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H. L. TUCKER, Prescription Druggist. A full Line of Everything Kept in a First-class Drug Store. Your Patronage Solicited Duvall § Percival of this| W. O. JS acxsox city are saving the farne pls ; ers of Rates county thou-| —ATTORNEY-AT LAW— sands of dollars by Giving | Wiil practice them the benefit of their rrcnd door south ot Bates County Na- lower rates of interest ON | tional Bank. farm loans. _—_ — | ‘Treasurer Williams reports $1,- 778.82 in the city tceasury. Mr. A. M. Wallace has received the endorsement of Hon. D. A. De- Armond for the postoffice at Hume. Ithe courts, Prompt $25,000 in Premiums. Offered by Liggett & Myers To- bacco Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The one | guessing nearest the number of peo- » who will attend at World’s Fair | ,000 the second $1,000, ete. Star tobacco tags entitle you to | ™ : a guess. Ask your dealer for partic- | tion, fully competent to dispateh iulars or send for circular. - 4 20 13t. | overy duty pariaining to it, and we “Willlam H. Dimmett, brother of extend to him the congratulations : : ; of the Telephone —Hume Telephone Mrs N. A. Wade, died at his home n Troost avenue, Kansas City, the | rd inst. Mrs. Wade and Miss Ag- nes McCracken, niece of the deceas- ed, attended the funeral. The business men should aid the council in their endeavor to clear and clean up the streets and alleys. Clean streets and alleys are neces- sary for good heslth to say nothing of cheerful appearance they add to the town. No impediments should be thrown in the way of a general and thoaough renovation. Let the ball started keep rolling. Dr. E. L. Rice, D. G. Newsom and E. Warderman, all of Butler, Mo, are among the arrivals this week. They are looking at the coun- Billy O. Jackson suggests that the present shipment of gold out of the country is bad ou the Keely In- stitutes as the gold part of the treatment is liable to run short. It may be that the establishment of these institutes is what caused the searcity of gold. Jim Crabtree has started a broom factory over the second-hand store Office upstairs | Mr. Wallace is all right for the posi- A STREET DUEL AT SHELDON. SELZ } RockBoTToM SHOES | ‘Marshal Dickson and Newt. Fight to a Finish. Sheldon, Mo, May 8; 11:30 a. m.! |—The people here are intensely ex- cited over a street duel which occur- lred here a few hours since. Newt Riley and A. L. Dickson | i § Were partiestothe shooting, and the | Selz Rock Baitoms | scene was only a short distance from | i |the main business street | About 9 o'clock Marshal Dickson Are rightly named—they wear like | discovered a cow running at large arock. Hereafter they will be bet- | on the streets. He started to drive |ter than ever as they will be sewed | her to the pound and was interrupt- | with he strongest thread—|ed by Newt Riley, the and will have “Hub” gore which is warranted for 1S months He insisted that the animal shoul t The price—$2 50—is just 50cts/be left alone or turned over to him, | less than what other merchants)and the marshal persisted in his at- sold them here. Try a pair. They'll | tempt to discharge his duty. | do you good. After a short and sharp discussion | revolvers were drawn and Dickson | shot Riley in the left breast. The| fire was promptly returned, the bul-) let taking effect in the marshal’s | owner of the silk — anim neck, barely missing the jugular | vein. i{ The firing then became general, | | the men advancing upon each other | {and firme as rapidly as their revoly- \{ 3 | t. arm and also j}ers could be made to ¢ { Riley was shot in th ‘i! lin the back of the head, making three | Dickson )shots which struck him. Hume had a big fire Thursday) sustained no further injury than the night of last week, six busi: ‘first shot, which buried itself houses being licked up slick jneck. Neither man desisted until | smooth. This is the second fire | his weapon was empty. Both are} dangerously burt, but Riley has suf- fered much more severely than his antagonist. The physicians are now dressing their wounds. After the shooting Marshal Dick- Hume has had in this year, and as tha parties burned out had no in- surauce the fire was an unfortuvate aTair for the little town. Among those who suffered most was the ~ Farmers Feed and Wagon Yar ; We have opened a Feed Yard back of the Farmers Bank and are now prepared to take eare of your horses and wagons when in town. In putting your teams in our lot you run no risk of damage or loss of property as we keepa mania the yard to care for same, and articles left in wagons will be perfectly safe. Standing Team in Stall, = Standing One Horse in Stall, Feeding Team Corn and Hay, Feeding One Horse corn and hay, - - : Board horses or mules, day each, - - - Feed furnished at the following prices: 10 cents. 5 cents. 25 cents 15 cents. 