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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
Not Guilty.

Columbia, Mo-, April 2o.-The
case OF the State VS.. Thos. II B..
McDermon, which has been ON trial
in the circuit court this week, termi-
mated tonight. AT 5:3o clock this
afternoon the jury retired. Thirty
minutes afterward they returned and
the foreman handed the verdict to
the clerk. McDermon occupied a
seat in the court room, and though
somewhat pale and enaciatcd bv his
long confinement, he did not show
any signs of loosing his fortitutle.
But when the verdict of ''no. guilty.
was read, it was evident from the
expression of delight which passed
over his face that he had been re-
lieved of a great fear. McDermon
will leave tomorrow morning for
his home at Boonville.
The case has elected no little in
terest here, the court room being
well filed with people every day.
The trial began on Tuesday, and
there was quite brilliant array of
legal talent employed.
The circumstances of the killing
have heretofore been published.
McDermon was city marshal of
Boonyille. On the 10th of No
vember last, DIR. A. b. Thornton,
Editor of the Boonville Weekly
News, Greenback paper, published
an article severely criticiZIng Nc
Dernlon. Several hours after the
paper was issued McDerrnon met
horntcn on the street and asked hun
whether he wrote the scurrilous ar
licle. He then struck Thornton.
The latter put his hand behind him
as It TO draw i pistol, whereupon
McDermop drew his revolver and
emptied every chamber into Thorn
ton, who died almost instantly. Nc
Dermon was placed in Jail, where
ne has since remained He was in
dicted for murder in the first degree.
ana the case came up in the next
term of the Cooper county circuit
court, when change of Venue was
sakeh to Boone county with the re-
suit above set forth.
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e. A. Fahnestock's
vERMlFUCE.

1t is now over fifty years since this
medicine was offered as remedy for
Worms, and from that time its reputa-
ton has steadily increased until at the
present day it is almost universally ac-
knowledged throughout nearly all parts
of the world to be the sovereign remedy.
Children often took pale and sickly from
no other cause than Worms and spasms
are most frequently the result of these
hidden sappers and miners. Many a
helpless child has been laid in the grave
when the disease which caused its death
has been entirely misunderstood, and
when worms have been really the cause !;
therefore parents especially mothers, who
are constantly with their children, can
not be too observing of the the first sym
ptoms of worms, tor surely as they exist
can they be safely and speedily removed
from the most delicate infant, by the
timely use of B. A. FAHNESTOCK'S
VERMIFUGE. Great Caution must be
used by every purchaser to examine each
bottle he buys. The simple name of
Fahnestock is not sufficient, he must look
closely and Sc that the initials are 'B. A.
and be satisfied with nothing else. 10 at
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
ELDORADO SPRINGS
Visited by the Fiery Demon.

From card written by Mr.. w.
Cullar from Eldorado Spring to MIR.
Ino. BOYD OF our city, we CLEAN the
following information: About 1
O'Clock last Saturday afternoon fire
started in one OF the houses burned
by the overturning of coal oil
lamp. Six houses were burned and
one life lost The business houses
destroyed consisted of one drygoods
and grocery store, two drug and
grocery stores. one barber shop. one
unfinished building and one restau-
rant. Nearly all of the goods in the
first four stores were saved, but
the restaurant and its contents
were all consumed and the proprie-
tor burned to death while trying to
save some money which he had up
stairs. 1t is sad blow for the little
city OF Eldorado Springs. The loss
will be il. the neiohborhood of S5,-
n0n
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Altoona Items.
place.
May +, 1882.

May 7. 1902.
The Sunday school in Altoona
numbers about 70 scholars and is
constantly growing both mum erically
and i'll interest.
The farmers in this vicinity are
nearly through planting corn and are
wishing for warm weather soon SO
that it may grow rapidly.
Health in this locality IS good.
The Drs. pronounce it distressingly
healthy.
An army of candidates and their
friends visited our town on last Satur-
day. Among those recognized by
your correspondent were Sheriff
Simpson, Geo. Burchan, A. l..
Sims. Monroe Tucker, Jr, oe.
Burcham. I. !. Galloway, r. S.
Catron and Sim Francisco; also
Squire Huff and others from DAYTON,
Cass county.
The world moves and we are all
alive and moving in a forward di-
rection. 1TEMIZER.
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Dead and Damned.

