The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 17, 1886, Page 1

he Butler Weekly Cimes, yoL. VII1. "q@uriy AND FORD SWUNG OFF. | Mean Business, } | At a recent meeting ot the board of trade ot Clinton, the following They Tried to Cheat the Gallows ‘With Belladonna—A Minute and | resolutions were unanimously adopt- | Correct History of the Crime. ed, which shows the feelings ot the | _—sooone q people at that place, in respect to New Orleans, March 12.—Ford | this enterprise and the work being gad Morphy were hanged here to- | done to secure the road: dey at 1:51 p. m. Wuereas, the St, Louis Kansas New Orleans, March 12.—At 7:39 | City & Colorado railroad Co. 1s en- | | bis morning when the keepers made | gaged in building a great trunk line F dlorts to arouse Ford and Murphy.| from St. Louis through Clinton and fey could not awaken them. After | westward, and gaexemination by physicians they! Wuerzas, we, the board of trade that the men had taken of Clinton, are desirous of securing pelledens. Atg:30 Murphy rallied, | ssid line through our city and coun- pot Ford is still unconscious. ty and : THE CRIME Wuereas, General Tiernan has frwhsch Ford and Murphy were suggested that the citizens of the is without parallel in the his- | Various points along said line shall tay of New Orleans, Thehigh po- co-operate with each other and com- spon of the accused and those asso- | Pany, in building said railroad, now gated with them ; the boldness and therefore be it gedacity of the crime itself, and the Rgsotvep, that we the said board weal, political and financial influ- | of trade of Clinton are in hearty ences brought to retard and divert | sympathy with said company, and jontice made the trial noted. The | Stand ready and willing to extend all central figure was Judge Thomas J. | proper aid and encouragement in the | Ford, late recorder of the city of building of said road. New Orleans, now serving out a ReEsopveED, that we hereby extend twenty years’ sentence in the pemi- | an invitation to the citizens of Ver- tentiary for the part he played in the | sailles, Cole Camp and Butler, and murder. He was a shrewd politician | the board of trade ot Ft. Scott to co- snd the only thorn in his political | operate with us in this enterprise. fesh was Captain A. Murphy, also! Resorvep, that a copy of these “4 cousin ot ex-Congressman E. | resolutions be torwarded to General : John Els. The quarrel between | Tiernan, by our secretary, and also ‘these men dates back four years. | to the newspapers of the above nam- Murphy was brought before Ford | ed cities. charged with some violation of law | Gro. S. Hotiinay “nd Ford denounced him as a hoo'l | C. H. Grirren, lum city official. Murphy respond- | H. P. Faris, | edwith a challenge, which the Judge declined. Murphy then posted him | ' throughout the city as a coward, har “gad thief, and proclaimed it so often that the judge finally had him indict- @d for criminal libel. Murphy , daimed up to the day of his death } Com. Francis Tiernan, of the St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorndo railroad, arrived home to-day over the Mis- sour: Pacific. Mr. Tiernanis in the best of health aud spurts, and as jolly and genial asever. He is just plumb naheies full of his railroad project, and says | that he had in his possession ample | ne will have the road built and the _tvidence to prove that Ford was a) cars running in a very short time. _ thiet and embezzler, but “rtd had | The road he says, will be built just | # opportunity to produce this, fr) 45 soon as men and money can do on the very day of his trial on charge it. Forty milesfrom St. Louis west- of criminal libel he was murdered in | ward is now covered with workmen, told blood. The murder was done | ang the track is being laid. Over 4 in broad day in a populous section ot thirty teams are at work in Kansas, ‘the city in the very face of hundreds | this side of the Missour: line, and otlaw abiding citizens and the mur- | working this way. This road is not devers walked away unkown. On the morning of the murder, Dec. 1, 1884, Captain Murphy was directing the labor of some fifty or | tity men at work cleaning Clayborn canal, The ‘‘captain’” was seated _ on the doorstep ot the house, corner -otClayborn and Stone streets with no thought of danger,when two men _ stepped around the corner and with- out a word of warning opened fire onhim. Murphy fled up the street ‘found the corner, followed by his assailants. At the corner he en- countered two more men placed there to intercept him and they open- ed fire also. Murphy continued down Clayborn street, his pursuers - increasing until no less than twelve / Were in hot chase. On Dumain street he was finally brought to the _ Btound and two of the assailants walked up, turned the body over, ees coer betiat ae — | Fr. Scott, Kan.. a distance of 120 Tible sight to behoid. The murder- | miles. They appeared before the ers turned from the victim aad | oard of trade in this city and pre- disappeared. After an investigation | sented their claims, which were at- Judge Ford, his brother, Pat Fora, tennvely listened to. Every aid pos his cousin, Officers John Murphy, sible was promised. Untortunately, ’ 5 d : leona Tedge Ford's Mr. T. J. Porter was not im the city. Court, were arrested as the murder- | At present Holden and the points rs. After a long trial Pat Ford | southwest of Higginsville have no ' | 4 : a myth, but a living reality, and be- fore 187 a through trunk line be- tween here and St. Louis will be in full operation.