The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 4, 1883, Page 5

LOCAL ITEMS. See eileen titeitasiiaaiacataaiataael The Democrats made 2 dead pull yesterday to pin the star on John Marshall. We recived a communication frem Young City toe late for this week. It will appear in our next issue. Gen. Joe Shelby spent Saturday in the city, shaking hands with old ind new acquaintances. The gen- eral is in good health and seems to enjoy lite. He was here looking af- ter his Jand interests in this county. We have been reliably infermed that Judge Waters has given the mayor of Rich Hill written notice to remove the calaboose in Rich Hill, which stands in the middle of the track of the propesed grade of the Ch- cage & Alton railroad. This begins to leok like business and that opera- tions will soon commence. After October 1, 1883, letters weighing a half ounce er less wil re- quire only two cents postage through out the United States. The new money order taw will go into effect July, 1, amd will enable any persons to remit uny sum of meneyup to a hundred dollars for from eigat cents fer all amounts under ten dollars to forty-five cents for a hundred dol- lars. Itis a tact beyond a deubt that we will remeve our entire stock of mer- chandise from Buler to Memphis Me. on or about the fifteenth of April, and in order to reduce the steck as much as possible, we wil! sell be- tween now.and then, anything that we have in stock regardless of cost. Sedo not fail to come and get the best bargains ever offeredin Butler. We are located im the Opera House building and eur steck con- sists of a well selected stock of dry goods of all kinds, notions in endless varicty, hosiery, gloves &c., Cloth- ing for men, youths, boys and chil~ dren. Boots ard shoes, gents, boys children and ladies wear. Hats and caps fer men and boys. We have also a small stock et groceries, censisting in part of tobac co,tea, pepper, ginger, cleves, spices and baking powder, bottled extracts matches, blacking, churns. buckets, brushes &c., All of which we will sell tor less than they can be bought anywhere else at wholesale. Cash 1s what we want and it secure you tne best bargains you ev will er get. Call and see us betore it is too late. Cassipy & Pitkin. 18-2t. Opera House Store. Cireuit Court Proceedings. MONDAY, MARCH 26th. A. Heary vs Mo Pac Ry motion overruled. State vs Jas Shipley, tried by jury and acquitted. State vs Thes L Fisher, sentenced to twe years in the penitentiary. H Fell vs Rich Hill coal company appeal granted. Shaw & Lansdewn vs D C Mc- Cullam, dissmissed. : TUESDAY, MARCH 27. State vs Chas Elick, discharged. WEDNESDAY MARCH 28. Statevs WS Denney, plea of not guiltv, withdrawn and plea of guilty entered. Punishment assed by the judge at twe years im the peniter- tiary. State vs Robt E Blair, tried by Jury and verdict of not eullty. State vs Thos L Fisher, tor new trial filed. THURSDAY MARCH 29. State vs Samuel Ridge, plea et guilty entered and sentenced to three vears in penitentiary. State vs John James, plea of net »guilty withdrawn and plea of guilty entered. Sentenced to twe years in the penitentiary. State vs Dos McGinnis and, Wm Louder, arraigned and plea ot not ty. State Sumner C Heilcomb, Same enter as above. State vs Jas Hickman, recognance torfeited. Schoel district No 2, vs Martha L Smith, dissmissed. ERIDAY, MARCH 30. State vs Frank Lamb nel possed. State vs Wm Butler. jury and discharged. moetien = = vs tnal by | tgick to jail and from there te C i THE LAST DA Closing Exercises—The Way of the Transgresser is Hard. Thursday and Friday of last week were perhaps the most interesting days during the whele term of our circuit court, consequently the court room was well filled each day. More especially was it interesting to those who had sined and transgress the law and were yet behind the bars await- ing the arriival of the sheriff to bring them before the bar ot justice. The first to receive his fate was Wm. Denny, from Rich Hill, Wm. was nota bad Isoking man,but he had been led astray by stracdling a roan mare that dul not belong to him and | riding her away without the sent of her owner. He rounded by his little family consist- ing of a wife and three or four little children. who the reporter had the deepest sympathy for, but they did mot save him as the evidence was so positive against him. it was deem- ed best by his attorney net te tet con- Was sure go into the hands of the arose on behalf of his client and plead guilty. The Judge then ac- cepted the plea and sentenced him tor