The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 17, 1883, Page 1

The Butler Weekly Times, yOL. v. a THE LEGISLATURE. and 4 and Question. THE CONTESTA CLOSE ONE. Jrrrerson City, Jan. 15.—The chief topic of discussion im the two branches of the Legislature, and in the lobbies of the hotels, is the Pro-! hibition question. of cold water and amassed and working with a vim worthy abetter cause. Dr. Brooks is the chief and is inclined to be ar- rogant and threatening in his advo- cacy of the temperance question. In his lecture in the hall of the House Friday evening last, , among other things he said that if the Dem- ocrats refused to submit the ques- tion at the present time, the Repub- licans, Greenbackers and 20,000 }. Prohbitien Democrats would com- bine. and in 1884 elect men to the Legislature who would submit the question. Yet*the good doctor dis- claimed any intextion of threatening anybody. Several resolutions, bills, etc., have been submitted in both House effecting the Prohibition question, but none have yet reached a vote. Representative Stapleton is the Prohibition leader in the House, and Senator Baiawin in the Senate, Many petitions have been received and read betore each bedy protest- ing against the submission ot a Pro- hibition amendment. CIRCUIT COURT STENOGRAPHERS. Mr. Kanthroff, of Cole, has in- troduced in the house an act author- izing each of the circuic judges in the State to appoint an official sten- ographic reporter for their respec- tive courts; that the reporters shall! be appointed by the judge and hold their office during the term of the judge, subject, however, to re- moval at any time for incompetency or neglect of duty. It further pro- vides that the reporter shall be re- quired to attend to all terms and ses- sions of his court, and take steno- graphic notes of the evidence and other proceedings when directed by MO. | no whisky are { porared towns end municipal town- Wrangling Over the Prohibition | cities of over 7,000 inhabitants, i ships, and of blocks or squares in| petition for licenses and requires the ; applicant for licenses to publish} | names of petitioners and post up | copies thereof in ten public places. | By tax-paying citizens, is meant! | those whose names are on the last | assessor’s book. It alse provides | | that if a majority of tax-paying citi- ; The advocates | zens of sucn city, to.vn, township, | block or square, remonstrate to give} | tiotiers fer liscence, the court shall } not grant such license for one year. | By this bill the punishment 18 chang: | jed from fine- ot $40 and $200 to ; $100 and $500 for first offence, and imprisonment in county jail for thir- ty days, and three months for each subsequent offence. It repeals wine and beer house licenses, and also forbids courity clerks te grant license in, vacation. The provisions of the bills amend- ing THE DRUGGIST LAW are as follows: Section one changes the one gal- lon clause to five ga!lons. Section two changes punishment from fine of $40 and $200 to $100 and $500 for the first offense, and tor each subse quent offense adds im- prisonment in the county jai not less than thirty days nor more than three months. Section three requires druggists to preserve all prescriptions, date and number them consecutively, and produce them inevidence. The bill relating to MERCHANTS’ LICENSES. changes the one gallon clause to five gallons, and requires them to sell only on prescription as required by chapter roo. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. Springheld Express: The Friscg line, itis officially announced. is open for business to Ft. Smith, Ar- kansas. Giard Herald: C. M. Allison of Pittsburg, Kan., has the contract tor building zinc works at Joplin and the judge or when the parties so agree, and shall be allowed a salary of $1,000 per annum and & cents per hundred for making certified copies. THE DOG-ONED DOGS. Every General Assembly contains | a number of ampitious statesmen in it who make a frantic effort to achieve immertality by making an onslaught on dogs. This Legisla- ture contains its tuli quota of canme exterminators, as there has already been introduced in the House a full | struction of worthless and sheep- killing dogs. To use a Kearncyism. “The dogs must go.’’ BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY. tocreate a Bureauot Mines and Geology and to provide for the com- pletion of the geological survey of the State. Senator Baldwin, the chozen champion of the Prohibitionest in the Senate, has troduced a bill of which the following is a synopsis: RELATING TO DRAMSHOPS : gallons. screens, bhnds and other obstruc- tions to public wew in saloons and store of bills providing tor the de- at Rich Hill, Mo. The cars are running to Willow Springs, in Howell county, on the Kansas City, Springfield & Mem- phis railway. Thos. Durbin, 2 young man of St. Clair county, while approaching his horse to mount, was kicked in the side and killed The Georgia Minstrels have sued the town of Marshfield tor $50,000 | for net pee them against riot. Springfiela attorneys held a meet- ing and adopted a resolution not to institute any suit in the circuit court untess the plaintiff paid to the clerk i { =~ officers tees in advance. Springfield Express: It is stated Senator Britts introduced a bill! that on Tuesday of last week, near | Carterville, a child was born with} two natural faces, one in front and the other behind, where the back | part of the head should properly