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The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
Brother succeeds Brother.

Washington, April 2.-The president
has decided to appoint Albert Hal
stead as American consul at Birming.
ham, England. to succeed his brother,
Marshall Halstead, resigned. Mr.. Hal
stead Is a well-known Washington
newspaper correspondent and is the
son Of Murat Halstead.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05


Chicago, April AIT a meeting Sun
day OF 5000 adherents Of the Christian
Catholic church at Zion City, Of which
John Alexander Dowie Is the founder
and first apostle, Dowie's authority
was repudiated and Wilbur Glenn Vol
iva. who for some time has been con-
Quoting the affairs Of the church. was
elected in his stead. Mrs. Dowie also
repudiated her husband and their son,
Gladstone Dowie cast his lot with his
mother and the new leader. Voliva.
Most of the officials of the church
were present at the meeting and Dowie
was denounced by many Of these as
having deceived the people and hav-
ing wasted their money in extrava-
gance. The meeting. however, refused
to hold that he had knowingly erred,
and John @, Speicher, ex-overseer and
once second In command to Dowie,
who was recently deposed peremp-
torily. declared Dowie to be insane.
Mrs. Dowie In her address also up
held that declaration. i
The casting of of the authority Of
John Alexander Dowie followed the
receipt Sunday Of an 800 word telegram
from Dowie. who Is In Mexico, In
which he peremptorily ordered the
immediate discharge of Deacon Alex
ander Granger, financial manager OF
Zion. who has been one of the most
aggressive leaders In the effort to
place the affairs of the church on a
secure foundation.
A meeting of the Zion Council of
Twelve followed Immediately and 1t
was decided to place the affairs of the
church before the members and settle
for all time the question of leader
ship.
Voliva then amid dead silence
announced that he refused to remove
Alexander Granger from Office. This
was the first publicly announced de-
fiance by Voliva of the authority of
Dowle. The completion of Dowie's
overthrow as leader followed i'm,
mediately. One after another John G.
Speicher. Mrs. Jane Dowie. wife of the
first apostle, Deacon Yerger of Cincin-
natl, Overseer P. E. Cantel and others
denounced and repudiated the author
ity of DoUle.
Wilbur Glen Voliva, the new leader
of the church, was born in Indiana in
1870 and has been in the ministry of
the church since 1889. He was or
dained an overseer in 1904 and soon
afterward was sent to Australia.
The open revolt against John Alex
ander Dowie, which took place Sun
day, was followed Monday by the
transfer of all the public property OF
the church of Zion to Alexander Grain
ger, the man whose dismissal had
been directed by Dowie In a telegram
from Mexico.
A warranty deed and a bill of sale
WClc HiVu tiC lJlhC tOuhlf
circuit court at Waukeean, ILL.,, by w.
G. Voliva, the present head OF Zion"
who was appointed by Dowie some
months ago, by which all the lands
standing in the name OF Dowie and
his wife are made over to Granger
for the benefit of Zion city and the
followers of Dowie, generally. Voliva
holds from Dowie power of attorney,
and by virtue of it he has turned
over to Granger everything portable
in Zion City, even to the bed of Dowie.
All the effects of shiloh House."
carriages the machinery in the mills.
he Dowie residence, the horses ano
and everything in the name of Dowie
outside of the personal belongings of
the residents OF the tow-l has been
taken away from til" control of the
eposed First Apostle"
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05

H HIt "Eema. My face was
covered, my eyebrows came out, and
then It got In my eye. Lthen went to
another doctor. He asked me what
! was taking for II, and told him
Cuticura. He said that was a very
good thing, but that he thought that
my face would be marked for lie. But
Cuticura did its work and my face Is
now Just as clear as II ever was.
"4y brother-in-lsw told me about
The wonderful Cuticura remedies.
] took his advice and got the Ointment,
Soap, and Resolvent. ] washed. with
the Cuticura Soap and then applied
the Ointment, and took Cuticura
Resolvent as directed. In short
time my face began to get better, and
when ! had taken one bottle Of
Resolvent ! could brush the scales
Oh my face like a powder. When /
bAd taken four bottles my face was as
Clear as ever.
81 told all my friends about my
remarkable cure. ! feel so thankful
! want everybody far and wide to
know what Cuticura can do. It Is a
sure cure for eczema. (signed) Mrs.
Emma White, GAL Cherrier Place,
Camden. N. j., April 25, 1905"
complsss External and Internal Treatment for svery
vent se I'm form Of Chocolate Coated PR asc, per vial
co. by Sss Z; coaD sfp ss pss nss soS s '~
81 Naitsd Frse, aiaov 70 Care E3aks
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
Desecrated Russian Churches,

