The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 9, 1888, Page 5

S. | - Maj. Dowland is reviving the Chi- cago, Ft. Scott & Texas railroad again. He hopes to see the road built this fall. TER WEEKLY TIME LOCAL ITEMS ER Public Ex- SoTICE TO TEACHERS: N fit of those per- ions for the bene in iring tO teach in Bates county, ols held on the 3d Saturday of each e thinthe Ohio street school house, es Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of Be month in the West side school house, ‘ch Hill, ee the exemuina den com. 4 h day at g o’clock, A. M, gacing each “GY “W.-W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. Fine shower Monday. Notice Weil's Ad. this week. The postoffice at Moundville, Ver- non connty, was burglarized the latter part of last week, and about one hundred dollars stolen. south side of the square and occu- pied as a saloon, was sold last week to a Carthage gentleman, by the Jeffries Bros. for $2,800. foads are dry but very rough. he pasturage is getting good. Notice Weil's Ad. this week. The fine barn of Doc. Pitchford, of Prairie township, was burned to the ground Wednesday night. Ev- erything was saved we understand, but hay and corn. Up to date the weather has been ery unfavorable for our ice man. The public schools will close the st of this month. Mrs. Dr. Boulware visited her sis- ier in Kansas last week. Wm. E. Walton returned Saturday from an extended trip through Col- orado and Kansas. He reports the prospect fora crop good in both states. Smallpox has made its appearance ig St. Louis and Moberly. Notice Weil’s Ad. this week. Elijah Byron, of Nevada, celebrat- his 85th birthday Saturday. The shade trees art all out in leaf wd Butler is looking very pretty. The park at Rich Hill is to be turned into a beer garden and sum- mer resort, so says Madam Rumor. If true a cable line between this city and the Hill would be a paying investment. Dr. G. W. Risley has moved his dental parlors upstairs in the Thomp- son building southwest corner of the square, where he has elegant apart- ments, well lighted and ventilated. Mrs. Patton, who has been quite kick for several weeks is slowly im- proving. 7. H. Smith came down from Adrian last week after his wife and baby. Notice Weil's Ad. this week. Benjamin Arnold, of Summit township, has removed to Kansas City. for the past week riding over the county serving summons on the grand and petit jurors drawn for the June term of court. Polk Pierce has bought out the grocery store in the Sackett build- ng. Notice We Notice Weil's Ad. this week. Rev. Stockton, pastor of the Bap- tist church, was called to Carthage Saturday night, by a telegram an- nouncing the serious illness of his mother. ‘s Ad. this week. Leave your plough long enough locome to the immigration meeting Saturday. The Immigration mass meeting at the court house next Saturday should be the largest and most en- thusiastic meeting ever held in Bates county. This is a year of politics, judging om the number of conventions to be held. Judge Boxley is confined to his home with a severe attack of rheu- mnatism. J. R. McKinsey, who has been visiting his brothor, Seymour, in Summit township, for the past two months, left for Hutchinson, Kansas, Saturday, to visit his children. The democrats of Ill., have nom- inated Andrew J. Bell, of Peoria, for governar. Afull turnout of our farmers is Sa Notice Weil's Ad. this week. The brick store building on the | | i Gen. Joe Shelby was in the city Monday. The regular term of county court | met Monday andis still in session. Aubrey Ewing, who is now locat- ed in Nevada, spent Sunday and Monday in the city with his family. The Kansas City Times says Sam Jones is making his arrangements to move to Kansas City and make it his future hor Don't forget that the Immigration convention will meet in this city Saturday. Let there be a good turn- out of our farmers. * rilla will rouse them to prompt and regular action. Take it now. Dave Colyer will leave in a day or two for Mississippi and Kentucky, | to wind up some mail contracts which he hason hand. He will be absent six or seven weeks. Wright & Walls are making ar- rangements to open outa fresh stock of groceries in the Morris building on the west side. The room is now being fitted up for that purpose. It is rumored that a saloon will be