The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 27, 1897, Page 5

- are unquestionably the best value ever eold in this country. factories is given up are {fine grade Satin Calf—and every pair warranted. Bn), 2 ¢ —d SELZ “TOP NOTCH” SHOES: We are very glad to announce to our customers that we can continue to sell these justly famous shoes for only $1.50. The price advanced some time since but has since declined. At that price they manufacturing of this shoe—turaing out thousands of pairs every day. They SEE OUR LADIES $1.50 SHOES FOR BIC VALUES. One of “Selz” big exclusively to the i | Immense quantities of strawber- are being shipped from Nevada. Strawberries are very plentiful is season and reasonable in price. Sheriff Mudd is talking about uying a pair of bloodhounds to be ed in running down criminals. Sheriff Mudd went to Harrison- le Tuesday to testify as a witness alaw suit pending in the circuit ourt of Cass county. John Baird of Mt. Vernon, en pute to Kansas City with live stock between the cars Friday near Gelden City and was cut to pieces. ) W. R. Bozart, a Saline county far- , waa killed in bis field by being ught under a tonguelees cultivator. Hie team ran away and dragged him 0 death. Corn is selling at a dollar a bushel in Mexico. Free silver goes in that ountry and farm produce brings & ing price and some money to the mer. ; An ice cream supper will.be given Bi the school house in Passaic Fri Pisy, May 28th, admission 10 cents. AThe proceeds will go for the benefit Gdlthe library fund. Ths general public is invited. Itis about time for At. to kick “Bad he would lose the patronage of ry middle-of-the-road populist in county if he didn’t find some- ing to kick about. The Missouri office seekers in “QWashington, have been notified that more appointments will be given fiesouri until after the passage of tariff bill, and most of the boys wendiog their way homeward. | Oharles Dean, a horse thief, 18 rs of age, was arrested at Shaw- Mound, Henry county. He had tlen a pony from a Mr. Carter, in dit to a colored man for $3.85. No farmer wante to serve on the it jury at the June term, for his ops need his attention worse than k county, rode it to Clinton and | My other time of the year, conse-| Miss Bertha Marsh, the pretty and accomplished daughter of Postmast- er March of Rich Hill visited friends in Butler the past week. Louisa Mitchell, a colored woman at Pleasant Hil', committed suicide by drowning in the lake at that place. She had been in bad health and it is thought committed the act while despondent over her ailments Wouldn't it be a capital idea for Butler and Rich Hill to go together and buy a rock erusher and macad emize the road between the two towns, and also rock enough to pave the etreets of the two cities. What say you, Bob? John Faires was killed between Lockwood and Golden City Friday morning. He was sitting with his feet hanging out the door of a pou!- try car and passing through a bridge jhis legs struck a projecture throw- ing him from the car. Dr. Boulware reports Miss Maud Wood, accidentally shot in the arm |a short time ago by ber brother, aa improving vicely. The wound is healing rapidly and the fear of losing the arm or that it would be left stiff has about been dispelled. Mason Smith, tha convicted wife murderer, was led into court at Nevada Saturday and received his seutence of 40 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Smith is up wards of 50 years of age, and the sentence virtually means he will re main in prison the balanee of kis days. Preston Thornton, the young man who ehot himself a few days ago in the parlor of his sweetheart at Louisville, Kentucky, because the young lady had broken off their engagement, died from the wound inflicted. | Mayor G. W. Clardy went to St. ‘Louis lest week end brought his | father home with him toreside. The jold gentleman, without consulting | his children, left his daughters in Clay county and went to the Mascnic qx Mently the court could have best dits friends and relatives by pg them off. Home. The first intimation the Mayor had of it was when he saw mention made in the papers. |taxes in coon skins John Ludwick of Butler, register- | ed as the oldest resident at the old settlers gathering Saturday. He gave his residence as 583 years Wm. Ludwick, Jason Woodfinand J. S. MeCraw come next at the 57 mark. | to reside in one county, Indians and deer were plentiful in Bates ia those good old times when the farmer paid Judge Clark | Wix, who has aresidence of 47 years | to his credit, was born and raised in. the county. “It means the completion of my} education,” said Mies Maud Shock- | ley of Columbia, when she was an nounced as the winner of the Chris tian college $500 piano contest! Monday night. There were eight) contestante, several of whom came | from wealthy homes. Miss Stock | ley is the daughter of a laboring | man of that place. Her mother, by | sewing, earned the money which sent her daughter through college. She lives in an humble cottage in the suburbs.