The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 9, 1887, Page 5

e Miss Litlie Montgomery, who has | been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr Boyd, tor some time, left tor her héme in Lebanon, Ky., the first of | last week. UTLER WEEKLY TIMES ‘ To TEACHERS :— Public Ex- Wo or the benefit of those per- win gesiring (0 teach in Bates county, be held on the 3d Saturday of each inthe Mhio street school house, Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of month in the West side school house, ' Mo., the examination com- Be cach day at 9«’clock, A. M, W. W. GRAVES. County Schoo! Commissioner. Capt. F. J. Tygard was appointed foreman ot the grand jury and D. H. Hill, of Hume, secretary. Two better men forthe positions could not have been tound in the county. LOCAL ITEMS — J.K. Brugler wants 2 lot ot good ‘frm loans, running trom 6 to 18 This 1s a good chance for to get short loans, or sell short real estate paper. ————————————— J: K. Brugler & Son have a large ‘pat of fine improved farms tor sale " deap and on easy terms, 16tf A society party was given Monday evening at Mr. Evans’ in honor of Miss Anna Harper, who leaves this | week with her parents for Cedar | county. A number of her young friends were present and an enjoy- able time had, His honor, Judge DeAarmond’s instructions to the grand jury were perhaps the most exhaustive ever given inthis court. They were clear, concise and covered all the ground that comes under the duties of the jury. The law is out for killing quails and prairie chickens. The citizens of Holden have voted | aSsistants in the Recorder’s office- | Mr. Dixon is a worthy young gentle- | penman, besides being a cripple, and | the fyht, but we do know that the Last Wednesday was ground hog dav and we don’t believe the old fellow got a sight of himself, that being the case we may lvok for at]: early spring which will be much better for railroad building in Bates county, R. G. West has employed Gus. Dixon, of near Hume, as one ot his man, fully competent, being a good can earn his living on!y by his hands. having lost the use of his teet when quite young. We commend Mr. West's choice. A disgraceful row occurred in the opera house gallery last Thuisday night, between John Mediey,a young ruustabout, and John Chinaman, the washee man. They stood at a pru dent distance and threw chairs, much to the alarm of ladies in the dress circle. We do not knew who started Tops, Cushions, Wheels, Axles, Shafts, Poles and Dashes for sad BUGGIES & WACONS REPAIRED, REPAINTED & MADE | GOOD AS NEW. TRY ME. I WILL PLEASE YOU. spropasition to put in water works. We received this week the Foster Free Press, a new paper just started at the above place by Messrs. Rank & Sly. Itis anice, little paper filled with choice local news, and should be filled with paving advertisements by the merchants of Foster. Thos. Eslinger, Sr., founder of 8 the town ot Cedar Springs, is dead. The Salvation Army are making qmangements to move on Jefferson The committee are still nvestiga- tng the charges preferred against Asditor Walker. . Tne New York Sun nominates Wm. F. Coleman, ot Calitorma, for President in 1888. That settles Mr. Cleveland’s chances. For further intormation as to the Sun’s influence in American politics, we refer M-. Coleman to Ben. Butler. if the above said Benjaman is still living. Congressman Reagan has been dected to the United States Senate by the Texas Legislature. See from the Bolivar Herald that thieves haye been getting in their work in that town in good shape. The Foster Free Press should not commit such a sin as to accuse W. E. Walton ot having any intention of moving to that place. Mr. Wal- ton is a fixture in Butler. However, he 1s 9 very enterprising man and to assist the town of Walnut, with others started a bank in that place. Sheriff Glazebrook opened court last Monday, thus veritying the Tes’ predictions inthe start—hey, Aus ? Judge Arnold Krekel ot the Uni- ted States Court 1s seriously ill with kidney trouble at his home at Jeffer- | wn City. Rich Hill was up in force Friday | to interview the Chicago, Ft. Scott and Texas railroad men, who were in the city assuring our people that they would make Butler a point on the proposed line it they would come down with right of way, depot grounds and one thousand dollars per mile. Judge A. Neptune, of Osage township, was in the city Mondav before the county court on bridge 1A fine rain fell in these parts Sat wrday night, to the pleasure and de- light of many ot our citizens whose ¢isterns were almost dry trom the dong drouth. W. F. LaFollett; ot Summit