The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 24, 1896, Page 5

ewer escent EMS TOO (MERRY CHRISTMAS, We wish to extend the compli- ments of the season to our friends and customers—yes,to every Over at Clinton tramps are vik put on the rock pile as vagrants. It is asserted that a great majori | ty of the thieves and thugs of Chi | |eago are boys in their teons. This | | is proof thata curfew bell is the jright thing to save the rising gener- | ation. | Mrs Lide Henry will leave ina | short time for Coloado to join ber | | sov, Harry, where the two will go to} | Pasadena, California, winter. Harry is to spend the in many aod the trip is made for his benefit. Station Agent Brooks, of the Min- be 5 a dev branch of the Mo Pacific rail- , an: 2 2utag Serr t man, woman and child in Bates Co. Iroud at Carthage, returning home d We wish you, one and all, a merry eS Christmas and a h : felt thanks for , to make this store a bye word in this county for reliability—for hon- esty—for a willingness to do the f “fair thing”-——in fact, 1 fF business principles. To those who have never eneour- aged us by their patronage, we ex- tend the hope the when they, too, will see, that their own interests lie in the encourage- ment of such institutions. May you all “been happy” is our sincere wish. Attend the entertainments at the churches to-night. Attend the charity entertainment a the Christian church Monday aight. To our friends wee their and encouragement in our efforts siiiliiasinmnnnsiiinntian depot was shot in the face shotgun and robbed by masked men. It is thought he cannot recover L H. Lyman, and Mrs. appy New Year. xtend our heart- appreciation Saturday aud were married There | was nothing unusal io the affair ex cept that the groom was 70 and the bride 83 years ofage They ran off because the bride’s family objected | to the match. for correct Near Galveston Texas, Saturday. Jimmy Shepherd, 11 years old kill-| ed Mary Falk, the hired girl because | she teased him and threw flour in| his face. Jimmy used a shot gun aud the charge took the top of the | time will come girls head off. The next lecture of the series con- | ducted by Prof. Beeson will take { place at the opera house January | 5th The lecture will be given by | Hon. Robt Burdett. By reputation | all know Bob Burdett, and he will | be given the largest audience yet appearing in the series of lectures. W.H_ Sheiton, of Deepwater, ac companied by his handsome and! intelligent daughter, Miss Gertie, and Miss Zula Richards, gave the; Times a pleasant call Tuesday The young ladies were returning home from a pleasant visit to relatives in Foster and Rich Hill. The Times is at all times pleased to have its friends call, the ladies especially. Miss Kittie Ashwill, a dressmaker of Sedalia, returning to her home Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, was held up at the entrance to her home and after being robbed was dragged back through an alley to a wood shed and assaulted. Joe Hewiit, an Uncle Fred Cobb, one of the pio-| ex-convict was arrested on suspicion neer patrons of the boomiag Times, | but Miss Ashwill failed to indentify called and renewed. him. | | : | The body of Chris Kroeger.at one time a popular conductor on the Mo. The Times substantial farmer friend, J. W. Green, of Spruce | | ings at that place. The little ones have their stock- neighborhood, called Friday and re- ings ready for Santa Claus’ visit to- right. Several small farms for sale at teasonable prices and good terms. 44 Tue Watton Trust Co. newed for ’97. This is the night of all nights for the little folks, and it is to be hoped Santa will make the rounds of the city without missing a home. Pacific railroad, passing through this city, and who was well known by many our citizens was laid to rest in Cresent Hill cemetery this county, Sunday. A number of conductors and engineers attended the funeral The deceased was a very popular | The Kingman Packing Co, of | Kansas City have ordered a 10 per cent cut in wages. Acar load of northern grown po- | tatoes 30c per bushel at Womack’s li Cash Grocery. The M. K. & T. railroad ticket | office at Denison, Texas, was robbed of $85, 2 few nights ago. | 1,000 Ibs fine mixed candies just received at Womack’s Cash Grocery, 6 to Tc per pound. Tickets now on sale at VanHall’s for the state contest Christmas night and night following. Two of the robbers who held up the Frisco agent at Carthage were captured at Garland, Kansas: Misses Edith Everingham and Mabel Bennett, attending school at Mexico, Mo., have returned home to spend the holidays. Dyke McCann, deputy sheriff, spent Monday in the southern part of the county serving papers for the Feb, term of circuit court. W. H Sherwood, who has been in the city the past two weeks on ac- count of his mother’s illness, return- ed to his home in St. Louis, yester- day morning. Robbers are getting thick all over the country and we would advise Our business men to be careful and the police to be on the alert. The ladies of the M. E Church | | children will entertain the old folks, | have planned a “Railroad Excursion” |Co., St- Louis, made