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t | a | | ' } t con MONEY AND LAND. soeos BATES COUNTY LOAN and LAND CU., Call For Township Primary. Notice is hereby given that a pri- \ mary election will be held at jthe Court House, in Butler on | Saturday, Marca 9th, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of Mt Pleasant towre ship. Convention to send delegates to the county convention will meet promptly at one o'clock and pri- i marics for township officers will be gin at 2 o'clock and close at6 o clock Joux C Morris Delegates to County Convention. JAS. K. BRUGLER & SON, | MANAGERS, Butler Mo. ‘This Company invests money in real estate, buys n°tes and Schoo! Bonds, and dealsinall kinds ot good seuuriteis. FINE IMPROVED FARMS Ut 40 to 640 acres each, and good grazing lands from 400, to 1,500 acres in a body for sale or ex- change. LOCAL ITEMS. Friday the 22nd, Washington’s birthday, was about the coldest day of the year. Farmers, Lane is the only dry goods house that takes your chickens and eggs in exchange. D. A. Collier, Butler, Mo, will have six Kentucky jacks to sell. Jacks will bein Butler by Feb. 25th 1189. Correspondence solicited. tf Farmers, according to fair and square figuring Lane sells more diy goods for one dollar and pays more for poultry and eggs than any man in the county. Since the fire in the opera build- ing the Grange Store has concluded to reduce their stock and will sell all classes of goods cheap. Young Hyson, the finest quality 25 cents per pound at Sam Walls. Walls & Hoit made an amicable settlement of their loss by the recent fire, the insurance company paying them eight hundred and _ fifty two dollars and fifty cents. We are also glad to state that Dr. W. E. Tucker, had no trouble in settling his loss in full, which amounted to eight hundred dollars. Good zinc trunks $2.50, $2.75 & $3.00 at the American Clothing House. The negro Westly Thomas, who assaulted a Miss Pinkerton near Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday last, was, after much searching, caught at Port Gibson, taken from the of- ficers and returned to withir two miles of Vicksburg There the par- ty was met by another division and the negro was quietly lynched at 4 o’cloek in the afternoon. Lane belongs to the poultry trust company. . Robert Watkins was arrested at Pine Bluff Friday on a warrant from the United States court at Little Rock, charged with having interfered with an officer of election at Plum- merville last September. The suppo- sition, of couse, is that the arrest is the first of several connected with the Clayton murder, but as yet noth- ing definite has pointed in that di- rection. If you want to see right fine jacks eall at Harris & Lisle’s stable, But- ler, Mo. The Missouri Pacific has quaran- tined against the village of Reserve, Kan., only two trains daily being permitted to stop there, and neither of those being allowed to take on passengers. It is said that the en- tire population of the town has been exposed to smallpox, and that it has also spread to several towns. adjoining Farmers, remember the days to deliver your poulty to Lane. March, Sth, 9th and 11th, 1889. NEW BARBER SHOP. FRED W. DORN has opened up a new Barber Shop opposite office, North Main furniture end eve ern. Special art Children custon.ers tocall: will be . My house is large and plenty of room for . the Dost F The following is the number of delegates each township is entitled to in the county convention held in Butler, March 16th, for the purpose of nominating a county school com missioner: Mingo Spruce Shawnee Deer Creek 5 MitzePleasant. caus see eer 16 Charlotte. 252-5022 2s 2 see 4 Bust BOONE «02S. -is aayssae 2 ae 5 West Boone. 5.26 eee ns aoe cr 4 West Point. . aS Walnittet.. Aa. soci aee eee 9 LE LOSE Ts Tio ems Mire ero ERTes Soi Rar 2 Howard cueiccat selene ee 4 Rockville... ose Se ee 4 PERT s a oe ccs ee eee 3 Deepwater. Pieasaut Gap Summit... Lone Oak........ Osage = wee New Home...... Farmers, Lane is the only poultry and egg man in Butler. Married on the evening of the 19th by Elder J. B. Wright, at the residence of L. D. Roberts, 5 miles west of Adrian, Mr. John J. Jones of Adrian, and Miss Eva T. Roberts, a'so of Adrian. Happiness attend them.—Adrian Journal. Take your old plows to Jack Gip- son’s shop and have them made good as new. R. J. Starke spent Thursday in the city, and informed us that he bad just purchased at a bargain, the elegant farm near Johnstown, for merly owned by Capt. Ramsey. Bud is a rustler and the Times hopes to see him succeed. Lost! Lost! Now found; new prices at Lane's dry goods house. M. V. Owen, one of the most en- terprising and successful farmers of Grand River township, is feeding 40 head of choice native steers which will average at the present time over 1,500 pounds, he also has on hand 45 head of nice 2-year-old mules. Such men as Mr. Owen are the bone and sinew of Bates county. Dirn: In this city, Wednesday evening last of Pneumonia fever, wife of G. W. Cowley, proprietor ot the Pacitic house. near the depot. The deceased was sixty-two years of age, and one of Butler's most esti- mable ladies. The funeral took place from the Baptist church. of which she has been a consistent member for forty-five years, Thurs- day evening, the services being con- ducted by Rev. S. M. Brown, of Kansas City, after which the remains were conveyed to Oak Hill cemetery followed by a large concourse of rel- atives and friends, and laid to rest. She leayes an affectionate husband and a large family of children to mourn their loss. Jack Gipson the best blacksmith in Butler, makes specialty a of plow work; and will put a new shear on your old plow and make it good as new. It Isa Curions Fact That the body is more susceptible to benetit from medicine than at any other season. Hence the import- ance of taking Hood's Sarsaparilla now, when it will do you the most good. It is really wonde:ful for pu- rdyipg and enri ating an appetite. and giving a healthy tone to the whole system. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to itself. hi Township Com. ; ing the blood, eres} ! i Peter Creek Items. | Ep. Trses—Having seen nothing | in your valuable paper for a consid =) erable length o ti \ T will endeavor to drop you a few items hoping, though they may not interest your mauy readers will at least inform you that old Peter Creek is still the sume old stick and her people zre the same rustlers as of old. Our literary at the school house is, we think, the best that has ever | been in this ei progressing nice Mr. Broadus is with us often, anda good speech is enjoyed by our people when he does attend. Call again Mr. Sexaright, you shall always have a hearty wel- Debating is the first thing in order followed by declamaticns, dia come. logues and vocal music, after which our most interesting paper, viz:, the Enterprise, will be read. Gene is h stion at the the fellow to pop literary; any oue ha items will please hand them to the of the Enterprise. Emery's Plug Editor mule is afflicted with sore cyes contracted, it is thought, on Smokey Roe. Mrs. Narco Staley hadthe misfor- tune to lose her house and contents Feb. 4th; Mr. Robert Raglen’s property some by fire on Monday also time since. Quite a number of houses are re ported as catching on fire in this vi cinity, among whom the former resi- dence of J. M. White occupied at present by Mr. J. W. Staton, cause principally by detective flues, dry weather aud high winds. W.d. Yeates goes to Creighton often and always takes the middle road; Ob, to be a schoo! director! new residence this week. The general health is good and Dr. Willer is getting rather ill and hard to manage. Say, how was it Seranton broke his hack? Jesse D. Willie C. and Lon §. all have missed appointments on ac count of one girl having the sore eyes. better. Bill Rattler, of Snigh Hill, will de- liver at Hucher school house the coming week. Neyer mind, they are getting a lecture Greasy. Jewett & Hickman and the adjust- ers are busy invoicing and preparing to get at their loss by the recent fire. Cheap money tc loan on farms Jas. K. Bruaver. Mules for Sale. Thave ten spans of fine young mules for sale, at