The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 30, 1884, Page 4

| j i } | — | INION- 3UTLER WEEKLY TIMES | DIFFERENCE OF OF Ee as a ie Pe MeFariana. hisen. ; | actions of Governor Crittenden. * * * The Democrat would be the last paper in the State to unjust- fellow Demorat. ~*~ * But it cannot remain the represent UiTOR AND PROPRIETOR. RMS OF SUISCRIPTION: ly assail « Ve Weery Times, published every # «# *# # ednesday, will be sent to any idaress Ee Pa omanctcl year, postage paid, tor 31.25. tiyes of its own par preves recre- UTL ee ant and tails to uphold the digmty 2 eo kee and the honor of the office to which WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 1534. the party has elected him. It does not desire in any way to wrong Gov- ernor Crittenden. But it does be- lieve that the Governor has done many foolish things that bad better been lett undone, and bas done a pumber of things that cannot be call- ed by as mild aname as ‘‘foolish.”” JOHN 0. OALHOUN- A colossal statue is soon to be erect- ed in Charleston, South Carolina, to the memory of her most distinguished son, John C. Calhoun. The work is being done in Rome, Italy, and when completed and put in place will reach a higth ot forty-five teet. A writer in the Baltsmore Sun, from Rome, seemes pleased with the happy ettect of the model, rep- resenting as st does the great South- ern statesman when in the zenith of his manhood and power. ‘The long shaggy hair, the cold, impassive, austere features delineated most all the potraites of Mr. Calhoun, re- him, and the Demucratic over the State have almost mously deserted him because of this.’’—-Sedalia Democrat!. papers This is a very plain hint that w defend Governor Crittenden because he 1s a Democrat. Just so, and we arise to plead guilty to the Whose duty is it to defend Demo- cratic Officials tacks of the Radi ocratic allies, but the true, unflinch- charge. in als and their Detn- presented him inthe winter ot lite, ing Democratic press? And pray when disapointment fell heaviest | tel] what is our duty it it is not to upon him, and not as he stood ih the | gtand by our chosen leaders in time prime and grace of his Senatorial } of battle. career. Governor Crittenden may have Few public men have been misun- | committed somé errors during his derstood as was John C. Calhoun. and yet, tew will live in history as administration—and what Governor has not—but he has done nothing to bright. Feared while living, 1m] merit the condemnation, the slurs death he will be revered and honored | and the personal thrusts that have as long as there is left a tongue to| been showered upon him by such proclaim the true sentiment of 1ndi-| veteran members ot the family as vidual liberty, and the dearest rights ot Sovereign States. Perhaps. he may have carried the doctrine farther than it was expedient or desired at the time, but he saw through the veil of the future an impending conflict—an the Democrat, and a few others, who have dropped by the wayside not hrave enough to face the enemy, and not manhood to turn their back upon personal grievances for the sake ot their cause. enough irrepressible conflict as it was after- It 1s asserted that Goverror Crit- wards termed—and he chose to} tenden has lowered the dignity of test the question as to whether this| the Executive office, and that be was a Goyernment of Independent | «pas betrayed the trust imposed in States as he interpreted it to be un-| him.” Such language would do der the Constitution, or whetier upon the otherhand, it was as his adversaries maintained, a Govern- ment of individuals, recognizing no tines between the State and Federal authoritics. No impartial historian wall ques- tion Mr. Calhoun’s sincerity, or his devotion to the principies of the Constitution as ne understood them credit to a Repubhcan paper, but it does dishonor to a Democratic jour- nal posing itselt as the organ of Cen- tral Missouri Democracy. Without further comment upon this point, we | callon the Democrat tor proof to convince us wherein the dignity and honor of Missouri have been tarnish- | ed, or 4 single trust ot her people be- | trayed by any act or decd of Thos. | Dat | | with tavor upon any criticisms by the H | Democratic press upon the official lthespring 1s quite probable. Add to | ' this another worthy institution, the He has betrayed the trust mposed in | unani- | nst the wanton at- | } among the most worthy institutions of | , - ~ : ao “The Butler Tres does not look | the city and county. It isnow crowd | ed to its utmost, and an addition in Butler Business College. from whose | advertisment published page in to-days Times,the re on der can glean a more perfect knowledge. We have t the southwest. and the finest Opera m house house—built a year ago-—-between St. Louis and Der. Our busi ness houses are mainly built