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WHAT CONSTITUTES GOOD CLOTHES. Ist. A Good Fabric. 2d. A Good Lining. 3d. Nicely Worked Button Holes. 4th. Go od Thread used in Making. Last but not leat @ good fit in in correct styles Kyez Paxts ) ‘ AND ( Waisrs. ) All these combined you will find in Clothes bought of McKIBBENS CLOTHING DEPARTMENT SIRE oy : SSE‘E our samples of Pants made to your order for $5 00. McKIBBENS. BUTTER WEEKLY TIMES —— | LOCAL ITEMS This is regular corn weather. Gen Shelby spent Monday in the | city. ‘Lhe stand pipe is receiving a coat | of paint. The street sprinkler is keeping the dust down. _ Cholera is reported to be spread- ing in France. , Mrs. O. H. Frazee, renews her subscription. newed for 94. The World's Fair will remain open Sundays. So says the courts. Mrs. Julia LaFollett renews her subscription for the Tres to 94. D. N. Thompson, spent Saturday in Kansas City on business. The Tres esteem friend Willis I. Yates, of Maysburg, renews for ‘4. Mra) Z. J. Williams returned home Saturday from her trip to Columbia Ills. M. R. Yates of West Point town- ship made us a pleasant call Tues- day. Jas. Hurley, of Milwaukee, Wis, is in the city visiting his uncle RK. J. Hurley. The Border Chief says a bridge is badly needled over Miami creek near Worland. A packed house greeted thildrens day at the Baptist church Sunday night. Mrs. Robt. Hurt and little daugh- ter are visiting in Cass county, near Freeman. G. W. Moles of Altora, was in to see us the other day and renewed for his paper. Dr. A. L. Ludwick orders the Times sent to his address at Fair- view, Kansas. Mrs. D. A. DeArmond and Mrs. W. Eldorado Springs. C. H. Rains, a good friend of the booming Ties, renews. He gets his paper at Appleton. A. Moles of Seventy-Six, Kentucky, has the figures on the margin of his paper set up to 94. Wheat harvest will begin the last of the week. The crop is as fine as was ever raised in the county. The grand jury adjourned Friday. It was strictly a business jury and they did a large amount of work. Dr. Rice has returned from his visit to relatives at Otterville, Mo. time. The water company 1s putting hydrants in the office of the Boyd . famber company and Cannon’s feed lot. From Constable Arnold we learn that Oliver Freeman lost a very fine | mule Friday night. It got hurt on the manger. From present prospects the farm- er that sits on the fence and howls calamity this fall will be considered a misfit granger. The spring term of circuit court at Nevada, which adjourned last week increased the population of the penitentiary niue. The county court should not long er put off trimming the trees in the court yard. This isthe opinon of _ our citizens in generat. Do you read the testimonials pub- ~ Jshed in behalf of Hood's Sarsapa- rillat They are thoroughly relia and worthy your confidence. John S. Ehart, of Nybart has re- | E. Walton are spending the week at | He expects to leave Butler in a short ) . Patronize the lake. By the last of the week the farm- ers will be chin deep in the harvest | field. Chas. Denny, one of the pioneer | subscribers to the booming Times, ) was in to see us Saturday and re- | newed. | The street would present a much neater appearance if all property | owners would cut the weeds and / grass in front of their premises. | Mrs. T. P. Baldwin, of Concordia, Kansas, who has been in the city | visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. | Judge Brown, returned home Satur day. | Everett Walton and George Pat- jrick came home Saturday to spend | a few days with their families. Both | are holding positions in St. Louis as | street car conductors. | The lake and park grounds have i been thrown open for the use and j benefit of the public. Now let us | Patronize this pleasure resort to the | extent it deserves. | Ira McConnell, formerly postal clerk from Kansas City to Joplin, has returned to Butler to reside for the summer and will assist D. N. Phompson on his farm north of town. The State editorial convention | meets in Clinton to-day and will re- main in session until Saturday. An excursion will be taken to the World's Fair. The Times wish the pencil pushers a good time. Carter Wallace, of near Virginia, shipped his hogs to the Kansas City market last week, unfortunately he struck a down market and did not get what he expected. Ed. Hulse, has secured a clerk- ship in the clothing store of M. K. Weil, of Kansas City, and will leave | the first of the month to enter upon the discharge of his duties. A band of desperadoes attempted to rob a train near Council Bluffs, Towa, Friday night. They fired a volley at the engineer and fireman, who refused to stop the train, with- out damage. Chas. W. Mosher, president of the wrecked Capital National bank cof Lincoln Nebraska, appeared in court at Omaha, Saturday, pleaded guilty to falsifying the book of the bank and was givena term of years in the penitentiary.