The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 1, 1886, Page 1

———— The Butler Week ln Cimes. Fou. 1X Sisouri Young Man Seeks Suicide to Escape a Pursuing Wife. eee “Trenton, Nov. 24.—Some three ; ago Robert H. Kerfoot, son ot Dr. James H. Kerfoot, a prominent Bacsician and wealthy citizen of this ee, went to some point in Kan- returning to his home once to d the funeral of his mother. attributed his absence tu a ent between himself and lather, About a week or ten days a , i no BUTLER, MISSOURI, WED Bar Re | The following resolutions were | | passed unanimously by the Bates : county bar, and court officials at the close of Circuit Cort Nov. 27, 1886: Whereas, The services of the Hon. James B. Gantt as Judge of our Circuit Court will cease with the Present term of this court, be it re solved that we the members of the bar and officers ot the court hereby attest our appreciation of the emin ent services of Judge Gantt during | | his term of office as such That our intercourse with him has at all times been pleasant and agreeable and his treat- ment of us and all other persons doing business olution ESDAY DECEMBER 1. 1886 1887. | Harper's Weekly. { ILLUSTRATED. HaRPEx's WEEKLY maintains its position as the leading illustrated newspaper in America; and its hold ugon public esteem and confidence was never stronger than at the present time. Besides the pictures, HAaRrer'’s WBEKLY always contains in- stalments of one, occussionally of two, of the best noyels of the day, Gnely iluetrated, with short stories, poems, sketches and pa- pers on important current topics by tho most popular Writers. The care that has been successfully exercised in the past to make HARP@R’s WEEKLY a safe as well a} 1 welcome visiter to every household will not be relaxed in the future. in this court has been courteous, fair and just. Reo he came again, claiming to have from Kentucky. He seemed be in unusually good spirits, and ‘Hie impression prevailed that a cer- nin young lady to whom he was bt to be engaged was the cause Aoi this visit. He put up at the ican House and was taken sick yafter his arrival. A day or Aiwo later a lady arrived upon the with a 3 months’ old child, ming that Mr. Kerfoot was the band and father: that they were Wasied in Topeka about one year “Ayo; that during the first ten months Wiey lived peaceably and happily together; that her husband then de Bred her and went to Southern Wkinsus where she followed and > d him, but he again escaped her. She learned that he was where she again followed. Be 3 and 4 o’clock on Menday “Boormng he arose, slipped trom the tom without waking her. This Boomng he was tound dead in his Bhiher’s wood house. He was shot Firugh the heart. Upen his cuff, “Boriten with an indell.ble pencil were & Blond the words “*Pa, you was the of this,’ The Growth of a Railroad. “H An interesting relic to be seen inj; ibe office ot the Ohio & Mississippi ay is an old time-table of that (the second one issued) dated ine 28, 1857. ¥ of the railroad business lin each way there are now twenty. Atthat time one through passenger answered all the demands o! Gocnnati, a distance of 341 miles. shortened to ten hours. rin’? and a baggage car. al trains ot the Ohio & Mississip i Lous Republican, Nov. 15th. Imprisoned for Life. i M d when they were first sen for crimes or not. Vand has come to the con A that hfe confinement lor al Bat be visited upon them. meat of sorts’ witiy hes D % Sate tit headache, stomac Festore to new health and viger. A comparison of is with the present time table ds a striking illustration ot the | there was then one freight and occupied seventeen hours famaking the trip from St. Louis to there are four through trains h way daily, and the time has Nor this comparison tell all the of the marvellous growth ot the iiness, tor in those early days a consisted of two passenger Now the Pinailway pull out ot the Union at St. Louis with from eight ®twelve coaches each. Sleeping ‘ad parlor cars were then unknown, {Brow these luxuries of travel are Mon every train, and passing over anecting lines carry the traveler i Washington, Baltimore, Phila- phia and New York without » Such are a few ot the which mark the growth of ds in the past thirty years.— New York, Nov. 29.