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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Rich Man Accused of Attacking
Girl.

Montgomery City, Mo-, April g.
Albert Leverett, member of a wealthy
family near Middletown, was arrested
and brought to this city today,
charged with attacking Miss Elizabeth
Bonyain, II years old, daughter of
Henry Bonyain, also living near Mid
dleton.
At preliminary hearing before
Justice J. R. Appling, Leverett was
held under 81, 900 bond to await &C.
ton of the Grand Jury. On the ad-
vice of his attorney, Emil Rosenber-
ger, Leverett refused to testify.
The girl said the attack occurred as
she was going along path from her
home to the home of a neighbor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Along the Miami.

G. Schwanders has moved from
near Adrian to the place recently oc-
cupied by Mrs. Newell and family.
Mrs. R. A.. Piggott left Saturday
for an extenced visit with relatives
and friends in Nebraska. She ex-
poets to visit in St. Joe on the return
trip.
j, L. Fisher aid family were guests
at the home of X. M. Couch and
family Sunday.
A number of people from this
neighborhood enjoyed tn e band con-
cert at Butler Friday evening.
Relatives and friends surprised
Mrs. George Frank Sunday. Her
birthday was a few days before and
was celebrated Sunday. A large
crowd was present and a good time
enjoyed by those present.
MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
McManus Indemnity is Paid.

Washington, March 3l.-The pay.
ment Of 100, 900 pesos, or SO, 600 in
gold at theprevailing rate Of exchange
in the City of Mexico, to Mrs. Ruth
McManus, widow of John B. McMan.
US, the American dairy proprietor
killed by Zapata troopers on their re-
occupation of the city, was officially
reported to the State Department to-
day by the Brazilian minister in charge
of American affairs in the Mexican
capital.
Mrs. McManus, who received the
money in person from representatives
of the Villa-Zapata government, sent
the following message to the depart
ment:
II wish to extend to you, for. my
self and family, our sincere thanks
for your efforts in obtaining indemnity
from the government and also express
my appreciation Of the great courtesy
and personal interest shown by Mr..
Cardoso, the Brazilian minister"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Youth Held for Killing Girl.

Kansas City, Mo-, April s. AS a re-
suit of coroner's investigation into
the death Of Jennie James, IS years
old, of Kansas City, Kas., Frank Du-
senberry, 20 yrs; was arraigned to-
day on charge of murder. Dusen-
berry declared the shooting was acct
dental and entered a plea of not guilty.
The shooting occurred the night of
March q in the girls home, where
Dusenberry was boarder. Accord
ing to witnesses at the inquest, sever
al members of the family had been
examining revolver which the wit
nesses testified was not loaded and
which later was placed on dresser.
A few minutes afterwards, witnesses
said, Dusenberry picked up the re-
volver and pointing it at the girl,
pulled the trigger. A bullet passed
through the girls head. She died
several days later.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Baron ROthschilds Dead.

London, March Sharon Roths-
childs, one of the richest men in Eng
land, died today. He had been in i'll
health for some time but hope was
held out for his recovery until this
morning when he suffered a. relapse.
He was a Baron of the Austrian
Empire and member of the famous
banking family of his name.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Convict is Killed.

jefferson City, Mo-, April 5.-Jeff
Mabrey. a convict, was killed and all
the state buildings were deprived of
electric current for several hours
when a boiler in the state penitentiary
exploded here today. Mabrey had
served nine months of a five-year
sentence for burglary. He is sur
vived by a widow and five children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

Daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.. Joe MeySs
dies after Brief Illness,

Daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe MeySI
dies after Brief Illness. N
Miss Classic Meyer, the daughter n
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meyer Of this city,
aged q years and three months, ds.
parted this lite Wednesday morning
April 9TH after q brief illness.
Miss Classic Meyer was born in But.
Ter. December 20, 1891 and was hers
reared to young womanhood. Shs
was educated in thepublic schools of
this city, graduating from the high
school in 1910. The following fall she
entered Underwood College at ST.
Charles, NO., but was unable to COM
plete the course on account Of i'll
health.
/. Miss Meyer was taken i'll last Thurs
day and was Immediately put under
the care of physician and a trained
nurse, but her condition continued to-
rapidly grow worse.
The entire community is stricken
with sorrow for the untimely death
of this sweet young girl, idolized by
her parents and loved by all who
knew her. Sweet tempered. chart
table, tender hearted and true, her
presence and her cheering smile will
be sadly missed.
Funeral services will be held at the
Presbyterian church Friday at 2
o'clock p. m. and interment made in
Oak Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Walker Mel ibbens Install New
Cases.

