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\ 1 f yy i tinGRORIARS SC saat AARNE Our stock is larger and more complete than ever. Prices never reached such a low mark for = strictly first quality Shoes. MAX WEINER, Come and see us. Duvall § Percival of this culty are saving the farm- ers of Bates county thou- sands of dollars by giving them the benefit of their lower rates of interest on farm loans. Dr. A. kK. LYLE, Butler, Mo. Special attention to Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases. OFFICE: Southwest corner Square, over Boston Store. Residence: On South Main st, *40-2m Mr. Gladstone’s pet home rule bill, has been badly beaten in the house of lords. The vote for the bill 41 against 419. “Queen of the turf” Nancy Hanks, beat all records, at a trotting course in New York. Here is her time: First quarter, 31}; half, 1:02}; three quarters, 1:34}; and the mile in 2:06}. Nancy Hanks towered the track rec- ord by just three seconds, and her reward was $5,000. Senator Peffer has introduced a bill to appropriate $20,000,000, for the purpose of building a college in Washington City, while thirty three counties over in his state are beg ging for 250,000 bushels of wheat to sow this fall. Great is the Ameri- ean populist statesman. ‘T. W. Legg, the buggy man, for buggy repairs and everything in the | 5 25-tf buggy line. The financial flurry is over and it | isa pleasure to see the wheels of commerce once more in motion. The factories closed down on account of the panic have resumed work, the closed bauks have nearly all reopen- ed their doors, money is again seek- | ing the channels of trade, and the prospects of better times are getting brighter each day. This is good news and will be hailed by every- body. R. S. Catron insures growing cops against hail, also writes fire and tornado insurance. 413 tf The Kansas City merchants offer you big inducements at this end of of the line but take good care to skin you at the other. Spend your money at hume with men you know will treat you right. We will also give the home meachant the same advice when he wants letter heads, note heads, statements or anything else in the printing line. Stick to it and bread cast upon the waters will return. The dispatches say the four des- peradoes who held up and robbed the ‘Frisco train at Mound Valley, Kansas, and killed express messen- ger Chapman, were captured by officers Monday in the town of In- galls, Oklahoma. The names of the robbers are given as Charles Renhut, | Chas. and Geo. McCune and W. A. Curry. Watches and other booty taken in the hold-up were secured with the men. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 10.—T. W. Whitely, residing near Silver Hill, Ark., with the elder members of his family, attended church some distance from hishome last night, leaving five of his children. ranging in age from 5 to 13, in care of the house. After the services were over he returned to find the house had burned to the ground and all five of the children cremated. Colt Show. J. L. Shubert will have a colt show in Butler Saturday. All colts sired by his celebrated stallion Rae venall will be admitted and a prem- ium of twelve dollars will be given to the best colt. Bring in your colts. : A man claiming to be a relative of | Pagilist Jim Corbett was drowned at Osage City, Mo. Wycoff's saddle horse, Artis Montrose, took second premium at the World’s fair horse show. J. M. Catterlin is having abydraut put in bis store building on the west side occupied by Mr. Adams. McFarland Bros. will repair your A little daughter arrived at the White House Saturday to gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland. In view of what Hood's Sarsapa- rillia bas doue for others, is it not reasonable to believe that it will also be of benetit to you? Cashier Gone With $18,000. Orsaha, Neb., Sept. 7.-—J. M. Fisher, cashier of the first national bank of this city, left here Saturday night for parts uuknown. placing the time lock of the bank vault sev- enty-two hours ahead. Investigation | “SMM shows that he took with 400 besides borrowing $3. his bank stock as collatteral. He left his wife in a critical condition. 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, she gave them Castorie Little Wheat for Kansas Farmers. Topeka Kan., Sept. 8.—Up to today only 100 bushels of wheat have been collected for the farmers of western Kansas by the board of railroad commissioners. Requests are on file for 250,000 bu. from citizens of the thirty nine western counties who are uuable to buy seed wheat. It will not be possible to collect one quarter the amount needed for fall seeding and many farmers will be left without any prospect of crops next year. A Terrible Accident. On last Suuday a sad occurrence took place at the residencs of Mr. Beard in Simpson township. Mr. and Mrs. Beard had a family of tive old buggy top or make you a new one cheap. Try us. Butler Mo At one booth in the Cherokee strip 2,000 names were enrolled the first day. W. M. Tucker and Miss Minnie Dillard, of Pettis county, were unit ed in marriage the other day. A number of choice farms for sale very cheap. A. S. Mirtuorn the land agt. Butler Mo. 18-6m We agree with the Democrat that Ohio street