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by rvest rablv nces aged shing -mark Bates ine iP years: i er, A CLOSE CALL. 1 Assassin READ THIS. >piness: do desire a piea 5 ‘ eur pianos ana organs the firm handles isunnecessary. Call and be convine edthat yo be bett ewhere. Bui They are also extensive Remem ing machines. the dest s ber the | Butler. Mo. A Card. BuTLer, Mo., May, 28, 1884. Owing te the exceedingly smail margin at which goods in our line are handled, occasioned by excssive competition and other causes over which we have no control, we are compelled to adhere to the rule ot set- tlng every thirty days and we now respectfully notify our customers that all account will be due the rst day of each month and a statement will be mailed or handed them promptly atabove named date. 10 per cent interest will be charged on all ac— counts not paid at the end of the month. This course is adopted tor the mutual good of all and we trust our friends will see the wisdom of it. Respecttully, Broucu & Womack. A large and enthusiastic crowd was im attendance at the meeting of the Cleveland and Hendricks club last Saturday night. After the adoption of the constitution and disposal of all other business betore the club, John T. Smith expounded true’democratic doctrme im a nicely prepared address being frequently — interrupte by Mr. Smith thinks Blanies letter of acceptance the thinest thing he ever saw and he pro- cheers and applause. poses to analyze it at some time in the near future for the edification of the boys. The club will meet once a Let ev- ery democrat turn out and make this wei 1 Thursday nights. of the most enthusiastic clubs in the'county and do effective work in the coming campaign. It reported that Mr. J. M. Patty, haying sold his property on | Ohio street, would build a new resi- dence east of town. This, Mr- Patty s: is a mistake, as he pro- poses to wait and see just how the fall, and parties are to rule the ‘cat will jump’ this added that if certai politics of Bates county at the ing election it is probable that he will quietly told his tent and slip away. Now if Mr. Patty at the head and chiet engineer of a great political newspaper of this county We would not tell this on him. But then the question arises right here, where is he going to get from under democratic rule? Guess we will have toload him aboard the salt tiver packet with Blaine, Logan and the rest of the boys in November. and ship the whole capoodle to little Rhode Island. That's what we will do. com- was not Orange Blossoms. { W. O. Duncan and Miss Amanda dealers in | * lace—Opera House block, | | Nichols, son of os H. Nichols, boot land shoe merchant i ot the square. Tl Ja s we could | ows: Abou j ols started to. cross j the Palace Hotel to the corner where Wheeler & Co.’s hardware When n called 3ennett, store is situated. ear corner some one him by name trom the shadow on the north side of Charlev, the building. thinking it dD. Beatty were united in| marriage atthe residence of Manan Jackson, July 15th, 1884, Rev. Bewley, of the ME. church south, and Rev. Ss. | M. Brown of the Baptist church, of- | faating, Mr. Most highly respected young men | and Dunean is one of our | ands at the head ot the counters topher & Jackson’s dry goods | Store, and in Winning the heart and | hand of Miss Be: atty, he ce Sained a jewel lett on S r ainly The happy couple { Saturday evening for short | ‘sito relatives and friends at Lrb- | ftv. Clay county, Mo. SOonissuc a On, or **bull,’* wort. addressed to the Irisn voters of “America, ‘or Blaine, or something of the requesting Phe hem to vote can- | Republican di ¢ idate, it is believ. ed, expects to en- | 0 Se the Presiuential office and be- Some at once President ot the United States and Ireland. ! seemed to exist h started for home on one of the boys, turned down the sidewalk and followed the person | nearly to the end of the building. When in the deepest shadow the stranger turned and seized Charley by the right shoulder, placed a re- volver to his left breast and fired. The shock threw him down assassin skipped. Charley regained his feet andran back upon the square, telling some one he shot. Dr. Walls happening on the ground at this opportune moment, made ane was