The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 4, 1887, Page 5

PLER WEEKLY T1M NOTICE TO TEACHERS :—Public Ex- aminations for the benefit of those per- sons desiring to teac h in Bates county, will be held on the 3d Saturday of each month inthe Ohio street sc hool house, Butler, Mo., and on the ist Saturday of each month in the West side school house, Rich Hill, Mo., the examination com- mencing each day at ’clock, A. M, W. W. GRAV County School Commissioner. — LOCAL ITEMS ——_ The Butler Woolen Mills will be started up this week* Butler grangers Saturday. was overflowing with Samuel Levy has returned home from his trip to New Yor County court met on Monday, all members present. Read Lewis Hoffman's advertise- ment. He wants wool now. M. A. Maynard has sold bis post office book store to John Davis. We ae viad to report ths at Mrs J. W. Hannah is much better. Miss Ora Miller, of Nevada, vis- ited Mrs. Kennett last week. Chinese lotteries are said to draw $1,000 daily out ot Oakland, Cal. Ashby Sims, of Pleasanton, spent Sunday in the city with his parents. Miss Hattie Bell, of New Home township, 1s visiting Mrs, J. D. Allen. Wash Hollaway’s son, Eddie, is quite sick, with very little hopes of his recovery. Preparations are bemg made to build on an extensive scale the com- ing season in Butler. Mrs. A. Henry will leave this week for Baldwin, Kansas, to visit ner parents a few weeks, Miss Lou Frizell, who is teaching Foster parents in this city. near Sundayed with her Miss Lassie Sims, who is teaching school near Altona, spent Saturday and Sunday in Butler with rents. her pa- Judge J. D. Parkinson who has been attending court at Osceola and Greentield, Mo., for the past five weeks, returned home Sunday night. Attention is called to the sale notice of Ashby Ham:lion in another column He will offer a large amount of fine stock tov sale, A number of our young tolks en- joved themselves on the ! ranks of Manas des Cygne river tishing urday. Mr. Abel! has treated his resi dence on Ohio street to a tresh coat of white pamt, and also budt « new side walk in tront ofsome The resignation ot W. R. Crock et, postmaster at Nevada. has been accepted and Mr. Crocket is again at his post as rditor of the Democr about through plant- IN corn, andat the season proves to hs rood o on reps will have to be put avainst the cribs next | ave t put against th i next | fall. Paint your houses and ornament your yards with Shade trees. grass, flowers and It not only adds to the value of your property, but improves the looks ot the town. Mr. and Mrs. W. Walton, Miss Bell Davis. Col. W. M. Mize, and Judge J. S. Francisco, Kansas City went to last week ti sar Booth, Monday morning im the record ersottice Judge John H. Sullens. mM the most artistic and approved style of the united mm marriage James Arner te Elvina A oth ot LeRoy, Kansas non county John Jones the charged wi full contessi laim Pig Ruye in self defense. The I. O. O. F. boys who went to Rich Hil last T lay report a good time had and were much pleased | with the reception given them by their | ‘ the citizens o Rich Hill. \ Judge Parkinson has ir his pos Wesley Warnock, ot Mound town- session two pieces of Spanish coin ship, ‘ett for Kentucky, last Thurs- which are inall probability the oldest’ day. He into ms us that his busi- piecesotmoneyinthe county. One ness 1s to buy 4 fine jack. is dated 1776 and the other bears the figures 178g M. d. Nees !, one of our very oldest and most reliable subscribers, called Saturday and, as he has done trom vear to Both pieces are worn very thin and the figures cannot be seen by the naked eye. vear almost trom the foundation ot the paper. had the fig - Mr. Sly closed up his trade on tabbid Dogs. The publhe should bear in . ; ind Mie learn from parties in town that it was the Butler Ice Co, who onday, that a dog belonging to inaugurated the low Prices oa ice. Mr. McLaughlin, hiving 1 n the It you want pure crystal ice, prompt county, went delivery and down Weights mad Saturday and betore he could square deal, and Prices as low be killed made his way into the !oWest. send your orders to Ouse and bit three or tour of the Se oe children. Fortunately, however, soutl west part of the 4 anc as the Topp, Manager Butler Ice Co. } lent removes sott, or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints. Sprains, Sere all hard, Sweeney, Stifles, and Swollen throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted by W. J. Lans- down, Druggist, Butler. Rt-1y the Advertiser Thursday and came down here to-day to look after busi- ness at this office. He savs the people here must decide our fate. He does not care how it goes.