The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 27, 1884, Page 5

HE COUN RY’S PATAER. Washington’s Birthday Celebrat- ed inthe Pablic Schools. _ OF FEBRUARY THE Friday 0! last week week, the 2znd ot Februaty. was the 152nd, anniversary of George Washingtor?’s pirth first. President of the United States. and Father of his Country. with all Americansts the reverance tor George Washingt tant day from his birth, the aad death 1s kept in all parentaily termed the So universal lesson of us grand life memory dear, and honored by ages and conditions ot people. Some time sicce Prot. Starr of the Butler public schools, conceived the idea of introducing a new and. origi- nal feature in the mode of celebrat- ing the gand ot February, and with his corps of efficient teachers, took ssary steps in all the depatments looking to that end. Learning of the proposed exercises “LIMES representative was actailed to visit the schools on that day and report the same for the benefit of the pub- nece: a lic. The west side school was the first ‘taken in.’ The arrangements in each department indicated that exer- cases of special moment were to take place. The little fellows, and old- er ones too, seemed on their p’s and q's waiting for their turn to come. The exercises were of a varied and interesting character, some ot them eliciting great laughter. Es- pecially was the latter the case in one of the primary departments, where six or eight little girls dressed im Martha Washington fashion pre- sided as.a board of school directors to hear the application of a young school-marm who desired to teach the district school for the ensuing term. The proceeding was novel and successfully carried on, result- ing in ‘‘bringing down the house.’” At the east side school the pro- gram was none the less interesting. Each department was neatly decor- ated, and in some of them larger por- traits of Washington, his wite, and ot the tamily were tastely suspended from the walls, while on the black- boards appeared mottoes, maps and drawings cf various kinds appropri- ate tor such an occasion. ‘The pro- recita- | In famil- gram consisted in singing, tions and rhetorical exercises. the first and third rooms the “My Country tis ot The’”’ Flags jar song: was rendered in good — style. and banners were profusely suspend- the ed here and there over rooms, presenting a novel and patriotic sight. The most noticeable feature to the visitor upon entering the — pri- mary department of Miss wade was Three pu- pils occupied each desk, showing its crowded condition. | conclusively the need of more school room. While other departments are not so crowded as this one, thev are neverthelss too full. In the higher departments the | s given over to recitations on his wite Martha, intersperced with anec- dotes appropriate to the occasion. entertain- time w: the virtue of Washington and The entire program ing and reflected credit on the teach- ers as well as the pupils participating | was in the exercises. Too much can not be said favorable to Prof. Starr his assistants, tor the splendid decip- | depart Their | tasks are hard and require much study The most difficult question now and here- and lin enforced in the various H ments of our public schools. and labor to be pertormed. i atter to be met. is how to manage | the over crowded schocl reoms | without imparing the general | good. Tothe observer who visits the school it is apparent that additional room is necessary. and the problem arises shall Butler have another school building or additions te the old ones. NOTEs. The aggregate monthly salaries of the teachers in the Butler public schools, toot up $475.0°- The average number ot scholars during the month 1 478, et which number 436 is the averige attend- ance. To indicate the disciphne with which Prot. Starr and is apprep' hers tes tex bis ma », this item that at this dis- | j ite which, we During the #fth month of the school ' year of 1883, there were 638 cases of the tardi while s during sa month of this year 1884. there was only 134. 