The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 21, 1884, Page 4

hog 1s no-/ A roperty. BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES | Sot aae There needs tobe a system tor drain- MeFarlauct- ing and keeping the streets in order. PROPRIETOR. iBiTOR = ond was formed on Only iast we well caused the pub ‘TERMS OF SUFPSCRIPTION: : »umped from the court the street trom water WeeLy ‘Times, published eve The . } ee ac the ¢ any dc hou : the drain across tne Wednesday, will be sent to any cdur 1OUSE tern: the : E one year, postage paid, tor $1. street ce b cloged up. axes | Business men pile coal cinder, | BUTLER MISSOURI WEDNESDAY, MAY in the like in the fill e { ! sorts of other nuis ; Aside from keeping the city in a | clean, healthy condition there needs and th gutter aroun 1834. wi { square an alleys ances. ANNOUNCEMENTS, jt or Congress, ----- $10 co wee ite Fr ap ade Office 5 00 | to be a vast amount ot work done on | a ices, . : For County Judges,-.---------- 25 | the streets. They need grading in| For ConGRess. places, and holes, washouts in abun- We are authorized to announce Dr. A. | dance should be filled up. Bridges | Churchell, of Nevada, Vernon county, | | 4 oor crossing need attention no for Congress, in this the Tweltth district, less than other things. It there is no money in the treasu- some Tre Times CHOICE FOR CONGRESS, : Joun W. Asernatuy or Bares | ry to do this work with, ; c TY method be divised by which it can can’t cou cil would cut down on all other ex- penditure iike they want to do on the public printing, there will be an abundance, of money saved to re- pair streets and alleys. TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS. Notice hereby given that obedience to the action of the Coun- ty Democratic Central Committee, ! of Bates 1s in voters JOURNALISM—POLITIOS. Naturally enough, E. R. Beach, the Democratic county will meet at their respective places of meeting in each township, htc bie ck ie Mapelfiren, bos Sree away ots or thea pat entered the newspaper field again. pose of electing delegates to the} Journalism has attractions that few, County Convention, to sit at Butler, | who have become thoroughly initia- June 7th, to send delegates to the} ted inthe profession, can resist. It State and Congressional Conven-| is announced that Mr. Beach has leased the Record for two years, and mn: has taken absolute charge of the Pierce Hackett Chairman, J. C. CLark Secretary. —_——_—. A VIVA VOCE CONVENTION. The report of the meeting held same. This last move on the part of our journalistic friend was not an- ticipated. When he withdrew trom reason, ostensibly, was to quit edi- Jast Saturday, of the County Demo- | torial Jife for a term, and seek rest. cratic Committee, and printed else-| The Tras intimated different where in the Tims, will give the] cause for Mr. Beach’s leaving the reader an accurate knowledge of the | Republican, and now its theory 1s Democrats | demonstrated. the The effect of this entire change of of affairs with our Republican con temporaries, is of more importance than a mere passing notice. The ability ot Mr. Beach as an editorial a various conventions. would find it convenient to cut report out and lay it away for refer- ence. About the only business of inter- est to the public more than ordinary, was the change from the primary plan of nominating candidates to that ot a convention to be governed by a viva voce There cance in the fact that there was which he is r Ss will enable him to endow the as the chief organ of the party, at The scepter of political pow- garded by party, ftecord vote. is signifi- but | once one dissenting voice m the vote for] er will be laid down by the Repudli- this kind of a convention, while the Committee was equally unanimous against the ‘secret ballot’ torm. They also believed, as a matter ot ers in the Repub course, thatthey had the power to bind the convention to an open bal- fot, a point that has been a matter ot employers and co-workers and they discussion and investigation by the have declared war on him cre, even, Committee for time. The | his new bow is made. This Times holds a different view to | nificant just on the eve of a political the power of the Committee. It campaign. The Repudi/ican thinks may create the convention but