The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 25, 1887, Page 5

we =—-—_ a\ J pS NOTICE TO TEAC WeRs:—Publ aminations tor the benefit ot those per- sons desiring to teach in Bates county, qill be held on the 3d Saturday of each month in the Ohio street school 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 g0’clock, A. M, W. W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. —_—_—_—_—_——_———eerr LOCAL ITEMS ——— Vegetables are getting some cheap er. New potatoes will soon be on the market. Three of the Texas train robbers have been captured. The engineers surveying the Col- orado have reached Clinton. This is fine corn growing weather and our farmers are all happy. The oats ¢ in the court will soon be ready to harvest. op Alarge hotel on the site of the old Olive house is what is needed in Butler. Wm. E. Walton made a large pur- chase of Kansas City real estate one day last week. ¢. C. Clark will erect. a two story brick business house on the burnt district in a short time. W. H. Young left for Kansas City, with four teams Sunday last, will put them on public work. Glad to learn that Mrs. W. A. Walker, who has been quite sick for and several weeks, is on the med. Thos. J. Smith lias been on the sick list the past two weeks but is up and about again D. W. Simpson has been confined tohis bed with a severe spell of sick ness for the past two weeks Hudson Shobe, of Shobe town, and W. M. Yancey, of Alton: pleasant call on Thursday. gave usa Rey. W. C. Bewley and wife of Neosho, visited the family of J. D. Allen the fore part of the week W. G. Rose left Saturday night for ashort visit to his home in Ark. Rumor says he will not return alone, Mrs. F. Bernhardt, of Butler, is visiting with her many friends in Pleasanton, this week.—Pleasanton Herald. Parkinson & Graves lave been employed to defend Vandenberg. whose trial took place at Rockville yesterday The 26th Missouri the will June at. 22 ol anni sion teachers nssociation meet at Sweet ines. and 23rd. The Salvation Army trouble in Kansas City re having The whole outtit have been arrested for disturb ing the peace. Mrs. John Winsett visited her daughter, Mrs. Latimer, at Pleasan ton, and son, Dr. Winsett, Mound, Kansas, last week. Atelegram to the Clinton daily Advoeate says an unsuccessful at tempt was made at Rockville Friday night to lynch Vandenberg, the rav- isher. at Blue We were complimented Tuesday by a call from L. P. Sisson. a prom- inent Clay county farmer who is vis- iting the family of J. D. Arnold in Summit township. Miss Anna Hannah went to Clinton the last of the week to attend the commencement exercises of the Baird College. Her oldest sister, Miss Gertie, graduates this year. S. H. Geisel, Ex-Cirenit Clerk of Bates county, now prosperous merchant of St. Louis, was in Butler several days last week on business and visiting his friends The latest thing out in decorated queensware at Ed. Steeles. Dinner sets, tea sets, chamber sets, or by the piece, also a full stock glassware. Every boy or girl can get a beauti | | . nb up \stable in Willis’ new barn in a f | days. The wrec ing train which left this city Sunday evening for Colony, Kan made the trip, fifty-two miles, in fifty Six Minutes Straw berries are coming into war ket. The crop this year is not so large as last, but the berries are large and fine. Butler is one of the most law-abid ing towns in the The polic« have not made an arrest in six months. not even a plain drunk state. A. B. McFarland and son Tomy. who have been rusticating in Ark have gone over into the Indian Te: ritory and both are getting along fine. Tommy’s health is improving. The greatest curiosity in the way of coffee that has come under our ob servation is that African Java at Ed. Steele's. It beats the world for its size of bean. strength and excellence of flavor. Clinton will commence boring for natural gas in a day or so. Butler's business men ought to form a com pany and do likewise. If gas could be struck in or near this city what investment would pay better? Think about it. An attempt is being made by George W. Warder. who three lots, and the Kansas City Tim: to erect a newsboys home in K donates City. Mr. Warder also offers to contribute one-tenth of the cost of the building Charlie Radford, one day last week, sold his house and five acres of round, near the cemetery, to an Indiana man for $900. He also sold a house and lot on South Main St.. near Power Bros’ mill, to John De vinney Frank I let has traded his 160 to T for his elevator property acre farm in Texas W. Childs Robt. Lee, a colored man was kill ed on the trestle works of the M. K. & T. railroad near Nevada Saturday night. other He was in company with an colored named Frank Thompson, and the two men were walking the trestle. ed and saved his life. man Thomson jump Three engines passed over Lee horribly mangling his body. We have no railroad news to report this week. President Harris is ex pected home from New York ina day or 80 when we hope to hear a favorable report. Last week it was reported that arrangements were be ing made to commence work on the Chicago. Ft. Scott & Texas, but up to date. so far as we can learn, noth ing has been done. G. G. Glazebrook. of Butler. was in town on Weduesday.—Misses Ainy DeArmon and Delly Satterlee were up from Butler on last Saturday and Sunday.—Mr. Jas. Harper and wife, of Butler. visited T. H. Smith and jlady, of our city on last Sunday.