The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 8, 1893, Page 1

I their future home. he ul , er Weekly Cimes. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY JUNE 8, 1898. NO. 29 CAPITAL, oulware, Deerwester, - Cc. Wyatt. Amsterdam Items. Miss Ola Bowman Misses Giryder at Butler. y Mrs. Emma Clark and daughter >have moved to Butler ts make it John Rankin and T P Crawford Shipped ten car loads of cattle from this place last week. Mrs Henry Arnold of LaCygne and sister, Miss Lelia Edwards of Butler, visited Miss Sadie Graham last week. Jas D Crawford took inthe World’s Fair not long since. Jim says it is such a big thing he can’t tell any- thing about it. Miss Lulu White of Summit town- ship, is iting Mrs. Arthur Megredy. Miss Lulu will teach in this vicinity this coming winter. Miss May Crawford, who has been confined to her room for the past five months, is improving under the skill- ful treatment of Dr L R Robinson of Merwin. Mrs. (¢ M Tye and daughter, Miss Yula, have gone to Warrensburg to at- tend commencement. Miss Yula will graduate at the State Normal. Ma success attend every step is the wish of the writer. Mrs. Annie Hensley, who has been in delicate health for several years, was in town not long since, and her many friends will be glad to learn she is recovering her health. We are glad to note the following who have been on the sick list for some time, as being convalescent: Misses Ellen Gryder and Artie Mar- shall and Strother Lewis. PADDY FROM Cork. Virginia tems. I have a fine lot of seed peanuts. Jas Crooks is talking World’s Fair. Joe Rinehart wants to know where Bill Zinn is? Craig and Sampson will have a law suit the 8th. All kinds of small grain and grassed looking well. 4 Miss Ida Glover has returnedfrom the blind school. John Hedger’s children. Jnfave the whooping cough. 4 JC Mui autu"one of his fine mares a s@w days ago. Alp#’one wanting a good hand call Mr. Howard, Virginia. Jas Whinner; uppl strawberries at low rates Mr Howard from the Bridgeford farm, has moved into town E Nestlerode is building his new house, and it will be anice one. OM Drysdale has prepared fora xood trade in his line this spring. Mr A Westover and Miss Currens were out cart riding the other day. Mr. White has a tine horse 8 years old and will weigh 1,590 pounds, for sale. Frank M Watkins and Aunt Mary Ferguson will read the Times for a year. “Mrs H A Garner brought home with her the other day a fine top puggy. WC Hensley has returned from Kansas City, where he has been with a car load of hogs. John McFadden has just received a fine lot of binder twine, also a fine lot of screen doors. If fruit is scarce Mesdames Belle Dudley and Oldham always divide with their neighbors. ; Albert Boyer, don’t cry over spilt milk; tame your cow aud she won't get scared over a boiled shirt. Wm Oldham has a deformed colt which no one in this vi y ought to miss seeing; it is a curiosity. Farmers are discouraged — this spring. If it does not stop raining \ soon they will not get their corn plant- Hed before harvest. Wm P Duvall has just returned from a week’s trip to the World's fair and says no one who is able to go should miss the opportunity. \. M. NESTLERODE. 1 ing us with Ballard Squibs. Tom Brown and wife went Sunday. There is talk of another store on south main. < Mrs Robt Knous is reported as be- ing quite feeble. M west eClenny went to Henry county Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, Makes Collections and | does a General Banking Business. DEPOSITORY FOR COUNTY FUNDS. DIRECTORs. Frank Voris, Oscar seeder, R. G&G. W H.H. Pigott, WME. WALTON. President J R JENKINS, Cashier. is visiting the | Missouri State Bank OF BUTLER, MO. $110,000. after potato plants. Mrs Wilds and daughter, of Clinton, visited here last week. Jim Bradley has our thanks for treat- of Adrian, was out in 1, Sunday. Mrs Fannie Moslen spent several days with friends on the hill. The township board has purchased some new tools for road work. Our road boss doubtless wiil find y culverts needing repairs. ‘annie Tyler of Summit, was old home at Bethel Sunday. Will Drake and Laura Embree are canvassing the county with books. J. Nat, Cole, Dick, Andrew and others are resting from their labors. C D Greerand wife have our thanks for some nice berries and ice cream. Childrens Day was appropriately observed the 4th Sunday at Bethel. Ira Foster and wife visited relatives here last week. Ira has a new buggy. Farmers, business men and the doe- tor all have the blues—too much rain. Charley Arbuckle has returned from Virginia and is reading medi- cine. Childrens day at Walnut