The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 13, 1883, Page 5

- LOCAL ITEMS. Personal. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. chool board, then presented the di- —=— ———— —Gen. Joe Shelby. was in town | | plomas to the graduates in a neat mes me Ne ial sre Prepare, and , Circuit Court is grinding slowly: Monday. | Closing Exercises ofthe Butler Put- little speech. At the conclusion of frame a came pester a he bed — re ze ae He Scheels. hich Mis ee : nd the bouyancy in our spirits. This is vacation time, and the: | Capt. H. Nichol. in company | Is oe ch Miss Lillie Lamb, who had Poverty is one of the results arising | with his daughter Miss Anna, re- SNE | been chosen asthe mouth piece by school boy is happy. | turned from Kentucky last week. y i | THE GRADUATIG CLASS OF °8;- from early neglecting to improve our time and many sad pictures could be A COURT RANGLE Over the New Indictments of Mc- Ginnis, Lauder and Holcomd. | the graduating class, stepped on. the | Stage and presented Prof Starr, witha cabinet size photograph ot the graduating class of 1883. The | token was a total Monday being the day set by the court for the trial of Dos. McGinnis and Wm. Lauder, for the murder of G. W. Bollinger, iast March, the Everybody anda their cousins were | -Ex-Senator J. N. Bradley, and ese ; Representative Levi Moler, are We publish full proceedings of tending circuit ceurt this week. circuit court in anether column. drawn, many could be found who too late in life heap curses upon ig- norance and idleness. Such feeling Last week witnessed the clos- img examimation and exercises of our | public schools. Thursday was the in to see the elephant Saturday. = at- i | | a | =D! oN. <Chompsons and 32) 2/3800 sere penne Sao baat surprise to their | and such misery throws « dark shad- | Court room was filled with spectators Is’nt it about time to have another | McKee, returned from their trip in | Saet a - : jla- | iets ng for & moment he was at | dow on the bright and j i eager eta gli : > pri i } I both the east and west school build- Posse g nd joytul side ot Rer to get a glimpse of the prison- hen sociable. | western Kansas, last Wednesday. inpeaadtecmetoricalene een eel pee ae any to return his | life. ers and hear what was to be said and dee ener BS thanks. The Prof. finally came te] W i ° : ; nay 5s ae Hae ave! Z 3 j . ) ith the increase of education is | done The risoners McG i And the tactory question still) —Prof. J. K. Henry ne nd ae “s F — The teachers of | himself and made a tew remarks in| the decrease ot poverty. Since the | Louder and Het > Gh pesto * of S - | the various epartme: i y- ce olcomb, were brought booms. | ant of the public schools of Summer pus departments had their! responce. He told them that pic- | war the Government has given $25, | into court and teok the ; : : re — sett Ohie,is visiting his cousin in this | rooms tastely decorated, and every- 8 =a sega as ates cae Did you attend the circus last Sat urday,—especially at night? 4 We understand fruits ot all kin will be plentiful in this part of th community. The weather 1s altogether contrary to what we would like to see it. Cc. B. Lew: N. Ballard, last week. The proceedings of uninteresting. A. B. McFarland, is busy , the enumeration of school children. Evans charged with embeziement. — eis the man charged with forgery. ments. and young alike. yesterday The Marshal shoots from five to six worthless curs every day. up the good werk. is the waste of amunition. ure, completed a nice frame dwell- ing on his place seven miles east of this city Friday last. Clarence Mills, has gone to Adri- an to take charge of the bank :n that place while Mr. Clark is off on a months visit. ~ ce A Ct? The meeting of the business men and capitalist last night, tell with what certainty the manufactory boom is progressing in our city Rev. S. M. Brown, will conduct services at the Redman School house, in Summitt towaship, on the third Sunday in June, at 4 o’clock, p. m. Squire S. W. Fredrick, of New Home tewnship, received a fine lot Bershire pigs from Mr. Wickoff, of Appleton City, a tew days since. The Baptist church will give a corcert in their church building in ahout three weeks, the preceeds of heh are for the benefit ot the church. The members of the school board \ Willhold a meeting Friday night,but | changable and —Thos. Irish of the Rich Hiil Re- purchased a fine team of match ponies from Hon. J. the circuit court last week were rather dry and taking | John T. Smith, will defend Tom Judge Parkinson was appointed by the court as council for Wheeler, iting his children in Bates. gave the Attend Prof. Harrisons entertain- They are instructive to old A prominent representative et the A &t. Louis & Emporia railroad com- Selvedge gave the Times a_ friendly | exercise than any other. So, long pany, was registered at the Palace Keep The only thing F. M. Trimble, ex-county treas- | city, Mayor D. V. Brown. —F. M. Allen, of Nevada, a wel! d | known tormer resident ot the Elec- | tric City, was up last Wednesday, on number present at both schools. The examinations were conducted | business. | pupils exhibited a view, and Mr. Marsh an attorney of the Infant Wonder, gave the Times apleasant call yesderday. GHEY) Wee ET —B. F. Wilson, formerly of Bates but late of Cedar county, was in the city a few days ago, and called at the T1MEs office. —Frank Lafollett, of Summit public school exhibition in this city, teachers had taken in training their fs young minds. The Butler public township, called and renewed for the schools were never in as_ prosperous Times Monday. Frank is one of conditien as they are now under the : the Democratic wheelhorses ot Sum- splendid management ot Pret. Starr, matt and his accomplished assistants. —Hon. J. N. Ballard, accompa-| The exercises connected witn the med by his father-in-law Dryden | graduating class took place Friday Starke ot Cooper county, who 1s vis- evening at the M. E. CHURCH, Times a pleasant visit Saturday. | on Ohio street. This being the last Mr. Starke, is the father of our ef- closing exercises of the schools, and ficient County Clerk R. J. Starke. | it being the occasion of the reading —Hon. Geo. Selvedge, member of } of essays by the graduating class and the Legislature from Hickory county presentation of diplomas, perhaps was in Butler last Saturday. Mr. there was more interest taken in this call to renew the acquaintance tormed at the State Capital last win- | ; ter. betore the hour set, the people be- gan to assemble at the church and by the time the last bell had rang the house was filled to oyerflowing with We hardly understand the situa- tion of the proposed 4th of July cel- ebration. Will us. listen to the reading ot the essays, singing &c. The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. Disney somebody interm were the song by the school, Prof. Starr step- Mr. Ray thinks them much earlier | Xeunion’’ after the singing of than the Early Rose Many thanks. ed forward and introduced Miss An- :, one of the graduates who read an essay **Now Then,’”* The subject she had selected showed deep thought and a great deal of re- | Miss Katie popular music gave a musical entertainment at rooms in the Glessner Thursday evening. chiefly members , and their efforts ably the splendid training they Glessner, the justly teacher of our city, and her last The perform- house, search, and reflected great credit on ers were of her > young lady. Her yoice and de- cla: showed un- very showed plainly that she raster of the subject she had select- were under. A number of friends Atthe conclusion of the reading had been invited and were present, | of the essay by Miss Duncan, Miss and upon retiring expressed them | Frankie Miller and Hattie McKib- selves in a very complimentry man- | ben treated the audience to a beauti- ner of Miss Glessner for the delight- | ful song entitled *‘Pansy Blossom,” ful entertainment offorded by her Master Omer L. Davis, was then program. presented to the audience and read an essay on ‘‘Choosing a Trade.’’ He is a bright Jittle fellow and read his piece excellent. Then came a song by Mrs. W. E. Walton, entitled “*A Bird from O’er was mista e John Nettle, a lad less than eight- teen years ot age was arraigned be- fore the court Monday charged with stealing a mule of S. Bagly. He having no council to detend him, the thing was in ship shape to welcome visitors of whom there were a geedly in a commendable manner, and the | familiarity and thoroughness in their various studies that indicated plainly the progress i The rhetorical exercises on Friday were never before surpassed by any showing unnustakably the pains their friends of the class and spectators, to | jot many a battle how mad are they ; Pas Rev living east of this city | of a Se ee Gee a Very P| conflict. The world wants soldiers about two miles on the Henry Well’s POOP S UESRON Miss Annie! who are ready to figat, who. will farm, brought to our office Satur- | Walker, who