The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 9, 1893, Page 5

McKIBBENS This may fit your case, ore CASE | ‘to select from | of 36 inch Bleached Muslin Extra Quality, at 8 I-3c Now is the time to buy Muslin. McKIBBENS. BUTTER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS Norice—I want, 1000 pounds good putter. C. F. Panis. Circuit court will convene in this Monday. F. M. Lloyd, of Kansas City, was in the city last week visiting friends. The thermometer registered 6 de- #grees below zero in this city Tues- day. a eee | Walter Crabtree has resigned his | { Hoopskirts are coming in style | again. R. W. James, ‘traveling | for a St. Louis saddlery house is home spend- a few days with his family. G D. McNeil, of Burdett and F. |Hacklin of Mound township, com plimented the Trves the last of the week. Good ladies of Butler. don’t for- get the poor widow this inclement weather. Look after them and their children and see that the wolf is kept | from their doors Mrs. J. L. Pace and daughter,Ada @position it the Bates County Nation- | and Miss Prudence Renick, left Sat- 1 Bank. Marriage license was issued to E. I. Maupin aod Miss Mollie A. Pitts, ‘got Johnstown, Friday. Charlie Banker, mayor of Webb ‘ity, spent Friday ia the city visit ng his cousin, W.G Womack Mrs. John Dickey ‘died suddenly ‘mt Rich Hill Saturday night. She pad been ailing with la grippe. Dan Walker, at McKibbens, says muslins and calicos have advanced @n price in the eastern markets. Clint McFarland will build a new rick barn in the rear of his resi- Hence on south Main street in the @ppring. The scramble for the postmaster- Abip at Adrian is on. The demo- frats up there have begun to an- qhounce. Squire D. G. Newsom’s father ied at his home in North Carolina, ofhe 27th of January. He was 84 ears of age. W. H. Hutchinson, fotmerly a esident of Hudson township, has een elected a member of the county | aigourt of Oklahoma. The great value of Hood’s Sarsa- Marillaas a remedy for catarrh is -@ouched for by thousands of people hom it has cured. Col Pace, the new warden of the nitentiary, was three times severe- wounded in the Confederate ser Henry Co. Democrat. : i The financial report of the build- i and loan association of Butler, Hows that institution to be in a thy and prosperous condition. os. Gault, Osage townships pula: assessor, was before the d@inty court Tuesday, and while in quythe city gave us a pleasant call. x . F. Smith was appointed justice eithe peace for Osege township by yp county court Monday. The ap- tment was made to fill a vacan- | Phe democratic central commit. ‘of this county has been called to tin Butler the 18th inst. by man Lisle. Every member |d attend. r at that place. Ppounds. d that a prit throughout the county. the time to announce.— p Exe. on. Chas. Morgan is out with a in the Pierce City Democrat hommending editor E. P. Moore, the P. C. Democrat for post-} ; Mra. Williams. committee met Thursday and should be Saturday, Feb. 25th to elect j 1 | hilip Kreiger, the noted beer man | bh Hill, was found dead in his Thursday morning of last week. | eiger was probably the largest | in the county . weighing about! \ for Altus. urday tor Jefferson City to spend a week. The Trves wishes them a pleasant time. A California, Mo., young lady re cently sprinkled salt on a drummer who got too fresh, ata church social He was guyed so unmercifully that he left town immediately. The blizzard Monday sent every- body indoors and the streets pre- sented a deserted appearance, only one or two vehicle being hitched on the square during the day. G. W. Clardy last week purchased the J. T Hyatt residence on North Main Street. Price paid $1,600. It is a handsome residence, good loca ; tion and the price paid was very rea- sonable. Claud Clark, son of J. C. Clark, has secured the appointment as pri- vate secretary of state auperinten- dent of schools. He is a bright young man and will fill the position to the letter. County court convened in regular session Monday with Judges Reese, Fix and Hayes present. The court will probably remain in session the rest of the week, attending to mat ters pretaining to county affairs. Butler encampment I. O. O. F. is making extensive arrangements to visit Harrisonville on the 24th of this month. The entire lodge will attend and carry with them their full uniforme and paraphanalia, and a good time is anticipated. We see from the Nevada Demo- erat that Hon. Chas. H. Morgan has settled the dispute as to who shall have his recommendation for postmaster of that town by naming C. B. Ingles. There were several applicants for the position. A frame building on the property of C. R. Wolfe, burned at Rich Hill Menday morning. The house was stored full of baled hay and the loss will