-—Nevada Mail. M. L. Collings a prominent real es- tate man of Atlantic Iowa, made the Tres office a pleasant call Wednes day. Mr Collinshas been making visits to our county for the past year and through ovr wide awake real estate firm of Clardy & Bruner, has located a number of Iowa people here. We were informed by Messrs Clerdy & Bruner that they sold to O L Brown, who came down with Mr. Collins this trip, the McClemens 160 acre farm just north of town and that they have several other deals| pending with parties from that coun- try Weare glad to weicome such citizens to our county. Drs. Loekwood and Boulware re- turned from St. Louis Friday morn ing, where they had been in attend ance at the state medical association and they report a splendid time and alao to having witnessed a number of important and eciosntific surgical op- erations. One of the operations was the grafting of a nose on a person. The graft for the nose was taken from the forehead, and Dr. Boulware caid when the surgeon got through the fellow bad a pretty respectable nose. The operation was quite a curiosity. Dr. Boulware was elected a delegate by the state association to attend the annual meeting of the American Medical Association which convenes in Philadelphia, in June. Evidence is accumulating in Wash ington which shows tbat quite a number of the United States Sena tors are a thrifty set of politicians. They believe in making hay while the sun shines, and are liberal buy- ers of stock in the sugar syndicates. ‘Being largely interested in making profits on sugar, they are now eager for putting a high tariff on that commodity, and thus enrich them selves and the other sugar barons interested with them. The nefarious conduct of the aforeseid senators ought to be fully exposed, and thoee found guilty of speculating in the sugar combine, should be called down by their constituency.—Clin- ton Democrat. Motgomery, Ala., May 21.—Much criticism has been caused by the speech of Gen. John W. Sanford on the occasion of imbedding a silver star in the verandah of the state capital Thursday, in the course of which he said: “Jf we were rebels, then to be arebel is right. If Jeff- erson Davis 1s atraitor, then trea- son 18 the highest virtue.” Blood means sound health. With pure, rich, healthy blood, the stomach and di- will be no dyspepsia. Rheumatism and Neuralgia willbe unknown. Scrofulaand Salt Rheum will disappear. With pure Blood Your nerves will be strong, and your sleep sound, sweet and refreshing. | Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. That is why it cures so many diseases. That is why so many thousands take it | to cure disease, retain good health, pre- vent sickness and suffering. Remember Hoods | S$arsaparilla eure | Liver Ills; easy to | Hood’s Pills take, easy wo operate. 3c gestive organs will be vigorous, and there | Judge Lay, who is helding court! at C.inton, gives a bad boy from. Bates county three years. The fol lowing is taken from the Clinton Democrat; “In the case of Charles | Radford, a boy of 19, who pleaded Over half a century is a long time guilty to burglarizing Wm Mere dith’s house and stealing some cloth- ing, Judge Lay recognized the defendant as a boy whom he had several years since sent to the reform school from Bates county. The lad signified his desire to plead guilty, | admitted the correctness of the judge’s recollection and said he was | well treated at his home, 12 miles, jeast of Burler. Judge Lay expressed | jhis sorrow that the reform school | had not exercised a salutary effect | on him, and sentenced Radford to) three years in the penitentiary for) burglary, dismissing the larceny, charge.” | Rev. J. F. Watkins bas resigned | his pastorage of the First Presbyte- rian church of this city, and with bis | family takes his leave today for Osceola Since his residence in| Butler Mr Watkins has been in very | poor health and it is on this ac-| count he makes the change. He} owns 4 fine farm in St. Clair county, | to which he will move his family. | He informed us that by advice of | his physicians he will take a lay off from church work, for at least a year, in hopes of recuperating his shattered health. He has been very successful in his church work in this city, and popular with his coagrega tion and citizens generally, and all regret that he has been compelled to give up his pulpit The Ties hopes the change will be beneficial and that he may become permanente ly restored to health. A Warm Line of bad Shoes, is the way the boys express them- selves when admiring our summer foot-wear. One of the wholesale houses knowing that the tem- perature of our shoesrun pret- ty high, have sent us a large themometer which we have placed in a convenient place in front of our store for the benefit of our customers, and we hope by its aid to adjust i cKibbens Clothing Dept. “ALL WOOL COMMERCIALLY ~~ rn) RAR RARAA YOUTHS PLAID SUITS AT $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, They Can’t be Beaten at the Prices. MckIBBENS, McKibbens Clothing Dept. ; SPEAKING” half cotian 2a cotton DARRELL PAPLAOPBEPDRPR LLPPDAP you haven't you'd se what