Kief, Russia, April 2.-Burglars
broke into Three Saints churches Sun.
day night. They made a complete
haul Of all the jewels and dug the gems
from the ikons and chalice. Even the
gold work Of the iconostasis and the
altar and the bullion from the en-
broidered vestments were taken.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
Natal Natives Executed.

Pietermaritsburg, Natal, April 2.
The IL natives Z. condemned 10
death for the murder of policemen
during the uprising in February
against the collection of the poll tax,
the postponement of whose execution
led to a dispute between the imperial
and colonial governments, were shot
Monday.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
Hixh Water at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, April 2.-The Ohio river
at this point passed the danger line
during the night and at 8 o'clock Mon
day reached 50.2 feet. Fears of a dis
sstrous spring food hsve about sub
sided.
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there would be an early settlement OF
the difficulties.
Des Moines. Ia, April 2.-The joint
scale committee appointed by the
miners and operators TO fix a basis OF
settlement of strike troubles in Iowa
are here ready for the joint confer
enee Tuesday. Il was stated by both
miners and operators that while It
VIII be impossible to settle on the 1908
wage scale, as provided for in the
Perry resolution at Indianapolis, an
agreement will be reached on It's
equivalent The first day of the strike
passed of quietly. All the miners are
out awaiting the action Of the joint
scale committee.
In Arkansas.
Ft. Smith, Ark, April 2.-F1ve
thousand miners In this state and g.
900 in the territory are now idle, ae.
cording to statement made Monday
by Secretary Brackney Of the South
western Miners association. None
OF the men. with the exception of the
engineers. firemen and bumpers went
to work Monday. In the various camps
Of this district the miners Monday cell
ebrated the eight-hour day.
In the Territories.
Oklahoma City. Ok. April 2.-TAe
miners In Oklahoma and Indian terri.
tory all went on strike Monday and
the mines are closed. The outlook.
however, is favorable for an agree
ment. The miners generally are sat
isfied with the wages paid and the
operators. seem willing to sign the
scale Of 1908.
In Missouri.
Lexington. Mo. April, 2.-The 1,200
miners here refused to enter the mines;
Monday. They do not seem to think
that there is much probability OF +
contrast being signed In the near
future and are preparing for long
siege of idleness.
In tho Anthracite Field
Philadelphia. April 2.-Reports re-
ceived Monday from the anthracite
coal fields state that the order of the
miners scale committee directing that
mining be suspended until an agree
ment could be reached with the oper-
ators is being obeyed almost to ,he
man. In all three districts prepara-
tions were made by the operators for
resumption of work Monday morn
ing. Whistles were blown at the reg
ular hour and everything was in read
mess for the men to go to work but
there was no response by the miners
and the day took on holiday aspect.
Firemen, engineers and pumpmen,
who are not affected by the suspension
order reported as usual but is was APP
parent that the scores of empty coal
cars which had been hurried to the
collieries Sunday would not be needed
unless an agreement vals reached be-
tween President Mitchell and the
coal presidents in their conference to
be held In New York Tuesday.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05

six months / had
tried three doctors,
but did not get any
better. II was on
my body and on my
feet SO thick that
/ could hardly put
q pin on me with
out touching &C.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
THE COAL MINERS STRIKE
Practically Every Miner in the
Country Was Idle on Mon
day Morning.
R0LDlkG MANY DISTRICT CONFERENCES

West Virginia Mine Owner the First to
Sign the Scale at PittsburE, Ps-.-Rob-
bins Ready to siEn-No Trouble Re
ported from Amy section of the Coun-
try.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
D|SF|GURED
WITH ECZEMA
Brushed Scales from Face Like Pow
der-Under Physicians Six Months
But Grew Worse Some Said
Face Would Be Marked for Life
Now Without a BIemish.
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
WORK WONDERS.

