The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 14, 1897, Page 8

Why is it that one “man is old and de- crepid at 45, and another hale and hearty at 80? It de- pends on the ¢ ‘ he takes of him Often a man’s body gets out of repair— the troub! grows until it lays him out in bed. Wheneves that he © ought to be, whenever he is listless, without energy and without vitality, whenever he finds that is losing weight and that his ordi ~e’s Golden Medical Discovery. keeps on working with his liver. and his blood impure—he keeps his nerves and his body under a constant nervous strain. He will not be hearty when he is old. The “Golden Medical Discovery’? cures many so-called diseases because nearly all iliness springs from the same thing —bad digestion and consequent im- pure blood The ‘Discovery’? makes the appetite goad, the digestion strong, assim- ilation easy, and the blood rich and pure. BUTTER WEEKLY TIMES LOCA ITEMS Sewing machine oil, the best at Skaygs 5c per pottle. 1tf Good 80 acre farm for sale or ex change. J A. Sitvers. Buy wusical instruwents and atrings from Skaggs, west side square Buy sewing machine needles of Skuyys, west side square 1-tf 160 acres of land in Pleasant Gap township for sale at a bargain. G-At. Duvati & PercivaL Window glass, rooting and build ing papers, picture frames, carpets, sbuades, wallpaper, paints, etc, at D W Drummonda. 4-tf. Harpwoop Lumser.—Orders left at Bennett Wheeler Mere Co.’s for all kinds of hardwood lumber will have prompt attention. 1-tf Cuaries Simons. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- lets. All druggists refund the money if it failsto cure. 25c. 51-6m. Fiax seep ror sate—I have 175 bushels good seed for sale at 70cta per bushel. Five miles southwest of Butler. J. L. Herarp. 9 3t* With three protracted meetings in progress Butler ought to be good. The city council of Clinton says the cinder sidewalks in that city must go. That ie the right move. Others have found health, vigor and vitality in Hood’s Sareaparilla, and it surely has power to help you also Why not try it? George Troop, a prominent farmer of Henry county, residing near Moutrose, and. Mre. Naanie C. Forgy, of this city, were united iv marriage Sunday. Rev. Inlow of- ficiated. A young lady in Michigan, says the St. Joseph Herald, bet her lover 1,000 kisses that Bryan would be elected. During the process of pay ment the tally score was lost, and a recount is now being taken. Uncle Kit Divers, sexton at the cemetery anda faithful subscriber, renews. Uncle Kit takes great pride in his work at the cemetery, and un der his administration the grounds are kept ia splendid order. A batch of thirteen prisoners were taken to the penitentiary from Vernon county last week. Prompt ly punish the guilty, is the way to lessen crime. There is not one guilty wretch escapes at Nevada. The Times returns thanks to C. R Radford, of Butler, for a renewal of his subscription. Mr Radford has been taking tae Times a great many years and the paper has no better or more punctuai patron. The Tres’ venerable friend, E. Mullis, of this city, called and re newed for 1897. Mr. Mullis is one of our oldest subscribersan d is as true to the Times as the needle to the pole. The day his subscription is due he calls and settles, always keeping us indebted to him a year in advance. John Trimble after getting to Jefferson City and reviewing the field decided to withdraw as a can didate for door keeper. Therefore, his name was not presented to the caucus Jobnuisa deserving demo crat and the Tives hopes to hear of him faring well in the distribution of the offices, ard no doubt he will get a good place, and remain at the capitol during the session. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and LaGrippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will cure you in one day Does not produce the ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put up in tablets convenient for taking ee to cure, or money re funded. _ Price. 25 Cents. For sale by W. H. McClement. 