The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 21, 1895, Page 5

Only Two Weeks = More in which yo winter weight su for only $12.50 | This includes all $20 and $18 suits. Cheaper grades in Now is your time TLOTHIN eH G. W Miers will sell you 1 pound! of Rio coffee for 20 cts. W. M. Ellis, of Worland, will ac | cept our thanks for a renewal of bis! subscription | | Ifreporte be true it would be| | well for the people to bold up send- jing aid to the Nebraska mufterare | uutil the relief committee of that | state get out of their present entan | |glement and the serious charges of | misappropriation and bad manage | |meut is cleared up. | } At St. Louis Friday the dead body u can buy any it in our store of a man supposed tobe C. G Moore, of Kansas City, was found in | the closet of a Missouri Pacific! jeoach He had shot himself in the| head. He was about 40 years of age | and fairly well dressed. His ticket | was from Kaneas City to Fair proportion. | Mount, Illinois. W. A. Crawford, one of the oldest dry goods dealers of Sedalia, failed Monday R. H. Moses of the Third National Bank is the trustee. The liabilities are between $18,000 and} $20,000, and the assets about $10, ° 000 The largest creditors are St. } Louis firms Poor business is said jto have caused the failure to buy. The colored Epworth League will | | bold its next meeting at the colored M.E chureh, March 4th. Subject for discussion, “Resolved That a Teacher is of More Benetit to jit was admitted by a lextends best wishes to $500 Damages. The Jury in the case cf Dr. J. W Choate vs. Mo Pac. Ry. Co. found for the plaintiffin the sum of $500 The doctor Was a passenger on ove of this Company’s trains, comicg trom Rich Hill, during tbe fair last, fail. The cars were crowded and, tbe doctor claims he was compelled | to stand on the platform, in coupling the Concussion was so severe as to knock him off, aud he fell down a} steep embarkwent breaking bis arm aud otherwise injuring bim | Mesers Graven & Clark represen! ed the plaintiff and th+y are to be! congratulated upon the able mann-r | in which they manag-d the case, as i who heard? the evidence to be very close. Thes- gentlemen prepared their instruc tions and pleadings with such care that it leaves very little hope for the defendant to reverse it in the higher eourt Rev J.B. Hill, of Kansas City, | uuited in warriaye last wight at 8] o'clock, Mr. D. K. 8S Waiker, aud! Miss Kuby Pyle. The crremouy | was performed at the resideuce of | Dr Pyle, father of the bride, aud! was Wituessed by about seventy five | luvited guests, among whom was D V Walker, wife and daugbter, of Wichita, Kansas, brother of the groom aud Mrs. Pyle, of Kausae| Cicy, sister in-law to the bride. The groom isa member of the McKib | ben Mercantile establishment and is| ene of Butler's prominent youny business meu. The bride is the! charming and accomplished daught erof Dr Elliott Pyle. The Times} the happy! SPRING P RICES ON Dress Goods Dress Silks Wash Silks Trimm: Ve! ny Silks vets White Goods Ta bie Linens Crashes Sheetings Carpet “arp et: We sell the best Sl and $1 50 Kid G oves Made McKIBBENS. You ean borrow money at low rates of interest of 13 4t Devary & Percivar. Mr. Hale, the urfortunate idiot being cared for at the county poor farm, is 65 years of aged, end in all the years of his long life, has never been able to help bimeeif in the slightest particular. He sits all day long swaying his body from side to side and drums the floor with his feet. He can neituer He is more helpless thau a baby, simply teed himself, | | nor put on and off bis ciothes WANTED. A good location for a good stock | of staple and fancy groceries. Ad- dress W. L. Brack, Topeka, Kas., care 5th Ave. Hotel Obituary. Mrs. Sarab H. Alexander (nec Cal- lahan.) was born April 9, 1834, in Jacksun county, Obio. She was ; baptized in the Methodist church in | 1844 and became a Christian while |; quite young, and moved with her parents tou Jay county, Indiana, in | 1848, was married to Andrew C. | Alexander June 2, 1853, and moved auimate piece of of clay. Itis worth | t. Lucas county, Iowa in 1857, and | the salary the superintendent of the | with her husband moved to near |county poor farm receives to attend | Johnstown, Mo., in 1867, where she ‘to him alone—Nevada Post. ‘lived until her death, which occur- z red February, 10, 1895, being at her death 60 years, 10 mouths and i day jthe community than a preacher.” Affirmative Jacob Jordan and W. L. Horne, negative, Gussie Goff and Arthur Johnson. coupie BUTE EK WEEKLY TIMES! Mt. Pleasant Conyention. | Notice is hereby given that the | Democrats of Mt Pleasant township | will meet at the court house on Sat ~ | urday, March 2nd, 1895 at 2 o'clock, One pound Imperial tea for 25 | p m. to nominate township officers. centsat G W. Miers’ new grocery | T K Liexe, Chairman, Read carefully the tabulated as sessment of Bates county published i = jin this issue of the Tiwes and note! Grand Jury’s Keport. the inequality of the work of the | To the Hon. Juage Lay: old) Shia pomsenisl all aahon el assessors in the different townsbips,| We, the Grand Jury, in accordance marke Sta Aten a nable cs _— and perhaps it will open your eyes) with the mstructions of your Honor, |» pood micianaeats a Sebeat as to the action of the state board o1 | beg leave to report that we examined | He k t Mande ee equalization in their attempt to ree er sickness was of short duration. the offices of the different county | On Sunday Febi ¢ ‘ tify the mistakes, blunders and ine | Uffcers, and noted the manner in | pee Tea enh 3, _ ee quality of the assessment of the state | woich they kept the records aud | 6 augoter, Sire. Dadiey an: by counties If the assessors of | transacted the business of the coun | 3.5 erncken arb noeamoni an In capturing Robt. Johnson and Joe Halton, the police of Kansas City have made important arrest. The two men captured are noted crooks and for the past month have been poking their revolvers the noses of different persons and reliev LOCAL ITEMS A. P. Bridgford, claiming to have been hurt by being thrown from his | wagon while crossing the street car F. C. Lee, formerly of Altona,now of Schell City, renews for ‘96. under W. H_ Dunn, of Altoua, is a new _ with la grippe. subscriber to the booming Trmes. Six pounds Java grackling coffee | for $1.00 at G. W. Miers’ new gro- | cery. | J B. Adair and Mrs Lane will} leave the last of the week to buy) their spring stock of goods. \ The trial of George Long, charged with having killed his father, is set | for trial Wednesday of next week. | The Times has received a copy of the State Auditor's report, for which Auditor Seibert will accept our! thanks. | Mrs. Chandler came from her | home in North Carolina to attend | the funeral of her mother, Mrs. F. | M. Allen. Mrs. Carey Henderson, is a new | subscriber to the booming Trves which is being sent by ber brother, | Elmer Garner. | Frank Allen, secretary of thé! Missouri State Bank, was confined to his bed several days last week track at Nevada last December, has ing them of their money and jewelry. | brought suit against the city in cir- | damaged by the severe cold weather, | $1,500 The case was tried in Bar cuit court for $30,000 damages. Jacob Faith, known fruit raiser of Vernon county report that he has made a careful examination and finds that the extreme cold weather we ha.e been having the past winter has not materially in- jured the peach bud. He says he found many fruit buds and if ore in ten survives will have a full crop. “Nels’ Clerk,” G. W. Park, our valued Virginia correspondent, gave usa pleasant call Monday. Mr. | Park was in the city as a witness in acase in court. He is a wide awake correspondent and correctly reports the happenings of his section. If you have an item of news don’t fail to hand it to him that he may trans- }mit it to the Times. well Elmer Garner, the Ties’ young friend living near Virginia, gave us a pleasant call the other day. He reports the wheat crop as being especially fields unprotected by the} snow Rufus N Ramsey, late state treas- urer of Illinois, died a defaulter to the extent of over $300,000. He was held in highest esteem by the people and his deficit in office was not discovered until after his death. ‘Mra. Mary Walters, of Virgil township Vernon, who brought suit against Oliver Cox, of the same county for breach of promise was awarded damages to the amount of The mayoralty fight is on at Rich Hill in dead earnest, so parties from thatcity inform us, and the contest is goingto be the hottest fight! ever known in that town. There are but two candidates for the position, Will R Ferguson aud Jno. Jamison, both prominent citizens and both ton county circuit court und ended Saturday A dispatch from Rich Hill to the Kansas City Times says petroleum bas been struck on the Chas. Falor farm eight miles southwest of Rich Hill,at a depth of 710 feet. On the land and personal property of | the different township is about on a} par, differed so widely in judge ment on valuations, what is to be expected of the state valuation by counties when no system is adopted | to govern assessments. | The meeting of the city conueil Monday night was a spirted one and | important business was promptly | and fearless dispatched. Among the | most important items acted on was} the appointment of a new fire chief | The names of Dr. Ely and Cal Rob. | inson were presented and the latter | received the appointment. Mr Rob | inson is a splendid mechanic, a man of good judgement and a better ap-| poniment could not have been made. Jas Harper, city collector handed in his resignation and the same was promptly accepted. A succor was} not appointed and it is said the council are inclined te give the office to the township col lector A. O. Welton, for the uu expired term of Mr. Harper. This would bea good idea and the ar-| rangement would be much more con- Bates county in their work, where) ty. died the next Sunday morning. She In the limited time allowed us it was iwpessibie to give more than a cursory examination. We were well pleased with the apparent proficiency of all the officers. Their records bore the appearance of neatness and correctuess, the offices clean and orderly arrauged and the oflicers gentlemanly and courteous while in the discharge of their duties. We found