The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 11, 1887, Page 4

ees ee THAT AdVh is VERIZT % W EEKL BUTLER S J.D. ALLEN Eprror. J.D. Avren & Co., Proprietors, TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: TheWerektry Times, published every Wednesday, will besent to a ome year, postage paid, tor $1 BUTLEK MISSOUR! WEDNESDAY, MAY (REET The legislature cor gession to day. A Cleveland and Carlisle or Cleve- fend and Grady would make a strong ticket. it ——____——. Boonville secures the Industrial School for girls. She donates $5.- 400. California and Arizona were con- siderably shaken up by an earth- quake the 5th inst Sth rast. The State Retorm Schoo! tor boys d at huithicothe. The hos been locate down gives 53 ac State to secure the school —_—_—_—_——— Fotheringham, charged with be ang accessory to the express robber, has been acquitted. clearly shown the offense o of St. Louis At Ottawa, Kanses. the 2d alvery barn belonging to William ev old Tt was was committed Je the juri Kiler, was destroy hy fir nd forty horses perished ia the Daas The fire was well ! before it was discovered 1 impossible to The loss is estimated at $20,000 The following State t et was aominated by tie Kentucky deo crats at Louisville, the 5th inst: Governor, Gen. SB. Buckner; Jas. W. Bryan, of Covington, Lieut. Governor; P. W. Hardin, of Mer- cer county, Attorney General; Gen. Lafayette [ewitt, of Hardin, Audi tor, and Richard Tate, of Prant Treasurer. ed the present ad sounded the bugle call tor 1888. pease siaae ee ela The democratic convention of the Seventeenth Senatorial district, com- prising the counties of Lafayette and Johnson, met at Odessa, Latayette county, Thursday last, and unani mously nominated Samuel B. Sparks, of Warrensburg By 1, The convention endors- ninistration and to represent them an the State Senate, m place ot John F. Harmon, resigned on account of iM health. Mr. Sparks is one of the ableet attorneys at the Johnson coun ty bar, and having had conswerable experience as a legislator and having ceclared himself in tavor ot railroad icgislation will make a most yaluable «ember of the extra session, The Osceola Adyance is devoting a large majority of its editorial & space at the present time to the county court of St. Clair county. The trouble betweeu the court and Advance seems to have grown out ofa small amount of printing m ter let to the Gemocratic sheet printed in Osceola by our good trend fudge V fi the county county is as bard a party Smith portrays them, he about for that county Sun, a good reh court of St. C! J as well save his amunition, court will € die, resign, or go crazy if they col ice! mileage four times each way. We notice bythe K. C. Times of Thursday, that the case of John B. Dickersen, vs. the city of Butler, peals on briefs. will be remembered, wherein Dick erson was counted ino and paid as Marshal when he was not elected. The people ot this city have passed upon the matter and it makes but little difference what the decision ot the | Should not hazard the loss of this court of appeals will be.—Record. The Record will find out t! 1 he decision of the court of appeals will | make considerable erence, for! } | | e city will have to pay him tor services for which Morgan has already been @aid. We do not know ¢ @ecople ever settled any ques The town board took the matt toe Tin their own hands against the advice ettheir attorney and paid Morgan for work he never did. Will the Record explain what it means by / Ople passing upon the matter. | | tainty and after } east. WATER WOBKS. The time has now co history of Butler whe haye water works if she the times and | | keep abreast of other towns and cities in the west. There need to discuss the question whether or not water works is no are needed, every man with the best Butler rt readily concede that fact—that need water works and need them bad at will interests of we The question isthe best methods to} be pursued to secure them. We believe that the people of Butler are alive to therr interests in this matter and will vote any proposition that | will furnish plenty of good water asonable price. atanyways near a We have arrived at after consulting with a great num- tax payers unanimous this conclusion ber ot our citizens and who seem to be almost of that opinion. The people will not vote an indefinite proposition that would involye the town with a heavy debt and still not secure the benefits sought. A proposition that will carry must be definite. That is must state the exact costs to the town, or approximate it so close that no material change will be made. of good water must be imsured, Second, a bountiful supply by guarantee, for all time, in season or t Third, the out, hot or cold. plans must be drawn }and specifications j and submitted