The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 24, 1883, Page 4

Srouneeampecuraeanm ie conraeonmi New York Democracy is at last united and harmonious. Tammany Irving Hall and the county Democ- racy are no longer so many factions, but one solid, impregnable whole. It is high time The Weery Times, published every leaders were coming to their sense ; Wednesday, will be sent to any zduress| they have allowed factional preju- one year, postage paid, tor $1.25. dices to work muchinjury not only in BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES Chas. T. McFariana. SpiToR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 1583. C. T. McFarland hayingfreturned hencetorth be New York 1884—Samuel this fall means a tor President in J. Tilden. trom the west will tound at his post in the Times edito-}| Some few prominen: politicians ot the county are sparring around in | a manner which indicates their prob- me office in next rial and counting rooms. We ask our readers to be patient able candidaee tous years campaign. Itis hardly neces- sary tor the Times to acquaint these gentlemen with the tact that it is a little premature to appezr so early. It requires financial as well as physi- to fight the battles these days. Hold with us in the present crowded con- | The Times has contained a great deal ot reading and few dition of our columns. matter the past summer large adyertisments, and it is but - ‘ cal strength right we think, thatso much of our of a campaign your ambition, gentlemen. space is given over to the demands The States that will elect Gover- nors on November 6th, this year, are Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey, Connetticut, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ne New Pennsylvania inia elections to vote for certain State of- Minne- amendments of the merchants for a few issues. | | COUNTY FINANUES. Under this caption is printed in an- other column of to-days Times an abstact of an itemized statement ot the receipts and expendi‘ures -ot Bates county embracing the period trom January rst, 1883 to Oct. 3rd, 1883. as set forth in the Treasurers report and settlement with the coun- hold 1 ficers but not tor Governor. sota will vote on three : o her constitution all ot which are ty court at its late term. ; to her constitut ; regulate and figures represent intended to fix the The published term of cer © ¢. Tice the totals only of the various funds, | n offices amount received, the Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague. 1s be- » sale re fe = the balance | ing urged by her triends eto te a fund. submitted showing the amount paid out and seperate po- shiehrs oper, Sarees book on her recollections ot The statement to the court by the Treasurer shows canes litical history of the country from 1856, about the time her father be- from what source every dollar was came promment before the country, what received ¢ oO Whol and for + : 1 eceived and to whom an down to a period since the war. It yasmi This statement is on file in Coun- can | purpose every expenditure ; A Pury ely coe interesting to have a might be } of the woman’s reminiscence war ty Clerk Stark’s office where it : ‘ 2 ’ and we doubt if any one is more ca- be seen, and explained if need be, to : : Ph t : pable of telling the story than Mrs. any skeptical editors in the county, | © - e,| Oprague. satisfied ~ The State Grange im sess:on at Tipton last week, re-elected Mr. D. and all others who are not with the totals given elsewhere inthe | The critrical attentiva of the Butler Republican and the Rich “Hil Review is especially directed to this statement. NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. The Police Gazette is now engag- ed in slandering the State of Georgia, and peo- N. Thompson, of this county, re- tary of the Executive Committee tor the period of three years. No bet- ter choice could possibly haye been made. Mr, Thompson is an excel- lent gentleman and a conscientious worker in the cause. Bates county is honored in this recognition of Mr. her courts, public officials ple. Why? Because a righteous judge | enforced the law forbidding the} Dering — the sale of obscene literature, a few weeks flocked to the ago, and sentenced a news dealer who sold the Police Gazette to «| prohibition amendment. term in Sing Sing and imposed | the evening one of the most unsoph- isticated sadly observed ‘Chat its Every State in the Union ought to | pertectly wonderful how untruth- have such laws as Georgia and en- fulthe gentlemen are.’? The more force them with equal rigor and im- | this good women !earns about poli- partiality. The /lice Gazette is «| tics the more also she will learn dark splotzh on about the untruthfulness of the ‘*gen- journalism, and it is not one in America. newspaper enterprise that to some other age and some other country and nationality of people. There is not a State im the South or west—scarcely a locality even—that this infamous piece of blackguard journalism has not traduced and slan- dered. It’s circulation is an outrage upon the respectable part of the pub- He; an insult to their intelhgenc slander upon decency. Thompsons’ abilities. election m= Uhio the women polls and worked like white heads for the Late. in a heavy fine on him besides. the profession of the only | tleman.”’ General John B. MaGruder of Confederate war fame, is buried in It is a species ot belongs an obscure place in the graveyard at Houston, Texas. There is no mom- ument to mark the spot and tel! the but movement is on foot to raise by sub scription a fund with which to erect lies beneath. nger who a monument suitable to the life and deeds of the dead ¢ 3. Tilden j Samuel Ss soon to take } a cruise in Waters on his The sheethas no morals, claims | none, desires none. Obscenity is its character and falsehood its birthright. Its glaring ilustrations are made at- tractive that the public, the youth of the Iand, may become infatuated with its pages. Its influence plo- motes evil, immorality and crime and ts high time a check was He will lv spend the winter in Cuba. The trip will tone the old gendeman up Preparatory to withstand the strain that will be made upon him in next yeats campaign as Democratic can- didate for President. yacht, the Yosemite. put upon) The seventh annua! convention ot ats cm FE " t ~ SS eR culatien es the Young Mens Christian Associa Fhe following circular is sent. out | G9. will meet in St. Toseph to-mor- ‘by the Executive Committee of the | TW #2d continue im session four Missouri Free Trade League, to days. Ml! persons interested in the which the reader’s work are invited to attend. peccoally directed: : Election day in Ohio. was free The Secretary of the Missouri Free lunch day as well. The W. C. T. Trade League, Room 10,600 Olive U., association passed around the sirect, St. Louis, desires to get the Pies and cakes, while the saloon men names and addresses of those of our | sat up the beer. Anything for readers who are opposed to protec-} yotes. i < ton and in favor of a reduction ot taxes. Tracts and pamphlets on the tariff question will be sent to those who forward their names and ex. | 2 MEF scratch. Press a wish for them.’’ next run in ’54. és ——$— Brother Beech ? did the court house } attention 1s re- oe Towa, always beastly Republican, maintains her reputation this time bv Look out for the ; An earthquake in Asia Minor, | finghave anything to do with the | last week, swallowed up about one vote in Ohio. thousand of :ts inhabitants. a | City tor Memphis on the 18th. | cars were profusely decorated too that the party | evergreens, man | The first through treight train | ever the Kansas City. Springfield | & Memphis railroad, left Kansas j The | with | streamers and flags | presenting a nove! sight for a freight \ train. It was the inauguration of a} trafic between the two cities that is | { — New York but inthe nation as well. ! destined in the near futureto become | A Democratic victory in New York | one of the most extensive and im- | headlight of the engine approaching portant in the country. | Minnie Palmer, the young New York actress, 1s having trouble with | the dudes in London. During a performance not long since a large | and very fine boquet was thrown up- on the stage from a private box oc- cupied by three tullbloeded dudes. | Picking up the flowers there fell up- | on the floor therefrom a note which i Rogers, invita- | being turned over her husband, proved to be an to Miss P: +r to take supper | man Embassy. The husband grew nd when the entertaing | ment was concluded entered the box and proceeded i thres/ viduals. enturiated German Embassy the nest ¢ demanded ction from quarter, but was assured that oft ent is an insult. | knew noth Such tre is not to be wondered at remembered that Miss Paln from New York was made under | suspicious circu ances as to chastity, a full preceded her to London. COUNTY FINANCES. tory of winch An Abstract ot Receipts aud Ex- penditures Since January Last. At the late term of the ccun court of Bates county the Trea R.S. Catron statement ot the made the following financial condition }asa freig¢ht train | apparently indiferent as to w of the county. showing the receipts, expenditures and balances ofall funds known to the law m his office em- bracing the period from January tst 1883 to Oct. 3rd 1583. This ment talleys with the County Clerks books and is on file in the stite- latters otf- fice where every item of receipt and expenditure, to whom and for what purpose, paid canbe shown any onc who desires to sec and kr : AMOUNT RECEIVED ON $460 72 40S 24 $06 30 345 5+ Pauper and Insurance tund Bridge tund Salary fund, Election and Jury tend, CONTINGENT FUND- Total amount received includ- ing amount trom township collectors, pack taxes, li- censes etc 93!3.810,57 al amou 1 on rants cour KILLED BY THE CaR Wm. Cramer Knocked from the Track and Instantly Kilied. About 7 o’clock Sunday evening was approaching j the city from the south, and when in about two miles tro: depot, the glaring engineer saw a man in the fronted him. Just as Was in the act of blowin the man stepped trom the tack to one side opposite from that occupied by the enjineer. But asthe front of the engine got about ahout opposite the stranger he seemed to stumbie ed back on to the track just in time for the pilot ot the en- | gineer to strike him and pitch his | body head long into the ditch. The train was stopped and the - picked up and. placed Batler. h sd up by men and hence was killed instantly by the blow from the en- His neck rm bod caboose gine. aiter heari averdict e: above facts. the cause ot I D the Z Cramer, a worked on the respon Adi maine srought who ap- Hawkins of the sanity. Butler by Pp dt Probate Court and wanted taken care of. Tudee Haw man 1s hav- cases | sllow- ed to go |} It appears th , i ry Cra- mer weat1 ) ownship, and after a short stay there returned to Bu