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tea UREN re j 3 f ; ALTON AND TECMUR LAND WORT at a a a eer IM ACESS TAD, Loaning Woney on Real Estate Seeurity im Large or smallsums and on ) Are Very Lowest Rates of Interest The Very L Parties Wishing to Borrow will Please Remember | > keep mone on hand to be paidas soon ‘different times. We make Abstracts by one - So oem set and compare them by the other and thus 2d. Can make loans at 6 per cent and small com- secure absolute correctness, and wil! be re- mission. sponsible for them. ao 3d. Allow payments before due and stop interest 6th. We have almost One Million Dollars under our when paid. control, and ourarrangenents are such that we Ath. Make loans with or without commission. can furnish money at low rates and without 5th. Have two sets of Abstract Books writtrn up at! Adrian Adrian continues to flourish. The weather cou d not be bettered for the gathering of corn, and the final preparations tor winter, which i§ near at hand. Our business men are all ‘stocked’ up with their respective lines of goods and are kept busy these bleak De- cémber days waiting on their numer- ous customers. The gas wells are not a hoax by any means. We have seen them with our own eyes. They are locat- ed on Mr. Chas. McCoy’s farm just on the southwest border of town. With gas works at Adrian and water works at Archie, oh! my! won't we fly! W Hz. Gibbens, ot Butler, was down here on business Saturday ooking hale and hearty. He reports the Electric City with courtiers. Times are looking favorable here for a college structure im the near fu thronging ture which would be a blessing to | this part of our moral vineyard. Mr. Day, of the Butler Marble Works, was on our streets Saturday. t We have tound Mr. Day a thorough gentleman and can recommend work as first-classin every re The Kecorder seem along on unruffled waters. The order ot Knights of Pythias of our city are working 1 : - plyfied manner in their cs The order ct. gliding present. €rease in good material. Mother Weils, of Butler, is ing here the past three weeks, t guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Alexander. We have a maguifi Fair nt news de- & She pot bere in the building. Cox & Weaver have as partner in their ex taken in a ess. Connell is chiet clerk at our ice prgeon holes, and works well in democratic um:form. Reubd Bryant has a p giass in his ‘store numode thousand and seven Andy Howerton is tal! te work on a job press a enee, Mo. in town Friday evening attending the regular meeting of the Knights ot Pythias. Dr. A. reported Archie on a solid basis and growing steady but firmly. pices of Prof. are well attended, and the efficient corpse of assistants have all they can do. The public, generally, are welt satisfied with the work, but as is the case 1n all well regulated schools, there are a tew “‘chronics’”’ who hke to **kick’’ to be noticed. the way, some people have a queer idea of notoriety on this sphere of ours A ¥ busy atiending court at the ‘*Hub’’ Satterlee, Esq., has been 1 i | the past week. {| Mrs. J. W. Howerton and Mrs. Curry, of our city, were visiting in | Butler Saturday, the guest of Mrs. ' Hattie Gibbens. Bro. Slv, of the ) turning out one of the best local pa- Advertiser, is |; perin Bates county, and one whi Adrian should teel proud of, Henry Moudyv & Co., on | most reliable firms of Bate | busy baleing hay shipment, we pre The United Breth pel have been en cf Co ving 2 series very interest weeks. which keeps Unuous det ty points of BI Quite ar been and very i & Weayer are you are stil e other side So we / Dr. T. W. Adair, of Archie, was | still pray that God and Grover will, Our city schools, under the aus- | Reisner, of Butler, | And, by! mundane ! We would preter | | oblivion to certain kinds of st, atleast. | in the end,decide in your favor and in the meantime, keep a ‘‘stff upper hp,’’ don’t let ‘‘e’m bulldoze,’’ nor shake you in your well-doing in the | Max Womax. | | least. Kisses by Maul. i A young postmaster of a village | ii postofhice was hard at work when a} | | gentle tap was heard upon the door, | i 1 ; and in stepped a bashful maiden ot i sixteen, with a money order, which | she desired cashed. She handed it j to the official with a bashtul smile, who, atter he had closely examined it, ! handed the money it calle¢ tor. At | asked | i had read what was written on the i | i | i {the same time he her tf she | | margin ot the order. ‘‘No, I have not.’? she rephed. | will *-for I can not make it out, you please read it for m The young postmaster read as tol- ! lows, ‘*I send you $3 and a dozen kisses.”’ i Glancing at the bashful girl, he said, **Now, I money, and I suppose you want the have paid you the kisses.’” ’ she said, **i there was a tas n them she never encountered betore. } » she h, moth S postoffice system of ours is at thing, developing more ard every year, and each new added seems to be the best sent me a dozen kisses al e money or ve me twenty. It be system all hol- tes Mail. lelivery any delay. ‘y RATES AND TERMS n and Tucker Land Morteage Company, No Change, **Gor’milk here ?’’ he farmer on the market. eo Wess.” “<Presh?’” “Just made yesterday.’ “IT used to make milk myself.’ **Did you?’’ “Thousands of barrels. Ten years ago the proportion used to be six gallons of water to every barrel ot milk; I wanted to ask you if there had been any change since then **Guess not—haven’t any,’’ was the candid answer. asked ot a There isa pool in Utah only a; foot deep, and situated at a very high freeze There is altitude, that retuses to even in the severest Winters. ‘ another that mysteriously replenishes itself with half-grown trout. One stream, though clear as crystal to the | : eye and tasteless, stains all the vege- a deep brown. Salt Lake City is the strongest sulphur water in the tation it flows over A warm spring near world. A hot spring a few miles off, with waters so hot that you can hardly put your hand into them, and ws bright as diamonds, is one of thé most remarkable combinaions chemicals ever analyzed craduated from a graduated from Some statistican annoui 25,000,000 acres 1 the United Srte Xe every vea G. Sa < never cruggist, Bu 49°-1yr heard ot | J.T. GRAVES & SON, i Southeast Corner Square, next to Grange store. Continues to carry one of the largest stocks of Harness & Saddlerv Goods, His Al Farm Harness and Single and Light double harness can’t be beat in quality and price. Come and examine. A full line of Saddles for Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses}: and everebody at bottom prices. We sell | Horse Blankets, Robes, Whips, Lashes, Curry Combs, | Horee brushes and similar articles as low as the lowest, as well as halters, bridles, collars, sweat pads, etc Ce} U R AIM into sell only first-class goc sell them as low as possible, tu eell only such goods as We can recommend, to please all whe favor us; that ia what we are here for and just what we propos todo. Repairing neatly done. - J. T. GRAVES & SON.J . WALNUT ADVERTISEMENTS. ~~ GIPSON BROS. & Co’s., |! a “a Ss Dy YE On “2 ; Real Estate) LOAN AND INSURANCE. Over Gipson & Badgleys Store. Syndicate Block. § , WALNUT, MISSOURL ; W.M. MILLS. 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