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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Circuit Court.

The regular jury panel reported
Monday morning.
The case of the State of Missouri
VS. James Wilkerson and Edward
VIM charged with burglarizing the
store at PasSaic, was called. Wilker-
son plead guilty and was given a sem
tenee OF two years in the penitentiary.
VIM elected to stand trial, a Jury
was empaneled and the case tried.
The case was finished and given to
the jury Monday evening. Tuesday
evening the jury was discharged,
having failed to agree, standing 10 to
2 for conviction.
Tuesday morning the case of the
State VS. Charley Starr, charged with
attempting TO rape Dixie Anderson, a
fourteen year old girl, was called be-
fore Judge b. q. Thurman, of Lamar.
The jury was impaneled in the after
noon and the taking of testimony was
begun, Miss AnderSon's testimony
was practically the same as that Civ
en- at the preliminary trial That She
had started to 90 with Starr from
Rich Hill to his home in Lone Oak
township, that after crossing the
bridge over the Marias DIES Cygnes
instead of continuing on the main
road, he turned off side road down
the river bank and after reaching a
secluded place, attempted to take
Liberties with her That she scream
ed and jumped from the buggy and
ran; that he overlook her and carried |
her back to the buggy, in which he !
placed her, when a man by the name |
OF Allen, who was fishing in the river
and heard her screams, interferred. |
That Starr then took her home.
Aliens testimony corroborated that
of the girl. Tuesday morning the
lawyers for the defense offered a
demurrer TO the states testimony,
which the court overruled and the
taking of testimony was begun. The
case was still in progress as we 90 to
press.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Elkhart.
Fine weather at present.

Fine weather at present.
The farmers in this locality are
very busy gathering corn.
Mr., Dat Peoples of Illinois is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. j. w. Cox.
Charley Chambers and wife visited
Mrs. Chambers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Fritz, Sunday.
Mrs, Messick, of Elkhart, came
home last week. She had been visit.
ing in Eldorado Springs,
Frank Proctor and Vester Eye de-
livered stock at Adrian last Thursday.
Miss Gertie Cox will 90 to Illinois
with her uncle. Mr.. Dat Peoples.
! Wash Clapp and wife from Apple
ton City are visiting his brother,
Joseph Clapp, this week.
Lucille Cox is on the sick list.
Will Durham is going to move from
the Lone Star district to Willow
Branch. Mr.. Durham has three chill
dren going to Lone Star school and
the teachers and classmates will be
sorry to lose them.
MIR. Ed, Bailey shipped three loads
OF cattle from Amsterdam to Kansas
City last week and Joseph Clapp one
load.
Albert Daniel, wife and little daugh-
ter, Helen, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Daniels parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Stephens.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Mckee went to
Adrian Sunday.
w. j. Park is very busy building a
new barn.
William Durham and daughter,
Fay, were in town Saturday.
The teachers of Elkhart township
met last Thursday evening at Mt.
Vernon school house. The teachers
are taking great interest in these
meetings. AT the close of the meet
ing W. j. Park being present was
called on and made good talk.
John Stephens, wife and daughter,
Ola, called on Mr.. Stephens parents
Sunday.
Carl Fritz was on the sick list last
week, but was able to attend school
Monday.
The primitive Baptist services Sun
day evening at Joseph Clapp's.
(. M. Proctor and family took din
ner Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Stephen.
Miss Nola Ellis, who is teaching a
very successful school at Lone Star
gave a pie supper last Friday night.
A good program was rendered and
every one had a jolly good time. |
Amount of supper being $i9.1O. X. /
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Obituary.

Julia L. Skillman was born in
JerSeyville, Illinois, July l4th 1872.
She came with her parents to Bates
county in 1880 and settled near old
Crescent Hill. They moved to Foster
in 1882, where she was educated in
the public schools, was converted
and joined the Christian church. She
was married to X. d. Coulter, at La
Cygnes, Kansas, in 1893. They went
west and resided in Denver and
Pueblo, Col, and Seattle, Washing
ton. To this union two children were
born, Grin, now Is years old and
Kathleen, 10 years, Mrs. Coulter and
the children returned to Bates county
three years ago, because the high al
tltude of the west affected her heart
She had not been in good health for
several years and departed this life at
Nevada October 3rd 1909. She was
a good woman, of a kind and affec-
tlonate disposition and had many
friends who deeply regret her early
taking off, Peace to the aged par
ents, the husband and motherless
children. B.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Rally Day" Service.