three unsuc _ Mr. Fowler, New Year's Eve. needs looking after by the bridge | Commissioner. The report is no, that the bridge is getting in a) dangerous condition. South will give a 15 cent lunch, in| the building recently vacated by | , Hill, was a very creditable sheet last 1 The cable bridge south of the city ; j Paper. The big coal strike in Indiana, in Vigo, Parke and Vermillion counties, which has been on since May last, has been settled by the men accept ing 55 cents. railroad man. “It still pays to raise good horses,” said Mr. O. H. Kendrick, ‘as I have just sold to Frank Campbell a suck- ing colt for $100 cash. The sire of the colt was Dr. Cox, owned by T. | K. Lisle & Co., Butler.” Mr. Ken drick said the colt was a good one and as Mr. Campbell is a horse | trainer of experience, he ought to know what he was buying Churches are all preparing for Christmas eve, to entertain and the | as interesting programmes have been prepared The charity entertainment to be / nation ot 4:30 o'clock. | struction of the bowels. "The confederate camp at Marshall wants the étate to take charge of the | home. What is to be done with the army of the idle, is agitating the mnds of the people in the big cities in the! east. Wesley Arnold and John Harper, | | attending a dental college in Kansas | | City, came home to spend the holi | days Jobo Everts, wanted in Cass coun poor bealth ty on the charge of assault with in | tent to kil, was captured city and taken back for trial. in this Hunters will remember that the limit for shooting quails for tbis| s-ason eXpires January Ist. After with a! that date it is unlawful to kill the | birds. The dry gocds, clothing and furn Royland | ishiugs goods houses of Mrs 8S. C | of Port Gibson, Mississippi eloped | Car], at Webb City and Joplin bave | closed Liabilities, $40.090, assesets | 000. There are eight soters in the Academy at Butler and seven o | then cast Bryan ballots We expect jed that of the intelligent, cultured | | people of old Bates, God bless her! —Clinton Democrat The papers of Jefferson City are | agitating the question of erecting a) monument in memory of the victory | won in retaining the capital build the enterprice if the citizens of that town foot the bill and do not ask the legislature for an appropriation Attorneys J.. L. Scott and H H. Blanton, of Nevada, during the trial | of a case in circuit court in that city had a misunderstanding and at tempted to knock each other out in Corbett style. The sheriffinter posed and the court imposed a fine of $20 each against the combatants. Joseph McKibben was taken se riously ill at his desk in the McKib ben Mercantile store Friday His sickness was caused from a tempo rary cessation of the circulation of the blood. Physicians were calied in and hesoon rallied sufficient 10 be able to be taken to his residence Mr. McKibben has been in bad health for some time and has made several trips to Excelsior Springs. The Trves’ esteemed farmer friend Geo. W. Pharis, of Hudson township, called Saturday and re newed for ‘97 He reported the | death of Mrs. Webb Leonard, the 13th inst. of consumption, and the serious sickness of John W. Brown, who is 83 years of age and a pioneer citizen of the county. He also re- ported the health of Ben Wix to be such that he was compelled to give up his school. Dr. Boulware received a telegram Sunday from Senator J. N. Ballard, | calling him in haste to Montrose, on account of the serious illness of his sop, Lewis. The doctor took the noon train and arrived at his desti He found the young man suffering from ob The doc | tor remained all night with the sick and returnaed home Tuesday He (reports the young man as improv- jug when he left. given at the Christian church next Monday night merits a large atten dance as the aid society is very much in need of funds. "FINE SUITS, FINE JEWELRY, The night operator of the Frisco railroad at Carthage was has held up by three masked men a few nights ago and robbed of $63.15 and two pistols. The proceeds of the charity en- tertainment to be given next Monday night, under the auspicies of the M. W. B. Club, will be turned over to the church committee to be used as they may direct. The ladies of the Christian church to start from Fowler's old stand on the west side, Tuesday night, Dec. 29th. Fare, 10 cents. Henry Campbell, a discharged employee of the Simmons Hardware FINE WHITE AND For Less Money Than Any House in Bates Co. cessful attempts to murder Mr. E. C. Simmons, of that firm last week. The Bates County Appeal, Rich jweek. The paper was a Christmas edition. Andy, the Tres congratu- lates you on the mechanical work ‘and the general appearance of ca & FINE NECKWARE, FINE OVERCOATS, FINE SILK MUFFLERS, FINE HATS AND GAPS, COLORED SHIRTS JOE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER. No objections to; ALL OUR $7.00 OVERCOATS C: T FO rt oe: 2 ee) 2 (08; ALL OUR $10 OVECOATS CUT TO | rT) 38 '@ Nothingreserved.boys,child- rens overcoats, at remark- | ably low figures. Come and see McKibben. | AVERY BAD ‘AFFAIR, | “| tH | | | Lost—A sheep skin lined calf glove, between Butler and Passaic. Finder will