be. | The child is well developed, and is thought will probably live. It was still ahve on Wednesday afternoon and all parties doing well. i Springfield Axfress: day night at Jeplin, in a basket, by | unknown person. the notice, etc., as required of peti- : An intant / into the rear of the wagon, Section one prohibits the selling | 5 3 or 4 weeks old, says the Carter | hand, when ene barre! of the weap- of liquer in less amounts than five! | ville, Tasper county, Globe, was left | jeu the door-step ot Henry Coombs’ ; Section two probibits the use of | residence about 12 o'clock last. Fri-! iP ‘ pack ot his senior brother, who was with being intoxicated the Previous | night, and was fined $3 and costs. to Nevada Democrat: James Slay- | back, a farmer hving near Schell | City, was trying to clean out an old | ishet-gun. After bursting several j caps on the tubes and blowing the muzzle he went in the | | house with the gun lying across his arm, whenit went off, as usual, | | wounding Mrs. Slayback seriously | | and perhaps fatally. 2 Nevada Mail: | sion of the County court an order i was made that our temple of justice | be lighted by gas. In compliance | with this, fixtures have been put in, and the court rooms and offices wil! hereafter be supplied by gas. This willbe a great. improvement over the old mode, of candles and coal oil lamps. Ata recent ses-| | | | Jefferson City Tribune: Gov. Crittenden yesterday commissioned Mr. Samuel Meore'coal oil inspec- tor at Springfield, Mo., vice James H. Lacy, who was appointed De- cember 1st. The appointment ot Mr. Moore 1s made wnder the pre-/ sumption that Mr. Lacy is i dead. He lett for St. Louis shortly atter he was appointed, and has not been heard of since. Golden City Slanderer; The Joplin Herald published a call for! a meeting on the 1st inst., of the stockholders of the 4/era/d Printing Co. to accept their annual dividend of 50 per cent. A. W. (which means Kit) Carson, the Prima Don- na ofthe institution. attended the meeting unanimously, ana pocketed his annual premium (50 c) and lit out for the ‘Golden Gate’’ free lunch counter é Boliver Herald: Mr. J. H. La- cey, a business man of Springfield, went down to St. Lous, to buy | goods a few weeks ago, and has not been heard ot since. His friends say that he was not addicted to !drinking. sIe had about $600 on his person and foul play is teared. He had just been appointed coal oil j inspector at Springficld. The Gov- |ernor has made another appornt- } ment. { Springfield Leader: The reck- less wife whe left her home in this city some weeks ago with a sainty | >= commercial tourist, of doubttul chastity. and shortly afterwards turned up in Chicago, a stranger tothe wickedness of a great city, an | account ot which was given in the Ledger at the time, has returned to the warm cmnueace of her ‘dearly | beloved tamily.’” The ways of the world are better known to her and the trip. although attended py some unpleasant imcidents, has satisfied the remarce of her imagination— | the saddest of which was the cruel [desertion ot 1er pious polished | | lover. lo Sedalia Dispatch: A Mr. Faar- thwort and his brother, a mere boy, {who live eight miles northwest of Clinton, were out hunting in a wag- on Thursday evening. The hoy es- pied a rabbit and got out of the wag- n to shuot it, but he tailed to geta shot and was in the act of climbing gun in on was by sone means discharged, the whole load of shot entering the \ | holding the reins. The poor fellow They rapped on | was shet through the kidneys, and ai- | dram-shops ; also prohibits billiards, ‘the door, awoke the immates.ot the | though he was alive when last heard ; : pool or any other games im places of | business or in connection therewith. | mother will no doubt be ferreted out ! covery. house and then fled. Section three requires.a license of | snd brought to justice. not less than $100 to the State and | $400 to the county for six months, } and forbids the issue ef hcenses for! record the arrest, on last Tuesday less than six months. Section four requres that a major- \ monthiy paper published in the in- ; ity of tax-paying citizens in cities of | terests of the less than 7,000 inhabitants, _mcor- ' Springfield Statesman: It i th considerable reluctance that w > morning, af the Oxtside Guard temperance The temperate editor was cause charged § The heartless | i from, there are no hopes of his re-} } ! } ; Land For Sale in Bates County. Consisting of well improved tarms a ood orchards, on terms to suit pur- i 2a i chaser; also unimproved lands. Bayers | } ' will do well to call and sec JAMES HOW- r | ERTON, at the Adrian Hotel, at Adrian, ' : Me. : is e: good 32 33 M.S. COWLES & CO. GARRY THE LARCEST STOGE or Clothing, gents Furnishing Goods Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, In the County, where all the latest novelties and best goods, at the lowest prices will be found. NEW DRUG STORE Berry Bros., Keep Constantly on hand a well Selected Stock of RH, DRUGS, PAINTS, Oils, Varnishes, and Everything in the Drug Line. FIRST DOOR WEST PALACE HOTEL Prescriptions Carefully Compounded both Day and Night. !IIaving opened a new Drug Store on North Main Street, and haying had many years experience inthe drug busniess we cordially invite the public to call and sec us. WwW as any place in the city. We guarantce our drugs to be pure and our prees ae Give us a call. BERRY BROS. McFARLAND BRO’S TOR Harness «*» Saddles, GREAT NDUCEMENTS FOR THE NEAT WEEK. |