The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 15, 1885, Page 8

LOCAL ITEMS. for another year. i Sedalia’s newly elected democrat- ic Mayor weighs 250 pounds with- out secks or overcoat. J. E. Talbott, our merchant tail- just received an elegant line er hz of furnishing goods. tollowing presented reports showing Miss Abna Harrison, of Spring- Frank P. Lee, ot Walnut town | # 890d degree of prosperity in all: | field, Ill.,who has been vis g Mrs. 4 | ship, wasin the city Friday and Walnut Sr. Washington St. Stockton Graham, lett last week to | ee 1 : Centenary Young’s Chapel} accept a position in the millinery | paid us a pleasant call. : = ea e an er Lee’s Summit Blackwater | department of Sarn’] Levy &Co. We tast turning gray Jehn A. Logani waiting for the Illmois legisiature to confer senatorial honors on him. Do not wait until the unting sea- son to get that old gun restocked. | 2t B Lonpon. order. considerable quantity of flax seed sent out, W. W. Bennett. of Pleasant Hill, formerly editor of the Review, was in the city the latter part of last week. The wheat in Calloway, li i aaa crops Boone and Howard counties are re- ported to be almost an entire tailure this season. St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Sedalia, Springfield, Wvandotte and Leavenworth all went last ‘Luesday. democratic For collars go to Gus Wyard. Another loyal paper turns up its little toes and shuffles off this mortal coil. This time it is the Sedalia Republican. If you want to see the latest style hats and bonnets, watch the ladies that come into church when the services are about half over. At a meeting of the schoo! board, Friday last, J. M. Catterlin was elected president; W. W. Ross, treasurer, and W. G. Rose, secre— tary. A good day’s hunt: Ike Ellis and has. Hagedorn, Thursday ot last week, killed fitty-three ducks on the fakes south oftown. They are both extra shots and good hunters. Sold by Gus Wyard, everything in the harness line. ip be ARI iy aa Diev.—In Rockville township, April 6th, of typhoid fever. Miss Jennie Forquer. She was a charm- mg young lady and her loss will be deeply felt by her many friends. 4 For first class castor beans call the Butler Elevator. By request of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jenkins, Rev Bewley, of the M. E. church, south, administered the or- @imance of baptism to their little rete } last. M. R. Lyle, Collector of Lone ge @ay and gave us a pleasant and substantial call. He says he collected taxes pretty close, consnienng hard times. We are pleased to announce this | week (and should have done so last) | that the members of the C. P. church | Rave secured the services of Rey. | W. A. Walker for the coming yea Rev. Waiker is a clever, socia Yeman and t i. } i gen- , ost exe =—_—_—_—_— will look after the interest of Butler J. E. Talbott the fashionable tailor } ot Butler, is now ready to turnish you with a handsome suit made to Saturday by our elevator men, anda ath daughter, Mabel, Sunday morning Oak township, was in the city Mon- i | _- DisTRICT CONFERENCE | Of the Woman’s Missionary Socicty Vinten. Mrs. L. W. Pearce, of Lee’s Sum- | almost demolishex auxiliaries | Of the societ.es in the district, tne Pleasant Hill Harrisonville Butler Independence Basin Knob Peculiar Belton. Services of Miss Har she will prove quite to his already long JUVENILE SCCIETIES. clerks } | Praine ¢ Sleaners Missionary Band} The services « a larger zeal and stronger effort on | men and a staunch uyin, the part of the women of the church for the eyangilization of of the world. The amount of money raised during 1 dis- Mr. Ben Berry, the year by the societies in the his sister, a cute li trict aggregates $1,446, all of which | mission work. is devoted to purely The Evangel, a missionary paper published in Cansas City, was rep- Miss Mamie resented by Dr. Woods in a few Miss Nellie Fis! new and cheap style of mite box tor home use, and some dozens which had been brought to meeting were disposed of at once. Among those present at the after- noon services were Mesdames Jones and Fayman, and Misses Jen- nie Underwood and Mabel Woods trom Kansas City; Mrs. Pearce and Mrs Craycroft from Lee’s Summit: Mrs. Mastin and Miss Scott from Belton, and Misses King and Bur- ferd from Harrisonville. Dr. C. C. Woods, P. E. of the district; Dr. Jno. Mathews, pastor ot Walnut the has many friends