At the NJ, Z, church South next
Sunday morning. All members of
the church are cordially invited to
attend Sunday School at $3.50 and re-
main for the Rally Day" program al
ll;OO a. m. which is as follows:
Song, All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name; Prayer, by the pastor; Song,
The Hero of the Cross; Recitation,
My Bow, Christine Crutsinger; Violin
Solo, Marvin Jared; Sunbeam Song,
by the little folks; Recitation, | Love
You Mother, Porter Jared; Solo, by
Miss Pearl Angle; Recitation, What
the Minister Said, May Wainwright;
Vocal Duet, by Misses Cooper and
Pharis; Drill, by the children; Male
Quartette, Messrs Smith, Wainwright,
Reavis and Black; Short talk by pas
tor; Doxology and Benediction.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Wells Family Reunion.

For the first time in thirty years all
the Wells boys gathered at the home
OF their mother Mrs. Mary Wells, on
Mechanic street on Tuesday, October
26th. 1t was the occasion of Ed.
Wells return from the west, where
he had been lost to the family for %
years and had been given up for dead.
The boys are in order of age, L. j.
Wells, Grard, Kan, VIM. H. Wells,
Ottawa, Kan, Ed. Wells, C. W.
Wells, TT Scott, and Rich Wells, of
Nevada. One sister, Mrs. Jay Gordi-
nler, was present. The other two,
Mrs. W, W. Henry, of IT. Collins,
Col, and Mrs. Allie Cowdery, of
Girard, Kan, were unable to attend.
This is an old family of Butler.
The father, James Wells, died in
1881. The mother, who was II years
OF age the 18th of June last, is still
hale and hearty, and her heart was
made glad at the reunion of her chill
dren.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
NEW HOME.

The teachers reading circle met
Saturday night, only five present.
Arthur Moreland says that it is not
near so far from Fair View to New
Home, when he has company.
Misses Ada and Jessie Miller bought
some nice pecans from some Rich
I'LL boys the other evening to send
Us. Miller, of Plendleton, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Miller, Mrs
Jane Jennings and Master Max Miller
visited with Edgar Waller and Uncle
Joe Lewis family.
Charley Merit is at Edgar Walters
Shredding corn. He thinks that he
will get through tomorrow. They
sure put corn through to-day. He
seems to have a good machine and
knows how to run it. We have
known for some time that we were
very poor speller as well as a poor
scribe, but did not think that we were
as bad as the printer at The Times
office made us last week. When we
said that Fred Grant got his hand
mashed off in Mr.. Merits shredder,
the printer made us say big toe"
Miss Jessie Miller spent Saturday
and Sunday at home, returning to her
school Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fern Snuffer, togeth-
er with her mother, Mrs. Vim, of
Oklahoma, and grandmother, Mrs.
Evans, went over east of Butler to
visit Mrs. Shutters sister, Mrs. Pearl
Green.
We saw Fern Snuffer driving a
new horse to-day, has been trading
again and traded his draft gray for a
trotting bay.
We said last week that DR.. Rhoades
dressed Fred Grants hand, but we
since learned that when DR.. Rhoades
got there and found that the hand
had to be taken off, that he had them
call DR.. Delameter.
1t is reported that Chas. Merit is
gong to carry with his shredding
outfit.
We learn that the Briscoe bows
caught a wolf few days ago, not far
from here.
We would advise the School Board
to either buy lump coal for the school
houses or else furnish shovel for
the school marms to shovel dirt with,
so that they will not be under the
necessity of using their hands for
shovelS. CLOVER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
DIR. Kuhn Gets $3.50.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 24-Dr. w.
F. Kuhn, formerly manager of State
Hospital No. 2, has won his suit
against the board of managers of that
institution. The board must now pay
DR.. Kuhn his salary for July, $3.50,
and maintenance money for himself
and family for that month. Another
suit is pending, covering the month
of August.
Judge Easton held that DR.. Kuhn
had not had a regular trial on the
charges preferred against him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-28
Col. George p. Gordon Dead.

