The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 30, 1893, Page 1

Times. VOL. XVI. Misso " OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, - . . + . $110,000. ‘Transacts a general banking business. all funds committed to our charge. commodation in the way of loans to our customers. mers, merchants and the public generally, promising a safe depository We solicit the accounts of far- for We are prepared to extend liberal ac-! i Funds always on hand all or al!] to loan on real estate at lowest rates, allowing borrowers to pay part at eny time and stop interest. DIRECTORS. Dr. T. C. Boulware Booker Powell Erauk M Voris | CH Dutcher H H Piggott HC Wyatt ¥ John Deerweaster © & Radford RG West 2 JR Jenkins ‘ Oscar Reeder Wm E Walton i Geo L Smith OTHER S'COCKHOLDERS. E Bartlett Frank Deerwerter Robert McCracken DrjW_E Tucker Margaret Bryner D A DeArmond A McCracken WB Tyler Lalu Brown Jobn Evans M V Owen M E Turner JN Ballard Dr J Everingham John Pharis Wm W Trigg G A Caruthers C & E Freeman Charles Pharia wm Walis 1B Chelf GB Hickman JK Rosier GP Wyatt J M Courtney DB Heath JW Reisner Dr NL Whipple Robert Clark Semuel Levy LB Starke Max Weiner © P&S LColeman CH Morrison Clem Slayback TJ Wright JR Davia Dr W D Hannah John H Sallens Circuit Court Proceedings. we believe will be a credit to the J. W. Handly va J. N. Burrows; County court and contractors. plaintiff dismisses. E. P. Nickel vs H. P Nickel; ver dict for defendant. Jno DV. Parkinson et al Jobn Sheare:; continued | Jos. Armstrong va W. H. Walton; | judgement for plaintiff. S. W. S. Childs et al ve Joe Augle et al; verdict for plaintiff motiou tur new trial filed, Fred Crouchman vs A H Bell et al; judgment for plaintiff. ¥. L Howard va John Enyart et a); verdict for defendant. Michael Johngon vs D M. Bussey et al judgment for plaintiff. W. K. Royce va 8. W. Hopkius et al; judgment for plaintiff. R. C. Massie ve S. 8. Quillen; at atchment sustained judgment for plaintiff. W. W. Hamilton vs $ C. Lemar; verdict for plaintiff E Surber et al vs Jas Rice et al; report of sale. q A. O. Welton et al ve R. M. Wil cox; judgment of justice affirmed. ; AO. Welton et alvs R. M Wil Ox; dismissed at defendants cost. Rheuben Bryaut et al va H T Lamon; judgment for plaintiff. R. M. Wright vs J. F. Chambers; judgment for plaintiff. Frank Warnock vs J. B. Dyerle; judgment for plaintiff ©. A. Summers va Joseph Peter- man; dismissed. U S. Wind, engine and pump Co. jvs ©. B. Ingles et al; change of venue to Henry Co. State of Mo. vs Robt. Treasure: defendant plead guilty to five days in jail. Eight cases. State of Mo. vs. Edgar Owen. Twelve cases; Plead guilty in four, ind nolle pros in eight. } State of Mo. vs. Jas. Doarn; con-! inued. H. M. Sanders vs. tumble bee case. Bumble bee files | Tid sattice aaa -aterplea ane plaintiff dismisses. | against him H. M. Stacey vs. H. R. Field;| R.S. Furg Verdict for defendant. | looks down State of Mo. vs. Bud Bremwmet; | Verdict not guilty. le County Court, that the space in | third story directly over the ve juiics a d viher purposes. We would also recommend the partition constructed in room in ite present condition is the work of the Grand Jury. Jobn Hartman, N. B McFarland, G. W. Davis, F B. Feeley, D. D Peeler, Pierce Hacket, S. T. Broaddus, Clerk. G. B. Parker, Virginia !tems. to Caldwell county Mo. rehumatism. better slowly. Park of Benton Crawford all voted for McKinley. and will debate with parties. bill. TIMES one year. of Alma Mo. month. our midst on a visit and hunt. at Mulberry Mo. son of Rich Hill Bates Co. vs. J. E. Newell et al; | Judgement for plaintiff. Bates county vs. H. T. Osborne | cemetery. et al; judgment for plaintiff. r The Grand Jury’s Report. Graxp Jury Room, Nov. 22. 93. | posts for sale. To tae Hon. County Court.