The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 21, 1897, Page 5

'o ES SIS bis and Sho You can’t put o of boots or shoes - gow compells the the old pair. dusive shoe store ysa chance to cor fact. JUST NOW WE SPECIAL BARGAINS. ——~ 00———— Al mens $3.50 Kip boots cut to Al mens 3.00 Kip boots cut to Mens $3.00 FULL STOCK CALF shoes cut to 2.00 Mens 2.50 FULL STOCK Boys 2.00 Congress shoes for 1.25 Congress shoes for Mens 2nd quality arctics for Boys A woman’s all shoe for $1. Woman’s genuine Kan- garoo Calf shoes for $1.50 Give us your tra to save you money ‘pe 0 @ eo o OS Why not look us over/ Wesell reliable footwear ielieve, for less money than any ex- Mens aBors OQstriTyERS POOOSOOOOIOOLA ff buying that pair any louger. The -astiny aside of and, we does or can. Give ‘vince you of this ARE OFFERING $3.00 2.50 CALF shoes cut to 1.75 1.50 85 1.00 solid serviceable de and we promise WOOOOOOOHHOOHOOIOSOOOOIOGOOOOIOON OOOO ONIOOOO DIDO PIII PINION . Hour at Culver’s $1 per 50 lb sack Que of Frank Lafollett’s little ja gitle is quite sick. I bars laundry soap at Lee Cul 1, 25c. loneware at Lee Culver’s 6icts gallon. Harrie Lisle has gone to Kansas iytotake a course in a commer- hoc]. the meetings at the Baptist, C. ad First Presbyterian churches having good congregations. Gorge Birch fell on a sidewalk in mepaburg, and he bobs up with wit for $2,500 damages against tity. John Snodgrass, of Tipton, shot killed his wife and then turned pistol on himself with deadly t. } Cases of contagious diseases ld be reported promptly to Dr. ware secretary of the board of th of the city. Thuraday evening of last week ge Dalton united in marriage D. Weodleton, of Ballard and Miss Braden, of Merwin. Apinfant supposed to be about ye old, was found frozen to Mhinan alley in Kansas City. Pe child was wrapped in cloth. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKibben have gre to Excelsior Springs to spend i Week or so. Mr. McKibben has in poor health for some time. i Pure maple syrup 90c a gallon at Lee Culver’s. Remember the Burdett lecture Monday night. Bob Burdett, the famous lecturer, at the opera house Mosday night. Tke best lecture of the series Monday night. Bob Burdett will be here. Henry Hill, serving a sentence in jail for carrying concealed weapone, has been discharged from custody. Neuralgia is the prayer of the nerves for pure blood. Hood's Sar- saparilla is the One True Blood Purifier and nerve builder. Mrs. Kate Young, widow of the {late Waller Young, is an applicant for the appointment of the position of Coal Oil Inspector of St. Joseph. Mr. Al Armer, the world’s greatest clown, formerly with Gales (12) Temptations, in his laughing comedy “Confusion.” Opera House Janu- 22ud. Two new banks have opened out for business in Warrensburg. Oue is the Farmer & Merchants, and the other the Commercial. The com bived capital of the two institutions is $70,000. Frank Eldridge bas given up h‘s position with the Boyd lumber company and has accepted a positicn with the Hurley lumber company as traveling auditor. He will move to Kaneas City. The city council of Warrensburg | | | | | | | | jtion Army at Sedalia. was accident vally |gun wasaccidentelly discharged and | | the load passed through his head of Pinkerton detectives at | aguinet the city of Ssdalia for $10, Fred Ritchie was jailed Sunday If you want a package of seed to serve a sentence of 31 days for from the agricultural department at carrying concealed weapons Washington City, send Congressman Capt. Ei Bernard, of the Salva D-’rmond your name and postoflice address. You are taxed to keep up this seed department and you bad just as wellsend and get the seed. A postal card will bring them. killed near Sweet Springs Friday. He and Ed Highley wer preparing to take a hunt, when the The damage cuit against the city (of Nevada, brought by A P. Bridge- ford, who claimed $30,000 on ac count of being thrown from his wayon While crossing a street car track, receiving great injuries, bas Thos. G. Conkling, superintendent Kansas City, suicided Sunday by shooting himself through the head. He was in his office at the time. His mpd) ©? COMPFemised by the city pay | jis thought to have become overbal |'2 bim $700 That wasa pretty big janeed by overwork. He leaves a rumble from $30,000 to $700. and | | wife and two children. judiedtes that Mr Bridgeford was not so badly hurt as he complained, Prosecuting attorney Clark spent} ; 7 g ney Cla PED" | of cise he sorrowed for the unfortu the greater part of last week at Rich Hill attending to criminal business damage suits to amost the verze of The case which occupied the grenter| bankruptcy. 