The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 4, 1885, Page 5

r Pi TED, Ns SS my $, ible. wh _———— pep NOTICE TO TEACHERS: for the benefi 3d Sz hio stre th Batler, Mo., and or each month in Rich Hill, Mo., mencing cach day : LOCAL ITEMS rm loans, running trom 6 to 18 months. This 1s a good chance for farmers to get short loans, or sell short real estate paper. —— tT. P. Anderson has finished his contract of grading on the Emporia work on the Nevada & Minden. We understand there is no let tothe fow of the oil well on the } Henderson, in the t of th tarm of Mr. northwestern f s county, been uted East Lynn, county. Heretofore the ventures have net proved a succes-, but we hope the future 1s brighter Bee will buzz The grand jury of county has just adjourned without Warrenton finding an indictmentor examining a | witness. Ths makes the third suc- cessive term the same thing has taken place. Colonel Pat Murphy, a prominent capitalist ot Joplin, is in the city. He reports that there will be trouble when Congressman in his district Stone comes betore the next romi- nating convention,—K, C. Times. Tr. mitted suicide at his B. home Sell in com- Ash Grove a few days ago by hanging kitchen. A man named himself to a ratter in the Family troubles was the cause, ac- cordinz to a note which he lett be- find, Let the business men of Butler calf a meeting at the court house one night this week tor the purpose ot making a pull for the branch pen. There is nothing gained or made by lying sull. Friday mgbt would be 4 prepicious time. The Times extends its most sin cere sympathies to friends Hawks & Middleton, in the loss by fire ot their paper, last Wednesday the Harnsonville Democrat. The oftice was insured tor $1,800 but was worth in the neighborhood of $3,000. S. W. Jewett, a truit grower of note, says to cover apples up with fire coal ashes from fourteen to eighteen inches deep on top of the ground, they will keep the year around. It will do no harm for some of our farmers to try the experiment. The Emporia is lea the Pacific track south of the city as fast as hands can lay the iron rails. Al- teady several hundred yards of track ng Io. has been laid and a targe torce of men are at work. Ere long the whistle of the engine wil! be heard m the corporate mits of Walnut. Bates county can offer better im- ducements for the location of the branch penitentiary than any other | Point in the state. Quarries near Butler self sufficient inducements, nothing of the endless supply ot coal Now is the time are ot their ta say and other minerals. to strike We ser from the Sun that the bar of Osceola held a meeting last week ! for the purpose of paying their last tespects to the services and memory ot Judge Waldo P. Johnson. Ap- Propriate speeches were made by John H. Lucas, Hon. H. Clay Dean, : W. J. Stone, Judge Burton and J. | D. Parkinson. E. D. Porter has been recommend- ef for gostmaster at Joplin by Con- | gressman Stone over the head of A. W. Carson. editor of the foplin Herald, who was 2 candidate for the | place Mr. Stone can do the wrong thing oftener than anybedy we know | of Ifhe continues to bow down to ' the political dudes 1t will be just two | years trom the time he took Charlie Morgan’s seat until that gentleman will resume it.—Neosha Times. eUTLER WEEKLY TIMES. Public Ex- up} The fine rock } Marv McB 1 Bessie Nave Misses Walls « ist Week, Again. as out three an and he only gave us two and a halt. He must do bette s week or he ad and ha8 gone with his teams to | organ j mean by barpir ugh and at the jlow,”’ t Times incidentally | mentioned. Surely the editor of that paper 1s not so not understand p! english, | J. T. Shannon, one ot the best millers m Missouri and a_ perfect gentleinan, with Faylor & Son, ot Rich Hill, was in the city Thursday. He sold about 2400 pounds ot Fay- lor’s best flour in about three hours and returned home onthe night train. Married. : son to Miss Nevada A. Jones. The Times returns thanks for a bouatiful nt cake, and extends supply ot ele congratulations to the happy couple and best wishes tor a long and © of wedde srous | pros Geo. Levisay, ot whom we made mention last week as being charged with stealing a horse from Robert Pilcher, was arraigned betore Esq. F. M. Taylor, of Altona, Friday He claimed that he did not take the ani- last, and waived examination. jmal with the intenuon of stealing it, and intended to return it again. It is to be hoped his story is true and that he willbe able to substantiate | the same. It gives us pleasure to state’ that W. L. Powell,charged with the theft of Ben B. Canterbwry’s abstract books, honorably — acquitted. | The trial took place betore Esquire Cannon Wednesday ot last week and consumed the Mr. Powell has been very gentlemanly in ali his conduct and attentive to busi- ness since his debut in our city, and has made many were glad tosee him come out all | right. was entire day. warm friends who J. Scudder was in the city Monday He in- to farm- and gave us a pleasant call. formed us that he had gone ing and stock raising in real earnest. He has a large tarm near Adrian and is busy putting it in shape for stock He has already purchased a number ot cows and is still buying Itis his intention to milk the cows and manufacture the Mr. Scudder raising. cream into has adopted