The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 14, 1883, Page 8

“LOCAL ITEMS. The blue grass is begining to show its green blade. It seems to us our circuit court comes in a very inconvenient season, | fora majority of our tarmers, Isaac T umblan, of Mingo town- ship, lost his little son aged about $ ago. three years a few d The small boy who has been flipp- ing nickels had better look a little out. the grand jury meets this week. Wright & Glorus have made some much needed imp ovements in their store room, which acd greatly to its looks. Lest on the streets of Butler, March gth, a small jet arrow ear ring. The finder will leave it at this office. Our farmer friends will confer a favor by sending or bringing us in stock items from the different por- tions of the county. If there is a Democrat within the citv limits that will not vote for Judge Brown for Mayor, we would like to see the shape ot his head. The many friends of uncle yack Ryan, will be pleased to learn that he has so tar recovered from his se- vere spell of sickness as to be up and about again. There is a cat ranch in Cleburne, ‘Tex., with no less than 500 tabbies, of every color knewn to the feline ‘spectrum. They all live in pens once deveted to wheat threshing. It 1s only afew more days now until the Democracy will have te wipe out the rads again. Put om your armor boys and Jets do it up with Brewn. We understand quite a number of eur most enterprising farmers have already commenced plowing. A little early gentlemen, but better ear- ly than late. The wheat crep throughout the ceunty looks well and promises to give a big vield this year. This will give our tarmers who have been for- twiate enough to sow a crop early money. It would be a good idea for the Ceunty court to look after the shade trees in the ceurt yard and have them topped. They are beau.iful trees and it will be a shame to neglect them. Dave Gilbert, ot Mingo township is feeding 106 head of four year old steers, which are doing well. H. B. Chelf, of the same township is feed- ing 60 head of hogs for the June! market. The priests of St. Louis’ church, Oswego, refused to let the members of a grand army post enter the church to attend the funeral of a member unless caps and badges were moved. Te- The once tamous William and | Mary college at Wilhamsburg, Va., the Alma Mater of Jefferson, Mar- shall, Monroe and Randolph, had only one student last year, and is now closed. Jehn Pulliam, of Mingo tewnship, lost his heuse and centents, including bis meat and a small quantity of wheat, a few days ago by fire. Mr. Pulliam isa newly marned | just starting in life and the loss falls | heavly upon him. j- Blangy, of New Hemet of New Heme tewnship aeld ene day last week 103 acres of coal land to J.C. Farrow, ot Hol- den for $35 per acre. Mr Farrow, will move on the place immediately and engage in raising stock. He already has a large stoek ranch in Kansas. Mr. E. Vi aughn, of near Rich sill gave the Timms a pleasant call afew days ago, and gave us a yery fercibly minder of his presence. Mr. Vaughn 1s one of our very best friends, and it gave us pleasure te shake his honest hand. Marmed, at the residence of F.H. France, in Shawnee tew nship, Tues- day, March 6th 1883. by Rev. AL! M. Thompson, Mr. J. W. Short to Miss Salhe A. Wilson. beth of this county. The Truxs wishes the bap-i py couple fone hfe and prosperity. Personal Berryhill, leave tor Texas next Mon- | day. returned from New Mexice last Thursday, where he has been for the past two years railroading. —P.S. Hughes ot Spruce town- | } | | | reported several farmer: | his xeighborhood. —Jas. Latollett. of Summit town- ship, lett for Saxton Buchanan coun ty, this week to make it his future heme. He wasoneof our best citizens and were sorry to loose him. ——Pat Murphy sports the nobbiest bridle in the county It came direct | from Mexico threugh the express company, and is a present trom Johny Lee a triend in that country. —C. H. Moore, Aliena pulled our latch string bright aad early Monday morning and had his name enrolled for the booming Times. Good luck to Mr. and may his shadow never less. —C. H. Morrison, residing near Virginia in Charlotte township, called at the Ties office Thursdav last. Mr. Morrison was so unfortu- nate as to loose his house by fire the day before. Mr. M. is an honest, upright citizen and merits sympathy in his loss. Dr. L. aEes. Ga Danas in town © aaiigs court Monday and called at the Times office. ot near grow was Judge Gantt, z rived in the city Monday morning and opened court. He is suffering with a severe attack ot rheumatism, imformed us that he got up out ef bed to ceme te Butler to held court. call to nominate