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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-04

There are not many things that are good for Whooping Cough but this is one. Pneumo will give your child quick relief Your druggist has 1t. d If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-04

Durham is well known in Little Rock, especially among cotton men. He was the Conway buyer of Me Fadden Brothers, of this city. He has been in their employ this season only He has frequently visited Little Rock He is about 10 years old and has d wife and two children.-Little Rock Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-04
w. l.. DURHAM SHOT
 AND WILL DIE
Cotton Buyer for McFadden Brothers
 Expected to Die at Conway.

Conway March .3.--W. l.. Durham was shot this afternoon by Marshal J. l.. Charles and will die. Durham was beating Charles with his fists and Charles claims he shot in self defense
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
UNPRECEDENTED
FLOODS.
THE MARlAS DES CYGNES
HIGHEST IN IT'S HISTORY.
Nearly the Whole Middle West
Effected.

When old settlers are told that the
Marias Des Cygnes river had reached
thirteen inches above its highest
record overflow, they can form some
idea of the flood condition on that
stream. last week and first of this,
Frisco and NJ. X. G. T. trains were de-
toured over the Missouri Pacific Sat
urday and Saturday night. Sunday
morning the last train went south, and
a Frisco train was stalled in the bot
toms south of the bridge. In spite of
the effort of the railroad men, three
miles of track went out in the bot
toms. All the crops in the bottoms
are of course destroyed, and this
means much to the people in that Sec
ton, for a week ago these crops
promised fine, one man estimating
his bottom corn would make from so
to 100 bushels to the acre. Much of
the wheat had been cut and was in
shocks, and the water carried it off.
On the Miami, south west of town,
young Boyles attempted to save his
wheat when he observed the water
overflow the banks. So rapid was
the rise that he only succeeded in
getting one load out and the rest was
swept away. j. L. Jones, Jim Ro-
mine and others had their wheat
washed away. Romano made an eff
fort to gather his up from where it
lodged, but of course succeeded in
saving only portion of it. The SUBJ
merged corn is badly damaged, if in
fact it is not entirely ruined.
From all over Missouri and Eastern
Kansas the damage by floods is re-
ported as enormous. Pattonsburg,
in Daviess county was completely
inundated and the citizens had to be
taken out in boats. Several lives
were lost and many narrow escapes
reported. The loss in property was
enormous. Every stream in the
state seemed to be on a rampage and
traffic has been delayed and business
interferred with.
Most of the families in the bottoms
were compelled to move out and
much live stock and poultry were
drowned.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Home From Skiff Trip.

W. T. Marsh, of Rich Hill, arrived
in Butler Tuesday night, on his way
home from a skiff trip down the
Marias des Cygnes and Usage rivers.
Mr.. March with his boyhood friend
W. A. Farris, of Kansas City, left the
Rich Hill water works station in a
IA foot skiff at 1870 o'clock on June
18th and that night camped on the
banks Of the Usage, % miles below.
They had complete camping outfit,
gun and fishing tackle. They camped
two days at Monegaw Springs, which
they found flooded. They stopped
at Osceola, Warsaw and a number of
other points. AT Linn Creek they
went up the Niangua river to Aaron
holt Mills, one of the famous fishing
resorts in the state, where they spent
week. They went from Linn Creek
to Bagnell in gasoline launch and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Regulars Camped in Butler.

Four companies of the 18th U. S
infantry from Fl. Leavenworth, Kan,
under command of Major J. H. Nc
Rae, with the following officers
Lieut.. j. S. Chambers, Adjt.; Lieut..
o. S. Albright, quarter master; Capt.
o. F. Freeman, of the medical
staff, reached Butler late Satur.
day on their hike to the annual state
encampment at Nevada. They went
into camp near the depot, where they
were visited by large number OF
Butler citizens on Sunday. II was the
intention to march to Rich Hill, on
Monday, but the over flow of the
Marias Des Cygnes bottoms prevent
ed this. Owing to the unsatisfactory
condition of the grounds, the camp
was moved to j. E. Thompson S
farm, north of Butler, which offered
an ideal camping site. o
The soldiers have had hard tramp,
owing to the heavy rains which had
continued up to the first of this week.
The officers were entertained Sun
day to six o'clock dinner at the
home of Major Ed. Clark, the rank
ing staff officer. located at Butler.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
DIR. King Dead.