two years in the penitentiary. The next subject for his Honor’s consideration was Samuel Ridge, a steut built, curly headed youth about 27 years of age, charged with burglarv and grand larcenry of a store at Pleasant Gap, some six years ago, and whe was captured by the sheriffof St. Clair ceunty on a warrantfrem Sheriff Hanks. who learned ot his whereabouts a short time ago. Ridge it seemed was a pretty bad sinner for one ot his years, and having xo money the court ap- pointed W. O. Jackson te defend him. Mr, Jackson took his client eut and talked to him a few minutes and returned, stating that he desired to piead guilty, amd made a short pleato the judge for mercy. His Honor straightened up in his chair, gave Ridge some good _ adyice, wiped a tear or two ot sympathy frem his eye and stretched his leniency to three vears in the peni- tentiary. The next candidate that presented himselt was John James, John like his tcllow comrade Denny had been dealing in horse flesh teo treely and was compelled to acknowledge that he had borreweda hurse trom = Ins neighbor Robert Biair, and then be- traying the confidence of the man that had befriended him sold tie horse to Charlie Lewis of this city for fifty dol- lars, took the train and started on a pleasure teur. He was overhauled in Kansas and broght back. The dirty dog then to still further show his gratitude to Mr. Blair tor loneing him the horse did all he could to get him into trouble also. On the advice of his atttorney, John T. Smith, who plead mercy to the Judge umti! the entire audience in the court reom were moved to tears, James withdrew his plea ot not guilty and entered a plea of guil- ty. The Judge in his righteousness and magnanimity gave him two years at hard labor in the peniten- tary, and a bushel of good advice. Oh! how consoling, the advice. Next came Thos. L. Fisher, an- other dealer in horseflesh that did not belong to him. Themas was a nice horse thief and believed so strongly that he was not guilty and had such abiding faith in his attorneys taat he took his chances for libertv before a jury of his countrymen. The jury, it seems, did not believe as Thomas did and sent him up fer two years. This put am end to the excursion party to Jefferson City. Wm. Butler. a ‘*boy’’ from Ap- pleton City, was next pr the court. William was charged with jury and selling a horse and buzgy belonging | to his father to J. A. Pitsworth, ef this county, some time ago under drunken circumstances, and was ac- quitted by the jury. The court being through with its contributions to Jefferson City, com- manded_ the Dos. McGinnis, Wm. Lauder and Sumner C. Hoicemb, the three most important personage’s confined in our jail. The shenff was not long in bringing them forth, and from that time on they were the center of a'— traction. After some preliminari and reading of papers by the lawye which the Judge overruled, Dos Mc Ginnis and Wm Lauder were cem- ; manded to stand up by the court, and the prosecuting attorney proceeded to read the indictment found by the grand jurv charging them with mur- der m the first degree, to which thev | The case ot ; answered net guilty. Sumner C. Holcomb was disposed of in the samemanner. Atthisjunc- ture the council for the defendant ask- ed that their trial be put cffunti! next term of court, which was granted, The prisoners were then taken for safe keeping until June next when (ther trial wit! be had, iv sented te | sheriff to bring forth | City Council Preceedings. ; The following accounts | presented and allowed. i i ' } J H Shipley. $225 H Mallet. 2 00 | J Watson, 125 Cass Card, 20 75 & H Shipley, 450° | Amas Monegar, 2 50 | Sam Henry, 125 1TA Lefker, 4 30 W A Stephens, 10 00 {RS Catron, 10 ©O Chas Endres, 10 00 RA Atkison, 10 00 J A Lefker, £0 00 Thos Kelley, 50 fore) | J H Morgan, 35 00 M A Maynard, 25 oo The fellewing resolution was | passed: Resolved that the Mayor and beard ot Alderman ef the city ot Butler, that twenty bonds of the de- mominatien of one hundred dollars each and payable within three years atthe pleasure of the board and bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cent. from date, be issued by the Mayor and City Clerk tor payment ot cemetery. Gardner as ‘‘Kari’’ The Daily Bee, Omaha, Neb. The ‘‘Karl’’ company closeda very successtul engagemeni at the opera house on Saturdayeveniag. Every- body was pleased witn the entertatu- ment giver by this excellent compa- ny, and should they favorus with another visit they will surely draw crowded houses. The picture pre- sented in