The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 1, 1900, Page 7

CLOSING T BOOTS AN Many of them at less price. We have mad order to close out unc we have no old shelf pose of. DRYSDALE & we will give you anything in the house at CUT PRICES. Take advantage of this sale. Hast side Square at Big Shoe. HEM OUT. D SHOES. than the wholesale e no sham sale in lesirable goods but worn goods to dis- KEASLING, MES | BUTLER WEEK LY at plement ate : LOCAL ITEMS Times’ Telephone No. 37 | A. O. Fenley, a substantial farmei of Prairie township, ix a sub- seriber. ” new Mrs. Ellen Bracken renews her sub- scription for which she has our hanks. 7 Cass County has 91 wooden bridges, | Tiron briges, 12 stone and 4+ sus- J pention bridges. Hon. William J. Bryan spoke to 7,000 people at Nashville, Tenn., Saturday night. The democrats, populists and silver republicans of Idaho have declared for a union of forces. J. M Harrison, asubstantial young | Vifarmer of Lone Oak, adds his name to our subscription list Independence has a case of small pox and built a pest house in one day to take care of the patient. Mrs. H. Bremerman, whom people remember so kindly, living in ‘4 St. Louis, renews for her paper. our Wantep—A girl to do general house work. Enquire at the residence as Silas Levy, north Main street. Q. B. Stapleton orders THe Times to his address at Granite, Oregon, where he is prosperous and contented. Dr. J. J. Mitchell, formerly a prac- ‘| titioner in the west part of theeounty, bas his paper changed from Peoria to Basco, Il. J.C. Clark, the popular and effi- tient cashier of the old reliable Bates County Bank, places us under renev= ed obligations for favors. The additional costs for jurors and Witnesses before grand juries, if com- pelled to go to Rich Hill, would prove burdensome to the county. Capt. Claud L. Clark, chief clerk in theadjutant general's office at Jef- F ferson City, a general favorite in that WBeity, and one of the promis young men of our state, renews for THE | Times. Putnam Fadeless Dye, Purple. is the brightest and fastest known pur- iw and is quite fast on wool and silk, t like all purple, is not fast on cot- ton. 10c¢ per package. Sold by H. L. Tucker. sermon is on We hope Mr. Talmage’s latest “Religion Prolongs Life.” | ber of aged republicans in the senate isa serious handicap on the theory. —Ex. 13 cents on the $100 valuation Means 65 cents on $500, and $1.30 onthe 1,000. Look up yeur assess- Ment and you can readily ,tell how ach your court house tax would be. | Peaches, apples and all kinds of ‘moalliruits in this section are all Tight yet and with good luck from ‘Ahis on. a full crop of all kinds of fruit will be gathered in Bates this / Munmer. pores G. Henry was in to see us onday and had ‘his paper changed Joplin, for which place he left on day, where his headquarters rill be located as cattle inspector for esouthwest counties. Agents on salary of $15 per week d expense: the greatest agent Mler ever produced ; eve - stock and Ty raiser buys it onsight. Hust- | wanted. Reference. Address. mith stamp, American Mfg. Co., Terre } aute, Ind. 15-1 y | Mingo, | winter came this may be true, but the large num- | Our highly esteemed lady friend Mrs. A. Tucker favors newal us with a re- Our esteemed young friend R ghly T. Stale, committeeman from an active, energetic with a pleasant in the city young farmer, favored ‘ealland renewal Saturday The us while the northeast on severest snow storm of from the Tuesday morning. Snow began fall- {ing thick and fast about daylight and by noon the ground was covered toa depth of 6 to 7 inches. There are few people in Bates county who do not know and like John €, | Hayes, the efficient abstractor of the Bates County Investment Co. John believes that a good newspaper should be supported and always con- tributes his share to that end | nearly six columns. county, and was inhis S6th year The S Pri : = ‘a 1 | ie =State rinter has been s« ah F he he wav house be- | He lived at the half way house be-| coded with work on the Revise tween Butler and Appleton City,| Statutes and Road Laws that it has }on the old hack and freight route The Republican, published at Wind- Joseph Legg. sor, Henry county, has suspended Three yearsago,on the death of publication. Lack of patronage was his wife. ‘Joseph Legg came to Butler the cause. _to spend the remainder of his days with his son, T. W. Legg. The last year he has been in tailing health. He died at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday Feb 21. His remains were sent to Piqua, Ohio, to be interred Tue TiMEs office added several new subscribers the past week, and the supply of extra papers printed was : i in the fami AEDES aa Ene — after the burial lot. He had resided in that} paper was issued. All wanted to ¢ity nearly 50 years. He was born read the testimony in the McGinnis in Hamilton county, Ohio, May 3. trial. In this issue there isa contin: 1818. He was