The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 9, 1883, Page 8

i i i i \ | ~tent judges. give the house a trial. I We wish to call the attention of our customers to our large and well selected stock of FANCY and TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY & DEUGGISTS SUNDRIES Also to the F"act t LEAD AND OIL, MIXED PAINTS, DRY COLORS, VARNISHES AND BRUS In fact everything in the Drug or Paint Line. ITY DRUG STORE, west side square. LOCAL ITEMS County court is in session. | Fishing parties are the rage. The rain last Thursday night will | | | Personal. —C. T. McFarland, is in Carthage attending to his duties as Secretary of the Missouri Rress Association. —Wm. Keasling, a very clever and reliable young man, is handling do some good at any rate. | boots and shoes for R. Weil. The railroad is coming, and don’t; you doubt it. | Ge ae | Factories is what we want, and} factories is what we must have. Ice is being delivered in the city at} three-fourths of a cemt perpound. | Thousands of people visited the Bou'ware Eclectric Springs, Sun- day. Rich Hill turned out e-mass at the Boulware Ecleetric Springs, Sun- —Willie Miers, is in the city yis- | iting. He is doing business in Osage! City Kansas. —C. T. Duncan, of tne Vinton neighborhood, was acaller and a new subscriber to the Times a tew days since. —J. H. McClain, of Kansas City, for ten years a resident ot Butler, was in the city Monday shaking hands with old friends. —W. F. Mize, of Holden, broth- er to Ee. Mize, is nthe employ of CBs Be Tete ee ae R. Weil. Mr Mize is a young man When you want your property in-|ot fine address, and an experienced sured, don’t fail to give the ‘Tmks| salesman. Reai Eetate and Insurance Agency a call. The Times Real Estate and In- surance Agency, will insure your property against loss by fire in some ef the best companies in the world. The Missour: editors, now in rents. —B. J. Burckhart, of Glascow, Mo., is in the city visiting his pa- In company with his hand- some brother Henry, he called on the Times Monday. —Mr. Chas. Behn, has accepted the pastorate charge of the Episco- THURSDAY NIGHT. The City Fathers Met at the Seat of Justiee. |The Mayor and Members et the } Board Present. i is | A Great Deal of Work Done and Re- | ports of Committees Received. Vhursday evening being the time set for the regular meeting of the | City council and learning that busi- ijmess of considerable importance was to be transacted by the board, a hired man of the booming Tres was dis- patched to the parlers of the seat of justice, where no man, member of the board or other persen 1s allowed to smoke a havana, chew tobacae or spit on the floor, and gather exery- thing that was said and did, and tell the truth, the whole truth and _ noth- ing but the truth, and lay the facts bare to its many readers: The reporter found quite a sprink- iling ot the best citizens of the city present and Mayor Brown, who is always on time siting im his cushion- | ed chair surrounded by his cabinet, sassion at Carthage, will pass the /P#! church in this city and will hold|the pick and choice of the voters of Butler depot to-merrow morning on episcopal services in the church |Sutler, last April. The President ‘their excursion to St. Paul. One ef the best boarding houses in the city, is presided over by Mrs. A. B. Dickey, on Ft. Scott street. If you don’t believe we are compe- County Clerk Stark, has submit- ted to the County Court, now in session, an itemized statement ot the hereafter regularly. —Thos. Pierce, our old time triend frem near Altona, was among the visitors tothe Times office last week. He said wheat was not look- of rain. —Bert Conard, residing north- west of town a few miles, called a few days since and ordered the receipts and expenditures ot the | Tinexs to be sentto his address for county for the year 1882, and the same will be published next week. 2Don’t tail tesee the Lambert & Richardson Dramatic Ce., at the ‘Opera House, Munday and Tues- alay nights. Harry Robiasen, the ‘hest.comedian on the read is with this: treupe. Martha Bell, agents for a historical authoritive to keep him affairs generally. —Elmer Fuller, has accepted 2} position in the grocery house of N. W. Porch. We saw him tried when he wasen’t | knee high to a duck, and never found! Mr. Clark, drawn in fayor of J. him wanting. He first begun with) Woolery, en West Butler, tor $14, Cowles the next year, desiring something posted in We know Elmer of old. with A. Elmer is & Co., then