Il ~ 4
The Walker McKibben Co. has just
installed four handsome new cases
which are different from anything
! ever used here before.
The cases are made so they can be
used separately, Or il stacks, and
take the place 81 ordinlfy shelving.
One Of the cases is made with eiQh-
teen glass front drawers, properly
partitioned for narrow laces and dress
trimmings, and q slot III front for
display Of samples. Another case IS
made some what similar to 4 sectional
book case, but has trays with parti.
tons which pull out. This is for all.
over laces, flouncings, etc.
The third case is exactly like the
one above mentioned and is used for
shirt waists, each size being kept In
a seperate place. The other case was
made according to Mr.. Walkers idea
for the care Of silks. This case has !
four glass front drawers with slots in |
front for display Of samples. Inside
each drawer has four compartments,
three for yard wide silks and one for
narrow or double fold silks. This
case will hold enough silk to buy a,
small farm. I
The object Of installing these cases
was to save space, keep stock from
soiling, keep samples or stock all in
sight and save salespeople's time in
showing customers what they are
in without wsating time as
formerly.
In this day of system and efficiency
his company feels that they must
yive their customers the benefit of
very new feature. {
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Death Of Mrs. Ruth Bomar.

Mrs. Ruth A. Bomar, 65 years old,
widow Of the late Alex Bomar, died
at their home s miles east Of Rich Hill
"Wednesday morning Of lagrippe.
Mrs. B0mar was pioneer resident
Of Bates county, and widely known
and respected. She Is survived by
two sons, Pearl Bomar Of this county,
William Bomar Of Vinita Okla, and
one married daughter who resides in
Oklahoma. The funeral arrange
ments were not definitely known
"Wednesday. Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Trains Pelicans for the War.

The Hague, March 30.-Herr Hoog-
straen, noted Delft bird trainer, yes
terday solemnly assured newspaper
correspondents that he is training a
great flock of pelicans to attack mill
tary aeroplanes. ....f.. ....
'The experiments have been pro-
ceeding ever since the war broke
out" said Herr Hoogstraen. "The
pelicans fear a German Taube no more
than fish. They are exceptionally
clever. With their sharp pointed
beaks they will constitute a real men,
ace to air pilots.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Huerta Back to Mexico?

Madrid, March 81 (via Paris. Gen.
Victoriana Huer.a and his secretary
sailed today from Cadiz on board the
Transatlantic steamer Antonio Lo-
peg, according to advices received
here from Cadiz General Huerta'a
family remains In Barcelona, reports
from which place say = rumor Is ia
circulation Huerta Is on his way to di-
rect q new revolution.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Terre Haute Officers Convicted

Indianapolis, Ind, April 6.-Mayor
Don Roberts, County Judge Redmond,
Sheriff Shea and twenty-four other
Terre Haute politicians today were
found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
the government by illegal acts in the
last general election.
The conviction of the defendants by
the trial jury today marks the first
attempt of the federal government to
prosecute perpetrators Of election
frauds.
The defendants at the beginning of
the trial disputed federal Judge Ander-
sons jurisdiction in the case but their
motion to dismiss the cases was over
ruled. Judge Anderson holding that
as a United States Senator and a
Congressman were to be elected in
the election the federal laws applied
and that therefore he had jurisdiction.
As soon as the verdict of the trial
jury was read today Judge Anderson
announced that the defendants and
the convicted men would be arraigned
in his court next Monday morning for
sentence.
Attorneys for the defendants an
nounced that an appeal would be
taken.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

The Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey was Tuesday fined the sum of
500, 900 in the United States District
Court BY Judge Rellstab for having
been convicted Of Relating to the Le-
high Coal and Navigation Company.
The road was fined g, 600 on twenty
live Of the 1856 counts against it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