a devoted christian | uation of the taken, of and an active member of the Metho- | dist Episcopal church for over sixty | | years. testimony o Frank Lowen was in to see us on . Soe Ses eee Ene | Miles S. Horn announces as candi-| Monday, renewed and had his ad-| date for prosecuting attorney. We dress changed to New Whatcom, | will call especial attention to it at Wash., for which place he left on|@nother time. Ls reddaw “PCO Ps jes i vife | : * Thursday ae ompanied by his wife \ Do not permit parties antagonistic and three children. THe Times re-|to Butler and tt use proj | ts to see thisexcellent family leave | Sition to deceive 3 about t our county, and wishes them a edie | NOCnY of faxee vou sso hawe | ; to pay under this special levy. If} : °. haopiness and s yurnery, happin and prosperity | you are assessed | $100 vour taxes will be $200 your taxes will be $300 your taxes will le $400 your taxes will be $500 your taxes will be i year $1,000 your taxes will be $1.30a year Look at yourassessment and see just | what it would cost you . in theirnew home. a year se formed us of the death of Uncle John Bearce, Pleasant Gap, in} a year Brown, at his home in that township} morning. He was an old} respected citizen of our on Sunday and highly been impossible tofurnish the Revis where he formerly kept School Laws fordistribution soonei a postoffice Within a few days a full supply The many friends of €. W. Boswell will be furnished all county school af pie ey: . = ss : sioners. Teachers, presidents sincerely sympathize with him in the | ommi I A ‘ and clerks of school boards, should loss of his beloved wife, whose death callon them for copies occurred at their home in Adrian, : on Wednesday, Feb. 21. She left] ao Delon announces as a candi- Ae x date for city treasurer He is favor- three small children, the youngest ably known to our people as a you Mrs. Bettie Bos- amiable wo- only one week old. man of sterling worth. Has beer 1 stable of Mt. Pleasant township, which position he filled with credit to himself and satisf of our pec- ple. He is an active young democrat and wou well, nee Duke, was an man and her death casta gloom over the neighborhood. eT iC add strength The county court has decided to ss 2 3 - to the ticket and be elected appoint a committee, comy osed of one member from each township,|, The religious and political complex ion of the jury before whom McGinn was tried, is as follows: Members « Christian church, four: Baptist, Methodists, three; Presbyterian, one: law members Methodist church. two; one not a member of any church but a believer. Politically they three republicans, eight democrats, one populist. Average age of : men 45 years 2 months. ave recommended by the township boards to act in advisory capacity with the the construction of These gentle- or county court in me the new court house. men, who will possess the confidence of the citizens of their respective township, will see that the building is completed in full within the appro- stood Our highly esteemed friend Judge Fix. of Prairie City, dropped a dollar in our till and said, keep THe Times coming. He served the county faith- | fully and well as county Judge, and his public and private record are above reproach. He is one of our most substantial ¢:tizens. Gus Mills. a negro charged with burglarizing the residence of E. C Hines at Rich Hill, was arraigned Saturday evening. plead guilty, and was sentenced by Judge Graves to serve aterm of three years in the penitentiary. The republican party of this will hold delegate convention the court this at March 10, to elect delegates to the congres- a room in city sional convention called to meet at 12th, and eight at Harrisonville March delegates to the state convention Kansas City, May 15 In order to rearrange his docket which was disarranged by theextend- | ed trial of the McGinnis case and to save expense to litigants Judge Graves dismissed court as to jury trials from Saturday to Wednesday. | Several cases of minor importance for trial before the court were dispos- ed of Monday and Tuesday If the court | voted the court will build on in the center house proposition is | the site | of the old home, of the | public square. The court would have it to change the location of the building than it would to change the county seat without a | two-thirds vote of the people of the }county. Any statement made to the contrary is simply for the purpose of deceiving the voter in an effort to de- feat the court house proposition. | no more rig While we havea large number of | friends at Rich Hill, and hold her peo- | ple as a whole in the highest esteem, ‘Tue Times has no apologies to offer for what it has said or may hereafter say in opposition to the bunco game they are trying to perpetrate upon our people. They justify their ac- tions on the plea of “business.” We have no doubt the highwayman re- gards his calling in the same light. Mr. Lewis Culbertson