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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
Suicide Lay Dead in Field
Three Days Before Found.

McLeansboro, ILL.,, June "a John
Hoopman, an unmarrid farmer liv-
Ing two miles west OF Dahlgreen,
shot himself to death white in field
on his place Sunday evening. His
body was not found until Wednes-
day evening.
The suicide, who was about 80
years old, had been In falling health
for some time and this is believed to
have led him TO end his life. He left
his house for a stroll on the farm
Sunday evening and though search
was made for him a few hours later,
his body was not found for three
days. He had shot himself through
the head while In q lonely section.
Hoopman's mother and four broth.
ers survive him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
Prison Sells Stock
of Binder Irvine.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June "a
Warden Hall disposed OF the last
pound OF binder twine at the Peni,
Tertiary and said he was satisfied
that he could sell at least 25, 900
pounds more, as he was forced TO re-
turn several untitled orders Alto.
gether ha has sold $4,000 pounds,
which netted about SK cents per
pound. This ia the actual cost OF
production, as the law under which
the binder twine plant was establish.
Cd In the prison provides that the
Irvine shall be sold to the resld ents
OF the State at the actual cost OF
production.
The plant was established durl ng
Governor Dockery's administ ration,
to relieve the farmers OF the State
from exorbitant prices for binder
twine, the prices at that time being
about 16 cents per pound. It was
predicted that no matter at what
price the State sold the twine, Others
would cut prices and leave the State
in the lurch.
Warden Hall says that the wisdom
of establishing the plant has now
been verified in every particular. 1t
has reduced the cost Of binder twine
to the Missouri grain raisers nearl
one-hsli, and as there Is no other
plant in the State manufacturing
this pro duct, the labor OF the con-
victs does not come In competition
with outside workmen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
Kansas Bio Ranches to 90.

EIgin, Kas is on the verge OF los
ing It's prestige as a cattle shipping
point. Eugene Hayes and q num-
Der OF other large rsnchmen are pre-
pairing to quit the cattle business.
The Usage Indian reservation where
many Of them have their ranches is
to be opened TO allotment soon and
the big ranches are to be divided In
to small sections suitable only for
CATTLE ranches.
"Tne big cattle dealers will have
to quit" Mr.. Hayes said Thursday
at the Midland hotel. But all the
cattlemen have made money in re-,
cent years and they can afford to
quit. We raise a fine grade Of beef
cattle down there. sold 1000 head
for AZ, recently, being the top Of the
market.
"There are no cheap cattle raised
down there any more. Cattlemen
have long since learned there is no
money In feeding cheap cattle. The
prices OF cattle are better now than
since 1902. The late spring makes
delayed shipments, but the market
is to the liking Of the cattlemen. But
the big ranches win soon be q thing
OF the past. Where there was one
big ranch there will be many smaller
ones In future"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
IYinQ up the Melon crnn.

st. Louis, June "a The refusal OF
the railroad companies to make
shipments unless guaranteed a bonus
II IS on every car has tied up she
Missouri watermelon crop, valued al
~ million dollars. This extra com.
pensation is exscted, the railroads
say because Of a shortage OF cars.
Mr.. Knott, chairman OF the board oil
railroad and warehouse commits.
sionere, returned TO SIS. Louis Wed.
nesdsy from Charleston, Mo, where
he investigated the complaints OF the
growers. At a conference called at
Charleston by MIR. Knott, Mr.. Lane,
IL the Wabash, Mr.. Mcpherson oil
the Iron Mountain and Mr.. Siebert
oil the Missouri Pacific appeared on
behalf Of the railroad companies.
when the m 3etlng adjourned"
said Mr.. Kuott to newspaper re.
porter, "the controversy was still
lending, The railroad companies
nre determined not only TO charge
their regular rates ono wa termelon
shipments but to demand an ad-
dltional charge on each car OF s., a
clear violation OF the law.
"The railroad representatives re-
quested the board to support them,
but this, OF course, We could not do.
On tie contrary, lam In favor OF
submitting the whole matter to the
attorney general"
As result only a few melons are
for sale In st. Louis. The retail price
is sixty and seventy-five cents, where
as the usual price at this time Of she
year is not higher than fifty cents.
Under the demurrage law passed by
the recent session OF the legisla ture,
shippers can hold the railroad com.
panies fer damages to the full extent
OF their losses II the railroads refuse
to handle their shipments at the
rates provided by law.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
These Veterans Can't Forget

