The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 29, 1891, Page 5

i BUTTER | WEEKLY TIMES | _ | LOCAL ITEMS SS Tonsorial Artist. Six chairs, no waitin you are next Call and get a first-class hair_ cut, smoothshave and a shampoo. Finest shop in the city. Best barbers. Main street, opposite postoffice. R. Patterson, Prop’r. R. R. Deacon was out riding Mon. | day. Joe Smith was quite sick last week, butis better now. 1 The Clinton fair will begin Sept. | 2nd, and last four days. Judge arkingon who has been at | tending court at Osceola is The Missouri State fair will be held at Sedalia August 1sth to 22d. home | Bring your old hens aud springs to Smith at McBride's and get good gold for them. Mrs. Silas W. Louis Saturday weeks visiting. * Levy left for St. to spend a few Ross Kennedy local editor of the Democrat is visiting over in Pleasan- ton, Kansas. Henry R. Moore, of Spruce town- ship was inthe city Saturday and gave usa pleasant cull. John Herrell, of “Adrian, t the chief insurance agent of Northern Bates, guve usa pleasant call Monday. Mrs. M.S. S. Cowles, who has been in the city visiting her sister Mrs. J. | Blachert returned home Saturday. Miss Kate Buttermore an accom- plished young lady of Olathe, Kan- sux, is visiting Miss Aunie Lans- down. The colored folks will hold a grand celebration the 4th of August. The picnic will be held in the grove | enst of town. Quitea numbe: of young ladies and gents in carriages, came down from Adiian Sunday and took in the city, and visited the lake. The democrats of Kausus, assem- bled at Topeka, refuse to atftiliate with the people's party in the com- ing election in that state. Dwelling houses are in ia demand in this city. We don't know of a house in town for rent. This speaks well for Butler at the season of the year. Francis Gilbreath and John A. Hedges, of Hudson township, were | in the city Friday on business, and gave us a pleasant call The weeds along the sidewalks on the different streets should be cut down and the owners of the proper ty should look after this. | Charlie Radford who seriously sprained his foot several weeks ago is now able to hobble about on one crutch. He had quite a siege of it. |; John Kersey of Bates county, has been admitted to the confederate home at Higginsville. He is the first to epter the home frem this county. It is no secret that Mr. Wade was favorable to the Hickman adminis- tration. In fact his conduct in that campaign was a matter of frequent comment among democrats. A St. Louis puet breaks forth with | n carol, “O, wind of the west I long for thy song” Senator Peffer's | terms can be ascertained by addres- sing the Kansas Farmer. N. M. Nestlerode returned last week from Cass county where he | and get blackberries. Nels reports a good time and lots of berries. Two excursion trains collided in| Paris the 27th inst, and over one} hundred persons were killed and in- jured. The train ahead took fire and | many bodies were burned to a crisp. The Post-Dispatch pertinently enquires: “Will the advocates of the bounty of $15,000,000 to the su-| gar men pretend that ‘the foreigner | pays the tax?’” Misses Allie Hurley and Edith Everingham had been visiting the family of Rev. Brown, of Kansas City. Miss Allie has returned but) Miss Edith has prolonged her visit — awhile longer. Little Nadiene Pyle, of Carthage, | Mo., who had been visiting her | grand-parents, Dr. E. Pyle and wife | and other relatives in this city, has | returned home. She is an interest ing little girl. | North | in its mother’s arms. | “heresy is wae Meyers, business’ manager of | W.C. Bronaugh has recently re- the clothing department at Sam’! | ceived for the ex-Confederate Home | Levy & Co’s., left Saturday for fie tana from Rich Hill, $190. and from | east to buy goods. He will be ab-| Nevada $221.95. Henry county has sent a couple of weeks. |paid through this gentleman a to- ; : 1 of $2,000.