The Malone movement is on its
last legs. The arch traitor and bull
dozer tried hard to deliver his stolen
goods. but failed in the eleventh
hour-failed wholly and lenomini-
ously-and now all the carpet-bag-
gers of Virginia have put on sack
cloth, and the native scallawags are
grovelling in the ashes.
Such a combination as Malone
made with Arthur carried death in
its carcass. The breath OF life was
bargain and sale. So many offices
SO many votes. While the offices
lasted the political lazoaroni were
fulfilled and feasted. Some among
the leanest and lankest of the lot felt
tor the moment their stomachs to
distend and their hides to loosen.
They even began to paw, and snort
and below. Therewas a tremen-
dous munching and crunchlng of
provender at first, and afterwards a
kind of complacent breathing as IL
they were gorged.
But the offices finally gave out.
There was no more siush, no more
provender. no more rations. The
animals pot hungrier, and then they
went to deyouring each other. Ma
hone hurried up from Washinton,
taking with him Hubble, the chair
man of the National Republican
Congressional Committee-''My
Dear Hubble" of that celebrated
sanctimonious letter Garfield wrote
when he was hard bestead for cam
paign money. No use. Five Re-
adiusters three of whom were Re-
publicans-could neither be fright
ened bv Malone. nor bought by
Hubble. So the famous Readius-
tor Legislature had adjourned sine
die, which was especially convened
to pass ann iron clad gerrymander-
ing bill, and oust frou, office every
Democratic judge III the State
= Sedalia Democrat
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From the Far West.
Spargie, w. T., April IL. 'S2.
OOO.

Sf'Sr'&ASs W l. ., ~A ~ II +. o..
ED. TIMES: Thinking of a few
lines from this part of the world as to
how the people slivc and what is
raised would be of some interest to
the people of Bates, thought I
would drop you few lines.
This is one of the greatest wheat
countries in the world. We raise
from IS to 75 bushels of wheat to
the acre, and from 80 to IS of oats,
barley about the same. Wheat is
worth from 60 to 75c per bushel.
We have fine timber and an abun-
dance of pure water.
Land Is worth from $2.6 to S.
per acre, is rolling aud fine for farm
ing purposes.
My mother Mrs. Matchett, of
Decpwatcr township. Bates county,
on the 26th day of April, 1881, in
poor health, and now she weighs
rs pounds.
Farm hands are getting here from
$25 to $40 per month, and scarce at
that.
We enjoyed the trip crossing the
plains very much.
Success to the TINES.
NJ
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
THE DRUMMER.
A Commercial Tourist With
Too Much TanglefOOf Oh
Board
Ends that Butler is not the Place
he was Looking for.

On Friday nj gEt drummer who
put up at the Olive house but did
not register, SO that his place of busi-
ness could not be ascertained, be-
came little under the influence OF
the potent liquid and was using pro-
tame language on the street. Night
watchman Kelly stepped DIP to him
and told him to be quiet as no such
language was allowed on the streets
of Butler. He stopped talking and
Mr.. Kelly went on around the streets,
trying the back doors of the stores,
as usual. When he came out onto the
square again he was informed that
the drummer in question was highly
Incensed and had threatened to kill
him (Kelly). Mr.. K. paid no at
tention to it but went around on his
beat; while going down the west
side, however, he saw the drummer
standing at the Olive house corner,
pistol in hand. He then went back
and with Mr.. Ayrshire went down
on the street back of the west side OF
the square and came up by the side
of the Olive house. The drummer
was standing there but did not recog-
nize Mr.. Kelly, who stepped up and
asked him if he was the man that
was going to kill the night-watchman.
At this the drummer thrust out his
revolver, which was a self-cocker,
but Mr.. Kelly seized it and pointed
it aside before it went off. He took
his man to the calaboose where he
rested until morning, when he was
taken before the Mayor and fined
fifty dollars and costs-in all amount
ing to $54. .6o-tor carrying conceal
ed weapons. When gentlemen of
that ilk try to run Butler they will
find that they have struck the wrong
place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
JESSE JAMES Is DEAD
Agents Wanted.

