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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14
Saved His Wife's Life.

"My wife would have been in her
grave today" writes o. H. Brown, of
Muscadine, Ala, "if it had not been
for DR.. Kings New Discovery. She
was down in her bed, not able to get
up without help. She had a severe
bronchial trouble anda dreadfulcough.
| got her bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and she soon began to
mend, and was we'll in short time. I"
1nfallible for coughs and colds, its the
most reliable remedy on earth for
desperate lung trouble, hemorrhages,
lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, Group
and whooping cough. SOC, $l.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by F.
T. Clay.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14
Handy! Kandy!! Kandy!!!

Not 10. 900 pounds, but handy for
everybody that likes fresh homemade
handy and at the right price. See me
before buying your Xmas Handles.
win make special prices to school
teachers and Sunday School commit
tees. The Randy Kitchen, south side
Of square. 7-2t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14
Commercial Club Appropriates
Money for Road Work in
Summit. =

Summit. =
The Commercial Club at the regu-
lar meeting held Monday evening ap-
propriated $50 to be used in road
work in Summit township near the
Jas. Thomas farm.
A considerable amount of work is
being done on the road at this place
lowering the grades on two bad hills.
Membership soliciting committees
instructed to report December 81.
President Cook announced offer of
a box of cigars and five pounds Of
candy to committee bringing in great
est number of new members and
making earliest report.
DR.. ley enrolled as member.
Judges Of election for January
meeting selected as follows: 7. A.
Black, DR.. H. M. Cannon, Homer
Duvall.
Motion carried to present framed
pictures of the new depot to w. F.
Duvall and E. G. sVandervoort, re-
spectively. 4 .i+ss
Agent Vandervoort Of the Mo, Pac.
reports application for reduced rail-
rad rates during poultry show.
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14
These facts are brought out in the

These facts are brought out in the
annual crop report on corn, wheat
and oats, issued from the Of
flee of T. C. Wilson, Secretary of
Missouri State Board of Agriculture.
The figures on the three crops show
the following:
Corn-Missouri' total yield of corn
for the present year is placed at
1911, 1874, 220 bushels, as compared
with 252, 472, 100 bushels in 1910.
The average yield per acre is given as
25.3 bushels as compared with 1924
last year. While these figures show
a decrease in yield, it is matter for
qualification and pride and high
compliment to the intelligent and per-
sistent effort OF Missouri farmers
that there is no such shortage as was
shown in 1901, the other "dry year,"
when the total corn yield of the State
was but 81, 1851, 900, and the average
yield peracre only 9. bushels. Thelast
decade has been one of magnificent
progress in agriculture and in no
state in the Union is this more thor
oughly exemplified than in Missouri,
where during the season just ended
a corn crop of fair proportions was
grown as the result of the applica-
ton of scientific methods and "elbow
grease" the mixing of brain and
Drawn.
The 1911 corn acreage is placed at
1854, 242, practically the entire crop
planted having heen harvested. How
ever the amount Of corn cribbed
will be smaller than for many
years, a very large per cent of
the crop having gone into shock
or silo. The quality is poor,
the state average being but 6l.2.
From every section of the state come
reports of rotten, worm-eaten, chaffy
and mouldy corn.
The farm price of corn in Missouri
this year is given as 5S.2 cents per
bushel.
While Missouri's corn yield for
1911 is considerably below the ten
year average it is interesting to note
that the old reliable Show Me state
has this year produced more corn
than Kansas and Oklahoma combined,
or practically the same as the three
states of Texas, Arkansas and Okla
homa combined.
A comparison of the Missouri corn
crops for 1910 and 1911 show the fol-
lowing:
Wheat-The wheat yield of Missou-
ri for the year 1911 is placed at 3d.
189, 1913 bushels, or an average of 1916
bushels per acre, as compared with a
total yield of q, OOl, $50 bushels and
an average yield of 1872 bushels last
year. At the average farm price of
1873 cents per bushel, this years crop
value of $28, 4S2, 076.
The wheat yield per acre by sections
was, Northeast, 1853; Northwest, 1872;
Central, 1873; Southwest 1876; South
east AL.
The 1911 fall seeding for wheat is
placed at 2,O41, 259, as compared with
|, 931, 242 in fall of 1910, the percent
age of increase or decrease in acre
age by sections, being as follows:
Northeast, 1907; Northwest, 1892;
1915; Southwest, 1858;
97.9. Condition of wheat
IS: Northeast, 81; Northwest, "a;
50; Southwest 50; Southeast,
70; State, g. In a number of coun.
lies wheat was injured early in sea-
son by the fall army worm. Later, .
severe cold spell gave the growing /
plant q set back, the final result Of ,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
OH|OAN SEIZED AS F|REBuG
Man Said to be Americas Premier Ar
tist in Arson Is Captured
In California.