—Clinton D. it. At Lowell, Ark, lightning struck ee pene and killed a 2-year vld baby at play | The leading democratic editors of The mother | The freaks of nature |im an able address to the public op | posed a fusion with the new people's party. They contend that jiment powers should be limited judi- | ‘ciously was not hurt. are curious. Dr. Heber governe that | tauch erroneous 5 conceited thinking. | tion; the sub-treasury scheme declar- There has been an impression all | .4 yo¢ good policy in any way and along that Dr. Heber Newton wus | | somewhat heretical Newton says not 80 . oppose sumptuary lezisla- thinking as | government ownership of railroads | zi ‘disapproved H. D. Henderson, “agent | for Blue | | Mound, Kan., nursery, was in the city Saturday and favored us with a pleasant call. He mforms us that | the six months old child of Fred! Hagerdon, living just east of Vir. ginia, died on Friday. The agent of the Kausus City Fire Co., | before the city council at their ineet- ing Thursday night of last week and being the best and lowest bidder for furnishing the city with fire equip- | ments, Deparuunene Supply the contract Peter Lane spent Sunday and Mon_| The outtit consests of 1.000 feet of day in the city with his family. He | hose, two hose carts, ladders, also openen up his samples and made | axes, ete. The cost to the a number of good eales to our mer.|the entire outfit is #1400 | chants. Everybody in Butler likes|at the depot by the 15th of was awarded city for down | Kansas met at Topeka Monday and! appeared ,* k {2 Septem: | SIG. F. WITZELL capture. | He is Held For Manslaughter First Degree and His Bond Fixed at $2,000. in the p> J. M. MCKIBBEN Invites you to call and see his excellant stock of Sig. F. Wetzel, the slayer of Chas. | Lewman, at Rich Hill, July 11th, was captured in hiding in the woods southwest of Sprague, by deputy /U oS. Marshal Main, Wednesday evening of last week and brought to| Butler and placed in jail. His preliminary trial was held at | the court house in this city Friday. | Esys. Wright, Newsom and Ricketts | ‘sitting as a court. After hearing the! which occupied the entire | the ' testimony, afternoon. the court retired to jury room for consultation and in a returned and Squire Wright announced that the verdict of the court was that the prisoner | 'would be held for manslaughter in bend fixe 2d | 'few minutes ‘the first degree and his 00. er called at the jail and with some Thursday morning a Tives report-| | difficulty elicited the following inter- | Peter and would be glad to see him ber. ‘yew with the prisoner DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS, Boots and Shoes. \ HATS AND CAPS, GENTS UNDERWEAR. LACES, EMBROIDERY, RIBBONS AND THREAD, In short we have the largest of Dry Goods and best assorted stock iu the city to select and the lowest i possible prices will be given to all. from, i J. M. NcKIBBE 4] Palace Hotel Building }eaught my br ar had gone to Rieh! ( A Beautiful Home | Hill to make arrangements for my | For sale, one block from the square, do wel!. My name isS. F. W. i six rooms, good well and cistern, 80 Wetzel; I | surrender to the sheriff. |Hickman administration the | 808. ‘extended to the |to take cha | Van julate themselves th The Rich Hill Review of Tuesday | says: “A mare was killed by ligit- ning in Jas. Bailey's hay field east | of town, during the storm yesterday. A boy who was on the animal's back was knocked off, but aside hurt ” Col. Wm. O. Jackson packed his | grip, (containing a paper collar cel-| luloid cuffs and that article which is the iuseperable traveling companion to all self-respecting Iowans, a cork- screw,) on Monday morning and took the train to Butte City, Mon tana, where he goes on legal busi- ness. Mr. Lisle said that under the water overflowed his street and ran into his barn. He appealed to the city officers and they said the town had no money. Mr. Lisle had to spend $20 of his own money tofix the street. It is a little different under the present administration. One thousand and ene hundred dollars was raised at Pertle Springs, Warrensburg, the 25th inst., for the ex-confederate home at Higginsville. Speeches were made by Senator | Cockrell, W. J. Stone and Gen. Bled- As yet Bates county ex con- federates have done little or nothing toward this laudable enter ie Henry Tilson and son, Grover Cleveland, of Reavley, were in the city the latter part of Jast week and | gave the Times a pleasant call. Hen- ry came for the purpose of buying a Whitley mowing machine of Shir- ley Childs, and came to Butler for it because, as he said, he could get it $2.50 cheaper than at the Hill He has something