DIR. Willis p. King died at his home
in Kansas City Monday afternoon, af-
ter a lingering illness of four months.
He was SO years of age and was we'll
known to many of our people. The
Journal says of him:
willis Percival King was one of
the pioneer physicians of Missouri.
He began the practice of medicine in
Missouri in a frontier county in 1855
after having mastered the profession
of medicine and having graduated
from the st. Louis Medical college,
which course consisted only of lee
lures. For two years after his grad
uation DR.. King was what was known
in those days as country doctor,
riding circuits at times, like the law
yer and preacher. Concerning this
period Of his life he has written a
book, called, Stories of a Country
Doctor" which is now in its fourth
edition. The stories are reminiscent
ces of his own life in that capacity,
After his two years of country
practice DR.. King moved to Nevada,
where he remained for several years.
In the latter sos he moved again and
went to Sedalia, NO., where he re-
manned until he came to Kansas City,
over twenty-five years ago"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
54th Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barley have
been receiving congratulations re-
Gently on their fifty-fourth wedding
anniversary. Their relatives and
friends showered them with one hun
dred and fifty-eight postals and stere-
oscopic views from different parts of
the world, expressing the wish that
they might take a wedding trip by
post cards which they have enjoyed
very much, oeven more than the
fatigue of travelling. Mr.. BARLEY
has just passed his 80th birthday and
his wife her 73rd, all occurring with
the wedding anniversary within two
weeks. S.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
THOSE INSURANCE RATES.

The Record says the insurance rate:
Of.Butler have been revised down
ward. Now we will ask the editor o.
the Record, if he believes that tC
kindly publish the lines showing the
reduction and those showing the in.
creased ratings, and point out where
in and to what extent rates in Butler
have been reduced. The facts are
the rates as a whole have been in
creased. In the same issue that pa
per announces that Governor Hadley,
while serving as Attorney General,
had saved the people of the state one
and one-half million dollars by COM
pelling the companies to abandon the
combination and arranged re-valua-
ton of inSurable property and a new
classification of risks. The saving of
this vast sum to the people is all in
the imagination of I publican editors,
as every man who carries insurance
in the state knows. There has been
no substantial decrease in any lines of
inSurable property, but what has
been more than overcome by in
creaSeS in others and the people of
Missouri are paying more for their
fire insurance than they did before
Hadley made that grand stand play
for the benefit of Hadley and the Re-
publican party. These expert adj
iusters always have methods by which
they can have the insurance compa-
MES get the full amount they desire
and satisfy the insured with buncomb
displays of controlling combinations,
etc. The Times has been paying the
stiff rate of Sl,60 per hundred for
years and is still paying that rate.
Has the Records insurance been re-
duced? When the rate is reduced, |
they always find enough extras under
their stringent rulings to bring it up !
to the required notch. No people on
earth can live up to the strict require
ments OF these companies. One bus
mess man in Butler had his insurance
increased, because a little piece of
plaStering was knocked off the wall,
that would not have cost him to ex-
coed % cents to have had repaired.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE VI Missoohl'
County Of Bstes.
In the Circuit Court. May term, 1909. In vaca-
ton June Goth, 1903
Anna p0ulter, Plaintiff,
Frank Poulter, Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein,
by her attorneys and files her petition and af-
hdavit. alleging, among other things that de-
len ant, Frank Poulter, is q nonresident of
the state Of Missouri:
Whereupon, 1t Is ordered by the clerk In
vacation, that said defendant be notified by
publication that plain TIL has commenced suit
against him In this court, the object and gen.
ersi nature OF which is to obtain q decree
divorciDg the plaintiff from the defendant on
the grounds that defendant inflicted such gross
and shameful indignities upon plaintiff as to
render her condition in life int0erable In this:
Ihas defendant accused plaintiff OF receiving
attentions from other men and sustaining inn
proper relations with them; that in Septem-
Der, 1905. while under the influence OF liquor
at picnic, defendant became enraged and
went home. leaving plaintiff to get home the
best way che could; AID on her reaching home
dsfendan, assaulted said plaintiff; that defend-
ant became addicted to the use Of intoxicating
liquor, which habit was contracted soon af,er,
continued during the remainder OF their mar.
ried life, and that unless the said Frank Poui.
ter be and appear at this court, At the next
term thereof, 10 be begun and holden at the
court house In the city OF Butler, in said
county, on the first Monday In October, 1909,
and on or before the first day Of said term, an
swer or plead to the petit lion In said cause, the
same will be taken as confessed, and judg-
ment will be rendered accordingly.
And 1t is further ordered, that q copy hereof
be Published, according to law, In THE BUrLKR
WEEKLY TINES, newspaper publ'shed In said
county OF Bates for four weeks successfully,
publishe at least once a week, the last ineer-
zion to be at least thirty days before the first
day OF said next October term OF this court.
L. d. EMBREE,
Circuit Clerk.
true copy from the record. Witness my
hand, and seal OF the Circuit Court OF
(sEAL) Bates county, this 18th day OF July,
1909. I. ID. EMBkEE,
Circuit Clerk.
SS-4t c. NJ. BARKLEY, DC.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, }

