The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 30, 1883, Page 3

Table Mo. Pacific R. R, |THE PIGMY AND THE GIANT. | wildly by a quick hand ot the ma wetox & SOUTHERN BRANCH. | area "he had lett n insulted, its red scar ‘rains ¢8 Sag are ee: follows: (Alexander H. stephens’ Terribie | 2 -ro<s his cheek : Py. { B-counter with Judge Cone ae = = ‘ : eds Wild with pain and passion with- 1 4 ; out uttering a word, he drew a keen- | pointed dirk knife and made one fur- | j ious thrust at his weak little adver- one sary’s heart. Instantly as he did so, = howevers, Stephens, seized a stout | was | umberrella which he held in his left | cocpeattsieet Colmes. dak Mice hand, interposed it as a defense and i } a s 2 was able for a moment to hold him | | fexico as L nited States territories, | a¢ arms fength. The knife fel short | jand for naving taken, against the | | During Mr. Stephens’ congress- i ional service, and pending the cam- 1848, returned | Washington to Georgia. He fresh trom the great debates on the +-69:30 A. M. | | paign ot he =. . CARNES, Agent. ret Societies. MASONIC. Butler Lodge, No. 254, meets the first é arsed h : cf its mark, Once more it was! saturday in each month. bes is, ma may | ubtit.”” | fiami Chapter neat aren OTE | wishes of a majority of the southern | thrust at Stephens. cutting 2 deep | pe eets secon ursday in each . at romine Pe sk pes = : No. 76, meets seco : members, a most prominent ss tI! gash in his arta, but reaching no vi- month. ne iti ch acquisition, he was : . z a | ™Gouley ‘ iommandery Reigns Hemplar | opposition to such acquisition, he WAS | ta] point, eighteen times it cut deep | 2 ss sday in each month. a 7h cC a ve 4 ori ism. . meets the first Tuesda} ny i met wi aS much adverse cr tici ™m.- | into his breast, arms and body, but} 1.0. 0. FELLOWS. Judge Cone, who was at the time | 64:1) ne did not fall. Then he could tes Lodge No. 180 meets every Mon- ~ > leadi oliticians of - aight. 8 ope of the leading P . | hold out no longer. No courage, Butler Encampment No. 76 meets the Georgia. was particularly severe in no spirit howeyer firm and unyield a d ath Wednesdays in each month i. Mr. tephens’ ac- | - xs and an his comments on Mr Si ' : ing, ceuld long withstand such an! —$————— tj a eZ epert as having i j = aes eo nd was a a "| attack. Cone was determined to f | peublely denounced him as a traitor) nish his work. He threw all his 0 = aie z to the South. weight against the umbrella which V.BROWN, Notary Public But- Hardly had Mr. Stephens reached | held him away from the man he_ in- his home when these and similar re- | temded to kill. It broke: Stephens, halt fainting feli upon his back. The he did not credit them, but as one} sant Cone was at his throat in a kind friend atter anether intormed moment; his head, by a grip ot :ron, him that Cone had called him a tratt- | was held against the cruel floor; the vr and advised, in the true seuthern | keen and blood-dripping kmfe was spirit, that he owed it co himself te | held aloft before him for the last fa- demand what 1scalled ‘‘satisfaction,”’ | tal thrust; but still the peor, pale ——-——— | the fires of pugnacity im his nature, face of the little hero was set and de- 5. B. LASHBROOK. THOS. 1.SMITH. | which were always smouldering, | fant—his black eyes still flashed un- Lavras bebe | oorer a hissed up. and he declared that if } dauntedly. the coats of Bates Aad aijaniine coun- | Judge Cone would admit : having ties, Collections promptly eben MS called him a pas to se sont he tional Bank. n2tf. | after this he met the judge at a num- erously attended Whig gathering, and going up to him quietly said. RANCISCO BROS. Attorneys at “Judge Cone, I Ee been fold Law, Butler, Mo., will practice in that you, for reasons of your own, the courts of Bates and — acjoiniag have denounced me as a traitor tethe aticas. One cer Haha & Co.'s hard. | South, and [ take this opportunity of ware store 2a _| asking you it such reports are true.” “No, sir,’’ was Cone’srevly, ‘they are not true.”’ ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge deeds, contracts, leases and all papers re- quiring the acknowledgment or Jurat of an officer- ports were conveyed to him. At first The Cc : T. W. SILvers. Notary Public. OLCOMB & SILVERS :—Attorneys at Law, Butler, Mo, Office over Bates County National Bank. 5 p, H. Hotcoms. | **Retract, or I'll cut throat!’’ hissed Cone. your cursed “Cut! I'll never retract!’’ the almost lifeless Stephens. Like a flash the knife came down. With analmost superhuman effort the prestrate man caught 1t in his right hand. Clean threugh his mus- cles, tendons and bones of the hand it cut, and stuck fast and reached no vital part. With desperate strength Cone tried to wrench it fre. Witha grasp almost ef death the horibly “Iam very glad to hear you say] jangled and mutilated hand still so,” said Mr. Stephens, cordially; } netd it fast. In the struggle Steph- and in the same friendly tone con-] oy. was once more dragged to his tmued: ‘Of course I donot desire] eet. The blood was rushing in to be in any way offensive to YoU; } streams trom his wounds. His hold Judge Cone, but in order that We} u5on the knite which sought his may have no turther misunderstand- brave heart began to relax. He was ing through the misrepresentation of gasped {. S. FRANCISCO. S. P. Francisco. ARKINSON & AERNATHY, Attor- neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office wes' side of the square 22 A HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler, i\.e Mo. Will attemd to cases in any court of record in Missouri, and do gener- al collecting business. W O. JACKSON, atterney at_law, e Butler, e, Mo., office over F, M. : dying. But when he belheved the Crumly’s, Drug house on West side others, 1 think it right to tell yeu that? .2y+ moment would be his last, 261-17-tf ae ; a F : omic. 5 I have said I would slap your tace it } trong men came to his relief. The yeu admitted having used the lan-} .,,gman Cone was secured and Phveieciane. guage attributed to you.”” pela fact: = e ‘e Upon this the judge again disewn- Then quickly the wounds which M. CHRISTY, M. D., Homoepathio WES RAs : SEE spEpsictan and’ surgeon. Gain at. |c@ having spoken disrespecttully @! 1! Mr. Stephens had received were ex- tention given to female qalceascs, purles Mr. Stephens, and so forthistime the | ymined It was found that one ot aces ee niabardt's fewalsnatore ton | affair ended. It was the subject Of } them had penetrated within a six- 2g-t discussion all over the State, how-. front et aa ich of his (heart. /An S a — Jever, and the general verdict was that } | -tercostal artery had been cut. The "I. C. BOULWARE, Physician and Judge Cone, a very powerful rama doctors declared that he would sure- « Surgeon. Office north side square, | the way, had shown the white feather ly dic. Happily their prediction s Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chil- | to «Little Aleck Stephens.” In such} vere not verified. His life was ren a specialty. . a community on public man resting under such a charge could hope either for political preferment or popular respect. Cone, of course, knew this e sa and. very much heated and anoyed EVERINGHAM & RICE. by the comments which were being PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS, | made upon him, wrote to Mr. Step- Having formed a copartnership tor the | hens demanded an immediate and practice of medicine and surgery, tender : F their, services to the citizens of Butler public retraction of the threat. Inf sead of getting his deserts in the a7GFFICE in Everingham’s dew baci [Tce Stephens wie that the | dark cell of 2 state prison, was fined west side square. Calls attended to | threat ot slapping the judge’s face $1,000, and, with his ‘honor vindi- at all hours, day or night, posh in the |} had been made contingent upon the } cated,’ was allowed to gofree. , To ey ae a truth of reports regarding which he } ihe day ot his death Mr. Stephens (Mr. Cone) had pronounced to be | poke ‘of him in terms of considera- untrue, and that such being the cas? } tion and forgiveness, Not leng ago there could be no cause for offense | referring to the termble struggle 1 or angry feeling on either side. Un-| pave attempted to describe, and tortunately this letter was never re-| nowmg me the great hole in his ceived by Judge Cone. Three or] mangled hand, he said, with a quiet four days after it was written, how- | and faraway look inlus deep, dark ever, he met Mr. Stephens on the | eyes: *PoorCone! I’m sure he’d piazza of a hotet in Atlanta, and, dis- | pe serry if he knew what trouble 1 regarding the gentleman’s friendly | jaye te write with these stiff fingers greeting, said in a very offensive tone. | 9¢ mine.’’