The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 21, 1881, Page 4

Chas. T. MeF ariaad, aviTOR AND PropRitror, 15s OF SUrSCRIPTIO? Daily, One Year, «« "Six Months, “Three Months, “ One Month, ne Week, Times, pu will be sent to Since the appointment of Mrs. C. W. Harwi, as Postmistress of Butler, the citizens have been kept in a state of perpetual uneasiness and distrust concerning the much talked of ques- tion of moving the post office on to Main street. Until this hour- the Times has had no occasion to speak very emphatically upon the subject, though its position has net been at all ambiguous or two-sided. The rea/ facts that underlay the cause of Mis. Harwi’s resignation, were en- tertwined with the proposition to re- move the post office to Main street, and the influence that moved in that transaction, accepted the terms ot Mr. Austin in writing, not to move the post office from the square, upon the consideration that opposition to his appointment would thereby be allayed. That.document, signed by Mr. Austin and the other contracting parties, is in proper hands. For some time following the ap- pointment of the present incumbent, the question of removal was quiet, and as those interested supposed, absolutely settled. Within the past weck or ten days it has been revived, the projectors of the scheme on Main street finding out for the first time that there was an obligation in wri- ting existing binding Mr. Austin to keep the post office on the square. It appears trom this that the Post master has made promises and enter- ed into contracts directly conflicting with each other. At last, however, he has announced his determination to move the office into a room on Main street upon the pretense that he has purchased a building there for the purpose, in spite of all re- monstrance and writings to the con- trary. With no enmity toward Mainstreet, and no malice against any individual that is interested there—for most all are our friends —in behalf of the peo- ple of Butler, and the business inter- ests centered around the square, we protest against the removal. The location is benefitting the few against the many. It is inconvenient to the business men uround the square, and they have so spoken. Business has already started out on every other corner of the public square as well as on Main street, and the interests there located are as much entitled to post office conveniences as the interests on Main. An open disregard of all this on the part of a public function- ary, is little short of a public outrage. The purchase by Mr. Austin of a building on Main street is ot little consequence. It does not annul the obligation to which his signature !s atteched, or justify him in violating the exp ed wishes of the citizens. Neither does the say-so of Mr. Filley justify the Toward Mr. Austin, we entertain no illfeeling. We would not stoop to do him a public or pri- vate injury. Our antagonism is di- rected toward his movements as a public official which we hold are in- jurious and inconvenient to those whose desires he should most obey. Neither can it be thrown into our teeth that we are antagonizing pub- lig enterprise, for our record is proof inst the anticipated charge await further developments. enougha We shal The State Board of Raulroad Commissioners have passed judg- ment upon the St. Charles bridge and condemned it. They declare that inasmuch as two spans of the structure have gone down within the last year, the remaining ones are equally as insecure, and that a re- petition of the disaster may be avoid- ed, they demand a new bridge out and out, except the span built a year ago. | a | anta Claus Arrived in Butler | "THE PLAIN FACTS. tributes an able and cloquent effort in defense of the old Commonwealth’s honor and fame. There were em- braced in the document, also. some very plain facts fixing the responsi- bility of the crime of repudiation over heads whose brain had concciy- ed and aided in accomplishing the disgraceful job. The administration at Washington was remembered, and its hand in the disreputable bargain to disgrace and damage the South was exhibited in its true form. Had the highest offi- cers in the Government maintained the dignity and trust of their station, the affairs of Virginia would be in a creditable condition to-day, the State’s integrity would have been preserved and the accursed blight of repudiation would not be crushing the pride and