5 part of his attention was the young men arrested charged with burylar izing the Jas. Gee store The boys were bound over aad gave boud In revising the the couveil will Ina town the size f Butler there is no office so import- jautas thatofthe board of healt! and their powers to act in all ane ters pertaining to the office should have the very broadest scope possi | The health of the city is in| their hands aud they should have Lizzie Beunce bas brougbt suit | | 000 damages for alleged injuries : sustained by # defective sidewaik Ob, these vile sidewalks, they ought to be built of concrete, stone or ble brick or give the pedestrian native dirt road If Sheriff Mudd and Prosecutiny Attorney H. C Clark keep up the uck they have begun in catching ard prosecuting criminals, then their administration will prove a record breaker. They are certainly dom; their duty aud now if the jury before whom these criminals will be tried will only do their duty the criminal costs of this county will be greatly lessened uniimited power in guarding agninst Contagious diseases. The ordinace should be drawn with care aud all necessary penalties for re fusal on the part of the citizen to comply with the requirements of the board. Uncle Edward Drake an old color ed man and government prisoner, serving @ sentence in juil for making « false pension ailidavit, through the influence of Sheriff Mudd, who iu terceeded for him received his dis charge papers and was released Tuesday morning. Sheriff Mudd was ut Kansas City Monday and secured tbe old man’s pardon. Tuesday morning he went to the jail door and said, “Puton your coat and come out here.” “What you want Mr. Mudd,” ssid Uncle Ed. “I bave good news for you, you can go home to your family. ‘God bless you sheriff, I is glad to hear dat and as soon as I git breakfast dese har old feet will hit the ground shere” The sheriff said Uncle Ed was the hap. The curfew bell rang Monday night and the little fellows scamper ed home. Parents can depend that Marshal Kelley will do his duty in the premises and if they don’t want their children locked in the cala boose and fined they had better keep them at home. Parents should need no urging to keep their chil- dren home at nights. It is claimed George Taylor, mur- derer of the Meeks family who escaped from the Carrollton jail, is operating asa bandit in the Creek nation. A few days ago an emigrant nate town which bas been bled by| city ordinances | DO NOT BUY AN SUIT AWAY DOWN See ou Big savir apriuee v all heavy goods give the boar ot} wealth more authority than it has} nad heretofore. cireuit court of Vernon county, just adjourned, no guilty culprit escaped punishment Of the criminals tried thirteen goto the penitentiary and four to the county jail. Nota man deserving of punishment escaped The work of the court was so com -lete that an enterprising photogra pher of the city grouped the officials, Judge, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, d puty sheriff and petit jury, and photographed them The Mail says it isa group that criminals may well bave reason to fear, and the law abiding citizens of the county wil! honor for duty well performed The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Bates County Bank was held last week, no change was made in the directory or officers. The condition of the bank was excel lent, and notwithstanding the hard times a good big dividend was declar- ed. This is one of the best officered institutions of the kind in the State. Capt. F. J. Tygard, its president, a successful banker of long years ex perience, has been its ruling genius from its earliest inception and what success this strong and substantial party from Missouri, was held up by a gaog of robbers in the nation aid robbed of their valuables and money, and that Taylor was fully identified by one of the movers who knew him weil in Missouri. piest nigger he ever saw. After breakfast he gave him a ticket to Kansas City aud a nickel for street car fare out of his own pocket and sent him on his way rejoiciug. The city council! Monday night instructed city attorney W.O Jack son to at once proceed against O M Lukenbill, ex-city eollector. The charge against him, we understand, is for failure to fully pay over to the city allthe money belonging to it collected by him during his term of office. It will he remembered that the bond Mr. Lukenbill gave when he took charge of the office, by an oversight of the city officials, was never approved, consequently hr served out his term of offiee without giving security. In addition, just before his term expired and b+fore he had made a final settlement of his account with the city, fire destroyed the residence in which he lived and uvfortunately be lost the books per taining to his office in the fire. The city then to determine the amoun' of bis collections