S Martin till he sold out. werk of the World, are in the city | yet a small boy, but a better boy canvassing. We have examined the book caretully and take deligat in pronouncing it superior to anything of the .kind we have ever scen. Suck a work should be household in the Jand. Walton. & Ball, is the name of the never lived. him a bright tuture. The world contains fer --Geo. F. Williams, left for Cel- orado Monday to visit an uncle dur- in everyling the summer. ipast he has occupied a preminent For some time pesition as salesman in the mercan- new firm successors te Ball & Son, furasture dealers in the Opera bleck. W. E. Walton, purchased, om last gave excellent satisfaction as a young man of business. George tile heuse of Cassidy & Pitkin, and} ef the board being by far the hand- somest dad ef ull the tathers. He has large gray eyes. flowing beard, tall, slender and straight as an arrow, and has a heart as big as a wagon wheel ing vere well in his section for want{and a mind that takes in the wants jand necestties of the Electric city at Jone glance. Here is what was said and done: accounts being the first thing that de- manded the attentien ot the beard, the following warrants were ordered drawn: {John Trapp, establishing grade, - $31 50 Power Bro’s., lumber. 37 7° Jno. Trimble, work on sts. 32.75 A warrant was here presented by Ww. ler was responsible for the i had been admitted, the city j|man gave it as his opinion so far as, ihe had investigated, the city of But-| ler was not liable, the matter w: then refered back to the finance com- | mittee to be brought up at the next meeting of the board. None of the! board deubted the justness of the ac-! 50 ! *, . : oie quite a discussion over thelarsenal as ; Matter, as to whether the city of But- | the {improvements. The suggestions of i | adoped by the board, and they were jinstructed togo ahead and employ | a sexton and have the work done. It | wourd enter tnio a written contract jcemertery to act as sexton and do | the work. commended that ten or twelye | of the ground which was unoccupied be leased to some suitable person tor two or three years with the unde standing that the party to whom the same is leased is te clear away all underbrush and oreak the ground up and cultivate it. This suggestion was also accept by the board. acres STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE. | The committee on streets and al- \leys reported that they found a j great manyalleys in adirty and un- healthly condition and recommend- ed that the Marshal be instructed to notify all parties back of whose not complied with within ten days, to have the same removed by the city at expense of the owners. The street commissioner was ordered to remove all obstructions and put a sidewalk down on the east side of Fulton street. The parties notified having failed to comply. The street commussioner reported that he had done work on the differ- ent streets during the month ot May te amount of $102,70. | City Marshal Morgan, made the following report as business transact- ed by him for the month ot May 3rd. Fnes assessed and collected $8,00. ifietures. One watch, four pistols, jone knife, one leadened knuckles and one pistol uncalled for belonging to Neah Keller. The report was | adopted and the Marshal instrsucted | to hold property torfieted until ifurther orders from the board, as ‘the city had no suitable place for an yet. The report of commissioners appointed to next meeting. It seems the widening of this street would greatly discom- mode many as the dwellings are net built with any uniformity.some front- ing on Pine street others fronting on the other street. Messrs. Clark and Simpson ap- ithe committee were considered and; ‘ i was understood that the committee The committee also re- j premises filth had accumulated to re- | move the same, and if the netice was | i | Has in his possessions taken as for- ! THE NEW RAILROAD. | The Lexington ‘‘Intelligencer’’ on Hl the Sitnation. informed the meeting The Intelligencer readers, last week, of | hat we Carrv a Heavy Iaune of HES OF ALL KINDS M. CRUMLY & CO. immediately to effect a settlement of the matter. Mr. Davis replied that he could Mr. Mitchell and his party then left to attend te other business leaving the matter not ceme. its | pending. Since that meeting Col. Reid, with Hiram Lair, who lives near the | here of a number et gentlemen im-| who had expressed himself ready te terested in the building of the Fort | do se some days prior