The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 2, 1899, Page 5

ln which to buy an “worsteds excepte ly sold at $18, $15, Of course thes out. caps, gloves, MENS & Bors fiery Stott Time Longer. This includes all suits former- a loss but we must close them Cheaper Suits in propotion. All winter goods--underwear, cut prices to close out. y Suit in our house d” for only $10, & $12.50. e suits pay us pants, &c., at | | QUTFITTERS i LOCAL ITEMS — Tres telephone number 37. Judge A. F. Alexander, a premi- nent attorney of Lexington, : ¢ ‘ tr 1 Adam Derr is a new subscriber. é e| * si died last week. ff Quartely meetiog of the South 4 Methodist church was held Suoday) | by the Presidiog Elier ° . Smallpox is raging im and near | Salem, Arkansas. Four bundred tases are reported to exist. announced herse!f «a candidate for sebo ot Beaton county. commissioner of The First Baptist church at Macon, Mo., one of the oldest edifices in the town, caught fire and was burned to the ground Friday night. W. D. Owens, a patent fence ma- #1 chine man, wae arrested at Lamar | Sunday. We is wanted in Harrison | County, Ohio, for embezzlement. Tustling ineurance man of Adrian, dropped in on us Saturday and had his paper eet abead enother year. » | Ouresteemed young friend LE) Fuller, of Bozeman, Mont., sends Mmittance for renewal. He has a LTLER WEEKLY TIMES| Mrs Mattie Clerk, of Warsaw, has | John F. Herrell, the popular and | Mrs. Sat um'l Levy is quite sick. A vote on the treaty will be taken in the cenate next Monday. | John J. Woolley, the great lec- |turer, at the Q@pera House next | Thursday night. Don’t miss it- | Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyer entertain- ed a select party of friends at “High | Five’ Moaday evening. Mo,} Don’t fail so attend the lecture | next Thursday night, which will be | one of the best of the course. W. P. Appleby has his paper} changed from Lilly, Mo., to New Home, to which place he has moved | | with his family. Mr. Appleby was) ‘a former citizen of Butler. | Claud Oldham, | of tbe Tribuse, Rich Hill, | Monday at the hub, shaking hands | with his mapy friends spent | The township election will be| held the iast Tuesday in March, and the city and school elections will be held the first Tuesday in April. The township elections are not under the Australian ballot law. The Rich Hill Tribune says: A. Gwinn, of near Sprague, disposed of | 8,000 bushels of corn at 30 cents to the Imperial mills recently. The Bates county’s fertile soil. We take pleasure in calling atten- |tion to the announcement of L. | Heinlein for township collector. He} is an old and highly respected citizen | the talented editor | held; entire crop was raised on 60 acres of | | J. L. Cloud, a farmer of Ballard | | aeighborhood, favors ua with a re-| | newal, having bis date set away | ahead into the next century. There are two candidates mention- for school commissioner The | present incumbent, Arthur Borron, | of the Butler College, and W E | Welch, principal of the |publie schools. Both | good men and either would make an | efficient commissioner led of them are Judge Graves adjourned bis first Friday |charge-l the duties ina highly cred j term of court las: Tie dis \itable manner and bids fair to make | a record that will compare fav orably | and He held an adjourned | with his able | predecessors. distinguished | | |term yesterday to attend to some un-} finished business —Clinton Tribune | Sheriff Mudd has printed cards} offering a reward for the arrest of Milt Cunningham, who is charged | with stealing a pony from a farmer near Lone Oak. He is described as being 5 feet § or 10 inches high, of Irish descent and wearing a light colored suit of clothing with leather leggins. John Bateman, one of Nevadas best citizens, dropped dead Satur- day, while cording stove wood in the rear of his residence on East Syca more street. He was 60 years of age and had been a resident of Neva- da for thirty-two yeare. He had been a member of the Obrstian church forty years Frank LaVollette braved the cold wave and snow storm Monday and went out near Virginia to ery the Rufus Sellers public sale. The day was so disagreeable, however, it was deemed best to postpone the sale until Tuesday, February 7th. Frank is one of the best auctioneers in this Rockyille |. |the Woodman lo John G, Woolley, wenn Sens Thursday night of next week, ~ | Feb. 9, Mr. Woolley will appear in “ the lecture course. This will be the fifth number Everybody bear Mr. Woolley, subject “Christian citizenship . 