my farm 12 miles northeast of Butler and 3 miles south- west of Ballard. Highth 15to 13 hands, fine style and good color. Address, M.S. Keursey, 13-1m Ballard, Mo. Word was brought to town Satur- day that L. E. Mann was much worse, and fears entertained that blood poi- son had set in. OnSunday morning Drs. Walls and Boyd went out to see him and found the report to be ex- agerated and Mann improving. They went prepared to find the bul let which is still in his body, but finding him better decided not to perform a surgical operation. The cireuit court has fixed Mann's bail at two thousand dollars. Bring your job work to the Ties if you want it done neat and cheap. Pablic Sate. Twill sell at public sale at my place two miles northeast of Stump- town, in Pleasant Gap township on Thursday. March 7th, 1889, the following property.to-wit: 4 good brood mares. 2 two-year-old horses. iz horse. 2 colts, 2 Spans two and three year old mules, } 1 yearliog mule, 7 head short-horn land high grade cows, 1 short-horn bull, 1 full blood short-horn calf, 3 ealves, 16 head of stock hogs,15tins timothy hay, 200 bushels ots, farm- ing kitchen furniture. Also my farm of 240 acres f r sale or rent; SO acres pasture, 40 acres of es timothy meadow, Terms made known four-year-old inplements, household and NatHan GopFRrey. G. W. Hart will take another} boarder yet. W. H. Bennett will move in his | 200,000 To the Farmers! Chickens, ‘Turkeys. Geese and Ducks Wanted. | | { and don't ! forget fi Having made arrange- | ments to load a car twice a month | enables me to pay such prices for j Lane is still on deck all kind of poultry as has never been | paidin Bates County, Mo. I will pay the fi r prices for poultry | in cash to be delivered on March Sth, 9th and 1ith, 1889. Turkeys, per pound, alive, 64 ets; chickens. old hens, per pound, 5 cts, | which bring s you from 2.50 to $5.00 per dozen; young roesters, 1.25 to | $1.50 per doz; old roosters, $1.20 per doz. turkey hens, alive per pound, Scts; alive per pound, 6}ets; und, 3.00, to 5.40 dozen; young roosters, 1.25, to Price list of poultry, in trade; tom turkeys hens, 6 cts per } $1.75 per dozen. Iwill pay the above prices in | cash, poultry to be delivered on | March Sth, 9th and 11th, aud then I will give you a new price | list fur the next two weeks. | The highest cash price pzid | for all kinds of poultry at Lane's [am also selling dry goods cheaper than those who kre se Hing out at cost and have just received a large stock of the vest selected goods ever brought to Butler, be undersold. your past favors, I will ask you all to come again and see the farmer's friend, Perer Lane, West side Square, Butler, Mo. and will not Thanking you for Program of Bates county auxil- lary teachers association to be heid at the public school building in Adrian, Mo., March 2ud, 1889. Exercises will commence at 10 a. m. with music. After music, enrollment of mem- bers. 10:30 A. M. School government, by L. W. Putnam. 11 A.M. How to grade acountry school, by Wiley Welis. 1P.M. Object of our schools, by J. F. Searight. public 2P.M. How to teach grammer, by J. P. Gilmore. J. 4. Crowns, ) Committee on Sa.iie Busu, L. W. Puram, i) Program. This is the time of the year our merchants should be advertising. It has been reported on the streets that the Butler and Bates County National Banks influenced me in my actions in refusing to lease my store room to the Farmers Bank of Bates County. This I emphatically deny, as neither an officer or stock holder of either of these banks tioned this subject to me or I to them. The difference between the officers of the Farmers Bank and myself are of purely a business na- ture and the terms of the lease were not made to satisfyme. I make this statement in justice to the two banks. F. Bernaarpr. The ladies of the M. E. church will give their “Dairy Maids Carni val” and Advertising Drill at the Court House to-morrow, Thursday evening, Feb’y 28th. Admission 25 cents. The following is the pro- gram in full: ever Inen- Overture. Advertising Drill. Music,............