—Cincinnati Comercial “Mr. Stephens, I demand that yeu | Gazette. make an immediate retraction of ; your threats regarding me.”’ If an editor omits anything. he is Sick and weak though he was, lazy. If he speaks ot things as they Alexander H. Stephens could allew | 8"€, people are angry. If he glosses no ene to speak to him in the fashion | OVE OF smooths down the rough j described. Judge Cone was a very } peimts he 1s bribed. It he calls giant in size and muscular develep- | things by their proper uae he is unfit fer the position of an editor. If he does not turnish readers with jokes, he¢s an idiot; if he does, he is a rattlehead, lacking stability. It he condemns the wreng, he is a goed tellow but lacks discretion. It he lets wrongs and injuries go unmen- spared by the unrem:tting care ot a surgeon. his devoted friend, who as good fortune would have it, happen- edto be in Atlanta at the time. When he recovered, with a magnan- imity of which few men are capable even of understandin g, he retused to prosecute Cone, and that persen in- J, Everingham, M.D E, L, Rice M, D, Residence west side Residence east of North Main street sqr, with J, C, Clark, ’83. GRAND COMBINATION °S4. —THE— BUTLER W:EKLY TIMES, The leading Democratic and of- ficial newspaper of Bates coun- ty and the LOUISVILLE WREKLY COURIER - JOURNAL, @ne year tor only $2 25, two papers tor little more than the price of one. By paying us $2 25 you will receive tor ene year your home paper with the Courier-Journal, the repsesentative news- paper ot the Revenue only, and the best, brightest and ablest family Weekly in the United States. Those who desire to examjne a sample copy of the Courier Journal cen do so by calling at this office, Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under- | ment, yet the frail man whom he ad- ae ne ae g = eae A oe dressed, with aggavating politeness uement of his accounts with said estate | and without hesitating a moment,re- as such curator at the next term of Pro- = en me x bate court of Bates county, Missouri, to marked: Pardon me sir, I have be holden a: the court house in Butler, } already written you on that subject. in said county, at the next May term of! ~ eee ” ecline to discuss it further. Probate court. A, D, 18383. I must d ws = rther. J, F. Srus, Guardian and Curator, } “Am Ito take this for your an- i swer?”’ asked Cone, excitedly. “Itis the \ give you,”’ was the c \ only answer I have 2 reply - * “Tas H lengs to the ‘touts. ‘ insipid.—Londox Zines. , souri, returnable at the | Berry tioned, he 1s a coward, if he exposes to \ a public man, he dees it to gratify \ spite, is the teol of a clique er be- If he indulges g@iin personalities he 1s a blackguard; | boi aad « he does not. his paper is dull and BATES COUNTY THE NONPAREIL National Bank, SALOON, Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under- gned administrator of the estate of A! ander Patterson, deceased, will mak settlement of his accounts with said tate as such administrator at the next, term of the probate court ot Bates coun- ty, Missouri, to be holden at the court house in Butler, in said county, on the 13th day of August, 1883. > Joun A. PaTTErson, Administrator. sii Pees x WILLIS; DAVIS & CO. R, MO. OPPOISTE oP. - : The handsomest room and furniture the city : and the finest liquors ana wines in the market. Free Lunch Every ORGANIZED IN 1871, Capital paid in, - - $75,000. Surplus - - - - $20,000] 24 4t j i hin | Sheriff's Sale. =— By virtue and authority of a general ex- | ecution, issued from the office ot the clerk of the circuit court ot Bates county, Mis- : Tune term, of said court, and to me directed in tavor of Meyer 4ro’s. & Co. and against Buck | y I have levied and seized upon all | the right, title, interest and claim of the said deteadant Buck Berry, of, in and to the totlowing descrived real estate, situ- ated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: | 20 teet off ot the east side ot lot 4, block 5 in Little’s addition to the town of | Large Vault, B urglar-Proof Safe with Time Lock. We are prepared to doa general bank- ing business. Good paper always in dema: Buy and sell exchange, receive deposits &c., &c. H.V, PENTZER