The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
BOOMING BUTLER.
The Capital Of Bates County
Attlactively Writ
ten Up.
A Bazoo WhirlWind Strikes
That City and Blows in
Many Items.
Notes Phrophetic. Retrospective
Personal and Generally
Racy.
BUTLER, Mo. j an. 18th, 1888

BUrLBR, No, jan 18th, 1888.
Speoial Cor. to the aBo0.
Yesterday the BAzo0 representative had
the pleasure Of visiting Butler, No, the
live capital oi Bates county. The town
still continues on the onward march of
prosperity and is adding many extensive
improvements 10 it's corporate limits. in
the way of new aud handsome buildings
Of late the town and its citizens have besn
subjected TO many unpleasant and uncom.
piimentary remarks, cropping ont of the
late grand opening Of its magnificent opera
hous+, full particulars of which appeared
in the BAzoO. Especially did these criti-
cisins appear very extensively In the Neva
dr. press. The BAzOO, who conversea with
many leading citizens to-day, learned that
the mana cement of that affair regrets very
much thai anything occurred To place then,
in an unenviable light. It appears that
many of their own instructions given To-
hiring men and others wee disregsrded.
and although they must bar much OF
the blame, still kind and charitable pub
lie should now and forever hereafter be
determined to "forgive and forget" In the
language OF the old adage: $50 long a.
the lamp holds cut to burn, the vilest sim
ner may return" Our Butler friends have
made some mistakes, for which they were
severely criticised. 1t rs now time TO give
this "opening business" a much needed
rest, and the BAzoo SO advises it.
NEW ENTERPRISES.
A movement is on foot to organize a
lodge of the Knights of Pythias in this
city. Butler begins TO realize that her
bcssied enterprise and popularity is after
all not as extensive rs that oil Nevada,
Carthage, 8ich Hill and other adjacent
WIS, when jt comes Ia maintain one Of
the most popular institutions vi modern
times 4 Pyihian institution. with its uni
formed divisions. is an ornament, and in
reality. necessity for any town with the
population and preten;ions OF Butler She
has no military company and nothipg In
the shape of uniformed company which
could be utilized ON important public and
state occasions This she is determined to
secure in the prospective h. y orgauiZs-
tion. 1t is hoped that the scheme will be
successful.
A post of the grand army of the repub-
lie will be organized here to-day.
BUTLER NOTES.
The BAzOO also called on Col. Austin,
Of The Record, ditto postmaster general of
Butler, and he, too, entertained the repor-
toriai lonesomeness, with a pleasant chat.
The Butler morning and afternoon
dailies have climbed the brilliant lattice
work." and its publishers are In mo- wise
sorry. Successful 1ailies in small towns
are glorious rather than profitable enter
prises.
DR.. J. N. Landsdown. for . small CEN
fury proprietor of the Olive house, one Of
the best managed and we'll kept houses i'm
the town, steps down and out on Monday
next He goes with his family to Hot
Springs to regain his health. 1t is said
that Capt Walton will tear down the old
Olive and erect handsome b.ick hotel in
its stead. The Olive house is now owned
by Capt. Walton, and is just across the
way from his handsome opera house build.
ing.
The BAzoo called at the Times Office and
was received with smiles that were "child-
like and bland" by tina, veteran Journalists
~. nc ::.ecnanic, the Times fcremsu, Mr..
Dick" Davis, one 81 he editorial staff Of
the Clinton Democrat Chief Editor Nc
Farland soon put in his appearance, and
remarked that business vas good. shat he
he'd Just returned from Kansas City with
er he had gone 10 sttend the meeting Of the
Executive Committee of the State Editorial
Association whose secretary he WAS. The
Times has . daisy Office and the HAz0O
wishes it we'll
Miss Viols Moore, . stylish yosng lady
of Butler, has just returned from . visit 10
Clinton.
Miss Lulu Landsdown sill spend next
week with her friend, Mrs. Roberts, OF
Nevada, previous to her removal to Ne
vada.
Representative Levi Nevler, one of the
most popular legislators which this cOun-
try has ever sent to the house, was in town
this week Interviewing his constituency.
senator Britts and himself are giving EN-
tire satisf action to Bates county.
FEW FAcrs
The new county administrator is doing
very nicely.
SIeighing has been very fine in this sec
ton the past week.
The Lindell hotel opens and the Olive
house closes next week.
Business is fair, and much grain is now
being bought and sold.
Butler has three 6rst-clsss banks and
four newspapers. politically divided.
Bates county hasn't cent of Indebtedness
and money in her treasury. Happy peo-
pie, jubilant taxpayers.
Anti-prohibition petitions are being cir
culated in this strong democratic county.
and the same are being numerously signed.
The Lelands have just closed success
full engagement here. This combination
will probably open the opera house at Ne
vada next p,Onth.
The electric light is now being used BY
the city of Butler, and all its leading bust