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rti in VOL. XXII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 15, 1900. NO. M. LOST IN A WESTERN BLIZZARD. th Dakota Teacher Saves of Seventeen Pupils the Lives V If guweton. . D.. er, o.-"ary bhu iord a school teacher in Hill settle Wnt, Minn., just across the state jne with seventeen of her young pu Liia' was lost in a raging blizzard on Wednesday night, and that all did Lt meet with death during the terri ble niffbt is due to Miss Stafford's treat heroism. Although she suffered loan hands, feet and face, her wee tharges are all safe. illiss Stafford is as kind a teacher M ever assumed charge of a western lettlement school, and it was this trait that brought her all the trouble Wednesday night. The past few days had been exceed ingly pleasant, and as considerable mow still remained on the ground, ghe concluded a sleigh ride would be hut the thing for her pupils. She is boarding with the family of Samuel Coleridge, a farmer, and had no trouble in securing permission to use a team of horses and a bob sleigh for the evening. The party arrived safe ly at Sisseton at 9 o'clock, and with light hearts started on the return. They were not three miles out of here before the first installment of the storm struck. This was not se vere, and Miss Stafford did not at the time anticipate trouble. Grad ually the storm increased in severity, and'the roadway across the prairie was soon completely obliterated. The beating wind and' snow soon as iumed th proportion of a gale, and then Miss Stafford realized that they I were at the mercy of a northwestern ' blizzard. The increasing gravity of the situ ation only stimulated her to greater txertions. She crowded the little ones toeether. saw that they were tovered with the straw that she had placed in the bottom of the rack and with with her own wraps. With but fittle thought for herself, she remained at her place and guided the horses in thw direction she thought was home ward. With both hands and feet frozen and her whole body benumbed Mies Stafford traveled until midnight when she reached the farm house of Andrew Monson, fifteen miles south of the settlement. Monson and his wife cared for the children and thawed out Miss Stafford, who, the doctors say will live. She has recovered suf ficiently to tell of her midnight trip. The only anxiety she manifested is that some one of her little charges may have suffered by their exposure. When informed that the children were all right, the teacher began to 10b hysterically from joy. Owing to the severity of the storm the parents of the children were un able to make a search for them dur ing the night and Miss Stafford and the little ones had been given up for lost when word came that they were safe. KANSAS CITY POLITICS. Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thinsr that ever was made is Dr. i King's New Life Pills. These pills M change weakness into strength, list- lessnessinto energy, brain-fag into lmental power. They're wonderful in f buildinc un the health. Onlv 2;""ic per box. Sold by II. L. Tucker. t" Alarmed by Smallpox. " Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 0. The state board of health is growing alarmed over the spread of smallpox in Web 'Ster and Gage counties, close to the Kansas line. Fifteen cases are re ported from Guide Rock and twelve at Liberty. The first cases were not promptly reported and many persons were exposed to the disease. A rigid quarantine is being enforced, but the board fears the contagion may be widespread. So far there have been two deaths, but the form of the dis ease in most cases is mild. Chief Interest in the National Conven tionState Politics Up. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 9. Both the politicians and business men of this city are bending their energies to the task of securing the location of the next national democratic conven tion. This contest seems to have narrowed down to the two cities of Milwaukee and Kansas City, and every Missourian is warmly the friend of Kansas City. The opinion is leing dailv strengthened here bv the tiend of events that the chances of Kansas City have materially improved, and there will be no abatement of all proper efforts to make this young giant city of western Missouri a win ner. State politics is beginning to at tract the attention of the people of Jackson county. The forty-two votes of this county are necessarily an im portantjfaetor in any state conven tion, and are sought after by all of the candidates, from governor to railroad commissoner. In a contest for state delegates the two opposing forces of the democratic party are usually marshaled under the leadership of Joe Shannon on the one side, and James I'endergast on the other. It is very unusual for these contestants for local control to agree upon the candidacy of any aspirant for a state office. The last week, however, has made it plain that both of these elements of the party are earnestly supporting the candidacy of Mr. Dockery for gover nor. Both of them have made public announcements