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be etl ‘ switch at the Nevada depot Thurs- his escape. Will scratch Gent West. BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES | et | par Notice TO TEACHERS :—Public Ex- | gminations for the benefit ot those per- | desiringto teach in Bates county, | be held on the 3d Saturday of each H ) Sonth inthe Ohio street school house, | 7, Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of | month in the West side school house, | Hill, Mo., the vomenares com- | each day at 9 o’clock, sencing ° "J, H. HINTON, | County School Commissioner ———_— —_—_—___.. | J. K. Brugler wants 2 lot ot gooc farm loans, running trom 6 to 18 months, Thisis a good chance for farmers to get short loans, or sell short real estate paper. ee Don’t forget Senator Cockrell will speak in Butler Oct. 11th at 1 o’clock. The vote in the county was very jight, little mtercst being taken in the matter. LOCAL ITEMS Tell your neighbors Senator Cock- sell will speak in Butler, Monday, Oct. 11th at 1 o'clock. Quite a number of the committee- men cailed and paid their compli- ments to the Times on Monday Election day ts almost >» and ifan increased majority is desired a democratic club should be organized ineach township. The primary clection for probate ‘judge is oyer and J. S. Francisco is the nominees Now let every demo- _qrat in the county go to work for the ticket. The republicans of Butler hit the pail on the head when they declared the present democratic ticket to be the strongest ever put out by the democratic party ot this county. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hurley have the sympathy of their many fr w their sad bereayement over the death of ther mmftant bade which oc- curred Saturday. There is not a better man for the place than Oscar and he will make one of the satest and best Reeder, treasurers the countv has ever had, and he will receive 2 substantial majority. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Davis, of Parksville, Piatt county, arrived in the city Sunday morning and will spend a few days visiting their grand daughter, Mrs. Robt. Delancy. The college and fair at Clinton Teturn their most thanks to the papers of that town for their column after column of ‘puffs’? sincere bv sending all the printing they have to Kansas City and St. Louis. Maxwell, who was to have been hung in St. Louis, the 2d of Oct. for the murder of his freind C. Arthur Prefier, has been granted a May of execution for the suprme court. sixty days by A man bent on mischiet pulled a day last and let two heavy frieght eMgines come Both Rimes were badiv wrecked. No- body was hurt. The scoundrel that Was the canse of the accident fade | together en Everybody will vote for Wm. O. | Jackson, the republicans even ad- mitthat he has made a most efficient { Officer, ond that he bas prosecuted 1 | the criminals without Boys, pull | ship oF favor. on Your coats, roll up your sleeves, Ys tear, friend- W..0. Jackson count of abilities to perform the duties of his office will get a large Wpublican yote. Itis published that Ex-Governor T. T. Crittenden, ot Kansas City Will be an applicant for the judgeship othe court of appeals at Kansas City, in case Judge Phihps is elect- tdto congress. The appointment Will be made by the governor, and Mbetter man in the State could be shosen but we apprehend it is a mis- tke as we do not believe Mr. Crit- tedan will make application. R.G. West. that ol€ democratic War horse, Known by almost every: body, and liked by all, will get there y & magnificent majority. There ® not a democrat in the county that 4d Vote erly and late tor the old | close out his hardware and parties | | o’clock p- m. | five miles to water, |the M. Kansas City to day and will hold | hall on Thursday evening Sept. 30th requested to be present your official duties, put on your linen : duster, set pyour stovepipe en the | H. Mead, of Rockville; Marion back of your head and sail in. 1} Todd and Geo. W. Lee, of West | fired a P. M. the other day, you Boone; R. N. Allen and R. G. ' Senator F. M. Cockrell will speak in Butler, Monday. Oct. rith, at 1 Don’t torget the date and be here in torce. The Democrat said last week that | two of its strikers had been rewarded with appointments, and the others would be looked atter he could get to them. Our primaries here Saturday passed off quietly, very little interest being taken in the matter save by the fast as For the past month water has been very scarce throughout the country, and many tarmers have been com- pelled to drive their stock tour and candidates themeelves a few personal friends, consequently a very hght vote was polled. and The Missouri conference of E. church south meets in Mr W. F. Pharis, formerly agent and operator at Ladue,is now holding He as a over Sunday. There will be between 125 and 150 preachers present. down the wires at the depot. Luther Shobe ‘and f: the past or three years been making Oregon th returned last week, and atter spend- ing a day or two in the city shaking hands with their many triends, left comes highly recommended ‘ ; steady, industrious and business | wo nave = 1 ir home, 2 i at his new post of duty, and extend | jhim a hearty welcome.