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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
LAW IN EQUITY
WOULD NOT PERMIT IT.

A few wears ago Pleasant Hill made
the same proposition TO Cass county
that Rich Hill is now making to
Bates. The conditions attending the
| location OF the county seat at Harri-
sonville were Identical with those at
Butler A commission appointed for
the purpose made the selection OF
of site, bought % acres of land, re-
served the public square, plated and
sold the town lots and turned the
money into the county treasury. The
best legal talent in the state agreed
that the courts i'll equity would pro
hibit the removal OF the county seat
from Harrisonville 10 Pleasant Hill,
no matter if it was carried by a two
thirds majority. Judge Sloan III
forms Us that under that view, which
he has no doubt i correct, the courts
would prevent removal from But
Ter, no matter ii il were voted by
two-thirds majority. A few years
ago the VI. X K T. railroad attempt
ed to move its shops from Sedalia to
Parsons, Kan. The courts prevented
the removal because it was shown
that the citizens OF Sedalia had do
mated a certain sum to secure the
location
The people OF Bates county will
never get a fairer proposition than
this one To vote it down means |
other elections for that purpose and
additional expense. All the time the
records are exposed to danger. 1t
would be the part of wisdom and |
economy to vote this proposition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
" here Wheeler Stands.

Washington, ID. C.. March g.-The
statement attributed to General Joe
Wheeler in a recent interview in San
Francisco that he rendered his resig-
nation as an officer of the volunteer
army last November has caused some
surprise among the officials of the
war department. 1t is said there
that if General Wheeler has rendered
his resignation the document has not
Vet reached the adjutant general
office. According to the records OF
the war department, General Wheeler
is still an officer of the volunteer
army and is in receipt of the paw and
allowances of a brigadier general. In
case he desires to quit the military
service TO resume his legislative
duties. the matter will be considered
by the president after personal con-
ference with him. 1t is said at the
war department that General Wheeler
was ordered home from the Philip
pines at his own request. as reported
to the department by General Otis.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

$75O,OOO and, the taking OF the
county seat to any other town would
necessarily add to the value of the
proDerty the amount of the loss en-
tailed upon the town losing the
county seat. thus You have, by their
own argument. the sum OF $3.50, 600
transferred from the value of Butler
property to Rich Hill property. for
which Rich Hill offers the munificent
sum OF so, 1000 Our neighbors be-
low -lv they want to force Butler to
put up money.
The people have already done that
by paying full value for their prop
ertv and that means all the value
that could be added TO it 10y reason
of the county seat being located here.
The Butler people are enterprising
when il is necessary and right, as for
instance. their giving the right of
wav and $40. 900 to the Missouri
Pacific Railroad. besides helping
many other public enterprises, but
as We said in the start, there is no
such issue before the people and never
can be
Look at the facts a. they are.
voters. and east your vote for the
,r1nnSi-inI
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
TO Kill Prize Fighting.

Washington, March 9.-Represen-
tative Hepburn of Iowa, to-day in
PRODUCED bill providing that no
picture or description of any prize
fight or pugiistic encounter, or>any
proposal of betting on "A fight, shall
be transmitted in the mails, or by
any common carrier engaged IN in
ter-state commerce, whether in n
newspaper or periodical, or in any
other form. Any person sending or
knowingly receiving such matter for
transmission is made liable to inI-
prisonment not exceeding one year,
or fine not exceeding 81 900, with
"a proviso that the act shall not ap-
ply to any person not engaged in the
preparation. publication or sale Of
such prohibited newspaper, periodi-
cal or picture.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
PLAIN FACTS.
What Our Neighbors to the
North and West Think.
AN UNPREJUDICED VIEW
OF COURT HOUSE PROPOSITION.
Ii Should be Voted.
Adrian Journal.

