The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 18, 1887, Page 5

or) a! V2 —_— —~ Empona railroad, the Lisk resiaence on ' Mrs. W. C, Bewley, of Neosho, Rice, and sister, Mrs. J. C. Clark. Messrs. C. C. Duke and Thos. W. Silvers have formed a co-part- ership inthe real estate business. The interior of the postoftice building is receiving a coat of paint 4 and kalsom. None too soon, brother 4 SUTLEK WEEKLY TIMES oo NoTICE TO TEACHERS :—Public Ex ins desiring to teach in Bates county, gill be held on the 3d Saturday of each gonth in the Ohio street school house, futler, Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of ach month in the West side school house, ing each day at 9 o'clock, A. M, oe 2 W. W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. —— ae LOCAL ITEMS ———o The Clinton Creamery has start- ed up again. The cold water fight sull goes on with unabated interest. are making prep- Power & Bre arations to burn a kiln ot brick. The booming Times will come outina bran aew dress next week. Boys, it is almost time you were organizing a base ball club. Don’t you thing so, Mac? Henry Kaune’s saloon on the east side was closed by the sheriff Satur- day night. Dr. Boulware attended the State Medical Association at Macon City last week. The Schell City News wants to keep up with the procession and getarailroad, too. Julge R. C. McBeth, a prom- gent attorney ot Clinton spent Tues- day in the city. The Horticultural the Society will meet at residence of Henry Speer’s next Saturday. Henry, wife and tor Athens Captain E. P. mother, lett last) week county, Ohio, on a visit. Charlie Nichols and bride, of Ola tha, Kansas, spent last week in the aty yisiting his parents. * Capt. Walley and family moved to Kansas City Saturday morning to make that city their future home. Tom Doniyan, engineer on the has purchased Ohio street. spent Sunday in the city visiting the tamily ot her brother, J. D. Allen. Mrs. Clark, of Cooper county, 1s usiting her dauzhter, Mrs. E. L. Aus. Children’s church. day, at the M. (south) Sunday, was large- Wattended anti ENCICISES Were very good. |. Ro Simpson sold his gandsome residence, locat doin the beart of the Gty, to Mr. Evans last week for the mug sum ot $3,250 We understand there will be wnion services at the the agth, G. AL Re anniversary Rev. Railsback, of Kansas City, will officiate. opera house day, Sunday next will be children’s day at the Cumberland Presbyterian ind First churches. Preparations are being made tora ‘plendid time, Presbyterian The streets and alleys are begin: | ; i Sing to show a marked Improvement Since the order of the town board last Week. Keep up the good work antil all obstructions are removed. L.G. Henry returned home trom | Hot Springs, Ark., Friday mght, W. 0, Jackson says he will hand | ver his office to his sucessor in 1888 | wth a clear conscience and the sweet 4nd consoling consolation that he Meated all of fees, alike in) the = matter Getting down to business. The Sentlemen on the right-of-way bond gd the Chicago, Fort Scott & Texas Riltoad have elected J. W. Han- ‘Wh president ; J. C. Clark, vice- President; Wm. E. Walten, treas rer, and F. J. Tygard, secretary. ations for the benefit of those per- | Rich Hill, Mo., the examination com- | “s numerous triends in the city and “ounty will be glad to learn he has Yeen greatly benefitted, so much so that he is a new man. i Bob. Plumber who has been ser- | iously sick for the mend. several weeks is on | District Conterence of the M. E. church south, for the Neosho district meets at Rich Hill tomorrow. Mrs. W. H. Reed and Miss Jennie Beck ot Kansas City will speak at the Ohio St. M. E. church Sunday. Everybody invited. next Mrs. Charles Johnson, ot Parsons, Kan. 1s at the bedside of her father F. M. Wvatt, during his serious spell ot sickness. We are g learn that Mr. Wyatt is convalescent Mrs, 5S. T. McCutchen lett for Simpsonville, Kentucky, on Thurs day morning. She goes to tl bed of her mother who is danger Married at the Palace Hotel on Monday, May 16, by DG. New som Esq. Mr. James Conard of Glasco Kan., to Miss Lu Wasson ot Thornleigh, Pettis, County Mo. Judge John H. Sullens, was in the city Monday and gave the Times a pleasant call. He says the Mo. Pacific Co. is sinking a shaft on the old Meek place just west of Foster. The Adnan town council has ap- pointed Tilden H. Smith city attor- ney. ‘Lhe Times the above with pleasure as Mt, Smith is a ris- ing young lawyer of the count the appointment is a most exce one. notes and A. H. Culver, left for St. Lous Sunday as a delegate to the Rebecca convention ot the LO.O.F. He will not return betore Friday. Rich Hill, representative ot this dis- tictto Grand Lodge of 1. O. O. F. Dr. J, He was accompamed by Weathers, of raking Everingham, is 0 preparation to rebuild his bus‘ness house on the burnt district. He in tends to yreatly improve on the old plan, and will put up a substantial two story structure that will be an ornamentto the city. The Grand Army Post, of this city, is making elaborate preparations to celebrate Cecoration day in this city. All the Posts in this and surround- ing counties will be invited to be present. Kev. Raisback of Kan sas City, will deliver a sermon to the Post on Sunday the agth. Wallace Adams, a tarmer living near Brownington, in Henry Co. was bitten by one of bis dogs which He the proved to