The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 26, 1897, Page 5

in Butler. We extend to all our friends and the public generally a cordial invita- VISIT US Jn our new store, assuring them that they shall ever receive a courteous We shall continue to do a tion to welcome. “Stetly One bought elsewhere. Backin Our Old Location | putin the newest, bright- est and lightest store room Business and guarantee that price to Ibe as low as similar goods can be dially invite an examination. Price to All” We again cor- walk A.J. Wright, a valued subscriber g in Chicago, renewe. Batler Academy will begin its year Wednenday, September | 41.2t. Ten thousand people will be in Bo r, Sept. 25th, to attend the old re’ picric. The ex-confederate reunion in ths September 16tb, will draw a igo crowd to town. L Gage, one of the Trurs’ d subscribers residing at Weert 0, Mo, will accept thanks for a wal tler will make a special effort strain every nerve to entertain he immense crowd at the old sct- y picnic Tbe Tives returns thanks to I. Graham, ons of ite good subacribers A Johnstown, fora renewal ef his cription. If wheat climbs much higher we fell back on corn bread. We the Johnnie cake pretty good » anyhow. e ex-confederates will hold a n at Butler, Sept. 16th. The ittees are making preparations tertain a big crowd. H. McCombs, a substantial mer of Altona, a pioneer eubecri- rand good friend tothe booming ars, called and renewed. in B. Moore, a prominent and thy farmer resiling in the Mtern part of the county, is a new Bbacriber to the booming Times. The funeral of Ed. Dudney took ge from the residence of his tis- B Mre. Robert Plummer. Satur- Death was due to consump- ad ; strike agitators who were or ing among the miners at Rich Ml the past week. met with little c Grarement in getting the dig- to drop their picks. old friend, Lon Murphy, left t of the week for Fairfisld, Sbington, where he will make his ® Together with his many in Bates we wish him abun- Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Poffenbarger returned from Virginia the last of the week, where they had been to visit his parents The American Clothing House moved back into its old quarters to- day. This Tres will have some thing to say of the improvements of the room next week. In the vote Tuesday Rich Hill captured the Institute for next year. Anyhow, Butler treated the teachers in a hospitable way and they leave the city with the very best feeling and good will | | That beer and whiskey sold at the Rich Hill Fair was -strictly on its muscle. The record for Thursday afternocn was a fight ever ten min utes. The band played and the races went on just the same. | B.G Ripley, charged with rape j and defendad by W. W. Graves, had his preliminary hearing at Lexing ton, Mo, Thursday of last week, and was released under a $2,000 bond on the state's evidence. The teachers decided to hold the next Iastitute at Rich Hill. We ad- yise our sister town to profit by Butler's mistakes and have her beaus pay more attention to the pretty school marms and less to the town girls during the session Rev J. M. McBride and wife are in Butler this week visiting among friends and will remain over Sunday Mr. McBride will hold eervices and preach in St Mark’s church next | Sunday morn‘ng and evening at the ueval hours A!l are welcome at | these services. | Prof. Theilmann, of the Appleton | City Academy, accompanied by Prof | Allison, gave the Times a pleasant call Tuesday. Prof. Theilmann the | Tres found to be a very pleasant | gentleman. He said the prospects | for a full school at his Academy this coming year was very flattering. Miss Blanche Lamb, daughter of J. M. Lemb, and Miss Sutton were thrown froma bay rake by a run- away team, at their home, two and one-half miles west of town, Friday, ‘and badly kurt. In tke fall Miss | Sutton’s arm was broken and both ladies sustaiced a number of cuts bese bruises. J. U. Bruner was in the city the last of the weak and on Monday moved bis family to Kansas City. Mr. Brucer has an important posi- tion with the land department of the Ft Scott, Pittsburg & Gulf rail road. Mrs. J. M. McKay, of Lamar, Mo., who is in the city visiting her| aged parents, Judge and Mre. Bart- lett, gaye the Ties a call the otber day, accompanied by her father, and renewed her subscription. Mra McKay is one of the Tres’ best lady friends and has been a reader of this paper for many years They are dropping in pratty lively bow, we mean those bright silver dollars. Saturday our talented and bast friend, W. H Ewio, of Spruce, called ard reaewed. The Ewin boys, eyery Jast one of them, are hard to beat, and the Tras is pleas- ed to know it enjoys their friend ship to the fullest extent. Lizzie Hogan. a bright little girl 9 years of age, swam the Tennessee river at a point near Chattanooga, Sunday, on a wager made by her father. Thotiver was three quart- ers