The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 21, 1887, Page 5

TTT SD UTLER WEEKLY TIMES | County court convened Monday,} The county court loaned $4,990 | Skeleton Sleizhs. i SHERMAN HEATH, : = B $$$ ; with all members present. | School money, Monday afternoon. _ For your buggy at the Star Shocing packer iota pares yourself and LOCAL ITEMS Twelith Congressional The public schools will close Fri- — Southeast corner square But- | The Man so Badly Used Up ina Row “I haveno objection, bat our at- —_—_—_—_—_—Z District Union Labor A-d- day and give the children one week ler, Mo. at Sprague, Monday of Last Week, toTneys, Messrs. Parkinson & Graves, holiday. ee oe. ce : : Your Taxas Are Due. Died at Rich Hill Saturday. v-o-c-e-te. Is there anything in a | Summit Sunday school is making And if not paid by January Ist, the STs name? i told us to say nothing about it.” But after being assured the re porter would treat them right elic- ited in substance the following state- | ment: Were you prepared to receive the; Saturday was another circus day in elaborate preparations to celebrate law adds a penalty. I am now pre- W- F. Blue and J. E. Stratton, His blizzard. | Butler. The streets were literally | Christmas Eve. | pared to receive taxes at the store of | Comrades on Section 28, Held on SIRT a ee | packed with le and the business See | J. E. Willi i | We don’t sell any goods at cost oe tad a wes aa Robt. T. P. Allen has gone to Mc- | eee 2 Ce, uot ie hake the Charge of Murder. good trade. we : 5 | of Palace Hotel. Z. J. Wirxiams, fi ; ‘ at the Grange store. | a aaa Alister, Indian territory, where he | Coll i , Heath first got into a row with : : — Thos. J. Smith left for Nevada on | has accepted a position in the large | Rad ws econ | =the following is a brief state- | the section boss because he refused Christmas candies 10 cents per | legal business Monday night. He| mercantile establishment of Keith | Christmas at the Various Churches. | ment of a serious row which occurred him permission to come to the pound at the Grange store. will be absent until the last of the | & Perry at that place, at a good sal- i On Friday evening at ‘the Ohio | *t our neighboring town, Sprague, boarding E ouse and get whisky out of week. ary. His wife will follow soon.— | street ME. church will be given a | Some twelve miles south of this city, | *J08 — So ae Foster News. | musical concert after which Santa | Monday evening last, which resulted ward he came tothe house and go- THEIR STATEMENT. The poor and destitute of our city e the sympathy of the Times. D fai : : z z Zi - ei sie Basak is e a seca Sunday evening J. W. Linville, of j Claus will appear and distribute gifts | 1° the death of one man and the ar- | PE UP Stairs quarreled — ae Nice Line of Toilet Soaps at W. Lhe! dat srerecni (ate y smd cern to the Sunday school scholars. | rest and confinement in jail of two _—od eo row night and hear the grand over- | Johnstown, and Miss Fannie D. | ture by the Alvin Joslin orchestra, | Walker, of Henry county were mar- the finest on the road. ried by Esq. D. G. Newsom at his ———— residence in Butler. Quite a num- Geo. W. Miers, wife and little son | ber of the friends of the young couple Georgie, left for Kansas City, Sun-| were present to witness the cere- day eyening to reside permanently. | mony. mas tree, and concert. They were old citizens of this place ——— At the Cumberland Presbyterian and leave many warm friends. The R. Weil & Co. boot and shoe mer- | church, a Christmas tree and suprise Times wishes them the best of health | Chants on the north side of the | paryt for the children. and prosperity. square have some handsome goods| Baptist church a tree and concert, ee to show you for Christmas presents. | composed of recitations. declama- E. Shaver, Esq., of Papinville, was | If you want to make a gift that will! tions, music &c. in the city Saturday and imformed a | be both useful nice and servicable| St. Mark’s Episcopal church, a tree Tres reporter that he would start | call and interview them. and musical entertainment. for Parsons, Kan., Monday where he At Presbyterian church Friday expects to engage in the marble busi- evening a Christmas tree, literary ness. The Times will follow him. entertainment, music &c. wood and knocked them both down and beat them both up. He was then ordered off the place by the landlady, but refused to go, and no- tified her he was going to run the house. He then turned on Belle Stratton, the dining room girl and blackguarded and abused her in a most indecent manner. THE FIGHT. Dinner being announced we all sat down to eat, andas I was help- ing myself to beans he reached over the table and knocked them all over me, at the same time calling mea I then raised up and struek him with a chair on the head. At the same instant Stratton also hit him, and, it is said, cut him witha knife. Ihad no knife and have not owned one for six months.” “What became