33-6m 35 tf. | | A conyention of mayors of the | amaller towns of this state has been jeali-d to meet at Jefferson City. The jobject of the meeting is to devise jsume means to stp damage suits | agnivst cities of this class. ! W.C. Middleton of Lone Oak | township, 1g # new subscriber to the booming Trwes His fatner bad the |family paper vent to Nebraska. and _a he could not keep batch without | the company of the Times he called aud had bie name evrolied. Rich Hill has a case of scarlet \fever. The case is in the family of Frank Koontz. He reported the matter to the officers and his home was immediately quarantined and it is thought the disease will not spread, as prompt action was taken. Mrs. William French, a prominent lady of Mexico, Mo., dropped dead in a dressing establisment as she was giving orders for anew dress Her husband was in an undertaking jestablighinent near by waiting for his wife when informed of her sud den demise. L. C. Eichler, of Mound town- ship and for fifteen years a sub- -eriber and reader of the booming Tives called and bad his date set up. He is still suffering with pain in his back and shoulders, the ef fects of a fall from his wagon a few weeks ago. Mr. Eichier is a good farmer and one of the best demo crats in the county The large dry goods store of Rob inson & Dunlap. at Belton, Cass county was broken into a few nighte ago by two tramps The officers got on the track of thieves and one of them was captured about 12 miles from town The other had caught a freight train and gone to Kaneas City. The thief caught had ona new suit from head to foot taken from the store. They gain entrance by breaking outa plate glass window in the front of the store. The city council is to be com mended for their selection of Thos. Kelley for night watchman. The appointment will meet with the hearty approbation of nine tenths of the people, if notall. Mr. Kelly has had experience in this office before and the people have the utmoat confidence in his integrity and faith fulness to duty. ‘I'he hobos and dis orderly element will have to make themselves scarce on the streets at night now. The cranks are still on earth, and rare specimens may be found in Kansas. G. C. Clemens is one of them. He is on the inaugural com mittee and objects to the new offi cials kissing the Bible, claiming that disease germs may be thus carried from one person to another. Dis ease or not, politicians better stick to the bible, or they mig ht land in a country where sunflowers don’s grow.—Nevada Mail. Charlie Middleton and wife left Tuesday morning for Edincott, Neb., to spend the winter and possi bly longer. Mrs. Middleton has been in very poor health for some time and the change of climate is made for her benefit and by advice of the family physician. The Tres wishes them a safe trip aud that the changes will prove beneficial to Mrs. | Middleton. The Tiaes will follow them and keep them posted on oe curences at home. State Senator-elect J. H. Childress of Hermitage, on his way to Jeffer | son City, came near being drowned while attempting to ford a stream in | able discourse on “The Mission of ate means to gain his point bed it He lost hig|the Funny Man” at the pavilion Jast not been that several people were a buggy near Bolivar. grip with his commission and cloth ing and overcoat. He saved the horses by cutting them loose from the buggy. A few minutes later state stenographer Templeton, of the fourteenth judicial circuit, came along and had a similar experience. Henry Stone, aged 65 years an old member of the Merchants’ Ex- change, St. Louis.committed suicide at hie boarding house, Friday. At one time he was worth $160,000, but lost it all in option dealing. The same night James N. Brown special attorney for the Chicago & Alton railroad, and brother of general solicitor Brown of the |took poison and died at St. Louis. LInqaor ced him to commit the act. He takea the Keely cure and beld cut for our years, but went to drinking again. same road, is hoe in! ' Tn these times of bold thievery, | our merchants should be ov their! guard aud see that their plaees of business are well fortitied against | night intruders The polies should also be vigilant and on the jookout | Prosecuting attorney Harvey | Clark went down to Rich Hil! Tues- | |day to look after the wicked. |giving this county a wide berth or | ‘our new Prosecuting Attorney will! jhave some of them in stripes the} | first thing they know. | A protracted meetivg was begun }at the First Presbyterian church | Sunday night. The meeting will be) | conducted by the pastor, J. F. Wat kins, who will illustrate his sermons, jtmaking them more attractive and | \instructive The general public is leordially invited to attend. The Times hopes to see the m-eting re- eult in doing much good. Jas. Chastain foot pad at the nut and Olive was held up by a alley between Wal streets, Rich Hill, Saturday night, as he was going to his home near the fair grounds When the foot pad ordered Mr.! Chastain to hold up his hands, he obeyed the order but unexpected to the highwaynran he placed the muz zle of bis gun under bis nos aud made him take water, and atrip on the dead run down the alley. Harvey