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Che WM. JENNINGS. The Test Washer. Walnut. 2nd. C. F., lives near his Eber aca ae ant she : a father. 3rd. Mrs. W as Darby, aS We the undersigned having Interesting Reminiscence of an Gld and her husband Inve in’ the house bought and are now u , the with her father. Test WaAsHER now being in- and Worthy Citizen. ; troduced and sold in_ this coun- | aes Wash Petty. try, unheeitatingly say that it is the | Among the very few mames ot: From the Nevada Democrat. best Washing Machine ever offered ae oe a E to the public, and from a_ personal | those yet living, who participated in The above name is familiar to} : : ee { hose s z | knowledge of its merits recommend | Butler Weekly | BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 Cimes, 1883. THE MILLIONS the early settlement of what is now . q y y - Bates county is tound that of W ™- | of Vernon county. Wash Petty, at/G. Jennings now of Walnut township. | the breaking out of the late war, was ; A visit of the Times man to his residence put us in possession of the | Greenewood county, Kansas, where | Mrs.]. following information. He was born in East Tennessee In 1833 came to Lafay 1 in 1819. ette county Missouri, and staid afew | end being foot loose. as it were, he ; Mrs. I. M. Wells, months. Then settled where West- port Jackson county, now is. In $36 or 1837 his father and himselt yn company with a man named Rus- se] made a trip to where Greenfield Dade county now is, toselect a lo- ation. They went on horseback carrying provissions and sleeping on the ground. His tather settled in Dade county, but William wentback to Calhoun in Henry county, and in 1857 came with others to Bates. He took up a claim in sec. 8 New Home | township now known asthe Schwec- hermer farm. Gilliland took up a claim in sec. 14 Walnut township. Atter build- ing log cabins they returned to Cal- houn and in the spring ot 738 Gilhil- and moved his family to their new home. The only settlers preceding lum in Walnut township were Shel- fon on the McHenry place and Cap, {Mark West where James Thomas fuow lives. had‘three Upon the diégovery of gold in Callifornia, Gilliland joined the ex- ficited crowd of fortune seckers died in the mines. and Mrs. Gilliland died in 1869. They daughters. Susan, now Widow Bartlett lives in Cherryvale Kansas. Mary, is Mrs. Thomas S. Wilson of Walnut. Nancy, is Mrs. R. H. Thomas and lives on the old home stead. Wm. fennings having no family soon sold his claim to a Mr. Baker. who an turn sold his claim toa Mr. Payne. He then hired to Wm. Waldo tor a time to haul goods from Independence to Marmaton where many of the oldest an: best citizens | | hving a quiet and peaceable life in ; as well as here in Vernon, and Lar- | ton county, he had a large circle of | friends. While there his wite died, | made up his mind to join the Con- | tederate army aud set to work ar- | | ranging his business affairs to that! lend. The last thing he done before | quitting his bome was to erect a nice tombstone over the grave ot his wife. In the meantime he had insome way incurred the ill will of a neighbor | named Clark, but as he was about} leaving home he had no reason to| japprehend any further difficulty | growing out of the matter. Some time after he had gone into the ar-| my, however, he received word trom | Clark that he (Clark) had destroyed } the tombstone over his wife’s grave, ard the reasons why he had done it. Not long afterwards three men rode up to Clark's house one day and called for him. On going to his door to see what was wanted, he was fired upon and killed. Mrs. Clark, who went to the assistance of her husband, saw the men as_ they rode off and declared that she recognized one of them as Wash Petty, but af- terwards told some of the neighbors that she did not recognize any ot of them. At the close of the war Petty married again (this time in Arkansas) and shortly after- wards removed to Texas. Then it was that a detective was put upoh | his track, and in 1878 he was caught | and taken back to