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ae a RES DON'T LE . Youcan buy the following “BARGAINS —w AT deffman's Novelty store. = d you can’t buy them as cheap ferks else in tewn. PUT THAT IN your pipe and smoke it oe saat oa ee 50 Handsomely Cloth bound books for 40cts. worth $1,00 400 Standard Novels for 10c worth ad “gilk Plush” Albums will hold Cards, Panels and Cabinets 25 worth $2,00 — tn Leather Top Writing Desks, for $1,25 worth 2,00 Nickel plated call Bells for 35c orth 75¢ "Nickel plated Salt and Pepper Cas- tors for 35¢ worth $1,00 a Childrens’ Hammocks for rth 75¢ "Baskets of all kinds from 5c up to $1,00 : Best Laundry Soap in town 5c a bar. 3 Pint Tin Cups for 10c 2 Quart Tin Cups for lic The largest pencil tablet ever of- fered in town for 5 and 10cts. Call and see us. Hoffman's Novelty Store EAST SIDE SQUARE. cleared up a bi wed all week and docke’ County court lal: ‘oe Wn. McMillen and Jas. Cowan, two counterfeiters of silver dollars, were arrested by the sheriff of Cedar county, near la Stockton. the other ay. John Wright says the .ecent rains have fixed the corn crop in this county and ibe farmers will hive to send for Tarner to reduce the sur- plus. Several auction ecles took place Saturday, and the sizcets were filled with farmers which made Builer look as though she was putting on city airs. C. F. Green, a prominent lawyer of Carthage, commiiied suicide by hanging himse!* last week. Despon- dency over financial trouble is sup- posed to be the cause. T. J. Hendzickaon and wife, of West Boone township were inthe city Thursday to visit his mother. They were on theix way to Eldorado Springs to spend a few weeks. While the water works and lake is about as good as assured, we should not let the matter of ~e-building the opera house go by the hoard. It is also a public necessity, and ought by all means to be rebuilt. Tke Kelly's property, consisting of acouple of horses, a lot of hogs and an old self binder were sold on The Sir Kricht Templars of this Dr. J. G. Walker, who has been | | city took the early train this morn- | rusticating for the past week of ten ing for Harrisonville to assist in the | days in thesouthern part of the state burial ofa brothe~. ‘and A-kansas, returned bome Mon- | day ever‘ng. } 2a, WHHnIK of our Mis. J R. Rosca of Homer s township, one of Bates county's | E. T. Lee and wife of Odessa, Mo. { most esiimable ladies was buried | Who have been visiting the wiie cf } i yesterday afternoon. J. E. Arnold and other relatives re- | ; On Monasy na. turned to their home Sunday evew- | 4 A < Pjey maaan eee And _ continuation of the Biggest ler Lake & Park Co. About 14 acres| Mrs. Allen Day being called bya| rade we’ve ever had. The rea- of this land will be used for the lake, | telegram took the first Emporis son is plain n Oueeh ie natn storms of motrenieeneatl aan ae? WE H AVE THE COODS, WE ARE MAKING THE PRICES. the season uisited Butler Monday her sick dangther, Mrs. Winsett. night. For awhile it assumed al-| Miss Lou Frizell entertained the | most the proportions of s water-| teachers in attendance at ihe nor- spout and the lightning and thunder | mal in elegant style at the residence was tetrific. of herparents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Never before have we sold as goods i k and —_—_—_. z s e I man’ 8 in one week and we are pre- Mrs. A. Henry with her two sons Frizell on Thureday evening. pared to offer another large lot of elec : Harry and Carl, left for Baldwin,} John Harshaw, of Deepwater town- JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER LOT. 72 Dozen Mens fine Shirta Worth $1,75 to 2,50. We offer them less than 4 price. Come and see them. 200 Dozen Linen Hem-stiched Handkerchiefs at 5c 74 and 10c. 200 Fine Bed Spreads at $1,00 1,25 and 1,50 worth from $2,00 to 3,50 Kas. yesterday. They will probably | ship purchased the Dudley property spend the winter in that place and iin the southeast part of the city last 6 Bolts of Fine Sash Ribbon 6 inches wide given away at 50c a yard. | READ THIS LIST—EXAMINE THE GOODS the boys will aitend school there. ‘week Itisa very desirable piece Dr. é. R. Boyd, who has been sick | of property and was bought at a bar- for the past three of four weeks, | gain. most of the time being confined to The Jeffries saloon fixtures consist- his home has recovered sufficienly to , ing of two billiard tables, one pool be able to attend to his patients. ‘and ba- fixtures were sold vnder Miss Bell Davis has secured the | chattle mortgage in the court yard GLOV E DE P’T’ school at Wyckoff, Lion county, Kas. | yesterday even'ng by Mr. Hapman, a 2 5 : ? : : d. Silk She will report for duty Sept. 2nd. of Kansas City. al iseyide Ps cere a page 5c. Miss Bell’s reason for teaching in | The ladies of the M. Es deics, eae and Black. J Kansas is that they pay better wages 34 Pairs Ladies pure Silk a sou.h deserve a great deal of credit ? than in Bates county. ‘for the manner in which they are | Mitts, colers: Cream, Tan, + 25¢. ~ ’ Gray, and Black, were 60c now BUTTON DEP’T If you can call for a button we have not got—you beat anything that’s been done. Come and see our fine dress buttons at 5 and 10ca card. (2 doz.ona card.) Also our public square Saturday, to settle a judgement held by Jake Wright. The hogs brought the top of the market and a little above, C. B. Lew- BUTTER WEEKLY TIMES. LOCAL ITEMS Cheap money tc loan on farms Jas. K. Brucier. Mrs. Heinline is quite sick. Fix up your sidewalls by all means. R. N. Allen. wife and baby, of New Home iownship, were in the city Monday. The ariesian we'l is being exten- sively patronized each day by oer citizens. Sam Levy and Joe Meyers, who have been east buying goods return- ed yesterday. Miss Mollie Burrows, of Papins- ville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. W. Weaver. Deputy Sheriff Joe Shelby, went to Rich Hill yesterday on business eonnected with his office, Don’t wait until the c'ty forees you tobuild a sidewalk, but put it ni repair at once. The farmexs have beea very busy the past two weeks thresh’ 1g oats, flax and wheai. Haley Shobe was in the city one day last week on business connected with the county court. Hogs now are in great demand to eat the immense corn crop the farmers are sure to raise this year. Everybody is pleased with the idea of building the lake and making the artesian well a regular pleasure resort. O. and Mitchell Warford, two of northeast Bates’ most prosperous farmers, gave us a substantial call Thursday. Wm. E. Walton left Saturday even- ing for Denver, Colorado to join his wife who is spending the summer in the mountains. Uncle Ben Scott while cutting grass in front of his residence Fri- day with a sickle, had the misfor- tune to badly cut his ioot. A meeting of the Horticultural society willbe held next Saturday at the residence of J. B. Durand, near Prairie City. Miss Ella Close, step-daughter of H. M. Lyonhas been quite sick for several days. She has been an inva- lid since she was eight years of age. R. W. Crockett, of the Nevada Noe ticer, was in the city Thursday in the interest of the Nevada Fair, and gave usa pleasant call. The fair will be held Sept. 10th to 14th. _A peculiarity ef Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla is that while it purifies the blood, it imparts new vigor to every function of the body. himself a committee of one to treat every excursionist white that stops off to visit us. home, and when he goes away he will repay us ten fold by speaking a good word on every occasion for Butler and her sociable citizens. was cutinto mince meat by a train near Macon, Mo., the other day. She had been to town and purchased a bottle of whiskey, and when seen by the engineer was sitting on the end of the ties, he blew the whistle and the old woman attempted to get up but fell back across the track. ‘of the M. K. & T. railway, from Se- dalia through the southwest, died July 21st at South Butler, Michigan of paralysis. the time of his death. Deceased was a cousin of Hon. Josh LaDue of Clin- ton. ° is being the main purchaser. Quite a number of ovr citizens took their children to Rich H™1 last Thursday to see the fine horses. The herses must have been very fine as that was the most important feature of the circus. Fine horses can be seen on the streets of Butlerany day. John Cauffman, recently dis- charged from the county jail for ; committing a burglary at Rich Hill, was in the city Friday looking like a regular dude. He said he was now living in St. Paul, and had ‘engaged in the real estate business. Let every man in town appoint Make him feel at Alice Shea, a woman 60 year old, Peter LaDue, one of the builders He was 71 years old at We see from the Cass County Republican, that Sam Simon, well known in this city, and for several years & prominant farmer in the western part of the county, has de- cided to open a clothing store in Harrisonville shortly. ed astore room and will start east He has rent- the first of the month to buy