The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 17, 1906, Page 7

where they go for the benefit of Mrs./favored us substantially while ip Austins’ health. Butler the last of the week. i Charles Green, living inCharleston,} J. W. Graves accepted a position ° . Tl, was adjudged insane in the Cole|in a grocery, at Rocky Ford, Col.,|Large and Enthusiastic eounty court and sent to the asylumjand left Sunday for that place to at Kankakee. The physician who/| begin work. examined him said the unbalancing of bie mind was due to the excessive use of cigarettes and patent medi- Gathering of Democrats Orin Jenkins and family came over to visit the family of county clerk Jno. F. Herrell, and otber relatives and friends the last of the week. --Delegates Selected to The Democratic candidates in Kan- SPT RES * SRT SE ere gene oe ——— day ‘noon for Excclsor Springs, |and horeeman,of Shawnee ownenip,| DEMOGRATIC GONVENTION. ARRESTED ON i SERIOUS CHARGE. a Frank Seelinger Charged With Seducing 16-Year-Old Lucia Kemper. A. S. Kemper, an old and highly ta feeotenrta en F. H. Steuk, an influential Demo- Judicial, State, Con- gressional and Sena- canny. sg po nay ep cratof Rich Hill, was a pleasant call- mhes than over convince the | ° and favored us substantially Republican politictans that the Dem- while in Butler Monday as a delegate ocratic nominee are too fooliah to be | 7™ sage. intrusted with the state office.—/ W.F. Duvall, cashier of the Farm- Kansas City Times. ers Bank, went to Excelsior Springs The farmere have an excellent Wednesday to attend the 16sh An- nual Convention of the Missouri stand ce ee a State Bankers Association. He was Le ar a shower of rainnow |®companied by his wife who will and then just when needed, old Bates spend several days at that famous will roll apa bigcorn crop in thefall ae health resort. well as a Democratic majority for} The Southern Baptist convention | the various township conventions on the ticket. ° fein mecion a Chatian m, Tenney Saturday, met at the court house on Sam C. Dobbins, an early settler} ©. W. Stephene, o' uri,| Monday, at 2 o’clock p. m. Called and prominent young Democratic re a . >, ere to order by J. 8. Combs, chairman farmer of Charlotte, wae s pleasent] iie0'there are £,000 delogatos and! the central committee. On mo- caller on Saturday and favored ws tion of Dr. W. H. Allen, of Rich Hill, visitors present ‘The convention is $] Al {0 $15 (0 ects alae pact of tele purely a missionary organization | Hon. J. 8. Combs was elected tempo- al, . RE RIS Are a Very Popular Spring Garment And we Show a Great torial Conventions. Enthusiastic For Judge Graves. Pursuant to call of the Central Committee the Delegates selected at Line thateection and no manetands hig! and has only to do with the home rary chairman ‘and R. 0. Howard, er in the estimation of his neighborr. _ > ‘on miselonary work of “ secretary, and the Dethocratic press J. 8° Taylor, a minent young| ~ | of the county assistant secretaries. Demomaths heme of Geand “4 The Lamar Democrat says that) Qn motion the chair appointed the B. G. Thurman of that place is an was a vieasant caller on Monday. Le following committees: IF You WOULD Mr. Taylor's name was prominen applicant for the éircuit judgeship by var - a Cddine of Heastbons: appointment and that he will. be en- samme | [Boatcoenty treecren Kut beson,| 20rd by the lawyers of Dade,| Warren White, Henry Mudd, C A. Dress Well at Small Expense [5% =: § |ctuded not to ron against Billy Bell| Barton and Cedar counties. The/ Lusk, T. J. Wheeler and F. M. Tay- for his second term ae as aid one = — lor: r ; man fe a candidate for the dem-| , We Can be of Service to you. Quite a curtous incident occurred| ocratic nomination, whether he {| 0 resolutions: A. B. Ludwick, P. in Brownington, Henry county, the| appointed or not by Gov. Folk. M. Allison and C. R. Walters. other Gaye Chas. Shorthoae was A recess was taken to give thecom- The work of the special grand jury coteh nae ae o> empaneled to investigate the mob of| ™!tteee time to prepare thelr re- ‘ *| April 14th at Springfield, Mo., which , ports. cont bog de gl pepe lynched three » has been more| On reconvening tbe report of the {t to cook she found within a portion | Prolonged and drawn out than was credentials committee recommended of an infant’s arm and hand. or 2 x ann eng the temporary organization bemade to testify having hi@ out or left|Permanent. No contest was report- the state the jury fs naving a hardjed and delegates duly certified up time getting at the facts and —— given seats in the convention and up the business for which {¢ was call-| 4), 99 present allowed to cast full an to act agen. vote of their townships. Strong resolutions were adopted endoreing the Democratic adminis. trations for thirty