reopened in Butler at an early date for the purpose of testing the valid- ity of thelocal option election, which, it is claimed by many, was held ir- regular in this city. Mr. J. Cecil, of Dodd City, Texas, was in the county last week looking after his landed interests. In com- pany with M. W. Mize. he paid the Times office a pleasant call and or- dered the Tres to follow him to his home in Texas. J. D. Warford, our popular young friend, has accepted a position in a Ft. Scott real estate office, at Ft. Scott, Kansas, and left the last of the week for that city. The Ties wishes him well and will endeavor to keep him posted of the doings in Bates county. T. L. Harper, our worthy county clerk, was rejoicing Tuesday morn- ing over the arrival of his seventh boy. Just give him a few more short years and Sam Edwards will stand no show whatever in controll- ing the democratic forces of Lone | It is feared that the chicnh bug is | | going to be very troublesome this year. They have made their appear- | ance already in some sections and | we understand are doing considera- | ble damage. \ | Henry Kaune, Bob Hurt and Al. | Heath, are making arrangements to |open a billiard hall in the stand of | the goose saloon, on the southwest | corner of the square. Bud Jeffries | will also open a similar business at | | his old stand on the south side. Unele Jimmie McGhee was in the | city Monday and was nursing a huge | felon on the middle finger of the /right hand. \ for some time. | | Brower Brugler spent a few days i jing parents and relatives, leaving Wednesday evening for Sedalia. He expects to locate at Ft. Worth, Texas, in the future, where he will have the supervision of the business of the Missouri Loan and Trust Co. of that state. This isa responsible position for so young a man, but there need be no fear, Brower is ;equal to the demands of the posi- tion. Will some live, energetic demo- crat in this township calla meeting jof the democrats and organize a | democratic club. This is a matter | that should be attended to at once, {and be prepared to enter the fight in | earnest as soon as the national nom- inations are made and the campaign opens. The Tras will gladly ren- der any assistance in its power in this matter. Calla meeting and organ- | ize by all means. Jas. K. Brugler. president of the Bates county immigration society, informs us that he has invited Maj- or H. W. Salmon and J. K. Gwynn, president and of the Southwest immigration society, to be present and address the mass meeting at the court house next Saturday. We sincerely trust that the citizens of Bates county will turn out and give them a rousing meeting, and show to these gentle- men and the outside world that Bates county is alive to her materi- al interests. These gentlemen are fluent and entertaining talkers and it secretary | } | He was in for the pur- | If the liver and kidneys are slug- ee of having it lanced, and relieve | gish and inactive, Hood's Sarsapa- | him of severe pain he has suffered | at home the first of the week, visit- | PRICHS THAT WILL TEMPT YOU! Read our ad this week and read it carefully, we are postive you will find something that will prove a paying in- vestment for you. In order to have our advertisements read each week, we have resolved to offer SPECIAL BARGAINS, and change them each week. Ht _ “u These prices are Special For This Week Only. Ladies Kid Slippers, Regular Price $100 this week $ 80 Misses ““ oy. Oe it Ladies ‘* 4 Button Newport 150 100 Ladies ‘* Lace Oxford ** 150 ** 100 Ladies Glove Kid House Slipper ** 100 * 70 Ladies Custom Grain Button Shoes 175 135 Ladies Calf Regular Price 150 5 Bargain Counter Lots at One Half Price. Mens Kip Work Shoes whole stock 100 a pair. Mens Calf Dom Pedro regular price 1 75 this week 1 25. Our Challenge Mens Shoes Button, Lace or Congress, 6 styles of toes. regular priee 3 50 this week only 2 90. ‘Our Victor’? Mens Shoes, Button, Lace or Congress, 6 styles toes, regu- lar price 2 50 this week 2 10 **Our Emperor’? Mens Hand Made Calf Boston, regular price 3 00 this week 2 60. Mens Canvas Base Ball Shoes a good one 1 00. vy ae on | “ { | We have vigorously applied the KNIFE to our profits to make this a big week. It will pay you to look through this array of bargains. Re- member on each Dollars worth you buy you get a