Higginsville, Mo-, Oct. 26.-Col.
George Pemberton Gordon, father of
John p. Gordon, state auditor, died
OF heart disease at his home here to-
night. Major Gordon was in his
eighty-second year. He was born in
Tennessee and had lived in Lafayette
county ever since he was years old.
He fought in the Civil War in Shell
by's Brigade and Gordon's Regiment,
of which he was colonel.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

The first of the week was an ice tick
ler. While the mercury was several de-
grees above zero yet with cold damp
wind blowing a furious gale, it made
one feel as if the mercury was frozen
in the bulb. Offices on the side of
the wind were uncomfortably cool and
on Tuesday it was necessary to close the
High School room. Some damage of
a minor nature was done by the wind
while the dust found its way through
the smallest crevice much to the an
noyance of the good housewives and
ladies'. The rocking of houses was
not conducive to refreshing sleep as
it lacked the smoothness of the cradle
and was on the order of the STEADY
by jerks" plan.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13
ANOTHER VICTORY

The High School basket ball team
journeyed to Wheatridge last Saturday,
where they played the last years inter-
scholastic champions. The game was
won by the local team; with the score
24-23 in favor of Idaho and but three
quarters OF minute more of playing
time the Wheatrdge boys refused to
play. Fifteen minutes was given for
the players to return to the field, but
the former champions preferred to for
felt the game to Idaho by 20 score.
The Idaho boys were loud in their praise
of their Wheatridge opponents with
whom they have battled year after
year and at whose hands they say
they have always been accorded cor
tious friendly treatment In the event
that Wheatridge should win from Cas-
tie Rock High School in Denver on the
nineteenth, it is hoped that another
contest between Wheatridge and the
locals can be arranged.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Owing to the impossibility to heat
the High School room on Tuesday re-
citations for the day were suspended.
While the thermometer did not regis
ter as low as on some other days yet the
hard wind drove the cold right through
building. Many of the Offices in
town were also uncomfortably cold,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Oscar Dowis and James Cousins
sought change from the high altitude
here and went down to the lower climate
of Denver, remaining there several
days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Another shipment of ore was recent
ly made from the Treasure Vault mine
by the leasers that yielded nearly s125
per ton in gold.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mrs. V. l. Noxon, accompanied by
Monday for day or two visit with
the head Of the house and numerous
friends.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

President w. L. Bush, of the First
National bank. spent day of this week
among his iacquaintauces in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Miss Opal Oxley returned home Mon
day from a short visit with friends at
Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Justice Jno Wilkins was called to
Denver the first of the week on bust
ness matters.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mrs. George E. McClelland was {
Denver visitor the middle of the
week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

S. NJ. Smith was an early morning
passenger for the big city last Mon
day.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Father McCabe was Denver
passenger on Wednesday morning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13
Lincoln Anniversary.

The Methodist Church was crowded
last evening the occasion being the
celebration Of the one hundredth ami
versary of the birth Of the martyred
President, Abraham Lincoln. The
auditorium of the church was seated
with two hundred chairs in addition to
its regular seating capacity. The pro-
gram as published in the last issue of
the Siftings- News was carried out in
most interesting manner. Where all
parts are performed so pleasantly and
appropriately it is difficult to single
out special parts and in doing so it does
not in the least detract from the mer-
its Of any or all the remainder. Among
the most interesting portion OF the
program was the presentation of a
bronze tablet on which was en-
bossed the address of Presl-
dent Lincoln at Gettysburg, Penn, to
the Board of Education. This was the
gift of E. D. Baker Post of this city
and which had charge and management
of the celebration. The presentation
was made through Father McCabe
which means that it was done right for
he has the happy faculty of doing
things just right. For the Board the
speech of acceptance was made by Mr..
C. S. Berkins in his felicitous and ini-
pessive style. He belongs to a class
of citizens who are "always equal to
duty; never above it," The Lincoln
address was given by Rev. W. M.
Dye who held the attention Of the
large audience in the most entertaining
manner while he pictured in choicest
words the wonderful record OF the
Great Emancipator. Mr.. Dye is al
ways good in his arguments, IN his
style and in his delivery and on this oc-
casion he emphasized his standing as
platform speaker. The officers and
and members of E. D. Baker Post are
to be congratulated over their efforts
on this and other occasions in keep
ing alive the fires of patriotism and IN
stilling into the minds of the youth
love of country and veneration tor
its noble heroes without which
nation will 90 to decay and disintegra-
ton.
After an absence of fourteen years,
Fred Randall arrived in the city on
Friday and will remain here for several
days. This city was his home for hve
years during which time he worked on
the Bruce, Summit and Comstock
mines. Many of his younger acqualn-
tances remembered him at once and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

