The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 21, 1895, Page 4

: wen i 2 een J. D. ALLEN Eprror. |. D. Atten & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weexty Times, published every ‘Thursday, will be sent to any address one year, postage paid, for $1.00, ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR COLLECTOR, Wo are authorized to annornce J B PAGET, ee candidate for the office of Collector of Mt. Riensant township, subject to the action of due democratic party We are authorized to announce J.S PIERCE, a candidate for the office of Collector of Mt. 5 TLER WEEKLY TIMES | COUNTY ASSESSMENT. This week we puolish « tabulated | statement which shows the assess- ppe ¢ | ment of Bates county by townships. | |It shows there hae been a net in-! | crease of valuation over the previous | assessment of $649,139. Our readers probably never | thought of what a vast difference the locality made in the yalue of horses and other stock. Up in Min go towuship the average value of | dent. the horse is $15.44, while just south; Iu jio Spruce they average $21 71 aud a Secretary, S.A Mudd, proxy for A. jlittie further south in Deepwater; M. they are worth $2357; but down in| DEMOCRATIU Arrange for Holding County and Township Conventions. house Friday, Feby 15th, and was the absence of the assessor is, by proxy. outo his job when he assesses them | breed of horses aud CONVENTIONS. ‘entral Committee Meet and | Pursuant to cali, the democratic! Central Committee met at the court | |ealled to order by T. K Lisle, Presi- the regular Frazier, was selected pro tew. | j A large number of the townships | Howard township they have a tine| were represented either in person or | | | r. Frank McAUaster Rich Hill, Mo. All Ru n Down Hearty and Weil Since Taking | Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Pteasant township, subject to the action of | ‘he democ:atic party We are authorized to announce W G WOMACK, fa candidate forthe office of Collect r of Mt. Vieasent township subject to the action of the Gemocratic convention The treasury gold reserve is climbing at an encouraging rate these days. It may reach $70,000,- 400 or $80,000,000 in the next two works. Mr. Foster of Minnesota has cor- uered the egg product of the United States and eggs are now worth 40 cewte a dozen in Chicago. Mr. Fos ter is evidently a very practical sort of a “rooster ” In afew more days the present congress will cease to do business at the old stand and the management of governmental affairs so far as legislators are concerned will again pss into the hands of the republ- can party A Troy druggist numed W. O. Verkins, attempted suicide at the ‘Lindell hotel, St. Louis, the other day by taking morphine. He was in a precarious condition when found. His father, H. W. Perkins, is a well known banker of Troy, and no cause is given by the would be auicide for committing the act. Congressman Champ Clark will take to the lecture platform as soon as ‘his official term expires, next March. He has three lectures: “Aeron Burr,” “Richer Than Gol- con@a,” and “The Picturesque Men of fae 53d Congress.” Mr. Clark is under the management of the Demo cratic Press Association, which is looking for dates. Whe big strike of the Brooklyn at $29.61. Mingo and Howardtown avimal, and the other townships vary between So on all other ani- mals no two townships have the same valuation. On land, Ming» is the lowest with an aveage of $7 74 per acre and Mt. Pleasant the high- est, at $13.52. This was one of the objections the Times urged against towaship organ ization at the time that question was voted ov; aud our readers can now see how near we were right. Now let the Board of Equalization equal ize thie very unequal assessment and the members thereof will taste the joys of serving the public. CONDEMNED THE COURT HOUSE. We call especial atiention to the grand jury's report It bears the dis tinction of being the first report of the kind to condemn the old rattle trap, ships are the two extremes ov this; the Democrats of the various town- Ou motion, March Yth at 2 o'cleck, | P. M., was selected as the day when “I became enfeebled and run down from 172 to 132 pounds. sbips would meet at their respective votiug places and select delegates on same basis of representation as at the last couventiou, to a county convention to be held at Butler on March 16:b, at 2 o0’clock P M., at the court house for the purpose ot noumtuating a candidate for School Commissioner It was suggested by the Commit- tee that March 9th, after selection of delegates, would be the time set apart where and wheu the Demo- crats of the various townships would make suitable arranyzements for put ting towaship tickets in the field. Committee adjourned am hearty and well, can work hard and eat my meals with relish, which I could not do previously. Formerly my food distressed me, now I can eat heartily. This is due to the beneficial effects of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I had doctored for a long time but did not seem to get well, but nine bottles of Hood’s Has Cured Me, unds. I praise Hood’s Sarsaparilla ighly to all.’ FRANK MCALLASTER, Rich Hill, Missouri H ood’s Sarsa- aerere parila Be Sure C ures to Get Hood's arrerr Hood’s Pills cure all liver ills, billousness, Jaundice, indigestion, sick headache. 25e. JEFFERSON CITY. ONLY HOPE FOR THE PARTY. Senator Vest Writes a Nevada Man a| Erseesd mee Wee Lek Saio Silvariuotce Special to the Timea Nevada Mail. Ithen commenced | taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla and now I | Bennett-Wheeler Merc. Co. Dealers in The celebrated Jobn Deere & Bradley Stirring Plows, Deere & Champion all steel Planters, with Drill and Check Row- er Combined. Lever Harrows. built up my eyatem, given me renewea |Dere Spring Trip Cultivator, Bradley and New health and increased my weight to 158 | Departure Tongueless Cultivators,Grub Plows, Schutller, Clinton StudebakertarmWagons TOP BUGGIES, ROAD WAGONS, SURRIES, CARRIAGES and SPRING WAGONS. .°— The Largest Stock —-.- of Groceries, Hardware, Stoves and Queensware in Bates county. All | kinds of Grass Seeds, Barb Wire, Nails, Wagon wood work ete. The highest market price paid for all kinds of Country Produce. which by courtesy is called a court house, wkich contains valuable rec- ords of the courts of Bates county, of value and interest to all our people. A court house belongs to the people of the county. It isa place where they not only transact their county business, but where they cav hold their public meetings and county conventions Can this be done in the present building? The walls are cracked and bulge out until it is a wonder it does not fall of its own weight. Ev ery county court for years has tried to patch it up with rods and braces, but to day it is not safe to be in it, and absolutely dangerous for a large crowd to hold a meeting in the court room. The grand jury did a very wise thing when it condemned this build- In « letter to V. P. Thorp of this city, dated F-b 10, Senator Vest expres-es himself as follows upon the finwueial question: “Iu my judgment the only hope for the democratic party in the fu ture isto stand firmly by the doc party is irrevocably pledged to the single gold standard National Banks. I believe that au party, gold and _ silver, achieve a great victory in '96 trine of bimetalism. The republican and to the immense majority of the people of the United States favor a larger use for silver money, and if democrats will only stand squarely and decid- edly for the ancient doctrine of our we will It is impossible for us to go any farther with Mr. Cleveland in his issue of gold bonds and the perpetuation of Sp aker Russellis back and every one settled down to work and 15 bills were sent to engrossment this afternoon. The governor this afternoon sent a special message to the House and Senate relative to tie school book commission, which will expire in 1896, or before the convening of an-} other legislature, acd recommended that the assembly take some action to either perpetuate the commission or repeal the law. A communica- tion from Messrs. Leigh & Osborne, of the commission, strongly com mend tae working of the law and state that the uniform system of school text books result in a saving to the 500,000 school children of the state of nearly $100,000 yearly. The senate passed numerous bills affecting St. Louis, notably being the Lancaster bill providing for the; | the right place. __BENNETT-WHEELER MERC., C0. coln Institute gave an entertainment in the hall last Monday night. It was excellent and will, as it always does. aid in securing a liberal appro priation for the institution. Prof. Page is certainly the right man in| House joint and concurrent reso” lution No 1, to submit at the next | general election an amendment to the constitution striking out the werd “male” from the coustitution, is now pending and at the mayor's convention they determened to ask { the legislature to submit a constitu- | tional amendment authorizing cities | of the 3d and 4th clause to issue | bonds upon a vote of the people. Ina L. Creme TO REPEAL THE USURY LAW. | leader of the silver forces in the House, will have his time well taken up after Congress adjourns, deliver- ing addresses on the silver question in all parts of the country. He has received a most cordial invitation from the people of Colorado by Senators Teller and Wolcott, Repre- sentative Lafe Pence and others He will speak in Deuver April 8 on “The battle in Congress since 1873 for free coinage of silver and the fight yet to come.” Victims of the “Bhzzard. Butte, Mont., Feb 17.