The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 23, 1890, Page 5

} at's ina Name? That depends somthing on what the name is, Blachert, for instance, when applied to Clothing, Hats, and Furnishing goods indicates the latest styles, the best material, the finest finish—a faultless fit and the best values for the money. Morat:—See that you buy of us. A. HK. Bilachert, CLOTHIER, HATTER, AND FURNISHER, PALACE HOTEL BUILDING BUTLER, MO. How is Your Chancel; Mrs. A. Henry returned from Baldwin, Kansas last week. Flour has advanced but Pharis & Son shave close on wholesale lots. Thos. J. Smith was in Jefferson City last week looking up law points and authorities. R. C. Dickensheets is the leading fruit man of Butler, bananas 2 for 5 cents and all other fruits cheap in proportion. | fice. | particularly ashamed of having work-'! Friend Wade seems to take great | pride in the fact that we learned the printer's trade in the Democrat of- Well, we are consoled by the fact that many of our great men be gan life in « wly stations and we sure father Wade that we are not The Farmer’s bank moved into cire'egant ard commodious new rters at the northeast corner of square on Saturday. The room ‘tted up with handsome and cost- counters and all the modern con- iences for banking. The building outside and in is one of the isomest and costly in the city. >rear of the bank are commo- rooms which will be occupied the Western Farm Mortgage ee th ed in his office. From Dr. Shelton, of Spruce, we learn that the fifteen-year-old son of Mr. Luchsinger, of Appleton Cit: was accidentally shot and killed by : = a playmate Saturday. Dr. Shelt Win. E. Walton has a very strong said the boys h d been cut hunti>s ‘inanvial article in Rhodes’ Journal and in returning were tossing up| cais and shooting at them, wl young Luchsinger was accidents shot and killed. ! Banking, in defense of Missouri u land as security for eastern pital. He says: “I have lived ameng the Western «evident that Jadoo Rvland, stmezs of Missouri for forty years, It is evident that Judge Rylan. | 1 have been Bere ae aurea ae over in Pettis county is not a can(’-) on farm mortgages for twelve years. date for any office or he would vi ‘faving loaned several million dollars be so foolhardy as to tempt the «..-/1 the aggregate for Eastern lenders ger of the far sex by striking ad Others, in sums ranging from their favorite “high five,” “progress-| 3500 to $5,000, during this twelve : i i years my experience is that, in the ive euchre,” etc. It would be a sight | ihoobae te of: loans made, ee one long to be remembered of a score of | in each three hundred has been fore- the fair daughters of Sedalia x:-| ia and never in asingle instance raigned befere the bar of justice on | a op wakgeatrenin: ea had = the charge of gambling. debe? EEE TO PayENnS A Jefferson City dispatch to the! Kansas City Times says: Judge, Gantt of Henry county will have a strong backing from that section of the state and in the ranks of the state bar association, of which he is aprominent member. He is recog- nized as a man of great legal ability and has a fine reputation as a circuit judge. He is a pretty good politi- cian withal, and will be in the frout line when the nomination is made. John Lucas, living in West But- \ler gave himself up to the officers Monday morning, claiming to have killed a man the night before and exhibiting a bullet hole through his coat, to show how close the un- known had come to getting him. Mr. Lucas’ story was that he was re- turning home after church Sunday evening when he was accosted by a strange man who fired two shots at him in rapid succession, one bullet THE BEST SHOE ON EARTH, FOR SALE BY J, M. MC KIBBEM, | BUTLER, MO. Capital, Are prepared to make Farm Loans—giving borrower THE BEST AND Gi Mon BATES COUNTY LOAN & LAND CO. WEST SIDE SQUARE, BUTLER, MO. "Zh $20,000 EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY BUGGIES fixed up nice and new. Tops, Dashes, Shafts, Cush ions, &c. kept on hand and furnished to order and have all your We make new work to order or furnish other makes, as low down as anyone WE INVITE A CRITICAL COMPARISON between the work built and sold by We deal fair and give the best work for us and others. { For anything your buggy needs call! TW. LEGG, EAST ROOM, IRON