over 160 acres of grass to cut and expects to go into] it this week The colored people of Butler, are making preparations to havea grand barbecue and picnic in the grove 4 mile east of town on the 4th of} | August. A number of prominent speakers have been invited and a large crowd and a grard good time is anticipate. A-special invitation is “white folks” and a | separate table will be prepared for | them. from a| slight burn about the face, was un-j The electric received the careful consideration of the committee appointed to look af ter it, end the changes and amend desired by the ; have been noted. There is nothing | farther to be done now, it to the council at j ular will | either be received or rejected. If received an election will be ordered jand ments comunittee | their next reg. meeting night, when it after giving notice for eigh-| teen days the vote of the people will be taken and they can decide by! their ballots whether they want light | or darkness. McFarland Beos. received a letter formerly a prosperous farmer of Summit township. After acknewl- edging receipt of and enclosing re mittance for a bill of goods. he writes the following: “We have the have killed over one hundred deer, elk and antelope since I eame here, also seven bears, season. I killed an old grizzly last week, he was on the fight; I shota bull elk yesterday. I have 80 head of horses and raised 20 colts this year. This is the stock country.” During this month Courtney and Johuson have bought of the farmers of this county and shipped to the Kansas Cit rket 790 hogs, and jhave on hand 500 to go this week. Among the farmers of whom they made purchases, is John Harshrw 150 head,Jno Woody 120, Mr. Webb up in small lots from persons. At the prices made tu buy these hogs, | it required a large oxpenditure rari money, and we to know every cent of it | this county. are glad The first session of the Bates Co., Teacheis institute under the law was begun in Butler on Monday with bright prospects for a The instructors jehosen by the L[ustitute Board | Prof. Fr. Deerwester, ate commissioner; | Starr, principal of the Butler public | echotls and Prof. Jesse Lewis, prin- | jcipal of the public schools at Deca ,tur, Ind. | tors could hardly have been chosen | large attendance. county | Prof. J. F.) light ordinance has! but ees | from orNman Britton of Wyoming, | finest crop of grass I ever saw. I} four of them this | 40, Mr. McCracken 25, Mr. Black 20, | j : 4 the rest of the shipments were picked | then said something to was disbursed in! new | last | are | raised ‘n this state, and if I live to ,see the 22nd day of August will be) I have a brother, J. N. | Wetzell, living near Sprague, this | county,and two half brotuers and two 28 years old; ‘father and mother | quite 5 young died when I was ; for the past two years (T have hes eae in Rich Hill and | | Mr. W. A. Jones’ shop. Have you ever been in trouble be- | fore? No sir, this is the first time I ever |nea the keys turned on me; it is the first and only difficulty I ever had. How came you to get into this difficulty with Lewman? To this | question Lewman refused to answer, | but after a httle persuasion finally | said: | I was with Silly and Kim Hill, and in passing Big Mart’s saloon, and the inside, | stepped in to see what was the mat- jand hearing a row on ter. We found Lewman quarreling and ina few minutes Lewman and the man he was quar- reling with left the saloon and went with some one, jsouth down the — street. When j they reached the south cor. jner of the block they stopped to fight But I understood they set- tled their dispute without ceming to blows. About this time I and my | ete friends walked up to the crowd, {when Lewman turned on me and said, “What in the h—l are you jcoming down here foi?” I told him I came down to see the fun. He me I do not | remember, and I answered him back | Charlie, Tamas good a friend to Soa as you have in the crowd. Then lone word brought on anorther aud he struck me twice, and as be at- tempted to hit me the third time I j hit him. shoe kuife. Had you and Lewman been friends previous to this difficulty? Yer, although Lewiman was con- j sidered a quarrelsome man, we had always been good friends. It is j something to do with the difficulty, is this true? No, there