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4 ; | { AN INVOICE OF FANS RECEIVED, THE NEWIST THINGS. AT LOW , + | When you desire tomakea farm} A new coal loan, call on Duvall & Percival,| been formed known west side square, Butler. M,. Money ready as soon as papers are executed, prez fart loan at any time. Your principal ill be made payable at But- 134. and inter ler, Mo. J. D. Allen, of the Butler Times, a “true-blue” democrat and a sound Cleveland man, is a popular aspirant for delegateship to Chicago from this district. competent man could not be select- | the stump all over Missouri,” was | visiting ed and his chances are most flatter- | the positive declaration of Col. J L.|S0™ ou ing.—Pleasant Hill Gazette. D. W. Drummond's stock of high grade gilts and pressed wall paper decorations are models of art and elegance; don’t failtoseethem. 18-tf J.C. Ferguson of Fayette, presi- | dent of the Mechanics bank at Rich Hill; passed through here yesterday en route to Rich Hill. Mr. Fergu- son expressed the opinion that the choice of the people of Howard county for governor is Yeaman first and Stone second. The sentiment is also divided as to the state treas- urship between Stephens and Pitts. —Nevada Democrat. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, shs gave them Castorig On last Tuesday afternoon a little after 4 o’clock James Hunt, while preparing to perform a surgical op- eration on a young horse for Her- mad Walker, at the residence of the latter’s brother, met with a painful and serious misfortune. The horse had been thrown and his feet fastened, when he gave a quick flounce and rolled over avd caught Mr. Hunt's leg, crushing the ankle | and breaking the leg about midway below the left knee.—Montrose Dem- ocrat. W. H. Hupp is now located in the Allen building and has a fine line of wall paper. He also keeps paints, oils, and everything found in a first- class paint shop. 22. New Buildings. C. P. Fulkerson is building a nice residence on his farm just west of town. W. O. Atkeson is building a neat house on his land 1} miles south of town. Dennis Thrall is building a nice residence on the hill in the north part of the city. Frank Allen is laying the founda- | tion for a handsome residence on the lot adjoining W. W. Cook. John Pyle 1s building a nice house | in West Butler. Conductor Dickson of the Empo- ria, is putting a large addition to his | residence. A. J. Wyer is building an elegant two-story school building. be one of the most beautiful and tasty residences in the city and will be built on the most modern plan. Harper & Atkeson are making big improvements in their stoie building on the south side. The old building is being extended toa! a full 100 feet and the front will be! of plate glass and of modera d aign. Work also bas fairly begun on the double store building on the south- east corner of the square, and ina day or so the rock masons will be- gin laying the foundation. This will be one of the largest and finest business houses in the city and will, Wualities as comrade and friend.| plass. Give him a call. be an ornament to the town. residence near the west | This house will | T PRIC ” mining company has as the Bates county Mining Co operative Associa- , tion, with a capital stock of $10,000. ‘all practical miners. They have leased shaft No.1 and commenced | operation with 25 men. N. Wallace jis president and superintendent.— | Amoret Enterprise. | “We have got to nominate Stone Amore worthy and | of get the life flailed out of us on! school....Miss Cl | Pace, a leading democrat of Butler, | Mo.. at the Laclede hotel in St. Louis the other day, according to a newspaper reporter. ‘*The republi- cans are sure to nominate Col. War- the gubernatorial fight, and Stone is the only one of our candidates who can at all cope with Warner in joint debate, and I tell you a discussion between the two would be the rarest political treat we have had in Mis- | souri since the ante bellum days.” Review. | Inu order to make certain of a | Cleveland and Stone delegation from Bates county to the two con- | ventions the people must turn out in force at the primaries and assist jin the election of Stone men |to the county convention are for Cleveland for president and for | Stone for governor, but there are some politicians who are plan- ning to defeat Stone regardless of the will of the people. To defeat | these schemers the people must fill the county convention with men who will choose delegates whom they can depend on to execute their will in this matter. Therefore attend the township conveutions.