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Music the soul and brings out HOOF AND the finer teelings of our natures i visit What is Sma the family where happiness, joy and in Their Interest in contentment prevails: you will find the Press. them lovers ofmusic, which indicates = BN culture, educztion and refinement. LIVE STOC. VD CROPS. Where music prevails discords and ma strife must forever flee away. Par- Rockville Glode: The wheat in who iove their children cannot | this section of the country 1s looking (Aeford to neglect their musical edu- | spiendid, and onr tarmers are very a as no young lady can appear | jubilant over the prospects. cation, ¢ to advantage in society without hav-| Rockville Globe: Mr. Wyckoff, ing a knowledge of music. To be’ of Appleton City, informs us that able to obtain a musical education on! he sold over eleven hundred dollars organ or piano 1s absolutely necessa- worth of thoroughbred Burkshire } ry. Should these lines meet the eye pigs last year. of any ove not already supplied with Rockville Gloée: Mr. Mel- aninstrument, desiring to purchase jouser will start with his cattle and a really first class piano or organ ato sheep for Kansas on the 12th. a low price and on the most reason- able terms, we would say, write to, orcall on W. E. Walton & Co. of the largest Taber township will loose one ot moving her best farmers by Mr. M. away. they carry i} Adrian Advertiser: Henry in} Walter and C. Owen say their corn, this place, exclusive retail stock to be found | the great state ot Missouri. They | warrant their instruments which | makes it absolutely sate to purchase trom them. They sell the following named organs: The Estey, New| England, Kimball, Story & Camp, Clough & Warren, Springer, Crown and many others of which we will mention the Smith American and As to Pianos which was planted before the recent rains, come up all right but that it has been seriously injured since by black birds, mice and insects. Rockville Globe: Messrs. Bell & Bradley, of Papinville, shipped five car load of fine cattle from place to St. Louis last Saturday. This is the second shipment these this and Chicago Cottage. gentlemen have made in the last they will sell you any kind you want} month. making a specialty of the celebrated Harrisonville Democrat: ovr. Mathushek. They also keep a large | Cundiff ot Pleasant Hill, recently stock of New Home sewing ma chines as well as the Domestic which issaidto be the ‘‘star that leads them all.” Call at their beautiful store in Opera House Block and see for yourselves that these things are so. Youwill meet with a warm welcome and perhaps be entertained with some good music sold eleven head of fine short-horn cattle to Messrs. of Butler. Other counties are fast finding out that Cass is the place to come for fine stock. Archie Herald: at present is the tinest that was ever seen in this section ot the country. The flax and oats are well advanced and look weil. Cornis up well and being cultivated, looks as 1f providence was smiling Sellon The wheat crop A Card. Butter, Mo., May. 28, 1884. Owing to the re Small he workeelauea: margin at which goods in our line are! he Dane handled, occasioned by excssive | |, ae | Kan., Reporter says: competition and other causes over | es i ; ats x yee S a E which we have no control, we are! en ee eee compelled to adhere to the rule ot set- ting every thirty days and we now respectfully notify our customers that é B ree 1 et perhaps has rotted much of fhe seed all account will be due the rst day | ; x .,! that had been planted. But with of each month and a statement will | E | favorable from be mailed or handed them promptly ; 7” e ; | Kansas will raise a large corn crop ro per cent) x ~ | yet this year. and everything Morris county, **The wheat, in excellent condition and a large yield is’ ex- pected. The continued wet weather has interrupted corn planting, and a season now on, at above named date. interest will be charged on all ac— counts not paid at the end of the’ Clinton Advocate: As 1s gener- month. This course is adopted tor | #lly known, it is 4 hard matter to the mutual good of all and we trust poison a hog, at anv rate they are our friends wiil see the wisdom of #b!e to make use of a number of it. Respecttully. i deadly poisons with impunity. and Brovcn & Womac. be bitten by rattlesnakes without - harm resulting, but voung cockle } Close of the Conference. burr plants will get away with them From the Kansas City Times 24: if partaken of, at least so says Mr. The District conference of the Jehn Simpson, a veterinarian: sur- geon, of Kansas. The Linn county (Kan.) Clarion has this to say upon “One last week Methodist Episcopal ghurch south | met again yesterday at the Independ- ence Maple Avenue church. Butler was selected us the place of holding | the next session ot the District Con— t ee ¥ ference. The