—Walker | Herald. } Hon. ; = for Kansas to permanently locate. M. DeArmond and wite, Pes ee of Davenport, Iowa, visited his There will be a meeting of the | Dee? = if 3 .| brother, Judge DeArmond, last | water-works committee at the city | k week. | They were accompanied by | | his mother, who will make her home | with Judge DeArmond ia the future. Mr. DeArmond is postmaster at ne | Davenport, a city ot over 25,000 Ch’rm. | 5 : inhabitants. 1886 at 7 o’clock. Every member Joun T. Smiru, T, &. Harper, will make Bates | eee Ee county one of the best and most! John C. Hayes, with his eight competent county clerks the people | years experience in the circuit clerk’s have ever honored with that office. | Office was a wise nomination, and He will be competent and accom- | being a young man of sterling integ- modating, and will know no_ party | rity, exemplary habits and a thor- after he takes charge of the office, | ough knowledge of the machinery but will treat all ahk land workings ot the office to which aaa | he has been chosen to fill will make Jonn P. Wilh + eived a dispatch ae | a clerk that everybody will be proud the last of the week that his father | ‘ ° living near Hutchins, Kansas, had! * been kicked by a horse and was se J. H. Hinton, the democrat nom- Mrs. Willis tor-|inee for representative trom Bates, warded the telegrarn to Mr. W. who | feels sanguine of In was attending court in Kansas City, | the course of quite a lengthy talk and who stz ted immediately for his | with him, the fact that father’s bedsid Luther Sh of Bates county, riously injured. his election. thor- | oughly well grounded in the princi- ples of his party, and likewise well he is 9€, eX-county treasury | - s {informed generally, became appar- and well and faver- ent zens, ; He ts a most affable gentle- ably known to most of our c man and an enterta Se ing and instruc- and who has been hving in Oregan | = | tive talker. He will take a prom:- | nent position tn the state legislature. | The people of Bates are indeed tor for several years, was in the city the last He Times a pleasant call, and in conver- ot the week, gave the |tunate in the prospect of having sation said that he would locate at i y a . ne their mterests in the hands of so Wellington, Kansas, and go into a sees : i es excellent a man.—Nevada Noticer. the banking business. He will con tinue to read the Times which fol- : An Oklahoma boomer of the col- tows him to his new home. ored race has been doing up his tel- His or- low citizens in his own behalf. He taking those Miss Laura Duvall, one ot Builer’s = “ scheme was very simple. most practical and successtul *music | teachers, will locate in Adrian this Miss Duvall is « thorough er with much experiencé and ganized colomes by | who wished to goto the territory an week. initiation fee ot twenty-five cents per head. He into secret societies on teach those desiring instructions can do uo i pete ! anized socities in this and other ciues, and chiseled the duped mem- bers out of about $4,000 Now he , is a stranger mm these parts, and the **colonists’’ better than to give her their patron- She will come to make Adrian home and age. her should receive We grown our Mrs. the rest. —Adrian home patronage. learn Masters has work and are out some small The world is pretty old, but the games are not all worked : | and the credulous fools are not ail From the hvely interest postmas- | dead.—Star, Kansas Citv. ter Wade took judges for Saturdays primary. be weary ot : change. desires to o Register. in the selection ot aaa aye RESET We noticed the following promin- ent democrats in the city Monday: E. Shafer. ot Papinville: Esq. Tay- j lor, of Grand River; J. Scudder, of Adrian; W. E. Fletcher, of Deep- ter; Judge Booker Powell, Shaw- water evidently misconstrues the President | letter to read thus: “Wade, upon your shoulders rest the grave re- ity of the f sponsibility success of the democratic partv of Bates county. If vou are afraid the boys won’t tun | i be H. Beet S. W. Dool the primaries satistactory, neglect; ey and W. T. Marsh, of Osage Maj. J. N. Bradley, ot Praine; W. ' West, of New Home; Estes Smith ot Mingo; J. E. Talbott, of Elk- hart: Pierce Hackett, of Homer; | D. H. Hill, of Hume; Judge T. 1. Boswell, Charlotte and many | others whose names tailed to | get. know, tor daring to attend a politica convention, but that case has no re- terence to yourself so long as the gal’? and boy chuck the mail out all nght in your absence. ot a we The republicans are