The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 15, 1900, Page 4

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES: 3. D. ALLEN, Eprror. d DB. ALLEN & Co. a Proprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: © The Weext.y Times, published eyery Whersday, will be sent to any address -wme year, postage paid, for $1.00. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TREABURER. Wee are authorized to announce J. H. CRAWFORD, < Weet Boone Township as candidate @eenty Treasurer, subject to the action of for the @emocratic primary election to be held June Deed, 19). Meare authorized w announcer J. 5. PIERCE, “ai MG. Pleasant Township, as candidate for went) Treasurer, sub tto a ¢ WOCratic pri emery election to be held June znd, 0 Meace guthorized to announce ESt&s SMITH, ‘af Miago Township andidate Ereaserer, subject to a democratic wiemtien to be held June 2d, We wre authorized to announce W. H. H. DUKE, af Grand River Township, as candidate County Treasurer, subject to a democra weimury election to be held June .d, 1900 Weawre authorized to announce for County primary as W. T. JOHNSON, at 4uge Township, as candidate for County Sreaeurer, subject’ to a democratic primary ection w be held June 2nd, 190 FOR SHERIFF Viteawre acthorized to announce JOE T. SMITH, «at Mc. fiessant Township, as candidate for eSmerif, subject ton democratic primary clec- thew te be held June znd, 100 Whe are metherized to announce D. D. PEELER, at Ytwesen Township, as candidate for Sheriff, ewes tea democratic primary election wo be ome 2ud, 1:K0, ®O% PROSPCUTING ATTORNEY ‘Wer carr G@atherized to announce MILES 8. HORN, ot Mf Pleasant Yownship, as candi eeweecuting Attorney, subject toa ¢ igeinemry election to be held June 2nd, VR e-are sutherized to announce BRUCE LUDWICK, ef Mi. Pieesant township, for Prosecating At- » Subject to the democratic primary elec- te beld June 2d 1900 game 7 chew te ‘Weare gathorized to announce R. FE. JOHNSON, “Tf Mi. Yicasant township, for County Surveyor, saxBjec: to the democratic primary election to Moe raid June 2nd, 1900. Wemre sethorized to announce L. D. WIMSATT, ef Mound township, candidate for Jud @oenty Court trom the northern distr Grettu ademoeratic primary election ewe 2nd ‘Weare authorized to announce G. WW. STITH, “af Beepwater township, candidate for Judge of ‘@me Ooun y Cour: trom th» southern district, vam tect to a democratic primary election to be fete Came a. of the t,o held on Whe democrats of Henry county will keld a primary election April 14 to nominate a county ticket. saLiannaEEEEEEAEEEEeEe Jas. A. Reed, prosecuting attorney «4 Jackson county. has received the edemocratic nomination for mayor of Ranesas City. Vernon county has promised to false rts quota of $400 for the ex- <onfederate monument to be erected sat Springfield. Ex-President Ch und, accompa- waied by E.C. Benedict and Daniel 8. Lamont eoast to spend three weeks fishir has gone to the Flori “Hhe supreme court upholds the con- wimationality of the beer inspsction Saw aswalid. The opinion was writ- tex by Judge Gantt and concurred in fy Judges Valliane, Brace, Robinson sand Marshall. . ‘Whe Osceola Democrat says: “‘It vweould be amusing if it was not dis- fasting, te hear a republican howl- amg himself hoarse in denunciation of ‘be Goebel election law in Kentucky, sand then remember the same party @med to rush a force bill through con- te state democratic convention to nominate state officers (other than he judiciary) will be held at Kansas ity, June 5th The convention to elect delegates to the national demo- ratic convention at Kansas City will be held in Jefferson City June 14, The convention to nominate a su- gpreme judge will be held at Sedalia uly 17th. The most absorbing question be- fore the people of Bates county at the present, is the court house prob- LAW IN EQUITY The conditions attendi Bates sonville were identic sold the town lots and = turned money into the county tr jt t le it in the it the courts in equity ral tale state jth would pro |hibit the removal of the county seat from Harrisonville to no matter if it was carried by a two. thirds majority Judge Sloan in- two-thirds ago the M ed to move its shops from Sedalia to majority kK. & T railroad attempt- The courts prevented it Parsons, Kan the removal that the citizens of Sedalia to shown had secure because was do- nated a certain sum the location The people of Bates county will a fairer proposition than this one. To it other elections for that purpose and All the time the It and never ¢ vote down means vdditional expense records are exposed to danger would be the part of economy to vote this proposition. wisdom a COUNTY SEAT VS. COURT HOUSE. While the above is the that the city near the Vernon county line the court house proposition, yet we have issue g to force in the vote on not discussed it from = their stand- point to any extent, because there is and never can be any such issue be- as the inhabitants of at for the following absolutely certain fore the peoy the county are present divided, reasons : There are three classes of voters in the county whose votes will always prevent it First, Those who think the county seat ought to be in the center of the county, and have some sense of the rights of the people of Butler as to their property interests. who live north of Butler and will not care to tax them- selves vear after year, 65 cents fora ticket between Butler and Rich Hill, for each and every trip th to make to the county seat, as these ex- Second, Those have tra fares would soon amount to more than the levy under the proposition to be voted