following delegates | were appointed to attend the annual ; the subject: day twenty-three in number, into a pasture lot, the tattening pen having become very muddy from the recent conference, to be held at Jefferson | rains. The next morning he went City, October 1; Natham Scurret, | as usual to feed them when to his William A. Allen. T. T Gray and |horror and surprise twenty-one aes | Witten McDonald. | out ot the lot were tound to be dead. The Sunday school question was | taken up and discussed at lengjh. [ebconsiders ble exponen seas ccue The following alternate delegates for, and» upon — tothe anual conference were elected: | that the death of the hogs was ee R. F. Mastin, T. W- Cassell, T. W. Russell and S. S$. McGibbons. The subject of the centennial cele- | bration was presented by Bishop Wilson. Speeches were also made | by Dr. C. C. Woous, Rev. Dr. Jokn i Matthews and others. | John Simpson, a veterinary surgeon examination he ob- when has, tained the that this plant is at that stage where only He states in a work he information two leaves ly poison, and the showing that the hogs, having been The board ot missions recommend- | Confined in a small pen and not | ed that the three misstons already having anything green, had eaten Projected in Kansas City receive a freely of the plant. -There were liberal appropr ion trom the gener- other hogs in the pastuge, but having al board for their maintenance. The | had access to the growth of grass feport of the commitee was adopted. and weeds from the commence- The following resolution was |™Ment their appetites did rot unammonsly passed: overcome the animal instinct.”’ Relsolved, That the thanks of the A RIGHT MOVE. Sonterence be tendered to the church | Drovers Journal. and citizens of Independence tor therr kind hospitality. Dr.D. R= McAnally delivered a Powertul and logical sermon in the | afternoon upon ‘*Methodism.”* The conterence then adjourned. jai a Een Sea j No dockage on hogs atter July 1. Pregnant sows and stags will be sold for what they are worth. he buyer will have to pay tor everv pound that | crosses the scales; and he will have to complete the transaction before that time. This is the order that is Cheap Pasture. a | about to be adopted by the commis-— We have 2 small pasture adjoin- | sion men ot Chicago. Long has the ng the city, will take in a limited | “shrinkage” or dockage evil gone tumber of stock at$1,25 a head per | i jon, but now active steps ure being bh. Plenty of water, grass and | taken to abolish the system. No Power & Bro. half way grounds are taken. Preg- Yenry Carbon turned his fat hogs, } to eating young cockle burr plants. | apparant it is a dead- | examination | nant sows are to be sold for what buyers and sellers can agree they are worth, The salesmen preposes to know when he as concluded with the buyer what price ne has received for bis stock. Heretutore he has not only had to do the regular trad- ing with the buyer, but bas had to do more or less wrangling and con- j tending afterwards with the ¢ er.’”) When packers find th hig source of stealing 1s cut. off, some of them may try to make trou- ble, and many refuse to buy preg- nant sows unde: ion. any considera This would be only mi and we should be heartily glad to have them adopt such aru i e. | The sad news comes from. the | Hill that while our young friends, Mont Sannon and Miss Emma Lane, Gus Boreman and Lane, were out driving in a carriage last Sunday afternoon, the horses became fnghtened at an engine while crossing the railroad on Park Avenue, Tran away, turned the car— riage over, throwing ail parties to the ground, which resulted in breaking Mise Joe’s collarbone, and cutting several scars on Miss Em- ma’s head. The Times regrets to learn of this, but is only glad that it resulted without the loss of life. Quick Shooting. A shooting affray occured at the southeast corner of the square in this city last Friday about 2 o’clock a. M. which might have resulted seriously. Night-watchman, Dickerson, while walking up the street on the south side, was fired upon by some fiend- ish person from the corner of Gus. Wyard’s harness shop. Mr. Dicker- son whirled and fired at the man, but he made tracks down the back alley so fast that he has never been seen or heard ot since. When the first shot was fired the men were about feet of each other. Fortunately, the ball intended to seal Mr. D’s. tate did not strike mark. in twenty its Close of Public School. Public examinations will be held in grades t and 2, 3 and 4 of both East and West Schools Wednesday a.m., May 28th. Rhetorical exer- cises in the same grades Wednesday | P- m. held in grades 5 and 6, 7 and S of both schools Thursday a. m. May 29th. Rhetoricalexercises Tnursday p. m., Patrons and Pubhe examintions wi!l be in the same grades. all others interested are invited to attend these exercises. Come espe- cially