The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 6, 1884, Page 5

“gsaTOR GEO. G. VEST, silver-Tongued Qorator o wissouri, will be in fix a time «1 bein the tir~t week ot October, 1 will come aps sooner. getler certainly. Your triend, G. G. Vest. Now, democrats, that it is a settlec ia that Missouri’s Little Giant wil ception, —a that the democracy of old Bates are alive. Butler on that dav. ment necessary will be made for hi reption, and we want to see, an ewectto see, not less than twenty tousand people present. It will be one of the grandest days in the his- jory of Bates county, and we want ery democrat to bestir himself. Organize! organize! is the word. The Foster Picnic. A Times reporter, in company ith a prominent candidate had, the itical picnic held at Foster, Satur- ylast. Foster is situated some fiteen or sixteen miles southwest of Butler, and in as fine a er a crow flew over. country as Foster city, he work of mans folly is, beautiful— located at the base of a high ound and contains upwards of a ndred hous the country sur- bunding it 1s rolling prairie, thickly pited with farm houses and check— with substantial tences, and judg- ¢ from the magmficent crop of we would say the soil is as rich hd fertile as that of the valley of the ile; and the tillers thereof as Hable and open handed as any peo- fe any country orany clime. The dies Wore rosy cheeks and are both telligent and beautiful. hos- Wearnved at the piemie grounds, hich were located one half stof the little city in beautiful pve. about noon and found a large wd present, including all the can- Kates. About this time the drum Mi fife began to play at the stand as eminder that the hour had arrived the speakers on programme to uss the political issues of the day. Sthedrum beat the large crowd sent began to assemble around the akers Stand. All being readv the "man arose and introduced Mr. Henry, candidate for representa— t Mr. Henry spoke for some een or twenty minutes, and was ened to with marked attention. ‘arraign of the radical party was " and cutting, and the mile a i railroads "corporations were handled with Ns. A. Henry is a clear and cible speaker and the gray haired “ans Who sat and listened to him ‘Us occasion only remember too F the truth ot his remarks. tthe conclusion of Mr. Henry’ s atks, the Jost doy, Peter Wilson, 2 Butler Republican, was intro- ee. and from his appearance as Mounted the stand with carpet in hand, a : stranger would have cht the days ot 1865 had return nd he was on his wav to Louis- and had Only stopped over to P square meal. 1 his which documents gh to run the national campaign T shook the bloody shirt in regu- old fashioned at He opened contained radical — stvle, nough he bad never beer a Scratic crumb picker in days of ‘found the Butler court house. tlank seats got pretty hard to a many before Peter was side ed by the chair. To reiieve the Ptony of the occasion the chair- brought forth Charhe Trip, the “Fenowned Greenback orator. "© shed everything but his to spen the campaign at Butler. let us oti work and give him a grand re- reception that will dem- opstrate to Col. Vest and the world Let us go to work without delay and see which township inthe county can organize the largest Cleveland qd Hendricks club to march into Every arrange- s poured upon them trom every side, a | Mrs. Willis, our queen ot landladies shirt. pants the f ' word go. monopo. gue About the First Week in Democra October or Sooner. introdu Mr. Me. is a briliant y gman and following letter re by | too much in praise ot his splendid 3 tn Cole Vest ii] speech cannot be s He was not long reating the wildest en £ se Aug. 2, °S4 asm ar after cl went i F. Hawkins, from the crowd. The reporter "i Dear Sir:—After | sorry that the lateness of the hour .State Convention on the rath I jand the long drive prevented his 2 for speaking in Butler, | hearing him clear through. Married. At the Willis Hotel in this citv on | Tuesday evening, July 29th. Mr. | Orville Shelby to Miss Bettie Nafus, | Judge.S. F. Hawkins officiating. 