25 cents. Your patronage solicited GANNON’S WAGON AND FEED YARD, Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Pitcher’s Castoria. A Nigger Shootin’. Rich Hill Review, Dick Hall. a colored miner of Ne. 7, was met near Peter Kiltz’s resi nce, on 5th street Saturday even about 9 o'clock, by another coon i Will Madden Hall claims that Madden pulled a pop on seeing and fired two shots, both taking in Hall's arm, though not in injuries Madden en tied south. A few minutes later he chased a couple of white girls in the neighborhood of Mr. Thomas’ nome, near the Farmers’ Mills. But the girls set up a yell and out- ran him. The negro then ran west through the alley in the rear of Mr. Thomas’ house and has not been seen since. He is said to bea sad- dle colored coon, about 25 years of serious near T. L. Pettys’ grocery. He is making a most excellent broom, and as Jim is blind he should have the sympathy and encouragement of our business men. Buy his brooms and patronize home work. Gen. Shelby spent Monday inthe city. Hesaid he hada very prom- ising outlook for a big wheat crop. He has upwards of two hundred ; acres planted and his crop never looked better at this season of the year. Corn is coming up nicely, try, its facilities and inducements with a view of locating here. They are very favorably impressed with our surrounding and we hope they will conclude to bring their families here in the near future—Black Rock (Ark.) Blade. That excellent series of handy aud attractive volumes known as ‘“Har- per’s Black and White Series” will soon be enriched by the addition of two noteworthy publications, yiz., William Dean Howell's new farce, Border Telephone printing establish- The proprietors, Messrs Moore & Son, have the sympathies of the Times office in their trouble and the good people of Hume should come to their assistance promptly and render the proprietors tbe nec- essary aid to repair their loss. ment. nard, while driving a drove of cattle from Missouri to tended to pasture them the coming O. A. Barnard, son of Arthur Bar-| the old Range | place north of Toronto, where be in- | son was able to mount his horse and call on others to aid him in rest of Riley. The fight evidenced the fact that both men were full of nerve. It is understood that there was bad feel- ing between them before the meet- ing this morning, and it is pessible that too much talk by other parties j had occasioned some of the the ar- ness CHARLES W. FISH. bitter- | but there is yet a good deal of planting to be dove. The Unexpected Guest, and a char- acteristic story entitled The Rivals, by that prince of story tellers Fran- cois Coppee. Both books will be illustrated. Judge D. V. Brown, appointed by the school board a short time ago toenumerate the children in this | teal conanstion Mispyork Ducsdey 3ro. Wade's boomlet bubble has with the following result. | evidently been pricked by the thorn ale children (white) a2 of dissapointment. His street car Female “ an | Scheme and his public sewer enter- Male (colored) a2 prise have gone up, instead of down — i ony 3s they should. This is an un grateful world at the best, Bro. Wade For the accommodation of the} and we advise the Democrat, Tives summer, got caught in the storm of | Si aaa | last week at Blue Mound, Kas, and | This Famous Rider a Feature of Ring- | forty five head of his cattle died from | hing Brothers’ Shows. the effects of the cold, damp weath-| Charles W. Fish, who is one of| er. The rain was accompanied by|the notable features of Ringling | ja strong cold wind and a heavy fall} Brothers World’s Gres est Shows, | of hail. It is reported that stock of | ig not only the best known somer- | all kinds in the track of the storm} gault rider in America, but his fame | suffered severely and many bead |; perished.—Toronto Republican. also international. i No European | jrider can compare with him. | Backwards, turn backwards, oh jcently when he appeared before the} time m your flight, giye me July | Emperor William, of Germany, the! again just for to-night: soften the latter is said to have applauded his | soil where the frost has laip: oh let | Performance so vigorously as to at-| I am | tract the attention and comment of me bear one mosquit ngain. age, who has been working about past. Coal Property Sold. Nevada, Mo., May 5 —Warranty deeds were filed in the county re- cordei’s office here today by the Keith & Perry Coal Company of Kansas City conveying all the coal and mineral beneath the surface of | tracts of land in this county owned , by said company to the Central Coal jand Coke Company. The consider- jation named is $1,780,000, subject to two deeds of trust aggregating $1,600,000, given to James L. Lom- bard. |the Ta’mage house for some time | farmers and those who desire to feed jand Record to make a united pull| their stock have wagons and contents cared for when in the city and | |dumping-ground, advocated by the} ae . |80 weary of northwiud and ice, wear with the Union now for that publie}". °°. 