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? The Butler Weekl OL. VIT1. oR HUNDRED MILES AWAY. w dbyJ.W esching”’ ons county, Kansas Jem lonsome now while thinking Of loved ones far away, Of scenes of early childhood And friends that are dear to me. ng, in July, 18s6, nesr Garden City, Oh, blame me not for weeping, Ob, blame me not, I pray; For I want to see my loved ones, Four hundred miles away. My mind is made to ponder On home and shady bowers; Of those who dearly love me, And of what they now do say. My heart is full of sadness; My eyes are filled with tears; Yor! want to see my mother, Four hundred miles away. Then my mind and heart is lifted To Heaven and rest above, And I long to see my Savior ‘And rest in peace with God. THE RAILROADS. —_—+ +2 the St. Louis and Colorado. se-wee ‘Democrat. A.M. Billings, of Chicago, the uncial backer ot the St. Louis, asas City and Colorado, 1s in the y,andas Mr. Billings had never na public statement as to his tion with the project and the policy and prospects, of the tity was taken advantage an expression of his views and ations, Mr. Billings stated em ically that the line would bed'on to Kansas City that he had placed orders tor satisfied with what had wmplished, and felt greatly en The line to Kansas City be completed as rapidly as met money can accomphsh it, anc hng the progress of the work it ibe kept busy on the Kansas end the road. P“What do you estimate the cos line to Kansas City to be?’” “Avout $8, 000,000. It will much more or less.”’ no the company ?”” ce them before there is the actua dto represent their face value. manner. foad without ” taking such ty?" about it. We will secure a e time.”’ back of this enterprise—th: ‘of the eastern lines?’ “No; the St. Louis, Kansas Cit ally an independent line. Sountry through which it passe nil not Only justify the to make it a good pa aving i Therapidly increasing popal atio Mthe development of the countr eam, and will be so operated atter OMpleted. The local support i Isa large inducement, and tl we will bring tute ot railroad facilities, an M. Billings Outlines the Policy of any, the occasion ot his visit to | of to} be at once, | a cient quantity ot railsto complete toad to that point, He had made imp Over the line, and was more been aged with the outlook for the is direction a large force of graders | “Haye you placed any ot the bonds “No; and we do not propose to work thus far accomplished has tn paid for in cash, and what is to | done will be looked after in the | | That cuts no figure in it When the road is in| Louis, Kansas City and Co:orado | th shape that its bonds will ‘bring | railway company has undertaken to it market yalue,they will be sold, | | build a railway across the state of | they will not be sacrificed, be- we have the money to build | “How about your entrance to the “That matter is now in the hanes Our attorney, and we are not wor- ince to the union depot, and in “Isthere any old corporation at mson, Topeka and Santa Fe, or Colorado ts strictly and emphat- | advance only enough to complete 2¢ | it 1s | | miles, including an entrance to the | Constructed for the reason that | union depot, but I now find that Mr. | will give the road sufficient busi- is being built on a conseryatiy remuneratty gh traffic, Many ofthe counties Rough which the line passes are) his perm &hearty welcome to the pro- | he owns Missouri, BUTLER, MISSOURI, ject. entrance to the city is fully secured, and we consider that the line an equi! footing with roads now completed ito the city. We lave now completed over twenty miles of first-class road,ready |for operation The road bed and bridging have been made durable, and with a view to heavy traffic; the The right of seem to own about «ll of St. Louis, but for all that the Col orado road is coming is on e nght into ie without Do :h Colorad ny unnecessary de t your pur- Poses arez” “They kno » now, for I teld be completed and in operation by | October 1 of the present year. We firmly beheve, «fter caretul investi- gation and calculation, that | Kansas City section will earn $8 ,ooo per mile, which will be sufficient to! pay a dividend on the share capital. ‘Lhe company 1s authorized under its charter to issue $20,000,000 capital stock, and this share capital will be | ready faster than they could use. it. My purpose is to build this road,and | it shall be built and fully equipped. \ the | When I am ordered not to doa thing tha I have a legal mght to do, why I lie to go ahead and do it,’’ { Thisday’s Republican. @ “hough no official announcement supplemented by bonds representing at their face value $20,000,000, at 6 per cent, secured by trust, to constitute a first mount hen. deed ot and a anc Carthage line,has qeen appoint- para- Every move made will | Lotis, Kansas City andwill at once and Colorado, assume the active } | disciarge of the duties of that office. Suprimtendent Brown is a capable be of a conservative character, «and | the interests of the tuture of the road will be caretully guarded.’’ “What effect has the Gould oppo- sition had ?”” | | | ; railmad man, and just the sort of an **None whatever. litle attention to it, We further pay very | than to} new oad, he having had wide expe- lroad coustruction. Le 1s well ind favorably known in Southe | | Westen Missouri,having for not | nene inr: protect our rights. | ‘It has been said that Gould would a | buy out the company it it could num- | ber ofye | be stopped otherwise ?”’ “That he can not do, because the | line is not for sale to Mr. Gould, or | any one ejse. Everything done thus | and bnking interests at Joplin ana at Ruh Hill. Preident Poiter and Contr Drewoi the St. Louis and Colorado, left te Indianapohs last night. The objec of their trip is not known, but it 1s itimated that they are looking | atterolling stock in order to be ctor far has been paid for, and promptly, | of | But the St. Louis and | | Colorado 1s not for sale at any price, | | { and that will be the tuture policy 7 | the company. 1} af in Tt is worth as much to us as to shap to commence running trains to any one else.”’ , Cret Coeur Lake in the near future. | It isven said that a time table has | beer agreed upon, and that the *T can not say as to the exact date | ope ng of actual transportation by now, but can do so after the decision | the ew railroad will be made within in the Wabash suit is made by Judge | a fe weeks, possibiy on August 1, Brewer, the hearing being set for | ThCreve Ceur business wiil be ;| ‘“*When do you expect to com- | >» | mence running trains? 1 t t announce our ments.’” running | veryong until trains are running to | Unie. atrange- 1] Mr. Billings had the following to | say to a Republican reporter in re- | gard to the matter: Bucklen’s Arnica Saive. ‘Tl Best Salve in the world for Cnts Bruis, Cuts, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever \ Sore Cancers, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, | Tete Chapped Hands, and all skin erup- | tionsnd postively cures piles, or no pay | requ It is guaranteed to give pertect | satisction, or money refnnded. Prine | per ox, 25 cts For leby John .G | Wale Read This. ind if in need of} ‘an: clothing it will ‘doou good: $20 suits ‘caaet to $14, $13-| '5Oto oo ; $11. = ito 3 350 to 8,ke i ,&e. All oo ‘ers n pr oportion. Anerican Clothing | Howe. s “Tt is not now a question of cost. The St. Missouri, as it has the legal, and commercial right to do. moral | I ad-| | vanced the company enough cash to! give ita good start and insure the success of the project, which I had a j right to do, but I find Jay Gould | hindering and obstructing us at every | point simply because our line will be a competitor of the Missouri | Pacific and Wabash. He is not only trving to crush out competition, but | his eftorts in that direction, if suc- cessful, would jeopardize if not sink | my investment in the new road, and | |I do not intend that he shall de | y} jeither. It was my first purpose to! a ie s | Gould does not intead that we shall 'BAITIST FEMALE undertaking, | run our trains into St. Louis. Well, za }we shall see about that. My first COLLECE, prop- | purpose has beer zed, and I Lexington, Mo. | @hre easf Kansas City by Mo. Pac. or Wabash | traine, ) agins its 22d year Sept. ist, '1886. wstruction Tuoxoveu. Musicand Art by Specrists. Elegantly furnished. Lighted nj now propose to buiid the road be- vj tween Twer street, St. Louis, | 0 ‘ 3s with Gas Only srxry boarding pupils. ugh which the St. Louis and! }and Kansas City, as fast as mon | Terns Low. Address, Morado passes is amp!y sufficient | mea and mules can do the work,and \ 35-St. JHN F. LANNEAU, President, | Mtagement for the tuture. The there is no power save the strong e |} arm of the laws of Missour: able to The dy cough mixture betore the at contains no opiates or narcot- ¢Star Cough Cure. Price twen- ty-hve ats. it | stop it, and I understand the laws of iI n | Missouri will sustain me instead of obstracting ie way. Ido not pro- — . é pose to be run out o Mr. e Missouri by ask Id railways in I do not understand that enjoys t: nicest surroundings if in bad |health. There are miserable people about tday with one foot in the grave, | to whombottle ot Parker’s Tonic would | ao morezood than all the doctors and although he does | medicinethey have ever used. 32 sm. Gould, nor do I propose to id | Missouri. St. Louis and Colorado Appointment. of he tact has been made, it is now | knovn that E. H. Brown, formerly | Geieral Superintendent of the Joplin ed Seneral Superintendent ot the St. | ae . } | offical who wil! prove valuable to a | ars been identified with coal | July 24. After that