it can- | it holds the bull by the horns, and can as suddenly as tt was taken up. And it means another There is to be war mong the lea In conduct of Hican foid. ‘The Mr. Beach has displeased his former it already exists some is = as writer. and the universal esteem with | be raised. We beheve if the Coun- | = j | cause they havent courage enough to They make up their minds live. : d they do it n they are going to ¢ disappointment The spirited To live would be a 1 1 he public to themselves the public. iated. depressed une however fe one roceeds to relate housand dead n whom he k e¢ other shore wi ir disease, large measure accountable for the death that follows. We are not acquainted with the | }ills of Rev. Horn. They may be he may have exhausted eyery exer- tion, but even then there is hope if only the ze77/ is left. ’Tis a hard fate, mn leed, to have to wage a con- battle the too, of tinual wartare on death, and against odds, for the sake of briet life we are with all the wicked the Devil. "Tis a harder tate we come to realize, like Rev. Horn, living, beset temptations when that death is imminent—azall hope gone—and that our poor wife and children must be turned oyer to the mercy of a cruel, cruel world. No! hold the fort! Never surren- der. Turnthe crank of what will power is left. There is hope as long as there is life the Repudlican management, his | racy of this county, and we regret to Speaking of the retiring of Mr. Beach from the MRepudslican, the Rockville Glode “Mr. B. was an able opponent ot the Democ- Says: lose him in this immediate field of labor.’’ This puts at rest the prob- lem of the Gloée’s politics. It will oppose Democracy. We will hence- forth know better our contemporary, though not at with all how to deal surprised at his latest position. The MWadel and Democrat ot N ev da, are having a tilt over their pre f- erences for Governor. Uhe Demo crat has declared Vernon county for Marmaduke, while the VWas/ is di posed to dispute the point as a mat- We, up in Bates, ter of fact. i ure ernathy to Congress, just now, than wh quarreling over oO Gov. Crittenden. bossism. rebuke to > of Mr. John O'Day was by the Democratic Comm.ttee. in its deliberations Last Saturday. is not the will they have any as long as kind that necds a boss, neith the present Committee with Pierce net prescribe the rules and regula- | will proceed at an early date to tions ef its organization and govern- “walk Mr. B’s. "Aggressive ment. That is a privileged function belonging _ to the convention—as much so as the selection of a presid- ing officer. But, howeyer, since there has been no disposition evinced by po- litical tricksters to return to the **se- cret ballot’’, the point ot disagree - sneant will not, perhaps, cut much of a figure m the final outcome. The convention should respect the Com- of the people, and to that end conduct the proceed— ings with an open ballot. Should men, unwilling to do this, get con trol of the convention its efticiency log. now, too, Mr. Beach evidently strike back with a Being a skilied hand. with the bulk of his party to back him, he will do the Republican with its untutored management, no small amount of damage. his own convictions will vengence. “WAITING FOR DEATH-” Rev. G. W. Horn, an Elder in the Christian Church, writes the tollow- ing letter to the St. Louis Christian Advocate, under the above caption ting for death:’’ HARRISONVILLE, Mo., May 1. amiitee and the will and honor as a Democratic body is “My lasthope of hte is gone. I 2@an end. return to Missouri to die. My re- maining weeks will be spent at Boonville, where my friends can find | me. Itake this last appointment | with joy. Iam full ot peace through | Jesus Christ my Lord. The media- tion and redemption of the Son ot God is the ground ot my hope. Le | WILL NOT LET UP. The fact that the City Council, at its last meeting took steps toward the cleanmg of streets and alleys, does not lessen the interest the Tues will coatinue to take in the matter. While the Council has been dilatory | ante servant: but God iu entorcing ordinances, many citi— graciously. I could say much, zens have been more than chlatory in | 2m too weak. I may live through not only permitting the filth to re-|the summer, but it is doubttul. [ tion stone. 