spirit of her people. The Governor turther shows the ability ot the State to satisty its cred- itors had it been let alone to have consummated the transaction already begun. The differences between and makes his headquarters Ai M A. Maynard's at ‘There you will find a large assortment of toys of every Kind and ! The fire in the Columbus Ohio, | In his late message to the Leglature, | theatre on Friday morning, was one! Governor Holiiday of Virginia, con-| of those fortunate happenings that! The perfor- don’t often occur. | but 2 jmance had been closed |time when the conflagration begun, which might have destroyed many short | _ The railroad meeting held at Rich | Hill on Thursday night, was for the | purpose of raising money upon the: demand of Mr. H.. Clark, of the} | Ft. Scott, St. Louis & Chicago Co.; {to pay for the survey of the route! |through Rich Hill. $200, the amount | required, was subscribed. | The Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail-! road company, through their attor-, ney hearing in the case decided against} them in favor of the State by the! Supreme court last week. —_——__ ! Ex-Secretary Blaine, is being crit-| ized considerably by the foreign press onhis South American diplo- macy- Evidently Mr. Blaine has} got himself and others into a dile- ma. Virginia and West Virginia were approaching an amicable adjustment when the enemies of justice, in viola- tion of every principle ot honor, aid- ed by Northern capital and abetted by the National Administration, in- terposed the power thus uniteo and caused the ruin and regret which fol- lowed ‘the election, and will live to grin at succeeding generations through the annals of history. The party of great virtue and moral ideas —the Republican party—will be as- signed a place alongside that history. As a party of virtue and steady ideas, it is a fraud, a lie on its very face; as a party of debauchery and public robbery, it stands at the head ofall parties ever organized, absolutely unequaled and irreproachable. It would now take a thousand years to! get the machinery of Government back to the constitution at the point abandoned in 1861. and if the Re-| publican party remains im control another four years after the expiration of the present term, all the angels of Heaven with Guiteau in command;} couldn’t save the country from the} devil. | Southern Republicans trom the corporate the place and thus get the jit the heart will listen to its silent el- States ot Georgia, Tennesee and/ benefit of-the dramshop license of/oquence. Go to a home where a North Carolina particulalry, are be-| sieging the administration to lend its| influence toward revolutionizing politics in the South by uniting the} Republicans, Greenbeckers and In- dependents against the Democrats there with the hope ot producing) results similar to the Virginia case. | It is said that the hord ot office} seekers now at the Capitol was never! equaled evenin Grant’s time. They! can be counted by the hundreds} lounging around the hotels and! lobbies, their haggard faces are pic-} tures of despair. i The Atlanta Cotton Exposition| will. close December 31st, The Ex-| position has been remarkably suc-/ cessful in exhibiting the great re-} sources of the whole South, and} | quite 2 boom to the cityof At’anta. j t We acknowledge receipt of an in- vitation to the Cotton Exposition on “Editors Day’? December 2oth. Ss The evidence against Guiteau 15 growing stronger, and the guilty as- assin becomes all the more furious. S eainsarauaeeaemeeammmmnd Adrian Notes. The flouring mill will soon be in operation. Mr. M. O. Smith was at the hub last Saturday. Mr. George Nichols was in the city looking for a location with a view of returning and becoming again one of our business men. Judge Weaver has been very sick for the last five weeks with typhoid fever. Drs. J. H. Frazell ot Butler, and Parks of Adrian, are attending him. The brass band will give a grand ball at the Masonic hall on Friday eveniug, Dec. 23d. Good music will be furnished for the occasion. The Adrian Sabbath School will have a Christmas tree and a general good time Saturday evening the 24th inst. The Adrian brass band will be in attendance. Presents left at Bricker’s drug store will be duly dis-! tributed. Our merchants have a large supply ; of holiday goods. Our town should take steps to in-/ saloons. | The Kansas City Journal’s travel-| ing correspondent took in, and done, | our