The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 20, 1902, Page 8

ane Picn om ¥ WHISKEY TAX UNCONSTITUTED. ~ FLAX SEED TO LOAN, — CANNON-WEINER Elevator Co. We buy our goods in large quantities and are So Declares Judge Graves, in a Care- fully Prepared Opinion in a Test Case. In the case of State of Missouri vs. Paul Bengsch heard in the circuit court Monday morning upon motion to quash the information, Judge W. W. Graves sustained the motion to able to make you the lowest prices on all kinds of Passaic Breezes. A daughter and son-in-law of Dr. | Walls of Portland, Oregon, visited the doctor’s parents here Saturday and Sunday. Elder Walton filled his regular ap- | pointment here Sunday. George Walls sold a horse and bought another one day last week. Jake Maddy has a road petition which he will present to our board at its next meeting. Allseem willing to field and Garden Seeds and Mill Poducts. ™ 8S VE en tat: es allie quash and discharged the defendant. The case involved the construction of what is known as the whisky tax pei rn nse oe : a asm msec law passed by the last generalassem- Red Clover, | Red Top, Broom Corn Seed|bly. Judge Graves held the law to 5 1 Ui be unconstitutional. In passing up- Mammoth Clover, | Blue Grass, Flour, on the motion, the court, among ; a | = other things, said: “For a court to White Clover, | Orchard Grass |} Bran, aul at ae tele Ga Alsyke Clover, , Seed Rye, Shorts, this law to be a police regulation and not an exercise of the taxing power would be so belie the language of the law. ‘The emergency clauseoftheact clearly {shows that the purpose of the legislature was to raise revenue and notto suppress the evils of intemper- ance. In my judgment the law isa revenue measure pure and simple, and therefore violates the provisions of the constitution.” The case was appealed to$the supreme court by the state, and will reach that court in time for the April term. Warwick M. Hough, of St, Louis, attorney for the National Wholesale Liquor as- sociation, represented the defendant, and Assistant Attorney-General Sam Jeffriesfappeared for the State. Wheat Chops, Corn Cops, Feed Corn, Cotton Seed Meal, and Hay. Timothy Seed, Seed Corn, Flax Seed, Seed Oats, | Seed Wheat, Cow Peas, i Millet. | | Sey Beans, Cane Seed, Kattir Corn, We handle the celebrated Moses Bros., flour made at Great Bend, Kansas. We pay the highest cash prices for POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER. HIDES, Furs, Tallow, Wool, Etc. Wre are here to stay. A Card. » Tuesire to say to iy Many triemds and the%good {people all over Bates county,gas Lam a candidate for the office of Recorder, subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic party and having[met with an accident on the 20th day of January will not be able perhaps to make as close a canvass as | would like to do under more fa- vorable circumstances, and should Lnot call on everyone, hope you will not feel slighted and whatever iy friends might say or do in my be- half will be. generously remembered by me, and whatever the result of the primary election may be, either in my favor or against me, | will be under the same obligation to my friends, and would like to live long enough to return the favor in some way or other. — Respectfully, J, G. CANTRELL, DR. H. M. CANNON, L. D, Seott, of Spruce, was a pleas- ant caller on Tuesday, had his dates DENTIST. BUTLER, MO set ahead and his paper changed to Will bein Adrian every Tuesday and Friday | Stockholm, Okla,, to whieh place he prepared hy SoS MAUe Gh DRL WeER. | willshortly move with histamily. He |is a good farmer and worthy citizen, euvaretnden cow, Mr! and we rzret to lose him from this : * ; | county. | City Democratic Primary Election. Wilson Davidson, one of Spruce The Democrats of the city of Buted township's most energetic, worthy lor will hold a primary election atthe | {Nd prosperous young farmers, was circuit court room Friday, March 1, | pleasant ealler at Tae Times office 1902, between the hours of 1 and 7/0 Tuesday and favored us with a ‘renewal. He said the roads between {here aud Ballard are still almost im- | passable in places. purpose of nominating a City Demo- eratic ticket All persons desiring to become can- | lidates before said primary, includ. | ‘ ‘ bau aaieipatin fe miibas eo) SN nicely written report of the wed- ing one candidate for school director |, ie Eel as - | ding of W. Edwin Dickison and Miss and one candidate for councilman in} Margaret J. : Assisted the Poor, Borland was received each ward, will notify the secretary not later than Feb. 12, have their names plhiced upon the of- ficial ballot. The Committee appointed by the different churches each year to look