The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-01

TO SpeHu the remainder oil ms dayS
with his son, T. W. Legg. The last
year he has been in failing health. He
died at $50 p. M Wednesday Feb.
81. His remains were sent to Piqua,
Ohio, to be inferred in the family
burial lot. He had resided in that
city nearly 80 years. He was born
in Hamilton county, Ohio. May 3.
1918. He was u devoted christian
and an active member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church for over sixty
years
Miles 5. Horn announces as candi-
date for prosecuting attorney. We
will call especial attention TO it at
another time.
Do not permit parties antagonistic
to Butler and the court house prOpo-
sition to deceive YOU about the
amount of taxes YOU would have
to pay under this special levy. II
YOU are assessed
300 your taxes will be l:}c a year
5000 your taxes will be pc a year.
$500 your taxes will be 39c a year
500 your taxes will be 52c a year.
$500 your taxes will be 63c n year.
81 .O00your taxes will be 5 l 30 a year.
Look at your assessment and see Just
what it would cost you.
The State Printer has been so
crowded with work OH the Revised
Statutes and Road Laws that it has
been impossible to furnish the Revised
School Laws for distribution sooner
Within a few days a full supply
will be furnished all county school
commissioners. Teachers. presidents
and clerks of school boards. should
call on them for copies.
Ed. Dalton announces as a Candl-
date for city treasurer. He is favor
ably known to ourpeOple as young
man OF sterling worth. Has been con
stable of Mt Pleasant township,
] which position he filed with credit to
| himself and satisfaction OF our pee
pie. He is an active, energetic young
democrat and would add strength
to the ticket and be elected.
The religious and political complex
ion of the jury before whom McGinni'
was tried, is as follows: Members o.
Christian church, four: Baptist, one
Methodists, three; Presbyterian. one
law members Methodist church. two
one not a member OF any church but
a believer Politically they stood
three republicans, eight democrats
one populist. Average age OF jury
men A. years months. averag,
weight 154 pounds.
A two-story frame house. the prop
lertv OF ex-sheriff Atkison. situated il
the south part of the city, burned to
the ground about 1 O'Clock Sunday
morning. The house was occupied
by Mike Miller and family, but at the
time of the fire they were spending
the night with relatives i'll the coun
try. The entire household effects
were burned, but We understand they
were insured. There was also small
insurance on the house.
The AmOret Beacon says. ''Rlcl
Hill ha. offered to build a $4,000
Icourt house and present it to thu
lcounty free gratis. This statemen
of the Beacon is not true. it is decelv
ing and misleading. Rich Hill has III
proposition before the people t.
build a court house for any sum
There is but one proposition befor
the people, and that is the one sub
: mitted by the county court to buil'
court house at the county seat.
The county records are not an
cannot be adequately protected iron
fire in the temporary quarters pre-
: pared for them. If they should b
DESTROYED there is only one way the
could possibly be restored. The al
: stract men are but human and woul
| drive the best bargain possible. The
+ would have a monopoly indeed. an
whatever price they charged woul
= have to be paid. One gentleman
| familiar with such matters. said tina
i, it would cost the county two hundre
: thousand dollars to have her record
: replaced, if they were once destroyed
: The court house proposition is yer
: plain and explicit regarding ii
amount of money to be expended fC
r that purpose. Under that contra'
4 the court could not expend a dolla
) more than $50. 900. The assesse
@ valuation is ten and quarter millio
r dollars $50. $50, 00ol. 13cents lev
Y on this amount would raise sl3.32
I per year. or S39.915 in the thr'
n years. The law provides that tt
s county court can appropriate te
r thousand dollars out OF the treasur
!, for that purpose but not cent NOR
= So it can be readily seen that ii ever
dollar of the tax is collected it will
?. a scant $50. 900. The plans ar
e specification for the new building W