Six men have been taken out dead
and fourteen others are missing and
believed to have been killed in gas
explosion in the Shoal Greek Coal
Company's mine at Panama, III.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

Lathrop Bullene died at his home
near Lawrence, Kansas, Thursday.
He was a pioneer merchant of that
place and one of the founders of what
is now the Emery, Bird, Thayer Co.
of Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
Robert Plummer Dead

Robert Plummer, aged "a years,
died at his home on South Main street
Tuesday morning as the result of a
stroke of paralysis sustained the night
before.
Mr.. Plummer suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis last November
but was thought to be recovering and
retired Monday night in his usual
health. About 10 o'clock his wife
was alarmed by his labored breathing
and summoned a physician. His
death followed in few hours.
He was born in Aurora, Ills, and
came to Butler about 40 years ago
and had been a resident of this city
ever since. He was married to Miss
Annie Moore, who with two sisters,
Mrs. Jennie Cougland and Mrs. S. F.
Wilson of Champaign, Ills, and three
brothers, Edgar and George of De-
catur, Ills, and John of Kankakee,
Ills, survive him.
Robert Plummer was one of the
best known citizens OF Butler and
conducted a butcher shop here in the
early days.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Thursday afternoon conducted
by Rev. C. H. Ticknor and interment
made in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08
GENERAL NEWS

President Wilson Friday accepted
an invitation to attend Memorial Day
exercises at Arlington National Gene
terry on May 80. He probably will
speak at the invitation of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced Saturday President Wilson
probably would 90 with the fleet
when it leaves United States waters
for the canal zone enroute to the
Panama Pacific exposition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

A 4-year-old child of Joseph Oberst
living near Okeene, Okla, got hold
of a red hot poker which the father
had heated to do soldering and was
burned so severely that it died from
the injuries,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

An unidentified man climbed over
the railing at Prospect Point at
Niagara Falls, N. Y, Monday and
plunged into the river. A few Sec
onds later he was swept over the
American falls. No trace Of the body
has been found. .p~s
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

The note of the United States to the
German government demanding in
demnity for the sinking of the Ameri-
can ship, William P. Frye by the Ger
man raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich, CIV
en- out at the state department Mon
day, asks an indemnity of 1928, O59.54.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-08

Thos. A. Edison predicted Monday
that the United States would soon be
making it's own dyes and that the so.
called famine due to the war in Eur.
ope Is about to end.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Great State Fair at Pueblo.

Pueblo-The biggest crowd, the
biggest fruit and vegetables, the big
sest hog, the biggest steer, the big
sest race, the biggest opening day in
the sixteen years of the State fair!
The State fair is Pueblos $4,000 con
tribution to the progress of the state.
Thirty of the sixty-three counties OF
Colorado are represented. In the
agricultural and horticultural displays
the counties represented are Pueblo,
Otero, Prowers, Kiowa. Delta, Ere
mont, Custer, Crowley. Montrose,
Bent, Ell Paso, Montezuma, Alamosa
Saguache, Gunnison and Pitkin. The
finest county display of agricultural
and horticultural products ever as
sembled in any country at any time
is conceded by experts to be the dis
play Of Otero county. The entire dis
play will go to San Francisco and is
considered as being almost certain to
capture first prize in competition with
the world.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
GORE, vRoOMAN, MEAD
NOTED SPEAKERS ENGAGED FOR
DENVER FARM MEET.
Congress to Be Held In Same Audi
forum in Which il Was Launched
in Denver Six Years Ago.