making a des perate attempt to beat our candidate tor Shenff. George G. Glazebrook. Through the negligence of the young man, and we wish him success | cisco had Ving fr ‘ : : telegraph operator at Little Blue They will tack just about one thou i Pp & : 1 fd Ti 1 ‘station, a skort distance west of Fote: g it. 10 = sand votes of doing it he demo Ticets Summut-onsthe Mol Pacihe cratic party of this county never made a wiser or better nomination. Mr. Glazebrook 1s one of the solid farmers of this county, 2 man of un impeachable character, a man thor- oughly qualiffed tor the position of high Sheriff, and a man that will perform his duty to the letter. man who loves the democratic party will think ot scratching George G. Glazebrook. No, the party to which he has been attached tor years and a party that he has uevar dishonored will vote for him: to 4 man, George F. Williams is bound to wanting tools should give him a call. No railroxd, two So-ton engines drawing heavy loads and running at the ot fifteen miles an hour came rate toe gather in what is known as dead man’s cut, about three miles west of Wednesdav Both engineers were killed and Lee’s Suminit. trains wrecked. cattle were killed. The cars p last. the A large number ot iled on top of ene another and the whole wreci took fire. and the tollowing ot the cattle that had was terrible to hear. most not been killed jnow Aus. what The Central Committe Meeting. Pu-suant to adjournment the dem- The meeting we Hed to order | by W. W. Denney, vice chairman. On motion of Major Bradly, R. J. | Starke, proxy tor John S. Francisco, was elected secretary. The returns i trom all the townships were in ex- | 5 jcept West Pointand Hudson (Hud- i sor has since come in and been added | jto the list) and after canvassing the returns it was found that J. S. Fran- a plurahty of the votes cast, and on motion ot Major J. N, Bradley he was declared the regular nominee Of the party of Bates county for Probate Judge. On motion the committee adjourned subject to the | call of the chairman. W. W. Denney, vice ch’m. RK. J. STARK: Sec’y. John A. Logan predicts the re- publicans will carry the country in 1888, provided hes placed at the head of the ticket. An old negro woman while dying down south the other day scared the coon pepula- world was coming to an end next month. Wiggins predicts storms and earthquakes in the south the first of the month. Those who predict- ed John Francisco wouldn’t get there got left. Wade's prediction on the vote of Walnut township panned out just as he had figured. Sam Edwards missed his calculations on Lone Oak this time. Rain enough Sunday and Monday to lay the dust. What next? Quite a romantic marriage took place at Squire Cannon’s office on last Friday, in which the groom played the part ot a yery unwilling | Barkis, but a big brother and broth- eran-law of the gurl kept bis courage up to the sticki day evening this voung couple, hail county, came tered Inont > evening train and regis att and occupied the same room. girl said it The was the understanding that marnage license was to be pro- cured the next morning and the marriage duly solemnized. But when the time arrived the would be groom all at once that the girl was not of age and he didn’t like to take the responsibility of such But with the morning also came the brother-in-law, with whom the girl was living, and a brother, with blood in their eyes, and made the young man-come to time and marry the girl. We with- hold the names ot these parties with discovered a course. On Thurs. | he Laclede hotel as man and wile | | | | | | OCratic central committee met at the | court house Monday afternoon at 2 | | o’clock to canvass the vote of the | ‘primary election held to elect a can- | didate for Probate Judge. EAST SIDE SQUARE. fer 1 Call the Attention of all Purchasers to my Stock of- CUSTOM MADE BOOTS AND SHOES, 3 Which has just been received Direct From the Manufacturers, AND IS THE Largest Ever Bought to this Market. ——I CARRY STOCK NOTHING BUT THE BEST Goons. And am offering them at from 15 TO 25 PER CENT. CHEAPER Than houses which quote prices in newspapers. and examine stock and prices before purchasing. MAX WEHRINER, tion out of their wits by predicting the EAST SIDE HUBLIC SQUARE EINE ta Call STOVES! - STOVES! I have just received my fall stock of STOVES And among my large variety will be found the Peoria Base Heaters, and Bucks Brilliant Cook Stoves And you buy. side of the square. JOHN RAY & CC { The Butler Knight Templars re- turned from St. Louis the latter part of the week. They report having had a most delightful time, but ex- press regrets that the rain on Tuesday prevented the customary parade, one of the leading features of the trienuial conclave. Ed. S, Vance was in town last Saturday and favored the **Revoo’’ with a pleasant call—also the cigars. | Ed. was teeling somewhat