} Peter Renfrow, under sentence of of death for killing a Shannon coun- ty constable and who several months ago escaped from the jail in Spring- field, it is said has been located in a cave near his home in Shannon county. Virgil Stinson acted as_ cashier at a church fair social at Sedalia Thurs- day night. While on his way home in company with his wife, he was held up by two negro foot pads and robbed of the $40 church fund | Jennie Rogers, of Springfield, ran jaway from home with a drummer. Arriving at Denver she found that he wasa married man. Penniless and ruined she is longing for an op- portunity to return home. Isaac A. McGill, charged with forgery was arraingedin court Sat- urday and entered a plea of not | guilty. There arethree indictments against McGill, for forging notes on a couple of banks in the county. { The six white prisoners in the jail awaiting trial for different offenses are all stout hearty young men, sin- gle and capable of making an_hon- est and respectable living. Their plight should certainly be a warning others. Mrs. Harvey Lamb,while crossing the railroad track at Pleasant Hill, Friday evening was struck by an engine and quite seriously injured. Her left foot was badly crushed and she was otherwise injured about the head and face. Mrs. Lamb is a daughter-in-law of Alex. Lamb of this city. Judge Boxley will be kept busy | [fora week or so prosecuting evil |doers. Among the number are eight | confined in jail awaiting their turn at | the mill. Mrs. O. D. Austin and daughter, Miss Nellie ‘ } cital to the 1 friends Monday evening. An enjoyable time was had by all present. Jack Leonard, charged with steal- jing un overcoat from the Day House in this city several months ago, was | jarrainged in court Saturday and | allowed to enter a plea of not guilty. | Misses Anna Walker and Stella | Smith took their departure Monday |night io visit in the east, the former | going to Columbus, Ohio, te spend | the summer ana the latter to [ndian- | apolis. | | | Lightning struck the large barn of | | J. W. Miller, in Carthage Friday and | | the building was nearly destroyed by jfire. Fifty head of horses were in! jthe barn at the time | without injury and escaped | W. Toney and Wm. Burton were | arraigned before Hon. Judge Lay| Saturday charged with robbery and} |shooting at P. A. Mays. Both en-} tered pleas of not guilty. These! gentlemen hail from Rich Hill. | | The improvements on the Christ- ian church were begun last week. The addition being built will cost about $1,200 and will add materially to the looks and convenience of the edifice. — Our esteemed friend J. M. Pul- liam of Adrian neighborhood, gave us a pleasant eall Saturday and re- newed for another year. He report ed the country prosperous in his section, aud prospects good for an abundant crop. Tho contract for building the new} South Metodist chureh building in this city was not let Saturday last as anticipated W. W. Ross was the lowest bidder, but we understand the bids overreached the funds rais ed fur the purpose of erecting the building and new plans will be sub- mitted. We learn that Charley Sorris, son of George Morris of New Home township, took morphine Sunday last with suicidal intent. Several pyhsicians were summoned and at last accounts he was still alive. The jeause is supposed to be a disa- greement with his stepmother. He is about 18 years of age. Ed Slayback, son of C. B. Slayback living near Spruce, died Monday evening. His disease was something in the nature of consumption and one week ago he returned home from California, having gone there in search of health. He was a prom- ising young man and belonged to one of Bates county’s best families. The aged parents have the sympathy of a host of friends in their sad affliction. At a meeting of the Missouri Hor- ticultural society at Rosedale Satur- day reports were received that or- ehards were in a very bad condition the best apple crops are in the northern and central portions of the state. It is estimated by the society that the apple crop of the state will not be more than 25 per cent. The crops of Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas are reported to be in a worse condi- tion than Missouri Cards are out announcing the wedding of Mr. Sam'l F. Canterbury and Miss Mabel McKibben. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride’s parents,this city, Wednesday of next week. The bride intended, is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. McKibben. Mr. Can- terbury, now cashier of the new bank at West Plains, Mo., was raised in Butler, isa young man of ability sterling integrity, and is destined to make one of the state’s foremost business men. Geo. Hurlburt. arrested at Rich Hill some time ago, for shooting at Cal Garrison, and carrying concealed weapons, plead guilty Saturday in court and was fined $50. Not having the money to pay his fine he was sent to jail to eat it out Hurl- burt, it will bs remembered at- tempted to burn the work bouse several weeks ago and being unman- agable was taken to the Clinton jail. He claimed he was just getting off a spree when placed in jail and was not accountable for his acts at the