here. young pedagegzue of Point township. If elor less month. St.; Rev. Joseph King, pastor of| tried democrats of West Point Harrisonville, and Rev. W. C |township. Well, yes; been con- Bewley, resident pastor, were in | siderably tried by the reign of attendance and participated in the | republicanism. Now the query exercises. The church was well filled by the ladies of Butler, who seemed deeply interested in the proceedings. EVENING SERVICES. At 7:30 the church crowded to its utmost capacity with i of time. | find democrats m. was jump at the chance. | King, of Harrisonville. Mrs. Ben Hall read a | and touching selection entitled beautitul | have succeeded and t g€. 0. p. would ha duced and delivered a most | i ng ' nd eloquent address. Dr. Woods, in closing te exercis es, | proposed a contribution tothe Butler | auxiliary by making the lady presi- | dent, Mrs. L. P. Siceloff, j member, which was done at once | by Drs. Woods and Mathews, Rev. settled. of four. a would be shed, but the ison and | Eidelweiss Ligat Bringers. ! has been secured to Mrs. Martin, Pres’t., then pre- | + term ot school at n sented a general report from the | M. and T. district. showing the nature and ! Butler a flying visit progress of the work duringthe year. | Mr. Ben Phillips and ¢z And further than this, in chaste and | moved to Lacy beautiful language, the report | make that their tuture broadened into a resume ot the si | regret the loss of Mr. ation, and plead most eloquently for | he wasone of Bates’ | democrat teen summers, (we have rete | Miss Sudie) were visiti remarks, and a number of subscrip [sas City with her sister, tions were received. | Cottingham. Also attention was called to a} Miss Dolhe Sheets was er last week. not that are accept such minor offices, while t republicans are perfectly willing and { Just, oh Lord, en Hayes. J. P.; J. H. Crawford. lector and constable; assessor other J. P. were ties and nu CORRESPONDENCE. mit. Mrs. L. P. Siceloff, ot Butler, | was then elected secretary, and the | Miss Mattie organization being complete, the If ir ladies,is now at home for a shc | president called for reports from time. turning to Butler soon to continu her studies at the Academy. acqu of fy nt u P. Crawford ive bu nf e blonde c View Farm not long since Norman plates spending the summer in Kan- Mrs. i wi ever, hing 1, Fortunately the inmates were not seriously injured. ‘ave, one of Butler’s Miss Mattie contemplates re- congratulate Mr. L. on securing the accompanied by six ce visiting Miss Dollie is a bewitching brunette and, Would like to know why acertain Elkhart Ss s exceedingly tond ot visiting in Wes mistaken, we reter to your correspondent of Elkhart, and predict one more bach- | Sunday school organized at Wil- low Branch the first Sunday in this ; The particulars we did not learn; will give them in our next. Three times three tor the much comes in: why has the republican reign been supreme for such a length | Simply this: st is hard to an appreciative audience. The ex | anything with them so itis an office, ercises were opered with some | and in Bates it is small othces or Ss music by the choir and- an{/none. But this time the dem 2crats | appropriate prayer by Rev. Joseph | made a slight effort. If they had all done their duty democracy would hat and democrats storn | cent a benefit,”’ and after the tran they could have resigned their offi- | Saction of some miscellaneous busi- {ces to democrats. The ; ness, Dr. Tno. Mathews was intro—! elected the tollowing officer De. and Three road overseers out There were several knives drawn and hot words passed, and at one time looked as though blood was quelled and finally the election ass- oseph King ar s fas of = iz i iS and Mrs. Mas t | ed off guietly. | Paes each giving five doilars. | It we mistake not. one of Butler's nen st Was proposed to make | irresistable gallants, who sometimes Rey: W. C. Bewley a hfe member, } and this also was accomplished in a few minutes and the full sum of torty dollars was added to tunds ot the Butler auxiliary tter resolutions ex; thanks of the visitors for tality enjoyed dunng the sessi society adjourned and the benediction | Was pronounced by Dr. Mathews. drives t! the interest o unknown ladies. Yes, we | perhaps he y House stairs. ack that is run by or ia f one of the hotels, got rather broke up on a couple to em- } “ba bride, but thinks Foster. J}. K. Bruglar wants more appli | o¢ ene Kansas City District, Held ne ee ee tg cations tor first-cl loans. 