a city and tewnship ticket, atter whereas, whereas, where- as, resolved, reselved, they conclud- ed not to make any nominatiens, and all goas you please. Mr. Ed Wanicanas: ome ef eur best and most responsible citizens, has purchased the right to Bates county fer the sale ot the Test Wash- er, quite a mumber et them are use in this city by different parties whose names can be seen in another column, and are giving perfect sat- isfaction. The Germans will remember, on electien day, it was net the Butler Weekly Times, that said they were a veer drinking, whisky guzzling in- fidel set of heathens. Stand by and | cast your votes with the party that is in favor of free speech, free press and the greatest amount of persona! liberty to all classes. Te do this ocratic ticket om electien day. We are pleased to nete that our | | esteemed triend Mr. W. HH. Warn- | ock, tormerly with Hahn & Co.. has | Moere, —Henry Livingston ana Thomas | | ship, pulled the latch string ot are booming Tizxs the other day, and | plowing inj ithe V —E, C. Elhot, an old Butler Soa i ' i { The Republicans ret in “in the ceurt house Saturday night pursuant te a; | i you will not forget to vote the Dem- | 0, Seven span of three year old mules r farm two miles northwest of But! MULES FOR SALE. on terms to s tor G.O. THOMPSON. BUTLER DRUG HOUSE. J. H. HITSHEW & CO. is now ready tor business wit! pure Drugs and druggist sund: ew assortment square, Butier an excellent s. North side Mo, THE CREATION. BY MATTIE C. PARKS. Still was the temple of the universe, Tho’ sparkling o’er with gems ot purest | lignt Wanting, to pare its furthest outer courts Where angels seldom trod, some meaner stones Emeralds and jaspers, gems of duller hue. Yet neediul in their place. No paintul | toil Ot miner’s arm in cayerts deep; no search Ut months and years in deserts lone and wild: — No diving in the treacherous -deep was here. | But itha thought of love, a smile, a word— God’s wisdom, formed the jewels that he sought— Each one a world-the Temple, then, how vast! * ” * * > > + > The ages had grown grey, while boundless space, Shone brighter every hour, with added sUMS: And still uncheered by light, were depths profound Where curious Seraph near had winged his flight Or tallen spirit, dared to find his way, Called trom this void unknown, by voice divine, Earth into being sprang—a lurid globe Ot liquid heat—a waveless sea ot death Where rayless gloom, and silence, held their throne. Silence se deep, no whisper et breeze No murmer of blue water, ne soft strain, Ot music watted trom some far off world B’er 1ippled o’er its breast; a soundiless | light | sea Waiting God's veice, to bid its billows wake. And now that voice adewn the stillness fleats Sweeter than angels’ harps—‘‘Let there be light.” | The darkness speeds away to outer space in| And light rejeices o’er the new born werld. Again He speaks, and light-winged Zephyr’s come— i From the calm waters lift the clinging mists And bear them upward tothe blue ex- panse. We longer silence reigns. The unchain- ed wavex, Rear their bright crests, and@ call unte the winds And the winds answer back im yorous shouts. Anon they sink to rest in murmurs low And whisper sottly through their echoing | | accepted a situation with the justly | With awful rear, around the trembling | popular dry goods firm ef Burns & | Ce., Mr. Warnock has many triends | and out of the city whe will be glad te learn this; he is one of thej | | | { | most popular clerks inthe city and | While bending o'er the scene, the cir- H | will do bis best te please all who {| faver him with a call. i Mr. WLR. Johnson, one ‘ot New | rues spake The Word—again, and trom Home township’s young and. most | Presperous farmers and steck men called on the Times last week, Mr. Johnson had just returaed from chased 154 head ef cattle 98 of them three yeareld eteers which he is now stall feeding, the balance, fifty-six, are high bread short horn cows, which he will keep fer breeding pur- poses. The cows were beught ef caves, { wien the sterm wind rushes madly by | And lightnings rend the air, and thue- | ders burst— | They wildiy lash the meeting heavens, and roll globe. ‘Two days had passed, unmeaenred by a sun— Two daye of wondrous work, from eve te mern, cling skies | Smiled calmly dewn, upen a2 shoreless ; sea. its depths The hills obedient rose! The granite / peaks : Burst from their watery tomb, and stretching shores Relled back the emitten surges from their feet Till went the mandate forth tnat set their bounds No farther go—here shall yeur pride be ea!” Soono’er the naked earth, rebe Dan Quick, a famous steck man of i Ot verdcre, jewelled with rich towers, Johnson county