3 ae | of paying the coal trust its pri {the diplomats present It was the »,; first time the Kaiser had ever been H. M. Cannon has opened a feed lot | latter paper. By all pulling togeth- in the rear of the Farmers bank. | er you ought to be able to secure He asks your patronage and you can! this much needed institution for dependupon it your stock will be | Butler.—R. H. Review. well cared for. Drive in and giye him atrial. For cost for feeding teams see his advertisement in this issue. At Kerriville, Tex.,the postmaster, Albert Eaderle, while digging bis \ Nevada woman “playfully” toss- | BARC EMRE NS CN ed a pair of scissors at her husband | Boe anugae ate Tee | embossed with goldand around the edge was set a row of brilliants, and they “accidentally” stuck in his | knee. Later the doctor had pore Meee Toe GhS cles ane Go le while a large stone is embedded in the center. It is handsomely chas- called in to prevent the man from | having the lock-jaw and the Mail} says “his condition is serious and it ed and though discolored by its is not known yet what the outcome long burial is highly prized by the may be.” We are truly glad that i finder. We do not hesitate to say, we are not blessed with so playfula! ia with the Eindect vife. Boot jacks and rolling-pi Teta setts ie liste Sage, that the postmaster at Holden will tossed” at you, but when it comes | never be aceused of finding silver cissors—excuse us. | platters while digging in the garden. —Holden Enterprise. to Claud the fourteen-year-old son of | Mr. T. V. Rogers narrowly escaped | being killed by a runaway team last | Tuesday. He was hitching them to a wagon and when they started to | run he was in front of them and in | view. thenew bank opened a few weeks} intentions, | weary so weary of frost bitten pie— know to applaud a cireus performer. bring me a slice of Fourth of July | Queen Victoria before whom Mr. Backward. swing backward, ch sea Fish appeared by express command sou of sand—mereurv uot knowing | Wes especially gracious in exhibiting whither to laud; tarn on the heat of |her approval of his skill. Other this. re-/| | | the tropical zone, roast me until I} royal diguitaries honored am cooked to the boue; Tam so tir of freezing my nose, weary of cl od | tmarkable American equestrian. Mr. | |Fish is the | embodiment of grace. ; Winds and corns ou my toes, w lof trying to sleep with cold fi turn on the heat mister, turn on th beat.—Nebraska State Journal. y | His work is so cleverly done that it | bas the appearance of excessive ease. He springs upon the bac ly sunning horse as readily a dinary man mount ! a chi The following gentlemen drawn by the county court las : week to serve as petit jurors for the by the} June term of circuit court: Louy afer th Mingo, R. C. Andrews | Show has come to a close. admirit | Grand River, Henry Wsse i thousands dil: aes sha ae otic ‘his performance. Rast Boone x. B. Walker |. SS - in worthy company. 2 | West Boone, J. P. Taylor es mee oe npany He | West Point, S. E. Grider [founded by the were thrilling somersat He conquers the audience mastery of his art. é upon the marvel of This great rider is; is sur-| strongest array of | DR. MILES’ JAMES R. WAITE, Manccer of Waite’s Celebrated Comedy Cos Premiom Band and Orchee Dr. Miles Hedicat Co., Elkhart, You will remember the condition years ago, when I was afflicted w tion of diseases, and thought t Producing dizziness, that make life miserable. I comme: nd in three months 4 wa ys of their care, end tain, I fecl like going to thi ET DR. Miles’ NEAVINE AND BE CL profession, ¥ 0 InDany su fie: coz CURED tucn and nervous exhaustion, brou e character of the business engug: . L would Twice THOUSANDS Se 8 sare cre for Al earn ees Wartae Sold on a Positive Guarantee. EGGS! There has been a goud deal said ubout the price of Pro- duce. We want it UN- DERSTOOD that we pay as much movev, as anyon - His wife might strike itrich, how- Elkhart, P. K. Wilson | European and American arenic stars | ever, which is a great incentive to - wee Eg Boiioted together: | | the ladies in working garden to dig Soc. 5 3 Sain GRE ee ee great See encham the ee hacen Deepwater H. M. Young j tion of the audience. A great equine} Saas Jas Harmon |®pectacle, in which one hundred Governor Stone Saturday after- Mt Pleasant. Wm Freeman | horses go through the most aston | some way got fastened on the neck | noon respited C. R. Carter of Law- | Charlotte, Wm Simpson | ishing manwuvres; schools of edu-! yoke. After carrying him about 150 | rence county, sentenced to be hang- Homer, H. P. Nickell cated ponies, goats, pigs and baby, yards he fell off and the wagon ran ed May 12, until May 26. It is said bohdets = ig scar jelepbants; troupes of Arabs and Roy- | over him, but fortunately he was | that a feeling is gaining strength in ene oe i C. MEK rok jal Japanese; thrilling aerial acts vy, not seriously hurt.