was post- poned until next Sunday on account of rain. Squire Frank seems to be anxious to get out with his patent. We wish him success. The farmers are worrying about too many weeds in the corn, and too wet to plow. Peter S called this week to console the boys and keep them from getting the blues. Any one in need of baking pow- der, call on C Davidson south side of Soap creek, where he has opened up for business. Our merchant and wife spent Sat- urday night with relatives in Henry county. Our neighbor, ‘‘Gov. Snort” has lo- cated at Hume, and isreading phys with Dr Williams. RD Beatty is as happy as a big sun flower, because the ice cream sea- son is coming on. Bob is a success with the freezer, too. Miss Fannie Buck is resting from her labors as operator at Butler, and visiting her many friends. “JACK.” Butler Academy. Commencement exercises of But ler Academy were held in the Bap- tist church Thursday night of last weck, and witnessed by a large au- dience. Two graduates, John B. and Min- nie M. Speer, son and daughter of Henry M. Speer of this city, were presented with their diplomas. The programme for the evening's entertainment was very interesting. D. N. Thompson, chairman of tke executive committee of the Voard of trustees, made the statement that the $1,000 indebtedness against the institution had been liquidated and the Academy was now free from jin the left elbow. TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT. The Mau Who Held Up the Miss- ouri Pestle Captured at Lebanon. Lebanon Mo., Juve 2.—S. A. Wil | s0) was ar:ested here to mght/ charged with the robbery of the Missouri Pacific train vear Pacitic Wednesday May 24. He confessed his guilt Wilson hal $500 on when arrested H+ wi~ formely a telegraph operator and a letter fouud in a valise near the scene of the rob- bery guve the clus that led to his ar rest. Governor Stone aud State Treasur- er Stephens were passengers on the train that robbed. Governor Stone offered a reward of $300 for the capture of each of the robbers, it then being supposed there were six or seven. his) person | wus The Peoples bank at Bentonville, Arkansas, was raided Monday by a band of six desperadoes and robbed of $10,000. After securing the mon- ey they made the officials march in front of them as they started for their horses, forcing Mr. Jackson to carry the sack of silver containing over $1,000. As they passed the Sun office Miss Maggie Wood of the Sun force had the preseuce ot mind to rush to the door and open it, letting Mr. Jackson in with his sack of sil- ver and immediately shutting and locking the door. One robber raised his Winchester; but the young lady was too quick for him, and, thinking Mr. Jackson would run through the office the bar- dit rau to the rear of the building, expecting to meet him there, aud failing in this he fired his gun aud ran to his horse. During all this time the robbers kept up a constant firing, covering the two main streets. The citizens soon rallied and a gen- Ths rob bers mounted their horses, going west, closely followed by Sheriff Galbraith aud posse. Assistant Cashier was shot the head, back of the right ear, and also His wounds are not si Taylor Stone, a farm- er, procured a shot gun and fired two shots at tlre retiring robbere,but was immediately shot down, the ball! passing through his left groin. ‘om Baker, a farmer, was shot in the chin, and returned the compliment by wounding the robber. Another one of the robbers was wounded by |Tol Wooley, drayman. Considere jable bravery was show by the citi-| | zens. | eral firing was kept up. Jackson in rious Wolves in Bates. | The Nevada papers have had a {run on fox tales (or tails) lately, but Bates can discount Vernon now. Mr. Joseph Auderson who has just debt. A piece of news which all | were glad to learn, as the academy has had a hard struggle for several years. agement, we are glad to note, has prospered the past two years and now bids fair to become one of the leading institutions of learning in this section of the state. Now that the academy is free from debt there should not flourish as a school in the future, and the Times hopes to The school under its present man-| is no reason why it) returned from the Southwest part jof the county, where he had been jpainting, tells us that wolves are | | ery numerous and destructive there. | | The animals are so bold that they | come right up to the poultry yard in broad dayligkt and help themselves to the pick of the flock. They seem to realize that the men are busy in jthe fields at this season, hence |stand in no fear of molestation. They have appropriated 20 turkeys at the Guinn farm and destroyed a number of ducks at A. F. Weeden’s place in the past few days. If their see the citizens of Butler and Bates county give this school their hearty support and co-operation. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. oval Baking Powder jravages are not interfered with they jare liable to take the front seat at {the dinner table ere the season is jover. What is to hinder a good old | fashioned wolf hunt in that neighbor ‘hood?—R. H. Review. Here's a picnic for H. H. Wyse j and Bob Stubbelfield. | The Kavsas Grain Co. has gone | to the wall. The company owned 106 | elevators in Kansas, and it is said | were the largest grain purchasing company in the World. The eleva- + this morning. Booth Dead. New York June 7.—Edwin Booth America’s greatest actor, died at his home at the Players’ club at 1:15 Destroyed by At} v : | The Price Baking Powder Com-| pany of Chicago, which is known throughout the country for the su- perior excellence of its Bakiug Pow- | der, met with a serious loss on the; morning of May 18th, in the nearly \ total destruction by fire of its fac- tory and offices. Nosooner had the flames been subdued than the work of restoration commenced, and the Company by prudent foresight, hav ing bad stored in outside ware- houses duplicate machinery, labels and supplies of raw materials in preparation for any emergency was enabled by energetic management to resume manufacturing within a very few days after the tire, thereby causing its customers but a trifling delay in the filling of their orders. Had the Company not been so pre- pared the delay woull have been very serious siuce it would have re- quired months of time to get new machinery. and Aga An Insane Man's Mad Freak. 5 Little Rock, Ark, June 5.—A few nights ago the church building to- gether with the Masonic and Odd Fellows hall was burned at. Clifty Marion county. It was thought to be the work of an incendiary. Walter Schubert, a merchaut at that place was suspected and on being arrested Schubert confessed to the crime, claiming that it was his duty to bun it and that he intended to burn two more residences there and also the court house at Huntsville Judge Bevers of Huntsville investigated the matter and adjudged him to be insane. Dying By Thousands. Constantinople, June 5.—Reports from several cities of Asiatic Turkey say that the cholera has appeared in many districts and is spreading 1ap- idly Along the Lower Tigris and the Shat El-Arab River people are dying by the thousands. Whole villages have been depopulated. The panic has become so great that no families wait to bury their dead or nurse the sick. The fugitives from stricken towns are spreading the epidemic with ap- palling rapidity. Letters from Bas- that 50,000 person have fled from Bassora Province alone. sora City say $25,000 in Preminms, Offered by Liggett & Myers To- bacco Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The one guessing nearest the number of peo- ple who will attend at World’s Fair gets $5,000 the second $1,000, ete. Ten Star tobacco tags entitle you to a guess. Ask your dealer for partic- ulars or send for circular. 4 20.13t. Abe Emmerson, one of the prison- ers who escaped from the Pettis Co. jail at Sedalia Thursday night was captured near Green Ridge. He was taken by surprise and without the! least resistance. Enproute to Sedalia, though handcuffed and his feet} chained to the seat, he made a des- perate assault on Marshal Murphy. | Other officers and passengers went to Murphy’s assistance.—-Nevada Mail. | Those patriotic Missouri gentle. |tlemen who are vastly elated by the \rumor that Senator Vest will decline to contest for re-election two yeers hence are hereby reminded of a little remark Colonel Vest made a few |years ago when rumor also said he) was tired of the senate and should | retire to private life at the end of} |his second term. “Wellin view of | | your declination to run again, the) | wires are be‘ng pulled for the elec | tion of Elisha Norton as your suc | cessor, Senator,” remarked a friend | to the “Little Giant.” moment in thought and then blurted Colonel Vest | is reported to have kuit his brow aj FARMERS BANK OF BATES COUNTY, Cash Capital. D.N. THOMPSON .. J. K. ROSIER E. A BENNETT E. D. KI . Dr. J, EYERINGHAM T. W. SILVERS... - $50,000.00 Vice-President 2d Vice-President Cashier Secretary Attorney Receives Deposits subject to check, Lones Money, issues Drafts and transacts a general Banking business. Solicited. Your patronage respectfully furni- Oo, All of the seventy or more ture factories in Cincinnati, except two or three, shut Saturday night. About 7,000 are employed in the furniture facto ries in that city, and this action on the part of factory owners will throw fully 5,000 men out of employment. The shut down was caused by the men demanding that their hours ke reduced from ten to nine hours a day. The factory owners say they have closed indefinitely until the matter is settled, and that they will not recede one iota from their posi tion.