—Rich Hill Review. L.ep:—At his home about one mile and a half west of this city, | Wednesday last, Stephen Stotts. | The deceased had been confined to | his bed for several weeks and as he |had for the past two week been gradually declining his death was not unexpected. Mr. Stotts was born in Madison county, Kentucky, | July 25th, 1819, and at the time of his death was nearly 73 years of age. He had never married, and in Oct. 1879, in company with his older brother, also a bachelor, sister and the Lewis boys, nephews, moved to Bates county, where they have since resided, farming being their occu- pation. He was a quiet and very industrious man, honest to a fault, jand gained the friendship and es- teem of all who formed his acquaint- ance. He was well known in this section of the county and his many ‘ friends will regret to learn of his of the Baptist church, and the fu- neral services were conducted by Mr. Stotts was a hero of two wars, serving in the Rev. Stockton. ner, of Kansas City, to lead them in | A Card. | Portiasp, OrEcon, Apri 12, 92 | Having decided to move to Port- land, Oregon, to make my future home I have disposed of my office furniture and fixtures to Dr. J. W. Lowry. a gentleman of age and ex- perience in the medical profession, and ove whow I consider as being | well qualified and able to give entire | satisfaction to those who may see proper to ewploy him, and as such I recommend bim to my former pa trons aud bespeak for Dr. Lowry ¢ liberal share of their patronage Very Respectful J.T. Wart 5, MD. Double Branch Ltems Oats all up and looking very fine w ....Nomore Open meetings at Do jble Branch soon ...Rev Miller will preach at Double Branch the 3d | Sunday in May....The click of the ion jcoruplanter can be heard in the neighborhood....... The Sabbath {school at Mt Zion was orgamzed with a good atten little and Mrs. Baker bad the misfortune to | cut his foot very bad....Isaac Sei ‘fers has been dangerously ill is |reported some better......There j will be aSunday school conver tion at ; Double Branch the 3rd Saturday in | May...... Unele Johnnie Hali and | wife took a trip to Butler Saturday |....Mr Showa | Rich Hill last son of Mr er was Visiting i aturday.... Wesley lege to pay all or| They have’35 members and they are | Hall will take lis departure for Ar j kansas ina few days.. Wonder ; when the girls will storin Orlando jagain?......John says he thinks he will go to Sunday school by himself jnext time.... Preach Wi | Branch will be at 4 o'clock instead | of 3 next Sunday eve... . Miss Vance {still thinks she will give an exhibi {tion soon after the close of her ara Showalter was with her friend Etta Eur last Sunday. . school all organized and along nicely...... Wonder where George was going so early Sunday morning....Mr Hucle of Texas 1s visiting in this neighborhood. ... Mrs Howard Young is expected in this neighborhood soon....Miss Li za Allison will act as secretary for the Double Branch Sunday school ....Clark Dillon is visiting friends | in this neighborhood Democrats don’t forget convention next Satur- | day. Littre Jessie g at gett Pleasant Gap Items. Some have corn planted and some | have not a furrow plowed....Mrs | Joe Ellingtou is improving slowly --.-R B Campbell has gone into the} sweet potato business again....Dr/ Champion was up from Eldorado a| few days agoand gave his old friends a call... .The tishermen said the wa ter was not deep enough to catch | any fish for it was only about forty | feet deep in the deepest and ten in| the shallowest...... Edd E says he} wishes he could go south this sum mer about every Sunday....P G is} improving; a new reof on RB C's} store and a smoke house on the west | of it....N I Whipple made a good trade when he traded a $100 horse for a $25 blind pony...P G Sunday ' school is rather slim it needs re eruiting up a little. ...There will be! preaching at P G next Saturday | night, Sunday and Sunday night — | Deve. Johnstown and Spruce Twp. Items. Farmers in this vicinity are busy preparing for corn planting...,Mr Jim Harman of near Butler, was in the city this week. .....Messrs Um- stadd and Oneal are building a house for Mrs Nannie Carleton...... Sam Bud was in town to day....Mr Tom) Spears is planting corn to-day. .The | UL brothers have regular ghost | dances in this section and looking for their Messiah, Buddy Carrol, to come....The band favored us with some good music Saturday night... Hugh Gordon has not called at my office this week, so I can’t tell you! what kind of weather to look for... | Preaching at Walnut Grove Sunday | Rev Lampton of Marshall, Mo.,| delivered an able sermon...... Esq | LaFollett and T N Strode fooled} the boys a trip on road working; | come up boys, like little men and| put in three days of good work and ‘rinz, and traded a span of mules for a team of | style. | he and Tom Sterk are feeding fed off for dinver at Gell £ | round price j then you will be all O K......We; |democrats expect to carry every | jcalled to see a sick child of T Aj | Crabtree Wednesday morning...... | Rev McComb passed through town | to-day en route for Montrose...... | Uncle Ped Calahan has gone out to} |han is doing a rushing business in | death. He wasa consistent member | bis farm to day....Mrs H P Cala jall other diseases caused by impure | | | week....Todd Petus was in town | to-day; reports the ground very wet “Texiean war, starting from Inde-| Yet in his section....Ab Shelton is pendence, Mo., and also in the late rebellion on the southern side: anc although be was spared to live to a ripe old age and peacefully fall asleep under the stars and stripes, the ex-confederates who live in this county and served with him during} j the entire conflict, testify to his bra- very asa soldier and to his amiable t Peace to his ashes. | repairing his residence. That's right, | nothing looks better than a well im | proved farm...... Dr J W Choate's jis the place to get good drugs, gro ceries and hardware;eall on him... . | Lee Radford is boarding with his brother-in-law by proxy (William Spears) and farming this sum: Gov. Syorr wall | B. F. Rosamond, | paints, oils, varnishes, paper, Baigley | building, south side square. 20tf i thing this fall only what is nailed | since. Success to you Walt, i down and red bot....Dr Maxey was | ©#reer- jher millinery shop....Mac Orear of | near Butler, was in our town this | brushes and} Ballard Items. A dust sprinkler a; RD Be i ° H wite, | i © roads Wilds and Jobo Lentz out viewing the land-| scape, Sunday eveniag D L kdrington of south Ky bili, basset out a number of trees around his house Prof Vivian and wife | spent Saturday with the jatter’s mother, Mrs Starke. The Prot is teaching near Aitots Mrs Embree is ing her maay friends Wilson Davidsen has the rheumatism, so we hear Fo knows the tro of the postottice Ja: good news to me; Lam here two ts are requ here when ne . 1 M S Kiersey e south and is looking after M Franklin on our returned from his road bumper J popping in ay ..Achi Frazee is WC Powell and wife visited McFarland, Sunday... Let aid out, and th an eX- Work getting in the late crop ..Up early Mon iay morning planting ‘taters, where is Bill Cole? (tn bed 3 past and not a werd trom Dick An¢ sam Y« M in Onlahe mules th work Hick Ray out d for ateam & Tope, &c., this week, says now is the ¢ ell him where done, but not a ir Jim Wainscott writes from Cal , | that work is plentitul and he has a good job Teeter had not | ast Wrote, but were going farther w We would not be surprised to see them in Bal- e long nd Geo IF Crow has located in the with a num erof Butler boys, where He do well Ky turned out en masse for Oak Hill on Sunday—even Felix H Wm Belton, we hear, is anxious to sell his farm located 2 miles north and 1-2 mile east of hison Ky bill Simeon Dunbar, the man on tep of the hill south ef Peter creek, will en- deavor to raise abont $75 worth of melons Mr Hoover of Henry Co., visited his daughter Mre it D Beatty, the first of the week Mr Jno Winegardner at the shop for repairs Mon- im Biadley and Fred Moshier 4 rvices Sunday, at Oak Hill Prot Maxey in on time; he is punctual as the watch. mer Huff and sister, Miss Vista, visited at Bell bros., but did not get to Ballard, for El- mer hated to leave until time te go home Sqvire LaFollett this morning entered the mares to Andy Owens — ML Embree at work in the shop at LaFollett’s. Why is that Messrs. Hoover and Winegardner were buying hogs here a few days since. They shipped some from Urich, Tuesday ... Dick Anderson andas Wilds went ‘hoging’? Tuesday .. Cris Greer and wife are putting the red on their house and fixing up generally Spring is surely here, as the women are