town- ship, left the first of last week for Valley Mills, Texas, to look after some land interest he has in that section. He will be gone about two weeks. Frank is a rustler and no mistake, and will probably give the Times readers a sketch of the country on his return. . Holden has at last struck natural eas. We always knew gas existed in that place in abundance, but did not know it was necessary to bore for it. t The engineer corps ot the propos- ed Chicago, Ft. Scott and Texas railroad passed through Butler Fri- day evening enroute to Higginsville It 1s understood that as soon as they arrive at the above named place, they will turn round and survey a line trom that place to Ft. Scott. The survey will be made through Butler. Harper & Son, are moving their *tock of groceries to Stockton, Cedar | Sounty. Both gentlemen are excel- lent citizens and the Times regrets , to see them leave Butler. Misses Myrtle McBride, Jessie Childs and Lou Everingham attend- _ td the closing exercises of Miss Lou ‘Frizell’s school, near Foster, last ) Friday. Miss Lou returned home f with the young ladies in the evening. The Harry Adams Combination, which played here Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of last week, pleased their audiences in every par- ticular. ° Mr. Adams as ‘Toby Twinkle,’ and Miss Freddie Book- man as **Martha Gibbs,”’ in ‘‘The Factory Girl,’’ cannot tail to please. The entire company is composed of artists of merit, and should they ever visit us again they will be treated to crowded houses. > General Joe Shelby was in the tity Wednesday and favored the - Tums substantially. The General Maid that by borrowing a copy of the Tums he saved five hundred dollars, the would not do without the paper. yy The protracted meeting at the C. 1 P. church was discontinued Friday "Right. The meeting was a grand ‘access, there being some thirty con- ersions, about twenty ot whom uni- with that branch of the church. Si SONNE Seo Summzit township, consisting of 330 acres, one day last week, to Judge Jas. E. Phillips, ot St. Clair county, the consideration being $58,540. This is one of the prettiest and best farms in Bates county. Judge Phil- * We understand surveyors will be it to work shortly to survey a line n this city to Montrose, and that Emporia railroad wil! be extend- €d to that city the coming season. L, A. Weil went te Clinton Tues- @ay morning where he informed us be intends to close out his branch p house in the nextten days. Adolph | @ @rustler. and if he starts in to »tlose out, why close out it must be. late presiding judge of the county court of St. Clair county, who con- sented to make the levy to pay the railroad bonds ordered by the Su- preme Court,but the associate judges retused to make the levy. Judge Phillips will make an excellent citi- zen and we are always pleased to welcome such men to our county. . 4 The Ties favors boring an artes Efian well in the court house yard. 3 Wany one clse has a better plan of Scuring a supply of water for the Pbusness houses around the square this summer, let us hear from him. Go to J. H. Sisson’s and buy your groceries and save from 10 to 25 per cent. guilty party should be punished. remarkable revival meetings known meeting has been in progress for about six weeks, and up te date, ac- cording to reports, there has been upwards ot fitteen hundred conver- sions. C. P. church, but has since been turned into a umoa meeting, ail the churches taking part. man while in town the other day said the effects of the meeting was tast being felt by a certain class of their si izens, been reached. | good work—in tact we believe they lips, it will be remembered, was the | If uch things are allowed to go un- punished, it will not be long before ladies will hesitate to go to the opera house. Sedalia 1s having one of the most n the history of the State. The It was first started by the A Sedalia that bave never betore Our railroad committee are doing haye done all that could have been done since their apoointment, about a year ago. Our esteemed contem- porary, the Times, thinks we are soured about something, it even does not intimate what. We can say for its information that we spent our money in trving to secure railroads for Bates county, before the Times was born and while its editor wore swadling clothes. We did not belong to a big 7 either. As we stated in the outset, our committee has done well, and it now remains for our people to do their share. We can secure the Chicago, Ft. Scott & Texas it we use the sense and energy with which we are credited. Will we do it?