of brick, | our streets partly macadamiz well paved, and our people ! prising and hospitable. Four Electric lamps light the en- | tire city trom th on the dome ot the court Al of | house. | proposition to put in a system | water-works and gas is being serious- | in} i ly considered by our people, and | all probability will be accepted. | Four newspapers. including the | H Times, keep the public in a turmoil, | and enlightened on all subjects. The city of Butler 1s builded upon j high ground. trom which it c dir seen tor ten miles in’ any Mound Branch, a considerable creek, | } runs within a mile cast and south, ; and the Miami, another and larger stream traverses the couatry four miles west, the two coming together | five miles south of the city. It we have not answered all | enquirer wants to know, we would be pleased to try again if desired. ! our “THE COURT HOUSE RING.” A correspondent in the Republé- ; can calls upon the editor of that pa- per to enlighten the public upon cer- tain trumped up charges against the management of the county affairs. OF course the editor didn’t respond because he never goes to. the house to fird out anything, but takes lank, who | ! court his cue from the phantic about the public crib. like spised rat he manutacturing hes for the small pittance ct a satisfy syco- sneaks the tale be er de- is, few the cravings and ravings ot the frantic Radical mob that propels the illegitimate publica- tion of the Bates County Repuddi- can. i It requires no expert to point out dimes, to { | | another | and t enter- | relevated position | | point to ' OUR RAILROAD INTERESTS. turn up in telation to our new rail road projects But have. in a mess ure. waited in vait Vest f > United Stares Senate in! are the n arrowing of the channel It is reported with. perhaps, some 157 the river, so as to prevent the degree of authent . that forces a ae posits of sediment along its hang, ' publishes an he copatiqin are collected near Mound wi aad the censtruct Of dikes (city, Kansas. to commence work on | 2 “Count of acquittal of James {reclaim the millions « acreaia the Emporia road between that place Nutt, at) Pittsburg Pensvivania. | subject to overflow. : See i 17. for the got Dukes. the man . f ce and Pleasanton, so soon as favorable ‘ Springfield Zxfress: The how : daver demen, ne betrayed bis sister and murder- Gov Pes , . I Wty, ather dawns. i : a 3 7OV. clips staunch trends RP ace oe have dered his father. We believe the ! ‘i Uhrogg, whom Mr. ace esents. have { out the State will take said they intend to bunid the road {of the movement to make him G aS i 7 trom Pleasanton to Walnut, but Fred Douglass has married aj ernor again. Hes the choice there is noth new to this effect: young white woman out of one of | large odds for that high position ; so tar as we have been able to ascer ; the departments at W ushington. | more voters than any other men thy tain. As to the road being extended to Butler there exists no more evidence to-day than we had three months best and mogt intelligent p ago. It the time ever comes when Appteton Tribune; The improve- | Goy, Phelps will uot only make 4 the parties building the road west | ments made in the mechanical de- | yace, but will receive a much trom Pleasanton, and those contem- plating the branch cast from that Walnut, secure sufficient monied construct a trunk line then Butler can certainity, provided she enough, to get the far as we know, there tangible yet developed in the organi- zation of the proposed St. Louis & Emporia About the only conclu- ston bearing upon its face the truth of certainty, which the Tiw arrive at, is that Bates county's rail- road interests at the present tangled and consolidate interests to both ways, with some yim hope, shows But, road, so 1s are, summing up, in a most doubtful condition. —_____. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Epiror Times:—Will yon please publish to the public how much the City of Butler, has expended in paying for notices given to dif- ferent parties im the city to build sidewalks in the last six months, and how many new sidewalks have been built in the city during the last six months. You will also please explain to your readers what benefit the city derives from different ordi- nances passed by the Honorable Town Board, and then failing, to ex- ecute the same. Tax-PAavEn. Butler, Mo., Jan. 25th, 1884. ist. The cost of notifying per- sons to put down sidewalks, atter an ordinance requiremg the same has been passed, forthe period ef six the skulking vampire who wrote in the Republican. His in the Tr name once sinan unhkal- to be. Nor will any competent per- | T. Crittend i | son deny him a place in the firt The chief trouble with the Demo- | rank otf statesmen. Thoroughly | ¢ra¢ and the other papers in the | educated in the State who take such delight