4 should J. N. B. Dodeoa, izeu of Walker, of heart disease Tuesday a leading member of b eburch, ® member of aA prominent cit- ¢ a’ died very suddenly He was the Christian Masor licy in He i three daughters. the fraternity and carried a p ige for $3.000 leaves a wife ar Ban I Johnson i. wee’ i announces as a candidate for constable. He is a RAA ARR wide awake busines; man, an active, democratic worker, an ia well qual Heory Speer Dead jified to perform the duties of the Henry Speer died at bis home in office. He has been a citiz f our | the southea of thie town for along term of years ard/Saturday after f pr jserved as deputy one term under/superindaced by Ja grippe Sheriff Glazebrook He has bad jservicss were condueted from be experience in that class of work, late residence Sunday afternoor, un knows what the duties are and/der the auspices of Bates Post, No would perform them with fidelity.|58,G.A. R of which organization We take pleasure in calling atten. | be was an honored member. Os tion to the announcement of J. B.|#¢cc2ust of the serious illness of ambers of the family, the Harper for constable. a clever, courteous, accommodating young gentleman, quiet and unas-| Simple, consisting of scripture read suming in manners and is held in|'2& bY Rev. Jones, of the M. E the highest esteem by all who know | Church, and a prayer by Rev. Jewell and appreciate his worth. He has| Of the Presbyterian charch been a citizen of our city for years, | Henry Speer was born in Obto in has always been a consistent demo- 1840 and cam3 to Bates county in crat, and is well qualified to perform | j1866 He settled on a farm in Pleas the duties of this office. If nomi. |®"! Gap township, where he resided naied he will carry bis full party until ia 1880, he moved to Butler, strength and make as good acon lee he engaged in the: narsery |} business, which he bas prosecuted Mr. Harper is|°tber = | funeral services were very brief and section ef the state and never allows the weather to interfere with his part of a contract. On account of continued ill health Mrs. C. J. McDonald has been com- pelled to givaup her room in the east school building. She has been connected with our schools as teach- erin the primary department for nearly twenty years. She was an excellent teacher and it is to be re gretted that her health will not per- mit her to finish out at least the present term. J. A. Trader, propristor of the Enterprise Cigar Co., wholesale ci- gar jobbers, 607 Delaware street, Kansas City, complimented us with a pleasant call while in the city the ast of the week, and left on our desk a box of fine Havanas. He is hana, | S@SOO® ling a splendid line of these goods and will no doubt establish a big trade through this section. He has the best wishes of the Times for suc- | i cers j | Two men were killed in Galena, Kas, Sunday. One was killed by | Ficssie Riley, a negress known as “Blind Boone’s wife, and the other Will Bullington, by the city marshal. |The marshal had arrested Bulling- ton for disturbing the peace and while putting him in the calaboose, |the prisoner drew his pistol and fired twice at the officer, one of the | bullets taking «ffect in his leg. The in ture, shot Bullington i | marshal, dead. G. W. Clardy has received the appointment as land agent of the Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. This is in line with Mr. O.’s business train- ing, as he has been a successful real estate dealer for years,and has been instrumental in bringing many worthy and useful citizens to our county. We believe he will fill the | bill, and the company is to be con gratulated on securing his services |He entered upon his duties yester Wery interesting 0 icati in | ting communication 10 | GF our county, bas been a consistent, | day Mother column. “| Rev Davidson, pastor of the M WF E church, sou'n, who hus been ser- ‘iously ill for fie past three weeks, m@“etreglaito state is able to up} ®@7 about the house. | James H. Harman called Wednes | He bad just recovered froma @of grippe which caught him out | City —War | is farm near Valley Bburg Journal Democrat. 