Bangor, Me-, June 24.-At the G..
A. R. encsmpment, Department Of
Maine, which closed here Thursday,
speeches criticising President Roose-
welt and attacking the South were
made and loudly cheered by the
veterans. Col onel F. s. Walls, Of
Vinal Haven, the retiring depart
ment commander said:
$50 south and what do you see2
Flaunted to the breeze is the old
rebel rag. Even Rooseveltonce rode
beneath II. Was II right for the
President OF the United States to do
that? No Grand Army man would
have done 1t. And the President has
done more. He returned the captur-
ed rebel flags which were 10 the keep.
Ing Of the government. l say this
act was q disgrace to the country"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
GA . ToRTA.
Bean tn. nIhs Kind You Haze Always Bought
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"Firinq" the Cook the Climax.

Madison, ILL.,, June 24-Benjamin
Walters, a merchant OF this place,
committed suicide as q elimination
Of a series OF domestic difficulties, the
climax Of which was the discharge OF
the family cook BY bis wife. The
cook, Mrs. Amanda Delaplaine, says
twenty minutes before Walters shot
himself be begged her to disregard
his wife's authority and retain her
place in the household, but she left.
Walters went into q room connect.
ed with bis establishment, dismissed
his employees and fred q shot
through bis head. Mrs. Delaplaine
said: "Mr. Walters came into the
room where / was packing up and
told me that he wished would stay.
he begged and begged me not to
leave. l didn't know he would take
II 90 seriously"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
The Magic No. 4.

Number three Is wonderful mas
cot for Geo. II. Paris, OF Cedar
Grove, Me-, according to letter
which reads: "Aiter suffering much
with liver and kidney trouble, and
becoming greatly discouraged by the
failure to find relief, tried Electric
Bitters, and as a result am q we'll
man to-day. The first bottle reliev-
ed and three bottles completed the
cure" Guaranteed best on earth
for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, by F. T. Clay, druggist.
Soc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
BREWERS WIFE is
GUILTY OF TORTURE.
South Dakota Jury Convicts Mrs.
Moses Kaufman of Man.
slaughter.

Flandreau, s. d., June "a Mrs
Moses Kaufman, wife OF a wealthy
Sioux Falls brewer, was found guilty
OF manslaughter in the first degree,
the charge being that she tortured
TO death Agnes Polreis, a 16-yesr.
old servant girl In her employ.
The case has been bitterly fought,
with all the wealth and social and
business prestige OF the Kauimanns
pitted against the sentiment that
justice be done, although the victim
was a poor foreigner, practically III
known and iriendless. The entire
west has taken the deepest interest
Ia the case.
BRUTAL AND REVOLVING CRIME
The murder OF the girl falls In the
class OF brutal and revolving crimes.
Agnes Polreis was compelled to earn
a living and In seeking employment
encountered Mrs. Kaufman. Ii is
charged that soon after she took tie
position Mrs. Kaufman began a
series 81 abuses that eventually
brought m death
Peter Erickson, formerly hired
man with the Kaufman family sup
ported the general theory OF the al,
legged horribly brutal treatment OF
Miss Polreis by Mrs, kaufman. lie
said that one day he saw Mrs. kaui-
mann pouring boiling water ON the
girl after she had fallen to the floor
from sheer exhaustion.
POURED BOILING WATER ON HER
Erickson started to go to Miss Pol
rels' aid, but was waved back, he
said, by the woman, who said that
she was throwing hot water on Agnes
"in order to get her up" On anoth-
er occasion Erickson said he saw
Mrs. Kaufman iostle the girl TO the
floor In the stormhouse when Agnes
was 80 weak she could hardly stand.
This WAS not long before the young
woman was sent to q hospital In
Sioux Falls. A little later she died.
Witnesses, including physicians
and nurses, testified that Miss Pol
reis had sustained several wounds
on the head, three at the base OF the
skull, and many cuts and bruises,
sufficient to have caused her death.
Two wounds on the shoulder blade
we're gsngrenous, according TO the
trained nurse who attended Agnes.
Il also was shown that Mrs. Kaui-
man jabbed a broomstick into the
maids ribs and caused her to battle
her feet In ashes soaked with water,
forming lye, which proved pairful.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27