in pounc- | ing upen the Governor at every science of govern— ment, he brought to the considera- tion of ali questions pertaining there- | op the aspiring American youth. He | °. o to | kins down for $249,50, and would appeared lowed connect We (know well enough what he hopes to accomplish by his ability to make falsehoods, and we dontt not it will win, for the | whole crowd is as one man in senti- months past. is $150 all told. 2nd. and there which we can not now Compute, t authorized and built by the city du- | named, is that put | ting the period down on Pine street from Main to the ceicais en PRA eo | 5 z | Helcomb property on the eastern ‘ : ay ee e portunity, is because they have sut- |mentupon the question at issue. | iii oF ; ! gi ee aes to a ripeness of thought and judge- fered some disappointmest m not] We oniy wait a better opportuni | pees pee conora ur | tg thie nent attained by ceasless study, and having their abilities and claims ful | ty to fic our’ Dattenes upon this. | sidewalk oniy 300 feet remains which Supported by an.ind as brilliant in ly tecognized im his numerous ape | (ReiWworslOr DEbHGa cow ade | has not been paid for by the prop- eee reation us it was massive in| pointments, trom time to time. Per- | SDis-“smartaleck’ iihenke Henge) Bonar: | — " { sonal enmity is at the bottom of the | found a mares nest in the warrarts | 3d. We presume the city derives oth m pubhe and private life, | ws Nos ee es = 5 z “| no benetit from ordinances adop Bsc : pP : +) war on Governor Crittenden. Tie | issued by the County Court to. the | 4 »pted | Se eae ape MAN In- | same or similar feeling has existed | various officials as so much salary | and not enforced. However, we | deed, in this respect his life could against other Governors. but not till | Fea KG lake He parc R Hes | know of no ordinances that have he set up as a verv correct model tor id it fi ~ Seader cc e Fs [been adopted and not entorced | now did it find a leader ready | | i The Times has been waiting lawyer and politician, died in St. are expected to attend the Mise. patiently for something definite to Lours on the 22nd inst. atthe mpe | pi River Convention, and | nothing | Aside from a few pieces or | gaps here -e only sidewalk | Samuel T. Glo nguish nton Advocate: 1,000 de! to come of age of 71 years. Mr. Glover was a iSt Louis, next month, Among 4 important matters to be dise _ prominent candidate against George 3 Aue Dron verdict a just and righteous one. Proper gy, link | between the Freedmen ot the South } will again require his eflicrent % Vices, is potent to the minds of he Thus the connecting is forged | c2n be named, and that. the Sry and the Abolitionists of the North. | partment of the Butler Times, (Chas. T. MecFarland’s paper,) mendable. He has added ery to his office by which he | abled to cut and paste his eight page | paper in the latest and approvedstyle. Also the work of issuing the Times is expedited by late improvements. | NEIGHBORHOOD MOTES. | posts | Bohver Herald: The peach pros- pect in this county, so far us we have heard, 1s destroyed for the coming season. majority than he got in 1876, or indications remarkably deg th is com- are machin- | tive. Joplin Herald: A few days a half dozen of the ragged and little girls that can be seen on streets every day sen ping peanuts, onions, soap and othe articles that ornament the oy of grocery — encampmeny collected in the alley back ot a saloo, Their antics attracted the attentys of passers on the cross street. ‘The were fluttering around an old bo is en almost Nevada Democrat: We are in-| tike birds around a snake. An in- formed that Dr. J. W. Lansdown, | vestigation showed the cause‘of they late ot Butler, but at present one of | hillarious gymnastics to have bees! Nevada’s citizens is making arrange- | founa in some beer kegs and bottle ments to remove his elegant Butler | stacked back of the saloon. The Drug House to this citv. stale beer had been drained off ani Songftield Express: A young} drank until all were tipsy and they man named C. B. Yoachum, living | closed the love feast by filling sp 10 miles southwest of this city, it is | several bottles, taking them along reported, a few days since, while la-| for home consumption. One littk boring under a severe attack of love- | orf was so drunk that she had to be sickness, made an ineffectual attempt { led home by a companion. Wher at suicide. is the W. C. T. U? Chnton Democrat: sixty-six out of the eighty-one organized counties in Kansas, on May 1, 1881, there were 708 saloons. Now these Ia FOR THE FARMERS. A Correspondent Write~ About Gras. are reduced to 313. These figures Roads Ete. are gleaned from 4 report of the Kansas State Temperance Uvion. Epiror Ties :—1 think our peo ple of Bates county are neglecting their interest m not devoting mor Appleton Journal : Corn drop- | ped to thirty centsagain this week, i and, as a natural consequence, but time, money and study to increasing jhitte bas been brought to market | their tame grasses and improving 'durmg the past few days. But it | their live stock «1 will also say tha our county road question is one of | no small interest, and in a lan ; will not be long unul the price will | be up again. Is Appleton Journal: Ss {has broke out in some parts of the | gushing condition. High tariff, tariff for revenue, and irlet fever country, and our people will do | no tarff at all, are momentous quer well to “guard against its intro- | tions, deserving ot thought &e., but ; duction in this city. Lt is a dreadtul i aman owning a scrub cow, with ne ina town like this} grass, living ona bad road, should reflection on subjects that should enter into hit disease, and would cut a wide swath. save some of ie time tor Odessa Herald: a dispatch in the Kansas City 77mes | | Tt appears trom | dailv lite more than they do I feat in all | seasons, and in seasons of short com There are sea the rain that Joe Shelby has been indicted in Tame grasses are desirable Daviess county on two complaints. Joe says it is for carrying concealed | crop are myaluable, sons in all countries when | Weapons. He was capiased in both | head the crusade. Governor Crit \ zi There are two special ordinaices ets : = re -|make the taxpayer believe that |. 5 = caSES, ¢ ave 4 o alli sufficient to raise a com was educated for a priest, but fortune si ERs as eee k pay : in existance, requiring sidewalks put | C29°S+ and gave bonds to appear. | fallis not suffic h a . — say De Atamount went to that 9 officer ie : Lamar Democrat: Carpente ¢ | crop, vet enough to make a good changed the path of his life, and he trifle unpopular now, but the tribu gee Gteeivat? aye cal fac : down on Broadway and Highstreets. 4am at: arpenter of | hofHiehe ens Feri z ‘ * . t u- ‘extra’, y e fa OF] Se: ce z ‘the 2 i ec Stans . | growth of timothy for hay, a became no less a politician than a| pal of public opimion is otten tardy. | the business is only $14.50, of the} which have not yet been carried out | the Patriot, has heen writing some # P, ; : og cd he z Ree : = : ie nes s é +50. ie; 2 "ery se sle letter wisleane 2 giass fc alland winte statesmen. The many virtues of | however sure. in arviving at _a_ver-| amount went to Mr. J eh ak }to the letter In this matter the | very sensible letters to leading poli- | blue grass for ‘ 2 his character and life were epitomiz- | dict, and it may be sever: vears be- : t .| Council has simply shown a httle | Uelans. The sage of the Patriot | S- ‘ ed in the simplicity : : y several | Ss be- | fee, while the balauce goes to indi- | é i = eyes GooU aivice Hades ‘e and| Now can any of your readers give din the simplicity ot his daily con-| tore the people ot Missouri tully ; aie jleniency, which it bad a perfect | ® BORE AE VICE ARG SENS SalC oAne f duct. To appreciate such a man i : k ( agen | ee ee 8S | ight to de j sound to follow it | os ae acoonint Ot ohicene a we x b - : preciate the work ot the man who t r attendi o rt i certain | x » dO, j . a . * a a re 1 any 4 fully his lite should be Cataroe ees for attending court in certain | Barton County Léberal: ‘There | ere of growing any of the tame now holds the responsible position aneous with our own. of Governor | criminal cases. The 7rébune,anew seven col-! Is it necessary to compare is one paver published in Bates Co., | Srasses. : Suhee Proceed next te E Starke. | . ater wei 4 : \ Atthe North, John C. Calhoun ‘i ‘i R J. St eee ‘inn pane hinaae ance | t2< 4tecord, that 1s conducted upon | the greater weight and price of 1m si _ oa — County Clerk, who is accused of ac- poe Pat nap aCe ste appearance: |: aC ; | proved cattle to the unimproved was hated and dispised as the great Saoge nae i é A | in Appleton City, published and ed correct principles. Its editor is not | PT? Ae “Nulifyer.” the champion of the | LER cepti a w or Z $50 as | cond iy shal. “deena qcuecs Pcik | afraid to open its columas to an | Stock to show the truth of the theory : So . } a roR T is: 7, * ; pa S salary to ate. re z > | < { at 2 * ric fford extreme view of State Sovereignty. Eprror Timrs: Will you please | —_ = ee i ee It was CoBb Ask! Busteee : . | honest infidel. Unhke the church | that ‘none but the rich, can a When, upon _ this quesuon Mr. | 2 ve in your next issue a brief de- | ior filing the assessment list. It | as = t | tickling Republican, itis tov inde- | t Tatse the scrub. If it is neceay cath & : “* | scription of Butler. its location. pop- | anybody about the Repwdlican ot- jmost liable to achieve success, | 8 ae 7 how the hgures, some of oot Calhoun figured so conspicuously be- | ulation etc. By s fee 2 ares nets Z 3 NM iriead Goth S Maes | pendent and too