The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 16, 1885, Page 7

ER WEEKLY TIMES NOTICE TO TEACHERS :— Public Ex- sons for the benefit of those per- desiring to teach in Bates county, inthe Ohio street school house, 1, Mo., and on the rst Saturday of E month in the West side school house, 4 Hill, oe the ana cas i ach day atg«’clock, A. M, mencing © oor H. HINTON, County School Commissioner. LOCAL ITEMS — J. K. Brugler wants @ lot ot good farm loans, running trom 6 to 18 months. This ts a good chance for farmers to get short loans, or sell short real estate paper. W. P. Sevier, of Summ, was in} the city Tuesday and intormed us that they were making big prepara- tions for their Christmas tree at Summit school house, and expect to have a nice time. Herman Deitzman, one of the best workmen in the southwest, has se- cured the contract to repair the iron bridge east of Rich Hill, over the| Marias des Cygnes } 3 river, and also the approach 2 bridge. mnt Hon. Chas IT Morgan,ot Lamar, wasinthe citv Inst Friday wav to St. Louis. Prosperity tend him wherever he goes, for sas brave and true a democrat our great state can boast.—Spring- field Express. n at he as There 1s just three things level headed men should avoid in this lite. First. don’t run for offic Second, let mining stock alone. Third, er purchase tax title lands in other counties. This advice may come from a sour stomach, butit is truth } just the same. nev The ringsters and bosses of Car- thage are after the scalp of Col. Bogie, editor of that reliable and sterling democratic paper, the Jasper County Democrat, and we smile to see the way the Colonel is after the tingsters. Well, Col., keep cool; this town 1s afflicted with the same kind of a cancer. You abide your time and we will abide ours, and atter a while it will be awtul to the fur in the ai see Richard Hewitt, the young man who killed his brother in Sedalia with an ax in 1875. was capturnd a few days ago at Versailles, Morgan county. Hewitt and his brother were in a friendly scuffle, when the brother tore Dick’s coat. This so enraged him that he picked up the ax and killed him. He then fled to the Osage hills and married, and tor the past eight years has been living ona tarm near Versailles, where he | Was accidentally discovered and ar rested the other day. Dr: Rockwood and Morris Sher- man, of Nevada, are having a little tussell in the circuit court at that place, over a check the doctor gave Sherman some time ago tor a horse. From the account of the suit in the Mail, the check given to Sherman was intended as a practical joke, the doctor making it payable one day after death, but was not received in the same spirit. The doctor receiv- ed the horse, and Sherman-the check. but the bank refused to cash it, and a law suit was the result. N. A. Wade has been appointed postmaster at Butler, and the post- office muddle 1s settled. Congress - man Stone’s tow line was more powerful thanthe people who wanted the office moved to another building. But there is a sore on the body Politic of that town that Col. Stone will scarcely be able to heal betore the next nominating convention.— Jefferson City Journal. Correct, Mr. Journal man; your head 1s evidently level on that score. The election of officers on last uesday in the G. A. R. post result- edin the selection ot A. L. McBride, CD. Jennings, S. V. C.; A Syph- ert, J. V. C.; Prof. Naplor, Q.M.; H.C. Carter, O. D.; Ed. Morgan, 0. G.; A. H. Lamb, D. F. Beegie and Judge Denney, Council of Ad- ministration. ‘There is every proba- bility that there will be a public installation the first week in January at the court house. Friday last at ada. Judge urton sentenced the five prisoners term ot bis court to the penitentiary, 48 tollows: R. M. Hall, two years, -Mamed McCann, was the next that threw himself on the merey of the fourt and got two years, for bur- glanzing a barber shop: stand “p Leander Fox, and recetve the Same sentence; J. C. Shepler, the s U, S. detective, received two Noah Crpe, tor shooting is Conard, received two years. be held on the 3d Saturday of each | Dr. Everingham, $; J. Atkison, Ch; | who were convicted at the present | tor Stealing an oyercoat from Mr. | eyand’s residence; an Irishmar | Tramps are getting numerous; ; Most every town 1s mtested more or | less with them. About the only | Way to discourage tramps is tor the good housewife to stop feeding them. It this plan was adopted there would be less trampiny. larly sewere on Congressman Stone, and his post-office appointee at that place Where there much smoke there must be some fire, and we predict Mr, Stoae will not have a walk over in Jasper county for re— election. is so Last Friday morning about o'clock, while playing with a match, a seven-year old son ot J. W. Hill’s living ten miles due north ot this city, set fire to Mr. Hill’s barn and burned it up with all implements except one wagon and harness.