im the morning. J. F. Srarr. The Grand River Bridge. A certified order of the action of the county court of Cass county, relative to the building of a bridge over Grand River, in Mingo town- ship, bas been received by R. J. Starke. The court realizes the need ot a bridge at the place named, but cannot assist im constructing it for The order of the want of funds. | Bates county court proposing to | build half the bridge, will probably lremain in force in the hope that Cass county may get able to do her part. The proud bird ot Democracy which crows aloft in the gentle like he’d been out tate last night. Perhaps he’s been monkeying with | an eagle. —[Record. The above is a slur ! whose business the flag at the men represents. | intentionally. Association and Press Tuesday | The Missouri met at Springfield Wednesday ot last week. The usu- al rotine gone through with. The Association accepted an invita- tion to meet at Columbia, next vear. The following comprise the list ot was | officers: President. R. M. White of the | Mexico Zedger. First vice presi- | dent, Joha D. Raissell of the Sedaha Democrat. Second vice president, Ed Haselton of the Shelbina Demo- | crat. Third vice president, F. D. ' Snyder of the Marrvville Times. Recording secretuy, John W. Jacks (ofthe Montgomery Standard, re- ‘elected py «acclamation. Corres- | ponding secretary. W. H. Kerns of the Great Southwest, St. Louis. Treasurer, W. L. Thomas of- the | Schoo! and Home, St. Louis, re— ! elected by acclamation. Miss Joe | breeze over Sprague’s store looks | though it may have been written un- | | this occasion, and a HONORING THE DEaD. Ex-Union and Confederate Soldiers Join Hands on Decoration Day. INTERESTING AN PROGRAM. G: A. RB ave made The county Post all Decoration of Bates arrangements Day, Friday in an elaborate manner. An old ex-Confederate the Times that about a to ce ate next intorms hundred Post of them intend joining the upon grand reunion will be enjoyed by all. Ali the singers of the different churches and Sunday schools are to take part in the exercises, and grand ot a union voices will be heard. Gen. Marmaduke has been written to and will probably be present and speak. The banks and business houses will close from 10 o’clock a. m., till | 5 o’clock p. m. Plenty of dinner will be furnished On the ground, and a grand good time is anticipated by all. The tollowing is the programe for the day. PROGRAM: The vocal music for the occasion | will be furnishe 1 by the singers trom each church, and will be as tollows: Opening full chorus, ““America.’” song, **We Come Silent Heroes,’ doub- | le quartet < “Star Spangled Banner,’’ full chorus. “Red White and Blue,’ tull chorus. : Bates County Post No58 G. A.R. has arranged the following program for the observance of Decoration Day, in this city May 3oth, 1884. The members will assemble at thei: hall at 9:30 a. m. OXDER OF PROCESSION. Grand Marshal Cap’t E P Henry. Band of Music. Guards. Orator of the day, Judge Burton of Nevada, accompanied by Rev. Hackney of Rich Hill, Rev. Walker | and John T. Smith of Butler who will also deliver orations. Officers of the Post. Old soldiers and ex-Contederate Soldiers. Citiz LINE OF MARCH. The Post will form at the hall at 9:30 a. m. and march to the north ens. east corner ot the square, thence weston Ohio street to Delaware, | south on Delaware to Dakota, east on Dakota tu the grounds. ORDER OF EXERCISES. Music by the band. Prayer by the Chaplain. Vocal and Instrumental Music. Oration by Judge Burton of Neva orator of the day. Music and dinner. Speeches by other orators. All ex-Contederate soldiers, and citizens generally who desire to participate are cordially invited to meet at the hall at 9 v’clock a. m. Everybody is expected to bring their baskets well filled with pro- visions. FOR SALE. Owing to the tact that the new elevator of Letker & Childs requires my entire time, and that I «annot give that atten- tion to other business that is necessary, Ihave concluded to offer my flouring mill known as the EMPIRz MILLS, tor sale. This mill is situated on one of of the principle streets near the business part of the city of Butler, with a well establish- ed custom and merchant business and good reputation, in tact during a large portion of time has been compelled to run day and night to hil its orders. : The building is 45x50 feet, 2 stories and basement with commodious office at- tached. Its machinery consists of a 30 horse power boiler and engine, 4 run of burrs, Middlings purifier, cornsheller, with ample cleaning and bolting ma chinery, wagon and other scales, plenty ot well arranged storage room for grain, everything in good order, and built with an eye tor convenience, and doing busi- ness expeditiously and satisfactorily. This is a fine opportunity for any one who desires to engage in the mulling bus- iness and will bear investigation. The