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he LOCAL ITEMS Tn LD Senator Vest. Senator Vest, ounced by th State Democratic committee, will speak in Butler on “Monday Sept. 29- ui). sina Turn out and hear Vest on Sept. 29: We warn all democrats about Lbe- lieving any campaign stories sprung onthe eve of the election. Now the tickets are ali in the field itis time to buckle on the war ness and enter the political arena earnest. township, showed his smiling phiz on our streets Saturday and gave us a pleasant call. C. T. McFarland writes his broth- er Nep, he has located in Pueblo, | Col., for the winter and his health is considerably improved w. O. Atkison would sell his par- ty principal for the sake of haying his name the mongrel ticket, when there is no show in the for an election. Geo, L. took the first premium for a road team at the Appleton fair last week. They are good ones and hard to beat in any country. on world S. M. Brown, pastor of the Bap- | tist church of this city, who has been ona visit the past six or eight weeks torelatives in North Carolina, re- turned the latter part of last week. | See Weiners large stock of calf and stogakip boots, for men, boys and youths wear, which are all hand made, the best goods in the country, which I will sell you for less money than any other heuse will ask you for | same goods. Mrs. C. T. McFarland left Pueblo, Col., Thursday of last week, at which place she will join her hus- band. She was accompanied as far as Kansas City by Mrs. W, E. Walton. A deadly affray Geta place at Hot for her sister, | | Springs, Ark., a few days ago be- tween Chief of Police Foler and a desperado named Ed. Howell. Howell was shot with his own shot gun through the body by the officer and instantly killed. ir: We have in stock joo ch different styles of oeNioe chairs, different stvles of and seat chairs at Prices that dety petition. J. Jew. wood cane com-— Te Mrs. J. P. Willis, proprietress of the Willis House, gave her boarders and their invited guests a magnificent | dinner Sunday last, it being the casion of her turning the hotel oyer | to other parties. oc- A. Henry is home again from _ his | trip to Jefferson City, and is ready | and willing to obey any call made on him in the county. Cleveland and Hendricks clubs shouid send in in-/! Vitations. har- | in| Summit Smith’s fine bay mares | ling out good work | not — Mo., 2 public scheols of Richmond, wave closed on account of goods house Saturday last, the Jewish new Miss Gertrude Hannah, tending school in Kansas Ci Sunday and Monday wi year. 7, sper ;spen deakers at any of your club meetings let Ir its be known and ee speakers be furnished. One or the intant twins of A. J Mr. in | Trapp died Sunday | Trapp was | Pierce City. evening. absent at the time fades ; = 3v daylight Monday morning peo- ple began to come to town to see the | elephant, and by | streets were lite o’clock the rally blocked. ten Mr. Kaune, of this city, shipped | the last invoice ot the thirty thousand of cattle some | dollars worth | Walton Bros. week. bought of time ago, last The Star blacksmith shops have made some valuable im- These shops have the very best of workmen and are turn- internal provements. We have im transit 63 re 36 wash stands, 300 bedsteads that must and will be aa. Cail and be con- vinced, P. ue We heard good republican Saturday, who was talked of JEWwE =. say as oa prospective candidate, that he would not accept a place on such a_ ticket if he was sure of election. Mr. Vanhoy, we killed, a rattlesnake two miles of town, in E. informed, south Tuttles timber, which are measured four teet and three inches in length andseven inches «around. It had thirteeen rattles. Dick Massey and Bob Wiswold, | were severely hurt in a saloon row at Nevada, Tuesday night of last week. Massey eived a severe wound on he2d with a billiard cue, and Wi iswold a broken arm. The opp. are sperate this time, you can tell this by the mon- grel ticket put in the field last Sat- Well let them combine, the ts, well organized and in iting shape cun whip the combined forces. Some are trying to make it appear that Bro. ot the democratic party Wade resigned the bossism to accept that position in the republican ranks. If that is so, which of course We do succeeded mighty beheve, be well at the fusion convention day nominated on that ucket. in having his brother-1 Austin Reeder, administrator ot W. M. Reeder will offer at pub- lic sale residence Mingo township Saturday, Sept. 27, the personal effects of W. M. Reeder, as at his in The north and south-bound pas- senger trains were delayed several hours at the depot Friday last, by cleven frerght cars being derailed | : a | some two miles north of the depot. | < Fortunately no one was We print on the margin ot your pa- per the day y and would be giad if all parties would carefully peruse the same and see if | they are in a call | and pay up. run 4 newspaper. Sheriff McFarian ! j | i our sub: ription expires | rears ; 11 so, please It takes money to and, of Cedarcoun- ty, came here Saturday and got Dick Cooper. county Gee and Jerry who were | confined in our jail. Gee will have to answer to the charge of murder, and Cooper to the charges of horse of stealing and resistance ‘ounty officers, in the Cedar circuit Court, which convenes this week.