after the worthy poor have had their hands full this winter, As all or this week too late for publication in issue and will appear next week, The ceremony was performed at the home in order to | of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, /G, W. Borland, the 12th inst. nearly all of the cases of destitution are reported to the committee at once, few know just how many de- mands are made or how they are met. The collection at the Thanks- By Order of Committee. B. FP. Jever, sec'y, anata Nevada Post: “Rey. Atkinson, of On account of the bad weather on| Butler, has filed notice that he will : : roel giving sermon was $11.02 last Wednesday, George Holland was | compete for the $200,000 prize in the Ladies Cotere Club’ 5.00 eon polled tochane the dite ob hist aipehip contest it st.—bevis—His+—W—P pirat — ———_ 8.00 publie sale to Monday next, Feb, 24,| simple notice of intention does not P — ———————— ive Mint ie me Cte Mel $21.02. Pierce Hackett, who has been serv. Paid out IR - ing . aeg is i FS ATGAL. ean ue worsread | Rey. Atkinson, or does this mean W. Jerehous $ .85 ing asa juror, received a word of the ‘ ‘ ~ Ae aS ra O, Atkeson? He is already running} — “ groceries 9.51 sickness of his wife Tuesday and left . ; : Ps nu . 2 7 a wind machine. * wood 3.00 for his home Wednesday morning. | “ coal 3.20 Mr. Hackett himself is suffering from J.S. McCraw came west with his stove 2.85, a cold and is far from a well man, “ medicine 95 parents in 1840 and has lived on the same farm in Deer Creek township ever since, and in spite ef having nev- Mo. Boeal Kitano given 45 theo moved, has lived in four counties eachanee cikedl uaiate: gay [during that time. When he landed there it was VanBuren county, next the changing lines made him acitizen of Cass, then Vernon and finally tially. He is ason of K. Carver, de- Bates a * rie os = ceased, who was one of our best RONEOG ED RICE DOEBS. tae, citizens. can tell.some stirring tales of pioneer life. For his unfailing good nature and kind and genial disposition, Un- cle Jack McCraw is honored, respect- ed and loved by all his neighbors. Tue Times was honored by a very pleasant call on last Saturday. He has always been a staunch democrat and takes great interest in politics. Ifyou want to buy, sellorexchange $20.36 yeur farm or city property. call on or write to A. 8. Millhorn, Butler, Bal. 66 Bal. from last year 2.56 Total bal. $3.22 No. of families relieved 14 No. of visits by committee 20 This report covers the time to Feb. Ist, 1902. After this monthly re- ports will be made. In addition to the cash subscriptions, quite a lot of clothing and bedding has been sent to the committee, which has been very helpful. The committee would appreciate any gifts of clothing, bed- ding or cash, which can be delivered to Mrs. T.'L. Pettys, Mrs. McCul- lough, Mra. ©. A. Allen, Mrs. W. F. Jones, Mrs. 8S. F. Warnock, Mrs. Arthur Wemott, Mrs. A. B. Owens, Mrs. L. P. Deffenbaugh, Miss Hattie Deacon, our Marshal or the Secre- tary. In addition to the above contribu- tions quite a lot of groceries from the Webster School were received and dis- tributed. There has not been as many demands on the committee for a number of years as this winter Please remember our poor and notify the committee ef any worthy cases. Juuice A. CuLver, Secretary. J. W. Carver.a longtime subscriber and valued friend of Tur Times call- ed Monday and favored us substan- Spaulding’s Commercial College, Kansas City, Me., established 1867, is unable to supply the demand for its graduates in bookkeeping, steno- graphy and telegraphy. Writethem a postal card for catalogue “A.” Lost—On the street between the court yard crossing and Deacon Bros.’ store a small hand satchel containing a deed and insurance pol- icy. Finder please leave at Deacon’s store. Mrs. J. W. Ennis. Paul Adams, son of the Fulton, Mo., absconding bank cashier, shows his true worth. When he found that his father had left the family penni- less, he stepped from the desk in the “busted” bank to the sand bank. In other words he took the family team and — hauling sand at $15 per week. The boy deserves credit for this — of manhood.