1 have been an un but | main but creating it themselves. “eon earl Sow a Out houses are allowed to fill up till ear "altecoacilcis y. Z s 2 heavy rain comes and Washes the contents into the street and alley. *tAs long as there is life, there | Likewise hog Pens and stables. is hope.” is a simple phrase | Nearly every man and boy inj but it embodies a : town can tell where there is a dead | truth it we will only think so. Pig,ifasked the question, but not one matters not now in fifty ever cheeps it to the Marshal, whose duty it is toremove them at the expense of the owner, €an be tound, whicn 1s near the precipice a wil, there is still hope which not if the latter unfrequently results ina long lease a very rare} on life. Toomany people die be- in his mode of warfare and master of considerable, but | Tegularly and apologi is a precious, tried, corner founda— } byh profit: | This ts a weakness very much unbe- accepts me | coming a public journal. =y | Council, are null ana void. If Doc lis authority the City had G. W. Horw. i begin steps to reorganize. werld of | ing the county ticket now being set Ir | tled, the patriotic aspirant can hand | | in his we may stand, if there 1s yet life ana} With a “V.7" | late for the county nominating con- j Vention. Hackett at the head, has con- trol of affairs. Yes..taliy one for | Bates es The past week was atteaded with temporary finan- the east. The failure large banking houses in New York scared up the whole country, but after the fright of cial excitement in of several the’ first day was over matters dropped back to their accustomed channel. There are no indications | of a panic. The ir-repressible bell Cobo, has tackled another newspaper enter- | prise at the new town ot Browning- ; ton. It named Lanner. We have but one objection to the Ban- is j wer. It has two sets of publishers. The name of Hilton & Murrell ap- pears as publishers on one page and | | Dell Cobb another. This on | more serious than we reckon for, and | more interested in electing John Ab- | Bates county Democracy | | | Osage os <i is | CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The County Democratic Central Commiitee in Session Last Saturday. CONVENTION DAYS VED De Cent ree Hacket gether State Nati land the Sta ating conventions | might be suggested. } © some The chairman ma ter being discussed 1G. | McPeake that the date for holding } gestions w a motion by were embodie¢ | the townshi May 31st to county convention to meet at on June 7th, tor the purpose of send- ing delegates to the State National convention at St, Louis June 24th, and to the State nominating conyen- tion at Jefferson City August r2th. On motion of J. C. Hale, the representation for township conventions was fixed at and to Butler send delegates bassis of the a one delegate to every 25 a fraction of 15, cast ror Sherwood votes for Supreme Judge. The basis of representation for the Congressional convention was fixed on the Sherwood vete, which entitles Bates county to 15 delegates in the next Congressional convention. The business now came down to the matter of deciding whether it was expedient, to change the primary system of nominating a county ticket to a convention. On motion of Mr. DeJarnett the Committee went into executive ses- sion on this question. The committee spent about an hour in secret caucus, and finally | resolved to hold a delegate conven- tion in lieu ot a primary election, tor | the purpose ot nominating the coun- | ty ticket, The committee turther declared | that such convention must be govern- (ed by a viva voce vote in its hallot— ing ior nominees. Though this part of the committee’s | work was secret, ¢ nough was learned | there to authorize the statement that Was but ove disentiny voice against the | Convention pian with the open voting. | The point was generally discussed | as to the authority of the committee to fix such a rule for the convention but the. committee Were positive and | acted accordingly. The matter was discussed outside aad the prevailing opinion among lawyers and oid politicians sustained the action of the commit- on the | j tee. The time tor holding the conven tion, was fixed tor Saturday Septem- ber 6th, andthe township conventions | to send delegates to the were set for Saturday, August 30th. The basis of the township repre- sentation