County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court of Bates County. Missouri,
May term, 1908.
The State OF Missouri at the relation and to
the use OF 3. L. Coleman, e. -ofnclo Collector OF
the Revenue OF Bates County In the State OF
Missouri, plaintiff, vs. j. r. B srrett, defend
ant.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Butler Christian Church.

Bible School, $50 a. m. Commun-
ion 10:45 a. m. Address, II a. M,
by Rev. W. c. Shupp, of Springfield,
representing the Missouri Anti-Saloon
League. Christian Endeavor, 700 p.
m. AT 500 p. m. this congregation
will unite with the other congrega-
tons of the city in the great union
mass meeting in the court house
yard. AT this meeting the cause of
State Prohibition will be presented by
Hon. Chas. M. Hay. This address
should eheard by every person in
the community.
William M. Mayfield, Minister.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
NOT A FAIR TEST.

All recognize that this has been ar
extraordinary, an unprecedented
flood in the Marias Des Cygnes, fol
this time of year, and which will
probably never be repeated, at least
not in many years. 1t was not claim
ed BY the promoters Of the big ditch
project that it would be able to take
care OF the waters from a big freshet;
a hundred bitches would not have
awaited to prevent an overflow from
this flood, which came down from
Kansas, miles wide and eight feet
high. The promoters do claim that
the ditch will take care of water from
the usual rises that overflow the bot
toms number of times each spring,
and it has been the testimony of peo-
pie living on the river that at least
three overflowS this spring have been
prevented by the ditch. The claim
has been made by those who have
studied the situation and have faith in
the ditch, that il would carry the wa
ter of an overflow off much faster.
Mr. Kerns, in from his Fry ranch
Monday evening, said that the waters
had already begun to recede. This
would indicate that this claim is tena-
bic, as heretofore waters that low
down on the river do not begin to
fall for several days after they begin to
go down on the upper river. SO the
public judgment should be reserved,
as this has not been a fair test of the
workings of the ditch.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
The Difference.

In Osceola, Rolla Robbins, who
killed his brother-in-law in Northern
St. Clair, following Conway's threats
against the Robbins family, will serve
two years in the penitentiary; while
Joe Keltner, who killed his uncle,
was fined 800 and costs.
A petition to pardon Robbins was
signed by 1900 people Of Henry and
St. Clair counties, but Judge Denton
refused to grant il, because six Of the
trial jury did not sign. Clinton Dem
ocrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15
Order Of Pm blics,iun.
STATE OF MISSOURI, J

