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i Bates County * LOAN = LAND C0. Jas. K. Brugler & Son ea Managers, Sutler Mo. —_—+0+ 0-—_—_ This Company loans money at the lowest rates and buys good notes. We also make loans on improyed farms forthe Missouri Trust Co., of Se- dalia, Mo. If you want accommodation, call. We have a large line of fine improyed farms, grazing lands and city property for sale or exchange. Choice investments tor capitvlists, Baby Carriages in endless variety, from $4.00 to $25.00 at P. J. Jewett’s, Opera block. The water QuEEN! the WATER QUEEN! Oh, how I love to use it; It makes me sweet, it makes me clean, And this is why I always choose it. See your dealer and get a cake; 5 cents. Pair of good sized 6-year-old work horses for sale by McFarland Bros. At Max Weiner’s shoe store you will find the largest stack, the latest styles and the lowest prices, on all kinds otf foot wear. MONEY TO LOAN AT SIX Per Cent. with privilege of paying before due if desired. We do not "send borrow- er’s applications away for approv al, but decide on them here without de- lay, and furnish the money at once. We have a large amount ofgmoney on hand to be loaned on land. Par- ties wishing to borrow please call and get our terms. We can furnish the money at once. The Warton & Tucker Land Mortgage ( Co. , Butler, Mo. interest, on long time Decorating, parting and kalso- mining done with neatness and dis- patch, prices reasonable, by W. H. Hupp; South Main St., opposite Grange store. Ig 2t Sale. For $ House with 5 rooms on E, Dakota street, near school house. Enquire at Dick Hurt’s barber shop. Cleanliness and Godliness go hand in hand, The preacher, to promote it, gave this com- mand: Go into every household where raiment is unclean And tell them the merits of Water Qcrrx. At all first-class dealers for 5 cents. Farm for Sale. I will sell my tarm, situated section 1, in summit township, hundred acres. Divided in lots suit purchaser, Terms easy. A. Hami.ton. in 15 to Itch and Scratches of every kind cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Use no other. This never tails. Sold by D. L. Haggard and W. J. Lnasdown, druggist, But- ler, Mo. 5-1yr Have your painting,paper hanging and kalsomining done by W. H. Hupp. Shop South Main St., op- posite Grange store. 1g-2t Ben B, Canterbury & Co. will loan money on improved land at the lowest rates of interest, and give you privileges of payment that you can’t get elsewhere. Cull and get their rates. 21 tt See my line of men’s fine shoes— all styles, at $1.75, $2.00, $2.50, $3,00, $3.50, $4,00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00, $7,00, and $800. These are the best goods in the market. Max Werxer. Coal Ou Inspector Notice 1s hereby given to all deal- ers tr coal oil in Bates County that Thave secured the necessary testing instruments and duly qalified and am now ready to preform the duties of my office as contepplated by law. Dealers will find ikto their interest to notify me before pffering any oil for sale, as Lam dete}mind to do my | wiolators ot this section to the fullest ere ot the law. L. Lamrxm, Sieh Isgeraes bs Toten Co. duty in the matter and prosecute a LOCAL ITEMS. Rev. Mr, Clagett 1s holding a very successful revival meeting at Clinton. Pair of good sized 6-vear old work | horses fer sale by McFarland Bros. Dr. Gilmore, of Adnan, was in the city Monday. S. M. Talbott, of Elkhart town-/ ship, gave us a call Saturday. So far the indications are favora- ble for a large apple crop in this county. Make it a point to see the elegent line of cultivators at R. R. Deacon’s. 22 tf} Street Commissioner McCants is repairing our streets and © getting them in good shape. The most elegant gold band china sets in the city can be tound at T. E, Wilhams & Co’s. The Republican has some more of the townmuddle this week, Very interesting ( ?) The best line of men’s and boy’s plow shoes—all styles, and at prices tar below all competition. Max WEINER. The papers are fixing to marry off President Cleveland again. They have him engaged. Large lot ot baled hay for sale by Lyon & Williams. Special rates given. Call and see them. Capt. Donohue has sold his resi- dence in Appleton City and will move with his family onto his farm near this city, Insure your property with S. B. Newbill. business. He keeps a Record of all tf From present appearances Henry county will have two candidates in the race for circuit judge. Wilson and Judge Savage R. C. Dickens der Hage- dorn’s gallery, has the finest line ot heet, u confectioneries and in the city. cigars The woolen mills at Osceola burned up Sunday night ot last week. The building and machinery was an entire | loss to its owners. Listen to a word of warning: Guard your health with proper mein; Shun, as you would shuncontagion, Every soap but Water Qurzw. Five cents per cake by all @rst-class dealers. j-K Brugler & Son have five improved farms tor sale cheap and | on easy terms, 16tf If a load of fine shot editor ot the Democrat flutter so, what will be the effect when we turn our batteries loose and fire grape and canister. . In slippers, I have anything that is made, in men’s women’s, misses and children’s prices. all grades and Max WEINER. styles, It is predicted by the weather | prophets that great storms will pass oyer the United States in rapid suc- cession the last ten days of this | month. e J. K. Bruglar wants more appl cations tor first-class loans. cent. interest and commissions. 