7 per! in Butler April 9th, 1885. iss (Tye and sister are a | cent. interestandcommussions. 4-tf === ; visiting Mrs. George Graham, is The W. M. Society ot the Kansas” Butler. t i) Mite societies are now in order. | City District. M. E. church : Mr. mniWiendesscu wasan' Bar i Gus Wyard will sell harness ch Butler, Apr 20 play leas Wander tt 5 some worse, she w 4 —-- = Method church, and } too, county recor i It takes an old sheep to get away | oe ee ee by De. C. C. recorder is the most pop ; We feet just a litle sorry tor] John Mathews, of Walr street | old bache! 5 vicinity j the north ward kid. } church, Kansas City, co c:ed the Thurman ree boug : : i eee eee religious s, att ich Dr |horscilrour Mice Jesse Conucll- price Judge Parkinson attended court} Waods Sewer Fo | paras i . es = == Mastin, of Belton, vice-president of | Rob. Crawtord purchased a match Rev R. R. Pierce, ot the M. E.| the conference society, who took | ed team trom Mr. Jim Cru } church, gave us a pleasant call the | the chair as presiding officer. Mrs. | $240 other day. | L. P. Siceloff dehwered an appro-| During the heavy storm the Judge Be Ww ie-oa as mayor, | priate address of wet = which | k, Mar. M. Frazee s house was was responded to in fitting terms by | struck by iightning and one co ner ; | has been repanring Mart. Campbe on Al ight some time fences Fletcher an excitement in this neighborhrod Thursday John Bright went to his stable had qu morn- ing. lto do his cheres, he soon tound his | horses were gone, he went over to Mr. Lee’s borrowed a horse and went cut to hunt them, he said he put them m the stable and put the haiters night vefore, and in the the the on them mor the halters were on floor 'general behet was that they were unbuckled, so of course, stolen. Some of the neighbors were ‘just getting readv to go on a hunt] when John came back with the 1 found in the road. Kip. horses that he hz Elkhart. over again, caused by the We had here on the night ¢ Mad ) heavy rains. the heaviest the ; fall of rain ist inst., that we have had for years of across the small streams were wash- past. A number culy ! ed away.and fencing near the streams was badly damaged, but if we have r wili ec rmir ore ;no m mence in earnest ina few days, as some had already sowed oats and | planted potatoes. Farmers who had most of their last years crop of corn in the field | have taken advantage of all the time favorable for gathering and are now about ready to commence preparir for another crop. Mrs. S. M. Talbot’s large white chickens are dying with choler. } - | The election of township officers ? | for thts township, passed off quictly | on the 31st of March with the ftol- | lowiag result: White Manlove, &. M. Talbor, tor clerk and | peace, and for | trustee, | assessor, W. Johnson, tor constable | and collector, S. McKee. he last. by a small a republican, was elected t majority. The others, democrats, were elected nearly two to one. An epidemic has been ra; this neighborhood for some time past, proving tatal in almost every attack. The disease is commonly called mar riage fever. The last attack being made upon Col. Jno. Todd, é mamiage t¢t who Miss John choosing was united in to | Maggie Fisher, on the 2 has lived some time befor st ie ve has adopted a vise Dlan as well selection. Spring approac but none the less sure. Wheat prospects are not Tat- Reddit Miss Swannie is a and is sure to give s Tie Quakers or School at Edgewood the rst Si: jin April. Your corr nt did not learn who thev elected f officers. J. H. Norton, one Ros merchants made a Aving Nan- sas City, one dav ties week Miss Laura Ci ‘ i t Edgewood sc this r Afr. W. P. id, who ac panted his 10 Cedar arat last week, 1 } Ww He s th ~ 1p Cedar t are bus © I * corn, a a = ns! For Justices of the | yngrass. 