and to get at delio quent tax-payers, ordered the city collector elect to send each taxpayer notice to present his tax receipts The way the matter now stands, th- city attorney informs us, the case will goto the grand jury, and the It is now positively asserted that Jobn Sherman has been offered and accepted the office of Secretary of State in McKinley’s cabinet. This insures that the gold standard pol icy of the government will be main taived and silver will haveno chance except by international agreement, which agreement will never be reached. Crazed by cigarette smoking R L. Davis, a hotel proprietor at Chat- tanooga, Tenn., cut his wife’s throat and then killed himself. The city ordinances of Butler prohibit the sale of cigarettes in this town, but we understand from reliable sources that cigarette paper is sold with packages of tobacco and the boys manufacture their cigarettes It is against the ordinances to sell the wrappers and our officers should look the matter up. The Johnson County insurance institution has enjoyed has been argely due to his indefatigable and totelligent efforts. Heis a cultured gentleman acd stands bigh in bank ing circles in the West. J. C. Clark, its cashier, is a broad minded, clear headed, big-hearted gentleman, pop- ular with every one, of splendid executive ability and methodical in bis business relations. He is a cau tious, conservative and safe banker His two assistants, S. F. Warnock and J. R. Morrison, are clever and accommodating gentlemen Caught and Jailed. The three tramps who burglarized the general store of James Burrows at Amsterdam, a short time ago, are «ow behind the grates in the Butler jail. The thieves were caught at LaCygue, Kansas. and most of the stolen goods were recovered where tuey had hidden them in a straw stack a short distance from town. The robbers gained an entrance to rhe store by sawing a pannel out of he back door. The goods carried away consisted of $8 or $10 in money, the eatire stock of pocket knives—about $30 worth, and a lot company, a home association organ | bill, if found, will be for embezzle of candy and tobacco. The thieves, OVERCOAT OR without piving us a look buy without giving us e look. UNDERWEAR at a big reduction. See that boys 40¢ underwear at See that mers 50¢ Me ino und-rwear at See that m-ns ali woo’, nEp, derwea” at 65e or sand boy 25e cap a SOCSSTER SSCS ESE 2 OCONEE , We sre selling them and you'll make » mistake if you ws td = a @@C6OZSOESS00OS009000099000 MEDICATED un- S1.25 a-ut. it can’t be beaten. 8 for 18e. MeKibbens. Attention is called to the adver- tisement of Williams Bros, in this issue of the Times The Williacns Bros. are excellent business men, and their large and daily increasing trade speaks volumnus for their hon. esty and integrity. their low prices and quality of their goods. They own their building, are at small ex | pense and are hustlers for trade Attention is called to the law cerd ; of Silver- & Silvers in this issue. | Their office can be found on the ; north side of the square. T. W. | Silver, senior member of the firm, recently returned from Springfield, | Mo. where he moved two years ago with his family for school advant- ages Mr. Silvers is one of the oldest | members of the bar in this county, ‘and asa lawyer stands high in the | profession in this judicial district and the state. He has always en- joved a large and lucrative practice and hie many friends will be glad to learn he has returned to Butler. J. A Silvers is recognized as a lawyer of ability; a hard student and a close reasoner, and he gives much atten- tion to the details of practice. Busi- ness intrusted with this firm will be faithfully looked after and honestly guarded. Money Saved i» Money Made. This you can do by trading with Bennett Wheeler Merc. Co. We are informed that this old reliable and well establiehed house is in # posi- tion to sell goods of all kinds this year, much cheaper than ever before. They have arranged with the leading manufacturers to buy direct io car load lots for spot cash, thereby get- |\ting their goods delivered free of | freight, and saving the wholesale or | middle man’s profit, as well as a big | discount for cash. This they pro- | pose to give those who trade with them the full benefit of. Since the | first of the year they have bought several car loads of goods which, Mr3 Bennett informs us, have been pure | chased at extremely low prices, ow- | ing to the close money markét, light | trade and desire vf manufacturers to turn their goods for cash. The | immense stock carried by this enter- | prising company, consiste of Gro- ceries, Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, | Glass and Queensware, Flour and | Feed, Wagons, Surreys, carriages, ' Top Buggies, Springwagons, Road | Wagons, all kinds of Farm Ma- ized only last May, is doing a flour ishing business. At the anpual meeting the other day in Warrens- burg the secretary reported that the company had placed insurance to the amount of $163,500 on farm property. No risks are taken on town property. It is a big savirg of money tothe county in the way of keeping insurance mouey at home. ment. Itis to be hoped Mr Luken bill will be able to straighten out matters and clear himself of the serious charge to be preferred against him. Warrensburg, Mo., Jan. 19.