The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 18, 1886, Page 4

| 1 a SUTLER WEEKLY TIMES | J. D. ALLEN Eprtor. j. D. Aries & Co., Proprietors, “TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: hed every edares+ MISSOURI. BUTLER WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15, 1856. of the Our choice tor Circuit J rad Judicial District, HON. D. A. DEARMOND. Democratic Ticket Yor Representative, J. H. HINTON. or Circuit Clerk, JOUN C. HAYS. »r Recorder, R. G. WEST or Treasurer, OSCAR REEDER. or County Clerk, T L. HARPER Attorney, . JACKSON. or Prosecuting Ww. 0 For Sheritt, G. G. GLAZEBROOKE tor Probate Judge, SAM F. HAWKINS. “or Presiding Judge, JOHN If. SULT Administrator, ENNIS. ror Public j. Ww. ‘ar Coroner, DR. E. L. RICE Vor Judge South District, A. NEPTUNE. Kor Judge North District T. J. BOSWELL. Mexico has 25,000,000 of people tnd ot is estimated could put five million soldiers in the field in case of war with the United States. seeaiaiainatinniiticmenni Che Vernon county delegates to the State Convention are mstructed to cast their vote for Judge Theodore | iSrace for Supreme Judge, for choice and Alexander Martin wecond choice. for Phe senatorial convention which | met at Harrisonville Monday nomi ated the Hon. J. G. Sparks, ot Pleasant Hill, for state senator by acclamation. Mr. Sparks isa bright, atelligent young man and will make Chis district a usetul legislator. Hon. D. P. Stratton, of Nevada. tad candidate for circuit jude was in tche city Friday. ‘he reputation ot being a fine lawyer, and from present indications stands % fair show of success it not horned | oft the track by W. J. Stone. itis said the heirs of Samuel J. Pilden are about to commence pro- ceedings to set aside the will, on the grounds that he left more than three- faurths ot his property to the public and only $1,000,000 to his nephews | the bosses. aid neices. ee flere is the way the little Stone Parasite at Rich Hill talks Se | simply because its editor was thw. art. | €d in his pet scheme to turn that | fawnship over to his m: eo Fe | | Che smining element: is the Ganeral dirge of the pan tia ma- jority in Bates county.” We have mo desire to tantalize any One, bur} suck treasonable utterances should | 4ye rebuked. | pentane “Yhe‘Coagressional Convention of | | ‘Pasper county, held at Carthage | Monday, after a sturmy session, | ‘ereke up im a row and two sets of | whtlegates were elected. One set | Yavoring Judge Jas. B. Gantt and | “ie other W. J. Stone. This ace! exon of the Jasper county Democrats | Pepe excludes them from taking | j vart ia the organization at the Eamar| tee en and it yet remains to be | seen which will be the stronger Gant, | <tc Stone. The Kansas City Times « its report of the Carthage conven. | fion says the Stone is | ae outlook for first | Mr. Stratton has | | voter to assist in giving to Mr. | nominate Gantt, or with Barton or | mistake. WEI OCEEDINGS | THE PEOPLE ALL POWERFUL. PR The people ae ieee ba ee of the Congressional Committee Held at their rights, and, 1 no unmistakable | Galler on the 13th inst. terms, relegated to ot bscurity th ringsters aad political shysters who At have for years dictated the politics of | was This ring had become We 1 o’clock sharp the called to order by Chairr and the roll call of the county. so bold and corrupt in its actions arrogant in its ruling that it was terror to every honest democrat who | entertained the least political asper- LOWS: Vernon County, GI = A. Cummings, Judge Vance, | ations. | Jasper Je IF Newell, Heeding the note of warni i Henry W SF. Carter. sounded by the Times, the people | Dade M, Talbut, rose up i. their might at the county | c | nominating convention, afid beat the | Cass io ring politicians and nominated good, | | Bates Barton sa) honest,competent men for the various men who considered party | han the Doe ton repre- ; Judge Vance NEG ;W haley and Hon. P ; sented Clement H: r creden- as masters dictating {tals being prope: The | | basis of representation was fixed the | otfices— | and party principles greater who c¢ individual, and be | rahe ! n orm. favors, and not 1 The ringsters claimed that it ‘crews of the train, a great mass on the side ot the track | jag WITH A ‘CRASH. An Engme, Postal Car and Express | Car Hurled from the Track. ton Advocate he passen m the M. K. & passenger u No. 154 were terrified fast rsday night upon ntermg Nevada by receiving a shock | finding themselves coming to a ance standstill. The officers andj those | in the especially and stationed on the engine postal and express cars, were in- | ied by being plunged in | y horr and at once set to work to extricate themselves from the debris, HOW IT HAPPENED. Upon reaching the yards at Neyada the passenger train, which was trav- 1 . : > | eling at quite a lively rate, struck a terms. } se State | Split switch, which threw the engine, fair test of strength, and {same as that adopted by the State | i | | Was nota ta “ ae = . : } the postal car and the express car t t rganize to deliver this Central Committee, viz: One dele-} I - ‘ ae E ; Nagas Seg etrdeowt’ <chesaha ie : ‘ ” } rom the track and damaging them et } A nd «agged, over toa | gate for every three hundred votes | from the trac sins county. bound anc ged, aS erciondeiaed adelcoaie panose wreparably. Ail of the crew, a Horeca ok che cmton Cleveland, and a delegate : man who was not the choice o | i Pie eaters cana eo orece mec 1 tee earl vaciiade Janel for every fraction ot 150 or over. | te } : e1 : 2 iS ; people. ne issue wa ade and| : Pconeers iraculous! escaped with Sed ek t Eoutcon-| Lhe delegates to have power: to cast} SCURCTS Turacusousty (Cscay . accepted. was a straight- ! = test between the people and the ring : ties. » have won, la a large politicians and the pec | and that, that there is no mistaking the hand by Mr. time of h« Talbu 'ding It was moved, Dade that the conveution be September. Mr. too, by « majurity so the fixed tor ti Stratton offered ae | writng. | as | Feilow democrate,we congratulate | | you in thus being strong enough to | an amendment the gth of September. | strike off these shackles which have \ The vote on the amendment carried | kept you m bondage so } }5 to 4, the vote was then Ba on | declare your freedom. The Tis the motion as amended and carrie | claims credit for the glorious result The next important point to er z ors > attentic F the committe | only so far as we have kept the peo- | $#ge the attention of the committee f oh as, **where shal » cOnVE | ple posted, and warned them of the | “4S: “"¥ here sha a co 5 id?” Nevad eeonl | shoals here and breakers there. We | eld?” Nevada, Rich Hill, Osceola | are laboring in the interests ot the and Lamar — the contest tor | people, and against : tends to {this honor On the first ballot the | 3 I | ! fares ee as x the infringement on ti I by | Vote stood Nevada 1, Osceola 2 | political sharks and deniag es, | Lamar 3, and Rich Hill 3. The | who oaly adhere to party for nal | dead tock continued until the 16th | J } | aggrandizement. | ballot when Lamar captured the | | The resuit of Saturday's conven- | prize. Mr. Wade resigned as chair Wha as electec ittee and Dr. man of the comr , of St, Clair county, w ehairmd h | tion shows the people how strong | they really are when they rise ia their | !€¥ | might, and how weak the opposition, | who haye to depend upon schemes The committee then adjourned to land tricks that will not bear ye | Meet at Lamar on Sept. goth 1886 at scrutiny ot Honest men. The people | 2° H 2m. | are too honest and p o have } N. A, Wane, Cha’n. Itheir rights and liberties bartered | 2 CHISWELL, Sec’y. j | away for a tew paltry offices by un } On iast young Monday as Gan Dudley, aged | scrupulous politicians, and man et in digging rea.ize that they are not merchandise raged | 7 Ae | coal tor Henry Wilcox, was en to be aded over to one m - : . hapy to He nc: jin Z the