on. but the levy will stop in a few years, the extra railroad fare never, Add to the above two distinctive classes, the people in and around Butler and anyone who is not a dull- ard can readily see that they will ag- gregate more than one-third of the qualified voters of the county and make it absolutely certain thecounty seat will never be moved, as it would require a two-thirds vote of the qual- ified voters of the county. As to the court house, that it will be built at Butler as absolutely certain as the above in regard to the county seat. it may not be this year or the next. but it surely will come, is and the longer it is put off the more the county will lose in rent, in depre- ciation of values and in preventing capital from coming into the county, just as the rivalry between Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville, prevented for years the building of a courthouse, but after years of renting, ete., they finally come to theirsenses and voted it Do not forget the fact court house will and the hest that a new built in Butler thing to do is to accept the inevitable. Save money, agita- tion and county reputation by doing be Gem. Every farmer and taxpayer should feel a deep interest in this matter.and should goto the polls een election day and vote the levy. It @ewot policy nor economy to delay ake matter. The county must have mecessary buildings for the transac- tion of its business and safe and sub- stantial vaults forits cecords. Be Patriotic citizens, and vote for the devs. eo Wf the trusts and allied interests contribute $25,000,000 to the repub- ican campaign fund, says the San Francisco Examiner, it will beall but eopen proclamation of three things. Wirst. that they consider the republi- «tan party their own machine: second, that they have large confidence that wake result of a presidential campaign evan be bought: and, third, they rec- eegnize that a battle for life or death te @n with them. The American peo. wWeeshould take noticeand act ac +eordingly. it at once. But assuming, for argument sake, that such an issue is before the peo- ple, let us inquire into the merits of it, the value of the real estate in Butler. In round numbers, it is about $1,500,000, most of which was sold by the county to the people with all the value added to it. by the county seat having been then located here. The Rich Hillians say that if the county seat is moved away from But- ler, grass will soon be growing in its streets, and as Kich Hill is making such desperate efforts to get the county seat, it may suspicion, that unless something very favorable hap- pens soon. grass may be growing in | the Streets of that city. but if it be | true that the loss of the county seat would cause grass to grow in our Streets. it would be safe to say that its loss would cause the value of our | +} | Teal estate to depreciate one-half, or WUULD NOT PERMIT IT. A few years ago Pleasant Hill made property the amount of the loss en- the same proposition to Cass county that Bich Hill is now making to county seat. thus you have, by their ; the own argument. the sum of $750,000 location of the county seat at Harri- with those at property to Rich Hill property, for Butler. A commission appointed for the purpose made the selection of sum of lof site, bought 55 acres of land, re- low say they want to force Butler to served the public square, platted and the sury. The by paying full value for their prop- reed erty and that asant Hill, forms us that under that view, which | he has no doubt is correct, the courts | would prevent a removal from But ler, ne atter if it were voted by a PLAIN FACTS. $750,000 and, the taking of the county seat to any other town would necessarily add to the value of the town losing the tailed upon the North and West Think. ransferred f: he value of Butl transferred from the value utler AN UNPREJUDICED VIEW OF COURT HOUS which Rich Hill offers the munificent | Our ne be- 350,000 zhbors It Should be Voted nut up money put uy " Adrian Journal The people have already done that is al Ae, : The Journal is receiving the by as all value mez House questior in the pending Co that could be added to it reason = z . ‘ a6 ; We have aimed to give the fac of the county seat being located here. The Butler people are enterprising | whe right, as for they exist without atte | tate how any person should vote or t is necessary a the proposition nustance, their giving the right of R ag scarce bis bai: .|court’s decision cited in last week's way and $20,000 to the Missouri! . z = . : Issue it v be seen that rt « ances Pacitic Railroad. besides helping | ~ = se 1 iblic enterprises, but {Ol Moving the « a many other public ente: ses, b | beak I lamallthat they are not worth consid- as wesaid in the start. there is no} | | f 1 : ering. A few years} such issue before the people and never can . . z : 1 fou, | The quest that « onts he} 1 ae tt | people is simple. It is either to build < at the facts as they are, | poe es “ BS! a new court house te down the voters, and cast your vote for the} : : proposition at t a buik POSITION. . Ee eed county purposes {tis immater to us i PRESIDENT McKINLEY S MEDIATION. do, our purpose is simply tosta —— not be accused of negligence in = performance of our duty to our read- No Proposition Based on Independence a of the Republics Will Be Considered. The present proposition provides March 13.