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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
THE
GOOD
SHOE
STORE.

C. B. Mcfarland has 6ne flock OF
sheep on his farm east OF town and
in the last two or three weeks his
herd has Increased with over 100
lambs, which have done well, not
withstanding the severe cold wealth.
er.
! A couple o. covered spring wagons
loaded with Indians, men, women
and children came intD town Tues
day morning from the south On the
double quick. They were very cold
and the women and children made
for the stores to get by "a fire. They
were driving good horses and the
M rs soon as they hitched at the
square, blanketed their horses and
made the animals comfortable be-
fore they left them. One of the men
after banKeting his horses took
papoose from the wagon and carried
it to its mother who had gone
! into IA SGOIc.
Arch l.. Stone. a prominent farmer
and Influential Democrat OF Usage
was pleasant ,llpr. He said Sun.
day night was severe on stock. Two
of his calves that were we'll sheltered,
had their legs SO badly frozen that
he had to thaw them out with water
applications and he was afraid they
would die. He said he found covy
of eight quail all starved and frozen
to death. That unless the weather
moderates and the snow goes of the
quail on the uplands will all die. He
thinks those in the timber that can
get better shelter will live on buck
berries.
hanley Clark telephoned from his
home in Summit township Monday
morning that the thermometer, on
the north side OF his house registered
80 degrees below zero. The same
thermomentor, in the same place, six
years ago to the very date, Feb. Ii,
, 1899, registered 80 degrees below
zero. Mr.. Clark keeps a very accu-
rate record of extreme weather
, changes, rain falls, ETC., and says
that Sunday nights cold spell beats
r the record. We have undoubtedly
r had the longest severe cold spell ever
, experienced before in this section. II
3 has been continuous winter since the
| 9th OF January, more than a month
' and the end not yet in sight. The
/ snow is from II to II inches deep OF
q the level, very dry and crisp and bid
fair to last q long time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

One stuffed bird on the plate will
do more toward making a happy
home than two on O hat, modestly
suggests the Kansas City World.
Jane Faus, n negress ID years OF
age, OF New Haven, Conn, graduated
from the elementary grade of the
Hill house evening school Friday
night with honors.
The United States government
thermometer at Fergus Falls, MINI,
registered aSl. degrees below zero
Sunday night which il the lowest
point in six years.
The county board of health met
at the court house Friday. Those
present were Judges J. W. McFad.
den, j. A. Bruce and John Arm.
strong and DR.. T. c. Boulware. The
board organized by electing j. W.
McFadden, president; P. A. Bruce,
vice president and DR.. Boulware,
secretary. The following orders
were made: Ordered that all physi
clans pructicing in the county treat
ing contagious diseases outside o.
incorporated towns report the same
to the secretary. Ordered that the
secretart keep a REGARD of the fami
lies quarantined.
Last Tuesday seems to have beer
rabbit day" in Osceola says thu
Democrat. Billy McLain Of Harper
came in with $50 in his wagon
James Brownlee OF Rainey brought
22O more and by 3 o'clock j. 5
Hunter, to whom they were sold
began chopping off the heads OF 1919
received from various sources. Thu
price paid was cents each-enougl
to pay for the ammunition. Th'
principle advantage to the farme
comes In saving the fruit trees from
destruction.
The school entertainment at tn
Christian church last Thursday nigh
for the benefit OF the library fun,
cleared fifty four dollars. 1t wa
somewhat different from the ord
nary school exhibition, had man.
new and novel features and the littl
tots went through their parts US mai
!, ural as old actors, or better still, u
, If they were playing on the ground
, without spectators. The audienc
, was highly entertained and man
complimentary expressions we're il
dulged for the teachers who had it |
. control as we'll as the pupils who pa
ticipated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