Hume all in Bates county Missobri, and | DIRECTORS. DEALER IN i Thursday, June Sth, 1883 | pews Chener, eos Cae ee = > 1833. | Dr. Elliot Pyle lion. | B. Newberry] BABY CARRIAGE | between the hours of g o'clock in the | E. P, Henry, 1.N. Mains, E : forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon | Dr. J.Everingham, J. P. Edwards, pf all styles and prices of tnat day, at the east front door of tne | J. Jo Ryan, W. J. Bard, Good Hearse Alwi/s on Aa | court house, in the city ot Butler Bates|Dr.D.D.Wood, J. Mw Patty, COFFIN - } county Missouri, sell ‘the same, or vo | Geo. W. Mier,’ | F. Coleman Smith. | state and gurl ” i much thereof as may be required, at pub- | *. J. Tygaed. ere eed 08: joes | lic vendue, to the highest bidder for cash naa Orders may be left at F. Evans? stable to satisfy said execution and costs- OFFICERS. after night or on Sunday, Butler, Mo Wa. F. Hanks, Me Sheriff of Bates county. j ca | | LEWIS CHENEY - - President: — - i a = —— 4 J. C.€ . - = - - Vice President. i See |F.1. TYGARD - - = Cashier. BRIDGEFORD & HUPP. By virtue and authority of ar. execution tor costs issued trom the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Bates county, Mis- Ornamental ‘House : souri,returaable at the Juneterm,of said Bee conte and tu me directed in favor ot Geo. BUTLER Si P . ider, and against wm. Grimes and Sam. ign a ‘8 Hackett : IT have levied and seized upon & inter allthe right, title, interest and claim of Graini Pape angi the said defendants Wm. Grimes and “ a se Paper Hangings, Decors Samuel Hackett, of,in and to the iollow-| ing, Sign and Bugey Work a ing described realestate situated in Bates § county Missouri, to-wit: iN ‘Lot No. g Block 82 in the town of Rich Hill, : ates county Missouri, and I will on Wednesday, June 6th, 1883. between the hours of g o’clock in the torenoon and § o’clock in the afternoon ot that day, at the east front door of the court house, in the city of Butler, Bates county, Missouri, sell the same or so much thereof as may be required, at pub- lic vendue, to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution and costs. Wo. F. Hanks, Sheriff of Bates county. SPECIALTY JOHN DUFF PRACILiICAL Wacthmaker & Engraver, BUTLER, MISSOURI. Opera House Block, BUTLER, MO. Authorized Capital. $200,000 50.000 1,000 ash Capital Surplus Fund SETH THOMAS’ CLOCKS Trastee’s Sale. Whereas, Joseph F. Welton and Nancy S. Welton, his wite, or Bates county, Missouri, by their deed of trust, dated January 20th 1882, and recorded in the Recorder’s office of sad Bates county, in book 27, at page 554, did convey to Wm. F. Hanks, as trustee, acting sheriff PSE MSE 2 orn ean Siew } 10 HOURS +++ President - Vice President. ++eee-Cashier, «--Ase’t Cashier BOOKER POWELL, T.W. CHILD*,.. wa. E. WALTON, C.G. DUKE,..+- DIRECTORS, ot Baer county, tor the purpose of se- Beg. curing the payment of a certain promis- Tc Sad yell, Wy same Yul sory note therein described, the "follow Rene wiltsmern Deyo aaiiont LOUISY ILLE, time to CINCINNATI, ing real estate, situated in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: The north half of the west halt ot the north- west quarter ot the northwest quarter of section twenty (20), township thirty- nine (39), of range twenty-nine (29), and whereas, said note is due and un now, therefore, by virtue of the power in me vested by said deed of trust. and at the request of the legal holder of said note. I will on Wednesday, June 6th. 1883, Dr. N, L, Whipple, 'T, W, Childs, A, H, Humpfrey, Wy, F, Walton, Judge J. H. Sullens, ‘A. L, McBride, C, H, Dutcne. Frank Voiis, From St. Louis via the ‘4 0. & M. R’y bee” No Change ot Cars.“ OTHER STOCK HOLDERS: C, C. Duke, O. Spencer, J, R, Estill, HOURS the Quickest ROUTE to BALTIMORE. G, B, Hickman, John Deerwester, R. Gentry West, John B. Ellis, N. Hines, S, Q. Dutcher, J, J, McKee, Henry Donovan, 4. A. HOURS the Quickest ROUTE to at the court house door in said ¢ ty of WASHINGTON Wutler, sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest in said lands conveyed to me bv said deed of trust to satisfy said debt, the sale to be b tween the hours of 8 o’clock in the forenoon and 4 o’clock in the afternoon Receives Deposits payable on demand Loans money buys and sells exchange and does a general Banking bus:ness. Palace Sleeping Coaches from St. Low isto Louisville, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington, without change. BUT ONE CHANGE TO N of that day. 3 Vv YORK WM. ¥F. HANKS, Trustee. Demonstrated- iti eat eR, peg an sebcane SUiebt0 74800 O. & M. is the Only Line running Trustec’s Sale. epee eee oe eee eee dae Trains to Louisville and Cincin Whereas, John B. Walden and Esther | P°* day profit, selling the “rocket # nati in direct connection with all trains A. Walden, his wite, and Ann Snow, (a | ¥al.’