—Bow- ling Green Times. The son of a pioneer ‘settler of Bates, J. W. Beaman, and a resident of Summit township for the past thirty years, announces this week and asks the nomination for Recorder Mr. Beaman has held the office of constable and collector of his town- ship, but never before has asked for acounty office. Combined with his demecracy, is his long and faithful service to party, and being a pioneer settler who materially aided in mak- ing Bates the fifth county in thestate, he has a right to ask his county for this nomination and being well quali- fied to perform the duties of the office the boys will find him in the race, when the heat is finished. Mr. Bea- man’s father and mother settled in Bates in 1850, on what is now the Wallace Henry farm, just north of the| Edward C. Crow, Jefferson City; Pey- city limits of Butler. -They now re-|ton-A- Parks, Clinton. The commis: side in Spruce township and are|sion will meet in Jefferson City Sat- among Bates county’s most respect-|urday, February 22, for the purpose edcitizens. of organization. The State Tax Commission. Jefferson City, Feb. 17.—Governor Dockery to-day appointed the fol- lowing state tax commission, as pro- vided by the act of April 17, 1901, to revise chapter 119 of the revised statutes of Missouri of 1899, relating to revenue and the assessment and collection thereof: Judge William M. Williams, Boonville; General Some people claim that figures won't lie, but the Monroe county farmers who figured out a sure thing on 74% cents a pound for their hogs by the first of February think other- wise. We know of one trader who paid $7.10 for 60 head for delivery the first of the month, and another who gave the horse laugh to a shi per Who offered him $7 for 150 bend. And _there’s others. The packers make the market and the people pay the freight.—Auxvaase Review. have the road opened. The R. F. D, hack failed to make its rounds Friday, on account of the snow drifts. One and all of you and your girls are invited to a Washington tea, to be given at Mr. Elgin’s (1% miles northeast of here) on the night of 22nd. The money goes to the Pas- saic organ fund. Geo. Ruttles, we think, is a patron of the R. F. D. of late. J. By Rice has our thanks; wonder if he is a cAndidate? Jas. Tathwell furnished the hotel throughout anew, and is now equip- ped for business. R. M. Wileox has been trying his new cutter and says it’s all right. We see sale bills tacked up at the postoffice for the 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 and 27, and a number the past two weeks, and hear others talked ef. Many seem to have the western fever. Better stay in Bates if it’s health you are after and not wealth, Mr. and Mrs, Jas, Halldrove down Sunday eve from Adrian in a sleigh to see how Uncle Billy Walls was petting niong: A. Rosier is reported sick. Johnny Funk met the train here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Jennie Gartin of the Ballard neighborhood, while visiting her sis- ter, Mrs, Stuckey, paid our children a visit. Geo, Walls, wife and son visited at his; pa’s Sunday. JW. Packer-of the-firm-of Packer & Zimmer, bought several tons of hay in Adrian, and js having it haul- ed to their shed here. The Gragg school, taught by Mrs. Georgia Hendricks, of Ballard, will close Thursday. She is a geod teacher. The Golden Rule C. & S. milk wayou'fpassed Saturday drawn by four horses. The snow storm put a stop to the P. & Z. hay barn, J.D. Tathwell’s mill is froze up, as does not run any of late. The {north and south passenger trains have met here quite often of late. Mrs. Lee and family are visiting relatives in and near Archie. @n their return home they will move to the Wolfe farm on Nab’s creek. Our spring school will begin about tions are now in order. We suppose board. Herman Hamburg made the round trip to Butler and back Saturday. F.{M.{Maddy returned one day last week from the east, where he was called by telegram to the bedside of his mother, who died soon after his arrival. Pat. Ballard. Items. Yes, it snowed. How do you like it? Even “Jack” has a genuine case of “blues,” even Uncle Sammy's nephew; Frankie, failed to put in his daily{appearance Friday and Satur- day. George Gartin is clerking for L. 8. Keirsey. T. D. Embree attended the demo- cratic committee meeting in Butler Saturday. 3 Prof. Jim {Harrison, the progres- sive jpedagogue at Bryant college will present a drama entitled, ‘“Hick- ory Farm,’ at the close of his school. Say, this part of the mortal vine- yard possesees all kinds of sleighs and sleds. Byron Teeter and Everett Hurt have the latest. Aselect crowd tripped the light fantastic until the “wee sma’ hours” at Henry Knorp’s Thursday night. Dick Andrews entertained the Rev. Murphy, of K. C. last week. Geerge Keirsey spent several days of last week with his son L. S. Keir- sey. Charley Kinder and wife, of Pleas- ant Gap, visited with Henry Knorp’s last week. Brumfield has another bouncing baby boy to call him papa. The M. W. A. lodge met in regular session Thursday night. O. Dale was elected escort to fill vacancy. The Ballard officials are talking of erecting a 100 foot bill board togive conspicuous room for the numerous sale bills. ‘ Gilkerson and family, accompanied jery for Consumption, and