is nothing in that. I | three times in my life and would not | know her to day if I were to meet) There are poe of one hun-jand the teacher who fails to attend | \her on the street, and so far as I} and his family went to visit relatives | ved teachers in attendance at the! and take advantage of the oppertun-! know, is a virtuous woman. institute up to date, and all bave not yet arriyed. The proceedings prom- |ise to he very interesting to those jengaged in education, and we have | {no doubt the sheools will be greatly | benetited by the interchanging e jideas and discussions on the differ-/ “jent methods and subjects brought ‘out in the institute. Miss Nellie vy ancawp is in the city on a visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs John Vancamp. She and Miss ; Mamie MeCants have bought a 1il- establishment at Lar ar, and np will leave to-morrow > of the business. Miss fashionable milliner and the ladies of Lamar can congrat- linery Miss V: at she has con- eluded to eng: » business in that city. Smith will pay you 6} cauts per pound for your ol dheps until next Tuesday Aug. 4th delivered at Me- Bride & Co's., Butler, Mo. |ities offered will be the loser. E. S. Carrithers, proprietor of the ‘American Clothing House, accom panied by Will Keasling, will leave ' Friday for the east. Mr. Carrithers {has decided to ada tohis cloth- ‘ing business a stock of boots and ‘shoes. Mr. Keasling whom he has employed to imanage this depart- ment goes with hin to select the stock. Will bas had ten or twelve years experience in the boot and shoe business in this city, and is an expert buyer and salesman. He has won this distinction by hard study and close application to business and his hundreds of friends in this city! and county will be glad to learn of his promotion. Also Mr. Carrithers can congratulate himself on secur- ing his services. This new depart- ment in the Clothing House will be opened to the publie in a few days. jand wait for the new stock. American After the killing where did you go? I weut into the woods northwest of Sprague, and remained there all | the time. Why didn't you go to your broti- ers house? Well, I thought the officers would | be looking for me and it would be} better for me to stay iu How did you manage about | ting something to eat? Ob, I had friends to _bring Ine my meals. How did it come yeu did not sur- render the night of the fight? get- Well, some of my friends thought I ought to have surrendered at the time, but I thought it would be bet ter or me te stay away until the ex citement bad cooled down. Then you intended to give your- self up? Yes, I was so badly cripplid that Hold your orders|I knew it would be hard for me to get away. and the evening I was i s born in Cedar county, Mo., and| half sisters residing in the state; my | working at the shoe nsakers trade in| The weapon used was a/ said Lewman’s wife had} | never saw his wife more than two or | A better corps of instruc the woodse| Who arrested you? | Deputy U. S. marshall Main. | Where were yeu when arrested by | Marshal Main? | I was in the timber, and he took me unawares, as he came right onto | me before I saw him. What did he say to you? He pointed his pistel at me and} told me to throw up my hands, and I did so. Was you armed? Yes, I had a 45 Colt’s revolver with me, but I did not intend to use it on anyone, only had it for compa- ny. Wetzell is pot a bad looking young | man, tall and slender. He is badly | crippled in both his feet and ankles, caused from settling of a sey ere | spell of fever years ago. | Chas. S. Concklin, owner of the! fine stallion Mambrino Chief, jr. at Passaic, is preparing to break to the the above horse. Eor this purpose he was in the city last week and took | out a set of colt harness which he! had made by McFarland Bros. They were as neat a little set of harness as one would wish to see and Me-, Farlands say the first of the kind, they ever made. Mr. C. expects to have his colts thoroughly broke uy fall and will drive them into town} and exhibit them publicly on our strects. | Marriage of Judge James B. Gantt | tie Weidemeyer Lee, daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Weidemeyer and | the Hon James B. Gantt, Presiding | Judge of Division No. 2, of the Su- | preme Court of