will the same in this convention as was fixed for the township conventions to be held May 31st—upon the Sherwood vote. The number of delegates to which each township in the county convention to meet June 7th, same be is entitled | and also the nominating convention on September 6th. is as follows: Reckvi Prairie mixing matters a little There is a class of newspapers that publisk matter tor the W.C. T. U. e for the same } ading it **tpublished by request.’” —— eee Dr. Betz declares that all of the old ordinances adopted by the City well us The manner and time tor nominat- | announcement accompanied | Is the 6th of September not quite | } i Howard. = Hudson. : Pleasant Gap . ee ie Lone Oak... oe case F | New Home s 6 Walnut Deepwater.. Summit... Mt. Pleasant Charlotte Homer. Spruce.... Shawnee. : 3 Grand River.. 3 Deer Creek.. £ | East Boone.. - ~ West Boone. 2 Total number of delegates...... 118 Fred Dorn Barber Wiil give you a neat sh hampoo or hair-cut. " He keeps n xperienced barbers. Willalso grind razors. Satis- taction guaranteed. Rooms nerth side square ies | > conventions be tixed on | a] POLITICAL TALK. The Hickory learn Homer, w ve While at insas City Col. Wim. Sy r of the Columbus States— s represented as saying: **Tom Bashaw ought to, and I think will, get the Democratic nomination for vernor. Marmaduke think he has his pocket, but he hasn't’ Fayette Advertiser: The Demo- cratic Press of the State is denoune- ing in very emphatic terms, the tempt at bossism of John QO’Day, chairman of the state central commit- tee “he best rebuke that could be given him would be for every coun ty in the state to call its county con- vention and elec dele the State and National Patriot: Convention. Carthage the state into the schemes ot his R. Ro candidate, by ‘ordering’’ the Democrats to hold their county con- ventions between the 20th and 26th of July, is fully understood by the s of the state and the masses of These in almost pre Democrats. all cases totally ignoring his *‘fine Italian scheme. are Carthage Patriot: The county Democratic executive committee, that met yesterday, agreed upon the 7th of June for a county convention to send delegates to both the State conventions. They effectually and very properly ignored O’Day’s *‘or- ders’ to elect on a certain day, and Propose to do as they plesae. 31st primaries, it no other day is selected recommend the inst. , by the local authorities. Holden Fexterfrise: The Pi | ant Hill Review, in an able article i shaw of Cave Spring is in’ the ity on rotation in office, in which is in-| to-day and informed. a Journal re} corporated our editorial nominating | porter that for the past week 4 Hon. Alexander the name of Hon. Charles Graves, presents Morgan, The j to succeed himself in congress. Congressman Graves and Morgan, and numbers ef others equally as et- ficient should be kept in their pla ces. ed. Reterring to the Congressional canvass the Archie (/erald speak*ol Dr. Churchiil’s candida ‘In addition to the three Demoerat- ic candidates, there is Dr. Churchell of Nevada, whose formal announce- Sy thusly: ment we see in the Butler Wednesday. It that Dr. seems Churchell does not place his political destiny in the hands of any party, but appeals direct to the people of | all political persuasion for support. His aim is to unify the entire opposi- upon that ride Con- Dr. Churchell an exem- plary citizen and an able physician. tion and into gress. is put he is off the track that leads to political success.’’ Jol cour ot Speaking of the late act O'Day wanting to *boss’* the try Democracy. the Columbia Aer- 3| ald proceeds to say: “By what right does this commute tee take it upon itself to direct coun- | ties when or how they should hold their conventions? Where do find any precedent for such ac ? It is not only unwarranted, but it is unjust aud undemocratic. It is a usurpation of the mghts of county committees just as flagrant as it i ever. would be in a national committee to dictate the times and places of hold- ng State conventions? Do these politicians held that county commit- tees are mere attomatous to register their eaicts and bow complacently to their ansbitious designs? If they do they mistake the temper and intelli- nce ot the Democrats in the rural districts.’” ¢ Hanover, O., Feb 