—Record. We cheerfully retract everything we have said while laboring under the apprehension that Bro Austin was throwing obstacles in the way ot our railroad prospect. We are satisfied that 1f Aus. can be enlisted that he ‘will not prove a dead head in the enterprise.*” Tilden H. Smith has proven him- self to be a most successful and skillful attorney. After many months of courtship he wins his case, and with the assistance of Rev, W. A. Walker, of the C. P. church, on Sunday evening foreclosed his mort- gage and carried away Miss Anna Walker. The pleasant event took place at the residence of the bride’s parents J}. G. Walker, on Qhio street, the only witness to the affair besides the family being John T. Smith, brother of the groom. Af- ter the ceremony the happy couple took the train for Adrian, their tuture home. Well, Till, you stole a march on the boys and outgeneraled all except the eagle eye of the re- porter ot the Times who was watch- ing your movements closely. How- ever, you certainly have won one of our most handsome and accomplish- ed young ladies, and in thus launch ing your soul into unendiless bliss by plucking from the hlac-bush of But- ler so lovely a flower you have th: best wishes of the booming Tims; tor your future prosperity and the your path may be strewn with rose, and your shadow never grow less There 1s a bright future before yor if you will look after the claims d} your clients withthe same amount¢ zealand fdelity that you lookel after your own. East Room Iron Block, BUTLER, MO. New York the first ot the week, where he has been attending to some | Boone township, we learn the par- bond matters asa special agent of | ticulars of a very sad affair, the the State of Arkansas. This was a { burning to death of the youngest child flattering compliment to the abilities of Mr. Rose, but one ef which he was every way worthy. workmen were repairing the railroad bridge over the Marias des Cygnes river, 7 miles south of Butler, they placed a torpedo on the track to warn a cGning engine ot the danger. Une of tie neighborhood boys, a lad ot 7 or8 years, happening along picked the torpedo up and carried it home witk him. firstto throw it in the stove, but chaiging his mind, he secured a hatchet and proceeded to demolish it, when 1¢ exploded, lacerating his haniso that two fingers and the thunb had to be amputated. tailed to learn the name of the boy. comaend you for your editorial on prescription jor this wonderful compound Prohbition published in last week’s | Which can be filled by your home druggist issue, It has the ring of true de- mocncy and it shows that you are of putting it out as a patent medicine, it willisg that a majority ot the peo-| being much less expensive. ple shall settle this question even it | gladly refund money if satistaction is not they should not settle it in the way ; given. you may think best. The democrat ic party to be true to principle and and every other question that the democratic manner. upon iny question of public impor- Judge W. G. Rose returned from Burned to Death. From S. C. Marshall, ot East ot Wm. Hoffman, « litle girl 2 or 3 years of age. On last Thursday the mother left the little girl in the sitting room and went out te the hen house to look atter her poultry. She had only been out a tew minutes when she heard the child screaming and, tushing in the house, found her clothing all ablaze. The fire was extinguished, but not until the child was fatally burned. She lingered until Sunday morning when Mr. Marshall learned she was dying. The bereaved parents have the sym- pathy ot the entire community. A Torpedo Explosion. One day about a week ago, while ; It was his intention at Rheumatism and Neuralgia Cured in Two Days. The Indiana Chemical Co. have discov- ered a compound which acts with truly marvelous rapidity in the cure ot Rheu- matism and Neuralgia. We guarantee it to cure any and every case of acute ric PS EN eek aS ne Inflammatory Rheumatism.and Neuralgia Stand Well Taken. in2 DAYS, and to give immediate reliet in chronic cases and effect aspeedy cure. Rosier, Mo., Feb. 1, 1887. On receipt of 30 cents, in two cent Ex, Times—Dear Sir: I wish to| stamps, we will send to any address the | We at small cost. We take this means of giving our discovery to the public instead We will Tue Inpiana Cuemicat Co, 1o-1yr Crawtordsville, Ind. BANKERS LOAN AND TITLE CO. —.