The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 23, 1897, Page 7

anion coacoeaniemnesinened | a We Are Pleased Be With Trade. a a Hohday Excursions 1897-98 - i Democrats Sweep Boston, ! Tickets on sale Dec. 24, 25,and31! Beston, Mass, Dec. 21.—The re. | 1897 and Jan. 1 1898, good return- turns from 131 precincts out of 191) ling to Jan. 4 1898. lindicate the re-election of Mayor) To all pointa within two hundred | Quincy (Democrat) by a plurality) miles on the Missouri Pacific Ry. at} over ex Mayor Curtis (Republican) | the rate cf one fare for round trip |of about 5,000 and the city which at) with minimum selling rate at 50c. | the last state election was republican | | E. C. Vaxprrvoorr. | by abcut 6,000. is swept by the dem-| ae ocrats. The Board of Aldermen! and the common Council probably | will rewain unchanged, the former! being republican and the latter dem- ocratic The vote for Riley will not| reach 5,000. | OO ER IEE EEE as PS PE | | | : Is replete with up to date goods suitable for HOLIDAY $ GIFTS, and prices are always the lowest on first class goods | Colored woolen dress patterns, black woolen dress patterns, elegant black silk dress patterns, fancy black silk waist patterns, fancy colored silk waist patterns, changeable silk waist patterns, ladies’ and miesss jackets, ladies fine cloth capes, ladies and misses mackintosbes, fascinators, bood’s, lined silk mittens, lined cashmere mittens, fine kid gloves, fleece lined hosiery,woolen hosiery; tleeced underwear, ladies, mieses and childrens union suits, fine corsets, ladies mutts, ostrich boas, childrens fur sets. belts, chatelaine bags, Boston bags, purses. dresser scarfs, fancy ribbons, ladies neckwear, ladies linen and silk bandkercbiefs, fine table linens fine towels, Turkish towels, ladies woolen skirte, fine white quilts, table coyers, fine blanket, fioe umbrellas, carpetings, fur rugs, moquette ruge, Smyrnia rugs, French Wilton ruge, Jace curtains, portiers, men’s fine overcoats, youths and boys overcoats, men’s five suits, youth's and boys tine suits, tine suspenders, men’s tine kid gloves, lined kid glover, driving gloves, fine cashmere gloves, neckwear, fine white ‘ shirts, fine colored shirts, linen handkerchiefs, silk handkerchiefs, fine cotton half hose, fine woolen half hose heavy woolen underwear heavy fleeced underwear, five stiff hate, tine soft bats, fine plush caps. new style truvke, valisee, telescopes, men’s mackintoshes, men’s fine shoes, ladies and childrens fine shoes, fine slippers,ladies fine lined Alaskas Services at the Christian church | Sabbath morning will consist of ao anniversary sermon by the pastor, Elder Daweon. At night he will preach a Christmas sermon, “The Birth of Christ.” A big blazs in St. Louis Sundsy destroyed the large jewelry es- tablishment of Mermod & Jaccard together with about a quarter of a million dollars ace of stock. | daughter of A. A. Badgley and was This firm, it ie claimed, carried the at the home of her uncle, Hid Bad- largest Jewelry stock west of New gley at the time of death. She bad York City. They were fully insured. been an invalid for a number of years She was an estimable young The Stockton Journal has round |igay and had a large circie of friends. ed its 29th mile post and is as epry and chipper as aechool boy with his] The Lamar Democrat in comment- first pair of skates. It is a live|ing upon the retirement of Judge country newspaper and well de |Tay, says: And the democratic serves the support it is receiving at! papers in the counties above men the hands of the merchants and/|tioned have been suggesting that| ~ ea other good people of Cedar county. | W. W. Graves, of Butler, is a prob- KISOSOOSOOOSOOOSOOOSOOHIOOOOOOOOCL Ne County Treasurer Owen informe | able candidate for the judgeship to This week we have done a nice business in suits, overcoats and holiday goods. | The funeral of Miss Helen Badgley was conducted at the Christian church last Sunday. She was al As we told you last week, we’re showing the Nobbiest Line of holiday goods ever shown in a Clothing store in Butler. The people ap- preciated it and bought them. We purchased liberally and still have enough left to furnish all who come in the Next Two Days. Our neck ties put up one in a box are quite a hit. The AT McKIBBEN’S. —" OF RELIABLE GOODS AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. RRARRRAR. ties are nice—the boxes are nice—and the