—Mres. Lewis Hayes and baby were burie! today at their home in this city Mrs. Hayes’ clothes caught fire from a cooking stove, and before the flames could be extinguished her we understand, admit their guilt | chinery, Harness of all kinds, both and will probably plead guilty and | single and double, Salt, Naile, all take a term in the penitentiary. | kinds of field and Garden Seeds. Eee re re Wind Mille, Pumps, Wagon Wood Curfew Will Ring. Work. In fact almost anything you The city council bas pacsed the, can call for. It will certainly be to curfew ordinance, and the big fire | the interest of all parties wanting to bell warned the boys under 16 years | trade with astrictly first class bouse, of age to go home Monday night at | when the best goods can be bad for the least money, tocail an examine 8 o'clock. The bell will ring each eveving at 8 o'clock from Oct. Ist neighbor, but left her baby, and|to March Ist, and from March Ist ‘when it was rescued it was pred to October Ist at 9o'clock. Boys |badly burned. It is thought at this! under 16 years of age have no busi- | hour that ¢! ill both recover. : pBonehay ey Se es | cess on the streets after night aod |week. Dr. Boulware, the attending | = Z John W. Duncan, postmaster at | physician, had a yellow flag put out | The Whole Story lif their parents take no interest in Of the great sales attained and great | their raising it is right that the law Adrian, will accept the congratula jand also went to the school house | clotbea were nearly burned off. She H.C. Withers of Illinois, spent rushed from her home to the nearest tday in the city in consultation the law firm of Silvers & Sil- ein regard to bringing two law is out of movey and is devising ways and means to meet obligations. To raise more money the council is con- sidering the proposition of increas- ing the occupation tax. The risk is just as good and safe as though taker in a foreign company. their stock and get their prices, as their facilities for buying in large quantities for spot cash, place them in a position to sell you all kinds of goods for leas money than can be had eleewhere. Their arrangements for handiing Butter, Eggs, Poultry One of Mr. A. Keeser’s children was taken with scarlet fever last { | Gor. Stephens has appointed Rev. | W.G. Pike, of tho M. E. cburch, as * <t a | . nlishec d's Sar- aoe = ee - ll kinds of country produce, plain of the penitentiary. His | tions of the Tiwes over his confirm | and notitied Prof. Starr. The eel HERE ne SLC gore | take a hand in the — and = = a : carpe sin — t. O16 . Pik : 5 | : ean a as bs sares 4 J ‘ % at bey t run the streets will not be d 3 ie $1,200 a year. Rey. Pike | ation by the senate Monday, as post-| regarding contagious diss ases W8S/ 444 snriches the blood, tones the! that they do sae Se eae Z vicake Pass ll kel aches in Johnson. ' master of his town for four years/readin each room of the building | ctomach, gives strength and vigor | Boys out at nigad oon lear 8 a y pay the very highest market price in cash. trade or order. They have many ba vs to offer you, and will take pleasure in showing you through their steck whether you buy anythivg or not. pte. W. Wynne, retiring treasurer | longer. Mr. Ducan has made a most jand mecessar Dre ore to prevent | M Wayne county, is short in his ac-| acceptable P. ML, and surely the the disease from spreading were, Munts $1,986.17. He had served | people of that thriving little city | promptly taken. Dr. Boulware is to. Years as treasurer and _ his | (unless it be an aspirant) : will not be commended for = interest man-! ge is due to having lived be- | regret that John will remain at the | ifested in notifying the principal of headache, indigestion, b : : | window to hand out mail. \ the schools. | Officers, do your duty. | All druggists. 25c. ' 4 H ) 2 : Disease cannot enter the system for i kinds of bad hebits, and their wick tified by the rich, red blood whicb| edness soon leads them to become FS by takiog Hood's Sarsaparilla | oyiminals, and criminals s lead to ,. jail and from jail to the penitentiary. =: | Ring the beil and save the boys. i Hood's Pills cure nausea, z dhis income.