Adrian Journal.
| The Journal Is receiving numerous
compliments over the course pursued
in the pending Court House question.
/ We have aimed To give the facts as
: they exist without attempting 10 die
tate how any person should vote on
the proposition. From the supreme
courts decision cited III last week :
/ issue it will be seen that the chances
OF moving the county seat are 50
small that they are not worth cOnsid-
ering.
The question that confronts the
people is simple. II is either TO build
a new court house or vote down the
proposition and rent IL building for
county purposes.
1t is immaterial to us which they
do, our purpose l. simply to state the
facts as they exist. so that We may
not be accused of negligence in the
performance OF our duty to our read
ers
The present proposition provides
for a lew OF Il cents on the hundred
dollars each year for period Ofthree
wears. The statement that it calls
for a levy of 90 cents Is not sustained
by the facts. and the truth only
should be spoken in such matters.
Any attempt TO pervert the facts or
mislead the people in matters of such
magnitude can only result disas-
trously to those who pursue such a
course
1t is the duty of the press of the
countyto present the question to the
people in its true light.
Rich Hill offers d bonus of S5O.000 |
to build court house provided the |
county seat il located there, which is |
a liberal offer, but the highest legal |
tribunal in the state has rendered a |
decision that practically makes it i'm
possible to accept the proposition. |
As a result We are driven to the po-
sitiOn of accepting or rejecting the
question which will be submitted TO
the voters on the Goth inst.
Each voter should eliminate every |
atom of prejudice from his mind and
give the question his candid consider
alton and vote according TO the die
tates of his best Judgment.
Do not listen TO the whims that /
emanate from ambitious town site
boomers, because these are tainted
with interests that are purely person.
al in their nature.
Adrian could have raised the $50
900 TO build a court house if she had
been assured the county seat, but she
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

London, March 13.-4:47 p. MN
the House OF Lords to-day the Pre-
mier, Lord Salisbury, read the Brit
ish government reply to Presidents
Kruger and Steyn. The concluding
sentence is az follows:
Her Majesty's government can
only answer your honors' telegram
by saying it is not preparedto assent
to the independence of either of the
South African or the Orange Free
State
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
COUNTY SEAT VS.. COURT HOUSE.


the city near the Vernon county line
is trying to force in the vote on the
court house proposition, yet we have
not discussed it from their stand
point to any extent, because there is
and never can be any such issue be-
fore the people. as the inhabitants OF
the county are at present divided
for the following absolutely certain
reasons:
There are three classes of voters in
the county whose votes will always
prevent it.
First, Those who think the county
seat ought to be in the center of the
county, and have some sense OF the
rights of the people OF Butler as to
their property interests.
Second, Those who live north of
Butler and will not care to tax them
selves year after year, So cents for a
ticket between Butler and Rich Hill.
for each and every trip they have to
make to the county seat, as these ex
ira fares would soon amount to more
than the levy under the proposition
to be voted on. but the levy will stop
in few wears the extra railroad fare
never.
Add to the above two distinctive
classes, the people in and around
Butler and anyone who is not a dull
ard can readily see that they will ag
gregate more than one-third of the
qualified voters of the county and
make it absolutely certain the county
seat will never be moved, as it would
require two-thirds vote of the qual-
flied voters OF the county.
As to the court house, that it will
be built at Butler is as absolutely
certain as the above in regard TO the
county seat. it may not be this wear
or the next. but it surely will come,
and the longer it is put off the more
the county will lose in rent. in depre-
citation OF values and in preventing
capital from coming into the county,
just as the rivalry between Pleasant
Hill and Harrisonville, prevented for
years the building of a courthouse.
but after years If renting, etc. they
finally come to their senses and voted
it.
Do not forget the fact that a new
court house will be built in Butler
and the hest hing to do is to accept
the inevitable Save money, agita-
ton and county reputation by doing
1t at once
But assuming. for argument sake.
that such an issue is before the peo-
pie, let us inquire into the merits of
IT, the value of the real estate in
Butler. In round numbers. it is
about $500, 900. most of which was
sold by the county to the people with
all the value added to it. by the
county seat having been then located
here.
The Rich Hillians say that if the
county seat is moved away from But
Ter, grass will soon be growing in its
streets. and as Rich Hill is making
such desperate efforts to get the
county seat, it may suspicion. that
unless something very Favorable hap
pens soon, grass may be growing in |
the streets OF that city. but if it be
true that the loss of the county seat
would cause grass to grow in our
streets ii would De safe TO saw thar
its loss would cause the value of our
real estate TO depreciate one-half orr
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

