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t ee ataemenemasnanmnnenammeemnamaemmemmpenmmmmnammmnteamenenenmennre meee CLASSE nN Ce nn OUR CLUB RATES. Although the circulation of the ! WEEKLY TiMEs is now increasing at ; the rate of twenty-four per week, | yet we desire to enroll names even BUTLER WEEKLY. TIMES MeF arian, thas. T-. UDiTOR AND PROPRIETOR, more rapidly. we have conciuded Weektyv Times, for a short time, in clubs of ten, at $1 cash, m advance TERMS OF SU?SCRIPTION: Oaily, One Year, a as Six Months, : “Three Months, «One Month, One Week, “ always, and no deviation from the The Weety Totes, published every rule, Any person sending us ten ed day, will be sent to any : daress a + sril = ; sad with © year, postage paid, tor $1.25. new subscribers, accompanie i aSmonr TEEE $ro cash, we will send a copy of the | BoE Se , Times one year free. Remember WEDNESDAY EVE., FEB. 15, 1882- these offers-are special, and subject nS BLAIN’S PLUOK. notice has been given. During the Administration of President Garfield, Secretary Blaine drafted an invitation to all the North and South American Nations, re- questing each to appoint two com- missioners to meet in a peace Con- gress, tobe held in Washington City in next November. The ass- assination of the President prevyen- | ted the transmission of the invitation | untii Arthur succeeded to the chair when it was accordingly sent to all the powers.on the Western Hemis- phere. This action was taken al- together upon the responsibility of the Executive, Congress not having any notice of the matter. Recently it was rumored that the President had withdrew the invitation upon the ground that it would tend to offend European Government’s, where- to withdrawal at any time after duc Ft. Scott Monitor :—Yesterday in , onr strolls about the city we happen- ed in the office of the Fort Scott, St. Louis & Chicago railroad where Judge Heylmun was just finishing up the profiles ofthe recentsurvey. We found the Judge busy figuring up the estimates, and at an other table, Mr. D. T. Keeller was puting the finish- Keeller kindly invited our attention to the character of the survey, and although we are a novice insuch mat- ters, we can candidly affirm that no railroad has been surveyed through this section which can be built as cheap and promises as fine a grade shows. Rich Hill Gazette :—While in the city a few days since the chief en- | gineer of the K. C. Ft.S. & G. Rail- |road informed agent Stonebraker = : ‘that they had definitely decided upon ex-Secretary Blaine took oc-| upon extending their branch of | casion to address the President! railroad to St. Louis. Opera- ' tions will begin in the spring. The an open letter advising against the course of abandoning the Congress | upon such a pretext after he had | gone so far in the premises. The Congress was suggested by | Mr. Blaine while 2 member of the | Cabinet in the hope that the re- sults would give peace to several South American Republics that are now at war, and being unable to ad- just their troubles had called upon,the United States government to inter- pose kind ottice. In this suggestion and opinion we | proposed line will be from Rich Hill, south east by the way of Useola, and from their on nearly an air line tor St. Louis, runing through the great lead and coal country lying east of us. | The Supreme Court has decided } against tke injunction in the case of |; the St. Joseph & Hannibal railroad ;company, and the result will be, | Gov. Crittenden will proceed to ad- _vertise the road for sale. The com- pany that the $3,000,000 | paid the State some time ago be_re- asked : : turned, which was refused. concur with the ex-Secre H ‘ ry, and if it be true that the President has determined to abandon the course thus begun the fear of offending Euorpe, he is simply acting the part | 9th, between A. M. Salteldo, clerk of a coward and has departed from | of the Senate Committee on Rail- the precedents of his station. A roads, and Clarence Barton, one of resolution has been introduced in | the editors of the Republican. Congress enquiring into the whole | teldo will die. Cause, an old grudge proceedings preparatory, perhaps, of | growing out of a newspaper contro- taking some action upon the busi- | nsss. | The Administration’s conduct is very strange in refference to this | matter. Instead of the President | knocked sensele sending the Blaine letter as it was | = originally, he allows it to be mutila- Justice Hunt, A fatal shooting affary took place ‘in the National Republican ottice at Washington on the evening of the versy. Senator Lamar was run over by a carriage being recklessly driven, in Washington on Friday the roth, and of the Supreme ted in such manner as to be suscepti- | Court, has sent in his resignation to | Amount paid Road overseers... 