amination which disclosed the fact that it was only a flesh wound about three inches long. the ball passed directly through the pectorl i muscles coming out under his arm. If } the pistol had been held perpendicular having to his body it would have passed di- a are i rectly through his heart. ‘Chis was a | miraculous escape,as the person who to; did the shooting evidently meant kill. Charley denies having any edge of who done the shooting, knowl. | and j did not know he had an ene- The shadow very dense where the affray occurred says he my in the world. was | and he can give no sort of discription of the person. He states that in go- foot- | had and got] the ni before his ing home steps had on dogged and he gone to the police that day permission to carry a pistol as he} and the | | dates | hshers have engaged on the work a biographical writer. While exhaus- For a Clean Shave | tive in the ital o i, bis: pow= 1-5 Bye Seu cia Oh cio Nise DOW | carlGonciin con einen eh arisen ers of analysis. and his keen insight ‘ ag . ‘i : eorner of the square. They have an into the philosophy of events and cones ss Se & omtortable room measures, give him = special promi }nence amoag American writers of MONEY |; personal history. OUR FIVE CENT COLUMN. Fay’s Price List s well known ar ten |} days prior to ! that he had + : 1. > : t been in tkis office to have tickets jpr inted for a dance. | . see Rock salt just fror best | |The Authorizea Pictoral Lives of | for stock. For sale at the Grange storet Cleveland and Hendricks. McGhee’s pa List. | Announcement is made of the rap- P- | F: ‘ay’s Best Patent Roller Flour, 52 75 }id completion of a Pictoral work | Fay’s best flour, 2 60 | comprising the Lives of the Presi- | Fay’s XXXX flour 2 McGHEE & CO | dential Candidates on the Democrat- ic ticket, written by the veteran an- WE. ‘Rocker has purcnased a Nae thor, Col. Frank Triplett, and pubs | ized Air Aparatus, and in prepared tone lished by N. D. Thompson & Co., | tract teeth without pain, Office in One St., Louis, Mo., and New York. | House. This work is sold through agents ex-— Sjusteeie: eae ome a nesrere always on hand at the Grange to serve the popular taste and want = 16-5m.* It is designed, giving, exhaustively, the facts in the . BL NEWSBILL + Does a general Insurance business—In- sures property against Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms. Also insures Plate Glass against break- boyhood and manhood of the Candi- their private lives and public seryices—but to have a more endur- ing interest than the ordimary Cam- : = hesk. Toit i b age by accident. Call on him tor a pasa beck.) do tinsiend the Upub- | Talicy before inte) too tate. |Omce if Opera building over bank, Butler, Mo. corps ot skilled designers and en- mae’ sane gravers to elegantly and profusely 1- Bindes Twine at bottom prices. the Grange store at lustrate the scenes and incidents in Laclede New Bus Line. Laclede Ho- tel has bought a new bus, fine team, bag Will attend all ry passengers to trom all the lives of these eminent men, now the people. anecdotes and reminiscen- constitute a leading and au most entertaining and in- structive feature ot this timely work. Col. Triplett has marked ability, id enjoys especial distinction as a so prominently before Always to the tront, the Persona ces will trains certainly and La- at parts of tne city. Leave orders clede,. It is not too much ee is father’s went home, and did have | the time the shooting occurred, but} was taken so by ee that he aid | t have time to draw it. The whole | affair is clouded in a mystery to. the | public and seems iikeiv to remain far as any inf gamed up to present v the! ‘Eek yuildis Ww Academy met last nig com: b yurld— ion to the Academy ; 36 feet build- | We and let contracts for the ing of the e of the same bids nddit si addition to be by 56 feet, heighth as old Material to be will speak more extended in our one of brick. | next that} citi- | of this enterprise, as it is should be encouraged by every zen in Bates count | wi "County Press. | Rich Hill Axterprise: J. D. a len is now sole editor and proprietor | ry. ! ot the Butler Tint cod | fellow and we extend our ri Jake isa He tsin a position now where he can do lots of work. The boys, about fifty