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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Charged With Killing Uncle.

Newberry, Aug. "a fearful trag-
edy was enacted this evening at $3.50
o'clock when A. Jenkins CAN'T, bet
ter known as 'tDink" CAN'T, accord
ing to a witness, shot and killed his
uncle, Mark CAN'T, in their home
Just outside the city limits. The
deed was done with a single-barrel
shot gun, the contents being fired
into the victims head at short range,
and the brains scattered on the bed
where the dead man was found just
after the shot was heard.
Nobody saw the shooting except an
old negro woman named Antoinett
James, but the aged mother Of Mark
CAN'T and her sister were In the
house and they say they knew "Dink'
did it. The sheriff was called over
the telephone Immediately after the
killing and went at once, finding the
man dead on the bed and "Dink'
CAN'T sitting on the porch of James
Porter's house few yards away,
seemingly in a dazed condition. The
sheriff brought him to jail and secur-
ed the gun with which the killing was
done, which had a freshly exploded
shell in it. "Dink" Can't was work
Ling for his uncle on shares, the farm
being two miles away.
It is said that the two had some
unpleasantness about the young man
using his uncle's horse to go to Co.
lumbia last Saturday, but that 1t is
not confirmed. The uncle had been
drinking for several days, it is said,
and the nephew, who was seen at the
Jail shortly after the killing occurred,
had the appearance of having been
drinking, although he talked intelli-
gently. He positively denies that he
shot his uncle.
Mark CAN'T was about so years OF
age, well-to-do and unmarried.
s:Dink" CAN'T is q and unmarried.
He is a son of Wilbur Can't, an old
er brother of Mark, who lives at Max
Vile, Fla, near Jacksonville. His
mother, he says, is at Killian's in
Richland county.
The negro woman says that Mark
CAN'T was lying on the bed and
"Dink" was in the dining room ad-
joining; that he picked up the gun
and walked to the door and fired;
then put the gun down and walked
out of the house. He made no ef-
fort to escape. ....
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10

he had manufactured with Pierce's
assistance. Burgess admitted them
to the guards van, where they fitted
and filed the keys until both worked
easily in the lock of the safe.
Finally the great night of the en-
terprise arrived. The conspirators
purchased ticket on the Southeastern
train, boarded it and handed their
bags, filled with shot, to the porters,
who placed them in the guards van.
AS the train was starting Agar man
aged to get into the van with Bur-
CESS, while Pierce secured a seat in
the first-class carriage. The indus
trious Agar began work at once. He
opened the safe, secured the bullion
bags, removed the gold, substituted
the shot from the carpet bag, refas-
tened and resealed the bullion bags
and replaced them in the safe. The
trick was partially turned. At Red
hill Tester met the train and was
handed a portion of the gold. The
other two safes were robbed in the
same manner as the first. When the
train reached Folkstone the unsus-
pecting officials removed the safes,
which were filled with shot, and not
gold. The rascals went on to Dover,
having previously obtained tickets to
Ostend. Later on they returned to
London unobserved, and little by lit
tie disposed of the stolen gold.
The burglary, as already stated,
was first discovered at Boulogne.
Mrs. Kay said that when Agar was
sentenced to transportation for life
and knew that he could not escape
he handed to Pierce $4,000, which
he requested to be settled on Mrs.
Kay for the support of herself and
her child. Pierce paid her a few
small sums and then calmly confis-
Gated the remainder of this fortune.
She came to the police in great rage
and disclosed the story of the rob-
berry as it has been here related.
Agar, who was in Newgate, heard
how Pierce had treated Mrs. Kay
and he eagerly turned states evil
dence. AS consequence of this,
Pierce, Burgess, Tester and several
others were arrested, convicted and
sentenced to life terms in prison.
The company only recovered a very
small portion of the stolen money
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Haiti Without a Ruler.