564.15 ble of unfriendly interpretation to- | the President. | poe Eee ay ee aba es iced J ee —————$__—_—_—_— : locating roads...........--. 133-50 — the ae American and Eu-} It is reported that the Sedalia} Judges aan diets i aden 211.00 ropean governments, and yet, aims! Hagleand Times will be consoli- | Grand Jury -.-.--seseeeee eee 349-35 to place Blaine in an awkward light , dated soon. Petit Jury 1,364.90 by fixing the responsibility of its au-/ a Seo. ae VARS es SOS Sore thorship upon his shoulders. Mr. | Petitions are before the President | For holding inquests... 56,38 Blaine retuses to allow the matter to | eS en Cotes. | Set a pis: rest thus and thas accordingly given | °f Dakota. ee oe — yg | ———$—$_$__—_—— A id y buildi the original letter to the public with} The Missouri editors will take an|~ soy rahrnnne cae alee = his explanations. The row is in the | : = ba en per em Cl Republican camp, so let "er at j excursion to Galveston, Texas, in! Amount paidtor fuel.........- 181.40 | May. Support of insane poor.......- 1,531.99 _ PRIZE GOLD MEDAL. Always Refreshing. On eaee “1 7749-79 We are in receipt ot the follow-; 4 delicious oder is imparted by Flor | GSE ee Se Ss ee ing, which will doubtless be of inter- | ¢ston Cologne, which is aiways retreshing | County Clerk. ----+---- ++ +20 71855.69 | est to some of our young Cicero’s,; "° matter how freely used. Feb 8 rm. | Circuit Clerk 78-55 Ss Se} County Treasurer 1,159.11 and we hope to see several of them! 3 Debatirg Society- School Commissioner... ; 40.00 compete for the prize. If any! Virginia ,Mo,, Feb. 1:, 1882. Sheriff's tees......... 2.11 young man in this county deter-. Ep. Times: We noticed in your | Prosecuting Attorney’s salary $00.00 mune’s to prepare an oration for the | last issue, a communication signed (SSE SEE Ge event, we would be glad to know “Alpha,’’ which seems to require | oe OS ren oe nem Coven Dw | hind andl eseoce I = S leoulé colmene Th icl oe and eighty-six dollars and thirty | is name: | eens: e article re-| cents. Court adjourned until the first | Cartuace, Mo,, Feb, 6, 18S: | ferred to, judging from the sweat | Monday in March next. Eprror Tine e Hon. C.C. | onit. originated in the law office o: E T The H t Fg it he | fi a a ae Allen, of this city, proposes to pro-/ an exulting Tyro. The writer seems sgn epee ar eure At at With this disposition | to offer the | ing touches upon the profiles. Mr. | as the profile now being prepared | Sal- | COUNTY COURT. Last Day’s Proceedings—An Abstract of Expenditures For 1881. FRIDAY, FEB. 10TH. Court met pursuant to adjournment, j present C. D. Cole, president, F. M. Steele and Booker Powell, Judy tes; J. R. Simpson, Sheriff, E. A. | Henry, Clerk. Several sccounts were presented land allowed by the court and an i order made that warrants be issued in | payment of the same. | James Jeffress was granted adram- H shop license in,the city of Butler for | é A | a period of six months. An order was made continuing the j appeal case of Wright vs. east Boone | court. a warrant issue to S. B. Lashbrook | by said Lashbrook to Taylor & Hazle- | rig, attorneys for Bates county for son and the Greenwade Bros.— Whereupon the court adiourned. SATURDAY FEB. rith. The court met pursuant to adjourn- ment. Present, C. D. Cole. presi- dent, Booker Powell Me | Steele, Judges ; J. R. Simpson, Sher- itt, and E. A. Henry, Clerk. Several accounts were presented and allowed and it was ordered that warrants be issued in payment of the same. Among this number was an account in fayor of Mr. U. Shouse for one hundred dollars for building county poor house. and Powell and Cole for services as coun- ty Judges, amounting in the aggre- gate to sixty-two dollars. The state ment of J. L. Pace, Recorder, was filed and approved for the year 1881, which shows the total amount of tees j received during that year to be $4,- qu Paid for deputy hire $513. - An abstract ef the expenditures of | the county for the year 1881. was made in compliance with the Statutes and ordered placed upon the records of the court. The following | items to-wit: Amount paid county Judges per diem For freight and express Tax retunded 2 Paid damages for opening roads Bounties on wolf scolps For road scraper.. Criminal costs and board of pr’sr | Blanks, Record books, assess- | ments and fax books, station- | ery and county printing------ | Paid for support ot paupers.... 