be about $2,000. The house was one of the old landmarks of the Hill and was formerly occupied by No. 8 saloon. J. A. Trimble received a telegram Monday from Altus, Ark., that his wife had been thrown from a buggy and bad her leg broken. It did not state that she was injured otherwise. Mr Trimble left on the noon train Mrs. Trimble went to Arkansas last week to visit her friend Butler's popular north Main street merchant, W. G. Womack, announces his name this week as a candidate for township collector. Mr. Wom- ack has been a prominent merchant of our city for a number of years, is | well known by all our people and his qualifications to fill the office are un- questioned. He is young, energetic and the Truzs cheerfully recommends his candidacy to the voters of this township. The anti option bill passed by the| senate last week has been sent to. Candidates for the different town- : cae voter has nothing but good materia! | sovalizes a fellew craftsman: “H.| iP. Burkhart | | local | crat. is temporarily doing | on the Fayette Demo- Henry is a whole team, a dog} jand a tar bucket under the wagon.” | work | Col A. C. Dawes, the railway man | | was found dead in his bed at Tampa | Bay, Florida, Saturday morning. He |had been sick for more than a year | with Brights disease of the kidneys, and a short time ago went to Flori- da for His health. Harrisonyilie is now wrestling with the question of lighting the city by electricity. S-veral plans have been offered, but the one meet ing with greatest favor is the owner- ship of the plant by the city. They get this idea from the plant now in operation at Pierce City. | Mrs. C. S. McCullough received a telegram from her sister at Urbana Ohio, Saturday conveying the sad news that her mother and niece had been killed by a gas explosion. Mrs. McCollough left onthe evening train for the scene of the accident and to attend the funeral. Dr. W. H. Allen of Rich Hill, spent Friday in the city. He said his opivion was that the purchase of the strip of ground by the Mo. Pac. rail road just south of the depot in that eity, was made for the purpose of switch room to accommodate the new shafts opened south of town. S. E. Licklider, of Amoret, a citi- zen of Cass county for 22 years, called on us Tuesday while on his way home from Harrisunville. He is au old democratic war horse, and has done valiant service for the par- ty. He informe us that he will probably make application for the post-office at his place. He would make a good one. For the office of city collector the Tives has no hesitancy in recom- mending to the voters of Butler, the name of our esteemed citizen, J. E. Shutt, who asks the nomination for this important office at the hands of the democratic party. Mr. Shutt 1s Township Conyentions. | The democrats of Mt. Pleasant | \the house and referred to the com. |township are hereby notified to meet | | mittee on agriculture. |at their usual voting place on Satur | day February 25th, 1893. at 20’clock ! ' ship and city offices are making P- ™ for the purpose of holding a/ tiesmseive sknown and thus far the Convention to nominate candidates} for township officers. T.K Lire, Chairman. | | The democrats cf Lone Oak town- ship are notified to meet at their usual voting piace ou February 25, 1893, to hoid a convention to nomi nate candidates f.rtownship officers. H. G. Wartos, Cbairman. | Democrats of Shawnee township | are hereby notified to meet at their usual voting place an Saturday, February 25, 1893, at 2 o'clock p.| m. to nominate caudidates for town ship officers. Ove Harzis, Chairman. The vote held in Cass county last week on the bond question resulted by a large majority in favor of the compromise. The vote stood, for 2,539, against 470 The Ties cou gratulates the good people of Cass on the sensible termination of thix vexed question, which for years has been standing a barrier to the good uame and prosperity of the couuty Sneak thieves entered the office room of the Day House Sunday night and stole fuur overcoats and a valise. The valice belonged to a Kansas City traveling man. The coats taken were the property of A. A Wood of Rockvi'le, John Patton, Arch Kinney and E. P. Hartwell. John Patten, proprietor of the hotel says the stealiug must have taken place about 2 o’clock Sunday morn ing. The school beard Friday elected O. D. Austin to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dou Kiuney. As the path of the mem bers of the school board is strewn with roses, we have no doubt broth- er Austin highly appreciates the Eonor conferred upon him, aud here- after he will have nothing but pleas- ant criticisms in his paper of the doings of the school board. Auyhow, he will be a wiser man at the expira- tion of his term The members of the Ohio