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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
8
Special communication of Butler Lodge No. 254 A. F. and A. M. Saturday night June 28 at 8 oclock Work in B A degree Visiting brothers invited. Hl. M. Caswo n W M.
In Pawhuska on July 1 George Dickie an Oxage Indian graduate of Carlisle was shot four times and killed by Judge W. 8. Pettit after Dickie tried to shoot Pettit at Pettit home following a dance. Pettit and his two sons restrained Dickie before Pettit regained consciousness and fatally shot him. Pettit, a high Indian official and regarded as the tribe's best attorney, faces the incident as details unfold.
Tulsa July 1 a peculiar phenomenon at Red Fork has seen Oil well No 1 emit dense black smoke several feet high for days. The 550 foot deep gusher, brought in last year, spouted to the top of the derrick attracting public unease and speculation on the cause.
G R Mc Coggin a contractor was killed by Walter Smith who worked for him in Foreman. Smith said he was abused and armed himself. When McCoggin repeated the abuse Smith shot him three times, killing him almost instantly. Mc Coggin leaves a family at Prescott Arkansas.
Jefferson City July 1 report from state board of Agriculture secretary George B Ellis says crop damage from recent rains not great. Wheat stands well, expected average near twenty bushels per acre, corn not damaged, oats damaged by rank growth and tangled growth. Sunshine will aid recovery. Missouri expects best wheat crop this year.
The Boston Globe critiques the coul and meat trusts for raising prices while not boosting wages, urging property owners to communicate universal discontent to mine and abat iron barons. It warns that high living costs and stalled wages will compel drastic measures by Congress, with no tariff traditions standing in the way. Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs Opens All Year Resort Under Frisco System Management Following Renovations.
E B Atattxson of Grainfield Kansas advertises selling or exchanging farm land in western Kansas. He lists dates July 10 at Hotel Lee Adrian, July 11 at Merchants Hotel Rich Hill, July 12 at W O Atkeson's Law Office Butler, inviting parties to list property with details on price and terms. Includes note on cheap transportation to western Kansas and contact for listings.
Local agent Dunn of Butler Missouri advertises Star Nurseries at Lees Summit offering Apple Peach Pear Plum tomatoes? and small fruits including Strawberries Gooseberries Currants Grapes. Stock guaranteed true to name and fresh, nursery nearby. References from Missouri banks listed.
Will Cope of Georgetown Colorado arrives with news of good times and a promising mining position. Elder Crutcher of Harrisonville spoke Sunday praising temperance. many Virginia residents attended the Prohibition convention in Butler. Charlotte fields candidates for Presiding Judge and Miss Mida Cuzick, a Warrensburg student, is set for Recorder.
An old advertisement asserts Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions with thirty years of proven results. It promotes a 25 cent price at H. L. Tucker's drug store.
Mrea M A Clark of Duncan was struck by lightning yesterday morning while in the door of her home and died instantly. Her husband was struck and paralyzed below the waist. Two young children slept unharmed as the bed was demolished. Mrs Clark’s body will be taken to Texas for burial.
Travel deal for two on a single ticket at half fare and for three on one ticket at one third fare to Kansas points west of a line from Moine to Maryville. Broker B C Vannenvoort, Missouri Pacific Agent.
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