price all right. Cxford Mufflers We have a very elegant line of Silk Umbrellas—all the one in a box are new and nobby. RAR SREFFFRFAEA new effects in handles. us that the Mo. Pac Ry. Co. gave|succeed Judge Lay. Should Mr. him a check last week for $4,500 65| Graves become a candidate, and re- taxes. That this lacked $115 city| ceive the nomination, he will surely tax which the Company refused to| be elected; and the Democrat has no pay on the plea that the city limits|hesitancy in saying that he will had keen illegally extended. Suit|make a model judge, as he is a mod- Handkerchiefs—Silk and Linen, Patent Leather Shoes, Box Calf Shoes, House Slipper in and see. Winter Tan Shoes, and many other things. the two days left before Christmas and come will be instituted against the com- pany for the balance of its tax-s, $115, and the courts will dacide the question at issue. P. K Wilson shipped 124 head of cattle to St. Louis Jast Saturday He bought 100 head of them at Preston Argenbright & Son, for which he paid $4.50 per hundred He made the contract last January. The 100 head averaged 1,250 pounds after the shrinkage and were about the best herd of cattle ever shipped from Adrian. We hope that Mr. Wilson may realize a profit on the deal.—Adrian Journal. Take advantage of Our sincere old democratic friend Louis C. Eichler, of Mound town- ship, took tims from his trading to run up and leave us a great big dol- lar on Tuesday, as is hie yearly cus- tom. He is one of the very best BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS _ Times telephone number 37. For Rent:-—A pleasant furnished room, one block from public square. Enquire at this office. Judge DeArmond is at home to spend Christmas with his family. The best and cheapest line of childrens Christman books at the Post Office Book Store. 43t Call up No. 37 when you have any news, advertising or job work for the Tiues. Wm. E. Walton, who has been vis iting his wife in Colorado Springs, returned home the first of the week. Mies Ida Whitsitt, who holdsa position in the public schools at Springfield, Mo, ia home ona two weeks’ vacation. Miss Mae Morgan returned home Monday evening from a stay of eev- eral mooths in Colorado Springs | with Miss uide Abel. The banke in Butler will elcse on next Saturday, Christmas day. Par- ties who need change should re- member this and prepare before- | hand. Mrs. W. G. Shafer complimented | our sacctum and had the Tims con- tinued for another year to her fath- er, De. J. W. Lowery, at Ssota Roea, Cal. T. Hulen and wife teft Tuesday evening for St. Joseph where they go to visit their daughter during the holidaye. They bave a son in Kan- tas Cily, who they will spend a fort- night With before returning home. Miss Classie Meyer, the pretty litt'e dsughter of Mr aud Mrs. Joe @ Meyer, entertained about thirty of | her little playmates cn Monday afternoon, it being the occasion of her sixth birthday A bountiful and | delightful repast was spread for the little folks, which together with fpeech making, songs, music, ete., y had a jolly good time The ®ouvenirs were tiny watches. {and renew his subscription. He is| democrats in the county, having voted that ticket from his majority and never scratched a nominee. He said that a number of his friends bad solicited him to run for judge of the north district, but that he had not yet made up his mind. He would make a goed one. Rev. Dr. Jones, who has been quite sick for several weeks, was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walle, in Kansas City last week. It was thought for awhile he could not get well, but a letter to Mr. Legg from Mrs. Walls conveys the encouraging news that he is much improved Siace the above was put in type Chas. Miller, of th's city, received a letter from Judge Walls bearing the sad intelligence that the Doctor was sinking fast and that he thought he could not survive longer tkan a few hours. Mrs. Cy Walker and her son are visiting her mother in Kansas City. | E. A. Steele of Parker, Kan, is visiting his parents, Judge and Mrs. F. M. Steele. Mrs. Eichler will probably take charge of the Laclede hotel when vacated by Jobn Vancamp. The exercises of the Butler Acade- my will be held this afternoon when a vacation of one week will bs taken. Sam Jones will lecture at the Opera House in this city, on January 17th 1898. This lecture will be un- der the auspices of the M. E church, south. We regret to