The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 8, 1900, Page 7

BOOTS AN Many of them at less price. \ we will give you anything in the house at CUT PRICES. we have no old shelf worn goods to dis- pose of. DRYSDALE & East side Square iTEMS —_—_——_— Times’ Telephone No. 37 LOCAL Clothing at cost at McKibbens County court is in session. Lace curtains at McKibbens. J.C. Greer is Ceres, Okla Spring skirting plaids at bens. W. Floy of Cornland, is a new sub seribor. Our 50 overall is something extra. McKibbens. a new subscriber at Me hib- Two feet of snow fellin New York Friday. Ladies muslin underwear at Me- | Kibbens. Miss R. ©. Frey of Butler, is a new subscriber. See our men’s 50c shirts. Melhib- bens. Pope Leo of Rome, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday. Spring dress goods at MeKibbens. Frank Kretzinger of Deep Water is a new subscriber. Our old friend John Bush of Man- hattan, kK sends us a remittance. We willsave you money on that spring carpet. McRIBBENS. ° John Klumpp, one of Rich Hill's most enterprising citizens. favors us substantially. J.€ Taylor,a prominent farmer | of this section, is a new subscriber to | Tar Times. Our friend Jas. A. Robinson renews the subscription of J. H. Flesher at Garber. Okla. | Ed. Miller, one of our worthy and can., progressive young farmers, called and renewed. J.H. McElroy, a substantial far” mer and progressive citizen of Char- lotte, called and renewed. | A hard rain fellin thiscity Monday, and with the melting snow has put the roads in a bad condition for travel. LN. Mains, of the firm of Deacon Bros. & Co., left for Chicago on Sun- day on business connected with the firm. Our popular candidate for sheriff, Joe T. Smith, had his paper set ahead. We will speak of his announcement later. John W. McClure, head miller for Power Bros.. a clever gentleman and Progressive citizen, favors us sub- stantially. Frank Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Curry, who has been quite sick with pneumonia for several days is reported to be improving. Our old and highly esteemed friend J.M.S. MeManama of Mingo township was in the city the first of the week and favored us with a renewal. J. L. Bell of Foster, on the regular jury panel. favored us aliprre spend and renewed for his pa He also had Tue Times sent to his brother Ernest Bell, at Spruce. rty, “A Penny A feet neers ich Hill, netted for Your Feet,” the Epworth poe a good sum of money. Some of the boys’ feet meas- | pred 18 inches. A. Wheeler, of Centralia, Mo.. has brought suit against his father-in- CLOSING THEM OUT. We have made no sham sale in order to close out undesirable goods but Take advantage of this sale. at Bi law Ira Wall, for the sum of $2,000 as damages for alienating the affec: i ons of his wife. D SHOES. than the wholesale KEASLING. e@ Shoe, =) Charley Fisk, who has been sick for several weeks is out again. quite Henry County has raised $308.75 for the confederate monument at Springfield. Mo. The been sent to Treasurer Jones Richard Russell, one of prominent farmers and lar, fund money has the most t land owners of Henry county, died last week. Death was due to pneumo- nia. Paul Walton, one of the most en ter rprising, thrifty and progressive your rmers inthe county and a sterling democrat, called and re- | newed. The celebration of the 4th of July in Kansas City will be the greatest in her history and it is safe to say | Butler and Bates county will be well represented. | Notwithstanding the roads were sloppy from the melting snow the city was crowded with county people Saturday, and trade in all lines with our merchants was good. Joe Sombert. in the employ of Sor- rells & Co., druggists, committed sui cide at Hot Springs, Ark., Friday by taking morphine. The suicide is well connected at Boonville, Mo, where his parents reside. Misses Mary and Nellie Evans have returned from their trip to Chicago, where they went two weeks ago to study the styles and purchase their spring stock of millinery. Joseph Smith, one of Howard township’s most progressive and en- terprising citizeus and a staunch democrat, was in settling with the county court as township eollector, and favored us. The McGinnis trial was quite ex- pensive. The cost of the state’s side of the case will amount to about $1,- 100 and that of defendant’s to about $600. The state is not liable for the costs of the defendant. The LaClede Hotel has changed hands again. The gentlemen who have taken charge this time purpose to refit and improve the building and put in first-class condition for the entertainment of the public. c. W. Smading of Foster, was in the city Monday. He had just return- ed from Illinois, where he went eral days ago to receive his share in the settlement of his father’s estate. On the court house proposition he is a strong advocate of Butler. BeV- For the past two months, accord- ing to the report of our local physi- cians, there has been an unusual amount of sickness in and adjacent to our city. However, it is encour- aging to state that there has been but few cases of sickness of a serious nature. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warner, who have been spending the past two months visiting relatives and friends at London, Ohio, are home again. Ou their arrival Mr. Warner was ta- ken dangerously sick with pneumo- nia A physician was called in and administered to his wants and we are glad to bear that he is now con- valeacent. The small pox scare in the south- west part of the city turned out to be, we are glad to state, nothing more than a severe case of chicken pox. The supposed case was thoroughly investigated Friday by Drs. Renick, Lyle, Christy, Boulware and Roe, on behalf of the city authorities. and their report corresponded with the above statement. | Topsy Black hose at McKibbens. - Our county records are scattered ,allovertown. Even after they are ‘concentrated in the leased building, | which will be in June, they will be in- secure. No monied consideration will | justify the taxpayers of the county in exposing these valuable records | to the danger of being distroyed. The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Freeman took place Monday from the late res- idence of deceased, about a mile north of town. Interment was Oak Hill cemetery. Death was due to dropsy. She was quite an aged lady and had been a resident of the The funeral old friends made in ‘county for many years. was largely attended by and neighbors the list of foreign witnesses attending the trial of Riley, the Am- Monday were: D. Booker, of Kansas City, Among sterdam bank robber. Ed. P. Boyle. and E. the detective force of iF. H. Tillotson, of the Pinkerton Na- tional detective agency. Thomas Prentiss, chief; Thomas Beaty, night chief, and Jas. Turner ci detective of Sedalia. Chief Beatty is the officer who captured Riley. Deputy Sheriff D. D. McCann spent Monday in Kansas © 3 a witness in the J. R. Cobb and Mr. McCann says Mrs. Cobb granted divorce from her husband by the court the brick bus- iness house on North Main street, cupied by Mr. Johnson as a. billiard hall, $200 in cash and the custody of her child, a little girl 10 or 11 years of age. Dr. Robinson. sion board, who resides in the part of the county, was in the city Monday, attending a wit- ness in the Amsterdam bank robbery The Doctor is in favor of build- ing a new court house at the county seat. The Doctor. who has a large practice in the west part the county said he found no opposition to the proposition among the large property owners. divorce case between wife. was a and as alimony was given ov- the pen- west member of court as case. of Ina primary election to nominate county candidates it is a free field, a fair race and big county. “The long- est pole knocks the ‘‘persimmon”’ and the defeated candidates should take their medicine manfully and grace fully, and fall into line head and shoulders for the success of the ticket from top to bottom. Bates county democrats are built that way and after the primary is over you will find the defeated candidate in the the front rank for the success of the ticket and party. Jones, the government prisoner in jail, for shooting Detective Jackson at Holden, and also being held for robbery of postoffices, became so de- fiant that Sheriff Mudd, in order to subdue him was forced to extreme measures by taking him to a black- smith shop and having a chain riv- eted to his leg. He was then return- to jail and chained to his cell. isa bad man and he terrorized the prisoners in jail and also the guards. Jones Prof. J. E. Haper, assistant prin cipal of the Foster schools, compli- mented us pleasantly while in the city Tuesday. He said their schools closed the last of the week. That the work aceomplished during the term Prof. Harper says there is some opposition to the court house proposition but a large major- will Was satisfactory. ity are for it and he believes it earry in the township. We are reliably informed that Claud Oldham, of the Rich Hill Tribune, was in the northwest part of the county recently urging the people not to vote tor the court house prop- osition, saying that if this one was defeated that Butler would pay half the eost of a new court house. This kind of a fightso thoroughly disgust- | M’GINNIS SENTENCED. Wednesday, April 25, the Date! Set For the Execution. Judge Graves Makes an Inno-' vation in Selecting the Dav. Noah (Bunk) McGinnis was taken before court early Monday morning by the sheriff, to receive his sentence. | He