therete, has from Fort Scott to Lexington. | Scott, St. Louis & Cincago railroad | signed # quit claim deed to any in- At- | terest he may have in the the read- ter viewing the city and its vicinity, | bed; and has expressed his intention and examining the coal mines, they went away exceedingly well pleas- ed. On Tuesday last Messrs. Mitchell Pace and Waters were here as a committee trom the board of d'rec- tors to ask that the old- claim of Messrs. Reid, Waddell, Davis and Newman, tu the road bed of the old Gulf road be in some way disposed of, in order that it might not be pressed against them. A meeting was held at the City | hotel which was attended by a large number of the promineat men et the place, beside the committee. Hon. Heary C. Wallace was chairman. | Mr. Mitchell stated that his cempa- ny was now ready to build the road. The money was deposited tor the purpose, and the enly thing that was in the wry was the claim to the read bed set up as abeve alluded te. This eut ef the way work would begin at erace. He said if Messrs. Reid, Waddeil, Davis and Newman would sign a relinquishment of their claim ; that the road would be built from Odessa to Lexingten, and coal he hauled over it from this place to Kausas City within sixty days. He said that he understoed and believed that the claim so far as the road hed was concerned was ot no value, as it had expired by limitation, but this could not be made te appear to the investors im the east who could only see that they were buying into a law suit. He concluded by saying ‘‘I am ready it your own citizens will remove this obstruction.’” that That Several gentlemen explamed | this claim was no new thing. debts assess damages for widening Pine | all the lawyers here held it to be void ;centracted by West Butler before it} street was received and several par- attorney | ties entering their protest against the | Was appealed to and the legal gentle- | repert the same was laid over till the so far as the road bed was concerned That Judge Waters had all along knewr, of its existence, but said they were willing to do all in their power to satisty the gentlemen. Messrs. W. B. Steele, Jo. Shelby and C. O. Grimes were ap- pointed acommittee to wait upon Mr, Waddell and invite kim te ¢ meeting. Ina few moments they to give to the read any sum which he may derive from his claim against the Burlingten & Seuthwestern ral read company. Mr. Waddell has promised, alse, to sign a similar deed, only stipulat- ing that it shall be se worded as net to make him in any way liable to the B. & S. W. fer any conveyance he may heretofore have made to it, but positively aisclaiming any interest in the road bed se tar as the new com- pany is concerned. Mr. Davis has written a long let ter the burden of which is that it will take money to get hie claim. Mr. Waddell has written to Messrs Davis and Newman urging upon them to settle the matter promptly and amicably. So far as the claim upon the road bed is concerned the Intelligencer long since printed the law cevering the case. It is unambiguous, plain and unmistakable. There is ne val- id claim te the read-bed. ‘There are not eveh proper deeds filed to the right-of-way it the tranchise had net expired, but it has. It 1s dead. With Messrs. Reid and Waddell on the side of the new _ enter- prise Mr. ‘Vilton Davis can de ne harm if he tries. He seems to have the disposition, but his tangs will ve drawn Judge Waters has knowa ef this matter all along. He accepted our subscription amd right-of-way, telling us plainly that he was satis- fied. and that he would take care of this clam. The people along the line of the read from here to Odessa have done their part. Now we ask him to do his. We do not desire to reproach him upon the one hand, nor to open up old quarrels upon the other What we wantis the read. | We understand that Judge Waters’ | | new associates may require more than he did, and we are willing to @ (, | Teasonable extent to assist them in their ebject, put we do net think it fair, if we do this, to deteat all that hel has been done because ot a mythical ciaim, that is given up and set aside Friday the interest of Mr. Ball Jr., who we understand will leave this city toc other parts soon. The sew firm 1s a strong one, not enly finas- cially, but im extensive business ex- erience alee. The assessor of thewarious tewn-| ships are requested to meet at the teurt houseou Saturday May 26 tor the purpose ef arranging for a uni- torm assessment. R. J. Srark Co. Crerk. Cembination, Silrer Band and Opera House, Monday and Tuesday! May rqth, and isth. has been in Butler, and is universally receg-| paid. mized asa young man of splendid morals and honorable trates of{eral routine ot business, the Mayor that the said long eared animail is character. successful future. in receipt of a letter fren H. T.: ae = UR te Eureka j visited the cemetery, and after mak-, Meri Des Cygne bottom. 