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: Missionary Society Kansas The Ladies M. E. Church south, of the City district, will meet in t is city Dr. C. C. Woods and ‘LOCAL ITEMS. Money to Loan to-morrow. it : §, 9 or 10 per soma ee ee Dr. John Mathews of Kansas City, réd tate, 5 years time, Wi ci : t ae verybody ee ped ee and Insurance will ene a iia ye yenye oc went. Notary Public. Call on See ana M. W. Mize. | Dave Colyer will start for Wash- rg-4t Office with Francisco Bros. | ington City the last of the week ; Dave has received an appoint: ——oo r Smit Jackson, } His territory Our merc Saturday i ston back, on the railroad track for office toils; From Was! ‘The ereke And in angnish he cries, a6 he To the victors belong the spo Sheriff, Hanks is visiting friends and relatives in K All kind and style of plow shocs at Wax P. Sa f Weiner’s shoe store. Joe T interest of his pat ¢ Equalization conve s Board of Equatizanon ¢ nvened [in the livery stab r, Henry Kaune. Monday. street, and will hereafter conduct the business alone. He has rented the brick stable of Fred Evans, on north main street, and will run both stables. Baby carriages from $5 to $25 at Opera House Furniture Store. A great deal ot flax will be sown | Joe is a live wide awake business this spring in Bates county. man. besides being a general tavor- ite, and will get his share of the liv- Job work of every description done = z ery business, at the Times office, and don’t you Many sheep died in the vicinity of Estill station, Howard county, this L. G. Kingsbury has lost forget it. According to the census of Bates county has a population of 25,251. There was an immense crowd in <own Saturday, the streets were al- most blockaded. 1880, winter. head ; the Bowan boys about sixty head; John Kingsbury, fifty head; twenty ‘ead each, Mr. John A. Sampson counted one hundred sheep pelts in his barn last week, and sup- posed that to be the number of mut- tons lost by tke severe winter. — Boonville Advertiser. The infant daughter of Alex. Lamb, died Saturday night and was buried Sunday evening. The fun- If you want a suit made in the latest style and from the best goods chlt on J. E. Talbott. Dixey L Haggard and Miss Nan me Day returned from their visit to Kentucky the latter part of last week Jim McKibben is too busy open- ing up his new spring goods to write anew advertisement this week. Alex. Walker, ina very impressive manner. And as the tuneral dirge was being sung at the home of Mr. Lamb, the pillow of Edward, young- est son of H. C. and Mafy F. Wyatt, was being baptized with tears from the eyes of an effectionate tath erand mother, tor as the tuneral procession left the ene the mourning was commenced at the other. Oh h.w sad the scene, but how glorious to know that the spirit of both aiter taking their flight were safely an- chored in the arms of Jesus, the ten- der, loving father ot little children. Weep not fathers and mother they are home now. Judge Sullens gave us a pleasant call Saturday. The judge is enjov- ing good health and was in fine spir- its. The Record says constable-elect Scott will retain the services of the present deputy constable, Mr. Tucker. Hon. A. Henry, we are glad to state,is improving in health and will, we hope, soon be able to be about and tend to business S. W. Price, one of the staunch tarmers of Spruce tawnship, was in the city Saturday and gave us a pleasant and substatial call. —— The Lightning. Thursday night of last week 2 terrible thunder storm visited this section. The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy rain tall, doing considerable damage to the farming community. The whole heavens seemed to be filled with electricity and the sharp, keen flashes @: hightning,bhinding in the extreme, Marion Todd, ot West Boone township, made us a pleasant call while in the city the latter part of the week, and favored us otherwise. J. R. Simpson, wite and daughter Ollie, lett Thursday morning for New Orleans. They will likely be absent two or three weeks. did considerable damage. W. = eee S. Chandler, living m= Elkhart Jim McKibben has returned from he east where he had gone to pur- ghase his spring stock of goods. Hold your breath they are now ar- riving. township, had the mistortune tec lose the finest horse on his place. The horse was standing in the mid- dle of the pasture when struck by the lightning. Lee Browning living in Cha township, also lost a fine mare. The dwelling Robt. Barton, Mr. near Vinton, were struck by lightning and damaged to some extent. The residence of Joel M. Ferguson Mrs. Clara Hoffman, State Presi- dent of the W. C, T. U.,wiil lecture at the court house, Friday, April ro, 7:30 p.m. Admission free. Turr out everybody and enjoy 4 rare treat. houses of and Patterson, Women's kid button shoes in p the way from $i 75 to go 00 8 pair ces 3 Max Weiner’s- jot Etkhart township, was slightly ee Peas Mts = | damage Mr. Badgley has had a n The elegant residence ot Win put up in his store room, south side i Page of this city was also struck on | square, dividing it into two rooms, the same evemng and damaged to ene to be occupied by Pharis’ | the extent of $25. The lightning grocery, the other by Dick Hurt’s | struck one of the chimneys and | barber shop. | strange 70 say glanced off and ran/ = down the euttering int h D. C. McCullam left tor Nebraska 1 ‘ ? See es