— Montrose Monitor. A mission Sunday school was Hill, Sunday last, with H.S. Lamp- kin, as manager. This school notinterfere with the other schools of the city and is designed tor poor children and all those do not attend Sunday schoo! at all. The moves «a good one and should succeed . Mrs. Mary F. Gibbins, wife ot the late Dr. Gibbens, died \ home in scity Monday mght | atter a bri Nness of pneumc She rec ust before her d a draft for $1,800. it being im p ment ot a lite policy which her hus- band held. She was an esteemable lady and her loss to the communnity wiil be deeply telt. She leaves one son, W. H. Gibbens, and a host ot | trends to mourn herloss H. H. Miller, nerly of Butter but now ot Harrisonville was the of in city the forepart the week and gaveusa pleasant call. He informs us enterprise, but none of her citizens felt disposed to make the effort. We should rather thiuk the recep- ton and donation A. O. Phelps, the at the court house Sunday might was such as encourage him to Butler again soon. The collection amounted to the enourmous sum of 15 cents, andatcone time it looked as though the boys were making ar- rangements to treat the lecturer to a gentle eggingz. The truth 1s all good and law a-biding citizens denounce such lectures and the custodian of the court house has no right to lend the use of the county’s ol and coal for any such purposes. given infidel lecturer not to The following persons from this city and county attending the annual Society, which was held in War- rensburg, three days last week: Judge Robards and wife, FE. P. Henry and wite, W. H. Halloway and daughter Jessie, ot this city: Henry Speer, John Durand and Mr. Ficks, of this county. Mr. Hatlo— way informs us that the assembly rvom of the norma! school was dered the society by Prof. Osborn, and accepted, and that the meeting was well attended and harmonious throughout, and the exhibit and pro- ceedings were exceptionallly good. Mr. Halloway is very demonstrative and lauditory of the treatment and attention paid the visitors by the people of Warrensburg, and espec tally Arch Gilkerson, who did h f utmost to make their visit pleasant. j NSE: | We believe the most important | piece of railroad news yet published jis a three line paragraph which ap- i peared in the Globe Democrat a tew | days ago to the effect that the Chr- cazo Burlington & Quincy company had gone into the market and pur- chased 35,000 tous of steel rails for use next season. This is 3,500 car Josds, or enough to lay 338 miles ot j Thirty-five tons t } | ten- railroad, ot rails {will lav 300 miles of railread and i build all the switches necessary. It is steel rails in switches. generatly taken from the main track switch gz This mous purchase ot material is | tor Dui enor- a sig- nificant fact. lt shows thar B. & Q. is going to bu du and repair extensively Sta- ng tbe coming son. We beligve trom our reliable imformation that the rails, or enough of them, are to be used in building the road from Carrolten by Holden to Ft. Scott. —Holden Enterprise. ‘Vhe Carthage Patriot is particu- | 8 \ his farming | opened in the Opera house at Rich | does } the | that | had the opportunity of securing this! visit meeting ot the State Horticultural ! not, however, customary to place new | Old rails are } the Cty Geo, Todd has ju -ceived from the east a handsome cutter. at a cost of $85. Butler is ablaze with all kinds ot ; Christmas goods, and don’t you for- get ir, A splendid resort tor these that are fond Jno. T- | Smith’s park lake. ot skating is Is it not about time we were hear- from the commission again? ing braach penitentiary Thursday | Prez Well, boys and s week night is Christmas eve. pare your stockings. Santa Claus wi i it all the} homes of good children Thursday | week ni and fill their stockings to overflow ! Neah Cripe, on trial at Nevada, | Chris