The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 8, 1885, Page 5

BUTLER \ sep Notice TO s for the aminatio sons desiring to held on wiil b mon Butler, Mo., each month mencing eact LOCAL ITEMS cord, but town ordinance at 20 cents per square puts it on the hool hoard | The Butler s lected as teachers, cancies, W. H. Gibbens, McClements and Kennett. N. M. Navlor has sold hisinterest inthe Fort Smith Times, to Charles Knoble. The T: paper, and red hot to nes is an excellent demeocratic. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Donohue Mon- bed were summoned to Rich Hili day morning to attend the sick ot his tather, Dave Donhue, who is k with the flux. Dr. Brooks, late tor gover he prohibition ticket of Master Workman of the A. O. U. W. todege for the United States and Canada. on t } Lucky John. A.T. Holcomb, cf Portsm Ohio,is in the city visitiag his parents. puth, Mr. Holcomb is a vood lawyer and 8 5 nothing have citizen, and an excellent se us better than to would pl him return to Butler. The tax-payers of Illinois joined he inalong ‘groan la ve or inalong ‘groan last week on t adjournment of their legislature. The Ulnois papers say it was the most extravagant, as well as the most useless, legislature that ever assem bied in the state house. A minister stood in the water with acandidate, ready to douse her under, (a lady) inghtened, and began to cry piteous but the — candidate was ly, whereupon the good domini asked those on the bank to sing some- thing to encourage her. fs consternation when the people struck up, ‘*Pull tor the Shore.”’ Imagine From the way Huckleberry, the Rich Hill P. M. holds on to the “teat’’ he certainly don’t consider himself an ‘‘offensive partisan.’’ He surely has forgotten how he shook the bloody shirt in this county dur- mg the campaign. Huc. you had hetter vacate, the ax is in the air. Mary Hill, ot Calitornia, is 22 years old, good looking, owns 400 acres of land, shoots a revolver and advertises that she wants to marry a Newspaper man. If she had just lett off the revolver part we would have Sent in our appheation and photo- graph. The song service atthe O street My, the church was well attended and exercises very entertaining. Robt. W. Peach acquitted himself ereditably the **Wanderer.” soio; and also duetts by Miss Fannie Armstrong and R. W. Peach, and Mrs. Patterson and W. L. Powell, ate deserving of special mention. m Christopner & Jackson h ave sold their stock of dry goods, on North | Main street, to J. T. Philups, ot Jasper Mr. Merease his stock and proposes by county Philips will fair dealing and low prices to con- ttol a share of the public patronage. The firm name will be Philips 4 Son and they will open out as the invoic completed. ngofthe old stock The Jefferson City Tribune says that at Hon. D. A, DeArmond runs for Judge ot the S Small try had bette “ay or they will think the business end of a cyclone has struck them. me Court the soon | keep out of his We have known Mr. DeArmond, | and he is worthy of any judicial hon ors that = the people of the State may otcan confer upon him.—Lamar mocrat. t | ments wit trains at halt | house, seems to be 4 ground liscovered that 1 his veins Isa s s ordinary s = Che Rich Hill daily Herald ot the pth mst, is Shentiv after the new VS The Herald says | Butler band be uw osquare contract | to pla 1 Hilland then went back on it. know the contract made, but c our boys would go square back on Rich Hill. There must be amis take somewhere. Class in grammar, lup. The | **Petticoat organ’? will please ana- lyze the following sentences: ** Does Simpson’ s control the city friends intend to fter compl the com mittee wpon their reasonable de- mands, Gen. Henderson stated that | the bond holders wou meet ¢hem half wav Wrong; set down. Wilhe Smith, Eldest son of W. c. Smith, the M. at Holden, was bitten in the hand deceased P. last week by a mad dog. He applied the mad stone belonging to Thos. Reid, who resides near Centerville, in Johnson county, and it adhered to the wound for seven or eight minutes. The dog was kept tied up for several days when signs of being mad and was killed. it showed unmistakable The ex-confederates of this county will not forget that July 25th is the day set by the comnittee for the re- union of Gen. Shelby’s old brigade at Higginsville. Latavette county. All ex-contederaies are invited to be present. The indications are that there will be an immense crowd. The committee is ki arra e railroads to run extra lt fare. We understand that over a hundred old soldiers will attend trom this county. The last week si city. coun its meeting red, by or- hogs dinance, tl shall no longer roam at large within the city Inmuits. This ordinance should have been passed long ago. It 1s nonsense for Parties to raise great litters of hogs in2town to annoy the whole city and root the streets. If you want to keep vour hogs tot t e pound put them your neigh bors cut of with house and home a filthy pen and ac ord © petticoat organ at the = opera extremely vy back vard. See | i anx- } ious that J. R. Simpson should resign | his seat in the cil. petticoat must have an ax to For the sheet hi that »n holds no e being ction th ward S:mmpson is a democ no advice to how he he were ti ! con Mr. and directly relatives Mrs to the driven Grierson were heir domestic best wishes for the | ay and marrie lIppy ite o is young cc Phe University Curators effected a final settlement h_ Architects, Messrs. Bell and Kirchner, and Mulcahey, last Monday h the exceptions of $2,777, retained until the contractor has de some repair sky- inlcuding expences of every kind, es- Of gets