cistern. last week to seek out a location. He e - will, in all probabilities, make that state his future home. Dunc. good tellow and leaves many friends here who wish him well wherever may conclude to go. The mest unfortunate of all so far as we have learned, was John Hester of Homer townsinp. He lost horses, the only team he kad, He | was a poor man and of course the mustortune wes heavy, Some of his sympathetrc isa two The town board, at its meetingon | geod last Thursday evening, passed an hearts started a benefit pet! erdivance creating aboard of health. | ¥° hope, raised Drs. Frizell, Renick, Boulware and buy him another team. Eyeringham were appointed mem- “ bers of the board. and clean up around your premis @ you will hear from the "Bhe best line of m Bid and goat§ Rochest Weiner's. neighbors with tion and, monev enough to Board of Equaiization of Bates county met Monday with all the members present Now go to work Wright, Glonous & Williams’ stock of Implements for sale cheap. By T. D. RAFTER. contracts | » has purchased the | on east Dakotah | one hundred head, Jobn Estill, forty | and many other tarmers from five to | eral services were conducted by Rev. | Not Selling Out at Cost. ot this county I want } to distinctly ng out at cost to j sending } understand not sel quit ness, oF out deceptive advertisements to rid my store goods, but 1 do say emph that I will not be undersold cost boot and sh My goods are all ne e house the latest styles, and goods for sare, old box-we pect to stay in this city, * my tuture home, 2 cannt offer y« | shoes that W} pertect | faction. Rem@mber, I do not to be undersoid by cost houses. Ge | their prices and t i nine. Max WEINER, \ East side s« i | | Vinton. \ Miss Mollie Eckerman, of Blue Mound, Kansas,1s visiting Mrs. Jude | W heatstone. Mr. 1. W. Crawtord has ret from Woodterd county, Ky..2 panied by Willie Prather. Mr. Jim and Jep Todd, two ot Clay countv’s solid business men, came down to attend the wedding of their brother. farmers com- mmenced have ¢ The A great manv have those work in earnest. not gathered all their corn: that have are plowing. j Mrs. Daniel Stewart is ¥ | relatives and friends in WEDDING IN HIGH LIFE. At the the residence of Mr. Ble Fisher, ia West Port March 24th, Mr. John Todd and Miss Magyie Lee Fisher were united by the Rev. J. W. Sage, of Dana. The wedding was very quiet.none | being present but relatives and inti- mate friends The Rev. Sage tied a very effectual knot and the twain were made one for all time. The ceremony was Very impressive, and created a profound and death-like silence among the guests. The bride looked very handsome and was at- tired in a rich, royal purple grograin silk; the groom wore a suit of black | cloth. Atter the usual congratulations of relatives and friends, supper was announced. Now, Mr. Editor, our pen proves inadequate to the task of describing the The large extention table tairly groaned be- neath sts not give a description equal to the occasion. It was all heart could wish or appetite crave. May peace and happiness be their lot, and their bark | lowa. township, scene. load; imagination could gently glide down the str and fiad a H j golden shore. m of time | the} sate | anchorage on The exhibition at No. 2, given at | the close of the winter term, taught by Miss Flo Forbes, was 2 grand | success. Misses Fannie and Mattie | Gryder, Flo and Min Forbes, Lora | Fry, Dollie Sheets, Maudie Halley, | Nelhe Fisher: Messrs. Forrest | Gryder, Ed. Thornbaugh, Al. | Crumley, Davie Forbes, S. Lewis, \ Willie Sheets, Wille Morris. | | Walley, and Tom Crawford, in their | | different parts, did justice to their storms ¢ | pieces and branght down i slause. The smaller ones did j well. Miss Dollie sheets personated the | Godess of Liberty, and to was grand would be ¢ | expressing i Miss Ne Fisker | rendered ece entitled ‘*The | Famine”’ her own superb way, and held t She 1s one of the finest cloc it has been our good fortune to and one of Bates’ fairest daughters. Davie Forbes delivered the piece itled ‘*Dot Baby ot Mine,” was well spoken and immense. which i Music was furnished by Messrs. Floyd and Forbes, who are both fine | | musicians. | Mr. Gus Floyd, a handsome and | } talented gentleman from Rich Hil}, | [is visiting the Misses Frazee- If the editor of the Butler Trivtes | don’t get the P. O. appoint i | Butler, his many readers in this vicrmty will always think he , ought to have had Long hve the | Times and democracy. BrowNiE- j- E. Talbott ti , of Butler, is now ready to tur ! you with a handsome suit | cider, has been practicing | out some uneasiness as they | one hog. | ships. Smit Township. Some ot our farmers have then oats sowed, and were making calcu- lanens cn plowing for corn next week but the rece stop to that work [or Misses Effie Cheatham a e Howe gets up a ‘ery entertaining | h read at the 55 paper which = } tthe Redmoer 0}, jeach w eek. Miss H. Howe's school, 4? Redmon school house will close in | three weeks Miss Howe has taugnt us a good 5§ ol Thuis ms, i we believe, the e taught : ; Miss Howe Kentucky will visit their oid homes sometime in the neat They will, probably, remain all summer. The favored one ot Miss Effie Cheathams says that he wants @ al wite and Miss Effie very econot economy now for some time. It causes her mot er some incony enience, sitt corn meal into the flour and so