Con- | Montevallo, i last weck tor shooting rad, a neighbor, near | Vernon county, some time ago, was \tound guilty by the jury and his ment assessed at two years in the penitentiary. Cripe pays prettv dear for his few years of lost temper. punts e S.M. Talbot, ot Elk Hart town ship one our most reliable friends, was in the city Tuesday, and present: | edthe Times with a mess of fine Peach-blow putatces as we have seen dug out of the mother earth in a long time. Its a mistake when you say potatoes won eneyolent societies of this ‘Phe vuld be loc sh Surely there is some poor widow takes in Washing for a living, needy thi 1 Now, Christisn laches, ee and hunt them up and see that he has or da stock com at their immediate wants are sup- pany at Harrisor and is engag- | plied. Remember the poor. ed in manutacturing tiling. Butler | ase The Warrensburg Journal-Demo- in its last week's issue comes fee out with an able editorial in support ot Senator Cockrell tor the U. S. senate. ot the senior senator can be relied on as being a warm supporter ot Cockrell’s claims. It would be unpatriotic if it did not stand firm for him up one side and down the other. The time tor a settlement of the St. Clair county bond question has come, and a settlement made. The county court and the people have resisted the payment of the debt as long as they can. and the United States court says they must come to time. The factis, the people of that county should have compromised their bonded troubles tong ago and saved themselves the unpleasant duty ot forking over dol- lur tor dollar to the greedy, cold- blooded bond holders. ida, Orange county, writes back to nation after a pleasant trip of 62 hours. He says he is delighted with the country and climate, and folks up here in Butler cou!d see the oranges, lemoos, guaves, pine ples, bananas, prunes, limes, sweet ap ap 4 potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, and allegators, which grow in such abundance in that conntry we would | | health- letter iul soil in a glorious, genial, tul From |} dector 1s evidently enthused over h climate. his the new found Eldo At the residence of the brides par- p and snowy weather. | get in your Proprietor of the Elk Horn grocery The J-D is the home paper | and ot course | | brands of whisky, brandy and wines, {loan you all the money you want | stract books and will make an ab- ow in Elk Hart. ; harness and saddles of the very best | hand make. | below other towns atter the poor. } | \ i must be | | new stock, and opened out | county, you all know is GUB HOLIDAY GiFT. ———— For the Benefit of the Business Men Who Have faithfutly Stood by the Times through Thick and Thin. ee Ard whose Aovertisements can be found in ths Paper. —_-> LEWIS HOFFMAN is located on North Nain street and buys hides, pelts, tallow, feathers, beeswax, wool and rags. In addi- | tion to handhng the above named articles he keeps for sale leading! and is selling for thirty aays at cost, and throws in a jug free. Don't] forget Hoffman it you wa merry Christmas. BEN. B. CANTERBURRY at his new quarters on the west side of the square, will without red tape, trom six months to five years the very ime at lowest rates of interest. He also has a splendid set ot ab stract of title as cheap as Give Ben a call. anybody. MCFARLAND BROS. erything in the saddlery aad harness | Their sale room is located un- der the Times office ands filled with line. Their prices are tar and All around us their work is all guaranteed. kinds of repairing done to order. CHAS. LENNEY, store, which 1s now owing to the fire located next door west of the Times office stairway, has just received his again with everything in the grocery and queensware line new and fresh, and his prices as heretotore are as low as the lowest. He wants your trade, your produce and game. Pp. J. JEWITT, The famous furniture store ot Bates located in the opera house and when we tell you his rooms and filled to overflowing with as elegant a line of furniture as was ever shipp- ed trom any eastern factory, we but speak the truth for him and his im- warehouses are Dr. J. H. Frizell, who left Butler | The south side grocers can’t be beat « few weeks ago, for Seneca, Flor -| 0” low prices and good goods. They if we} be torced to admit that rt was a fruit. | ents Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Nuiils, ti this city Tuesday evening, Dec. 