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in ud t 7 i ft LOCAL ITEMS SO Senator Vest. Senator Vest, as announced by the State Democratic commnttee, will speak in Butler on Monday Sept. Turn out and hear Veston Sept. 29- Father Renick will leave to-day for Neosho, on a months visit to his daughter. Found Jim McKibben too busy re- ceiving new goods to give us any advertisement tnis week. Quails are numerous thts year, and the sport hunting them will be immense, shortly. The law runs out the 15th of October. very T. J.Smith is happy. Mrs. Smith and baby returned home from a_ ten weeks visit among triends and réla- tives in Kentucky. Tom says the next time she leaves home he pro- poses to go too. The high winds of Monday blew down one section of circus bill boards onthe noitheast corner of the pub- lic square. Fortunately there were ao teams or horses hitched under it. We have in transit 63 bureaus, 36 wash stands, 300 bedsteads that must and will be sold. Cail and be con- vinced. P. j. Jewett. E. A. Ewing and Miss Ella Williams attended the Pleasant Hill fara couple of days last week. Miss Ella visited her sister Mrs. Bowden. Mine Inspector Wolte ot this coun- ty makes the most complete and sat- | jsfactory report Of anv mine insvec- tor in the State. So says the officer at Jeffreson City, to whom these re- ports are made. We have in stock 700 chairs, 50 different styles of rocking chairs, 2 different stvles of wood and can at Prices that dety com- P. J. JEWETT. 5 A seat cha petition. Judge Powell, of Shawnee, re- Sedalia Friday, been turned from on where he had grand Democratic rally on the 12th. Vest, Gen. Craig and Gov. Brock- The Jud grand time and meyer were the orators. every- says it was thing passed off quietly. We understand the democrats of Spruce township will meet at Johns- town Thursday night, and organize a Cleveland and Hendricks club. tohear George Vest on the 29th. Let the good work go on in every portion of the county. Notice to Everybody. n- We have consolidated the Ind apelis and New York meat market: and moved them in the Edwards Block, opposite the post office, where we will be glad to see all of our old customers and everybody else wanting first-class meats, either at wholesale or retail. 42-4t. Groves Bros. The county court is doing every- thing in its power to have the iron bridge for Bell’s Mili completed and placed upon the abutments. The entire court know and appreciate the importance of this bridge, and will let nothing stand in the way of its Fault harsh finders y completion. uld not be too in their criucism in regard to this matter. On Thursday night a lawn party was given by Miss Belle Davis at S the residence ot J. R. Jenkins. teen or twenty couples were present and express themselves as Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins and Miss Bele spared no pains to render Pleased. evening an enjovable one to their guests. Retreshments were inthe best of style and all went ay was sion y teeling that the occ ne of rare social enjoyment. Misses Alte Duval and Mollie . ot Mo., have Visiting tor the past week at tl ron, Richmond, MISS spent several uncle st week visiting her - Lewis in West Point = md returned to Butler Monday we Catron ac- nied by the young Iadres we and Mrs. attending the | highly | report the crops very poor in. that | state after the first three or four lay- | ers of counties were passed | | through. The party became dis— |} served | | stock business. | They will come in a body to Butler, | COU" aged and returned Miss Laura Wood leit Tuesday | ; morning tor Omaha to visit her par-! bure z entsfor a tew weeks. The be in the city at Weiners shoe store, t line of boots and shoes east side square. The following gentlemen acted as proxies at the meeting of the Central Democratic committee Saturday: R. B. Delany for J. Hartman, <A. A. Claunch for W. W. Sackman and F. M. Stee! for T. Polk James. Henry Livingston lett Monday | morning “for the Indian Territory where he expects to engage the Henry says he al- ready has several hundred head of stock hogs and expects to dea! in the hog business extensively hereafter. in Remember Senator Geo. G. Vest, | the little giant of Missouri, will speak in Butler Monday, Sept. zgth. Every township in the county should organize a Cleveland and !Hendnicks club and march in on that occasion. It will be the grandest day in the Mr. Emerson and wife ot E | Illinois, arrived in Butler last | Wednesday evening to vi their j ' | son, Charley Emerson, of the Bates County N 1k. Mr. Emer- | son expressed himself as well plea ef led with our city and super Se He-is a ister ot the gospel and preached a good sermon at Sunday country. the Ohio street M. E. morning. Church He and his estimable lady left for home Mon ‘*Bear Creek’’ and Belooir Lime at Llome Lumber Co’s, Butler Street Railway. A move is on foot to construct a street around the public square and thence to the depot by way ot Ohio or Pine street. It private enterprise and the parties en- gaged in it mean business if they can secure the right kind of a franchise from the city. Weare not inform- ed as to what will be expected but irom the character of those engaging railroad isa history of the electric city. Don’t fail to