II the trusts and allied interests
contribute $25, 100000 to the repub-
lican campaign fund. says the San
Francisco Examiner, il will be all but
sopen proclamation of three thino,s
kedrst- that they consider the repuhli-
sean party their own machine: second
that they have large confidence that
The result of presidential campaign
ecsn be bought: and. third. they rec
esgnize that a battle for life or death
80 on with them. The American moo
Pse should take notice and act oc-
x srdingly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

The most absorbing question be
dore the people of Bates county at
the present, is the court house prob
Lena. Every farmer and taxpayer
should feel a deep interest in this
matter, and should go to the polls
eon election day and vote the levy. 1t
as Eot policy nor economy to delay
she matter. The county must have
necessary buildings for the transac-
ton of its business and safe and sub
stantial vaults for its records. Be
patriotic citizens, and vote for the
seyS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

much less than the cost of railroad
fare for one trip To Rich Hill In con
clusion, he upholds the Justice Of
Buffers claims for as the lots OF But
Ter were sold 10y the county commits
siOners, it would be- n great injustice
To those who purchased lots Of the
county. should the county seat he
removed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

Eae state democratic convention
20 nominate state officers (other than
she Judiciary will he held at Kansas
City, June 9Th The convention to
sslect delegates to the national demo-
cratic convention at Kansas City
will be held in Jefferson City June II +.
The convention to nominate n su-
preme judge will be held at Sedalia
-Suly 18th.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
MCKINLEY
OFFERS MEDIATION.
No Proposition Based on independence
of the Republics Will Be Considered.

London. March 13.-The United
States government, at the request OF
President Kruger and President
Steyn, has offered to the British gov
eminent, its services as mediator.
with the view of bringing bout peace
in South Africa.
Lord Salisbury has not Vet replied,
but a representative of the Associated
Press learns that there is little doubt
he will decline the United States good
offices He will do so, however. in
terms as cordial and polite as those
in which the offer was couched.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

The Oseeola Democrat says: 1t
would be amusing ii it was not dis
sgusting, to hear a republican howl
ang himself hoarse in denunciation of
abe Goebel election law in Kentucky,
and then remember the same party
fxaed to rush q force bill through con
xreSs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Thinks War is Not Over.

New York, March 10.-Dr. II. ID.
Morgan OF the United States navy is
in this city He has sent to the navy
department a report in which he
strongly recommends that the terms
of officers and men in the naval ser
vice on duty i'll the Philippines shall
be made two instead of three wears.
The climate there. said the doc
tor. lis very enervating and its effects
are more seriously felt in the second
rather than III the first year. The
men cannot stand the strain of CON
tinuOus service there
Il do not believe that the revolu-
ton is at an end. The Filipinos are
scattered about the islands. mainly
in Luzon, in small bands. but il gen
orally understood they are under
orders 10 concentrate at any given
point when the word is passed. | do
not believe that Aguinaldo is in China.
Ii is my impression he is still in Luzon.
notice much alarm has been man
Tested in different parts of this coun-
try lest the bubonic plague be
brought here by bodies on the Han
cock. There is absolutely no reason
for the slightest fear None of the
dead on the Hancock died of the
plague.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Hoke Smith For BRYAN.

Atlanta, Ga, March 1-Hoke
Smith, former Secretary OF the In
terror. has printed a double-leaded
editorial appeal in his paper. the At
lanta Journal. to the Democrats who
supported Palmer and Buckner in
1896, to support the regular ticket
this year. He also indorses Mr.. Bry-
ans candidacy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

The supreme court upholds the con
ssssbxtieRality of the beer inspection
Law assvalid. The opinion was writ
seG by Judge CAN'T and concurred in
isy Judges Valliane, Brace, Robinson
and Marshall.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

Ex-President Cleveland, accompa-
mzsed by +. c. Benedict and Daniel :.
lamont has gone to the Florida
coast to spend three weeks fishing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
sge authorized TO announce

The democrats OF Henry county
wal hold a primary election April "a
TO nominate a county ticket
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

