The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 16, 1896, Page 5

e+ 40, ¢ B Most of our Cold Weather To Come Yet =e» o.0 ¢ 0 © + 0 ¢ 4 ¢ 0.4 6 oo oe oe Mrs. Dr. Porter and sister Mrs.| Mr. and Wrs. J. H. Williams and Effie Littelle, of Foster, are visiting | two little daughters, of Kansas City, Mrs. Bert Allen, Mrs. Porter’s spent two days in the city this week daughter. | visiting relatives, The Bates county poor farm has eleven inmates, two or three of them The divorced wife of Wm. K. Van- derbilt was married to O. P. Bel- being very old and almost helpless./ mont, by Mayor Strong, of New There is no complaints of the man- | York, Saturday. agement of the farm by Mre. Hall. | | | | I. N. Mains and Robt. Deacon } 1 | | | Prof. Hicks prophesies much eold re John Oechsli, for a number of | went to pees City to attend the fy | years a prominent business man of implement dealers association. Both if weather for balance of J anuaty,F eb- fe Clinton, who did quite an extensive | gentlemen were accompanied by y . 3 aro SS PRE business as a wagon and carriage | their wives. | ruary and even Mai ch. An overcoat y eens Deion: pl ee or warm not suit will therefore come % = Asylum of eoftening of the) ounty, put a bullet in Wm. Smith, | , rain amiss. Better buy them now while our 8 25°. DISCOUNT SALE ison. Besides clothing people say ® that all kinds of men’s wear will be higher next winters=-Republicans in congress talking higher tariff--wages . of clothing operatives going up all ® over the country-cannot fail to have its effect on the made up garments. 2 That being the case, you can hardly miss it in buying a suit or overcoat Y now, even if you dont need them un- til next winter. They'll surely be higher then. Take our advise and buy now. 4 I Mens and Boys ‘ Duck Coats soc , Mens soc Winter Caps for ; Boys 25c Caps for Friday for alleged ineults oftered Lots of corn is coming to town |The lady is the widow of J. Requa, The ruling price being 16 to 18 cents | deceased, who was representative of per bushel. This is certainly very|the county two years ago. low and discouraging to the farmer who is compelled to sell, but plenty of corn at the above prices is better than a failure and $1 a bushel. Congressman Hall says he is op- posed to the free coinage of silver, yet if bill to that end is presented in the house he will vote for it He also announces that he will not bea candidate for re election. What omen is it that is causing the populist papers to change their names simultaneously. Can it be beeause the populist party is disin- tegrating and they are making ready for a soar terrestrial, or is it that they are getting ready for a flop. The Oklahoma statehood conven- tion, held last week, breke up ina part of the delegates wanted single and the other half clamored for dou- Eight masked men rode into the|ble statehood. Knives and pistols town of Verona, Mo., Friday night, | were drawn by the delegates and a captured the night watchman and|rattling time was had. bound him toa tree. Then they forced the front door of the Farmers’ bank, blew the safe with dynamite and looted the bank of $9,000 in cash. The folly of prejudice is frequent- ly shown by people who prefer to suffer for years rather than try an advertised remedy. The willions who have no such notions, take Clerk of the supreme court J. R.|Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for blood-dis- Green, has compiled a list of the/eases, and are cured. So much for lawyers of Missouri, who number |common sense. outside of St. Louis and Kansas City 2,200. St. Louis has 600 lawyere. Springfield, Mo., is the only town in the state that can boast of a female attorney, Mrs. G. Goad. building, came near losing his resi- dence on west Dakota street Sunday afternoon by fire which originated inated from a defective flue. A hole A scout of Texas rangersJead by|about four feet square was burned Lieutenant Sullivan, are in pursuit |in the roof before discovered. The of Bill Doolin, the notorious bandit. | blaze was oxtinghished with a few It is said Bill is in hiding in a dug| buckets of war. out in the Indian Territory where he lies badly wounded from a gun shot received ina battle with the rangers fifteen days ago. We see from the Rich Hill papers that a man claiming to be a farmer from West Linn Cass Co. and giving his name as J. H. Vaughn, supposed We notice by the Carthage Daily |to be the same scoundrel that visited Banner that in a voting contest|this city a short time agoand swin among the lady teachers there, Mies| dled Chas. Pharis out of about $40 Mary E. Kennett, formerly of this| by selling him doctored and worth- city, leads the van, there being 34 | less butter, attempted to go through contestants. Miss Kennett has 418|the Rich Hill merchants in the same votes; next highest being Miss|manner the other day. Policeman Carrie Hammons with 350. Talbott got onto his game before he had time to get in his work and big row and nothing was done. Aj v . ® Winter underwear at closing out ® prices. 