The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 15, 1888, Page 5

* county to close its doors was Mr. , string, which always hangs on the Smalley, of.Shobe gave us a pleas- BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES | _ —————————_—— LOCAL ITEMS Immigration Meeting. Notice is hereby given that there qill be a mass meeting at the court ouse Friday evening, February 17th, st T o'clock, for the purpose of elect- ing delegates to the Southwest Mis- souri Immigration Convention to be held st Clinton on the 23rd day of February 1888. All friends of im- ion are earnestly requested to eome out and take part in this grand t. G. B. Hicxmaxz, Mayor of Butler. Sunday was Abraham Lincoln's seventy-ninth anniversary. The gentle chirp of the blue bird Mondsy is an indication of an early spring. A.A. Conrad, who isin the city acting 96 a juror, gave us a pleasant call Saturday. Mrs. L. 8. Murray, of Sedalia is in the city and will spend the winter visiting her uncle Kit Divers. The Woman Christian temperance union will meet at the First Presby- ferian church to-morrow night. The grand jury, aftera hard week's work and disposing of much impor- tant business adjourned Saturday. The C. P. church mite society will meet at the residenee of J. L. Pace, on north main street Friday evening Shertff Glazebrook and deputies haye been kept busy the past week waiting on the circuit and county courts. Wm. S. Mudd, Burdett’s popular and enterprising merchant did not forget to call ou the booming Truus while in the city Monday. The roads must be getting better as the town was filled with people Monday, and there was hardly hitch- ing room around the square. Thos. Broaddus, one of Grand River's substantial farmers while in the city Friday, pulled our latch ontside. J.M. Pulliam, of Grand River township, a stirling democrat and a good farmer, called Saturday, and had his name enrolled for the boom ing Truns. The United Brethren closed a suc- cessful protracted meeting Wednes- day last at Chapel, in Shawnee town- ship, with twenty-four additions to the church. Dr. W. H. Gannaway, and Dr. ant call while in the city Monday. Dr. Smalley recently purchased Dr. Gannaway's drug stock at Shobe. The roads are still in a bad con- dition and many persors attending eourt footed it into town in prefer- nce toriding. In several instanc @s they walked fifteen miles. Willand Matthew Beal, Asbury Badgley, and W. Hickson, left yes- terday for Dayton, Washington Ter- Titory, on a prospecting exposition. If the boys like the country they may Temain. Under the provisions of the local Option law, the first saloon in the Ganz, at Foster, Monday of last Week. Estes Smith, of Mingo township, astaunch friend to the booming Tras, gave us a pleasant call Satur- day. Mr. Smith has been in the City the past week asa member of the grand jury. Saturday night last some villian at Montrose fired a shot into a south bound M. K. & T. passenger train Just as it left the depot. The bullet Pasted through two windows just Stazing the heads of two passengers. The case of Mrs. Margaret Reed against the city of Butler for five thousand dollars damages for in- juries received by a fallon a dilapi- dated sidewalk on Mechanic street, ragson trial yesterday. us «ith a pleasant call. king, shipped last Thursday to the cattle, one car of hogs and one car row, to the same market, two cars of hogs and one of cattle. Courtney always pays the top of the market to our farmers, and is there- fore a valuable citizen to our com- munity. batchelor and this being his first eporter that some party broke iv- | to the residence of Tine Long, Sun- day night and stole a suit of clothes. ; Nothing else was missing. j Protracted meetings are now in progress in the Ohio street M. E. church, Christian church, and South Methodist church. Let the good work go on and let us have a gener- al revival. John Warford spent several days last week visiting his brother, near Altona. He informed us that the four-year old son of Wiley Woods was bitten by a mad dog Sunday morning, week. The dog was after wards killed by Mart Owens. The boy was taken toa mad stone in Vernon county. Prof. J. H. Hinton was in the city the last of the week and favored Prof. Hin- ton made Bates county a very cred itable representative and will in all probability ask an endorsement at the hands of his people. cord is as clear as