The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 13, 1887, Page 4

WATER WORKS FOR sUTLER. The citizens of B have again been torcibly reminded by a thirty thousand dollar fire of the great de ad amet atle j. D. Atten & Co., Proprietors, ; need of water Works and suitabl | appliances with which to fight fire. re Pe | We know this 1s an old song sung S OF SUFPSCRIPTION: ie : eel | in your ears after everv fire and at intervals between times, but so far tono purpose. Many will say that it is too late to lock the door atter TheWeexiy Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any duress ome year, postage paid, tor $1.25. equally true ihat we should learn by experience, and the experience of Butler in this line has been bitter indeed. The loss by fire in the past ten years would amount in the ag gregate to more than enough to pay for a system ot water works equal to any 1n the State the size it would require for Butler. It 18 almost a miracle that a fire is eyer stopped atter it once gets under headway, as there 1s neither water nor facilities to handle it it there was ever so much. There is no necessity that WEDNESDAY APRIL, 13, 1387 oe Jas. G. Blame is reported quite sick at Fort Gibson, Indian Terri- tory. The citizens of Springfield, should make an effortto builda suitable monument to the memory of the late Ex-Governor John S. Phelps. Eee Jefferson Davis made a specch in New Orleans last week at the un- veiling of the Albert Sydney John- ston Statue. There was a rousing the horse has been stolen, but it is! Republican opponents by majorities ranging trom 2.500 to Ot course a polit: utior ot this kind is not the result of spontaneous combustion among the citxzenship of the state. It 1s simply the result of Republican mal- | administration, Republican corrup-} ‘tion, Republican arrogance, Repub- | lican disregard of the rights and | wishes ot the people. ' As long as the bloody shirt could |be relied upon to intimidate the | peopie of New England, the Re- { publican party was sately intrench- led. But two years ot a Democratic ‘administration at Washington has | convinced timid people that there is | no danger of the Northern tax-payers | being called upon to pay the rebel }debt, no danger of the Northern | tax-payer being mulcted to pension the ex-soldiers of the confederacy. |The Rhode Island election is a sharp lesson to all concerned. It | should teach the Democrats that if } | tornout at the Louisiana division of and the blue and the gray kept step to the “Dixie”? and ‘Bonnie Blue Fiag.’’ the army of Tennesee. —_—_—_——_— we should go to the enormous ex | they are true to the fone of their pense of buying the water works |party there 1s a brilliant tuture outright, all we would need would | for them in the state; and the Re- be to give a tranchise to some com- | publicans should take their rebuke pany te put in the works and furnish | in the spirit in which it was tendered good pure water to all the citizens at a nominal expense and have the water ready in case of a fire. This matter has been agitated time and again but has never been submitted to the voter in such a manner that he could vote intelligently upon it, and we believe if it was so presented that it would carry by a large ma- The dry season of last year Some are laboring under the ap- ptehension that the merchants tax of $343, reported in the financial statement, was the total amount col- lected from the merchants license. Etonly means that this amount was collected for the county credit. The total amount, including railroad and school, would amount up into the thousands. —— er The Rev. Dr. ust returned to Brooklyn from his J y western tour, said to his congregation ; seen such signs of lite in business— Twould call ita boom dislike the The took Horace Greeley’s ads right. [would give the same ad- vice to-day; nay, | would go my- self it any necessity was laid upon me, asltold some of the western people.’’ “T have never it I did not word, who en » Were We have a citizens board, a non- partizan board and one which leans towards prohibition. This is proven by the appointment of O. D. Austin as treasurer. Aus. is a citizen, at least he has lived here long enough to entitle him to that distinction; he 48 a non-partizan, having been the editor of the Record, which all know 13 a non-partizan sheet, for eighteen years; and then Aus. is a prohibi- tsonist in that he believes in drinking the saloons dry. Verily, it was a wise selection. The tollowing, from the Atlanta Constitution of April 5, will be read with deep interest by thousands of devoted admirers of the distinguish- ed evangelist. Since his return fromthe North, some ten days ago, Rey. Sam Small has been a very sick man. He was able, it is true, to preach upon one or two occasions, but it was noticed that he appeared weak