The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 11, 1888, Page 5

LOCAL ITEMS NOTICE TO TEACHERS :—Public Ex- nations for the benefit of those per- desiringto teach in Bates county, be held on the gd Saturday of each nth in the Qhio street school house, Sr, Mo., and on the rst Saturday of ee month in the West side school house, Hill, Mo., the eee encom: each day at 9 o'clock, A. M, Bore YS" W. W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. Township Conventions. Township democratic conventions A gil be held on Saturday, July 21st, for the purpose of selecting two sets of delegates to county conventions— ! one which meets July 28th, 1888, to yad delegates to the Judicial con- yntion at Springfield August 15th, god one on August 11th to send del- to the State convention at Jefferson City August 22d. Campaign Times 25 cents cash. Dr. L. A. Orr, circuit court sten- ographer, left for home Friday. Little Miss Edith Everingham is risiting her sister, Mrs. S. M. Brown, in Kansas City. Mr. Geo. Wilson and wife of Kan- sas City, visited friends and relatives in the city last week A Cole county horse thief by the name of Joe Williams was captured at Clinton on the 4th. Maxwell will hang in St. Louis Friday, provided the governor does not interfere. Warsaw, on the 4th, all buttwo new business houses. The Plattburg Register-Lever is advocating the claims of Dr. J. W. Allen, of Clay county, for lieutenant governor. We want a live, progressive young man, with broad ideas and business ability to fill the executive chair next time. Do not forget the township con- ventions on Saturday, July 21st, to select delegates to the Judicial and State conventions. Judge Krekel is dangerously ill athis home in Kansas City. The News says there is no hope of his Tecovery. Married by esq. H. M. Cannon on Monday July 9th. 1888, Miss Cath- trine Fitzgeraldto John Meagher, both of Reynard, Hudson township. The democratic party of Bates county has been promised,neatly put upin a package to be delivered on the 22 nd. of August at Jefferson City. Dr.{J. P. Harper, formerly of Henry county, died at ElDorado springs, a few days ago. Dr. Har- per married a Miss De Jarnett, of this county. Dr. G. M. Risley has been kept bu- syfor three or four days setting up the cigars to the boys over that fine daughter, which arrived at his house the other day. Mr. C. L. Shore and Miss Agnes J. Hecker, of Appleton City, were united in marriage at the M. E. church parsonage in this city July, 8rd, by Rev. L. A. Markham. G. W. Tucker and wife will leave for Colorado about the 15th to spend tix or eight weeks for health and Pleasure. The Trues wishes them a pleasant trip and a safe return. R. Weil who has been spending a week or ten days in the city, left Monday for Ulinton to meet the in- Miss Cora Boyd, of Clinton, is visiting Miss Flossie Hartwell and other friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of Rich Hill, spent a few days in the city last weeks, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Jewett. Mrs. H. H. Hogan and little daughter, of Parsons, Kansas, are in the city visiting the family J. Rue Jenkins. Capt. E. P. Henry left Monday morning for Minneapolis, where he will spend the summer recuperating his failing health. Butler’s P. M. long ago announc- ed himself out of politics, but to the dictates of Master Stone, Saturday he bobbed up serenely, as of yore. The workingmen of this place will not support the republican platform and laugh at the idea of the repub- lican party trying to gull them on the tariff issue. The working men are not all dupes and fools. The stores of Sam’l Levy & Co. will be closed Wednesday and Thursday July 11th and 12th owing to the death of M. Levy of St. Louis, father of Mrs. Sam’l and Silas W. Levy. We had the pleasure Tuesday of meeting D. B. Newberry, reporter on the evening Post, at Hannibal, 8 position he has held for the past thirty years. He is here spending a brief breathing spell visiting his old friend Senator J. B. Newberry. Mrs. Peter Kaune, a farmer lady living in Summit township drew the $45 dollar sewing machine offered by R. Weil. The drawing took place at the picnic grounds on the 4th. It is a first-class machine and Mrs. K. can well congratulate her- self on her good fortune. Jno. W. Snow, of Clinton, was in the city yesterday selling “The Life of Cleveland and Thurman.” The work is newly printed and bears many handsome engravings, and con- tains 600 pages, and is sold for the small price of $2. It is a complete history of these two great men from their boyhood to the present time. Joe Buck is now located at Eads, Bent county, Colorado, and editor of the Bandana, a staunch democratic paper. Joe