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Ite bee magne excellence ee bps sone - the Strongest, Purest, and most Healthful. . Price’sis the only oe Powder that not contain Ammonia ime, or Alam. 4 only in Cans ICE BAKING POWD&ER CO. mew york. MONEY AND LAND. ——~+esoe BATES COUNTY }) LOM anLANO C0, JAS. K. BRUGLER & SON, MANAGERS, Butler Mo. 4 This Company invests money in ren! estate, buys nites and School Bonds, and dealsin all kinds of good seuuriteis. FINE IMPROVED FARMS Ut 40 to 640 acres each, and good grazing lands from 400, to 1,g00 acres in a body for sale or ex- change. NSE TY EPG CT IE PTET LOCAL ITEMS. cHicaco. eT. Louis. J. K. Bruglar wants more apph- Cations tor first-class loans. 7 per cent. interest and commissions. 4-tf Walls & Holt, the druggists, are sole agents for Butler for Liquor ; Pepsin Compound, the great dyspep- Those afflicted with dyspepsia _) should use Liquor Pepsin Compound and get relief. For sale by Walls & } Bolt. J. K. Brugler wants 3 lot ot good farm loans, running trom 6 to 18 months. This 1s a good chance for tarmers to get short loans, or sell aboft real estate paper. BUCKWHEAT. We will pay the very highest cash Price forall Buckwheat offered up to Ast of December. 2. Powzr & Bro. The Walton & Tucker Investment Company Have made special arrangements to accommodate farmers with money to feed stock. They have a large amount of money on hand to be loaned on real estate, on time any- where from 6 months to 5 years, at low rates of interest. If you want 33-tf to borrow call and see them. ST R QHDEING SHOP. DNIZOHS ee they keep the Perkins light of Liquor Pepsin Compound, for sale only by Walls & Holt. “Can you tell me, darling, he asked, of the sofa, “the exact physiological and mathematical duration of akiss?” “About a secoud and a half, I be- lieve,” she answered, demurely. “Thanks,” he said; “I will make a minute of it.’—Burlington Free Press. E. T Stecie & Co. have just open- ed a new stock of library lamps, siand lamps, hand lamps and lamps of every description, besides a beau- tiful line of holiday goods. Calland se how they sell and you will be sur- prised at their cheapness. 51-2t. Henry Julian, a promising young J tne United State Government City, formerly of ied ty the headsofthe Great Universities | ¢wyer Of Kansas City, formerly Frankfort, Kentucky, an old school mate of ye editor, was in the city Friday and Saturday looking up the title to some lands in Butes county, and gave us a pleasant call. N. O. Wyard will sell you a set of harness hand sewed at his shop on the south side, cheap. The report that a new edition of Webster's Dictionary is soon to be issued is denied by the publishers. When the new book dves come out it will contain the word “dude,” but while we have the dude himself with us we can worry along with the old dict ouaries.—Indiavapolis Journal. Loans on choice real estate, Bank- er's Loan & TitleCo. P. C. Fulker- son and Geo. Canterbury, Managers. 61-tf. dohn G. McPeak, gave us a pleas- ant call while attending court last week. He reports Foster booming, says there is nota vacant business house or dwelling in the city, and even sheds are in demand for store ing away goods. This 1s good news and we sincerely hope that it muy prove to be founded upon stone and never again go backwards. Mie a: Loan & — Co. ve prepared the must pe: reliable abstracts of tht ota aud certify title records. Office west side. 51-4f. Mr. Wm. Page formerly announc ed to the court und bar a few days since the death of Hon. Burr H. Emerson and Hon. Foster P. Wright, both of whom had been judges of this cireuit and both of whom had passed away since the last term of court. On motion Judge DeArmond appointed Messrs. Page, Parkinson and John T. Smith, a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the estimation in which these eminent jurists were held by members of our bar. They will report before ad- journment of circuit court. Go to N. O. Wyard for barness, whips, collars, &c. He will treat you right and sell to you cheap. Everything in the way of fancy groceries and seasonable goods can be tound at Steele & Co's. Buck- wheat flour, maple syrup, mince meat, preserves, cranberries, canned fruits and vegetables of all kinds. Plain pickles, bottled pickles, tomato cat- sup and kraut. 