Columbus, ON the capture at
Eureka, Cal, of Charles L. Herr,
alias Francis, the authorities claim
to have broken up what prom
ises to go down as the most notorious
family of firebugs ever operating in
this or any other country. Three gen.
erations have practiced their art in a
score of states, the records in the
possession of the authorities seem to
show. These three generations have
police records which, disregarding ar
son, read like the moral law written
in reverse. From grandmother, who
at 80 was charged with being not too
infirm to burn her dwelling, and a
father, who was hanged for murder,
the list runs to son and daughter.
in-law, who are wanted in several
states for various crimes, and to
brothers and stepfathers who are serv.
ing time in western prisons. Herr,
said to be individually the most sue
cessful firebug who has operated on
a wholesale scale in two decades. has
been the object of nationwide
search for months. He will be return
ed to Cincinnati to answer to two in
dictments charging him with arson.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
MAD HORNETS START PANIC
Sting Eleven and Cause Children to
be Injured When They In
wade Street Car.

Pittsburg, Pa.-A score of per-
sons returning on a Westview car
from picnic at Westview park were
thrown into a panic when a hornets
nest, in the possession of boy, acci-
dentally fell to the floor and a swarm
of hornets flew out. Eleven persons
were stung on the face and shoulders
and many children were trampled
upon in the mad rush of the men and
women to get off the car. Two women
tainted. While at the park John Mel
son of Island avenue found the nest.
He took it into the street car with
him. Nelson had the package under
his arm as he hung on to a strap in
the crowded car. A sudden jolt of the
car knocked the nest out of his arm
and it fell to the floor. The hornets
swarmed out and the panic followed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
W|FE'S DEATH A MYSTERY
BODY is FOUND AFTER HUSBAND
DISAPPEARS.
Chicago Educator Returns to Hear
Tragedy, But Will Not Ex-
plain Wandering.

Chicago, ILL.,. Prof. Charles Mi
nard, principal of the Marquette
school, widely known educator and
writer, delegate to the National Edu-
cational association meeting in San
Francisco, left his home in haywood
in the morning, telling his wife he
was coming to the city to have his
eyes treated. On the way he stopped
and drew 5000 from the Oak Park
bank and dropped out of sight. The
next morning his wife was found dead
in their home, furnishing the police
with one of the most dramatic mys-
teries in the history of the depart
ment Later Professor Minard, hag-
gard, wan and deeply agitated, stag
gered into his door yard. Searching
parties had been looking all over the
suburbs and in Chicago for him for
many hours. He was met at the door
by Professor Vaile, his lifelong friend,
and told of his wife's dramatic death.
Throwing up his hands he collapsed
and is in a serious condition. The
home has been closed to all visitors
and no information is given out. Pro-
fessor Minard can give no account
whatever of his mysterious wander
ings. News of her husbands disap-
earance drove Mrs. Hinard distracted
and when at midnight no word of en-
couragement was brought to her by
neighbors who had been aiding in the
search, she begged that she be left
alone.
II know he will return to me-" were
the words with which she dismissed
her friends. I'VE have had a happy
| life together and have had no quar-
rel. He would not part from me for
any reason and l know he will be
here again before morning"
At 6 o'clock in the morning Prof. H.
s. Vaile, principal of the Grier school,
past friend and neighbor of the Min
ards, found the lights still burning in
the Minard home, although it was past
daybreak and summoning other neigh
bors, began an investigation. Mrs.
Minard was found dead, lying on a
couch which she had drawn close to
her bedroom window. The family is one
of the most prominent in the suburb of
haywood and the mysterious affair has
caused a profound sensation there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
0. KS AMENDMENT
TO CONSTITUTION
UPPER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
PASSES RESOLUTION FOR POP
ULAR ELECTION OF SENATORS.
BORAH'S FINAL PLEA STIRS SOLONS
BrlstoW Amendment Which Reserves
to the Federal Government the
Right to Control State Con-
tests Is Adopted.