where he had our- : Jehucen county. j which he displays in trying to raise | the grade of cattle inthis county. Mr. Johnson, de- | serves much credit fer the enterprise i Tall cedars waved their heads on barren There :s nothiag that paya so weil | as raising and feeding cattle, and of | Morn of the fourth dar, broke o'er land course the better the breed the better | | the cattle. We would be glad te see i } more ot Bates county farmers tol- jlowing his example. He alse de-| inecred 105 head of stall ted cattle to | Luke Roberts ot Holden, | first whick he had previously that yentleman at fiye cents. stock items. sold te Bong nm yeur was threwn. cliffe— } And in the dewy vales, the giant ferns. Fringed the bright streams that leaped rejoicing bv: and sea, When trom the eastern sky, rede fe the Sun, { In regal robes of many-ceiored flame. January | , At his appreach the azure arch ef hearen ' From Pole to pole, grew radiant: and the : clouds Frem snewy white, blushed rosy red with jor P lowest ¥ | Rejoicing, hasted to salute herking, And ocean bowed his crested smiled \ E’re long, night shadows chased away the day, | When lo! came forth the moon, in bright | array 1 To greetthe new-throned monarch—on i her brow | A diadem, and round her steps the guard | Of myraid stars, proclaimed | of Night. | Another day dawned bright and fair: and when \ The sun rusumed his sway, and trom his | | throne | Showered goiden beams upon tne ening earth; ing bowers, loud, From thousand tiny throats. Up from the grass the sun. | The joyous lark rose circling to The tairy bird of Paradise, the birds ef nigh. The soaring eagle and the timid dove Called into being by that Voice of Power That morn the mystery of life began. Ocean, through all its caverns heard the ; call And sudden teemed with j monsters plaved, | Mid tossing billows, and in sunlit seas | Bright creatures sported with the laugh— ing waves. Phe sixth dav rose and with appeared Anew creation, nobler still, than al! | The various habitante ef sea and air, lite strange its dawn And perfect in their kind; im all their powers Cemplete, and fitted for their dwelling | place. Some gambeolled o’er the hills in fearless jer | And some peered wondering frem the { sheltering shades. ‘There was no pain, no defect, ne decay- But fitness beauty, order, ruled, the whele, And God beheld His work, and ‘it was good!”’ But vet, amid them all He found rot one That knew the hand that formed it- Then once more | The word omnipotent went forth—-“Let us make mgn | In our own image, pure, immortal, wise To know the evil,and to choose the good.”’ | He spake, and it was done. Man weke from dust \ i | A wondrous being mouided from the clay i | And rebed in innocence and majesty. | A mind to know, a will te execute | A living spirit kindles by the biéath | Or life divine. | “4A little lower than the angels, crowned With glorr”’ only less their's, | God’s work | Is finished, and behoid, “tis very geod!” (Originally published in Clinten Dem- ecrat, Dec 1874.) BUTLER PRICE LIST. : As furnished by | BADGLEYS & GIPSON, { THE BOsS GROCERS. Wheat, - - - - 1 @oper bu. torn : - - soon e | Potatees Ase per bush, | Appies yreen - s0 to7s per bnsh. ; | Bacon - - - - zoig Te. Lard = - > - 52, 8%) * | Cnickens - - - 250% doz. ; Turkeye = - : = - 8c Ib, Bucter = = - - Res ie Eggs - , - - toct* doz Dried Appies - - - 6c°* Tb. ** Peaches - - - = eige st 48 | Tallow - - - - se ¢ Beeswax - - - - 1S | Hoes, Rakes, Spading-forks and all kinds ot steel goods, low down tor cach | at A.L. McBRIDE & CO. a beauteous ; Rassian Flax Seedte Loan. To the iarmere ot Bates county: T havé secured a limited amount of ! imporied Rusian Flax seed. which I! /am autherized to loan on fair and living terms. This seed 1s and, of 2 very superer quality, hav- ing many advantages over the com- , mon seed being larger in size and ; plumper in form, it not eniy yields: !more per acre, but threshing ma- chines cam save st better than the common seed. Parties desiring some : @f this seed should s Joun A. Lurzerr. Empire Mi to-im. The new store <ced head, and / her Queen i wak- | At once, from forest shades, and bloerm- | i From hill ane dale, burst forth a chorus } With all the countless tenants of th: air | Athree fold nature, nis | clean : ESTABLISHED 1870. BENNETT & WHEELER >C. S. WHEELER & CO. IN Groceuaies, DEALERS Hardware, . Wagon Wood-work, ot: Barb Fence Wire. Bulk Seeds, and We cordially invite the public to calland examine our goods and prices and see for themselves that we keep none but the best : Northwest Cor. Square - - - - BUTLER, MO, THE TIMES LOCATED IN THE **TIMES” BUILDIN Butier, | Respecttully solicits all persons having real estate to sell, to call and | leave description and price of preperty, where same will advertised Parties wishing to purchase will find it to their interest We have now on our books the following Real Es- be tree of charge. to call and see us. tate for sale. : ' | 40 acres southeast ot Butler, good orchard, new barn, comtortable dwell- i ing house. never tailing water, a desira- ; ble location. $0 acres of pasture land, 5 miles north: west of Butler will sell cheap, Also 120 acres, 75 acres in cultivation two houses, good out-buildings and an excel lent young orchard. The above will be sold all tugetheror in tracts to suit pure chaser. 