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= { LOCAL NEWS inning to bloom. Peach trees are be Take stock in the Ft. Scott St. L C., railroad. It’s nip a between fair and bad days it. so far. Boss Pace has run out of marriage licen What a pity. se blanks agair Mr Maddox is putting a pretty nda to his residence on Mechan- ic street. By gum, that confectionary store of the Sowers Bros. is the prettiest thing out. The pest house at Joplin is empty, and the town may be considered free from small pox. arshal Morgan bawls out every time we see him, nuthin at all this | morning that’s interesting. | The queen city daily-Szzy, shines mighty brightly. It must be some akin to the electric light. He who lives to eat and drink, and hoard up money is a failure. Where is Grant, the national pauper? The Kansas City 7émes and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. have got- ten up a mutual adnuration society, railroads, houses and sich, will make Butler lively this summer. Do you near us? The f. unfavorable weather don’t seem discourage them. They are plucky. Bu.lding monstrous rmers are going ahead, the to Mr. Gipsons little boy who shot himself, accidently, the other even- ing, is doing quite well. Glad to hear it. The jury in the case of Mrs. Emma Beaty, against yehu Maples returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. Ramey & Piercey are at work on the trames tor Dr. Osborn’s building on the west side. Go ahead Dr. that’s right. The Senatorial fight is waxing warm in the State of Illinois. Ex- Gov.* Oglesby aspires .to succeed Davy Davis. Wm. Minnick and C. W. Brown of Pleasant Gap, and John Cope ot New Home, were among our callers to-day, Friday. S. B. Lashbrook 1s having a story added to the dwelling on south Del- nware that was tormerly occupied by Mr. Will Young. Catterling and Legg are pegging away at their new factory building oneast Dakota street. Rah! for east Dakotah street. Why don’t Thompson have mac- | adam put down in tront of his prop- Southwest corner. It erty, at the would pay, we think. Lamar claims to have increased in } population, 1,171 the of 880. A increase town in a Bourbon State. since census rapid for a strate’s Business is dull in the ma’ court. Esqvires Stephens and Can- non havn't hung nor sent anybody to the pen. for some time. ence | Dr. Walker's splendid resi on Ohio street is nearly completed. Itos a very handsome building and would be an ornament to any city. The Cassity Brothers say that they intend to put up their building | on north maim street, just as fast as | men, money, brick and mortar will do it. Lock out tor a wedding in high life, it will off Have your wedding harness in trim, we come soon. give you fair warning, this is all we can tell you now. The Cassity Bros. and uncie Fred Evansexpect to commence build- i house Susiness That's the way to ing the walls of t! on Monday next. put things through, gen‘s. here is a great demar ~ inB Sutler at present, the brick ft ities here now can't begin to supply the building boom that We trust that u the wants has ¢ ed. re brick makers will) come, and ceme sly too. Peopie who contemp building. can’t do it for the want brick. makers. quic e of ye brick | neighboring little sister prosper and } martial in time of war. | country ~The Albrant Bros. have com-/| menced the foundation of their new | business house on east Dakota street. | That’s right. Put the job ri ht j rough, gentlemen. | The horn tooters at Nevada have The Democrat want’s busted up. them to reorganize. Come up, we have only four bands the queen city of the Southwest. | What has become of the reading room enterprise? havn't heard ; anything from it tor some time. Do the young people intend to give it | j up? Wehope not. By all means | get it up. | The village of West Butler is thriving. Mr. Wyatt will in all hu- { f We ant to see our the new town. wish her geat success. The boom struck the old shop on the by Mr. Stene as a shoe shop on Thursday and knocked it clear into the middle in Butler west side, occupied of the street. The boom is like lightening, tell where it will strike. you cant alwys Mr. C. T. Tracy this morning bought of G. W. Miers the bald- d team so well known in Butler. face This team will be kept in Mr. Tracy’s stable, together with five others of | the best double and single rigs inthe | city, for hire. Butler, | his business, | We know of man in that has attended to (whatever that may be,) but what has made a gooa living and money besides, our people are prosperous now, notwithstanding