time. A. & Arnold shot his wife at Leavenworth Sunday and then com- mitted suicide. He shot twice at his wife with a pistol, yet nine dis- | day. ‘largest crowds. |a moter in his residence which runs The trees in the ccurt yard should be thinned out and trimmed up | Some good horse racing at the OUR MEN’S | park would be a good advertisement for the grounds. | i Trade was good in Butl er Satur-| The city was full of people| and money seemed plentiful. Isn't it about time to again util- ize the court y for religious sery- | ices of evenings. | ‘The tame hay crop is reported to} be short this season, and hay will} certainly be in good demand at faia prices in the fall. | Childrens Day seems to be amore | attractive feature of religious serv- | ices in this city than preaching. At/| least the former seems to draw the For Sale: A number one street grader in good repair. Hasn’t been used for two years and not likely to be on the streets of Butler so long as the present mayor presides. The Rich Hill coal miners have | thus far refused to strike. The Kan sas miners who inaugurated the! strike some time ago are no nearer | a solution of the disputed question than when they walked out. Sum mer is a bad time for coal miners to strike. | Harry Robinson, superintendent of the water works company has put the family sewing machine and a fan at the table. It is a handsome littie piece of machinery, quite useful aud convenient and will no doubt be used by a number of families. | | W. B. Sanford, Me., is iu the city shaking hands with old settlers. He is a son of Wyatt Sanford, deceased, who was county treasurer of Bates at the breaking out of the war. The son was two years of age, when they left here in 1860, consequently only knows old citizens by hearing his parents speak of them of Springfield, Dr. Boulware informs us that Mar tin Douglass, so badly hurt by the train a few days ago, is improving, and he now has hopes of saving his He has been compelled to re- foot. move small pieces of flesh and bone, but circulation seems to be all right U yf) CALE suor Is the eyuai of any $3 00 shoe sold in this market. strong statement but a trial w vill prove our statement correct You lose nothing by the trial as we guarantee every pair in every way. Why not save tha at half dollar. Lane & Adair. The mammoth advertisement of this enterprising firm will be found | on the first page of this paper. They | .- are offering special inducements to ‘afirmed the death sentence of Wm those desiring to buy dry goodsand | J. Jamison and set August 18 as the shoes. best the market affords and just now | they are giving the ladies a benefit | in low goods. Their stock in this line is} complete, new and fresh, and those needing or wanting a dress pattern They handle none but the prices on summer dress will do well to call without delay. It is now not business for a merch- ant to carry over to another season | this class of goods, therefore Lane} & Adair propose to give you a} iv his toes and the danger line of} chance to save money by buying of | losing his foot has almost passed. Will Tucker, guard at the peni- tentiary, who was so severely stab- bed with a knife by a negro convict ashort time ago, arrived iu town last week accompanied by R. J. Mr. Tucker came to visit his brother George for a few days and see other friends. He has about recovered from his injuries and is Starke. looking quite weil to have had such a close call for his life. The terrible knifing he received does not deter him, as he says he expects to return to Jefferson City in a few days and enter upon the discharge of his du- ties, taking the same position he held before getting hurt. Elmer McDaniel, charged with stealing, was brought into court Saturday and plead not guilty. horse thera now. Call at their store, you | will find it is no tronble to show | goods and they will take pleasure in showing you through their hand- some line of dress goods, etc. Don’t | think you can buy elsewhere for less | money. You can’t do it, and a call at their-store will convince you of! that fact. Remember, Lane & Adair, next door to Farmers’ Bank. Read | their advertisement. | | The Brackes Wire Nail Company, | Cleveland, has assigned. : The supreme court of Illinois has date of execution. The The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use the California liquid laxatiye, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co., printed near bottom of each package. Ladies Kt. S. Catron insures growing cops against hail, also writes fire and tornado insurance. 