Galveston, Texas, June "a Tween
ty-flve Of the largest lumber mills in
Texas and western Louisiana have
agreed to use Japanese labor to the
exclusion Of the negroes and the
Mexicans. Labor troubles with the
blacks and Mexicans are said to
have cost the lumber interests OF
east Texas and western Louisiana
over 81, 100000 In the past twenty
months.
Some months ago 1t was agreed to
experiment with Japanese labor,
and the plan has proven q great sue
cess. It was found that one Jap
does as much as three Mexicans.
They are steadier, less troublesome
and sober and are to be paid tie
same wages as the best unskilled
laborers. From 5000 to 1000 can
find employment in the timber die-
tficts.
The only problem that confronted
the mill owners was to secure enough
Japanese. But agents from japan
have arranged for transferring sew
eral thousands Japanese from the
western sta tes to Texas to supply
the demand. The mill men claim to
be able to secure 1000 Japanese
laborers In forty days. In one camp
where ten Jsps have been employed
the negroes threatened trouble and
we're run out Of camp.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
SALOON FIXTURES
TO Be TRIED.
II Found Guilty Will be. Burned
About $500 Involved.

Fort Scott Tribune.
A rather peculiar law suit will be
started herein the district court next
week when the case OF the State OF
Kansas against about 81, 800 worth
OF saloon effects will be started The
goods were taken by the sheriff last
fall when the search and seizs craze
was the vogue and have since been
stored at the court house basement
They were taken when Jenkins and
Noonan were brought into court. 1t
Is necessary under the law to have
the usual formula gone through In q
m amer exactly Identical to that OF
the trial OF = human being charged
with violation OF the law. However,
the punishment prescribed by the
Kansas statutes for saloon effects Is
q trife more terrible than the pun
ishment meted out 10 those who sell
the stuff. The saloon men are usual
ly jailed; while the effects are burned.
The goods now In store consist OF
an expensive bar, mirrors, kegs,
glasses and everything that is an
adjunct to a first class saloon. Mr..
Caldwell Is going to try the suit at
the adjourned term OF the May SEES
sion OF district court and feels con.
fident OF q conviction. II the con-
victlon Is sustained the stuff will be
taken In charge by the sheriff and
burned at some given place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27

Jefferson City, Mo-, June.-Sheriff
John Scott, Of this city, is hsrassed
almost beyond endurance by persons,
among whom are women, for sdmis-
sion to the triple hanging oiconvicts
Harry Vaughan, Edward Raymond
and George Ryan next Thursday.
Only q few persons will be admitted
to the isil Enclosure. Even II tie
Sheriff was disposed to admit an OF
the applicants, the law would not
permit him to do so. It has been q
long time since three men were exc
cutsd In Missouri from the same
scaffold and at the same time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
AS THEY DOT
IN BUCKNER, MO.
A Drug Store "Ioiniist" Tried
by a Committee and Forced
to Quit.

A committee Of ten cltiEs ms from
Buckner, mo, held an impromptl
court In the prosecuting attorneys
office In the case Of BARLEY McDer-
mott, proprietor OF drug store In
Buckner, who was charged In the
criminal court With selling liquor
Illegally on eight counts. Eli Mer-
shon, sretired farmer, Twin: IA Buck
ner, was made chairman VI the
court.
The cases against the d.uS.!!s.
were about TO be called Tor trial In
Judge Porterfeld's division OF the
criminal court. The druggist was
trying to effect a settlement. He
offered to plead guilty Oh one count,
pay fine and all costs In tho case
aud have the others dismissed.
| ave won't ace ut that" Mr.. Mer.
shon said. "Wt >mployed Il Jet c.
tive to Set the O., .lonce against sou
so We could prove that you wer- VIC.
latiug the law AMI 1t cost us $3.50.
II you will pay t 20 fines, The costs
and the $3.50 shat We have spent In
getting evidence ant promise to quit
the sale OF liquor Illegally we will
quit"
81 am not going to pay for any
detective; I'll promise TO quit selling
liquor and III pay one fine and the
COSTS" the druggist said.
Gentlemen, you have heard his
answer" MIR. Mershon said. snow
I'll put II to a vote OF our crowd and
we'll abide by the majority vote. All
those in favor OF accepting Mr.. Nc
Dermott's proposition hold up their
hands,"
Not a hand went up,
"Now all those In favor OF stand.
Ing firm on our proposition and let,
ting the law take its course, hold up
their hands"
Ten hands went up.
Every we'll, then,' the chairman
said Lets go into court and let
the law take its course"
Whereupon they all seized their
hats and went In a body to Judge
Porterfeld's court. The druggist
followed them. In the hall outside
the court room another conference
was held. The druggist offered to
plead guilty on two counts and pay
the fines and costs Then he agreed
to let the other six cases remain on
the docket and be held over him as
good faith that he would dispose OF
his drug store and cease the sale Ct
liquor In Buckner.
The committee accepted his propo-
sition. Then the druggist went be-
fore Judge Porterfeld and pleaded
guilty on two counts. He was fined
$40 on each. The other cases were
continued by agreement to the Sep
TENDER term.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
He Fired the Stick.