1 mileage vide and offer a Gold Medal, tobe | completed for and awarded to the young man under twenty-one years of age, residing in the Sixth Con- gressional District, who shall deliver , the best original oration ; and he has requested the undersigned to act as a committee of arrangements, to pro- vide for a Competitive Exibition, which will be held sn this city, about to think that an elated Eureka, but we can intorm that gen- | quib’” is | tleman that he is entirely mistaken. | At the time of writing our first ar- | ticle we did not know the cause of | , the failure of the Eureka essayist to | appear. We have since learned | that he was unable to do so on ac- | tic lsstaf Fane. 188z. [The SR GS of sickness. We are still of i t s | the opinion that the Eureka’s gained | time to be hereinafter announced. } | -, judging Sie | The medal will be of Sold Gold. @¢,¢3¥; iudging from the applause | i } woud, | ived from the house by each about two and one-hait inches in di- | pS ind ameter, and will cost seventy-five oe A eee Saas dollars, and will be adorned with ap- | 2 es ee propriate devices and inscriptions, A Word To Mothers. Each county in the District will be Mothers should remember it is a most entitled to send one competitor for important duty at this season to look at- the medal to be selected asthe res- ‘et the health of their families and = ~ x * , Cleanse the malaria and Impurities f; eee i are may determine for ' their systems, and that er will ae up the stomach and liver, regulate tt E. W. Harper. ’ , bowels and purify the blood so pertect H. H. Harding. > Committee. as Parker's Ginger Tonic, advertised * ©. Crippen. 5 our columns—Post. See another column. FebSim trom McComb, IIl. says that she had suf- fered for a long time with nervous pros- tratiou and debility arising from malar- | ial poisoning and that nothing afforded much benefit till she tried Leis’ Dandeli- | ' on Tonic. n That, in a very short time, effected a permanent cure” She further says that she cannot speak too highly in i its excellence, and to induce i an act of humanity. Mr. Bernhardt called at the Times | office this morning and said “that he had 1eceived a letter fron- Dr. Lee this morning in which the Dr. said i he would be in Butler this week. | Our prospect is good to get the asylum located here. We must not relax our efforts. Wehope that Mr. Walton’s generous liberality will be supplimented by donations from others of our solid men. As a nervine Leis’ Dandelion Tonic ts most valuable. It cures wakefulness, de- pression, loss of appetite and that multi- tude of discomforts occasione d by 2 dis- | orderd, nervous system ‘ in the sum of thirty dollars to be paid | taking depositions in the case of the | State of Missouri vs. Albert Ander- | Also the accounts of Judges Steele, | 63. Of fees retained $3,879.92, the amount allowed to be ained by | the Statute $4.000. ABSTRACT OF <DITU Si ESTABLISHED 187o. C. S. WHEELER & CO. DEALERS IN GROCERIES, [IRON , WOOD-WORK, And farm HARD WARE FENCE WiRt, SEEDS Machinery. WE KEEP NONE But the Best Goods | township until the March term of the | An order was also made that Please call A DEADLY PRIZE FIGHT. | Three Bien Shot, One Fatally and the Other Two Seriously. Sunday morning’s Sedalia Denro. j erat, contains the following special \ from Clinton, Henry county, dated | February ith: | To-day was pay-day among the miners at the different coal mines | about Clinton, and while money was | plenty and whiskey way flowing free- ly, two of the miners, named Jack | McKinzy and John Grogan, conclu- | ded to settle an old grudge by fight- ing it out according to the rules of the London prize ring. They accordingly went out to the | edge of town, stripped themselves to ithe buff, and began to knock one | } another. McKinzy got the worst of ‘the round, and pulled his pistol! and fired at Grogan. Grogan dodged ! behind a bystander named John Sei- el, and one of the bullets hit Seigel just oyer the left eve—killing him instantly. Grogan then shot at Mc- | Kinzy, putting « bullet into his abdo- men. During the melee a man named shot through | Jehn Carpenter was | the hand, but no y burt | Noar s have been made as v {but Sheriff Hopkins is close on the ‘trail of McKin: who escaped into ithe woods. There were about five | shots fired in ali during the melee. GREAT SUCV 5. Still Another Thousand Fottles of Marsh's Golden Balsam. i The Famous Throat an@ Lung Med- | icine, to be sold at Ten Cents in Butler. Our enterprising a eliable druggists, 1 F.M. Crumly & Co., wiil continue to sell ten cent sample bott! f