Vernon county has promised to
raIse its quota OF 800 for the ex-
confederate monument to be erected
All Springfield.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

~3hs. A Reed, prosecuting attorney
~A jackson county. has received the
saeEnocratic nomination for mayor of
Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

Eeace authorized to announce
X. f.. JOHNSON
al M. Pleasant township, for County Surveyor,
saEa5oG- to the democratic primary election to
Me sd1a June End, 1900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
COD LIVER OIL
k2ZHHIpODHOSDHyTES 0SLLfE & SOl4

will generally correct this
difficulty.
If you will put from one
fourth to half a teaspOonful
in baby's bottle three or four
times a day you will soon see
a marked improvement For
larger children, from half to
a teaspoonful, according to
age. dissolved in their milk.
If you 50 desire, will very
soon show its great nourish-
ing power. II the mothers
milk does not nourish the
baby, she needs the emul-
sion II will show an effect
at once both upon mother
and child.
soe- and ss.oo all druggists.
SCOTT d BOVINE, Chemists. Ee~ York
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

will continue to be the best town in
the county without thence We have
concluded TO forego the embarrass-
ment of asking the people who fire.
quent the swamps of the Marais DIES
Cygnes TO come to the north part of
the county TO transact legal business.
We hope that the people will con
slider the proposition in its true light
and vote on the question asst il. and
not be governed by what this one or
that one may say about it. 1t is sim
ply court house or no court house and
nothing else
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

am today a well wo-
man. | would say 10 all
suffering women. take
Lydia +. Pinkham's
medicine and your suf-
erings will vanish.
Mrs. MAGGIE PHIL
LIPPE. Of Ladoga, Ind.
writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINK
HAM-For four years l
suffered from ulcera-
ton of the womb.
| became so weak I
could not walk across
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
WOULD CALL FOR ADDITIONAL
ELECTIONS.
Amsterdam Breeze.

ELECTIONS
Amsterdam Breeze.
The 10Th of March will soon he
here How shall we vote on the prop
ositiOn? This is n proposition for
each individual to decide for him
self We look at it in this light: we
must have "A court house: if the spe-
cial levy be voted down now the
question will not he settled. It will
come up again and again until We do
get court house. A special election
puts no small cost on the county. 1t
will probably develop in a factional
fight between rival towns-and the
taxpayers will in the end foot the
bills of the fight and build the court
house as well. And on the other
hand. as We have before stated. we
consider that new court house,
built and paid for without the neces-
sity OF a bond issue, will be worth
thousand of dollars ~ an advertise
ment to the county, and we believe in
advertising. We will be proud of the
building and proud to say it is paid
for; and will take pleasure in calling
attention to it. We are treating tie
matter as a citizen of the county, and
not as a partisan of either of the rival
towns
The only proposition before the
people on the court house question is
whether We will vote for the levy or
against it. There has beensome talk
that some other town NAV make
some sort of a bid for the county seat
but We do not imagine that there is
the slightest probability Of such a
thing being done, and there is not at
this time any such proposition before
the voter. A court house will be
built at the county seat sooner or
later; why not do it at once and save
further cost to the county and no
longer run the risk of our county
records being kept in unsafe places
ONE AND ONE-HALF CENTS PER
ACRE.
Mer~in Mirror.
We have received from J. Fl. Groves.
township collector, communication
giving valuable information touch
ing the proposed tax levy. Lack of
space prevents its publication. Mr.
Groves states that he is trying to in
iuenee no one and writes regarding
the necessity fer a new court house.
the cost and the location. Regard |
ing the necessity, he reminds us that ,
the old building has been condemned
as unsafe by the proper authorities. |
and has been abandoned BY the Of
fieers. Regarding the financial part |
he gives figures taken from the tax
book in his possession. He finds that
the tax under the levy would areraoe
about y cents per acre, or 81 % per
wear on the AVERAGE farm 1Sn -.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

sEaoa PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
ssN E4st &C th8riZed to announce
MILES s. HORN,
Os1 mr. Pisasant Township, as candidate for
s9-oeeSutnS Attorney, subject to a deInocr "a tic
ygg-t nFGrs election to be held June End, 1900.
Ezr=ase authorized to announce
BRUCE LUDNICK,
ssd Nh. Pleasant township, for Prosecuting At
esnzReJ, subject to the democratic primary cleo
tssgE ae 1se held June 2d 1900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
MsKre bit thorized to announce