—-Fos- ter Free Press. | enjoving excellent health. | of j county, and bears the stamp otf 14- | treated Mr. Sly has sold his interest in the Adrian Advertiser to Tip Kirk patrick. Hon J. H. Hinton was in But- | ler Saturday and gave the Timesa pleasant call. Prot, Hinton is stand the people their and ing square by great fight with in the railroads will be on hand at the meeting the rith of month to do battle for his convictions. The people of Bates county will not forget Prot. Hinton effort he is making in their vehalf. ot the special term this and the noble Rev. W. M. Prottsman. D. D., of the M. E. church, delivered three lectures in Hume last weex donat ing the proceeds to the cyclone sut ferers. His subjects were ‘Robes piere and the Reign of Terror.” “Washington and the Centennial! and **Benedict We tee! sure Arnold.’ the citizens ot highly entertained Hume Were as the dector 1s one of the most interesting lecturers in) Missouri. The Murder mystery, near Met in Vernon county, is at fast unray eled and the murderer captured and makes a full confession. The mur derer is John Jones and the dead man, Eugene Ruye. Jones claims that they were tramping to ed and got into a dispute which led to a fight in which he shot Ruye. Jones was captured in the Indian Nation to Nevada Sheriff Hilt and landed in jail. and was. brought by The G6Sth anniversary ot the Odd Fellows was cel day. ebrated here Tues Adnan Lodge, over 30 strong, and Butler Lodge, 40 strong, were present. Rev. Hackney, of Clin- ton, addressed the brethren and a tull attendance at the opera house, and the whole day was occupied in speeches, eating, &c. The Rich Hill band furnished most excellent music, We regret the want of space this y for a full account of the proceedings. —R. H. Review. A peculiar freak ot nature was the rain of snow balls, Monday. It actually rained balls or snow as large as a walnut, which, when they struck the ground spread out with asplash. It did not seem as if they contained much water, but i being warm enough to thaw them about as fast as they fell, the ground was soon a sheet of water. Such a phenomenon was never witnessed by ot our citi be fore.—Cass any s County Leader. A prominent real estate Kansas City in conversat Ww Times reporter the other . *T can not see why land in es shot tor $30 to $35 per acre that is equal or superior in Jeverv respect to land that in Jackson and Clay counties for trom $200 to $300 peracre. No sir, he continued, mark my words, farming laads in Bates county will go up in the next few months 30 or 40 per cent of its present valuation.’ This trom a gentleman well posted in ¢ estate and who knows what he 1s talking about. where he will probably invest in j eal estate before returning ib triends of f. Davis t Ss « ind worth v vou ady of Fuiton, Mo.. Miss Mai amie Merle Moore The marriage | w take place May roth 1887 The cards ate beautitul. We ext best wishes. | Now, no More will J. Davis be in O-rear, He i 2 | Ins | That he will labor for a ¢ But Dame Nature with And we do 1 ine John would gt Marsha M s worthless g Lua Ww ss - yurving ’ tthem. A acy ; . . Wa doe = ten dogs to the tollowing : One for Wash} wav. Duncan, Rogers, Ross, i . Girbv, Mrs. Patten, Me- Br and two tor Moore. There wbbid as he was thor- before shot. Mr. Mor- ganw: I keep up the good work until he rits the town of the useless | and worthless curs. Pet ures set up another year. Major J. 'N. Brad! ey, of Papin- ville, was in the city the last of the week. The major appears to be! He is one | | f the most prominent men in the ture’s nobleman. M. G. Manly, of Rich Hill, was in the city Friday. Mr. Manly went to St. Louris Monday asa witness in the noted Fotheringham case. Foth- enngham clerk at the Tal house when Mr. Manly was was a mage proprietor, Jim) Abell the first of Smith, will quit the road on the Ark. month and settle Mr. Abell in is re | the teeth of the anima only entered | ken with the spell the flesh of one of them, a small boy, the others had their clothing | badly torn by the brute but escaped. After dispatching the dog Mr Me- Laughlin tock the train for Kansas City with his litte son to have tis said the dog } him | Was ta of a sudden | and rushed the tamily and the and be biting left at everything in contact with. into house among isi an he The same day at the residence of | Frank Freeman, a couple ot mi les north of Butler, a little rat terrier became rab and took his spite out on the chickens in the yard, biting and killing a number of them. garded as one of the best salesmen on the road from Kansas City. He has a host of trends in Lamar who wish him well.—Lamar Democrat. W. Winn. leman who the gent purchased the Ashby Hamilton farm, mm Summit township, was in the city Tuesday. He is a live real estate man and we hope he will conclude to locate amone us, J. M. township, Compton, of Deepwater broughtto our office on Piiday, a photograph of pretty girl, which he had picked up a very in his fisid the aay betore. On the back of the card was written ina egtble hand, **Addie Beate, age 17 when taken. 