1 The groom is the s6n of Gen 1 Joe Shelby, ot Confederate fame, while the blushing and beautitul bride 1s the daughter of our respect— ed tellow citizen, Squire Nafus, of Elkhart township. It was not known momentus occasion in the lives of these young people would take place, when a number of triends dropped in to witness the uniting of these young hands and hearts. congratulations and best wishes, and hostess, invited all present to partake of refreshments which, though prepared in so short a time, excelled anything of the kind it has been our pleasure to partake of for many a day. The table fairly groaned under the choice viands. According to an old established cus- tom on such occasions the choicest wines were had, which added an ad- Allin all it was a The Times to the cheek. jovous occasion. ex- tends its congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple. Died. Near Altona on June roth, of consumption, Mrs. Martha A. Spaw, in the 36th year ot her age. She was a native ot Pike this state and came this with her parents, John and county, to county Catha- rine Brown, in 1856, and has_ resid- ed here ever since, in united marriage to John S. Spaw in 1872, thus leaving a husband and_ three little girls. a mother, three brothers and three sisters to mourn her loss, her tather having died in 1862. She bore her suffering with great fortitude Rel+tions, kind neighbors and triends did all in their power to alleviate her suffering, but we have to bow down in submission to one that than we. Her remains were interred was is | wiser in the Owen grave yar! fullowed by a large concourse of sorrowing friends Ropes are in Order. Judging from our neighboring ex- changes, it seems the whole country is swarming with horse thieves, and we take this opportunity to warn our Bates county sharp look out and shot gun handy. It that there is | strength, and to be better prepared farmers t to keep 1s said in unity to meet these scoundrels who are stealing horses right and left, we | would suggest to our farmers | throughout the county to meet in ezch school district and i After the manv | one of his j of the way. | first of the month to accept the dep- an rope brigade and when horse is stolen catch the thief and turn } over to the proper authorities © The | es seem tobe getting in th | thiev work on our Johnson county friends. Last Wednesday three horses were stolen in that county, and thieves not | being content with what they had. marched into town and hitched on to fa new Studebaker wagon and d off. rove heriff H. H. Russell was notif morning, nds att and sending them escribing the @ rewards, last even j the j getting out postal ; Over the cour mals and otteri 1 he obtained a trace ot their route | and started after them. He tound | traces of the thieves quite positively | fatter gtting ten or twe-ve mules from town and continued the pursuit wi | renewed vigor. That torenoor ington and tound that pected men had been com- | pany ot und had ; probably camped somewhere on the ! Grand river bottom, came i | Brownington and got on aspree du ting the mght, leaving there about ; dayhght. Th suspected parties | moved off toward Lowry City, and Sheriff Russel! 1} Brownington about twelve hours behind them. following d a ng > arrived at Brown- two here in ers, he sus- | with three and jand his many trends both here j in bis native state, Kentucky, willbe ' about half an hour. . | ground struck a rock ! ing him to fall hard agains: the other Mor advised the colored bro for Bl: hably intor: ind Logan. Pp. St j bye John . John, Wight. Glorius & Willtams positively selling out at a big It is prising to see the immense sacrifice | they are making in their stock. countto close business. sur- you call and examine their stock and prices you will be sure to buy. See advertisement in another column. W.B Beall met serious aceident in with of quite the a Cc: front until late im the evening that this} Pp, church,at Rich Hill,Sun lay night. He was sitting on the fence in com- pany with several other young men and in a joking manner one of the boys pushed him off, and in the fall arms was broken. The Bridge Commissioners of Bates and Cass counties, will let the contract tor the bridge over Grand river at Knighting ford, pursuant to advertisement, on the 18th inst. The sub-structure will be of stone superstructure will be of iron. will supply a long felt want and This to the people of the northeast portion of the county. The present county court and Bridge Commissioner are rapidly pleasure of attending the grand po- | ditional sparkle to the eye and flush | spanning all the streams in Bates county with splendid iron bridges, thereby enhansing the value of the land all county. could not be a_ better over the There advertisement for any county than that the streams are all well briaged, and good roads leading throughout the and bredth of the land. length immense advertisement of F. M. Crumley & Dr. Crum- ley is a live, energetic business man We call attention to the Co., on another page. and has built up a large trade in the drug line in this county by his tair deating and lhberal use of printer’s ink. and lets everybody know it. He keeps a big stock of goods Give him a call if you want any thing in his line. M. L. Wolfe. Bridge sioner, informs us that work on Com nis- the Island bridge is progressing rapidly. ile savs they are using a= splendid line of stone that will insure the piers to stand tor 