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ssapit re g i SILK i OFFERED Childrens FRE MUFFLERS i Overcoats HI : ’ Te | 4 90¢, i} $100: ; avd $1.00 Suits and Overcoats, up- ae ¢ a aye cae + ‘nigh o aS nee derwear and | urmishing f ae Goods, Hats, Caps and ULSTER : New Lot of ~ Gloves Come and see us, TERCOATS .. . is0e and T5e it.is dollars saved to buy PP" °° $3 00 Y6) | 5e. from us. It don’t cost a | 4t% , ‘ i a WY Cutis oA C0; | penny to look through = | : Bice ee | BOYS OUr stock. BOYS [Ulster Heavy Merino Best Goods JOE MEYER © Overco:ts Shirts and Lowest The Worth $6.00 | | Prises Clothier. Drawers 25cts each. | 1 Eestraartinary [atucemen | Bea $3.50 i | i el Duvall § Percival of this | city are suving the farne ers of Bates county thou- sands of dollars by giving | them the benefit of their | lower rates of interest on’ farm loans- Dr. A. K. LYLE, Butler. Mo. Special attention to Surgery, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases. Orrice: Southwest corner Square, | over Boston Store. Residence: On | South Main st, *40-2m D. W. Drummond's store iv head quarters for window glass, paints and painters’ supplies. 1tf It is now definately settled that an income tax will be incorporated in the tariff bill. Tho debate in Senate on the re | peal of the federal election law was begun Tuesday. During the bolidays the merchants who haye been closing at 7 p. m. will keep open of «evenings. Mrs Snow, the wife of the state printer of Kansas, has sued her hus- band for divorce. According to her story he hes been getting too gay since he went to Topeka Keep the blood pure by taking Hood's Sareaparilla. If you decide to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla do not be persuaded to take any other. W. A. Keel, editor of the Afton | News,Indian Territory arrived in the city Monday, to attend the school of instruction in J. O. O. F. lodge of | this city. He came as a delegate | from his lodge to gain information | in regard to the secret workings of the order. | ] We see fromthe Nevada Mail that | Stone the president of the Tontine | Bond Company has “it out” for pas- | tures green and with him went all! the portable effects of the company | and $1,100 of the funds. He is a sleek fellow and it is said his real pame is Vaughn. The government has done a good work in getting after the lottery schemes. | | McBride & Hutchinson have sold | thing real nice in the jewelry line their newspaper plant, the Pleasant | for a Christmas present his store is Hill Gazette, to H. B. Bishop, of | Kansas. The new propritor took | charge of the concern last week. McBride & Hutchinson got out a| good local paper which was well patronized and the Tiss wishes the | new management the same liberal support. The southern Femate university at Birmingham Ala., was destroyed | by fire Thursday evening. Mies | Minnie Dean was burned to death. ' After being out of the building -she| and -was cut off by the flames West was unable to make her exit} and jumped from a third story win- dow tothe ground and broke her arm and leg. The building was a/ county. T. W. Legg, the buggy man, for buggy repuirs and everything in the buggy line. 5 25-ti Mrs. J. D. Parkiuagon has returned from her trip to Texas. Our good friend Ed Heavlin, wh has been farming nesr Adrian, bat moyed back on his farm southwest of Butler. R. $ Catron insures growing cops against hail, also writes fire and tornado insurance. 413 tf It is aow predicted that very lit tle work of importance will be done in Congress until after the holidays Goto J. A Trimble’s drugstore and see his nice line of books for the holidays. 4-2t. Sedalia and Kansas City will have a banging bee Friday. Both the vic tims are negroes, and both will be hung for murdering women Representative Bland, chairman of the coinage committee, has deter tuined to present a bill restoring the free coinage act of 1837. A nice assortment of albums for christmas presents at J A. Trimpie® drugstore. 