and Miss Dora Radford, were united in marriage in this city Wednesday evening of last week. Rev. S. T. Divinia, officiated. The Snag: took place at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Radford, in the north part of the city. The wedding was a quiet affair, only a few intimate friends and relatives of the contracting parties | being present. An elegant supper was served. THE Ties extends con- | gratulations and best wishes to the | happy couple that they may live to le ripe old age and enjoy all the bless- ings that come toa well mated cou- | ple. | priations weight 154 pounds R. L. Braden of Homer, serving on| A two-story frame house. the prop- the petit jury was called, Friday, erty ot ex-sheriff Atkison. situated in rae 2 i. aw | the south part of the city, burned to to the bedside of his cousin Mrs. W.|the ground about 4 o'clock Sunday A. Crawford, who was lying danger-|morning. The house was oce upied ously sick with pneumonia at her} by Mike Miller and family, but at the home near Mulberry. Mrs. €. G time of the fire they were spending Davis, sister to the sick woman, was the night with re latives in the coun- Sp sniaae ‘ : safe : try. The entire household effects also summoned from Chicago. Mrs. | were burned, but we understand they were insured. There was also a smal! insurance on the house Davis is the wife of Dr. C. G. Davis of Chicago, formerly a citizen of Foster Mr. Braden returned to the city on] ‘The Amoret Beacon says, “Rich Monday and reported Mrs. Crawford | Hill has offered to build a $50,000 some better. court house and present it to the county free gratis.” This statement W. L. West, our staunch republi-| of the Beacon is not true, it is deceiv- ean friend, who has been living in}ing and misleading. Rich Hill has no this township for a number of years, proposition before the people to salled on Friday and had _ his paper build a court house for any sum : slit paper! There is but one proposition before changed to Huron, Ind., after setting | the people, and that is the one sub- it ahead two years. He said, ‘‘While| mitted by the county court to build I differ with Tue Ties politically, } a court house at the county seat it is by far the best newspaper in the) The county records are not and county and I admire the positive stand it takea on all questions of public policy.” He moved his fam- ily to the above place the last of the week. cannot be adequately protected from firein the temporary quarters pre- pared for them. If they should be destroyed there is only one way they could possibly be restored. The ab- stract men are but human and would The date of the annual meeting ap- drive the best bargain possible. Tl proaches. Now is the time for ell Y interested to plan forthe impovement would have a monopoly indeed. and of the schools. The habit of chang- | Whatever price they che d would have to be paid One gentleman familiar with such matters. said that it would cost theeounty two hundred to have her records ing boundary lines and multiplying districts is ruinous to the best school interests. It takes money to equip good schools and employ good teach- There should be fewer and strong thousand dollars d, if they were once destroyed. ers. replace districts rather than more and weak-] ‘The court house proposition is very er. Consolidation is better than di- plain and explicit regarding the vision amount of money to be expended for Our present efficient and popular that purpose. Under that contract city marshal, Thomas Kelley, will the court could not expend a dollar stand for renomination on the demo-|more than $50,000 The assessed 975 the in three or $ honestly and efficiently for the past} per year. two years. There is not a town in| years. The law provides that the the state the size of Butler with less|county court can appropriate ten rowdyism, or in which better order thousand dollars out of the treasury for that purpose but not acent more So it ean be readily seen that ii eve dollar of the tax is collected it will ascant $50,000. The plans and specification for the new buil ding will be made by a competent architect. and the contract let to the lowest bidder. Tbe contractor will be com- pelled to give a good and sufficient bond to complete the building in the time and for the amount sperified in} the contract. “The Better Part Of valor is diseretion.”’ and the better part of the treatment of disease is prevention. Disease originates in} | impurities in the blood saparilla purifies the blood People in building | who take it at this season say ther re kept healthy the year round It s because this medicine expels impu- the bloox h ane so sacred a compact. neither will they Sa oop per ee Sa ore assist a rival town inits efforts to} ills are “hold up” the citizens of Butler. is kept or the peace and property of the citizens better protected. This is due largely to the marshal. Mr. Kelley is very popular and will make a good strong race When the county seat was located at Butler by a commission appointed forthat purpose. as provided by law, the county owned the site selected. Lote were laid off around the square, sold and the money turned into the county treasury. The county thereby sold the county seat and the citizens acting in good faith and in perfect security on the county warranty, expended their money and improving. The people of Bates /a county have nointention of violating | § cured cratic ticket. Mr. Kelley has made] valuation is ten and aquarter million as good an officer as this city ever | dollars ($10,250,000) 13centslevy | had. He has performed his duty |on this amount would raise $15. Hood's Sar-} qualities : We purchase our silk from the factory and the qualities offered a price will buy. duchess, taffeta, CLOTHING AT COST. chin | | | | _ EE Snou nee We call attentior » the nam Joe T. Smith and D Dp. Pe f sheriff Smith W treasurer, Horn for prose- euting attorney in our announce- ment columns. all of whom we will speak of more fully in the future The auno nt of J. E. Williams | can be found in this issue for mayor Mr ilar He has served the and faithfully for four years as alder head | He is economical of Butler Williams is one of our most p and successful business | men people well | man and his promotion to the of the ticket se be in line. progressive in his ideas, and energetic in his methods and | would make the city a most excellent | chief executive of Butler and would make | Mr. Walden has be 1 citizen of one city for a long time the people a strong race ’ and in everything he has vider Eaton | he has proved his competency and industry. In public improvemets the man fall he dis- played marked executive ability Sheriff Mudd Kansas City Mondayand brought back Riley and Charlie Jones, government prisoners. who are to be held in the Butler jail fe until they are wanted for trial last went to Geor , Jesse Snead afe keeping The three prisoners are implicated in the | robbery of the Mo. Pacific gent at Independence. also railroad office in Johnson charged with belonging to a band of robbers who were to hold up a train at or near Holden, and also with the shooting of Detective John Jack- son, while resistir arrest at their rendezvous in Holden, a short time All three men have pu tations a post- county, and stand | ago bad. re: “Trust Not to Appearances.’’ That which seems hard to bear may be a great blessing. | Let us take a lesson from - rough weather of Spring. ts doing good despite appear- ances. Cleanse the system thoroughly; rout out all | impurities from the blood with that greatest specific, Hood's Sarsaparilla. | | Instead of sleepless with con- sequent irritable: 1 undone tired fee > a tone and a bracing a u to enter i day's with work or, Hood’s pleasure. ‘nerer disappoints An operation temporarily for scro! but 00d's Sarsap: disappear entirely.” Wadsworth helped my son bunches on his neck ja caused them to p Lewis A. CARPENTER, reet, Hart! | Catarrh— T Gas tad ne cobake alte bied me for years, since ared Mes. Jor Ogdensburg. N.Y relieved me of Hood's Sarsapa- St me | i \? | e { by Hood's} rritating ané Hood's Sarsaparitia BLACK DORESS COODsS. We are showing a splendid line of black dress goods and the prices are low for the Wool crepons, storm serges, French serges, Drap D’ Ete, henriettas poplins, broadcloths, etc. BLACK SILKS AND SATINS. you can depend upon Peau McKIBBEN'S, RRA RARAR RAR A RAR A RR We take pleasure in announcing the name of Doug Walden for city | collector. He is an ive, energetic young democrat, stands high with silk crepons, s and satins direct s being the best the de Loi, Armure,. a are leading kinds. h Side of Square Pape I ive a un dam- that Water liscount or snything of tO ex- eunimprov hat have G. SIMMONS 16-2 Amoret. Mo Havir vy stock of goods without de lay all outstanding accounts due ne. Persons knowing themselves in- indebted to me are the: fore request ed tocall at 1eir earliest conven an befound at « Max Weiner ience 1 stan Ce ee BUY HERE. you all > huving dially invited to « amine my stock of WALL PAPER. Ihave the largest line of paper in the city to seleet from All the latest. up-to-date designs and my prices are the lowest Call and Jook through my stock before buying It will 4g pay you > are and eX | | | i | ; I F J, F. LUDWICK, | Druggist, | East Side Square. | <A AARP AAA RIEL q | | | | | a | £ cossesesssecossssoseres ONLY A Short Time Left Heavy To Buy a SUIT OVERCOAT For Yourself and Boys Av Cost. Fine Kersey worth £12.00. 1 All Wool ¢ Overcoats ow S500 assimere Suit wo $10, now #6 Overcoats wort! Melton now $3.00 Good Honest Cassimere Suits worth 25, now £3.50. I Reliable Clothing at Low Prices Call or JOE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER Stylish S Arriving pring Snit POPPPPEEIE DN, POIPODEONIP IS OSE MEE LENE POSER IPEDS COPEPIIO OLS POODO IPDS POPPIES PPOPTIOPOD HX POVOMOPHIGN, POPLOO PODS Daily on