The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 22, 1886, Page 1

| Che Butler Weekly Times. OL. 1X. ‘ BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22 ,1886 A FIEND HANGED. —_—~—osr—— 'g Citizens Use a Rope. A Wife-Beater Given Very | Short Shrift. —_— wre | Stories of the Cruelty of the | Wretch. Texarkana, Tex., Dec. 16—Jas. daged 35 years was taken nthe jail here at midnight last seht by masked mob by whom was carried a short distance be- the town and hanged to a rail- d trestle. Hloward was arrested Wednesday awarrant sworn out by his moth- inlaw, Mrs. Winchew, charging n with maltreating his wite, who scarcely 14 vears old, to whom he married last July. Mrs. Howard tells a story of atro- brutality on the part of her band. She says he frequently bd her feet together while she was astate of nudity and hanging her : ! bythe feet, beat her unmercifully threatened to kill her if she told one of his cruelty. November 1st Howard took a non branding iron, used to dlive stock, and heating it red branded a large letter H on his sperson in two places while was tied to a bed. \ . . hood attend, including our venera- ing, 18 visiting her sister Mrs. L. M. Williams. Freeze Out boasts ot one of the best debating societies in these parts. | All the young folks in this neighbor- ble friend Will Moreland. Mr. and Mrs. Ousley, buried two of their children this week. The cause of their death was whooping | cough. The children in this neigh- borhood have had a terrible seige with this dread disease this winter, but these two are the only victims. Mr. and Mrs. Ously have the heart- felt sympathies of the community. We learn that the teachers insti- tute at Johnstown was very poorly j attended, This should not be so. Teachers need to teach more alike and they can accomplish this in no way so well as by taking an interest In institute work. The patrons are begining to learn that the teacher who is so perfect in his own way, 1s too good for the school room, and they will learn to do without them. Let every teacher attend the institute at Jonstown the 2gth. Judge Ballard has gone to Kan sas City tobuv some cattle to feed this winter. The Judge don’t know what to do with his time without cattle to feed. C. C. Poage has his cottage abou completed. After suffering tor several weeks the effects of these burns Mrs d told her mother what had d, with the result that How- was arrested. Deputy sherift Hargett anticipat- that a mob would attack the jail night, and employed extra ds, but the mob gained entrance i A Youthful Murderer. fiftom McCune, Kansas, and took the morning. cess. Among others who han ‘ d it, and the bullet hit its fai will probably return Ballard. Corsten: old way. The following tragedy 1s report- eatnoon on Tuesday: *‘The isina tremor of excitement yBpialternoon, and crowds are gath- inand about the school house which the children ot McCune’s are educated, but which harbors the dead body ot little ie Livesy, a girl of twelve years was shot down and killed by a te as the children were pass- Mout to dinner at 12 o’clock. The my, whose name was Watson, is tame age as the little girl and playfully threatened her life ile’d taken father’s pistol with him to school PB was exhibiting it to the children the revolver, was the little girl t suspecting that it was loaded. did the boy know there were igesin the revolver. As the en were passing out in two the boys out of one door and girls out ot another little Wat- Pointed the reyolver at the girl, inthe heart. The girl tell dead i the intense excitement which d the boy fled to the woods. betore is coming and our peo- Will celebrate the eyent by having Nee at Johnstown. We hope will be conducted more har- | usly than they were two years | : The Baptists had an oyster festival hall Saturday night and raised setto pay the preacher. Johns | Reeds a church, anda mem- | P that will pay their preacher | visitors on our list this week 5 Miss Sallie Tye, of West Point, | same rate or per ceat t Wvisiting at Mr, Prices, and Bher sister Mrs. Staley, and | Lizzte Mosby, of Vernon coun: | Chas. Beatty lost a horse last week in a curious manner. He was pulling a cow out of a well and the horse pulled so hard that he broke his leg. Joun Henry. Asking for a Reduction of Taxes. The tollowing petition at the im- stance of Ava E. Page ot this county, the guards were eating a mid-| secretary of the Mo. State Grange, 1s being largely circulated all over the State and is being generally signed: (Sign and return to Ava E. Pace, App.eton Crry, Mo. IN VIEW OF THE FACT that a sys- tem of DOUBLE TAXATION, which has ever been in force greatly to the detri- ment ot all classes ot property own- ers, and particularly to real estate owners, and much to the creditor class, viz., those who hold notes, bonds and other evidence ot indebt- edness. In view of the fact that in Many counties taxation has become so burdensome beth on tarm and dwellings in small towns as to render investment wholly unprofitable, amounting