of their loyalty to his interests. It may lie accepted, therefore, as a fact that Jackson county will cast her full vote for Dockery, and the strong probabilities at this time are that her support will also be given with the same unanim ity to Crow for Attorney General, and to Cook for Secretary of State. The local sentiment does not seem to have crystalizeil with any very great distinctness as to Lieutenant Governor, Auditor, Treasurer or Railroad Commissioner. The gentle men who secure Jackson county's delegation for either of these posi tions, will yet have to win his spurs. There has been no sufficient crystali zation of public sentiment to sustain any reliable oj inion as to the out come of these lour positions. The Republic has recently pro pounded queries to the democratic press of the state as to their preier ences for governor and their views as to an early convention. It seems that the sentiment is largely in favor of an early convention, and by more than r to'l the country press sup port the candidacy of Mr. Dockery. His support, does not seem to be con fined to the press, but is found among the rank and file of the party as well. In this connection it is in teresting to note the statement of a reliable gentleman who has taken the trouble to ascertain the attitude of the chairmen of the Democratic County Central committees of the State in respect to the candidates for Governor. According to his poll, which seems to be trustworthy, it appears that of the 114 chairmen, ninety-one favor Dockery, eleven are unknown, and there is one vacancy. Stood Death Off. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible bum, scald, cut or bruise. Bueklen's Arni ca Salve, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures fever sores, ulcers, boils, corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure ou earth. Only 23c a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by II. '!. Tucker, druggist. E. B. Munday, a lawyer of Henriet ta, Tex., once fooled a grave-digger. He says: "My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice. I persuaded him to try Electric Bitters and he was soon much better but continued their use until he was wholly cured. I am sure Electric Bit ters saved his life." This remedy expels malaria, disease germs and purifies the blood; aids -digestion, regulates liver, kidneys and bowels, cures constipation, dyspepsia, ner vous diseases, kidney troubles, female complaints; gives perfect healt h. Only C0e at II. L. Tucker's drug store. 1 DUVALL & PERCIVAL, BUTLEB, MISSOURI. FARM LOANS. We have the cheapest money to loan ever offered in the county. Call on us. For Which Are You? St. Louia Kepnblic. It is a significant fact that Con gressman DeArmond's speech at the democratic harmony dinner of the National Civic Club of Brooklyn, in which he urged democrats to forget all other differences and stand solid in opposition to imperialism, should have created a profoundly favorable impression on the minds of eastern Democrats. Mr. De Armond's hearers are also probably correct intelievingthat the Missouri Congressman sounded the Democratic keynote of the next cam paign with his impassioned utterance, "I am for the Republic and against the Empire." This is far more t han a skill fully conceived catch-phrase to tickle the ear and to capture the imagina. tion. It indicates the choice to be made by Americans in the approach ing elections we must decide between the imperiallism of the pres ent administration and the democra cy upon which the Republic wa6 foun ded and through which alone may its existence as a free goverment be per petuated. Mr. De Armond's temperamental characteristic must have added force to his argument on the occasion men tioned. He is not of that nature to surrender to the temptation which leads orators to depend for their effects upon cunning word-mongering. His mind is clear, deliberate and log ical in its methods. He appeals to reason of his listeners rather than to their passions. The New York Herald says of his Brooklyn speech that it was generally conceded to le the most impressive effort of the evening and State Senator McCarren of Kings County, New York, who does not agree with Mr. De Armond on all issues, declares that "It was a splendid 8jeech, full of logic and well expressed." Bank of Maiden Robbed. Dexter, Mo., Feb. 8. This morn ing at 3 o'clock burglars broke into the Bank of Maiden, eighteen miles south of here, and blew open the safe and secured about $4,000 in cash. The discharge of dynamite used awoke John Gregon, a roomer in the building. He gave the alarm to Mar shal Davis, who came upon the scene in time to open fire upon the burglars as they were raking the money into a sack. They escaped in the darkness with their booty. Bloodhounds were put upon their track at noon, and they were tracked to "Nigger Wool Swamp." Three men were concerned in the robbery, but no description of them is given. foo For Fear of a Lynching. West Plains, Mo., Feb. 10. Ben Richardson and Ed Grady, the con victed murderers of Jailer Alfred Henry, unannounced and strongly guarded, were taken from the jail here, and removed to the jail at Springfield for safe keeping. Rumors of the organization of a mob had reached the judge and sheriff and this move was immediately de cided upon. The prisoners will lie taken to Jef ferson City as soon as thequarantine at the penitentiary is raised. Sugar Refineries Closing Down. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 7. Under orders from the officials of the Amer ican Sugar Refining company the Spreckeln refinery here has closed, throwing out of employment, 1,000 men. lt was announced to-day at McCahan's refinery, which is a rival of the American Sugar Refining com pany, that the plant will be te.n-o-rarily closed within a few days. Near ly 2.000 men are employed at this place. Beats Out His Brains. Honkinsville, Ky., Feb. 11. Early to-day at Cherry Station, Tenn., just across the Kentucky line, Jim Gor don, a negro farm hand, enrage! be cause M rs. George Rollins, a highly respected white woman, refused to give him some mover, savagely at tacked her and cut her throat with a butcher knife. Her screams were heard by her husband, who shot the negro twice and beat out his brains with the gun. Mrs. Rollins died in a few minutes. Takes Horses of Others. Fort Scott, Kan., Feb. 11. Harry Anderson, a confessed member of a gang of horse and harness thieves, with a rendezvous in the Indian Ter ritory near Miami, who was arrested arrested at Joplin, and who has just been brought here on the charge of horse stealing, is known at Rockford. 111., by the name of Charles Upton, aad he says the authorities there want him. He also confesses having broken out of the Vernon county, Missouri, jail last fall. The Missouri authorities know him as Sherman Welchner. Six stolen horses, which he was holding at the time of his arrest, have been located. He has a team at Rich Hill, Mo., and a hack at Clinton. The crime for which he is wanted here is the theft of a horse from a farmer for whom he worked. On the way between here and Jop lin he traded horses four times, and when arrested he had a set of harness that he had stolen the previous night. He came to Kansas without a requi sition to keep out of the hands of the Missouri authorities, who, he said, "have it in for him." A Night of Terror. "Awful anxety was felt for the widow of the brave General Buruhau of Machias, Me., when the doctors said she would die from pneumonia before morning" writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her that dreadful night, but she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery, which had more than once saved her life, and cured her of consumption. After taking, she slept all night. Further use entirely cured her." This mar velous medicine is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung diseases. Only 50c and f 1. Trial bottles free at H. L. Tucker s Drug store. WILLIAMS BROS. HAVE EVERYTHING . Implements of every description walking plows, riding plows, corn planters, walking cultivators, riding cultivators, harrows, listers, disc har rows, disc cultivators, stalk cutters, single and double cultivators, com bined riding and walking shovel cul tivators, disc and hoe drills, plow shares, rolling coulters, check wire, diamond hay carriers, garden plows and tools, tail gate seeders corn sbel lers, crank and fiddle bow seeders, feed mills, in fact everything kept by a first-class implement dealer, and we handle only the best goods and at lowest price they can be sold for. We make a profit on most everything we sell, but we are satisfied with a very small one. We have goods enough to supply the county, and we want to, and will do our best to do it if the best goods and low prices will do it. We have 3 car loads of implements, 1 tar of wagons and 2 cars of buggies, we have four, warehouses full besides many vacant lots and alleys full. We can say truthfully that we have the best implements ever offered for sale in Butler, and we will warrant every article we eell this year in implement line. We will loan you the Hummer sulky plow for two or three days for trial before you agree to buy it, and if you do not say it is the best sulky plow you ever used or saw, then you do not have to buy it. Cheap imple ments are dear to you if they are given to you. Our Hummer Sulky Plow, our Sutler harrows and our Avery cultivators are as far ahead of other goods as our Saj-er & Scovill buggies are of other buggies. We hare on hand 8 or 10 of the Savers Scovill buggies from the last car. bought last fall that we will make the old price on before the other 2 cars arrive, as all buggies cost from $ G to $8 more now than last year. We want to sell you your buggies ; we want to sell you your implements ; we will do you right. Buy from us and get the best, then you will al ways be satisfied. Yours t ruly , WILLIAMS BROS. DUROC HOGS FOR SALE. I have s-everal brood sows for sile. JAS. PARK, Virginia. Tie manufacturers of ths Ccrhss Safe Laye a standing offer of FIY THOUSAND DOLLARS for information tnat it wan cr ever nas keen opened m a fcur larous attack. Tney