Clark was down et Rich Hill the latter part of last week, rep resenting the state in a criminal case, and sent his men to jail. In making mention of the case the Rich Hill Review paid the following nice compliment to our new prosecuting attorney: “Harvey Clark, prosecut- ing attorney, was down from Butler on behalf of the state. Mr. Clark is going to make a rattling good county attorney. Mark our predic tion.” In the Kansas City court of ar- peals: D. O. Walker et al, respondent, vs Missouri Puacifie Railroad Co.. appellant, Bates Couaty, affirmed This is a case in which D O. Walker and others brought suit against the railroad company for the value of 32 tons of hay, burned in the ware house at Passaic in 1894, the fire having caught froma spark from a switch engine. A judgment was rendered by a circuit court jury for $281, which is now affrme?. Graves & Clark are attorneys for plaintiff and respondent. Mr. A. B. McFarland, one of Butler’s oldest and most honored citizens, celebrated his 82d birthday at the residence of his son, C. B McFarland, Tuesday. He waa born in east Tennessee and came to this state in 1840, settling in Benton county near Warsaw, where for sev eral years be was engaged in the mercantile business and boativg on the Osage river, he owning a half interest in a little steam boat which plied that river. Mr. McFarland is one of the most remarkable men in this county, in that he carries his advanced age with the carriage of many men of 60 He is hale and hearty, and as a reminiscent conver sationalist he has few equals, if any in this section. The Times congratu lates him on his good health and activity and hopes be mav survive to enjoy many more feasts like the one of Tuesday at the bountifully sup plied table of his honored and re spected sons. Revival Meetings. Three revival meetings are now in progress in this city. The meet- ings are being held at the Baptist, Cumberland Presbyterian and First Presbyterian churches. While the people of Butler are moral aud Jaw abiding, yet there is plenty of rcom for reformation and it is to be hoped that there will be a good attendance ‘at these different places of worship, jand that a grand revival will take ‘an intense student. Wm. Jones, M.D, D.D.. LL. D. “William Jones was born Ociobsr 22, 1832, in Cadiz. Ouio. He reeriv eda thorough academic training. He studied the science of medicine and entered upon the practice of his chosen profession with great enthu- The | Siasm. He was determined to occupy | lodgment. Hood's Sarsapariila is the fact is the bad people bad better be ja high position among his medical best medicine to build up the system brethrep. Being ambinous and urt us ° + be was rewarded with the confidence and esteem of |the profession aud extensive and di | health tone beeause the body is sub versitied practice. The subject of this sketch is a’. voracious aud diversitied reader, and tions cover a large area of territory, aud embrace a great variety of sub no abatement of zeal for knowledge, and his habits of study become more methodical, as he seems to vake mare highly each passing opportu- nity. Subsequently to his graduation the medical college conferred upon him the adeundem degree, and in 1887 Lewis college conterred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divin- ity, and since that time he has been honored hy Wiliam Taylor Untver- sity with the degree of Doctor in Law. He has filled a high grade of ap pointmexte, and is a clear and pro- found thinker and forceful in his utterances. He is a theologian, and hasa fondness for the doctrinal aspects of the Christian system. periodical press, and has also pub- lished two volumes. His first, bav- ing been reprinted by a London house, has a wide circulation on the other side of the sea. He has new in manuscript, a book let on “The Method of the Divine Government,” which is a philosoph- ical treatise on the fundamental as- pect of theology He is also preparing an examina tion of the entire doctrine of holi ness from the Arminian side of the question. This book will contain three hundred pages, and represent the suthor’s maturest thought upon the subject of entire sanctification ’ The above sketch of Rev Jones, pastor of the M E. church of this city, was taken from the Christian Standard,published at Philadelphia, Pa. YOUNG LADY HELD UP. While on Her Way Home From Work Sat- urday Night. Rich Hill Review. : A would be highwayman met with awarm reception at the hands oi Miss Cora Newton, daughter of Geo. W Newton, Saturday vight. Miss Cora holds a posistion in the dry goods department of the M. S Cowles Mere