1 tunes charge of next Monday- er new led to wart new hurch sold to Mr. . of Kansas, 1500 t Ss. Owe: ishe.s of bushel. a ast week, per bowing tor one man Last Thursday H. Brit barn i i was considerably damaged by light ‘ i W oD. Jamison, of Deepwater { township, who recently started to move to Stafford cou Kansas, | has laid up in our neighborhood for | better roads. C. R. &adterd has concluded to remain in Old Summit and has rent ed a farm ot Frank Latollett. The Times made us say last week that he sold his tarm tor $2,S00, when it should have been $2,900. Charhe is a first-class man and we are glad he has concluded to stay among us. The farmers of this township have become so discouraged with the continued low prices of grain and all kinds of produce, and the high prices of all iands of machinery, oceries and dry goods, that they a tarm- To | this end a meeting has been called at Sum- ave concluded to o {1} ers alliance tor self protection, tor Saturday, the Sth ins } mit Center school house, when rules A tlations will be adopted. sod turn Out is requested. t the school election for Dis? iH. Speer was elected tor the | jterm, and Frank Lafollett to i the wacancy caused! “station of W. P. Sevier. . ot will be opened in this district the | Monday in this month. | Miss Harney. | A hay stack belonging to T. 4. | Fry 1 over last winter, and recent | ly while removing the bay five dead | hogs and one live one were discov tered. This hog must have been | confined three months without food Jor drink. Who can tell a morc | hogish’’ story? A. Fry’s little boy is lying very jlow with malana pneumoma: Dr. iT. C. Boulware js the attending physician, | Mr. Dewitt McDaniel bad the { misfortune to lose a fine mule colt. valued at $100. } Bro. Observer doesn’t seem to have as favorable opinion of dances jas they did in the days of old. We jreter him to the 21st chapter of | Tudges, 21st verse. {| There are ;Parchasing land in our | od land different oarties township: two | will give names ar purchased next week, All tarmers should turn out to the organization of the farmers alliance } next Saturday, April 18th. eae | The recent pretty weather has af- j torded the farmers an opportunity to ' do some plowing. | Jim Riley sold his piace ot go | acres to C. R. Radford for $1,550. OCCASIONALLY. Burdett. stilat rains Mr. J. E. Coleman, our ; : Mats rved into new all the he c1a do. As usua Beone elected wei democratic ticket last Tuesday with- Boone are havmg the lumber sawed for their at the Burdett mil. «. L. Mudd, »minenced his second tern | same stable. | cream, which softens bitte, Croup, Wheeping oe Bronchitis, Croup, coping € Aerhinw, Quinay, Paiusin Cheat, : Len Compayy, Maryland, Uo y ————, THE Saddlery Estabhshment OF J, T.GRAVES & SOK | At their old stand first door east Grange Store Saddles and Harness ‘Collars af the Lowest Prices ense than Chey are a town und any other house i DEFY COMPETITION and want a continuance eft the patronage ot their many old cus- tomers and will be pleased to price goods Satistaction and prices guaranteed. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE J. T. GRAVES & SON. SPECIAL NOTICES. MONEY To loan at lowest rates of interest. T! Philips decision does not eftect the Mo Loan Co., represented by ts J. K. Brucisn, Butler, Me { s. B. NEWSILL Does a general Insurance business—Ip sures property against Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms. Also insures Plate Glass against break age by accident. Call on him tora policy rtore itis too late. Office in Opera building over bank, Butler, Mo. 24-tf Farm for Sale. my farm, situated summit township, Divided in lots Terms easy. A. Hasuitox. in, 5 te I wili sell section 1, in hundred acres. suit p purchaser, D.A. will keep his noted stallion, Wild Irishman, the coming ses son in the first barn west ot Riley & Phelp livery stable, Dakotah street, nes | southwest corner of square, Butler, Mo. He will also keep a Clydesdale stallion # 16-2t, * Colyer, on | Violetine. Atter Dick Hurt gives you a cleat Violetine, or face the skin an prevents chapping. Bath rooms ope atall hours. Try his new sea toam- South side square. | {shave he uses Hanover, O., Feb 13, 1584- Afte: having lung tever and pre ia I had a dreadful cough and could no" sleep atnight. The doctors told me had consumption and would éie. I »a* taken six f Pisco’s Cure a 3 cough is en gone and] am well a» ever. 23-19Fr Esenine ilave used Tongailine in fa ellen ults; itcont k in @ tew hours, liet. ja, with ex ac often giving ¥. W. Owen, © Detroit, Mich. mediate re Important. I rooms fitted ap at acest of one rs, reduced to #1 @ and npwards cropean plan. Klevator Rests with the best Horse cars, stages Iroad to all depots Wamilles Tiess money at the Grad L k F TEER f 2TCICS?, AND Z=Le¢ 4 ~ MS TIT Shorthand thoror s tyne. ARTHUR J: ARNE Doe Sctncioal 0" Olive Bizect ES! Couis MD