strong went over to Papinville Mondayn had a huge rath ion with the Papinvi ation in conjunct- | ans. LDonfires speeches and a general sh etween \ty Ch: wan oar } young man and h their arun, and mounted horses anc to say that he is better prepared for iL edie etna St theavorkom hand! tthaai amy other |-— seus se ee eee ee rere a 4 Loan Co., represented by American author. I _—————$._ itt Tk GLER, Trustee’s Sale. Butler, Mo. nd a es eI Dick Hurt Darrc s wife by of 2 duiy Guarantees all work done in his | recorded in the Recorder’s office of Bates | shop. It vou wish a clean shave, ! county, Missouri, in Book No. 23, : neat tais a le ec ncecediia the Guderssnea ce sAampoo or hair cut call and see the tc wing described real estate him. Also trv I bath rooms. ; state of Missouri, to-wit. | and by virtue of the authority in me vest- Iving and being in Bates county, | Southeast corner square. Beginning 99 eet east of the northwest corner of lot : : - . ; red Dorn Barbe two (2), in Block two > in Harper’s on Fre Barber subdivision of tne southwest garter | Will give you a neat shave, shampoo or of the southwest arter of sec- ir-cut. Hekeepsnone butes tion twent (23) township foc- rs. Will also grind razors. ty (40) of range thirty-one, (3%) running | taction guaranteed. Rooms nerth side thence east gg feet, thence south 310 feet, quare thence west 99 feet, thence north 310 — teet to the place of beginning, in trust to For Rent. secure the payment of one promisory if 3 hote, in said deed of trust tully described | _ The handsome Humphrey residence, | and eee ,said note 1s past due and uding 5 acres of ground, just south w yunpaid. New, therefore, at the | Of city limits, is tor rent. Is one of the sf : note | Prettiest homes in the country. W. H. requ est ot the leagal holder of Butler, Mo. Walton, Agent, ed by the terms of said deed of trust I willon Friday, August 15th, 1SS4, Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby givento ull creditors between the hours of nine o’cleck in the | and others interested in the estate of Mary i forenoon and five o’clock inthe atternoon | J. Campbell, deceased, thatI R-. B. | of that d the east front door of the | Campbell admiuistrator of said estate, court house in Butler, Bates cou i tend to make final settlement thereot, a3 sell tor cash in hand at the next term County Pro- ot tne Bates bate Court, ir ounty, State or Mis- ouri to be held xe Court House in ; Butler on the rith day of August 1SS4. | R.B.Campoell - | ator | real e 2 or so ary to nuch thereof id debt inter- - DUKE Trustee. i i ij j { administ. $H956 IN CASH | GIVEN AWAY Premiums Smokers of Blackwell's Genuine So. $t023 | Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco will t ———— | receive Premiums as follows 26) 3500 | termsand conditions hore speci “pot sage | $450 | Est PREMIUM. $5,000 secure the 2350 | 2d sa $2, coo fully described, $300 | 3d SI, "000 ag past due $B2VTS | 22 other Premiums as here shown. nay $250 | |The 25 premiums will be awa: SBVVH | December BW 1s Tat i $200 { goes to the person from » uthority oes | ceivethelargest numberof on d deed SLTS | tobacco bars prior to Der 5. Zdowi i \ wen 150 | be civen for the next lerzest nn . August 1 312G | #00 thus. in the order of the ‘ wae : an of empty baxs reorived from esc: vetween the hours of $100 | > tne twenty-tve muccessful cx j toren d five oclock 390 | 2 A oe | Revenne stamp. and Caution Notice oe S Bass must be done up securely in a ot Bates atoresaid, 860 package, with name and address of for cash in hand all ot said real 350 Sender. anil number of tees contsin- son thereof as may be 340 pay said debt, interest and costs S30 F.M. ALLEN, 320 i Trustee. 