Co. She started to ber Lome on Spruce street, between 6th and 7th, Saturday evening about ‘7:30 o'clock. As she left the busi ness part of town, going south on Sixth street, she noticed some mau on the corner of Sixth and Park Avenue start in the same directicr a few rods behind ber. The young lady gave the matter little thought, until she had reached the Sixth jstreet and Mempbis railroad cross jing, when she heard someone run juivg behind She glanced backward jand at that instant the arm of a man jeucircled her waist, pimonirg her rigbt arm to her side. As it bap tae | | hold upon her than she took him ‘ker dob” iu the mouth jfreed band with all her strenght loosened his hold and disappeared in the darkness pass | ; : | place such as the city has not wit 'nessed in many years. i { Robert Jones Burdette—that's his jDame io full—gave his very exjoy jnight Mr. Burdette bas a rather |rapid delivery, but no twist on his 'words. His voice is clear, -pitehed, and doesn’t leak. It bears! ; the tone of the Pennsylvanian. and jattbe tailend of a sentence has | something like pathos He talks |straight abead as though he did not | | expect laughter or applause, but they | get there all the same. He hasa. \delightful way of chuckling just a! | little as he goes along—anticipatiog | | what he is about to relate. There | jis no buffoonery about him. He is} | full of pure humor and spt illustra H |tion. He never commits the crime jofexplaining a joke. He can be! |Serious at times and deal in truth, |to an enjoyable degree. We do not! | propose to report his lecture That! | would not be fair He must be} | Balti well! heard and those who do not hear} him miss something they should} not | Asa humorous lecture Mr. Burdette discounts any and al upen the rostrum to day.—News. j Portland, Oregon. jewelry on Miss Newton’s person | was revealed to her assailant’s gaze. jand he decided to follow the young jJady up and snatch it from ber cloth- ing. When he stopped ber. he doubtless would have used desper on the street going te and from town Miss Newton can give no description of the thief.otber than he was an ex trervely little fellow and looked quite ycung—rather on the boy order Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. ‘DR: His investiga | jects, aud the passing years bring} He is au extensive writer for the; | pened, the young lady is jeft hand | ed, and ne sooner had the fellow Iuid | with ber |*Once was enough for him,” for he Not a word was ley oLer. but it is thought that in under the electric light come a Exposure to Disease Does not necessarily mean the con traction of disease provided the sys: | tem 1s ina ¥igorous condition, with | the blood pure and alf the organs in| }beaithy action Wuen in such a con jdition contagion is readily resicted and the disease germs can find no | because it makes pnre, rich blood, !and pure blood is the basis of good health In cold weather it is es ipecially necessary te keep up the |ject to greater exposure and more | table to disease Hood's Sarsaparilla the safe guard of health. Robert J. Burdett’s Lecture. Oa January 25, the people of Batler will have the privilege of bearing the world renowned humor ist. Robert J. Burdette. Be plays on all the heart strings of humor and pathos. His lecture j will be a rare entertainment. No jone should miss it. This is the | third in the lecture course The board will be open and tickets jon sale at Van Hall's Drug Store, Friday Jan. 22, at 8 o’elock in the morning. Admission at the door 15, 25 and |35 cents, reserved seats 50 cents Lecture begins promptly at 8 o'clock jat opera house. O. T. Berson. | | | Having bought the entire stock of | Groceries, Queensware, Glass aud |Tinware formerly owned by Lee Culver & Co., at an extremely low figure I am able to and will give my old patrons the benefit of better prices than they have ever been able to get in the above lines. Come and see me for I need your patrouage and will give you a fair deal at any and ali times, aud will pay you the bighest price in cash,trade or orders, for all kinds of country produce You will tind me on the Wesr side of the square, firet door South of of Postoffice. Cash paid for game and far. Lee Cuiver. 