7’ Mr, Compton thinks the heavy storm of the week before must have dropped the picture. trom New T bursday where he had attend the marriage of Sam Sam Levy York City been to Moi St. returned aevy. Mrs. Levy stopped over in Louis to await the coming ot the bride and groom, which will probably be the last of the week The parents of the groom wiil give them a reception when they will come to Butler and make their future home. last a Friday filed for office trom W. Wian, leed conveys a section warranty deed was record the Ast of in recorder’s by Hamilton to W, Clay The large land county. tract of Summit township, the pusand, and eightyetwo dollars, W lerstand Mr. Hamilton made the exchange tor Kansas City prop- erty. received the ire Saturday of as gley rious accident which had just befal- len her Plessant ning brother John Hill, left on the eve- train to be with him. Mr. P. working a saw mill and by Powell, in and was in accident got one of his arms caught machinery and severed from Hook: and mother, Mrs near Eureka, Ilir t city on Wed er M. will visit the family ot her son, N. B. Meek, ot this and other relatives at two or three months. Mr. M. lett on the Emporia train Thurs- dav morning tor Foster, where he city, Foster will visit relatives a short time, and trom there go to western Kansas, mach Ifthe fi should prove to be bors > assistance could be | a both tor genticmen. Mr. Freeman said when he arrived home in the evening, trom Butler, the dog was perfectly crazy and had his tamily terrorized and was tating and snapping at evertything he came in contact with, but he will bite no more as Frank took his gun and ended its With these two warnings to our people and the misery one which took place in our city las! week, it would and watch be prudent, both in town sharp country, to keep over a their dogs, in truth, t! the vey would be on take and kill them, as an ounce of cure is side if they would their guns worth a pound of preventative Does it Pay to Raise Potatoes? Below we will give the farmers ot this county a few cold facts and fig digest as to whether it pays the to simply stick to king corn exclusively as the one paying the State crop ot this section ot » and whether there is not other products of the soil that will pay them better per acre for their labor expended. We believe there is, anc in proof ot the assertion will take the crop re- port of Chas. Wilder, living a short distance south of Butler. Last season he planted g5 acres ot potatoes, raised about 80 bushels per acre. sold $1,700 worth during the winter, has trom 1,700 to 1,800 bushels left besides at tor tor sale ,0ut 1,200 bushels The so satisfactory he is plant- sayed seed. experiment has be g 200 acres this year and says he expects with a Good season to raise 200 bushels acre. Now gen lemea the are facts, and if you corn can presenta better showing on the same amount of Jand in your figtfres. © Crossed the River. Thursday might last S. bill, one of our best known c after a lo: g and protracted spell of sickness with a complication of dis- eases, laid down the cares, trials and | troubles of this life and passed away Mr. Iwas about 38 vears of a i energy and usefu . sto be greatly regretted member urch tistian ch je o st is tian church, Eider O. Spencer offi ciating, and in this connection we might state by way of a coincidence, that the above preacher married him, baptised him, and preached his fu- Mr. Newbill was a | man and we he has good hope blood, DORN & PIERCE—BARBERS. Nor sober hands employed. | Special attention giyen to hair ears ladies and chil- shampoo. The us. re but sea foa dren, am and public is 1: vite: { to call andsee { North Side Square. safer His tuneral took place } Saturday at 11 o'clock at the Chris- | Are keeping pace with the Boom, and extend a special invitation to the ladies to call and examine their new patent - BUCK’S BRILLIANT GASOLINE STOVES No heat, ne smoke, and just the thing for summer. guaranteed to be sate and reliable. Also a large lot of ANTELOPE COOK STOVES, BUCK’S BRILLIANT AND RANGES, Large line of tinware, Rooting and gvttering a specialty. North Side Spuare, Butler, Mo. WOOL WANTED I] am prepared to buy and pay the highest market price in _PCASH- for all kinds of wool offered, wool sacks and wool twine furnished LEWIS HOFFMAN: , BUTLER, MO. They are | NORTIL MAIN STRE BUY YOUR Dry Goods BOOTS AND SHOES NTS FURNISHING GOODS. Where you can get them asrepresented. A large stock to select from. Good quality, low prices, «a call will convince you of the fact. RMEESPHCLTEULLY. J, M. McKIBBEN. Respecttully intorms the public that they ar still in the field w full propose to sell as v as the lowe Gr princ ip pay the highest market price for BUTTER, EGGS, CHICKENS, &€. Famous TEBO FLOUR. C do our best to please you. PHARIS & rgin consistent to s business all and sec us