2 difference of 504- Of the entire at the various schools only 21 er 16 years olk THE JAIL QUESTION. irem An Interesting Communication Summit Township | Eprror Times: Hanly Clark one lof Summits’? best batchelor boys. | has steped across the line of single | blessedness, and is trying the reality | of married life. Ele was sly but cu- | pids dart is powertul. We have tew more good old batches. vet in Summit. New, who comes rext? Mr. B. B ship is going extensively into the breeding ot blooded stock, and will, Biystatt, of this town- if we judge by the way he manages other things, make it a grand suc- cess. A Sunday school has been organ ized at the Centra! or Innis’ school house, with Mr. Bigstaff superin- | tendent. The Sunday school at the Redmon :chool house, which closed until after the winter months were past, will commence again in a short time. Mr. B. has been its superin- tendent the past two years. We noticed in last that the jail question will be submitt- ed to the people of tnis county again the 29, day April. We pleased to learn that we would get another chance to have a new jail. Now of course aS Summit people are almost unanimously mm favor « a new jail, if it cost $15,000, which has been shown before. There some, doubtless, in the county who would not look on anything from th: weeks papers of were is his part of county favorable toward a new jail, as an indication to be submitted again that the proposition to the people, is a reasonable one. We want it distinctly understood that we ave decidedly in favor of the new jail, and also the reasons why. In the first place we nced onc he- | cause we haven’t) one in which a prisoner can be kept with si fety without keeping them c ally guarded. Secondly we are in favor of the new jail because, with the present one, prisoners have to be kept m other counties, which with the expense of keeping and conduct- ing them to and from other entails a large expense on the peo- pie of this county vhich, ini in a vert few years would build us 2 good jail. Thirdly, trom the state- ment ot propo yn there is ne cessity for alarm onthe part of any { one, that if the question carries there | will be a chance for us to have a 20.000 jail tion ot the county 1s only, something \ over $7,000,000 which at the rate named would not raise only very little over $10,000. So 1f we -vere inclined to be timid there is In the fourth place we it nothing yet scare us off. are in favor of hecause we see other counties around us with good jails, and they buitt them while | heavaly burdened with railroad and other tax, and we think Bates coun- ty much more prepared and a to have a good jail than some bie of the counties around. Fifthl,, we are e the old trap we the new jail be tstiin on of have and call aj reputation of the people Bates county, and don’t show anythiug toward enterprise And last of all let us hive forever stop the mu tion and bear in stopping that, we siop ever recani: expense of an electic others name people atul believe it will uot be inderstood we will just go on : waess as usual i benefits of our treasury and thereby rob ourselves and families. Now jail question wil! « one ao us a favor by enhkg Il farm forsale. ‘quire of T. W. Critps. WORSE AND MORE OF IT That **Seandal and Poverty’’ Story —Roberts vs. Martin. INTERESTING STATEME "S- two weeks age the Tres shed a few facts as it understood xist, under the captic of **scandal and poverty, reflecting seriousiv upon Alford Roberts, a arried man with a large tamily of to visit Buoy’s with him occasior } taking always a tble—barrell shot gun. This is a nasty, affecting two large tamil The AIMES would not pubish it were it that that notin hopes those pon whon } ti condu heir mo > Same time having a st better effect o! fnghtning awav from suct bs o such paths of whose j A slight rest on this subject is cri others propensities may lead in thal tion. tthe Times longs for. this city,and a Mrs. Martin, also the mot evera! children who in consequence ox her conduct have suffered greatly not only in want for | suitable cloths and a mothers care gener but it was the ect CAUSE, | as the tather alleges, of driving one of the children, a little boy, insane. Feeling agrieved over the state- ment Roberts called on the Times, his statement be given in our next issue. This the Ti to, remember denied the story and asked that s readily agreed and its readers doubtless reading it last Wednesday. The Times was in hopes the state- ment made by Roberts would end the matter, but instead of that it has only served to kick up additional trouble and elicit new and more ag- details. Now comes | grivating ward woman, and asks that he be al- lowed to speak in reply to Roberts, whom he looks upon as the destroy- er of his domestic peace and happi- | } \ | YZ PS IN"! 