413 tf T. W. Legg, the buggy man, for buggy repairs and everything in the buggy line. 5 25-tf Have youa farm for sale cheap. If so see A. S. Millhorn the leading schools State ‘Superintendent of public Wolfe has The date fixed for the decided to | hold the southwest school institute at Nevada. opening of the institute is August | 7th and will continue in session until August 25th. A tuition of $5 will | land agent of BatesCo. Office west side of the square over Jeters jewel- ry store, Butler Mo. 18-6m A. S. Miiiuory. INTERESt REDUCD. The Missouri State Bank has a large amount of money to be loaned on Real Estate and is making loans i be charged. At the close of the insti- | tution those who pass the examina. | at very low rates and allowing bor- rowers to pay all or part at any time The theft was committed more than tinct wounds were found on her person. She was confronting her husband, with arms folded when he fired the first shot. The bullet pas- sed through both forearms and loged in the abdomen. Naturally the woman's hands dropped after the first fire and the second shot passed through the right arm just above the wrist, entered the groin and passed out near the thigh. She will probably recover. He died im- mediately. Family trouble. two years ago. The horse was stolen from E. Caryer,a farmer livinga few miles north of this city. McDaniel brought the horse to town and sold it to John W. Smith, then in the livery business in this city. The check givea him by Mr. Smith was cashed and the young man took his departure. A short time afterward he was arrested at St. Joseph for burglary and sentenced to the peni tentiary where he remained for two On being liberated a short time ago an officer from this place. rearrested him at the gate of the years. penitentiary and this city to stand trial for the above! offense. Bob Walters gets excruciatingly funny at our expense. But we don't | tion will be entitled to a state certifi- | cate for three years. W.J. Hawkins | vite of Nevada, and J. M. White, of Car- | Injured in a Wreck. brought him to! jured ina wreck on the Missouri | Pacific road near Wichita Saturday | evening. A freight train on a cross | road ran into the car in which Mr. Snyder was riding. From the best | reports we can gather he was struck jin the back and his spine was seri- | ously injured He is not able to stand the trip home. Onr informa | tion is that his lower limbs are par- alyzed. There is no doubt but that | treasure up any hard feelings against | U€ 18 Semous'y if not fatally injured. because It is said that where Bob on that account, can’t help it the arrow from cupid’s bow once) strikes its mark the love sick swain | forthwith sees fun in every-thing;| the brook babblesin glee and the | gentle zephyrs laugh aloud in their! sport through hanging bough3. It} is said that Bob gets so full (of fun) | that he has to go to the banks of the! Marias Des Cygues and laugh to the’ running waters. His friends became’ yery uneasy and talked of having the county court called in extra session | to try his case, but feared the Ne vada people would not treat him well. But Bob will get over it All the world loves a lover and overlook his frivolities Don’t You Know That to have perfect health you must have pure blood, and the best — way to have pure blood is to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best blood purifier and strength builder. It ex-' pels all taint of serofula, salt rheum and all other humors, and at the! same time builds up the whole sys-| tem and gives nerve strength. Hood’s Pills may be had by for 25c. of C.L. Hood & Co., well, Mass. | \ mail Lo- he! Farmers are making hay while the sun shines and as a comsequence |times are very dull in Butler. | and stop interest. Parties wanting to borrow are in- d to call at Bank and get terms. thage will be two of the istructors | 25,000 in Premiums the third instructor has not yet been | Offered by Liggett & Myers To- elected. | bacco Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The one | guessing nearest the number of peo- ple who will attend at World’s Fair V. D. Snyder, of this city, was in- | Sets $5,000 the second $1,000, etc. Ten Star tobacco tags entitle you to a guess. Ask your dealer for partic- ulars or send for circular. 4 20-13t. FRED DORN’S, Barber Snop-I am again prepared to do | Haircutting, shampooing and shaying. Gentlemanly treatment and sober bar- bers. Ladies and childrens haircutting a specialty. NORTH MAIN STREET. GLASSWARE Ot Frederick, Md., suffered terribly for over ten years with abscesses and running sores on his left leg. He wasted away, grew weak and thin, and was obliged to use a cane and crutch. Everything which could be thought of was done without good result, until he began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla which See bis case ‘Will be sentall who address C. L Hoop & Co., Lowell, Mass. Hoco’s PILLS are the best after-dinner Pills, essist digestion, cure headache and biicusnem, = fect cure. Mr. Hauer fs | Full ot We have always sold more or less Glass and Queensware, but have never said much about it. | For the next 30 days we propose | to be heard along this line’ We can | nct say much to you in this space only come in if you want to see the bottom knocked out of the above named goods. Yours respt. ae Lege Cuiver & Co. DRS. KIMBERLIN & WOOD oO. ° SURGEONS. EYE. EAR. NOSE, THROAT & CaTARRH. » Willbe at Laclede Hotel the third Fri- day and Saturday ot Ot each month. lasses fitted, arti- | ficial eves and ear drums supplied. sh