2s. When this bridge is completed it will open upa direct line tron Hume, Sprague, New Home and Foster to Butler. People in the southwest portion of the county then come to county seat without going miles out can the R. J. Starke, County Clerk, has his Se ie deputy Recorder in Bates county for three appointed as deputy Brashear. foe has been years and resigned his position the utyship tendered him, Joe is voung If} and energetic, full of lite 1 vim t and will, it he applies himself, make Mr. Starke He ands high among all who know him a good deputy, st and glac 1 to learn of his advancement. Fatal Acc dent. Litle Johnnie. son of Geo. L. Smith, aged six or seven yezrs. met! with an accident athis home in the ot vesterday forenoen which caused his death in The httle tel- playing in the street in southeast part town low was front of the house, pushing a stick | , in front of hint, when the end on the or stump, caus- ch struck hin: in the pit of | All parties know? “s Ww. \ ized Air Ap. Badgle < & ¢ 35 Head q Gipson’s, S. B, NEWBILL Does a general Insurance business—In- sures property against Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms. Also insures Plate Glass against break- age by accident. Call on him tor a policy betore itis too late. Office in Opera building over bank, Butler, Mo. 24-tf Call and secure bargains as we dety competition. BavGteys & Girson. Binder Twine at the Grange store at bottom price~. Lacle ‘e New Bus Line. Always to the tront, the Laclede Ho- tel has bought a new bus, fine team, bag gage wagon etc. Will attend all trains and carry passengers to and trom all parts of tne city. at La- clede,. 20:7 Leave orders Andres’ Pearl Baking Powde: Badgleys & Gipson’s. at For a Clean Shave Go to Crouch Bros. shop, near southwes* eorner of the square. They have aneat, comfortable room 35: MONEY To loan at lowest rates of interest. The Philips decision does not eftect the Mo. Loan Co., represented by str J. K. BruGrirr, Butler, Mo. Dick Hurt Guarantees all work shop. It you wish a shampoo or hair cut hi Also trv Southeast corner square. | done in his clean shave, call and his rooms. See yath a. Fred Dor: Barber Will give you a neat shave, shampoo or hair-cut- " He keeps none but experienced barbers. Will also grind razors. Satis- taction guaranteed. Rooms north side square For Rent. The handsome Humphrey residence, including 5 acres ot ground, just south fresh j ot city limits, is tor rent. Is one of the prettiest homes in the country. W. HL Walton, Agent, Butler, Mo. Stray Notice. ‘Taken up by R.C. Allison, living in Summit township, and posted betore the undersigned Justice of the Peace for said township, on the r2th day ot July, 1884, one small pony black mare, about 13 hands high,7 oF S years old,undistinguish- able brand on left hip, has a bay colt about 3 months old following her. Appraised at $30. Green Harper, J. P. Dissolution Notice. This isto certifv that the copartner- | ship heretofore existing between Jam s | McGhee, John W. McGhee and W. } | Crouch. under the fi ame ot James McGhee & Co., has this,the fourth dav ot August, been mutualy dissolved: ohn W. McGhee and W. N. Crouch reti } g themselves indebted | to the above firm will call and settle all j ndebtedness with essor James ; McGhee who assumes t above firms liabilities and resources. i James McGHEE, Jxo. W. McGuee, “Wa. N.C RoUcH, all Taken up by living im Lone Oak townsni ed beto-e t the Peace ior the undersigned Ju said township, c mare abo Ls stripe ulder with the 1 the lett st c For CoxnGres- the stomach. He got up and walked We aacasce sate ee ito the house and told his mother | Churchel!, of Nevada, Vernon count he had hurt himself. She immedi-. or Congress, 'n this the fweltth distri ately sent for his father and also aj »ctor. but nothing could be done to | him. The doctor thought he must have broken a blood vessel nd bled internally. The family rtainly have the sincere sympa- - of the communi ll take place save t The funeral ; WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY OF THE HOME COMPORT RANGE. E K Cniley & Co : proprietors of + Mo May 12, 1SSq the New Huntington hotel at Ft I bought one of the Home Com- Scott, have purchased of us, one of | forts and am satisfied they are the ae Ae ae =a es } paaey % those new d le oven Ranges, witn , best stove in use. They don’t take sixteen coo g holes, nine dish c 4 % halt the fuel, or labor that other stoves steam table, sixteen dish copper |do. I would not have it taken out jot my house, and do without it ter twice the price of it. Respectfully, W R McNutt. | carving table, number three, upright | charcoal broiler. This is the finest hotel in the state of Kans: The dove ange has a cooking capacity tor three hundred guests. Lamar, Mo