to the people so that jthey will see just what they are getting tor their money. Let the | town board make out and present this kind ot « proposition to the | Butler, securing all alter esti- ple of mates from the water companies they can, and we are satisfied that we will have a system of water works in a very short time that will prove a joy and pride to our citizens Quite anumber of views are ex- pressed as to how and where water can be secured. It has been sug gested that it could be obtained from Mound branch, Marias Des- Cygne river, Miama creek and quite held the that it obtained sufficient a number to idea could be in quantities by building a pond or reservoir in the high ground north- west town We believe that be secured in sufficrent quantities from either of these places suggested, but the cost of construction of the water could have weight in deciding that point. would great The surveying corps ot the St. | OUR RAILROAD PROSPECTs. | Louis & Colorado railroad company Phis isthe Santa Fe company ing this road whichis one | is now encamped in the city’s limits. | ot j wed stand most reliable co npa The Colorada ex- tended trom St. Louis to Butler, on to Fort Scott and then to the Pan- handle country in Texas and New Mexico, would make one of the best nies in the west. roads we could possibly secure, and we should lend all the assistance encouragement we can to these peo- ple to induce them to ran their road Butler. There doubt but that this company expects by way ot is no ito extend a branch trom ts main e to the great southwest bur rot st will to marns to be seen | But our people should remember the fable of the dog with a bone crossing the stream, who seeing iis | image reflected in the waterdropped his bone to catch the shadowy one. We now have a flatterinz prospect ter peo- } A GOVERNMENT OFFICER SHOT DOWN. Deputy United States Marshal Maples | ' Killed. —— +020. — | Tahlequah, I. T., May 5.—Tues- | | day deputy United States marshal | Dave Maples and his son, a son ot Congressman Peele of Arkansas and a Mr. Jeffreys of Bentonville started | from Bentonville to Fort Gibson T., where Maples expected to} \ They arrived {here yesterday and pitched a tent j 1. {make some arrests. in the north near a spring to : Last evening they were returning | | from a visit up town, and about ten yards trom the spring Maples put Lis lett toot on a toot log when feff jezo cried out: **Lout out, Dan. Don’t you see that man standing at the other end of the log with his pistol pointing toward us? *O, be is not Maples replied: going to shoot,’’ but he had hardly uttered these wordsere the man fired. and the bullet went through Maple’s chest, coming out at the backbore. Notwithstanding the shot and mor- tal wound, Maples got up trom where he fell and fired three shots at his assailant, effect, after which he fell and asked to be taken to Dr. Black’s. SEVENTEEN SHOTS EXCHANGED, without The assassin did not stop here, but fired in rapid succession eleven shots at Jefferson, who in turn fired six ut him. } The assassin having emptied both his revolvers ran mut one hundred yards up the creek and whooped and this was the last heard of him. Maples was then picked up and De where he breathed his last to-day at carned to Black's residence, 12:30 p. m. You officer: “} was all through the tather the dead He my Peele ot says man lived. war with o truer soldier. was at the battle of Corinth and made a brave Dan when my uncle, Senator Berry, wae sbot and lost hisleg. Heand Judge Pittman were the ones to pick up Berry resting place.”’ Senator and carry him toa Maples was a royal Mason and the Masons here are attending to his body, soit will be taken to his home for burial. No clue to the assassins has been hit as yet. David O. Fotheringham has brought suit ayaint the Adams ex- Wm. H. Damsel press company, ; jand Robert T. Pinkerton for dama- ges inthe sum ot $100,000. The petition is # length one, and contains three counts on which the action is There being a malicions prosecution, and based. is small doubt of its Fotheringham should be well paid. Bs k School Commissioner W. W. and Graves and Prof. J. M. Shelton, Supt. of Public Schools at Rich Hill, will hold # Normal Institute for the period ot tour weeks beginning the 1st Monday in August. Both ofthese gentlemen are excellent teachers with large experience, besides Prof. Shelton has had much experience as a Normal Institute conductor. Every teacher in the county should attend this Normal, as the reputation of the gentiemen at its head insures its suc- The work performed by the human the Chicago, Fort Scott & Texas | body in a day in circulating the railroad. The = survey heve the contracts for building the entire line will be let this month. Now, while ¢ should encourage | Other lines