had kinaly consented stand firm whenever duty calls. day a nice mess of new potatoes of | to play on the organ, took her seat} poycens who will allow themselves the early Ohio variety, They were | at the instrument, and the school | 1, pe conquered instead of conquer- as large as hens eggs and very nice. | joined in a song entitled ‘Students ing every obstacle, will not be good ture should have a prominent place | in his home and weuld be ever | prized hignly by him, and that ne | would watch them closely in the fu- , ture and ever hold their names dear in his memory. The _ benediction was then pronounced by Rey. S. M. | Brown. THE COLORED SCHOOL. The colored school under the management of Prot. G. W. Lowry, as teacher, closed Friday also. The examinations were thorough and the children acquited themselves with honors. These schools are ina more prosperous condition now than ever betere, and show plainly that their teacher Prof. Lowry, has spared neither pains nor time in bringing them up to their present high standing, He has inthe man- agement of this school proven him- self to be a most excellent instructor, and the school board would be do- ing nothing but simple justice in raising his salary. Last year there was a regular at- tendance at this schosl of fifty-two. This term the number was increased to sixty-three. Prof. Starr, speaks in the highest terms of Prof. Lowry as ateacher and disciphnarian. This ended the exercises of But- ler public schools for the year 1883. HARTH’S BATTLE FIELD. We speak ot life as a battle and if lite is a battle and the heart the scene who do not arm themselves for the soldiers in a contest so important. We are fighting for or against our country’s tuture and prosperity. Each day we do notim- prove our schooi retard and if we can raise our standard intelligence hours we of excellence by laboring faithfully and firmly we increase the intelligence of the nation which depends on its school for its future protector. The history ot the world shows an ever present desire in mankind to obtain knowledge and privilege and to re- tain them when acquired. Years ago when war was the chiet busi- ness of man, little if any attention was paid to cultivating the mind and acomparison drawn between the world then and as it now is, proves to us that battles ot more importance than those ter plunder must have been fought ere the world could have attained such an exalted position in same battles. bids adiew. 000,000 to the south for the promo- tion of education and the people are better educated and are becoming better pecuniarly. The public school fund in this state has since war amounted to $7, 000,000, besides replacing the fund lost during the war. Continually in- creasing intelligence, itis not strange that our battles should be fought with the pen, instead of the sword. During the reign of Napoleon I, France was an empire and conse- quently was under the laws and reg- ulations ot an emperor, changing from « monarchial to a republican form ot goyernment ef course chang- ed th$ educational system and de- creased illitcracy. The rich and the cultured have battles to fight and hard ones too. The rich man no doubt is troubled as much about where and how he will invest his wealth as the poor man is where and how he will get his courage. True moral courage should be the character istic of every boy and girl begining the conflict of lite for themselves. Man, does not live for self alone but for the good of others as well. Itis re- lated ot the Duke of Wellington that after the sinking of the Birkenhead, with its crew ot brave men fighting to the last he praised them ter their discipline seeming to think their courage a matter of course. The Greeks we remember very sensible of their duty. Socrates the Greek phylosopher believed he was charged by the Almighty to awaken mento moral conscienous- ness, while serymg his country as a were soldier, he with the youths in com- mon the tollowing oath. **T’ will not disgrace the sacred arms country nor made intrusted to me by my willl desert the place committed to that have half won, Great as the work is, if we nev- to our me to defend.’’ If we possess high moral courage which can adverse opimon, the battle is er desett the place intrusted keeping how glorious will be the re- ward. We have bidden farewel! the the old brick schoot house on hill, where we have tought and won many battles and to the friends who have encouraged us by their kind attention and tothe classes with we have beenso pleasantly and intimate- ly associated and who will in future trod the same paths and fight the The class of $3 now to whom Double Daily Line, Luxurious palace sleeping and 20 <ction in regard te electing teach- | court appointed W. O. Jackson, ers or the ensuing year will be tak-| who consulted with his client and the Sea. The next of the graduates to be en, Tre Jesse James combination ex- hibited in Clinton last week, and iudging from the Daily Advocate’s critesm the thing is a complete humbug. , Sill in the van.—The efforts of ‘ther kinds of Soda to attam the eae popularity in which | DeLand’s brands are held, is a flat DeLand’s goods continue ro lead all others in public esteem. Serica maaan we Marshal reported eight dogs tid up to last Thursday night. The cil allowed him fitty cents a | teen years in Europe, during which introduced was Miss Minnie Peach, who read in clear round werds an es- say entitled, ‘‘Blessings brighten as they take ther Flight.’"”, The sub- ject she had selected was very ap- propritte for the occasion and con- Prot. T. B. Harnson, began a | Vinced the audience that Miss Peach series of “Illustrated Lectures of | was not only a handsome young lady Europe,’’ at the Opera House, last but a bright scholar and hard stud- night. It will be remembered that | ent. Prof. Harrison gave these lectures in After the reading of the essay by this city several years ago to very large | Miss Peach, Master William Rafter, The sojourning of four-j stepped forward and delivered an oration on ‘‘newspapers.’? Willie time he traversed almost the entire} is a very bright boy for his years length and bredth.of the continanton | and we predict for him ‘+Higher foot, fits Prot. Harrison with super-} Honors.’’ He showed up the news- concluded to plead guilty. The boy not being old enough to send to the penitentiary the Judge gaye him three menths in county jail, which 1s about equal to tor years in the pen. audiances. ed for same. The expense of | F off comes out of the fitty cts. | @&ers, again the Tres advises | | You'g keep your dogs at home. | aan? was childrens day at the | leaaeenet M. E. Church. The in- | of the building was very elab- | “ately decorated with most beauti- | ®td precious flowers. At night | ‘ctne was lovely beyond descrip- | under the sparkling, soft ray sof le tctric light. The work reflect- oe credit upon the ladies of the , 'ness and Saddles. | ished “SHAME” sign, oR the southeast ior ability toentertam an intelligent | paper from the very begining to the audiance with true accounts of the} present time, and depicted its influ- old world. The admusion fee}ence onthe public mind in a very 1s 25, cents, or the course tor $1.00. | clear and comprehensive way. Reserved seats 35 cents. } Here we had another song ‘‘Pro- eS |fessor at Hand.’” S. M. Brown i Frankie Miller, Hattie McKibben ! and Prof Starr taking part. Then came the Valedictory |“Earth’s Battle Fields’? by Miss Lillie Lamb, which we print in full below. It speaks for itself. After the reading of the valedicto- iry, Dr. Wright, secretary of the Go to The Lumber Yard on Ohio street for betore you build. prices, H.C. Wyatr & Co. Where you see the big red gilt fin- corner’ is where Gus Wyard holds forth with his usual large stock of Har- 24 tt literature and science. The birth- right of every American citizen is now felt and exercised. The pur- pose for which our government was established 1s rapidly driving away that which sustained the aristocracy. Every avenue tv knowledge 1s now open and every one may now enjoy its substantial benefits. idleness is a curse and is one of the evils we have to fight. An idle man is an annoyance and a nuisance, being of no advantage to himself, he lis very apt to set a bad example to {those younger. Occupation 1s a glo- | rious thing ter the human heart those | who work nard seldom yield to real or fancied sorrow. When sorrow {comes (and it wilt and does come) ‘-fight 1t;’’ seek by eccupation a di- | vert the mind from the troubled wa- | ters that threaten to ouerwhelm you. j It you want a field in which to labor | you can find it any where, griet after all is but a selfish feeling, and the | most selfish is he who yields to the jindulgence of any passion, that brings no joy to his fellow men. i If the battle of life is before us, | should we rush into that battle with- out the necessary weapons and dis- cipline? Wehave too manv illus- trations in the aged and the poverty- drawing room coaches are being