the picnic scene when the child, the handsome dog, and the donkey are introduced was univer- sally commented upon as one of the prettiest things cver seen on ou stoge.’, Will play in Butler April r2th. Hees, Rakes, Spading-ferks and all kinds et steel goods, low down for cash at A. L. McbRIDE & CO. Lefker has distributed about 2,500 bushels wt the celobra- ted flax seed among our farmers he has been advertising. This seed is represented as being superier te any yet planted im the county. Judge Waldo P. Johnson, of St. Louis, spent seyeral days in the city lastweek. The Judge was here for the purpose et buying wire and mak- ing arrangements to tence in about 1,000 acres of prairie land. which he owns im the north part of this coun- ty. He also fencing, in other counties, large tracts ot land which he owns. The Judge in formed us that he would use three strands ot wire areund the land which he would tence in this county. Is A ‘Texas paper says: Some people think it stramge that the ed- itor should charge for printing obit— uary notices. They evidently fail te consider that it costs money to print a paper. The merchant char- ges for shrouding, the undertaker for the coffin,the docter for the med- icine and theliveryman tor the hearse, and all their bills are paid witout a muimur, yet they expect au editor to | buy paper and type and presses and | print obituary notices tree of charge. —[Exchange. Caen eee cca ee ee ee ce es ea eee ed Surprising how cheap you can br pets or M.s. Cowres & Co. car Neizhborhood Notes Adrian Advertiser. A bey. ing through the meadow ef Wm. Stagner on Sunday. five miles south- 0- > west. ht a grapevine and threw the (match dowr. The meadew caught fire and over $100 worth ef hay was | burned. Lamar Méssowréan : Messrs. i Johnson & Armstrong, twe Illinois i gentlemen who own a large tract of | land in Bates county, ! bought 7 hundred acres ef land | 9 miles northeast of Gelden, which | they will soon convert into an ex- i tensive cattle ranche. These gen- } treman have great faith in the fu- ‘ture ot Seuthwest isseuri and will Lextend their purchases in this di- raction. Nevada Vari: Willie Starks, ‘ the twelve-vear-old son ot Mr. J. H. Starks, who lives near the eveuing of the Sth. He was at the staple, and had been assisting in feeding. when he rece + furious kick on the head trom 2 ing his instant death. were | ight 2 man whose name we failed to | leara, while walking over the rail- | road bridge on the Me. Pacific south } | of the city, fell to the ground and | have just! Stoundville, - met with a sad and fatal accident oni Rich Hill Gazette: Sunday | | | 1¢ _tractured his skull, mesides sustain- | j ngether very serious injuries. The | mam was picked up by an efhcer, ex- | amined bya physician, pronounced dead drunk and lodged in the cal | | aboose, where he died Tuesday. It }is solemn te contemplate that all this happened in a civilized and christian Your reporter is pained te believe that such 1s the case, from the infermatien obtained. Osceola Sux: Farmers en the | prairie report spring wheat as so ne- what damaged by the frosts. Inthe bottom lands it is reported as first- j class, and an average vield will be gathered. The reliable at all circumstances. land. bottom lands arc times and under all Osceela Sux: Monegaw Springs. we learn, has been leased to a gen tleman in Henry county. He will herd a large let ot cattle there this summer, but we are whether the not informed hotel will be run for -he accomodation ef guests or not. Appleton City Yournal: The directers of the St. Clair, Bates and Henry county Farr Association neld a meeting inthe Journal sanctum last Saturday to appoint cemmittees and make arrangements for holding the next fair.—The tellowing cemit- tee was apposiated en revision of catalozue: eRebt. Stubvlefield, T. H. Dickinson amd Ava Page; on grounds; Wahler Farnaam, E. K. Clark and A Falcon; on printing, W. D. Clark and A. E. Page; en show in amphitheatre, J. W. Wheeler, *A. E. Page, A. F. Wycfi- off and Ed. Taylor. The direccors will meet again en the 5th day of May, at whichtime the cemmittees are expected to report. Nevada Democrat: We under- standthat a shootihe scrape toek place in Harwood em Thursday night Jast at the boarding house of Mrs. Goldsmith of that place. It seems that two called at her house between yg and 10 o'clock that night and demanded admittance which was refused. This en- raged them that they took out their pistols and opened fire threugh the windows. The fire was promptly returned, when they