The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 16, 1887, Page 4

‘ | SUBMISSION VS. HiGH LIOBNSE- R WEEKLY TIMES | ‘The action of the senate on the | submission resolution in voting it | down by such a large majority meets | the views ot the Ties, in that, it | virtually declares tor high license | and local option, but we connot ap- prove of the manner of arriving at It has ever been our oo— BUTLE J. D. ALLEN Enprror. »,, Proprietors, J. D. ALLEN & Cx TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: d every she this result. motto to be magnanimous weak, and give the minority a res- pectable hearing, and we do not believe that such a course weuld be a detriment to any party. The na- tural instincts of a true man rebels at coercion in any form, and when a party becomes greater than the power behind it, the people, and a tew party leaders attempts to ride rough shod over their wishes with- out so much as the courtesy of ‘swith your leave,’ then the mene, mene is written in flaming letters. We do not say that the senate did wrong in refusing to submit this question, as each senator is person- ally responsible to his people for the vote he cast, and how far they voiced the wishes of their respective con- stituents, we are ot course, unable to tell. We are firmly ot the be- lief that if the question was submit- ted the result would be the same, as a vast majority of the voters of the state are against protubition, never- theless we lay it down as a principle well founded, that when a respecta- ble minority ot the people of the state petition for any question ef- fecting the interest of the whole state, that their petition should be respected by their representative and they should be given a chance to express their preterences with the TheWeexty T Wednesday, wil! H one year, postage pa: RE —————— BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY FEB. 16, 1557- Announcements. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. authorized to announce the name of wr we Graves ae acandidate for the office of County School Commissioner, subject to the decision of the democratic nominating con- i vention or primary. COLLECTOR. j 'e are authorized to announce the name of if a a McKIBBOCK ‘as a candidate for the ia fice of Collector of Mt. Pleasant Township, sul to the decison of the Democratic nom- t convention, or primary. ' CONSTABLE. } f thorized to announce the name of abe OA. Badgley ‘as acandidate for Constable i of Mt. Pleasant township, subject to the de- | cision of the democratic nominating convention or . OOMMITTEE MEETING. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting ot the Democratic Central Committee of Bates county, Mo., at the court house in Butler, on Saturday, Feb. 26th, 1887, at 2 o’clock p- m., for the purpose of fixing a time tor holding a county conyention to nominate a candidate for county school commissioner, and further to fix time for the various township conventions and the num ber of dele- gates to which each township will be entitled in said county convention, and to transact such other business as may come before said committee. J. S. Francisco, R,S. BENNETT, Secretary. Chairman. | pollot. Of course this privilege Give pan may be abused and we do not say Give to that it is not abused in this instance Give to the ot submission, that would have to be dicided by the members them- selves, as they are on the ground and are better able to judge’ than those who can not be able to see all sides ot the question discussed in its various phases. However, the de- cree has gone forth and the demo- | cratic party shou!d align itself on the-side ot high license and local option and force the republicans to come from their position on the fence. Give to the rail Give to the rail road! Work Work tor Work for the Work tor the rail Work tor the rail road! A new railroad through Bates will increase the value of land fiye dollars per acre. The indications are very tavorable tor another war between France and Taken in the light of later develop Germany. ments, Austin’s long winded editorial reer ene : on the Burch-Glazebrook contest The capital removal question has case, in which the attorneys tor Mr. Glazebrook are severely censured tor haying the detense so well prepared, is supremely ridiculous, to say the least. It was evidently written be- tore the result was known and had been too severe a tax upon the mus- cular powers ot our dear friend to be lightly thrown into the waste basket, so he contented himself with tacking the **Later’’ on to thetaleend. We do not belieye Aus. will have the temerity, or, more properly, the gall to question Mr. Glazebrook’s elec- tion since it has been so thoroughly tested by two official counts and a contest case, in which the attorneys for the opposition virtually admit they have no case by withdrawing it before it ever went to trial. But Aus. 1s a queer specimen ot the un- teathered biped and we have no doubt he will launch invectives at the democratic party in general and a democratic sheriff in Particular, who, like Banquo’s ghost, will not down at the bidding. Poor, dear Aus., your fond visions of sheriff’s sales and fat printer’s fees have van ished in smoke and you have but the recollection ot the bitterest, dirtiest and most unprincipled wartare ever waged against a party nominee in Bates county for your consolation. been postponed by the legisiature until March 2d. The annual meeting ot the Mis- souri Press Association will be held at Jefferson City, June rtth. Representative Hinton, while in the city Friday, stated that he in- tended to vote for the appropriation asked for to put additional rooms to the asylum at Nevada. The Kansas legislature has grant- ed women the right of suffrage, and at the next election the petticoats will waltz up to the polls and cast avote. All things are possible in Kansas. —_—X—!