For the Illustrated Lives and Adven-
lures OF Frank and Jesse lanes and the
Younger Bros, the noted western outlaws
BY Hon, !. A. Dacus, Phi, D. A true
and thrilling account of their bold oper-
ations for 20 years, in as many states and
territories, with graphic statement of the
final tragedy in ST. Joseph. Profusely
Illustrated, including engravings or the
Outlaw Jesse James, before and after
death, his Young wife and little children,
the detectives Fords, the house of the last
struggle, and 50 others engraved from &C
tuai photographs,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
Hats, Caps, Boots and Sh


WHEREAS Hiram Patchin and Susan
w A. Pstchin his wife, by their DEED
OF Trust, dated March 3Ist, 1879, and re-
corded in the Recorders office in Bates
county, Mo-, in book No. II, at page 3o7,
conveyed to the undersigned Trustee to
secure the payment of the note in said
Deed of Trust, fully described the follow
ing described Real Estate situated in
Bates county, Mo-, viz: The southwest
1uarter of section twenty seven (e7) TIP.
forty-two (45) of range thirty-three $50
containing 100 acres more or less, and
whereas said note is past due and un-
paid. now, therefore, at the request of
the legal holder OF said note and by vir-
tue of the authority in me vested by
said Deed OF Trust, l will as Trustee
aforesaid sell said Real Estate at the East
door of the Court House in the city of
Butler, in said Bates county on
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
Money for a Rainy Day.

FOR six years my daughter wa. sick
nom kidney and other disorders, We
si'sd used up our savings on doctors, when
ss vnr dominic advised US to trv Parker's
6inger tonic. Four bottles effected a
cure, asd as dollars worth has kept our
lanaiiy wei. over year, we have been
able to lay av money tor a rainy day.
Poor Mans Wife. ,,-Im
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AGENTS WANTED.

Send TOR full particulars and De con-
WINGED that this is the most saiable and
profitable book published; or, to save
time, send 30 cents for caE1vassing book
and state your choice of townships. Ad-
dress, \. d, TfICsePSCN Il CO. Pub.
st, Louis Mo,
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LaCvgne Nurserv.

sOne mile north OF depot
S million Hedge Plants,
700 thousand Apple and Pese-h trees.
80 thousand Pear Plum. Cherry. and
other fruit trees.
20 thousand small fruits.
All kinds OF hardy Ornamental Shrubs.
Trees. Vines, Bulbs. &c, dc.
Write nc what you want and lei ne
price it TO YOU. address
ID. W. cOZAD,
7-su1 LaCyene. Linn Co..ka<.
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Those troublesome diseases peculiar In
women are caused by a relaxed and hab-
ov condition of the muscular system. If
the constitution has not been complefeiv
sapped, LET'S Dandeiion Tonic, taken
persis;cntlv in small doses after meals.
will effect speedy and permanent cure
In any case It will afford great reiiei
and can do 10 possible harm; therefore
Try it. \ bottle costs but 81 obtained At
ali druggists
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
WORTH SENDING FOR.

DIR. J, A. SCHENCK, of Philadelphia,
has Just published book on tDiseases
of the Lungs and how they can be cured''
which is offered tree, postpaid 10 all ap-
plicants. 1t contains valuable informa-
ton for all who suppose themselves af-
ficted with, or liable to, any disease OF
the throat or lungs. Address DIR. 7, II.
Schenck & Son, GOO Arch st, PhiIa, Pa,
p, o, BOX 2S33,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
Sad Shooting Accident.

On last Saturday evening while
Hugh and Willie Cox. aged respect
fully 10 and IS. sons of Hugh Cox
senior, well-to-do-farmer living
two miles east of Carbon Centre,
were out hunting, Willie oarelessiy
threw his gun back over his shoul-
der-it going off and the whole load
of shot {the gun being a musket)
going right through the heart OF
Hugh who was standing hehlng him,
killing him instantly. The chron-
icllng of these sad, sad accidents.
constrain us to repeat the caution of
care in handling firearms especially
old and unsafe ones. they being the
kiud that nearly always fall into the
hands of thoughtless boys Rich
Hill Enterprise
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03
S~uoos. OF MUSIC.