goods. Mr. Simon would have opened in Butler, but was unable to get a suitable room. The Congressional bee has begun to buzz in this district. Judge J. B. Gantt and Josh LaDue have been mentioned in this county. S. P. Francisco from Cass and ex-con- gressman C. H. Morgan, from Bar- ton. Itis probable that at least three candidates will make the race. —Montrose Democrat. No, no Mr. Democrat man, while Cass county has a great many great and good citizens, there are none to cempare with our only and original Sim, and while we are disposed to be charitable and even generous at times, we must draw the line here. We cannot spare Sim and he can- not spare us. So please give proper credit hereafter. killed a number of English sparrows in Butler. Fourteen dead birds were found ‘in the gutter on the: west side of the square, and there’ must have been quite a number washed away. The exposition which opers at St. Joseph, Sept. 3rd, offers $500 pre- mium for the best dozen ears of corn, : 3250 for the second best eud $125: fo: the third best. This is a chance. for some enterprising farmer to meke | a spec. i At Lineas, Mo., oa the 6th ‘nst | Judge Brvgess passed sentence of death on Jas. A. Howell, convicted of ' “ling Mrs. Hall, ard her four children rear Brookfield. The date of the execvt'on is set fur November | 15th. | | Des. Elliott Pyle and James Ever- | ingham, of Butler, and Thomas C. | Robinson, of Mulberry, have been appointed by Corporal Tanner, Com- | missioner of pension as a board of pension examiners. They have re-| ceived their notification. | C.R. Radford and family wi'l start for southern Iowa about the first of September. Mr. Radford informs us that his wife's fam‘ly, the Hollands, will hold a reenion some time during the month, when every living member is expected to be present. Rey. Father Hawill, a pioneer priest of western Mo., died at his home in Shackelford, Saline county, the 4th inst. He had been in the ministry in this state for 40 years, and it was said that he was_ the old- esi resident priest west of the Miss- issippi river. A. E. Blatchert who left 2 couple of weeks ago for the east to buy his fa"! stock of clothing, retvrned home Friday evering. A portion of his goods have ariived and heis now busy arranging them on the coun- ters and shelves in his elegant room under the Palace hotel. Call and see the new styles. The Democrat objects to the Ties mentioning politics and frankly con- fesses that the mere mention of that subjectthas about the effect on its editor that a red rag has on an an- gry bull. It required half a column space for that paper to say that it would not mention politics in a year. We sincerely pity its readers whea its columns are thrown, open to the discussion of that subject. The siockholders of the Lake Co. met Friday evening and elected the following directors: Capt. F. J. Ty- gard, Wm. E. Walton, Capt. John W. Hannah, R. J. Hurley, J. M. McKib- ben, Geo. L. Smith, Thos. L. Petiys, D. N. Thompson and Jas. K. Burg- ler. The name of the company will be The Butler Park and Lake Co. It a paid up capita! of $5,000. me | a Pape a ots ‘improving the looks of the building The rain storm Monday night 20 Doz. Ladies and Child's White Pearl Buttons 2 doz. for 5c by giving the same a new coat of ) Lisle thread Gloves, assorted f 10c. and we have fine grade white and | smoked pearls all sizes. HOSIERY DEP’T. aint and carpeting the isles. P ptr outa -ibemmeaaess colors. The Trvrs, last Wednesday, gave , Mr Pharis a notice on his return . from following the notice was copied in the daily Democrat and credited to | Gloves, sold everywhere for - 5c. 1,25. During this sale. {load of the crop was brought to the | gins to look ke farming pays. | man’s fist, and a number of per ‘s, will be regularly incorporated with | ( ber. Warrensburg. On Monday the Warrensburg Journal-Democrat. There is nothing like having the | Intest news Caily. $310.30 is what ov~ esteemed i farmer friend, Carter Wallace, of Charlotte township has pocketed off of 22acres of flax this season. The last slevator Monday. The price realized was $1.05 per bushel, and the nen ber of bushels, threshing machine measure, was 320. When $310.30 is taken off of 2) land, it be- Mr. J. R. Harriman brought to our oftice yesterday two boxes of grapes, Hartford Prolitic ve ‘iety, two boxes of peaches, C-awford’s Early, very fine, nearly as lege as a of the Bartlett variety, measaring 11 ‘aches avornd. Mr. Harrimen is a successfv! fruit growe: of large