of a mile wide at the point where she crossed and it took her nearly a half hour to make the trip. The father followed the child with a akiff. W. H. Stansbury, one of Harrison- ville’s most prominent and respected citizens, dropped dead Monday. He had gone out to his farm a short distance from town and the body was found in the field. The deceas- ed was a prominent Mason and has lectured to ths order in this city and was well known by many of our people. A man giving his pame as James Shockley was arrested at Rich Hill A traveling hog doctor giving hie | name as J H. Flood, stole a valise | from the Talmage House at Rich! Hill Monday, was captured at Fos- | ter, and now he is playing checkers | with bis nos in the Butler jail. He has employed Silvers & Silvers to defend him. M. R. Yates, a reader of the Ties | for the pest thirteen years, called | aud renewed. He was on his way to Oklaboma to visit his parents and | from there he goes to Pendleton, | Oregoa, to which place he orders/ the Tiwzs sent. Our best wishes} are with him for future cuccess and health in bis new home. Mrs Jae. S. Hook, residing a few miles portheast of Rockville, died suddenly the morning of the 13th inst. Sheate a hearty breakfast and appeared as well as usual until about 9 o'clock when she began to complain, She walked into the kitcben and almost immediately bo- came desperately sick. She was as sisted bick to her room by Miss Ooley, and as she was laid on the bed expired almost immediately. The deceased was one of the cldest settlers of this county, and one of our most esteemed citizens. The funeral of Miss Pearl Warder, who died at the home of her parents last Friday morning at 7 o'clock, took place from the Ohio Street M. E. Church, Saturday at 3:30 p. m, conducted by Rev. S. P. Cayton. The deceased was the eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs W. L. Warder, and was aged 30 years and three months. Death resulted from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Miss Warder ‘was a most estimable young lady, a consistent member of the Methodist church and an active worker in the W. C. T. U. The fam- ily have the sympathy of their many by policeman Talbot, with a quan- tity of counterfeit bills on his per- son The prisoner was taken to the U. 8. Court, at Clinton, and bound over. A fair isa good place to work off bogus money, but the counter- feiter should keep sober. Miss Bettis Davidson, daughter of J. T. Davidson, a minister of the M. E. church south, residing fiye miles north of Goldon City, while attending t> househcld duties the other day fell down a flight of stairs and broke her neck. Strange to say the young lady still survives the ac- cident, but the chances for ber re- covery are small. Will Porter, living in the north part of the county, was badly hurt by being kicked in the heed by a horse at the depot in this city Fri- day. In company with others, young Porter was bringing his father, who was insane, to town ina carriage, and stopped for a few mo- meuis at the depot when the acci dent happened. Thethird State diamond medal contest, given under the auspices of Centenary Epworth League, is held at Nevada this week, for three even- ings. Miss Stella Christy of Butler entered the children’s contest on Tuesday evening. Miss Fannie Catron will contest for the diamond worth $125.00, $75.00, and $50.00 respectively. The Judges will not announce their decision ia aay of the contests until the close. Deputy Couaty Clerk,T. P. Craw- ford, has returned from the Rich Hill Fair sporting three blue rib- bons aud one red on his bay team. He took the blue ribbon on them for the best carriage team; blue rib bon for the best family horee driven by lady, Miss Lizzie Harris driving; the red ribbon for the bast single road horee and the blue ribbon for the best brood mare with one or more colts. Mr. Crawford owns the dam of this team avd raised them, which makes him doutly proud of them. The great pacing race between “Joe Patchen” and ~Star Pointer” on the Washington Park course at Chicago Saturday attracted 15,000,. 000 people, who saw the fastest heat} = ever paced and probably the fastest fourth quarter. Pointer won three jstraight beats. Ths time for the | mile was 2:02; and Pointer woa by a | Bose. Pointe: is reported to have jor ata 1:56 gsit, which was probe- jbly never before cqualled in the ifourth querier of a race in which a previous quarter had been paced at a1:55 gait. Thesecond heat was | covered in 2:04} and the third 2:04 | fiat Nevada Mail. | paced the last quarter in 23 seconds| friends in their affliction. Among the law firms of South- west Missouri there is none stronger than that of Smith & Francisco, re- cently formed in our city. Thces J. Smith came from Bowling Green, Kentucky, in the early eighties and located in Butler, whera he began the active practice. He hes been very succeseful, which