BLOCK. aerWe sell the STUDEBAKER ROAD CART, best made lowest possible prices. BUTTER WEEKLY TIA tES, LOCAL ITEMS Arthur McBride of the Adrian Joarnal was in the city Sunday. A. L. Badgley went to Kansas City Sunday afternoon, returning Monday. Lemorade, clarique, milk shake, soda pop, ginger ale and cider at Dickensheets. Dr. Boulwere now has his new leg and it is difficult to tell that he ever lost a limb. J. E. Williams & Co. laid a new plank sidewalk in front of their busi- ness house Monday. J. TV. Williams, prominent candi- | date for Recorder, from this town- | ship, favored us Seiurday. j L. A. Blankenship and wife, of | New Home township, gave us aj ‘ tocated. Charley Hale, of the Jasper Coun- ty Journal, spent the first of the week visiting relatives and friends in the city. W. G. Wilmot, lately of Lexington, Mo., has removed to this city and will handle coal oil and gasoline ex clusively. Frank Smith, Capt. Tygard aad O. D. Austin attended the meeting of the Grand Commandry, K. T., at St. Louis yesterday. Miss Cushing Harper, one of Fos- ter’s charming young ladies spent Sunday in the city visiting her cous- in, Miss Phila Harper. D. G. Newsom has made a $160 wager that he can kill 95 snipes out ofa possible 100. The trial will come off some day this week. J. R. Davis and family went to Windsor, Henry county, on Sunday last to be present at the marriage of Mr. Davis’ sister, which takes place to-day. T. D. Rafter spent several days in St. Louis last week. He went asa representative of the Knights of Honor lodge of this city, to the Grand Lodgs of the state. Aaron Hart was in the east last week buying new goods which have begun to arrive. He bought a nice assortment of spring goods which he expects to close out at small mar- gins. Frank Mabbott has the contract for sprinkling the streets this sum- mer. Saturday the sprinkler was started with Charley Lewis holding the ribbons of four large black horses, the pocession being headed by the “coon” band. One member from each Endeavor ofthe city met at the Christian church Saturday evening, and ar- ranged for holding a mass meeting at the Baptist church on May 2nd. Earl Sims was elected president and Alice Ludwick, secretary. Eldorado Sun, 19.—Ed and O. P. Wilson came down Sunday from Butler. Ed will start back in a day or two, while Ollie will stay an in- definite period, probably all sum- mer, as clerk in the Southern hote’, owned by his father, R. C. Wilson. The city council granted three s2- loon license at $1,000 each, which means $3,000 annually for the city treasury. The county license is $500—for the three $1,500. Two thirds of this money must beapplied on the bonded indebtedness of tke township in which the saloons e-e Thus this township w'1 get $1,000 to apply on her railroad bonded debt. With the saloon li- | cense it would be an easy matter to pey for water-works. But then | there is no use to talk of them until Mr. Dewey releases the city from its pleasant call one day lest week. contract or the time expires. J. W. Reisner, D. D. G. 31., as- sisted by fourteen odd fellows from Butler and fifteen from Rich Hill instituted Sprague Lodge No. : I.0.0. F. last Tuesday ui! Sprague, Mo., with six chart: bers. After the lodge was ins: officers elected and _ install. four degrees were conferre. eighteen candidates, four bei | able to attend. This gives che} lodge a membership of 28 to stat | with. They have a small hall but neatly furnished. The Spi | brethren served to the visitors elegant lunch. rele ited | , the} m 3} an t} x Our young friends, T. P. © ford and John Green, of West township, were in the city Satu: and each favored us. The for informed us that the two had e: ed into a co-partnership for the ; pose of dealing in cattle, under firm name of Crawford & Gree ‘These are energetic young gentie- men, possessed of good judgment and we believe will make the venture a financial success. Mr. C. informs} us that they shipped two car !ouds of fat cattle to Kansas City ast week and bought 55 head of yenr- lings and two year olds. Db From the Rich Hill papers we see that the Rich Hill town éompany the principal stock of which is now owned by Col. Thes. Irish, formerly of the Review, has brough suit} through its attorneys, Judge Gantt and R. T. Railey, against the Mis- souri