organize a club in each town- ship and march in. Dr. Brooks in his speech at the court house the other day, advised the old men, if they must drink to buy jtheir whiskey by the gallon and take it home with them. The Doctor must certainly be fishing for the whiskey vote, and bating with a grab hook. Carrying water on one shoulder and cornjuice on the other wont work Doctor. Mrs. W. F. Hanks visited her son Jimmy T., last week at Osage Mis- sion, Kansas, where he is attending the St. Francis Institution. Jimmy expresses himselt as well pleased with the school and is contented. It was hke confining him in jail at first for his after having acted deputy father for so long, scouring the coun- | try on official business, but he 1s get- ting used to the confinement and de- votes his attention to his books. Call on M fice, and examine aynard, at the post of- books 39-3t Harlan Turner, Howard Trimble and one or two other parties his school and prices betore buyit whose | names we tailed to learn, have just returned trom an extensive trip | through Kansas, where they had | been to look up a stock ranch. They without ac— complishing anything. H Hudson township has a Clevelan< and Hendricks club of over one hun- They and dred members enrolled. are enthusiastic for the ticket thor- oughly organized for the great battle | in November. We understand they | Butler in a this propose to march ito bodyon the 2g9tn of month. This is right and every township ia the county should follow suit. There is nothing like organization when therejis a great battle to be fought. We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the wedding of Thomas |} D. Jones, of Mt. Sterime Ky.. an | old schoolmate of the editor of the } Times. The bride is *Miss Fannie Lee Trimble one of Mt. Sterling tairest and = most accomplished daughters. Tom is an estimable young man, a good scholar and de- serving of a wife who has all the ies requisite to be a extends 1ts best wishes / happiness of the younz connle. Married. SeumrrE Furton At the resi- dence of Judge Parkinson in_ this citv, on Sept. rr by | Rev: Dre: ty. WoL. Squire to Miss H Fulon. e resides mm Muskog ory where he Mr. Sq holds a | the whole will * pear in our next. in the enterprise, nothing unreason— able will be demanded. No ance 1s asked. They will construct and equip the road at their own ex- pease. It certainly looks feasible and there 1s no doubt that business the lend the pro- It certainly deserves the favor- agsist- men and all others, who have welfare of Butler at heart will their influence to further ject. able consideration of all parties. The Island Bridge. In company with Judge Lefker, Sunday last, a Tres reporter had the pleasure of viewing what 1s to be in the near future one of the most substantial bridge structures in Bates county. Sunday as it we arrived was, when we found Henry Deitzman, the stone contr:e- at the spot tor, and a corps of men busily en- ged preparing the foundation to receive the huge stone abutments. ge This Sunday work was made abso-— lutely necessary from the fact that the large excavation made was fast filmy with water, and a large barrel had to be kept constantly in use baleing it out. This bridge will span the marias Des Cygnes about three miles above the Bells mill bridge and will be the largest and mostsubstantial structure She spans of the kind in Bates county. bridge will be built in three and measure 240 feet in length. The abutments will be put upon a firm bed ot the river, and, judging from the foundation two feet below the fine quality of rock to be used, will stand untul Gabriel in the horn Yes, be a living monument Bates eagle-eyed blows his of resurrection. } morn ot the wisdom of the present That ommissioner,Marshall Woite, county court. bridge who is constantly on hand, is watch- at work, every piece otf timber laid, and work right, so that when a thousand years ing every movement of the men is determired to see the done } have rolled by it will be but yester- day. This bridge will accommodate a heretotore large section of country shut off, and will be of much benefit { to Butler as well as the entire county. | The Aentucky Education and solid Journal, devoted to | | public schools and the State teach- on CO > us weekly } iadened with rare intellectual treats upon subjects This paper shed by Col. RD. Allen, su- fent of the Kentucky Mili- expense the to which its name pur- | is edited and; it his tary Institute, own and ior the sole purpose of ad- | vancement of learning, and develop:nent of the intellect faithfui worker Alien isa cause and deserves the greatest suc— cess in his work. His school, situ- ated six miles from F nktort, open- Monday ia September Those run tor nine months. ga moral end physi eir sons as well as could not do better than to send- he Kentucky Military In- K logues 3 wn s sent en appheatr Newest Styles [Best Fits AMERICAN LOTHING HOUSE. Finest Goods, [Lowest Prices, We wish to announce that our stock for the Fall and Winter trade is now being opened and is the largest and most complete ever offered in this market. Particu- lar attention has been given to the selection of our Clothing and Furnishing Goods. Our stock is complete, our goods reliable, and our prices always reasonable. We will do better by you than others will or can. ‘ All Goods Marked in Plain Figures, COME AND SEE US, SIMMS & COY, North Side Public Square, Butler, Mo. ORTON’S ANGLO - AMERICAN 4 SHOWS 4 Will positively exhibit at BUTLER, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, ‘4. No sooner. No Later. Travels by its own special tram of palace cars. Everything new and bright. The model show of the world. Do not faik to come in town early and see the Grand and Glorious street Parade ot Golden Glitters. A solid mile BR agsive Geng of Brute Beasts. e world contributing vous F juestrians. 