of Heath after the fight?” “He went upstairs and sat on the — bed, and I sent for Doctor Lyle, | who came and after looking at him said he was too full to do anything with at the present time. Stratton and I then went to Rich Hill.” “Did you attempt to evade arrest?” “No sir, we knew there were war- rants out for us, and Stratton ap- proached the officer and gave him- 7 self up. I was arrested in DeWitt’s 9} grocery store.” s Blue and Stratton are both young men about 22 or 23 years of age, and | seem to be very sorry they have got- ten themselves into so serious 8 } scrape. The Tres will defer furth- 7 er comment on the case. 4 CORONER'S INQUEST. We, the jury, after being duly paneled and sworn by E. L. Coroner of Bates county, and viewed the body, state that the | ceased, Sherman Heath, came to his | death by wounds received at the a hands of one, Bill Blue, and froma knife in the hands of other young men charged with mur- der. The facts in regard to the matter, as near as a reporter of the Truzs could gather them at the present time, are in substance as follows: The three men concerned were sec- tion hands and worked on No. 28, of the Fort Scott & Gulf railroad, near Sprague, and boarded with a Mrs. S. C. Barlow, and up to the fa- tal Monday were good friends, and had it not been for a jug of bad whisky in all probability the difficul- ty would not haye occurred. The fight took place at the dinner table and was caused by Heath heav- ing a bowl of beans in Blue's lap, which he was just in the act of help- ing himself to, at the same time call ing him a —— Blue immedi- ately arose from the table and pick- ing up a chair dealt Heath a severe blow over the head felling him to the floor. At this same moment, Stratton, who was also sitting at the table, took a hand in the fight, and it is said, stabbed Heath in the back. This ended the fight and Heath walked upstairs and lay down on the bed. Blue went fora doctor, who on arriving, found Heath so drunk that he could get nothing out of him except that his heart pained him, and deeming it inexpedient to make a thorough examination left him. In the evening Heath aroused from his stupor and walked to the depot and was conveyed to Rich Hill, where he lingered until Satur- day evening and died. The autopsy showed that Heath had received a cut about an inch and a half deep in aaa the small of the back and a wound Geo. Canterbury desires us to ss : Yfon the top of the head. slightly that he has a large list of lands and fracturing the outer bone of the ee ee skull. The internal organs were for exchange for any kind of good 4 property. Call at office of the Bank- found to be in a healthy state. The er’s Loan and Title Co., west side | doctors who held the autopsy were 51-tf. of the opinion that the wounds were | John Stratton. not sufficient to cause death, and re- | M. F. Lrcorrt, Foreman. Those who wish to buy a Christ- ‘ ace mas present for a dear friend or re- fused further to give an opinion. Dr. L. ——— } Craig, the attending physician, gave J. M. Groves, | The same evening at the Christain church will be had “Rebecca at the well,” a tree, recitations, music, ete. Saturday evening, Christmas Eve, at the M. E. church south, a Christ- G. Womack’s, North Main street. Clinton went dry last Tuesday by a majority of 64, and the county by 509. The cold wave and snow storm struck this place about 5 o'clock Monday evening. Alvin Joslin tomorrow night Tickets now on sale. Admission D. C. 75, parq. 50 gal. 25. Burr Mitchell on trial at Clinton last week for murder was acquited by the jury after being out ten hours. Frizell & Rice have a nice line of Christmas goods. It will pay you to call and see them. While others are selling at cost the Grange store is selling equally as cheap and making a good profit. In making your rounds for Christ- mas presents don't forget Max Weiner, on the east side. He has for the holidays some nice things in the slipper, shoe and boot line, and just the thing for a useful present. Don't forget to call and see his line of slippers. Carl Painter charged with selling liquor without licence, was captured at Vinton, Sunday last by Sheriff Glazebrook. Painter gave bond in the sum of $100 with J. J. Crumley and A. H. Flint as securites for his appearance at court, and was releas- ed by the sheriff. The Philomathic Literary Society of Butler, will give an entertainment at the Opera House Thursday, Dec. 29th., 1887. The programme will consist the “Lady of the Lake,” “Bridal Feast,” declamations, songs, essays, dialogues and music by the Allen & McFarland orchestra. This society is composed principally of Academy students, and will spare no pains to make this a first-class en- tertainment. Twelfth-Congressional-D i strict- Union-Labor-Advocate—The top ’o the mornin’ to yese. Go to Frizell & Rice for nice Christmas goods. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miers went to Kansas City Sunday evening, where they will make their home in the future. Don’t forget to buy l1lb bar of Old Country Soap at W. G. Womack’s for 5c. The annual installation of officers of the Butler Lodge No. 254 A. F., and A. M. will take place in their hall Wednesday evening Dec. 28, 1887 at which time they will have a magni- ficent supper. All members and their families are invited. If you want to make your wife, child, friend or sweetheart a hand- some Christmas present, and some- thing that will be useful and orna- mental you must not fail to visit the beautiful display of everything in the jewelry line at the old reliable store of Franz Bernhardt on the north side square. Lost:—Either in the streets of Butler, or on the road leading to the Rose ford on Miami creek, Thurs- day Dec. 8th, 1837, a calf skin pock- et book, containing $4 or $5, and same valuable papers. A liberal re- ward will be paid to finder by re- turning the same to Esquire D. G. Newson, Butler, Mo. A handsome line of plush Albums, toilet articles, shaving mugs, combs, and holiday gifts at Frizell & Rice's drug store, North Main street. John Spear and wife and her sis- ter, Miss Alice Price, and Miss Mat- tie Sharp, all of Hudson township, started for San Diago, Cal., Tuesday morning. Mr. Spear and wife will make their future home on the Pa- cific coast. The young ladies go on a visit. Jas. Sharp, of Hudson township: was in the city Tuesday and favored us. John Stratton and Wm. Blue were yesterday taken to Butler by Con- stable Trowbridge for an assault committed on Sherman Heath, who was pretty badly used up in a drunk- en row the day before, and is now under the doctor s hands at the Rich Hill house. There are various stories afloat regarding the affair, and as all parties wil be tried for the same, we withhold both sides.—Re- view. Elder W. B. Miller, of New Home, made us a pleasant call while in the city Thursday. Marsellus Young, of Kiowacounty, Kansas, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Robert Hurt, this week. The American Bible depository is located in the office of H. C. Wyatt & Son’s lumber yard, Ohio street. People who are not able to buy a book will be given one by calling for it. Those who want to buy can get them at cost. A large assortment of books are kept on hands. Joe Salee received a paralytic stroke in his right arm one day last week and has since been confined to his bed. R. W. Fraikes, hailing from Paola, Kansas, came to Butler a few weeks ago and traded a couple of horses, a wagon and harness to S. J. Groves in part payment for a small house Geo. Patrick is the proudest man intown. His wife presented him Silk Umbrellas, gold handles, are with a 10} pound girl Tuesday Dec. both useful and ornamental, and | and lot in this city. Tho latter part lative, should consult the flaming : 4 seags . J. Moraax. > Jurors. 13th. take an elegant holiday gifts. Ameri: | 6¢ 4 Aeterna advertisement of Jeter the west | it as his opinion that the man died a GiKeiene. 8 - of last week the she of Faols ar- | side jeweler, and then examine his | trom neuralgia of the heart, occa- W. K. Boots, | There will be preaching at the | can Clothing House. Presbyteri 5 pacier eee = resbyterian church next Saturday | p tler Lodge, No. 254, A. F.& A- 7 gales a M., elected the following officers for ee 1887: George M. McKissick, W. The Ladies say our silk Mufflers | M.; C. C. Duke, 8. W.; Everet Wal- and Handkerchief's are the handsom- | ton. T. W.; A. L. McBride, Treas.; est they have ever seen, American | V. B. VanDyke Sec.; L. A. Weil, 8. Clothing House. D.; J. M. Tucker, T. D.; H. V. Pentz- z Sees er, Tyler; John Deerwester, Ist S.; Mrs. Dr. E. Pyle will leave to-day | Gharies Sprague, Q. S.; John Ash- for Cincinnati, to visit her daughter | j,. Chaplain. Miss Nannie who is attending the college of music in that city. H. Martin Williams, the K. of L. oe ee lecturer, was in Butler last week. Class in mathematics please stand Fis leckaes ae about ihonesmolold RD etn Oe uch. OB RUB a eP ere harangue he has been delivering over each, starve out in three months, the state for the past ten years and how long will one paper sustain the |: supremely disgusting to every same two men? “Giv-er-up. sensible man who knows H. Martin's record as a laboring man. He is anything and everything that will rived in Butler and arrested Fraikes on a warrant charging him with dis- posing of mortgaged property, and took him and the team he had trad- ed Groves back to Kansas. Fraik:s had also disposed of other mortgaged property, but refused to tell what he had done with it. His family, a} ed himself with J. B. Roberts in the wife and infant babe, were left in ee ae ee aoe this city. Just what kind ofascrape |. . wholesale dealers in foreign and he has got himself into we know | domestic fruits, produce, &c., and not, but from appearances he has| make a specialty of butter, eggs, acted very badly. poultry and game. We have known Mr. Williams for