the valuable papers and re- cords in tie Circuit Clerk’s office wholly without fire protection, and we recommend to the County Court the necessity of a large fire proof vault for this office. The walls of the Court House we fiud to be badly cracked and warped, and deem it unsafe and do not regard it a fit or proper capital building for the rich and prosperous County of Bates, and recommend that early measures be adepted to secure such a struc | ture as will be a pride to our people and an honor to our county. We were much pleased with the new jail which we found to be a model structure, with the latest de- vices for keeping safely and comfort- ably the prisoners. We commend the Sheriff for its clean and orderly appearance and his careful and humane care of his charges. The prisoners made no leaves tive children to mourn their loss, her husband having preceded her to the other world about 18 months. Four children, Owen, ; Tommy, Mre Chute and Mrs. Dud- | ley, live near Johnstown, while Mrs. Adell lives in Nebraska. Funeral services were conducted by the undersigned at the Metho- | dist church in Johnstown February | 12th, after which her remains were laid beside her husband in the Johns- town cemetery to await the resur- {rection morn. Sleep on, father and | mother, rest from thy labors for thy works do foilow thee. J. M. Suettos. WILLIAMS CASH CROCERY. While others have raised on flour, | we are still selling at same old price, and will continue to do so as long } as this car load lasts and longer, if \in our power. The Occupation Tax will cut no figure with us. We will continue to hammer the prices down to the lowest notch. Our customers | dlibly | receipt of the news of the a compa- Those people who talk 20 glibly | ny was organized in Rich Hil to sink about the death of the democratic | a hole for oil on the McCombs farm party forget that it has been killed | just outside the city limits to a venient to the tax payer. At this juncture in the proceedings a streak of economy struck the council and stalwart democrats. The boys pres} dict the gravel train will arrive elec- tion night with hot boxes. complaint of their fare and are loud in their praise of the treatment ac | corded them. The Sheriff suggested | shall not pay one cent of it. We have been treated so well by the innumerable times the same way. | depth of 2,000 feet. W. J. Mills, of Carrolton, Mo. | A delightful afternoon luncheon Hill, Mo., were united in marriage | eudidang bier Sirsa con eet marriage of Miss Ruby Pyle. day. We understand a large num- | ber of indictments were handed in but the nature of most of them is not yet made public. | able affairs of the season. ‘Che birthday party given by the ladies of the C. P. church at the! and Miss Iaa M. Tindell, of Rich | ¥88 given by Mrs. J. M. McKibben : |bury, at the bandsome and com : | A Sad Deata. Monday, by Judge Dalton, in the| modious home of the former, on|°"* aig Ee aisenye glad to T. Lisle Standish, of Hume, ase’t| Probate office. | Ohio street, Saturday last. It was|8ee him. While here he renewed | cashier of the Hume bank, in Butler | | given in honor of the approaching | for the booming Times which keeps Wednesday of last week attending | The grand jury adjourned Mon-' A select number of ladies were present and vote it one of the most enjoy- A bill to put clerks of congressmen | {on the annual pay roll at $100 a | month, would haye passed congress e S: ‘ oue of the nightwatchmen was dis- Ed T. Steele, of Richards, \ 8rn00 | charged, the result of which will be county, speut a couple of days in} 7B : ja saving of about $35 per month. | town last week visiting his mother} and shaking hands with his numer | him posted of happenings iu this) court was taken suddenly sick in his part of the world Ed looks well | room at the Laclede hotel Wednes- and reports doing a good business | day night and died about 6 o'clock | in’ bis little city. | Thursday morning. The cause of his | | death was congestion of the bowels. | Mr. Wm. Griggs, of Sbawnee He retired about 11 o'clock in his | township, ove of the Iiwzs beat ‘usual health and about.1 o'clock! friends and oldest subscribers called | was attacked with a spell of vomit | that a room over the jail be fitted up for the use of juries that are com pelled to hold late in the night. We | would recommend such an improve- ment for its convenience to the Sheriff and its economy to the Coun ty in saving fuel and extra deputy hire. The Sheriff further suggests that the rooms in which are located the cages be lined with boiler iron, and we recommend this suggestion. All of which is respectfully submit ted. Attest: Westex Bapeert, I. N. Marns, Clerk. Foreman. The Genuine Merit citizens of Butler and Bates county and we appreciate their trade and kindness so very highly, we feel that we should do everything in our pow- to save them money, and we intend to doit. Our trade was very large last year, and with the prospect of | helding every customer and gaining new ones, we intend to reduce our | Prices, and make lower prices this | year than was ever know in Butler, , aad in doing this we ask the help of | every citizen of Bates county. Every jcustomer must invite his neighbor | to come with them and try us, the reaidence of Dr. Fulkerson was very | had it not been for the intervention remunerative, the receipts being & Judge DeArmond: )/The Judges bout $40 constituents and the country ingen | oar ; eral can always dapend on the judge | M. A. Carroll, of Lone Oak town- | being at his post of duty at the/ jing and crampivg. He arose frem| i i i ef and arene doors in his night | Of Hood's Sarsaparilla wins friends | Se clothes and not returning in a reas | Wher-ver it is fairly and honestly | *F¢ly please you. Everything we onable time his room mate, Mr.