May, 26, 1884. Gentlemen: The large double oven Home Comfort Range, weigh- ing nineteen hundred pounds, I paid jyou $420 tor, is the finest thing Tever saw, and you can write u anything you choose in recommend Carthage, Mo May 16, iS&4r This is to certity thet I have bought |a Home Comfort Range, of WV ‘Shelton, salesman with Wrought | Iron Range Co of St Louis, Mo ana P| I could not wish for anything bettes anytl : ~ in the way of a stove. ‘It saves halt ing it and sign my name. the fuel, and is perfect in its work. Peper F W Arnold. | Iwould not take one bundred dollars roprietor Lamar House. | for my Range, and do without it. | Mrand Mrs H J Freeman. Alba, Mo April 18, 1884. | Mr J E Halsted, Sir: The Home, Comfort Range we bought ot you, ! ee = is certainly all you said it was. It! Baxter Springs, Kas May 15 1884 bakes, boi!s and cooks better than! ,,! have just lately bought a stove ot any cast iron. stove I ever saw, and| Mr J E Halsted and never was sv does not throw out heat in the room| well please with a eres in my site unless you open the draft. It is so| Tt can’t be beat for baking. It just much easier tora woman to cook/| ‘kes half the fuel that any othe: over on that account. It does not) Stove takes to heat the oven or coak take half the fuel of a cast iron steve | It suits me exactly. and cooks so much quicker. We} Mrs T B Sullivan. are exceedingly well pleased with it, | and would not part with it at all. | Respectfully, i Caleb Hubbard and wife. | Jasper Co Mo May 26, 1854. Wrought Iron Range Co St Lous |{Mo:—We the undersigned, each having purchaseda Home Comfort Kange, are pleased to say that it gives i istaction in every respect ate you can use in any manner yon see proper. Respecttully, F McQuivey, James Probert, M M Fasken, George Wright. J}acol Richnine. Mrs M J Shunts, Thomas Riffe, H C Riburn, W A_ Cotting- Range, and can say it bakes as fine}ham, | S Yancy. J Broffett, J H cakes and light bread as I ever saw. |Cuuningham, FE T Gather, D W A G Whitlock and daughter. | Seaver, City, Laundry, Casths The Windsor Hotel at Carl Janc tion bought one of those bouble oven E Ranges. Price $150 Carthage, Mo May 7, 1884. Wrought Tron Range Co Sirs:— I bought ot A D Rawlings, one of salesmuen, Home Comtort your a | Iontha, Mo May 20, 1854. $1,000 Reward will be paid a Wrought Iron Range Co St Louis, jman that can buy a Home Comfort Mo Gents:——The A Kange with| Range A from any other firm except steam table and copper dishes [| from the bought of you some time ago, is the} WROUGHT IRON RANGE { finest cooker and baker I ever saw. CO'S WAGONS. Youremember [ paid you $go for at: you can say to the public I would not} take Two Hundred Dollars for my Range, 1f could not yet another iike | Read the names of the follovring 3 R fully Y gentlemen who have bought the - espectiully 1 ours, Home Comfort Range in Jasper. I Tueddle-| Newton and Barton counties: | F W Quintard, W R MeNatt. |srs A Gregory. } B Pirtle, J »1 Et- Iter, H Beeson, JS DeHeart, Isaac i}Schooler, James Ward, Dr HJ Samuel! The popular drygoods man of Par- sons, G T Cavanaugh, called on the Wrought Iron Range Company 2j»' Mes | few days ago and purchased one of Freeman, Ww G Barnes, their Home Comfort Ranges,‘and be} Stephens, J Frusk, 5r., GM Koper. is well pleased with it. J Spencer. J M Braden, Peter wake- held, J m Prigmore, O° Hudson, T T Crosby, W J Leng, CS Todd, H We manutacture Ranges weighing | = erred 2 rae ee from three hundred to three thousana| 060: J Le Millard, % i kag JF Gobint, James Fike. | Mornhall, MERE |e Goning, W A MeMrnn,S ¥ Par- |kerson, George, Mentzer, Robert is|Shults, L C Thomas. R P Hoff, T Junull, GW Bek. Z T Beckaam. The Home Comtort Range A sold trom wagons only. o steue Amos Kentner, W x Clonr, C m We could add hundreds ot na Eder: DF Gesawiy. sue lane o the above hst, but do not d Kunkler, Jacob Nees, J ™ Barr. necessary. mary Kerr, m Nichols, Joba mcCoy, J W Snow, abbard, T B Staock- ton, AD Tucker, David Thomas. Daniel Fulmer, F m Spomable, G P Sargent, C Robertson, J m mine, M Spargin, S J Stewart, PF Ozment, R We return thanks to the gooud peo- ple of Jasper. Barton and Newton counties, tor kind hospitalities shown during our canvass our salesmen among them. Very Respecttully. WROUGHT IRON RANGE CO. Si Lows. Mo. G mcmeeham. P L Girton, » E Odg- don, JM Benral, a Hush, J N Peed, GW Parnell, The castings m this range are all mallea- ble iron. i is Tt is lined with asbestos and ts made for either wood or coal: has automat- ic shelf. More than 19.000 of them = are now inuse in private families. Warranted to work to perfection. The Home Comfort lange “A” is sold from wagons only. It Has no Equals. WRAUGHT IRON RANGE CO., soth and Washington Avenue St. Louis Mo.