42: You will find at J A Trimble’s drug store a complete line of Christ mas novelties. Call and see him be fore you buy your holiday presente | » You will always regret if youn fai to lovk through McKibbeus magm | ficent stock before buying yourboli dey presents. They have some choic: | bargains and bandseme gifts. See the beautitul fur, Moquett. and Smyrna rugs at D. W. Druw moud’s. The prices are surprisingly low. 1tf The old and reliable firm of Sam’! Levy & Co., invire you to call and see them during the holidays you know they always have the best and nicest presents of the season. By all means don't fail to call at this store if you wish fora merry Christmas Read the holiday advertisement of Franz Bernhardt, the old reliable jeweler. He has one of the prettiest | lines of holiday goods to be found in the city. Soif you want some the place to get it. The American Clothing House is! fine and costs. the place to get youa new Christ mas suit, neck tie hat, gloves ete This firm earries one of the largest stock of clothing in this section of the country and they have many use ‘ful and nice things for Christmas | gifts. Mike Doins, Nicholson near Holden, Johnson Co | and escaped the Officers, was captur ed Saturday near Harrison Arkansas | : ff ; aS Fe rushed back to procure her drese|The murderer has been living in| tbe laxative effect of a gentle remedy | Miss; southern Missouri Arkansas, and two months ago mar | Doins is 28 years old and a native of Johnson He is now confined in jail ried a 16 year old girl. frame and burned rapidly. Loss| at Warrensburg and claims the kill $60,000 insurance $20,000. | was done in self defense. Awarded Highest H onors World’s Fair, DEPRICE’S a The only Pure Cream of Tartar Bakins Powder. Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum, Weed in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard. fs, who killed James, and northern | | The residence of Mrs. Isaac Webb | j\u the south east part of the city | | aught fire Tuesdey morning and was damaged considerably b-fore | jthe flames were extinguished. The fire originated from a defective flue. } NB. Jeter the jeweler bas laid in | }4 handsome line of Christmas pres | ents All kinds of jewelry, watches, gs. poons ete. If looking for | something vice for a holiday, pres-| eut be sure aud call at Jeters. He can supply your wants. Joe Meyer, the Clothier on the| jeast side,bas made s pecial orders for | Christmas novelties aud at his store | you will find some excellent and ap propriate Christmas presents. A new | suit wou'd not bea bad thing aud | you can fit yourself out in the very | test styles Go und se- him before | Christmas and pick out what you waut. Grand Master T. T. Parsons and Grand Lecturer T. P. Rixey of S: Louis,spent Monday xnd Tuesday in |the city. These distinguished Odd | Fellows were here for the purpose ot j holding a school of instruction iz the secret work of the order,and th: members of Bates lodge and a large somber of visiting brethren from other lodges were highly entertained and instructed At the night mest- |meeting thirteen candidates (most of them from Rich Hill) pre sented themselves for sdvancement in the order and the work of instruc ing them was preformed in a most impressive manner. Walter Ander aon of Bates Lodge, rode the goat and he can give you full particulars of just how it’s done. At 10:30 the visitors were treated to an ovster supper by Bates lodve Of the visitors present Rich Hill furnished about 35 and a jo'lier set of fellows would be hard to find. Tuesday evening these distinguish ed Odd Fellows delivered five ad dresses on Odd Fellowship to a large audience at the Calumet. Club rooms. Ex Grand Master Marring. of Schell City was present and de livered a short address. Popular Everywhere. Beginning witha small local sale tu a retail drug storo, the’ business» of Hood's Sarsaparilia has steadily increased until there is scarcely a village or hamlet in the United States where it is unknown. To day Hood's Sarsaparilla stands at the head in the medicine world, idinired in prosperity and envied in merit by thousands of would be com petitors. It hasa larger sale than any otber medicine before the Amer ican public, and probably greater than all other ssrsaparillas and blood purifiers combined. Such success proves merit. If you are sick, is it not the medi cine for you to try? Hood's Sarsa- parilla Cures. Expensive Drank. J.M