51-2t. Take your boots and shoes to N. O. Wyard, for repairs. Let us have an old-fashioned Christmas, abounding in deep snow warm fires and fur robes, in sleds and sleighs, evergreens and carrols, and gifts for everybody! Nothing else so appeals to the children, or the people who‘have had a childhood And that is just the kind of a Christ- mas told about in “Captain Santa Claus” in the December Harper's. The sweet children have the presents they so longed for, and the sweet woman who so long has waited for her; and all the world was happier and better for the day, body else who reads charming story will just as every- Captain King’s be happier and better for it. sites SSSA Geo. Canterbury desires us to say Dyspepsia can be cured by the use as they sat together in the weak spot | Ten Years For Prine. souri vs. Alex. Prinethe jury brought | in « verdict Thursday of guilty and | assessed his punishment at 10 years in the penitentiary. It will be remembered that on the night of March 25, 1887, three masked men entered the residence } of Martin V. Owen, of Grand River | township, while the family were at | supper and with drawn revolvers one ; of them guarded Mr. Owen and his | family while the other two searched | the premises for valuables. Chas. Suttles, Jim Farmer and Alex Prine | were arrested for the robbery and } at the June term of court Farmer and Suttles plead guilty and Farm- er was sentenced to the penitentiary while Suttles was retained as a wit- ness against Prine. This was the boldest robberry ever committed in our county and each of these three | would-be Dick Turpins has met that he has a large list of lands and also good town property for sale or for exchange for any kind of good Property. Call at office of the Bank- er's Loan and Titl{Co., west side. Proprietor. S1-tf. ; with his just reward. Dana Items. Ep. Tiwzs:—All quiet since the election. Some of our boys I see are indict- ed for gambling and selling whisky. Weather dry and water scarce. Farmers are through husking corn. Mr. John Green will take unto himself a better half in a short time. That's right John, nothing like it. A. P. Cline, John Weir, A. G. Wal- ley, L. S. Richardson and A. Samp- son will start up Salt River next Saturday on the fine steamer, Col. Fred Grant, with Henry Maybee, Capt.; Sig Good, mate; A. H. Hirst, chief cook. We hope the colored crew with Arthur McGrady, the bus- iness manager, will land them safe at the source of said river never to return. Rovsrer. We clip the following from the November report of the State Board of Agriculture: Drouth is severe over most of the state, in some parts extremely so. Stock water is very scarce and se- cured with difficulty and cost while many of our villages are at equal in- convenience in securing it. In southern Missouri pastures are very poor while parts of central Missouri are suffering in a decided way. All physicians recommend Liquor Pepsin Compound for the cure of dyspepsia; for sale by Walls & Holt, the druggists. Sam E. Heinlein, the efficient salesman with Bennett Wheeler & Co. for a long time has severed his connection with that firm and ac cepted a position as traveling sales- man for Bradley Wheeler & Co wholesale dealers in carriages, wag- ons and farm machinery, of Kansas City. Mr. Heinlein is a worthy and excellent gentlem n besides being a good and faithful salesman and we congratulate this firm on se- curing his services. Walls & Holt sell a clear Havana filler hand-made cigar for 5 cents. Nothing like it in Butler. Virginia Items. Seeing no news in your ;aper from this place, I thought I would give youa few so you may know that Virginia is not dead Rev. Baker, of Butler, assisted by Rev, Pingry, of Adrian, have been holding a | Protracted mecting «t this place; meet- ing closed last night. ‘The meeting last- ed three weeks, was well attended and many persons were convinced that now was the accepted time, and about twen- 'y joined the church. Our town is o:.a boom, we now have four stores. J. S. Peirce opened up with Dry Goods and Groceries in his building so Tamany Hall is no more. Our Railroad committee feel confident that we will get the Sabine Pass road, and it we do our part Bates County will be 1n good shape; we can ship our stock without driving and hauling ten miles. Born Nov. 19th, to the wite of A. P. | 3ridgetord, a son, all parties doing well Mrs. Emanuel Steel is quite low with consumption. Quite a seriour accident happened at Pat Malones’~ on in-: hursday some one had put a charge of rowder in a stick ot wood, and while his daughter was aie the stove it ex, loded tearing the stove to pieces, hurting ths daughter and came | near burning the houre. DRIER IU IN o e “E This J. K. Brugler & Son have a large Set edrtotcerees, Here, list of fine improved farms tor sale cheap and oneasyterms, 16tf | FRSse- In the