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’ eR AE ET = REMOVAL!! a WE ARE GOING TO MOVE JAN. Ist. SELL OUT AT COST” ser e.wese | The Stock you HBnow. QUEENSWARE AND GLASSWARE. | Are hard to move without loss from breakage and we would rathe them at or below COST than to move them, and then we have a lar, stock of TIN WARE and it gets “badly battered” in moving, so that it will have to go at a sacrifice, and what discount we will make 10, 20 or 50 per cent. Well since the campaign when we did so much figuring on the Tariff we have gotten so mixed that we could not know the Dutchman’s per cent. if we were to meet it in the road. S Must 90 1 4 WE (éé | 480 we wl just say these Goo And if you want any of them we will not fall out them to you regardless of per cent. Cost and Carriage or anything else. cS Ch {the price. but sell i In ‘ the mean time we will keep our \Grocery Steck Beommng as itis NOW and if we should get excited when carving the prices on QUEENSWARE, TINWARE, &c., and should hit the GROCERIES a whack do not be surprised. Do not miss this opportauity. Sale Begins Saturday, Dec. Sth. E. T. STEELE & CO. —— The Ohio street M. E. church is !a pleasant and substantial call Tues- h | ed published in the Co , papers, | this association be extended to the |ehurch and friends at Butler for ' their christian courtesy and hospi- | tality during the sittings of the con- | vention. | cery merchant on the north side has played smash. He notifies the pub- lic that he will move his stock the first of January in the room now oc- | tinate. | the the time of death, and the syin- | pathies of the entire community The following resolution was pass- | MAKE YOUR SELECTION! in Butler last week and request- OFA PRESHN SEN R Ed. is a merchant that keeps up with the | HUSBAND BROTHER, SWEETHEART ecpied tne | =WIFE OR SISTER= Diev, December Sth, 1888, at 5:15 | Gregory Al-| From our elegant line of Slippers. Hardman & Co.'s entire J. and Mary | line of Samples, about 480 styles, and each the prettiest ; all He ‘the fashionable colors and handsome designs of embroidery. : Rerotven, that the thanks of Ed. T. Steele, the champien gro cupied by Aaron Hart under the Democrat office, and to save break ing and trouble he will until the above date sell his large stock of FOR queensware, glassware and tinware at cost. This isa big benefit to all persons wanting this line of goods, and now is your time to buy. procession and is always next to the band wagon, therefore if you want goods cheap, and especially glass, tin and queensware. Now is the accepted time. o'clock in the morning, lin, infant son of Thos. A. Smith, of pneumonia. th. pa- | rents, who idolized the “little man.” He wasa bright, promising baby | H ut |Our store is sold, and we invoice the stock December 29th. ' We will then bid our many friends good-bye. However, from ;| now until that time we must realize on all we can, and bar- 'gain hunters can find profitable investments with us; we want your money, and will give you fifteen for a dozen for ~ TWO WEEKS MORE. COME AND SEE US! R. WEILL & CO, iL. A. WEIL, Manager. NORTH SIDE SQUARE Ww ouly son of these devotec ANOTHER ITEM. boy, one year and three days old extended to the bereaved their great affliction. Fun vices were conducted from t ly residence by Elder Browning, of | the Christian church, at half past two o'clock Sunday afternoon and the | earthly remains of little Alin were | laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery, | there to await the great resurrection. | A large number of sympathizing | friends attended the funeral. This week our readers will begin | to look about town to see where | they can make the best selections | for Christmas presents aud what | merchant has laid in the greatest variety of holiday goods to select | from. In making your rounds we The general public is cordially ine LOCAL ITEMS pe@r-Nortice To TEACHERS :—Public Ex- i aminations for the benefit ot those per-! sons desiringto teach in Bates county, | will be held on the 3d Saturday of each | monthin the Ohio street school house, Butler, Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of Leach month in the West side school house, Rich Hill, Mo., the examination com- | mencing each day at 9 o'clock, A. M. é W. W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. Read the holiday advertisements. A. F. Hickman has a fine line of | fancy candies. _ Mrs. Leonard ; Davis has been quite ‘tick for several days. ' A. F. Hickman, The New Grocer on West side square, Anumber of people in the city Saturday and trade unusually good. John W. Allen and wife of Altona, gave us a pleasant call while in the city Monday. Thos. Gault of Rich Hill was in the city Monday and gave us a pleasant call. Farmers, look for the new grocer A. F. Hickman west side of square. - He wants apples, potatoes, butter, ggs and produce in general. BUTLER WEEK LY TIM ES. Seah Graham, of Adrian, gave us being repainted which adds great- ‘ly to its appearance. Mrs. J. A. Lefker returned from | her visit to Dade county Monday evening. J. T. Brownfield, of Wyoming, Ty., and Miss C. A. J. Turner, of Butler, were married by JudgeFran-| Miss Lillie Smith has been very cisco, Dec. 5th, 1888. ill the past week. It is reported Col. John W. Martin of Rich Hill, she had two congestive chills the died on the morning of Dec. 7th,| latter part of the week. 1888. He was a brother of Mrs. P.| | Among our Christmas advertisers, F. Hendley and-urcle of Mrs. M. J.