to come to Butler, we } | } one whicl i oeing a cer- so much has been Butler has flattering pros- pects for seyeral new roads the com- Ing season. Two surveys have al- | ready been made, and another : es | Promised trom Kansas City south- | But our people should keep their heads an done. t not get excited and | imagine railroads can be built’ with- | out an effort on their part to secure } them. This would bea sad mis-/ take for Butler at present, atter she has secured a tew more then we can be independent, but not now while we are completely at the mercy of | one system. i | and we consider has been | blood, in breathing and in other pro- was submitted in the court of ap- made, all preliminary arrangements | Cesses, 1s equal to that of twenty-two This 1s the case, it | are pertected and we are led to be- | horse power for one minute, or suffi- cient to light a three-candie incan- descent continuously. If a good many people inthe world would only turn themselves R | into lamps they | might be ot some use. 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Wherea his wife, by August {th Is office within in book No. 20, pag county ‘he following real lying anc ing situate in the county of Bates ‘and Missonri, v of lots No two to the vey ane two sch school fund been made int nual duethereon on the first day of May of e tor three years By the terms of said mort- Kage it is provided that should default be made in the payment of the principal or interest. o: any part thereof, at the time when become severally due and payab: to theterms and effect of said bi acting sheriff of said county may with on this mortgage. proceed to self the herein conveyed and mortg 8 J. Starke and Mary FE heir school fund mertg and recorded in the for Bate E Starke, fore, in pursuance of an ore county court made at the May term, 1 Yeourt I will proceed to sell the above described prem- ises at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, at theeast front door of the court house, in the city of Butler, county of Bates, and state of Missouri, on June 2nd, 18387, Thursday, between the hours o rlock in the forenoon and 5o’clock in the afternoon of that day for the purpose of satisfying said debt. interests andcosts. GEORGE G. GLAZEBROOK, No. 24 Aoting Sheriff of Bates County ES Trustee’s Sale. Whereas, Calvin Stevens and Sarah E Stevens his wife, by their deed of trust dated November I7th, Iss3, and recorded in the recorder’s office within and for Bates county, Missouri, in book No. 32, page 201, conveyed to C,C. Duke trustee the fullowing ceserib- ed real estate ly and being situatein the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit The west half of the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section twenty-four (24), ithe northeast quarter of sec thirteen (15), all in township forty-one (41), of range thirty-one (31), con- taining acres more or less which conveyance was made in trust tu secure the payme one certain note fully described in said deed of trust and whereas, default has been made in the pay- ment of raid note now long past due and unpaid and whereas, itis provided by the terms of said deed of trust, that in case of the death, absence, refusal to act, or disability in any wise of the said C. C. Duke, trustee, the (then) act- ing sheriff of Bates county, pro- ceed to sell the property hereinbefore c ed for the purposes of said trast, and, y the said C. C. Duke, trustee as afo: sent from the county of Bates has re fused toact in the capacity of said trustee by his written refusal. Now, therefore, ai the request of the legal holder of said note and pursuant to the conditions of said deed of trust I will proceed to sell the above described premises at public vendue, to the highest bid- er fur cash, at the east front door of the court house inthecity of Butler county of Bates and state of Missouri on Thursday, May 19th, 1887. between the hours of 9 0’cloek inthe forenoon and 5 0’clock in the afternoon of that day for the parposes of satisfying said debt interest and costs ted ee GLAZEBROOK, °! tes county, Trustee 2 THE BUTLER WOOLEN MILLS Are now ready for businees, Special Attesiion given to | STOM W OKRFKFICE AND YARD. Such as Roll Carding, Carding, a fan BLANKETS, FLANNELS, JEANS and YARNS for 4Q Q2BDEDE. BUTLER, MO., MAY » 1957, J, FISHER.. Th starte Bu grang Sa from ROUGH & DRESSED FI LUMBE LATH, Gel a a ~ SHINGLES, BNA Ai TS Ns OT POSTS Co mem Ww pot, event Cie Too R. ing a after Ju spen' the b tT. while Tao call. i. tarm in boor mee otk M We hon Fric W to-d mee al A A AN EXTRA QUALITY OF IXED PAINTS Do a= The Largest Stock of Lumber}: in the City and Lowest Prices NORTH MAIN STREET, JUST NORTE OF POST OFFICE. Before buying be sure and vet his figures J. W. MceVEIGH. and vou will save money by it