the noonday sun, and it would take a very strong man to be beat him for a re-nomination. His re- Oliver Freeman was awarded a judgement of three hundred and ten dollars damages against the Emporia railroad company by a jury Saturday. The suit was brought to recover against the railroad for killing one mule and badly injuring another in an accident on the cross.ng between this city and Rich Hill, during the early part of the winter. Wesley Warnock returned from Kentucky December 24, 1887, and brought with him two very fine bred trotting horses of Membrino Chief and Hambletonian breed. They are beauties and parties who desire to raise this kind of fine stock would do well to call at Mr. W's and see these horses. The/Cates County Republican re- eently emerged into the Twelfth Congressional District Union Labor Advocate, was sold under mortgage by J. R. Davis, at the east frout door of the opera house yesterday morning, A. L. McBride becoming the purchaser. ed as to the intentions of the new proprietor, but suppose he will make some arrangements to keep the paper going. . We are not inform- J. M. Courtney, Butler’s cattle Kansas City market, two cars of of sheep. He will also ship to-mor- Mr. Chas. C. Allman and Miss Anna Ruthford, of Homer township, were united in marriage in the recorder’s office Saturday, Judge T. J. Boswell officiating. The Judge being a effort in the matrimonial line he per- formed the solemn obligations de- volving upon him with fear and trembling. However, the Judge did his part well, and tied the knot so tight it would puzzle a Chicago law- yer to undo it. A. L. Short had a narrow call for life Saturday last at the Ganz & West pit. He had just picked up a powder can containing between 10 and 15 pounds of powder, when a spark from a by-stander's pipe fell into the can, and the result was that Short picked himself up about 15 feet from the spot where the spark and powder met. He was consider ably burned about the face, handsand arms.—Foster News. Jasob Hawkins was declared in- sane Thursday last by the county court, and ordered taken to the Ne vada asylum. Hawkins has been confined in our county jail since De- cember Ist, on a charge of stealing a horse and buggy from Mr. Robin- son, at Sprague. He was Sete from Hickory county, but seemed to remember nothing of his parents, did not even know his father or mother’s name, and imagined him- self Christ and thought he was sent to jail te convert the prisoners. Done residence on North Main street, and is having the same re-. paired preparatory to moving in. The Chieago Tribune says that = prominent democrat of that city has a letter from Roswell P. Flower which says that Governor Hill is, and will be, a candidate for the presi- dency, that he expects to have s solid New York delegation, and that the west will hear from the governor in a few days. This msy be an idle rumor. The Thompson Coal Company had one of their banks to cave in Sunday night. They had gone 27 feet back and were working the bank to good advantage when the aceident oc curred. The bank being worked for Squire Wilson by the Dockine Bros. also caved in considerably Wedues day. The latter is being cleaned out, but the former will be abandon- ed for a while at least.—Foster News. The circuit court room was filled Saturday and Monday with the cu- rious to take items in the ten thou- sand dollar damage suit brought by Mrs. W. J. Whetstone against E. F. Boswell and F. M. Maniove, for slander. The case was given to the jury about six o'clock Mon- day evening. At 19 o’clock they returned a verdict infavor of the plaintiff for $100 in vindication of her character. Like all cases of this nature a large portion of the evidence was very dirty. The ac- cused was either a very bad wo man or grossly misrepresented. A short time ago P. T. Barnum, in an address to business men at Bridgeport, Conn., said: “You do not, any of you, advertise enough. You ought to use printer's ink every day. You are asleep and want your business to run itself. Standing ad- vertisements in a paper command confidence. The man, who, for a year, lives in one commurity and leads a reputable life, even though he be of moderate ability, will grow in confidence and esteem of his fel- lows. On the same principle a news- paper advertisement becomes famil- iar in the eyes of the reader. It may seldom be read, still it makes the