case of the State of Mis- | Stace Circuit Court Proceedings. Novemsze 15th., 1886. Jennie Lipe et. al. vs. A. J. Pitch- ford; verdict for defendant. Geo. A. Todd vs. D. C. Edwards et. al.; judgment for plaintiff. Thos. Striff vs. J.C. Phillips et. al.; verdict for plaintiff. Geo. W. Short vs. E. Shaver; ver- dict for plaintiff. State vs. Holt Davis; prisoner ar- raigned, plea not guilty, enters in recognizance with Wm. A. Warfoid and Walter Miller, bondsmen, $2500. State vs. A. Condra; nolle pros. R. H. Washburn vs. J. W. Alexan- der; judgement for plaintiff. NovemBer 16th., 1887. State vs. Geo. Sweeny; continued. State vs. Perry Gregory; contin- ued. J. W. Bailey (juror) attachment ordered. T. T. Crittenden vs. Sallie L. Gra- ham; dismissed. Novemser 17th., 1887. Jas. Laughlin (juror) attachment ordered. Mary A. Ellis vs. St. L. & E. Ry. Co.; judgment for plaintiff. State vs. D. B. Bigg; continued. State vs. Samuel Lawson; contin- ued. State vs. Alex Prine; verdict guil- ty, 10 years in the penitentiary. Novemsgr 18th., 1887. State vs. Ed. Bosey; continued. State vs. Stephen Staley; indict- ment quashed and defendant dis- charged. State vs. Thus. Kelly; plea guilty entered, 2 years in penitentiary. State vs. Henry Maybee; contin- ued. State vs. Henry Maybee; continu- ed. “WANTED 100 old breaking plows. Iwill put a new share on your plow and store it until spring plowing begins with out extra charge, no money required until plow is taken out in the spring. Remewber I grind all my newshares at the Star wagon shop, southeast cor- ner square, Butler. All work war ranted. Say! E. T. Steele & Co. are selling a first class article of Imperial and Young Hyson tea that is worth 75c. per pound at 3 pounds for one dol- lar. 51-2t. Large Sale of Property. Judge McBeth has just complet eda trade for property in Kansas City, known as the Wirewood House, situated on Washington street be- tween 7thand 8th. It is five stories, has 80 rooms and all the modern improvements. The price is $60,- 500. In part pay the Judge puts in his west side block in Clinton known as “Centre Block,” at $48,000. We congratulate the purchaser of Centre Block. It is among the most valua- ble business property of our city. We hope the Judge also has made a good trade.—Clinton Democrat. If you want a set of knives and forks or spoons ora set of carvers do not buy until you have seen our stock. We have just received a new lot direct from the factory and knives and forks were never before sold cheaper than we are now selling them. Don't forget the place. 51-2t E. T. Srexrz & Co. Absolutely Pure. ————————— Sing is Baieing Our imitators and would be competitors daily besiege { customers and try to talk them into purchasing goods for § “‘old time friendship”’ and by offering credit as an induce- ment. We antagonize no one but only say to the Cash fs Buyers of Bates County we can and will save you money ; on your shoe bills. We offer only reliable, first-class goods. It costs you nothing to investigate and every individual | should take this advantage of satisfying a natural curiosity. i i if 4 Visit our store and if we can’t sell you we will at least treat you gentlemanly. We offer for your inspection ‘7 Cases Men’s Whole Stock Kip Boots, former price $2.25, close ou) at 1.50. = 1O Cases Men’s Hand-made Service Boots, former price $2.50 close outif out at 210. F G7 pairs Men’s Banner Boots former price $3., close outat 2.35. THE FAMOUS SELZ BOOT WE SEL AT $3.00 PER PAIR £% Dozen Pairs Ladies’ XX Calf Button, former price $2, close outat 1.5% 3G Pairs Ladies’ Goat Button, former price $1.75, close out at 1.25. al A Large Lot of Schoo! Shoes at 50 cents A large lot of School Shoes, broken lots, close them out at 50c a pair. Selz’ Best Stoga Boots $3 a pair. GO Pairs Ladies’ Selz Calf Pogged Shoes $1.25. 3OO Pairs Infant Shoes 40c a pair. Ladies Rubbers 25c a pai We must have money to run our larg ; business and are compelled to:sell. Be sur f you come and see us before you purchase Boots or Shoes. We'll treat you right. R. WEIL & C0, NORTH SIDE SQUARE L. A. WEIL, Manager. > Wm F. HEMSTREET j i Successor to AARON BELL. tan De Foo tO Sul Having purchased the entire stock of Groceries and Queenswrar Of Mr. Bell. I have added to and rearranged the stock and am now prepared to furnish all old cus- tomers and new ones the very best goods in my line. I handle the celebrated and keep 2 good supply of FEED OF ALL KINDS Come and see me at Bell’s old stand near southwest corner public square and I will sell you goods as eheap as any body. HEMSTREE4 i Wm. F.