1 Hodgen ¥edical Association, com- prising the counties of Cass, Bates and Vernon, met in regular session in Butler on Thursday, Jan’y 7th. Called to order by President, T C. Boulware, Dr. OF. Renick, secre- tary, read minutes of last meeting which were approved. Papers read and discussed were: “Chlorofcrmization” by Dr. Trip- plett. “Ununited Fracture of Tibia and Fibula” by Dr. Murray “Racbitis” by Dr. Veidt. “Puerperal Eeclampsia,” by Dr. Lyle. “Health and Happiness,” by Dr. Lockwood. Discussed by members. Adjourned to meet at Nevada, Mo., on first Thursday in April, 1897. Members present: Drs. Veidt, Rockville; Tripplett, Harrisonville; Truax, Lancaster and Allen, Rich Hil; Murray. Hold-»; Lockwood, McFarland, Lyle, Joues, Helwig, Boulware and Renick, Butler; Petty, Metz; Duscanson, Hume. Visiting membere: Drs. Fulton, Crowell and Thompson, Kansas City. Honorary ; member, Dr. Jones, Butler. In the evening the doctors were bauqueted by the Butler members, at tue Laclede Hotel; at which learned discussions were omitted and a jolly good time was had. Io justice to the mavazement of this noted hcstel- rv we wish to say that no better or more elaborate spread was ever had in Butler and was bighly appreciated to eny other class to our knowledge, barring editors, of course. Deepwater Items. Several of our good farmers killed hogs this week. H _ Dr Choate, wife and little son, Les- i lie, have returned from their visit in Scere ev Thurman, of Ark, preached at the Methodist church at Johnstown | Saturday night and Sunday. | The S S was well attended Sunday. | Bob Beaty, of Johnstown, made a trip to Kansas Jast week. John Borum’s infant died Sunday night and_ was buried at Johnstown cemetery Monday at 3 p m. Walter Dudley, the miller, smiles and says ‘“‘my wife and little son are doing well.” Fire destroyed Butler's restaurant, | Frank Seilemen’s meat shop, and Mrs Price's millinery shop, at Montrose | last Thursday morning. UM iss Zola Richard, who has been ick, is now convalescent. The supper given in Jéhnstown last ' Friday night for the benefit of the | jC. P. Church. | $3 for ax months or $150 f by these learned gentlemeu who en | joy ike good things of this life equal | will be “The mostest goods for Dr. ©. 1. Helwig Office two stairway trom TL grocery, Residence second house Subseribing for Metropohtan The coming year wiil be crowag with big news events and happy, 1bgs, the details of which eve; Interested in national and forei affairs will want to read. The bey Western newspaper published is the Sem-Weekly Republic of St Lonig, It is only $1 a year. and for amount it will send two week to any address for one gale . The Republic daily is $6 q or three months. A clever swindle is being worked. near Springfield, Odio, and in ad. joining counties. Swindler No} calls oo a farmer with a Patent wag. on tongue, and offers to sell him the right of the county for $250 He tells him he is on his way home, and if he wants it to write to him Toa fow days swindler Ne 2 coma along. He has heard of the farmer having the right of the county for the patent wagon tongue, and a8 be has made a good thing out Of it in Pennsylvania be offers him and pays $10 to bind the bargain, The farmer writes to No. ) and sends him his note for $250. Be never hears of the two men again, but in due time his note comes up for collection in a neighboring town and he is out $240 —X. People overlooked the importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied with transient ; but vow that it is generally know tbat Syrup of Figs wiil perm overcome habitual constipation, informed people will not buy othe Jaxatives, which act for a time, bat finally injure the system Say The Killing Was Justified. Nevada, Mo., Jan. 10.—Jobn and Alva Blair, who were on trial ber for the murder of Henry Anthony, were accquitted last night at 1] o'clock. The jury was out seven hours. Anthony was a son io-lawd the elder Blair,but bis wife had seperated from him for months. She charged him with paternity of twc children born to unmarried sister, and last June the ® two Blairs setupon him. They shot, him several times and then the elde & Blair cut hie throat. The yerdiet of acquital was expected. Hoss & Scott represented the Blairs spd Prosecuting Attorney Gibson asd M. Hull appeared for the State. © THE OLDEST. AND THE BEST i Pec AYERS Cherry Pectore Awarded Medal at World's Fair. AYERS PILLS Cure Liver and Stomach Tt OMAR’S CASH STORE I have adopted the cash system will sell goods at a very small I bave no rents or city taxes to} and why can’t I sell as cheap as 8 body. I will take poultry end 4 in exchange for goods and my leastest money.” JI invite every 6 | Methodist church was well attended. Many thanks to those that assisted | jand partici d. i Re ae Ne Johnson were! a ton’s Friday nighti ae on’s Friday night H P Callahan went to Clinton Fri-! day and returned Saturday. Rosy. hat isin need of Diy Goody tions, Hardware, Groceries, Tin Harness repair, kc &e. Come be convineed of my motto.