The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-24
BUTLER!
A Town Located In One of the
Richest Counties in the
State,
And Possessed Of Natural Re-
sources Unsurpassed il
the West.
A Thriving People Who Are
Crowned With Prosperity
On Every Hand.
The Coal Fields Likely to be
Eclipsed by the Discovery
Of Petroleum.
Who the Prominent Merchants are
Aud What They Arc Doing
for Themselves.
An Interesting Letter from One
Who Speaks Rotirely from
Ob0ervl tlon.
Who the Prominent Merchants are
Aud What They Arc Doing
for Themselves.
An Interesting Letter from One
Who Speaks Rntirely from
Observ Al lon.

Correspondence Sunday Morning Basso.
BUTLER, Mo-. May 70.
In 1862 the Ohio unionist. Gen. Ewing,
by his '-famous order No. H." ~h,,h no.
tilted al inhabitxnts of the counties Of
Bates, Vernon aud C.ar, in the state Of
Missouri, 10 v.cste the sasue within fifteen
days, eiectualIJ depopuIated tho~r coun
Ties. TIE order. il is s.id. VA prompted
ny the ts-lief that these coun.ies we're The
recruiting headquarters for the confederate
fnrces. Tie pii.ase md forging raids Of
the swO contesding forces wiped out the
improvements which the buy honda of
toll and the IOoee 6ngers Of wealth had en-.
richesi those counties nv, and they became
Wild again. The red wave 81 war passei
over. and IN 1866 returning fugitive. and
home seekers from the north enc II ,,et In
wagons and tents 1t the present site al But.
lsr. No hOn-e remained from the wsr'- sisss,-
latio", but attracted by the richness %! the
sOil md love at their former homes. from
which var had turned Residents into out
Casts, families i'egsn assembling ADD tosn
wa- born. The surrounding Country settled
rapidly with thrifty citizens ir,.m al. di-
reciions. The exhausii--- re-omrcs~ If the
county soa'n t'-gsn being tapped. TIE .o;l
was rich and generous; vs-t coal brds
were discovered, from which hae hio-eom~i.
within the la.t ten month";, the marvellous
city oi Rich Hill. With it, population of
5000 wealthy producers. which liss hat ten
miles from Batter. TIE vast stone de-
posiis, from which the X rEviilr qusrries
have sprung, Il red sddiiionsi facilities
for wealth. indications If trtrole ,m we're
found st divefs points within the county !;
and the county on its fscr.o xgri.-ulrursIIy,
IL the peer Of Saline or any sister c.,uuiy
in the staie for It's cereal producing pow.
era and iG bowels sre considered. M 10
minerals, lined BY exhausiless coal and
stone aeds. The county and it, capital
city, Butler, grew together. Butler. IL dav.
has = population Of 3. 9OO, while the county
numbers 1000
Ey the kindness Of Judge E. A. Henry,
circuit clerk, your correspondent examined
the county records. from which he CLEANED
the following Concerning the
FINANCES AND SCHOOLS OF BATES COUNTY:
Totsl valuation of real estste. 81 OSS. $40 90
Total valuation Of personsi
property ......................... l,93S 352 60
TotsI from assessments Sc Os6, ~ 10
Amount Of levy, 4)c on the 800, value
Tor .ii county purposes.
No Indebtedness Of any KIDD
Amount expended building bridges, 1880,
s. 500 o..
Balance in county treasury. March lat,
1881, subject to coniing, nj expenses, So.
000 20.
Amount Of principsl of county and
township school fund, SEA. 1872 90, the IN
tsresi OF which goes to the supper, Of free
Amount apportioned psst year s. 9.Ol6 90
Amount state fund. 5.5s4 90
Amount Of taxes collected and
expended Tor support OF free
schools the past yesr............. 5000 90
Total exp'd free schools. So $40 90
Whole number Of children IN the county
ak and Two years, S,SSS
Whole number of school districia, ll6.
Average number of months taught in
zach district, eight.
CITY OF BUTLER.
Situated ON rolling ground, thickiy dot.
I'd ny shade and fruit trees, With vide
Il. se,s, subsisntial brick or stone bust
,esa houses aud paiati.l or COSY brick or
rsme residences, the city Of Butler il .
beauty.
The leading business houses are bull,
lround or near the square. ornameuied BY
! two story brick court house, in which are |
county Offices, provided with |
irr-proof vaults for the county records.
The population il metropolitan and COM
'o-ed of social. enterprising and thrifty |
lass OF citizens.
The Lexington 4 Southern branch Of the !
di-sonri Pacific connects the city With |
utside markets. The Kans.s City 4 !
'cuthern road, nov 10 course Of consiruc-
ion, and which will b. completed this
ear, with Kansas City aud Memphis ~
ID terminus. viii f0r0 . neV means of de.
clipping the city and county resources.
The most enterpsising business 6rm in
be city in their line il
PARK BIOS,
seated IN the west aide III the sQn-re. The
ran Is composed of !. f. and T. T.. P.rk,
Va yOung men whO, one year sgu, removei
here from Richmond. XIV. They carrv an
xt-n-ive stock Of grocerie-, qa-en.vare,
ardwsre, wood, tin and wiiiowwxre.
heir store room j. 3IxlW fee,, with gIss.
'ont and back. They do q considerable
'bbing trade. and have the largest queens
are and grocery patronage OF any house
! thssriiy. They are deaervediy popular
d account cf their .dability.
J. n. OWEN II
n the southeast corner ri the squ are. vho
" the last fifteen years has been In the
'unty, dies an iamsn-e tr sde in asvicmi-
lrsl implements, 10 schines Of divers kin.,s,
rain and garden ere 70, AMI has the
sency for Comstock;s acslss, Travis card
nder and the Sandwich harvester. in
hich lines he IL heavily paironized. He
seps HE trade brick by sending canv aaren
'rough the country.
T. GRAVES. sADDLER AND Harness
MAKER,
, the southeast corner Of the square. in Z
'mpletenss Of stock and qssl,ty Of work, I
far ahead Of such shops usually found in I
lies the siss Of Butler. His upright deal.
& for the last nine yean in Batter has I
On the confidence Of an Immense ciaaa of ,
He makes specially Of manu-. {
curing Texas and Californis saddles. on
hieh be enjoys Q heavy trade. q thev ARE