Pacific railway, for possession ofa strip of ground occupied by that road through the original town, or indemnity in the amount of $46 000. The suit is the result o- ... vestigation into the Mo. Pi road’s title to the strip oceu; > by it through the city along S venth street. } 22° Last Saturday afternooa John Russell, a fellow who has been loaf- months without visible means of support, was arrested on a warrant promptly given quarters in county jail. He presented a cu of $58.60 at the Farmers Bank Vance Adams’ name signed there made payable to J. R. Wallace o bearer. Cashier Kipp's — LOWEST RATES AND PRIVILEGE TO PAY AT ANY TIME. ig ing about our streets for seveval| charging him with forgery and was} passing through his coat. He drew his pistol and returned the fire when the man fell. Being badly | frightened he said he hastened home ¢ {and did not venture out again that night. A party of gentlemen, head- ed by Constable Lewis, went in search of the supposable dead or wounded man but no trac? of him could be found, nor could any evi- dence of the deadly duel be discov- ered. Mrs. DeArmond gave elegant luncheons to her friends at her home on Deleware street last Thurs- day and Friday afternoons. The el antly furnished rooms were pro- fusely decorated with potted plants. The menu was simply delightfu', and was presided over with grace 5 _{and dignity by the charming host- jess, assisted by Mrs. S. S. Allen and | Miss Carmean. At each plate was a souvenir, which consisted, the first day, of musical instruments in the shape of Swiss warbles, harps, horn, police whistles, etc.; the second day of small shells enclosing poetic se- lections, each one being required io give the name of the author of the selection they secured. Those pres- ent Thursday were Mesdames Harri- man, Blachert, Tygart, Fulton, Rice, Everinghata, Austin, Kennett, Wal- ton, Pease, Wade and Morris. On Friday Mesdames Boulware, Boyd T. J. Smith, J. T. Smith, J. D. Allen, Frank Allen, Carrithers, Myers, Cook, Deacon, Armstrong, Percivell, Francis, S. S$. Allen, of St. Louis, J. M. Tucker, of Denver, Col. Go and Do Likewise. | There is an effort to be made by the Wheelers of Johnson county so we learn, to induce eastern capi- talists to invest manufacturing in Johnson county. on foot looking to that end. inducement one ry. We understand that one of the principal objects of the move is to secure a paper facto- ry, and in fact, negotiations are now We are creditably informed that proper will secure the enter- prise, and that farmers around Hol- he | den are pledging themselves to fur- <|nish a certain number of tons of straw per year for three years, as of the stipulations dependent upon the location of the manufacto- The town where this plant will Also buys and aell Real Estate and deals in all kinds of good securites. Bates County Loan JAS. K. BRUGLER, Presivexr. H. E. PERCIVAL, Treasurer. & Land Company, W. F. DUVALL, Srcrerary. readily seen that the farmer suffers | a great loss annually for want of a | market for his straw such as paper mis would bring. The price of wheat straw would pay good rent on wheat grounds. It isa known fact that wheat that averages 16 bushels yields from 2! to 3 tons cf straw per acre, which would bring a good rentai for the land in use over and above the value of the grain The Wheelers w''l accomplish great good if they succeed in their efforts to | bring the manufactory. They are on | the right road to make farming wore | profitable and deserve the hearty co-operation of every enterprising citizen. When farming is made more profitable in Johnso. county every other business and industry will | prosper with the farmer. Manufac tories are what are needed to help the farmer. The near-+ the market for the products of the farm, the greater the profits. We hope to see the Wheelers make a success of the undertaking. They are now travel- ing in the right direction, and have struck the key note.—Holden Her- ald. Quick Meal gasoline stoves have stood the test of all competition aud have neyer found an equal. A. L McBripe & Co A Mayor Resigns. Nevada, Mc., April 15.