"As was a sufferer with eczema
I write to tell you what great friend
I found In Cuticura Remedies. In
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
D)N|E HAS BEEN DEPOSED
The Founder of the Zionists 0usted
in a Public Meeting
of the Sect.
RfPUDILTED BY HIS Wife AND SON

Wilbur voliva, n Young Indianian
Succeeds the "Modern Elijah" as
Leader of the Church-Al Public
Property of the Community
Transferred TO Other Hands.
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05

Pittsburg, Kan, April 2.-Monday in
this mining district was spent by the
miners in celebrating the passage of
the eight-hour law. ALI mines were
idle. There was no appearance Of dem
onstrations and none is expected. The
miners feel that an agreement will
soon be reached. The men, however,
say that while they are anxious to
work, they will not go back until q
settlement Is reached. President Rich
ardson and Secretary Gilmore Of Dis
trict No. IL Of the Miners association,
arrived home from Indianapolis late
Sunday. hut had nothing tQ sire out
for publicAtion Regarding The hituatiop
fut3hee thaa y express tie bsiisf that
The Butler weekly times., 1906-04-05
In Missouri.

Lexington. Mo. April. 2.-The 1.20o
miners here refused to enter the mines
Monday. They do not seem to think
that there is much probability OF +
contrast being signed In the near
future and are preparing for long
siege of idleness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12

Postal clerk E. V. Lawrence after
spending the Fourth with his family in
this city, left Saturday for Council
Bluffs to take his run. Mr.. Lawrence
is now running on fast mail trains Nos.
7 and 16 between Chicago and Council
Bluffs. His family will remain in this
city until late in the fall.
G. E. Roberts returned Friday to st.
Joe, after visiting over the Fourth with
relatives in this city. Mrs. Roberts
and little son will remain here for
several weeks yet. Mr.. Roberts has
been employed for several years in the
Office of Swift & Co. at st. Joe, and has
responsible position with the firm.
Mrs. Ella Warner returned Friday
from Bethany, Mo-, where she spent the
Fourth visiting with relatives. She
departed Tuesday for Madison, Wis.,, to
attend the big summer school for city
Librarians, as Mrs. Warner has for many
wears taken an active part in library
work and is at present city librarian Of
Ellensburg, Wash.
Miss Elizabeth Woodland, of Decatur,
spent the Fourth with friends in this
CITY. She seturned last week from Des
Moines where she has been student
for several months at the Iowa Bust
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12

ness College, taking course in short
hand and typewriting, and will resume
her studies after spending short vaca-
tion at the home of her parents.
P. F. Bradley and family, of Chilli
Gothic, Mo-, arrived last Thursday for a
short visit with many friends in this
city. They say they are we'll pleased
with their new home, but we believe
they are yearning to get back to good
old Leon again and will not be sur
prised some of these days to see them
return to this city to make their home
again.
Joseph Crees, of near Grand River,
was in Leon Monday on business and
made this Office very pleasant call.
He says he never had better corn than
his crop this year, but thinks the corn
in the northwest part of the county is
considerably better than around Leon.
Mr.. Crees and his brother Fred expect
to leave shortly for visit with rela-
tiyes in California.
r. W. McConn and wife, of Center
vile, visited over Sunday with friends
in this city. For number of years
they were well known residents of this
city, Mr.. McConn being engaged in the
umber business and this was the fir
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12

time they had been in Leon for fifteen
years. Mr.. McConn is in the lumber
business at Centerville and also owns
several other yards in neighboring
towns.
:, Horace Farquhar and wife departed
saturday afternoon for Spirit Lake,
where they will spend week at Temp
lar Park while Mr.. Farquhar is attend
Ing the Grand Conclave of Knights
aemplars as the representative of the
Mnlghts Templars lodge in this city.
me Knights have number of fine cot
tages at Templar park which are for the
use OF the Knights who go to the lakes
ana they have an enjoyable time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12
Had Large Crowds.