? The most marvellous little vol- | rrom§the West Southwest and North widow), by their deed of tru-t, dated | ume ever issued. Needed endorsed and | west March roth, 1882, and duly recorded in | purchased py all classes. Nothing in the ze pee ict the recorder’s office ot Bates county, Mis- 1G everto equal it. Will prove souri, in trust deed record book No. 26, Peps ieshs aie Ss A uae as Z —-THE— at page 90, did sell and convey to the | it- Complete sample and outht soc. OF} - undersigned trustee, the property and | fullparticulars for stamp. Don’t start Onto & MISssIssIpPs premises hereinatter described, in trust | out again until you learn what is said ot tosecure to one Wm. R. Osborn, the} .,5. hook, and what others are doing, ] [x the only line By wnich you can v payment of a certain promissory note given for money borrowed at that date as will more fully appear in said trust deed. And, whereas, default has been made in the payment of the second semi- annual interest installment thereby se- cured, and detault has also been made in the payment of the taxes assessed against the property mortgaged to secure said loan, (the happening of either of which events it was agreed should make the whole amount secured by said trust deed Philadelphia Washingtea, cure tickets to Baltimore, and New York, by way of the Capital of our Contry. John Burns, Publisher, 717 Olive Street. St. Louis LS all classes of passengers threngh change of cars to Loyisville and Cincinnati. you can avoid a_ Midnight immediately due and payable), and on between St. Louis and account ot which said default, the legal ti, it you leave Si. Louis om holder ot said lien has applied to me and night trains unless you pay extra fare jn addition to money Daid forticket. a8%~ Via Cincinnati, miking ditrect connec- tion with all roads, gg@g™12 Hours lay- over by other routes. requested thata sale and foreclosure be immediately made by me as such trustee for the purpose ot recovering said debt ind interest, as authorized by said trust deed. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that, I, as such trustee, will by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by sai trust deed sell the property and premises therein described, as fol- T. 1. MILLER Co, HEREFORD CATTLE. “<PLEASE— CO OL SHEE ine. |ASK ANY TICKET AGENT lows, to- The northwest quarter ot | section thirty-four (34), in township forty BERKSHIR é two (42), and in range thirty-two (32), Writ Co., ILiurors. (except those working for com ft containing 160 acres more or less, and 5 pete, if situated in Bates county, Missouri, at} —- -———-—---—— --— Wh is the Quickest and Best Reut ig public sale at oe eee aoe oritd Gees | from St. Louis, to Cincinnatl, 2 i ti court house, 1n the city of Butler, Mis- | Baltimore, Washington, 2 ‘ souri, to the highest biber, for cash, on | THE MILLERBROS, CUTLERY CO. “iii be told the Ohio & Mississippi #. MEBRIDES, oys3 Whee purchasing, please ask tor Ticket. by this road, for sale.at all offices of cone necting lines. In St. Louis, at ros AZ 107 N. Fourth St. Wednesday, the 6th day of June, | a. p. 1883, between the hours of g o'clock in the forenoon and 4 o’clock in the afternoon of that day to satisfy said debt and the cests of executing this trust, and upon W. W. PEABODY, Gen’! Manager- W. B. SHATTUC. Gen’! Pass. Agent ti, Ohio- a . JACON. General Western Passen r Agent. St- Louis, Mo. 33-# eceived all STANDARD POCKET CUTLERY, such sale I, as such trustee, will convey ' to the purchaser or purchasers by deed in it nd i | fee simple all the right, ti rest | of the said John B. Wald che | Esther A. and Mrs. Ann Snow, and their in and to > F, M. Atr Ci G. ge store ass just seed 11 stock. ‘Sright & Glori so sold. Dated May 16th the vada. Pens will be sold wane le Tine : Lists furnished to dealers of