The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 2, 1884, Page 1

cin, ned and : —————e WILLIAM D. KELLEY. HON. kin fed the Oldest Member of Congress = in age and service. and A BBIEF SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. — In our last week’s issue we pave a Mportraitot the youngest member of 4 ongress, and as a sequel, we give —~ Bis week an exceflent likeness ot “Aihe oldest member of the house, the Hon. Wm. D. Kelly, ot Philadel- Mr. Kelly was born at Philadel- phia April 12th, 1814, and is there- forenearly seventy years of age. Hereceived a very thorough En- gish education and begun life as a poolereader in a printing otfice in native citv. Aftera tew lathis.capacity he became an ap- ence in a jewelry establishment, {; QHaving learned the trade he remov- tk Bed to Boston where he worked five ae years.asajourneyman jeweler; he then returned to Philadelphia and jybegan the study of law and in the, e of time entered the protession odevoting himself to various lit- pursuits. Mr. Kelly was twice elected Pros- Gecuting Attorney of the city and i) county of Philadelphia. and served lor ten years as Judge of the Court Common Pleas of that city ;was a gate to the National Republican avention at Chicago in 1860, and of Lincoln's heartiest supporters . He became the Republican candi- pe ite for the Thirty seventh Congress @ Bind was elected, and has been ; ‘i years re: turned consecutively every term lunce his first election, by aver age majority of about ten thousand over his Democratic opponent. ¢ f Mr. Kelly has been and still is a *fenspicuous figure in our national Legislature. his utterances com- manding a prestige consistant with an tislong service and varied ex- Petience in public lite. His featest ambition is to continue doring life in his present positien as fepresentative from Philadelphia, and his constituenc y will no doubt : accord him this honor. 3 South Mt. Pleasant. Farmers are about done husking essrs. Chas. Chenot and Dave} land two young chaps from ir Co., Ul, are visiting in ad the pleasure of partaking ck dinner and a turkey sup- } gPron Christmas day. On the sane | Baty we witnessed a friendly scuffle, | between a tather and son, the old | gentleman being 68 of i Prtile the A Reeably Man co years We son 18 32 w to urprised sul Victorious, and app his be Ed you will have aiter to ayto A up at St ot Al i Ze Badgley’ t-huw > ba visit. » Mr. Pleasant is a hard } tin the ¥ fields Wertco) 60 bushels per acre. Beion of com, as ma | stances and testimony taken to bind THE LEABO TRAGEDY. The Evidence at the Prelimiary Trial Sufficient to Bind the Prisoner Over. | MOB VIOLENCE THREATENED. The preliminary trial of John T. | Leaho, charged with the murder of his wife the particulars of which | | were fully set torth in the Times | last week, was held at Walnut last | Wednesday and Thursday. | i There were no new developments | of particular importance other than wvere contained in our last weeks statement. The Justice before | whom the trial took place found suf- | ficient evidence in the circum-| Leabo over to await the action of the Gr-end Jury. Sheriff Hanks conveyed the prisoner to the Neva- da jail for sate keeping. There was considerable feeling existing at Walnut and in the vicini- ty from the time Leabo was arrested till his trial was over and he was re- moved from the county. On the night prior to his trial a strategic effort was made to get Leabo out ot the Butler jail for the purpose of hanging him no doubt, | but the firmness of Shenff Hanks and his advisers prevented such pro- When the ceedings. prisoner was taken to Walnut the next day for trial it was necessary for the Sheriff to organize a strong posse to protect him ard prevent a mob taking the law in their own hands. Threats to ‘thang him’? were loud and numerous but there was no or- ganized effort made. The people are disposed to deal harshly with murderers, now, since Bates county courts and juries are inclined to deal so lightly in administering justice upon such criminals, The body ot Mrs. Leabo was exhumed Friday by the tnstructions of the Prosecuting At- torney, Mr. Francisco, and another and thorough examination made of the bruises on the throat There are some very sad features to this very sad affair other than the more death of Mrs. Leabo and _ the imprisonment ot her — husband charged with her murder. The | mother of the prisoner, an old lady, | overcome with the charge her son, became ill shortly after his | arrest, and died on Friday morning, against | the same day he was sert to Neva- da. Mrs. Yoakum, the mother of the murdered or suicided lady, as | the case may be. is lying quite sick at her home in Kansas. The fright- | ful shock ot her daughter’s death was } very severe on her feeble condition, | und it was reported once that she, too, was dead, but the Times is hap- BUTLER, MISSOURI, iC WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2) ase Badgley & Gipson, We will give special prices on BOOTS & SHOES, \ Wishing You Alla Ve wish to state we are still at the front with our usual tine stock of fine and medium priced FOR SIXTY DAYS, | As we mustreduce our stock tor other Goods. Weare al ys Top on Produce. Pa; the F'urniture. HOUSEHOLD DECORATIONS. We have just secured the two large display rooms west of our old room in Opera Block, besides a large ware house which we have filled chuck full of Furniture. Our UNDERTAKER’S DEPATMENT, is complete. Hearse furnished free. WM. E. WALTON, Opera House Building, Butler, Mo. Buy Your Harness and Saddles McFARLAND BROHERS, AT BUTLER, AND OF McFARLAND BROS & MILLS, aoe ae Se, ae Sees my «a= B'E' We ir T y IN SYNDICATE BLOCK. A beautiful imported nioss rose china tea set will be given away with one box of matchless baking powder to the person drawing the lucky num- ber placed oposite kis or hername. The Tea Set consists of 56 pieces, Baking Powder warranted equal in qualityty to the best in the ket. No Humbug, Call and see it. ‘ 4 nets HIGHEST PRICE FOR FRESH PRODUCE. | | Competition is no bluff to ue. t We al- ways meet the closest prices, HOLIDAY coops| Are coming. Remember our place is on the South Side, Green Front. | . B. LEWIS THE 3! Boss Livreyman Has opened a NEW STAB LE, One block west of OPERA HOUSBR, | His Buggies are New His Teams Fresh and Spititec and arges are reasonable. CALL AND SEE HIM. py to announce that the report was untrue. i FOUND AT LAST. { Marsh’s Throat and Lungs isthe Go den Right Remedy. ter and cold recov- |\H.V, PE | BaByY Balsam for the Tv Tey 7D NTZALR DEALER IN FURNITUR. 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