Marsn’s Gotpen BALsaM tor the iroat and ; Lungs, to aH who never have tried it. Persons who have t i this tamous | Cough remedy can procure the large bot- | tles at 50 cents and $100. No one suf- fering with Consumption, Bronchitis, « | Cough or Cold, Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Asthma, ! Croup, Whooping Cough, or {any Bronchial or pulmonary affection, to try this truly valuable medicine. For the prevention and cure ot Consumption of the Lungs it is the greatest remedy Nature has ever confer- red to medical science or human re- search. Thousands of bottles have been | given away to prove its extraordinary merit. Two doses will benefit. A large | bottie will do wonders, feb 1 1-m daw. should tail Asplendid assortment of staple dry- | goods and groceries at Sims & Co’s, cheap | for cash 8-4t | Table cutlery and spoons. | n8-tf Hahn & Co. } { | 5 and see us. N. W COR. SQR. BUTLER, MO. Again the First in the Field, With the newest improved sewing machines and attachments. The newest improved Domestic, with new underbraider and vibrating presser foot, bent wood work. It has dis- tinctinction and rank far above or- dinary sewing machines of the da I sew on them myself and know what they are. and not one can be found that is worn enough to be unfit for use. The Domestic is made of the best material and simply conducted. Every oue warranted for five years There is no noisy cam or cog wheel I sell new machines from $20 to $75. I keep only first-class and genuine machines trem $1 to 10. Needles, oil, attachments and fixtures for all machines at the southwest corner. TESTIMONIALS. Mrs. J. B. Newberry ! never sewed on an ea convenient 'and lighter running machine than the | Domestic for ail kinds ot work. Mrs. Louis Page says: ' began using the light running mestic se hine, T feel hap- pier than ever before. Too much cannot be said of the {light running Domestic and their micrits. Mrs. Abbott, Butler, Mo. The Domest complete, tt nos venient, light- est running and silent of all machines. Mis. Lizzie Redmond. The three quarter cabinet Do- mestie that 1 got of you isthe easiest and finest running machine I ever | sewed on. Mrs. J. K. Broglar. Butler. The Domestic sewing machine is the machine that I desired, because it does all kind of work and never stitch, besides It’s s misses light running. Mrs. F. Trimble, Butler, Mo. Tam well pleased with the Do? mestic machine that I bougnt of you Sixteen years in use, | Since I | Do- | achinc'is the most | Tent and | itis so nice and silent. Without tteryv, [think it the best machine | y made. Mrs. S. Clark, Butler, Mo. Mrs. Dr. Matchett, Johnstown, Mo..s Twould not be without , a Domestic sewing machine; it is ne plus ultra. Tam well pleased with the Do- mestic machine, and money could not , buy another equally as good. Mrs. Tohn Randall. A hundred of testimonials of a! like nature. H 10-2t Hue sMUND. A fine assortment ot groc & Co’s, S E Corner of square. S8-at Logs Wanted, Lumber Cheap. ies at Sims! I will pay 75 cents per hundred teet | or good logs. Fill bills an short notice. ' Saw for 60 cents per hundred and for half at my old stand on the Miami. 48-tf li, G. Thomas. t seidns roen 4 tel, where under ry whe always rargest and beat stock of _ CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISHING G HATS. CAPS, TRUNKS BOOT AND VALISES AND SHOE the Palace kee STOCK, j to be tenad in Southwest Missouri ! | | Stock of We bay direct trom Maunfae ers, on large contracts for cash, und an give toour patrons better goods for less money, (or as low as ot. House) in the State. Every 04 e cordially invited to visit us. We alse Where Conntry Pr wanted carey Merchandise at ge Genera iieh f all kinds M.S. COWD Ys & CO. Every Department complete in teelf, having soods; in rombination etny where. Our elling goods a facilities ar great tuct, one of the targest stocks for re baying second use go the state, and ec rf goods, > OUR MOTT): “A nomble low sixvene variety of tornd be and to no we guaran. prices as low on same quality penpy rather than a , We cordially invite the people o Bates and callon ug and doing. adjoining counties t “ave money by s0 Furniture and Undertaking We are constantly receiving New Patterns Furniture of all kinds with which we defy Competion in Qaality and Price. in Please call and convince yourselves of the fact. Coffins F*urnshed On One Hours Notice Night or Day. North side square. Daniels Bros. w - T.Woolery, STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST ‘Country Produce Wanted in Exchange Eor Goods i 3 3 _— i STR his RRR, yr PEREIRA Tet ete anitt