4 The trains were about eight hours
Hate Monday.
The snow extends to $50 miles
/ south OF Denison, Texas.
l. II. Concklin, has purchased the
Thomas residence on Ohio street.
Eggs are retailing at 30 cents per
dozen and are scarce at that price.
/ Four PERSONS were frozen to death
NEAR Gutherie, Oklahoma, Sunday.
A large number of our Democratic
friends attending the convention
Monday, dropped in to see Us.
IA The last saloon in Polk county
was closed Saturday by the county
court refusing to grant a license.
The ice on the lake Is about fifteen
Inches thick, this is by several inches
ssthe thickest ice ever harvested off
the lake.
d A coal famine exists in many places
y in Western Kansas, and the people
4 are using fencing and out buildings
for fuel.
q An overdose OF laudanum taken as
& relief for toothache, killed Mrs. j.
4 P. Brown, residing near Joplin, the
4 other night.
y The Helping Hand Institute In
& Kansas City sheltered 700 people
j Sunday night, 400 were given cots
and the others slept on the floor.
Heavy rains in the south is caus
y ing the streams and rivers to leave
q their banks and great damage II
being done to property.
4 The south bound train Monday
morning was delayed eight hours by
a freight wreck on the main linz
above Pleasant Hill.
z Fresh fish was on the market II
Butler Tuesday. Two wagon load
were on sale and they were nice
They had been taken from the MAN
river.
Salesman wanted to look after on
Interest IL Bates and adjacent coun
ties. Salary or Commission. Ad
Sdress The Victor Oil Company, Cleve
land, Ohio.
| The cold wave Sunday night sen
\ THERMOMETERS down to % degree
below zero. That was by about Il
degrees the coolest night OF tn
winter.
See our 81 rocker. Knight, Adrian
143t.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

G. NJ. Norris, a former Bates
county citizen, orders the THE TIMES
to his address at Leedey, Okla.
Mayor Stump OF Nevada received
AN anonymous letter Monday. The
writer says: "lfyou press this dog
law one hundred and fifty men will
make an example OF you by hanging
you to Il tree in the court house
YARD The city council OF Nevada
has passed an ordnance taxing dogs
in the city rs property.
Ben Payne. u wei known farmer OF
Lafayette county, b years OF age,
WAS killed by a Chicago and Alton
train at Talo crossing. two miles
west of Higginsville, Mo-, the other
day. He had started home from
town in an intoxicated condition in
q sleigh. The horses attached to the
sleigh came back to town and a
party went to search for Mr.. Payne.
They found his body in the snow near
! the railroad crossing. 1t is thought
his team getting away from him, he
attempted to walk the track to
Maview and was struck by thu train
Judgements for personal injuries
we're given by iures against the two
principal towns of Bates county in
circuit court last week. Mrs. StagneI
was awarded $500 damages.a against
Rich Hill, and Thos. Heath was
given verdict of $50 against Butler
both for injuries received by falling or
detective sidewalks. Rich Hill vii
probably appeal her case while Butler
will probably pay the judgement, al
the cheapest and easiest way out
Butler will have another damag,
suit to defend this term OF court, thai
OF Mrs. Davis for personaliniuries re
ceived In fall.
A very sad accident happened neal
Harwood, Mo-, Friday evening. ]
W. Kinsey, while out rabbit hunting
tracked a rabbit to it's nest in tn
snow and to save a charge OF sho
be concluded to killed the rabbit witt
the butt OF his gun. In striking a
, the rabbit his gun was discharges
and the load entered his body unde
J his left arm. Mr.. KiBsey called 10
) help and walked abouA 40 feet whe
3 he fell dead in the SNOW the charg
: having cut a large artery. His ca
/. for help was heard by his son,in la
a who was q short distance away an
i. he ran to him but he was dead whe
he reached him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