the almost to- tal failure ot crops last year. no Republican Statesmen are begin- ning to realize that this is a white man’s government, and was made } for white men. Southern States- men annunciated that doctrine long years ago. What will become of theman and the brother, i.e. the darkey if that is so? Three cases of accidental shooting have occurred in and near the city withm the last few days. One re- sulting in death; the othif two in} piinful wounds. It does seem to us that these sad results should be a warning to parents who are in the habit of keeping fire arms about their houses, to so keep them as to be beyond the reach of children. These are becoming accidental shootings painfully frequent in the country. The half breeds are exerting them- selves to have Sergent Mason, the | man who fired at Guiteau, pardon- | ed, we do not believe that his con- | to have viction was legal, he oug’ il courts, not by a courtm: The r which Mason wastried, and been tried in the ay ot war ur only gives jurisdiction to courts We belheve inished the full iv That he is guilty be to he should extent of the of a dastardly, cowardly act, no one can deny wilfull ious violation of the law. and a and malic- Some people seem to think that} to take stock in a railroad is a do- nation to it. This is not true. It is an investment. Whoever takes stock in a railroad becomes a_ stock | holder in the road, and is entitled to dividends, the a perticipation in equal to the amount of stock taken, if a dividend should be deciared. The stock of many railroads in the selling more than In ra other matters, good management is are roads, as in their face value. required. The city on last Saturday was thronged with people. and our mer- chants and tradesmen did a good business. We con with 2 f our and all ple 2dor this seasoi that a of the Ft. Scott, ated by the tar as the tah ble fact was the splendid order a | tollowed l essay by Miss | for | Stark says that there criminal. ACADEMIC EXERC The Hesperian Literary Society Gives it’s Seventh Annuai Exhibition. Tke Hesper Literary Society of Acaden Butler iv, gave its seventh } annual exhibition at the Presbyterian lit iled. and a The h Phe t comftor very ciose attention to the exerctses. The by an invocation from Rev. J. D. Wood , of the M. E. Church, South, Salutate exercises Were commenced y essay, by E. C. by ‘Voice of the Future, Gird, ot Appleton City. ‘Influence ot Knowle Bertha Bathu this city. Phe select reading, by Clifford Page, of Grog-sellers Dream,”’ a Appleton City. “The Right, to Right About.’’ an oration Frank McConnell, of Butler. by A “Mormon Lecture,’ a decla- mation, by B. F. McDonnell, ot of Butler. + The Maniac.’’ a recitation. by Miss Katie A. Bathurst, of Butler. ‘Resolved. that Literary men are Statesmen.’’ This was a question of debate, between John G. Hasty. the affermative, and Ss. L Tathwell, for the negative. “The Green Mountain Justice,’ a select reading, ot Butler. “Ostracism,” an oration. by A. J[AVEStINg Money on B. Ludwick, of this city. The above comprised the even- ngs eercises, which were inter- sperced by music trom the Butler Cornet Band. The exhibition v and s geod, ! fully appreciated by the audience, which often expressed itselt in ap- plause. Shes From the Hill. Rich Hill, March 24, 1852. Ep. Times—A visit to Mr. Eli Faler’s mill revealed the fact that some eight or ten hands guided by M. L. Stone, architect, are rapidly | bringing the frame timbers” into shape, and that the first of the week they will begin to raise it, which will occupy them a week or mere., The mill will be five stories high, with | 6 run of burs, 32 set of rollers. 9 or 10 of Smith’s purifyers for purifying middlings and will be covered with iron. Capacity 175 barrels of flour daily Mr. F. expects to be ready for work by the last ot May Cc. Meeting at Rich Hill. From Mr. R. J Stark, who came Rich Hilt Saturday, we lroad meeting held up from learn that the y might was largely Mr. no doubt of stock committee to country the Marias Cygnes will be readily taken. There at that place F attended and very enthusiastic. is the amount ap- the de but that portioned by the south of in those people. is get up and energy and don’t you doubt it. J. W. Shipherd, the attomey fox ' the Peruvian Guano Company, ap- | peared a few days ago before the House committee on foreign affairs and testified that he regarded Gen. Hurlbut, the United States Ministez to Peru, no better than a common He with having a finger in this Peruvi- also accuses Blame an