entered the court room ina je manner and his composure through- | out the ordeal was remarkable. He} chewed his tobacco a little harder, | the Judge finished he | He sat down, lox inty and as “Thank you.’ around ov r the audiene Judge Graves, in sive manner a passed sentence following words: “Mr. McGinnis, by the ve guilty of murder i Under the law the a case death zealously and ably were also zealous! The jury which t best cit county, and in my humble judgment you have been given a fair and impartial trial. It now remains as my painful duty to assess the punishment prescribed by the law, i to pass sentence against you with the verdict of the jury and the law of the land. But before doing so, you have the right to speak and to be heard. In view of this legal right upon your part, I now ask you what, if anything you have tosay, at this time, and what, if any, legal cause you have to show as to judg- ment and sentence should not now be pronounced against you, in accord ance with the verdict of the jury and the law of the land. such made and provided.” McGinnis: ‘Well, | don’t know as I had as well say much. I got no show to say anything, but then | am not guilty of this charge. It has That is all I 1 the fi punishn w prosecuted, vou | nt in such is you were nd ably defended ried you were of the zens of Bates judgment and in accordance whiy in cases have been worked up on me have to say.” Judge Graves: “That the jury, Mr McGinnis, has passed upon.” It is therefore ordered and adjudg- ed by the court, that the death pen- alty be fixed as your punishment; and the judgment and sentence of the court is that you be kept in custody SPRING SILKS. laps not the b yu ever saw, fabrics thatean | \ but over our line we beli that it is the most >» reest silk stock viter looking ieve you will say attractive lot of rowded into Pe same mic olor Democratic Convention i lemocrats f th several TOW! sco vw et at * yoting: ps h 10, 1900, at Mar ‘7,2 » state comr is of representation is é 25 votes and frac th ast for Hon. W J.B. Mar Mices 8. Hors Secretary Chatrman FREE RIDE TQ JEFFERSON CITY. Davis, the Amsterdam Bank Robber Gets Seven Years in the Pen The Jury before whom Davis, alias George Riley was tried. after t out the greater part of the day turned a verdict of guilty, about 5 his ck in the evening, assessing punishment at seven years in the pen for burglary oner Some of the jurymen favored fifteen | years, others ten and others a lighter sentence. Finally they compromised on seven years » of the state was The eviden very conclusive, while the defence offered | no evidence whatever, the prisoner | by the sheriff of Bates county. Mis- souri, inthecounty jailof saidcounty until Wednesday, the 25th day of April, 1900; that on Wednesday, the 25th day of April, 1900. at some time between the hours of 5 o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon of said county jail of Batescounty, Missouri, or within some sufficient enclosure adjoining or as near tosaid jail as possible, you be. by sheriff of Bates county, Missouri, hanged by your neck until dead. day, within the the On the 24th day of February the legislature of Virginia passed a bill making June 3rd, Davis’ birthday, a legal holiday. Men of all parties in the legislature voted in favor of the bill Jefferson Sam Levy & Co.. as will referring to another page of this pa- per. have received their spring stock of goods, opened them up and placed them in position forinspection. They be seen by ed the people that a number who were ; opposed to the proposition on the start now say they will vote for it. The entire community deeply sym- pathize with Mr. and Mrs. G. Pratt Wyatt. in the death of their beloved Mary, a bright and winsome child of 5S years of age. The little one fell asleep Thursday evening of last week, after a short illness of scarlet fever. The funeral services were conducted from the house Friday by Rev. Jew- ell, and the remains were laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. Truly it seemed hard that the Angel of Death should enter this beautiful home where all was cheer, comfort and hap- piness and pluck from the bosoms of | have avery fine collection of late style goods and the ladies especially are invited to call and inspect them The body of Lamb, who died of consumption at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ike Ellis, Thursday Geo. C not even being put on the stand in | his own behalf. Davis, with another man, who escaped, attempted to rob the bank at Amsterdam a short time ago by blowing the bank safe with nitro- They blowing the outer or fire proof door, but failed to get into the strong box They seeured a few dollars in fractionalcurrency A few da afterward was captured at > t lycerine succeeded