—Ft. Scott Monitor. A Benefit to all Concerned. Concerning the proposed extension of the C. B. & Q. from Carrollton to Ft. Scott via Waverly, Higginsvilte our delegation to Chicago, in the in- | terest of the project, the Chicago In- ter Ocean makes the tollowing com- ment, which, taken from a paper ot that character has no little weight: representing the mercantile and ag- ricultural interests of | were in the city yesterday for the pur- pose of securing the immediate ex- ee pal i ale Geaghahes he which 1s the center with which they Was alone guilty ot the murder and | Want to communicate. The new a eS Sent. The Popular verdict, however, j bne by twenty miles mto Chicago, ae ‘shew a and. wt = | and would bring $2,000,009 a year Peeet ren pasty OF Bates jiato Chicago through mercantile he was equal! Itv of murder and so the a eho ‘This is the | trade alone ond would be aa advan— Story ot the murder of Captain | tage to this city that neither St. Louis ‘urphy Re the judge of the court ot jor Kansas City would reissh. The court Aus —S na eval pay ; country traversed is rich asa grazing hanged and three others me now and ia Johnson Serving out a twenty years’ sentence 2nd LaFayette counties mere corn is » at hard labor. tand tarming sectio: raised than in any two ther counties and Holden, and the recent yisit of | “A delegation of ten gentlemen | tension of the Burlington road from | | Carrollton, Carroll county, Mo. to)| and John Murphy were sentenced to | Jirect communication with Chicago | i Murphy and his brother were inno- ' line, »t built, would be the shortest | lin the state. The gentlemen inter- | ested have held large mass meetings at home, and have voted to give the | railroad company all necessary right ot way and depot grounds. They know that the line will ultimately be built, but they want :t constructed at once. Proner statistics were filed ; with the officials ot the Burlington | road, testifying to the correctness ot | their demands. There is every rea- son to believe that the line will short- ly be built and that the Burlington road and all interested will be great- ly benefitted.” THE ART LEAGUE. ———_e1r oo Trustee’s Sale. Thomas B. Harbin an his wife by their deed of Rea fxcea and recorded in the for Bates county, Missouri, in 385, conveyed to the un e following described real es- being situate in the county of ‘ofthe east halfof the sor —— west Thursday March, 25th 1886, the h * Ser eee ee forencon of that Slay, for Of satisfying sald debt, interest A Large Audience and a Good Eater- a fee tainment. Trusttee’s Sale, for manineamecthety heed deed of Al d ji ea cated % arge and well pleased audience | teast august one = assembled in the opera house last evening to hear and see Mr. Stuart Rogers in his splendid character de- liniations, which were undoubtealy the best ever witnessed 1m this city. The reading ot the gentleman was perfect, and his imitations of various | personages was of such a nature as {to call torth round after round of japplause. Should he appear again | betore a Leavenworth audience there | would not be standing room in the | house, which would have been the | case if the storm had not not beenso jsevere. The Art League may teel } justly proud of their successful en- deavors to please as highly cultivated ; and critical audience as that of last | night.—Leavenworth Times, Kan- | sas, May 20, 1885. | Laid to a Mackerel. New York, March 3.—‘tA salt mackerel and two bottles of ginger ale did it,’* remarked a nephew of Mr. John Keiley. **Did what ?’’ was asked. ‘“*Worked marvelous changes in Uncle John. He had been in bed six weeks and had partaken of but little nourishment. Four weeks ago he thought he would relish salt mack- erel and some ginger ale. These were produced and placed at the bedside and soon disappeared. In half an hour a marked change was noticeable. Uncle John said the mackerel worked a miracle and he felt much stronger. He got up and walked about the tollowing dav. His appetite was splendid and he ate two mutton chops and another salt mack- erel, which helped to increase his strength and he exercised in the at- ternoon with a pair of dumb bells. He is growing steadily better ana | hopes to be out in the spring. Dur- |ing the day he exercises about his bedroom and reads newspapers,”’ Men ‘Think they know all about Mustang Lin- iment. Few do. Not to know is | not to have. LaFayette, | Johnsoon, and Bates counties, Mo., ; |MONEY TO LOAN AT SIX Per Cent. interest, on long time with privilege ot paying before due \if desired. We do not send borrow- er’s applications away for approval, but decide on them here without de- lay, and furnish the money at once. We have a large amount of money | on hand to be loaned on land. Par- ties wishing to borrow please call and get our terms. We can furnish the | money at once. The Watton & TucKER Land Mortgage Co., Butler, Mo. Coal O11 Inspector Notice 1s hereby given to all deal- ‘ers in coal oil in Bates County that | I have secured the necessary testing \ instruments and duly qalified and am now ready to preform the duties of | my office as contemplated by law. | Dealers will find it to'their interest | to notify me before offering any oil | for sale, as Iam determind to do my duty in the matter and prosecute ail violators of this section to the fullest extent of the law. L. Lampxin, Caal Oil Inspector ter Bates Co. ] ' } | Missouri, to-wit east halfof lot one (i) in the northwest Popes of section five (5), township thirty-nine » of range thirty (S0) containing forty acres more or less: Whieh conveyance was made in trust to se- oure the payment of one certain note fully de- in said deed of trust; and whereas, de- it has been made in the payment of said eet, note and the same is now long past and unpaid. Now therefore, atthe request of the legal holder of said note and pursuant to the conditions of said deed of trust, I will pro- egedtosellthe above described premises at wis vendue, to the highest bidder for cash at east front door of the court house, in the sBY, of Butler, county of Bates and state of ssouri, on Thursday, April Sth 1886, between the hours of 9 o’clock in the forenoon agd 50’clock in the afternoon ofthat day, for the purposes of satisfying said debt, interest and costs. Cc. C, DUKE, Trastee. ' Mortgagee’s Sale. Whereas, Abbie Martin and W, J. Martin her husband, and Henry Rogers, did, by their cer- tain chattel seats go i dated January Ist, 1836, and duly acknowledged, executed and deliver- ed to the me on January l4th, 1886, and duly recorded in book No. 37, at page 398 of the Mortgage Record of Bates county Missouri, onsaid above mentioned date, sell, assi, transfer and set over to the undrsigned, the following described property to-wit: One black horse, 5 years old, white snip on the nose, about 16 hands high. One bay horse, known asthe A. Henry horse, about 15 1-2 hands high, two bay horses, 7 and 9 years old, about 15 hands high, two gray horses, about l4 ar 14 1-2 hands high, known as the Burk ponies, one gray horse, 7 years old, about 15 hands high; one mouse colored mare, 9 years old, about 14 1-2 hands high; one bay mare, split in left ear 14 hands high; one black horse about 15 hands high; one dun pony, 7“y 8 years old, about 13 3-4 hands high; one bay horse about 9 rears old, about 15 hands high; one bay horse 3 years old, blaze face, about 15 hands high; one span of gray mares about 15 hands high, about 5 and 9 “Saw old respectively; onespring wagon, built by Catterlin & Legg of Butler; one two horse buggy of same e; one two ing ; one single buggy, Columbus bug- 3 one sing! ie niBrester Springs; also all , saddles, laprobes, whips &c., sold by said second party to said first party to secure Reet of certain promissory notes in ssid tle Mortage sae described. And whereas default has been le in the payment of cer- tain notes and re in = chattle mo: mortgage, and the power im her vested, elect and declare the whole sum therein de- scribed to become tely due and payable on the 6th day of February 1836. Aad whereas the said notes in said a described are not fully paid and sati: A Therefore the undersigned having taken pos- session of said property will on Wednesday, April 7th 1886, at the Elk Horn Stablein the city of Butler eounty of Bates andstate of Missouri sell, at panute auction to the highest bidder for cash in » all of the above described property or £0 much thereof as may be necessary to said debt and cost. Witness my hand this the 12th day of = 1 1886. LIZA J. WILLIS, Mortgagee. Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, ; 88, Couyty or Batrs, In the Circuit Court of Bates county, June term, 1886. Henry Hartman, plaintiff, vs. John F. Stebaugh, defendant, Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by his attorney before the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court in vacation and files his tition and affidavit, alleging, among other | things, that defendant is not a resident of the State of Missouri: z Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk in va- cation that said defendant be notified by publi- cation that plaintiff has commenced suit against him in this court, the object and general nature of which is to correct adeed made by the de- fendant to one Lewis Smith, wherein defendant conveyed the north half of the southeaet quar- ter of the northeast quarter of section 9, town- ship 38 of range 29, in Bates county, Missouri, instead of the south half of the southeast quar- ter of northeast quarter of said section 9, as defendant then intended to do, and to divest title to said south half of the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 9 aforesai from the defendant and vest the same in plaintiff as grantee of said Lewis Smith. Also for ne pose of a decree cancelling & mortgage made by said Lewis Smith to the de- fendant about thes 8th day of September, 1857, upon the following land in Bates counfy, soari, to-wit: The north half of the southeast quarter and the south half of the quarter of the northeast quarter and the soutb- west quarter of the northeast quarter of section 9 and the northwest quarter of the northwest Egg eee No. 22, all in township No. 8 No. 29; the said mortgage having been paid off by said Lewis Smith to the defendant about the 20th day of June, 1858, the same not being released on the records of Bates, and that unless the said John F. Stobaugh be and at this Court, at the next term thereof, to be begun and holden st the court house in the city of Butler,in said county, ontheseventh of June next, and on or before the day of said term, ifthe same shall so eontinue—and if not, then on or before the day of said term—answer or lead to the petition in said cause, the same will be taken as con- fessed, and judgmedt will be rendered aceord- i B pif be it further ordered, that 3 copy hereof be published, eccanding to law, in the Butler Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Mo., for four weeks successisely, the last insertion to be at least four weeks befure the pe day of the next Sireuit Court. J. BR. JExmiss, aes Cireuit Clerk. | ‘A true copy from the Record. Witness m: parent i §s + Coprt of Bates county, this 15th j CSEAES Gay of March, 1835. t a. 8. Jexxrxs, Cirenit Clerk. “band and the Seal of the Cireuit BUTLER, MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 1886 NO. 16 =ED. ST Desires to imform his friends and the pu . dought the stock of CHARLES blic generally that he has SPRAGUE, CONSISTING OF Groceries, Quesnsware, WOODENWARE, NAILS AND BUILDESR HARD WARE. Will continue business at the old stand and is constantly adding new goods to his well assorted stock. Prices low and stock fresh, CALL AND SEE HIM. North Side of the Square, Butler, Mo. In same building with John Ray, stove and Tinware dealer, JOHN RAY, JEALER IN Stoves and Tinware! Invites the public to call on him when in need of any of these articles. He keeps the celebrated Antelope (see cut) and Buck’s Brilliant Cook Stoves and desires all to see them. are no better made. want the Those who have used them say there He also carries a fine line of heaters and does not Large Profits Asked by Many Dealers, as he is just opening out in this business and expects to remain here. Tinware of every kind at prices low down. Don’t torget, I am in the same building with Ed. Steele, the grocer. NORTH SIDE SQUARE, BUTLER, MO. MONEY! MONEY. Parties wanting to borrow money on Farms remember 1st. That we can lend money cheaper than anybody. 2nd. In any sum from $100 to $10,000, and on time from six months to five years. 8rd. Interest and Principal can be made pay- able at any day and interest stopped. 4th. Have almost a million dollars slready loaned and doing a larger business than ever. 5th. We keep money on hand to l@gn so if you have good security end clear titles you don’t have to wait. 6th. We have two sets of Abstract books made by different parties and make Abstract of Titles by one set and compare with the other and can thus make Abstract of titles that are absolutely correct and we will stand responsible for them. jth. Have been here along time and expect to stay a while longer. 8th. Make loans with or without Commission. 9th. Invite you to come and see us and have ourterms, rates and etc. explained to you before making application elsewhere. 10th Onur office is with the Butler National Bank, Opera House Block, Buzler, Mo. WALTON & TUCKER Land Mortgage Co. ‘Hurt & Mathis’ Barner shop is the place to get good |work done. Everything first-class in every respect; good bath rooms, im connection with barber shop. Al so ladies hair cutting 1m ali the latest \styles, Call and see us in Badgley | building south side square. 43 oes ed H A ected cold ead te Pheucmonia,C | @ivease. THE HORNS. CHAS. CENNEY First Door South’of Times office tairway NEW GOODS Fresh and Nice and Comprising every- thing in the GROCERY And Provision Line. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Of 2ll kinds wanted. COME AND SEE ME. { Chas. Denney. i H ; } } | } } {