Jearn that our old friend John Vancamp, with his es timavle family, will move to Webb City acd take charge of a boarding house there. | A large delegation of Modern Woodmen from this city, went to Virginia Wednesday night, to initiate into the mysteries of the order about twenty members. Mr. and Mrs Cy Walker have moyed into their residence on Pine street, which Mr. Walker purchased of W. ; W. Eldridge. Itis a nice home, aud situated in the very best part) | of the city. In behalf of the citizens of Butler the Tiuxs extends a hearty welcome to Rev. Jewell and family to our city. Rev. Jewell isthe new pastor of tbe First Presbyterian church. He comes from Coffeyville, Kansas, | where he has occupied a pulpit for several years. He ia a man of ability acd during his many years of serv-}| ice in the church he has had charge | of but two pulpits prior to coming | to this city. This record speaks well for his ability as a minister and the high eateem in which he has been held by the members of the churches over which he presided. Our good friend end prominent} | citizen Chas. R. Radford, favors us with a renewal as has been his cus- tom annually for the past fourteen! years, to our knowledge. Such | | friends are always appreciated. cooewrs Papa, Mama and the Baby. | Drysdale & Keasling. j | Gur old friend, J. B. Walkup, of | Foster, was in the city on bnsiness | Tuesday, but took time to call on us} They all get together by the fire these cold winter nights and talk of the future, of the hard times and the dawn Sof prosperity. Soon may she :one of our mos: prominent citizens| $ dawn and long may ‘she wave. We all need the dawn and day {and e man of sterling qualities. 53 light of better pase comes | the subject of Santa Claus as Xmas Sheriff Mudd landed his burglar, nearathand. What shail we tured at Paola, Kan., last week. | $ buy, it must be something useful in jai i i “ Let us suggest a nice pair of soft es mae = ae ge ent fe op SDPO | $ flexable leather slippers for papa ant mission, whieh, if successful, | $ warm mullifier slippers for mama i i ur | $ and a pair of those cute little soft ohgeraee eaten NUE new on sole aEEe or slippers for baby. Id citizens. Sheriff Mudd and Pros-) 3 We have them in profusion. Attorney Clark are working | 3 = } cap } i j | | Oi ecuting | together in such a way as to make | criminals “hide out.” | j el man and a good lawyer. The Bates County Democrat aa- nousces that Thos. J. Smith, a prominent lawyer of Butler, will also be a candidate for this position. Mr. Smith also posseeses the quali fications of a good judge; and Bates county will have to chocsa between two of its own citizens. The taxes of a certain merchant in a village in this county was three or four dollars more on the same agsess- ment than Jast year. The merchant in paying his taxes took occasion to call attention to that fact and wrote avery sarcastic note to the county collector saying in sabstance that the county officers were trying to get all the money the people had and then kicked them because they : ; ; las, &e. Silk Embroidered Suspenders 35c. THAT OLD SANTA GLAUSE WILL REMAIN WITH US. What nicer present can you buy than a nice suit or overcoat, at a price which compells you to buy from us if you want to save dollars. Latest style Shirts, neckwear, silk and linen handkerchiefs, silk umbrel- JOE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER. dido't have more. If this gentleman | KISOOSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONL had investigated he would have dis- covered that his village taxes had been increased $2.50 on the $1,000 valuation and an increase had been R. P. O'Neil, Justice of the Peace of Osage township, hae filed sixty : i complaints against the Mo Pacific made in tha echool levy, neither of Railway Company for violation uf which the county officer could pos- th 1 t iri hem t sibly be beld responsible for. f: penial iatstabe requuings theaite give notice of their approach of There are Jittle acts which oc-| public croseings by ringiog the bell. casionally come up ia our daily walk| Mr. O'Neil claims that the railroad which impresses us that human pa-| company pays no attention whatever ture is not all eelfish, that gratitude|to the law and that the lives and is real and appreciation of little cour-| property of travelera along the high- tesies shown by a newspaper genu-|ways are constantly endangered. ine in some