in bout $7 in silver and Davis lalia by he police and turned over to Sheriff Mudd. When taken prisoner he had on his pergon a large pistol, a quantity of explo- sives, several pieces of fuse and a buuch of skeleton keys. The prisoner was prosecuted by State-Attorney H. ©. Clark and W Jackson, and defended by T. W. Silvers. Bruce Ludwick and John Stanley, appointed by the court ** Courage and Strength in Times of Danger.” Read the warning between the lines. What is that warn- ing? It is of the danger from | the accumulation of badness in the blood, caused by the usual heavy living of the evening of last week. was shipped to his home in Illinois for burial Saturday. and stopped off at this point New Year's night on his return home, to pay his sister a visit. He was taken worse while here and was unable to travel. He was 52 years of age and formerly resided in this city. G. W. Park, our Virginia corres- pondent and breeder of thorough-| bred Duroc hogs, received by express Friday evening, two of the finest specimens of the above breed ever geen on our streets. They were both females one being received from the fancy hog raiser. D. Trott, of Abi- line, Kansas, and the other from Mr. Lyons, of Carbon Center. The latter was an April pig and it was estimat- ed to weigh upwards of 300 pounds. last | The deceased had been to! Silver City, New Mexicofor his health | Winter months. Spring ts the clearing, cleansing time of the year; the forerunner of the brightness and beauty of glorious summer. Follow the principle that Nature lays | down. Start in at once and purify your | blood with that great specific, Hood's | Sarsaparilla. It never disappoints. | Grip—“ Sixteen weeks of grip made me weak, but after all else failed Hood's Sar sa la cured me. Later I overworked. and dyspepsia and canker in mouth and ach bothered me. I took the Sarsaps- rilla again and it completely restored me.” Mrs. Exizazeta Foman, Exeter, N. H. “Myself and a friend uffered from severe attacks of rbeu- matism. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured both. We would not be without it.” Ws. H. Lester. 65 Leonard St., Fall River. Mass Back — “ For one year pains my back and bead prevented my house- sid duties. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla and woman. It aiso cured the grip Mattiz HESDERSON Ave..Columbus Ind. S mz LATEST STYLES icE PLANT And An Incandescent Light Plant tor Butler It is state » wood authority tha homie ipany is being or zg mdand all arrangements have | be ibout perfected whereby Butler sto Vea v anterected with t par sufficient to manufacture the same company will ask permis- sion to put ina system of mean ceat lights with sufficient capacity to light the business part or town, and private dwellings. It will be the aim of the company to furnish lights at such a reasonable price both in busi- } ness houses and dwellings as to make it an object for our citizens to dis pense with the ceal oil lamp There is no doubt but what the | two plants would prove a paying in | vestment to the operators and at {the same time would be very beneti }cial and much needed improvements }tothecity. It is to be hoped the Lnot prove a failure “The Noblest Mind | project The best m Hood's Sarsaparila It promptly cures all blood humors anderuptions and tones up the system | itentiary, four years | iss nad eouttenibnient eae ee and three years for grand larceny |however noble in mind, no man or On the first ballot the jury was a | woman can have perfect contentment unit for conviction, but spent some | without physical health The blood time considering the amount of | must be kept pure and the stomach jand Biroltve id ansin good order punishment to be given the Hae ns for this purpose is favorite cathartic is *Hood's PRING CLOTHING BEST ASSORTMENT THE LOWEST PRICES Young men’s suits inchecks and stripes with double breasted vests : Only $5 00. Children’ fine veste suits. new colors, Only $2.00. Fine all wool serge suits. extra well tailored. Only $7.00. Men's stylish cassimere suits Only $6.00. y's genuine tweed suits, sizes 12to 1 Only $5.00. See our styles in fine cussimere and fancy worsted suiting» at $10, $12, $15. They are as well tailored as a custom suit you pay $25 for. We kir ask to take a you look at ourspringsuite. It will JOE MEYER, THE CLOTHIER Now in 1e Newest Shapes ir these young parents, their beloved | Mr. Park and son James are breeding little daughter Mary, whose bright | the Duroc hogs and have quite a herd smiles, winsome ways and childish,!on their farm near Virginia. They playful pranks had lighted this house- | are said to bea very thrifty hog. hold with an are light of joy day by good rustlers, fatten easy and grow day for the past five years. to be very large.