4 B. Kendall, our substantial far- "Se friend and a staunch republican, near Vinton, favored us with a a a He owns a big farm free | il incumbrances, isa good neigh- | ee And clever gentleman. | the duties of the office, and will do |so, if elected, with fidelity to his! | trust. James S. Warnock announces as candidate for constable of this town- He isa young gentleman of and moral habits He bas always been a consistent | democrat and works hard the success of that ticket at the polls He is honest, industrious and well qualified to perform the duties of } sbi | Sip. good character for the office, and will devote his time/ | to the performance of its duties if) | nominated and elected. | working democrat always and is! ' competent and qualified to perform | The Speer family has been sad'y afflicted. On Thursday Mrs. Mar | shall, mother of Henry Speer, a very old lady, departed this life At tbe time of her death Henry, his wife, Jchn acd Percy, and two sons, daughter, Mrs. Lewis D ffenbaugh, | sion of colds, combined with impu were all confined to their beds, seri ously ill Henry followed his mcther) to the last rest a to their many friends. stable as the township ever had. since. He was 4 eoldier in the war S8C0C808 of the Rebellion, enlisting ia B. Co LJ ee | 50th Obio Volunteer Infantry. He COLD FACTS. | joined Bates Post, 58, November 26, paint eaedestiaeand 89, was commander one year and we sell what we advertise. adjutant one year. He was also the bast line of Boots and commander of the district associa Be shoes for the money. tion of Union Veterans of Southwest We are closing ou: all lines Mo, for one year. He was a mem = aed a ver of the Butler School Boeri for boote and arctics, boy’s win three years and was its president at ter boots and shoes, women’s the time of death solid serviceable shoes for He was a just man, a good citizen hard wear, full line of child- and was held in the highest esteem — weg ptinertng a bar by all his neighbors. He leaves a a een uce seston 8 : 2 wife, two sons and one daughter to Keep in mind our Spring mourn their loss line of shoes, they will be up Aa Old Citizen Gone, to date and the price will be fi : right. Judge E. Bartlett departed this We keep a practical shoe life at the bome of his daughter, maker who will do your re ® Mrs. J M McKay, in Barton county, pairing neatly and reasorable. last Wednesday. The remaios were DRYSDALE & KEASLING breught to Butler on the eerly Thursday morniog train, and taken Sesce Bast gide Square, Butler, xo- & to Foster for burial Judge Batlett was a very old maz, | and had been an invalid for a long | About a year ago he was Our people enjoyed a rare treat in| time the lecture of Dr. S A Steel, on “Home Life in Dixie During the War.” The Doctor related his own! experiences and observations as = resovered. boy on a Mississippi plantation, and | jrud at one time a prominent man in these no doubt were sister | to most boys of that section. The Doctor is tall, straight as au arrow, of com- manding appearance, with the broed southern accent to his voice tojdid an pleasing to the ear captivating and the incidents be| |fece for he owed not any man.” relates are true to nature. He tells | At the time of his death bis aged a good story in a ebarming mancer, low, as was his and his lecture gives a better idea of |daugbter, Mrs McKay, neither be life in the South during bellum days | ing able to accompany the corpse to than could be gained by reading} |Foster. The day before his death, volumes of history of that period. \Mr McKay's aged mother died in so badly injured that his life was despaired of, and he never fully He was an old settler, county affairs, serving member of the county court. | of God's roblemer, an was one honest man. injustice to any one, and wife was very on Saturday, at! which time: his, son John_y= not} purifies. and evrichea the bloo/. seat, that I will seli expected to live and the death of bis | soo nes and rebuilds the tissues ana father was kept from him until many | relieves all the « hours after. All the remaining mem- | tien: bers of the family are now on the| way to recovery, which is good} yyqiy The present incumbent, J. B/ | the —. ess E Paget, is asking the democrats of | Joha Coger, one of-the members this townehip to indorse bis conduct of Quantreli's famous band of guer- of the collector's office by a renomi- | ritigg shot himself st his bome near | natien. 