4 per 4-tf | Miss Bowden’s new and elegant stock of spring millinery has arrived and a cordial invitation 1s extended to the ladies to call and see the hand- | somest line of goods in the city, All the latest and nobbiest styles, | B both in hats, bonnets and trimmings. | | I have the best line of men’s and boy’s fine shoes in button, lace and | congress, at lower prices than any | other house can make on same qua ale ity of goods. Max WEINER. Albert Badgley has a nice line ot ladies’ and children’s shoes which he wants to close out at a bargain, to make rooin for his grocery stock. Now is your chance tor bargains, Ben. B. Canterbury & Co. will | loan money on improved land_at the | lowest rates ot interest a: privileges ot Payment that you can’t get elsewhere. rates, 21 d Children’s Roch- in the Weiner’s shoe store. 1 the city, Ladhes,’ Misses’ fine kid and goat dress shoes, ester make—the finest goods country, at M | Phey beat any i? To set your table off at a nominal ware at J. E. Williams & Co. Con makes the | Call and get their , Hair Balsam but once,” | Burger, druggist, cost buy a set of gold band china | \ ] vents dandruff- | NOT ENDED YET. ———->-—_— The Great Strike Begins to Spread— Five Hundred Car Shop Men In St. Louis Walk Out. ' St. Lous, Mo., Apnl 22.—An- | other step in the aggressive warfare of the striking Knights of Labor up- | on the Missouri Pacific railroad was taken this morning at 10 o'clock, | when 500 employes of the Missour! ‘car and toundry company stopped work and joined the strike, in obed- j ence to the order of district assem- bly No. 17. This move had been | contemplated ever since the knights found that the company was supply- ing repair material for the Missouri | Pacific and Iron Mountain shops, | where, it is claimed by the strikers, the new men are not sufficiently skillea to make their material. A committee from the knights called upon the yice-president of the | company and intormed him that un- | |less they ceased to turnish repair | material to the Missour: Pacific and } Iron Mountain companies their men would be ordered out. The vice president replied that | these two companies were among their best customers, and they would continue as long as they were able to fill their orders. The committee retired and issued the order to the Knights of Labor employed by the | company to quit work. The executive board of the Knights of Labor received to day tor the striker’s tund $3,000 in drafts and a telegram from the east stating that $20,000 had been torwarded trom sympathizers in that part of the country. | Stephen B. Elkins says on the sub- ject ot whether or not Joseph Pulit- | zer contributed $5,000 to the Blaine |campaign fund: ‘It Mr. | had given us a $5,000 check we'd | Pulitzer have photographed it and sent it all over the country. I he ever did and I don’t think anyone don’t believe else does.”’ | ee gre | It you want the best 5 cent cigar in town, call on R. C, Dickensheet J. E. Williams & Co. ' | ‘ | handsomest line of carry the china and glass- | Ware in town. | Se Sree The Greatest Offer of the Age. Twelve thousand dollars in gener- | al merchandise to exchange for good improved or unimproved land or I have also a | good city property. | nice So acre farm, and city property, | merchandise. For | further particulars apply to J. W. Harsert, | Shelbon, Mo. to exchange for Of all the soap I’ve used or seen, My favorite is the Watzr QuarN; It leads the van for general use, Although opponent give abuse. 22-2m At all first-class dealers at 5 cents. Spring Wagon for Sale. No. 1 platform spring wagon ai- | Most new for sale by McFarland Bros. Ice! Ice!! To get the purest and best ice pat- | | lee!!! jromze the Butler Ice Company, Orders sent through the post office will meet with prompt attention. | Their ice was all taken from the creek and is ot the best quality. Spring Wagon for Sale. No.1 platform spring wagon al- | most new for sale by McFarland TOs. 22 2t | Jas. M. Jeffress | wishes us to intorm the public that he , will open out his saloon on the south side ot the square, on Saturday, May 1, in a full and complete line of goods kept ina firstclasssaloon. Ail liquors and cigars of the purest and best quality. It being Bock+Beer day he will have abundance of beer, fresh and pure, and as cold as ice can} make it. Let the thirsty come and they will not be turned a jie will set a grand free night to which everybody is cord invited. Spring Wagon for Sale. No. 1 platform spring wagon McFa most by Bros. “We don’t have to recet | ter that it stands on itsrecord.”