the right plan for money making and butter. Ithe winter. The Col. e {rub up against the wise men of the pects to ids an office } nation and ask at their h Yunder the first democratic ad:ninis- itration in these twenty odd years. Ed, 1s reliably democratic and thor- oughly competent to fill any position he seek, the Times has one but the best of wishes tor him. may and ii The Adnan Advertiser the M. P. church has accepted the prop- ositron of the ens of Adnan to build a college in that town. As says the church is concerned,we will wait and see now just how bad the citi- the it location of that the zens of Adrian war Al e chburct usand dollars ich to put the school. ithe the grounds H building. T i citizens by the c insignigcant ch is columns | tgnorant that he can- | © amount asked ofthe | j ney H the residence of toe | bride’s parents, four miles northwest | of Butler, November 1, 1885, by | Esquire Cannon, Mr. FE >. Henc success is sure if tollowed up. | Se = } Col. Ed. S. Vance informs us | that he will pack his grip this week, i and atter rusticating a week or two {among friends in the county will leave for Washington City to spend | tage ern nee ent on the matter is finally settled so tar as i and we feel sure they will meet the | ‘with the mill, Mr, Carnes. i demand without delay. church has agreed to 250,000 for the purpose of endowing a Chnis- | Mo., and Orphan tian t Cant Pe iversity den Pe his lite was saved, Asa not Butler make a put! for the branch other places have failed w y en p tible supply of asffine building roc iary. We have an unexhaus- tew miles southeast of town as can be found in the state and by the uti- lization ot convict labor these quaries could be opened up and made pay handsomely. Let us put our heads togethe and make a pull forthe pen. it will adv se our county even should the Goyernor yetoe the Joca- tion. Mr Henderson was in town on Tuesday and reports the oil business g- He says that McCart- & Warner ot New York company witl commence boring in a still boon the few days, and that they intend to put tall. re first one will be sunk just a tew There down a hundred welis yet this I rods east of the old well. was a man from St. Joe there look- Ing up the matter a tew days ago; also he is receiving letters trom a Pleasant Hill man. Other parties who have leases will commence j operations immediately. — Adnan Advertiser. F that the railroad om the Nevada Mail we judge that city to assured fact as they at first supposed. It appears from Minden is not such an that the boys are getting tired of going down into their pockets in the interest of or they about ridden a free horse to death,as railroads, have the amount of subscription required The Times regrets to learn this, as we had hoped that uur sister city would secure this road, which would prove a great benefit to her. We think the ness men and property holders but stand in their own hgbht when they let this project slip through their not torthcoming. busi- fingers. Sheriff Hanks broug ht Jno. T. Leabo over from the Clinton Monday. Outside of showing his close continement he appears to haye been enjoying good heaith and isin as fine spirit as a man could be under the circumstances. This makes the third time he has appeared tor trial! on the charge of murdering his wite in 1883 On the first trial the jury were only out a short when they brought in a verdict of guilty and the death sentence was passed on him by the court. His attorneys appealed his case to the supreme time technicalities it was hearing, court and on returned for came up at our June term of hung jury. anew which court and resulted in a Tt is | sincerely hoped that the matter will | be finally decided this time, and if the prisoner is guilty, pumsh him, butif he be innocent give him his Hbherty. Ed. Carnes, our enterprising and accommodating depot agent has pur- | chased the Butler Elevators of Ben Hall. The purchase will not inter— fere with the lease which Mr. W, M. Wilson holds from Mr. Ha!! anc go right along that gentleman w paving the highest market price for In «addition te buving th o grain. elevetors we understand Mr. Carnes contemplates in connection w other gentleman to erect 2 flouring mill and run itine Mr. Cz ma with the elevator. awake energe he undertakes the building otf this mill he willdoit. The Tres would be glad to see a roller mull in this city and wili Jend all the aid in its power. As the matter now stands the large majority of flour soldin our market 1s shipped from other points, and thi§ shoud not be the case. Up Murder at Shobe. Again the Bates reporter for the ot gaining the fu nd true particulars nd Pat- | ton, who is a young man appearing ofthe affair. The scribe fo to be about twenty one or two years ot age seated in the cage up stairs Vic- and with the warm blood of his | tim yet dripping from his fingers | was amusing himself by playing a game of cards with a tellow pris over. The Times man __ politely} | made known his business to Patton} | and endeavored in vain to elicit the | cause which 'ead to the killing, but | the wretch was too deeply interested in the game of cards to even treat us ily and with the blood fairly curd- from , the poor miserable creature with no | in cur veins we withdrew remorse ot conscience and left him} to enjoy his cards. Be the man hej killed what he may, his blood would wash the soul than snow. slayer whiter i his We see trom the Holden Enter- | Miss L Liddle, charming young lady of that prise that e town i came within a hair’s breadth of losing | j | ber hte by trying ts play a pra Mrs. S. W.