chance on the $45 00 New Home Sewing Machine, to be drawn on July 4th. Come and sce us, R. WEIL «& Co. NORTH SIDE SQUARE, Li. A. WHIL, manager. XINO MOM SIHGL HOH SHOTUd ASH IT WILL PAY YOU TO READ OUR “AD? IN FULLIEACH WH —— 80 Acres of Land For Sale. I have 80 acres of land in section 28, Homer township, a short dis- tance from Amoret for sale. Par- ties desiring to purchase this land can do so by applying to Carr. H. P. Nickett, Notice, i Having sold our grocery store and quit business, we hereby notify all of our debtors to come forward at once and settle by cash or note. We must have all outstanding accounts sked at the immigration convention turday. Turn out. Major H. W. Grantly and Judge E. M. Vance deserve special mention for the very kind, courteous and hospitable manner in which they en- tertatned the members of the con- gressional committee while in Apple- ton City last Tuesday. the summer and fall with him. Mr. Walker informs us that she stood the trip remarkably well for a lady of her age, and is delighted with Butler. T. M. Starke, of Ballard, paidfus fs pleasant and substantial call while the city Friday. Henry Tilson, of New Home town- ship, was in the city Monday. His purpose here was to appear before the county court, and get that body The local optionists of Vernon county have organized for a vigor- ous campaign. Read Weil's Ad. this week. for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention which meets at‘the court house next Sat- urday, to elect delegates to the Se- dalia convention which meets May 17th, selected the following named gentlemen: F. C. Smith, Jno. A. Lefker, Joe T. Smith, Geo. W. Friend, Ross Kennedy, C. F. Pharis, J. H. Norton, N. B. Langsford, Fred zens, was in the city Monday. He said the chinch bugs were very bad in his township and doing any amount of damage to the crops, and many fear if they are not checked in their ravages will cut the crops short in that locality. The time has now come for demo- crats in every township to organize Beer is being shipped from Rich Hill to Butler. Several cases arriv- td Friday for private families. David Gotthelf, the famous Gold- en Eagle merchant, of Rich Hill, is closing out his business and will move to St. Louis. He has been an enterprising merchant in Rich Hill for a number of years and will be sadly missed. The members of the Christian thurch have:secured the services of Eder Browning for another year. From present appearances the ee tireuit court docket for the. June} Notice Weil's Ad. this week. ee ney rr We see fromthe Pleasant Hill Local. that Dr. I. M. Abraham, of Harrisonville, will bea candidate for representative to the legislature from Cass county. Dr. Abraham is a good man and would make Cass a most excellent representative. WY The first stone for the foundation of the new bank building was unload- éd on the ground Saturday. M S. Kersey, one of our strong fiends of Spruce township, favored ' { | ws while in Butler the last of the Notice Weil's Ad. this week. Week. Mrs. Mollie Glass, who has been spending several weeks at the All Saints hospital in Kansas City, un- der the treatment of Dr. Thompson, for sore eyes, returned home Sunday night greatly improved, and placed herself in charge of Dr. Walls, who hopes soon to effect a permanent cure of her malady. From the looks of the hitching tek around the square Saturday, the farmers must be very busy with their work. Every school district in the coun- ty should organizea live, wike a-wake democratic club. _ Mtrength. In unity there is yder, of Ft. Scott, The open saloon i ain agitating We in the city. Mrs. Snyder came | the minds of the ¢ up to be at the sick bedside of her | Saturday the Democrat interviewed * Mother, Mrs. Patton. {the br ss men on the subject and with very f Vv y few exceptions they were the same and at $1,200. in favor of oper The American Clothing House is esenting you with a pointer this | plac Week. You will tind it by reading «their advertisement i | Read W. Ad this week. in his township. The argument he s clubs, thereby preparing for hard and Cobb, J. C. Morris, J. J. Ryan, J active work at the coming election. = — = — Wright, T-| at the last presidential election But- W. Heath, John Trimble, John C. ler had the largest democratic club ee a ere Wright in the Southwest. Osage, Summit, ee