* Itstop: ir, restores original color, soft. nes and gloss. Exceptionally clean, pre | Tac Vinton. Miss Abbie Harrison, ot Butler, 1s visiting her cousin, Miss Sadie Gra- ham. Miss Annie Jackson,Lulie Jackson and Bettie Brookheart, accompanied ! by three young gentlemen, whose names we failed to learn, al! of Har- risonville, spent last Sunday at Mr. Nave’s, Mr. Tommie Crawford and sister May, spent last Saturday and Sun- day with Miss Renie Lew of this place. Mr. George Graham and wite were visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tye, last week. The chick of the corn planter 1s quite a familiar sound in this neigh- borhood. Mr. Weldon Yates was in the Electric City last week. Mr. \ilhe Fussell, of Lacygne, Kansas, was at Dana last Sunday. We predict marriage bells and cake Don’t torget us, please. Miss Susanie Redin 1s teaching the school at Dana. She is a fayor- ite with all who know her, A horrible affair occurred in a Kansas coal mine, about four miles west of this place, on Thursday eve. Mr. Gage’s little boy was killed. Will give the particulars as near as soon. wecan. Jesse got through eating his dinner betore the restot the tami- ly and went out to the coal mine, where it was his duty to keep the water out of the The cage was up. The wite of a gentleman, mine. | who occupies a house on Mr. Gage’s when he stooped under the farm, saw him wn and looked supposition is that he did it in cage. order to ascertain 1f the water was The lady all out of the mine. saw him struggling there, and, glancing up, she saw that the rope was off the She ran to the called her husband and mine. Wille Kesler but before they dead. drum. he came to his aid, could release him he was Jesse was a bright little boy about 9 years of age, beloved by all who knew him. There’s a fresh little mound near the willow, Where at evening you can wander and weep; There’s a dear vacant spot on your pillow, Where a sweet little face used to sleep. ‘And the little pet hand of our member Has gone tothe heavenly fold. There is silence in parlor and chamber, There is sadness in every room. O, you know it was the father that claimed, Let everything burdened with gloom; But you must not be comfortless, mourner, For you know where the angels have borne him And soon you will see him again. Mr, J. H. Crawtord was in Kan- sas City last week on business. Times are dull change the monotony save now and here; nothing to | then a candidate. Mr. Editor, we can’t give you a great amount of political news like the most of your correspondents, for we are only asimplefarmer. Would not attempt to send in any items, but think West Point township should be heard from once in a while, and then your paper is one of my favor- Ex-Conreb. Burdett. Politics 1s the topic of the day. Candidates are very numerous through this section of the country. Mr. E. A. Henry, Bud Starke and others, have been shaking hands with the boys this week. Farmers have all been planting corn this week, but are threatened with rain which may cause some ot them to wear long faces for a tew days. ites. the young ladies give entire satis- faction. Rev. Wright and wite called on Dr. J. W. France a few days ago, and spent the evening fishing on the Mormen Fork. The Rev. took home a nice string of cats. WHAT WE WOULD SMILE TO KNOW. Why G. D. McNeil didn’t ride instead of leading his borse when he went to Adrian the other day. What Cay White, ot Altona, got for the load of wood he borrowed in Burdett a few days ago. How many candidates are neg- lecting home affairs to get deteated in the coming campaign. Cuatrter Box, Hudson. Fine weather now for planting. Oats are growing nicely, and grass also. Present prospects are good tor a tull crop of fruits of all kinds. Wheat in this vicinity is looking very poor, the last snow and sleet had a bad effect, Miss Alice McClain, of Platte county, is visiting relatives and old triends in this neighborhood. Miss McClain has been attending and teaching school in Platte county the past three or four years. John Gilbreadth sold his tat cattle a few days ago to a Rich Hill firm, at $4 perhundred. Average weight 1290. Click, click, goes the corn planter trom eazly morn until late at evening. One more week of nice weather and the people of this community will be very near through corn plant- ing. f Miss Ida Lanier, Rock- ville’s voung ladies, teaching at district No. 6. Rockville school teachers niust have a to ths district, as there has been so many one of is liking applied for pc 5 Candidates are hike +e plagues ot Egypt, they come one but oftener, and bother the farmers very at a time, near as much unless they promise to use their influence for them, Mr. John Clark, who has been sick for three or four months, 1s con- valescent, but is still in a critical condition. Mrs. John Terry spends the re- mainder of spring and summer in Kentucky, visiting relatives and old friends. Willie Walker says, “it is not a very good plan to ride a mule to see your girl on Sunday eve, do you are This township is contemplating buying a grader. We do not think ita very good deal, for if you sure to get snubbed ”’ on of account the situation of some of the roads, it the rocks, where it is impossible to use it, contentions and hard teelings before a year’s time. For our part we think a grader is very nice if it can be used to give entire satisfaction. 