_ The Senate has shelved the sub- ia mission bill for this session, at least, 3 by a vote of 22 to 11 to postpone it indefinitely. This relieves the House of the embarrassing position which it found itself in by the minority re- fusing to let it come to a vote. | The Record claims that Judge Gantt and T. J. Smith, attorneys tor Glazebrook, have taken the i Pains to hunt out every man who | was disqualified trom yoting because i of having been in the penitentiary orhad been convicted at any time in the past ot pettit larcency, and Published them to the world again, This is not true. While these gen- tlemen may haye secured the names of every man in the county who was not entitled to vote, as they were in duty bound to do, still Austin through the Record is the only per- son we known of who 1s giving pub- licity to these tacts. The answer pre- Pared by these gentlemen is under lock and key, and the contents could Rot have been known save through the copy served upon Mr. Burch, Go to Aus., yourselt. For your in- formation, no man convicted ot petit —L—LL——_———_ Hon. J. H. Hinton came up from Jefferson City Friday, passed a creditable law examination and was admitted to the bar Friday night. Mr. Hinton had a certificate from the bar at Bowling Green, Ky., where he practiced law before com- ing to this state, and also had a diploma from a law school. Mr. Hinton is fast coming to the front in the lower house as a forcible debater, a fearless adyocate of all measures he deems nght,* an entertaining Speaker, an untiring, zealous worker m all things that pertains to the 1 y is entitled to vote, or if he welfare ot his constituents. The has been in the penitentiary unless — ~—_ prema bee ions 0: eir i he has a tull and free pardon restor- | and are well so gem ing his citizenship. pleased with the pro- gress he is making, to the | Another Art Craze. Report of Grand Jury. | é According to instructions of the | The latest art work among ladies Court the Grand Jury has visited | is known as the aie escss sages The Officials of the C., Ft. 8S. & 7. the jail building and submit the tol- for decorating china, glassware, etc. It is something entirely new, and is Railroad Mean Business lowing report: beth profitat Sieseean ip We find this structure in a dilap- | is very poy New York, Boston | d dangerous condition; we | and othe i To ladies NOW OR NEVER! ———.——--=———_ | A Letter From the President Wich | idated an iri he Art, we will : A fi walls very much out of | desirir Beco : | is Plain and te the Point. find the : ) | send legant china plaque (size | |plumb, especially the south and|°.°. —--2--—— plumb, esp ) " 18 inches,) handsomely decorated, | west wals. Some very large crevises | ¢,, together with box of “rt Scott, Kan., Feb. 14, ’87. | go> : : sea jshow that the south rooms are sep- |arating from main part of building. The floors are worn and swagged, containing crevises admitting the | cold, and roof 1s very bad. Plaster— | ing is falling off and the whole struc- ture gives evidence ot decay. material, 100 colored designs assort- ed in flowers, animals, soldiers, land- scapes, etc., complete, with full in- structions, upon receipt of only $1.00. The placque alone 1s worth more than the amount charged. To every lady ordering this outfit who encloses the address of five other ladies interested in Art matters, to whom we can mail our new catalogue ot Art Goods, we will enclose extra and without charge, a beautiful 30 inch, gold plated placque. Address Tue Empire News Co., 13t Syracuse, N. Y. Itch, Mange and Scratches of every kind cured in 30 minutes by Wool- tord’s Sanitary Lotion. A sure cure | J. D. ALLEN, Ese., Butter, Mo. Dear Sir:—In answer to your favor of the 12th, I have to say that we will have notes printed according | to the suggestion which you make | about locating depot, and send to | 4 : you as soon as possible. I exceed- | We deem it our duty to say that ingly regret that a week has been the building is totally unfit tor the on eae ees done. Jincarceration ot criminals of any I rely upon! you to have these notes and the bonds | character, and recommend that im- guaranteeing their payment and the mediate steps be taken to better the right of way, signed this week. We condition ot Bates county by provi- must close all matters at once, as we | ding a more suitable and safe place go to New York Wednesday week. | '° confine her