our darling DOOSOOGSOOOOCOIOOOIOOOIOOOOGOOOOG We have placed on - SPECIAL SALE NEARLY 4,000 YARDS OF : ’ EMBROIDERIES 3 . NEW, PERFECT GOODS, ¥ ‘ ’ : 15c, 12 1-2c, 10c, 8 1-3c, 7 1-2c and 5c ayard. ‘ ° These are worth nearly double the money and : K we do not think they will last over 10 days. ' Come and see them, ; + + 0 > 2 6 @ © op 0 0 > 0 @ @ 4 + + ‘O- DUVALL & PERCIVAL, | FARM LOANS a Money to Loan on Real Estate at Lowest Rates of Interest Come and get our rates. ck by Ed Clardy, Curl Keirsey and Ed | wishes, was lavished on this little Arbuckle, left last week for Califor-| one. By her death the home is made nia, where they will make their future | desolate and sad. Funeral services homes. were conducted from the residence Miss Myrtle Hendrix of Polk coun- | and the little form laid to rest in the . ty, who has been visiting her sister, Mulberry cemetery. Mrs. J. © Noble, left for K. C. last} Elder Miller, of New Home, failed week, where she will study the spring ; to fill his appointment Sunday. styles in millinery. ; The valentine party at Vergil Jen- The valentine party at Bob Hill's kins was a success and a good time was postponed one year on account enjoyed by all. of the “full” condition of the roads. Report has it that some of our Wilson Davidson sold arick of hay ' young people got their feet frozen last week for $75 and it wasn’t very while out sleigh riding. large, either. ! Harry McKerney and Francis Rich- The saw mill on Soap creek is ardson of Kentucky, visited Capt. snowed under. Nickell’s last week. Dr. Crabtree and Charley Kinney; Dave Nestlerode was making the were in Ballard Saturday morning. | snow fly last week—it was a 14-Ib Dale and Kuntz put up some fine | boy. jce last week. From present appear- | On account of the snow storm las ances they won't need it: week the people could-not—come to “Freeze Out” was jinder blockade | the medal centest, so it was post- ‘riday,—Belislotook-avacation——-poned-untit Sunday; March 2nd; a We understand Clarence Teeter will | leave for the west in the near future. | Wanted—a big load of wood by each of the following: Murphy, Lynch and Gartin. “Prepared wood,” pre- ferred. Twe ‘Snow’ May. 3p.m. Everybody invited to come, There has not been a candidate or a board of trade bucker in Virginia since the big snow. Mr. Paben and Miss Weiners were married at the German Lutheran church Sabbath. Bob Norville, of Elkhart, lectured in McFadden’s hall last Thursday night, but on acceunt of the inclem- ent weather only a few were out. After the meeting he declared Isaac Lockridge was the only republican present. . -— Washington Park is no_ better. Gradually growing weaker. Dr, ‘Christy was called Monday, f) Mrs Dick Craig, of I. Ty., is veryf low with pneumonia. She is a sister of George and Dave Rubel. If you want to know of a ga@pd boarding house in Butler, inqui§ of Homer Nickells. AARON. My Hair “IT had a very severe sickness that took off all my hair. I pur- chased a bottle of Ayer’s Hair Vigor and it brought all my hair back again.” W. D. Quinn, Marseilles, 111, Saved Her Child’s Life. “In three weeks our chubby little boy was changed by pneumonia al- most to a skeleton,” writes Mrs. W. Watkins, of Pleasant City, 0., “A terrible cough set in, that, in spite of a good doctor's treatment for sev- eral weeks, grew worse every day. We then used Dr. King’s New Sane was soon sound and well. We are sure this grand medicine saved his life.” Millions know its the only sure cure for coughs, colds and all lung diseases. H. L. Tucker will guaran- tee satisfaction. 50c, $1. Trial bot- tles free. Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, What happened in and out of town. Gus Rape and family started Thursday of last week with three teams for their new home in Ray county, Mo. John Cumiferd tooka load for them. Ule Hinson says he received a beau- tiful valentine... The rural mail did not make their rounds Friday nor Saturday on ac- count of the snow drifts. The Star line failed Friday, but got through Saturday. Neither Sunday school was well attended Sunday. Died, Jan’y 28, 1902, Little Susan Griffith, foster child of Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Moloney, aged 11 years and 10monius. For many months she was a most patient sufferer and death came as a sweet relief. She united with the M. E. church last Octo! her life was a beautiful example of christian devotion. All that love and. means could do to give comfort and eatisly childish One thing is certain,— Ayer’s Hair Vigor makes the hair grow. This is because it is a hair food. § It feeds the hair and the' ee hair grows, that’s all there is to it. 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