please leave at this office ‘Ina Fight A.S. Milhornis Se- | *"d oblige, JN. Sharp. The fight for the St Joseph pest | office is at fever heat. The present postmaster is a republican and his time will expire in a month. riously if not fatally Hurt. A fight oceurred Monday morn- ing about 11 o'clock, the gro-}| cery store of Wilson & Chowning, | 7 he Yellowstone Park in Winter on the west side of the square, in | with its glorious beauty and danger- ous drifts of snow is graphically de- which Chas. and Tom Pharis on one ‘ ‘ B side and J.B. Chowning and A S. scribed and pictured in the January Demorest. Milborn on the other. Milborn was badly worsted and it is feared by the attending physician,Dr. Temple, tbat the injuries will prove fatal. As bear as we can get at the facta Wil- son and Chowning own the store. They sold their interests, Wil- son to Homer Smith acd Chown- ing to A S. Milhorn. When Mil- horn took possession of his interests he objected to Wilson taking the books away from the store. Wilson then left the store and returned with Tom and Chas. Pharis. The books were demanded and Milhorn again objected, and the fight was the re- sult. Tom Pharis makes the state- ment that Chowning owed his broth- er Chas. $400 purchase money of the goods when he entered into partner-| The proceeds of the charity enter- ship with Wilson. That Milborn | tainment, to be given Monday night knew of the debt and had often talk- | under the auspices of the M W B. ed to his brother in regard to the |Club, will be turned over to the Be ctor endihad profiired his service cburch relief committee This enter- in Miss Francis Catron entertained | quite a number of her friends Mon- day night at ber home on Pine street The evening was pleasantly spent and a tempting lunch was served One hundred bright silver quar- te: dollars will be given to the win- ver of the elocutionary prize at the state contest in Butler Christmas night, and eixty bright silver half- dollars will be paid to the winner in oratory the night following. Mr L. Lamkin, of Appleton City, bas disposed of his business in that city and bought a fine farm adjoin- iag the villege of Pleasant Gap this county. He was in Butler Monday and thinks some of locating in thie city. in assisting him to colleet the debt. That, instead of so doing, he had taken advantage of him and bought Chowning’s interest, and that they believed the sale fraudulent and for the purpose of keeping his brother tainment is in a good cause and should be liberally patronized. The picturesque quarter of the Chinere in New York furnishes mat- ter for an excellent article in Demor- est’s Magazine for January and lends itself to capital illustration which in from collecting the money due him “ this case is done with much taste. from Chowning. When my brother learned he had been betrayed by his friend Milhorn, said Tom, of course he was indig- nant, and in the difficulty which ensued, there was no intention to do him harm other than give hima good threshing. A terrible accident took place at the farm house of Clarence Morris five miles north of Rich Hill Tues- day afternoon. The house together with its contents were destroyed by fire. When the house was discover- ed to be burning it was eo far gone Tn the fight Milhorn received sev- | that a child, four yearsof age, which eral cuts and bruises about the) was in the building could not be body and head, his worst injury be-| reached and it perished in the ing a fracture of the skull over the! flames. \left eye. The fracture is two or three 1 bee : : inches in length and shaped after a | Monday's Rich Hill Review re- horse shoe. | porte the death of Mrs Julia A. | z It is said one of the Pharis boys | Cras®, one of the oldest and —_ used a scale weight on Milborn, but | respected ladies of that city. this was denied by Tom,who declares deceased was 67 years 5 months and that they had no weapons but their | | 5 days old. She was the mother of hands. 17 children, three by her first bus- Dr. Temple informs us that Mil- band and fourteen by her second horn’s injuries are very serious and | Marriage. She was member of the that the patient was in a precarious | Baptist ebureh for 40 years. She condition with the chances about | had been sick for 18 months and even for his death or recovery. | death to ber was a welcome visitor. Both Milhorn and the Pharis boys | are business men of this city and the | Times regrets very much to be com | Awarded pelled to chronicle the above affair | Highest a 's Fair. It is to be hoped the injured man! will pull through all right ES ees i Didn’t Love Aim. | | Lawrence, Kan, Dec 18 —Last} jevening Aug. Bierman, who lived on \ a farm a few miles west of Lawrence | was skot acd instantly killed by his | wife. He was standing outside the! BAKING ‘house looking at a train pass by and | his wife shot him in the back. MOST = MADE. pure Grape Cr x Powder. bid She turzed the revolver on herself 40 Years the Standéels land in@icted a seriovs and probably | | fatal wourd in her left breast. The woman said she did not love: ber husband and never did and was! not sorry she bad killed him.