years and cheerfully recommend him to the public as re- liable in every way. If you haveany of the above articles for sale ship to them and run no risks. immense stock of clocks, watches, jewelry, solid and plated ware and a large assortment of holiday goods. sioned by undue excitement and wounds received. Both Blue and Stratton were ar- rested and brought to jail, where, Monday, a Times reporter visited them andhad the following nterview, Blue talking for both. Reporter—Blue, where were you from to this state. Blue—I am originally from Louis county, Ky. Have been in this state about four years. “Where do your parents live?” “My father lives near Schell City and was, until he resigned, city at- SAW’L LEVY & o-] . ( torney of the place.” ee “How long have you been at work Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, 145, on the section?” rock “About four months near Sprague, In the circalt court of eid county, in ¥1 but worked on extra gang about six The most elegant) assortment of Silk Suspenders, Silk Umbrellas, Silk Handkerchiefs, 7 Gents Neck Wear, Gents Slippers, for holiday presents at Dissolution sale. Geo. F. Williams of Kansas City, formerly in the grocery business in this place, spent Monday and Tues- day in the city. George has associat- No Christmas presents could be more appropriate or acceptable than one of our “tailor made” suits, over- coat or pants, American Clothing House. All physicians recommend Liquor Pepsin Compound for the cure of dyspepsia; for sale by Walls & Holt, the druggists. Prof. L. B. Allison resigned his position as teacher in the Academy, Fine line Hanging Lamps for and Prof. F. A. Wagner, of Massil- Shristmasat W. G. Womack’s, North id, plaintif, vs. Walker. Mat fieid, defendant aire sti : se aan . = aa Main Street. _— eapathclcnicitacsicenodl on lon, Ohio, has been employed to fill oe months. ( p Nom at thie day comes the, -pisintif! persia ———— Fresh line of Grapes, Oranges,|the vacancy. Prof. Allison has a - sibs A “Has your partner, Stratton, of cece come eee a Sas, Barrels of Candy at W. G. Womack’s ns, Fi cai 7° @|been with the school from its Small package containing two Pair) | orked with you all the time? Phings, that defendant js not tent of North Main street, at rock bottom Lemons, Figs and Raisins at W. G. See a si heth i gold front sleve buttons. One pair “Yer sir.” state Of Mise ore ald sain Daas J Womack’s North Main street. See ea. ce Fo ee engraved, double lever back. One “Where was he raised?” notified by pablice “a Mathis cout, By ae i his removal is a judicious pro- ws ; menced a suit againat i ue conte, pair plain, acma lever back. Leave at this office or T. J. Smith's office. Suitable reward given. = 9 object 4 «He was born and raised about 24 ature of whieh is to obtain a decree of dis 2 miles southeast of Butler in Vernon — a = poe ghee nt, snd for the care, custody sad aes of ssid marriage, upon tbe T ‘ \ Rangeec ce. os jail be- defendant hes descrie®, Saonaslo ‘couse Si ‘ 5 : eof one year next vel I me I Tats and ( aps, | fore? more than the speceof one Year, Berta i | “No sir. was never arrested before Walker 5. Benefleld, be and sppesr at th ceeding of course remains to be seen. It is evident, however, that too many changes are not conducive to the prosperity of the Academy. There is no reason why this ite es ae | From the Adrian papers we see _ Ata meeting of the Minister's Al-| 14.04 afr. and Mrs. Claunch and their liance arrangements were made for | ee S three children were poisoned last the week of prayer, the first week in ae - % : week by eating something for dinner January. Full programme given Se wis te & etcradls 2 : i that contained the poisonous matter. cig sae | They all complained of being very | should not make one among the Vink > Une lerwear, at thetnext Term thereof,te be { = s me = $8 iy - life. iden sf the Court House in the eit: Mrs. Lorinda Marlow, wife of Ja- | thirsty after having finished dinner, | foremost schools in the state. aa see | q ees ena ie ea oF th day of Fe ata } me Boots and shoes, “What k ofa : ecipey een = elow: lieind 3 » st | and s ly after were taken with! : BT EAE 5 cob Marlow, living in the northeast nnd short if t bes - = | Don’t fail to call at Frizell & Rice 5 ( F ers : . We n or before = ae een is ‘ Wi ie sdav : cramps and severe ymiting speus. | g g s s a “pyreguts . : e Petisior part of F “ bile: died Thursday and i ae sp Na pobharer ary pen and see their handsome line of Christ- ! } ne Overcoats, was buried Friday. She was an es- | Dr. Tuttle, of Adrian was summon- | i oe : rs = oods. a ; . str 6wPLY timable lady abc | ma } Te suits. 1G] evel 5 if Pit as ¢ yroper an- | = =e | 1 of their | Butler Le | hone for +24 i ge No. 254 A. F. & A. liday pres- to This is the | M. hold regu eee aes after the pgor ee _| their Le tients ut PSSORITION Jadies have ace’ < UPS | third Saturday in e | orices | V. B. VasDyse. RICE. } i = now veil Sec’y 'SAMVLLEVY & co. es