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= resniasctneca ins east 2 thea reno ¥ pie wuarmicnrcwecamanan: INCh Gl The remainder of the stock of the Boston Store to TO CLOSE 30 Days be slaughtered. IT OUT or Less. Having bought this stock “for a song,” and being determined to wind it up in the shorest time possible, all goods will positively. BE SOLD WITHOUT These goods have the cash. REGARD TO VALUES. must go, we must C.E,GILBERT. Duvall §& Percival of ius! city are saving the farm- ers of Bates county thou- sands of dollars by giving them the benefit lof their lower rates of interest on farm loans. We understand that Judge F. M. Steele will take charge of the jail and board the prisoners for sheriff Colyer. Judge Steele is one of the best men in thecounty and Mr. C. is to be congratulated for securing eo excellent a family to look after the prisoners. The democratic state central com mittee in session in St. Louis Thurs day passed a resolution iudorsing Col. Dick Dalton for surveyor of the port of St. Louis which was adopt- ed unanimously, and a resolution indorsing Gov. Francis for a cabinet position was also adopted. — The fact that the rice John G. Carlisle is yet a poor man, dependent wholly upon his salary as a senator for the means with which to buy meat and bread for himself and wife, is a reminder that there is yet rugged honesty among the men occupying high official places in America no less than splendid evi- dence of his fitness for the office of | secretary of the treasury.—St. Louis Chronicle. Lexington, Mo. Dec, 29.—The; trial of Harvey Plattenburg, which has been of three days’ duration, | . was ended here to-day. Plattenburg shot and killed Policeman Dave Gray and James McDowell in this city on September 29, and has been in jail here ever since. The trial was to see whether or not the case | was a bailable one, and Judge Rich- ardfield refused him bail. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 29.—Cora Griffith, 28 years old, came to this city eight months ago with her par- ents. Since then both her parents | have died. Yesterday afternoon the | young woman spent her last dollar fora dancing lesson. At supper time she went to a restaurant and | begged something to eat, then went | to her boarding house at 322 East Washington street, swallowed an ounce of carbolic acid and died in | an hour. For Sare:—A good double barrel breech-loading, number twelve shot- gun, cheap. W. A. Brovar- Notice—I cris 1000 mammie good butter. C. F. Paanis. List your land at once with J. W. Tucker, over Mo. State Bank, who wants a few more farms to complete his list. 2 tf Parties desiring to aa money on real estate for long or short time can be accommodated at very low rates of interest. Loaus made so borrower can pay any part at any time and stop interest. Money on hand ready. No delay. Interest pay- able once a year, © Missourt State Baxx Squire D. G. Newsom returned Saturday from his trip to North Car- olina, where he went to visit his father who is very sick. The squire reports that from the nature of the old gentleman's disease it is only a mere question of time with him. He is afflicted with paralysis and the physician said the end was near but uncertain and it might be a week or amonth but his recovery was im- possible. He is perfectly helpless and does not recognize his wife or attendants. Farmers of Bates county, remem- | ber that C. F. Pharis the south side merchant buys your butter, poultry and eggs, when others will not. He | pays the people cash. tf At a recent meeting of the county court it was decided that Ex County Clerk Geo. I. Shepard had over- drawn his fees to the amount of over $6,000, and demand was made upon him for the amount. This money is | fees for keeping account of the treas- | urers books and bas always been al- | lowed to the previous county clerks and other counties are yet allowing jit. But theattorney-general has de- cided that such allowance is illegal, | and Mr. Shepard will have the case carried before the higher courts, and |if the decision is against him the money will be repaid, as both Mr. Shepard and bondsmen are perfect- ly good.—Cass Co. Democrat. Money to loan.—Farms for sale. ‘A. S. Miriuory, Real Estate Ag’t. South Side, Butler, Mo. ; 3tf 70 (ye? The only Pur Used in “PRICE'S aii Bakine Powder. e Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard. ‘a doctor was summoned and he may | jeashier J. R still hard. fae Mulvey of Rekumes City| went to Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, | bought lot in the cemetery, paid! the sexton to dig a grave, went to} an undertaker and procured a coffin, | Q java paid a man to drive the hearse. | Ops making these preparations he | went to his hotel, wrote a number of letters, after which he went to bed) and took a large dose of morphiue with suicidal intent. He was discov ered by the night clerk at the hotel» recover. He had published a book that proved a failure and despond- ency caused him to commit the act. The masquerade ball given by the Young Ladies Progressive Club at the Palace hotel Thursday night was | the social event of the season, and a great success in every particular. The dance was held in the dining room, and promptly at 9 o'clock as the