Street M. E. church are fast completing all drraugements for the entertainment of,the ministers and visitors who at tend the meeting of the annual church conference which will convene in this one of Butler’s best citizens, a man of high character, thoroughly com- petent, and if nominated and elected, the city’s finances could not be placed in better hands. Harper’s Young People is publish- ing an interesting series of articles by Lieutenant Peary, narrating some of his adventures in the arctic re gions. In the number for January 31st the Lieutenant described the house in which his company spent the winter, and gave many interest- ing particulars concerning their so- journ within its walls. Illustrations from photographs heip to make this article exceedingly interesting. We learn from Dr. Boulware that Harry Maxey, a lad attending school in the west building, met with a se rious accident Friday. The children were being exercised in Miss Pearl Rossers room and in marching around the aisles Harry was pushed down by a boy behind him andin the fall his hip joint was dislocated. The doctor repaired the injury but it will be several weeks before the city March 15th. This will be an important gathering of visitors to our city, and the people of Butler should take delight in entertaining tnem in the most hospitable manner. Do this and the visiturs present will esteem it a privilege to speak well of Butler wheu they return home. Will M. Arnold, the present ef- ficient constable, asks the democrats of the township for the endorsement of a renomination. He was nominat ed and elected two years ago over Pa ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET A As we expect to make a BARGAIN ebauge in our businesa we will make prices on what goods we have left Jower than ever for the x wonth of FERUARY, never wili you bave the chance to get goods as cheap iu Butler as you will this month at the We have lef Dress Goods, Gingh have 15 Ladies Long Cl SOSTON Several of the rooms at the west school building were suspended on Monday on account of the severe weather. The democratic primaries in Osage township on Saturday elected the following ticket: Trustee, W. C. Hedden; justices of the peace, J. F. Smith, W. E. Fletcher and A. Nep tune; clerkand assessor, Thos. Gault; collector, W. T. Johnson; constable, Jas. Sheppard. Our old friend M. M. Tucker, | than whom there is no better demo- | crat in the county, spent the first | part of the week in Butler and gave us a pleasant call. He is decidedly | in favor of retaming the present township organization law and says his people in Grand River towustop ; are of the saine opinion ” | Warden J. L Pace has appointed | as.cbaplain of the penitentiary, Eld. r W. W. Warren of Eldorado Springs. He will take up bis werk on Maren | Ist. The salary is $500 a year. El | der Warreu belongs to the Christian denomination aud is well known in this city and county and his many friends will be glad to learn of bis promotion to the above position. He is an excellent preacher and his good council to the convicts will aid the warden materially. The suit of Vernon county against Charles H. Prewitt, ex treasurer and his bondsmen for the deficit to the county treasuryjof $24,000, resulting from the failure of the Citizens Bank was tried Friday, Judge Jas. H. Lay sitting for Judge Stratton, and resulting in the attorneys for the county taking a non suit, and the case will be appealed to the court of appeals at Kansas City. strong opposition, andhas made one of the best officers the township ever had. He has been sober, industious, ever attentiye to duty and ever ready to go no matter how inclement the weather or how bad the roade if duty called him He has madea safe, conservative, painstaking of- ficial, and has given satisfaction to all who entrusted business in his hands. good runner. That energetic, capabie and efticient young democrat, Walter Crabtree, little fellow will be able to get about. The announcement of B. R. Sledge for township collector can be found in another column. Mr. Sledge was born in Alabama. He served with announces as a candidate for collect- or of Mt Pleasant township. Walt:r is well qualified by education and business experience to perform the duties of the office. He was born and raised in Bates county. He is distinction in the confederate army At the close of the war he moved to Tllincis and from thence to Bates county. He has resided in Butler for fourteen years. He has always been a consistent democrat and a faithful party worker. This is the first time he ever asked for office. He is well qualified to perform the duties of the office,is an honest, con scientious, christian gentleman, and the party would make no mistake to make him its nominee. Bulk Garden Seed in any quantity, is it not more satis- factory to see the seeds and buy them in Butler. We meet any prices you may get and sell you L. L. Mays Minnesota seed. R. RB. Deacos Sons & Co. clever,courteous and accommodating in his relations with other people and his genial social qualities makes him a favorite with everybody. He in especially popular with his asso- ciates, the young democrats of the township, and will make a strong race for the nomination and would be elected if placed on the ticket Catarrh Inthe Head In undoubtedly a disease of the blood, and as such only a reliable blood purifier can effect a perfect cure. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier, and it has éured many very severe cases of catarrh. It giyes an appetite and builds up the whole system. Hood’s Pills act especially upon the liver rousing it from torpidity to its natural duties, cures constipation and assist digestion. He isa strong man and a} fixes that deficit at $12,000 making a total of $36,000 su-d for. A Boston Boy’s Eyesight Saved—Perhaps His Lite By Hood’s Sarsaparilla— Blood Pol- soned by Canker. Bead the following from a grateful mother: “ My little boy had Scarlet Fever when 4 years ld, and it left him very weak and With bicod poisoned with ~ His eyes became were intense, and Could Not Open His Eyes. remedies failed to do him the faintest shadow of good. I commenced giving him Hood’s if mot his very life. You ready to sound the prise | Hood’s Sarsaparilla | because of the wonderful good it did my sen.” | Anpre F. BLackmax, 2388 Washington St, i Bostcn, Mass. Get HOODS. spl ore et irri Hoo0’s Pitts are hand made, and are pep ‘fect in composition, proportion and appearance. There is another suit against the | same defendant for the school fund | Boston Store, t some nice ams, White Goods, Shirtings, Ladies and Childrens Hose, Corsets and lots of other nice goods which you will get cheaper than you will ever get them again We oaks at your own price. STORE. Cc. EE. GILBERT. Farmers of Bates county, remem- ber that C F. Pharis the south side merchant buys your butter, poultry and eggs, when others will not. He pays the people cash. tf The Rich Hill Review says, J. A. Reece sold to C. C. McGinnis, a sow and twelve pigs which netted him $212.60. The pigs were just 6 mouths and 18 days cld and brought $180.60, weighing 215 pounds on an They had not been fed aa ear of corn uatil this year’s crop came in. | i | i | average. Miss Quincy Mitchell closed her term of school as teacher at the Tripp school house on last Friday. There was school exercises, dinner ou the ground and an enjoyable time for scholars and visitore. Miss Mitchell is an excellent teacher, has giveu entire satisfaction to the pat- rons of the school, who wish to re- tain her another term. Dr. Boulware was called by teles grat to Archie Saturday to see Mrs. Lee Spicer. The doctor said-he found her quite sick and suffering from what is commonly known as “milk leg.” The limb was badly swollen and Mrs. Spicer was in great pain, but he thought with proper care and treatment she would get jalong all right. Mrs. S. is the daugh- ter of Mrs. Hornberger of this city and her many friends will be sorry to learn of her serious illness. U i | The editor of the Droxel Star, Cass county, announees through his paper that he will enter the contest | for the postmastership of his town. | He is a bright young man, a good democrat, and if party service and competency cut any figure he should have the appointment, and the Truzs | hopes to see the good people of | Drexel look on his candidacy with favor. The poor country editor {should have a piece of the plum oe- casionally. We understand Mrs. Peter Lane j has rented the business room next | door to the Farmers’ bank, former- |ly oceupied by R. R. Deacon, and | will in a short time move her stock | of goods. Before moving a new and |modern front will be put on the | building and the interior of the ;room will undergo general repairs. Mrs. Lane has one of the best stocks | of goods to be found in this section | of the state and the Tues is pleased | to nate her increasing trade. } | E. P. Hartwell, who for the past | year bas been on the police force of this city and who has faithfully dis- jearged his duties as an officer, has jdecided to enter the raee for the Domination of constable of this jtownship subject to the action of the deniocratic convention. He is | young active and qualified in every particular for the office he seeks and if nominated and elected will dis- jeharged the duties of the same to j the satisfaction of the general pub- \ lie. Children Gry for er’s Castoria. Children Cry for | Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for ;Pitcher’s Castoria. Pitch