Greenwood coun- | ty, Kansas and tried tor the murder of Clark. The suspicious circum- stances, and the fact that there was a strong prejudice existing in Kan- | sas at that time against any ene who | hap been in the Contederate army, rendered his conviction an easy mat- it to all our friends and neighbors. W. Cowley, G. W. Seevers, Mrs. S. McFarland, Mary Nyhart, | Mrs. D. B. Heath, Mrs. L. Duncan, | Mrs. J. McFarland, Mary J. Burchfield, - Harriman, Mrs. P. H. McCoy, Mrs. R. J. Burgess, Mrs. E. Mills, Miss CarrieHarden, Mrs. Sarah Strein, | Miss Maggie Silvers, Mrs. Jusic | Miss Lida Kinney, Mrs. Tom. Davis, | Elizabeth Shobe, Mrs. W. W Eldridge J- W. Chambers- | Mrs G. W. Seevers, J. G. Burgess......... Baptist Minister I would have been glad to have called upon all my patrons tor their mwames tothe above but time would not permit. L. R. THompson. Agent. Any party out of employment, or wishing to change their business who would like to engage in the intro- duction and sale of the above named Washer might find it to their adyan- tage to call upon the Patentee, who isnow occupying rooms at the Linde! Hotel, Butler Mo. 10-4t * F. G. Powers. Lawyers. V. BROWN, Notary Public But- e ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge deeds, contracts, leases and all papers re, quiring the acknowledgment or yurat ot an officer. T. W. Sicvers. Notary Public. I percos & SILVERS: at aw, Butler, Mo. over Bates County National Bank. x P. H. Hotcoms. S. B. LASHBROOK. THOS. J. SMITH. ASHROOK & SMITH, Attorneys at Law utler, Mo. Wil practice in the courts of Bates and adjvining coun- ties, CoHections promptly attended to and Taxes Paid tor Non-residents. Office, front room over Bates county Na- tional Bank. . n2 tf. J. S. Francisco. S. P. Fraycisco. {RANCISCO BROS. Attorneys at Law, Butler, Mo., will practice in the courts of Bates and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given to col- lections. Office over Hahn & Co.’s hard- ware store. 79 ARKINSON & AERNATITY, Attor- neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office west side of the square 22 W eddle | Waldo had a store. Feb 8th 1841 A HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler, he married Margaret Davidson, of e Mo. ter, and he was accordingly sen- tencedto be hung. Under the laws Will attend to cases in any i % - © 7 court of record in Missouri, and do gener- Dade county Missouri, moved to | of Kansas, however, aman SoS | al collecting business. ? 8 Gillilands in Walnut but soon took | ed of murder in the first degree is upaclam in Mt. Pleasant town- | net executed until he has first served Vv 7 O. JACKSON, attorney at law, smp on Miama creek close to where | one year m her state’s prison, and in| Sea enge: Mae ofiee covet Fe a the bridge now is. At that time | ase the sentence is not executed du- 261-17-tf Charles Adams. 2 Widow Adams, | ting the year, then he remains a pris- | James Ramey, John Morris, Wm. | ener tor hie. For some reason the | Bryant, 2 Mr. Englisn afterwards | year of Mr. Petty’s imprisonment first Sherift of Bates county, R. B. | expired and nothing was done, thus J Fisher, John Weddle John and 1 leaving him a prisoner for life. In ' . lekle eS e Hl ae ea re 3 Mo. Office, North side square fiont Wm. McCard Wekley Smith and the meantime his friends here and in | Toa oeerBecohardts Jewelry store Ignotius Turman made up the whole | Texas had been informed of his un-| 35-1 Miami creek settlement. Mr. Jen- | fortunate condition and were busy - mings met with only the usual expe- | trying to raise meney to secure him | 7) wa Bnysic . . . Ss |. = i ware, hence ot the pioneers. He lived by | a new trial and it possible get him | Pipes age Wh ma sees a sae the Miami ten years then bought a | released. A paper was circulated | ren a specialtv. place in the south part of Charlotte | by his friends here and money sub- | near the river and there three years. | scribed to defray the atterney’s fees. J, Everingnam, M.D E, L, Rice M, De ary Re = is 7 = 3 | Residence west side Residenee east 03 In February 