| asking a share of your patronage Lampkin. - will be Lewis Hoffman, proprietor A. F. Hickman has a most excel-|°f the novelty store, one door north lent selection of tobacco and cigars. s Sam'l ae & Co. oe —_—__——___.. as &@ magnificent stock of holiday scene co London, os WAS | goods, almost anything you can call y the last of the week visit-|f5, He has plush toilet sets, which ing his old friend, J. W. Badger. are very handsome for presente, Mr. Jones has large landed interests Booka in this county near Adrian, which he was looking after. day, while in the city. | The Christian church building is undergoing repairs, such as re-paint- \ing, building a vestibule, ete. The appearance of the building is being greatly improved. toys, candies, etc., in endless variety. His prices are very reason- able, and before buying you.are ask- Eggs 25 cts at Lanes, poultry at ed to call and see him and make an market price. examination for yourself. Mr. J. M. Vaughn returned from} A: F. Hickman “don’t want the Lexington Monday evening. He had earth,” but asks part of your patrore been at the bedside of his sick fath-|®S*- Pieteece ese er er, Gen. R. C. Vaughn, who died] Herbert G. Walton, of Lone Oak Friday evening Gen. Vaughn was}township, will be married at Long- an old land mark and in his day was | wood, Saline county, to day to Miss one of the most prominent men of|Swan Clark, sister ‘to Mrs. John central Missouri. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Harris and _ John Classen, the “Wild Dutch- man” of Charlotte twp., favored us | while in the city Monday. Call and see J. M. Catterlin if you|Paul Walton left the first of the | think of changing your loan. tf. week to be in attendance. Mr. Wal- ee _ {ton is one of the most prominent | The meeting of the state horti-}-,ung farmers in the county and want you to drop into Geo, W. Weaver's store under the Palace ho- tel. With great care and with an eye to the wants of the people he has bought a stock of holiday goods that by far eclipses anything of the kind ever placed on sale in our city. He has anything you can call for in the Christmas line and his immense line of plush toilet sets which are just as handsome as the artistic skill of the merchants could imagine are not surpassed in this or any other market. His album stock from the largest to the smallest are superb. He has an endless variety of toys, dolls, candies, etc. Be sure and see Geo. W. Weaver before you buy. We call attention to the law card} of William O. Jackson in another column. Mr. Jackson informs us that he will not move to Kansas City the first of the year as had been re- ported, but will remain in Butler and devote his whole time to the practice of his profession. By close application and hard study he has made an enviable reputation as a lawyer and we would be loth to give him up. He was twice elected to the office of prosecuting attorney which he can appreciate the more being the only one who ever receiv- ed that distinction at the hands of the voters of Bates county. vited to call and inspect the large and hancsome stock of jewelry at N. B. Jeter's store on the west side. His stock of watches, clocks. rings and plated ware is not excelled in this section. He hasa large line es- pecially for the holiday trade and if it isa handsome present that will ‘be useful as well as ornamental, and ‘one that would make the heart of ' anybody glad, you can find it at Je ter’s. Call and examine his elegant stock he will take pleasure in exhib- iting his goods and prices. Watch for Uncle Tom’s Cabin grand street parade Saturday after- noon. new. LET ME GIVE YOU A POIN TERI For lliday Goods Call at Hetinan's Novelty Store WHEY? Because his goods are fresh and I have no ancient goods Because he sells his goods for less money than any house in T. W. Childs and T. D. Rafter | cultural society at Nevada last week|4, 0.) all re ports he is getting an ex- went up to Harrisonville Thursday | was well attended, and from reports} ..jjent lady for a bride. The T evening to hear Bishop Tuttle in} a pleasant and profitable time was) extends on; gratulations and best one of his able discourses. \had. Bates county, as usual in hor- : ticultural matters, was well repre- sented. J. M. Catterlin has been east and now would like to furnish you money cheap. tf. Badgley Bros. have a handsome line of swinging lamps for the holi- day trade, which they are offering eae ay ito the public at the lowest prices. Wm. Page, Esq., went to Kansas; They have a large and splendid City last week and bought eighty | stock of groceries and they sell as odd head of fine steers which he; cheap as the cheapest. Call and see _ shipped to his farm in the north} Badgley Bros. and examine their » part of the county to feed this win- | stock and prices and they will treat ter. | you square and right. The supper given by the ladies of | the Ohio street M. E. church Fri- - day night was well attended and . those present report an excellent supper and good time generally. _ Call and see the prizes A. F. |. Hickman offers on his baking pow- F der. Ed wishes. A. F. Hickmans groceries are all fresh just from the city. Call and get his prices. If you want a nice present for any of your family or friends, it will pay you to visit the mammoth book store of C. A. Bird at the post office in Rich Hill, Mo. He has toys of all kinds, plush goods at bed rock prices, albums cheaper than you ever saw them before, and in fact, everything in holiday goods in his line you will find at his place and at prices to suit the times. i C. A. Birp, Rich Hill, Mo. town, all of his Albums and Plush goods is 25 per cent. cheaper than any one else in town sells them. on hand from former years. Because all his goods are marked in plain figures, a child can buy as cheap as a grown see my stock, I will sell you Ladies and Gentlemen call and Toys, Plush Goods, Christmas Tree Trimmings and Confectioner For Less Money than any one else in town. Lewis HOr EAST SIDE OF SQUARE.