years which have Remember us when you want good FOOT-WEAR, WALK-OVERS $3.60 and $4.00 URFIT $5.00 We acknowledge receipt of an in- vitation from Hon. W. F. Keyser, Sec’y., to the 16th annual conven- tion of the Missouri Bankers Aseo- ciation, at Excelsior Springs, Mo., on May 16th and 17th, A very in- teresting pri m is prepared and some able addresses delivered. The Kansas City World saye: Friends of James A. Reed are urging him to make the race for Congress Democratain every township in the|from this district this fall. It is be- Th yy county should turn out to the pri-|lieved by them that a term in Con-| made Missour! the best governed of e mary the 26th and vote for their| gress would make the local man the/ any state !n the Union; especially en- CLOTHING HOUSE favorite. The candidates for the dif-| logical candidate for Governor in dorsing Gov. Folk’s administration Good Good ferent offices have made a manlyand|1908. There is little doubt but that clean canvass of the county, and it{s|he could secure the nomination if he due these gentlemen that the voters| went out for it, His election would turn out and help thetr favorites in| be even surer. ate eagramenc A Jefferson City dispatch of the let Frost the early part of last week|inet.saye: “The season for issuing and Instructing the delegates for killed the bean and tomato crop,|hunter’s licenses in this state has|them and ending with the following: cot all = have 7 — over beat Senet — a ~ ae 4 ~ We especially endorse the action in. Insome jens beans were ven of the operation of the law fn bloom. Mr. Douglas living east|for a full year. Altogether 67,571 “ he er ae Pasig sre. See MeFarland & Sons add. Will] Cannon-Welner Elevator Company | of the cemetery lost his entire crop| persons have been licensed, and the} »0' '" : 4 {s receiving corn. 52.tf jof tomatoe plants, over an acre.|recelpte into the fund amounted to| Bench; and our delegates to the save you money. 27 46 x , Our old friend George Parker, li Strawberries and grapes were slight- | $63,341.89, The sum of $21,976 06|state judicial convention are {n- neabaag Mehl structed to use all honorable means has been disbursed, and there fsa ing out on route No. 5, was @ pleas- | Y injured. H i ray &: pe balance to the credit of thefund of}, secure his nomination as one of the Democratic candidates for Su- ant caller and renewed. Li hening struck the flagstaff of | $41,865.33. A railroad crew stationed at Cal-| the Citizens’ Bank building in Wind- preme Judge. With pride in tke eplendid record he has made upon for {ts strict enforcement of all law; endorsing the course: of Hon. W. J Stone as United States Senator and of Hon. D. A DeArmond in Congress Shoe. THE RIGHT WAY. Clothes WE FiT YOUR FORM, HEAD, FEET Store AND PURSE. Store Senator Gorman, of Maryland, is reported to be crittonlly tl. Mr. and Mrs. Cy Walker went to Kansas City Sunday to visit rela- tives and friends. The name of J.T. Armentrout of Fri \ houn, Henry county, hes been quar. |s0r Friday afternoon. | Aiter shat West Point township, as candidate antined on account of smailpox| terin the pole, the bolt followed a Thirty-six applicants for pardon | among the men, banglar alarm wire down the ntalr for Judge of the Norsh district C80). bench, his high standing os from the penitentiary were turned| (gceola’s first “‘stock day” or auc- fot easiest the Livingston atest column. Judge Armentrout made a |!awyer and his purity of motive and down by Gov. Folk, tion having proved a great success, 7 »' building, adjoinin, e bank, popular race for this office two years J. P. Thomas, of New Home town: {¢ is the intention to have similar was vatant: aad _ oll oo ago and is welland favorably known ship, who Is ser on the petitjury, events once @ month. for over an hour. over the district. He has been a favors us substantially. Mrs, C. L, Mille, of Adrian, fs giv- resident of that section for many ing a house party to the follow Mrs. Hubbard, an aged woman| years, {san honorable upright citi- €WMold friend W. A. Downey, who| Botler ladies Mrs Rob Deacon, Mra. | ving four miles east of Bronington, | zen, a loyal Democrat and well qualt- The following named delegates to fs serving on the jury, favored us| John Armstrong, Mrs., Alice Allen, Henry county, was burned to death | fied for the position he seeks. If} the various conventions were chosen: pleasantly on Saturday. Mrs. Max Welner, Mrs. Joe Meyer. in her homeshortly before night Sun- | nominated be would make apopular | tate John W. Jamison, Ira Lud- , day, says the Clinton Democrat. | candidate and would acceptably fill : : Gus Bennert, of Cprngtelt, ishere| In Washington three hundred and Mre. Hubbard was a widow 84 years | the office. wick, Dr. Short, Dick Howard, W. A. visiting friends and relatives. Gus] twenty pension bills were passed by|old. Her sons and daughters are Tucker, 8. M. Gragg, W. J. Jackson, {gin the restaurant business and is| the Hovee in one hour and a half.