A New Jersey woman killed her
self and two children because all were
afflicted with asthma.
1t is feared the fruit crop, apples,
peaches and berries. will be greatly
injured by the severe cold weather
II the snow lays on the ground
much longer and the cold weather
continues for week, there will be
few quails left for seed in this county
Tue county court OF Jasper county
has issued an order levying tax Of
So Il night for each theatrical per
Torrance given at Joplin, Carthage
or Webb City.
The Democrat says the smallpox
scourge at Mamar is practically q
thing OF the past. as there are only
three houses in the town under quar-
antine with no new cases reported.
The committee on appropriations
OF the House has agreed to report
unfavorably on the bill appropriate
/ ing 5000, 900 for the construction o
new supreme court building a
Jefferson City.
Uncle Billy Wilkerson, an old maj
living by himseliin Drexel, was fount
dead In bed one morning last week
A justice Of the peace held an inques
and decided that he came to hi
death from natural causes.
Three tramps broke into jail las
week for the cold spell by stealing
box OF caps from the McKibben Mer
camille Company. A whipping pos
might prove a very effective remed.
against depredations BY such fellows
Dispatches from northern Nebrask'
report the quail in that section O
the state all dead or nearly 80 from
starvation. The ground has beel
covered for the past two months witt
deep snow and the birds being unabi
to get anything to eat have huddls
together in a protected plan and die
by the flock. 1t Is said there will no
be a quail left.
Judge Graves writes to friends i
Osceola that he expects to bring hi
family and spend three or four week
in Osceola next summer. He state
: that he is doing a fine business In h
/. practice OF law, and has the pleasul
. and satisfaction of being at hom
. The Judge is we'll liked in Osceol'
> and his many friends will give him
warm welcome-Osceola Democra
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

John Guyton OF Missouri has con.
tracted with the Japanese govern.
ment to furnish them with 1000
horses to be used in the japanese
army.
The most severe blizzard OF several
years holds the entire West in its
grasp. Railroad traffic is greatly
demorallzed and several persons were
frozen to death
The old settler says this is nothing
that u tender-fcet ought to have
been Ltre in 81, or some such date
then we would know what cold is
Well, we are satisfied. Don't want
to know.
James W. l.. Slavens, 66 years old
and one of Kansas City's earliest
pioneer residents and business mer
and former mayor OF the city, dice
Saturday night. Death was due tC
paralysis.
The passenger train on the Inter
state stuck in snow drift some
where over in Kansas Friday anC
did not get into Butler until Monday
evening. The train makes daily trips
between this city and Madison, kas
The occupants Of the Missouri
State Bank building were put tt
great Inconvenience by the freezing
Of q water pipe in the streets, from
which that building was supplied. Oh
digging down to the pipe, the groun'
was found frozen about two feet.
The TIMES was complimented by |
pleasant call from Judge John Arm
strong, the Republican member Q
the county court, from Rich Hill. a
is q very agreeable gentleman an
his services in the court 80 far sho'
him to be evenly balanced and roa
! guaged.
1t has been very dull in Butler th
. past week on account Of the col
weather. All last week very fe'
farmers ventured to town, an
Saturday was about the only da
: the merchants did any bushes
. worth mentioning SO far as thecour
: try trade was concerned.
The county court of Henry count
refused a license to open dram sho
) in the town OF Windsor. Windso
; being a town OF less than 5000 pol
, ulation, under the law 1t requires
majority Of petitioners Of the entil
town, and this, it was shown, IL
saloon element did not have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
NATIONAL CAPITALS TRIBUTE
TO THE FIRST PRESIDENT.

In response to potential patriotic sentiment
inherent in the American people and officially
recognized and sanctioned by the law of the
land. the great ma jority of the residents of
the national capital rested from their GUS
tomary lavors and occupations today to pay
tribute to the memory of George Washing
ton, patriot, soldier and statesman and first
President of the United States of America,
on the occasion of the 173d anniversary of
his birth. Along the streets of the city
named in his honor there We're displayed to-
day many evidences significant of the pa
triotism of the people and of the meaning
of the day in the national emblem flying
from the windows of many business estab-
lishments, the portraits of George Washing
ton in the store windows. and the general
holiday air that pervaded the city.
All the government departments, the
offices of the District government and the
financial institutions were closed through
out the day, and practically all other bust
ness was suspended in the city after
O. clock this afternoon. Both houses of Con-
gress. however, held regular business ses-
sions- The streets were thronged with
pedestrians during the forenoon owing to
the suspension of official and private bust
ness, and many residents attended exercises
held in various parts of the city In appro-
pirate observance of the Washington birth
day anniversary.
Some Westinghouse journeyed to Alex
andria today to visit the scenes made in
teresting because of the historic association
of them with events and incidents in the
life and career of George Washington.
The exercises held in commemoration Of
the Father of his Country were essen
TALLY patriotic in character, and the orators
who spoke at the various celebrations ex-
tolled in eloquent periods the life and char
acter and services to his country Of George
Washington, the founder of the national
capital, the soldier who endured privations
and hardships on the field of battle and in
such winter camps as Valley Forge; the
statesman who exhibited masterful and in
telligent comprehension of the simple and
fundamental principles of justice and gov
ernment; the President who embodied pa
triotic love of country, wisdom In the ad-
ministra ton of it's affairs and a love of
peace for his people.
Throughout the city there was manifest
on the part of the citizens an appreciation
of the day and the paying of tribute to a
great leader of the people, characteristic
of the American, was general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
LIEUT.. STROLLER MISSING.
Was Manager of Foot Ball Team at
Fort Hunt.