ex- perience, cad has a splendid fruit farm only about one mi'e northwest of Butler. He claims that Ha-tford Prolific is as early as Moore’s eazly grape, and demonst-ated the same this year by raising both varieties. I. N. Yates, of Elk Hart township, spent Monday in the city, and from him we learned that the re-union of the Cleveland and Thurman Clubs of that section would take place at Cleveland Hul, (better known as Gloves, colors, all sizes. jmings for fall dresses and Gimp, Passementries, | beaded worth from 30 to 60c) per yard—during this| sale 2 1-2 cents. LACES, EMBROIDERIES, | Chenilles Ke. at your own Price. | _——__—_—$—_$——————— and pure linen towels at 10 cents. | TURKISH TOWELS TO CLOSE worth double. were 25c now 15c. 30 Doz. Ladies Fine Kid) all the fashionable 75e.| Ask your neighbor about our la- dies fast black hose at 10c and our Mens seamless R. T. sock 3 pair for 25c and then come and see them yourself, they are daisies. SHOES. ‘ We want it under- NOW| stood that our Shoes must wear as repre- plain, | sented and we posi- 10 Doz. Mens’ genuine Buck DRESS TRIMMINGS. Procure your trim- wraps and tively allow no mis- representations. Ladies Dongola Toe slips 50¢ Misses and childs Button slippers 50c a pair. Ladies Calf all Solid Button shoes | 1,25 per pair. | Ladies Best Satin Calf Shoes 1,5¢ a pair. Ladies Kid “Our Daisy” Button shoes $1,35 a pair. | Mens Calf Solid Comfort $1,25 a pair. Mens B. Calf Congress or Lace, TOWELS and TOWELING. ; : : | Button We have toweling at 5c per yard, them out. includes: 14x32 now 15c. per pair. 18x38 “ 25c¢, “ 27x34 Sue. #6) <6 | i Shoes “ Colored Turkish Towels for Tidies, | $1,50 a pair. Beautiful designs 15 and 25c. each. FOR THE BABIES AND THE Boys B. Calf Congress Button or Lace $1,25 a pair. Boys Kip shoes $1,00 a pair. Mens Selz Kip Boots. $3,00 a pair Mens Weston kip boots $2,00 a pair. | Mens Prime Oak kip Boot $2,25 LADIES 38 Fine Babies Caps, 25 and 35c. \ 82 Fine Ribbed Vests, (Ladies.) | the four corners) next Saturday. Gen. : NOTIONS: : i — ao bot Shelby has kindley consented to be Here's a list that cannet fail to) Mens Harvest King Calf Boot the orator of the day; W. W. Graves, | Please eyerybody. $2,50 a pair. of this city one of the original organi- zers of the clubs, will also be presert and make a speech. The above clubs have never disbanded and the re-union is for the purpose of re- organizing and getting in shape for the next campaign. A good time and a large attendance is antici- pated. A basket meeting was held at Spruce Sunday, under the auspices of the C. P. church. The morning services were conducted by Rev. Dougherty, of Altona, and in the evening by Rev. Rice of Johnson county. The restof the day was occupied by Prof. Morris, of Apple- ton City with a musical concert. a set. There was quite a number of Butler people present and from them we learn that the dinner spread was not only free to all but was simply mag- nificient, horse feed and water was also free to those that came unpre- pared, in short the meeting was one of the most pleasant they ever at- tended. A similar meeting will take 5c each. ors 5c each. 2 Large boxes blacking 5c. 3 Pieces of fine soap 5c. 25 Large white envelopes 5c. 24 Sheets Fine writing paper 5c. 4 Pound French castile soap 5c. $4 Pound white castile soap 5c. 2 Bars Stove polish 5c. 2 Packs hair pins 5c. 2 Packs good point pins 5e. HANDKERCHIEF DEP’T. 24 Inch red Bandana’s 9 patterns | All our $5,00 5,50 and 6,00 calf | Boots to be closed out at $3,50 and | 4,00 a pair. | We are selling mostly goods this season that we control the manufact- ure of ourselves and guarantee every pair solid and perfect workmanship. Boys Boots $1,25 and 1,50 a pair. Youths Boots $1,00 and 1,25 a pair. Childs Boots 75c and $1,00 a pair. Schoo! time is drawing near and we have a great many pairs of shoes Japanese silk handkerchiefs 2 styl- | (Broken Stock) but very suitable for 5c each. the early fall season. We haye ar- —— Picture gallery assorted, | ranged them in lots 50c 75¢ and a . $1,00. Come and see them. They Ladies collars } price. ? Ladies linen pet and cuffs 20c \are worth double the money; but we must sell them off at onse. See our elegant Show windows Our Chief silk handkerehief 6 col- the largest in Bates county, they are filled with Bargains for all. s ENTERPRISE SHOE & BARGAIN GO, place at the same church uzder the} Pu. AMA. Weil Manager, auspices of the United Brethren church, the first Sunday in Septeme North Side Square