— We the undersign members of the Grand | Jury, having visited the old Jail, | would say that we found the ten) prisoners there confined were as/| well cared for ascould be expected under the circumstances. We also | visited the work house and found | five prisoners there confined. They | > all claimed to be well fed and cared | for. | We also visiied the new jail now nearing completion.and so far as it has progressed seems to be con-/ etructed in « substantial, workman like manner, and when completed , | ed to attend. Jas. Montgomery has on the hogs and cattle southeast on a hunt. good one. business and she’s a rustler. coal at 4 and Scts. Miss Hattie Hussey Oldhams last of last week. Mr. H. Pope has moved rensburg Mo. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. oyal Wilson Allen We would suggest tu the Hon. the cell rooms could be furnished at a small expenee and utilized for bold over that the Grand Jury room be remove, as the tirely too small and inconvenient for A.B Wilkine, Thomas Chick, FC Hendricksor, Foreman. Isaac Park returned from his visit to,see his brother Abe who had been confined to his bed for eight week with He reports him getting | the victims were peaceful and order- Mrs. Rachel Leepee is visting her brother G. W. and Isaac Park. Carrie county | was illiterate and very stupid. but Ohio is visiting her uncle G. O. Park, | he had always been considered harm- who has five brothers and father and us PD. Ward King, Chairman prohibi- tion party, will speak at Amorett Dec. 5th, Amsterdam. Dec. 6th Hume 7th either of the Politically the liquor business is of more concern than tariff or silver Walter Woody subscribes for the Herman Bearman had $9,500 fall to him in the estate of Henry Bearman Herman is a poor boy and is working for ten dollars a James Wolf son, of C. W. Wolf of Burlington Kas., a good lawyer,is in | Father Goble of this place died , Friday night of heart failure. He died | took effect in 1892 so far as the as- H. R. Field,‘ at his son Ed Gobles and was buried Mr. Goble was an no man had aught Mo. is nose and up the wall .| and says he has made up his mind to read the booming TimEs for one | year. Geo, Furgeson of the Hill burried ‘his 5 year old little girl in the Howel he Literary at Grand View school | house is a grand sucess and all invit- Louis | Staker place plenty of good hedge Cole Hensely shipped 3 car loads of R. T. Judy and son Ernest has gone W. Dudley is putting up an ice house for J. W. MeFadden and it’s a Aunt Betty Dudley is doing a good Peter Furgezon has p!enty of hand tobbacco for sale and says he will beat them all in quality and price. The Herrick Hussey Bros is selling visited Mr. } to War-/ N. M. NESTLERODE. Baking Powder | KILLED FIVE PEOPLE. | | Deadly Work o' Re | Seymour, Ind, Nov 26 —As the | jresuit of a temnble tragedy, growing | jout of a fawily fued tive people are dead to right in tier country home, seven miles east of this city. Four years ayo Cln'on Jordon, then 21 years old, married a daughter of Joshua Foster. with whom he had ; uv lived bap; ily. Last week they | eornts lard ste return d to the rome of hor father. Lute last night jtorden met father-i law, and jwecommnuied hin home, coutrary to |the wishes of the latter, who feared trouble. Jordon promised that be would do no kaim. Shortly after bis arrival at the Foster home he began to quarrel. Foster then or dered him out of the house, wken Jordon fired at the old man, but missed him, the ball striking Mies Cora Foster, aged 17, in the head, i killing her instantly. His second shot bit Foster in the head und he fell, but he soon roseandran a quar ter of a mile to the home of a.ocher son in law, William Powell, where he fell and lingered until this after- noon when he died = =Jordon then turned toward Mrs. Foster, his mother iu law, shootiuge her in the neck, the ball ranging downward and causing a wound from which she died tonight. Jordou's wife at- tempted to defend