property is good, and the location cannot be excelled in southwest Missouri. Will exchange tor tarm or city proper- ty, or will sell on very easy terms. with | ample time and easy rate of interest. For terms call on or me Aes 26-tt jouN A. LePKFR, Butler, Mo. TENTS SaeciateatWeskingeen DS Pis co’s Cure one andl am EMELINE ies w Oil Was recon to ied i One ion re- ne in abo e » and in days was ent 1 and have ble since, It is a liniment ot e ic. Joun J. Frrzy miam. 23-4 Health Com. City o1 St. Louis, FRUIT APORATORs. Wemanufacture the Williams Fruit and Vegetable 3 - Evaporators for factory ealsor ise. M ake the Bidwell Patent Fruit Evaporators for a medium size; we ; make two sizes of the latter. These Evaporators have no equal; they sell on | their merits. We are not obliged to cut on prices to compete with worthless ma- chines. partiesare glad to get them at reasonable prices. Send for illustrated circular, John Williams & Son, Paten- tees and = Manutacturers, Kalamazoo, Mich. 16-3m. * : use Poultry Wanted, Five thousand dozen Chickens, Turkeys, and Ducks wanted, for which I ~ will pay as follows IN CASE. Large hens $3 00 per dozen, hens $2 50, Roosters, $t 50, Ducks tf. t. $2 oo, Tur- keys Sc per pound live weight. To be delivered at the store ot Bennett, Wheel- er & Co. in Butler, Mo. on Wednesday, ; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, 1884. 5 t JAS, CEAREY HALF FARE {{l) oF sutv. The Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gult, and Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis railroad companies will sell excursion tickets to and trom all stations on these lines except between such stations where the local fare each way make 25 cents or less, in which case no reduc- tion will be made. These tickets will be on sale July 3 and 4, good to return on July 5- J. E. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agt. 26-5 Large Public Sale Short - Hon Cattle! ‘Thursday. May 29th. 1884 On the above date, at my tarm i adjuining the town of LEE'S SUMMIT, JACKSON COLATY, M0. I will sell at public auction 100 Head of Short Horn Cattle, Mostly temale, that for purity of blood individual excellence, milk and beef, are not surpassed, representing about twenty ot the best standard tamilies. All old enough will have calves at side, or have been bred to a No. 1 sire. The splendid sire, BARON BELL 37543, pure Bates stands at the head ot my herd. I will also sell 5 or 6 Unregistered and Grade Jerseys, that Ihave bred tor my own tamily use. Lee’s Summit is24 mules east of Kansas City onthe Mo. Pacific | R.R. Trains leave Kansas City at 4:30 and 6:30 a. m, and return after the sale. I willalso have an extratrain to leave union depot, Kansas City, atg:30 am iforthe sale. Trains frem St. Louis, Sedalia and Carthage, Mo. arrive at Lee’s Summit at 7 and 7:10 a m and 7:50 ‘and 10:02 pm. Hotel accommodations j are limited, but arrangements have been made with private tamilies to take care ot all persons wishing to be here the night before and after the sale at hotel rates. ne sale will be under cover, re- gardiess ot the weather. Terms cash. Lunch from gto 12 o'clock. o’clock sharp. Catalogue tion. i L. P. MUIR, Auctioneer. Administrator’s Notice. Notice is hereby given, that letters of administration upon the estate of John |W. Cole, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned, by the Bates county | provate court, in Bates county, Missou pearing date the 1oth day of May, 18834. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to me j tor allowance within one vear from the | date ot said letters, or tney may be pre- | cluded from any benefit of such estate, and if said claims be not exhibited with- | in two years from the date of the publi- | cation of this notice, they will be forever NELSON COLE, Admunistrator. | barred. | 254 4¢ | Fred Doro Barber | Will give you a neat shave, shampoo or | nair-cut. “ He keeps none but experienced | barbers. Will also grind razors. Satis- —— guaranteed. Rooms nerth side square 13, S84. and pneumo- gh and could not | docto id me I we ie. L have half tare Trustee’s Sale. John B Alworth and Hf. € far Alworth and Annix wives, F ir certain deed date 1873, y recorded in the Recorders office s county, Missouri, in book No 5, Page sso, cor to the signes trustee nder the . in trust to fest t fully ¢ northwest quarter of the sou of tr ter of section ship torty twenty-three one twenty 29), in Bates county, Missouri aining forty acres more or less and, as, said note ispast due and un Now, therefore, at the request ot al holder of said note and by vir e authority in me vested by the terms of said deed of trust, | will on” Saturday, June 14th, 1884, between the hours of nine o'clock in the torenoon and five o'clock in the after noon of that dav at the east front door of the court house in the city ot Butler, county of Bates atoresaid, expose to