place last Thursday. Of course} have filed a motion fora pea: | the Post-Office, description, stationery books, jeweiry, geid pens, photo and auto- graph albums, fine ink stands, bibles large and and a new assortment of fancy candies. Look Through my Stock Early And Get CHOICE of GOODS. a STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES small, wagons, carts, RY AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST lives if it had been a few hours earlier. . a j : ‘Country Produce Wanted in Exchange Eor Goods. Furniture and Undertaking We are constantly receivin Furniture of all kinds with whic Competion in Qaality and Price. New Patterns we defy in Please cali and convince yourselves of the fact. Coffins F*urnished On One Hours Notice Night or Day. North side square. Daniels Bros. Beautiful Flowers. In time of peace prepare tor war. In the winter inform yourselves what you will plant inthe spring. We believe in flowers. They are the best things, next to the immortal soul, that the Creator has placed upon: the earth. There is no place where | the most beautiful. They give cheer | smiles, gentleness, sympathy and el-) oquence are at home, that flowers do notadorn. They preach most touch- ; ing sermons, and they are never pro- | sey. They smile sweetly and en-| couragingly upon the burdened anc broken hearted, and are always full! of Heaven itself. It does not make!/ any difference how fast the tears: flow or how hot they are, or how! sombre the emblems are at the fun-} eral, the flowers upon the casket laugh, it is not a mocking laugh eith- er, but a laugh that is so full of sun- shine and so full of sympathy that! the mourner feels like drying the} tears and kissing the little messenger! of tenderness and joy. i | This is an examplte of the influence! of flowers. When we see aman ad-' miring and loving a sweet, fragrant flower, we know that he is not a bad man. Desperate men hardly ever admire flowers. I do not now recall a single instance of a rough, wicked monster loving flowers. But the flower will teach the heart to love it, flower never bloomed and note how many sharp angles there are in the characters of those who live there. Plant a flower bed in the door yard he received full instructions from/of that home next sprmg and see competent and responsible parties; what the result will be upon the peo- what to say about cur little burg. ple. Their admiration may be quite Call again. ‘hmited for a time, but our word for | y{ toadjournment. Presant Cc: Geo. Weaver returned home from | it, if those flowers are kept growing | Carthage last week. George is anj year after year, there will be a mark- lable penman and a first class light-| ed softning of character inthat home. The hearts will get softer and words The Baptist brethren have voted! will become gentler, and dispositions | ning slinger. to move their house at Crescent Hill) will become sweeter. I never saw to Adrian. This will give us two'a man that got any satisfaction in respectable churches. | profane language in a flower g The books have been ordered for; There are men that will sv the concert troupe and an entertain-| where, but I have known men hab ment will soon be announced. jually profane—those who Oscar. z |having an oath in it, stand in the Catholic Jubilee Mission- |midst of an elegant flower garden, Rev. T. Enright, C. S. S. R., of; surrounded by a sea ot beauty and St. Louis, assisted by Rev. D. J.|perfume and be actually awed or Doherty of Nevada, will give a Jubilee Mission at Butler in the Epis- copal church, commencing on Tues: cency. If, therefore, flowers have such an influence tor good, I believe in cultivating them. No home should But few realize |charmed for the time being into de- | | is through Charlie Endres’ bakery. Don’t The Tax Payers Association of} day, Dec. 20th, and ending on Thurs-' be without them. Henery county have set January 7thjday evening, 22d. Exercises will! 1882, and St. Louse tne place, to}consist of a sermon each evening at ly how beautiful flowers are because colors of flowers and shapes and tints | } | | usually { (could not utter a sentence without | j | i | they have never seen them artistical- | grouped in the garden. The many ; and comfort inthe sick room, mak- ing the room look cheerful and pleas- ant. Go to a lingering sick room where all is disorder and confusion, | and having neatly put thingsin order and a beautiful boquet of fragrant flowers on a table you will soon nore a marked change in your sick one. Rosr Geranium. Adrian, Mo. County Court Proceedings. MONDAY The County Court met pursuant { . Cole, | president, F. M. Steele and Booker Powel, Judges; W. F. Hanks, dep- uty Sheriff, and E. A. Henry, clerk. The following accounts were al- lowed and that warrants be issued in payment of the same: Account ot Mrs. M. Q. Smith for! support of pauper $4.00; Whitter- edge for repairing the Miami bridge $15.00; Island bridge $147°53. J. | E. Crowder for services as clerk of !