Port .au Prince, Aug. 3.-Haiti to-
day is without president or organ
fzed government. The capital of the
negro republic is occupied by two
rival revolutionary parties, headed
respectively by Cincinnatus Leconte,
a former minister of the interior, and
Antenor Firmin, who deserted his
post as Haitian minister to Great
Britain to join the revolution against
Simon. German and British marines
have been landed to aid in main
tanning order.
A number of the appointed mem
bers of a new committee on public
safety which was organized to-day
refused to serve, and that body again
has been dissolved and still another
is being. organized. Members of the
diplomatic corps are bending their
efforts to secure an equal representa-
ton on the committee for the fol-
lowers of Gen. Leconte and Gen.
Firmin and for citizens who have re-
NAMED neutral.
This afternoon two groups OF men,
composed of Lecontists and Firmin-
lists, fought in front of the telegraph
Office. Two men were killed. Later
the city again became calm.
Ex-Presidsnt Simon is in the har-
Dor aboard the schooner Bradford G.
French.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
"HELLO, BOYS, I'M HUNGRY"
Miner Caught in Underground Prison
Keeps Up Spirits.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Entombed
72 hours below the surface of the
earth, facing a horrible death from
the rising water in the mine drift,
Josh Cleary, the young miner caught
by a cave-in, at the White Oak mine
here Sunday, tonight feasted on fried
chicken and joked with friends who
are waiting for his rescue.
The fourth drill hole put down in
an attempt to reach his prison pene-
trated the roof of limestone late this
afternoon.A call down the hole after
the drill had been removed, brought
the answer.
Hello, boys, I'm hungry"
Milk and stimulants were lowered
and after drinking these Clary re.
mained near the drill hole talking
with those at the top.
II haven't worried, though it has
been a long while," he said, "for
knew that you were after me. The
water has been rising fast in here
and it is about waist deep in some
places now."
The ground where the mine Is To-
Gated is known as "Dry Ground" and
it has never been necessary to use a
pump. The fact lends encouragement
to the rescuers. The work Is pro-
crossing rapidly.
The shaft is now down about so
feet, with every indication that it
will have reached the entombed man
by tomorrow noon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Moving Georgia Capital.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. BY an al.
most unanimous vote the house COM
mittee on constitutional amendment
to-day approved the bill making pro-
vision for the removal of the State
capital to Macon. Several members
who voted favorably reserved the
right to oppose the measure when II
reached the floor of the house. Ma
cons contention for the State capital
is based on the claims that it Is more
centrally located geographically and
that south Georgia is growing more
rapidly than other sections Of the
State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots Of it in Bamberg But Daily
Growing Less.

Lots of it in Bamberg But Daily
Growing Less.
The kidneys cry for help.
Not an organ in the whole body SO
delicately constructed.
Not one SO important to health.
The kidneys are the filters Of the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where there
is poisoned blood.
Backache is one of the first indica-
tions of kidney trouble,
1t is the kidneys cry for help.
Heed it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are what is
wanted.
Are just what overworked kidneys
need.
They strengthen and invigorate the
kidneys; help them to do their work.
Read the proof from Bamberg
citizen.
j. J. Smoak, Bridge ST., Bamberg,
S. c., says: 81 have used Doan's
Kidney Pills which I obtained at the
Peoples Drug Co., and can strongly
recommend them. I took this reme-
dy for backache and other symptoms
of kidney complaint and found 1t to
be just as represented. You may
publish my endorsement"
For sale by all. dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Call on Governor Smith.

Atlanta, Aug. 2.-1nspired by yes
terday's defeat of the original farm
ers' free list bill through the lack of
one vote, State Senator w. J. Harris
to-day introduced into the legisla-
ture a resolution asking Gov. Hoke
Smith, United States senator elect,
to go to Washington at once and as
sumo his duties as member OF the
upper house of congress. Upon the
objection of several senators, the
resolution was laid on the table for
one day.
Senator Harris explained that his
action was simply in the interest or
the free list measure, which he said,
could yet be put through in it's origin
al form when it goes to conference
if Gov. Smith is there to cast his vote
for it.
A similar resolution was introduce
ed in the house several days ago, but
it never reached a vote. Gov. Smith
has declared he would not relinquish
the governorship until after the pres
ent session of the general assembly.
Another resolution was introduced
in the house providing that the Office
of the United States senate for the
unexpired term of the late Senator
A. S. Clay, be declared vacant, be-
cause Gov. Hoke Smith has not gone
to Washington and qualified. This
resolution also was tabled for day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-10
Gasoline eoing %
Amazing ffDE1R01'

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coal oil successfully; alcohol gasoline and benzns
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churns sepsaass milk srinds teed shells home
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Sent any place Is days Fra Trial. Don't boy su engine
till you investigate smsxnS monsyavinS power sastne
DETROIT" Thousands IN Costs only postal 70 ind
700 6rstin to wrtA sov
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19

fluence. His sincere and unaffected
pity was manifested in all his rela-
tons in life, strengthened him for
duty, enabled him with submission to
bear pain and suffering and cheered
and consoled him in the hour of
death. He certainly met death like
him who wraps the drapery of his
couch about him and lies down to
pleasant dreams. The end was peace.
A Friend.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Mercer Ryan at Rest.