—A Wash- Special says: The tate of the , captured in Miles’ campaign Pe Practically settled. It was not Mtwhether any of them would be The presi- pet has examined the case very te Indians in Fiorida, where =¥tando no harm, will be the thorough punishment which aes cai in ease ite, con leet may be fat One Sanative Pills will give rellet. That Judge Gan:t in all his judicial acts and decisions, has bern conscientious and just re- gardiess of party . pinion or personal prefeyen- ces. That we herevy tender our thanks to Judge Gantt for his uniform kindness and courtesy to us during the past six years as Judge of this court and assure him that we, in common with all the good people of Bates county, hold in highest esteem his character as a lawyer, a jurist and gevtieman and wish bim long life and successful career in his chosen prafession Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of this court, ¢! a copy of the same be furnished Judge Gantt and that a copy of the same be furnished the news- papers of Bates county. { Wueueas, our Nov. term of court has about | expired and ere another term shall convene our genial and accommodating friend, J. R Jen- | kins, who has held the office of clerk for 8 years will have stepped down and out of the office and John Hayes will have stepped up and into thessme. Beit Reso_vep by this the bar of Bates county that Mr. Jenkins has been a faithful and ef- cient Circuit Clerk and well deserves from the bar and the people of Bates county the high es- teem in which they hold him. That we tender him our thanks for thousands of favors shown and we hope and bespeak for him a happy and successful future Resolved that these resolutions be spread upon the records of this court. Wurueas, the term of office of Wm. F. Hanke pe her with this the Nov. 1336 term of the Cir- cuit Court; be it therefore resolved by the mem- bers of the Bates county bar, that we tender our testimonial to the worthy activity and executive ability of our genial friend, Sheriff wm. F. Hanks, and wish him on retiring a long, pros- perous and pleasant futare. Joun T. Suitn Wa. Pacer. ! 'T. W. Stivers fhe following resolutions were re- ported and adopted by the Lodge after the return from the funeral: WnHereas,the Supreme Architect of the | Uuiverse, in His all has called our friend and brother, Sam: s hbrouke, from the fthis 1 ‘freshinents which i gh; be it Db, that we hereby express our =teem for our late brother, whom e known so long and well, and whom e mysteries of our RESOLVED, that in tl of our departed broth right man and mason, rity of his purpose actions, the patier which he bore the ever recurring afflictions of the later years of his life, we have the highest evidence that he held sacred the vows taken by him at the alter of this, his devoted institution. | RESOLV that we hereby extend our | Sincerest. sy hy to the tives and friends of the eused, who, with us, now mourn his death. : RESOLVED, that as a mark of our bigh es- teem forthe deceased, our Lodge be draped in mourning tor thirty days, RESOLVED, that acopy of these resolutions be given to the mother of the deceased; that the same be spread upon the records of this lod: and that copies be delivered tor pubhieation to each of the newspapers of utler, Mo., to the newspapers of Rich Hill and a copy each to the papers of Maysville, Kentucky. e and character and for Joun T. SMITH, W. F. Rosser, boom. J.C. CLARK, Boys and Their Mothers. Ot all the love affairs.in the world, none can surpass the true loye of the big boy fer his mother It 1s pure love and noble, honorable in the highest degree to both I do not mean a dutitul affection. Imean a love which makes a boy gallant and courteous to his mother, saying | L want my rent. to everybody piamly that he is fairly in love with her. Next to the love of a husband, nothing so crowns a woman’s life with honor as this sec- ond love, this devotion of a son to her. And I ever yet knew a boy “turn out’’ bad who began by falling in love with bis mother. Any man may fall im love with a fresh-faced girl, and the man whos gallant with the girl may crucily neglect the worn and weary wite. But the boy who is a lover of his mother in her middle age, is a true kmght, who will love his wife as much in the sere-leaved autumn did spring time. t he the as m Food fur the brain and nerves that will invigorte the body without intoricating. it is what we need in these days of rush and worry. Parker's Tonic restores the vital energies, soothes the nerves, and bring good health quicker than any other thing you can use. 49 Im. datsied STOP And Examine JETER’S Mammoth Holiday Stock, West Side Square. “Maria, I wish you would keep still, said Brown, trying to write. “Your tongue is like ‘Tennyson’s Brook,’ it voes on forever.” ”” answered “Hump! Mrs. B., indignantly, “I aurpoes you think that’s a joke.” “Well, I meant it for a sort of a gag.”