— Mrs. C. C. Duke, of Butler, is visit ster, Mrs. Wm. Alexander. —Adrian Advertiser, ing he A. C. Culver returned Thursday evening from St. Louis, where he had been as a delegate from Bates | Lodge 180 to attend the session of the Grand Lodge I. 0. O. F. He is thoroughly carried away with the canton work and drill as exemplified, and said it was the prettiest drill he ever witnessed. There is no reason why Bates Lodge should not have a thoroughly equipped canton second to none in the State that would prove a pride and joy to every citizen of Butler as well as the Odd Fellows. Sunday evening between four and tive o'clock, a eat locked up in the grocery store of Bell & Freeman on the southwest corner of the square, knocked several boxes of ms the shelf and in the fall one of the boxes was set on fire, and had it not the store at the time Butler might of faney | . ; room the house was filled with smoke | | have been fire ain visited by a huge When Mr. Bell entered the | and it was some little time before he | discovered the cause. as the match ful, morocco bound, gilt serap book. | box was burning under the counter. to by 14 inches, bybuying one can of | Fortunately no damage was done Magie Baking Powder of E. T. Steele «Co. Price 50 cents. and the cat hereafter will be ejected ‘from the store when closed. ches off | been that Mr. Bell happened to pass | RECK ON TH {PORIA. a Tom Donovan the neer Seriously if Not Fatally Injured.. and John Boar. the Fireman, Slightly Hurt. -ocee The Fmporia train which leaves ‘this city at 11:50 ¢ far as LeRoy. Kansa and runs as returnin {dent near Colony Sunds last, in evening id tender 1 ym Dono | van the engineer was seriously if not fatally hurt. At the cident the engine wa which the eng were badly wrecked > of the ac running back- | ward, drawing the train at a speed of The tender was first to ieave the track and was thrown broad | : F } jabout twelve miles an hour side against | the locomotive, hurling it over on its {side. The whole thing was done so had time to escape and Mr. Donovan was caught in the machinery and firmly held for upwards of an hour. He was extricated with difficulty and on examination it was found that his left leg was badly broken below the knee and the right leg from the knee to the foot stripped to the bone of all its flesh. fortunate and escaped with a few bruises and a badly scalded foot. The wrecking iruin leit this city a short timc The fireman was more after the accident with jclan, and returned Monday morning with the injured men. Mr. Donovan stretcher to his home on Ohio street and now liesin a precarious condition. He isa Knight Templar and carried a large accident policy on his life, and under the eare of Dr. Boulware and his many warm friends in this city will receive the best of care. A reporter undertook to interview the streets Monday on crutches as to the cause of the accident. and he said it was all done so quick he couldn't tell anything about it. He said all | L know the trucks of the tender next to the engine left the track first and the next thing I knew we were all in a heap beside the track, the engine lying broadside on the ground. Later:—Just as we were going to press, Tuesday, we learned that Mr. had died. Dr. Boulware was up to see him in the morning Donavan and dressed his wounds and to those who assisted he seemed to be much better, but complained of a pain in Dr. Boulware. ever, had little hopes from the first his stomach. how as he had no pulse and could retain nothing on his stomach. not even | Me son in high standing, well liked by all who knew and had many wari friends in this city dur- ice water. him made ing his short residence among us. We understand he had insurance and will leave his family in a large life comparatively easy circumstances. been confined to his home the past four weeks with a severe attack of rheumatism, we are glad to learn is some better. This is the second se- attack he has had within a short period of time and the Times hopes it will be the last. M. A. Maynard has rented his ele- gant residence on Ohio street to Elder Browning, the new pastor of the Christian church, and will move ver Kansas City. He has been a resi- dent of our city for a number of years and has many warm friends who willl regret to see him leave. The best of wishes will follow him. On last Tuesday Miss Madora town died very suddenly of heart dis- She had been complaining for ral days, but at no time was she On the mentioned she was in unusual ease. sc considered dangerously ill. j da: | good spirits and was talking and when she suddenly fell | over backward and died. Medical aid was summonedand all was done that science could suggest but her beauti- | ful spirit had left its earthly habita- aughing, | tion and crossed that river from whose bourne no traveler returns. Funeral services were conducted by | Rev. W. A. Walker and the remains were interred at Oak Hill cemetery Wednesday. ere g the} the same day, met with a bad acci- | quick neither the engineer or tireman | Dr. Boulware. the company’s pliysi_ | was conveyed from the depot on a} the fireman whowas hobbling around | Donavan was a Ma-} | Charlie Hale, our typo who has with his family in a few days to! j Shobe, living with her father west of | A Young Lady Outrage at Rockvil Tramp Road Graders. The undersigned is sole agent of Zar ~ . Bates