ain Sunday and went to Sheriff Hanks telling him that he was sick and wanted some medicine. The Shenff started out for a doctor but before he returned Cramer left the house and was not seen after- ward by the Sheriff until his dead body was brought to the city. It was late in the af nof Sunday that this occurrec is supposed that Cramer went direct to the rail- road and s dering in that Most of those who saw the man believe him to have been of ursound mind. It is also stated that he was accustomed to drink hard at times. A post-mortem examination held over the remains Monday mora- ing by Dr. Wood, after which they were bur’ -ounty’s expense. was Balance in Treasury ot contin- gent tund Oct. 3rd 1883, $1,210 67 Amount received trom J. R. Simpson, ex-Sheritt Amount paid claiments, Br1,110 +6 374 57 Balance in Treasury $335. 55 SCHOOL DISTRICT FUND, Amt. received $4,188 58 se «6 Twp. inst. appor. 45963 58 Com. $a 4,860 23 State << ae 7.5342 55 M. K. & T. Railroad 1,338 71 Prustees $ig,690 67 tal Received, ‘© paid out, Balance in Treasir-, OLD PRalRIE TWP. FUND. Total Received, $1,358 71 Apportioned to schoo! fund, 1.358 74 Rece:ved on Prairie City road 2 i tund $67 Sg FUND, $646 Fr Tor 41 | STATE RAILROAD Total received. Paid to State, Balance in Treasury, TOWNSHIP Total received Paid Twp. Trustees $455 23 FUND, 3444 25 54 85 Balance in Tieasury $389 40 WITNKSS FEE FUND. Total received, 2337 73 “paid out 392 65 Balance in Treasury, $459 o8 COMMON SCHOOL FUND. ! Received on Principal, $S,601 05 | Paid on Loans, 7535 7° $1,065 35 5,148 4,860 = Balance in Treasury, Received on interest Apportioned Balance in ‘Treasury, The county court of Suchanan county has reduced dramshop license from $800 to $550. | 2 plowing, 16 acres of wheat, This farm ts $288 23 j situated $ miles northeast of Butler, in Shawnee township. Will be sold separate, i or alltogether at $271g or separate at $25 | and $30 per acre, cash. For particulars © callon Ben. B. Canterbury, Butler, or T esting piece of history is given in the The following very brict butinter- | ! Teon., 77Znzes ot a re- and suggests something for Chaitanoo cent date interesting thought to the student of American Biography: **In Greenville as you are the late President Andrew’ Johnsen lived, as Tatlor Alderman, legislator and President; and here he is buried the shop in which he labored as a tar- or now stands in the eastern part of the town. Justover the entrance to the shop, which is a small frame buildiz which a colored fanily pie hoard upon w almost eras vi following -*A. Johnson, A little out from the western border ot the town stands the monument of marble which marks the resting place | of ‘Andrew Johnson, President of the United St 24 The township board for Mt. Pleas- nship met thursday, and after tac V aware, letters now m. th uilor.’” } | cox for private road and appointing } commissioners to assess damages for | the same, and dismissing the petition | ot Tripp and others tor public road | On account of informality and draw-} ing warrants for their services, | board adjourned. “FOR SALE. — North half North East, East half South East, Sec. 21, Township 41, Range 30, containing t60 acres. with hous: of five | rooms, one good wel! and 100 apple trees | bearing, and ether smallfruit, including | agood peach orchard. There is 154 acres / of this landin cultivation, 40 acres ot fall | kk. Noland on the farm 27-1m. BURNS & COMPANY n offer to the public a new with each Dollars worth of Goods Purchased ticket is given entitling cach Customer to a g one of the following prizes. of them, a OneBlack Silk Dress Pattern One Ladies Sea! skin Cap, ‘One Bik. Cashmere DressPattern ee “ee One Gold “f One Bolt Muslin, ces Monday Oct. 15th, and continues until licate tickets will be t. The first five t th, when all dup placed in a box and in order drawn o ets drawn out, receive the pri nthe order Yarns, Ke, Jeans rood goods, and give full value of money. In Dress goods, Notions, Gloves, Hosiery, E Person puyir have a full line. very = ticket, Neck Wear. We a dollars worth of goods of us gets a duplicate any prices you may get any where in town in ou goods. We have still left and we will in line ot 1,000 Pairs of McClintock & Sons’ make of Ladies, Misses and Mens’ Wooleen Hose this sea- son closes them cut. We also have a full line of the Cele- brated Elkhart Knit Hose. GROCERIES, We have a full line ot all staple goods, and are the only Dry Goods House in town that exchanges for Country Pro- Butter &c., Always paying the Highest Market Prices. Ladies and Gents underwear, also Misses We havea full line in both Scarlet and White Merino and knit goods. In Hats and Caps, Gents shirts, Ties, Col- lars, Cuffs &c., We carry a full line. We represent the Scarritt Carpet Co. of St. Louis, can save you trom making duce Eggs, and Chileren. and carry a full line to select from and 5 cts. to 25 cts. per yard. Call and see us before purchase. Remember for every do lars worth vou buy from us cither For Cash Or you are entitled to 2 ticket allowing vou an equal show fer Trade, one of our fine gifts. Burns & 60, is now receiving in car lots, for the fall trade, BAIN WACONS RACINE SPRING WACONS, TOP BUCCIES. CASSIDY SULKY PLOWS BAKER SPRING PRESSORE GRAIN DRILLS, BUCKEYE PLANTER SHOE DRILLS, BARBED WIRE, CIDER MILLS. ST. JOHN SEWING MACHINES, Wood and Iron Pumps, and a FINE LINE OF HARDWARE, IRON. STEEL, NAILS, WAGON WOODWORK, Etc. R. R. DEACON, BUTLER iC).