is a rustler and will make his mark in the world. Few boys who left Butler under similar circumstances that have kept pace with Joe, and the Times wishes him and his Bandana the best of success. The farmers have laid off their coats and gone into the oats crop in earnest. The click of the binder can be heard on almost every farm. The crop is large and a good yield. The corn is booming and looks as though we were going to have an immense crop, whith one or two good rains all will be well. Misses Mary and Maggie Newton, of Raymore, Cass county, are visit- ing friends in the city. Miss Nannie Pyle returned Friday evening from$Cincinnati, where she had been for some time attending the musical ‘conservatory. Dr. Basil Greenwood, who has been visiting his daughter Mrs. A. H. Culver, in this city for the past two weeks, returned to Edinburg, Il., on Friday. prosperous farmers of this county j and a staunch supporter of the} booming Trves, gave us a substan- tial call Saturday. One set of delegates could be selected at the township conventions on the 21st and instructed to attend both the Judicial convention, July 28, and the State convention, August 11. The following delegates were elected from Homer township to at- tend the county convention next Saturday: Holly Nickell, T. C. Mun- ford and T. J. Wheeler. They were instructed for Stone and Bybee. Stella and Mandy Weiott, of Kansas City, arrived in the City Friday and will spend a few days! visiting their brother Arthur, after which they will extend their visit several weeks to country friends near their former home in Mound town- ship. Mrs. M.S. Cooter and Baby of Holden 2nd Mrs. J.C. Harrison Marshall, are spending several days with their brother Mr. De C. Mize. Mrs. Campbell and Daughter La Rue are also visiting the same family. From Butler they their future home go to Nevada Gus. Wyard has bought the old hotel building on the southwest cor- | ner of the square, known as the Ol- ive house. and is moving the same onhis lot near the Skinner mill. This house is one of the old land makes of Butler, and now that it has served its day we are glad to see it placed on wheels and rolled away and the place where it stood be giv- en to two brick business houses. Wm. O. Butler and Miss. Sarah Nyhart were united in marriage in this city on the 4th of July, ‘Squire H. M. Cannon officiating. Mr. Butler is a promising young farmer of this county and highly respected, while the bride is the charming daughter of Noah Nyhart, one of the largest farmers and stock dealers in Bates county. The Ties wishes the young couple the best of suecess and hap- piness. Geo. E. Catterlin, county surveyor and ex-officio road and bridge com- missioner of this county, informs us that he is a candidate for re-election and asks the nomination of the dem- ocratic party as an endorsement of { Township Convention. of | his past official acts. Mr. Catter- lin was appointed to this office by Governor Marmaduke to fill out the William McClements, one of Bates county's oldest and most esteemed The convention of Mt. Pleasant | township last Saturday, selected the \ following delegates to the county | convention to be held in this city} ; next Saturday: |S. P. Francisco, J. C. Morris, J.! | A. Wright, Joe T. Smith, C. J. Me- | Donald, J. W. Badger, W. E. Me- | Elree, R. A. Hurt, Al. Heath, John Mills, T.C. Boulware, J. P. Ed- | wards, J.C. Clark, R. S. Catron, | | Thomas Walls, M. O. White, G. W.. Friend, J. C. Hayes and Samuel! Phelps. | Less than a dozen democrats were present and instructions were rail- | | roaded through for W. J. Stone. In- | structions were also given for F. E. | Bybee for senator. A large number | of democrats were on their way to | the court house when they were met | | by the handful who claimed to have | | performed the wishes of the demo- \racy of Mt. Pleasant township. It \is claimed that post master Wade {and Sim Francisco railroaded the | Scheme through. The convention | was announced in clarion tones, im- mediately convened by those pres- | ent, the slate put up and convention | adjourned in the course of a very | few minutes. The schemers were | successful this time, but it has! taught the democrats of this town- | ship a lesson that they will not soon forget. In Jail for | i Embezzlement. The Springdale Canning company | of Arkansas, has sworn out warrants for the arrest of the members of the | commission house of Williams & Kob- erts for embezzlement of the pro- | ceeds of a carload of fruit, valued at | 3500. George F. Williams is now in jail and the case will be tried by justice Worthen.