criminals. An examination of amount of In Johnson and Lafayette counties i -_. | and perfectly harmless. Warranted the bonds were signed ina little over | MONneY expended in other_counties by W. J. Lansdown, Druggist, twenty-four hours. for the accommodation of prisoners | Butler, Mo. S1-1y who should have been confined here, reveals the fact that we pay out mere obliged to speak plainly, and to say | MONCY each year tor this purpose that if you wait for that, you will than interest would cost us to build wait along time. It is with us a|® Structure large enough to secure matter of necessity that all matters | @!! at home, and we suggest that the between here and the Missoun river | County court take this matter under shall be definitely arranged before | careful advisement. : we go east. I trust you will pardon The building inside seems to be this plainness. comtortably and conveniently fur- Ot course, we mean to be fair with nished, and we very cheerfully com- you, as you suggest, but we mean mend the sheriff for his patient efforts , business, and mean it in a hurry. | #7d apparent snccess under so many Please acknowledge receipt and difficulties. signify what your action will be in Prisoners expressed themselves as the premises. having plenty to eat, and were gen- Yours very truly, erally satisfied as to their treatment. We cannot locate the line now, for reasons already given. I am Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is a peculiar medicine, and is carefully pre- pared by competent pharmacists. The com- Dination and proportion of Sarsaparilla, Dan- @elion, Mandrake, Yellow Dock, and other remedial agents is exclusively peculiar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, giving it strength and curative power superior to other prepa- rations. A trial will convince you of its great medicinal value. Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood creates and sharpens the appetite, stimulates the digestion, and gives strength to every organ of the body. It cures the most severe eases of Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples, and all other affections caused by impure Dlood, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Headache, Kidney and Liver Complaints, Catarrh, Rhev- a matism, and that extreme tired feelin WwW 1 jowever = A. A. Harrs, € see no provision, hi €T) | «Hood's Sarsaparilla has helped me more President. for the separate confinement of | for catarrh and impure blood than anything else I ever used.” A. BALL, Syracuse, N. Y. Creates an Appetite “T used Hood’s Sarsaparilla to cleanse my blood and tone up my system. It gave mea good appetite and seemed to build me over.” E. M. HAtg, Lima, Ohio. “I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla for cancerous humor, and it began to act unlike anything else. It cured the humor, and seemed to tone up the whole body and give me new life.” J. F. Nrxon, Cambridgeport, Mass. Send for book giving statements of cures. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by alldruggists. $1; sixfor#5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar SIMPSON & CO. The above letter 1s plain «nd to males and temales, so_ essentially the peint, and there is no mis:aking | necessary to all public prisons. _ the meaning. It the people otButler| We feel that we could not too expect to get this road they mast go strongly condemn the present jail, to work without delay; if not, then | Which we as a body regard as a dis~ these gentlemen, as they suggest, | Stace to our county and the intelli- will have to look elsewhere ta: aline | Bence and public spirit of her citi- torunon. As stated by this letter, | 2@"S3 nor too earnestly urge the ne- more than a week has been wasted | Cessity ot erecting a better one, by the committee in an endeivor to RECORDER’S OFFICE. create an interest with our people, We found this office neat and in still an apathy exists, and tha, too, | #PPparent good condition, presided among the largest property hokers-— | Over by Recorder and competent the ones to be most directly tenefit- | Clerks; books were in good condition ted—painful to behold by one inter- | 29d are neatly and legibly written. ested in the city’s welfare But] We were pleased to note that the these gentlemen will not always Recorder was entirely up with his labor with us; they are business men | Work. The township plats seem to and haye made us a business propo- be in asoiled condition. A new book sition, and it we are wise we will| for this business would be an im- avail ourselves ot it. It needs no | Provement. elaborate argument to convince a TREASURER’S OFFICE. property holder, who is possessed ot The Treasurer's office we found | Have Just Ordered a New and Fresh ordinary intelligence, that the.build-| in good condition, and accounts so i Lot ot ing of this road would greatly en- | tar as we were capable of judging 2@-DRUGS. MED hance the value of his property and | COrrectly and accurately kept. 5 ICINES,-wa add an impetus to Butler, which} The above will also apply to Pro- s@r-CIGARS, WINES, "ea nothing else can. It we thought the | bate’s office, County