retreated with. out further notice. Who thev were or where they came from is not known, but it is mere than proba- ble the particulars will ceme out in time. Such conduct te be de- precated, and if the parties are ever found out they ought to be punish- ed te the tull extent of the law. men so is Nevada Democrat: Eugene Wilcox has seld 130 head ot his fine cattle te Barker & Clark of Menroe couaty tor upwards of $100 per head. We have net seen, bat we are teld they are the finest. fattest lot of cattle evershipned out ef our rot But Wilson never handles any cemmon stock. Bolivar Herald: Last Sunday fifty mem ot Humansyille turned out to fight a fire which had started in nen eeenaeranene eet Stn e-tteeteathcetinelpneereew i -e-ernanstabtnen snc At tS A CN Sere the woeds two miles southwest ef town. and seriously threatened Capt. C. W.. White’s place. The ) Captain was in Bolivar at the His place was saved but Bis neigh- or Mrs. Samue! Smith lost 4 opt ter of amile of tence. and Messrs. H. Ham and Pemry Hall were con- White siderably damaged. Capt. is justly grateful for their timely as ance. face teward the window, “This is 1 am idying waa borrewed bed, under berrewed blanket. ima house built turned were: the end! by public charity: that eak tree where there 15 plenty of eis? -at Amesbury. Mass.. nas single dove ses about Ata among his winch came upon his prem a year and a halt ago and demesti- cated itself with the barnyard fowls, poultry a ato ugh the dav and mat nigh When onfined the dove ing w reosting ‘the fowls are c manesS might easily flv vut-ide. “jeallon A. F. W¥aED. Tem Marshall's last words. a> he} aj That Dick Hurt keeps a first-cia-> i Bury me under} perienced barbers. Try h 1 Y€- | hope to merit in the enclesure. aitheugh it! of the Don’t Read Thi:. But if you do go and buy your hard-! | Ware, stoves, tinwWare and implements, anu save from ten to twenty per cent. trom Wright & Glori: North the square. A written with our stoves, side of rantee goes One and two year loans at 10 per cen Sims & Tucxgr. j igtt Butler Mn. ———_ j Alls ces cast steel 13 cts per pound at 13 tt. A. L.> Sere € , samples te: nobby suits tor | “the boys’ are now here. Come in and j leave veur order tor a suit that will fit you Burns & Co. The new Superior cook stoves leads them all tor perfect work and economy in tuel, tor sale by A.L. McBRIDE& CO. Money! Money! Short time notes, County warrants | School orders and all kinds ot negotiable paper cashed at a reasonable discount. Sims & Pucker, £. Tithe Abstractors. u want peace ple ty, get 2 Sperior cook stove of A.L. McBRIDE & CO. 1 prosperi- By leaving your order with Burns & Co vou can get a suit of the celebrated Wan- namaker and Brown clothes, warranted to fit, and ave vou money Come and see our immense stock of implements of all kinds. The largest and finest iine ever brought to sates county. Prices guaranteed as low as anybody’s and goods equal toany in the market. Wright & Glorius. Tin roofing amd guttering a specialty. Wright & Glerius. The Peepie, who want bargains in clothing we say go to J. P. Edwards, on North Main street. He means business. Hardware and tools, teols and hard- ware at Wright & Glorius. Cashmeres in colors, a fine line at Burns & Co. Tron all sizes 2'3 cents per pound at ratf. A.L. McBraipe & Co. Burns & Co have just received the fin- est lime ot cashmeres in the city. The spring styles tor nobby suits are the finest we have yet received. Burns & Co. HEAD QUARTER, Iam anle to please the public all the more with low prices and goods. oth. A. F. WYARD. In Gros grain silks Burns & Co have as fine a line as can be found in the city. City Bu-s Line. All orders for City Bus, lett at Hitshew & Co. drug sture, north side square, will recieve prompt attention. Cc.S. B 15-tt. Proprietor, McBride & Co. are headquaterr or Faylor & Sons Rich Hil flour. P. W. Goebel, druggist, ot Louisburg, Kansas, says: “I have sold Prickly Ash Bitte:s tor five years, and I have never handled a medicine which gave more universal satisfaction. Itis fast becom- ing the family medicine of this section. I have warranted dozens of bottles and never had one returned. Feb tsim.t Money ‘o Lean. at 6 and 7 per cent, on 5 years time. fav- ment received after one year- Sims & Tucker. r3ti Butler Mo. For Sale. A well selected steck ot Drugs with good business tosell or trade for town 2m, FOR SPRING HARNES He will do 1otf you justice every time. Clothing at Cost Downon North Main street, old stand. Having bought sell at once | am closing out al cost