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VOL. VII.
BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 1885.
NO 22
DBOWNEU IN THEIR BEDS-
Cloud-Baivt In Kansas at KiI
Submerging: Houses in t!ie
Lowlanas.
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Great Sacrifice of Life at Medicine j
Lod2 and Ttereabou'.s
Amtica, Kas., April 22. News
reached heie to-dav ot water spout
last night near Mei'icine Lodge, in
the Spring Creek valley, doing great
damage to life and property. It
struck a party o immigrants who
were camped near the river, and over
fifty people are reported drowned.
This forenoon eight per were
found clinging to the branches ot
trees where they had caught w hile
being borne away by the raging Hood,
Jbey were still alive. One, a worn
.'jut, with her babe on!) 5 months old,
was found in the branches ot a tree,
where she had clung for over six
hours, and was well nigh dead w;th
exnaustion.
A damaging wash-out occurred
on the Anthony extensions of the Ft.
Scott & Wichita railroad, between
Anthonv and Argonta last night,
causing a freigh train to become de
railed, wrecking several curs.
ADDITION A I. ACCOUNT.
Wichita, Kas., April 22. A spec- j
ial from Medicine Lodge recounts i
fearful results of the water-spout, or
cloud-burst, to the residents of Med
icine river, which .seems to have been
the same that filled the Nmnesc.ih to
eveifiowing. The special says the
water rolled down over the low lands
east of Medicine Lodge city 5 to 12
feet, perpendicular, carrying death
in its wake. Several whole families
are known to be drowned. Yester
day morning parties who had gone
out to give relict, found men, women
and children clinging to trees, with
nothing but their night clothes to
protect them, and some without any
clothing whatever, but .still alive, j
Their cries could be heard as early
as 4 o'clock in the morning above
the waring waters. Three attempts
were made to rescue parties beyond
the river, but each boat in turn was
swamped and the occupants onlj
aved themselves by swimming to
trees. Five bodies had been recov
ered up to the hour of the writing of
the dispatch, which was sent over to
the first railroad point by mail. An
other body was in sight but could not
be reached. There were eight mov
ers' wagons camping in the bottoms.
One old man has recognized the
bodies ot three ot his family, his wife
and two children, boys respectfully 5
and 7 years of age. Jas. Gibbs and
his daughter and niece were washed
away with their home. Mrs.
Harris and her little girl or n ears
were found drowned. G. W. Pad
uock and family, consisting of a wife
and four children, are thought to be
U drowned. Frank Shippler put his j
wife and child on the roo: of his
. ,
house. The house went Jowa. He!
was knocked off bv a projecting limb j
ad swam ashore several miles be-
lovv, but of the fate ot his wife and !
child nothing was known.
HOUSES SIBMERUED AND DKSTIiOYlIl)
Medicine Lodge, Kas . April 2 2.
This town is situated between I
Medicine river and Elm creek. Ear-
kTi , n . i
1 , V mrnin- thc flo ' C:,mi? i
An t!ie trejms, quickly overflow - j
"ug the bottom lands to the depth ot I
about 10 feet. In nhe Elm creek I
bottoms c , , !
,uoniN east of town, a dozen h.uises
.
ere entirely destroyed and many ot j
the occupants drowned, or saved by
clinging to the branches, ot trees. In
caps m the bottoms were 10 or is !
inimior.,. , , r -T
immigrant wagons h ed with famil- :
ies9 . u ? . ;
WW not half of these persons have j
i uetiuoumi. North ot here cn-
families were drowned, while I
fers made iivlr .-a. 11 !
- -iMVUivui - - -
of vesfftr... i, ... .
jesverday and last n:ht the streams ;
WPr , - . , . , '
.e,7 h,Sh hat no commun.catian .
Wd be had with the East, and to-
day the ftrst dispatches were sent j
out. The stores 1;; town .vere cl;s- j
ed yesterday, :i:ul every citizen en- j
gaged in the work of tecumg peo- j
Die bv 1(:0, ami ,--.tt t!i.-rr
perilous positions in tiees or on house
tops. This work was extremely
hazardous, and by nightfall there was
Still some isolated pns ners. A
relief party was out a!! last night
picking up these unfortunates. The
people i-i Medicine river bottom had
earlier warning, and ail escape. 1 with
their lives, though hundreds ; cmle
drowned and great fields of crops
ruined. Hundreds of dead animals
also line the banks of Elm creek.