13, i384. fte: having lung tever and’ pneumo- nia I had a dreadful cough and could not sleep atnight. The doctors told me I had consumption and would die. 1 have taken six bo.ties ot Pisco’s Cure and my cough is entirely gone andJ am well as 23-10r tes at once to | O'Day’s | scheme to entrap the Democracy ot | They | for the | Review has adopted a wise policy. | Their usefulaess has just’ commenc- Times of | Emeuixe Forp- (¢ SOUTHWEST BUGDET. News from the Surrounding Country for Times Readers, GOOD AND BAD ALIKE Clinton 4d: he W. cf Te Uwe s city is busily ¢ Sager € Means necessan oon re Rich Hi first turn in last Weed th of the Py At 62 feet deep at turns seVerg thousand pounds of mineral a day. Holden 2vterprise: Warrensburg, im 1 Co. mace their trom a new strike eitic Co. out tive n Jack and t ns of The Fae at the — case 9 Charies Hamilton, charged With the murder of Car Steidle, was Out by: ;atew minutes Monday evening, re turned # verdict of murder in the first degree. A gentleman who has just returned Territory was jasked how he liked the country, | **Well, sir, every bunch of willows | is a mighty forrest, every frog pond ( | a sylvan Jake, every watertall a sec- ond Niagra, every ridge of rocks 3) a gold mine, every town a county seat and every man a liar.” Clinton Advocate: The number of prisoners in the Jefferson City penitentiary Monday footed up 1,502 = This is the largest number ever con fined in the prison at one time before | and whatis more remarkable, the number keeps increasing as spring |from Washington advances, instead of lessening, af has been the case heretofore. Qf the above number of convicts, 1,46 are males and 36 temales. ZState Journal: A ttle son of Johh Meyers, the milkman, was playing w the yard recently, when he found, snake, and being too young to know better, picked it up in his hands ané bit him tour times. A messenger was dispatched for met icine, but as the snake did not belong to the poisonous species, no further rious result than a bad scare to the boy and his parents occurred- Springfield Fourna/: W. C. Ren the snake ‘se strange woman had Leen visiting the j house ot Margaret Bell, in his w j absence, and trymg to pursuade rl to run away with her, anf little « | for the past few days two wom They claim matter fh excitement quads of men have been organizes have come together. ive inthe woods. The caused — considerable { > > and a thorough search is being mad The community is dit , ed in opinion as to who at is for them. . sont ‘think itis a witch, others a departed spirit, and others think the object i to kidnap and obtain « reward. Springfield Herald: The noton jous J. P. Henry, who figured com | spicuously in this and other countie j in this state asa fraudulent newsp | per subscription solicitor, was arrest ed in Kansas City. He was take iin by J. G, White of Greenfiel | and lodged in the Dade county | where he will remain, in default $500 bail, until the next term of # , Dade county circuit court. The a | amination of the prisoner took plaa ‘last Tuesday, and disclosed a ve bad state ot facts, in which Henry , Was implicated, showing that he been tor a long time practicing tra | on the different communities throug! out the entire state. by soliciting a receiving cash subscriptions for | newspaper that never existed. | arrest Was very neatly effected, anil the manner of its execution reflect great credit upon Officer White. Holden Enterprise: Marsha Still received a warrant from Pros cuting Attorney Francisco, of Bate county, a few days agoto arrest Re John W. Marshall, a colored Baptt preacher, who lately came here orgamized a church. The chat against him was embezzlemet { Shenff Hanks. ot Bates county, # notified of Mr. Marshall’s arrest came for the prisoner. Ma ‘ said he was not guilty and offered® q pay for a guard to accompany bie to Bates county, where he w soon straighten up matters. went to Butler and at the prelimigt f ry examination proved himselt woth } ly mnocent of the charges. 4 those colored men who had his arrest acknowledged his i | _cence. The warrant was sworn @ " by a colored man. The greaet € trouble among the negroes is thes td less. petty, malicious fights they ‘i up to injure each other. Mr. Mar a shall came back to Holden thprough ly vindicated of any crookedness.