First Lieut.. Alphonse STROLLER of the 47th
Company, Coast Artillery. stationed at
Fort Hunt, Va, has been reported to the
War Department as missing from his sta
tion and the aid Of the police has been
sought to discover his whereabouts. The
officer disappeared from his post more than
two weeks ago and nothing has been heard
from him since. He was on duty with the
quartermaster's and subsistence depart
ments. and it Is said his accounts are In an
unsatisfactory condition
Lieutenant STROLLER is a native of Ger
many, but was appointed to the army from
New York. He served as a private and
corporal in the Infantry arm and in the
hospital corps from August, 1893, until
April 1899. In the latter year he enlisted
In the 43d> United States Volunteer In
fantry in the Philippines and remained with
that regiment until the summer OF 1901,
when he was appointed first lieutenant in
the Philippine Scouts. and In September Of
the same year he was transferred to the
regular Artillery Corps with the rank of
first lieutenant. He has been on duty at
Fort Hunt about year, and last fall was
manager Of the post football team.
No explanation Is forthcoming at the
department regarding his conduct in alb
senting himseif without leave. In case he
Is not found In three months time he viii
be dropped from the army as q deserter,
but It II not believed that such action will
be neceBsary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
DEATH OF GEN. ESTES
Conspicuous Union Veteran
Victim of Pneumonia.
WAS NATIVE OF MAINE
PRoMINENTLY IDENTIFIED WITH
LOCAL PATRIOTIC ORDERS.
Recently Elected Senior Vice Com
Recently Elected Senior Vice Com
mander Of the Departmnt Of
Potomac, G. A. r.

The army of civil war soldiers, once
mighty host of bue-clad fighters, now
comparative handful of tme-worn veterans,
today mourns the loss of a conspicuous
comrade. Gen. Llewellyn G. Estes passed
away yesterday afternoon at his home, 1540
Z street northwest, the cause of his death
being given as heart failure, which resulted
from an attack of pneumonia.
Arrangements for the funeral were made
today. There will be a private service at
the Estes home at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, and general services at $3.50 o'clock
the Medal of Honor Legion and the De-
partment of the Potomac G. A. r. The
attendance at the home services will be
limited to the family and intimate friends
The military services at Arlington will be
impressive and will conclude with the
pathetic notes of taps-'lights out; good
night
Commander William H. Bailey of John A.
Rawlns Post, No. l. G. A. r.. of which
General Estes was a member today pro-
mulgated the following general order:
Comrades of this post are hereby notified
that our comrade Gen. Llewellyn G. Estes,
died on the Dist instant at 1:30 pm He
enlisted as a private in Company A, 1st
Maine Cavalry, participated in III en-
gagements and was breveted brigadier gen.
eral al the age of twenty-one.'
The announcement of the death of Cen
eral Estes in The Star yesterday came as
d surprise and shock to his many friends,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
TO GUST PARK AGNEW
REPRESENTATIVE SLEMP HAS
BEGUN THE ATTEMPT.