Funeral services of Mercer Ryan,
who died in Butler, Mo-, Sept. q,
1911, were held at the family resi-
dence at 9 O'Clock a. m, Sept. 25th.
Rev. j. R. Lamb of the Presbyterian
churc, of which deceased was men,
Der, officiated. Burial was made in
Elicit cemetery. Lone Oak township.
Mr.. Ryan had been a patient suf.
ferer for many years of dry gangrene
OF his right foot. He had TO have the
foot taken off, but that did not stop
the disease or misery which continued
to his death.
MIR. Ryan was born in Athens
county, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1880. He was
80 years, 10 months and Is days old;
was married to Amanda Hayes April
81, 1851. To this union was born 9
children, 3 boys and 6 girls. He
moved with his family to Bates coun-
ty about 40 years ago where his wife
died few years later. He was mar.
ried to Mrs. Amanda Walton, who
faithfully cared for him during his
years of suffering, with the 8 child
rem, survive him. He and his wife
were admitted by letter 10 member.
ship in the Lone Oak Presbyterian
church in 1872, in which township he
lived for IS years. He was man OF
the very highest moral and christian
character, a friend to the poor, dis
tressed or sick; always ready to help
and ever ready to condemn wrong
doing. His death brings to its close
upon the earth a singular beauty anc
lovliness of christian character. His
kind and genial qualities of heart anc
mind strongly endeavored him to al
who stood within his circle of his in
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Burdette Items.

This section of Bates county was
visited with heavy rain and severe
lightning Sunday evening.
Several are reporting their fodder
corn molding in the shock and are
compelled to husk it at once in order
to save it. This is to be accounted
for by too early harvesting. The re-
cent rains have also interfered great
ly in the harvesting of millet, cane
and kaffir corn. Mormon Fork rose
quickly Sunday evening and many
who pasture cows across the stream
could not get them across to milk.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Clark were
Merwin shoppers Saturday.
The protracted meeting at Valley
Chapel is still going on and they are
reported to have large and interested
congregation.
There were five present and five
visitors at the East Boone Teachers
Reading Circle meeting held in Bur-
dette last Saturday.
Ben Ashbaugh is busy hauling lum-
Der for his new house.
There will be an entertainment and
pie supper at the Burdette school
house Saturday night, Oct. 21st.
Prof. Bell invites all to come and
bring pies.
All deaths, births and removals
should be reported to Squire E. c.
Mudd, who is the official for this dis
trict to all concerned.
C. N. Clark was appointed a disci
pie to attend the conference held q,
tee Christian church in Butler Sun
dap by Rev. D. Y. Donaldson, o.
Kansas City. Mr.. Clark therefor
represented the Valley Chappe
church.
Charley Burris is busy man thes'
days. He is now drilling for gas il
Merwin for C. o. White. Charlie.
returned home Friday and went t
Adrian Saturday on business.
Marian Shope moved from the oh
Simpson property In town hst weel
to a farm in Kansas west OF Drexel
Clifton Ferguson and wife visitel
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Clements Sun
day.
i John Ferguson thinks he viii bull,
!. q cement porch - coon - he finishes
digging his well. -.
/ ,Mrs. Blanche Wilson has some fip.
Rhode Island Red cockerels for sl1e
rtjcaA escb. sHar addresQ Il Adj
Ss ~ ..xss4--s.-.s.eessss
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Pierce-VanDyke

Miss Beatrice Pierce and Harry
VanDyke of Rich Hill were united in
marriage at the parsonage of the Ohio
Street NJ. E. church Sunday, October
Is, 1911, at 8 o'clock a. M, Rev. w.
H. Rose officiating.
The bride is the charming and &C.
complished young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Pierce Of this city, and
will make an amiable and affectionate
wife. Mr.. VanDyke is young man
Of honesty, industry and exceptional
ability. During the past eighteen
months he has been located in
Wyoming:
They will reside at the old Corkill
farm 5 miles southwest Of this city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Erhart Won Ribbons at Royal.