| the clection in 1880, $1.50; McClin- ' tock & Son to goods for Mary Man- ning, pauper, $4.95. It was ordered that R. S. Catron be allowed 2 cred- | it on the merchandise tax book on the tax of O. Mitchell, the same , ing been erroneously assessed, State | tax $7.20, county tax $4.50, town- | ship tax go cents, school tax $15.00. ; Several hundred dollars of the | money belonging to the common | school fund were loaned to parties, and warrants issued on said fund for the same. The court adjourned until this morning at nine o’clock. Old Mr. Fleming and Mr. King and John Fleming had a scrimage on Saturday night last. John Flem- ing had Mr. King flat back pummeling him when old Mr. Flem- ing struck John a lick or two on his knowledge box that made Johny see Johny is said to on his tars for a while. have lost a considerable amount of capilary substance in the melee. The fuss originated in a misunder- standing about Christmas chickens. Go it boots. Don’t Fail to Call on Guss Bennert, when in town this week in search ot Christmas presents. 3tt. ‘The entrance to Mrs. Dickerson’s room fail to callon her when you needa tne dress made. 159-52-tt Free Trade, Free Speech. Our books must be closed by Jan. ist, 1882, bv cash or note. Everybody know-_ | Ladies & Gents. M.S. Cowles Christmas at Hund. and so is Guss Bennert with as complete a line of toys and Holiday goods in gen- eral as were ever seen In Butler. n3tf. Nothing more suitable and durable for a Christmas or New Years present than a dress of those celebrated Broadhead dress goods at A.S. Martin & Co. w it. Get your wife one ot those Coraline easy fitting Corsetts, warranted not to breake in @ months wear. Just the thing for Christmas or New Years presents at 3. Martin & Co. Just see those silk handkerchiefs, silk and lace neck ties and many other no- tions for Christmas and New Year's pres- ents A.S. Martin & Co. wit. A Car Load wit. A. | Of salt will arrive at Charlie Dennies to- day. n3 tf. Fine line of embrodered slippers for n3tf ‘Trunks and Valises just received b, 3tf Cowles & Co. Overcoat Cowles & Uo. keeps their n3 tf. stock full, Millinery, new styles, Misses and Ladies Hoods, just the thing for a sensible | present, sold cBeap to close out, 179-3t-w-it A. 8S. Martin & Co. Ladies’ and Gent's. Embroidered Slippers in all the latest tyles at R. Weil & Co's. n2 tf. ‘Twenty-Five Dollars Reward. Twenty-five dollars reward offered to any person who willinform me of the person who shot a cow opposite my stable jon the night about the 6th, of July. B.G. Wheeler. etore buying, price my hats, caps and gloves. 168-diw imw W, E. Maddy. Maddy is selling a number one cotter at 8 pounds to the doilar, and selling other | things correspondingly low. 168-diw 4tw ‘ Ladies when you want a neat fitting dress made, call on Mrs. Dickerson over Charlie Endres’ bakery. 1§9-52-tt Do you want the worth of your money, it so, just rush around to Williams’ yel- low front, on north side of the square and yvuwill be made happy and go on your way rejoicing with full baskets. You can find there anything in the grocery and produce line which is in this market and buy it as cheap as it can be sold by anybody. 179 & 3-tf Just Arrived Ladies, Gents. and» Childrens linen and cambric handkerchiefs at dé&wit. McClintock & Burns, Stop and Read. Plain gold rings, 18 K. Topas, Dia- mond, Saphire, Amethyst and many other fine sets, Magnificent necklaces, silk, ing themselvesindebtedto us will Please j guard-chains, best stock of bracelets in meet the holders of certain Henry|7 1-2 0’clock. Everybody, and es- | county railroad bonds, there to con-| pecially non-Catholic, are respectful; of foliage of a properly arranged | sider terms of compromise. ily invited to attend | flower bed is of all things in nature | A.L. McBride & Co. the city. Silver ware and everything in , our line at 17¢tt Duff's, settle at once. 173, daw