The attempt of Representative Slemp, the
new political boss of Virginia republicans,
to GUST Park Agnew as collector of in
ternal revenue OF the first collection district
of Virginia has already begun. Represent
alive Slemp has presented his case to the
treasury and has frankly expressed his de-
sire to have his close political friend and
manager, L. p. Summers, given the posi-
ton now held by Agnew. The matter has
not yet been taken up formally with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, but 1t is the confident be-
lief of the friends of Representative Slemp
that the President will indorse the recon-
mendation of the ninth district Virginia
representative.
Representative Slemp is basing his re-
quest for a change in the Office upon the
fact that much is expected of him politi-
cally in Virginia, and that he desires to
reward some of those who have done much
for him, and who will aid him in future
campaigns in his district and in the state.
Secretary Shaw personally knows Mr.. Sum
mers and thinks him a suitable man, but
the record of Agnew has been good and
the secretary Is In doubt as to whether to
advise the turning out of the present col
lector, that is what it would virtually
mean.
There is no specified term for a col
Iector Of internal revenue. who continues
serving until he resigns or Is dismissed
Agnew was appointed collector of the frst
district April 10, 1897, and Will soon nave
served eight years. The President has In
dicated that under certain circumstances
eight years is long enough for an appointee
to a good federal position, but he has no
iuyiolable rule in this respect.
Whether Agnew will make a fight to
tain his position is not known. He has
good record, and Is business man of abil-
ity and standing. He and George r. Bow
den controlled the Virginia political
chine for many years, and were In control
until recently, when President Roosevelt
turned over to Representative Slemp the
management of affairs there. Agnew and
Bowden did not care to fight the admins
tration. and Agnew resigned his position as
state chairman. Representative Slemp's son.
c. B. Slemp, being elected chairman. Ag-
new declared that If he remained as state
chairman, everything that did not go right
would be blamed upon him, and he did not
prefer to shoulder the responsibility.
There has been some talk recently of run
ming Agnew for governor this year, but that
is said to be without foundation on the
part of the Slemp machine. Agnew would
probably not have much appreciation of a
decapitation that would take 5000 year
away from his income and then giving him
the empty honor Of republican candidacy
for governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
A TREASURY CIRCULAR.
Permanently Of Records is Of the First
Importance.

LII Po1 IebAANS'
Secretary Shaw has sent out to officers
and employees Of the treasury circular,
again calling attention to the necessity of
using certain inks, typewriter ribbons. ETC.,
saying that the permanency of the records
of the department is of first importance,
and no inks, ribbons, etc. must be used at
any time except those furnished or author
lied by the department. In his circular
Secretary Shaw says:
1.-THE treasury standard ink, which is
now used exclusively in all branches of the
treasury service, Is made according to
formula approved by the department after
mature consideration, the adoption of which
was found necessary in the interest of the
permanency of the public records. In
der to secure permanence in writing, an ink
with heavier body than that of the ordi-
nary commercial writing fluids is neces-
sary. A heavy body in ink is essential to
permanence, but such an ink should not be
expected to flow from the pen as freely as
would a lighter and more ephemeral fluid.
Corrosion of the pen is also to be ex
pected and ought to be guarded against in
the use of heavy permanent ink. To OBJ
tain satisfactory results in the use of the
ink the following rules should be observed:
"(a) Pens should be kept clean to prevent
undue corroson and filling up of the points.
''(b) Inkstands with open wells should be
kept closed, when not in use, to prevent
evaporation and the consequent excessive
thickening of the ink Such inkstands
ought also to be cleaned and refilled at in
tervals of about week; bat the ink in au-
tomato stands, where the wells are entirely
inclosed and protected from dust and at
mospheric influences, need not be changed
SO frequently.
SCI Water or other diluting substance
must not be added to the ink for the pur-
pose of increasing it's fiuidty, because ink
SO thinned loses in permanency.
''The observance Of these rules will insure
satisfaction in the use of the ink
"Officials of the department will in no
case accept for official purposes bonds,
vouchers or other documents on which
money is to be paid or other important ac-
ton taken If prepared and signed with
inks which are liable to fade. What are
known as the aniline colors-blue, purple
violet, red, etc.-are usually fugitive and
destructible, and documents or papers writ
ten or signed with any such ink must not
be accepted"