—New York sun. Mrs. De Crashville (to her husband who is going to the city)—Don’t forget the florist, dear—and Tiffany—and that littke package at Arnold's, and— let’s see, there was something else—O, run in on my lawyer, won't vou, and see how the divoree procecdings are coming on! — 7td- bits. Landlord—Your rent has been due for six weeks. Tenant—I know it Landiord—Can't you pay it to-day? Tenant—No. Landlord—Why not? ‘Tenant—See here, I don’t want to be bothered in this way. Landlord—But Tenant (indiguantly) —Sooner than pay that rent I'll move. | —tid-Buis. ‘George,’ she murmured fondly, “do you believe in supporting a monopoly?” “No, dear, I don’t. I believe in helpin; a monopoly along just as little as can. But why do you ask?” “0, L don't -know, only I thought maybe if you didn’t you would have turned down the gas.” George turned.— New Haven News. Minister (in grocery store)—I am pleased to see, Mr. Sugarsand, that motto on the wall, “‘Honesty is the best policy.” It will pay you from a busi- ness point of view, to say nothing of anything else. Mr. Sugarsand (hope- fully)—I hope so, sir, but I haven't tried it long cnough yet to make a fair test of it—N. FL sun. Bagley—Ah, De Baggs! where art thou going with the hobby-horse? De Baggs—Tis for little Jimmy, my young- est sprout. Bagley (sagely)—It's costly business to have children. De Baggs— (gloomily)—I should say so. Every time I start out to buy a 50-cent toy I meet somebody I know and then away foes a dollar or two for cigars and -—Philadelphia Call. Smith—“‘Say, didn’t you tell me that founs Jones was a gs bookkeeper?” ‘ogg—“‘Why, yes, I believe I did.” Smith—“Well, he ain’t; he can't tell an inventory from a flexible roller.” Fogg —“All f know is, that [ loaned him about half of my library and he has never returned them, so I su; he was a good bookkeeper.” — Detroit Free Press. Doctor X. is a little hot tempered, and when he got into a dispute the other day with an acquaintance in a street-car and became very insolent the latter exclaimed: ‘Monsieur, you have insulted me, and you will receive my seconds, And you will not have the ad- vantage you do with your patients, for I will not give you the choice of arms.” —French Fun. . A St. Louis bank cashier says this is the way to tell a twenty-five from a twenty-cent piece: ‘On the quarter the je is looking over its right wing, and on the twenty-cent piece over the feft wing.”” The chances are twenty- five to twenty that if that eagle looked him straight in the eye the cashier would skip to Canada.— Philadelphia News. Magistrate—You say you are a tourist? Prisoner—Yes, sir. I love nature in all her radiant beauty—— Magistrate (hastils)—Never mind that! How much money have you about your clothes? Prisoner—Seventy-five cents. Magistrate (severely)—Then I shall commit you asatramp. We draw. the | line between tourists and tramp at $1.— | Philadelphia Call. THE CENTURY For 1886-7. _THe Centvry is an illustrated maga- zine, having a regular circulation of about two hundred thousand copies, often reaching sometimes exceeding two hun- dred and twenty-five thousand. 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Agt.) 52-1m 1 Trustee’s Sale. Whereas, W. R. Pugh and Mary C. Pugh, his wife, by their deed of trust, dated October 3uth, 1884, and recorded in the Recorder’s office with- inand for Bates county, Missouri, in book No 32, page 465, conveyed tu the undersigned trustee the following described real estate, lying and being situate in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: The east half of the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and five (5) acres off of the east side of the north- west quarter of the southwest quarter, all in section six (6), township thirty-eight (38) of range thirty-one (31), containing 153 acres more or le:s, (subject to the payment ofa certain deed of trust made in favor of the Walton & Tucker Land Mortgage Co. for the sum of sixteen hundred dollars.) 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