Denver.-Coupled with the an
nouncement that three speakers OF
note had been engaged for the Inter
national Farm Congress. it was an
nounced that the sessions would be
held in the auditorium OF the First
Baptist church. The congress was
launched in this same room at a meet
ing in 1909.
The speakers added to the program
p Gore. Carl Vrooman, assistant sec
rotary OF agriculture. and Elwood G..
Mead, the noted western engineer,
now chairman OF the central board Of
review for the government projects.
Dean w. NJ. Jardine OF the Agricul-
tural College Of Kansas stated that
the Farm Congress and the Soil Prod
ucts Exposition which met in Wichita.
Kan. last year. had been the means
of keeping more Kansas boys at home
than any one thing that has happened
in the history OF the state.
Canada, and some of the states Of
our country. do much advertising to
get the farm boys to bring their mon
ey and settle in the state advertised
said Dean Jardine. 1T seems much
better to me to show them what the
resources Of their own states are. and
thus keep them at home. That is
what the meeting of the Farm Con
gress did in Kansas last year and 1t
is what will be done for Colorado this
year"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Relatives Seek Estate; Make Charged

Relatives seek Estate; MAKE Cnafoe2
Denver.-Mrs. Edna r. Newman. the
26-yearold bride Of the late Col. Geo.
S. Newman, 10 accused of having plot.
ted to marry the wealthy mining man
with view Of obtaining his money;
OF having been party to the admins
tration of drugs to him. and with hav-
Ing used fraudulent means and false
pretenses to accomplish the marriage.
In an amended complaint, filed in the
County Court at Littleton on behalf
Of Mrs. Lucelia A. Tasker. Newman G.
Hall and Alice L. Hall. The three who
filed the amended complaint are the
colonels sister and his nephew and
niece Discussing the charges filed by
Col Newman's relatives the young
widow said: They may say what
they please, and make all the charges
their lawyers can think Of but they
cannot prove one. ! do dislike to have
the public think I am crazy about the
money. but l did all ! could for my
husband when he was Ill. decline
to discuss the charges and my attor
neys are handling the case with care
and competent skill" Mrs. Newman
Is living at beautiful "MacRose," the
Newman stock ranch near Littleton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Colorado Crop Report.
Perjury Charge in Medical Row.

Denver.-The first arrest growing
out of the charges Of fraud brought in
connection with the filing Of petitions
to refer the medical license bill of the
last Legislature was made when Mrs.
Ella NJ. Wright was taken into custody
by Deputy Sheriff William Arnett on
a direct information accusing her Of
perjury Mrs Wright is one of the
eight women and men indicted by the
district attorneys office in the West
Side Criminal Court, on tho grounds
that they are said to have attached
fraudulent signatures to the petitions
filed with the secretary of state for
referring the bill. The others accused
are Julia Ryan, Gertrude Robinson.
Kathryn Humphreys. Edward w.
Groom, Pat Noonan, Dan Daily and
Nora Sprouse.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17

Denver-R. W. Coates, secret serv-
ice agent of the United Mine Work
ers of America, whose letters to East
ern persons the State Military Court
of Inquiry made public two weeks
weeks ago, was arrested by the tri-
bunal upon refusal to appear before
it. A writ of habeas corpus was i'm
mediately issued in the West Side
Court in his behalf and was served
upon Governor Carlson and members
OF the court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Accusations Stricken from Reply,

Denver.-The State Civil Service
Commission ordered certain phrases
and lines struck out of the reply made
by Harry w. Risley to the charges
made against him by Governor Carl
son. In these phrases Mr.. Risley de-
clared the governors action was taken
for political and unworthy purposes.
The commission struck them out upon
petition of Senator W. R.. Eaton, at.
torney for the governor, on the ground
that they were conclusions and not n.
legations of fact.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
WHEAT NEAR BILLION MARK,
Agricultural Department Figures Show
90 ,oOo, 600 6usF1ei Prospect,

Washington.-Prospe of a billion
oushel wheat crop this year were in
creased by the government report
which forecasts 9s1,OOO.OOO bushels,
based on its Sept. l canvass. Spring
wheat indicates crop of $4,000, 900
bushels, an increase of 100000 since
the August prediction was made
These forecasts are given below
with the forecasts based on Aug. l
conditions, the final production in 1914
and the average production for the
tive years from 1909 to 1918 Tin mil
lions of bushels, |. e. OO0,000s omitted).
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
CROPS SHOW GOOD GAIN.
LARGE Increases in Colorado This Year
COMPARED with 1914 Yields