run trom St. Lours to New York with- out change in thirty-seven houss by the Obio & Mississippi railway. Leaving St. Louis daily atSa. m., to New York without change, by the Baltimore & Ohio Ry., arriving in New York next eyening. Leaye St. Leuis daily at 7 p. m., to New York without change over the Erie Ry., arriving in New York second morning. No other route makes quicker time. The palace coaches in use on these lines are the finest in the world. Scenery on these routes 1s the finest in the Uni- ted States. Passengers from Mis- souri will find these routes the very best, as accommodations are superi- or and the comforts unequaled. Ask the Ticket Agent about this matter and he will gladly give you full information. Person+ contemplating building will find it to their advantage to callon us for prices. 28-21 H.C. Wratt & Co, County Maps For Sale. We have five late county maps tor sale at $2,00 each. Tres Orrice. 28-tf A good assortment of allkinds ot dry lumber kept constantly on hand at eur yard. H.C. Wyatt & Co. 238-2t. hind the bar. At this juncture quite a flurry was raised among the law- vers for the defense, and the ques- tion among them seemed to be what does all this mean bringing all these prisoners i@to court. It the crowd cutside knew nothing of the workings on the inside, and they like the attorneys for the prisoners were seems perfectly dumbtounded, and stood with their mouth and ears open to catch at what was being doue. It was not long however, until the cu- riositv of the crowd was and the eyes of the counsel prisoners opened. The facts as near as could gather them are about these. The attorneys for the detense raised ob- jections at the March term of court on some tecnical point in regard to the em panneling of the special Grand Jury which indicted these prisoners, and had their objections placed on file. Now, the county attorney, S. P. Francisco, to save time and the annoyance of being harrassed on tech- nical points of law,and bring the par- ties to trial, deemea it advisal-le to have them reindicted at this term ot court by a regularlly empanneled Grand Jury, have the previous in- dictments squashed and thus come into court regular and without quib- bles or objections. The court fore, betore empanneling the Grand Jury, ordered the Sheriff to bring all zratitied for the we there- the prisouers into court, including McGinnis, Lauder and Holcomb. The Sheriff did as ordered, and af- ter they had taken their seats behind the bar, the Judge appointed neys for two or three ot attor who had not the means to secure counse’, and to ayoidany delays or quibvlc the term, he was very careful to sec all the prisoners were in them which had occurred at previous that court an that they were all represented by at torneys. He then to the Grand Jury and said: men that is the Grand Jury, if an attorney or any of the prisoners hay any objections to the Jury single member thereof he the right to challenge.’” No one said anything or raised any objections and the clerk was ordered g ahead and sware them. After the jury had been sworn, the court gave them their charge, and in it told ther called attentio “gentle or any now has to gu they had the nght to reimdict ans parties heretofore indited if they s« wished. So the jury repaired t their room and among other pro- ceedings deemed it advisable to re- indicted the three who had been 1n- dicted at the preyious term, Hol- comb, McGinnis and Lauder. The prisoners were according]; brought into court Monday mormng and when the new indictments wer presented and about to be read to the prisoners it seemed to almost paralize the counsel tor the defense. They claimed they knew nothing of the turn things had taken and claimed they were wholly unprepared to meet the issue. They accordingly protested against the new indict ments, and atter considerably parly- ing ihe court promptly oyerruled their motions, statiag his reasons tor so doing in.a clear and comprehen sive manner, and set the trials 0% McGinnis and Lauder for Friday and Holcomb tor Saturday. Thus the rangle was ended. A white squirrel hawk has been killed in St. Genevieve county which measured 52 inches from tip to tip of wings. Charlerton ang Bird’s Point coop- er shops are doing a big business making barrellsin which to ship of Mississippi countie’s petate crop. Inthe southern counties where vegetation was faradvanced the re- cent frost did much more damage to vegatables, truits-and wheat than in the northern part of the State;. eS