be rabid tast Friday. went to Windsor applied mad stone owned by Mrs. Mary A. Nelson, and and after adhearing twice the stone refused to stick. Boulware Mineral Springs are becoming quite Sunday and everyday resort, and the pros bright Ystant day a favorite pects are very for these springs at no to become Dr. Boul- ware has expended some four or five a general health resort. hundred dollars on them this year and has fixed them up in nice shape. Thursday last two judgements in the at Nevada, against the city, on two were rendered circuit court damage suits for injuries received by by loose planks in sidewalks. One Miss Jones, tor $500, the other jadgement was for $775, in favor was in favor ot a child g years ot ; age. We interviewed quite a number of {taxmers in town Saturday in regard to the present crop prospects and all agreed that the outlook was as flat- tering as could be wished. The corn is from six inches to knee high every hill planted had come Oats look fine and the apple and peach crop will be good. up. The arrest ot the boys now in jailis a lesson that the pareats of this city di who are in the h of allowing their boys to runt he streets No boy finds at night should protit by allowed to run at will He the good low associates at might. must seek company and association their sooner or later, and the final wink up isbehind the bars. The 1s no titplace tor a boy night or day. It he has no employment tind some- , thing tor him to do, and save him | trom disgrace. j will drag him down to treet Street and very even, showing that almost | sick | | which we wili ously ill and not expected to hve. | level j | being found. ast Sunday e observed our nt circuit clerk and Mell Pow- er cl osely scrutinizing the real estate boards, which read ‘houses » houses for sale.’ &c. Th resembled a covey of surprised quails y when the reporter ran on them, but then there may not be anything in it However, it well enough tor our live real estate men mignt be to saunter around. Mrs. Margaret Brown, of Pleas- ant Gap township, brought to our office last week some very interest- ing newspaper relics of war times. Mrs. Brown resident ot Vicksburg at the time and has care- tully preserved the was a documents we pave in our possession and trom take pleasure next week in publishing extracts as rem- | iniscences of by gone days. The Adrian Register threatens to imitate the Foster Free Press, (turn | up its toes to the lilhes and quiedy steal away with his print shop), if | the business men of that city do not come to his rescue in a more sub- manner. Hfold your grip | Billy, there is millions in the print- ing business. Don’t talk about | throwing up the sponge with the | present prospects of a good turnip crop. | Relics of the late cyclone are still | Saturday C. A. Her- rold, living ten miles northwest of town presented us with an official envelope, stantial addressed to the post master ot Hail Ridge, Linn county, Kansas. No. 50:04. and bears the tollowing The envelope 1s registered post mark: New York 3—31 1884, | A. D. Hazen, | rd assistant P. M. General. Mr. HI. tound it a tew days ago in his id is signed by field while harrowing. | J. K. Brugler has the plans tor : brick business house and will new soon commence the erection of a indsome and substantial brick on the burnt district lately oc- cupied by mm. The building when completed will be an ornament to the city anda lasting monument to the business integrity of it’s projector and owner. our most Mr. Brugler is one ot enterprising thrifty business men and never does things and by halyes, and his enterprising spirit is worthy of imitation. The residence ot A. Matthews, three miles west of Schell City was entered one day last week, while the tamily were absent, by sneak thieves ' and robbed. The tworascals were | found asieep im the woods the same evening and arrested and placed in the Nevada jail. The ar’ | ticles stolen were found on their | person. As the whole country seems to be filled with theives of | eyery description our people can- } not be too careful about leaving j ther houses unprotected. Uncle Kit Divers handed us, Sat- urday, quite a curiosity in the shape | 2 | ot a $1,000 confederate bond, } } three of the coupons having been} clipped and paid. The bond was issued in 1862, and made redeema ble July ist., 1881, at S per cent | interest. It is printed on parchment j paper with a photograph of Jeffer- | son Davis at the top. Uncle Kit! prizes it highly as a memento of the | great rebellion and looks forward to the day when it will be redeemed. He says he has retused $300 for it. Commencement exercises of Butler Academy June 15th. The graduating class this year numbers eleven. school has been well attended and, | under the supervision of Principal W. S. Morrow, increased in popularity and now ranks as one of the will take place has Prot. pended a great deal ot hard work, the state Morrow has ex- which has been highly appreciated by our citizens, and all will regret to learn that he has decided to re- sign the p ipalship to accept a ‘more lucrative position elsewhere. The Professor 1s delighted with But- ler and says he never was treated kir Jer by any people, and itis with that he He will bear with him the best wishes ot the students of the Academy and the citizens of Butler wherever lot may be cast. many regrets leaves. his terious disappearance, several years | No heat, no ee sing | are yet fa | probably on to Chicago before re- {turning, having lett his restaurant in i charge ot Walter Wilson. | thought of his going away until his i the skull belongs to oae Mockeby, ithe Greenwades apd | teriously | spirit ot some friend for the part he | him away. | resurrection day. lrecorder of thiscounty, and tamily jand Geo. jthe summer and im ail probability ithe Times with a legion of their ily regret their departure, The} the first educational institutions of | for lif oO e. WAS IT MURDER? ad ¢ ers. AM - wh: = Phe undersigned is sole agentof all hard, sott, or calloused “ Alystery Which Will Never be | Bates county forthe B as Eee aie worries ‘ ates county forthe Boss r g pss Solved : ; e road grad er tus the best road o@ { Ore day}? 