—Reports of additional fatalities in the recent bhizzard in the eastern part of the | State are being received almost daily. The report today is that August Shafer, agent of a stock cowpany in | Fergus County, started to assist the herders in getting a flock of sheep ing and recommended that steps be il en h ‘oll: Aree teumey etiguns oo epEee taken to build a new court house, completely and the employes failing the National Banking system As I said in the sevate, we have come to the parting of tbe ways, and I do appointment by the govervor of three additional cireuit judges for a uuder shelter, and when the blizzard came up he got lost in the blinding Mr. Julien Presents a Bill Framed on in their attempt to coerce the com that wftl be a pride to the people the Massachusetts Statute. snow His body was found last of our wealthy county not propose to go avy farther with | term ending December 31, 1896. A uight witbin a few rods of the bouse, panies, are now making a desperate attempt to get their jobs back at re dueed wages. Such is the history -of all strikes and the men sooner or tater will find out that the best way to settle disputes is by arbitration. ‘George Washington was in favor of preserving the battle fields of the country as a matter of patriotic sen- timent. In fact, he bought the fa «mous ecene of Braddock’s defeat, swhere he proved himself a thorough soldier in a time of disaster. The tact purchased contained 234 acres, valued in the schedule attached to ‘Washington's will at $6 an acre, and referred to in that document as “tho ‘Great Meadows where the first action with the French in the year 2954 was fought.”—Globe-Demo- orat. At the meeting of mayors the other day, “It was resolved to ask the legislature to pass a law permit ting cities to levy a higher rate than et present, upon a vote of the peo ple, for the purpose of paying for gas and electric plants, water works and public sewers.”—Ex. Regulating School Book Profits. Jefferson City, Feb, 16.—The senate yesterday passed the bill making it a misdemeanor for any bookeeller, merchant or other per son dealing in school text books, to receive a higher price than the con tract price, with 10 per cent added. than that prescribed in the statutes. The fine prescribed is not less than $10 nor more than $50. The mistake in the school law which the above bill is intended to correet has cost the people of this state thousands of dollars, as the book vendors were permitted to make their own charges and the rate added for handling the books by dealers was far above the prescribed limit 10 per cent However, it is never too late to do good and it is gratifying to know our legislators are making the effort as evinced by the above bill —_—_—_—_—___ Ft. Scott is Dry. the first time in over two years this city is “dry” to night Every saloon Fort Scott, Kan., Feb. 16.—For keeper closed the door of his place Memorial in the Oklahoma Legislature Sent to the Committee on the Insane. Guthrie, Ok., Feb. 8.—This was another day of sensations in the Ok lahoma Legislature Early in the day Representative Posten, a Popu list, introdueed a memorial asking Congress to at once enact a law cut ting the salary of the Prsident one half and of members of Congress and the Senate and all Federal of ficers and members or Territorial Legislatures one third, while later in the day a resolution was introduced censuring Mr. Posten. The memor ial was referred to the committee on the insane. The Tiwes is ashamed to own that representative Posten, referred to above, was formerly a citizen of this county and resided in Lone Oak Twp., and we must say the county in Oklahoma he repesents was cer tainly hard up for legislative timber. However Mr. Posten seems to be a harmless nuisance as his menoral was promptly refferred to the com mittee on the insane. Missouri's Militia Force. him in the direction he has taken.” The question of amending the con- atitution asabove suggested is a matter that should be carefully sur- weyed by the legislature before tak ing any action. As matters of taxa tion for towns and cities now stand 60 cents is the limit and to change the law and give to municipalities the right to increase the limit of tax ation might lead to vast extravigance and the towns thus intended to be benefited be irreparably damaged by the change. The constitution as -framed is a safe guard to the citi zens and tax payers of this state, and theless it is changed the bet ter. The right principal to adopt in small towns is not to go beyond | sgain' their ability in extensive improve. ments and thereby incur debts which in the end prove to be burdensome. Cities a6 well as individuals should dive within their incomes. of business at 6 o'clock thie evening in compliance with an order from the new Board of Police Commis sioners appointed by Governor Mor rill. The closing up was accom panied by appropriate observance on the part of the saloon men and their patrons. On some of the front doors of the saloons, crepe was tied. Washing, D. C., Feb. 16.—A let ter from the Secretary of War trans shows the following facts: 380,000. Analysis ot the Bond Vote. Washington, Feb 14—An analy- sis of the vote which defeated the proposition to put “gold” in the bond bill shows that only 31 repub- licans voted for it and 63 republi- cans voted ‘against. Of the Deme- crate 89 voted fer inst. The democrats divided on | zen, at 9,582,806. Died ln His Chair. The ly even lines. caked tae torean agaizuat u-|4 a m_ te build a New Hampshire, New Yerk, eneagienias Maryland aad North Carolina all gave republican votes reg Maccnic fraternity. fa me f against gold. {by mitting to Congress an abstract of the militia force of the United States Missouri—Organized strength, 2,- 096, including officers and men, citi- zens available for military duty, ! d and 104) Samuel Powell, an old honored citi- oe 