we will soon | lookd after first, but it will not be} It 1s orth remembering that nobody a WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 1886 * $1,000,000. NO. 35 $1,000,000. hhhhhhhbhi thhhhhhh hhh vthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thhh hhhhhhh MONEY. jaa IATAUENAAUAQUY FETs a yy yyy yyyqUuyyy yyy Se FAUT eq y aQguyey | a nractors to-day to | cross-ties are of white oah, and the | push the ! t nsas City as fast | track 1s steel rail, sixty pounds tothe as possible, « cessary buy the | Iineal yard. The road between) right of xm Forrest Park} | Creve Coeur and Union, 34 miles, is station to a connecting point with, under contract, and the 54 miles/the umion depot tracks, and the, | between St. Lauis and Umon will) money ¢ oh oses would be In sums from $300 to $15 5000, at the lowest rate of inter est, at J. M. CATTERLIN’S Insurance and money Loaning Agency, Butler, Mo. FARMERS be sure and see me before you make application for a Loan and | will do you good. I will lean you money or sell you a Buggy cheaper than anybody. SATPTERLIN. ald Silver Watches and ewelrys7Cost To make room for| ‘new fall goods, I offer ‘my entire stock of! (Elgin, Waltham and | Hampden Watches, in| gold, silver and filled | leases, at regular} | whoholesale cost pric- es. I will also sell all my clocks, jewelry and plated ware at such low pricesas to aston- ish you. Now is the time to buy. Call and see my stock and | prices. Franz Bernhardt, North sidesquare. OUR STOCK OF Undertaking Goods Beris larger than and any time since we have been in Butlerss@ ‘Coffins, Caskets and Hospital Cases, WALNUT, ROSEWOOD, CLOTH COVERED AND METALIC. 'BURIAL-:-ROBES-:-A-:-SPECIALTY | P. J. JE WETT, OPERA BLOCK. CATTERLIN & LEGG, Want to say to the Farmers that they are determined to sell their superb stock of HAND-MADE BUGGIES CARRIAGES AND SPRING WAGONS, AND NOW OFFER THIER $165 LIVERY BUGGIES AT And will Give 3, 6, or 9 Months Credit | [MONEY TO LOAN AT SIX Per Cent. interest, on long time with privilege ot paying before due if desired. We do not send borrow- i er’s applications away for approval, | @t yg eo defy competition. but decide on them here without de- - McVeicu, North Main street. 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. Wecan furnish the money at once. The Watton & TuckER Land Mortgage Co., Butler, Mo. Lumber Lumber of all kinds and Order of Publication. J. STATE OF MISSOURI, i 86, Cocxty or Batzs, ae circuit court of Bates county, June term, 886. alice Crouch, plaintiff, vs. Samuel Crouch, defendant. Now at this comes the Lae yeh saga Pt her attorney, William O. Jacksoi files her petition and affidavit, silegingssimen other things, that defendant,” Sami is not a resident of the state of Missouri: Whereupon it is ordered by the court that said defendant be notified by pa Hestion that plain- tiff has commenced a sui ainst him in this court, the object and general nature of which is me obtain adecree of divorce from said defend- pon the grounds of desertion and that the aeteanent has failed to provide for plaintif,and that unless the said defendant be and ay Spt at ! this court, at the next term thereof, to ie holden at the court house in ‘the city ie of | Butler, in said county, on the first day of November next, and on or before the sixth day | of said term, if the term shall so long continue —and if not, then on or before the last day of id term—answer or Plead to the petition in said cause, the same will be taken as confessed j and jndgment will be rendered accordingly. And be it farther ordered, thata copy hereot be published, according to law, in the Butler | Times, a weekly newspaper printed and pub- lished in Bates county, Mo., for four gron successively, the last insertion to be at four weeks before the first oor of the next are | of circuit court. JEBKine, Cirenit clerk. X NEW ‘MEAT MARKET, First Door South of Arlington Hotel. i. S. PADDOCK, Prop’r. FRESH MEATS, — NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Pursuant to an order of the = Court, made at the June term, thereof, I will, on | Tuesday August 3rd, 18386. | at the east front door of the court house, | | in the city of Butler, Bates county, Mo., | | let to the lowest bidder, at public “outcry, | contracts for the construction of a bridge j {over Panther creek, in Hudson |town- ship, at Hooks Ford, superstructure, to be be of burr oak, substructure, wood bents. All bids subject to approval of the Otall Kinds and the very best A true copy frome the Hegs wanes 3 EO ifica! i : os = i z ~ Bridze C pouttetoner, the lowest prices. Give him a ios of June, 1886. 2. JENKINS, | trial and be convinced. Sat Cireuit clerk. ELEGRAPHIG Whea you want lumber, investi- | i i ‘TITUTE? {wate MecVeigh’s prices betore you; fame pete | buy. * Yard north of the post office | t soe Sg ame