band played and the sweet strains of music floated away through the halls the grand march was taken up and the masqueraders filed into the dance room and the fun began, and it was enjoyment from start to finish as a better or more social time was never had on a similar occasion in this city. Those present from a distance who participated in the merry waltz Were Misses Byrde Templin, Minnie Bennett and Mr Baum, of Nevada; Lulu and Minnie Warnock of Columbia, Ills.; Miss Hornsberger and Jas. Bussey, of | Rich ill; S. F. Wise, of Kansas | City; Miss Jennie Wade, of Spring- field; Mrs. H. C Turner, of Ken- tucky and Mr. Hodges of Joplin. After the second waltz the masks | were discarded and the dancers ap- peared in evening costume. At 11} o'clock an elegant luncheon wi as | served. The services of Recorder Martin were in demand last week, and with a few strokes g@his pen. paved the way for the future bliss of the fol- lowing couples, whom he presented with credentials that would in holy bonds of wedlock unite “two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one:” Horace M. Sanders and Miss Etta! Belle Belcher, of Rockville; W. T.| Layman and Lillie P. Neal, of But- ler; O. P. O. Neal and Miss Maggie Province, of Johnstown; Clarence E. Morris and Cora Littlefield, of Fos ter; A. S. Weddle and MeNichols, of Butler, F. E. Farmer, of Rich Hill, and Miss Jessfe'O. Lloyd. of Kan- sas City; E. B. McQuitty and Ada- lins S. Dale, of Rich Hill; Wm. Duf field, of Rich Hill, and Miss Dollie Atwood, of Reavely; S. E. Gragg, of Maysburg, and Miss Emma Bishop, of Carterville; Wm. H. Hammer, of Prairie City, and Miss Addie Hirni, of Butler; Geo. W. Culley and Miss Sophie Essenpnes, of Papinville; S. H. Robey, of Elkhart, and Miss Clara M. Eckert, of Butler; E. A. Miller, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Ella O. Cox, of Burton, Kansas; J. W. Highbarger, of Borman, Okla- homa, aud Misg Emma L. Elliott, of Butler; H. H. Dicktrader and Daisy M. Richey, of Rockville; K. T. Moore, of Louisburg, Kansas, aud Miss Louisa M. Harris, of Burdett Mo. A Pretty Woman Suicides. Springfield Press. Last Friday the dead body of Minnie Spencer, a comely young Sporting womau, was found in Ma- ple Park cemetery. She was fiuely attired aud a bottle that had cov tained carbolic acid lay by her side. Coroner Diemerheld an inquest, the verdict being that she killed herself in a fit of despondency. She had been living at Tom Hill's, but left there afew days before Mr. Hill said that she bad previously threatened self destruction and that her despondency was due to the fact that her “fellow,” Larry Blair, deserted her at Sedalia. Daisy Spencer. her sister, who is sa hand- some a young woman, took her re- mains to Ft. Scott for interment, where they formerly lived before their parents died. The way of the transgressor is; The Most Pleasant Way Of preventing the 2Tippe. headaches, and fever to liquid laxa remedy Syrup o whenever th stem needs as geutle e. yet effective eleansing. To be bene fitted one must get the true remedy , manufactured by the California Syr jup Fig Co. only. For sale by all | druggist in 50c and $1 bottles. | bed. |stepped into the bank and drew a) }rode into town ) Was arrested. THE RUBBER ROBBED. A Bold Bandit At Giliam, Mo.,Tackled the Wrong Cashier. Gilliam, Mo., Dec., 29.—An at-| tempt was made at 11 o'clock this | morning to rob the Gilliam Ex-| charge bank but the robber got rob- | A yery powerfully built man large revolver on the cashier and | teller and demanded the cash. The Kirk, was very cool and told the man he was excited and | had forgotten the combination which was in the drawer in auother room. | The robber ordered the teller, O. P. | Brown, to go after the combination. Mr. Kirk grabbed the pistol and clinched with the robber. er ran into an adjoining drugstore aud gave the alarm. utes several men went to Mr. Kirk's assistance and, after getting out in to the street, the robber was thrown down and after being choked black and blue let his grip on the pistol loose. He proved to be Henry Hayner, a farmer living a few miles south of Slater, and is about 25 years old He rode into town this morning and hitched his horse only a few feet from the bank and then put on his mask. At 12 o'clock his brother after the horse and It appears that he had been riding around in the out skirts no doubt in readiness with a a fresh ho. se. When the robber left his father’s home this morning. jhe had ona uew suit of clothes, a fine overcoat and a white hat, but he had old white overcoat aud a black Lat when he entered the bank In the scuffle his coat was torn nearly off and his face badly scarred. He has been in the west for several yeats and has the ap- pearance of being a bad and fearless man. The bank has his revolver, a fine belt and a box of eartridges on exhibition. Aman named Cross, believed to bean accomplice of the Hayners, was arrested this evening and taken to Marshall by Constable Bridges of Slater. on au For Sate ox Trane—280 acres of land near Butler; will sell all or 120 or 160 acres. Will take 2 or 3-year old horses and mules on first pay- ment. Good terms and long time on balance at 7 per cent interest, J. A. 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