180 acres § miles southwest of Butler, about 160 acres exceilent timber, balance fine prairie close to coal mines and rail- road. House and lotin the northwest part ot town, corner lot, good house with five fisure and lot, in West Butler. Will rooms, good stable, new picket fence | be sold at a sacrifice. and new sidewalk. 160acres 4 miles north of Butler, new | Business Howse and lot, in Adrian, house 18x40 feet, lot 25x140 feet, good lo- cation willbe sold at « bargain. This Property will only be offered at the pres ent price until April 1st, 1383. | | dwelling house, good out buildings, land_ {all new and good quality. Alsoa fine | brick residence On north’ main street in | the city of Butler, one et the most desira- ble locations in the erty. House aed lot on North Main street. | Commodious house in good repatr, good | stable large lot and fine location. This | jis avery desirable property in one of | the best suborbesds or Butler. House and lot in north east part of | town, good house ot 4 rooms, also exect- lent well of » r. A good fa res within one mile ot Butier, good br idings and fences, al so good feed lots, and a quarry of superi pce 200 acres of land in Linn county { sas four miles trom Trading Pos ‘Mills, or sand stone | six miles from Pleasanton, 80 acres in 5 . = < cultivation, good timber, comtortable 49 acres of unimproved land one mile house and stabling, bearing 0 chard. south of Butler, good location, fine build- to leave and is ing place. Owner going This farm is particularly adapted to stock < determined to sell. raising, Sugar creek runs through the j farm and supplies it with never failing “ ial ; Water. Plenty of prairie and timber! House and lot in east part of tows on } good range adjoining the premises, also pzkotah street. House contains 2 good | saw mill within atew rods ot timber, rooms, gooa well on lat, will be sold at House and block in south-west part ot j town, The heuse is ageed trame bricked Daree 45 is > a4 - in between studing contains six rooms, argc Frame house asd good it ae North Main street, good staple plenty of there is z little over two acres in the Pienty of good truit, = good wells out-houses and fruit and good water. Will be sold on block. terms tof suit purchas stable, summer kitchen, eon fencing A fine Maenee with abeut 5 acres of land adjeining the corporate limits of Butler. Excellent truit of all kinds, plen- tvef water, sood outbuildings. This is one of the most desirable country resi- i dences in Bates countr. iImproe ment: all in good reparr. : 120 acres 21-2 miles northeast of put ter, 100 acres under fence, Soto 100 acres tarming land, balance timber. Never tailing water, good timber, det ter stock, comtortable house. Will be sold at 25 per cent less than actual value- 30 acres ot land mostiv timber 114 miler or Butler, excellent stone quarry a flord- ing the best ot stone ter buildings and side walks. House aad lot in ith west part of | city, good frame house 38 by 30 with two rooms back, new stable, good cisiern in kitchen. Lot 132 by 264, also 3 vacant lets adjacent to above property each lot 132 by 264. Will be soid all together or seperately to suit purchaser, all very de- |. peck water hs Sc : Se ae . u r house with 3 good mn property and in the hest pert of rooms, new barn zo by 36 rt re other ee Z a _ Out bwildings, good orchard. Price $25 per acre. acres, In Deepw: ater township, known as the J, H. Fletcher tarm, excel lent quality of land, abeut 50 acres in cultivation balance pasture, plenty i6@ acres of timber, within one mule of j railroad. A gowd chance ter saw-mili 120 acres § miles north west of Butler. i men. Two houses good out-buildings, goo? eee geet ee Pe re bearing orchard, 80 acres in cultivation use and lot in We: utler opposite batance timber, ‘ple: ity of stock water, the dep louse contains q rooms CaM good coal bank easy vf access coal of OF i be used for cither dwelling or business Cejlent quality. This isa splendid neigh- Ouss. berhood wilt be cold € heap. Humphrey’= Addition. now We have thirt