12 F: ns in street parde. 3 Famous clowns. Performing Leo 5 open de Lady g Hvenas, ders. Liens, perfor ~ comels. Woe Ti the S Don't torg wiring but one shows are past. i we will s 16 other day. be in Butler e: i 7 Word renowned | ' sotted Giant Cannibal Chief. admission FOR SALE. Owing to the tact tha new eleva ot Letker & Childs requires my entire t cannot give that atte tion to other business that is necessary, ided to offer my flouring as the EMPIR« MILLS, tor sale. This mill is s princi | the city c ed custom | good repu portion of ti comp j run day and night to till its orders. The building is 45x50 feet, 2 st and basement with commodious oi | tached. Its machinery consists of a 3 | horse power boiler and engine, 4 run of | burrs, Middlings purifier, cornsheller, with ample cleaning and bolting ma chinery, wagon and other scales, plent ot well arranged storage room for g , everything in goodorder, and built. v an eye tor convenience, and doing busi ness expeditiously and satistactorily. This is a fine opportunity tor any one who desires to engage in the milling 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 address 26-tf Joun A. Laren, Butler, Mo Jonone ot of th Butl witha ow and merchant business and tion, in tact during a large streets establish- has been Order of Pubtication, Strate oF Missocrt, ) Ceunty of Bates, — 5 > In the Circuit Court of November term 1884, Carrie Miers, Plaintiff, Bates county, vs. William Miers, Defendant, Now atthis day comes the plaintit: herein, by her attorney, “ba T. Smith, and files her petition and affidavit, alleg ing, among other things, that defendant, William Miers,is not a resident of the State ot Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk in vacation that said dgfendant be noti- fied by publication that plaintiff has com menced a suit against him in this court, the object and general nature of which is to obtain a decree ot divorce from said detendant upon the grounds of adultery, and that unless the said defendant be and appear at this court, at the next term thereot, to be begun and holden at the court house in the city of Butler, in said county, on the third day ot Novembe next, and on or before the sixth day ot said term, if the term shall so long con tinue—and id not, then on or before the last day of said term—answer or plead to the petition im said cause, the same wil be taken as contessed, and judgment will be rendered accordingly. And be it tucther ordered that a copy hereot be published, according to law, it the Butler ‘Times, a weekly newspape srinted and published in Bates county, fo., for tour weeks successively, the insertion to be at least four weeks before last the first day of the wext term of circuit jcourt. f. R. Jennins, Circuit Clerk. A true copy froin the record. Witnes [Seal.} my hand and the seal ot the cir | cuit court of Bi county, this 2d day ot Sept. 18 JR. Jennie 5 Circuit Clesk | Order of Publication, STATE oF Missocxs, } County ot Bates, 5 In the circuit court of said ¢ | | vember term, 1854 | State of Missouri, ex rel Ro S | ‘Treasurer ot 61id county, plaintit | Martin Cook, Joseph N. Rust and vs. Samuel Brown detendants. Now at this day comes the aintitt herein, by her attorney and files-her pe tition and affidavit, alleging, amseng oth er things, that defendants atc nid are not residents ot the ot Missouri Whereupon it is ordered by tha Clerk in vacation, that said detendants.b< natified by publication that plaintitt bas com- menced suit against them ir, this court. to recover a t#x of one dollar and g6cent+ for the year 1852, on 15 ac the ee. part of lot 10, in the nw. qr. of section 2 in twp 39 asd range 33, the same _ bordering } upon and being north of the Marais D } Cygnes river, and to recoseia tax of 31 cénts for the year 1880, an eight and one- halt acres, the same beinga past of lot 10 in the ow qr ot in twp, 39, anc range 33, more particular'y deseribed ar tollows: Beginning 8,23 Ghairs south of the nertheast corner of lot 10 in ithe northwes: quarter of secticu,2, in town- ship 3g, range 33, thence south 11,67 chains, thence west 7,20 chains, thence | north 11,67 chains, thence east 7,20 | chains to place of beginning, and that i unless the said Martin Cook, Sam | Brown and Joseph N. Rus und | pear at this court, at the and hold y of B r ot, to be bege house in the ci ty, on the 3rd day ot November next on or betore t it th sixth day of said terr term shali so lonv continue and hen on or betore toe last day of said er ordered, that a cop hed ording to la i‘ shed, according to law, i ks, weekly newpaper i i i J. R. JENKINS, i Circeit Clerk Or.6,W. FITZPATRICK “ae -