-Mandolin Club. ic Ne “The Cow Boy.” Dairy Maids March and Chorus. Quartette . Boss.” “Kitty of Colraine.” “Milk Maids Marriage Song.”...... Music..............Mandolin Club. "A Cara. Butirz, Mo.. Feb. 23rd. 1889. Ep. Times. I notice that W. F. LaFollett is a candidate for consta- ble of Mt. Pleasant township. I wish to state that he was constable and collector in our township, and in his business as constable he was prompt in the service of all papers and was in every way a good officer and his returns were all dustice of the Pesce of Summit township . Buckeye z So ; = 4 os ie = eo a 2 o a > -«— 3 ao 2s = 7) n o [==] R. RK. D HARDWARE - AND - IMPLEMENTS TOP BUGGIES, SPRING AND FARM WAGONS. Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, &c, Gas Pipa Fitting and Pump Repairing, A Laree Assc TL Priewrys. PETTYS & PDFS ARLE Fancy Groceries, na is Feed and Prov QUEENSWARE ANU GLASSWARE, CICARS AND TOBACCO, We always pay the highes Produces KENTUC FOR SLAE AT I have eight Kentucky Jacks, I wish to sell at once. These Jacks are ready for service, and will be warran soundness, their breeding, their performance, and their sure foal-getting. They have good colors, good ages, good bone, good weight, good style, and from medium to large in size. ed. Prices and terms reasonable. D. A. COLYER BUTLER, MO. Money to Loan. On good security. We have mon ey to loan at 6 per cent interest and 5 per cent commission for five years. No other charges. pay all or part at any interest pay- ing time. cost about 7 per cent. 48-tf Jas. K. Brueiex aH ‘NIOS YP In VAMA °O "FL rVviIvo “y NO WOE, seotzg }semo'y £0 SOOLS LSU ANIA TIM NOA aia!) dae gaou ‘quowyeorp Auewapjuey ysoW oes a | eee =e Korce =:= Pumps, East Side Square, Butler, M9. KY JACKS. Borrower can ; This makes your loan} EACON, 4 4 ® 3 < Q fe} > Le} | 2 eg] > Qa C @ UMOLVAILIAD PIECED and STAMPED rtment of VINWARE. A. O. WELTON, ELTON IN ye inreo ons of all Kinds. UO t market price for Country BUTLER MO. ted in every particular, viz:—Their This stock must be seen, to appreciat- Call on, or address, Tonsorial Shop. For a nice hair cut, and a clean | shave, call at my shop, southeast | corner of the square. The cutting |of Ladies’ and children’s hair a specialty. I keep good barbers, also grind scissors and razors. All work guaranteed. Give me a call. W. A. Grrson, Barber. Z. J. Williams, collector of Mt. | Pleasant township, wishes us to re | mind the tax payers who have not al- | ready paid their taxes that the time lis about up when be will have to 'turn over his books. You sbould | call at once and settle. | Poultry Wanted. I will pay more cash money thar anybody in Butler, for your eggs chickens, turkeys. hickens Spring ¢ | wanted at big prices. at Bad | Atkinson’s or A. L. McBride & Co. Good hand picked apples wanted. ; Jas. Surre. _—— mae Trustee's Sale. Whereas Joel J. Nicho!s and Eliza 4. Nichols | his wife, by their deed of trast dsted | March 17th, is87, and recorded in the fe | corder’s office within and for Bates county, | Miesouri, in book No. 49, page #4. conv Se ; to the undersigned trustes the following Oe scribed real estate lying and being Cheer ge | the county of Bates and state of Missouri. wit: ‘The west half ofthe southwest quarer ¢ | section thirty-two, in township forty-two range thirty-three, containing So acres — orless, which conveyance was made in trust | secure the payment of one certain note fally described in said deed of trust; and wheres. default has been made inthe payment annual interest accrued on said note, 7] | default, according to the terms of said deed trust rendered the whole debt due and payable. ‘now leng past due and unpaid. Now, therefore, st the request of the legal bold- er of said note and pursuant to the bree tions of said deed of trust, 1 will p blie sell the above described premises at begs | vendue, to the highest bi for cash. += front door of the eurt house, 10 the ef utler, county of Bates and state of Mis- on rsday. February 28th. 1889, 2 clock i © forenors + day, for be! an in th : the pa: ee of sat da debt. inter aneeteee Mt. NLLES Met Truster of the - whieh : a ae |