MISS IDA d. KEI1SO.-Teael.er o
Piano and and Organ music. front room
over pos. Office. Friends and patrons
invited 70 call. ess- II
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-05-03

Miss Gcqrude Van Hoosen, writing
from McComhs. I'll, said that she had
suffered for long time with nervous
prostration and debility, arising from
malarial poisoning, and that nothing at
forded snuch benefit till she tried Leis'
Dandelion Tonic That. il a very short
time. effected i permanent cure. She
further saws that she cannot speak too
highly in praise Ct its excellence, and
that to induce others TO sr-s it As an act ot
huma nitv,
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Thursday, May 4th, 1882

between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the afternoon
of that day, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand to satisfy said note, interest
and costs. J.GrYGARD,
(Io-4t.) Trustee
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30
A Grocery House Which Occupies a
Entire Building.

A Grocery House Which Occupies an
Entire Building.
AS our readers have been informed
John Bay, the grocer, has been prepar-
ing to branch out and go into enlarged
and more eligible quarters. The bust
ness house just completed by d. S. Bill
has been arranged especially for Mr.
Bay who had leased it for a term of years
and wished to make out of 1t a model
grocery house. That the plans IN this
direction have been correct will be read
lily conceded by any who visit number
1876 Commercial street and inspect the
premises. To begin at the bottom we
find large, airy and roOmy cellar, we'll
drained, partly fioored and specially de-
signed for the storage and handling of
sugar, syrups, potatoes and other vege-
tables, coal oil, barrelled and boxed gro
ceries. Above this, on the first floor,
is the general salesroom; upon the south
side is the department for staple and
fancy groceries; upon the north are ia
cilitles for handling cigars, tobaccos and
the room will be arranged fancy grocer
les. In the center is to be the cashiers
and book-keeper's desk. The ceiling is
in panel wood work The floor of this
room is so built that it is higher at the
rear than in front and the best effect is
consequently secured from front view
of the room. The large front show
windows are movable SO that they may be
opened in the summer time to display
vegetables and fruits TO the best advan-
tage.
The second floor is devoted 10 the stor-
age of erockery, queensware, wooden
ware and general groceries not needed
for immediate use. Here also are sever
al tiers Of open shelves or bins, especial
ly for storing apples, onions, etc.
The building is lighted throughout
with gas, is well provided With water
and has an elevator running from the
cellar to the roof. The coal oil is to be
placed in galvanized tanks on the second
floor and will be conducted IN pipes down
to the salesroom.
Dir. Bay has been in the grocery bust
ness, Off and on, in Emporia since 1865.
He likes the grocery trade, and conse-
quently says he has been more success
full in that than in any other business.
he will open out in his new location on
Monday morning.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The veteran ex -Governor Horatio Sey-
mour begins the winter in better gener-
al health than tor some years back. He
lives at Utica, n. Y, and is an honest
old farmer
JobbeTy politicians ought 10 make q
note or the fact that sixty -one congress.
men who voted for the river ard harboI
job at the last session were left out al
the last election.
Carter Harrison said in a recent
speech: up to the time was % year:
of age never saw man who had the
delirium tremens." The Chicago Tri
bune thinks Carter couldn't have been 6
very ective Democrat when young.
1t seems, according TO what Col. Hen
derson, chairman of the Hubbell com
mittee, says that "the boys" did not "comt
down" very unanimously this year. HI
states that the total amount raised by
political assessments by the committee
on ice-hoidess and all throughout thu
the United States did not eKeeed 800.
600, and the Democrats had more thar
that in the Ohio campaign alone.
Not long ago Mr. Peter Cooper, who
is within three months of being 90 year.
old, called on Miss Clara Louise Kel
logg, and was entertained by her will
several charming songs. Then he asked
her is she knew, OF had heard, an ole
ballad called The Tortoise Shell Cat
She answering in the negative, he a
once sang a verse of it for her in a clear
firm voice, and in a manner that wOI
from her hearty encore.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30