breasts. A gentleman|The penalty for each violation of the that the Tres had occasion to show | law is a fine of twenty dollars. little courtesies, no more than he Sheriff Mudd tells us that Attor deserved and which we have shown ney General Boyle, of Kaneas, paid to many others without even receiv-| Prosecuting Attorney Clerk a high ing thanke, insisted on his tailor compliment in commenting upon taking cur order for a fine suit of| he requisition papers prepared by clothes, as a Christmas present. | x47, Clark for the extradition of Car- The spirit and good feeling dieplay- | pagan, the Rockville burglar captur- ed in thie pe much more to us | oq by the Sheriff at Paola last week. than many times the cost of the! Tt seems that the requirements of clothee. the Kansas law are quite technical in Judge Lay bas parcled Bell, the| matters of this kind, and the Attor- circus man covvicted of the killing|ney General after looking over Mr. of Vallie Driske!l, and he is now at| Clark's papersand commenting upon large. Under the provisions of the| the exactness with which they were law, Bell is placed under bond for!| gotten up, remarked that be was the two years, and must report at each|first Prosecuting Attorney whose term of court avd prove to the satis-| papers he had been called to pass faction of the judge that he has been| upon which were properly prepared. conducting himeelf properly. If at|Sheriff Mudd says that Governor the end of two years his conduct has| Leedy and Attorney General Boyle been good, the court may grant him /| treated him with great courtesy. an absolute discharge. Prosecuting Attorney Clark, who made such a vigorous snd successful fight for Bell’s conviction, was bitterly op- posed to ths granting of the perole, and filed a protest against its being granted. Another Candinate tor Jndge Springfleld Leader-Democrst, 17. The Butler (Mo.) papers are booming Hon. T. W. Silvera for cir- cuit judge of tbe 29th circuit. Mr. time a resident of this city and the It is the Standard. well and favorably knowa in tbis “I cheerfully recommend Heod’s (one's During the late campaign . | he did valiant servica for the silver Sareaparilia as a standard medicine Eee to tke democracy of Greene We find it excellent for ae {10g and kindred troubles. For restor | county should he b+ given the nom Mr. Silvers is a sterling | cause here, acd it would be gratify- ing strength we have never seen! = io. gb equal (1 “bare “been: taiice it! dewocrat and a picneerin the silver lately for ner VOUSIESS 22 1 have! cause, and be is by education and found it very beneficial.” M. * temperament eminently fitted for the besch The hopes he will succeed, aad without Logan, Fristoe, Mitsouri Eaten Hood's Pills sre the best family cathartic and liver tonic. reliable, sure. | be found in the circuit. jadicial | Silvers was for some: law partner of R. V. Bowden; and is | } | disparaging other aspirants, ventures | Gentle, | the assertion that no better man can | Some of our exchanges are perpe- trating the following financial con- undrum: A banker sauntering home for dinner saw a $10 bill lying on the curb stone. Of couree he pick- edit up and took the sumber in order to find the owner While at home his wife remarked that the butcher bad sent a bill for meat amounting to $10. The only money he had with him was the bill which he had found, which he gave to her and she paid it to the butcher. The butcher paid it to the washwoman, and she, owing the banker a note for $10, went to the banker and paid the note. The banker recog- nized the billas the one he had found, and which, up to this date, settled $30 of debt. On a more careful examination he found the bill was a counterfeit. Now, will some of our fisancial friends tell us what had been lost in the transac. ions and by whom, if any. Appaliing Accident. RB. H. Review. An appalling accident occurred at ithe Victor mine, near Carterville, Friday night. In attempting to re. move a lump of coal from the auto- matic etoker the night engineer, A. G. Jones, got bis right band caught }in the gacbiaery and it was cat off at the wrist. The severed band fell \into the furnace and was consumed before Jones’ eye2, and the sicken- ing fumes of his own burning flesh added to the man’s suffering. Attorney General Boyle and state superintendent Stryker of Kansas, have decided te sell all of the unused school houses in western Kansas. Free Medical