A. J. Erhart & Sons made big hit
with their hogs at the Royal Stock
Stock Show in Kansas City, winning
many ribbons in the different rings.
Below we give a partial list of the
awards won by this herd:
The herd boar, Major B. Hadley,
drew first in class, championship
in the over one year event and a
grand championship in the general
entry. e.,
Aged boar-Erhart, second.
Senior yearlings-Erhart, first.
Junior pigs-Erhart, second.
Aged sows-Erhart, second.
Junior yearlings-Erhart, second.
Junior pigs-Erhart, first and Sec
ond.
Senior champion 'boar-Erhart.
Grand champion boar-Erhart.
Junior champion sow-Erhart.
Get of sire-Erhart, first.
Produce of sow-Erhart, first.
Young herd-Erhart, first.
The above record certainly proves
beyond doubt that Mr.. Erhart has
the best Poland China herd in the
country. The Royal Stock Show
brings out the best there is in the
country and a ribbon won there is a
distinction worth having.-Adrian
Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19

Mrs. Mrs. Snyder and two daugh-
tiers, who has been visiting her faith
er, Mr.. Farlow, returned to their
home in Iowa Monday.
Rev. Jeans, of Kansas City, will
commence protracted meeting at
the Christian I.huych next Sun ay.
Rev. Stahl will assist him.
W. 4. Downey built flue on the
government building last Friday.
/. E. Rowe and wife, Frank ALI
Iii VIM. Lanning, c. E. Robbins,
I'm Henderson and 0. NJ Drysdale
.1.5.: in the stock show at Kansas City
last week. REPORTER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
BAKER BROS. POLAND
CHINA HOG SALE.
Sale to be Held in This City October q,
Last Chance to Get Big Hadley
Blood.

DlOOus
w. A. and Chas. Z. Baker, the we'll
known breeders of the Big Type
Poland China Hogs will hold their
Second Annual Fall Sale at McMul-
len S sale pavilion in this city Friday,
October q, 1911. !,
This sale is to be large one, sixty
head of the choicest hogs of the breed
being offered, sired by such well
known herd boars as Big Hadley
4O832, John Elk 53411, King Elk Sd
5O89O, King Hadley 57722, John Long
I'd 49898 and Missouri Wonder 55408.
Breeders who are familiar with the
Big Hadley get will welcome this op-
portunity to secure some of his ex-
cellent offspring, and inasmuch as
the old hog is dead, this will be the
last chance to do so.
The Baker Bros. herd has been
carefully built up of only the best of
the type and now consists of nearly
500 top notch Poland hinas.
Catalogs are now out and every
farmer and breeder interested in inn
proving his hogs should attend the
sale. Everything will be free but the
hogs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
North New Home.


]. C. Berry and Henry Herman
thrashed their flax last week.
Henry chart had lightning rods
put on his house and barn last week.
Abe Scholes went to Kansas City
Thursday and returned Sunday.
VIM. Sproul and son Eugene made
a business trip to Rich Hill Saturday.
Cliff chart hauled coal for the N.Y.
hart school last week.
Miss Burns spent from Friday until
Monday with her sister, Mrs. Cross
white.
Mrs. Mcdaniel has returned home
from Washington, where she has
spent the summer with her children.
Miss Goldie Parson Of near Archie,
visited from Saturday till Monday
with Mrs. VIM. Sproul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linendoll went to
Johnstown to visit a few days with
friends.
Miss Jennie and Taylor Linendoll,
Orval Pickett, Frank Romine visited
Sunday with Miss Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Pickett visited
with j. C. Berry and family Sunday.
Rev. Keele and wife visited at j.
l.. Stein Sunday.
Miss Ruby Grace, Frank and Ralph
Berry visited at Mr.. Simpsons Sun
day.
Mrs. S. H. Weddle of Butler, spent
Saturday night and Sunday at Ike
kelley's.
TAYLOR and Albert Linendoll went
to Amoret Monday and got load OF
apples.
NJ. C. Pickett and family visited
Sunday and Monday with friends near
Virginia.
Frank Miller and family spent
Sunday at John Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy visited at Peru
Saturday and Sunday.
John chart and family visited at
Henry chart Sunday.
Johnnie Richmond was on the sick
Is. rs. week.
john Phelps went to Butler Mon
Z, % see a doctor about his hand,
T,,-!cn is no better.
Ber. Warner made business trip
10 Nevada last week.
Mrs. Henry Tharp and Mrs. Lon
Smith spent Tuesday at Mr.. Linen
dolls. t
There is young man in this -e ==4..s.-f-
borhood has got quite 4 lot OF -=v
furniture but says he is going 10
batch. So boys get all the bells you
can and be ready for him. COR. |
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
AmOret.