1 hat - e be oad grac¢ ow 4 ta sast Week whl ae = wy ye <8 Vone tie market, “Whose : : : ae township gineers ot the St. Louis and Colora- : boards desirin y inf © sf ard ring Information can ad- Cou wale Ses do railroad were surveying poposed — dreg. ; - a ney iets j k yu , bottle. Warranted b road near the Emporia railroad i ! i ; a tags bridge which spans the Miami riv- Nth ie er atout four or fiye miles south- westol this city, one of the company picked up a human skull, which they brought to town and lett on exhibi- tion tor a tew days at Todd's saloon. | The skull was bleached white and it was evident th t the murder, sui | cide cr death trom whatever cause, | The | further search eyidences otf the trame, j which might Lave been near by or | shed away by the overflows of the river. had occured a long time ago. engineers made no i Are keeping pace with the Boom, and extend a special invitation ‘or to the ladies to call and examine their new patent BUCK'S BRILLIANT GASOLINE STOVES »ke, and just the thing for summer. guaranteed to be sale and reliable. Also a large lot ot . other The finding of this tragment of a human hody calls to mind the mys- They are ago, of a couple ot men from this town, who have never been heard of ‘In eunedvo httewikiwee| ANTELOPE COOK STOVES, gard to the matter, and those who BUCK’S BRILLIANT AND RANGES. liliar with the facts are not slow to believe that the skull be- | Large line of tinware, Rooting and gyttering a specialty. longs to one or the other of the | North Side Spuare, Butler, Mo. Missing men, and that with the proper shrewd detective skill the affair might, at this late date, be un- raveled. One of the theories advanced 1s that about March, 1885, one W. F. Kesler, better Frank James, a prosperous restaurant man WOOL WANTED I am prepared to buy and pay the highest market price in PCASH< for all kinds of wool offered, woo! sacks and wool twine furnished. LEWIS HOFFMAN T, BUTLER, MO. known as ot this city, lett town one evening carrying considerable money with him and giving it out that he was go ing to Kansas City, St. Louis, and As Kes ler was wellto-do nothing was continued absence lead the store to be closed by creditors. It was then that inquiries began to be made im | NORTH MAIN STR regard to His |= folks in Kentucky were written to and a general search of the country mi his whereabouts. but up to date his whereabouts and mysterious disappearance 1s still Ww HY NOT jn the dark, and many of our citi- zens are lead to the belief that foul play has been dealt him and that the skull thus Kesler’s. The other theory advanced is that 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. found is no other than who was a material witness against likewise mys- disappeared about the same time as Kesler, and so far as we can learn has not been heard of since, and it is thought a reveageful took in the Greenwade trial spirited However this may be. there 1s no doubt about the finding of the skull and the probabilities are the mystery, as to the person it be- longed to and as to how it got there, will rest until explanation morn on Off for Roe yford Colorado. J. R. Simpson, ex-sheriff and ex- W. Miers, left Saturday for Rockyford, Colurado, to spend \ RESPECTFULLY, J. M. McKIBBEN. make it their future home. While friends in this city and county deep- we can cheerfully recommend them to the citizens of their new home, as gen- tlemen in every way worthy of their confidence and highest esteem, hon- liberal and just ‘such citizens as will be an honor and credit to any community. The Times wishes them abundant pros- | perity and hopes when they becomé | milhonaires they will retarn to But- ‘ler, build mansions and settle down est, enterprising, PHARIS & SON, Respecttully intorms the public that they are still in the field with a full I reat some poetrees in der Times Und it It smell some vat of stale high vines ade so queer. QOCK OF GROCERIES, Which thev propose to selias low as the lowest on the smallest margin consistent to safe business principles. We pay the highest market price for Nor dot teller vat writes apout him, vcecimeneetecetss, BUTTER, EGGS, CHICKENS, &c. You shust quit sellin’ dot stuff to der! We sell the Famous TEBO FLOUR. Call and see us and peoples | we will do our best to please you. 1 Undserd em to old Stammens for a PHARIS & so clean article. Another Grist—A La Todd. | | Und some vat stink of peer. But dere was in it vorse den det, Und some dings nastier twice, It comed from off Fay’s feet lot, Dot poet called him ice, Dot ice! dot ice! him nix vas nice.