The different shows of the Keetch &
sparks Exposition company were
crowded last night and every one was
loud IN their praise of the shows. Be-
sides being clean, first-class and moral,
everyone connected with the shows are
ladies' and gentlemen and no tricksters
or confidence games are allowed with
the show arnett, Kas., evening News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-12

Rev: Scott Jones, the COW boy preach
er, will preach in the court house park
on the evenings of July II, 10 and Ia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
A cIear Case Of DuIldezins.

a Clear Case Of 8VIIdoxin0. -.
JudG="If, - you say. you found 0ss
~nmsn "a violent and hsadstrong. even
1urine the onxagement Why Va . mar
y herr"
-arry her, She mayJ1A1 ma
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
1hermometer Twenty Feet T.II.
From the Boston Transcript.

FROM the BOSTON transcript.
There are thermometers and Their
mometers, but the largest one in the
world attracted hundreds OF people to
Jaynes & Co.'S store at the corner OF
Summer and South streets Monday. 1t
r no. wholly a show thermometer,
however. for 1t works perfectly and
marks the variations In temperature
Just about as accurately as one OF the
pretty all glass indicators. From top
to bottom this gigantic thermometer
measures twenty feet. The mercury
tube is n little more than sixteen feet
in length, and one and one-fourth inch
es in diameter. Ten tubes were broken
by the makers. a Rochester. N. Y.
concern, before they succeeded In pro-
ducing his one. and the task involved
great difficulties. 1t vas packed with
care and every precaution to guard
against breakage was taken when 1t
was %unpacked and set UP. When 1t was
finally In place on the building the men
in charge breathed a sigh OF relief. h
graduated scale over which the tube
is conducted Is the work of some of the
experts sent here from Rochester. the
home Of thermometers OF all classes.
The manufacturers Of the big Their
mometer say they know Of no other
anywhere that approaches it in size
with the single exception of n at
the World building. New York. and
that is much smaller, In fact, is only
about half the size OF the Summer
| street temperature recorder.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
Happy. Although 1903 Years.
From the Philadelphia Bullet

III a table In one OF the rooms in the
Methodist Episcopal Home for the
Aged. Belmont and Montgomery We
nues. is an old bible on the nyleaf of
which it is recorded that Elizabeth
Walker was born III May II. 1902. h
owner Of the bible. is this very Eliza
beth Walker. new Mrs. Elizabeth Won
derby. and Thursday h celebrated in
this home where ave been celebrated
her last seventeen birthdays, the lUSd
anniversary of her birth.
Were it not for the indisputable au-
thortty of this time yellowed page ii
would be almost impossible TO believe
that the aged lady sitting there SO up
right In her chair by he window with
her sewing on her lap had owe passed
her S0th birthday.
Her blue eyes have zone OF the hazy
look OF age. her skin is clear and only
slightly wrinkled. and her voice when
she speaks is not as harshly treble rs
many persons thirty years younger
Added to this. her hearing is so good
that the visitor has to raise his voic,
only Il trific in addressing her and EeI
memory for dates n people connect
ed with her experience is phenomenal
Mrs. Wonderly's years are Il legacy
from her parents, both OF whom lived
to good old ages. her father having
reached the age of % years. The ia
ther, who was a resident of Smyrna
Del, where Mrs. Wonderly was born
was a local preacher OF the Methodist
Episcopal faith and had served
throughout the revolutionary war il
the famous Delaware line OF Washing
tons army. Both her father and he
mother. Mrs. Wonderly is fond of tell
ing, stood six feet tall In their stock
ing feet and We're as "hne and hand.
some a couple us We're ever married.
- ets~ 49,, H..
was Mrs. Wonderly. who has survive,
not only her ten brothers and sister
but their children. Eut. AZ She add
proudly. she lived to see every ono q
them converted to the faith"
She was Il young child when the wa
of 1912 took place. but. nevertheless
her mind readily goes back to he tim
when the people of Philadelphia wer
FRUSTRATED by fear at the thought of tn
British invasion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
TONIC TREATMENT
Weak Stomach and Sick Headache
Cured by Cr. VILLAINS
Pink Pills.