1s among the hills and among and therefore, Jor ScHoonover. The best stock ot men’s boy’s and youth’s women’s, misses’ and child- ren’s foot wear, atlower prices than any other house in the city, at Max Weiner’s shoe store. Ben B. Canterbury & Co. will loan money on improved land at the lowest rates of interest, and give you privileges of payment that you can’t get elsewhere. Call and get their rates, 21 If you want something nice call at Wheat crops are looking well,and | J. E. Williams & Co., and buy a a fair prospect for agood applecrop. | Luster gold band china set. Mr. J. C. Jayne has a severe at- tack ot shingles. Mrs. J. M. Collins has phthics pulmonal:s. inciféncy a severe attack of indigesiion, but is ; conyalescent. Miss May Tevis has tvphod ma- fever. e Minnie France, babe of Dr, been . Frank Berry and on e 18th. Mr. Wm. AGS 3 teaching he Burdett school, aa Miss Laura j Clark the McNeil school. We learn j | | Mr. Lon Vanhorn’s Little boy had i i { | i The prettiest thins you ever saw. Pair of good sized 6-year-old work horses for sale by McFarland Bros. ig 2t Notice To Contraciors. Pursuant to an order made bs the coun- ty court of Bates county, Mo., at the | ae will on Monday, the said court is in e east Butler, Nowing 1 o'clock, p. our of the r Bushy brane Gap and Lone Oak ete over ast corner ot tructure e of Burr Oak bridges, will t bids by the and specifications m at my office in ML L, WOLFE, Bridge Com. court house. 2t-gt Miami creek | i r j tral Depe A. L. BETZ, ABSTRACTOR AND LOAN AGEur, Butver, Missovni. OFFICE—Second Stairway South of County National Bank—West Side Square. Financial Correspondent of Jarvig, Conklin& Co. Kansas ua City, Mo, DEAR SIR:—We wish to > call your at. tention to the special facilities we now have for making loans on improved _ farms. If you already bave a loan on your farm which you wish to renew, the low rates and advantages we can now will make it worth your while to call onusand secure our terms, If you wish to buy some more land, or to invest in live stock, there is no better time to use borrowed capital to advan. tage. The special terms that we can now give you are as follows: First :—We can furnish you with money from one to five years time, at seven per cent interest, and a commission, or we can make you a loa at nie per cent. interest for five years and charge you no commission at all, ~ SECOND :—will pay you the money 0 your lean “spot cash,”’ when you the papers, and do not ask you to pat your mortgage on record, and trast yg to send your papers otf a week or two before you get your money: Tuirp:—We will write your more gage for five years, but, if desired wi insert a clause allowing you to pay the loan off in full or in installments at any | interest payment after one year, we will not charge you one cent exter for this privilege. Other agents charge | you from ten to twenty dollars _ per thousand for the option to pay iF above. Fourtn:—We will give you the prin ilege to pay your interest once a yi only, if you desire, and will not cha vou anything extra for same. agencies require interest to be paid ianually, which is frequently very convenient to the farmer, and be makes him loose the use of that mo six months. FirtTi:—The most vexatious feat of loans through other agencies ig “extras.” For — inst they charge for certificates for U, judgements, ete. Our investories pay for these charges. All we ask you is to furnish good security, and abstract showing good due, Whether you need a loan at onee not, we will be glad to have you on us and obtain fall ticulars. Jarvis, Conklin & Co.'s Land office this city is becoming deservedly lar with the citizens of Bates cou charge for and as a consequence they are b largely patronized, Call on Ch VA their financial correspondent. Out of the Ast I am: now re for business inmyneé Iron Carriage Sho where I will be ple ea to see my old tomers and many né ones. I am prepare to furnish buggies 4 cheap, medium or iif grade as_ custon may wish, at lowé known prices. 4 keep on hand all ki of buggy repairs ido all kinds of b ‘and wagon repair and repainting. Col and see me. Elegant Tooms fitted up st a cost of | lion dollars, reduced to $1.00 sat) 1 Aor _ Euro an. Elevator. live better for less mor Hotel than at any | city.