-—Ex. ———————————— Sheriff's Sale. By virtue and authority ofa general execu- tion issued from the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Batee county. Missouri, return able at the June term, 1893, of eaid court to me directed in favorof Wm N Skinner and against MT Duncan, T N Buckles and A E Bettle, I have levied and seized upon all nght, title, interest and claim of, in ana to the fol- lowing described real estate situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The north sixty (60) feet of lot six (6) block eight (8) of William’s let additien to Butler; also lot eleven (11) block one (1) Wyatt’s a1- dition to Butler; also the following described lot, beginning 100 feet weet of the southeast rof block No.2 in Wyatt’s addition t the city of Butler, running thence west 17. feot, thence north 268 1-2 feet, thence feet, thence south 268 1-2 feet to place ginning; all in Bates county, Mo., I will on Friday, June 29, 1893, between the hours of nine e’clock in the fore- noon and five o’clock in the afternoon ofthat day at the east front door of the court house in the city of Butler, Bates county, Missouri,sell the same or so much thereof as may be re- quired at public vendue to the highest bidder tor cash to fatisfy said execution and costs, D A.:COLYER, Sheriffof Bates County 28-4 i out: “If that’sso Ill just change my mind and show ‘em that blanked tors represent an investment of $151,000. old idiot.” He did—St. Louis Chronicle. wer. down | men | Trustee's Sale. Whereas Wm N Skinner and Florence Skinace hie wife, by their deed of trust dated Jan- uary 15, Is9l, and recorded in book 90 at page 391 in the recorder’s office in Bates county, Missouri, did convey to the up- dersigned trustee the following described Teal estate in Bates county Missouri, to-wit Block twenty-nine (29) in the town (now city) of Butler. including the mill and all the machinery and fixtures therein, to s the payment ofthe note in said trast deed de scribed, and whereas said note is long past due and remains unpaid Now therefore at the re quest of the legal holder id note and purea— ance of the provisions of said trast deed, I wit! on Friday, June 30th, 1893, between the hours of nine o’clock in the fore- noon and five o’clock in the afternoon of that day at the east front door of the court house {rz the city of Butler, Missouri. sell to the highess bidder forcash the property in said trust deed and herein above described to satisfy said note, interest and the cost of sale. Butler, Mo., May st, Isa3. Whereas George M Rogers and Alice Rogers. hia wife, by theirdeed of trust dated May Sth, 1891, amd recorded in the reeerder’ ms office within and for Bates county, Missouri, in book No 1¢2 page 57 conveyed tothe under- signed trustee the following described real es— tate lying and being situate in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: All of lot" twelve (12) in block twen ty-three (28) west side addition 1% the city of Butler, which conveyane: was made in trust to secure the payment of one certain nete fally described in sald deed of trust, and whereas, default has been made ix the payment of said note now past due ani! unpaid. Now therefore,at the request of legal holder of said note and pursuan ) the conditions of said deed of truet- : — to sell the above described prem. ses a pants vendue, to the nighest bidder- atthe east front door of the conrz, in the cityof Butler, county of Bates) and state of Miseouri. cn Friday June 29, 1893, between the hours of nine o’clock in the fore— noon and five o’clock in the afternoon of thaz: day, for the purposes of satisfying said de>. interest and coats J.M. VAUGHAN, Trustee. id \ —$ | N———_— TWENTY YEARS. N. B, JETER, AE — West Side Jeweler ig now permanently located on the north sid of the syuare 2 doors west of the Palace hotel, in the room formerly oceapied by Rice and Harper with the largest and most complete line of WATCHES, CLOCKS & JEWELRY Ever offered to the of Butler and Bates County. Fine Repairing and Engraving a Specialty \WATork Fromptly and Satisfactory Done. Highest Prices Paid for old Cold and Sil- Don’t for get the piace, North Side Square, Butler, Mo.