1t can be truthfully said) Grain Valley, Jackson county, with that he has made a most excellent| .vieidal intent Sunday last. Coger official, courteous ang clever to all,|i, 65 years of age avd lived alone, he has performed his duties without pj, wife having left him some time friction, and has reduced the delin-| a5. and went to Kansas City to live quencies toa minimum. The Coun | with her sop. ty Treasurer and County Court bave |j,.d lived together 42 years and had ao trouble in s-ttling with Mr. Paget ,,ieed a family of six children. He as his statements +re always clean eyjisted in Quantrells band in 1561, and correct. If renominated b@ nq was wounded twenty-two times would continues to serve the people gn more lead in d it is said carries hovestly asd efficieut'y bis body than any man ia the State = —__— he war be has eda quirt About © Jatarrh i yn his farm in Jackeon county, id and has been a quet citiz-n aud It is caused by a cold or sucess oy neighbor |blood. Its symptoms are psiu A Big Bargair the [pad, dt scharg esc ame i I bsve w 240 secre farm io Lyno ises in tbe ears. t is : posers Pe county, Kansae, sir miles of county | cured by Hood's Sarsapar Ha whie very cheap or will trade for small ferm eounty cr will trade for Butler prop- account iisagreea dl © sensa- erty or merchandise Oa cf going west hereis a vargain for Call on or address Batler, Mo ‘a Pills cure all liver ills. ‘for 25c C. L Hood & Co., s2me one. ) Mase. 122 W. M. Crawrozp Low lattacked by a vicious milk cow and | aterm as} He} He never knowingly | His delivery is| “could look the wh le world in the} Coger and his wife) in Bates £5 MATTINGS CARPETS ; ‘(McKIBBENS BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAKh. Bates County's Popular Prosecutor at the Head of the State Militia A GREAT HONOR woe vate BESTOWED. Governor ens last week app dated Liect. Col H. GC. Clark, late of the 6th Regiment, Mo. Vol, Brigadier General of the Missouri State Nationa! Guards, vice General Milton Moore, great honor for our popular This isa young think worthily be- stowed. The compliment was greater of the without solicitation and was a great He is « soldier by education and training, and was of resigned. friend, and we by reasou fact that it came surprise to him inestimable value to Adjutant Gen Beli im or and mobilizing the Stace troops aud mustering them into the He went to the frost when there wasa pros pect to strike a blow for his country, gaviziog Federal service. but resigned when it became appar- ent that bis regimant would be required to do garrieon daty in Cuba. Geveral Clark is a lawyer of abil- ity, now serving bis second term as proseculins attorney for Bates coun ty, pomipvated without opposition and elected by a large majority. He 16 probably the youngest General ever in the State who won his stars In British Columbia, Friday night the the thermometer dropped to 32 below zero, and in North Dakota it was 23 b-low. The storm reached sa Saturday and ex- Mie- nortbers Kao tended 300 miles weet of the souri river and north ioto Nebraska. | | | | We carry a full line of the Acorn Stoves and Ranges | which have been on the mar- ket for 68 years. More than one million now in use. This is the stove that was awarded the gold medal at the Omaha Exposition last fall. The Special Features are: Ist. A 5 year guarantee on ithe stove top against cracks |or breaks. 2d. A 15 year fon the fire backs. 3d. Asbestos lining above the oven to keep your bread from baking too hard on top. ith. A ventilated oven. A piece of meat -ooked in aven- guarantee tilated oven will weigh more when ready to serve than if cooked in a close oven. 5th. Economy in 6th. Beauty of design. Come see them. We give vou gouaran- tee that the “ | J ( 1 ” rT of sec st “ We Ww ‘ old st ‘ trade ic c a. A Fall Line of Far CULVER & & CAMPBELL. eee ene ee ere ne TAO SPE A A ART NN ES NEE A AR TS