total cost of the improvements ce pt the turiture, $116,654. contractors 1s amount the nut $95,000; the steam heating cost tbout $g,500 and the remaining 9,000 Was paid to architects and for other incidentals. —Columbia Herald. One of the affairs that we have had the pleasure of at- teuding this season was the anniver- ary of R. L. Graves 26th birthday Thursday last. In honor Bob set a big lunch in the harness shop and invited many friends. The invitation was accepted to a man. ‘ot one retused to respond to the call. most pleasant ot which Vhe lunch was grand and the eatire party present were royally en- tertained by the noble hearted host. Bob always does things up right anc on this occasion we can fully testify there was nothing left undone to make all enjov themselves. Dawson B. Anderson, who was murdered by his traveling companion near Pineville, McDonald county, Mo.. presumably for robbery, was ; Henry county man, his family living Choto: The about 12 miles from case was similar in many respects to | our | a well remembered tragedy in county killing of old man White by Derbin. It appears that Anderson was trav- eling in a wagon through the country, and was joined by one Grubbs, who after traveling with him dz creted the body by the wayside, wi for days. Grubbs was afterwards arrest- for several > murdered him at night and se- ere It was not discovered sever: ed and contessed his crime. : j at $5.62 jn e Times extends its congrat- | several years ago, that of the ne ing | Mesdames i is }Ss5126 | the cemetery tur ot the kir i the new law. ie é Burdett, who was in tl | day, ot a desp | curred near | the former. last week 1:4 he ot good natiye avera | | steers, g 1286 lbs. for which | y received $6.00. Also 34 choice | Colorado steers averaging 1302 Ibs! 1-23.55 head choice hght| | Missouri steers, averaging 1152 Ibs} at $5.65. friend No, Cobb, the ant just what it said when it notec Times the match game ot base ball between d Nevada boys on the scooped the Nevada That’s the way the But- ler boys’ play for money, when they play for fun its ditterent. The following ladies and zentle- men of Butler went to Nevada’ Fn- ‘“‘Naiad Queen,’’ Austin, Parkinson Pat- Myrtle McBride, Frizell, Katie Fannie Armstrong; . Campbell, day to see the terson; Misses Lassie Sims, Lou Glessner and Messrs. Ed. S ton on the 3rd inst, over the arrival of the first engine over the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield railroad. The whole town turned out bands of music and flags flying to welcome the engine. Judge Gantt delivered the welcome address, which was well received by all pres- with ent. after which a lunch was tender- ed the railroad hands. Ex-Confederate Reunton. The reunion of the ex-confederates ot this county which takes place on the 15th of this month will be by far the most interesting ever held in this county. J. Stoddard Johnson, Kentucky, Judge Gantt, and other of ; eminent speakers have been From what we can learn almost every and wiil be present. ate and Ins family in the county The every respect, promises to be will be present. reunion, in rand one, and no ex-confederate in the to county should t attend. city treasurer, and presented to the city at their meeting last week, we take the following figures: council Amount received from the +227 the treasury This does not 1. Tt will amount expended, $2 a balance -46, leav- in of 33° | from the above report that cozsider- | able money has been drawn | the treasury Tt seems the newspapers of Osce- } ola and the tax-payers ot St. Clair} county are not sailing along on flowery beds of ease over their bond | troubles in that county. The people should not fall out wita their hard pape as they certainly labor and arnestly for the best :mterests of all cerned. This bond business is a very unpleas n oun- | pleasant subj od ther } is none th ght to his ' tully,no matter how pure his motive. } nat t subject is more « greeable to than the editor. w actions are closely watched and criti- cised by all, and if his views do not meet with the approbation of the people he is abused most unmerci- in a very short length Brower | Brugler, Monroe Tucker and Duke} Simpson. | ee A high old time was had in Clin- invited | ex-conteder- | From the report ot J. G. Walker, | Sth ot | May to the Zoth of June, $3.353-79, | | include } be seen} out of | ‘Dumps of time and it will not be amiss for the counc put on the} brakes. way in this country Of spe diously and a way of It is always well when deali public money to ye on the treasury and the ot wide open on the manner of expenditures. We do not wish to convey the that every dollar has not been judiciously spent for there has been an immense amount of work done -on the streets, lone, and of course and substan il we are of the money. took opinion close to the wheel. once in awhile a th rubber should be kept notch tighter would do no harm. P. J. JEWETT, 00000000000000000000000000000000000: 1000 000000000000 e000 UNDERTAKER 00000000000000000600000000000 9000000000000000000000000 ORDERS FILLED DAY OR NIGHT, AT Opera House Furniture Store | | 100,000 BUSHELS CORN’ WANTED! sar A [Est ohn A. Lefker & Co's. Elevator, NEAR DEPOT. We desire to say to the farming community that we are now prepared to receive Corn in any quantity We have recent ly overhauled our Machinery, and now have ample facilities tor handling Corn easily and expeditiously. Our Grade very easy and perfectly safe. To those who haye in the past so liberally favored us, we return our hearty thanks, and respecttully ask a continuance of their patronage. 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