on. We would say to in answer to his question as [0 giving our neighbor credit for a nice dance, that it was not on account of any antipathy existing toward them, | but for reasons which we had | time ago made known to him off Re- The township election passed The quietly on last Tuesday. publicans tailed to put out ticket, ' consequently, the boys had an easy, walk over, howevcr, it was not ith- expect- ed, as there had not been an) est manifested in the election and small number of voters out, that republicans would muster their forc in the evening and clean them out. But they never, and the few who came voted the democrat ticket. Mr. W. H. Carrell ot this town- ship had his barn completely shat- tered last Wednesday night by light- ning. He had his horses in the barn at the time but none were killed. It damaged his grain considerably by exposure to the weather and killed He had an insurance of $500 on the barn and contents. With two correspondents Summit township the Times constantly keep the people of Bates county well postedin in what transpires in this section. The only thing we regret 1s that while other portions of the county are being sup- plied with news from this quarter, we are almost left in utter darkness as to what is going on in other town- But as being known 15 no their are trom will disadvantage to amyone or neighborhood, provided they taultless in character and other nec- essary teatures we suppose it can be borne with, however much we would like to learn ot what 1s going on im other portions of the county. We have never known, or heard of any one who once became a reader of the Times that has ordered his pa- per aiscontinued, which is a strong evidence of 1t’s worth and merit asa vour hair county paper. So keep | trimmed, your eyes Open and stand firm: for democracy and the night and success is yours. OpsERVER.- Foster Items. Guess we are having our Apri: do us for a while. Some of our tarmer their oats, butt rain caught before they harrowed = in, so they will probably have them to sow again. The Green View school began | Monday with 3g scholars enrolled. W. L. Gover has purchased a fine harrow. His neighbors will know where to go when they want to hor- Tow. Dr. Mrs. Young is quite sic as Effie will} barrel, | some | gone up that they ca a and i Was 3" s select school i bly Hive in :gnorance soth, the oldest and Mrs. daughter of Mr. Shelton, years nt the post-office. former has named his boy Grover Cleveland Lee and the latter Cleveland Woodti KID West Boone Items. I « . ey active pre} a tions te begin f as soon as John Todd and wite f ature home in Cedar county, the 34st inst. had the Mr. mistortune of John Boswell, who losing his home by i fire, a short time ago, 1s preparing to build H.C. Kinnard, of Kentucky. has Banfield farm tor this rented the | year The election held at Rosier, on | last Tuesday, tor the purpose of | choosing township officers, resulted, al. m electing the full demo- Manniep.—At the residence ot the bride’s parents, Tuesday, March th, Mr. Jonathan Todd and Miss 2 | Ma sher, by the Baprist church. wedding Phe lwas a quiet affair, only a few bemg present The groom is one of our mest influential farmers and i feeders, whide the bride 1s) an ac- complished and charming belle ot | this vicinity. We wish them much | happiness and joy, with best of wishes for their future welfare. Items are scarce these dull times, will strive to give you, weekly, the news of this neighborhood if vou will accept my contributions. Lema. Itch and Scratches cured in 30 minutes by Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This never fails. Sold by W.J. Lansdown, | druggist, Butler, Mo. 4Q°lyr SPECIAL \ j | | ot e very kind To loan at lowest rates of interest. The Philips decision does not eftect the Mo. Loan Co., represented by 15tf J. K. Bruce Butler, Mo. | s. B. NEWSILL | Does a general Insurance business—In- sures property against Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes, Cyclones and Wind Storms. Also insures Plate Glass against break- age by accident. Call policy betore itis too jate. Opera building over bank, But 24-tf Office in Mo. Farm for Sale. Iwill sell my farm, situated in section. in summit township, 15 hundred acres. Divided in lots te suit purchaser. Terms easy. A. Hasunton. } | Dp. A. Colyer, will keep hie noted stallion, Wild Irishman, the coming sea- son in the first barn west ot Riley & Phelps Dakotah near Mo livery stable, on street, southwest corr so hee | Violetine. Atter Dick Hurt gives youa lean uses Violetine, or tace ich soft skin and the ysca foam. u told doc ould on and w gone andl a Emetine f facial neural- ; itcontrols the n giving al F. W. Owen, Detroit, Mich. Lee, of Pleasanton, 15 attending her. ' The election Tuesday of last weck Ited i passed off quietly. which res the election of the demo he exception of cl an can ‘was elected by a majority of 15 votes. } husking some. People are nearly done corn and a few have plowed Walnut creek is past tording again. ' so when the boys want a letter th Let us are so near Many 2 Lady is beautiful, all but | cit and nobody has ever told ner how easy it is to put beauty on theskin. Beauty on the skin is Magnolia Balm. Rev. Sage. ot | cattle | Mr. Editor, so if my contributions | are not very lengthy or newsv, please do not blame me. 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