elated over the arrival of his permanent appointment as postal route agent at the hope that they may become good | * salary of a thousand dollars a year, citizens, and with no disposition to throw the slightest stumbling im their path. It the Record wishes to be ly in its fight on Judge Sullens, why doesn’t it attack his official record. The Record knows too well that would not win, as Judge Sullens’ official record would show that by economy and judicious management man- { = ( of the county’s finances while pre- siding judge he paid off an enor mous debt heaped on the people by a thieving rad.cal_ court. Oh! no, the Record don’t want to dig up by-gones, but would rather cry banker Sullens. Now if — the Record is sincere in its fight on Juage Sullens because he holds stock in a bank, we would like tor it to be honest, and pull down the Aus if itis a crime tor Judge Sullens with a prospect ot further promotion. lock Ed's present run is trom Kansas Citv to Joplin, and this position was well merited, as his grade for ability was 20 per cent better than required by the regulations, and ro per cent higher than that of most other em- ployes ia the service. bald-headed but We wish our Review. E. A. Ewing, not long since, con- | cluded that he would resign his position as postal clerk on the Butler & Kincaid route, and quite a number | determined to make application tor appointment to said position. Among | z others, Joseph A. Brashear applied | and, on Tuesday, his appointment | arrived, making him and his friends happy. re leading brands and latest styles. Also Full line of TINWARE. Roofing and Guttering a Specialty All work guarteed to give satitfaction. handsome young friend continued success.—Rich Hill Mr. B. will fill the position | Call and see them before Call and see me on the north The Butler Democrat of last weel in an editorial, says: “It is sax |the Gantt men offered to umte o1 | Parkinson at t.amar, but it was toc | late, atter the horse had escaped.’ | No person knows any better thar N, A, Wade, who was present a the Lamar convention, that his au thonty ‘it is said” 1s simply his owt imagination, and that there is not: | particle of toundation tor the state }ment. Parkinson was no more thought of by the Gantt delegates a’ Lamar than he was in the race here in Bates county. Such “official!” say-sos from a man who, through | deceit and chicanery, not only lai¢ (inthe shades Mr. Parkinson, bu * | came near defeating the man he wished to honor, is too big a dose for honorable men to swallow. The best thing Mr. Stone can do, it he | wants to carry a respectable demo- cratic vote in this county, 1s to choke | off Mr. Wade or persuade him 1 some way to keep in the line of truth.—Rich Hill Review. THOROUCHBRED Poland China Swine FOR | EITHER SEX. SALE. ALL SIZES J. H. ALLISON a4tf a4 Miles West of Butters ath GelinaCrdial | CURES ' DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, | WEAKNESS, CHILLS AND FEVERS. MALARIA, LIVER COMPLAINT, 2 3-4 Miles West of Bulter- at once. name ot A. L. McBride, who is | with credit, and the appointment | KIDNEY TROUBLES, likewise + stock holder m the Butler | gives general satisfaction. He was | NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM. : : vri sa- te T gives NEW: Nationsi bank, to the same amount | ordered to write to Chief Clerk Isa pre a I By rm ee as Judge Sullens, and who 1s also bell at his earliest convenience, trom | penerar to take. wool SYSTEM, a stock holder and director m_ the | whom he will receive instructions. | seal patra +4 View Bates County National bank. Now | He will no doubt enter on his duties ot: to hold stock in one bank, what kind ot « sin do you call it tor A. L. Mc- Brice, to hoid stock in two banks, Come 1s sauce tor the and run tor presiding judge. goose ought to be for the gander, and we would like for you to give us your honest opinion ot the double banker and also your plain rea:ons careless operator has been arrested | tor supporting him. and, if there is a law i be. to reach the! cause, vill be punished as be should by al! Drexsiste Shoat chau aN . | TOLINA CHULIAL, rewit GLO, aod © om atter be slinging mail on the! Darth thee rot Geo. F* Williams is head quar-| route from Hannabal to Dennison. ' ters for groceries and queensware. | Democrat. Edwin H. Meek, who has been! the popular and efficient deputy in i the Butler P, O., also received notice i from the same source that he had ; been appointed postal clerk on the | iC ONTAINS M. K. & T., and to report at his | wie@@iD 5s toot Mr. of carefully earliest convenience. will not leave for several weeks, un- less otherwise ordered, as an accom- modation to Mr. Wade, but will) Sao Meek | Posed | ble Medicines, | combined skill- | tatty, making a | Safe and Pleasant al Grocere, the dester sear PREFAKED ONLY SY Volina Drug and Chemical Comp: BALTINORE, BB, 6.5 &