sale agpublic vendue for cash in hand so much of said real estate in said deed ot trust and this notice discribed as may be necessary to pay said debt, interest and costs. J.C. MARTIN, Trustee Trustee’s Sale. i | Whereas, CC. Hanna and Sopha} Hanna, his wife, by their deed of trust bearing ¢ January zoth, 1880, and duly recorded the Recorder's office of Bates county, Missouri, in book No. 30 page ] 437 conveyed to the. undersigned trustee the tollowing described real estate sit- uate in the county ot Bates and State ot Missouri, to-wit: All ot the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of sec- tion one (1), in township thirty-nine (39) range thirty-three (33), containing torty acres more or less, according to Government survey, in trust to secure the payment of certain notes in said deed of trust fully described, and where- as, said notes are past due and cnpall: Now, therefore, atthe request ot the legal holder of said notes and by virtue of the authority in me vested by the term~ ot said deed ot trust, I will on Thursday, June 5th, 1884, between the hours of nine o'clock in Mie forenoon and five o’clock in the atter- noon of that day at the east tront door ot the court house in the city of Butlet, county of Bates aforesaid, expose to sale at public vendue for cash in hand stb much of said real estate in said deed ot trust and this notice described as may be necessary to pay said debt, interest and costs. JOHN Q. A. CO PE, Trustee Trustees Sale. Whereas Wm. L. Thresher and T E Thresher his wife by their deed of trust bearing date January jist A. D. 1884, duly recorded in the Recorder’s office within and tor Bates county, Missouri ip book No 23, page 193, conve.ed to the undersigned trustee the tollowing de- scribed real estate situate in Bates country Missouri to-wit: All ot lot five (5) i the northwest quarter of section three, (3), township thirty-nine (39) of range thirty-two (32) except that part of said lot 5 known as the Fickes M Il tract, con taining twenty acres more or less, to #¢ cure the payment of a certain note in said deed of trust tully described. And wheras said note is past due; and unpaid. Now, theretore, atthe request of the legal holder of said note and by virtue ot the authority in me vested by the terms of said deed ot trust, | wi]l on Monday, June 16th, 1884, between the hours ot g o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o’clockin the afternoon of that day, at the east tront door of the court house, in the city of Butler, counts of Bates and State ot Missouriexpose to sale at public outcry for: ash in hand su much of said real estate as mav be nec- cessary to pay said note, interest and costs. F. M. Aven. 25-4t. Trustee Sheriff's Sale. By virtue and authority of a general execution issued from the office of the clerk of the circuit court ot Bates county, Missouri, returnable atthe June term, 1884, of said court, and to me directed in favor of Louis Lipman and against John Lindsay, I have levied and seized upon all the right, title, interest and claim ot said defendant John Lindsay, of, in and to the tollowing described real estate sit- uated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit The east halt of the southwest quarter and the northwest quarter ot the south east quarter of section 16, township 3/ range 33, all in Bates county, Missouri, and I will on . Thursday, June 12th, 1884, between the hovrs of 9g o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o’clock in the afternoon cf that day, at the east front door of the court house, in the city of Butler, Bates county, Missourt, sell the same, or su much thereot as may be required, at pub- lic vendue, to the highest bidder for cash to satisty said execution and costs. W. F. HANKS, Sheriff. Sheriff’s Sale. By virtue and authority of a general execution, issued from the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Bates county Missouri, returnable at the June term, 1884, of said court, andto me d rected in favor ot W. M Cassity and against Jes- se Nave, I have levied and seized upon all the right, title, interest and claim of said detendant Jesse, Nave, of, in and | to the tollowing described real estate | uated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit | Lot 4 of block 3, in Williams addition to Butler, and lot 6 ot block 8g, and lots ot block 109 of the first addition to the town of Rich Hill, and the north halt ot section 36, township 42, of range 33, al! in Bates county, Missouri, and I will on Thursday, June 12th, 1584, between the hours of go’clock in the torenoon and ¢ o’cleck in the afternoon of that day, at the east tront door of the court house, in the city ot Butler, Bate» county, Missouri, sell the same, or much thereof as may be required at pub- lic vendue, to the highest bidder for cash | to satisfy said execution and costs- } W. F. HANKS, Sheriff. Ni g)