Flosds in Missouri and Kansas.
St. Louis, April 23. Dispatches
from southeastern Kansas report the
heaviest rain-fall since Tuesday tI1.1t j
has ever been known in that part ot j
the state, over twelve inches of water I
having fallen. All ihc level count rv
is submerged and is a vast sheet of
water. Traffic on the Missouri,
Kansas an 1 Texas railroad for many
miles each ,vay is suspended, and a
passenger tram which left Parsons
yesterday on the Fort Scott & Gulf j
road was wrecked not far fiom town.
A large number of hogs and cattle
in the so"k yards on the Labette
river, one mile from Parvms. were
drowned and u is said tii.it hundreds,
perhaps thousands of animals, have
been lost in the surrounding country.
! Th. streams rose so ranidiy an 1 toe
Writer poured down in such torrents
that little, if anything, could be done
1:1 1 is: way 01 rescuing nyesto.K or j
securing other kinds of property. j
Fields are devastated in all ..lire.- j
tionsaiT.lgre.it destruction of cr.:
and movable property has occurred.
A negro settlement near Parsons
was inundated and many of the peo j
pie weie rescued only after great !ir- ;
ficultv ami hard lahor with imptov;- !
ed boats and Other means. j
The Marmaton river, which run-, i
near Ft. Scott, overflowed its hanks j
with a rush and submerged a set'le- j
meiit of from 600 to Soo population '
l-n.Mw r- c nrfh t VIi'-t t?i w-lt.T !
standing in many of the houses from
three to live feet deep. All the peo
ple were rescued, however.
The Missouri Pacific railroad track
is badly washed out both ways from
Ft. Scott and no trains have moved
since Tuesday. The Wichita road j
is badly washed away. A freight
traiu on the latter road went through j
the bridge at Clearwater, and Frank J
McDaniels, the engineer, was drown- J
ed. The fireman and brakeman also
went down with the train, but ihey
caught in a tree and were rescued.
At last accounts the water was sub- !
j siding, but it was still very high and i
j 't will take several days for it to run j
! O.her dispatches state that the ;
i storm extended into western Missouri
i and that many streams overflowed
, . , -..n 1 ;
Ul.Ul'tlt t rtliUlJiU UTii.U.Hi'. HrfCI-
in; that section, were washed
OUt m
places and trairlc greatly interrupted.
CHEAP EXCURSIONS
j0 j,-fW orleaps for the World'
fair.
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in oriiei to en.soie ail to attend tuo
great World's Fair, it has been de- j
culed to give two special cheap ex- ;
to Xew Orleans via the ,
Memphis ishort Koute. 1 or tnese S
special excursions the rate from Rich
Hill to Xew Orleans and return wiii j
be only $15.00. Tickets at this !
Iow ra.te e so'lJ for trains !eav-
mg Rich Hill on Tuesday. May to
lt
ami 12th, and wih be good to return
w.thm twenty days from date sold.
Through sleeping cars to Ne v
Orleans on both trains. The oppor- ;
:unit-v tc v5s5t such an exposition as
'S now in nrogres at Xew Or'eans
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is not bkeiy to again occur, and the (
msmasemeut t the Memphis Short !
Route Nouth is determined thatrats-s
shall not be an obstacle to those de
siring to at'en J the gr,-at show.
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etc., address J. E. Lock wood.
General Passenger Aent i
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Have now ready for Spring trade the finest line of
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Ever offered the ; op! f the Southwest. Examine our work
before ou buy. Harness at cost to patties buying buggies
of us. We respectfully solicit our patrotMe.
Office. Shop and Sales-Room Mast Dakotah Street.
Special attention paid to all kinds ot IJuggv Repairs.
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tr'.o ar (irtl ftf CaJtrtt that
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ICO WBfMjP ffiillflY
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IMIEH IJADEMIALE STALLION I
vivian cray.
Vni iv flaw n. llitj. Scotch I
.tud book No. 1507, American C.