in many instances to a very large percentage of the rental of such property, differing in pro- portion to the amount ot public indebtedness. In view ot the fact trat under the present law property, and especially real estate, 1s taxed ot assessed to the owners without giving him any credit for the mort- nominally—taxing the note or mort- not in most cases, 1s evaded, and which, it not evaded, 1s double tax- T | atiea to the extent of such motes or case in thousands of instances, places the whole burden ot taxation, which a free county, we, the undersigned citizens ot time is prevailing in his county. A letter written by W. T. Sullivan. as | War Serinos,Va., July 11, 1881. | | taken one of that State’s distinguish- }ed Senators. **Mc Too’’ Piatte is no} gage against it. The same law—| gage against it; which in many, if | and battery upon the person of Mrs. mortgage and if not evaded as is the | to again remove Col. Benton. — is the same tellow who in 1881 tack- | led the wrong end of Missoun’s lit- | tle giant and the tollowing is what | | ne got as a consequence, | 1 W. T. Sutirvan:—In the North Missourian ot July 14, I find a aad | i | Washington City, and signed “W T. S.” the tollowing: | “I see from the Missouri papers | that a sleeping ctr epiosde has over- | doubt rejoiced at his brilliant com- charge me with a disreputable occur | rence such occurrence as rumor has pany. Jeff Davis, Tommy Platte and bed : G. G. Vest are magnificent spirits.”’ t Ihave no dohbt that you wrote ewe : 4 this and that your intention was to | . “age to the other persons named. | The largest and most complete stock of HOLIDAY understand that you have left! Washington and I therefore write | what I shall state to you and of you in the most public manner. I have | not been in Missouri for months and know nothing of the episode to which you allude and in making the statement you are a willful, malicious and cowardly har. I have nu ac- quaintances with you, and your only cause for uttering this slander was lam a Democrat. The man who will thus assail private character, would poison a well or fire a dwell- ing at midnight. Gitteau 1s an angel of hight and beauty compared with such a sconn- drel. G. G. Vest. Ex-Senator J. B. Newberry. On last Monday afternoon ex-sen- ator J. 8. Newberry, accompanied by Henry Speer, both members ot the Bates county Horticultural So- ciety, came to this place to take the train for Lexington, where the State Horticultural Society is in session this week. The Senator while here visited our springs and stated that ke inten- ded to test its virtues by visiting our city oftener and filling a keg. He had not been here for some time and was much pleased with the new | improvements geing on here at present. Mr. Newberry when interrogated as to our prospects for the St. Louis & Emporia road, said: ‘*Tke road is sure to be extended from Butler, and I believe it will be built direct to Montrose,’ IIe is placed in a | position to have some knowledge of these facts, Ex-Senator Newberry was the first democratic shenff ejected in Bates county after the war and has since held several responsible posi- tions.—Montrose Democrat. WHAT COURTING DID. The case of the state of Missouri vs. Agnes Vose charged with assault L. J. Passent, about the Sth ot Octo- ber last, was tried by a jury in Jus- tice Cook’s court yesterday. The case was commenced in Jus- JETER THEE |goods ever offered for sale in Butler. Call and ex- amine his goods before purchasing. eee ge English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, sott, or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints. Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Sore and Swollen throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted by W. J. Lans- | down, Druggist, Butler. 5iely Richelieun—James O’Connor and Troupe A Marked Success. James Owen O’Connor demon- strated the fact, last night, that he 1s an actor of true merit and genious, and his personation of Richelieu, the great Cardinal and King maker, was areal gem, fully appreciated and heartily applauded by those con- versant with portrayal of tragedy in its truest form. De Mauprat won many trends by his acting last night, while Julie, the ward of the great “‘ardinal, was most heartily applauded for her true rendition of the character which she portrayed. There was not a single hitch or break in the play during the entire ; Sojourn in the pen,—QOsceola Sun certainly deserving of aay good luck | which may betall him.