— Nevada Mail. _, Charlie s Hs ancock. Sned him one dollar and costs, wh | lay the brick, The saie will consist ot acres of corn, house- deceased. hors hol? goods, & + COWS erable increase over previous The new addition is ae th yast being isons can t story being up. hi Prof. Nay is doing ° make this sch¢ a depar well. Carna Works ot eted a hand- May}. iship is perfect and the The Butler this city carriage for Bradley. some The work vehicle is subst lin every partic- words prosecuting the democrats and all others wh wish to attend, at Douglas house, Hudson township, Satu night next. Hay wood’s minstrel opera house Mond first-class. cellent. but t new throughout. : change The The jokes were singing of programme address Turn out everybody. utthe Walton | evening were | and as the caboose passed a lot was rather house as the company deserves. A vote express train Thursday night last, by Aaron Bell, man living in Harrisonville, resulted 214; Blaine, There as follows: 110; vote, so we Bell, vote is a pretty fair sample of the country 1s going November. J. M. Vaughan presented a_pe- tition to the city council Friday night last, asking that him the privilege of constructing and within were taken on the south negroes. in the opperating a street car the city taken under advisement and J. R. ed a committee to r Clark at the We feel assured tranchise will be the cows iu week, which has next meeti ot the boar in saying, the com mittee will-report favorably and the granted. A disease has broden out among this vicinity the past taken cff a creat many valuable cows. The disease is believed to be dry murren. Some to eating of acorns, contribute it which in the if this is the case it for parties having are found in lar. bottoms alc himits) The por Cleveland, Butler, 5; St. were about a half edto vote, and one third of the Blaine Mr. above how John, 1. dozen who refus- were informed council Simpson g the would by The line matter and J. ton the e quantil river, be them grazing m that direction, as it is more than likely that such has a tendency to Rockville Globe. Mrs. dential race on her determined not to be scared Lockwood enters the track by mice or men. paign lie that she resembles Lydia Pinkham, or that rinking thing like Mr. Watterson’s Reform. her Star-Eyed Those who have at the bar nerve she should eyer c about her poultry patch. Me turne ing. twent d from Kansas Ci They have secured the contract completing, v she Goddes e miles of the from this city westward. stand soon be let and we ot it will begir The Messrs. Coits are now endeavori to buy mule teams will } begun as soon as they can get at it. There 1 s ev evidence of busi n this.— Advocate. There that the b of wrestled with y that she has plenty of to shake her petticoats at the British lion and ‘‘shoo’’ him away if a ty this lin is a go Gulf We und roa } ex- 1 ies ad, ° 1 old, was They had a good bound of this city and a gentle- grant was Cc appoint— same and well cattle to prevent it food injure cattle.— Presi- tricycle and is off the It 1s a cam— timid, n prowlhng yard.—Post-Dis— re- morn- days, much } with | caton of Mz ow, and detale ano of its tertal: son of W. rd, living just west limits had of one his ‘ Jay evening last, at He was standing near track | watching a freight train was under pretty good adway pass, of boys who had climed on the train some distance up the track, began to jump off, one of them strikir him with great torce, knocking young Cimkenbeard down and in the fall braking one ot his legs, This jump- ing on and off of trains by of hoodlum boys who gang frequent the depot should be stopped, by the city authorities or the railroad company. Frank Hopkirk, one of the young men who assisted in the murder of old man Windsor, in Henry county, about the first of last wells, near March, is now on trial at Clinton, under an indictment for murder in the first degree. Tom Brownfield the other young man implicated in the crime is in the Clinton jail wait- ing his trial, which will come up as seon as the. Hopkirk case is disposed Wells his home, in the e ot. The murder of old man took place at rly evening, in the very bosom of his t ly, and was as foul as it was cod blooded, the object of the assas- sias being robbery. e law and a Henry county jury will make them pay the extreme p The attaches of Orton’s circus had a difficulty with some roughs at Burr Ock, Kansas, o t., who ed to break up tl pertorm— About midnight the car in ich the showmen were to leave town was attacked by the mob and quite a lively battle ensued, a great meny shots being fired by both sides. The mayor of the town, who was in the crowd trying to quell the riot, was struck by a stray ball and mor- taly wounded; one man was killed and several others injured. One showman was wounded in the side. The sheriff otf Lowell countv fol- lowed the show to Washington next GE the ot same circus that showed About six f their day and arrested several at- taches on the charge murder. This is the in Butler last Monday. number o weeks ago a men anl a baggage car was burned in a wieck near Golden, Col., an account ofwhich appeared in the Times at th: time. The deamon: of the Benace of Columbia ratifi- meeting held ant at the 11th inst., and one of the speak- Mr. Post, statement reutation of Secretary McPherson’s asertion that defalcations under the had practically immense cation Washington on read a in renublicans been He showed that the official nahing. ddalcations under Lincoln, after de- ducting colle were $24.8 QP: the steali 12,129: under Hayes, urder Arthur he cha the s $1, 724. ed up $4,000. 4@ stolen net collect $8.00 o, M | gs under Grant, $13,- All Goods Marked in Plain Figures, twe have Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND CAPS. satisfied that we ca ith twelve years acquaintance with t es county trade, ar nd ash in save you money. see us UNDER PALACE HOTEL. buying, Call he needs of we are and | J. M. McKIBBEN. | & CD. BENNETT, WHEELER DEALERS The celebrated Mitchell farm w: 1won, IN Jort- land steel Gear Spring wagons aed top Buggies, Halliday Standard Wind Engines and iron suction or force Pumps. Hardware, Groceries, Wagon Woodwork. Iron Steel, square, Butler, Mo. ewest Styles.| Finest Goods. We wish to stock for the Nails, «ce. announce Fall ortheast corner [Best Fits AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE. {Lowest Prices, and that our Winter trade is now being opened and is the largest and most¢ omplete ever offered in th selection of our Clothing and Furnish market. lar attention has Particu- been given to the ne Goods, Our stock is complete, our goods reliable, and reasonable. our Wew you than others will or prices always vill do better by can. COME AND SEE US, SIMMS & COY, Mo. North Side Public Square, DR. STRONG'S PILLS! The Old, Well Tried, Wonderfut Health Renewing Remedies. Ls STRONG’ $ SANATIVE PILLS AY Scpeedy care the Bioo sal Faint. ce eteure for ‘Steck Headache. Constipation ind all Bilious Disorde: sradne's PECTORAL PILLS iDyepepsian ae Mheumatiom. 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