cleaning house nd gardening .. Joe Stayion out Sunday in Boys, you had better look out, Joe means business .. Sam Kiereey called at the postofiice and chatted with us a short time. He is in the cattle business pretty extensively. Has over 900 headin all and some fine mules also; will return south chis week south where Beatty re- ceived a load of flour. Ree failed to get the ‘‘silk lace curiains,’’ so Kiersey seems to think... It is finished—the painting, we mean. Rob put on the red to-day, so Ed is left ..0 € Rogevs has the trading horse, at least if it acted with us as it does him it would be for trade....W E Moshier in town to-day as was Inele George Mis Mag Greer visiting in; ountry to-day....Qar local reporter on s Wednesday, he Is Mr Simons. Berry cone to Pett’s covnty Joe nith of But- jer, passed bound for Peter , but switeh- others... .. Bill Hugues in Batler th's week..... Mrs Clara Gree, died April 26h after an illness of sev- eral weeks, from a complication of diseases She was loved by all and will be sadly missed in the church and Sunday school bat most of all at the fam‘ly altar, Charley grieves not as one who has ne hope. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of the entire community .... Rec Cole sold his mules to Colyer for a good | Joe Stayton at the postotlice today; wonder ifhe gota letter?.... Gus Oneal and W H Howard added their names to the democratic list; lots of them in Sprace yet Mr and Mrs Wilds, Mrs Beatty and Mrs Gr attended the funeral wedn a bree at the ftont, 20 acres of corn planted and still pushing the team....Will C went to Elkhart township to-day. He will look afier **Shoeless Jim’s’’ fences while there. .Sauire LaFollett came ap looking like a blacksmith | RJ Starke and Geo Price at the re for | nails: 80 may expect to hear the sound of the] hammer at Georgetown Beatty stuck as | usual with his load to Urick. By the way, he! has Urick flour as well as sea foam « Oneal is turning the hill side pretty lively will soon have it black ... Will Howard keeps steadily plodding along and t t he will be to the front with his crop.. Crow comes to town on two feet. hope to see | him fatten his horses 60 they will be alle to work place | now eer Walter Moshier,! located in Butler, pass You Can Rely Upon Hood's Sarsaparilla as a posi- | tive remedy for every form of scrof-| ula, salt rheum, boils, pimples and | blood. It eradicates every i and atthe same time tou talizes the whole syst upurity } sandy iall troubles with Constipation an Clear Lake leew The ice season is pow open and L} am prepared to furnish wy customers | with clear lake ice. through the | wh: 23 lm SOD. { Casper STAMMEN W. H. Hupp has the finest line of | wall paper in the city. You are/ cordially invited to inspect “is ¢,00ds and get his prices before buying. 22 poultry. We pay the people cash for pre- STEELE, CRIER & C0. Are Agents for the Celebrated HEY The Aermator, Most ALSO ‘Self Binders Reapers and Mowers, SEL L— Powerful Wind Mill made, will sell an all steel galvanized) mill and a galvanized steel tower for $6 OO. Tn connection with this they are sole agents for the Thomas DousLe Actixne Force Pumps Axp Hay Rakes. Agents for Domestic and White Sewing Machines AND CHAMPION WASHERS, Highest Cash Price Paid ror Eggs, Butter and Poulter. The following is an extract from acommunication from W. M. Gra- ham to the Border Chief: I met in Camalus. Mont.. a Mr. Moore from Butler, a photograpber at one time with Mr. Hagedorn. He showed me a picture, or view, of the residence of my friend John Hayes, circuit clerk. He also showed mea copy of J. D. Allen’s booming Times and rejoices in the Captain's success. tice that the firm ef Pharis & Son, | by an unbroken record of five years | have demonstrated to the people of | Bates County that they pay the| strongest prices for Butter, Eggs and duce. Call onus on the South side square Butler, Mo- “PROGRAMME 4s Ot the District 8S. 8. Convention to be | Held at Amoret, Mo., on May 28. | 10 o’clock—Song by Amoret S_ S. nyer by Rev. Finney. | 10:15—Address of welcome by Rev. | Finney; response by Pleasaut Hill; | song, Spy Mound S. 5S. 30—Topie: Be not forgetful to | entertain strangers in the Sunday school by J A Wilson. Remarks. Song by Mulberry S. S. 11—Declamation by Jennie Brown; essay by Miss Mary Taylor: song by Virginia M. E. Sunday schoo! j Noow. :30—Song by Virginia Christain S. S. Reports from different sec'ys of different schools. 