1 ings. oe ol athe had refitted | ing a thoureugh investigatien, weuld. Marshall Morgan presented ac- ,the Basin Springs Hotel, adjoiniag report that they found the 2 the Post-office building and. thet the| which incleses the grounds in a yery/@ght watchman, te April 20th, Lamber & Richardson Dramatic) "Commodations were We bespeak tor Mr. Shebe an abun- Orchestra will appear at Wakon’s} 22" oe raised and educated here|courts and thought they ought to be | peinted on the jack ass committee : | made their report which was as fol- Thus being through with the gen-! lows: We, the committee do find, The Times wishes him a|called for reports of committees, and | still within the city limits, and ithe following eo was made by! that his lung pewers have not dimin- E Mesere. Clark and Simpson, on lished in any particular and that his We are: CEMERTERY GROUNDS: | Meledieus veice is loud enough to The committee stated they nad) awake the eldest inhabitants in the Rich Hill Eutergri fencing | Count of Thos. Kelley for servicesas first-class. |bad and megleczed condition.In maar $31.70 allowed. places it was ently down, and! The acceunt of Marshal Morgan ' ;ot $az £, vices. w. ved. eee ies :Would not turn stock and that the! Th eee Geo — is A Cara. stounds needed attention. ‘ z ae i ‘; 2 F sete They keep a dram shep was approved. Editor Times.—i wish to call the atten-| HEM Suggested that in their judge-; A dunation of $2 was veted Win. We pay the nighest market pric tee | 107 Of my old triends and customers whe ment the enly proper way te get at! McCarty, to sprinkle streets. country produce, and give you in exi** h ER = ¢ for eleven years injthe matter and have the fencing re- ° = {th vei S oe TEE : change, dry goods. g-eceries and any-|#¢ hrm of R. Weil & Co. to the tact that built and the grounds caredior, was cali i thing in our line. Burns & Co. gor $1.25 which is as cheap as an umber! eta. : ae / hess on my own account andam now in You can get a gossemerat Burne & Co. the room formly occupied by Aaron! FOR SPRING HAENESS. : A.F. WYaED. He will ce itor the city te employ a sexton by yor Justice every time. tke month, and place the same’ under his charge, with istructions te go ahead and make all necessary have gone into the Boot & Shee bisi- Tart on the east side of the seuare. eae Max Weiner- Place intown to buy goods. €% see what we have. Borns returned, accompanied by Mr. Wad- | by the principal parties to it. dell, who after hearing what had! ‘° tar as Mr. Davis’ been dene stated that he and tbe | the matter goes much may be said. other gentlemea named had a clan | He knows the situation. We de for meney paid out, on the B. & S. i not care to reviewitnow. Wemaeke W.R. R., he explained its status at | 2¢ threats: they are unbecoming. length, im the course ef which it ap-! We even retrain from repeating the peared that the road bed had been | hard things which we hear upor the purchased by them at ene tinie to) Street. Legal quirks and subtleties satisty their claim, and aiterward Wil not be understood or cared fer deeded back to the B. & S. W.. and! by the people here. All that they that new they had @ suit in the BS. | will be twe parties—one eftering us circuit ceurt to recever frem the xe- | 2 ‘allroad; the other preventing our ceiveref the B. &S. \W.R.R., the! getting it. Under the eircumstances ameunt due them, which if it went i will Mr. Davis place himself ,in @p- in their favor woul€ pase ail their | position? claim to the road-bed te ithe B. & $.' We sincerely hope that this matter W. Heed he was infermed by ; hiAy all be happily settled before our Mr. Tilton Davi+ next issue, and that Lexington may Was net new under the: the satisfaction ef knowing that taken a long. 2 lastipg and tantial stride toward presper- position im that the mniatter control. | bay | A committee vas then eppeintes, | ; j Messss. Wee. T.!/ i é and ©. } s Messrs. — 2 Boots & Shoes go to IL wr oie .oMme fr 3 x Etyis- Orono. Aa ss Ey w = ry Pop Sssarig gionecs soupcampge $3 POS SR URN Ror gaye erCseNonecc est rmmperstensr « a3