fortl two l42l OF
range thirty three 1881 In Bates county, Mis-
souri,. The finding and declaring the rieht,
title and interest OF defendant, william c. Cox.
In and TO said land, by virtue of an unrecorded
deed of conveyance thereof, executed by plain
till, James Is. Cox, absolute on Its face. but
alleged to have been In fact given to secure the
re- pay ment Of a loan OF money only Also the
finding amt dccrrcfUg the right. urfr, interest
and estate Of each OF the plaintiffs anu defend-
ants named In the petition Of PLAINTIFF In and to
the real estate above and In said petition de-
scribed, and for decree In partition and for the
sale Of said real estate ana division Of the
proceeds Of such sale among the parties plain
TIL and defendant according TO the respective
by The court and that unless the said
Wesley Il. Cox, William c. Cox and
The Aultman 4 Taylor Company
be and appear at this court Al the next term
Their TO be begun and holden at the court
house in the city OF Butler In said county.
on the 2nd day of May next, and on or before
the End day OF said term answer or plead to the
petition In said Cause, the same will be taken
as co fessed, and Judgment will be render
ed accordingly.
And IL lie urther ordered that a copy hereof
be published according TO law, In thr BUTLER
WEEKLY TIMES newspaper published In said
county OF Bates for four weeks excessively,
published at least once week, the last in
sertion to be at least thirty days before the
first day Of said next May term of this court.
A true copy from the record. witness my hand
and seal Of the circuit court Of bates
(sEALl county, this 3rd day OF March,
19-4t 1904. j. A. PATTERSON,
Circuit Clerk.
G. NJ. Barley, D.. G.
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VALUE OF KISSES IN RUSSIA
Csar Has Original Ideas About Public
Embraces-Fines for Various
Ofenses.

Kisses are actionable in southern
Russia. but the many cases before the
local magistrates prove that the little
god of love defies law, as well as locks.
A kiss in the street car costs the in
discreet osculator fine of So.
To embrace ones fiancee in public
is privilege valued at $40. A dec
laration of "a great passion" by postA
card is subject to fine of $40.
The public must be protected, and
the disturbing influence of such sights
is assessed at figure calculated to dis
courage youthful impetuosity.
At Milan. Italy. 721 couples paid last
year the fine of so ere (about 1920 for
having braved the conventions and
kissed each other in public places.
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CATCH MURDERER
OF MISSOURI COUPLE.
". E. Church is Arrested.
Is Traced to Philadelphia Thro'
Correspondence With
Young Woman.
REFUSES TO DISCUSS CRIME.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 26 =
Traced to this city through a cores
pondence which he opened under an
assumed name with young woman
who lives at the scene OF his duel
crime, William L. Church, a United
States marine, was arrested to-day
at the League island hayward. He
is wanted at Warrenton, Mo-, for the
murder OF his foster parents, Henry
W Yeater, and the latter's wife. The
double crime was committed last
August and robbery was the motive.
Church was anxious to get posses
sion OF several hundred dollars which
the couple had boarded. They lived
on farm seven miles from Warren.
ton. Church murdered both his vic
tins with razor, which he used with
awful effect. They were unable to
defend themselves, leater being an
invalid and his wife feeble from illness
and age.
Church evidently attacked Mrs
Ieater first She had just retired
for the night. He literally slashed
her to pieces, her head being almost
severed, while her hands were hang
ing by shreds of flesh. Then heturn-
ed his attention to the husband
whom he put to death In almost q
similar manner. Following the kill
ing nfhis Victims he looted the house
stealing all the money and valuahles
Then he fled. At the post office,
mile away, he wrote n letter, in which
he made known the fate OF his vic
tins. Although the letter was stain
ed with the blood of the aged couple
the postal authorities at frs,
thought it was a hoax. An lRvesti
cation subsequently revealed what
had occurred.
Church, who is % years old, haC
been adopted by the farmers wifi
when he was 9 years old. He was al
orphan, and Mrs. Yeater took hin
from a reformatory institution tt
which be had been committed fol
stealing watch from Mrs. Yeater'i
brother-in.law.
From st. Louis the fugitive wrote
letter to John Young, Mrs Yeat
ers brother.in law, in which he refer
red to the double murder and defieC
the police to arrest him. Later he
wrote from Cleveland, where he en-
listed in the navy last January, anG
after coming here month ago, he
began writing to young woman
wholives at Warrenton. The woman
told Young. He came to this city
to day and Detectives Lynch and
Howard Gallagher went to the
Long island navy yard, where they
found Church, who was known al
William Butcher. The prisoner refus
ed to say anything about his double
crime. He will be taken to Missouri
for trial as soon as requisition pa
pers are secured.
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GIAN

4year old jack VIII stand the season Of 1904 on
the old Lew Haggard farm, south Of Altoona.
At Sl5. 90 to insure living colt.
DRENNON End.
Fine saddle stallion will make season at same
place as above Slu to insure living colt.
COOKERY.
Fine young year old. Jack will make season
ct same place. $40 to insure living colt. Has
proven himself an extra breeder.
SILVER DICK.
Two year old Jack will serve few mare Q at el0
to insure living colt.
Colt stands good for season. Mare sold OF
leaves neighborhood, Money beccmes due and
must be paid. Care taken TO prevent accidents
but will not be responsible should any occur.
AL PIPES
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Whitecaps in Missouri.

st. Clair, Mo-, March 26 Forty
masked men, many of them carrying
shotguns, broke into the Jail here
early to-day, and, securing VIM
Davis. arrested upon the charge OF
highway robbery, took him from the
jail. whipped him nearly TO death and
then turned him loose.
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where Lers Are Not used.

It is reported that the jewellers In the
Island of Papua are gradually losing the
use Of their legs. Perhaps, says the Chi
cago Record-Herald, this is rest cure
retreat for the American telegraph mes
een1er boy.
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Niedermeier, deserted by his frinds,
with his relatives unable to raise the
money, had abandoned all hope OF
an appeal until the girl came to the
rescue. She never saw Niedermeier
until she visited the court room. She
carried aowets-red roses--to him in
the jail twice during the trial.
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Wars and jokes are serious matters IN
London. says the Chicago Tribune. The
British government is just beginning to
~ the point Of the Boer war.
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st. Clair is in Franklin county.
Franklin county is directly west OF
st. Louis county.
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@MArc.

This signature is on every bo1 of tue genuins
Laxative BrOm0-Quinine Tablets
the remedy that rnr>'s "a cold In "t's dss
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Strange Woman Trying to
Save Chicago Car Bandit

Chicago, March 19.-Mary Ander-
son. the mysterious and apparently
wealthy young woman who haunted
the court room during the trial Of
the ,ar barn bandits, is striving to
save Peter Niedemier from the gal.
lows. The young woman, who is as
much a mystery TO the lawyers as to
the public, has comeiorward with an
offer to place 50 900, and more If
needed, in the hands OF Attorneys
Bartlett and Irving to deiray the
expenses Of an appeal.
Il have interests at stake that |
cannot explain" she stated 81 am
willing to give this $4,000, or more II
il is needed. to appeal Niedermeier's
case. | want it understood that this
ia not sentiment" Arrangements
we're then perfected to appeal the