81 have fired the walking. stick I've
carried over 40 years, on account OF
a sore that resisted every kind of
treatment, until | tried Bucklen 8
Arnica Salve; that has healed the
sore and made me happy man."
writes John Garrett, OF North Mills,
N c., Guaranteed for Piles, Burns,
etc, by +. T. Clay, druggist. 25c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
GA 0TSRTA.
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Rufus Sentence Postponed

San Francisco, June 24.-By an
arrangement with the prosecution
the sentence that WAS to have been
passed upon Abraham R1ei, who
pleaded guilty to extortioD, was post.
poned for another fortnight.
The chief Of police, Mr.. Oman, will
be required to answer the accusation
which charges him with msliesssnce
IN Office.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27
Decision is Against Tucker i.

Leavenworth, Kan, June The
jury In the case of the Uncle Sam Oh
company, In which II. H. Tucker, jr,
80 ought to have the receiver appoint.
ed by the state supreme court re.
moved, returned a verdict finding
against Tucker. The receivership
therefore stands The verdict was
written by Judge Amidon OF the
United States district court, and 1t
was agreed TO by the jury upon the
courts Instructions.
When the receiver was appointed
the company had more than 10000
stockholders distributed all over the
country and supposed assets Of
close to one million dollars. j. c,
Morse, the receiver, the last witness.
testified that the by-products Of the
company now on hand, which Tuck.
or had held to be valuable asset,
are not worth nearly as much as the
former manager estimated.
Tucker alleged that the Standard
OIL company and the railroads were
in conspiracy to wreck the Uncle
Sam company. He Is now serving
a ninety day sentence In the county
jail here for contempt, because OF
charges made in bis bankruptcy Pc
tition attacking the integrity oil
Judge Pollock, Judge Philips and
Judge Mcpherson OF the federal
court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-27

Where is no case OF indigestion, no
matter how obstinate, that will not
be speedily relieved by the use Of
KodOl. Kodol contains the same
juices found In a healthy stomach.
Conforms to the Pure Food and
Drugs Law. Sold by Clay's drug
eAOre.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24

really has nothing to do with this
confession, WHICH was intended only
as a confession of my thcfts, but as it
is regarding a circumstance which
may at some future time involve my
friend Walters, will narrate it brief
ly. had certain Illegal relation,
the exact nature of which | will not
divulge, with certain Illicit distll-
lery Of whIskey in The Blue Ridge
range in the state OF Virginia, and
on the night IN question | met Nal-
tiers, without appointment, or his
previous knowledge, at the depot as
he vas busy at work at late hour,
and stated TO him that bad with me
ten gallons ofYhiskey, which | had
secured at auction in New York
City, from whence had Just come,
which would deem 1t a great fav +
If lie could Dispose of it for me. AT
frsl, he refused point blank to con-
slder the matter, but by arttuI
snooth talking | succeeded in inter
estlng him somewhat, when he rails =
ed the question OF licens'; | assured
him that | had bought it at the sale
room of the Consolidated Dlstilling
Company of Ken ueky, (nvenling
this name) in New York City, and
that | was therefore selling for the
house, which argued would be per
f city legal IN any state under the IN
Iurstate commerce laws in force II
the United States. BY shrewd rea
sonluc 6ually succeeded in getting
hun to see things my way, aud h'
reluctantly agreed to try and favor
me in the way | desired, remarklr!
that he had a cousin whOIh h'
though: wonld be glad to take the
, matter off hls hands, as he had ha'
not possibly the time then2 "Bn'
Hail." said he, firmly, 81 do tbi
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24