tute convention was Deepwater and other townships had perfectly, harmomous)and ib only/re, excellent clubs, and they did noble quired a few minutes to select the Organizations of this Lind above delegates. W. W. Graves was | should be made in every township made chairman and J. W. Badger, in Bates county, then when the ides Secretary: of November rolls around, grand and glorious old Bates will be proud to be the banner democratic county of the great southwest. to establish a new voting precinct offers is that the present voting place is too inconvenient for a large class of voters in his section. We this week place on our ex- change list the Chronicle, a new pa- per just started at Hume, under the management of W. C. Rougzong & Son. The Chronicle is democratic in politics and a sprightly, newsy sheet, fairly patronized and if we are not mistaken will prove a thorn in the side of its republican contem- porary, the Star. service. The citizens of Rich Hill had the pleasure of witnessing a bare knuckle contest between Bob Walters of the —_—_—__—_ Review, and F. J. Wiseman, of the| Delancy Quackenbush, a highly Enterprise, Monday. The battle respected farmer of Mound town- was fought according to the rough ship, was brought to town Friday and tumble rules, lasting t#o min- by Judge Boswell, and on Monday, utes and when the dust cleared away after a thorough examination, was and the pugilists were separated it adjudged insane by the county court was found that Bob had planted and was taken to the Nevada asylum his left with telling effect under} by the sheriff on the noon train. Wiseman’sright optic, and hisright Mr. Quackenbush is under the hal- | square on the end of the proboscis lucination that a mob is after him. causing nasal hemorrhage and a free He says he will make no resistance, | flow of claret. Bro. Wiseman’s walk- | but will go along with and let them | ing stick, the only weapon of defence hang him, if they want to. He is C. L. Mills’ little girl fell while | which he carries, became entangled | quite an old man and his affliction playing last Thursday, and is sup-j about his legs early in the melee and } is greatly deplored by his many posed to have struck her head on a | could not be extricated in time to | friends. and it is hoped he may soon nail. cutting a gash from the edge | be restored to his of the hair to the middle of thenose. ! f which the combatants Poultry Wanted. Dr. Gilmore was called and dressed ill declared | I will pay more cas the wound, taking five stitches. We 1 are glad to learn she is getting along nicely and hope the wound will not Dr. W. H. Allen, the oldest resi- dent physician in Rich Hill and first Mayor of the town, yesterday cele- brated his fortieth birthday. The doctor bids fair to fill out the allot- ted term of three-score and ten years at which time the Review hopes to be able to extend renewed congratu- lations. “May he live long und brosper.”"—Rich Hill Review. make an active defense, in conse- | dand family. ; quence 0 were separated and the adraw. The only thi about is the s re | chicke 5 ag not notified by telephone, and Pump | wanted at big prices. Call at Bud leave a scar that will disfigure her.— | Carpenterand O. D. Hawkins were | Atkinson's or A. L. McBride & Co. Adrian Advertiser. ‘not selected as referees. | h money than in Builer, for your eggs, g chickens Jas. Smite. Oak township. _ al will be of interest to HIST them. ee ute Hae eaWatcn® 15-2m. Virginia, Bates Co., Mo. T oa . i po eae ne The democratic township conven-| John Reece, one of Deepwater P.C. For mEREON : T.L. Aner s lennessee, iday nig a- |). i : 5 a ie ve res’t. A Soa be Gees eae will ee tion held in the city hall Saturday, | township's best farmers and citi-| Jj. Everixcnam, Gaol Cincexecee Vice-Pres’t. THE BANKERS LOAN & TITLE CO. Incorporated under the laws of Mo. LAND TITLES EXAMINED & CERTIFIES First Mortgage Loans Made on Farm Sec’y. and City Property. Local Money for Short Time Loans. Office west side square, BUULER, MO. “JEST ONE THING MORE, DEAREST : Before I consent to be your wife, promise me that you will buy our housekeeping outfit of Jewett & Hickman. I was in their store the ott surprised to 1 beautiful to comply with zy, as I am sat- ctly reli- abl t just what we W at the lowest prices for good goods.” ;