necessary cause e€ happens to be livin in 7 ‘ s for a blast. a son of Wilcox them—to be traded in his own in- | F H % Gs came up to where he was at work, | terests. But they are free American : and atter having lit lis pipe, un | citizens and have the right to say tor ; 3 3 ef thou dly threw the lighted match themselves who they want to repre ‘ : down, and as it happened, it fell | sent them in the halls of congress, | | and we are heartily glad to see them into the combustibles, of | four pounds of black powder and consisting exercise this right. , é » | two sticks of giant powder, which Dudley The result was a terrific explosion, and We do not wish to be understood | young was using. | as meaning that every man who sup- | ported Stone in this county belonged | | tothis ring, not by any means. We know that as good, honest and con- | Dadley was hurled to a considerable distance. His injuries are of a very serious character, his lower limbs | Scientious gentlemen as canbe found | |. : : being burnt and charred in a terrible | in this or any other county had purest the : ‘ : ‘ i manner.—Osceola Advance. and highest of motryes in giving him their support, and we do G. and candidate for State Sena Hon. J. | Not questiow those motives. But this | Hill | doesn’t obviate the fact that Stone | | Was the mng Sparks, of Pieasant tor from this district, gave us a call Mr. Sparks so has no opposition and we pre candidate, and every | candidate ned every | one day last week. a | far | Was exercised to dupe the hon itician | devise known to the wiley pc sume will receive the nomination by the district. Stone | f 3 : ot | that for which he had already paid common counties He } young man of sterling integrity and | consent ; composing the is a The tollowing i ihe: representa - | in eyery way qualified to make us a! | ton allowed each county in the r2th | | congressiooal district. It be | | seen that 40 votes will nominate. | | Judge Gantt is assured ot Henry and ates, which gives him 24 votes. Col. Stone has captured Vernon and Cass, making 23. good representative. Maj. ie ee of the St. Joe Ga- | zette, says that to whip Mexico re- more than talk. There are 25,000,000 of people in Mexico. This would them 5,000,000 fighting men. The country is a desert for 250 miles mward, and a Mexican with cigarette would die will quires give Jasper’s 11 votes | with eather county except Dade will | St. Clair, or Cedar and Dade, com- j bined, Stone will capture the prize. [Tt can readily be seen that Gantt has | | the advantage and can be nominated | Benjamin Tolon, aged 72 years without Jasper. | and one of the oldest settlers of Bar- Vernon 13, Bates 13, Cass 10,|TY county, suicided Sunday near Jasper tr, Henry 11, Barton 6, St. | Washburn, Mo., by hanging himself | Clair 6, Cedar 5, Dade 4, Total 79. | from the limb ot a tree*with hickory —_——— ‘Lhe two-norse act of Bro. Wade beck. He had ported the Lark, tied | it around his neck, chmbed upon a of the Democrat still goes on. He | log under a himb to which ra tied | Seems to proceed upon the assumpt. | the other end, then stepped off. | ion that the Democracy of Bates are When § pepiitigs acl aaa | a gullible set of1gneramuses. About | Se we eens ne | with as much indifference as a game } cock in a pit. the popular vote of the various coun- j | t,.0f | ation be | sf i but a few. scratches. The wrecking train was immedi- ately dispatched for and left Sedaha $:20 p. m., passing through Clin- \ 1e 20th of | ton at 10:10 and reaching Nevada jabout midnight. The entire gang of work 5:30 set to at | | wrecking hands were i ' clearing tracks the and Friday morning the wreck was “suf. ficiently removed to allow the pass- I age of trains. | akioc here 53 Thursday night, arrived | about 7:20 Fnday morning with a | new engine and us postal and express Cars. The inmates of the damaged cars j came up on the belated train as pas- sengers, while the contents of these cars were stored on the tratn