and exhaust- ed, and for some days past he has been confined to his home. His illness 18 simply the result of over- work during his exteaded vis:t in the North, and what is required more than anything else is rest. On Sun- day there was a noticeable improye- ment in his condition, and yesterday toorning he !ett tor Salt Springs to get the benefit of the waters and to take a good rest. A press dispatch confirms the re- port that Ingersoll will deliver no more anti-religious lectures. An other dispatch intimates that he is growing nervous and has probably been forewarned of his deplorable condition in this world bringing him to eternal ruin in the next, His fife is in a certain way, a guide post to future generations, inasmuch as ttis worse than a failure. True, Ingersoll h@s realized thousands and thousands of dollars trom his infa- mous work, but witness the result. At the fast mile post he sees the evil of his heart, now petrified, and Talmage, who has in alate sermon en Rhode Island is not jority our property. Let the have estimates prepared by respon voting, of dollars to our town. Democratic Rhede Island. in Rhode Island. future may bring torth England, and a warning cians that it is better to pe mgnht, sometimes, than too numerous. Rhode Island has been so intensely Republican ever since the organiza- tion of the Republican party, that the state was considered one of the hereditaments of that organization. The first Republican ticket nomi- nated in Rhode Island was elected. Ever since then the Republicans have been enjoying a dull monoto ny of the official honors and emolu- ments of the state, There is only one exception to break the record. The Hon. William Beach Lawrence was chosen lieutenant-governor ot the state by some accident that wis neyer explained, soon atter the close of the war. Lawrence was a thor- ouzh Democrat, and was the nomi- nee ot a Democratic convention. Until now hisname was the only scratch on the Republican scroll of victory. But things have changed, and ey. proof against political progress. When in a Democrat was sent to congress from Rhode Isiand a couple of} obtaining food tor a large portion of months ago to fill an unexpired term | the community who are in need ot ot two weeks in the Forty-ninth | the commen necessities. Many have congress, the country laughed at| deserted their homes and arid fields Little Rhody’s generosity. supposed that the ten days’ term in Congress was a bouquet cast by the! very early day the situation will be dominart party to their Pelitical | pitiable. opponents. There is no mistaking | a distance of ten miles. The drouth the verdict rendered on Wednesday, however. It was It is a flat repudiation ot reminds us that we need better tacil- ities tor securing water for private and public use as well as to protect town Board sible companies of the probable costs H of a system of water works, that will turnish pure tresh water in sufficient quantities to run the town. Then submit a proposition that the people may know just what debt they are and we have no doubt but that Butler will have a system of water works 1n a yery short time that we can all be proud ot, and will be the means ot saving many thousands The most extraordinary event of the present political season is the election of Democratic state officers It is a revolution, a surprise, a harbinger of what the New to politi- —thatis, as a dishonorable discharge trom the public service. | Now let the Democrats of Rhode Islar.d labor to make it a really free state, to establish manhood suffrage, and wipe out the restrictions that have so long surrounded the ballot. In the meantime, in behalf of the Democracy ot Missouri, we extend congratulations to the patient and true Democrats of Rhode Isisnd.— | Missouri Republican. | Conflict Between Officers and Roughs. Nevada, Mo., April 6,—Two hers, named George and Clar- Fence Stein, trom the Indian Terri- | tory, arrived in Minden, Barton yesterday evening. They | drank freely throughout the day, and county, during the atternoon became bors- terous. About 5 o'clock they fired three shots over the head of a 10 year old boy, named Andrew Early, and then jumped into a wagon and drove out of town. Marshal Ridge Started after them on foot, but was unable to catch up with them. Deputy Marshal Craddock mounted a horse and started in pursuit, and caught up with the law breakers in the western limits of the town. He called upon the Stein brothers to surrender, but they resisted arrest, when a fight followed, in which Clarence Stein was shot twice in the nght arm, and George Stein was shot through the abdomen and the wound will prove fatal, though he was alive at last reports. Mr Crad- dock was badly cut and bruised about, the head by George Stein, who clubbed him with a revolver. Marshal Ridge also arrived on the scene in time to receive a number ot bruises. At 3 o'clock this afternoon excitement was still running high at Minden, and the friends of both officers and roughs were on the war path. More trouble was anticipa- ted. Suffering from Thirst. San Antonio, Texas, April 6.