county forthe Boss road grad- > rs e is the best road grader now Hundreds of Infuriated Citizens on the ; | Those township oards de : intformauon can ad- Trail of the Scoundrel. dress ees x d W. F. Laroiiert, agent, From the passenyer who ¢ in | Butt M 23 zs dutier, Mo. jonthe M. K. & T. train from the south last night. the Democrat ob tained the details of one of the most dastardly outrages ever perpetrated | jin the state. In the little village of | | Rockville, Bates county, there resides | ja family named Anderson. people of } esteem © three in | the household. one a school teacher | and the others mil! gaged , who are en in business for themselves. | The victim of the terrible outrage is j about 16 years of a beautiful | girl modest and unassuming, and | the favorite of the social circles in | which Last she moves. evening about 5 o'clock she was engaged in | | Watering some plants in the } the building. Whik she was accosted by a rough looking { rear of thus engaged, man, 2 stranger, and evidently a tramp, who had found his way to the back of the building unobserved. She asked him the object of his imis- sion and he replied “he would like a The young lady stepped into the room and returned with a tumbler of water, not | drink of we | dream ing for a moment that the scoundrel intended to do her harm. He dash- ed the glass from her hand, clutched {her by the throat, and hurled her | The force of the fall stunned the young violently to the floor: dy, and while lying there more dead than alive, the fiend in human form rav ished her person and after satisfying jhis beastly lust fled from the scene The vered by her sis of his awful crime. unfortu nate girl was dis and atter being restored to conciousness, she told the pitiable story of the foul | wrong that had been inflicted upon | ter, who raised the alarm, jh The news of the outrage jspread like wild fire and a mass | }meeting of the citizens was called. } A lar | apprehension of the wretch. » reward was offered for the Posses of men are scouring the country in jevery direction, vowing vengeance upon the object of their search. At the time the train left Rockville the rape fiend had not been captured, but it is thought that he will be run down before morning, and it is safe ‘to predict that the moment he is ta- ken the infuriated citizens will rid the earth of one of the most dastard- |ly brutes that ever drew the breath of life withont the aid of judge or | jury. Miss Anderson condition at her home. lies in n critical The marks | of the villain’s fingers are visible up | | on her throat, and she sustained se- | vere injuries about the head and | shoulders when stricken down.—Se ! dalia Democrat. Latrer.—The perpetrator of the above henious crime was captured | Friday last at his home in Eldorado prings and proved to be John Van- denbe rg. Saturday the officers brught | the prisoner back to Rockville and af- | ter plac him with a | number of other men the young lady in a room |was brought in and after carefully ; | scrutinizing all in the room spotted !Vandenburgh and fully recognized | him as the man who had outraged her person, and immediately fell to the | floor in a fainting condition. For a time excitement ran pretty high and there were diverse threats of dealing severely with the prisoner, but cooler | heads prevailed and Vandenburgh was | given a fair and impartial trial before Rockville yesterday, the result of which we |have failed to get up to going to press. a Justice of the Peace in M. P. Campbell and Miss Allie | Pyle v the of the bride's parents last Wednesday evening. The affair was kept very quiet. only the members of | the immediate family being present. Mr. Campbell is 2 young gentleman | | of excellent moral characterand good | business qualifications. Miss Allie is a most excellent young lady, cul tured and ref | abundance of that excellent material. }eommon sense. A host of friends | | unite with the Toes in wisbing the | | young couple happiness and pros: | ( perity through life ried at residence : 2 English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, sott, or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints. Sweeney, Stiffes, Sprains, Sore and Swollen throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted by W. |. Lans- down, Druggist, Butler. Rt-1y a . with the Boom, and extend a special iavitation ladies to call and examine their new patent BUCK'S BRILLIANT GASOLINE STOVES No heat, no smoke, and just the thing for summer. guaranteed to be sate large They are and reliab!e. lot of Alsoa ANTELOPE COOK STOVES, BUCK’S BRILLIANT AND RANGES, Large line ot 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 otf wool offered, wool sacks and wool twine furnished. LEWIS HOFFMAN. NORTH MAIN STREET, BUTLER, MO. BUY Dry Goods BOOTS AND SHOES YourR. NTS FURNISHING GOODS. Where you can get them as represented. to select from. A large stock Good quality, low prices, a call will convince you of the fact. RESPEC'TEFULLY. J. M. McKIBBEN. PHARIS & SON, Respectfully intorms the public that they are still in the field with a full STOCK OF GROCERIES, Which they propose to sell as low as the lowest en the smallest margin consistent to sate business principles. Ve pay the highest market price for We sell the Famous TEBO FLOUR. * “sees /BUTTER, EGGS, CHICKENS, &C. Call and see us and we will do our best to please you. PHARIS & SON.