—— MONEY! MONEY!! Plenty of Cheap Money. trueto the people, must submit this people may desire to vote upon and trust, them to decide it in a truly The legislator who shall endeavor to prpvent the people trom voting Farm loans in sums from $200 to $20,000 on one to five : rs time. tance,is not a democrat in the true yee sense.of the word, and should be the ‘‘tay at home’’ candidate at the next dection. I wish to say to you that my name was used last fall on the Prohibition ticket without my previous knowl- edge er consent. Whilst I am a Prohibitionist I am not one in a par- ty sene, as I think we shall get Pro hibitios without the third party. Yours truly, T. J. HENDRICKSON. Low Rate of Interest, ao delay On good titles money is fur- nished immediately. Loans on City property for 1, 2, 3 and 5 years time. Annual and semi-annual inter- est. Ancther Art Craze. The latest art work among ladies is known as the ‘‘French Craze,’’ for decorating china, glassware, etc, It 1s something entirely new, and is beth profitable and fascinating. It 18 vegy popular in New York, Boston and other Eastern cities. To ladies desiring to learn the Art, we will send an elegant china plaque (size 18 inches,) handsomely decorated, for a model, together with box ot material, 100 colored designs assort- ed in flowers, animals, soldiers, Jand- scapes, etc., complete, with full in- structions, upon receipt $1.00. The placque alone 1s worth more than the amount charged. To , Another Bad Case. Marshal Logan last evening ar- rested John Higgins who lives on East Fine street, for mistreating his wite’ A few nights since Higgins, with a hatchet, drove his wite with a babe in her arms, from the house, and compelled her to remain out in the cold for some time. Upon sev- eral occasions he has beaten her in a frighttul manner. and yesterday he was administering his usual whip- cvery lady ordering this outfit who ping, when the Marshal was sum- encloses the address of five other moned. He went to the house, and | jagies interested in Art matters, to after considerable delay, succeeded | whom we can mail our new catalogue i i Ht enclose extra in placing the man under arrest, who | et Art Goods, we wi! was subsequently lodged tn jail. | and without charge, a —— 30 inch, gold plated placque. ress Early this morning he made his es- | Tne Empire News Co., cape and has not as yet been recap- | Syracuse. N. Y. tured. The passage of tne bill be-! a fore the legislature tor punishment | A good girl for general housework ot wite-beaters needs to be passed, | p . and the Herald hopes to see the Enquire at W. G. Womack’s store, measure become a law.—Rich Hill Herald. 13t post-office. Office on north side, over Steel's. ‘selling and exchanging farms, town Property, or any kind of business in Missour: and Kansas. i one link in a chain of twenty-three i counties—nine in Missouri and four- \ teen in Kansas—and any business intrusted to us will receive the atten- tion of every office in the chain it advisable. either farms or town property, or a stock ot goods ot any kind you want to sell or exchanze, place it in our hands and we will find you a custo- mer. at hying rates we have it. the agents for the New England Trust Co. that has an unlimited amount of { money to loan, and the fact that Gov. tf T. T. Crittenden is its president 18 i sufficient guarantee that tairness and if and see us and have a chat about these things and if we don’t do you good we will do you no harm. over, I take pleasure in stating to my former customers and the citizens ot Butler and will be able to furnish them with before. ot only! | North Maun street, 2 doors south of Inter-State Business Bureau. Tohn A. Lefker & Co., Managers. We make a specialty of buying, Our office is If you: have real estate, If you want to borrow money We are i iberality are its watchwords. Come ICE EMPEROR OF BUTLER. The ice packing season being that I will be in the market again the coming summer, a better quality of ice than ever I have taken great pains and been at extra expense to secure a quality of ice free from filth and drainage of feed lots, and have put up nothing but the very best quality from pure water. 1 have aiso pur- chased Mr. Groves’ house anu will be able to supply my customers this year with an extra quality of ice. 9-4t Casper STAMMENS. To Tax-P: yars. Tax payers of Mt. Pleasant town- ship will take notice that their taxes tor 1886 are now due and must be paid this month, December, or the penalty will be added. 3 Aaron Bz11, Collector, Special Notice. Frank Pierce has bought a one half interest in Fred Dorn’s barber shop. Frank Pierce is a sén of Polk Pierce, was born and raised in Bates county. This makes a strong firm, as Fred and Frank have a wide acquaintance whom they will be glad to see at the old stand on the north side. 8 tf. 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