KENNETH MOSCRIPT
The present agitation or war talk on
the Japanese question has aroused un-
usual interest in the breasts of two of
Idaho Springs citizens, Ed Rohner and
Kenneth Moscript, both of whom have
seen service in the United States navy.
While not naturally beligerent, each of
them has expressed desire to re-enter
the service should Uncle Sam cross
swords with the Japs and need their
services.
Rohner entered the service July &c,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Dad Cain packed his grip and
grasped his walking cane last We'd
nesday foreno IN and betook himself
to Denver for a short respite from
business cares.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mrs. N. H. Brown has been the
guest of Denver friends this week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Omer Moreau has been in Denver
several days this week, attending the
ID. A. c. tournament.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

After lingering and painful sick
ness Of a year aud half, with the
messenger of death lowering around
her bedside almost constantly, Mrs.
Gertrude May Williamson was sum-
moned to her final home beyond the
Great River on Saturday evening at
$50 o'clock. With her at this solemn
hour were her two daughters, Mrs.
Samuel Brethour, Mrs. w. Hall, her
husband, Mr.. John D. Williamson, and
her son in-law Mr.. Brethour. During
her protracted illness of months when
at times the spark of life seemed al
most extinguished, when the tide of
life seemed at the very lowest ebb she
exercised patience under all that was
sublime, a fortitude that was of the
most high and most rare character
and consideration for those who We're
administering to her needs and doing
all in their loving power to nurse her
back to health that was one Of the
hands could suggest for her welfare
was done and when her intense suff-
ering of months was ended, those of
the household who cared for her so
tenderly, who had made all possible
sacrifices that she might be eased of
pain and whose vigils had been con-
slant, felt that filial and affectionate
duty had been performed to the last
possible degree. The deceased was
born in Vandalia, Illinois about forty
two years ago and was married to Mr..
J John D. Williamson in Denver, Colora
do twenty six years ago. Surviving
her are her husband, two daughters
and two sisters, Mrs. VIM. Crowley,
and Mrs. Nettie Zapentovish, of Dem
yer, and brother, VIM. Page. The
funeral services were held at the Cath
olic church on Monday forenoon where
high requiem mass was said over the
and in the presence of a large
circle of sympathising friends. All
that was mortal of Mrs. Williamson
was then taken to the cemetery and de-
posted in their final earthly re sting
place.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mr.. Samuel Brethour has rented the
house formerly occupied by E. M.
Sabin and will move into it the first of
the coming week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

In order to try change of luck,
Richard Gregg left last Monday for
mining camps in Arizona where he will
spend some time in mining and if con-
ditons are favorable will make that
section his future home.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Jaynes
spent a couple of days at the state
metropolis returning Thursday eve
ming.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

DR.. A. G. VanHaaften, a Hindoo
missionary, born in Calcutta, India,
now working in the interest of India,
will be at the First Methodist Episcopal
church on Sunday, Feb 21. morning
and evening, will also lecture Monday
night. He is fine speaker, every
body enjoys hearing him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mr.. Bert Warren Of the firm OF L..
Mason & Co., left for Minnesota
Thurday to attend the funeral OF a
cousin.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Congressman Warren A. Ha2gott
had his bill passed through the House
of Representatives on Tuesday provid-
ing for the extensions of the provisions
of the Carey desert land act so that
they may apply to the lands of the
old Ute Indian reservation. The excep-
tions to this are where there are forest
reserves and where the government
has made expensive Improvements for
Indian Schools or other purposes. The
condition of this grant of so large a
body of land is, that prior to the issu
ing of patent the state of Colorado
will pay to the national government the
small sum of $1.25 per acre. The con-
gresham from this big second district
is watching everything of interest per-
tanning to his constituents and he will
be just as Jealous the last day of his
term in safeguarding these as he has
been all through his official term.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Three large transformers, each
weighing ten tons, were received this
week by the United Hydro Electric
Company and will be installed at once
Each of the transformers has a
registered power of seven hundred and
fifty kilowats and each kilowat is ap-
proximately equivalent to one and one
third horse power the total available
power of the three represents three
thousand horse power. The electric
power will be taken from the Central
Colorado electric company and the
voltage will be reduced from 100000
volts on the wires of this company to
10. 500 available voltage of the United
Hydro Co. Everything done by this
company is of the most substantial, per
manent and convenient nature.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