County Of Bates.
In the Circuit Court Of Bates county, Missouri,
In vacation May Ath, 1903.
The state OF Missouri At the relation and tC
the use OF 3. l.. Coleman. Ex-Oflcio Collector
OF the Revenue OF Bates County in the state
OF Missouri, plaintiff vs.. c. T. Potter, defend.
ant.
Civil action for delinquent taxes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff by her at.
torney before the underslg ned Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court OF Bates county In the state of Mis-
soul. in vacation and files her petition statiI 3
among other things that the Above named De.
PENDANT. K. Potter, 10 . non-residents of the
state OF Missouri Whereup0n 1t is ordered
by the clerk In vacation, that the defendant be
notified by publication that plaintiff has COM
menced suit against him inthis court by petit
tion the "bject AMI general nature OF which
lie to enforce the lien or the state OF Missouri
for the delinquent taxes of the year 10 4
amounting IN the aggrs gate to the sun Of
% u together with interests. costs, commits.
sions and fees, upon the following described
tracts OF land situated In Bates county, Mis-.
sourl to-wit:
40 acres the northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter OF section twenty two (22I town.
ship fort zone ND IL range thirty three (s3
aud that unless the said defendant be and sp.
pear AZ the next term Of this court to be be-
gun anu holden In the city Of Butler, Batet
county, Missouri, on the nrss Monday in
october, 1903, and on or before the fret day
thereof, and. plead to said petition according
TO law the same will be taken As confessed
and judgment rendered according to the pray.
er OF raid petition and the above descri bed real
estate sold TO satisfy the same.
And itis further ordered BY the cls rk sfore
said that copy hereof be published In Tn
BurLER WEEKLY TnKs, weekly newspaper
printed and published In Bates county. Mis-.
souri,, FOR four weeks succeesively, the last In.
sertion 20 be ct beast hfteen days before the nrsi
day Of the merit term Of said court. A true
copy Of the record.
Witness my hand % clerk aforesaid
with the seal OF said court hereunto
teBAL.l efnxed. Done ct once In Butler on
shis the 9th day Of July, 1909.
Se-4t 7. d. EMBREE, Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15

returned home by rail. Mr.. Farris is
a scenic artist and spent much time
in sketching on the trip. Mr.. Marsh
said they caught large quantities of
choice fish and had Jolly good time
roughing it. They were in high wat
ers all the way.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15

Claud A. Ball has thrown down the
gauntlet to Champ Clark in the 9th
district and announces that Clark will
have to go higher up or step down
and out. That sixteen years without
interruption in the lower House of
Congress is enough for one man.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-15

Inc state OF missouri az the relation and TO
the use OF y. l.. Coleman, Es -0fhcio Collector OF
the Revenue Of Bates County In the State Of
Missouri, plaintiff, va. j. 4. arrett, defend
ant
Civil action for delinquent taxes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by
her attorney before the Circuit Court Of Bates
county, In the State Of Missouri, and II appear.
ing to the court that summons has been issued
In the above entitled cause against the defend
ant. L. Barrett. directed 70 the sheriff Of
Bates county Missouri, and that said sheriff Of
Bates county, Missouri. to whom said sum-
mons WAS directed, has made return thereon
, that the defendant, j. r. Barrett cannot be
found, and the court being further satisfied
that process cannot be served on said defend-
ant. j Il. Barrett, It is therefore ordered BY
the courtthat said defendant be notified by pub
location that plaintiff has commenced suit
against him In this court by petition, the object
and general nature Of which lie to enforce the
lien oil the State OF Missouri for the delinquent
taxes Of the years 1904, 1905, 1906. 1897,
amounting In the aggregate to the sum OF
% "a together with interest, costs, commits
sions anu fees. upon she following described
tracts OF iend situated In Bates county, Mis-
10 acres, south part OF the north half Of the
eouinwest quarter OF section twenty-five t25)
township 36 rsnge ~.
west quarter of the southwest quarter Of Sec
ton % township 30 OF raoge ~.
1v acres, the northwest quarter OF the south
west quarter Of the northwest quarter Of sec
ton rs township 90 range 70.
10 acres, the south i, brt Of the west half OF
the W, ct half or section twenty -ave (25) town
ship 3S Of range ~, and that unlese the said de-
PENDANT pc ana appear ct the next term Of this
court TO be b. gun ana holden In the city Of But
Ter, Rates county, Missouri, on the Hrst Mon
day In October, 1909, and on or before the nrst
day thereof. and plead to said petition accord
TO law the came will be taken % confessed
and judgment rendered according to the prayer
Of said petition and the above described real
estate sold 70 satisfy the same.
And it's further ordered BY the court afore-
said that copy hereof be published In TBR
BurLnn WKEKLY TINES, . weekly newspaper
printed and published In Bates county, Ms
souri. Tor fonr weeks successfully, the iest In
sersion 70 be IT least fteen days before the nrst
day OF toe next term OF said court. A true
copy Of the record.
Witness my hand o. clerk aforesaid
with the seal Of said court hereunto
tsRALI kmxed. Done ct once In Butlsr o tnis
the 9th day Of July, louo.
7. D. RnBREE.
Se-1 Circuit Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-10
Not Dying Race