he has richly deserved on account of his studious habits and hard work. J. S. Fran cieco came to Butler about the same time and has been actiyely in the rractice and identified with the legal business of the county. He was elected one term as probate juige, which office ke filled with ability and to the satisfaction of the public. These gentlemen are close students, good lawyers, painstaking and accu- rate. Any business placed in their hands will have prompt attention. Their card can be found in another column. The Rich Hill Fair is over, and now all hands and the cook are re quested to go to work and make the old settlers picnic in Butler, Sept. 25th the biggest and most pleasant affair ever held in the county. The old settlers should not neglect to bring in old relics of every descrip- tion for exhibition. We understand a family in Rich Hill has a Jewish bible three hundred years old. which bas been handed down from one generation tothe other. Another family in the same town bas quite a bumber of relics which have been in the family over 100 The committee will errange glass show cages to exhibit these articles and at the same time keep them safe and save them from being handled. Now don’t forget the old relics when you come to the “pick nick ” years. Practise Economy In buying medicine as in other matters It is economy to get Hood's Sareaparilla because there is more medicinal value in Hood's Ssr- saparilla thsnin any other Every bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla con- tains 100 doses and wil] average, taken according to directions, to last a month, while others Jast but a fort- night. Hood's Pills are the oxly pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Easy | School Shoes 6 | Ts what we wi-h to eall | > your attention to, asit will only \3 bea few weeks until they will be ic demand A better Hine for less moaey has never been shown in Bates 3 coonty than we vow hare to 3 omer you. '$ Drysdale & Keasling. every time. If we tel you clothes you w:li know it is selling gouds Be hing gods | A thing is so is a great deal more satisfactory than guess- ing at it. Satisfaction in a Suit of Clothes is what you want New Fall Hats Little Chaps’ Suits Be sure and see these, if your little boy needs a nobby suit. McKIBBEN’S. ©: anything about a suit of 80, for thatis cur plan of All the newest styles just in. Come and ees them Some beauties, and the prices are low. RRARRRRR ER RRRPRGPRARES RAPROEPAR GBS § Lower Prices. } Tall an Winter Suit Now In. All We Ask is to JOE MEYER, Our Men’s Suits for $3.50. Our Boys’ Suits for $2.50... ; Our Children’s Suits for $1.00. | ‘ | You will Buy Your Suit From Us. 3 j Take a Look and THE CLOTHIER. Years of experience h the shoe business to sell 00909009 OGG 9% 6:9-0.09.006-0000 1.09 000 will have to buy shoes for the school children. We invite you to examine our line of good, serviceable School E least money. As school commences again, you 53 3 3 OOOOOOCOSOS Shoes before buying. Come and See Us, MAX WEINER. as given us a knowledge of the best wearing shoes for z g ‘etched Two Miners Killed. Thomas Jones and Maynard Win- tera, two well known miners and hard working and industiious young men, lost their lives in the coal mines of Terrill & Jone, on the Ames Lloyd iard near Foster, Thursday of list week. The acci- dent which cost the two men their carelessness on their part in not using the proper precaution in prop- ling the roof of the mine in which _ithey were working and both were buried under tons of falling tlate land their lives crushed out in an linstant. At tbe time of the ace:dent ‘the two onforiuaste men were ting ling “Good bye. wy lover, good bye.” . mnemed Terrill was near the siste fell and gave the alsrm and ike bodies of Jones and | Winters were soon takes from under ithe debris The evidence showed that bois had met instant death. - 4 2 aod was wel known by many of cur people. Both | were single men. lives was caused by negligence and | Madrid, Aug., 20—*Golli,” the avarchist who murdered Premier Canovas by shooting him, August 8 was garroted at 11 o'clock this morn- ] ‘The execution took place in the prison at Vergara. Garroting is s | method of execution by strangula- | tion. An iron collar attached to a post is pulled around the victim’s neck and tightened by means of a screw until life is extinct. The vie | tim stands errect during the garrot- ing. Ex-Confederate Picnic. Marmaduke Camp Ex-Confeder- ates will have a picnic at Butler, on September 16th, to which all ex- cocfederaiez, their wives, widows, children and grand children are in- vited to come and help entertain each other for one day. Commit tees for the occasion are a3 follows: Oa errangemen!s—R. 8. Catron, B. F. Rocamond, G. W. Mitchell. On ape —R. G. Weet. F.C. Smith, HP. Nickell. Oc finance—J. §, Pieree, C. RB. Radford, S. H. Wed- dle, W. M. Daltor. N. B. Jeter. : § it fF