One of the most successful vaudeville
attractions presented at the Dreamland
theatre this season was the appearance
OF John F. Keogh who delighted the
audiences with his rube stunts, singing,
dancing, etc. He is not stranger to
Idaho Springs audiences, As he has ap-
peared here before with the Kempton
company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Superintendent Willis of the Cen
trail tunnel spent Lincoln's birthday in
Denver. In conversation he stated
that more work is going on in the
tunnel than ever before and the outlook
for increased business is most
assuring
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

When the vein supposed to be the
Great Center was cut bv the Central
Tunnel of the Big Five company last
month at a distance in of some 1000
feet it was stated that where it was
cut, it was owned by the Specie Pay
ment company. In a letter recently
received by the Sftings- News,
from the Gabriel Bros. of
Des Moines, Iowa, the information is
conveyed that this claim belongs to
them and that Mr.. Daniels had request
ed them to work it. They are now
making preparations to do this and
hope to start at an early date. At
the time this vein was encountered it
was pronounced by Superintendent
Willis to be the best that had been
cut by the tunnel.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. James Underhill left
on Friday morning for a short visit
in Denver. Mr.. Underhil was present
at Ell Jebel Temple in the evening to
watch the novices crossing the hot sands
of the desert,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Ex-County Clerk A. R. Comstock de
parted Monday for Denver and tn,
eastern part of the state where h,
has been travelling in the interests o.
of mining machinery company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Proprietor Thos. G. Weaver of the
Metropolitan Restaurant left on Friday
for his former home, Axtel, Nebraska
to be gone several days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

If subscribers to the Siftings-News
have anyone visiting them or any de-
partures or any local news of any
kind send it in. 1t is in the multipli-
city of local items that paper be-
comes of interest to all the readers.
A local mention brought together two
old friends who had not seen or
heard of each other for years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

( Mrs. w.. w. Hall and child left We'd
nesday morning for their home in ST.
Louis, Mo-, after spending sometime
here assisting in the sad duties asso-
ciated with the last sickness and death
of her mother, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Williamson. Mrs. Samuel Brethour
accompanied her sister, Mrs. Hall as
far a. Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-13

Clerk of the District Court w. A.
Maxwell came down from Georgetown
during the week and shook hands with
his many friends and elso attended to
some of his mining affairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-23
A FINE JOB

Thrss earps, layers laIs Almg.
East t1t -~lf-it
Ever lay cafpeia2
Swell iob-innt ~
DO you think you'd ever get
down on your knees and lay other
folks carpeia after you've almost
cracked your back laying a few
strips 90 couple Of rooms for
your SifeY
Not much
its a pretty hard matter ~ Rci
any pereon % work all day long a.
that sort 81 work
There's nothing wrong with the
sob
Good pay and al that
Rug it'H just naturally hard 10
get men 10 lay earpeis--eveh Tor
The y W o. r.
Geo M Mumford lives a. 1918
Amy ~. over near Lake Union.
He'd been doluE his level best 10
get hold % three men a. lay carpets
foF several days
Ne pa, au ad in two other Seat
lie papers.
Mary q one answered the al Ia
either paper
Then be came % The Star.
Lke all the rest q them.
The second day ne had him
fired 40 Ard the three men are
now working
Mr Mumford knows now where
hUfi advertise next time.
n w. o 3 40 ihere mesns Beet
Woman on Earth
We made that 20 ourselves.
Call Main 1880 Ind al.