—Kansas City Star. | The above is clipped from the, | Star of Saturday. Geo. F. Williams | was formerly a north main grocery | merchant of this city, and so far as we know was always honorable and upright in all his dealings with our people and wellliked by our citizens. The Tres is very sorry to learn of | the serious charge against him and | trust that he may be able to explain the matter satisfactorily and come} out all right. | Accidentally Shot Himself. | Sunday evening Jimmie DeAr-| mond, son of Judge DeArmond, shot himself with a pistol. The ball struck him in the left arm between the elbow and the wrist and passed | between the two bones inflicting a painful wound. The accident oc- curred at the residence of his father, in the absence of the family and Jimmie explains the same by saying that he was lying on the bed and in attempting to move a pistol from under the pillow accidentally dis- charged it. As soon as he recovered from the Rice near by, where his wound was dressed and he was made as com- fortable as possible. Sam'l Levy received a telegram ja verdict Friday shock, he ran to the residence of Dr. | 1959 Was the lucky number and Pete Kaune, living 4 miles east of Butler the lucky man that drew our Sewing Machine. Now another word: we have decided to cut prices so that what remains of our large spring stock will be sold at once. Come and see the goods and we will suit you in price for they must r pv. We still have a few dozen pairs hand made Calf Boots at $2.00 a pair. All our better Calf Boots at factory cost. Mens Eclipse Calf Shoe, Button, Lace or Congress at $1,65 a pair. Ladies C Kid Button Shoes, Rochester make, at $1,50 a pair. Ladies fine Dongola Button worth $3,00 $2,00 a pair. Ladies Edison Ties, Hand Turned $1,50 a pair. Ladies © Kid Opera Slippers at 85c a pair. We are determined to make this July sale reduce our stock one-half. Call on us and we will please you as usual and if our prices are not right we will sell you At Your Own Price. R. WEIL & CO. 8. A. WEIL, Manager. Fearful Accident. Circuit court adjourned Saturday. | Yesterday evening one of the sad- The last cnse tried was the state vs. ‘est events that has ever occurred in John Stratton, charged with cutting or about Rich Hill happened at the Sherman Heath with a knife, at | Tesidence of Mr. Peter Pearson out Sprague, December 12th, 1887. The | near Shobe. His daughter went to trial was opened Monday and con- | the eeller or cave near the house to cluded Thursday evening. The jury get some article, perhaps butter, for Joln Stratton Gets Five Years. | after being out all night, brought in | the table and on her return told the morning fixed | brother Markus that she saw a large his punishment at five years in the }rat in the cellar. The brother got a i i i aw | revolver, wené to the cellar closel penitentiary. A motion fora new | ’ ly trial was overruled by the court. | followed by two younger brothers Ww. Blue, his partner in the sad af-| and on entering saw the rat jump on fair, was fined $500 and is now con- | top of two kegs of powder that hap- fined in our county jail. Stratton | pened to be stored there. He shot and Blue are both young men and | &t the rat and the rasult was an ex- unmarried, and neither bad fellows | plosion that blew up the cellar and therefore, it is to be very much re-| 80 badly burned All three of the boys gretted that they unfortunately got | that none of them may recover. As themselves into this trouble which | 8002 8 possible medical assistance has ended so seriously for them. | However, they got off quite easy and they can congratulate them- + waa obtained and Drs. Heylmun, Al * | len, Gillet, Young and Higginbotam | were summoned and rendered all the citizens, died at his residence, two and one-half miles north of Butler, on the 6th inst. He was quite an old man and had been sick for several weeks. He leaves quite a large family of children to mourn their loss. His remains were inter- ‘red in Oak Hill cemetery, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Alex Walker. Here is a freak of nature that does not often occur and we do not know that we ever heard or read of the like before. A cow belonging to Ben Rich, of Deepwater township, gave birth to triplets which are all living and doing well. The remark- unexpired term of Marshall Wolfe, and has filled the office to the perfect satisfaction of the entire people. He is a very modest young man and not much of an electioneerer, but is thoroughly competent to fill the office, as his past work fully demon- strates. We this week announce the name of Geo. E. Logan, of Osage township, as a candidate for sheriff, subject to the will of the democratic party. The Times takes pleasure in recom- mending Mr. Logan to the suffrages | of the party as a man pre-eminently fitted for