Bartleson went on a spree in Butler last week aud Friday in passing the large dry goods store of MeKibbens imagined himself insult ed by one of the swa!l dummies used m front of the store to exbibit boys elothing, he seized it by the bead and threw it through one of th: | lorge plate glass windows. He then ! walked off down the street as though | nothing had happened The matter was reported to the police andina | short time Bartleson was placed un | der arrest and locked up. Durring the evening be procured a piece of glass and attempted sui cide by cutting an artery in bis arm near the wrist. The wound bl profusely and but for the timely of the marshal he might have ac j complished Lis purpose. The victim was faken to Dr. Lyle's cftice where he received medical treatment Saturday friends of Bartleson came from Rich Hill and liquidated the bill of damages, amounting to} $50 for breaking the glass and $32 | In addition to thie jamount Bartleson squandered $50 Christmas Times ARE NOT Hard Times. Should h ou Desire | PRIN, For Your Friends Gall and See us. SAM LEVY & GO. Store open every night next week till 9 o’clock. Saturday night till 10. If you want a conveyance to any | part of the county call on the popu- lar liveryman, C. B. Ldwiss, Elk Horn stables, and Stock Exchange Butler, Mo. Also runs the fast to Spruce and Johnstown, leaves Butler each-day at 2:: which ployment to seven men. Mr. Lewis is one of our Jive and energetic men. When wanting anything in his line call and see him. 4 3t. Academy. The Winter Term of this institu- tion will open Jan. 2, 1894. The corps of teachers and the Butler the Fall Term will continue through the year, while new formed for the accomodation of new students. A new class in Delsarte will be organized early in the term. For fuller information inquire of the $ 4-1 Principal, J. McC. MARTIN. The closing entertainment of Butier Academy will be given in Academy Hall on Thursday evening Dee. 21, at 7:30 o'clock The exer cises will consist of readings, recita- tions, dialozue, essays;musicals elec tions and a drill of the Delsart class with tableaux Tick+ta may be | procnred of the students and at the door on the evening of the enter. tainment. ffering the in drink and other ways before being | larrested So summing the whole! matter up he is out of pocket $132. | A pretty expensive spree | The Modern Mother | Has found that her little ones are ; improved more by the pleasant laxa- tive, Syrup of Figs, when in need of | | than any other, and that it is more]! acceptable to them. Children enjoy it and it benefits them. The true} remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manufac- tured by the California Fig Syrup} Co only. In Business Again. { | Having purchased the stock of | groceries and queensware owned by ‘my son Charles, I take pleasure in | saying to my old friends and former | customers that I can be found at the! old stand again. on the south side of the square I have replenished the stock and now have one of the| best assorted stock of groceries in the city. I will not be undersold and extend aspecial invitation to the) citizens of Butler and Bates county to call and see me. I will treat you right and give you value received And yet lives in ignorance of the fact that a single applica- tion of the CUTICURA REME- DIES, will, in the majority of cases, afford instant relief, per- mit rest and sleep and point to a speedy, permanent, and economical cur:, when the best physicians and ali other rem- edies fail. CUTICURA Works Wonders, and its cures of tor- turing, disfiguring, and humil- iating humors are the most wonderful ever recorded. *,* Facial Glemishe ple'baby rashes prevented 'b Nervous _ I=stantly relieved by a Cutt- Plaster, because it vi- for your meney. Joux Puanrs. | cura Muscular talizes the nerve forces and hence cures nervous pains, Weakness weakness and rumbness. po M. | This stable and mail line gives em- | rates of tuition | will not be changed. Many classes of | ones will be | At Danville, Ills., Friday Harry | large stock of California evaporated Pate and Frank Stiree, two young | men uged 19 and 21 yeare, were mail | bung for the murder of Henry Hel- |mick, a wealthy