—The United States government, at the request of} President) Kruger and Steyn, has offered to the Briti London, that it for a levy of GO cents is not sustaines by the facts. and the The statement President | years me truth only ernment, its services as with the view of bri in South Africa. Lord Salisbury has uot yet replied, should be spoken in such matters Any attempt to pervert the ta ngabout peace but arepresentative of the Associated | magnitude can only result disas- Press learns that there is little doubt | trously to those who pursue such a he will decline the United States’ good | course oftives. He will do so, however, in It is the duty of press of the terms as cordial and polite as those |County to present the question to the in which the offer was couched people in its true light Rich Hill offers a b« to build a court house is of London, March 13.—4:47 p. m.—In the provided county seat is located there, which is the House of Lords to-day the Pre- mier, Lord Salisbury, read the Brit- legal a liberal offer, but the highest tribunal in the state has rendered a ish government's reply to Presidents tically makes it im- Kruger and Steyn. The concluding sentence is as follows “Her only auswer your by saying it is not prepared to assent to the independence of either of the decision that py possible to accept the proposition As a result we are driven the rejecting the to po- rimient Majesty's gov can honors” telegram sition of accepting or question which will be submitted to the voters on the 20th inst. South African or the Orange Free} Each voter should eliminate every State.” atom of prejudice from his mind and Ct fo ee give the question his candid consider- Thinks War is Not Over. ation and vote according to the die- New York, March 10.—Dr. H. D.| tates of his best judgment the whims that ambitious Morgan of the United States navy is Do not listen to in this city. department a report in which he strongly recommends that the terms of officers and men in the naval ser vice on duty in the Philippines shall be made two instead of three years. “The climate there.” said the doc- tor. “is very enervating and itseffecta are more seriously felt in the second rather than in the first The men cannot stand the strain of con- tinuous service there. emanate from town He hassent to the navy boomers, because these are tainted with interests that are purely person- alin their nature 50,- an could have raised the 000 to build a court house if she had year, the revolu- The Filipinos are seattered about the islands. mainly in Luzon, in small bands, but it gen- “Ido not believe that tion is at an end. A persis- tent cough is at firsta friend, for it erally understood they are under gives warn- orders to concentrate at any given ing of the ap- point when the word is passed. I do Proach of a not believe that Aguinaldo isin China. deadly ene- im my. Heed Tt is my impression he is still in Luzon. L notice much alarm has been ma ifested in different parts of this coun- the warning before it is too late, be- try lest the bubonie plague be fore your brought here by bodies on the Han- lungs be- cock. There is absolutely no reason come in- for the slightest fear. None of the flamed, be- dead on the Hancock died of the fore the doctor says, ‘‘Consump- tion.” hen the danger signal first appears, help ACTS ectoral Don’t delay until your lungs are sore and your cold settled down deep in yourchest. Kill the enemy before the deadly blow kills you. Cure your cough today. One dose brings relief. A few doses make the cure complete. STS see oe ecesomicai for cider cases. “«T consider your Pectoral the best remedy pay and plague.” _ Where Wheeler Stands. Washington, D.C... March 9.—The statement attributed to General Joe Wheeler in a recent interview in San Francisco that he tendered his resig- nation as an officer of the volunteer army last November hascaused some surprise among the officials of the war department It is said there that if General Wheeler has tendered his resignation thedocument has not yet reached the adjutant general's office. According to the records of the war department, General Wheeler is still an officer of the volunteer army and is in receipt of the pay and allowances of a brigadier general. In ease he desires to quit the military service to resume his legislative duties, the matter will be considered by the president after a personal con- ference with him. It is said at the war department that General Wheeler was ordered home from the Philip- pines at his own request. as reported to the department by General Otis. i: Saale coughs and all throat affections. Hoke Smith For Bryan. Thave used it for 30 years and it Atlanta, Ga.. March 7—Hoke a a a D. BR. Luu sey, Dec. 20, 1298. Union, ¥. ¥. Write the Doctor. ou have any complaint whatever re the best medical advice you ¥ receive. write the doctor Smith, former Secretary of the In- terior. has printed a doubleleaded editorial appeal in his paper. the At- lanta Journal, to the Democrats who supported Palmer and Buckner in 1896, to ees the regular ticket is year. He also indorses Mr. Bry- an’s candidacy. wr and What Our Neighbors to the E PROPOSITION. numerous compliments over the course pursued From the supreme} Hacts as they exist. so that we may | | for a levy of 13 cents on the hundred dollars each year for a period of three calls i mislead the people in matters of such site been assured the county seat, but she Nature's rarest gifts of physical beauty vanish before pain. Sweet dispositions turn morbid and fretful The possessions that win good hus- bands and keep their love should be guard- ed by women every moment of their lives. The greatest menace to woman's per- manent happiness in life is the suffering that comes from derangement of the feminine organs Many thousands of women have realized this too late to save tl lives. Many