hgures. Bishop's the steck, te the same ata ¥- P. Edwards. Don't Forget rber shop at the southeast corer of the square. He has neat and new turniture and ex- 6-18 For a Clean Shave room. I have been crowded all my | Go to Crouch Bros. shop, near southwest | town, wiil move mto They have a neat, 20-tt corner of the square. cemfor:abie room. A Card. Jounstows, Mo. March iz, 1583. Having decided to remain town ior the purpose of practicing med- « their habits. roam-| icine, [am now erecting an office with that object in view. I am thankful to my iriends and the public for the xener- patronage received, and cant ous hitherto uation ature 2 | Sickness that a nn in Johns- j Deepwater Racket. : APRIL 2, 18 Everything lovely in Deepwater and the ‘‘goose hangs high.” Health very good, but one case ot I know of. Timothy Dickerson has been quite ill with Pneumenia, but is convalescent now. | The weather nas heen yery cold and damp the last week. Farmers all indoers. A considerable ucreage of oats | and fiax will be sown in ths vie “nity. | Mest persons have contracted with Judge Lefker for his fine Russian flax seed. Wheat does not look so well in Deepwater as it does over im “Old Spruce."’ However, with a good season it may make a fair yield. The fruit crep will doubtless be shert. Peaches are about half killed. Deepwater now beasts of having a grocery stere at the cross reads, near J. ©. M. Young’s blacksmith shop. I will call it Yeung City tor short. Mr. Smith stands behind the counter. Give him a call; he will Jo youright. An effort will be made to get a postoffice at the place. ft is alse a tine location tor a doctor. ate clected their ticket with the exception of one justice and clerk and assessor. Clark Wix was elected justice and James Rubourn assessor and clerk. Both Repubiicans, but zood men. Tehn Harshaw contracted forty head of fat cattle to Capt. Donahoe, ef Appleton City, for $5.50, to he delivered the 13th of May. Fat cattle and hogs scarce and high. James Nickle bought the James Hahn farm, near the Willow Tree scheol house. Consideration, $1, 600. Mr. Sam. Stapleton has recently returned trom a visit to Uhio. He reperts having a good time. Says Humphrey Gutridge will net return this spring. I will say for the benefit of Ar- kansas Kit that I am not mad at any- thing he has written. I say now, as I said before, that you may be a good judge of whisky, but when it comes to female heauty you are nowhere. You say the peeple in Spruce are al! sanctified except yourself. Now, Kit, were you not sanctified the night you saw «a ghost at the Snodgras~ graveyard en your way home tron Appleton City, when your wagon struck a stump and threw you out and your team ran off and you had te walk home? If so, tally twe for Arkansas Kit. You were either sanctified or 2 little bit how com you se. Mc’s Colorado with interest in Deepwater. ‘etters are read Prainix Ciry Marcu, 3ast, 1883. Epirer Tim -After anabsence of seme months from your columns will you permit me again to. appear with items fron: this south side vill- age. John Wheinas, returned trom St, Louis yesterday where he has been attending the wedding of his daugh ter Hattie. F. A. Jobnsoa and wife, meurt the loss of their infant daughaer Ed na, called. from them Thursday morning at four clock. whe was Sundyworth & Co.. has esected « la ge wagen-shop on his lot south of his residence. Its to be run connection with Steiaers black-smit! shop. Martin Schellman, is suffering from an attackot Pneusmenia his recovery is hoped for soon, bot! in tever by hes vhysician, and triaesds. ) John B. Durmond has the on the ground tor a large residence just cast of his old residence on hi | old hemestead. ; Frank Johnson’s new resid It will be lumber nee | still in course of erectwon. ta beautifulfarm louse when cors | pleted. Fred Fix, shipped a cir load of fat cattle to St. Lois last w | He ted them on his farm N. Eo | town and had them in splendid, con dition for the market. | Squire Eddy has recently returned | from Ili. where he with | seed com we understand he realized ' $2, per bushei. has bees anew | Frank Harlow, is buildio | house on his Jot in the ext part ot He ! says the eld house was toe «mall fo: | the size of his tamily. Good | Frank as your tamily increases | crease the capacity of your hams. “Old Cuprd’’ has taken ap hi abode right in the center of ourci ie soon. lowik in ; He has a gone case Ba | judging from the amount of ““F in’ going on in that quarter, h hed trix soon will have accompli i Fix for it. hoy». Nat NAYeon. ject