farmer. On the} sexffold Pate said he was scrry for | the deed and wanted to warn all | | boys against bad c mpany and bad | books. Stires said “that’s right, I hope to meet you in heaven.” ' | | | LOWER THAN EVER. | i 1 more | finer | We have now ip our store goods, a larger variety and goods, thun uny two grocery stores | m Butler Auything you can eall for we have, aud only of the best | quality. We bought these goods at | Jobbers prices, for spot carb getting | all the discounts and rebates, and | We propose to give cur customers a} grand benefit from uow until New| | Year, don’t throw avy of your mon | ey away, at high priced stores until! you bave seen and priced our goods We are satisfied that ever person who reads this, will believe every word we say, for we bave never fool- ed the people, even in ofe single in stance, and you can depend upon it | that we never will, just what we tell ‘you in this advertisement, you will! | tnd, when you call at our store, only the goods will be of finer quality than you expected to see We have | more Glass and Queensware in our | store than all the stores in Lutler, if you dou’t believe this, just call in and see for yourself. We have Two of the prettiest package of Import ied Glassware and two of decurated | Porcelain Chiuaware, that we ever | | saw and yon will bave to acknowledge | it yourself when you see it. Weim ported these goods ourselves, and | can sell them to you, at same prices, ithe Kansas City and St. Louie | Houses ask the merchants here for jthem. We! bave many packages stored away in our House unopened as we baven t shelf roum for them, | | SO you see we are almost compelled to dispose of it. If you want any | Christmas goods glassware or chiua- ware we will not parley with you op the price it must go. We have bought 15 barrels of that fine brok en Taffy candy. sella any other time of the vear: We will sup ply « bool Marms or anyone watting candy at 82 per ib. This isthe purest candy that is made, come now and getit or your order with us, 50 you will be sure to get it. as that amount will | not last uslong at that price. We | also haye a large stock of nuts Or- janges &c which will go at very | cheap prices. We also have a very) i i i t 20¢ ur Custome leave fruits and as a great many are used just at this time of the year for mince meat, fruit cakes &c. we will give you a benefit in that line and tell you. New currants ut 5e. fe « Dried Grapes 5e. th Cabfornia peaches 12¢. th = plums 12c ib “ pears 12e. th silver prunes 12¢. ib Largest layer raisins 8e. ib Seedless raisins 8c. ib Evaporated apples 10c Broken taffy candy Ste fh New England mix candy Sie. fh Gallon pie peaches 35c. a can. Above goods are all of the finest quahty. Dry salt side meat 10c. i 4 tbs new lima beans 25 8 tbs new hominey 25 20 ths whole Carolina rice $1 00 6 Ibs white scotch oats 25 1 gallon fine country sorghum 40 ee honey drip 45 6 pail 20 tb jelly 65 1‘ pure sugar syurp 70 1 tbs best soda 16 1 bbl best salt S115 No 1 tub 50 a iey’ #5 fea! 60 Sracaeee 50 2 hoop pail 15 5 i yee us 20 1 tb Star Tob. 45 1 th Sledge ~ 35 1 th Natural Leaf Tob. 40 | 1 th No Tax = 30 | 1 tb Sun cured Japan Tea 35 1 ft) Moyoun imperial “ 35 1 th Guupoder tea worth 75 for 50 2 tb Pure tea dust +25 Our ground spices are the purest grown. We also have the roll ing | pin brand of extracts, once used you will use no other. Beat well buckets 35 | Mop stick and Brush holder 15 Best broom 25 Good broom’ 20 4 th Jave blend coffee 1 60 l pkg. Arbucles “* 25 1 * Lion $s 25 LS Siar ee 25 We also have the best green cof- fee ever brought to Butler. We have a solid Mexican silver teaspoon which we are selling at $1 per set. Table-spoons, $2. This is the best | bargain ever offered in spoons We j also have a large stock of knives and | forks and butcher knives which we want to close out. We will sell you 100 pounds full Patent flour at 165, 100 pounds Straight grade at $1 45. We will take your produce the same as cash or will give you cash for it or order on Drygoods Store. and will give you as mueh as any other Groceryman will offer you for it, so dont stop on the way but drive up aud anload. Their price is ours J, E. Williams & Co, a