15th restaurant his headquarters during | mense stock. He keeps everything in the furniture line and all the latest styles and has a large lot ot hand- some Christmas presents, which are both ornamental and useful. In connection with the above establish- ment is kept a large assortment of | burrial caskets of all sizes and prices. it will pay youto call at fewitt’s when in town. i | | PHARIS & SON, | ‘ carry alarge stock of staple and fancy groceries, queensware, &c., the Record, that he and bis tamil¥} .44 handles the best brands of flour arrived safe at their place ot desti- | They want all the produce you have for sale, and will the market price. s. J. Groves, pay highest Proprietor ot the old reliable meat {market on North Main street, and jalsoin Pyle’s brick, opposite the } opera house, always leads when it} ! comes to keeping choice meats of all} ‘kinds. Try Groves and you toad | t never leave bim winter or summer. MCREYNOLDS & SCHWENK, | The north side boot and shoe makers | | understand their business thoroughly and you can rely on their work and / fit. Repairmg neatly and promptly | ; done. CHAS. ENDREs. i Now old folks we have a secret for you, old Santa Claus has made this 1885, Mr. N. B. McFarland andj his stay in Butler. He has it filled | | Miss Maggie Mulls were united in j with toys, candies and everything 1 | | the hoiy honds ot matrimony, Rev. | the holiday line. We can’t begin to ; lwo Cc Ban ae ME chor | describe the thousand and one things |W -C. Bewley of the M, E. church, the has on exhibition. You will! jsouth, officiating. The wedding i have to call and see tor yourself. ! twas a very quiet one, only the fam He has and endless variety of hoh- ly and two or,three immediate friends being present. The groom of Butler's most prosperous and d he bride lady ergetic Pusimess men while lis a most amiable young and is the been a prominent figure a long ume folks society of this city tor Ss to the yo pv coupte have frints gether cord, and bave fa oa OF Enc t souls hss, the Tares friends in this city sin wishing them a Ith, prospemty and 3 ut go with this hfe. into with t! as less and cou + the comferts is one! will Le ' day goods, next door to Sam’! Levy. J. T. GRAVES & SON. Next door east of Grange Store is! i the oldest saddle and harness shop in the city, the fact :s they havefbeen | here so long and their shop and | quality of work is so well known to our people it is hard to add another word in praise of their already es- tablished reputation for handling ; none but the best of handmade _har- ; ness and saddles. Bob the hand- j some junior member is ome of the; best workman in this state, when he; puts up a set of harness, with ordi- i mary care they willlast a life time They keep evérything in ther line , and sell at bettem prices. ; Salt ‘Agricultural | They carry an immense stock ot ev- | Halladay Wind Mills, Bennett, Wheeler & Co Dealers in roceries, Hardware, BARB WIRE, » Nails, Iron, &e, so the Largest Stock ot FARM WAGONS, BUGGIES Spring Wagons and faplements In the country. SS ee TE AND ALL KINDS OF Farm Pumps & Fittings | For deep wells always in stock. BUTI. NORTHEAST CORNER SQUARE. » MO. ?. One famiiy— intoemal! Advantages. 1. Reemption from KENTUCKY living, eating and working topetiey. 5: Classes dria i ILITARY:=: Srerament a ‘day INSTITUTE. deci pli £ Taye ‘tbe ine w em WHA TO BUY FOR THE HOLIDAYS Call and EAATS & CAPS, Is a question easily answered. see our nice line of Ladies and Gents Gloves, Neckwear, of all kinds, For the Boys and Men, Hoods for Misses and Ladies, Handkerchiefs of every descrip- tion. WOOLEN & SILK MUFFLERS Slippers, Shoes and Boots tor the Moys. Lo Gents Shirts all kinds. A new line of Cloaks just received. We mect all com petition. J.M.McK BBE . Coal O11 Inspector Notice 1s hereby given to all deal- ers im coal oil in Bates County that ‘T have secured the necessary testing instrurments and duly qalified and am now ready wo preform the duties of | my office as contemplated by law. Dealers will find it to their interest to notify me before offering any of! for sale, as 1am determind to do ow v in the matter and prosecute all siolators of this section to the fullest extent of the lay L. Lampkin, Cos! Oi! Inspector for Bates Co, The Mirror. is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale? Magnolia Balm is the charm- er that almost cheats the looking-glass