—The elec- tion cemplication here assumed an- other phase to-night when Mayor Graves sent im his resignation to the city council. Mr. Graves was the democratie candidate and was seated by the council, which threw out the returns of the fifth ward because they were incomplete. That ward gave 4 ma- jority for Mr. Robinson, the repub lican candidate for mayor, sufficient to have seated him had the vote been counted. Since the action by council Mr. Graves’ scceptance of the office has occasioned mach ue | favorable criticism, so much, in fact, that rather than hold the office he peremptorilly resigued. | indebtedness by issuing renewal bends in | denomination of $500 each, with interest 9¢ Council Proceedings. Council met in regular session Thure- day night; the Mayor, Clerk and al Councilmen present, and the tollowing business was transacted: Minutes of preyious neeting was read and approved, The Mayor then appeinted the following stand’ng committees: On Finance—Lisie, Arnold and McKissick, Streets and Alleys—Graves, Smith A . Public Buildings and City Snith, Graves and © Ordinances—Lisle, 3 Siaewalks aad Cressiag McKissick. Cemetery—Lisie, Legg and Smith J. R. Boyd was appointed by the © cil to fill the vacancy in the first ward, casioned by the resignation of Councilman Cavrithers, : ‘The dramshop bill was read three times and placed upon its passage and was passed by the following vote: Fer said bill—Ar- nold, Carter, Lisle, Smith, Grayes and Moe- Kissick; against the bill—Legg. Bill presented to retund $2,430 of the city the sum of $2,500; said bonds to be ef the € per cent. annually, instead of 9 per conf. , which the;present bonds draw. Allef said bonds payable at theend of two years, if the city desiresto pay the same; due m two, three, four, five and six yeara, respect- ively. This bill was read three times and pluced upon its passage, each and every councilman voting therefor. The committee to examine dramshop ap- Plications reported that Miers & Douglass and Heath & Co had a majority in the block on east side of North Main, and a majority — ot the committee (Lisle and Graves) re- ported iikewise for C. W. Boswell, on the south side, but upon thisone Carter made aminority report to the effect that Bos- well only had If out cf 25. Dramshop licenses were granted to Heath in & Co., Douglass & Co. and C. W. Boswell, for a period of six months. Ail bills against the city were referred to the finance committee, to be reported upon at next meeting. The councii then adjourned to meet next Thursday evening, at 7:30. wan 5 amas ly hunted up Mr. Adams, pronounced it a forgery. Russell came to Butler from Kau sis City about two months ago an never had any employment, as sve can learn, in thecity. He ha the reputation of being a great ba ball player, and at one time belo ,ed toa professional nine in Kz ‘We understand that parties taking up a collection afew ¢ aco to pay him to play with Butler nine this season. He } in all probability, secured board ; the cost of the state for sey years. He was taken before Esq. C non Monday and bound over the sum of $1,00 to await the acti of the grand jury. f. 3 0 be located will be asked to give {grounds for the plant and perhaps 300 tons of wheat and cat str | } | CER ides Pasture for Rent. I have 220 acres of good clover} and timothy pasture which I will! rent in 40 or 80 acre lots, or I will \ take stock to pasture. Address, G. D MeNeil, Burdette, Mo. ia money borus. The towa selected ‘for the site will no doubt cheerfully ' give any reasonable amount of land and money and assist the enterprise POWDER ort weight a) 1m or Voval Baxrse Powpzr Co., 66 s ‘38-488 far as possible. The foca‘ion of} paper manufactory wou!d be worth 1 more to the county then most peo-/ ple would at first suppose. in the east is worth from % ey 18-4t*-tf Ashes. 21.—The irg, Ky, was A Kentucky Town i Louisville, Ky., A 0 to! Jittle town of Harrods 00 per ton, and there is hardiy a aimost completely wiped out by fire | armer of any nove in Johnson ¢ IB | ast night. Loss $100,000. The ori .ty that does not Cesiroy fro: , Bu | osty in cans | Wilet..N.¥ 4Z = AUCTIONZER. i le signed berebr oders bis services: + of Bates County a-d* gsan suctiopeer, acd wili make the sg of country sales 8 © 3 one +s me at LoneOak. Missocri. 3 5 Ww. M. DONE. — craw | nil ra house, 50 to | gin of the fire was inthe ope } * . <2 er 2W per | and the supposition is that this was « ivyear. From these figures it will be | set on fire by smali boys. e = .