1855 he moved to| Three yearsago A. A. Harris, of | Next Main street SATS: Section 15, Walnut township and that | Ft. Scott. was employed te investi- Clark; has ever since been his home. He/ gate the case and see it anything | Phvsicians. M. CHRISTY, M. D., Homoepathia ePhysician and surgeon, Special at- EVERINGHAM & RICE. {had no trouble during the border | could be done, Mr. Harris agreeing} PH1YSICIANS and SURGEONS, ‘ } om. He escerted them about 50 { | ‘tid, “take seats gentlemen”. They | see the length of their lines, chatted and smoked awhile and then | fallings, witness trees, kind of corner | in the tree business and is well and fa-! ask all | wishing stock to wait for their agents as they guaranteed ali stock to be as repre- | difficulties of 1865 to 1858. When | to charge nothing whatever save his | Having formed a copartnership tor Ss ivil war ca : 7 athiz i ti f medicine and surgery, tender the civil war came on sympathized | actual evpenses in the case. Just | ae eviews Sethe itis Se Butler with the south and justified the re- | how well Gen. Harris managed the | and surrounding country, : i ¢ = H very | OFFICE in Everingham’s new brick bebion on the ground of the right of j case can be teld in a very few words. | cteataesaquare | Cate eeieaiest os ; Tevolution’’ but took no active part | Wash Petty was last week pardoned | a: all hours, day or night, both in the in the war. eut of che Kansas penitentiary by | citv and country. 240 14 He was on the first Grand Jery! Gov. Glick, and to-day is a free) ———————— that ever convened at Butler. man. Somuch ter.good and true! Nevada Nurecry, Court was held in a little box | friends, a lrainey lawyer. a just: house. ‘The Judge charged the — and a Democratic Governor. | e ak 7 : oe ae Sinaeaaars \ » 2 Sery, Grand Jury, and with a smile order- | | here with men to canvass Bates county ed the Sheritt to take them to their | For Examination. | forthe spring delivery ot nursery stock. Any one wishing to examine the 2 soning ie oe apg! Sara aS : $ : they have employed Mr, O. J. 2 yards away into the tall grass and | new field notes of Bates county. to! _iuent ot Butler for the past five years the and who has had fifteem years experience med. stones, their marks and posiuen, to- | vorably known. The company Upon meeting again they reported H gether with the size, location and 80 business on hand and the Judge | course of streams, timber, lakes, etc. discharged them. ‘can do so by calling at my office. Mr. Jennings has three children. M. L. Worrr, Is now Mrs. H. Miller, of Ceunty Surver< sented and true to name given. 1 tt $5 to $20 per day at home. Sample: ¢ S Address S C = Py isl, tention given te female diseases, Butler | C. BOULWARE, Physician and | Saturday, the 3d Day of February } i ' TO SELL THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF Clothing, Gents Furnishig Goods | HATS, CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, At Cost! At Cost! This is no humbug and is the first time in a business of 17 years in Butler, that we have ever said so and we always mean what we say. We have now decided to quit business in Butler and give our friends a benefit in a farewell parting salute. | Very Respectfully, M.S, COWLES & CO THE BOSS FURNITURE DEALERS OF BALL & SON IN THE OPERA BLOCK. Their stock of Furniture 1s new and complete and their prices are lower than the lowest. Parlor Goods, Lounges and Chamber Suits aspeciuilty. They dety competition in this line of trade, and guaranteed satistaction in all cases | _ NEW DRUG STORE Berry Bros.. 1 | Keep Constantly on hand a well Selected Stock of AINTS SU AE PURE, DRUGS, P » Oils, Varnishes, and Everything in the Drug Line. | | FIRST DOOR WEST PALACE HOTEL Having opened a new Drug Store on North Main Street, and haying had many years experience inthe drag busniess we cordially invite the public to call and see us. We guarantee our drugs to be pure and our prices ac low as any place in the city. Give usa call BERRY BROS. > McFARLAND BRO’S FOR Harness 4»» Saddles, i GREAT INDUCEMENTS ;