70 years, died sitting in ee ee icans | his chair this morning. He rose at| Tuesday night when the of the | Comm! republi and at ea ked to hear the ad-| it is disposed of. o'clock his wife got up and found/ dress in memory. of Abraham Lia- him sitting in his arm chair stone} coln when the view was o He will be buried to morrow | on ail sides by toweri second bill by the same autnor pro viding for an extra criminal judge for St. Louis,and Senator Morrisey's bill providing that in cities baving a@ population of more than 500,000 any man who beats his wife shail be publicly whipped upon the bare body. The house committee on appro priations are progressing with their work and on Monday the house in committee of the whole passed uj on the civil list and show themselves in favor of liberal appropriations. The Murray bill for the removal of the agricultural college seems to gain strength by discussion and went to engrossment by a vote of 78 to 47. The “Filley” election bil! design- ed to make it possible for a free ballot and a fair count was discussed at length Tuesday and made special order for Friday when it went to en- grossment. The ouly objection urged to the bill by the democrats was that the appointing power being placed with the judiciary would tend to corrupt the courts. Mr. Davidson, of Marion, the demo. cratic leader made an able argument for the appointing power to be placed with the governor, but he was out numbered and the bill went to engrosamentas framed. The bill is said to embody the views of the and Kansas City. Hon. DeReign’s bill to preveut wearing of bate at theatres, church The total of the militia of the | orother public meetings is bringing United States is 110,899, the avail. able force unorganized is reckoned him much notoriety. The Judiciary Committee, to which bill was refer- |red, reported the bill adversely but the house demanded that the bill be | #Ctiou unless the agreement tc Chillicothe, Mo, February 16 —| Printed. The need fur some such legisla forcibly demonstrated ering feathers. | As customary the pupils of Lin-! Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 18.—Mr. Julian introduced in the house this afternoon a bill to repeal the law} passed in 1891, regulating the rate | of interest on all loans, cbhattele, and personal security. It is claimed by those interested that the usury law of 1891 has proven a hardehbip in- | stead of a benefit to the borrowing | classes, having doubled the rate of interest on small loans and made the | borrower pay often as much as three times the rate charged before the law went into effect. It is proposed to repeal the usury law and let the demonds of trade regulate the rate | of interest | Attorney McAuley of Kansas City | who is here in the interest of the bill | has liberally supplied the asseubly | with literature showing the laws of | j other countries in relation to usury. | He shows that no usury law has ever | been enacted in California and that | these states have now no laws: Col- orada, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts and | Connecticut. | Asa substitute for all Missouri aud his dead horse near by A herd er for State Senator Swift, near Miles City, named Smith, was lost in the storm, and has not been found. The loss in stock, and especially sheep, will be tremendous, as in many cases whole flocks were frozen. Get Pensions Wasbington, D C., Feb 16 —The President has approved the joint resulution to resture the pension status of the Missouri militia who served during the late war. By this act a large number of Missourians become entitled to pen- sious, who otherwise could not have receiveda cent from the government. safety committee of both St. Louis) laws on the subject of interest on money it ie proposed to enact a copy of the Massachusetts law which bas been in operation without amend ment since 1834, as follows: “When there is no agreement for a different rate the interest on mun- | ey shall be at the rate of $6 per each $100 for a year but it shall be | lawful to pay reserve or contract for any rate of interest or discount, but ;mo greater rate than that before; mentioned shall be recovered ia such greater rate hein writing.” The bill promises to be an in < LLIN Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal Eaieeae when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the werld’s best products to the of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax- ative; effectually cleansing the system, cispalien colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipatien. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medica! profession, because it acts on the Kid- committee and in the assembly util | Silver Orek Bland. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17. Representative Bland of Missou pet Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly tree from every objectionable substance. _Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug- gists in 56c and $1 but it is man- ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. —— is vanes = every package, name, Syrup o! : and being well etal coe iu ok accept any substitute if offered. Wire i