Missouri, Rev. Tay- | lor Bernard officiating. | The bride is one of Clinton's most cultured ladies and in every way | | worthy of her distinguished hus- | H | band. | The groom is of National reputa- | tion, having practiced law for a num- | ber of years, was at one time circuit judge of this district which position | |he held for six years, and at present | ais judge of the supreme court of | | Missouri. The marriage which was celebrat- ed at six o.clock this mcrning was a | very quiet oue and none but a very few intimate friends present. After | the ceremony the Judge and wife |departed fur Kansas City via the K. C.0. & S., and from there will | | make an extended bridal teur through ' Colorado, visiting Yellowstone Park | _and other western points of interest before returning to Jefferson City. where they will make their future ' home. The people of Clinton wish the |Judge avd wife unalloyed happ- ness. For this occasion. the Missouri Pacific Railway will. make a rate of the very loweet for the round trip from Geneseo by way of Wichita. from Winfield by way of Chetopa, from Joplin by wavy of Pleasaut Hill threugh to Detroit. being attached to to special fast train at St. Louis to Detroit. making all intermediate stops in Kansas and Missouri. ll particulars concerning leaving of trains, limits of tickets, rates, etec., furnished by the nearest Mo. Pac., ticket agent. H.C. Townsznp, G.P.&T.A, St - Louis, Mo. | i | trees. ‘them and murdered. harness ten or twelve colts sired by | — fruit trees and all kinds of shade One third cash, balance to suit purchaser, or will take land or cattle in part payment. Call at this office. Overrun With rou lia! Billings, Mont. July 24.—This town has been overrun by tramps and hard characters for the past ‘three months. Last evening an old ‘citizen was assaulted by three of Three of the bums arein custody and the core- ner’s inquest is being held. The murdered man is Joe Clancy a saloon keeper. Excitement is high and it is probable that the develop- |} ments of the coroner's inquest will ‘result in a lynching. An organized masked mob broke into the jail last night, held revolv- ers on the sheriff, took out the mur- derer of Joseph Clancy and hanged him toa telegraph pole. The mur- derer was a tramp D si Few people have suffered more severely from dyspepsia than Mr. E. A. MeMahon, a well known grocer of Staunton, Va. He says Before 1878 I was in excellent health, weigh- ing over 200 pounds. In that year an ailment was reduced to 162 pounds, suffering burning sensations in the stomach, Intense nausea, and indigestion. I could not sleep, lost all for days at atime © would have welcomed death. I became morose, sullen and irritable, developed into acute dyspepsia, and soon I palpitation of the heart, heart in my work, had fits of melancholia, and and for eight years life was a burden. I tried and Mrs. Mattie W. Lee. many physicians and many remedies. One day a workman employed by me suggested that Henry County Democrat. I take . Hood's Married, at the beautiful home of | Sarsapa- Suiff rin rilla, as the bride’s parents on Third street, | Sere Geepen: ’ : 4 | at 6 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Mat- sia, I did so, and before taking the whole of a bottle I began to feel like anew man. The terrible pains to which I had been subjected, ceased, the palpitation of the heart subsided, my stomach became easier, nausea disap- peared, and my entire system began to toneup. With returning strength came activity of mind and body. Before ears the fifth bottle was taken Thad regained my former weight and natural condition. I am today well and I ascribe it to taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.” N.B. If you decide to take Hood's Sarsa- parilla do not be induced to buy any other. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. $1; sixfor $5. Prepared only by C. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar POULTRY, AND ECCS, — cose. We make a call for all your poul- try at the very highest market price in casb. Butter & Eggs Taken in any quantity and cash paid for same. Farmers we want your goods and are willing to pay for them. Bring on your Poultry, Butter, Eggs, And get the cash. Headquarters at A. L. BRIDE «& CO. ‘Hannibal Poultry Co. By James Smitb. 351m