LARGE Increases in Colorado This Year
Compared with 1914 Yields
Denyer.-The federal forecast prom
ises large increases in Colorado crops
this year as compared with the 1914
yields. Corn, winter wheat. spring
wheat, oats. barley and potatoes AL
hold out hopes OF showing figures
from 3.5 per cent to per cent
largegr than those of last year. Hay
and fruit yields from Colorado will b
less, according to Uncle Sans experts.
but the sugar beet crop is predicted
as the same.
Colorado's best showing is in the
promised winter wheat crop. Although
this crop is expected to show q total
over the whole United States of u.s.
10000 bushels less than last year.
Colorado announces probable in
crease Of $4,000 bushels.
The tables issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture are as follows:
Colorado Crop Report.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17

The new divorce law which provides
for interlocutory divorce DEGREES, was
put to new use by District Judge
Wright in Denver. Frank NJ. and Lena
r. Martin were given a six months
trial" divorce under its terms
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Heavy Hail Damages Crops.

Fort Collins.-A heavy hail storm,
extending from the foothills as far as
Weld county. damaged crops in the
vicinity of this city. The hail fell for
twenty minutes and covered the
ground to a depth of four inches.
Fruit was knocked from trees and
gardens were wrecked. The beet and
corn crops suffered heavily.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Motor Car Crash Fatal to Gildea.

Salida.-John B. Gildea of Leadville.
driver of the motor car which ran
over a 200-foot embankment on the
road between Leadville and Buena
Vista, died at the Red Cross hospital
here. His skull was fractured.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
State Military Court 10 Defied.

Denver.-The authority Of the State
Military Court of Inquiry to compel
witnesses to testify was brought to an
issue when Thomas r. Elkins, until
recently a second lieutenant in the
National Guard, refused to answer Ger
tain questions when on the witness
stand before the court. Under the
opinion rendered by the attorney gen
eral the military court claims the
same right as civil tribunals to cite
for contempt, with the penalty fine
or Jail sentence, witnesses who refuse
to be sworn or testify. No attempt,
however, was made by the officers Of
the court to arrest Elkins, although
the intimation was given that such
action may be taken at any time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Searchers Fail to Find Body.

Grand Junction.-So far every eff
fort to raise or locate the body OF
Herman Baker drowned in the Grand
river, has failed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
permits Issued to KIN Rabbits.

Denver.-Permits have been issued
to the commissioners Of eleven coun.
ties by w. B. Fraser. state game and
fish commissioner, opening the hunt.
ing season on all rabbits in those
counties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
ore euyers Must Get Licec.e..

Denver.-Licenses for ore buyers in
Colorado which are required under a
law passed by the Twentieth General
Assembly will be issued Nov. 1, These
licenses will cost 500 each.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
military Court vindieates Lee.

Denver-Members of the 1918 cham.
steamship rifle team of the Colorado
National Guard owe Major George M.
Lee $3.50 instead of his being indebt-
ed to them, It was developed at the
sitting Of the Militia Court of INQUIRY.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
Governors Day at Farm Congress.

Denver-Oct. has been set aside
as Governors Day during the Farm
Congress Exposition to be held here
There will be governors from nearly
all states west of the Mississippi. In
the letter which Governor Carlson has
sent to the. various state executives
informing them Of the plans for Gov.
errors Day." he said that he was fully
convinced the Exposition and Farm
Congress will be the best of its kind
ever held in this country.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
ohase restifies on Eniistments.

- Colorado National Guard, and vii.
Tam Diamond, representative of the
national headquarters of the United
Mine Workers Of America, were the
witnesses before the State Military
Court Of Inquiry Adjt. Gen. Chase
testimony concerned solely the cam
paiSn of the guard to enlist men
which was beggn a few weeks ago,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17
preliminary Estimate.
Britain Buys 5000 Mules.

'Ikd'U 0Vy8 Io'00V WUI0Ss
Kansas City,. Mo.-British agents In
the last two months have bought
more than $4,000 pack mules here, &C.
cording to statements by local dealers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-17

COMING EVENTS.
Sept. 27-Oct international Dry
Farming Congress. Denver
Oct. 2-9.-Fair and Race Meeting al
Denver.
Oct. 1s.-Odd Fellows Annual state
Convention at Colorado Springs