name and business of the man familiar and its presence in the col- umns of a paper inspires confidence in the stability of his enterprise.” One of the most heart rending ac- cidents that we have been called up- on to chronicle for many years hap- pened last Monday in this town toa five year-old daughter of Mr. N. H. Gump. Mrs. Gump had been en- gaged in washing clothes, and had taken off the stove a boiler full of boiling water and poured it into a tub which was on the floor. Her two children were playing on. the floor when one of them backed up to the tub, overbalanced and fell in- to the boiling water! Mrs. Gump heard her screams and immediately pulled her out, when she was found to be fatally scalded. She lingered. un- til Tuesday morning when death re- lieved her suffering.—Hume Star. The Tuu.el «ut Libby Prison. The March Century will contain the story of “Colonel Rose’s Tunnel at Libby Prison,” told by one of the one hundred and nine Union officers who escaped on the night of Febru ary 9, 1864. The successful construc- tion of this tunnel, dug from a dark corner of the cellar of the prison, through fifty feet of solid earth,— the only tool being two broken chisels and a wooden spittoon in which to carry out the dirt,—was one of the most remarkable incidents of the war. Colonel Rose, to whose indomitable will and perseverance the success of scheme was due, is now a captain in the 16th United States Infantry, and of the fourteen men who assisted him in digging the tunnel, eleven are still living. The narrative in the March Century, which is illustrated, forms one of the untechnical papers suplementing the War Series, and it is said to be one of the most ro- mantic records that The Century has ever printed. 1. 0. O. F. There will be work in the Inia- tory degree next Monday night. All are invited. Hall of Bates Lodge, No. 180. J. R. Davis, A. H. Cuiver, M. G. Sec'y. Judge Edwards informed a Truss! J. W. Badger has purchased the A new sort of test of the Local Option law is to be made in Spring- | ances, who will wish her all the hap- the heart and hand of so amiable a The Trues on behalf of their many was the result of the late Nebraska field. One Red Woolridge was fined ; $200 for opening a saloon under & government license, and in default of payment was committed to jail. His attorney, F. S. Heffernan, now habeas corpus proceedings, under , born in Ohio and remained there | until marriage, after which he im- announces his intention of instituting | | migrated to North Missouri, from Reynard Items. William Bellomy, an old resident and settler of this section, died at his home from the effects of pneu monia on last Thursday. He was { The Walton & Tucker Investment Company Have made special ents to accommodate farmers with money to feed stock. They have a amount of money on hand to loaned on real estate, on time any- where from 6 months to 5 years, at low rates of interest. If you want to berrow eall and see them. 33-2 migrated to Iowa. In 1860 he im- the penalfy section of the law. which | there in 1863 he came to Bates coun- as he claims bas not yet been ruled upon by the Supreme Court. Thursday last at 3 o'clock Mr. J. E. Welch, of Kansas City, and Miss Nellie Morrison, of this city were unit ed in marriage, the Rev. McFarland of the M. E. church south officiating. The ceremony was preformed at the residence of J. J. Ryan, grandparent of the bride. Miss Nellie is an ac complished young lady and was a general favorite amoung her acquaint- piness imaginable. They lef ton the evening train for Kansas City at which place they make their future home. Mr. V. D. Snyder, of Ft. Scott, and Miss Dora Patton, of this city were united in marriage in the par- lors of the Laclede hotel Thursday evening at 8 o'clock p. m. Miss Dora is the charming daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. Patton, and is one of Butler’s most bewitching and ac- complished young ladies. Mr. Sny- der, the fortunate groom is one of Ft. Scott's pushing, energetic and wealthest citizens, and in securing young lady he has but linked to his increasing fortune that which money could not buy. The wedding which was very quiet was solemnized by Rev. Ashley of the M.E. church. friends extends congratulations and best wishes for their future happi- ness and prosperiety. Thecouple left Monday to take up their residence in Ft. Scott. A gentieman