Washington, d. C.-By a vote OF
Ga to "a, more than the necessary
two-thirds, the senate passed the res
olution submitting to the several
states the amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for the popular elec-
ton of senator's. The Bristow amend
ment which reserves to the federal
government the right to control sena-
torial elections in the states was
adopted before the final roll call, vote
A to "A, with the vice president cast
ing the deciding vote in favor of the
amendment. The resolution as amend
concurrence.
The final vote was as follows: For
Bailey, Borah, Bourne, Bradley,
Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Bryan, Bur
ton, Chamberlain, Chiffon, Clapp,
Clark (Wyo), Clarke (Ark.), Craw.
ford, Culberson, Cullom, Cummins,
Curtis, Davis, Dixon, Dupont, Frye,
Gamble, Gore, Gronna, Guggenheim,
Hitchcock, Johnson, Jones, Kenyon,
Kern, LaFollette, Lea, McCumber, Nc.
Lean. Martin, Martins, Myers, New
lands, Nixon, Nelson, O'Gorman,
Owen, Paynter, Perkins, Pomerene,
Reed, Shiveley, Simmons Smith
(Md.), Smith (Mich.), Smith Is. c.,
Stephenson, Stone, Sutherland, Swan.
son, Taylor, Thornton, Townsend
Warren, Watson, Works-64.
Against-Bacon, Bankhead, Bran
dege, Burnham, Crane, Dillingham;
Fletcher Foster, Gallinger, Hepburn
Johnston, Lippitt, Lodge, Lorimer
Oliver, Page, Penrose, Percy, Richard
son, Root, Smoot, Terrell, Wetmore
Williams-24.
Senator Borah made a striking
speech. To deny the right of the peo
pie to have this amendment submit
ted, he said, was to repudiate the first
principles of Republican government
and to plant the seeds of discomfort
in our form of government. 1t was
a direct challenge to the people
Those who oppose the resolution were
unwilling to submit to final test
He declared that he wanted to SET
the government brought back tt
where the fathers left it. The coun
try, he said, was dealing with in
fluences now that our fathers never
dreamed of; influences of greater
wealth and power than the father!
knew; influences as great if no
greater than the government itself.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16

Mexico City, Mexico.--From coast
to coast Mexico is devastated by the
earthquake and to add to the terror
of the inhabitants the volcanoes Co
lima and Popocatapetel are now in
full eruption, great cones of smoke
lowering over the craters and lava
pouring down their sides into the
cities and towns located there. The
death list is now placed at 1887 and
word is yet to be received from the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The famous floating gardens of the
Montezumas, located on an island in
Lake Xochimilco, are no more. Gar
dens, homes, inhabitants, island and
all are sunken beneath the surface of
the lake. How many victims were
claimed by the earthquake here no one
can say, but comparatively few if any
of the natives are believed to have
escaped. The inhabitants of this
island are direct descendants of the
Aztecs and of pure, unmixed blood.
They raised and sold nearly all the
flowers and vegetables for the mar
kets of Mexico City, Now they and
their homes and their products are no
more. In a church at Guadalajara,
state of Hidalgo, was statue of the
patron saint of Mexico. At the first
tremor priests carried this statue into
the streets and the town escaped with
little or no injury, although exactly
in the middle of the earthquake belt.
BY singular coincidence a some
what similar incident is noted at
Guadalajara, city of 125,000 inhabi-
tants, capital of the state of Jalisco.
In the cathedral there is Murillo's ia
nous painting "The Assumption" val
ued at $4,000. The walls of the
cathedral show two great assures
each six inches wide extending COM
pletely around the painting, but leav-
ing it without injury. One hundred
and fifty persons were injured in
Guadalajara but no one was killed.
At Tacula seven are dead and 10 in
jured; Tacabaya three dead, the num-
Der of injured being unknown, San
Angle, two dead and seven injured; /;
Zcapotzazlco, five dead, injured not
known; Tlalpam, seven dead and "a
injured from falling walls; Pinon, two
dead and three injured. Nearly all of
these places are in the immediatet vi
cinity of the capital
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
Avlators fall to Their Death.

ohannisthal, Germany
Schendel, who had established a
German altitude record of 6,5O4 for
aeroplane, fell later with his mechanic,
Voss, and both were instantly killed.
Schendel was trying to eclipse the
worlds altitude record with a passen-
ger. The aviator rose in a Dorner
monoplane and had reached height
of $3.50 feet when the monoplane, was
seen to assume a vertical position. 1t
is believed that Schendel was trying
to glide to earth with his motor shut
off. The monoplane shot to earth with
terrific speed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
FIERCE STORM CAUSES DEATHS
Rain and Hail, Accompanied by Light
ming, Sweeps Over Eastern States,
Doing Great Amount of Damage.

