The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 28, 1890, Page 9

THE Col. Ladue’s Pertinent Reply. Curmtos, Moa, May 15th, 1890 C. W. Hieut, Ese. Ep Cass Co. Re | PUBLICAN: Dear Sre:—-While in H this afternoon I was arrisouville | shown your is- sue of to day, two charges} against me— one of a personal and | making private character, apparently made | on your own volition, of a public nature, Nevada Republican. taken from I never n-tice! or seriously regard attac +ks made on} me of a political character, for I) fact that for office is a political target, my priyate character is as dear to, me and my family, as is that of any) man, and I will always defend recognize the a candidate | with the frankness and candor, how- ever, of admitting any charge tr uth-| fully made, for T am not ahypocrite. | You say, in substance that I was) drunk when I made a speech in Ne | one week Wednesday} night last, and also quote from the Nevada Republican a statement in vada, ago tending to identify me with Permit me, in as polite language as) the charges call for, to say, that both} are infamously false. Irefer to every man who saw me in Nevada the day| and night I addressed the people of | that city to prove that I did not) drink a drop of liquor in the town— that 1 had no liquor in my body at | the time, and had not had for a long time. Asa matter of fact. I do not drink liquor at all. As to nection with Cass county my con- railroad bonds, I will say, I never was bfore a county court to ask the issue of a'| I owned, saw or held one in my life, railroad bond in my life. neve} and was in no way ever connected with the issue of a Cass county rail- road bond. The bore the same name as gentlemen, who myself, who were engaged in that matter, were} relatives of mine, but with whom I did not even have a busiuess con- nection, and one of them main one) was a radical in politics | In fact, I was never in Cass county in my life (except to pass through Pleasant Hill on the cars going to| and from Kansas City aud the west) until 1886, when I was in Harrison- ville for the first time, to assist in|'S this) and | the trial of alaw suit. Since railway bond trouble in Cass, this and other counties, I have been | elected by a large majority. the} four counties of Henry, Jobnson, Benton and St. Chair, a state sena- tor, and it is fair argument that if) andj in my own people, who know me . i my history well, had not have known ; I was in no wise connected with the issue of railway bonds im this sec-} tion of the state, that they would have used it against me; but it — not even athempied: for they knew, better. Presuming that you wantonly and wickedly, falsely accuse | a man whom (as far as I know) you! have never seen and do not know, S would not and who has never injured you, and presuming further that you have re- BUTLER and the other| the a the | Jass County issue of some years ago. | (and the} | ceived your in natien from s¢ |person ignorant of the | both these matters, or foru ome facts in per- rue ee I ‘this letter, requesting you to give it a |sonal enemy of mine, wiite you ithe same publication you have given ito the false charges ay rainst me. Respectfully yours J, LaDve Virginia liems Plenty of good rains in our vicini- vy. The ground is in splendid con ' dition au cultivation R had i mares gece by . Judy a span of lightuing 2 Wee but | ago last Sunday iu his pasture: also |p; esent member is. the la tine stallion owned by the & oman in i Kausas, was killed in at | | Viuton. H. P ‘painted Carr Dudley is i Nestlerode’s house. Darn Nickell bas hac bis painting N, aud Miss | Fester, jthe Christian chureh, mer Sadie Nieukirk, Rev. > Browne ing Officiating Bul Howard and Miss Bete |ter eloped one day last week, Po they went to Kansas and were married, Scott & Hinkley 50 lat work on the have teams new railroad. Their feontract runs 7 miles into Cass coun-| and to the ase employ ty north, U nl who uion Coun ty south. want lwork at $250 per day for man and iteam, $1.50 per day aes The foundation for the ‘is nearly Mr. Democrat. team. new hotel completed, Pyro, in bis last article in the| was inistaken in the num- ber of teams unt work on the new jrailroad, there being 500 instead of 75 as stated by him A little 10 year old Joe Whinvery. guint the at lehurch | Mr. daughter of ab thy last coutest the Christian Ceeil has gone to Cass county He ine to doctor horses SAYS | = | immediate] MecBrid ac this attention AT: lage the other ee Was in out day shaking He jwith his old customers. We see that C. C. Duke }nounced as candidate for sheriff. lis the d He bas as fine a man as party could support. and iresident of the ¢ muuty for ler of this has been 2 24 county, a years (coal a native i WD i fro of Missouri. lias returned a visit to his Johu ‘Bert, who are in Kausas City. The M. E. echareh has ‘walk to the road. Mrs. MeFadden is Orear just sons, and pe 8 ey , getting WEEK LY ~, couvel tine K M.| We understand Mr. John Bilthei-| of} were married last Sunday at! ee | medal In} | } Has | 75 borses and mules thit must have} =a WAL hands | TIM ES--SU PPLE) HE NT. I have a large line of Adrian, i booming Tres. John f the German good business in north Bates at ic ss county. The company ee = B U (Gi G Ik S, WAGONS L the Times is glad to & CARTS We lt Which | will sell cheap or trade for and GOOD BARGAINS; Wagaus and persons desiring to min Was in city urday and pulled the the and renewed for latch string of another year is the rustling agent © Insurance Co, and is doing a is first class an know he is doing The democratic tion of the at Faye 19th for c ang congressional va sixth H to noril John distriet will meet te, award county, horses, June ate , a Candidate He , the ouly promi pment candi late iu the district and it d that be will be renomi inated without oppositien GIVE Those 7TeSs. ard Baggies, and Carts, are jis concede invited call I to trade or buy are and see for themselves. also house | C. Bo Lowis is out of the livery Buying and Selling Horses. Lusiness. (for the present least) R.W. JAMES. TOLL TAWA \ — APPL | | at th wing sold his interest Bros , his partuers { 10 TILE— im Mortaage trust Company. Land i patrouage ti that ite Western | GG. M. Canterbury and Siivers, We Town Lots in Bates conuty, have a relabie abstract to all ais and solicit | your | | ‘fice in Famers Bank Bales Coun NEW BUILDING. must be going to run for some office. | Rue j emecrat | was elect-! ed and seryed two terms as treasar-, \ gravel ; = Wore ‘nicely; she has dismissed hei doctors | and hired gul. Tom Ship has got his lbugey i in running order again. All the corn is planted and now ithe fishing begius. RELuIM. rubaway And Hay Rakes, are the best. We learn from parties in the city” Satarday. that the bridge over Rab- , bit branch south of town was wash-_ ‘ed away by the high water Friday. i TL RLY CHILDS,