is the main thorough- fare of the city and should be well sidewalked on both sides of the street. Oscar Byrum, a prominent attorn ey of Harrisonville and Covgression- al committeeman from Cass county. was in the city Tuesday on legal business. Judge Parkinson, W. W. Graver, W. A. Duvall, and Marshal Wright, left Monday for Lamar to attend circuit court in case of Duvall vs. Howard and Shelton. J. M. Courtney shipped two car loads of hogs last week and four car loads this week to kansas City market. This is another indication that business has begun to revive and that the banks are begining to losen their grip on the money bags In their vaults. | According to the Review the miners had a hilarious time at Rich Hill Saturday, and while no serious damage was done, bloody noses were numerous. Zelmer Whitfield was thrown from his wagon break- ing his right cheek bone. Claud Weathers, son of J. T. Weathers, was kicked in the face by a horse and badly hurt, one eye being al- most put out. Harper's Young People for Sep- tember 12, 1893, will charming story by Nora Perry, “A Little Boarding-school Samaritan;” )a deligktfully illustrated study of ;“Tendrils” by William Hamilton | Gibson; “The fate of the Frogtown | Limited,” a stirring boy's story by Willian Murray Grydon; besides a | number of short articles on various timely subjects, humor, etc. | Saturday's Kansas City Times | says a party of tifty men from Bell jand Harlan counties, Kentucky, passed throughsthat city on their way to the Cherokee strip. In the | party were three lawyers and two physicians. They had with them | nearly a car fuli of luggage, includ- | ing tents and camp supplies, and all | seemed to have pleaty of money. |The same paper says 500 passed through the union depot Friday on their way to strip | During the war Mr. Lincoln was advised to change generals at the head of the army at a critical period. He answered by saying it was not a good time or place to swap horses in the middle of a river. When Mr. Cleveland took charge of the govern- | ment the finances were in the mid- | dle of the river, and he evidently | thought it a bad time to swap poli- | cies. Many who differed from him believe in giving him a fair shake. He has proved himself a mascot in the past and may do so again.—Hol- den Enterprise. i ‘three quarters of an hour. contain a} children, the oldest not eight years old They had goue to a neighbor's for the afternoon, during which time the oldest, a little boy, got a loaded shot gun that was under the bed and accidently shot his little sister, killing ber instantly Mr. Beard lives ov the farm adjoiuing Dr. A. W. Cole.—Warrensburg Journal Democrat. Farmers Attention! Do you want the best $2.50 or $3.00 stoga or calf boots you ever They are the famous **Selz’ make and cvery saw? If so, see ours patr warranted. American (‘lothing louse. After Bond panies. Jefferson proceedings against the Pettis coun ty bond investment company for uon cowpliance with the law requiring such corporations to deposit $100,- before | 5a If the 000 with the state treasurer doing business in the state. circuit court sustains the proceed ings, which will result in a forfeiture | Plaint bas clung to you. It of charter, the court will appoint a receiver to wind up its affairs and | deep seated distribute its effects. A.C. Bennett am old citizen of this town, returning from Chicago, died suddeniy in the union depot at Kansas City, Monday evening while waiting for the train for Buuer died sitting in a chair and death came so easy that parties who were within u few feet of him did not know he had expired for upwards of H L. Tucker, of this city, who was stand ing within a few feet of him when he died, said he saw aslight motion of his feet, his head dropped on his should‘r and he supposed be had fallen asleep. After sitting in that position for some time a man took hold of him and it was learned that | he was dead. Mr. Beunett was about 60 years of age and bad lived in this town a number of years. He leaves a wife aud several children. him $14,-| 00 from a neighbering town and putting up City, Mo. Sept. 6.— State Treasury Stephens bas notitied the prosecuting attorney of Pettis county to commence quo warreutu He What Do You Take Medicine For? Because you are sick. and want to | get well, of course. H + Then remember, that Hood's Sar- saparilla Cures. | All we ask is that in taking Hood's | separilla you will do so with per- the tenacity with which your onal takes | jtime and care to eradicate old and | maladies, particularly | ; When they have been so long hidden | in the system that they become! chronic. Remember, that all per | manent positive cures are brought | about with reasonable moderation | Hood’s Sarsaparilla attack disease vigorously and never leaves the field | until it has conquered The Vest indication that business is picking up is to take a look at the | dry goods stores of McKibbens, Sam Levy & Co, Lane & Adair, | Aweriean Ciothing House and Joe Meyers, clothing. These firms keep | abreast with the times and their im- | mense stocks of goods which they | have received for the full trade tell | the observer that times are on the} up grade aud that with the splendid crops raised iu Bxtes county, ina! short time mouey will be plentiful! in this section and the fall trade will | be the best for years. The above! | | The remaine were buried in Kangag j merchants have bought exceptional City. as 1 Was a Wreck With catarrh, lung trouble and generally broken down Before I had taken half a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla I felt better. Now I amin Hood's*=Cures to Hood’s rilta.””