New York City.-A terrific rain
and hail storm accompanied by light
ming of unusual force swept over the
eastern states, killing several people
and doing hundreds of thousands dol
lars property damage. Philadelphia
and Baltimore suffered heavily. All
wires to Baltimore and Washington
were carried away early in the even
ing. Communication with Washington
was finally established by way of Chi
cago and Birmingham. Reports from
Baltimore also received over the Bir-
mingham-C Chicago route say that ter
rife storm of rain. hail, wind and
lightning struck that city.
Mount Washington and the north
ern suburbs were pelted by hailstones
that were actually as large as base
balls. Thousands of windows were
smashed and several persons were
badly hurt by the icy missiles. Houses
were unroofed and trees blown down
by the gale and many places were
flooded by the downpour of rain, which
amounted almost to cloudburst. The
hail storm lasted only short time
but when 1t passed over the hail was
found to be six inches deep in some
of the Baltimore suburbs. The great
est damage was done to the telegraph
and telephone lines. Every line north
of Washington along the coast was
out of commission and railroad trans
portation was badly crippled.
1t is estimated that Is persons lost
their lives in the storm on the lower
end of the Virginia peninsula.
In Philadelphia several houses and
one church were struck by lightning.
Great damage was done in Allentown,
Pa; three persons were killed by light
ming. The details were not available
as all news from the storm district
was coming in bulletin form. There
were said to be several other deaths
here and there throughout Pennsyl-
vania. In New York state too, espe-
cially in the vicinity of Syracuse. the
storm was violent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
THREE MORE OHIO
S0L0NS ACCUSED
SENATOR DEAN, REPRESENTA-.
TlVES CALVEY AND NYE cHARG-
ED WITH SOLICITING BRlBES.
GRAND JURY ALSO INDICTs OTHER MEN
Scores Pernicious Practices Of Leg
lslators and Legislative Employees
Declares Investigation Has
Been Greatly Hampered.
BRIBERY INDICTMENTS TO DATE

Senator L. r. Andrews OF lronton, one,
bond, $4,000.
Senator L. e. Huffman of Butler, one,
bond $4,000.
Senator C. X. Cetone of Dayton, one,
bond $4,000.
sentor e. T. Crawford, Carroll county,
one, bond $4,000.
Senator T. A. Dean Of Fremont, two,
two counts each, bond $4,000.
Representative George 3. Nye of Pike
county five, bond 10000; tried on one
and held not guilty.
Representative A. Clark Lowry of Iron
ton, two, bond $4,000.
Representative Frank M. calvey Of
Cleveland, two, bond $4,000.
Senate Sergeant at Arms Rodney j.
DIegel Of Sandusky, three, aiding and
abetting In Andrews, Huffman and Cetone
charges, bond $4,000.
First Assistant Senate Sergeant at
Arms Stanley J. Harrison of Cleveland,
two, aiding and abettlng In two Nye
charges; bond $4,000.
Two loan agents and one former Column
bus official, not made public.
Representative Owen J. Evans, Can
ton, three; turned states evidence, plead
ed guilty and fined $500 on one; others
nolIed,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
carpsniter Kills Policeman.

Columbus, O.-Frank Ward, po-
liceman, was shot and almost in
stantly killed at midnight by Charles
Glass, a carpenter, when the officer
entered Glass home in response 10 a
call that Glass had been abusing his
family and was threatening to kill his
sister Glass met the officer at the
door and quarrel ensued 1t is al
legged that Glass first shot the officer
in the head and face. The policeman
started to run across the street. On
his way he turned and fired bullet
at Glass. which penetrated his lung.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
MUST GO TO CHURCH OR JAIL
Mayor Of Georgia Town I'M
poses Unique Sentence.

Cordele, Ga. = Mayor Davis has
announced that hereafter he will
remit fines imposed for drunkenness
and in lieu thereof will sentence cul-
prits to meet him in his Office every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock for long
terms for the purpose of attending
church. Since the announcement of
the verdict of the mayor there has
been remarkable reformation among
drunkards. Mayor Davis has imposed
his unique sentence in only one case,
that of a confirmed drunkard, who
must attend church for ten consecu-
tive Sundays or go to Jail.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
seventeen.Year Locus,s Arrive.

Stony Point, N. Y. - Hartman
park, the s5,OOO.OOO preserve given
to New York state last year by
Mrs. r. H. Hartman and other
wealthy New Workers, has been at
tackled by an army Of 17-year locusts.
Flying from tree to tree the pests at
tack the foliage with an energy that
appears corroborative of their long
period of idleness, underground. They
fasten ON the tender second-year
shoots and in five minutes twig a
foot long will be furrowed and bur
rowed for its whole length.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16

A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re-
quest. Address Professor Muryon, 63d b
jefferson Sts Philadelphia, Pa. If you are
in need of medical advice, do not fail to
write Professor Munyon. Your communi-
cation will be treated in strict conidence,
and your case will be diagnosed as care
fully as though you had personal inter
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they do
not gripe, they do not weaken. but they
do start all the secretions of the liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
ments. There are 20 feet of human
bowels, which is really q sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing biliousness, indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have clear
complexion or enjoy good health. II
/ had my way would prohibit the sale
of nine-t tenths of the cathartics that are
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms of Indigestion,
and so paralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weaken; they en-
rich the blood instead of impoverish
it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no
dope; they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing As pills,
% cents. Munyon's Laboratory, h3d g
Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
Bio Wheat Yield indicated.

Washington, d. CA wheat crop
the like of which never has been har
vested, will be gathered in the United
States this season If conditions indi
Gated by the governments June croI
report continue throughout the grow
ing season. Agricultural experts esti
mate the crop this year will amount
to 764 1857 bushels, an increase oi
CO, ,S48,S57 bushels over that gathered
last year. OF winter wheat the indi
Gated yield is almost 4S0 000,060 bush
els and that of spring wheat 2s4.0O0.
900 bushels.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
Approves Pension Plan.

New York City.-The complete well
fare program of the National Elec-
trio Light association as finally ap-
proved by the convention here, calls
for old pensions, Death benefits. free
accident and life insurance. and the
establishment of savings and invest
ment funds for employees. The pro
gram is the most far-reaching of its
kind ever adopted. Nearly 100000
men and women in the employ of cleo
trio companies Will be affected by the
profit-sharing plans which It Is de-
signed to carry out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
-Four Girls Meet Death In Lake.

Appleton, Wis.-Four girls were
drowned on treacherous Lake Butte
Des Morts at the mouth of the
Fox river between Oshkosh and Apple
ton when a sailing yacht, owned by
three Menasha young men was cap
sized during heavy windstorm.- The
dead are: Bertha Pollex, Appleton;
Gertrude Kuschel. Appleton; Agnes
Gsenan. Kimberly, Wis; Elizabeth
Brill, Kimberly. The girls drowned
were members of a pleasure party
from a local drygoods store. Six other
occupants of the boat We're rescued
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
TWO DIE At GRADE CROSSING
Husband and Wife Are Killed When
Their Automobile Is Struck
by Trolley Car.

Albany, N. Y.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Slattery of Lansingburgh
were killed outright when their
automobile was struck by an Albany
Southern car at a grade crossing four
miles from Albany. Mrs. Slattery was
thrown out of the machine, and struck
her head on fence post. Her hus-
band was catapulted through the air
and landed on his head, dashing out
his brains. Their SOC Thomas, 21
years old. who was the chauffeur, es-
capped injury.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-16
coneressman's Daug hter EIopes.

Yonkers, N. Y.-Miss Helen Whit
tier Andrus, daughter of Congress.
man John Emery Andrus of Yon.
kers and Henry Homer Hobbs, a
young merchant Of Springfield Mass,
but better known as "Hobbsy" left
tackle of the great '09 Yale team.
eloped and were married by the Rev.
John F. Scott in st, Georges Epis'
copal church in New York.