|all grown, and there lived withher| In the case of C. Ff. Moulton), L. Ives, W. B. Tyler, T. J. Wheeler. doing well. ‘This record has never been equalled|ae her companion a little 12 year|againss John Chappel for $460) stat, Judicjal—H. C. Clark, J-D. All the candidates were in Butler a disposition of pension legisla- | old daughter of a neighbor. vepony oy Chappel > bagi 4 Allen, T. J. Smith, T. W. Silvers, D Montag, wasting Wie Sslgetes to ; ‘ A large number of leading Demo-|(Chappel’s land listed and took Jay |C. Chastain, J. S, Francisco, W. O the convention from the different; [ft you are interested in the vp-|crats from every section of the coun-| (ook, a prospective land buyer from | Jackson, Sam Walle, W. A. Baker, begin ‘ beverye raed Ayn J don’t fail » ty => peony oe at Kegon lowa over the place. Cook came on} w, 7 Tygard ie“ ‘axpayers” article}convention on Monday. The con-|¢o Butler and another agent took] «ok ow - ents cimated shat damage to the on River drainage. Head the A. B,| seneus of the views ofa te that the| him out to the same place and sold| | Congressional—C. R. Walters, 8 F. strawberry crop at Mariette, Ohio C. Ideas on River Drainage © 29 1¢| Democrats are fully alive to theim-|him for $5.00 per acre less than Warnock, Warren Ayers, Pierce by frost last week. . portance of keeping perfect harmony | Moultun had asked. Mr. Chappel| Hackett, W. M. Mills, J, R. Simpson, in the ranks and all feel certain that) testified that he had agreed to pay|L, Q. Roberte, Aaron Bell, 0. M. @ ticket will be nominated at the| the agent who sold the place for $42| 5. vnart. W. H. Cotton : primary that willcommand|per acre $100 and hau instructed AG iar : the en’ - support of every | them not to ask more than that for Senatorial—Arch Stone, W. H. Democrat in the county, the land. Allen, Joe Graves, B. F. Jeter, C. P. Catron, De C, Mize, E. A. Porter, Gee, Moore, Jas. Welch, Emmett Hook. character as & man, we present him to the Democracy as the peer of any man who has ever aspired to this distinguished honor. Fielding Ray, an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died isd home of his son, Hayden Ray, fp vBBER GOOD OF hs tp, on Gaturtay alternoss 4 at 1 o’clock, after a short illness. He OF WORTH Wize il re We keep what people askfor consciousness to the time of death. He was an early settler and thefath- and hence carry severalgrades Bor of Jobn, ‘Al, Lon, and Hayden, of rubber goods ranging from @§/all prominent young business men the merely good te the beat. tebe he i services, yd i ucted by Rev. Laster, from %! Pag hen ~_ bead home of Hayden Ray, on Meehant } : some places, street on Sunday afternoon, and in- but as we sell them at close Biterment was made in Uak Hill Consider the Skin as @ Porous Fabric. Do you Cleanse it as a Fabric or Mere. by Wash it Off as you would @ China Plate Pompelas Massage Cream ; and taking out ” Pride soe and $2.06 per jars | Galt at stare for sample, 1, A. TRIMBLE, Druggist him. I¢ now looks as if the case will be hotly c ontested. respected citizen of Prairie township, came to Butler last Thursday and swore out a warrant against Frank Seelinger, charging him with seduc- ing his sixteen year old daughter, Lucia, Sheriff Morris sent a deputy to Prairie City, and learned that Setlinger had gone to Nevada. He i} followed and arrested him in that ft city. Seelinger had already employ- ij ed Attorneys Scott & Bowker to de- fend him. Mr. Scots accompanied his client and the sheriff to Butler. Judge Denton fixed the prisoner's bond at $500 to appear at the next term of court. From Mr. Kemper, who was in Butler Tuesday,,we learned the fol- lowing particulars, Miss Kemper has been clerking in George Sunder- worth’s store, at Prairie City, for four months. Mrs, Sunderworth dis- ‘ covered her condition and notified ' her mother, She confessed to her mother that Frank Seelinger, a neighbor, about twenty-three years old, was responsible for her condi- tion. Seelinger was !n Greeley, Col., where he went last December. Mr. Kemper went to Colorado and per- suaded the youpg man to return. He sald that Seelinger admitted his guilt and held the a blameless. He returned home with Mr. Kemper and when he goneulted bis father, Jake Seelinger, the latter told him {fhe married the girl be would disinherit awe You Will Notice the Best Dressed Men in Batess county. Wear the KN GE, Suits} Every Garment Guar- 1 to retain the shape j prices “ $12.00 to $22.0 See our ; WY Stylish Suits} For Young Men i $6.00 to $15.00. Big Variety of Chil- drens Suits $1.50 to $6.00. * For Good Clothes Go to | JOE MEYER,