her mother, and he stabbed her repeatedly in the breast, hands and face, and ended by shooting ber through the head. Jordon then opened his vest and placing the revolver agrainst his breast sent a ball through hie heart. He dropped dead, falling across the dead body of his wife. The pistol was placed so close to his breast that Jordon’s clothing caught fire aud was literally burned off kim, the skin dropping from his body when it was lifted. Foster, the aged victim, years old and bis wife 50. Mrs. Jordon was only 18 years old. Fos ter had an unsavory reputation, and when drinking, which he often did, he was ugly and quarrelsome. All fChaton Jordon With river and Kuife. | his was 60 ly citizens Jordon, the assassin and suicide, less. Nevada Mail: The revised statutes of 1889 provided that agricultural and pastoral lands of ten acres shall be exen pt frem city tax, where such tracts were included in the consent of the owner. Tracts of ten acres or less were subject to the tax. In 1891 the legislature repealed that | statute aud provided that agricul. | tural and pastoral Jands within the eity limits larger thau forty acres were to be exempt;but of forty acres or less should pay the tax. This sessment was concerned but it will probably be construed that the tax of the present year is the first to be paid under the act.” This change in the law will catch | Several persons iu Butler, who have |heretofore dodged the city assessor | on the grounds of owning five or ten | acres of land within the city limits, | and assessing it only as farm land. | Last Thursday Mr. B. F. Sutton, | of Kingsvitle, was adjusting his | wood sawing circular saw while in| motion, slipped and fell against it, cutling one leg off and slightly cut- ting his arm aud face. The surgeons had to amputate the leg between the knee and hip. The injury is danger- ous but is probably not fatal. We DRESS GOODS an BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1893. uri State Bank NO. 2 —-THE LEADERS— LANE & ADAIR, Will this week call the attention of the Ladies to their elegant line of Dress Goods, the largest and best assorted stock of DRESS TRIMMINGS INBUTLER 50 feet of shelving filled solid with Dress Goods. Thousands of yards of these beautiful Imported Gcods MUST BE SOLD BEFOREJAN 1. Here is the chance for you! Now is the accepted time to Than you have ever before bought them. It is still going on. They will rot last much longer. We have made aia: gements with all the grocery houses and p ¢ order same as cash in exchange for goods. So yorcan sell th an order on Lane & Adair, which we will accept at full value. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Goods and can match the Most Delicite Shades in trimmings. OUR CLOAK SALE Lane Sc Adair. Buy Your Holiday Dress Cheaper We have all the Newest Novelties in Dress Den't forget REMEMBER WE WILL SELL YOU A CLOAK AT COST. oduce buyers to take their 2m jour produce, Take Wecairy the beet line of MENS AND BOYS FINE DRESS SHOES IN BUTLER, The best line of CUSTOM MADE BOOTS, LADIES SHOES, MISSES SHOES, CHILDRENS SCHOOL SHOES, and sell them cheaper than any house in Butler. MAIL ORDERS. | Blair-Thompson. \ | | Warrenebarg J. D. Shot Mis Cousin. Harrisonyilie, M Nov. William Milligan. a farmer living in| The marriage of Miss Ella Thom,- | the western part of this county shot | gon, only daughter of Rev. and Mrs. and it is supposed killed a man/ J. A. Thompson of Centerview Mo., named Haynes, his cousin, Jate yes- land Rev. R. Downey Blair, of Blue) terday evening. They quarrelled | Springs, Mo., took place yesterday | yesterday morning onthe road be- (Thursday the 29 inst ) at the resi- tween where Haynes and Milligan | derce of the bride's parents. The | lived, Haynes using a club and | bride's father performed the cere- throwing stones They then Sepa-| mony at 12 m. After partaking of rated