Ge 4: See Waal is the 22 of $4.50 $5.00 ann $6.00 . PRICES REDUCED THIS WEEK. NOW 1S YOUR TIME 10 BUY. Childrens Suits - - - 50c, 60c, T5e, $1.00, $1.25, $2.00 Boys Long Pants Suits $1.50,$2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 Mens Suits - - - = = $1.75, 2.00, $3.00, $4 00, $5.00 Mens and Boys Pants, not overalls, at 50c. Mens Guaze Undershirts, Good Length, at 15c. Mens Bleeched Jean Drawers 25c. The Best 25c Goatskin Glove in Town. MONEY SAVED TO BUY HERE See our colored Linen Knee Pants ourselves to the temperature of our shoes and the weather properly. The price of our shoes you will find lew compared to the quality and temperature— style. Drysdale & Keasling. SUDDEN DKATH. Barth Kline Breathes His Last in the Arms of Joe Little, on the Banks of the Miami River. Barth F. Kline, a young man who has been working in the machine shop of Mr. Cochrane, of this city for the past eight menths, dropped dead on the banks of the Miami river west of this city Sunday morn- ing about 4 o'clock. The deceased was with a fishing party, composed of F. W. Cochrane, S. K. Willet, J. R. Swartz, W. D. Moore, Joe Little and brother Tat, Ed Badger and Bruce Mallett, who had gone to the river Saturday ona fishiog expedi tion. They had a tent and spent the night on the banks of the stream fishing. About 4 ocleck young Kline got up, and after stirring up the tire, went fora bucket of water. Re turning he eat down on the spring seat of the wagon in front of the fire and was breaking sticks and throw ing them on the blaza, when he sud- denly threw up his bands and fell to the ground. Mr. Little went to him and picked him up, and an attempt was made to give him some whisky, but he could not takeit. Mr. Little felt of his pulee aud also his heart, both had ceased to beat. He was dead in five minutes after falling from the seat. The remains were | brought to town and placed in G. B. Hickman’s undertaking rooms, and bie relatives at Freeburg, Ill, notified of his desth. F. B. and George Kline, two brothers of the dead man arrived in the city Monday. After funeral serv ices had been held at the Catholic Sizes 3 to10 at 25c. JOE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER. Stopa Minute ee “ AS YOU GO BY Look in and see ifa FEW DOLLARS won't en- | | emer THE PLACE FOR BARGAINS IS AT i. YOU CAN FIND EV YOU NEED IN THE LINE OF Saddles, Harness, Trunks, Valises, Tents, Wagon Sheets, Harness Ouls, Lap Dusters, Fly Nets, Curry Combs, Buggy Tops, Cushion Seats At prices that cannot be duplicated by any other firm in Bates county. enable you to go to farming nicely, or if they won't assist you to put in the rest of your needed Harness and ERTHING | | | Goods. | | | ROBT L. GRAVES at Decoration Day Netice. city and throughout the county with their congregations, alse all iodges and militsry crganizations are cer- dially invited to attend and take part in the ceremonies and exercises to Blst. Services Suoday at 2 p. m, church, the remains were taken back |to Illinois for interment. The de | | married. He was an energetic young Is the One True Blood Purifier. $1 per bottle. | | fellow and a fine mechanic. | My Neighbor Told Me. | About Hood’s Sarsaparilla and ad- | yiced ma to try it—This is the kind ‘of advertising which gives Hood's | Sarsaparilla the largest sales in the |world. Friend tells friend that | Hood's Sarsaparilla cures; that it igives atrength, bealth, vitality and | vigor, and whole neighborhoods use lit as a family medicine. Hood's Pills act easilyand prompt- ly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache. - | | ceased was 27 years of age sndur— |Mondey at 9a. m. and 2p. m. City papers please copy. Dacator Suits. By Com. A New Law. County Recorder Stephens has bad to have an entirely new Jot of marriage licenses printed to conform to a law passed by the last legisia ture Under it no person is author ized to perform a marriage ceremony uvlees he is a citizen of the United | Ministers who are not nat-; States. uralized will have to become so or j quit marrying.—Clinton , Democrat. Ministers cf all churches in the | be held at the opera house. in Butler on Sunday and Mondey May 30 and, { Vicious Marderer Hanged. Gi Helena, Ge., May 22—Elijah Morton, colored, was hanged yester- | day at McRae. His crime was the | deliberate murder of his father in- |law and his motber-inlew. He also | shot at bis wife and baby, his brotb- i er-inlaw, who is dying, and then killed a dog and acow. He express- eda desire to kill the judge and | jury. He died repentant. W. G. Womack’s Cash Grocery I wish toeay to the citizens of Butler snd farmers cf Bates county that I have just secured a cars load of soft and hard whest dour on con- signment which places me in a posi- tion to sell you flour cheaper than any other house io Butler by the single sack Special price on 500 pounds and upwards so please call at once and get prices as this flour will be sold cheaper thau you can buy the same grades anywhere else, every sack warraated to be as good as any | flour on the market. Yours Resp’y. | W. G. WOMACK. ! + |