4 MP PAESSASSNMY! / Hon Joseph C. S. Blackburn French Martin, husband of the way- a The Coming Senator from Ken- tucky and Successor to Cero Gordo Williams. Hon. Joseph C. 3. Blackburn. WELL PLEASED’ Marsh's Go den Blood a ie 1s a Delightfal F & Liver Toa- i Liver Tonic Mo., “T have used Marsh’s Golden [ioc Liver Tonic tor ce , and foun deligh a Ryan Mo- effective remedy. A. line, Ils-, bree bottles ot Marsh's Golden Bloed & Liver Tonic cured me ot a bad Sorat 2 Kidney trouble. | tis an uneq od pe r.?—(W. Brown Denver, Col. E Marsh’s Golden Blood and Liver Ton- ic the great Blood Liver Kidney Stomach and Howel corrector, and Marsh's Gol- the and are for H den Balsam. Throat Lung medicin: by J- shew & Co., Druggist’s, Butler | Large bottles 5o cents and $1. famous sale Special Election Notice, Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order made at February ‘Term of our County Court, of Bates’ County, Special Election will be held at the vari- ous voting }reciacts of Bates County, on Tuesday, the zgth day of April, 1584, for the purpose ot voting the specific tax of fittee cents on the one hundred dol- lars, on assessed valuation of ali the taxa- ble property insaid county, on the first day of June, 1883, tor the purpose of building anew county jail at the county seat, The cost ot which shall not ex- ceed $10,000. Witness my hand and official seal, this [Sear] 19th day of February, 1884. 12 4t R, J. Starke, Uounty Clerk. a| been 76—200 acres three miles from to 135 acres in cultivation, balance timber, new zood wells attording an abundance ot wat- er, good hard of bearingtrees. Land ot excellent quality Money To Loan M. Pucke x 4 an Shav Mhey ave aneat Fred Der. Barber Will give you a neat shave, shampoc jhair-cut. | He keeps none but experiences |barbers. Will also grind razors. Sat taction guaranteed. Rooms north side square County Maps Fr Sale. We have five late county maps tor $2, oo each. Times Orrice 258tt Dissolution Notice. | The partnership heretofore | t existing [under the firm name of R. J. Hurley & Co., at Butler, Mo., Rich Hill, Mo., Walnut, Mo, and Adrian, Mo., has bee: dissolved by mutual consent, and ha succeeded by the R. f. Hurley |Lumber Company, who will continue hale lumber business at the same places, {assuming all liabilities and collécting al! outstanding accounts of the old firm. R. J. Hervey, Butler, Mo., Feb. 13, 1884. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to the late firm ot R. J. Hurley & Co., are requested to come forward and settle same either by cash or note, as we wish to close up the old business a» soon as possible. J. Hurry toumsen Co Butler, Mo., Feb. 13, 1884. 13 ness. i S ye a sides : LAH ae Disposed to ol all sides tO | who will succeed Senator Walliams e controversy, the Times prints the | of Kentucky, March 4, 1885, is im statement 0 artin and supplements the 46th vear of his age, kaving been LEWIS & DUDLEY. it with the testimony ot others. counties | cas the assessed valua- | to: MARTINS STATEMENT. born in W oodford county, Ky., Oc- tober 1838. Mr. Balckburn Isi, +The statement that Roberts put | commenced the practice otf law at { ago, my wite w | j lived. man as ever | away ac work I to my house anda tried to induce her | afterwards jomed the st witih money to go off with him. He | told as good a citizen as there is | in | Butler, that he ran atter her six } months before she finally consented lio go withhim. My wife first left | last June and was gone about two weeks and then returned. I told her she could stay providing she let Roberts alone, which she proin- jised to do. After she came back he | wrote and told her that he had got | $400 from land suld in) Kentucky, and had sold his property here for 100, and that he would be ready to ith her about August roth it Sne didn’t leave W she hadn't cagne back. j see bins any more till the pth of July, | t and arranged to leave next dav. My wite left and went out to the Miami and staved with ber father Levi Buoy. Roberts went back and forth to see her, stat- that ne [had got her where he could see her and [ couldn't help myself, and that The peo- ing to parties at he ume, he was paving her bo ard. ple in the neighborhood became so disgusted with the conduct of the and sent not to come in tu He had {to lay out in the woods all night once mobbing 1 two that they orgamzed Roberts a note warning him t vicinity again. : from to keep the people him. My wife