— J. R. McCarthy, a resident ot Som- erset, Atascosa county, has been forced to leave his home on account of the severity of the drouth, which now afflicts the agricultural districts of the State, especially the south- western cotton beit. Mr. McCarthy says the people in the vicinity of Somerset and Benton are holding meetings daily to devise means of and gone to search tor more fayored localities. Unless there is ram at a People are hauling water here has set fence cutters to work again, and ranchmen who own en- the Republican party by the people | closed streams or tanks, have their ot Rhode Island. After a heated fences cut nightly, campaign, John W. Davis, Demo-! The ministers ,of San Anton:o have appointed al ~— re 7 agony over the | crat, is elected Governor by a clear! oss Of his hfe. He would Sive | majonty of 937; Honey. Demo- committee to wait on the mayor and | that request a public meeting be} called so that organized reliet may | millions and millions of dollars to | crat, received 1 37° more votes ths call it back, but alas! it is too late. | Darling. Republics. : a He must go down to hel! to suffer | ant : S ui with those gone before. Wh } dreadful tate! % for heuten- be extended to suffering planters in | B r The | also opened a sub-! over their | scription for the sufferers. | i governor, | candidates al Noining counties. State treasurer are elected OUR RAILROAD The Chicago, Fort Scott Nearly > -3- and Texas Ready. The Contract For the Building of the Road. —__—_o+-o—__ Journal Democrat The contract awarded within for the building will probably be the next ten days ot the Fort Scott road, between Higginsville and Warrensburg. The Chief Engi- neer has his measurements all ready to submit to the contractors, and be- fore the first of May we expect to see the work on the road booming. A meeting being héld in Font Scott, Tuesday night, which was attended generally by the merchants and business men of that city. The object of the meeting was explained to be, to discuss the proposed road northerly to Chicago, and southerly to Texas. Mr. Harris, president of the company, explained the progress made with the road. They had suc- ceeded in getting a number of prom- inent and influential men to furnish the means to build the road, provid- ing the people would giye the right ot way, and the bonds, and that Fort Scott should bond herself tor $25,000. They had completed the survey trom Higginsville to Rich Hill and had found a good line and one easily built. The speech was received enthusiastically, and the meeting unanimously decided that the people of Fort Scott should vote the required amount ot bonds. The election will take place days, and is about the orly prelim- ina tew inary step left unsettled. The Higginsville Post has the following: The work on the Chicago, Ft Scott & Texas road 1s still progress- Chiet Engineer Lee is pushing the locating of the line and in our next issue we hope to announce defimtely the let- ting of the contract ter the end of the line trom Higginsville to War- rensburg, and we have ing as rapidly as possible. it from a very reliable source that this con- tractis as good as let. When eyery- thing is taken into consideration this is very rapid worx, and the results so far are very gratifying. There are many things which must be taken into consideration and one ot these 1s that the company has done an immense amount of work in three months, especially when we com- pare it with the C. & A., which was nearly three years in building their road. We have every reason to feel encouraged. An Illinois visitor to Missouri writes in the following style: Do I like Missouri? Yes, and my reasons are these: Her soil is high and dry, a pure atmosphere, her winds sweep- ing down from the mountains of the Colorado. No swamps—no fogs— no miasmas—no acl.es or pains in the bones in getting up in the morn- ing—no sluggishness in going to work—sleep is luxury—an appetite like a thrashing machine—the blood goes bounding through the veias at the rate ot forty miles an hour—and this is why I like Missouri. ‘The importance of purifying the blood can- not be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and we ask you to try Heod’s Sarsaparilia. It strengthens Peculiar and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease. The peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation —_ Vegetable remedies used give to ’s Sarsaj Ericauts tone one MIONtSelt other medicine has such a record of wonderfa! cures. 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