} Jurden, Saturday night. She masked | joke on her neighbor. herselt and appeared at the front door ot her neighbor and knocked. | Mr. Jurden responded to the call instead ot his wife and supposing the intruder to be a man, and looking citizen at that. ordered him to leave the premises at once. but the masked stranger refused to go, aud Mr. Jurden went for his pistol. | When he came back the stranger | was still standing at the door. He stepped toward him and placing the self-acting bull dog pistol close to his breast and made three atttempts to pull it off, but as the Enterprise says the hand of destiny held the bullets in their place and the lite of the young lady was saved. It was aj very foolish experiment in the young lady and it she had lost her Irte, which it seems was saved by a mir- | acle, the blame could have attached | to no one but herself. H a_ hard } In a private letter, Geo. Vest, Jr., who is in Liverpool, writes: ‘tI am | sorry to seem the Republican that) Gov. Marmaduke has vetoed the | Vine Clad City as the penitentiary | } | site. all inthe matter, I am sure the Ad- vertiser would have won. So Foraker has beaten Hoadley 1 Ohio. This 1s the beginning ot a series of beat- ings such as I fear we never saw It gratitude had intertered at | | “Castoria is so well adapted tochildren that Iree dit as superior to any p kmbowntome” HA Ascurs, M.D, 111 So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. ¥. | gestion Without injurious medication. Ts Cestace Coxpayy, 182 Fulton Str co) WE LEAD ON LOW PRICES. s & New Goods, Lov Prices. Seah se LENE OEE TIE EA OI All Goods as Represen aE 2 eT ND & J. Ml. McKIBBEN. | 100,000 BUSHELS © CORN WANTED! 2a a "Eo John A. Lefker & Co's. Elevator, NEAR DEPOT. We desire to say to the tarming community that we are now prepared to receive Corn in any quantity. We have recent ly overhauled our Machinery, and now have ample faoilities tor handling Corn easily and expeditiously. Our Dumps Are Convenient, Grade very easy and perfectly safe. To those who haye in the past so liberally favored us, we return our hearty tharks, and respecttully ask a continuance of their patronage. To those who have not heretofore dealt with us, we desire to say sgt | hat we earnestly solicit a trial, believing that our mode of b e. shows how ridiculous 1s t i ’ : | etote Be OmGk noes Bee tt doing business will meet your approval, and, if so, shall en | the idea of a compromise in politics. | deayor to merit a share of your patronage. We havea large A principle admits ot no doubtful | quantity of construction. The democratic party | cun not sately traternize with muge H wumps’ in any emergency The! specially selected for sowing purposes, to loan tor the season : | cant sayings, broad views, and hber- ality in politics, as in rebgion, mean of 1885, and we invite all parties who contemplate sowing flax next year to come and see us betore making their ar- rangements for seed, as we Know We Can Do You Good. jin plain language, no views, no bes | : iiefs—for, however broad and liberal i . *What'a iman Jdoe§is the thing, not; whatjhe says 2 man may be, he must have some | Come and see us. me ' Sxed idea, and it the difference be-j {tween that idea and another be one | JOHN A. LEFKER & Cc id | thousand miles, or only this paper's, = ———e = | Ith, they are equally irreconcila- | Kansas Lands for Sale. Farm for Sale. é “* Allof which goes to show} In tracts to suit. Situated in the I will sell my tarm, situated im George Vest, Jr., is a ‘tchip ot the ** and his head is equally There is no a yumpery old block, vei. he msing young democracy. Fo the Pablic. Aen Day house o» Dekotastreet, and Iw re I desire to say to the fursish them with *t reasonable rates. supplied with the very best market affords, and none but first-cla-s cooks employed. If you want a nice, quiet place to board give us 4 cali. M. P. CaMpsetr. teased the having therouw fitted the same. public thar I cy first-class board The tables a tl he evated and re- | ' Arkansas Valley and on the Arkan- | sas River and the Atchison, Topeka ! & Santa Fe ratlroad. These lands ! are in a county that is being rapidly | settled up and are rapidly increasing | ‘in value. IT have special rates with} ; the railroad company for transporta- | l tion for those that purchase. Parties? ishing to locate in Kansas he ' } i ' section1, in summit township, 15 hundred acres. Divided in lots to suit purchaser. Terms easy. ; A. HAMiLTON, Farm For Sale. Iwill sell my farm, situated 0 East Boor ip, one mile east > towns. wis accommodated wi good land at low! of Burdette. containing Se acres. | figures. Wm, E. Wattox- Terms to suit purchaser. 4-tt 28 THomas Bator Warted ' a L will be in Butler, Saturdays the} Itch and Scratches ot every kund ard, roth and 17th of October to buy | curedin 30 minutes by w oolford’s a | Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. Cgis | never fails. Sold by W.J. Lansdown, druggist, Batler. Mo. 4q°t5F mule colts, for which I will pay the highest price in cash. 444f Bex Power.