only to favor you, and certainly
would not repeat 1t even tor you. /
am, and always have been opposed
10 the liquor traffic, aud am very
sorry that you have asked this OF
me, for I haven't 1t in my heart to
refuse YOU" then asked him if he
had ANYTHING to put the whnkey
into, to which he replied in the neg
atlve, but after thinking a moment,
he said, "Yrs, / believe / have a TIN
can here which bought some time
ago for chemical purposes but | have
about given up the idea | had in
mind, on account OF lack Of time
whereupon he went out into the
war.room and presently returned
with a boxed TN ten.gallOn can, into
which empued the whickey, secret
" feeling low and mean for having
fooled the poor boy as l had. then
told him to sell it for me at 81 30
per gallon aud / would pay him 90
cents per gallon tor his trouble, and
after deduc;ing that, and whatty,r
other expense there isht reasona-
| bIy be incurred Incidental TO tie
selling aud remit the brlarce TO my
address, general delivery, Baltimore
This he finally did for on 18th March
1877 received a letter from Wal
tiers ,n,aining eighteen dollars II
cash.
| have no fear IN wrlilng this state
meni, for before it is likely to be re-
celved by my former friend Walter
Twill already have landed beyonC
the spas, in a spot where | know IT.
hand OF Justice can never touch m
and il this confession Acc 0mpllsh'
its sole and only purpose, VIZ, tha
of unmarlmg the name OF Walters
| shall feel content. This is the onl
kind OF statement, (intorma) whic
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24
Meninine In Ancient Egypt.

There is much evidence in inScrip,
tio,,s and manuscripts fHat the ancient
Egyptians practiced medicine ana sur
ger extensively. Probably their prac-
tIce was based on little knowledge of
anatomy. Each physician treated only
orc or two diseases. The sick were
exposed in public places so that others
who had suffered similarly might tell
them of helpful remedies. Diseases of
I'll, eve were best understood and re-
c2i,ed both medical and surgical treat
ment The most important medical
manuscript found in Egypt Is the
Uapyrus EberS, written 5000 B. c. and
discovered in Memphis. Disease, ac-
cording To the Egyptians, was due TO
the anger Of some deity. the result OF
the triumph OF evil in its struggle with
good. an idea which is still very gen
eral throughout Africa and Asia and
which at some time has been prevalent
in modified forms in almost every race.
-"Records of the Past"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24
THINGS lie pidn't Understand.

A Shrewd, worldly agnostic and q
Christian clergyman dressed in mod
est c.ar.c;I suit sat at the same table
in tire Pullman dining They were
waiting for the first course at the din
ner, a delicious hudson river shad
Eying his companion coidly for a mo
ment. the agnOStic remarked:
IL judge you are Il clergyman, sirF
"YeS, sic. am in my Masters sery.
ice"
Eyes, you lool, it, Preach out If the
Bible, don't TJaE
ooh yes; OF course"
"Find Il good many things in that old
book that You do2't understand, don
youT
"Ch, yes; some things"
"Wcll, what do you DO then?"
"Why, my der lend, | simply do
just as | do while eating this delicious
shad. If come TO bone quietly lay
il on one side and g on enjoying the
shad ana let some fool insist on chok-
tn himself with the homes"
Then the agnostic wound up his Wa
terbury watch and went i2to the smok-
er.-EXchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24
could make without ensnaring my

I could make without ensnaring my
self, but feel it is fully sufficient.
To the exact truth OF tie entire
contents ofthis confession J, ii. I.
Hall. Of my own tree will and
acc 3rd, do solemnly swear, 10y all
that is Holy, pledging my SOU; and
call an Omniscien. God to witness.
Done at the City OF New York,
this 2Ssh day OF April, A. y. 1907.
[Signed] II. I. HALL"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24
MARKETS.

Woodstock, Va, May %, 1907.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-24

Mr. III. b. Chapman received q
letter from James S. Walters, last
week in which he proclaimed his
innocence of stealing the whiskey
from the depot, for which he was
convicted and fned, several weeks
AGO. In the letter he enclosed a
confession from "H. T. Hall" alias
"Friday," which is as follows: