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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07

n Col. Bob Walters celebrated the
2S,h birthday of the Rich Hill Review
Friday.
1 T, w. Silvers and Elmer Silvers
have purchased Ford touring car
through w. w. Henry.
/ The Butler Athletics won over the
Harrisonville Loyal Sons ball team
on the home diamond Friday by a
Store of II TOT.
Miss Ora Breeze of Oklahoma, City,
OK, who has been visiting at the
home of her uncle, j. S. Brown,
southeast of the city, left Tuesday for
Appleton City, Mo.
: The large barn on the Ballard place
miles east of Ballard was destroyed
by fire Thursday night. Several
hundred bushels of grain and some
hay were destroyed.
Mesdames D. A. DeArmond, w.
f, Walton and H. p. Porter left Sum
day for Denver, Colorado They ex-
nect to spend several weeks touring
the west from that place.
MeSdames Simpson and Willerton
returned to Adrian Tuesday after a
short visit here with Mrs. Ellis futile.
From Adrian Mrs. Willerton left for
her home in Woodriver, III.
Mrs, Margaret Ritter, aged Y years
died at her home on east Mill Street
in this city Thursday, July 3lst.
Funeral services conducted by the
Rev, c. S. Handy were held at the
residence Friday morning and inter-
nent made in Oak Hill cemetery.
Sparks from the engine set fire to
some stacks on the farm of Sam Boy
er, six miles south of this city, Thurs
day, while Mr.. Boyer's wheat was
being threshed and the separator and
about so bushels of wheat were de-
stroyed.
Mrs. Ina Tiffany and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. R. Preston Of Kansas City, who
have been visiting relatives and
friends here returned home Sunday.
Mrs, Ed Culver and little daughter
accompanied them home and will
visit in Kansas City for some time.
The authorities raided a negro dive
in the east end Saturday afternoon
capturing Bill Emery and his wife
Bess, negroes, and twenty-three bot
ties of beer. Emery was placed in
Jail charged with violation the local
option laws on three counts. He
IS being held on $500 bond on each
count.
ChaS. Gardner of the Farmers
Bank force, who for several weeks
has been in Newton, Kansas conva-
losing from an operation for appen-
dicitis, arrived home Sunday, accom-
panied by his wife. Charley was at
one time in very critical condition
md his many friends will rejoice to
learn of his recovery.
Robert Strahl who was charged
With assaul6ng Miss Emma Gull of
Amoret on the evening of the July |
III was acquitted in Judge Hem
Ireet's court Thursday morning.
he case was called for trial Wednes-
lay and after hearing about thirty
Witnesses the court rendered his de-
iision dismissing the case Thursday
morning.
Four freight cars were derailed at
be south end of the Missouri Pacific
ards in this city Monday afternoon
\ IN attempt by the north bound
ocal freight to make flying switch.
Dc tracks were badly torn up and
y earseonsiderably damaged. South
oand passenger 2O7 was held sever
Aours while the wreckage was be-
lgelsared.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07

e. C. Vandervoort, agent for the
Mo. Pacific at this place was painful
ly injured about noon Tuesday as the
result Of heavy baggage truck run
ming over his right foot. The iron
wheel cut through his shoe and in
flicted very painful wound.
No final action had been taken by
the county court at the time of our
going to press in regard to setting
aside two days for road work through
out the county. However the court
is in conference with the Butler Com
mercial Club and will probably issue
a proclamation within one or two
days designating such dates.
The bungalow on the Warren
Ayers farm II miles south of Vir-
ginia, together with an out building
was destroyed by fire Tuesday after
noon. Practically the entire contents
of both buildings were destroyed.
Mr.. Ayers places his loss at $1,000,
which is partially covered by insur-
ance. The fire originated from
sparks from the kitchen flue falling
on the roof.
John F. Morrow aged rs years died
at his home in Miller, S. D., Wednes-
day. Mr.. Morrow who was formerly
a resident of this county near Amoret,
later moving to this city where he
resided until about 3 years ago when
he removed to South Dakota. The
remains were brought to this city
Friday and after service by Rev.
Prewitt, interment was made in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Government statistics show loss
of eighteen thousand saloons and
tremendous increase in the consump-
ton of liquors during the year which
closed July 1. Automobile sales
were double those Of the previous
year while the demand for horses
broke all records. Seems like any,
body who can reconcile the paradox
ial facts ought to have easy sailing in
a search for the man who hit Billie
Patterson. Paris Appeal.
John c., the little IS months old
son of Geo. T. Hughes and wife died
in this city Monday afternoon of in
fantile SIMMER complaint. Mr..
Hughes and family were driving
the country from Arkansas
employment and were
camped near the lake east of this city
when the death of their little child
occurred. Mr.. Hughes has obtained
employment on the g. w. Borland
farm in Deepwater township.
S. H. Gosnell of Hutchinson, Kan
sas was in the city the first of the
week closing lease with J. A. De-
Almond for the first floor of the lat
ter's building on the north side of the
square, with the expectation of open
ing up retail grocery house here.
Mr.. Gosnell is we'll and favorably
known here having been in charge
Of the grocery and hardware depart
nents of the Butler Cash Department
Store for several years. He is an
excellent business man and has had
years experience in the
grocery business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
$3.50 Administer rugs on sale $1.65,

$3.50 Administer rugs on sale 81 IS,
Walker-McKibben.
Col. Sam Davis of Jacksonville at
tended the chautauqua here Sunday.
j. E. Dowell of the Adrian Journsl
arrived Friday to attend the funeral
of John Morrow.
Ed T. Orr of Kansas CITY, spent
several days here the last Of the week
with homefolks.
Mrs. A. w. Nighswonger of Urich
spent the last of the week here at the
home of DR.. j. w. Crabtree.
Miss Bessie, the daughter Of Prof.
A. L. Ives Of Apache, Oklahoma, is
enjoying a visit here with friends.
j. A. Argenbrieht has purchased
the Brown Feed Yard opposite the
postoffice and is now in possession of
same. ..
j. Y. Whitsett, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. B. G. Culver, left
Monday for Oklahoma City where
they will visit relatives.
Packard oxfords for men and boys,
$3.50 to $3.50, Walker-McKibben.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the Spruce Presbyterian church on
Saturday evening, Aug. 8, for the
benefit of the church. .s Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
The Snendar-

At Christmas the millionaire filed
his pockets with bills. To the post
man, janitor, hallhoy barber, and
waiter, each and ALL he gave a ten
spot.
..Ha, hat he chuckled I'm the
guy who put the X in Xnasi"-Ex-
change.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27

ance. an organization that has been
considered hostile to the strikers to
defray all the burial expenses would
be permitted. Officials OF the Western
Federation OF Miners declared that the
offer would be spurned.
I'VE will care for our own dead,"
was the response to the Alliance.
The feeling of hostility was not so
maj ked today when 1t was seen that
the citizens of Calumet and other cit
les in the mine district were in earnest
in their efforts to raise funds for the
stricken families Almost unlimited
amounts of money were pledged by
mine owners and merchants who have
been opposing the strikers. The COM
mittees representing the operators
went from house to house today COM
forting the surviving members of fam
lilies whose dear ones were taken from
them in the unnecessary panic.
Following these committees went
others and suggestions that peace be
declared between The forces repre- sent
ing capital and labor were diplOmati-
ca1Iy expressed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
AZ fha Ennress

The bill at the Empress was one OF
the best the company has presented in
Pensacola. Every patron went away
well satisfied and all were loud in their
praise of the attractions that the man
agement IS presenting.
Ed Martin. the funny comedian. was
at his best last night and kept the au-
'dience in an uproar. He played the
part of negro porter and his ready
wit, combined with his facial EXPIRES
sions, made a great hit
Bert Heggin played his part most
successfully and with his recitation OF
Frog on q Log" scored heavily.
Frank La Monte was one of the
bright spots OF the bill, while the cho-
rus sang and danced extra we'll and
responded to many encores.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
IDENTITY OF LONE
BANDIT IS FOUND
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles. Dec. 27.-Evidence
which it Is believed will result in re-
vealing the identity and career OF John
Bostick registered he received a let
Southern Pacific train and killed Hor-
ace T. Montague. a travelling agent on
December l. was found today in the
rooming house where Bostick lived.
The proprietor says the day after
Bostwick registered he received a let
ter from some town in Iowa with a
picture of hotel and the printed name
"RosticlS" on the envelope.
Whether this was the name of tie
hotel or of its proprietor was not
known. The police are trying to as
certain whether the young bandit had
accomplices here. The black derby
which Bostick wore when he robbed
the train at Ell Monte was found in
his room. 1t was purchased in Chicago
and under the swaziland was discov-
cred folded strips of a Chicago news
paper bearing the date September 5.
In the light of these discoveries. the
police advance the theory that Bostick
probably is from Iowa and that he
came to California from Chicago only
a few months ago
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
tributed the illness which resulted in

tributed the illness which resulted in
death
Soon after this stories that Buftom
and the children might have been made
i'll by eating cabbage and other garden
, truck on which arsenic had been
sprinkled to kill bugs was circulated
in Little valley. No explanation as to
how Mrs. Button escaped illness was
offered.
found that the poison had been admin
istered in food and that the arsenic
poisoning had come from horse lini-
ment.
Exhuns the Body.
1t was while the three Button chill
dren were seriously i'll that District
Attorney Cole obtained authority from
Justice Wheeler in Buffalo to eXhume
the body of the husband and father.
After receiving the chemists report
that arsenic had caused the death of
that the children were suffering from
arsenic poisoning. Cole publicly let it
be known that he believed the story
circulated that the poison had been
on garden produce. And all the time
he conducted an investigation of his
own. Miss Minnie Slater a detective,
posing as a nurse and using the name
Margaret Stone, worked ten weeks in
the Buffom home and secured much of
the DANA ging evidence.
Mrs. Buffom left Little Valley but
was kept under surveillance by O'Grady
operatives. She was arrested in Nj
agara Falls. New York, after making
what detectives declare is a confess
sion that her husband was murdered.
This confession, it is said, was OBJ
tanned in Oueenston, Ont.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27

Soon after the discovery of arsenic
Poisoning Mrs. Buffom was questioned
by detectives and county authorities
but stoutly maintained that she knew
of no poison being administered to her
husband or children. Mrs Button told
her questioners that her husband was
a hard drinker and to this she at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The sale of tickets for s..Thes Girl
Of My Dreams opens this morning at
Balkcom's, and those who are DESTROYS
Of seeing a good musical comedy will
not fail to take advantage OF the OPP
portunity to purchase tickets for this
dandy little comedy set to music.
The Girl of Ny Dreams is a sweet
and simple little love story full of the
charm OF love and Of the glory which
love throws over life. as the morning
sun batfes the old earth with hope
and JOY. 1t is not profound. 1t is not
a puzzle in plot and in ethics any
more than the life of any of us is
. puzzle. 1t lis as simple and plain
and true as love. That in a musical
comedy one should select a little bunch
Of pure sweetness for heroine is no
crime and that the city chap tired Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
BLAZE HAD STARTED IN
THE CHRISTMAS TREE

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Miss Grace Near
ron of Calumet, Mich, arrived in Chi
cago from her home today and said
she knew positively that the story OF
the man coming to the head of the
s. airs and shouting fire." in Italian
hall, where more than seventy persons
were trarnpled to death, was not true.
THE alarm was given right In the
hail. said Miss McArron. "A little
blaze started on the Christmas tree
and some one in the hall cried fire.
Then there was a mad rush for the
doors"
Miss McArron is stenographer for
the Houghton county grand jury inyes-
tigating the copper miners strike. She
is on her way to Lansing to see the
Michigan attorney general in connec-
ton with the grand jury work
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
Buffom home on outskirts of Little
Valley, NJ. "; Mrs. Cynthia Button
wearing black fur coat, and Minnie
Slater.

Buffalo, " Y, Dec. 25-Her nus
band and five-year-old son dead by
reason of arsenical poisoning, and her
fourteen year-old daughter dying from
the same cause Mrs Cynthia Buffom
of Little Falls, n. Y, aged thirty eight,
has been indicted on a charge of hrSt
degree murder. Ernest Frahm, a
farmer of Little Valley, aged twenty
five, has been indicted on the same
charge. Mrs. Buforn and F'rahm both
are held in the Cattaraugus county Jail
at Salamanca. At the trial evidence
will be introduced to show that the
two plotted to kill off the entire Button
family and then marry
Mrs. Buffom is said to have con-
fessed her part in the death of her
husband and before the grand jury is
Frahm was arrested and indicted inn
mediately after Mrs Buffom testified
as to the events which resulted in
the death of Buffom.
Besides the murder of Buffom, Frahm
and the mother are believed TO have
poisoned the other four Buffom chill
dren, Norris, Laura, Herbert and Clar-
ence.
Norris died under circumstances
which baffled attending physicians, but
did not warrant investigation at the
time.
It was few months later that Buff
fom was taken mysteriously ill and
died.
later, and now. with her mother in Jail
charged with murder, Laura, fourteen
is slowly dying at the little cottage
which for years has been the home of
the Buttons.
sobs at chiId's Bed.
Mrs. Buffom was arrested in Buff
falo by opera tiyes of the Thou j.
O'Grady detective agency. Before she
was taken to the Little Valley jail
she was allowed to go to the home
where her daughter was dying. She
dropped to her knees at the bedside
of the rapidly sinking child and sobbed
and moaned until she was led away
by the sheriff.
It was not until some time after
Mrs. Buffom's husband died and the
three children were stricken that Lit
tie Valley authorities began an investi-
CATION of the mysterious and closely
linked details. Then it was found. the
poisoning existed in Buffom's body.
The chemist who made the examina-
ton at the direction of District Attor-
ney Cole, Cattaraugus county, declared
that the poison had been administered
over a period covering several weeks.
Detectives assigned to the case by
Cole soon learned that Frahm, now I'M
der arrest, and Mrs. Button were very
friendly. The state charged that Mrs.
Buffom and frahm planned to murder
the entire Buffom family SO that they
might wed.
Claimed Husband Drinker.
Soon after the discovery of arsenic
by detectives and county authorities,
but Stoutly maintained that she knew
of no poison being administered to her
husband or children. Mrs. Burton told
her questioners that her husband was
a hard drinker and to this she at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
POWDER
AND KILLED WIFE
81 ASsOCIATEp PRESs

Charleston, ". Va, Dec. 26.-Closely
guarded by deputy sheriffs. Thomas
Ellis was brought to Jail here TODAY
charged with the murder of his wife
on Christmas night. They had quar-
relied, according to the authorities. and
while the woman was asleep, Ellis was
ALLEGED to have placed a quantity OF
blasting powder in the middle of the
floor of their mountain cabin near
Winifred w. Va. and exploded it with
fuse. The explosion which tore the
cabin to pieces. aroused the settlement
and Ellis was captured. Officers Sc
GREETED him in a coal mine during the
night to prevent his Infatuated neigh
bOrs from lynching him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
Cure Your Cold While You Can.

Cure Your Cold While You Can.
More real danger turks in a cold
than in any other of the minor all
ments. The safe way is to take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and rid your
self of the cold as quickly as posi-
JIe. For sale by all dealers. (Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27

bachelor11ood should fores it on
her account is nothing to be wondered
at as the play advances and unfolds.
Here is something new-new in It's
aim; new in its aspirations. The
Girl of My Dreams charms because of
the plot, or near as can be in a nlusi-
cal comedy is true to life. 1t mat
tiers not how much he laughs over
the grotesque comedy of the situa-
tons or taps his feet in unison with
the tempo of the charming musfc-he
is bound to admit at the final drop.
that the girl of his dreams is Cor
should bel In heart pretty much THE
Girl OF My Dreams
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
THIRTY-FOUR ARE
KILLED ON TRAIN
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 26-Word reached
the state department today that a
large force of revolutionists on the Ma
tional railway. sixty miles north of
San Luis Potosi. destroyed q federal
convoy train on Thursday killing thir-
ty-four federals Traffic north of San
Luis Potosi is suspended. It is re-
ported the situation at Tampico is un-
changed
Philip Mclaughlin and his mother
for whom inquiry was made by the
state department, are reported safe at
Chihuahua
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
STILL ON LOOKOUT
FOR MURDERER OF SIX

Bingham, Utah, Dec 26-Althoueh
there is no indication that Ralph Lo-
Fez, slayer of six men is still alive In
the Utah-Arex mine, Sheriff Smith an
nounced today that the bulkheads
would not be removed from any of
the workings searched until after New
Years day.
lopez took refuge in the mine on
November % after he had killed a
miner and three officers on November
FL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
TWO THOUSAND IN
CASH WAS STOLEN

New York, Dec 2e.-Two thousand
dollars, the receipts of Christmas day.
was stolen from the box office of the
OT'pheum theater early today by four
men who hid under the balcony seats
after last nights performance and sur
prised the night wat Gilman. While a
policeman stood just outside the rob-
bers knocked the Waterman down and
LETT him bound and gagged. Then they
ripped the door off the office safe took
every hing of value inside and escaped
The Waterman, still helpless, was
found when the theater was opened to-
1ay
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27

TONS insignia. Four separate inquiries
We're started into the tragedy today.
Efforts have been made to seize the
opportunity of common affliction to
settle the desperate copper mine strike
that has been in progress for several
weeks.
UNITED IN GRIEF.
United in their grief, the warning
factions-mine operators guards, and
strike breakers and the stricken union
miners and their friends gave no
thought to the big labor battle that
indirectly is blamed for the catas-
trophe. There was still a dispute over
whether the officer of the Citizens Ali
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
Miners Spurn Money
Offered to Bury Bead

CONTINUED from First Page)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-27
THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS.

Mother Grny'8 Sweet PoWders Tot ChHdfen, .
Certain relief for Feverishness, Headache, Bad
Stomach, Teeahing Disorders, move and regulate
thu bowels and Destroy Worms. They break up
colds in "a hours. They are so pleasant TO the
taste Children like them Over 10oG0 testimonials.
Used by Mothers for % years. TAey neUer fail.
Sold by all Druggists, csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, ". Y.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-30
A "Safe and Sane" Fourth


celebrating
killed wounded the American
The 20 cities had adopted
the safe prohibiting fireworks
sensible patriotic celebration
recognized the
deaths injuries from hide
had adopted
the celebration Independence By 1911 6 cities
had casualties reported
In 1872 25 cities had
adopted of deaths and
injuries celebrating only $685. Ones
many reported five previously.
organized public injuries the
years humanity
$780, directly
Fourth" life and limb in 1880
spread taken the form
Of the
degaed n few case the explosion Of
Of permitted after
form Of
holiday equally attractive the killing
wounding Of beings n patriotic license
of public entertain
familiar cities The promoters Of these
population nen an enlisted the Pagnt&
published pamphlets
celebration of the
Generally the form Of historical
variety
Other cities cOnne themselves to and contests for the children and
young
entertainments becoming enistng
Of celebration, aPdy called "the baTbaTOus Fourth"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-30
MULE-FOOT HOG FOR
VALLEY Is BOOSTED

Zach Cobb, Howard Fogg and B. J.
NuJOen, read this. W. +. Barnes, traV-
cling freight and passenger agent
Of the :. p at Tucson. has a message
about hogs for YOU amateur pork pub
Gcists Mr.. Barnes. from over Tucson
ing rumpus via The Herald and has
come to bat with a timely little line
of hog talk about the mulC-fOOt hog
which was the kind Aristotle knew
when he was batting 1000 in the big
league, 3f4 B. G.. Nh Barnes believes
that the mUle-foOt hog is the hog de
luxe for the FL PasO and Mesilla valley,
The mule-fOOt hog is native Of
Africa a vigorous. healthy, disease re-
sisting animal very active at birth and
not requiring as much attention as 9TH
er breeds The grow rapidly are good
forasers and Will make the first 200
pounds at the minimum of cost They
are easily fattened at any age. and the
meat is Of the very best flavor and
quality The sows are careful moth
ers. and raise large filters of pigs.
The mule-fOOt hog derives its name
from the peculiar formation Of its feet,
which IS the same as the common mule,
not split as other breeds of swine. 1t
5F4 B. c., and was classified by Lin
naeus, the Swedish scientist. in 1735 A.
ID 1t was bred extensively in Eng
land by lord ReaEh about 10 years aEO.
In the United States we have a Ma
uOnal Mule-fOot Hog association. with
headquarters at Ada. Ohio. of which
professor G. G.. KrewlOw. head of the
university, is the secretary The de
uartment Of agriculture at Washington
has given the mule-fOot hog more or
less attention"