Clerk’s, Sher- road would be built withost this| iff’s and Circuit Clerk’s office. bonus we would be the last pne to| We respectfully state that in the urge our people to give their money. | Opinion ot this Grand Jury, there is But we are thoroughly coavinced | not sufficient room for the public that if the right of way and money |fecords, and the present ones are asked 1s not forthcoming that this | not very secure tor records ot value. road will miss us and run close} Vaults, properly ventilated for the enough to make the over confident | deposit of these records would be a property holder repent in sack cloth | decided improvement. and ashes that he did not heed the F. J. Tycarp, Foreman. words of warning sounded. We| D- H. Hut, Clerk. might get along without another road Will Secure the Road. Provided none came near us, but ifa| Warrensburg, Mo., Feb. g-—It is Will be £ : 2 road comes through the county we| now an assured tact that Warrens- said aay te: waltae thelr tesa es must secure it at all hazards, orhaye! bur will secure the Chicago, Fort | mers. 7-6m our epitaph written by the wandering | Scott & Texas road, as $30,000 of muse, ‘‘Died for the want of enter- | the 40,000 has been raised, and re- prise.” The committee cannot ac- sponsible men of the city haye guar- complish what is to be done without | anteed the remaining $10,000. The assistance. Money is to be raised, | rizht ot way has also been guaran- the right of way to be secured and | teed to the road through the county, only a limited time given to do the|and there now remains nothing but work. A meeting will be held at|for the company to perform their the court house to-night, when defi- | part of the contract. nite steps will be taken to accomplish eae this result, and it is hoped thatevery|_ On last Sunday J. R. Ford, who citizen of Butler who teels the least lives near Burdette, went out to call interest in the prosperity ot the city ee. Ce eaiiees ab at home, after he had been gone n out and be prepared to lend | some time his daughter smelled some- a helping hand. The work must be thing burning. On looking saw done and that speedily or we wil] | ’moke issuing trom the ceiling over have to see the road Pass us by. head. On going up stairs she tound ————$<$<—___ If all the codhsh in Canada were ; the house on fire. Immediately she sent a boy to notify her father, and to be made into one codfish, and all | 8et to work. carrying out the house- the embezzlers in Canada into one | cy — —,- eae ae. emb. 1 = an rowing water on ie ire, in aa ve embezzler were this way she got the goods eut aaa Shen cut = sh, and if we could | kept the fire in check until her tather ah cits smite - making oa |Teturned, who then succeeded in e represente: i by the touch-hole of a nechiilaais | Putting it out and saved the house ho: spistol, our voice would still be fo; *¥° ice.—St. Louis Republican. ser AND LIQUORS,-wa For medicinal purposes, and everything in the TOILET -:- LINE Commonly kept in a first-class drug thouse; and havie fitted up a nice room in the back part ot the store, G-The Popular Pre- J. M. HOLT, scription Clerk, <@3 and D. W. SIMPSON —ORANGE, MASS.— 30 Union Square, ¥ ¥. Chicago, lil, Ataata, Ga. Daftas, Tex. 7 Brier ng But tor the bravery ot the girl the house would have burned.—Adrian Advertiser. FREE TRADE, The reduction ot internal re: the taking ott of revenue si Property Medicines, no doubt has jp ly benefited the consumers, as well as vailing the burden ot home * tha ers. Especially in this Case With Gop Auguta Flower and Boschee's Syrup, as the reductions of thi i per dozen, has been added to ine the size of the bottles contiininn nt remedies, thereby giving one ant ; medicine in the 75 cent size The gusta Flower tor Dyspepsia ang Complaint, and the German Syrm Cough and Lung troubles, have pe the largest sale ot any medicine in ; world. The advantage ot inc of the bottles will be greatly apprec by the sick and afflited. in e and village in civilived countries, § bottles tor 10 cents remain the samege 4—1yr, cow LOOK HERE FARMERS DON'T FORGET THE OLD Star Blacksmith Shy Third door east of Grange Store, Yq! will need your PLOWS RIGGED) Up ready for the spring work soon, JACK CIPSON, | Will do it er anything else you done in his line in ship shape. Gj him a call he is The Star Blacksmit} * And Real Estate} BROKER. | INSURANCE AND NOTARY PUBLIC. 6 PER CENT Money to Loan || On Improved Farms, — Five years time, with privilege to pay before due. i Office over Bernhardt’s jewelry i store, NORTH SIDE SQUARE. | TRUST CO. — SIXTH AND WYANDOTT 8f KANSAS CITY, MO. PAID UP CAPITAL, - $150, Interest paid on deposits. Lot time city and tarm loans in Missouf and eastern Kansas a specialty. Thos. T. Crittenden, President; H. Austin, Vice-President & cot selor: Watt Webb, Secretary; B. Blevens, Treasurer. JOHN A. LEFKER & CO. Agents for Bates county. Office over Ed. Steel’s grocery store, north side square. Lowest rates of interest; hberal terms on payment, both principa and interest on limited amount O! money; no delay, when your pap are satistactory, the money is read’ Call and see betore you borrow.