810 , LOW Co Carthage, Mo May 12, 1884. ing I 1 Home Com- chass ts and a -d they are the eo ve in use Chey don’t take g¢ holes, nine ¢ fuel. or labor that other stoves fe, sixteen dish copper I would not have it taken out : aS number taree, upright! of my house, and do Without it tor broiler. is ts finest, twice th price of it. we state of Kansas. The Respectfulyy, rove R: inge has a cooking capacity WR MeNutt tor three hundred guests. Lamar, Mo Ma AY 26, 1884. Gentlemen: The large double oven Home Comfort Ri ange, Weigh- ing nineteen hundred pounds, I paic Shelton, salesman with W. rought you S42 : : a = T oeer ee ane the finest thing | Iron Range Co of St it ouis, Mo and Bays SOC you Can wynte ep | T could not wish for anything better anything yeu choose in recommend- lin the way of a tov Tt aves tual ing i ar SIg) a 4 7 g it and sign my name | the fuel, and is perfect in ats work. nee oan a ie _— ‘| Iwould not take oneb undred&dollars bp imar tiouse- | for my Range, and do without it. Mrand Mrs H J Freeman. Carthage, Mo May 16, SS4t This is to certity thet I have bought a Home Comfort Range, of WV is Alba, Mo April 18, 1884. Mr J E Halsted, Sir: The Home Comfort Range we bought ot you, : | | | is certainly all you said it was. It Baxter Springs, Kas May 15 1884 bakes, boi's and cooks better than I have just lately bought a stove ot any cast iron stove I ever saw, and Mr J E Halsted and never was so well please with a stove in my Ife. ance: not throw out heat in the room unless you open the draft. It is so iTt can’t be beat for baking. It just much €asier tor a woman to cook | ttkes half the tuel that any other over on that account. It does not} Stove takes to heat the oven or cook. It suits me exactly. take half the fuel of a cast iron stove Mrs T B Sullivan. and cooks much quicker. We are exceedingly well pleased with it, and would not part with it at all. Respectfully, Caleb Hubbard and wife. so Jasper Co Mo May 26, 1884. Wrought Iron Range Co St Louis Mo We the undersigned, each ndsor Hotel at Carl Junc ;having purchaseda Home Comfort : Range, are pleased to say that it gives entire satistaction mm every respect. This certificate you can use in any The Wi tion bough E Ranges. one of those bouble oven Price $150 manner yon see proper. Carthage, Mo May 7, 1884. s Re ecttully, ; Wrought Tron Range Co Sirs: es Suvey ei i og M [bought ot A. Di Rawines. ope of Mc acken Ceomme right, Jace SL arpa ee Cantor Richnine. Mrs MJ Shuits, ‘Thomas Yeni eg More POTS, OMS Riee bl C: Bator. Wea Catiipe Range, and can say it bakes as fine |ham, 1S Yancy. |] Bruffett, 7 H cakes and light bread as J ever saw. |Cuuningham, ET) Gather, DW A G Whitlock and daughter. | Seaver, City, Laundry, Carthage. h Iontha, Mo May 20, 1854. $1,000 Reward will be paid a Mo Gents:-——The A Kk with Rar ge A from any other firm except steam table and cop; dishes Tl from the ; c bouyht of you some time age, is the WROUGHT IRON RANGE finest coc and baker I ever saw. CO’S WAGONS. Youremember [ paid you $go for it; you can say tothe public I would not take Two Hundred Dollars for my Ps Read the nawes of the following Range, if could not get another like | a ‘ h } I e he 2 Rersecthilly Moe gentlemen who have bought the 1 Spee | Puede. |Home Comfort Range in Jasper. ved’ Newton and Barton counties: = an { F W Quintard, W R McNutt. The popular drygoods man of Par- | Mrs A Gregory. | B Pirtle, J m Et- sons, G T Cavanaugh, called on the | ter, H] Beeson, JS DeHeart, Isaac Wrought Iron Range Company a|Schooler, James Ward, Dr H J few days ago and purchased one ot | Freeman, W G Barnes, Samue | Stephens. ai Spence J Frusk, Sr., GM Roper. ] M Braden, Peter wake- | held, J Prigmore, O Hudson, 1 T Crosby, W J Long, CS Todd ighing| |W Jackson, E A Holcomb, Jr Dar den, J L Millard, J D Egbert, C T mMornhell, J F Gobint, James Fike. their Home Comfort Ranges,‘and he is well pleased with it. We manutacture Ranges we from three hundred to three thousand Roue im Gomng, W A McMrnn, S F Par- kerson, George, Mentze Robert e Home Comtort Range A isjSh , LC Thoma Hoff, T sold trom wagons only. J null, We W Bell, Z Beckham. , Amos Kentner. W Hu Clour, C m T hundreds of names Etter, DF} sassuway, mrs Jane but do not deem it Kunkler. Jacob Mees: Jee mary Kerr, M Nichols, John mc JW Snow. C wuubbard, T B Stock- We return thanks to the good peo- - -C p aS s ue D Tucker, David Thon Fulmer, F m Sponable, G p Robertson, J 4 Hine R. ANGE co: Si Lous, Mo. castings in this range are all mailea The ble iron. Ft is Jined with asbestos and . made for either wood coal; has automat- ic shelf. More than 19,000 of them are innse in private families. Warranted to work to perfection. The Home Comfort Range “A” is sold from wagons only. It Has no Equals. WRAUGHT IRON RANGE CO., 20th and Washington Avenue St. Louis Mo. ens