The symptoms Of stomach trouble
vnrv. Some victims have II ravenoua
appetite, others Lathe the sight Of food.
Often there is n feeling us OF weight on
the chest, q full feeling in the throat.
Sometimes the igts presses on the heart
and leads the sufferer to think he has
heart disease. sSicl. headache is q fire.
Quent and distressing symptom.
\ weak stomach needs II digestive
tonic and that there is no better tome
for this purpose lhan Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills is shown by the statement of Mr..
A. O.. Merrill, Il mining man, of Oncals,
Calf, II veteran of Battalion &, Third
U. S. Regular Infantry.
81 had never been we'll since I left
the army" he SAWS, ''nlwavs having had
trouble with my stomach. which was
weak. / WAS run dawn and 0ebilitated.
Could keep nothing on my stomach,
'ulid Mt times had sick headache So bad
| that / did not care whether | lived or
died. My stomach refused to retain
even liquid food and l almost desIMired
of getting we'll rs ] had tried SO many
kinds of medicine without relief. Then
I was bitten by n ra%t,lrsnake and that
laid me up from work entirely for 9
year, six montiiso % which | spent in bed.
Zone day a friend recommended DIR.
Williams Pink PILLS to Ele unit / began
taking them. They cured me when all
other medicine had failed. l have
recommended the pills to Il great many,
for during my Recovery every one asked
I've what was helping me So and l told
them DIR. Williams Pink Pills. l can
not speak too highly OF thcm."
If you want good health YOU must have
good blood. Or. Williams Pink Pills
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
For Umbrella Forsetters.

From the New Orleans TImes-Democrat
Lost umbrellas. forgotten umbrel-
las" said the lost mo found clerk, pay
my salary. We sell all that are I'M
claimed. you know, deriving from this
odd source 500 q month.
Nearly all lost umbrellas are left in
trains. There is one thing to do with
an umbrella on entering a train that
will assure you of not leaving 1t. III
tell you what that thing is.
when you sit down in h a place
the umbrella on the outside. between
yourself and the aisle. Thus the UNI
brella is a fence. 1t bars you in. When
you jump up hastily to get off at your
station you fall owe 1t. You can't for
get it whether you would or not"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat Of the disease. Catsrrh
is q blood or constitutional disease. ara In
order to cure 1t you must take intern9l rsm-
sIy' and acts directly ON the blood and nu.
coss surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure 10 no;
I onack medicine. II was prescribed BY one
Of the best physisiaas IN thi. country for
composed Of the best tSnies knswn. com
hnea with the best blood purlners acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The per
feet combination Of the i've ingredients y
curing Catarrh. Send for testip;cnials free.
=. ]. CHENEY / CO. Pyops., Telede. o.
Sold BY DfuRaists. price 15c.
Take HalrA Family Pills for constipation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
The One Thing Nssdsul.

Little Tommy had WINGED q distinct
Hiking for the birthday cake. and there
were unmistakable signs OF his wishing
tor more. as he viewed the empty plate.
"What-more ake"" asked his
mother, who added to her question an
awful description OF the end Of all glut-
The third serving. however. was
passed up to Tommy with the distinct
understanding that 1t was the last,
whereat Tommy burst into tears.
What Is the matter with the lad?"
calculated his father. "You'v got
your cake: what more do you want?
II want some more-lnore room."
sobbed Tommy. and 1 haven't-haNe-
MT got IT,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
Wonders Mover Cease.

From the New York Weekly.
First London Belle-"Oh. have you
heard the ews have
believed 1t. but It's true. All sorts OF
wonderful things are occurring nova
days"
Second London Be1le-"Dear me.
What has happened?"
IAN English duke, who spent three
weeks in America. has returned. and
married an English girl"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28

Don't neglect drinking water and
plenty of it. Many a suffers
from an ugly. bloated complexion who
could remedy the trouble by drinking
plenty of water and eating fresh fruit
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28

Antwerp is to spend $40.0 DOC. 900 in or
der to secure the most u~p-to-date port
in the world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
ORDER YOUR
Type andP[inters' Supplies
ERom the
SIOUX CITY PRINTING COMPANY

Western agents for the American Type
Founders Company. Foundry rates
guaranteed. Also agents for the Tubs
Manufacturing Company n Jseneeke
Printing Ink Company.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28

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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-28
SIOUX CITY PRO CO., ,.,+s. S-,sos

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