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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
5
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A series of announcement notices names candidates for county treasurer sheriff and prosecuting attorney from various townships. Each entry states eligibility for the Democratic primary election to be held in June 2nd 1960 and authorizes the respective individuals to announce their candidacy.
The Democratic party in Pieneant township authorizes R. E Johnson to run in the primary election. The selection is set for June 2 in Io.
Rich Hill citizens argue township government keeps business local while county needs call residents to the seat for court, bridges, roads and records. The piece dismisses moving the county seat for money and asserts legal barriers prevent relocating the courthouse, urging final approval of a new building.
A Bates county letter condemns Rich Hill supporters for secret circulars opposing the county seat relocation to Rich Hill. It rebuts claims of a 60 cent tax rate, clarifies a 13 cent yearly levy for three years, and argues the move harms Butler residents who funded and rely on the county seat. The piece questions accessibility claims and emphasizes equal countywide interest in the project.
Gratified by favorable reports from county sections on the court house proposition. Farmers, bone and sinew of the county, largely for it. Opponents near Rich Hill dismissed as unfounded motives. Some locals doubt Rich Hill could raise $50,000 for a county seat. Osage township backers call it fair and economical to save county records and stop expenses.
A critical compare and contrast of Rich Hill and Butler touts their claimed advantages. Butler cites macadamized streets water works schools mills elevators banks newspapers and growing commerce to counter Rich Hill’s assertions about enterprise and progress. The piece emphasizes local pride and questions Rich Hill’s supposed amenities.
The Democratic state central committee met at the Baltimore hotel in Kansas City on Tuesday to fix dates and sites for three conventions. The nominating convention will be in Kansas City on June 5th with one delegate per 300 votes and fractions over 150 for Bryan. The national convention delegates meet in Jefferson City on June 14th and the judicial convention at Sedalia on July 7th, with last convention based on one delegate per 500 votes and fractions over 250 for Bryan. Bates county gets 17 delegates for the nominating, and 10 delegates for each of the other two. Chairman S B Cook offered resignation, which the committee unanimously refused.
New Madrid and Grundy counties have held conventions naming delegates for Dockery. Johnson county township delegates show strong support with a large majority in favor. Indications suggest few counties will oppose him and his nomination is nearly assured. His campaign is described as clean with no ill will, promising a strong showing and likely the largest majority for the office.
The message appeals to Bates county Democrats to attend township conventions next Saturday. It states a large majority support Dockery’s nomination but warns of last minute organized opposition, insisting turnout at primaries will prevent thwarting the will of the majority.
Discussion asks if Rich Hill should win a bid to build a courthouse and claim the county seat, then endure a later fire and loss requiring new purchase. It questions whether townspeople would accept repurchase or prefer fair treatment if the seat went to another town.
It is announced that David B. Hill will lead the New York delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City. He is said to be aligned with the party and will not oppose the money plank to be included in the platform. Five people perished and three were injured in a fire in a seven story New York tenement house early Sunday.
The total Boer forces in the field on Jan 15 are estimated to not exceed 46,514 men.
The president's message to Congress proposes appropriating duties collected on Puerto Rican imports for island government needs and public education. It notes revenue from goods entering U S ports since October and urges immediate use of funds without awaiting new general legislation. Signed by William McKinley from the Executive Mansion, March 2, 1600.
Grilatin Democrat reports New Madrid County first in the state to elect delegates to the nominating convention and naming Hon A M Dockery for governor. Grundy County also elects delegates and endorses Dockery with a pledge of support from the delegates chosen.
The text notes that Maerum, once a hotel clerk in Riel Hill Missouri and later known for fame, reveals a dark secret from his past. It contrasts his hidden life in Ohio jungles and Transvaal kopjes with the public exposure following his ascent.
Describing monthly pain and womb issues, two testimonials credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending suffering. The letters from Lizzie Coleman of Wayland New York and C D Morris of Boston praise relief, while a general appeal urges women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Alarmed by protests against the Puerto Rican tariff act the White House gathered the president and cabinet to craft a quick response. A bill was introduced to divert about 2.0 million dollars in revenues from Puerto Rico to be used for its benefit, framed as a political maneuver to avert censure.
J K Garrison banker and cashier of the bank of Thornville Ohio had suffered lung trouble until using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption He calls it the best medicine for severe cold or lung trouble and keeps a bottle on hand Trial bottle free at H L Tucker s Only 50 cents or 1 full size bottle available
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