each going his way. jan elegant dinner, started on a visit In the afternoon Haynes went to | to iis son in Butler, thence to Blue the house of his aunt where Milligan | Springs, where Mr. Blair is pastor of lived, and was stooping over cleaning | the CumberlandPresbyterian church. his shoes when Milligan stepped up | Mr. Blair is tco well known in Ken | behind aud in ten feet of Haynes, | tueky and Missouri to need any cou - shooting him in the back and, firing | mendation from us. again, shot him in the calf of the leg | The beautiful brideis an aceoup The doctor says he casnot possibly | Jished christian lady, the organist in recover. | Presbyterian church in Centerview. Milligan was arrested this moru-! She is the leader of the Christian ing by sheriff Hatton and placed in | Endeavor Society; zealous in all jail to await the action of the grand | christian work, and is universally jury. Both men were single. beloved and admired by her numer- Haynes’ parents live in Obie and be | ous acquaintance wherever she has has beed here but a short time. o7 | gone. | The Journal Democrat cxteuds to The tax on sugar has been reduce- | tlie high echtract z aa by the new tariff bill to be sub-| He igh contracting parties cor grat: | mitted. A sweeping reduction has | U/tions. saw his father, W. M. Sutton of this! city, who said his son was getting on | nicely when he left him Tuesday.—} Holden Enterprise. | | { | | — | | | The new road law enacted by stie| jlegislature last winter does not ap-! pear to have accomplished very much | This result was predicted at the! {time the law was under considera-/ : me 7 jtion. The great difficulty is a lack! | of revenue. Until a radical change jis made iu regard to raising money | [no general system of improving the: | public highways can be made suc-} cessful. The laws may be tinkered | one from June until eternity, bat! nothing better than a patch-work | system will result.—Jefferson City Tribune. also been made on nearly everything | = of general consumption. Wool, bivd- | ing twine, agricultural implements, | salt. lumber, iron, etc.. is placed on | the free list. The farmers and labor- ing people of this country will find | when the bill is once put in opera | tion that the cost of living will be; greatly reduced and thousands of | dollars will be saved to them. \ Ou and after Jav., Ist I will sell | gceols for cash er produce. I find} by adopting this system that I can | do better by my customers and sell | them goods for Jess mouey than! credit stores. Persons indebted to | me on account are requested to call and settle by Jan. Ist. N. M.Nustizzopz, Virginia, Mo, Clark Wix, M.S, Kiersey, M.G. Wileox., " £. A.” Bennett, J.J. McKee, “4. M_ Gailey. J. EVERINGH DIREC John E. Shatt, Seven Years for Stealing Cattle. Nevada, Mo., Nov. 25.—Dennie Addison was sentenced to the peni- tentiary today in the Vernon County Circuit Court for seven yeare, on two indictments, for steulmg eattle. He stole thirty-four head of cattle last summer from the pasture of J. B. Kinkead, and shipped them to Kan sas City and sold them. Ed Blair and Charles Ritehey were each sentenced for two years in the Penitentiary for robbing Thomas Watson of a watch and $45 in mon- ey. The Mate of the “Mary Ann,” a , breezy domestic story for young , people, by Sophie Swett, is to be published next week by Harper & Brothers. Itis a story with what the Irishman called “a heroine for its hero,” the “mate” named being a high spirited, courageous girl. Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for FARMERS BANK OF BATES COUNTY, $50,000.00 COUNTY DEPOSTORY s+++ +--+» Presijent Vice-President Vice-President Cashier TORS. Beek oe oe D _N. Thompson, 4.K Rozier, &. AM. Secretary Jjoun Steele W. Legg Receives Deposits subject to check, Lones Money, issues Drafts transacts a general Banking business. Your sah er copentny