high-toned to mis- | TY to Show the hgures, so ; g e = y so doing. you will) fice thinks Mr. Starke has lied about | i¢nd Cobb has done wise tn launch- | > 5 | feeders would oblige the balance of tore the country during _ his | conter a great favoron myself and x _ ; 5 io |INg the Tribune as an Independent represent Preethinkers and deny Meee rs would oblig e = > a sine . me i ne u as: ~ pe § oo ‘oie wy t . |" . ek - ey ine i 5} per tong career in the Senate, all New | ™any others in this section. i Seige eee ee hee | jomrial 4 ie piece oe | them a hearing. The Record is one | 59° kinen by recounting his ei England looked oo ne Seipccermen | here tendered a special invitation to |} in politics, rere is a field bi oeds “ng! oked upon him as worse Oxfor = — i a z aa | tor a strict. aggressive Inde 1 of our tavored exchanges. sini x chan x traitor. | Oxford Ind., Jan. 25th. call at the office of the Clerk and! a eens Sper ive But a half century} ‘as Wrought a mighty change upon he subject for which the “hero of | ler has a popwation of about satelite palmetto forest’’ devoted his live, thrifty, mtelligent people. It fe. Though a bloody war has been | 1 the county-seat of Bates ees tought, and the followers of Calhoun | OM€ Of the VERY BEsT counties in the went down in defeat, the principle State agriculturally, and the rest | stil survives as the most cardinal is in the quantity of its coal production | ® Yeature of the Constitution, so recog- a et Be srcentncpest of tee sized by the highest tribunsl in the S.ate Commissioner of Labor | iand a and another to be erected in the = spriag, besides one tor the colored | Hon. B. G. Boone, of Henry county, stated to a reporter at Jet- terson City, a tew days ago, that Maj- Salmon would, without doubt, be a candidate for Governor. We fake this as pretty reliable authority | tt Cal. Boone is reported correctly. public school buildings, and talk of athird, as the present ones are j crowded beyond their capacity. H In addition to the public schools ! Butler i ! Certainly, sir. with pleasure. But- | Count the same. boty’s questions we come to that of | | books of the County i they are always has been paid any county official with- out due process ot law. tistics. We have seven churches, | & the Democracy of Bates County of preferred creditors, and failing to People, who also have a separate | do it we publiciy brand you as school. There are two large brick | liar, a vilityer and a sianderer of | ; honest men. } «! . i + feasts of an Academy as | Rotvery harmoncous. just now. Lastly in the chain of this busy— w preterred creditors-’’ Go to the Treasurer— open tor inspection— nd find ove dollar @f vou dare that In the name e challenge you to prove the charge | paper in St. Clair county, and if the Tribuue proceeds judiciously it wil! | Vile Zepee 1s authority for the state- in as # newspaper enterprise. Hon. Samuel A. Riggs has been Hannay, of tue Versailles Gazette. nominated by tne Democrats ot second Congressional district of Kan- only Sas, to succeed Mr. Haskeil. dec ed. the We reckon this cant be **But- | Jers Sam’? who has had the fires of Who stands a show otf being elected. office rekindled in his bosom and has | one over into Kansas tu have them ature. = ; quenched. private secretary of some gentleman one of the leading citizens of Clinton, | have thought a people can show 48 —— | Mo... Week betore last. the Democrat | been Zz i of this city was chiefly devoted to. without ever having a calf. and | the claims of Maj. Salmon upon the Strangest part ot allis that the moth— Sed In consideration of the road ques ia Democrat: von |tion Tbave but to appeal to every js | Man in the county to hear me out , assertion that the present system Are the people of Bates Mr. - Bro. Join A. Bashaw tliat tia case | 1s taulty. will be his private secretary. The | salisfied to endure such roads, dav téeret ix that Mec. Hasan after day and year after year. I 54 at Mr. 2 zg : “| hardly think so, but 1t we do, we cat shouldn’t have arranged to be the | hardly think so, but st f a3 ! calculate to loose much, by wear ane | tear on teams and vehicles. Next 3 i neat tarms nothing is more pleasing i = a i i to the stranger who comes among US oS than good, well graded roads, Sedalia Democrat: Major that he has a cow that has} much respect for themerivinel i 4 ore: 2 « vy iving milk tor several years | keeping well ordere d roads, as they | can show in the pardonable pride tor the | fe é : | having nice county towns, charches be i i \&c. We need lively, public spirited The Republi in this Si ar Governorship. Last week it was all er of this celebrated cow never had | action. Can it be started or not? € Kepuolicans in this State are | tor Gen. Marmaduke. Whyfore Seal Cig nd , this di simulation. : scientific minds. This is a new subject for! { A. Hamitton-