7 > > \» } > t b } b > \d 2 The residence of G. W. Christolier Van Nix, janitor of the west school | Feb. is our invoicing time. Overeoats een Come now and buy and Suits at closing prices, as we don’t want to invoice them. overcoats cheaper COME buy suits and Than You Ever Did vem Always get our prices before buying. McKIBBENS. Since the decision by the supreme | court of Kansas, upholding the law against the sale and distribution of The Kansas City Sunday Sun, the little boy selling this paper in Butler had better look a little out before he gets himself into a serious scrape, as the petalty is very severe. Rheumatism Runs Riot When there is lactic acid in the blood. Liniments and lotions will be of no permanent benefit. A cure can be accomplished only by neu- | tralizing this acid and for this pur- pose Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best medicne because Hovd’s Sarsaparilla | is the only true blood purifier prom- inently in the public eye. Hood's Pills act easily, yet promptly and effectively, on the liver and bowels. 25c. A Sudden Summons. Franz Bernhardt, one of our most highly respected German citizens, and for the past fifteen or sixteen years one of Butler's most prominent and prosperous business men, Was attacked with heart disease about 11 o’cloek Sunday night and died at 12:30. The deceased was about 70 years of age, and for some time has been afilicted with fatty degenera- tion of the heart and asthma, and in talking to friends of his ailments has Burglars went through the resi- denee of E. M. Sheldon, a banker of Ottawa, Kansas, Tuesday night and secured $250 worth of silverware. The same night an attempt was made to drill the safe of the Mo. ' Pacific railroad but failed. The Peak Sisters will appear at the opera house Friday night. This {company is composed wholly of home, but excellent talent and | promise an entertainment equal to ;@ny seen at the opera house this |season. Many new and funny fea | tures will be introduced. The en- tertainment is given in the interest of charity, and should receive a | hearty support from our people. | Mr. Nurp, a farmer of Spruce township, left for parts unknown | without the knowledge of his family jon last Thursday. It was thought he wandered off in a deranged con- dition. He wrote a letter home from St. Louis Saturday, since which time nothing has been heard from him. It was Mr. Nurp who had some horses stolen by the Eli Burnett gang in 1880, and his mind was greatly effected by the shock, from which he has never fully recevered. He leaves a wife and one child at home, his older children being mar- ried and living to themselves. The guarantee in the pocket of each pair of the Buckskin Breacugs predicted that his day were about is put there as an evidence of good on west Ft. Scott street, was burned after notifying the merchants called d the end was near and on Vaughn and gave him his walking pamberedey See faith. It means that we believe the pants are so good that you can’t find TUE R WEEKLY TIMES ; Mrs. John sChoss, who had been _ | visiting relatives and friends at Lock LOCAL ITEMS Waxrgp a raru.—In exchange for ceresidence in Butler. Will as ame mortgage. Equity must be 8,000. Box 336, Butler. 7-tf Mary Ellen Lease lectured at atrensburg Friday night. The predicted cold wave for Sun- y failed to reach this section. Itis said the farmers in the mavy unties in Iowa are using corn for lin place of coal. The atate capital removal question pears to be about as dead as the dorado railroad prospect. The popular bond loan will be a The banks are opening their ults for the support of the govern- ut. ‘Walter Brannum, a prominent bung attorney of Clinton, died last after an illness of two months Wation. Miss Sallie Abell, of Lamar, who been visiting her father in the for the past two weeks, left for me Tuesday. Hudeon township, was in the | Springs, Mo., since Dec. 5th, 1895, | returned home Saturday. | | Stock feeders in Ohio have been fattening their hogs on horse meat | and the state board of health has | taken action to stop the paactice. A posse is after Bud Moore, color- ed, who shot and instantly killed his wife with an old musket at their home in Charleston, Mo, Saturday. If this country was to get into a | war with England,wonder how many | millionairs would shoulder a musket {and help protect their yast posses- | sons. | Warrensburg. inches in diameter and 20 inches in | length. According to the Osceola Repub- was greatly overestimated by the newspaper correspondents. Well everybody will be glad a mistake was made The Tiuus’ esteemed friend, Jas. A fire alarm whistle has been at-|to accept a better thing. | tached to the electric light plant at|been appointed to take charge of The whistle is 8|the German-American Mutual Life Simpsen, of Foster, gave us a pleas. is almost as big a curiosity as Bar- D. D. Peeler, a leading democrat | ant call Tuesday. He came over to the ground Sunday morning at 2 o'clock. Most of the contents of the building were saved. The prop- erty was fully insured. Owing to the hour the fire occurred, the fire company arrived too late to save the building. papers. the imposition. The Silver Slogan, Nevada, reports a most distressing accident which befell the little daughter of John Snoddy, near Metz, a few days ago. DR A Mr. Brady was hauling a load of s coal, and the little girl who had climbed on the wagon to ride, fell | off and the wheels passed over her! CREAM | breaking both legs between the hips | i aud knees. MOST PERFECT MADE. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fai A. J. Connelly, who resigned as} chief clerk in the office of udjutant Gen. J. A. Wickham’s office, did so He has association's business in Missouri, at asalary of $2,500 per annum. No, a democratic officeholder rarely ever 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. It now turns out that the swindler has been operating in a number of towns, and the merchants of Nevada and even down as far as Ft. Scott, Kansas, have suffered from r, A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, would be sudden. However, Sun- day evening he appeared in his usual health, and was at_at the residence of his attorney W. W. Graves until 8 o'clock making final arrangements to attend a law suit between himself and N. B. Jeter, which was set for trial in the circuit court at Harrison- ville for Monday morning. The deceased leaves a wife and four children, three sons and daugh- | ter. Besides a considerable amount | of personal and real property, the | widow is left several thousand dol- | CASH lars life insurance, which leaves the | family comfortably fixed. \ Funeral services conducted by Rev. J. F. Watkins were held at the late residence of deceased at 6 o'clock . Monday evening attended by a large | i mumber of friends of the family.| A bona fide assignmentsale of the The interment took place at Pleas-| W. G. Womack stock of groceries, anton, Kansas Tuesday. | queensware, tinware, woodenware, oT = - With the general public the Truzs nails &c., must be sold by February joins in sympathy to the bereaved [Oras soon as possible thereafter. family. No advertising scheme, it is a bona fide sale. Thies stock must he closed a fault in them. You can call on your dealer for another pair or your money Justas you choose. That is the best proof of an earnest effort on our part to give you good pants at the price of common goods. lican, the damage doue in St. Clair dies and Dever resigns, unless he FELT SHOES county by the recent high water atuikeslscmethmg, Detter: Rich Hill used to be a haven of rest for tramps. But it ain't so any more since Marshal Beaty wields the billey aud bosses the rock pile. A tramp in Rich Hill now num’s circus. It is said you can Get on a felt footing and you won't suffer with cold, clammy, feet—we have relief for you in the way of all out by a certain date, either retail or wholesale. Our large stock of queens- ware are now being offered at flat | cost or factory prices. Now is the | time for you to decorate and orna- ment your table for less money than | you ever ean possibly hope to get | queensware for again probably in | your life time. We have reduced the price on staple groceries fully 15 | after his wife, who had been epend- hardly get one of them to take a| felt shoes. Soles, heels, and all made per cent, 25 per cent on fancy groc. ity Saturday shaking hands with| ing a few days in the city visiting | P°¢P at the town in passing through | Ns many friends. |! her father, Mr. McCune, and sister. The wall street gamblers have| Miss Connie, the fair and accomp- *a knocked out of the bond issue. | plished daughter of L. N. Murpby, M8 popular loan they will not be | formerly of this state. now in Wash- Me to corner the market. lington, has been the guest of her Warrensburg has a coloced woman | =*2Y friends in Butler the past ho claims to be 137 years of age. week : ple says she was born at Atlanta, orgia, Dec. 19 1758. The hunting season iu this state has practically closed, as it is unlaw- Dr. Renick, who has been confin- | ful to shoot wild turkeys, grouse, t to his home the pasttwo or three prairie chickens, quail, woodcock, ri oaths from the effects of a fall Again and able to attend to} Brainess. or deer. } + i8 turtle doves, meadow larks, plover fon the trucks of a pullman. These | knights of the road are uot afraid of | the Butler rock pile. The night operator of the M. K. & T. railroad, at Ft. Scott, Kansas, was held up by robbers Saturday night and $34 was taken from the company’s safe. The agent also lost a gold watch and pistol. J.C. Kin- of Harwood, Mo., and Carl Fortner,of Olathe, Kan., were in the office at the time waiting for a train. | | They were roughly dressed and wore | Bes made of colored handkerchiefs. ! : e ous prices— -and ney, releif? of felt—felt shoes with leather soles —leather shoes with felt linings ‘eries. In fact we are selling every thing in the grocery line for at least all kinds of felt and warm shoes at vari- those prices are very much pinched up--Doflyou want MAX WEINER. 20 per cent less than they were ever sold for except suger and flour which is the same price as other merchants sall for and will continus todo so asthe stock laste. You cuzht to take advantage of this sale. We will pay you as much for your produce either in TRADE or CASH as, any NO HUMBUG this is # straight sale. mercbant will J. E. SHUTT Assignee. FELT SLIPPERS. : permanente 8 2) FEE NPR I AE RNRIS |