which | followed, but arrived ninety minutes late. i | . + | Chariton county rough, engaged in a row a James Fuller, a young itew days ago, for which warrants j Were sworn out for his arrest. A constable went to his house to arrest s driven away by Fuller vis friends. Fuller ganee in Fe Sheriffs Moore found him Sunday at cS camp- and Deputy | meeting, put bim under arrest and started away, intending to search him as soon as they were clear of the icrowd., They had hardly proceeded ten steps when Fuller jerked ot a reveiver and thrust it in Hurt’s tace Hurt struck the weapon down with his lett hand and pulled the trigger. and drew his own revolver at the same time and commenced to fire at Fuller. volvers, 3oth men emptied their re- in Hurt’s being shot in the lett side and in the and it resulted nght leg. but how seriously has not been ascertamed as yet. Deputy Moore was busy all the time trying to getin a shot at Fuller, but his weapon refused to go off when he most needed it. Finally he succeed- ; ea in firing three shots at Fuller, but darted through and Subsequently he was cap- tured, and found to be seriously wounded, having received three shots—one in the breast, one in the leg and one in the arm. Itis thought he cannot recover.—Nevada Mail. he the crowd escaped. buteof Respect. Whereas God in his wisdom has seen fitto remove by death from among us Miss Anna T' hompson, thereby causing us to moarn the loss of one of ‘the most loved, faithrul intelegent, and promising ot our number, and we the members ot the Presoyterian Sabbath School of But- ler teeling deeply the loss that we have sustained theretore, ReEsoLveD,1. That whilst we look in solemn sadness upon her vacant seat, nevertheless rejoiceing in the hope of an immortality beyond the grave, and that she occupies a place among the redeemed above. We are warned of the necessity ot greater zeal and more activity in our Redeemers cause. That as aschooi we reccommend her christan character as worthy of imitation by ail Sabbath Schvol Scholars and that we indorse her briet work in the Sabbath School in the prayer meeting and in the Church as a noble example tor all tol- lowers of Christ, young or old, 3 That although ve deeply sympathize with tue bereaved tamily in their hour of sore trials yet we teel that they have no reason to sorrow as those who have no hope. That a copy of these resoltations be turnished each of ourcity papers tor pub- lication, one copy be given to the parents of the deceased and this our action be | the ides of November, however, he | | pee im — allowing him will learn that he is a very insignifi- | bets = pos its isi tace: jcantfactor in the politics of that! ene) ovo) 1a potee | trade: | county.—Osceoia Advance. | Which he made a tew days ago is Ris hes” athcaac | | supposed to have caused him to take | ' i his life.—Nevada Mai! discovered his put on the records of our Sabbath School. Hatne McKispen. | Mrs. C. McConNeELL. i C. I. RoBerts. j Mrs. C. 1. Roperts: Mrs. P. H. Hotcoms | D. V. Brows. H Committee. | F. O. Lerxer, S.S. Supt. i The wrecked train, which was due] vorypi MAIN STREE PHARIS & SOi' i a intorms the public that they are till in the field with a full STOCK OF GROCERIES Which they propose to sell as low as the lowest cn the smallest margin consistent to sate business principles. We pay the highest market price for BUTTER, EGGS, CHICKENS, &€, We sell the Famous TEBO FLOUR. Call and see us and we will do our best to please you. PHARIS & SON HIDES —— ARE—— Scarce and Wante ~ I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR ALL THE Dry and Green Hides, Sheep Pelts, Wool BEESWAX AND FEATHERS. LEWIS HOFFMAN, ,» BUTLER, MO. HOOTS = & 4 —— TALLOW, Are an Article we are interested in, Buying our stock direct “FROM MANUFACTURES Having been in this BUSINESS FOR YEARS, WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. Call and see us, J. ML. McKIBGET. J.T. 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