wnose name our in- formant forgot, called on Drs. Ren ick and Boyd, Monday, nursing two badly frozen hands, which he said blizzard. The doctors, on examin- ation, decided that amputation was necessary for the two middle fingers of the right hand, and Dr. Renick, assisted by Dr. Boyd, performed the operation successfully The gentleman claimed that his hands were frozen while holding a team of mules, during the blizzard, at the haystack in which the young lady had taken refuge and who was so badly frozen that her legs and arms were taken off. Of this case the newspapers, at the time, made spe- cial mention, and we have no doubt many of our readers remember the circumstance. The above gentleman gave aterrible aceount of the bliz- zard and said that the imagination couldn’t be stretched enough tocom prehend one half of the sufferings of those who were so unfortunate as to be out in the storm. Walls & Holt, the druggists, are sole agents for Butler for Liquor Pepsin Compound, the great dyspep- sia cure. There is one thing certain either the citizens of Marshall, Mo. are making a desperate effort t» secure the location of the C. P. college, or the syndicate that has bought the 200 or 300 seres of land adjoining the city, are getting up a gigantic scheme to do the unsuspecting up with corner lots. The Butler people will enter into no suck wildeat achemes to induce the location of this important instution, but will give the college all the ground the instution wants without cost, and in addition will come to front at the proper time with a good sized benas. We are in earnest over here and our citizens would not under any circumstances stoop to the cunning schemes of the Marshall syndicate to dispose of lots atabig margin, thereby realizing from $200 $300 per acre for land purchased for speculative purposes. The Marshall News had just as well destroy its immense plots and dia grams of that corn field and prepare the ground for oats and wheat, the crop is more certain to yeild a har- vest. Six good work horses and mules for sale by McFarland Bros. 2t. munity looses a valuable citizen. the ty and settled on a farm now owned by his family. He leaves a large family of children all of whom are married. His wife has long been a confirmed invalid and at present is very low. Mr. Bellomy was a good man and had no enemies. The fun- eral services were conducted at his residence by Rev. McClury of Ap- pleton City. In his death the com- Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. ‘Whea Baby was aie, we gore her Castors. ‘Whee che was a Child, abe orted fer Casterta, ‘When cho berame Mian, cho ctung to Casterta, ‘Whea sho bad Cafldren, she geve thes Oastorta. FARMERS! +22 e+ s@r-TO SAVE MONEY SEE-@a A. C. SAMPSON, Rich Hill. D. H. HILL, Hume. J. G. McPEAK, Foster. C.S PUTNAM, Adrian. HUGH M. GAILY, Amorett. J.S. PIERCE, Virginia, or D. W. SNYDER, Butler, For a Policy of Insurance in the DWELLING : HOUSE : CO., W. F,. Hemstreet & Co Dealers in church, one of its most consistent and devoted members, while the family sustain a loss which words cannot;express. S. Itch, Marge and scratches of every kind on human or animals cured in 30 minutes by Wooltord's Sanitary Lotion. This never tails. Sold by W. J. Lans- down, Butler Mo. 1n-6m J. K. Brugler wants s lot ot good tarm loans, running trom 6 to 18 months, Thisis a good chance for tarmers te get short loans. or sell short real estate paper. Groceries, Queensware, and Woodenware Canned Goods, Tobacco and Cigars reas GREENWOOD and BLUE SPRINGS FLOUR All kinds of Country Produce bought at the highest market price, Give usa call. BELL'S old stand southwest corner public square. W. F. HEMSTREET & CO. ECLIPSING all competition on full values and lowest prices as we have been for the past 6 months we declare another ‘‘scalp’’ in - our belt for the past sale and now during February we offer our entire winter stock at manufacturer’s cost to close out the Broken Lots and be ready for spring trade. Our buyer has been east for some time and promises of rare bargains are now booked with us. Don’t mise this grand opportuni- ty of of supplying all your wants in Boots and Shoes. They must go at some price, and no reasonable offer will be refused. The final declaration they must go—price no ob- Come and see us. We can and will please you. R. WEIL &60. North side Square. [. A. Well, Manager. ject.