is now living in Ne- ivada and Roberts visits her regular- My son became insane m Janu- 1 ; ly. ary. and upon the ac vise of physi- cians sent for my wite to come home. She cane and stayed three days, and dhave stayed Jonger but for Rob- erts telling her that it) s: did would both be indicted by the Grand She lett been Roberts stated that woul ae | Jury. and has not he house to sce me about work. Afi ings we ever bad was that I hauled except ms the deal- him and plowed one load ot sand to latter work This is all sy did for him.”” his varcen, and for the ws never pai Te the work T ev Mr. A. Jatkson a ve ry respectible ng in the neighborhood of ot farmer Buov. the father Lew ,and where as het husband ee i anew ott Be aceegs savs Roberts visite her regularly, signed, guardian of the persons and Se eee noe x Auge tate ot ‘haries Card. Rich Card, office Saturday and | Henry Card and Anne Card, heirs of partof Ma | James C. Card, deceased, has made a } just and true exhitat of the account be- g Roberts getting no- | tween himeelt and his wards and filed the tic o appear that community | same with the Probate ourt of Bates 3 : | County, and that on the first Cay of the He furthe that the en-{ next Mav term, it being the second Mon- 1 people thet section were | day of that month thereot, he intends to nes . f } f t { appiv to said court tor leave to make a! aware of the disgraceful proceedings | ginal settlement ot his guardianship ac- Pwould support what he said. | counts, andfor his discharge 4 uel Se eOeE keene : j guardian- D. T. PitcHrorp, Notwithstanding this netice ot warn- | Butler Mo. Feb., 26, "Sy. Guardia ving it is said Roberts would continue j r3-4t- * before the people last week is false. | Lexington Ky When we came to Butler two years | months moved to Chicago. as as virtuous a wo- | he returned to Kentucky, and at the While I was | breaking out of the war entered the Roberts got to coming | Confederate army as a private. they | Mrs. | in 1858, but ina few In 1860 He aff of Gen. William Preston, as aide-decamp, and distinguished bimselt for daring and bravey in several At the close ot the war Mr. Black- engagements. burn settled in Arkansas, but, in 1868, returned to tus native State and county, where he engaged in would | farming, and also the practice of law. He was elected to the State Legisla- ture in 1871 and 1873: was then elected to the 45th, 46th and 47th | Congress and was re elected to the 48th Congress as a Democrat, re- ceiving 16,799 votes ‘against 5,092 for Hord, Republican. Mr. Blackburn has been a Cone spicuous figure on the floor ot the House, being recognized as one ot the strongest and readiest debaters in that body. He had announced himself as a candidate for the Speak- House, colleague, ership of the present bur withdrew in favor of his Mr, Carlisle, and threw his influence in that Mr. Blackburn now represerts the Ken- gentleman’s favor. tucky district represented in by-gone days by Henry Clav, John J. Crit- ‘tenden and John C. Breckenridge. He entered the late Senatorial con- test in his State with but votes pledged to him, whilst Sena fifty. Blackburn increased to fortvfive, never lost twelve tor Williams had vote, and finally succeeded in carry ing off the prize. He will continue to serve as a Representative until | March, 1885. Our illustration is a splendid likeness of the distinguish— ed gentleman. The Great Flood Trains on the Ohio & Mississippi Railway are now running reguarlar- i ly. without detention from any cause | whatever, and make the usual con- }nections in Union Depots at St. Louis, Cincinnati and Loutsville with all trains east and west. The O. & M. had a-sevete gle with the flood, fut was the passenger business strug~ | | suspen dedzatact which speaks vol for the management. i Notice of Final Settlemer | Jer- Notice is hereby given that, the unc ime | PROPRIETORS OF THE DOLLIE VARDEN LIVERY STABLE Are prepared the best turn- Electric. Er¥orses a bought and sold. The Best Watered Stables in town: can water and teed anything trom a Jaybird to an Elephant. Located One Block West of Opera House ti oie OF >): ee 7 ee Pe to Furnish outs in the City. = ‘TEE: Electric Light of the Southwest BUSINESS COLLEGE, MISSOURI, BUTI.ER, FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; A thorough and practical business course will be presented consisting of Penmanship. 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