|tried. To have perfect health, you | Sel! is warranted to please you, or | Powers, became uneasy and accom. | ™ust have pure blood, and the best ; you can returo it. Our terms will Monday avd renewed for “95 This is his first visit to Butler for several weeks on account of the extreme cold weather. Uncle Billey. fora ship.son of the Tiwes’ good friend and stalwart democrat D. M. Carroll, called the other day and had his his name enrolled for the booming . Trwss. Through the kindness of the pop- ular aud efficient deputy ceunty tion of Bates county. : The Nevada Mail says Louis _ Nuokolls, a young farmer ‘of Lake township, Vernon eounty, fell from a load of bay and it is thought was fatally hurt. The accident happen- ved by the wagon slipping on theice. G. W. Miers pays the highest *, cash prices for farm produee. man of his age, SO years, is one of jtigbt time and of doing the right | | thing. The city papers have titled | : : | | the Judge as the “solid man of the jand could pass himself off for 65. : house.” | the :nost active men in this county! | Im our anvouncement column will be; a broken buggy on the bridge. | who asks the nomivation for collec-! jwhich spans Mound branch, south |cr of this township. Mr. Womack, | |Tooms, went to investigate his ab {panied by Messrs. Frauklin and Roovinsou, who occupied adjoiuing sence. They found the sick man iat a critical condition and unable to} way to have pure blood is to take | be strictly CASH or produce. We Hood's Sareapariila, the best blood purifier and strength builder. It expels all taint of scrofula, salt rheum and all other humors, and at | have ware-Louses to handle ou: poultry ip, and are prepared to | handle it by the ear load, and will | walk. They assisted him back to the same time builds up the whole | make the poultry and egg business Constable Wm. Arnold discovere1| found the nawe of W.G. Womack,! bis room and Dr. Christy was sum-| system. moned, and his ailment was pro | nounced a dangerous case of conges | ed statement of the assessed, valun- | Later Thos. Ellis, of Rich Hill, came | ness wen, and should be be success-/and in » few winutes went into! Hood’s Pills are prompt and ef- The Missouri State Bank has on up and identified the mare as belong- ful a more judicious nomination |® #pasm from which he never recov-| band a large awount of surplus mon- | ing to his brother iu-law, Wi. Cope | could not be made and in his elec land, of Rich Hill. Mra. Copeland |tivn to the office the people would; | bad driven to the Baptist church on have au honest and taithful efticial | | Monday evening, und when preach- | who would do hie duty to the satis- | ing was over she discovered that her ' faction of all. The Tives bespeaks |horse’and buggy was gone. Mr. for Mr. Womack a cordial support | Ellis thinks it was stolen and when | from the democratic party at the the buggy broke down it was desert-| nominating conventien to be held at j ed by the thieves. | the court house next Saturday week. ed. young man 22 years of age, a mem | ber of the Masonic.Odd Fellows and | borrow either on Personal or Real | Mr.| Estate Security in small or large! Standish, father of the deceased, is; amounts or on short time or for, president of the bank of which hia | long time can be accomodated at; The deceased | once by calling. Will loan on Beal | leaves a wife and babe with other | Estate on time from one to five years | relatives, to wourn their loss. The) and allew borrowers to pay part or remains were taken home Thursday /| all at any time and stop interest Knight of Pythias lodges Son wan cashier evening for burial. The deceased was a bright/ey that we are anxious to loan on| gvod security. Parties wishing to o1 Money in Bank; no delay. 50-tf. one our specialities during this year. We have been paying 5ic. fh cash i Ce pi | for hens for the last week, while the | : : | tion of the stomach and bowels. Just ficient. 25c. clerk, W. H. Warnock, we are per-| of town, on Tuesday, close by was ais all know, is one of our Promi- | before ae cath, he was attacked | ane re oo ‘buyers that stand on the corners mitted to give our readers a tabulat- | Bice looking mare tied to the fence. | nevtand enterprising young busi-| with intense pain in the stomach! = y to Loan. and catch you as you come in, get | your poultry for less money. Don't sell your produce until you have seen | us or drive up aud unload, we will | agree to pay you any price you are offered cash or trade, if not more, and you are sure of getting every ounce they weigh Yours truly, i