Jeff Dunsworth, of Nyhart, was al
the Darby Tuesday Of last week after
apples.
DR.. Brooks has traded his property
in Amoret for property in Pleasanton,
Kan.
George Cope, of New Home, was a
customer at the Darby Tuesday.
Roy Merriman and wife, of Rock
county, Kan, is visiting the families
of Isaac and Melvin Bowersox.
w. H. Hennigh, of Lisle, visited
his son, Charley, last Saturday and
Sunday.
George Pahlman is having a new
house erected on the lots that he pur-
chased on Main street. Mr.. Hunsak-
er is chief carpenter. No doubt this
house will be for rent, as George is
a single man and wouldn't want to
spoil new house by patching.
The new sidewalk is completed
from the depot up town.
P. M. Farmhouse, the station agent,
moved in the Galley house last Satur'
day.
J. T. Hensley shipped a load o.
stock to Kaneas City last week.
w. R. Payton and wife and sistel
Mrs. H. Reed, returned home las
Tuesday from Iowa, where they hav'
been visiting.
DR.. Paige and wife, of Pleasanton
Kan., visited Mr.. Hassig's Tuesda,
afternoon.
w. C. Brown returned from Fal
City, Neb., Thursday, where he ha
been attending the C. p. A. conven
ton.
Joe Wilson and George William
went fishing Saturday.
j. w. McFadden, of Virgins
went to Kansas City and Lawrence
Kan, Tuesday morning.
D. C. Wolfe, of Parktown, was
the packing house after apples Nor
day.
Virgil Jenkins, the Virginia blacl
smith, was in our town Monday.
Mrs. Robert Brown and childre
left Saturday evening for Kansa
City, where they will make the
home.
DR.. Lewis, of Kansas City, b
made arrangements 10 locate here !
the near future.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Charters Hog Sale Today.

w. H. Charters Jr. is holding his
big type Poland China Hog Sale al
the McMullen sale pavilion today.
This is practically 4 Grand Look Jr.
sale, that well known boar having
died a short time aince, large Per
cent Of Mr.. Charters offering v4 Be
Of his get in order that breeders may
have an opportunity to secure some
d this magnificent strain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Bates County's Assessed Valua-
ton About Thirteen Millions

A recapitulation of Bates county's
Tax Books as completed by county
clerk C. G. Weeks shows Bates
county's taxable wealth to be $12,-
86O,56l. The total taxes amount to
over two hundred thousand dollars.
Following are the figures:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-10-19
Commercial Club to Have Dinner
and Smoker.

commercial CluD 10 nave Dinner
and Smoker.
A dinner and smoker will be given
for the members of the Butler Com
mercial Club at Kerr's cafe in this
city Thursday evening, Oct. 10, at
6:30p. m.
An elaborate menu has been pro-
vided as follows:
Oysters
Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Peas
Celery Pickles
Pie Coffee
All members of the club will meet
at A. H. Culver's office on North
Main street at $50 o'clock and from
there will 60 in a body to the cafe,
where, after the dinner, a smoker
will be held, winding up the evening
with a business meeting at which
some important matters will be dis
cussed and in which every member
of the club is interested.
D. X. Walker, c. N. Mcfarland
and o. A. Heinlein constitute the
committee on arrangements.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
Cause OF VaWrinu.

- Yawning Is caUgcI ~ a deficiency
In the air supply 10 the lungs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-12
GOLD CIRCLE Enjoying
BEST TINES IN HISTORY

Not since the discovery of the
Gold Circle camp have conditions
been more promising than they are
today writes an operator of the
camp to Salt Lake associates. He
mehuones numerous deals either
pending or being closed for pro-
rertieS, aid the camp is being
developed earnestly and at widely
separated points.
One Of the most gratifying Of
recent finds is on the Colorado
Grand property, where forty feet
III width gives assays of SO to Sl2
gold to the ton. This ledge is
200 feet above the Rex ledge and
parallrling the same.
Leslie Savage ON the Elko Prince
has not started drifting set on his
ledge tapped recently in 72O-foot
tunnel. His ledge is twelve feet
in width, with the footwaIl miss
ing three feet of this face going
$500 Ia ihC ton. The EsmCralda
company is installing an arastra to
ne operated by water power, and
this company should not he de-
layed long in sending some yellow
metal to the mint.