~sRre EK thorized to announces
l.. ID. WIMSATT
al MGur township, candidate for Judge of the
ofsc0rtF Court from the northern district, sub
-e-cs 10 democratic primary election held on
Sane a1d.
We aSe authorized TO announce
q. ". STITH,
ssE &eepwater township, candidate for Judge of
sskss Doun Cour, from tn. southern district,
.sR beet To a democratic primary election to be
easeae G1me Ind.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

The possessions that win good hus-
bands and eeptheir love should be guard
eddy women every moment of their lives.
The greatest menace TO woman's per-
manent happiness in life IS the suffering
that comes from arrangement of the
feminine organs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
FOR SHERIFF

FOR SHERIFF.
@ssaxSt Authorized 10 announce
JOE L. SMITH,
at M. pleasant Township candidate for
sfssszfE, subject to democratic primary elec-
Fasr nc de held June end, 1900.
F%Se are az thsrized to announce
ID. ID. PEELER,
ex< HssesoE Township, as candidate for Sheriff,
ss5ellsct &c q democratic primary election 10 be
4x@AH .s'EEe Fad, 1850.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

DERFECT wonanhood depends on perfect health
gifts of physical beauty vanish before
- pain.
Sweet dispositions turn morbid and fretful
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
TRRAzUREE.
We ART author zed to announce
j. H. CRAWFORD,

J. II. CRAWFORD,
sYe West Boone Township as candidate Tor
s5a1Esy Treasurer, subject TO the action OF the
-Eenocratie primary election 10 be held June
1tzsd, 1915.
Sc are authorized 10 announce
j. :. PIERCE,
~sk M. Pleasant Township, a. candidate Tor
&lUxntv Treasurer subject 70 a democratic pri-
azzaxy election TO be held June Ind, 1870
Ne ar authorized To announce
Estes SMITH,
at Mirage Township candidate for County
Treasurer, subject TO a democratic primary
-~issr1ien Ne be held June I'd, 1850.
as5eGYe authorized to announce
". II. III. DUKE,
ssf Grand River Township, candidate for
4SOLnGy Treasurer, subject to democratic
aEissGry election to be held June d, 1890.
&d~eare authorized to announce
W. L. JOHNSON,
sse Ssi.ee Township, as candidate for County
E1 anSur sg, subject to democratic primary
.saeSziaz 70 be held June End 1890.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
PERFECT
WOMAN
HOOD

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ing lydia L. Piukham : Vegetable
Compound with the best results
and can say from my heart that
your medicines are wonderful.
My physician called my trouble
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-24
rAAnLEs wEsrMAN pRowNEp.
Boat Crashes Against Piles at Scar
borough Head.

Charles WeBtman, an old and we'll
known resident Of this city, was
drowned at scarborough Head about
O'Clock yesterday morning and up
70 a late hour last night no news had
been received Of the recovery OF HIS
body.
Westman had been fishing on the
river and had succeeded In securing a
boat load OF salmon. AS he was about
to make for the cannery. the boat was
caught In an eddy and carried at a
rapid rate down the river. The boat
struck a piling OF one Of the fish traps
In that vicinity and was broken IN two.
Westman and his boat-puller. an Ital-
Ian. whose name could not be learned,
were precipitated into the river. West
man, according 70 the IS3orted state
ment OF the boat-puller, who was saved,
sank Immediately out Of sight. The
boat-puller succeeded In getting hold
OF pile in one OF the fish traps and
was subsequently rescued by fisher
men.
Westman had been a resident Of As
toria for number OF years. He work.
winter season and fished in summer
for the Columbia River Packers Asso-
citation. accommodating considerable
property. He was about As years Of
age and n native OF Finland. The
deceased leaves O. widow. He was q
member OF The local lodge Of United
Workmen. in which order he had been
quite active.