1SS5 at the stable of V rank V. Lee, two?
miles north and one mile west of l'ot-ter, j
in Walnut townxhip. Hates county. Mo., ,
Description- and I'ediokke: tiloodj
Itv. Illa'ck mane, tail and leir-'s ery lit-j
i tle'white next to hoof on ri.'ht hinJ pas-.
tern, 17 hands liinh, and weighs 1,700..
Foaled -May i5sj, meu ov utoit .-nu-;
btronii, Kirkland, Wightoii, Cumberland,
Scotland: imported lsV;, by Robert Hoi- ,
lowav, Alexis bis. Sire Youn;,' Clan-mar. .
f.-t2 dam Kannv )-), -ired by Lord
Cliu'e. (4S1). grand data hired by .Sir.
Walter Scott, -'f,) 'oun-i -iansmi.
(943
ii. the sire ot ivian Crav ii'ji.
.'ire.i hi- I'ljinxsn. fi;o!. who won'
I the premium tor the w ei-nior. wniui.
j lie bv I'rince or Wales (070), who won;
- !;r- pri.e at G'.ascow Affricultural Soi ie
! tv, in n'i, and first ai the liihiand .
i cittv Sho:.v at Inverse fcmr.e year. Ir !
I Cliiie ("481 ), the sire os dam was .;red by
Karmeri.' 1 ancv, 13001 : ne u oo.c 1 j .
he bv Loitv (4). ,iho vo:l t!r't i,r,,-:
j.:i., .4.l:,ia!(;:a,c v.. Iltratcled
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I'aisiev d:trict in iSs 4- Dab.eitkr;i :n 155
and Claseow in 1S5O.
Vivian Grav is a hore 01 tlie Kindest
di-position, y readv server and a sure
tetter. He is a clean, shaip, Hat aone
horse, ot great power and beautv, and
with all good action. He ha' a beautiful
head, well arched i-eck, verv deep ches-t,
is also heavilv quartered, with oweriu
back, well sprung rib-, and roand barrel
a horse of two good ends and a good rrn--die,
with .vod bone and good tcet pro
port cna'c to his great weight a verv choi. e
horse, . ,
Terms: ?'s to in-ure cu.t to stano ar.u
.,,1. st, frt insure mare with toal, 1 15
the leap, n.onev die at time ot erice,
insurance March 1st Anvone leav
ing eoutitv or parting with mare after
service has been rendered ior:;iTs insur
ance and nonev n u-t be pii. Care v. ill
k f,ifn m nreent accidents but will not
' hi' re-pons:.-!e -h"-uld anv occur. Mare
irori a distance can be accommodated
j with nasturace st reasonable ri'e-.
t Wou'd'be glad fo huve a'l see this coit
I .-ore makinj hreetfvg arrangement, tor
' be won. RepecUu.h',
jvhS5 FRANK P. LEE.
RIP
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LOOK HERE FARMERS!
jALBRANT,
-the-
OLD PLOW SMITH,
Is back Hi tier r.;;d has tarii-d a
Blacksmith Shop!
On llr-t street west of Hapti't
.Lurch. Ering in yoi r plows Vt
him. He will put on a t-hare ot
i";rst f Us-solt center plow tee!,
,r,-J w:'.! harden it s: good a
the West.
Shooing -and I obi i 1124
d ir.e. Will be glad f
see ad rny old customer",
ard as many new onen a ponlble
1IITILKTO .tlOTHEK'''
Are vou disturbed at night and fcrtf
oi vour rest br a nick child fttifierinjc 24
cri ir.g with pain of cutting teeth? It f.o,
end at onre -and get a bottle t.t Mr-WinsloA-'s
Soothing Svnij. For CkiWfti
Teethir.g. Its value i". incalculable. Jr
win relieve the poor little mticrer irr.rri-
diatelv. wepena upjn 11, niuirwi-( mui
is no mistake acorn o.. j. ffv
ten and d.arrhoea, regulate, the tofirfl..i
and bowels cure wind colic, oltent trv:
eum. reduce inf.arr.Kiatior, and
tne and energy to the whole rtn.
Mrs. Win4ow' Soothins iyrwp lor
rhildren Teething t plaKar,t to
..aste, tnd U the prescription ct one t
. . a t,,-, !, irM ana
'trie Oioesi " ---
rhriHanlnthe United State, and h
for' sale br ail drugzis-u thrrmfhout te
I world. Price 2; rent a bottle,
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