A well meaning but weepy writer in
magazine a few years ago wrote of
the American Indians: Slowly and
sadly they climb the distant mountains
and read their doom in the setting SUM- -
The statistician is after the scalp of the
sentimentalist.
''Lo' is no longer u dying race. In
Canada the redskins have shown an
increase which, instead of being sat.
isfying, has. become alarming. The
increase. in few years has been ten
Thousand in. Canada alone, aud az cor
responding increase is found Tn the
United States. : =
There are at present under the stars
and stripes 275, 900 Indians, 100, 900 of
whom are in Oklahoma. Half of them
wear store clothes; one-fourth of them
speak and read English. 1t is true the
picture book Indian has disappeared, or
Is disappearing fast. One hears less of
war dances and sun dances.
When Il nation or race loses it's
dances or its songs it's national spirit
has passed away. If the red man
should suddenly develop healthy
spirit of self-propagation he would rap
idly become a serious problem, as
worrying in it's character as the negro
problem.
One can scarcely imagine the Indian
In the capacity of hustling hotel
porter or bootblack. He has not the
industry Of the Chinaman nor the
adaptability of the negro. There is no
place in trade nor commerce for "Lo,"
and much as one might regret to see
the type pass away, the fewer the
Indians are the better they will get
along. -Pocatello Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-10
Coms;ock Output Saves The Union

Too little national attention has been
given to the celebration this week at
Virginia City, Nevada, of the semi
centennial Of the discovery of the Com
stock lode. The effect of adding to the
wealth of the United States $4,000, 0OO,-
600 of value of precious metals cannot
but have been of Importance, and that
is the amount which came from the
bowels of Mount Davidson. The Big
BonanaZa alone produced the unthink-
able sum of $685., 600, 600 within twenty
years.
Methods of mining evolved on the
ComstOck lode have revolutionlzed the
production of the precious metals all
over the earth and in this the famous
vein has been responsible for enormously
increasing the output of gold and silver
everywhere. Through the necessities
o. the COmst0ck metallurgists learned
mure in few years than alchymists
had absorbed from their secret studies
in many centuries.
IC Was made possible to take up old
Workings ana extract even from their
waste new fortunes. SO that the actual
supply of the precious metal in ex-
istence in the world today is greater
than at any previous period.
The effect of the gold of California
and the silver of the Comstock in plac-
ing the United States on sound fnan-
cial footing during tho Civil War not
withstanding the fearful draught upon
the national resources, has never been
given its full weight by economists, but
the late Senator Stewart and others
who had studied the question regarded
this advantage over the South as vital
to the maintenance of the Union
Sacramento Union.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-10
For Sale

Completely furnished, five-room
dwelling, with bath, pantry, closets and
outbuilding. Sanitary plumbing; hot
and cold water; electric lighted. Every
thing new.
Also completely furnished and
equipped home of six rooms, with bath.
room, trunk-room, pantry, closets,
laundry and outbuildings. Complete
sanitary plumbing; electric lighted
throughout; cemented cellar and walks;
screened-in porches Three lots with
lawn, garden, poultry yard and sheds.
One of the most comfortable and con-
vsnient homes in Elko.
For terms and further particulars,
address
g. F. hickey,
Elko. Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-10
Prohibits Profanity

The Wisconsin Legislature before it
finally adjourned for the season passed
one most excellent lava bill to pro-
hibit profanity in public places.
The new law provides that any person
who shall uS3 in the hearing of other
persons III any public place ,lewd,
lascivicous. obscene or profane Ian
guage shall b. deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall DO punished by a
fine of not more than $25 or by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not to ok.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-10

If Aldrich forces the bill through the
conference committee and both houses
agree to it. President Taft will be
forced to veto it if he is true to the
promises he made before the election
and in his inaugural address. He
promised the people a downward
revision and the Aldrich bill is a re-
vivion upward. Will President Taft
keep his promises to the people and
insist on a downward revision of the
tariff?