crookedness. Mrs. T. E. Parkdied Monday morn- mg atg o'clock in U city after a long and painful tHness. Mrs. Park imable iady, and her Was a most es! by her less 1s deep! lo loss 1s deeply plored merous friends in this cily. TABLI DEALERS GROCERIES, HARDWARE 4 IRON, WOOD-WORB,. -AND- WACONS AND CARRIACES. WE KEEP NONE | But the Best Goods, wo. GASH HOUSE —OF— Please call Northwest Cc SHED 18 C,S: WHEELER & GO: SIMS & TUCKER, IN FENCE Wik SEEDS and see us. BUTLER, LAND AND LOAN) BROKERS, EXAMINER’S of LAND TITLES: | of more benefit to the world, than And also represent the most reli-| able Foreign and American Insurance Companies, MisLenaTekshow. THe make a specialty Of safely) improved farms. We want to say to our farmer friends, | that we are selling the best class of Gro-| ceries, atlower prices than other grocery stores, tor the reason that we do not have to hire extra clerks, as we are in the hard- ware and implement trade. In imple-j ments, we are in the lead of si ouiers: i Having the highest grade of goods. eet ss . Cc 5 Wheeler. | We are offering the John Deere Piows, Cultivators, Harrows and the new Deere Planters this vear at special prices. | 3. Wheeler & Co. | i For pure grass seed, go to i CS Wheeler & Co. We have clover, timothy, millet, blue orchard grass and a full} grass, redtop, line of garden seeds, at Wheeler's We are the only agents for the Haish barbed wire, the best made and most eco- nomical to the farmer. © S Wheeler & Co Prunes, Currants, Raspherries and very choice dried Apples, at Wheelers’s. We ace sole agents for the justly popu- lar Mitchell wagon, and, in view of short ive extra time to crops last season, will good men CS Wheeler & Co. We have the steel teeth Scotch, Moline } and Glidden harrows, that we] tor smoothin, cust are offering to our We fully warrant all goods spring trade. CS Wheeler & Co sold We are giving the very lowest prices on we our John Deere Plows, 2s close out our spring stock. CS Wheeler & Co SI2a Week. $12 «day at home easily made. Costly outfit tree. A ddres True & Co., Augusta, Marne. 26-1¥ Our line ot hardware is now complete, and we want to show our carpenters some new styles of house trimmings CS Wheeler & Co. For canned fruits, ©. S. Wheeler is be- low the market 14-tf below all. 14-tf ee’s, C. S. Wheeler i C.S. Wheeles. A GIFT FROM HEAVEN. No Medicine Stands Higher Than Marsh’s Golden Baleam. »For Consumption of the Lungs, now of no medicine that stands higher than Marsh’s Golden Balsam. It will cure where cures are possible.”"—-[H- L. Smith, Fort Scott, Kans. “One year ago I cought a severe Cold, which Settled on my Lungs. I tried many remedies without getting reliet, un- til I used your Golden Balsam. Iam now well, having used only two bottles I consider it a gift from heaven.’’—Mrs, | James Luce, Omaha, Neb. | “Having heard your Golden Balsam highly spoken of I bought a bottle tor my wife, who had taken a severe cold, which affected her throat and Jungs. I cannow join with others in its praises, tor it quick- ly cured her."—[J. M. Scott, Chillicothe, Mo. March’s Golden Balsam is for sale by | F.M. Cruml, & Co., druggists, Butler, | and by proniinent dealers” everywhere. Large bottles so cents and $1.00. Don't | fail to trv it. mar I-1m HIRES Improved Root Beer asc. ack- | age 5 vallons of adelicious, whole- | some, sparkling temperance beverage. Ask or sent by mail for 25¢ C. E. Hires, 48 N. Dela. Ave. New York. | BOOKS ON BUILDING, Painting, Decorating, &c. For 1882 eighty page Ill. Catalogue address, enclosing three | 3-cent stamps. WM. T. COMSTOCK, | 194 Broadway, New York. PARKER'S Ginger Tonic. Best | Health and strength R-storer Used. Cures Complaints of Women and dis- eases of the Stomach, Bowels, Lungs, iver and Kidney’s, and is entirely dit- ferent from bitters, Ginger Essences and , other Tonics, as it never intoxicates. 50c, | and $1. sizes, Large Saving buying $1. | size. HISCOX & CO., New York, Farm For Sale. A Bargain. iles South-west of containi sell my farr Bone Sutler, on g 40 acres well tenced, abo 30 acres broke, to acres ot good timber, good coal bank opened on farm, good well, good house 12x24 als shed kitchen, good stable. For particulars callon A. J. Smith, office over Waltons Bank, Wm. Page. -tt HE BEST. CALICO. WM. SIMPSON & SONS MOURNING, SECOND MOURNING SOLID BLACKS. Eddystone FANCY DRESS PRINTS s in the country. THE EXPERIENCE OF HALF A CENTURY to att A.S.Martin & Co ttlers in Goods, Furnishing Carpets, Gr reer 00 9 NLLYVIN'S ‘V ies and Queensware Counts. imery, Ladies ») Produce r Snot Cash