other thousands have availed of the generous in- vitation of Mrs. Pinkham to counsel all suffe.ing women free of charge. Pe ssc womanhood depends on perfect health. PERFECT WOMAR- HOOD” in time to save their —., Mrs. H. J. Garretson, Bound Brook, N. J.. writes: “DEAR Mrs. PinkHam—lI have been tak- ing I Pinkham’s Vegetable Com} d with the best re and can say from my heart your medicines are erful My physician called n ouble chronic ation of the left ovary For years I suffered very but thanks to Mrs, s Vegetable Com- and kind advice, I am today a well wo- man. I would say to all suffering women, take Lydia FE. Pinkham’s medicine and your suf- erings will vanish.” Mrs. Macciet Putte tipre, of Ladoga, Ind., writes: **DeAR Mrs. PINK HAmM—For four years I suffered from ulcera- tion of the womb, I became so weak I ld not walk across After giving up all hopes of recovery, Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- I began to improve cou the room without help I was advised to use Lydia E pound and wrote for special information from the first bottle, and am now fully restored to health.” will continue to be the best town in’ much less than the cost of railroad the county without it—hence we have fare for one trip to Rich Hill, In can- concluded to forego the embar clusion, he upholds the justice of | Butler's claims for as the lots of But nty commis sioners, it would be a great injustioe purchased lots of the the ment of asking the people who fre ler were sold by the c« quent the swamps of the Marais des Cygnes to come to the north part of the « We hope that the people will con- ounty to transact legal business. | to those who county, should county seat be sider the proposition in its true light | removed and vote on the question asit is, and not be governed by what this one or To Kill Prize Fighting. It is sim- that one may say about it Washington, March 9.—Represen- tative Hepburn of Lowa, to-day in- troduced a bill providing that no | of any prix orsany ht, shall be transmitted in the mails, or by in- whether in @ in any Any person sending or gly receiving such matter for im- prisonment not exceeding one year, ora fine not exceeding $1,000, with shall not ap- ply to any person not engaged in the ply court house ornocourt house and hing else ALL FOR ADDITIONAL ELECTIONS Amsterdam Breeze 20th of Mareh B : ny ec How shall we vote on the prop-|, > i iain A I t ter-state osition? This a proposition for | ; . | newspaper or individual to for him-| 8 é ele | other form We look at it in this light; we | 7 knowi must have a court house; if the spe- levy be question will not be settled not Wot | picture or description | fight or pugilistic ¢ proposal of bettir ounte a ff on he will soon mon carrier engagec here! ° cotminerce, - veriodical, or each decide Segareeeneat: self transmission is made liable to now the Tt will come up again and again until we do get a court house cial voted down a@ proviso that the act A special election puts no small cost on the county : . > preparation, publication or sale of such prohibited newspaper, periodi- cal or picture Help... Nature | Babies and children need proper food, rarely ever medi- cine. If they do not thrive on their food something is wrong. They need a little help to get their digestive machinery working properly. cor MULSION COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES 0F LIME & SODA wi'l generally correct this | difficulty. If you will put from one- will probably develop in a f rival towns—and taxpayers will in the end foot the bills of the fight and build the court fight between house as well. And on the other | hand, as we have before stated, we eonsider that a new court house, built and paid for without the neces- sity of a bond issue, will worth thousand of dollars as an advertise- ment to the county, and we believe in | | be advertising. We will be proud of the building and proud to say it is pai for; and will take pleasure in calling attention to it. We are treating the matter as a citizen of thecounty, and notasa partisan of either of the rival | towns. | The only proposition before the | | | 1 | people on the court house question is whether we will vote for the levy or against it. There has beensome talk | that some other town may make | some sort of a bid for thecounty seat | but we do not imagine that there is the slightest probability of such a thing being done, and there is not at this time any such proposition before | the voter. A court house will be built at the county seat sooner or} later; why not do it at once and save | further cost to the county and no} - | | | longer run the risk of our county records being kept in unsafe places. ONE AND ONE-HALF CENTS PER ACRE. Merwin Mirror. We have received from J. H. Groves, township collector, a communication giving valuable information touch- ing the proposed tax levy. Lack of Space prevents its publication. Mr. Groves states that he is trying to in- fluenee no one and writes regarding the necessity fer a new court house, | the cost and the location. Regard- | ing the necessity, he reminds us that , the old building has been condemned as unsafe by the proper authorities, | and has been abandoned by } ficers. Regarding the financial part | he gives figures taken from the tax- book in his possession. He finds that the tax under the levy would average about 14 cents per acre. or $1.26 per year on the average farm (80 acres) if you so desire, will very show its great nourish- power. If the mother’s does not nourish the iy the of- | 3 1 i 1 I i 1 i i I ' I 1 i SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.