Jamaica is almost ripe for rebellion,
With the curious indifference or blind
ness of Enghshmen to the state of colo.
NAL opinion Lord Kimberly insisted
that the island should pay the damages
oi'an international suit, This has led
TO an agitation which is now at fever
heat. Public meetings are being held
the walls are covered with revolutionary
placards the newspapers are full of in,
dignant comment; the legislative coun-
Gil is denounced us body Of men
whose only interest in the island is their
salary and Mr.. Gladstone is reprobated
by the colonists, who seem to have heard
of the Egyptian war, as one who tram.
pies On the weak and trembies before
the strong. At no period since the
great uprising of the blacks has Jamai-
ca been so deeply stirred, and If her de-
mands are refused and she feels sure of
obtaining the moral support OF the
world she may soon try TO throw off the
yoke under which she has been restiye
for 200 years
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30

The anti-Gould newspapers in New
York have a new complaint against the
elevated railroad management. One of
them has preached several sermons from
the text: "Messrs, Field and Gould al
low only their respective evening and
morning newspaper organs 20 be sold
on the cars and hawked on the slsiioa
platforms; these gentlemen have good
reason to fear the criticisms of that por-
ton of the press which they do not
own" Another keeps standing the
line; This paper is not sold at the ele-
waited railroad monOply's news stands"
The Evening Telegram calls the Field
Gould attempt TO muzzlc the press "an
outrage" the morning Journal wants
to know il these men are to dictate
what papers shall be read and what shall
not" and the Evening Post says their
course is "odious TO the public in high
degree" Altogether, New York seems
to be a hard place for anti monopoly
newspapers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30
Ksllorr.s Political Troubles.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2S.-The returns
from the third congressional district
were finally compiled to-day. The can
vassers threw out Assumption and st.
Marys parishes on the ground of inform
ality in the returns. The former gave
Kellogg 1,130 majority, and the latter
1890 majority, leaving him still about
1900 majority. Gov. McEnery refused
TO issue q certificate to Kellogg on the
ground of non-residence in the district
or state, and has given him until Mon
day TO submit brief and evidence.
Kellogg has prepared q statement
showing he came to the state in the
spring of 1865, that he was the sixth
man registered under the military
reconstruction in 1876 In the
parish of Orleans. He has since
constantly registered and voted in the
state, bought and sold property, sued
and been sued in the state courts as a
citizen of the state. Has been during
his residence four years governor ofthe
state, and ten years United States SEN
ator, and is still senator. Has been
recognized repeatedly as governor and
senator by both the national and state
governments. He has large planting
interests in Iberia parish, in the Third
district. When he ceased to be COVER
nor his household goods were removed
from New Orleans, then the state CAPT
tai, to the parish Of Iberia. in his dist
riot, where he has since, and now, resides
aad where he is now . registered voter
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The Daily Signal, of Evansville, Ohio,
announces that hereafter it will be an
evening paper. The editor says the
people have not got time to read it in
the morning, and request il to be pub
lished as an evening paper. Evening
papers are just the thing for small cit
les. They can be printed and furnished
much cheaper than the morning papers
and large majority of the residents OF
such cities would rather have paper
to read in the evening than in the
morning. The morning papers in al
small cities are always overshadowed by
the papers of the larger cities. The
Signal did sensible thing when il
changed, because the Columbus morn
ing papers which arrive there a, an ear
ly hour, eclipsed it terribly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30

A Dakota herlcr sold a portion Of his
stock short time ago, for which he re-
ceived $4,000 in cash. The nearest
bank was several miles from his ranch,
and he considered it safer to keep the
money over night than to risk trip TO
town, but knowing the fact Of his hav-
ing received the money was known TO
gang of thieves and outlaws in the
nelghborhood, he prepared himself for
u visit, and he was not disappointed in
this, tor six different parties called on
HIM, each in their turn retiring empty
handed after receiving n salute from the
herder's Winchester. When morning
Jawned the money and its owner were
both safe, but six robbers had been per
manently disabled
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-30

Globe Democrat; Thurlow Weed,
who left an estate estimated at between
81 200, 900 and $4,000, 900, appears not to
have begun TO accumulate any large
amount of money until he had fairly
passed out of active politics. The reas-
on that he was such a successful and
lasting politician may have consisted in
the fact that he did not combine tina. oc-
cupation with money-making. And The
reason why he made money, when his
energies took that direction, may have
consisted IN the fact that he did no; let
politics divert his attention from the
main object he had in view There are
several marked peculiarities about MIR.
Weeds career from which wise conclu-
sions may be deducted, not the least Of
which is that there is very little that is
really desirable about Office holding.