the place. He located in Tuesday morning conveying the sad intelligence of the death of his fath- | er-in-law, Mr. Levy, of St. Louis. ' We understand the old gentleman | the knees up to the top of the head. has been an invalid for about two : ae h | Each being fearfully burned about years, and while his disease was in-| working at No. 12 shaft, by the name | the breast and face, They all suff- | relief to the young sufferers it was | posibleto give. The boys are a livid | mass of burned fleshin front from selves that it is no worse. A Chapter of “Accidents. Suosz, Mo., July 2, 1888. | Ep. Trves:—On Saturday, a man | curable his death was sudden and | °f Jack Brown, had his leg broken | 6.04 jast night. It was thought the unexpected. The sad news was| between the knee and ankle by slate [oldest would not live through the quite a shock to Mr. and Mrs. Levy, falling Rte 2 _ (night but this morning he was still who had arranged to leave to-day | Saturday evening: while L. W-| alive. All may recover but it is ques- for Sweet Springs. Mrs. Levy and! Beck was trying to tie his Jersy | tionable. The father and mother of children expected to remain during | bull, it made an attack on him and | these boys are our most esteemed the heated weather. The dispatch | Would have killed him but for the | citizens and have the sympathy of changed this programme and the | assistance of his wife and son. Mr. the whole comunity in this terrible family left for St. Louis Tuesday | Beck, though considerably bruised | calamity.—Rich Hill Review, July night. | up, was able to walk to the house, 4th. It is states that Dr. Everingham which was only ashort distance. Dr./ Jater—Berket Pearson the oldest Rich Hill eight years ago, and for |andJohn Steeleare making arrange- Heylmun og casei for | of the three boys has died of his the past seven years has held the | ments to at once commence the erec- | and sewed up ‘S—one | wounds. office of marshal of the city, dis- i tion of two handsome brick business ee i pes “A pes ra | Money to Loan on Farm and City charging the duties thereof faithfully, | houses onthe corner recently oc- | “76° z 1 : ae his bed for some time. | property on Long and Short time honestly. tearlessly and without |cupied by the old Olive house. ue - able part of the story being that the ealves were not born on the same day. but a day apart, the first, sec- ond and third days of June. Surance adjuster to settle the dam- ages on his house recently burned in that city. Will Warford, music dealer and Sewing machine ageut on the west side of the square, took a French leave Sunday. It is said he left nu- merous accounts with different par- ties in this city unsettled. The Democratic State convention to meet for the purpose of nominat- ing State officers, wil! be composed of 468 delegates. will be necessary toa choice. This convention will meet in City on Aug. 22nd. Of this number 235 \ Jefferson | ¢ Rey. Chas. H. Bohn, formerly rec- tor of St. Mark's Episcopal church at this place,mention of whose dis- appearance was made in these col- umns a week or two ago, has turned up at Houston. Texas. He is in a state of mental aberration and imag- ines that heis still at his home { Yankton, in akota, and on his to the post office for his mail. was | He was taken care of and sent under to Joplin. Mo., where his wife is with her parents. | | i i partiality. He is a perfect gentle-| man, and if the democratic party of | this county see fit to make him high | sheriff. they can depend upon him | making the county an officer that | will do his duty under all circum- stances, soberly and to the strict | letter of the law. J. K. Brugler wants farm loans, running tf months, This 1s rs te get al estate f¢ Sunday, Ike Pearson, accompanied | at a low rate of interest, by his two little brothers, went into Swearrscee, Bowprx & Co. their cave to shoot a rat, and acci- | Nevada, Mo. dently fired into a keg of powder, Apply to W. H. Warnock, County which exploded and set fire to their Clerk's Office, Butler, Mo. 26-tf. clothing. They were all three badly burned and Ike is not expected to’ This is oneof the most valuable lots on the square and the Times is glad to see these two enterprising citi- | ting the finishing touches toa solid block of brick buildings Now did the uth side zens put on the west owners of property on the s Poultry Waated- I will pay more cash money than anybody in Butler, for your eggs, ys. Spring chickens wanted at big prices. Call at Bud ox A. L. McBride & Co. 1 picked apples wanted. Iss. Surre. live. yi J. R. Bowen, a man 80 years of and partially paralyzed, was 20 by five rcaghs while n the cars to the depot in Kan- chickens, turk Atkinson’ Good bh ne