La? a 51.CO0.0C0 capital tc tack up tneir statement. Weight 20,000 lbs. Height 6 f-1 Depth 5 feet. W idth J fet . Cost V.oo. I SIX PER CENT INTEREST, f -o- We are loaniug money on good farms inRates County at (3 percent interest, payable once a year, and do not charge any commission. "We handle nothing but tiret-class loans, must be a good farm and we do not loan more than 40 per cent of the cash value of farm. If you have this class of security and want a loan,, write us giving description of farm, amount wanted and we will come and see you at once. LEMMON & SHARTEL, NEVADA, MO. mi m COL N'T Y COURT PROCEEDINGS. The County Court met in regular session on Monday, Feb. .", 19O0, with Judges West. Wimsatt and Stith. S. T. Broaddus clerk, and E. C. Mudd sheriff, present, when the following: proceeding were had: Treasurer Owen ordered to refund to J. B. Hogan $1.4, erroneous as- sessnient Bridge Commissioner to make esti mates for bridge over North branch, Deep Water, on half section line le tween N. E. of S. W. and S. E. of X. W., 2, 41, 29. F. K. Swearens. school I : in grant ed of ?2oa Edgert Bros, granted dram shop license. Merchant's tax Sain Walls, reduced from 7.CO to 2.r:$. Illegal assessment of 1895-90 in New Home and 1894-9."V in Walnut townships, released on tax books of those years. Bridge Commissioner ordered to make estimates for iron bridge over Burnett's creek in New Home town ship. Also one for wooden bridge over Straight branch in Deep Water. Also to confer with Cass county com missioner in reference to repairing inter-county bridge nearDrexel; also estimate for bridge over Mound branch near poor farm. Chas. M. Andrews ordered to asy lum. A. B. Owpn. cancellation of war rents, approved. Railroad and telegraph property in county assessed. Contract for removal of old and building new fence at poor farm awarded to Chas. Smize. Clerk ordered to apply to Secretary of State for patent to' 40 acres in sec :H. 42. :il for A. L. McBride. Bridge Commissioner ordered to advertise for bids for stone abut ments and wooden bridge over ' Pos sum creek in Lone Oak township. Ordered that a sjecial election ! held in Bate county, Tuesday. March 20th. 11mm). to vote on a prop osition to build a new court house at the county seat. Settlements of I. K. Wilson, re corder, S. T. Broaddus, county clerk and J. P. Thurman.curcuit clerk, ap proved. AODOrXTS ALLOWED. T..I. Brown, support McLain? 10 OO John Dunn, support hj Minerva Stat ts, support 18 00 C. A. Allen, support Ityan U W H. II. Havelv. sup. Journev 8 OO S. B. Couts. bridge fund " :&3r OO Margaret Boyer, support. 10 f0 J. C. Hayes, abstracting C2 2." J. P. Re vis. support brother lO 00 Mary Elledge, support 10 00 Jame Dicky, support 12 N) John Kearsey 13 0O Marv Hall. Supt. jor farm l.J9 2 Eilis" Hand. sup. Jno Kline lO 1) D. C. Fuller, sup. Cy Story 15 'HI Mattie Rich, support - : 10 0 C. C. Duke. sup. Chris Miller 8 OO Sarah McPheeters. support lo oo E. I). Smith, coal oil for jail .'i 9 E.C. Mudd. sheriff fees. stams 47 OO Review, blanks 2 E. C. Mudd. con. Henry Kin ney to reform school -J4 Oo 1 Hupp Bros, painting' Mrs. Orr, support (J. B. Hickman, coffin pauper Treasurer Industrial honm. two inmates Treasurer Reform School, t wo inmates (ieo. D. Barnard, records Sam Ivy, nidsa. poor farm W. F. Rosser, printing T. S. Hodges, laborer J. P. Thurman, fees, stamps A. B. Dudney, temp, supt F. J. Wiseman, printing M. T. Smith, supplies McKibben Mer Co., inre, poor farm E. C. Mudd. board paur A. B. Owen. criminal costs J. P. Thurman, board pris. O. F. Renick, exam, insane Dan Crouch, work W. T. Kemper, sup. Mrs. Frv -I. T. Moon, bridge fund I C. A. Lusk, coroner's fees A. II. Owen, criminal costs Brvan Iondon, making ker J. D. Allen & Co., printing snp R. E. Johnson, surveror's su Cnited Type Writer Co., paper Aug. Gast. Bank NoteC.,sup R. E. Johnson, fees and ex. II . B. Robinson, work at jail Standard Printing Co., sup. S. T. Broaddus. fees, etc 1 Chas. Brannock, work L. D. Wimsatt, per diem and. mileage G. W. Stith, ier diem and mileage Samuel West, per diem E. C. Mudd, sheriff fees ir on ;4 ;c Cl JfU .tut It TJ l. i 2 r, no 2f fir axi 27 'J .1 44 Cf xt af si o t2T ! You may, by doing a little- wr at your home, secure schofaTwfcgi. free in either Draughton's Vrtmclttnti Louis, Little Rock, Ft. Y orthr vest on, Shreveport or Savnuiuwi. Bet patronized business college jmt flip Month For r.Hi-t iclilarx itddfTMfe. The Illustrated Youth awl Ar, Nashville, Tenn. 4 4 The "Best is the Cheapest Experience teaches ihst good clothes ivear longest good food gives best nutriticrz and a good medicine thxt cures disease is naturally the best and cheapest. Hooxf s Sarsaparilla is the best medi cine money can buy, because it cures 'when all others fatf Poor Health "Hid poor htdi W yeirs, pjuns in shoulders, bjck nd hipn. qviih const Ant fieddtche, nervocsnejs af no ippttite. V$ed Hood" s SAfsFrvZZ. gained strength nd an 'work hrd mf Uy: tit hetrtily And sleep 'well. I torn it bee J use it helped my husband to vAamm- it ga-ve strength." Mrs. E. J. Gi(fdz Moose Like. Minn.