—Gabe in Re- | Lawrence county that Carter is inno-| Pjeasant Gap, Cass Rains | the Brothers Vernon and other great |cent andan effort will be made to; Hudson, Wn. Hall artists; equestrian acts by the Reno Geo. Canterbury informs us that | get Governor Stone to commute the | Rockville, ee eng = | Sisters and half a score of other lady death sentence. John Steen of Da’- = wr Sahatace land gentlemen riders, anda myriad Plains, in which his | #8 county, whose sentence of two! yoo .7q. G. A Corbin of other feature, comprise a pro- agoat West brother Sam is cashier, is meeting with spiendid success and the busi- ness thus far transacted has been above the expectations of the most | governor has offered a reward for sanguine shareholder. Sam is a bright young man and the Tnves is glad to learn of his successful man- agement of this institution. years in the penitentiary was af- firmed by the supreme court last | Monday has jumped his bond. The | When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. his apprehension and delivery to | When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castorig, | Marshal Noland of the supreme court Steen was convicted of attempting to poison one of his neighbors. gramme unequaled by any other This, museum, | menagerie and hippcdrome will ex- dozen shows in existence. world renowned cireus. in Butler. FARMERS, fur your produce. and give you as many §pcunds for your meney as anyone else. Yours Respectfully, |hibit at Butler, Wednesday May! | oath. |__ The public schools will close next Friday week. Lee Culver & Co, Official Statement. The official Board of the M. E. | church, south, met at the parsonage | May 4, 1893, to consider whether or | not they could begin at once the new ' church building. Children Cry for ' W. T. Cole, treasurer, reported that $1,244 of the original subserip- tion of $2,014.50 had been collected. $1,242 had been paid for the new |lot, leaving a balance in the treasury of $2, and a balance due on subscrip- tion of $770.50, and that the parent board of church extension which met at Louisville, Ky., April 27, | 1893, bad given us $300 of the $500 asked for, and that conference board of church extension (to which we have made application for $500) does not meet until next September, makes the present resources for building ‘as follows: | Sub due July Ist 93 | Donated by church ex brd | Cash in treasury 2.00 | Old church parsonage free of debt. After a free and pleasant discus- | sion, it was unanimously agreed that | the location of the new lot demand- ed that we build a church house on said lot that would be creditable to the cause of Christ and the city of Butler, and having failed to get the ‘full amount asked for from the | parent board, and as the subscrip- | tion we now haye will rot be due until the Ist of July, and as want to continue as we commenced, pay a8 we go, and not encumber the prop- erty with debt, will order our plans and specifications at once, in order that contractors can prepare their bids. And, in the meantime circu- late our subscription papers to se- cure the additional one thousand dollars that was intended in the original estimate as necessary for the completion of the building, and if possible to begin work on building in July, 1893. L. W. Pearce, T. A. Brack, Pastor. Secretary. $770.50 300.00 World’s Columbian Exposition Will be of value to the world by il- | lustrating the improvements in the | mechanical arts and eminent physi- |cians will tell you that the pro- | gress in medical agents has been of | equal importance, and asa strength- | ening laxative that Syrup of Figs is far in advance of all others. | EO INTERESYT REDUCD. The Missouri State Bank has a %, large amount of money to be loaned jon Real Estate and is making loans | at very low rates and allowing bor- | rowers to pay all or part at any time | and stop interest. Parties wanting to borrow are in- | vited to call at Bank and get terms. Buy your paints and painter's sup- i plies of D. W. Drummond, where you can get reliable goods and com- petent instructions upon how to | use them. 4-27-1m Have youa farm for sale cheap. If so see A. S. Mil!horn the leading ~ land agent of BatesCo. Office west - side of the square over Jeters jewel- ry store, Butler Mo. 18 6m A. S. Miztuors. The Sherwin-Williams Paints are { to permanently look better and wear | longer than any other paint, includ- ing p ; “ = 5 Innumera.| Bs. MILES’ PILLS.60 Doses26Cre, | 178 Pure white lead and oil. Fo sale by D. W. Decmaoxp. R. 8. Catron “insures growing cops against hail, also writes fire and tornado insurance. 413 tf For Sare—750 tons of icein large 4-27-1m | or small quantities to suit the pur- | chaser. 4-13-4 A. L. Fox & Co. Carpets and Window Shades. , Of every kind, coler and qualit | D. W. Drummond's. Loum ee in the city guaranteed. ee eer J Wall papers in endless variety at 4 D. W. Drummond's. 427-1lm FRED DORN’s; Barber Snop-I i Haircutting ape, j bers. a specialty. NORTH MAIN STREET. aredto do é : £ guaranteed to cover 4 more space, 4-27-lm ~ Z shampooing and shaying. ~ :