1:40—Topic: Should the teachers | of the Bible class explain the Bi- ble lesson in accordance with the commentary attached to each les. son in the quarterly or should the teacher give what he considers a | better explanation, by James West; remarks; song by Mt. Carmel 8. S. 2—Topic: How to obtain the best: attention and attendance at S. 5S. by W W Park; remarks. Decla- mation, Jessie Fairchild. Song by | Amoret little ones. 30—Topic: What relation has the Sabbath school to the church by Robert Anderson; remarks. Song, Virginia M. E. S. S. i —Topic: The teachers’ opportu- ) nities, Rev. Jno. Taylor; remarks. 4 op, Sadie Whinnery; song, | responsible for the morals of the rising generation, Cua:. Hensley; remarks. Song by Spy Mound S.S 15—Recitition, Jessie Crawford; essay. Lilian Hill; recitation, Lu- 3:tie Wilson; seng, Mt. Carmel S.S J. D. Derrert, Se Children Cry for Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Vonsorial Artist. Six chairs, no waiting, you are next I d get a first-class hair have and a shampoo. ecity. Best barbcrs, treet, opposite postoffice. i Ws. Boong, Prop’r. | cut, Finest North | Lawrence and McDonald for Stone. Nevada Democrat. A telegram of Monday to G. 5S. Hoss says McDonald county is red hot for Stone. M. R. DeGroff of Pineville aud M. V. Hall of South- west City, delegates to state conven- tion and instruced for Stone for gov- ernor. Late letters at Stone headquarters in this city bring the information that the delegates from Lawrence county is pledged to Stone. The delegation is composed of Chas. F. Weidmeyer, Aurora; E. P. Moore, Pierce City; Thos. Moore, Lawrepceburgh; Snowden H. Veitch received | Verona. RAW AS BEEF-STEAK Baby’s Fearful Suffering from Skip Disease Covering Entire Body Cured by Cuticura. My baby was taken very sick when he was threr monthe oid, and in a few days began breaking out We employed both of the home doctors, and they could do nothing for him. Then we sent for thi best doctor in Eaton Rapids, Mich., and he doc. fored him for twe weeks, and he go worse all the t! and then I took him tc Jackeon, to a doctor who attends especially i 4 diseases, and he got worse than hen I told my usband wehad better try the Cvticens Remwrpizs apy wa: did not have any id they would do ary good, butin Jess thin two months from th: time we began giving them to him he was entirely well, and not @ spot ou him, His hair began wing right off, and we thought he would ays be bald-headcd. There was pot aspot on bis whole body, fa head, only hie nose and eyes, but what was as raw as beef-steak. So poor there was not anything but bones, and so weak he could raise neither hand nor head. Mas. FRANK BAKKETT, Winfleld, Mich. Cuticura Resolvent The new blood and Skin Purifier, and greatest ef Humor Remedies, cleanses the blood of all impuri- and poisonous elements, and thus removes the e, while CUTICURA, the great skin cure, and 1cURa SoaP, an exquisite skin Leautifier, clear skin and ecalp, and restore the hair. Thua the 1cURA REMEDIES cure every species of itching, ning, scaly, pimply, and blotchy skin, acalp, and vod diseases, from ‘pimples to ecrofula, from infancy to age, when the best physicians fail. —_—. Bold everywhere. Price, Cori S0c.; Soar, 2ic.; RESOLVENT, $1. Prepared by the Potrsr °@ axD Cugmicat Corporation, Boston. Sa- Send for “ How to Cure Blood Diseases.” BABY'S Skin and Scalp purified and beautified by Cctictna Boar. Absolutely pure. » _ RHEUMATIC PAIN In one minute the Cuticura Anti- Pain Plaster relieves rheumatic sci- atica, big, Kidney, el acd muscular Price, tbe. Short-Hory Balls. Quite a bunch of high graded short horn yearling bulls for sale, cheap, on reasonable terms. Address, J. M. Hoacranp, Nyhart, Mo. Wall Paper and Paints. B. F Rosamond is located in the old Albert Badgley building, south side square, has 5,000 rolls of the very latest styles of paper. Also handles paints, ilk, varnishes, brushes. Painters and paperhang- ers materials. You should see his stock before buying 23 3m Dissolution Notice. Notice i ship heretof ¥en that the co-partner- etoforee gz between Jo andC.¥. Pharie, doing buisness nage ne firm name of Pharis & Son in the city of Butler has this day been dissolved by mutual consent Jobn Pharls retiring irom the firm. The back. ed by C. F. Pharis, who ud collects all’ out- a firm This 2nd day JOHN PHARIS, C.F. PHARIS, ‘ ~~, ‘MeCormie and Plano