- Mes. M. F. Bowg, Clover, Iron Co., Mo. Get Hood’s Mood's Pilis cure Constipation by restor. tag te periataltic action of the alimentary canal. ly large stocks, their stores are | packed from floor to ceiling with the varied lines they carry. They bouglt at the right time, when every line j was cheapest and the price ou goods | wiil be lower than ever kuown n Butler. The Trees is glad to kucw | |that the business men of this town | take such a hopeful view of the fu- | ture and that their expectatious ofa large trade will be fully realized The grocery merchants also have) large stocks of goods and tell us -|that their trade is fully up to their | expectations and getting better ev- ery day. It will not be long until | the great crops will begin to move and theu you cau look for brighter jand more prosperous times, and | mouey will flow into the western |country like water. Mark the pre- | diction The Modern Beauty Thrives on good food and sunsbine, with plenty of exercise in the open | air. Her form glows with health | and her face blooms with its beauty. If her system needs the cleansing | action of a laxative remedy, she uses | the gentle and pleasant liquid laxa- | tive Syrup of Figs. ed out and returned with one load | in some way overlooked the cartridge Desire to announce to their pat- rons and the public in general, business have Prices Been so Low as we are now making in every department. CALL AND BE CONVINCED OF THESE FACTS. Respectfully Yours, am Levy & Co. Pe sa oR That Their Fall Stock is full and complete in every particular and having purchased these goods at a tim: when money was Worth Something to the Wholesale Dealer We can assure you that never in the history of our A Sad Accident. A distressing accident happened at Harrisonville Saturday morning ! Robt. Deacon, 16 years of age, while examining a pistol in his father’s store and which he thought was! not loaded and pointed it at his | mark to look out he was going to} shoothim. The pistol was discharg ed the ball striking Robbins in the back of the head and he fell to the floor unconseious. During the eve- | ning he became rational and when | asked in regard to the matter said | Robert should not be so careless. At last accounts he was unconscious and no hope was entertained for his recovery. The pistol had been loan in the chamber. Young Deacon before pointing the pistol at his friend exawined the chambers but | | | | | The affair took place in the store of Andrew Deacon, father of the young man who did the shooting. The| best physician in Kansas City was | tummoned by Mr Deacon to look | after the wounded man and the fam- | ily and young Deacon are distressed | beyond measure. Andrew Deacon | fatner of the young man who did the | shooting, is a brother of the late R. | R. Deacon of this city. | Handsome Stock of Goods. This week the Times presents its | readers with two large advertise- | ments for the store of Lane & Adair. | Their large store room has two de- partments One side is devoted to! their magnificent stock of dry goods | which they have just opened for the | fall trade and embraces everything | kept in the line and of the very lat- | est styles in dress goods Their | stock is one of the largest it has ever been their pleasure to exhibit to the | public in this city, and being pur- chased at a favorable opportunity when the manufacturer was anxious to sell on account cf the depress:d condition of finances. they were en- | abled to get rare bargains and this | season will be enabled to sell goods } at the greatest reduction in price ever offered the citizens in this coure | tr. The north side of the room is taken up with notions end as hand-; some a stock of boots and shoes as; was ever opened in this city. Read | their adyertisements, call and see. them and see if the truth about! the low prices end big stocks of | goods is half told you. | od { Ex-Chancellor Bismarck is report- es very low. Barred in the Mails. Nevada Mail. Postmaster Chas. B. Iugels has been instructed by Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell not to pay postoffice money orders, postal notes or turn severance equaling or approaching | frieed Mike Robbins with the re | °’°™ registered letters to the Guar- antee Investment Co. or its agent; but to notify the remitterand return such letters or orders to the remit- ter. Mr. Bissell holds that the Guar- auteee Investment company is a lot tery or something of that nature. Special Agent Babcock, sent to South Carolina to investigate the condition of the people who suffered from the great coast hurricane which passed over that section a short time ago and cevastated the country, finds that 29,000 people are in dan- ger of starvation. The needy are mostly zmong the colored citizens. 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