—Pleasanton | ry Herald. { ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Casteria, —_— | When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, The Way of the Transgressor. | ‘When she became Miss, she clung to Casteri: About a year ago, James R. Tay- lor stole a lot of cattle in this county| and disposed of them to Watkins and Adamson. Going from here into Hickory county he stole a mule for M which he was arrested and placed 1n | jail. Subsequently he broke jail and his | whereabeuts were unknown to our officers until recently when Sheriff ster county. and last Saturday night succeeded 1n | arresting him. He was brought to this place and lodgedin jail his chances now being excellent tor a Come to the O. H. evening, which was simply wonder- tul under the circumstances. To-night will be given the Mer- chant of Venice, and our Opara House should be crowded with an appreicative audinance. Tn this latter play should be put the boards in as true and attactive shape as was Richelieu last night, then Mr. O’Connor will leave friends behind him who will see to it that he is accorded a royal welcome when he again visits the Beaver Val- ley.—New Brighton Pa. Daily News Oct 30, 1886, At Opera House | Wednesday night Dec. 29th, 1886. i 2S See H.C. Gregory, who has been prospecting for the past year on his Barton’s court aud the venue chanz- ed by defendant. Prosecuting at- should rest jointly upon the owners | torney Jackson filed an information of the properity, thus working great | last October but the case had been injustice. 1n view of the great fact | continued trom various reasons until that equity and justice in taxation 1s | vesterday. an inalienable right of the citizens of |represented the state and J. F. S. W. Dooley, Esq., Smith, the defendant. The case — county and | was tried once in November but the State ot Missourr, most respectfully | jury failed to agree. The result ask ot the State of Missourt, that a yesterday was a verdict of guilty law be inacted at the present Session, | against the defendant, and her pun- that while taxing all property as | ishment fixed at a fine of six dollars now, shall exempt from assessment | and costs amounting to near $50, notes, bonds and other evidence of | which the detendant refused to pay indebtedness ; but which shall grant | and was theretore committed to jail. to the debtor, whether private or | While waiting for the train to con- i corporate, when paying interest the | vey the defendant to the county jail, !yight to deduct trom the same. the |she sent for her five children, who < as at the|came and boarded the train with | their mother, who declared her chil- | dren should go where she went. We . tarm three and one halt miles south- east of Pleasanton, struck lead last Tuesday at a depth of eighteen teet. The mineral was found ina bed of sand, and 1s known as ‘‘lead blos- som.”? The general supposition is that, many years ago, when this country was a vast wilderness and inhabited by savages, the Indians removed lead from the bowels of mother earth at this very spot. At \least the indications are that the earth had previously been stirred, as it seemed very lose at several places. As will be remembered, about a | put there to mark the spet. Mr. Gregory tee's quite jubilant over his | discoyery, and thinks by going deep presume sheriff Glazebrook’s family | er, he will tind the desired article in Bho is visiting her sister Miss | ot North Missourian to Wm. A. Stone is uncomfortably large this morning. 4 paying quantities. He is an upright d Mosby, Miss Emma Ewe! is being used to induce the President! Rich Hill Herald. year ago several large chunks of lead were tound in a hollow stump, near where Mr. Gregory made the \ “find,’’ and it is thought they were jand hard working farmer, and 1s the most line of Rocking chairs $15,00. Picture Frames, Brackets, Carpet! ‘When she had Children, she gave them Casteria, ONEY TO LOAN AT SIX Per Cent. interest, on long time | with privilege ot paying before due We do not send borrow- Lilley learned that he was in Web- &’S applications away for approval, Acting promptly on but decide on them here without de- the information obtained, Sheriff lay, and furnish the money at once. Lilley repaired to Webster countv) We have a large amount of money on hand to be loaned on land. Par- ties wishing to borrow please call and We can furnish the if desired. | get our terms. ‘money at once. The Watton & TuckER Land Mortgage Co., Butler, Mo. F. S. and buy your: For the purpose of closing up our friends some t h 1 n g music business, we will offer for sale, ‘to the highest bidder, all our musical useful for a chrismas goods, consisting of 12 organs and 3 a ' pianos, r pi esent. We have shape. nearly all new and in good Will also offer two good EXteENSIVE | spring wagons. Termsofsale: A ‘credit ot six months will be given, purchaser to give an approved note we have ever offered bearing interest at 8 per cent. Sale | to take place at our music room, in for sale from ‘ dets to: Opera House block, Butler, Mo., on ‘Friday, December 24th, 1886, at |2 o’clock p. m. W. E. Wartox & Co. Sweepers and a great’ My house and lot on Broadway, variety of useful pre-|ia the city of Buter. | dwelling house consisting of three } sents. One frame ' rooms, one small barn, never failing Yours Respec’y “«" of water, and two acres cof Jewett & Hickman. | appearan: Rubber Bo VALUABLE INFORMATION TO WEARERS OF | ground. Price $500. Inquire of Jerr. ALDRIDGE. ™~